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Fact checks from FactCheck.org
Video in Spanish Misleads About Mammograms
Published 11/03/2023 21:19
Experts agree mammograms are the best tool to screen for breast cancer and that the benefits of the exam outweigh the risks. But a video in Spanish recommended that women over 40 skip mammograms, claiming the test is “unsafe” and “unnecessary.”
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Fact checks from Lead Stories
Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Say There’s A $2,880 Medicare Flex Card For Seniors
Published 11/03/2023 23:41
Did President Joe Biden say there’s now a $2,880 Medicare flexible spending card for all American seniors over the age of 64? No, that’s not true: Biden did not make an announcement about a Medicare flexible spending card on any…
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Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest New York State Attorney General Letitia James — It’s Satire
Published 11/03/2023 22:46
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps place New York State Attorney General Letitia James under arrest for committing “treason and other high crimes and misdemeanors”? No, that’s not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this…
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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real British Policeman Questioning Motorist Waiting At Train Station — It’s A Skit
Published 11/03/2023 22:37
Does a video posted on social media show a genuine British police officer questioning a driver, who is waiting for a friend at a train station, to exclude him as a suspect in a crime “that may or may not…
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Fact Check: October 2023 Titanic Magazine Cover Does NOT Show Cartoon Of People In Zelenskyy Masks Begging For Candy
Published 11/03/2023 22:34
Does the cover of the October 2023 issue of the German satirical magazine Titanic feature a cartoon of people wearing masks depicting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with a title that translates to “This time there won’t be enough sweets for…
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Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write On November 2, 2023, That He Would Nominate Judge Cannon To Supreme Court
Published 11/03/2023 20:53
Did former President Donald Trump write on November 2, 2023, that he would nominate Judge Aileen Cannon, the federal judge overseeing his classified documents case in Florida, to the Supreme Court? No, that’s not true: Trump’s purported Truth Social post,…
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Fact Check: 80% Of COVID-19 Patients Put On Ventilators Did NOT Die
Published 11/03/2023 19:43
Did 80 percent of COVID-19 patients put on ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic die? No, that’s not true: A Johns Hopkins public health expert told Lead Stories that “80% is high,” adding that the actual number is “around 30-40%.” The…
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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Pro-Palestinian Protest In France — It’s Palmeiras Soccer Fans In Brazil
Published 11/03/2023 19:38
Does a nighttime video on social media showing a large group of people marching down a street depict a pro-Palestinian protest in France? No, that’s not true: It shows soccer fans in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The video was shot on…
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Fact Check: Actor Jason Statham Did NOT Install Palestinian Flag On His Jeep
Published 11/03/2023 02:28
Did actor Jason Statham install a Palestinian flag on his Jeep amid the Israel-Hamas conflict in 2023? No, that’s not true: A close-up picture from a video included in the claim clearly shows that the man in it is not…
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Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Promote An Automatic Investment Platform On SABC News South Africa
Published 11/03/2023 01:07
Did Elon Musk promote an investing platform on SABC News South Africa? No, that’s not true: This video post uses inauthentic audio dubbed over an authentic video of Musk speaking during a Fox News interview in April 2023. No such…
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Fact Check: ‘Survey’ Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Killed 3.5X More Americans Than COVID Virus
Published 11/03/2023 00:48
Did a “survey” find that COVID-19 vaccines “killed 3.5X more Americans than COVID virus”? No, that’s not true: A medical professional who treats patients of long COVID told Lead Stories that the so-called survey “lacked scientific rigor” and could not…
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Fact Check: CNN Footage Does NOT Show Corpse In Shroud Moving — Only The Cloth Cover Moves When Adjusted
Published 11/03/2023 00:03
Did CNN air footage of a Palestinian crisis actor wrapped in a white shroud pretending to be a corpse who moved their head instead of staying perfectly still? No, that’s not true: The CNN footage shows the body of a…
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Fact checks from PolitiFact – Rulings and Stories
Protect Women Ohio – No evidence that Ohio’s Issue 1 would allow for late-term abortions for “financial reasons”
Published 11/03/2023 22:28
Ohio’s Issue 1 “allows for abortion after viability for…financial reasons.”
