Category: Fact Check
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Fact Check: Do the vast majority of colleges in New York state lack on-site voting?
Legislation enacted by New York state in 2022 requires most colleges and universities in the state to establish voting sites on or near campus. But… Read More
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Fact Check: No, Alina Habba didn’t accuse New York judge of taking a $10 million bribe to ‘convict’ Trump
After a New York judge ordered former President Donald Trump to pay a $454 million penalty in a civil fraud case, social media users claimed… Read More
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Fact Check: Esta llamada al 911 tras caída del puente en Baltimore fue creada con inteligencia artificial
Videos en redes sociales comparten el audio de una supuesta llamada al 911 de un sobreviviente del derrumbe del puente Francis Scott Key en Baltimore… Read More
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Fact Check: In RFK Jr.’s campaign against censorship, he made a False attack on Biden
Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. accused President Joe Biden of being a greater “threat to democracy” than former President Donald Trump, arguing that Biden… Read More
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Fact Check: Inaccurate data used to show cost-of-living increases between Trump and Biden presidencies
Was the cost of living lower during Donald Trump’s tenure or Joe Biden’s current presidency? A graphic shared on social media tries to answer that… Read More
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Fact Check: No, the Navy, Coast Guard working together isn’t a sign of war
The sight of U.S. Navy barges assisting a Coast Guard-led effort to clear the Francis Scott Key Bridge wreckage from the water and help reopen… Read More
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Fact Check: More than 2 million noncitizens have not registered to vote in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Texas
Former President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Republican influencers all amplified a false claim on social media that suggests 2 million noncitizens have registered to… Read More
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Fact Check: No, this video doesn’t show New York Gov. Kathy Hochul being denied entry into police officer’s wake
Captured at a distance, the video clip shows a man with his back to the camera, pointing and talking to Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-N.Y., with… Read More
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Fact Check: Social media influencer claims a law lets people invade abandoned houses. Is that true?
On TikTok and Instagram, viral videos show a man telling people that there’s a legal way for them to invade an abandoned house. “I found… Read More
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Fact Check: RFK Jr. said that Jan. 6 ‘protestors carried no weapons.’ Evidence shows that’s Pants on Fire!
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on April 5 espoused a common falsehood about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. “I… Read More