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AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ No, Ted Cruz didn’t tweet he’d believe in climate change when Texas freezes over

2021-02-20 https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/19/viral-image/no-ted-cruz-didnt-tweet-hed-believe-climate-change/ Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ted Cruz Did NOT Say ‘I’ll Believe In Climate Change When Texas Freezes Over’

2021-02-19 Did Ted Cruz say "I'll believe in climate change when Texas freezes over"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence the Texas senator ever said that. The source for the claim is a fake tweet, made to look like it's from Cruz. The tweet is Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Ted Cruz Tweet ‘I’ll Believe in Climate Change When Texas Freezes Over’?

2021-02-19 The senator is under fire for traveling to Cancun, Mexico, as a winter storm shut down power across his state. Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ Ted Cruz Didn’t Tweet ‘I’ll Believe in Climate Change When Texas Freezes Over’

2021-02-19 As Republican senator Ted Cruz came under fire for fleeing a freezing Texas for Cancun in February 2021, memes could be found all over social media — among them a screenshot of a purported tweet in which Cruz was quoted as saying he would beli Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ ‘My Brain Refuses to Believe There Are 4 People in This Photo’

2021-02-16 On February 14 2021, a Facebook user shared the following post (archived), captioned “My brain refuses to believe there are 4 people in this photo”: My brain refuses to believe there are 4 people in this photo Posted by Michael McCluskey Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Dave Ramsey Say He Doesn’t Believe in Stimulus Checks Because if You Need Them ‘You Were Pretty Much Screwed Already’?

2021-02-12 The radio host made a comment on Fox News that was received unfavorably by many. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Former QAnon Believer Apologize to Anderson Cooper for Thinking He Ate Babies?

2021-01-31 "You actually believe that I was drinking the blood of children?" Anderson Cooper asked the guest. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report Investigators Believe Riot At U.S. Capitol Wasn’t Trump-Inspired

2021-01-14 Did CNN report that investigators believe the riot at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was not inspired by Donald Trump, and did Democrats impeach Trump "before they had any information from investigators?" No, that's not true: CNN re Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Police: Explosion in Nashville Believed to Be ‘Intentional’

2020-12-25 An explosion shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding three people Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Some Americans Don’t Believe the Election Results

2020-12-22 When an unfavorable decision is very important to someone, they tend to look for flaws demonstrating that the process used to make the decision was unfair. Go to site post…»

Full Fact - All content→ Can we believe the lockdown sceptics?

2020-12-18   Few people could have imagined last Christmas that in three months it would be illegal for them to leave the house. Yet lockdowns have become so normal this year that it can be easy to forget what an extreme and unusual policy they are. They cu Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Einstein Say He Believed in the Pantheistic God of Baruch Spinoza?

2020-12-03 Einstein wasn’t afraid to question religion as critically as he did scientific theory. Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ Do Only 3 Percent of Trump Voters Believe Joe Biden is the ‘Legitimate Winner’ of the 2020 Election?

2020-11-24 On November 24 2020, Breitbart.com published an article headlined, “Nolte: Only 3% of Trump Voters Believe Joe Biden Is Legitimate Winner,” which began: We all need to keep in mind that, except for a handful of pollsters, polling is irretr Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ ‘So 54%’ of Americans Believe the 2020 Election Was Fraudulent?

2020-11-19 On November 19 2020, “So 54%” was one of Twitter’s trending topics — due to a piece of of misleading math prompted by a tweet and article from TheHill.com: So 54% say he shouldn’t concede. Thanks for admitting more than half Go to site post…»

Snopes→ ‘I See Dead People’: Why So Many of Us Believe in Ghosts

2020-10-30 Unlikely as it might seem in the cold light of day, ghosts and hauntings are a mainstream area of belief. Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ “As Trump Attacks Lesley Stahl, Remember He Said: ‘I Do It to Discredit [and] Demean You All So … No One Will Believe You’”

2020-10-27 In late October 2020, just after United States President Donald Trump abruptly walked out of an election with longtime broadcast journalist Lesley Stahl, an older statement of his appeared: As Trump attacks Lesley Stahl now, remember his comments to Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Margaret Sanger was a racist who believed in eugenics. Her goal with planned parenthood was to eradicate the minority.

2020-08-26 Sanger's views on eugenics have been widely debated, and there is no evidence that she was a racist who wanted to eradicate the minority. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Kamala Harris Say She ‘Believes’ Joe Biden’s Accusers?

2020-08-13 Right-leaning websites jumped into action after Biden announced Harris as his vice-presidential running mate in August 2020. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Said She Believed Women Who Said They Felt ‘Uncomfortable’ By Biden Touching — NOT ‘Rape Accusers’

2020-08-12 Did Kamala Harris say she believed Joe Biden's "rape accusers"? No, that's not true: This is a misrepresentation of what Senator Harris said about women who said they felt "uncomfortable" from Biden's touching them and another wo Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Journalists Believe News and Opinion Are Separate, But Readers Can’t Tell the Difference

2020-06-22 The divide between news and opinion is not as clear to many readers as journalists believe that it is. Go to site post…»

Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Chuck Norris felled by a tiny virus? Don’t believe it

2020-06-17 PolitiFact and MediaWise are teaming up to debunk misinformation about the coronavirus crisis. To have Coronavirus Facts delivered to your inbox Monday-Friday, click here. Fans of “Walker, Texas Ranger” know Chuck Norris as a fighter and a Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Study shows vulnerable populations with less education more likely to believe, share misinformation

2020-05-19 https://phys.org/news/2020-05-vulnerable-populations-misinformation.html As the COVID-19 pandemic threa Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 5G Technology NOT Believed To Have Caused Coronavirus

2020-03-19 Did 5G, the fifth-generation wireless technology, cause the novel coronavirus? No, that's not true: These bizarre assertions go against everything we know about how viruses are spread. A viral video making the rounds confuses historical events Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Do People Believe Con Artists?

