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FactCheck.org→ Timeline of National Guard Deployment to Capitol
On the day of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, the first National Guard members arrived to assist at about 5:40 p.m. By then, most of the violence had subsided. In the critical minutes before rioters had breached the Capitol building around 2 p.m., the chie
Snopes→ Trump Distorted Record on National Guard in DC
President Donald Trump distorted how he responded to the chaos at the Capitol, falsely stating that he acted immediately to bring in the National Guard.
Snopes→ Were Requests To Deploy National Guard Initially Denied During Capitol Riots?
Law enforcement was criticized for its slow response as chaos unfolded at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Snopes→ Does Pic Show National Guard Troops Protecting Lincoln Memorial During BLM Protests?
A photograph from the summer's Black Lives Matter protests went viral as Trump supporters attacked the Capitol.
Snopes→ Colorado Guardsman Has 1st Reported US Case of Virus Variant
The first person in the U.S. known to be infected with a new and apparently more contagious variant of the coronavirus was identified as a Colorado National Guardsman.
Liste→ Image shows former head of Rwanda’s presidential guard being arrested, not a TPLF leader
After Ethiopia’s government announced it had stripped immunity from prosecution for officials of the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), an image of a man in handcuffs was widely shared on social media with claims that it showed a leader of
Snopes→ Is the Yeti from Disneyland’s Matterhorn ‘Hidden’ in the Guardians of the Galaxy Ride?
The "Easter egg" in the ride queue is among many.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The National Guard Is NOT Only Being Activated In ‘Blue Cities’ — It’s Happening In Red States, Too
Is the National Guard only being activated in "blue (D) cities" to prepare for possible violence during the 2020 presidential election? No, that's not true: Activations have been reported in both blue and red states, for a total of some 3
Climate Feedback→ Guardian article on Arctic methane emissions claiming “a new climate feedback loop may have been triggered” lacks important context
SUMMARY This article “‘Sleeping giant’ Arctic methane deposits starting to release, scientists find” was published in The Guardian in October 2020, and has received more than 150,000 interactions on social media, according to
Snopes→ Did Amy Coney Barrett Reverse a Decision to Make a Jail Guard Pay Damages for Raping a Female Inmate?
The law "does not make public employers absolute insurers against all wrongs," a three-judge panel held in a case involving sexual assault by a jail guard.
Snopes→ 4 Swiss Guards Test Positive As COVID-19 Penetrates Vatican
The Swiss Guards, the world’s oldest standing army, provide ceremonial guard duty during papal Masses, man the Vatican gates and help protect the 83-year-old Pope Francis.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The King of Bahrain Did NOT Arrive In Dubai With A Robot Bodyguard
Did the King of Bahrain attend a convention with an eight-foot-tall weaponized robotic bodyguard? No, that's not true: This video shows a performer wearing a partially mechanized robot suit in a promotional appearance as "Titan the Robot"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alleged Kenosha Shooter Rittenhouse Did NOT Own Gas Station Where He Was Allegedly Standing Guard To Protect It From Arson
Was Kyle Rittenhouse just protecting his own business in Kenosha, Wisconsin, when he allegedly shot at a crowd protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake? No, this is not true. Rittenhouse, seen armed with a semi-automatic rifle, was w
Liste→ Canadian children with COVID-19 symptoms can quarantine with a parent or guardian
Facebook posts shared thousands of times in Canada claim that parliament has passed a law that would allow the government to quarantine a child who showed COVID-19 symptoms at school separately from a parent. This is false; Canada’s legislature has n
Liste→ This image from World War 2 shows an American soldier guarding a group of Nazi prisoners
A black-and-white photograph of a man with a rifle and dagger holding a group of soldiers captive has been shared on Facebook hundreds of times with the claim that it shows Italian troops surrendering to an Ethiopian officer. The post insinuates this i
TruthOrFiction→ Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Guards Can’t Drink for Life, Must Live in Underground Barracks?
A popular September 2019 Facebook post about guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier makes a number of claims, among them that anyone serving as a Sentinel “must commit 2 years of life to guard the tomb, live in a barracks under the tomb, and
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Claim: President deployed National Guard to Minn. over objections of state leaders. Fact check: False
https://thefulcrum.us/balance-of-power/minnesota-national-guard "Minnesota's Democrat governor [Tim Wal
Snopes→ Are These Troops Guarding the Lincoln Memorial?
One striking photograph highlighted the political unrest taking place in the U.S. capital and across the country following the death of George Floyd.
TruthOrFiction→ Is ‘Officer McMuffin’ Stacy Talbert a Security Guard, Not Law Enforcement?
