Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: No, this isn’t a video of a Florida beach tornado in July 2024
A video shared July 7 on Facebook opens with an ominous black twister swirling along a coastline. The video then cuts to another such funnel… Read More
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Fact Check: Photo shows Mount Etna erupting in February 2021, not July 2024
Red and black plumes rise from a volcano and cover the sky in a photo shared July 6 that appears to show a current volcanic… Read More
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Fact Check: Comparing economic performance for Latinos under Trump, Biden
The presidential candidates are heavily courting Latino voters in 2024, a year in which some polls show this voting bloc’s support may be more up… Read More
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FactChecking Biden’s Post-Debate TV Interview
In his first televised interview since his admittedly “bad” presidential debate, President Joe Biden made a few exaggerated and misleading statements. Here’s what Biden said… Read More
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Fact Check: 18-month stretch of no U.S. military deaths in Afghanistan includes time under Biden
A social media post echoed a misleading claim former President Donald Trump made before about no U.S. service member deaths in Afghanistan over an 18-month… Read More
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Fact Check: Biden, so far, has signed fewer executive orders than Trump
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, a Republican vice presidential contender, has made numerous comments which liken President Joe Biden’s administration to a dictatorship. On June… Read More
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Fact Check: President Joe Biden didn’t order the arrest of Supreme Court justices
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled July 1 that former President Donald Trump is immune from prosecution for carrying out “official acts” while in office. But… Read More
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Fact Check: No, this isn’t a real McDonald’s billboard recruiting ‘crypto bro’s’
McDonald’s didn’t suggest that men who work in cryptocurrency would be lovin’ a career in fast food instead, but a supposed photo of a McDonald’s… Read More
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Fact Check: No way to spin this. Roundabouts don’t cause tornadoes
Warm moist air near the ground, cooler dry air above it and a change in wind speed are “key atmospheric ingredients that lead to potential… Read More
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Flawed Autopsy ‘Review’ Revives Unsupported Claims of COVID-19 Vaccine Harm, Censorship
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccination is generally very safe, and except for extremely rare cases, there is no evidence that it contributes to death. Social media… Read More