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Fact checks from Lead Stories
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Palestinians Staging Fake Injuries
Published 11/10/2023 21:11
Does a video of workers applying makeup and appearing to help a young girl on a stretcher show Palestinians staging fake injuries in the midst of the 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict? No, that’s not true: The video depicts behind-the-scenes footage of…
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Fact Check: Lady Gaga Was NOT ‘Demonically Possessed’ During Live Performance — Video Was Altered
Published 11/10/2023 00:32
Does a video circulating on social media show singer Stefani Germonotta, otherwise known as Lady Gaga, “becoming demonically possessed” during a live performance? No, that’s not true: This video has been digitally altered. The original video, taken from a film…
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Fact checks from PolitiFact – Rulings and Stories
TikTok posts – A stealth bomber recently spotted in New York is unrelated to Israel, contrary to online claims
Published 11/10/2023 20:16
A “B-2 stealth bomber seen over New York” means “Hezbollah may declare war on Israel.”
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Facebook posts – Claim that New York fraud case is unrelated to Trump property is disputed by case itself
Published 11/10/2023 19:43
New York’s fraud case against Trump “has nothing to do with his home in Mar-a-Lago.”
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Facebook posts – Un video no muestra a maquilladores y actores fingiendo heridas en Gaza en 2023
Published 11/10/2023 18:52
Video muestra gente en Gaza en 2023 maquillándose heridas.
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Viral image – Altered video appears to show Canadian politician promoting an Elon Musk project, but it’s fake
Published 11/10/2023 14:36
Video shows Ontario Premier Doug Ford promoting Elon Musk’s “latest project.”
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Instagram posts – Al-Qaida terrorists were responsible for Sept. 11 attacks, not ‘Jews’ or Israel
Published 11/10/2023 14:32
“Jews did 9/11.”
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Fact checks from Reuters
Fact Check: Just Stop Oil arrests unrelated to London’s Cenotaph
Published 11/10/2023 19:12
Pictures online of Just Stop Oil protesters laying handcuffed next to the Cenotaph in central London have been falsely claimed online to show arrests resulting from an attack on the war memorial.
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Fact Check: Video of Knesset members crying filmed after Hamas attack screening
Published 11/10/2023 17:45
A video of people crying in Israel’s parliament after viewing footage of Hamas’ Oct. 7 cross-border attack is being baselessly claimed online to be a reaction to military losses.
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Fact Check: Video does not show Hamas forcefully recruiting people from their homes
Published 11/10/2023 15:42
A video of United Arab Emirates (UAE)-backed forces raiding a civilian’s house in Yemen has been falsely shared online as showing Hamas militants forcefully entering houses in Gaza to recruit men to fight against Israel in the war that started on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Fact Check: Video does not show Israeli soldier saying Netanyahu is ‘deceiving’ people
Published 11/10/2023 15:26
A video of an injured Israeli police officer speaking in Hebrew shows him remembering a colleague who was killed and sending encouragement to members of his unit, but the clip is circulating online with a caption falsely suggesting he is accusing Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of deceiving the public concerning the 2023 Israel-Hamas war.
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Fact Check: Old video of security guard detaining a child is from Sweden, not Israel
Published 11/10/2023 15:04
A video of a security guard forcefully detaining a child on a train platform was filmed in Sweden in 2015 and the child was not killed, contrary to online claims that the clip shows an Israeli police officer strangling a Palestinian child to death in October 2023.
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Fact Check: NY Attorney General Letitia James was not arrested for treason
Published 11/10/2023 14:53
New York Attorney General Letitia James was not arrested for treason by the U.S. Navy in early November, as claimed in a circulating screenshot from an article by a website that describes itself as satirical.
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Fact Check: Clip of Israel police apprehending girl at Damascus Gate from 2022
Published 11/10/2023 08:01
A video of Israeli police violently apprehending a girl in Jerusalem in 2022 has been falsely claimed online to be filmed during the Israel-Hamas war that broke out in October 2023 and has been continuing unabated.
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Fact Check: Video does not show protesters burning French flag in Paris
Published 11/10/2023 06:37
A video of a woman burning a paper French flag during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Morocco in October 2023 has been falsely shared as a scene taking place in Paris.
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Fact checks from Snopes.com
Fact Check: Elon Musk Called Bill Gates ‘Evil’ in a Post on X?
Published 11/10/2023 19:55
A Musk biography detailed how the tech billionaires have had beef in the past.
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Fact Check: Olive Garden Is Closing All Locations, as Announced in 2023?
Published 11/10/2023 19:38
Investing.com appeared to report in late 2023 via Facebook ads that Olive Garden would be closing some or all of its Italian restaurant locations.
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The Truth About Rumors That There Is a Secret Chamber Behind Mount Rushmore
Published 11/10/2023 19:30
It’s actually a not-so-secret chamber.
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Fact Check: Video Shows Film Crew Staging Violence in Gaza?
Published 11/10/2023 19:07
“Oh God, have mercy on us,” the caption said for one Instagram post that spread the claim.
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Fact Check: Anthony Bourdain Once Said That Courage Is ‘Made in Palestine’?
Published 11/10/2023 14:00
The former chef, author and TV host of the CNN series “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” died by suicide at the age of 61 in June 2018.
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A Taco Bell Manager Refused To Accept a Customer’s $2 Bill?
Published 11/10/2023 00:17
A 1993 Usenet forum post told the tale of a Taco Bell employee and his manager who refused to believe $2 bills were genuine U.S. currency.
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Picture Shows ‘Wonder Woman’ Actor Gal Gadot Showing Up to Serve in the Israel Defense Forces?
Published 11/10/2023 00:09
A caption on X read, “Israeli actress Gal Gadot who played ‘Wonder Woman’ in the Hollywood movie turns up […] for army service.”
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Fact checks from USA Today
Anti-Israel post purportedly from Mel Gibson is not real | Fact check
Published 11/10/2023 16:42
Anti-Israel post purportedly from Mel Gibson is not real | Fact check
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Cincinnati investigating dismembered body, not a serial killer | Fact check
Published 11/10/2023 16:20
Officials said they are investigating one case involving a dismembered body, which was found on Nov. 5. There is no evidence of a serial killer.
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Video portrays criticism of Trump as remarks on Biden | Fact check
Published 11/10/2023 15:36
New York Attorney General Letitia James offered blunt criticism of ‘the president,’ but a social media video misrepresents which one she spoke about.
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Video falsely claims Walt Disney World shut down indefinitely | Fact check
Published 11/10/2023 13:41
Walt Disney World in Florida remains open. Viral claims to the contrary misunderstand various news sources.
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Mike Johnson quote on ‘duty’ to give birth is fabricated | Fact check
Published 11/10/2023 11:22
Speaker Mike Johnson has repeatedly spoken out against abortion, but social media claims that he said women have a “duty” to give birth are wrong.
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NBC reported Obama advises Biden on artificial intelligence | Fact check
Published 11/10/2023 11:07
The NBC News report makes no mention of Obama being a “shadow president.” Experts said there are no laws against former presidents being advisors.
Read at USA Today
