Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: Disney and Google now own the rights to the King James Bible? That’s satire
Some social media users are bracing for big changes to the Bible. “Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible, they’re… Read More
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Fact Check: Photo doesn’t show Roman-era baths in Malta, and it doesn’t disprove climate change
An image of turquoise waters in rocky baths abutting the sea has recently spread on social media as evidence that climate change isn’t real. “Roman… Read More
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Fact Check: No, US hospitals do not code C-sections as abortions
During the June 27 presidential debate, former President Donald Trump said that Democrats support abortions “after birth” — a statement that is False and would… Read More
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Fact Check: Border Patrol does not pay for migrants’ flights, despite Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. did not meet CNN’s national polling and ballot requirements to be on the June 27 debate stage along… Read More
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Fact Check: Singer R. Kelly is still incarcerated, but social media posts wrongly claim he’s been freed
A July 1 Instagram post declares that singer R. Kelly “is out” despite a 30-year prison sentence handed down in 2022 after he was convicted… Read More
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Fact Check: No, this isn’t Taylor Swift’s jet getting painted by environmental activists
A viral social media video shows someone dousing two airplanes with orange paint. “Just Stop Oil activists paint Taylor Swift’s private jets,” a June 20… Read More
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Fact Check: Unfounded social media posts claim actor Michael J. Fox doesn’t have Parkinson’s disease. He does
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and can cause tremors, rigid muscles, speech changes and more. Actor Michael J. Fox… Read More
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Fact Check: Referees officiating WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark’s games are not under league investigation
WNBA rookie Caitlin Clark, a guard for the Indiana Fever, has criticized what she’s described as unfair officiating, but we found no evidence to support… Read More
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Fact Check: No, Ukraine’s first lady didn’t buy a $4 million luxury sports car in Paris
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met in Paris in early June with U.S. President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron, seeking their continued support for… Read More
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Fact Check: Athlete Riley Gaines didn’t win $10 million against “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg
On social media, “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg seems to always be fending off lawsuits. In 2021: a $60 million lawsuit from Kyle Rittenhouse, who… Read More