Category: Fact Check
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Q&A: How Biden Can Be Replaced as the Democratic Nominee
President Joe Biden’s debate performance on June 27 left many in his own party uneasy about his ability to serve another four years. “I am…
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Fact Check: No, missing Malaysian Flight 370 has not returned after 10 years
A decade after the Malaysian Flight 370 and its 239 passengers and crew members disappeared, rumors of the plane’s fate continue to spread online. “Breaking…
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Fact Check: Fake video appears to show Dr. Ben Carson promoting erectile dysfunction cure
As a 2016 Republican presidential candidate, Dr. Ben Carson once debated former President Donald Trump on stage. In a video recently circulating on social media,…
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Fact Check: Juneau County Republicans falsely claim ‘planes full’ of refugees arriving in Wisconsin
What’s more, the Facebook post misunderstands the meaning of the word refugee and the process by which refugees are allowed to enter the United States.…
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Fact Check: On the Biden-Trump debate stage, fact-checks were hard to find
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump — both of whom are running on the records of their first terms in office — tried,…
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Fact Check: No, Gordon Ramsay didn’t kick transgender swimmer Lia Thomas out of a restaurant. Claim is satire
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is known for his fiery temper, but did he boot transgender swimmer Lia Thomas from his restaurant? A June 26 Facebook…
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Fact Check: San Francisco street signs warning of $950 retail theft limit were not posted by city government
Viral social media posts claimed a 2014 law has made retail theft in California so bad that San Francisco city officials posted street signs reminding thieves…
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Fact Check: This viral social media photo does not show a missing child in Pike County, Missouri
A June 24 Facebook post pleaded with social media users to help find a missing 15-year-old girl in Pike County, Missouri. “It has now been…
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Fact Check: A 2019 “Project Runway” episode isn’t evidence for a COVID-19 conspiracy
A 2019 “Project Runway” episode that aired before the COVID-19 pandemic’s 2020 start featured a model wearing a face mask and an outfit designed by…
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Fact Check: What Sen. Tom Cotton omits in claim about weapons sent to Ukraine by Obama, Trump, Biden
Former President Donald Trump called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “the greatest salesman” who repeatedly gets billions of dollars from the United States. “It never ends,”…