Read at PolitiFact – Rulings and Stories
Kamala Harris – Do Biden’s policies get the credit for the decline in inflation, as Kamala Harris said?
Published 11/03/2023 21:19
“Because of our economic policies we now are reducing inflation.”
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Facebook posts – It’s getting hot in here: the U.S. is warmer now than it was in 1936
Published 11/03/2023 21:18
1936 in the United States was “much hotter than 2023.”
Read at PolitiFact – Rulings and Stories
Facebook posts – Switzerland has distributed iodine tablets to residents for years, and not because of nuclear war
Published 11/03/2023 21:14
Switzerland’s distribution of iodine tablets means the government is worried about nuclear war.
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Viral image – Video shows 2020 protesters invited into someone’s home, not 2023 rioters breaking in
Published 11/03/2023 21:11
Video shows “rioters rush people’s houses” Oct. 28 in Washington D.C.
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Viral image – No, Bill Gates didn’t write an article called ‘Depopulation Through Forced Vaccination’
Published 11/03/2023 21:07
Bill Gates wrote a 2011 article titled “Depopulation Through Forced Vaccination.”
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Instagram posts – No, this deposition transcript doesn’t prove George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose
Published 11/03/2023 19:39
“New court documents reveal that George Floyd died of a fentanyl overdose.”
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Facebook posts – U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson is the 56th speaker of the House
Published 11/03/2023 19:07
U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson is the 45th speaker of the House.
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Did a pro-Palestinian group breach FL terrorism law? Why some experts are skeptical of DeSantis’ ban
Published 11/03/2023 16:32
Ron DeSantis ordered the shutdown of a pro-Palestinian student group on Florida’s college campuses, claiming it violated an anti-terrorism law by aligning with Hamas, a designated terrorist group. But legal experts say the anti-terrorism statute doesn’t apply to speech.
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Melissa Agard – It’s true: You don’t have to pay taxes on KitKat bars and Viagra in Wisconsin
Published 11/03/2023 14:51
Potato chips, KitKat bars and Viagra are not taxed in Wisconsin because they are considered “essential.”
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Joe Biden – Do Republican spending cuts threaten federal HIV funding? Some programs, yes.
Published 11/03/2023 13:07
Republicans in Congress are “trying to wipe out federal funding to end the HIV epidemic.”
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Facebook posts – Un santuario en Irán izó una bandera negra en luto, no para llamar a la guerra
Published 11/02/2023 21:42
Irán izó una bandera negra y “esto significa un llamado” a la guerra o venganza.
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Instagram posts – Dr. Anthony Fauci exists, contrary to social media claims
Published 11/02/2023 21:14
“Dr. Fauci doesn’t exist!”
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Vivek Ramaswamy – Vivek Ramaswamy says 50% of Gen Z Americans support Hamas. We say that’s Mostly False
Published 11/02/2023 20:41
“Gen Z is divided 50-50 on whether they support Hamas or Israel.”
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Fact checks from Reuters
Fact Check: California governor Newsom misidentified in resurfaced video
Published 11/03/2023 19:28
A video showing an individual falling down the steps of a plane has been miscaptioned in online posts in November as showing California governor Gavin Newsom.
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Fact Check: Pro-Palestinian Halloween billboard pictured in Tunisia, not Chicago
Published 11/03/2023 18:03
Multiple pro-Palestinian billboards were put up in the North African country of Tunisia before Halloween, despite online posts sharing an image that miscaptions one of these billboards as in Chicago, Illinois amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
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Fact Check: Clip of protesters entering Washington DC house dates to June 2020
Published 11/03/2023 17:32
A June 2020 video showing protesters entering a house in Washington D.C. is being falsely shared as footage from October 2023 amid demonstrations in the U.S. capital in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Read at Reuters
Fact Check: Video does not show Putin announcing Russian support for Palestinians
Published 11/03/2023 14:54
A video clip of Russian President Vladimir Putin giving a speech at a military parade in 2021 has been misleadingly captioned to suggest it shows Putin stating his support for Palestinians amid the Israel-Hamas war in 2023.
