Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: NASA is not altering pictures of Canada and passing them off as Mars images
NASA satellites have made it easy to find authentic photos of Mars, but some social media claims say these aren’t actually images of the red… Read More
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Fact Check: Why the juvenile suspects in the Chiefs parade shooting haven’t been named, unlike Kyle Rittenhouse
In the aftermath of the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting, some social media users wondered why local authorities and news outlets have not… Read More
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Fact Check: Attorney Johnnie Cochran died from a brain tumor, not because of reparations fight
O.J. Simpson, Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg are among the high-profile celebrities whom lawyer Johnnie Cochran Jr. defended in court. But Cochran’s legal work to… Read More
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Fact Check: Do immigrants crossing the US southern border take union jobs? Fact-checking Donald Trump
During a rally in Waterford Township, Michigan, Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump told voters their jobs were in danger. Immigrants who recently crossed the U.S.… Read More
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Posts Mislead About COVID-19 Vaccine Safety With Out-of-Context Clip of FDA Official
SciCheck Digest Given the extra scrutiny and large number of doses, reports of possible side effects to a vaccine safety monitoring system increased with the… Read More
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Fact Check: Proposed online safety act does not require websites to verify government IDs
Imagine: You try to sign into Facebook, and the platform asks for government identification before you can proceed. Then YouTube does the same. And TikTok,… Read More
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Fact Check: A Nevada glitch does not equal mail ballot fraud
A Nevada database glitch led to misinformation about the state’s Feb. 6 presidential preference primary and voter fraud. A Feb. 19 Instagram post shared a… Read More
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Fact Check: Elon Musk says there’s ‘scientific consensus’ on birth control depression, suicide risk. He’s wrong
Elon Musk says people in developed countries should have more babies. The Tesla CEO, who has fathered 11 children, is now warning women about what… Read More
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Fact Check: Yes, the price of an inhaler in the U.S. is massively higher than overseas cost
Are Americans paying nearly $500 for an inhaler that would cost just $7 overseas? U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., says there is a vast difference… Read More
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Fact Check: Migrants in New York City will not receive up to $10,000 in prepaid debit cards
A New York City-funded pilot program will give prepaid debit cards to some migrants sheltering in the city’s hotels to pay for food. But those… Read More