Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: No, a Canadian cancer charity didn’t apologize for using the term ‘cervix’ instead of ‘front hole’
Social media users are claiming a Canadian cancer charity replaced reproductive anatomy terminology with gender-neutral language. But this misconstrues the organization’s guidance for treating transgender… Read More
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FactChecking Trump’s Immigration-Related Claims in Phoenix and Las Vegas
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Former President Donald Trump has made illegal immigration and its impact on the U.S. a… Read More
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Fact Check: Alaska voters gave themselves the power to rank candidates. Why do some people want to repeal that?
Four years after about 51% of Alaskans voted to adopt a new election system and two years after the new system debuted, some people in… Read More
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Fact Check: Some Trump backers say the Hunter Biden trial was orchestrated as a distraction. Pants on Fire!
Hunter Biden was convicted June 11 of three federal felony gun charges in a Delaware courtroom, where his family members, including first lady Jill Biden,… Read More
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Fact Check: Doctored image of a Fox News broadcast appears to show coverage of a controversial medical alliance
The U.S. government hasn’t aligned with a former naturopath banned from practicing in Australia, but recent Facebook posts could lead users to believe otherwise. An… Read More
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Fact Check: Tale of Pride flag burner destroying house is fictional
To some people sharing the story, it seemed like an example of poetic justice: A Trump supporter angry about LGBTQ+ Pride Month tried to burn… Read More
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Fact Check: Wisconsin governor did veto the PFAS bill and is still asking legislators to release funding
“Forever chemicals” have become a flashpoint for Wisconsin politics. Although there has been money set aside — a $125 million trust fund — to address the growing… Read More
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Fact Check: The false claim that Trump’s felony conviction bars him from the Texas ballot
Former President Donald Trump’s felony convictions have led to a lot of questions about what he can and can’t do with a criminal record. He… Read More
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Fact Check: President Joe Biden is alive, despite fake information posted on Ancestry.com
“Joe Biden is not real,” reads the text in a recent Instagram video. The evidence that the commander-in-chief is an impostor? A screenshot from Ancestry.com… Read More
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Fact Check: Air show footage from Miami in May repackaged as a military flex against Russia on social media
In a video appearing in social media posts, helicopters hover over a sandy beach and vibrant turquoise water, people in swimsuits gawk at aircraft soaring… Read More