If the government shuts down, will Social Security checks go out? Yes, that’s the plan.
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media post recasts celebrity deaths as part of conspiracy
Princess Diana, actor Heath Ledger and musician John Lennon were “killed for exposing the truth.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media posts exaggerate real stories about plasma transfusions to suggest something sinister
“World leaders & elite businessmen are ingesting the blood of young children in order to achieve ‘eternal youth,’ a CBS report warns.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Social media posts misrepresent CDC data on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines in teens
CLAIM: Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that COVID-19 vaccines will not prevent any deaths among teenagers and lead to 100,000 to 200,000 severe side effects.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t believe the social media circus. A clown attack didn’t happen in Paris
Video shows an April 2023 clown attack in Paris.
Logically→ Nej, den svenska socialtjänsten kidnappar inte 50.000 barn per år baserat på den nazistiska “Lebensborn”-ideologin om att återbefolka nationen.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Video shows Sen. John Fetterman, not a body double, with tattoos intact
Video proves Sen. John Fetterman has a body double.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t fall for social media posts promising free money from Walmart
“Walmart must pay $500 to customers who made purchases in the last 180 days.”
Washington Post→ How not to fix Social Security, by a GOP group and Biden
President Biden bashed a plan he says would cut benefits, but the timeline for adopting a House GOP plan would do little to solve Social Security’s fiscal woes.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ England isn’t ‘giving up’ on 15-minute cities, despite social media claims
CLAIM: England is giving up on efforts to create 15-minute cities because people have destroyed all the cameras and refused to pay tens of thousands of fines.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old baseless rumors about Clinton snuff film persist on social media
“Hillary Clinton in trouble as her dark web video leaked.”
Full Fact→ Old video of fight in Ukrainian parliament re-emerges on social media
Footage of a fight breaking out in Ukraine’s legislature being shared online was actually filmed in 2010.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – CNN didn’t suggest former President Barack Obama is a serial killer, despite social media claims
CNN reported that “Barack Obama’s ex-boyfriend admits he was ‘prime suspect’ in gay serial killer case.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Social media users spread false claim that CNN reported that Cash App is bankrupt
CLAIM: CNN has reported that online payment service Cash App has gone bankrupt. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Social media posts misconstrue the efficacy of vaccines for flu, measles, mumps and rubella
CLAIM: Vaccines for the flu, measles, mumps and rubella were developed decades ago, yet the diseases haven't been eradicated, proving that the immunizations don’t work.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – How a deepfake video of Ron DeSantis dropping out went viral
A video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Tafari Campbell’s widow didn’t expose the Obama family, contrary to social media claims
“Barack Obama’s late chef’s wife comes out to expose Obama family.”
PolitiFact→ Debbie Mucarsel-Powell – Does Rick Scott want to ‘end’ Social Security? FL Dem Mucarsel-Powell’s claim exaggerates old plan
Sen. Rick Scott “wants to … end Social Security and Medicare coverage.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Social media videos push baseless conspiracy theory that blue items were spared from Maui wildfires
CLAIM: Only blue items survived the Maui wildfires and lasers do not impact that color, suggesting the island was actually hit by a directed energy weapon “attack.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media posts spread unfounded rumors about Obamas, their late personal chef Tafari Campbell
Video shows former first lady Michelle Obama “accidentally reveals what really happened to their chef.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – False rumors about gunshots fired at a South Carolina high school spread on social media
“Shots fired T.L Hanna High School 1 seriously injured.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media post distorts climate report. No U.S. city is banning meat, dairy, new clothes or cars
"America’s C40 cities will ban meat, dairy, new clothes, private cars by 2030.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Social media post mischaracterizes Donald Trump’s comments in Tucker Carlson interview
Social media post mischaracterizes Donald Trump’s comments in Tucker Carlson interview
Logically→ Opslag på sociale medier gør fejlagtigt Yuval Noah Harari til repræsentant for WEF
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Video doesn’t show President Joe Biden dozing during event with Maui, Hawaii, wildfire survivors
A video showed President Joe Biden falling asleep during an event with the Maui, Hawaii, wildfire survivors and families.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Debunked rumors about former President Barack Obama’s sexuality resurface on social media
“Michelle Obama finally responds to Obama’s hidden gay secret.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Book is not proof Maui wildfires were planned
A book published Aug. 10 about the Maui wildfires is proof the wildfires were planned.
The Dispatch→ The New Right Discovers … Socialized Medicine?
Turning to a proven failure such as the NHS model for purely emotional reasons is childish.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A Mexican lawmaker spoke nearly naked, but didn’t make statement attributed to him on social media
While nearly naked, a member of Mexico’s congress said, “You are ashamed to see me naked, but you are not ashamed to see your people in the streets naked.”
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Fabricated story about Vladimir Putin banning 5G in Russia repackaged on social media
“Putin bans 5G across Russia, destroys all towers.”
Logically→ Social media post falsely claims Burkina Faso has banned uranium exports to France and US
Logically→ Social media posts falsely label Yuval Noah Harari a WEF official
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media post misleadingly presents old news as a recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump
There was a recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in Reno, Nevada.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media post misleads about Bill Gates’ remark about injecting kids
Says Bill Gates said, “We’re taking things that are genetically modified organisms, and we’re injecting them into little kids’ arms” in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Estas imágenes de LeBron James vestido de rosa fueron creadas usando inteligencia artificial
Estas imágenes muestran a LeBron James vestido de rosa para la película “Barbie”.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, LeBron James did not wear pink for the “Barbie” movie.
These images show LeBron James dressed in pink for the “Barbie” movie.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Experts warn that borax cleaning powder isn’t safe to ingest, as social media posts claim
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
AllSides→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Kamala Harris Error
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/social-media-posts-misrepresent-kamala-harris-error/ As the final sto
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Kamala Harris Error
Quick Take While announcing an investment in clean energy programs, Vice President Kamala Harris mistakenly said “reduce population” when she meant “reduce pollution.” Online posts shared a video of the gaffe and misleadingl
Climate Feedback→ Authorities undertaking climate action targeted by viral “Climate lockdowns” narrative on social media
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, long before vaccines became available, many countries acted to curb the spread of the virus by imposing restrictions on people’s movement called lockdowns. Lockdowns have saved lives by reducing the physica