Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: Critics say an Aldi job ad excluded white people. We took a closer look.
An Aldi supermarkets employment ad has some conservatives complaining on social media that it shows the German-owned discount grocer is no longer hiring white people.… Read More
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Fact Check: Schumer, Biden discussed election, not blaming Republicans, in hot mic moment
Several social media posts are using a hot mic moment between Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and President Joe Biden to suggest the men were plotting… Read More
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Fact Check: Tuberville’s claim that Olympics decided ‘men can box women’ misses the mark
At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland, the gloves were off. Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., talked about transgender athletes at the Olympics during a… Read More
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Fact Check: Sean Hannity is wrong. ‘Illegal immigrants’ cannot vote in New York City’s local elections
With one sentence, Fox News host Sean Hannity misinformed millions of viewers about voting rights in New York City. During the Feb. 29 episode of… Read More
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Fact Check: No, your legal name is not a corporation. That claim is based on a discredited conspiracy theory.
The capitalization used in standard birth certificates issued across the U.S. is nefarious, according to some online claims. “Your legal name is in fact a… Read More
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Blood Donations from COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients Are Safe, Contrary to Online Claims
SciCheck Digest People vaccinated with an authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine can donate blood immediately after receiving a shot if they’re feeling well. Social media… Read More
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Fact Check: Polish foreign minister did not call the U.S. ‘dysfunctional and unreliable’ over Ukraine aid
As Congress weighs whether to send more military aid to Ukraine, European leaders are voicing concern over what a halt to U.S. financial support for… Read More
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Fact Check: No, 50% of Biden’s Michigan vote was not unverified mail-in votes
After Michigan’s 2024 primary presidential election, unsubstantiated claims of absentee ballot voter fraud surfaced on social media. “Fifty percent of the vote was mail-in, unverified,… Read More
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Fact Check: Yes, a Maricopa County voter received two mail ballots. That’s not a sign of wrongdoing or fraud.
After an Arizona voter posted a photo showing she received two mail ballots from Maricopa County, a local elections official debunked any inference that something… Read More
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Fact Check: Pregúntale a PolitiFact: ¿Qué son las tarjetas de débito ‘flex card’?
Muchas publicaciones en redes sociales dicen ofrecer una tarjeta llamada “flex card”, que supuestamente se puede usar para pagar deudas, cubrir costos médicos y comprar… Read More