Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: Video manipulado: Jorge Ramos no reportó sobre supuesta ley que elimina deuda de tarjeta de crédito
¿Es cierto que el periodista de Univision Jorge Ramos reportó sobre un perdón de deudas de tarjetas de crédito? No, Ramos no dijo eso, ese… Read More
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Fact Check: How many birds die in building strikes in New York City and the U.S.?
As New York state legislators weigh tougher laws on building design and outdoor lighting, one state senator cited the harm to birds caused by building… Read More
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Fact Check: What is ‘sex’? What is ‘gender’? How these terms changed and why states now want to define them
After decades of creating laws that assumed “sex” and “gender” were synonymous, lawmakers across the country are taking another look at how states define those… Read More
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Fact Check: Line-dancing legislators in video were in Florida, not Congress
A group of about 100 migrants breached razor wire and overran Texas National Guard members March 21 in El Paso, in a chaotic scene captured… Read More
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Fact Check: These clips of Emmanuel Macron and Volodymyr Zelenskyy dancing are altered
As the Russian offensive against Ukraine continues, Instagram users reacted to a video showing what looks like the presidents of France and Ukraine having the… Read More
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Fact Check: Cities and town are preparing for large eclipse crowds not ‘catastrophic’ event
A solar eclipse is coming, and viral misinformation is casting a shadow on the experience. Ahead of the April 8 total eclipse, several social media… Read More
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Social Media Posts Misinterpret Biden on mRNA Cancer Vaccines
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccines are not “being used to cure cancer,” as social media posts falsely claim, misinterpreting President Joe Biden’s reference to mRNA cancer… Read More
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Fact Check: Trump’s $454 million bond for New York fraud case is not unprecedented
Former President Donald Trump, facing a $454 million judgment in a New York business fraud case, called the amount “unprecedented, and practically impossible for any… Read More
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Posts Make Ominous, Unfounded Claims About April 8 Eclipse Preparations
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Local governments are preparing residents for an influx of visitors during the April… Read More
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Fact Check: In context: Judging Milwaukee’s crime rate
Crime is always a big issue during election season, and in Wisconsin, there are already hints at how the topic might be discussed as things… Read More