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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: London Officials Did NOT Take Down UK Flag To ‘Maintain Peace’ — It Was Being Cleaned
Did London officials take down a United Kingdom flag before a march in support of Palestinians to "maintain peace"? No, that's not true: According to an X post from the local police, the flag was taken down to be cleaned. A Google News se
Logically→ Unrelated video from Azerbaijan shared as Israeli officials captured by Hamas
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – New York officials didn’t value Mar-a-Lago at $18 million. A Palm Beach property appraiser did
New York Attorney General Letitia James and Judge Arthur Engoron valued Mar-a-Lago at $18 million.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Georgia officials didn’t err in releasing Trump indictment with grand jurors’ names
THE FACTS: A grand jury in Georgia on Monday indicted Trump as well as 18 others for their alleged efforts to overturn the results of his 2020 election loss in the state.
PolitiFact→ What did Trump say in the other phone calls to Georgia officials?
In addition to former President Donald Trump’s phone call with Georgia’s secretary of state, he joined two other phone calls with Georgia officials in the weeks after the 2020 election as he sought to overturn the election.
PolitiFact→ Here's what Donald Trump asked Georgia election officials in 2020 phone call
The Fulton County district attorney launched an investigation following Trump’s January 2021 phone call with state election officials. Trump’s directives to state officials involved a quest to “find” enough ballots to put him in the winning col
Logically→ Visuals of a naked person hitting police officials in Uttar Pradesh falsely linked to Manipur
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – U.S., Canadian officials have not released audio of noises heard during Titan search, despite claims
Audio is of “the knocking they caught from the submarine” that imploded on the way to view the Titanic wreckage.
Logically→ Video from Pakistan shared as Karnataka residents arguing with electricity board officials
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO US Government Program Launching In July 2023 Allowing Officials To Control Access To Bank Accounts
Is the federal government launching a new program that will allow officials to control individuals' bank accounts, and have officials of Visa and Mastercard warned about such a program? No, that's not true: The Federal Reserve is simply l
AllSides→ Biden Officials Have Taken Oaths of Office, Contrary to Social Media Claim
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/06/biden-officials-have-taken-oaths-of-office-contrary-to-social-media-claim/
FactCheck.org→ Biden Officials Have Taken Oaths of Office, Contrary to Social Media Claim
Quick Take Officials serving in President Joe Biden’s administration have taken their oaths of office, and most can be seen in videos from their swearing-in ceremonies. But a video circulating on social media falsely suggests that they haven&
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Arizona video shows routine, pre-election preparations, not foul play, officials said
Video shows officials in Maricopa County, Arizona, "illegally breaking into" 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
Logically→ New York City officials have not decided to house migrants in Central Park
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Credible Evidence Arizona Lawmakers, Judges, Other Public Officials Taking Bribes From Sinaloa Cartel, Fixing Elections
Are lawmakers, judges and other public officials in Arizona taking bribes from the Sinaloa cartel and fixing elections? No, there's no reliable evidence that's true: Jacqueline Breger, an insurance agent who made the allegations during a
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – Rick Scott wrongly said election officials can’t verify voters who use Election Day registration
Same-day voter registration "does not allow election officials to verify the validity and accuracy of voter information."
Logically→ U.K. PM Rishi Sunak hosted a Pongal lunch at his official residence for government and police officials.
The visuals are of a cultural event held in Canada by members of the Tamil community to celebrate Pongal and not of a lunch hostel by Sunak.
PolitiFact→ Scott Perry – FBI, DOJ tagged threats against school officials, not parents for attending school board meetings
"Parents that go to school board meetings" and question the curriculum are being "flagged by the Department of Justice and the FBI for attending a meeting."
Logically→ Brazil’s former prime minister Jair Bolsonaro spotted with U.S. military officials on January 2, 2023.
Image from Jair Bolsonaro's March 2020 visit to U.S. Southern Command was falsely shared as a recent visit after his election loss in 2022.
