Is Algerian boxer Imane Khelif a man who transitioned to be a woman? No, that's not true: International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach publicly said that Khelif's case is the case of somebody "being born, raised, competed and hav
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AllSides→ FACT-CHECK: Female Secret Service Applicants Are NOT Held to ‘Same Standards’ as Men.
https://thenationalpulse.com/2024/07/23/fact-check-female-secret-service-applicants-are-not-held-to-same-standards-as-men/
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Fake Fox News chyron says Kamala Harris could be the oldest female president
Fox News aired a chyron that said, “Kamala could be the oldest elected female president.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nikki Hiltz Is NOT Biological Man — Identifies As They/Them And Was Assigned Female At Birth
Is Nikki Hiltz a biological man? No, that's not true: Hiltz was assigned female at birth. Hiltz has openly identified as transgender and nonbinary, opting for they/them gender pronouns, since 2021. The claim appeared in a post (archived h
The Dispatch→ Misleading Photo Suggests Trump Would Face an All-Black, All-Female Panel of Judges on Appeal
The appellate court actually has 21 judges, and five would be selected randomly to hear his case.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT Block FEMA From Tornado Relief In Omaha
Did U.S. Marines forcibly block the Federal Emergency Management Agency from providing tornado relief in Omaha, Nebraska, in April 2024? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. It originall
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy JAG Was NOT Holding ‘345 FEMA Employees At Marine Corps Base Hawaii’ In February 2024
Was the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate Corps holding 345 Federal Emergency Management Agency employees at a U.S. Marine Corps Base in Hawaii as of February 2024? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Marine Corps ‘White Hats’ Did NOT Arrest FEMA Regional Administrator Tony Robinson In February 2024
Did U.S. Marine Corps "white hats" arrest Federal Emergency Management Agency Regional Administrator Tony Robinson on February 2, 2024? No, that's not true: FEMA and Pentagon representatives confirmed to Lead Stories that this claim is fa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Marines Did NOT Kick FEMA Out of Tennessee
Did U.S. Marines "kick ... out" the Federal Emergency Management Agency from Tennessee following a disaster recent as of December 21, 2023? No, that's not true: A FEMA representative told Lead Stories, "FEMA teams are on the ground in Ten
Full Fact→ More than one Downing Street pandemic press conference was led by a female politician
Then-home secretary Priti Patel fronted the press conferences on at least five occasions.
AllSides→ Conspiracy Theories Spread Online About FEMA Emergency Alert Test
https://thedispatch.com/article/conspiracy-theories-spread-online-about-fema-emergency-alert-test/ Hall
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA’s October 4 Test Will NOT Send ‘Special Sound Nationwide For 30 Minutes’ On All Phones, Computers, TVs, Radios
Will FEMA's October 4, 2023, wireless emergency alert test cause a 30-minute sound on all phones, computers, televisions and radios in the United States? No, that's not true: The test of the emergency alert system will run within a 30-min
The Dispatch→ Conspiracy Theories Spread Online About FEMA Emergency Alert Test
Some say it will trigger reactions among vaccinated individuals.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA’s October 4, 2023, Wireless Emergency Alert Test Is NOT Mandatory On Mobile Devices — It is Possible To Opt Out
Is it true that there will be no way to opt out of the FEMA and FCC Nationwide Emergency Alert Test on October 4, 2023? No, that's not true: If a person does not want to receive the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) portion of the test, they
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Amazon hasn’t ordered delivery drivers to pull over during Oct. 4 FEMA alert test
CLAIM: Amazon has told delivery workers to stop driving for one hour during the Oct. 4 test of the national emergency alert system because phones and other electronic devices will be inoperable.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Videos of homeless housing in Hawaii and California misrepresented online as FEMA camps
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Ukraine Uses ‘New Body Armor Designed For Its Pregnant Women Fighters’ — It’s Just For Female Military Personnel
Does a viral video prove that Ukraine now employs bulletproof vests specifically made for "pregnant women fighters"? No, that's not true: The post on social media misleads audiences about the new body armor's design -- it was made not for
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Conspiracy theories about FEMA’s Oct. 4 emergency alert test spread online
CLAIM: An emergency broadcast system test on Oct. 4 will send a signal to cell phones nationwide in order to activate nanoparticles such as graphene oxide that have been introduced into people’s bodies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show FEMA ‘Concentration Camp’ In Hawaii — It Shows Housing Development For Homeless Veterans
Does a social-media video show a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) "concentration camp" in Hawaii? No, this is not true: This video, according to a FEMA spokesperson, shows a project with which FEMA is not affiliated at all. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA Does NOT Have Prison Camp Just Outside Fairbanks, Alaska, That Can Hold Up To 2 Million People
