Is Starbucks going cashless in the U.K. on October 1, 2024? No, that's not true: A spokesperson told Lead Stories that Starbucks does not have a cashless policy in that country. This appears to be a reincarnation of a recycled 2022 rumor
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The Dispatch→ Trump Campaign Diverts Ground Game Cash Toward Election Integrity Push
Plus: A look at the North Carolina TV spot melee.
Full Fact→ Starbucks across the UK are not going cashless from October 2024
The chain said the majority of UK stores continue to offer cash payments, but because it has licensee-operated stores, some of these may bring in cashless rules.
Full Fact→ No, the Paris Olympics is not ‘cashless’
A claim being widely shared on social media that cash is not accepted at the 2024 Olympic Games is not true.
Full Fact→ French stores cannot legally refuse cash
A Facebook post with 14,000 shares says a French supermarket went cashless but it is mostly illegal to do this in France.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No free cash: House of Representatives hasn’t OK’d a new $1,000 card stimulus program
The U.S. House “has authorized a new $1,000 stimulus card program to support those in need.”
The Dispatch→ The Cash for Clunkers Debate
The low-wattage rematch hasn’t changed the nature of presidential contests—it has expedited it.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook post promises health subsidy in cash, but Affordable Care Act credits don’t work that way
The government owes you $8,832 and a $2,000 spending card.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A new Washington state law does not offer cash for reporting hate speech
Soon after the bill was signed into law, social media users falsely claimed that it will allow people to tattletale on members of their community for financial gain.
Full Fact→ Debt isn’t ‘cleared’ if an offer of payment in cash is refused
Cash is ‘legal tender’ but there’s no obligation for shops and businesses to accept it. Just offering cash doesn’t clear a debt.
The Dispatch→ Cold Cash Comfort for Democrats in 2024
Plus: Will two unpopular presidential candidates dampen voter turnout?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook promise of Federal Emergency Management Agency cash grab is fake
FEMA is giving applicants $1,000 checks “next week.”
PolitiFact→ Eric Hovde – Baldwin did support the Iran deal. But the deal didn’t provide cash.
Says U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin “was one of the staunchest supporters of the Iran deal which sent billions of dollars and plane loads of cash to Iran.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: American Emergency Fund Website Does NOT Give ‘Americans In Need’ $5,000 ‘In Cash’ For Free — It’s Website Collecting Personal Data
Can "Americans in need" get $5,000 in cash for free through the American Emergency Fund "just in a few minutes"? No, that's not true: The website named in this offer gathers sensitive personal data from applicants for a supposed personal
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ho, ho, ho? No, no, no. Facebook post promises $5,000 cash but connects with loan providers
A “brand new financial relief program available for Americans" provides $5,000 in cash.
Logically→ Photo of cash seized in Karnataka raid falsely linked to Andhra Pradesh politician
Full Fact→ UK not the only country in Europe that allows shops to refuse cash
Other countries including Finland, Sweden and the Netherlands allow retailers to refuse cash.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The U.N. isn’t paying military service members to invade the U.S. Cash aid helps some asylum seekers
A debit card issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is being used to pay for a U.S. invasion.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report That Cash App Went Bankrupt
Did CNN report that Cash App went bankrupt and any funds a person had in their account would be given back to them in bankruptcy court? No, that's not true: Lead Stories did not find any evidence that CNN reported on this claim or that Ca
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, CNN didn’t report on a supposed Cash App bankruptcy
“CNN just said Cash App went bankrupt and any funds you had in your account would have to be awarded to you through bankruptcy court.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Social media users spread false claim that CNN reported that Cash App is bankrupt
CLAIM: CNN has reported that online payment service Cash App has gone bankrupt. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Full Fact→ It is illegal for businesses to refuse cash in France
Thousands of people have shared a post about an apparent protest against a cashless supermarket in France.
Logically→ Gabon coup: 2022 video of former senate president with tons of cash shared as recent
Full Fact→ Only cash withdrawals using a credit card, not a debit card, impact on a credit score
A Facebook post with thousands of shares suggests all cash withdrawals impact a person’s credit score.
Full Fact→ It’s not illegal for shops to refuse cash
Just because cash is legal tender does not mean businesses must accept cash payments.
Full Fact→ Shops can refuse to take cash even though it’s legal tender
It’s perfectly legal for shops to refuse to accept cash. They may also refuse to accept card payments.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘WEF Agent’ Is NOT Calling For Cashless Society To Keep ‘Less Desirable’ People Out — He Is Warning Against It
Is a "WEF agent" revealing a plan to exclude "less desirable" people from digital currency that will take over the world? No, that's not true: The man in the first clip in the video is a renowned Cornell University professor who was speak
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video doesn’t show World Economic Forum speaker calling for a cashless society
CLAIM: A video shows a “World Economic Forum agent” calling for a cashless society and saying those determined “less desirable” will be locked out.
Logically→ Media outlets share Zomato’s meme on ₹2000 notes as official data on cash-on-delivery payments
Logically→ Media shares Zomato’s meme on ₹2000 notes as official data on cash-on-delivery payments
Logically→ Old video of cash being seized from tires falsely linked to 2023 Karnataka elections
The Dispatch→ Pillows Full of Cash
People walk by the News Corporation headquarters, home to Fox News, on April 18, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Fox News pays up to keep any further dirty laundry from being aired in court.Continue reading Pillows Full of
Logically→ No, the UK government is not planning to eliminate all forms of cash in the next three years.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – There’s no evidence Cash App founder Bob Lee was murdered by the federal government
Cash App founder Bob Lee’s death is connected to FedNow.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the FedNow Service is not replacing cash. It’s an instant payment service.
The FedNow program “is going to replace your paper currency.”
PolitiFact→ Darrin Madison – Madison is half-right on claim about GOP’s cash bail bill
Under a GOP bill on cash bail, "a large quantity of people who are accused of crimes, including anyone who even witnesses certain crimes, could now be detained and subject to bail."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Hillary Clinton Has Said ‘It’s Time To Ban Cash To Fight Climate Change’
Did former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton state that cash should be banned to combat climate change? No, that's not true: Clinton never made such an assertion during a speech in Gujarat, India, and Lead Stories has not found any proof
AllSides→ Posts Mislead on Illinois SAFE-T Act and Elimination of Cash Bail
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FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead on Illinois SAFE-T Act and Elimination of Cash Bail
Quick Take Illinois’ new criminal justice law, known as the SAFE-T Act, would eliminate cash bail but allow a judge to detain anyone who is deemed a danger to others or a flight risk. Social media posts misleadingly claim tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nielsen Ratings Is NOT Offering $2,000 In Financial Assistance To New Households; It’s Not Nielsen, There’s No Cash
Is the television ratings and marketing company Nielsen offering $2,000 in financial assistance to consumers who sign up for downloads and survey participation? No, that's not true: The claim uses a domain address different from Nielsen's