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FactCheck.org→ Online Rumors Baselessly Claim Biden Experienced Medical Emergency After COVID-19 Diagnosis
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 on July 17. His symptoms remained mild and have since resolved, according to his treating physician. But fueled by day
Full Fact→ Donald Trump shooting: false claims spread online after assassination attempt
Claims the attack was staged and various competing claims about who was responsible have been widespread on social media.
AllSides→ We fact-checked some of the rumors spreading online about the Trump assassination attempt
https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/misinformation-narratives-fact-checked-wake-trump-assassination-attempt-2024-07-15/
AllSides→ We fact-checked some of the rumors spreading online about the Trump assassination attempt
https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/misinformation-narratives-fact-checked-wake-trump-assassination-attempt-2024-07-15/
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Swimmer Lia Thomas didn’t lose “every title,” despite online claims
“Officially; Lia Thomas has lost every title.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Swimmer Lia Thomas didn’t announce her retirement, despite online claims
“Lia Thomas announces retirement from competitive swimming.”
Full Fact→ Edited image of Sir Keir Starmer sitting with Jimmy Savile recirculates online
The altered picture has been doing the rounds again in the run up to the general election.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The US dollar will continue to be used for oil sales, contrary to false online claims
“Saudi Arabia will stop using the US dollar for oil sales and will not renew the 50-year petro-dollar agreement with the U.S.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Banners from HBO’s ‘House of the Dragon’ are not flying on New York bridges as videos online suggest
Social media users are sharing the videos ahead of the season two premiere on Sunday, claiming that the banners are 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.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Mexico election: Sexist tropes and misinformation swirl online
As voters in Mexico head to the polls, a flurry of false, sexist and misleading posts on social media are blurring the lines between fact and fiction.
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→ Trump Plans to Attend Son’s Graduation and GOP Fundraiser, Contrary to Online Claim
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take While his criminal fraud trial is not in session on May 17, former President Donald Trump plans to attend the high school graduation of his son Barron in Florida as we
PolitiFact→ Viral image – HIV doesn’t spread through pools but some online users wrongly claim people are getting infected
Four people “tested positive” after a Texas pool was “infected with AIDS.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Trump attended his eldest children’s graduations, contrary to online claims
Former President Donald Trump “didn’t attend the graduations” of his other children.
Full Fact→ Sydney student misidentified as Bondi attacker in viral online claims
Benjamin Cohen was falsely identified as the killer in viral social media posts and by a national TV network in Australia.
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→ X posts – Fact-checking the false claim that O.J. Simpson posted an online confession before his death
An X post that said, “I did it” was “the last thing O.J. Simpson tweeted before he passed.”
Full Fact→ Incorrect claim about how much MPs can claim for breakfast recirculates online
MPs can claim up to £25 for food, but only if they spend a night away from their constituency or London on parliamentary business.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on Online Discourse, Sports Gambling, and the Conservative Legal Movement
Plus: the lingering effects of schooling during the pandemic.
The Dispatch→ The Michigan GOP’s Online Wars Could Last Through Election Day
Plus: A look at Biden’s standing with Catholic voters.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Online posts erroneously tie Senate minority leader’s late sister-in-law to ship that hit Baltimore bridge
Social media users are falsely claiming that Chao, who died in Texas after driving into a pond on Feb. 10 while intoxicated, is connected to the collapse of the Key Bridge, suggesting that her death appears suspicious in light of the incident in Baltim
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→ Instagram posts – Elephant photo has been online since at least 2018; it’s not a recent sign of an apocalypse
Image shows elephants running for higher ground in the “past few weeks.”
Full Fact→ Unevidenced Diane Abbott quote about ‘the problem with Britain’ recirculates online
This claim has been circulating online for at least a decade, and Ms Abbott has denied it is real.
Full Fact→ Edited photo of Israeli soldiers holding ‘ISIS flag’ circulating online
The servicemen were actually holding the flag of a specific brigade within the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), not one associated with the terrorist group.
PolitiFact→ Princess Kate’s altered photo: What experts say happened and how to spot manipulated content online
After news organizations withdrew a photo of Princess Kate, conspiracy theories swirled. We spoke with digital forensics experts about what happened with the photo, and how people can spot manipulated content online.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Online Certificate Does NOT Qualify Veterans For Permit To Carry Concealed Firearm In All States
Can veterans now qualify to download a certificate that authorizes them to carry a concealed weapon, as promoted in a post on social media? No, that's not true: The misleading advertisement leads users to a site with a disclaimer that sta
FactCheck.org→ Blood Donations from COVID-19 Vaccine Recipients Are Safe, Contrary to Online Claims
SciCheck Digest People vaccinated with an authorized or approved COVID-19 vaccine can donate blood immediately after receiving a shot if they’re feeling well. Social media posts distort a question from the American Red Cross to baselessly claim t
The Dispatch→ Llamas, Life Online, and Lessons Learned
How the news media followed social media mobs into the darkest corners of political life.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Proposed online safety act does not require websites to verify government IDs
The Kids Online Safety Act “would require everyone to upload your government ID in order to use most sites on the internet.”
FactCheck.org→ Texas Abortion Recipients Not Subject to Penalty, Contrary to Online Claims
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Abortion is illegal in Texas, with narrow exceptions for the life and health of a pregnant patient. Those who provide abortions can face stiff penalties, but Texas law s
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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Microsoft Did NOT Say It Would Disable Computers of Users Who Share ‘Non-Mainstream Content’ Online
Did Microsoft announce plans to disable the computers of users who share "non-mainstream content" online? No, that's not true: This claim is completely made up, mis-stating what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in an interview with NBC's
The Dispatch→ It’s Time to Pass the Kids Online Safety Act
Social media is contributing to unprecedented levels of anxiety, depression, and self-harm in adolescents.
FactCheck.org→ Online Posts Share Altered Photo of Taylor Swift With Bogus Political Sign
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Taylor Swift has previously endorsed political candidates, including Joe Biden in the 2020 election. Online posts, however, share an altered photo of Swift that purports
The Dispatch→ Let Parents, Not Politicians, Keep Kids Safe Online
Regulating social media behavior for kids runs into privacy trade-offs most Americans won’t tolerate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Unveil ‘Global Police Force’ To Arrest Those Who Post Non-Mainstream Content Online
Did the World Health Organization unveil a "global police force," purportedly to arrest citizens who post independent media online? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any evidence of a representative from the Organization ma