AllSides→ Did Ex-Intel Officials Call Hunter Biden Laptop Disinformation?
https://www.newsweek.com/hunter-biden-laptop-jim-jordan-facebook-disinformation-twitter-1767369 The "Tw
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Yellowstone Officials’ Did NOT ‘Close Down The Park’ Or Say ‘Volcanic Uplift Is Rising’ On December 18, 2022
Is it true that "Yellowstone officials just closed down the park & said the volcanic uplift is rising" on December 18, 2022? No, that's not true: A video that made this claim reused shots from a fictional movie that has been available
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The testing labs used to certify Arizona’s voting equipment were accredited, officials say
Arizona midterm election was unlawful because the lab used to certify voting machines was not accredited.
The Dispatch→ Republican Officials Are Getting Awfully Quiet About Donald Trump
The same party leaders who condemned the Mar-a-Lago search have had a muted reaction to Merrick Garland’s special counsel announcement.The post Republican Officials Are Getting Awfully Quiet About Donald Trump appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Arizona Election Officials Did NOT Say ‘We Accidentally Mixed Un-Counted Votes With Counted Votes, Maybe 15 To 17 Thousand’
Did Arizona election officials say "we accidentally mixed un-counted votes with counted votes, maybe 15 to 17 thousand"? No, that's not true: The elections department spokesperson told Lead Stories that Maricopa County officials never sai
Logically→ Ann Arbour election officials broke the law by allowing voters to register and vote after polls closed.
In this instance, voters were allowed to participate if they arrived in line prior to the 8 p.m. deadline. This is not illegal.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump falsely claims Nevada and Arizona election officials ‘want more time to cheat’
Election results in Clark County, Nevada, and Arizona are not yet known because those places “want more time to cheat.”
AllSides→ What Republican Officials Have Said About the Violent Attack on Paul Pelosi
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/11/what-republican-officials-have-said-about-the-violent-attack-on-paul-pelosi/
Truth or Fiction?→ Ottawa’s Right-Wing ‘Freedom Convoy’ Was Assisted by Canadian Police and Federal Officials
The right-wing trucker “convoy” protesting vaccination mandates in Canada in early 2022 received information from personnel in both local and federal law enforcement, according to their attorney. The Toronto Star reported that the attorney,
FactCheck.org→ What Republican Officials Have Said About the Violent Attack on Paul Pelosi
Many Republicans have condemned or spoken out against the violent assault on Paul Pelosi, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s 82-year-old husband, who was knocked unconscious by an intruder at the couple’s San Francisco home the morning of Oct. 2
PolitiFact→ Amy Klobuchar – Election officials, lawmakers in Congress have faced increase in threats
“One in six local election officials have received threats of violence” and threats against judges have doubled over four years and threats against members of Congress have increased by 10 times over five years.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Officials in Pennsylvania Did NOT Mail Out 255,000 Ballots To Unverified Voters — They Were Mail-In Ballot Applications
Did Democratic election officials in Pennsylvania mail out 255,000 ballots to unverified voters? No, that's not true: As required by state law, county election offices mailed applications for mail-in or absentee ballots to any registered
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Health officials say taking colloidal silver can turn your skin blue
It’s impossible for colloidal silver to turn you blue.
Snopes→ Good Faith and the Honor of Partisan Election Officials Used To Be Enough To Ensure Trust in Voting Results – But Not Anymore
As midterm elections approach, some Americans express a lack of confidence in the accuracy of the vote count.
Truth or Fiction?→ Elected Officials Spread Questionable Claims of ‘Rainbow Fentanyl’
Claims of “rainbow fentanyl” are ushering in the 2022 Halloween season, but the most frightening aspect of the rumors might be how willing lawmakers are to believe them. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) has taken up the tal
Truth or Fiction?→ California Attorney General Seizes Control of Los Angeles Sheriff’s Investigation of Local Officials
California Attorney General Rob Bonta has taken control of an investigation originally carried out by Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, which quickly stirred accusations that the sheriff was attempting to intimidate local officials with overs
Snopes→ Officials Probing Whether Northeastern Explosion Was Staged
Federal officials are examining whether the employee who reported an explosion at Northeastern University may have lied to investigators and staged the incident.
Snopes→ Elected Officials, Police Chiefs on Leaked Oath Keepers List
The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism identified more than 370 people it believes currently work in law enforcement agencies — including as police chiefs and sheriffs.
Logically→ A video shows people pelting stones at police officials to protest fuel price hike in Bangladesh.
A 2013 video of Bangladesh's Islamic groups protesting over anti-blasphemy law is widely shared as one from the recent fuel price hike protests.