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Fact checks from FactCheck.org – 4 new posts
Biden Spins the Facts in Campaign Speech
Published 12/05/2023 14:42
At a campaign reception in Denver, President Joe Biden distorted some of the facts and the position of his predecessor.
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Post Misrepresents Condition of Israeli Hostages Released by Hamas
Published 12/04/2023 22:39
More than 100 hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel have been released through a negotiated swap for 240 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. A post on social media misleadingly claims the freed Israelis “look like people finishing a vacation.” But news reports say many of the Israelis returned malnourished, injured and traumatized.
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Published 12/04/2023 18:01
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FactChecking DeSantis-Newsom Debate
Published 12/02/2023 00:35
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom — who head two of the largest states in the country — squared off in a debate on Nov. 30 on Fox News. The governors spun, mangled and exaggerated some of the facts on issues including COVID-19, migration, abortion, book bans and gasoline prices.
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Fact checks from Lead Stories – 6 new posts
Fact Check: Dior Did NOT Replace Bella Hadid With Israeli Model Due To Hadid’s Support Of Palestine
Published 12/05/2023 00:48
Did Dior fashion house replace Bella Hadid with Israeli model May Tager due to Hadid’s support of Palestine? No, that’s not true: Hadid left Dior and joined beauty brand Charlotte Tilbury in March 2023, as the company publicly announced on…
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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove A Gaza Family Was ‘Mourning Over A Doll’
Published 12/05/2023 00:21
Does a post on social media confirm that a Palestinian family grieved over a doll wrapped in white for burial, staging their loss? No, that’s not true: The available body of evidence strongly suggests that the footage showed the body…
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Fact Check: NO Definitive Proof Oregano In Its Natural Form ‘Protects Against Cancer’
Published 12/04/2023 22:47
Is oregano in its natural form known to definitively “protect against cancer?” No, that’s not true: The herb itself has anti-cancer properties, and herbal extracts have been shown to inhibit — and even kill — cancerous cells in laboratory studies…
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Fact Check: Mixture Of Carrots, Onions, Garlic And Lime Juice Does NOT Make ‘Effective Remedy’ For Cancer
Published 12/04/2023 20:57
Does drinking a mixture of carrots, onions and garlic in lime juice cure “any form of cancer” between stages one and three? No, that’s not true: The vice president of research from the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) told…
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Fact Check: NFL Referees Do NOT Now Have The Authority To Disqualify Players For Anthem Kneeling — Story Is From A Satire Site
Published 12/04/2023 19:07
Do NFL referees now have the authority to disqualify players for kneeling in protest during the national anthem? No, that’s not true: This claim comes from a satirical website that has a history of fabricating content surrounding popular topics. The…
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Fact Check: Disney Did NOT Lose 23 Million Subscribers After ‘Trying To Cancel Elon Musk’
Published 12/02/2023 01:27
Did the Walt Disney Company lose 23 million subscribers after “trying to cancel Elon Musk”? No, that’s not true: This claim appeared in an article on a satirical website known for publishing fabricated content. The website has a disclaimer that…
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Fact checks from PolitiFact – Rulings and Stories – 10 new posts
How to watch the fourth Republican debate, follow live fact-checks
Published 12/05/2023 16:46
The participant group for the fourth Republican is down to four. Follow PolitiFact’s live fact-checking for the Tuscaloosa, Alabama, event here and across social media.
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¿Quiere Ron DeSantis recortar el Seguro Social y Medicare? Acá su récord y declaraciones
Published 12/04/2023 22:47
En Español: En el Congreso, Ron DeSantis votó a favor de elevar la edad de elegibilidad para el Seguro Social y el Medicare. Él dijo recientemente que apoya cambios al Seguro Social, pero no para los beneficiarios actuales. Su postura sobre Medicare es menos clara.
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X posts – El papa Francisco no usó, ni inventó una cruz LGBT
Published 12/04/2023 22:29
“El Papa acaba de inventar La Cruz LGBT”.
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Readers’ choice: Vote for PolitiFact’s 2023 Lie of the Year
Published 12/04/2023 22:21
The end of the year means one thing at PolitiFact: Lie of the Year! We’d like to know what you think we should pick as the biggest falsehood of 2023. Vote today:
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Ron Johnson – Johnson’s line on how to register to be a poll worker is Mostly True
Published 12/04/2023 19:37
“In order to be a poll worker on the conservative side, you have to register through the Republican Party of Wisconsin.”
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Bryan Steil – Wisconsin lawmaker's claim on immigrants voting in local DC elections is “Mostly True”
Published 12/04/2023 19:21
“Washington, D.C., allows noncitizens to vote in (municipal elections)” so a Russian citizen, after living in Washington for 30 days can “vote for mayor in Washington, D.C. And they don’t even need to show their ID to do it.”