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Fact Check: RT report on Gaza tunnels predates Oct 2023 Israel-Hamas war
Published 11/03/2023 08:07
A 2021 Russia Today (RT) video report on Hamas’ extensive tunnel network has been shared online with false claims that it shows footage of a Russian journalist in Gaza’s tunnels in October 2023 as Israel steps up its ground operation.
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Fact Check: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was not convicted of treason
Published 11/02/2023 20:40
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was not convicted of treason in October, despite an article circulating online making the claim.
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Fact checks from Snopes.com
Lyrics to ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas’ an Example of the Mandela Effect?
Published 11/05/2023 14:00
A post about lyrics in the Christmas classic went viral on TikTok in late October 2023.
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The Surprisingly Bloody History of the Barber Pole
Published 11/04/2023 18:00
It’s more blood-soaked than you might think.
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Time Warp: Why the US Adjusts Clocks Twice a Year
Published 11/04/2023 13:00
To settle this once and for all, it’s called “Daylight Saving Time,” not “Daylight Savings Time.”
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Fact Check: This Is a Real Pic of Arnold Schwarzenegger Next to Wilt Chamberlain and André the Giant
Published 11/03/2023 19:59
No AI software or digital editing here.
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Fact Check: Mike Tomlin Said Anthem Kneelers ‘Hate America’?
Published 11/03/2023 17:35
Coach Tomlin has been a frequent target of claims about athletes kneeling during the national anthem.
Read at Snopes.com
Fact Check: Megan Rapinoe Was Kicked Out of Guy Fieri’s Restaurant?
Published 11/03/2023 17:20
“Loud boos echoed” in the restaurant, according to an article.
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Fact Check: Video Shows a Vampire Squid Skimming Over the Ocean floor?
Published 11/03/2023 13:00
In this viral video, a deep-sea animal adorned with a blue-hued cloak seems to dance along the ocean bottom.
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Fact Check: Coretta Scott King Babysat John Lithgow When He Was a Child?
Published 10/29/2023 13:00
In 1945, Coretta Scott King moved to Yellow Springs, Ohio — the same small town that John Lithgow and his family moved to around the same time.
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Fact checks from USA Today
Image of profane message on Las Vegas Sphere is altered | Fact check
Published 11/04/2023 06:06
Image of profane message on Las Vegas Sphere is altered | Fact check
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Footage of Palestinian cameraman dying dates back to 2014 | Fact check
Published 11/03/2023 18:16
The video was filmed during an Israeli airstrike in July 2014. It’s unrelated to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
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Post falsely claims Yemen has declared war on Israel | Fact check
Published 11/03/2023 18:03
There has been no declaration of war from the Republic of Yemen, its internationally recognized government. The attacks were led by Houthi rebels.
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Viral Middle East ceasefire headline published in 2006 | Fact check
Published 11/03/2023 15:47
The issue of The Independent was published in 2006 during the Israel-Hezbollah war. It’s unrelated to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
Read at USA Today
False claim Pfizer gave different vaccines to employees | Fact check
Published 11/03/2023 15:05
The company ordered its own batch of vaccines to avoid depleting the government’s supply, but the shots “were not different, separate or safer.”
Read at USA Today
Autopsy shows George Floyd died of ‘cardiopulmonary arrest’ | Fact check
Published 11/03/2023 13:49
The autopsy report and testimony at trial indicate Floyd died from “cardiopulmonary arrest” complicated by “restraint and neck compression.”
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Supposed Matthew Perry post on ‘child predators’ not real | Fact check
Published 11/03/2023 12:10
The People’s Voice, a frequent source of misinformation, made a baseless claim that actor Matthew Perry posted about child predators on Instagram.
Read at USA Today
