Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: Video showing Boston Red Sox fans’ ovation for Jarren Duran after suspension was altered
How did Boston Red Sox fans react Aug. 14 when outfielder Jarren Duran returned to the lineup after a two-game suspension for using a homophobic… Read More
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Fact Check: This image of Elon Musk dining with a ‘robot girlfriend’ isn’t real, it’s AI-generated
A Facebook post claims to have photographic proof that Elon Musk, X’s owner and Tesla’s CEO, dined with a “robot girlfriend,” but that image was… Read More
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Fact Check: Trump didn’t suddenly freeze; he was reacting to a medical emergency in the audience at his rally
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., twice appeared to freeze suddenly in 2023, incidents that raised questions about his health and fitness to lead his… Read More
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Fact Check: In Spanish ad, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell misleads on Rick Scott’s position on abortion exceptions
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell recently launched a Spanish-language radio ad across Florida that accused incumbent Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., of supporting limits on… Read More
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Fact Check: No, Kamala Harris did not insult Barron Trump’s 17-year-old friend on X
Former President Donald Trump’s 18 year-old-son, Barron Trump, and his friend, 17-year-old Bo Loudon, have been reportedly helping the former president with his social media… Read More
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Fact Check: J.D. Vance wrote the foreword for Project 2025’s Kevin Roberts’ upcoming book
In his maiden speech as the Democratic Party’s vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz attacked his Republican opponent, Sen. J.D. Vance of Ohio. He… Read More
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Fact Check: Gov. Tim Walz signed law requiring period products in school bathrooms, not necessarily boys’ rooms
“Tampon Tim.” Allies of former President Donald Trump coined this nickname for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz the same day Vice President Kamala Harris tapped him… Read More
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Harris Drew a Crowd in Detroit, But Detractors Spread Bogus Claim to the Contrary
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Vice President Kamala Harris drew a large crowd at a campaign rally near… Read More
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Fact Check: The audience at Harris’ Arizona rally was not made up of paid actors
Vice President Kamala Harris drew more than 15,000 people to her Aug. 9 presidential campaign rally in Arizona — one of her largest campaign crowds… Read More
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Fact Check: Federal appeals court rules in favor of PolitiFact and Meta against Children’s Health Defense
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in California ruled in favor of PolitiFact and its parent organization in a lawsuit filed by Children’s Health Defense,… Read More