Does FEMA have a prison camp just outside Fairbanks, Alaska, that can hold up to 2 million people at a time? No, that's not true: "That is absolutely false," an official of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told Lead Stories. The ag
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video shows tiny homes for homeless residents, not FEMA concentration camps
Video shows a Federal Emergency Management Agency “concentration camp” in Hawaii.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – FEMA’s emergency alert test won’t activate graphene oxide in people
An emergency broadcast system test will “send a specific high-frequency signal … with the intention of activating graphene oxide” in people.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence FEMA Emergency Test Will Cause DNA Damage By Activating ‘Nanoparticles Including Graphene Oxide’
Is there evidence that the next FEMA emergency test will not really be a test but a cover for the government to send high-frequency signals activating "nanoparticles including graphene oxide" into phones, TVs and radios, possibly causing
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT Unusual, Unexpected, Nefarious For FEMA To Open Temporary Field Office In A Chicagoland Mall After Flooding
Was the appearance of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) field office in the Washington Square Mall complex in Chicago a sign of nefarious activity? No, that's not true: A state of emergency had been declared for Cook County, Il
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A new FEMA office in Chicago isn’t suspicious. It’s part of the agency’s response to summer floods
CLAIM: A video shows a disaster response center that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has suspiciously opened in Chicago, even though the city isn't dealing with an emergency at the moment.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – FEMA set up Chicago offices to help residents affected by flooding, not to plan a disaster
A FEMA office in Chicago is proof of a conspiracy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Appoint FEMA Director Before Maui Fires, Did NOT Confirm He Knew They Would Occur
Did the timing of President Joe Biden appointing a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director before the Maui fires and subsequently saying that director was already in Hawaii when the fires broke out confirm Biden knew the wildf
AllSides→ Is FEMA at Burning Man? Virus Outbreak Conspiracy Theory Spreads Online
https://www.newsweek.com/burning-man-fema-ebola-conspiracy-theories-1824295 After the Burning Man festi
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Yes, a top FEMA official was in Hawaii before the Maui fires, but it was for a conference
CLAIM: President Biden admitted that a top Federal Emergency Management Agency official was already on the ground in Hawaii even before the Maui wildfires started.
Logically→ 2007 news of fake FEMA press conference shared as ‘staged’ briefing on Maui wildfires
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Claim that FEMA is burying Maui wildfire victims in a ‘mass gravesite’ started as satire
“Marines caught FEMA operatives piling corpses into a mass gravesite at the Maui Forest Reserve.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fake FEMA news conference took place in 2007, not during the recent Maui wildfires
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims about FEMA, Red Cross “confiscating” donations to Hawaii victims are False
FEMA and Red Cross are “confiscating” donations meant for Hawaii wildfire victims.
FactCheck.org→ Online Videos Share Fabricated Story About FEMA and Marines on Maui
Quick Take The Federal Emergency Management Agency operates a Disaster Recovery Center on Maui and has approved $7 million in assistance to thousands of wildfire survivors. Online videos, however, are sharing a fabricated tale about FEMA’s op
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The military didn’t arrest FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks, despite online claims
“Military arrests FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, a top FEMA official was not arrested for treason following the Maui fires. The claim is satire
CLAIM: Erik Hooks, the deputy director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has been arrested in connection with the agency’s response to the Maui wildfires.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fabricated story fantasizes about Maui gunfight between U.S. Marine Corps and FEMA agents
“Marines neutralize fleeing FEMA convoy in Maui.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks
Did U.S. Marines arrest Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim "is not true." Also, the website where this claim was made
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The Marines didn’t attack a FEMA convoy on Maui. The claim originated on a parody site
CLAIM: The U.S. Marine Corps “neutralized” a “fleeing FEMA convoy in Maui.” AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Social media users are sharing a post from a website that says it publishes “humor, parody, and satire” and has previously published simil
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Marines Did NOT ‘Neutralize Fleeing FEMA Convoy’ On Maui
Did U.S. Marines "neutralize" a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) convoy on Maui around August 20, 2023? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that there's "absolutely no truth to this claim." Also, the w