Category: Fact Check
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Q&A on H5N1 Bird Flu
On March 25, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that avian influenza had been detected in American dairy cattle. On April 23, the U.S. Food… Read More
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Fact Check: No, protesters at Harvard didn’t ‘replace’ the American flag with the Palestinian flag
Amid rising tensions from college campus protests nationwide, some social media users claimed pro-Palestinian protesters took down the American flag. In a video, shared April… Read More
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Fact Check: Trump wants an Iron Dome, but he didn’t say to defend the United States from Canada
Former President Donald Trump recently promised to build “a great Iron Dome, very much like Israel has, but even better” if he’s reelected. “I’m saying,… Read More
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Fact Check: The ‘happy hacker’ lives. Hamza Bendelladj wasn’t executed
Hamza Bendelladj — aka the “happy hacker” — was sentenced in 2016 to 15 years in prison for his role in developing and distributing what the… Read More
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Fact Check: Keanu Reeves didn’t reject a ‘woke’ movie offer from Marvel. It’s satire
Affable actor Keanu Reeves stars in the “John Wick” movie series, with the latest movie out in 2023 and another expected in 2025. Is he… Read More
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Fact Check: Trump-era executive order doesn’t prove Joe Biden isn’t the president
President Joe Biden is real and the United States’ commander in chief. It bears saying because some social media posts continue to claim otherwise. One… Read More
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Threads Post Distorts Trump’s Remarks on Iron Dome for U.S.
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take At a campaign rally in Michigan, former President Donald Trump promised to build… Read More
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Fact Check: Student protesters are calling for divestment from Israel. Here’s what that means.
Student protests against the Israel-Hamas war have roiled college campuses across the U.S. for weeks, with many protesters demanding divestment from companies with ties to… Read More
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Trump’s Bogus Attack on FBI Crime Statistics
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Former President Donald Trump said FBI data that show homicides and other violent crimes trending… Read More
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Fact Check: Viral image – HIV doesn’t spread through pools but some online users wrongly claim people are getting infected
Four people “tested positive” after a Texas pool was “infected with AIDS.” Source Read More