The art of sewing, an indispensable skill in society, has been transformed significantly over the centuries. What was once a laborious manual task, involving needles and threads handled by delicate fingers, has morphed into a mechanized process, than
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Truth or Fiction?→ Unveiling The History Of The Machine Gun: Who Discovered it?
Machine guns, devices engineered for rapid-fire and continuous operation, have shaped the art of warfare and transformed the course of history. Originating from the need for better firepower in battles, these lethal inventions emerged from a series o
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Pennsylvania voting machine error did not reveal ‘election fraud’
On Nov. 7, 2023, Pennsylvania voting machines were “flipping votes,” which is evidence of “election fraud.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Posts misrepresent voting machine error in Pennsylvania county as evidence of ‘rigged’ elections
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Arkansas isn’t ditching voting machines for paper ballots, despite claims online
CLAIM: Arkansas is switching to election ballots that are marked by hand rather than by machine. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Logically→ Japanese rescue robots shared as Chinese ‘cadaver collecting’ machines
Logically→ This video does not show a new HAARP machine in Alaska
The Dispatch→ Charismatic Machines
Why isn’t this the golden age of assassinations? Continue reading Charismatic Machines »
The Dispatch→ Part Klon, Part Machine
"Where are my killer robots?" Continue reading Part Klon, Part Machine »
AllSides→ Post Misrepresents Legal Power of Arizona Resolution on Electronic Voting Machines
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/post-misrepresents-legal-power-of-arizona-resolution-on-electronic-voting-machines/
FactCheck.org→ Post Misrepresents Legal Power of Arizona Resolution on Electronic Voting Machines
Quick Take The Republican majority leader of the Arizona Senate informed county election officials that a Senate resolution essentially bars electronic voting systems in the state. The state’s Democratic secretary of state and attorney genera
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Arizona isn’t banning electronic voting machines in 2024
“Arizona BANS Electronic Voting Machines.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Maricopa Officials Breaking Into Election Machines — It Shows Routine Pre-Election Installation
Does a post show "new video evidence" of Maricopa County election officials breaking into sealed election machines? No, that's not true: The "new" video is a recording of a 2022 public live stream of the Maricopa County, Arizona, election
The Dispatch→ The American Wealth Machine and Its Misguided Discontents
People walk through an upscale shopping district of Manhattan. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Despite what you might hear (or believe), the U.S. economy continues to dominate the world.Continue reading The American Wealth Machine and Its Misguide
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Are we seeing a machine uprising? No. Video’s robot attack is an animation
“Robot attacks factory worker” in video.
Poynter→ Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Here’s a look back at false claims about the voting machine company
Long before Dominion Voting Systems sued Fox News for defamation, PolitiFact was fact-checking claims about the election machine maker and its supposed influence over the 2020 election. Dominion was headed […] The post Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Here&
PolitiFact→ Dominion-Fox lawsuit: Looking back at false claims about voting machine company
Fox News is scheduled to be in court this week, defending against a Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit. Here’s a look at how we’ve checked dozens of false claims against the voting equipment company.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden said you can’t own a machine gun. You can in most states, but there are restrictions
In the U.S., “you’re not allowed to own a machine gun.”
