Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference with Mike Johnson
Seeking to present a unified Republican front, former President Donald Trump and embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., met at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach,… Read More
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O.J. Simpson Died from Cancer, Not COVID-19 Vaccine
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. SciCheck Digest O.J. Simpson, a football star who was acquitted in the murder of his… Read More
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Fact Check: A Tennessee bill doesn’t ban vaccines from being pumped into the food supply
A Tennessee bill that would designate vaccine-containing foods as drugs is being misleadingly characterized online. “Tennessee has become the first State in America to ban… Read More
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Fact Check: No, CNN coverage of results doesn’t prove 2020 election was stolen
As a new presidential election quickly approaches, the legitimacy of the 2020 election is still being questioned online. A viral Facebook post claims the vote… Read More
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Fact Check: No, Snoop Dogg isn’t talking up gummies to help quit smoking. This audio has been manipulated.
Snoop Dogg, a rapper known for his love of marijuana, trolled social media users in 2023, claiming he’d “decided to give up smoke” after discussions… Read More
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Fact Check: Videos misrepresent ProduceMaxx antimicrobial wash, which is considered safe for organic produce
Are grocery stores that spray mist on fresh produce spraying toxic chemicals? That’s the claim in two social media videos that appear to have been… Read More
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Familiar Claims in a Familiar Presidential Race
We’ve fact-checked a lot of claims from the presumptive Democratic and Republican presidential nominees — after all, they’re the same two men who faced off… Read More
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Fact Check: Social Security Administration data doesn’t show number of people registering to vote without IDs
A social media user took to Facebook to spread the word about what he claims is documented evidence of voter fraud. “Show your Democrat friend… Read More
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Fact Check: A fact-checker’s guide to Trump’s first criminal trial: business records, hush money and a gag order
Amid a fiercely competitive 2024 election rematch against incumbent President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump will become the first former president put on criminal… Read More
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Fact Check: Video shows prankster in character at city council meeting, not a “child groomer”
Wild things can happen at city council meetings, but did a man really admit to trying to send sexually explicit images to a 13-year-old? “Child… Read More