Former President Jimmy Carter “passed away Tuesday, July 23, at 01:34 am at his home in Plains, Georgia at the age of 99.”
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PolitiFact→ Viral image – Swimmer Lia Thomas didn’t lose “every title,” despite online claims
“Officially; Lia Thomas has lost every title.”
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – Border Patrol does not pay for migrants’ flights, despite Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s claim
Border Patrol agents take migrants "to the Yuma airport, put them on a plane to any destination they want. ... And they pay their ticket. And then they get reimbursement from FEMA."
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Swimmer Lia Thomas didn’t announce her retirement, despite online claims
“Lia Thomas announces retirement from competitive swimming.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Joe Biden’s border policy is not ‘pro-child trafficking,’ despite Donald Trump’s claim
Joe Biden’s immigration order limiting asylum is “pro-child trafficking.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Apple has not announced plans to charge FaceTime users, despite social media claim
"Apple is … about to start charging us to use the FaceTime feature.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – President Joe Biden is alive, despite fake information posted on Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com proves President Joe Biden “is not real.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Walmart didn’t announce new 24-hour store hours, despite online claims
“Walmart has announced starting June 3rd all locations in the U.S. will go back to 24hrs.”
PolitiFact→ Jason Pizzo – Donald Trump is likely able to vote in November despite felony conviction
“Trump can’t vote for himself in the November election.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Billionaire and philanthropist George Soros is still not a Nazi, despite online claims
“George Soros is a roaring, cold-blooded Nazi sociopath.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are campaigning, despite online claims
“There is no campaigning going on, none whatsoever.”
FactCheck.org→ Still No Evidence COVID-19 Vaccination Increases Cancer Risk, Despite Posts
SciCheck Digest It has not been shown that COVID-19 vaccines cause or accelerate cancer. Yet opponents of the vaccines say a new review article “has found that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines could aid cancer development.” The review conclusions are mai
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Reba McEntire isn’t facing any ‘charges,’ despite claims in social media posts
“Reba McEntire faces serious charges.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – World Economic Forum leader Klaus Schwab in good health on April 15, despite social media claims
World Economic Forum founder and chairman Klaus Schwab hospitalized in critical condition on April 15.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – An ‘E.T.’ sequel isn’t coming to theaters, despite movie poster image
An “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” sequel is coming out in 2025.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The WEF’s chairman is still alive and well, despite claims online
Social media users are spreading baseless rumors about Schwab’s health.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Dr. Ben Carson didn’t discover a cure for headaches and other ailments, despite online claims
“Dr. Ben Carson discovered 3 completely natural ingredients that resulted in headaches disappearing, blood cholesterol levels lowering, and elevated blood pressure disappearing.”
PolitiFact→ Brian Kilmeade – Who owns TikTok’s parent company? Despite what Brian Kilmeade says, it's not the Chinese government
The Chinese government “owns” TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – It takes longer than 24 hours to count presidential election votes, despite claim to the contrary
The 2020 election was the only time in American history that an election took more than 24 hours to count.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Nancy Pelosi was not behind Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack, despite repeated debunked claims
Nancy Pelosi is responsible for Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
PolitiFact→ Yes, George Santos can attend the State of the Union, walk House floor despite being expelled
Surprise guests are a feature of the president's State of the Union address. A big surprise for the 2024 address was the presence of expelled Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. How was he allowed to attend in the House chamber?
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The Texas megachurch shooter has not been identified as transgender, despite claims online
Amid the aftermath of Sunday’s shooting at Lakewood Church, which is led by televangelist pastor Joel Osteen, social media users spread false claims about Moreno’s gender identity.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, the IRS isn’t distributing ‘stimulus checks’ in certain states this month, despite claims online
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Compounds shown in 2019 news clip not linked to Hamas, despite online claims
CLAIM: A news clip shows compounds in the U.S. where Hamas was “training hidden in plain sight.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, NATO has not urged Ukraine to surrender, despite what social media posts claim
CLAIM: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization has called on Ukraine to surrender to Russia. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The 31-nation alliance has made no such call.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Voting locations in Arizona’s Maricopa County didn’t close early unexpectedly, despite claims online
CLAIM: Voting locations in Maricopa County, Arizona closed early without notice on Election Day. AP’S ASSESSMENT: Missing context.
PolitiFact→ Mike Johnson – Despite Mike Johnson’s claim, some spending cuts can increase deficits
“Only in Washington can you cut funding, add a pay-for to a new spending measure, and they say it's terrible for the deficit.”
AllSides→ No Change in George Floyd’s Cause of Death, Despite Viral False Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/11/no-change-in-george-floyds-cause-of-death-despite-viral-false-claims/
FactCheck.org→ No Change in George Floyd’s Cause of Death, Despite Viral False Claims
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take The police officer who kept his knee on George Floyd’s neck for about nine minutes in 2020 was convicted of murder, and the medical examiner determined that police
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Ukraine’s president didn’t surrender to Russia over the weekend, despite social media claims
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The Israeli military has not admitted it bombed a Gaza hospital, despite widespread claims online
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hamas has not surrendered to Israel, despite video’s claim
“Cries of Victory in Israel — Gaza Now Belongs to Israel! HAMAS Surrenders Desperately!”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The US isn’t planning to order young men to enlist in the military, despite claims made online
CLAIM: The U.S. military is planning to reinstitute the draft. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Defense officials confirm the armed forces have made no such recommendation to Congress or the president, which are the entities empowered to authorize a draft.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a human, despite what social media posts say
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is “not human.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Katie Hobbs is still Arizona’s governor, despite online claims
“Katie Hobbs no longer governor of Arizona.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wasn’t arrested, despite online claims
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi was arrested.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ England isn’t ‘giving up’ on 15-minute cities, despite social media claims
CLAIM: England is giving up on efforts to create 15-minute cities because people have destroyed all the cameras and refused to pay tens of thousands of fines.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Walmart isn’t refunding $500 to anyone who shopped there last year, despite online claims
“Walmart must pay $500 to U.S. families who made purchases in 2022.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Hawaii isn’t home to tons of lithium, despite baseless claims linking wildfires and lithium access
Hawaii wildfire was intentionally set because there’s “120 million tons of lithium in Maui.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – CNN didn’t suggest former President Barack Obama is a serial killer, despite social media claims
CNN reported that “Barack Obama’s ex-boyfriend admits he was ‘prime suspect’ in gay serial killer case.”