After a June 15 2020 Facebook Live video from Stacey Talbert (during which she sobbed over a delayed Egg McMuffin at a Georgia McDonald’s) went viral, a couple of tweets claimed that Talbert was a security guard posing as a police officer: UP
Climate Feedback→ Article in The Guardian misleads readers about sensitivity of climate models by narrowly focusing on single study
SUMMARY The article in The Guardian misleadingly claims that the latest generation of climate models are more sensitive to carbon emissions than scientists previously thought. Instead, reviewers of this article state that the best estimate of climat
Snopes→ National Guard Called to Respond to Minneapolis Violence
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz called in the National Guard as looting broke out in St. Paul and a wounded Minneapolis braced for more violence after rioting over the death of George Floyd.
Snopes→ 3 Charged in Killing of Store Security Guard Over Virus Mask
A woman, her adult son and husband have been charged in the fatal shooting of a security guard who refused to let her daughter enter a Family Dollar in Michigan because she wasn't wearing a face mask to protect against transmission of the coronavirus.
Snopes→ AP Was There: National Guard Kills 4 Students at Kent State in 1970
The Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed college students during a war protest at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. Four students were killed, and nine others were injured.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Homeland Security Is NOT Preparing To Mobilize The National Guard To Combat Coronavirus
Is the U.S. Department of Homeland Security preparing to mobilize the National Guard to enforce a nationwide quarantine? No, that's not true: The National Guard has issued a tweet refuting those claims. The item has been copied-and-pasted from
Snopes→ New York Sending National Guard to Suburb to Control Coronavirus
Schools, houses of worship, and large gathering spaces will close in a "containment zone" in New Rochelle, New York. The New York City suburb is believed to be the nation's biggest cluster of coronavirus cases.
Snopes→ Turn Music Down, Library Guard Asked. Then She was Stabbed.
The suspect was tackled by library patrons after the stabbing.
TruthOrFiction→ Director James Gunn Refutes Fake Instagram Post Fueling ‘Guardians’ Coverage
In a microcosm of the problem with aggregation-based reporting, film director James Gunn went online to refute a story circulating about him that relied on a falsified photograph of one of his social media accounts. On February 1 2020, the pop-culture
Snopes→ NATO Leaders Appear to Gossip About Trump in Unguarded Chat
While NATO leaders are professing unity as they gather for a summit near London, several seem to have been caught in an unguarded exchange on camera apparently gossiping about U.S. President Donald Trump’s behavior.
Snopes→ As Epstein Died, Guards Allegedly Shopped Online and Slept
Two jail guards responsible for monitoring Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself were sleeping and browsing the internet instead, according to an indictment charging the guards with lying on prison records to cover themselves.
Snopes→ Epstein Jail Guards Charged with Falsifying Records
Guards Tova Noel and Michael Thomas were accused in a grand jury indictment of neglecting their duties by failing to check on Jeffrey Epstein for nearly eight hours.
Snopes→ Union Official: Fired Wisconsin School Guard Gets Job Back
A Wisconsin school district is rehiring a black security guard after he was fired last week for repeating a racial slur while telling a student not to use it, a union official said.
Snopes→ Former SS Camp Guard Tells Court He’s ‘Haunted’ By Killings
Bruno Dey, a former SS private, told the court that "the images of misery and horror have haunted me my entire life," the German dpa news agency reported.
Snopes→ Coast Guard Drills Through Hull: 4 ‘OK’ Inside Cargo Ship
Rescuers are communicating with the trapped sailors through a hole they drilled, but getting them out poses difficult technical challenges.
Snopes→ Noises Heard as Coast Guard Searches for 4 Inside Cargo Ship
A rescue team has heard noises from inside a cargo ship where four crew members are missing after their huge vessel overturned and caught fire, but the flames and smoke have so far prevented the rescuers from safely penetrating the unstable vessel.
Snopes→ US Moves FEMA, Coast Guard Money to Fund Border Programs
The news comes as hurricane season is ramping up.
Snopes→ Two Guards Suspended and Warden Reassigned After Epstein Death
The move by the Justice Department came amid mounting evidence that the chronically understaffed Metropolitan Correctional Center may have bungled its responsibility to keep the 66-year-old Epstein from harming himself while he awaited trial on charges
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Guard Watching Epstein Has NOT Mysteriously Vanished
Did one of the guards (named Arturus Tubolls) that was supposed to watch Jeffrey Epstein mysteriously vanish? No, that's not true: the story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans into sha
Snopes→ Epstein’s Guards Worked Extreme OT Shifts Morning of Death
Guards on Jeffrey Epstein’s unit were working extreme overtime shifts to make up for staffing shortages the morning of his apparent suicide.
Snopes→ Libya’s Coast Guard Recovers Dozens of Bodies of Migrants
Up to 150 people, including women and children, went missing and were feared drowned after their boats capsized in the Mediterranean Sea.