Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: No studio audience doesn’t mean CNN 2024 presidential debate was ‘scripted’
If a live studio audience wasn’t there to watch it, did the CNN presidential debate really happen? That’s what one social media user wondered after…
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Fact Check: No, as of July 1, President Joe Biden hadn’t ‘quit’ his reelection campaign
Days after the 2024 election’s first presidential debate, conservative commentator Bill O’Reilly announced that President Joe Biden had dropped out of the race. On June…
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Fact Check: What Supreme Court’s immunity ruling means for Trump’s cases and, potentially, future presidents
In a landmark ruling with potentially major impact on the 2024 presidential campaign, a U.S. Supreme Court majority ruled that presidents — including former President…
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Fact Check: No, jury didn’t order Disney to pay Gina Carano $115 million in lawsuit
In a galaxy far, far, away, did Disney lose a wrongful termination lawsuit? “A jury in Hollywood has ordered Disney and Lucasfilm to pay canceled…
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Fact Check: Kansas City Chiefs’ Coach Andy Reid didn’t boot his top three players for anthem kneeling
Kansas City Chiefs fans can rest assured: Contrary to social media posts, Patrick Mahomes, Chris Jones and Travis Kelce haven’t been kicked off the team.…
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Fact Check: Wisconsin tourism is having a big moment. But what goes into calculating economic impact?
It’s not a stretch to say Wisconsin tourism is having a moment. Season 21 of “Top Chef,” which just finished airing, gave viewers a glimpse…
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Fact Check: No, CNN’s David Chalian didn’t call Michelle Obama “Big Mike” on air
The CNN video clip shared on X and TikTok following the June 27 presidential debate started off believable enough, with political analyst David Chalian announcing…
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Fact Check: Was the fastest growth of Black-owned small businesses in 30 years under Biden?
As President Joe Biden ramps up efforts to win over Wisconsin voters, one of Milwaukee’s leading Democratic officials lauded the gains Black Americans made under…
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Fact Check: No, Tim Allen didn’t die in a car accident
Buzz Lightyear, Santa Claus, or The Tool Man — however you know him, actor Tim Allen has had a long Hollywood career. But has it…
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Fact Check: Numbers in viral social media post reflect statewide STD tests, not Houston cases
A viral social media post falsely claimed that Houston was inundated with tens of thousands of sexually transmitted disease cases in a one-week period in…