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Fact checks from FactCheck.org
Trump’s False Claim That U.S. Military Moving to Electric Tanks
Published 11/11/2023 12:58
The military is moving toward the electrification of its vehicle fleets. It’s not, as former President Donald Trump falsely claims, going “to make our great Army tanks all-electric.”
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Fact checks from Lead Stories
Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Michael B. Jordan Promoting ‘Health Spending Card’ — Audio Is Fake
Published 11/11/2023 02:09
Does a video on Facebook show actor Michael B. Jordan endorsing a “health spending card” promotion? No, that’s not true: Jordan’s public relations team confirmed to Lead Stories that this claim is false. Lead Stories previously has debunked fake promotions,…
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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Depict British Police Showing Peace Signs To Pro-Palestinian Protesters
Published 11/11/2023 01:41
Does a video show British police officers expressing support for a pro-Palestinian rally in London during the 2023 Hamas-Israel war? No, that’s not true: London’s Metropolitan Police told Lead Stories that the men in the footage were not their officers….
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Fact Check: NASA Satellite Did NOT Photograph Megalodon On Shark Week Show — Dramatized Scenes And Actors Playing Scientists
Published 11/11/2023 01:34
Did a documentary produced for the Discovery Channel’s “Shark Week” provide “new evidence” from a NASA satellite photo that shows a living megalodon off the coast of Brazil? No, that’s not true: The megalodon was a species of megatooth shark…
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Fact Check: NO Evidence Potato Poultices Heal Tissue Inflammation
Published 11/11/2023 01:10
Is a “potato poultice” a proven effective treatment for tissue inflammation? No, that’s not true: Though potatoes contain certain antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, Lead Stories found no evidence that externally applied potato poultices are scientifically proven to treat inflammation. A…
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Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Pickup Truck Saving Plane And Its Passengers — It’s An Old Nissan Commercial
Published 11/11/2023 00:49
Does a video on social media show a truck saving an airplane and passengers by catching the aircraft’s crippled landing gear in its bed? No, that’s not true: The clip is from a 2011 Nissan commercial for its Frontier pickup….
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Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Swastika On Door Of Stabbed Jewish Woman In France In 2023 — It’s From The US In 2017
Published 11/10/2023 23:56
Does an image shared on social media document a 2023 attack on a French Jewish woman in her home during this year’s escalation of Israeli-Palestinian tensions in the Middle East? No, that’s not true: The photo predates the 2023 Hamas-Israel…
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Fact Check: Australian Government Did NOT Announce Investment Opportunity — It’s Scam Video
Published 11/10/2023 22:54
Did the Australian TV network 9News report that the Australian Securities Exchange and Reserve Bank of Australia had announced a new financial platform that could enable investors to earn 30,000 Australian dollars each month? No, that’s not true: A video…
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Fact Check: Joe Rogan Did NOT Claim That Scientists Captured A Wendigo And Tried To Keep It Secret
Published 11/10/2023 22:11
Did comedian-commentator Joe Rogan say on his podcast that scientists captured a Wendigo, a monster from Native American folklore, and tried to keep it a secret? No, that’s not true: Rogan never mentioned the mythological creature on his podcast. The…
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Fact checks from PolitiFact – Rulings and Stories
Instagram posts – Pennsylvania voting machine error did not reveal ‘election fraud’
Published 11/11/2023 03:19
On Nov. 7, 2023, Pennsylvania voting machines were “flipping votes,” which is evidence of “election fraud.”
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Dispelling a common myth about fentanyl as election workers get letters with traces of the substance
Published 11/10/2023 23:39
The FBI is investigating letters sent to election offices in five states, including some that contained fentanyl. Although the threats to election workers are real, experts say that only touching fentanyl will not lead to overdose.
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Facebook posts – No evidence of a serial killer in Cincinnati, police say
Published 11/10/2023 22:29
“There is a serial killer in Cincinnati.” Seven bodies were found “chopped up.”
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Fact checks from Snopes.com
Fact Check: Disney Announces ‘Down,’ a Heartbreakingly Sad Sequel to ‘Up’?
Published 11/11/2023 19:00
The original article spoils the entire plot of the supposed sequel, but this fact check is spoiler-free.
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Fact Check: Pic Shows Arnold Schwarzenegger With Wilt Chamberlain and André the Giant?
Published 11/11/2023 14:00
Schwarzenegger is 6 feet 2 inches tall, according to his IMDb profile.
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Fact Check: Cracker Barrel Is Closing Down for Good, as Announced in 2023?
Published 11/10/2023 23:53
The website Investing.com appeared to report via Facebook ads that the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurant chain would be closing its doors.
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Fact checks from USA Today
Gates misidentified as writer of forced vaccination piece | Fact check
Published 11/10/2023 21:40
Gates misidentified as writer of forced vaccination piece | Fact check
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