Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: GOP’s Tim Sheehy revives discredited abortion claims in pivotal Senate race
Tim Sheehy, the Republican candidate seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana and give U.S. Senate control to the GOP, is campaigning on… Read More
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Fact Check: Footage of towering tornado does not show Hurricane Beryl making landfall in Mexico
As Hurricane Beryl made landfall July 5 on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, social media users shared video clips that purported to show the storm wreaking havoc. … Read More
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Fact Check: Swimmer Lia Thomas didn’t lose “every title,” despite online claims
Transgender swimmer Lia Thomas recently lost her legal challenge to rules that bar her from competing in elite women’s races, including those in the upcoming… Read More
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Fact Check: New York Times’ Threads account briefly closed, but the newspaper didn’t do it
The New York Times’s Threads account was briefly offline July 7 but did the newspaper shut it down, as some social media users claimed? “The… Read More
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Fact Check: No, a July 3 CNN report did not say Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race
Speculation that President Joe Biden might drop out of the 2024 presidential race has intensified since his June 27 debate against former President Donald Trump. … Read More
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Fact Check: Space rocks, but the meteor in this video in Hungary is fake
Shooting stars are magical. Giant fireballs in the sky — not so much. But was one recently spotted in Budapest, Hungary? “UPDATE – Huge green… Read More
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Posts Misrepresent Photo of RFK Jr. With Animal Carcass in Vanity Fair
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take A photo of independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. likely shows him… Read More
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Fact Check: No, Project 2025 didn’t call for ‘period passports’ for women; claim originated as satire
Project 2025, a sweeping agenda created by conservative groups who hope it will be enacted should former President Donald Trump win November’s presidential election, has… Read More
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Fact Check: AP didn’t report prosecutors are reconsidering rape, child molestation charges against Trump
Purported “breaking news” attributed to The Associated Press is spreading on social media, but as some users soon discovered, an actual source for the scoop… Read More
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Fact Check: False claims that President Joe Biden suffered a July 5 medical emergency aboard Air Force One
Following President Joe Biden’s July 5 campaign stop in Wisconsin, social media posts made baseless claims about a possible medical emergency on Air Force One. … Read More