Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: Video compilation does not show footage of Dubai 2024 flooding
Dubai, the largest city in the United Arab Emirates, experienced record-breaking rainfall and flooding last week. But some videos online falsely claimed to show the… Read More
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Fact Check: Biden in Tampa: Fact-checks of his claims on abortion, Trump
Eight days before a six-week abortion ban takes effect in Florida, President Joe Biden spoke in Tampa to lay blame for restrictive measures nationwide on… Read More
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Q&A on Reducing COVID-19 Risk for Elderly, Immunocompromised
While the risks associated with COVID-19 generally have decreased over time due to prior exposure to the vaccines and the virus, some people remain at elevated risk, such… Read More
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Fact Check: No, John Mellencamp wasn’t booed off stage for praising Joe Biden
Was John Mellencamp forced to leave the stage at his own concert for praising President Joe Biden? A viral Facebook post said this happened at… Read More
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Trump’s Partisan Spin on TikTok
Former President Donald Trump said he wants young voters to know that “Crooked Joe Biden is responsible for banning TikTok.” But a TikTok ban enjoys… Read More
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Fact Check: Mine games: Photo shows extraction site for copper, not lithium
A recent Facebook post shows two scenes: a deep sand-colored pit dotted with vehicles and structures, and a bucolic pasture with cattle grazing around an… Read More
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Fact Check: Are 75% of guns used in school shootings found unsecured in homes? Experts say more data is needed
At an event touting the Biden administration’s efforts to curb gun violence, Vice President Kamala Harris said the vast majority of guns used in school… Read More
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Fact Check: Fact-checking Aaron Rodgers, who repeated Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s false claims about HIV/AIDS
Aaron Rodgers, already famous after nearly two decades as an NFL quarterback, is drawing a new kind of notoriety for peddling conspiracy theories. Recently, a… Read More
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Fact Check: Video showing drone stuck in wires isn’t from Iran’s April 13 attack on Israel
A day after Iran sent 300 missiles and drones toward Israel, social media users shared a video of a drone that appeared to be tangled… Read More
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House Majority PAC
Political leanings: Democratic 2022 total spending: $181.6 million The House Majority PAC was founded in April 2011 by Alixandria Lapp, a former Democratic Congressional Campaign… Read More