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Nikki Haley – Is Nikki Haley right in how she measures China’s naval power?
Published 12/04/2023 14:55
China “had the largest naval fleet in the world. They had 370 ships. They’ll have 400 ships in two years. We won’t even have 350 ships in two decades.”
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Instagram posts – Can a stranger steal contact info from iPhone? No, that’s not how Apple’s NameDrop works.
Published 12/01/2023 22:45
With Apple’s NameDrop, anyone placing an iPhone near your child’s “will automatically receive their contact information.”
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Facebook posts – Earrings that promote weight loss? That’s fashionably false
Published 12/01/2023 22:31
Magnetic “lymphatic earrings” aid weight loss.
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Instagram posts – Germany does not require vaccination before assisted suicide
Published 12/01/2023 22:21
“In Germany, you must be fully vaxxed before your death by assisted suicide.”
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Fact checks from Snopes.com – 13 new posts
Fact Check: Did Trump Really Say ‘We’ve Been Waging an All-Out War on American Democracy’?
Published 12/05/2023 16:29
Verbal gaffes last forever on the internet.
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Fact Check: Altered Photo Shows Michelle Obama Standing Near Christmas Tree
Published 12/05/2023 14:00
The altered photograph pushed the false online conspiracy theory that the former first lady was born as a male.
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Fact Check: Video Shows a Military Chaplain Praying with Biden for Trump to Come Back to the White House?
Published 12/05/2023 00:18
The video in question was originally recorded at a Thanksgiving-themed function at Norfolk Naval Station in Virginia on Nov. 19, 2023.
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Fact Check: Video Shows ‘Israelis Running Over Children’ with Hatchback Car?
Published 12/04/2023 22:19
A post on X in December 2023 displayed a video with the caption, “Israelis running over children.”
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Fact Check: Viral Video Shows Doja Cat Semi-Nude and ‘Going Insane’?
Published 12/04/2023 21:48
Some social media users believed the footage showed the rapper having a mental breakdown.
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Do McDonald’s French Fries Contain a ‘Cigarette Ingredient’ Called ‘Acrilane’?
Published 12/04/2023 20:27
For starters, it’s spelled acrylamide, not “acrilane.”
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Fact Check: Rep. Mark Green Called Trump ‘Orange Jesus’ on the Day of the Capitol Riot?
Published 12/04/2023 19:35
This rumor first made the rounds with Green’s name in late November 2023.
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Fact Check: Candace Owens To Replace Whoopi Goldberg on ‘The View’?
Published 12/04/2023 18:36
“This is going to be very interesting,” one commenter wrote.
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Fact Check: Did George Strait Say Garth Brooks Is ‘Not One of Us’?
Published 12/04/2023 18:12
“He should apply for President of Bud Light,” Strait allegedly said about Brooks.
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Doc Who Treated Booth After Shooting Lincoln Arrested for Providing Care?
Published 12/04/2023 14:00
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, who set John Wilkes Booth’s broken leg after he killed Lincoln, was arrested in 1865 but pardoned in 1869.
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Fact Check: No, Trump Did Not Say ‘We’ve Been Waging an All-Out War on American Democracy’
Published 12/03/2023 18:34
Trump supposedly spoke of a war against American democracy during a Dec. 2, 2023, campaign stop in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Fact Check: Real Images of Palestinian Children in Gaza Holding Their Cats in Destroyed Homes?
Published 11/27/2023 21:26
Photographs allegedly showed children “overjoyed” to find their cats alive after Israel bombarded their homes.
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Were Israeli Babies Beheaded by Hamas Militants During Attack on Kfar Aza?
Published 10/12/2023 23:18
Here’s what we know about the viral rumor spread by news media, the U.S president, and so on.
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Fact checks from USA Today – 4 new posts
Fabricated headline falsely links convicted journalist, pizzagate | Fact check
Published 12/04/2023 15:54
Fabricated headline falsely links convicted journalist, pizzagate | Fact check
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Baseless claim of serial killer in Camden, New Jersey | Fact check
Published 12/04/2023 14:27
Though a woman’s body was found in the city on Nov. 15, county officials said there is no evidence of a serial killer in the area.
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Video of lone Black Friday shopper is from UK, not US | Fact check
Published 12/04/2023 12:49
The video was filmed in 2017 before Biden was president. And it shows a Black Friday sales event that happened in the U.K., not the U.S.
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Surgery, not arrest, kept ‘Late Show’ host off the air | Fact check
Published 12/01/2023 00:00
Spokespeople for both CBS and the Pentagon said the claim was false. The story was posted on a website that routinely spreads misinformation.
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