2020-02-25 The study of business history reveals that people everywhere have always had a sweet tooth for the unreal, enthralled by what should be taken as too good to be true. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: This Author Does NOT Believe All Red Hats Should Be Banned Because They Make Her ‘Uncomfortable’

2020-01-20 Did author Rebecca Makkai write that all red hats should be banned because they make her uncomfortable? No, that's not true: Makkai did share some fashion advice on Twitter about red hats, suggesting that "normal" people might want to avoid we Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: Opinion Writer Does NOT Believe Trump Should File Article 2 Motion To Impeach Nancy Pelosi

2020-01-17 Does an op-ed writer believe that President Trump should file an Article 2 motion to impeach House Speaker Nancy Pelosi? No, that's not true: The story is a work of satire from a website created by a liberal who trolls conservatives. The claim Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ NYT, 1932: ‘German Centrists’ Believe Nazis Allowed to Participate Will Become More Moderate?

2019-12-17 In an ongoing online debate over whether centrists enable fascists, a December 16 2019 tweet purportedly showed an authentic New York Times article from 1932, which reported that “German centrists” believed that Nazis would become “ Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Man Charged after Roommate Attack, Believed He Was a Vampire

2019-10-15 A Washington state man was charged with a felony assault after police say he attacked his roommate believing he acknowledged being a vampire. Go to site post…»

Hoax-Slayer→ Don’t Believe That Climate Change is a Problem?

2019-10-03 Perhaps you don’t believe that climate change is a problem that we need to worry about? Of course, I completely respect your right to hold these views. But, that said, I’d like to issue you with a little challenge. The post Don’t Believe That Cli Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ Jim Carrey Depression Meme: ‘I Believe Depression is Legitimate. But…’

2019-09-09 A July 5 2019 Instagram post purportedly quoting actor Jim Carrey on depression appeared on Facebook in screenshot form. The original featured an image of the actor and attributed the following quote to him: View this post on Instagram Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Do People Believe in Curses?

2019-09-05 Endorsement of curses may stem from the desire to make sense of the world, to ascribe meaning to chaos. Go to site post…»

Hoax-Slayer→ ‘I Can’t Believe It’s You’ Facebook Scam Messages

2019-07-28 Keep an eye out for Facebook scam messages with the words "I can't believe it's you" and a link. The link opens a phishing website. The post ‘I Can’t Believe It’s You’ Facebook Scam Messages appeared first on Hoax-Slayer. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: Police Investigating Death Of Former Senator Who Did NOT Believe She Was Closing In On Child Trafficking Ring

2019-06-13 Are police investigating the death of a former Arkansas state senator who believed she was closing in on a child trafficking ring? No, that's not true: Linda Collins, who lost her state senate post to another Republican last year, was shot to Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: Jay-Z Did NOT Say ‘Satan is Our True Lord, Only Idiots Believe in Jesus’

2019-06-12 Did rapper Jay-Z say 'Satan is Our True Lord, Only Idiots Believe in Jesus'? No, that's not true: the quote was made up in 2017 by a website that has since deleted the post, supported by a video that does not show the singer uttering those wor Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: (UPDATE) Mom Says She Believed Boys Who Attack Toddler Leaving 15 Bite Marks On Her Face Were Muslim & Somali – But NO Media Blackout

2019-05-22 Did Muslim boys of Somali heritage attack a toddler at a British play center, leaving 15 bite marks on her face and did the London media "black out" coverage of the incident? The answer is a little complicated: A 17-month-old girl was repeated Go to site post…»

WaPo Fact Checker→ First-ever Fact Checker poll: Few Americans believe Trump’s false statements

2018-12-14 We quizzed Americans about 11 false Trump claims. Only his most fervent supporters tended to believe them. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump: ‘I Don’t Believe’ Government Climate Report Finding

2018-11-27 President Donald Trump rejected a central conclusion of a dire report on the economic costs of climate change released by his own administration. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Joe Biden Say He Believes Illegal Immigrants Are “Already American Citizens”?

2018-11-07 Biden spoke in March 2014 in the context of initiatives aimed at extending President Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Scary Urban Legends You Pretended Not to Believe

2018-10-14 Did any of these scary stories haunt you as a kid? You were not alone. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Limo Driver’s Family Believes He Was Given an Unsafe Vehicle

2018-10-09 Four of the Gansevoort, New York-based company's limos were cited for 22 maintenance violations this year, though none were deemed critical. Go to site post…»

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