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Fact checks from Lead Stories – 5 new posts
Fact Check: Billionaire N.R. Narayana Murthy Did NOT Endorse Quantum AI Trading Platform
Published 11/16/2023 20:53
Did Indian billionaire and businessman N.R. Narayana Murthy endorse a quantum computing software that uses quantum AI to trade stocks? No, that’s not true: A fake voice has been used in a video on social media to make it appear…
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Fact Check: Palestinian Health Ministry Did NOT Announce That All ICU Patients Had Died At Al Shifa Hospital In Gaza By November 12, 2023
Published 11/16/2023 20:19
Did the Ministry of Health in Gaza announce that all the ICU patients at the Al Shifa hospital had died in mid-November 2023 because of Israeli bombardments and cutting off electricity as well as blocking supplies? No, that’s not true:…
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Fact Check: Israeli Defense Force Footage Does NOT Show Aerial Gunners Firing On Fleeing Supernova Festival Goers
Published 11/16/2023 01:40
Does a compilation of gun camera clips show Israeli Apache helicopters firing on civilians who were running from the Supernova music festival during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023? No, that’s not true: Independent investigators with GeoConfirmed identified locations…
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Fact Check: Carrie Underwood Did NOT Cancel All Remaining Shows With Garth Brooks, Did NOT Say ‘I Didn’t Enjoy The Booing’
Published 11/16/2023 00:45
Did music artist Carrie Underwood cancel all remaining shows with music artist Garth Brooks, saying she “didn’t enjoy the booing”? No, that’s not true: This claim appeared in an article on a satirical website known for publishing fabricated content. That…
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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Joe Biden Falling Down Air Force One Stairs While Visiting Poland — It’s Another Person
Published 11/15/2023 21:20
Did a video genuinely show President Joe Biden falling down Air Force One stairs while visiting Warsaw, Poland? No, that’s not true: The video showed an unidentified person falling down the airplane stairs, but Lead Stories reviewed independent media footage…
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Fact checks from PolitiFact – Rulings and Stories – 7 new posts
DeSantis Watch – Does Gov. Ron DeSantis want to cut Social Security and Medicare? Here’s what his record shows
Published 11/16/2023 22:01
Ron DeSantis “wants to cut Social Security and Medicare.”
Read at PolitiFact – Rulings and Stories
Markwayne Mullin – Did Abraham Lincoln challenge a rival to a sword fight?
Published 11/16/2023 21:21
“Abraham Lincoln challenged a guy to a sword fight.”
Read at PolitiFact – Rulings and Stories
Facebook posts – Yemen no declaró la guerra a Israel, grupo rebelde de hutíes lanzó misiles
Published 11/16/2023 19:15
“El representante oficial de las fuerzas armadas de Yemen ha declarado oficialmente la guerra a Israel”.
Read at PolitiFact – Rulings and Stories
X posts – Post alleging ‘business relationship’ between Stormy Daniels and Mike Johnson is satire.
Published 11/16/2023 19:13
Fox News reported that Stormy Daniels admitted having a ‘business relationship’ with Speaker Mike Johnson.
Read at PolitiFact – Rulings and Stories
Viral image – Hail to the commander in chief: It’s President Joe Biden, not former President Donald Trump
Published 11/15/2023 22:32
Former President Donald Trump “just told everyone he is commander in chief.”
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Viral image – Old photo of Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wearing a mask is mischaracterized as new
Published 11/15/2023 22:29
Photo shows “Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wearing a mask in November 2023.”
Read at PolitiFact – Rulings and Stories
Viral image – No, the first lady didn’t say President Joe Biden is a cheerleader for ‘atrocities’ in Gaza
Published 11/15/2023 22:27
Video shows first lady Jill Biden calling President Joe Biden “the world’s biggest cheerleader for the atrocities happening now in Gaza.”
Read at PolitiFact – Rulings and Stories
Fact checks from Reuters – 3 new posts
Fact Check: Father using laughter to help daughter cope with bombs was in Syria, not Gaza
Published 11/16/2023 16:22
A video of a father in Syria urging his young daughter to laugh when bombs exploded around them so she wouldn’t be afraid went viral in 2020. It has, however, been miscaptioned and shared on social media as a scene from this year’s escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Fact Check: No evidence an Israeli sniper named ‘Barib Yariel’ was killed by Hamas
Published 11/16/2023 15:50
The name “Barib Yariel” does not appear on an Israel Defence Forces (IDF) list of fallen soldiers, although online posts are claiming without evidence that an Israeli sniper by that name was killed by Hamas.
Read at Reuters
Fact Check: US representative for Ukraine’s economic recovery not convicted of treason
Published 11/16/2023 11:41
U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker was not arrested and convicted on charges of treason, contrary to an article circulating on social media making this claim.
Read at Reuters
Fact checks from Snopes.com – 7 new posts
Fact Check: Carrie Underwood Cancels Shows with Garth Brooks Because She ‘Didn’t Enjoy the Booing’?
Published 11/16/2023 18:38
She allegedly did not enjoy being “booed” by the audience.
Read at Snopes.com
Fact Check: Disney World To Eliminate All Lines from Its Rides?
Published 11/16/2023 17:43
As long as more people than an attraction can handle want to ride it, there has to be some type of line.
Read at Snopes.com
Fact Check: Matthew Perry’s Ex-Girlfriend Said He Didn’t Drown, as Videos Claim?
Published 11/16/2023 16:40
The clips surfaced after Matthew Perry died on Oct. 28, 2023, at the age of 54 due to undetermined causes.
Read at Snopes.com
Fact Check: Disney Builds New ‘Euthanasia Coaster’ Designed To Kill You?
Published 11/16/2023 16:38
Supposedly meant for terminally ill patients, “the fatal journey is made pleasing, elegant and meaningful,” according to the ride’s designer.
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Fact Check: Biodegradable Burial Pods Turn Human Bodies Into Trees?
Published 11/16/2023 14:00
“Turn your loved ones into trees!” read one social media post describing the product.
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Fact Check: Schumer Shares Stage at ‘March for Israel’ Rally with Pastor Known for Antisemitic Remarks?
Published 11/16/2023 00:11
Pastor John Hagee had previously said Hitler and the Holocaust were part of God’s plan to drive the Jews to Palestine.
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Fact Check: Fox News Reported that Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club Received Foreclosure Notice from Deutsche Bank?
Published 11/15/2023 22:37
“BREAKING FOX NEWS: Deutsche Bank has filed a notice to foreclose on Mar-a-Lago,” a popular post on X read.
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Fact checks from USA Today – 5 new posts
No, video doesn’t show Turkey entering 2023 Israel-Hamas war | Fact check
Published 11/16/2023 16:40
No, video doesn’t show Turkey entering 2023 Israel-Hamas war | Fact check
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Story about Netanyahu psychiatrist’s death is satire | Fact check
Published 11/16/2023 12:48
There aren’t any credible reports of such a death occurring. The claim was created as satire in 2010.
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Post falsely claims national debt was paid off in 2017 | Fact check
Published 11/16/2023 11:14
The U.S. Treasury Department says the national debt exceeds $33.7 trillion. There is no credible evidence that it has been paid off.
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No ban on preaching Christianity in Israel, experts say | Fact check
Published 11/15/2023 18:04
Freedom of religion is guaranteed in Israel. A bill outlawing the proselytization of Christianity was proposed in January, but it didn’t become law.
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Video of ‘casualties’ predates Israel-Hamas conflict | Fact check
Published 11/15/2023 18:02
The video predates the war between Israel and Hamas. It has been online since August 2023. Similar images were posted by a school in Malaysia.
Read at USA Today