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Fact checks from Lead Stories – 1 new post
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Palestinian Man Faking Injuries
Published 11/13/2023 22:06
Does a video show a Gaza man giving “an Oscar-worthy performance for the camera” with fake injuries? No, that’s not true: According to translated audio, the footage shows a group of people saying that the man’s wounds are not as…
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Fact checks from Reuters – 6 new posts
Fact Check: US infant mortality rise not linked to vaccines
Published 11/13/2023 19:17
A report showing a 3% rise in U.S. infant mortality in 2022 compared with 2021 did not even examine vaccination of mothers or infants as a factor, contrary to posts online suggesting that vaccination played a role in the increase, which came after a 20-year decline.
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Fact Check: Protester with swastika tattoo photo taken in 2016
Published 11/13/2023 17:23
A photo of a far-right protester with a swastika tattoo was captured in the north of England in 2016, not at counter-protests to a pro-Palestinian demo in London on Nov. 11, 2023, despite online accounts making that assertion.
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Fact Check: Clip of Ocasio-Cortez urging trip to the Sun to ‘take samples’ is altered
Published 11/13/2023 13:12
An altered video of U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez adds fake audio and visuals to make it appear that the New York congresswoman is urging scientists to study climate change by taking a trip to the Sun to “take samples”.
Read at Reuters
Fact Check: Mel Gibson post suggesting ‘the end’ of Israel is fake
Published 11/13/2023 12:19
The screenshot of a purported social media post from actor Mel Gibson showing an hourglass within an Israeli flag background is fake, according to a representative for the actor, who added that Gibson has no social media accounts.
Read at Reuters
Fact Check: Co-op statement on Israeli produce presented out of context
Published 11/13/2023 11:35
A statement on the website of British food retailer the Co-operative Group (Co-op), which details the company’s policy on sourcing ingredients and trading with Israeli settlements or occupied territories, is being presented out of context online.
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Fact Check: Hezbollah anti-ship missiles clip dates to 2019, not 2023
Published 11/13/2023 06:43
An old video of Shi’ite Islamist group Hezbollah’s anti-ship missiles has been falsely shared as footage published in response to U.S. deployment of carriers to the eastern Mediterranean amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in 2023.
Read at Reuters
Fact checks from Snopes.com – 10 new posts
Fact Check: Taylor Swift Was Photographed Eating Ice Cream as Children Cry?
Published 11/13/2023 21:47
The photo was supposedly taken while she was visiting a small African village, according to a viral post.
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‘Verified’ Users on X Falsely Claim Video of Hospitalized Palestinian Man and Mother Is ‘Fake’
Published 11/13/2023 21:36
Millions of users were served the false information alongside the genuine video. X’s sometimes-contextual Community Notes were nowhere to be found.
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Fact Check: Disney To Shut Down Disney+ Streaming Service in December 2023?
Published 11/13/2023 18:42
The Walt Disney Company was in the process of merging the Disney+ and Hulu streaming services when “news” of the alleged shutdown hit social media.
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Fact Check: Bee Gees’ Grandchildren Showcase Talents in Adorable Rendition of ‘How Deep Is Your Love’?
Published 11/13/2023 18:21
Ky Baldwin has posted videos of his covers of various songs for years, often using a cloning visual effect in the videos.
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Fact Check: Michael Jordan Says He’d Like To ‘Slap Some Sense’ into Colin Kaepernick?
Published 11/13/2023 17:42
If true, the claim would contradict Jordan’s previous support for anthem kneeling.
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Fact Check: Rihanna Announced She Is Expecting 3rd Baby With A$AP Rocky?
Published 11/13/2023 16:41
“Whoever named him ASAP really meant it,” one X user commented.
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Fact Check: Mark Twain Once Said ‘No Amount of Evidence Will Ever Persuade an Idiot’?
Published 11/13/2023 14:00
The quote attached to author Samuel Clemens’ pen name has been published far and wide on the internet.
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Fact Check: Image Shows World’s First Camera?
Published 11/12/2023 19:00
We found the claim on several different social media platforms, including Facebook, X (previously known as Twitter), YouTube, and TikTok.
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Trump Called Fallen Soldiers ‘Suckers’ and ‘Losers’?
Published 10/04/2023 23:26
A former Trump administration official and Biden recently accused the former president of making the statement.
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Fact Check: Did Einstein Warn That a Time Will Come When the Rich Control the Means of Communication?
Published 09/30/2023 15:00
Einstein wrote an essay titled “Why Socialism?” for the first issue of the independent socialist magazine “Monthly Review.”
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Fact checks from USA Today – 2 new posts
False claim image shows US troops headed to Israel | Fact check
Published 11/13/2023 14:24
False claim image shows US troops headed to Israel | Fact check
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Video falsely claims to show Rashida Tlaib supporting Hamas | Fact check
Published 11/13/2023 11:12
An old video of Rep. Rashida Tlaib protesting at a 2016 Trump event was rebranded with the false caption that she was showing support for Hamas.
Read at USA Today