Truth or Fiction?→ California’s Shasta County Drops Dominion Voting Machines Due to Unfounded Conspiracy Theories
On March 13 2023, a post to Reddit’s r/California_Politics reported that northern California’s Shasta County had just “dumped” Dominion voting machines, “leaving its election operations up in the air”: [Sh
The Dispatch→ Let Ukraine Defeat the Russia-Iranian War Machine
People look at a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian-made Shahed-136, in central Kyiv. (Photo by Oleksii Chumachenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images.)Biden’s chronic risk avers
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Machine Does NOT Break Laws Of Physics, CANNOT Power Your House For Free
Did a generator made out of magnets and a battery lead to an astonishing discovery that breaks the laws of physics? No, that's not true: A perpetual motion machine would violate the laws of thermodynamics. Two Australian inventors claimed
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Myanmar Does NOT Use The Same Voting Machines As The US – It Doesn’t Even Use Voting Machines
Does the southeast Asian country of Myanmar use the same voting machines as the United States in its elections? No, that's not true: According to a spokesperson for the Asian Network for Free Elections, a non-governmental organization tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Tabulators Were NOT Problem Machines Used In Maricopa County, AZ – Runbeck Supplied The Machines & Technology
Were Dominion Voting System tabulators the machines that caused problems in Maricopa County, Arizona on Election Day, November 8, 2022? No, that's not true: "Runbeck is our printer vendor," Maricopa County Elections Department Communicati
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Voting Machines in Arizona
Voting machine malfunctions on Election Day in Arizona led to a conspiracy theory that some form of election stealing or disenfranchisement was taking place to prevent Republicans from winning in the state. ANOTHER ONE! Officials say +20% of Voting
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines Are NOT ‘RIGGED FOR ELECTION THEFT’ — Sharpies, Pens, Pencils All Work
Are Dominion voting machines in Pennsylvania "rigged for election theft," depending on whether a voter uses a Sharpie, pen or pencil? No, that's not true: The claims are not backed by any evidence and are unsubstantiated. Both Dominion an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wi-Fi At Polling Place Does NOT Mean Voting Machines Are Connected To Internet
Does having Wi-Fi networks available at polling places mean voting machines are connected to the internet? No, that's not true: An expert told Lead Stories that assuming that the existence of a Wi-Fi network means that nearby voting machi
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence George Soros has funded voting machines in the US
"They’re trying to rig the election again! Do not trust the Soros funded voting machines!!!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Soros Did NOT Fund Purchase Of Voting Machines To Rig 2022 Election
Did billionaire philanthropist George Soros fund the purchase of voting machines in order to rig the 2022 midterm elections? No, that's not true: Elections are funded by taxpayer dollars and Soros has no connections to voting machine or v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Election Results NOT Invalidated By Dominion Voting Machines ‘QR Code Signature Mismatch’
Does the presence of "QR code signature mismatch" error codes reported in some Dominion voting machines in Tennessee invalidate Georgia election results? No, that's not true: Experts with whom Lead Stories spoke said there is no connectio
Poynter→ How Twitter’s edit button could fuel the misinformation machine
In just 30 minutes, a single-word tweet from The Washington Post racked up 2,543 retweets and quote tweets. The post said, simply, “news.” The internet similarly went wild for other […] The post How Twitter’s edit button could fuel the misi
Snopes→ Do Bubble Machines Keep Mosquitoes Away?
Hacks for keeping mosquitoes away are a common type of rumor.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove ‘Rife Machines’ Cure Cancer
Does resonant frequency therapy with the Rife machine cure cancer? No, that's not true: A video making that claim provides very little evidence that Rife machines work. A medical doctor who specializes in radiation oncology and a nursing
Logically→ Rife machine’s electromagnetic therapy can cure cancer
According to medical research, Rife machine is not found to be effective in getting rid of cancer cells. Patients have been advised to not use it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines Did NOT Fail Testing For Colorado Secretary Of State Recount
Did Dominion voting machines fail testing for a primary recount in the race for Colorado secretary of state? No, that's not true: Dominion Voting Systems, the Colorado secretary of state's office and the El Paso County clerk and recorder'
PolitiFact→ Viral image – There is no evidence that vibrational frequencies from Rife machines can cure cancer
A cure for cancer, known as a Rife machine, was found in 1934.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Machine ‘Manipulation’ Was NOT Responsible For 2022 Primary Election Problems In DeKalb County, Georgia — It Was Computer Programming Error By State
Was Dominion voting machine "manipulation" responsible for 2022 primary election problems In DeKalb County, Georgia? No, that's not true: The Georgia secretary of state's office says it was a mistake in programming the machines for a sing
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Doug Mastriano Say He Could Decertify Voting Machines?
Doug Mastriano. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Viral social media posts claim that the winner of the Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial primary, Doug Mastriano, signaled a willingness to overturn election results, saying he could decerti
Snopes→ Does This Video Show a ‘Perpetual’ Marble Machine?
In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
Poynter→ In 2022, Brazil’s Bolsonaro disinformation machine challenges a growing number of skeptics
Making politics in Brazil in 2022 demands knowledge of how to manipulate social platforms and flood them with information that makes up a convincing narrative that the country is doing […] The post In 2022, Brazil’s Bolsonaro disinformation
Logically→ The mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko has been pictured in a military uniform with a machine gun while he fights for Ukraine.
The picture of Klitschko is from 2021. It does not show the mayor fighting on the frontline.