Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: No, these images aren’t evidence of a CGI Princess Kate
After Princess Kate announced in a video that she is being treated for cancer, some social media users asserted the video was computer-generated. “Kensington Palace… Read More
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Fact Check: Why Joe Biden surpassing Donald Trump’s lead in 2020 Pennsylvania election doesn’t signal fraud
Former President Donald Trump’s initial lead in Pennsylvania’s 2020 election is not evidence of voter fraud, as social media users have claimed. A March 25… Read More
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Fact Check: No, this isn’t a photo of a black figure on Baltimore’s Key Bridge before it collapsed
Legend has it that Mothman, a looming, red-eyed monster, appeared above the Ohio River before the Silver Bridge collapsed in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in… Read More
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Fact Check: Dr. Oz wasn’t attacked on TV for talking about a new blood pressure treatment
A video purports to show Dr. Mehmet Oz, a celebrity doctor and 2022 U.S. Senate candidate, being attacked on live television for promoting a new… Read More
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Fact Check: This airplane at the Detroit airport flew March Madness basketball players, not ‘illegal invaders’
Two blurry photos are being used as evidence that immigrants in the U.S. illegally are being bused and flown around the country. One image shows… Read More
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Fact Check: Instagram posts – Baltimore bridge accident, fire near Ohio bridge aren’t connected
A March 26 bridge fire in Ohio is related to the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge. Source Read More
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Fact Check: No, Donald Trump did not pay off the mortgage of a man who fixed his flat tire
In an oft-told tale, former President Donald Trump thanks a stranger who fixed his flat tire. “How can I repay you?” Trump asks, according to… Read More
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Fact Check: Yes, many Wisconsin police agencies have two officers present during the analysis of drugs
U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin spoke about the fentanyl crisis in a March 7 media call ahead of the State of the Union, alongside the Waukesha police… Read More
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Fact Check: Baltimore bridge is not the same bridge as seen in Obama-produced Netflix film
Many people who saw real-world footage of the Francis Scott Key Bridge’s March 26 collapse likened the scene to a disaster movie. But an online… Read More
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Fact Check: In debate over sanctuary policies, patchwork of laws and edicts limit cooperation in New York
In New York, a debate rages over whether local police should work with federal authorities to deport people who are in the country illegally. Immigrant… Read More