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Full Fact→ Ireland’s U17 women’s football team didn’t turn away during Israeli national anthem
A video which is claimed to show the football team turning their backs while the Israeli anthem is played, has been edited.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Inhaling Steam From Citrusy Concoction Does NOT Prevent COVID-19
Does a homemade concoction made of boiled citrus fruits, root vegetables and herbs prevent COVID-19? No, that's not true: An infectious disease expert told Lead Stories that "there's absolutely no evidence that this will work," and there
The Dispatch→ Team Trump’s Second Win
Despite high turnout from independent voters, the former president won the New Hampshire primary.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lia Thomas Did NOT Say She Would Swim With A Men’s Team — Claim Is From Satire Site
Did Lia Thomas decide to swim with a men's team after facing "extreme criticism" for transitioning and swimming with female teams? No, that's not true: This claim about the transgender woman swimmer comes from a satirical website that has
Truth or Fiction?→ Unveiling the History of the Steam Engine
The journey of the steam engine is one that mirrors humanity’s relentless pursuit of innovation and progress. From its rudimentary beginnings to its essential role in the Industrial Revolution, the steam engine has spurred periods of significan
The Dispatch→ Team Players
Why shouldn’t blue-district House Republicans switch parties?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Jets Head Coach Says He’ll Quit ‘On The Spot’ If Team Signs Colin Kaepernick
Did the head coach of the New York Jets say he'll quit "on the spot" if the team signs Colin Kaepernick? No, that's not true: Lead Stories could not find any news coverage where the coach was quoted saying this. The Dunning-Kruger Times,
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No proof of Oprah Winfrey hiring a private firefighting team before Maui wildfires
Oprah Winfrey “managed to hire a private firefighting team” to protect her Maui properties before the August wildfires occurred.
The Dispatch→ Video: Post-Debate with the Dispatch Team
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Megan Rapinoe Was NOT ‘Released’ From ‘OL Reign’ Or Olympic Team And Did NOT Lose ‘$25M Broadcasting Deal’
Was Megan Rapinoe, a renowned U.S. women's soccer player, fired from the Seattle "OL Reign" team and the U.S. Olympic team, and did she also lose a multi-million TV deal as a result of missing a penalty kick during the Women's World Cup s
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge in the documents case, wasn't pictured in a Team Trump hat
Photo of woman in Team Trump attire is Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge presiding over the classified documents case.
Logically→ Video of President Biden walking away from U.S. Air Force Academy football team has been edited
The Dispatch→ Moderates Team Up on the Debt Ceiling
Rep. Don Bacon speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol on January 10, 2023. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)A bipartisan group has agreed on a broad framework while Kevin McCarthy readies his own plan. Continue reading Moderates Team Up on the Debt
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: X-Rated Mickey Mouse Video NOT ‘Old @Disney Reel’ – It’s Forged Version Of ‘Steamboat Willie’
Is Mickey Mouse "clearly massaging his massive erection" in a video described on social media as an "old @Disney reel"? No, that's not true: A former Disney animator called the short clip a "forgery." The NSFW video takes isolated charact
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Environmental team killed in plane crash was en route to Ohio metals plant, not train derailment
“The five people that died in that plane crash … were supposed to go to Ohio to test the water, the soil and the air quality in East Palestine.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Teams Of Men Are NOT Shadowing Women In Multiple Cities’ Marshalls Stores
Are unknown men stalking women in the discount retailer Marshalls in cities throughout the United States and Canada? No, that's not true: This claim is a copypasta, a chunk of text that is copied and pasted on social media about an event
Truth or Fiction?→ Police Describe Member of Elon Musk’s Security Team as ‘Suspect’ in ‘Stalker’ Incident
On December 21 2022, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of the following tweet, asserting that a member of Elon Musk’s security team had been deemed a “suspect” in an incident Musk tweeted about earlier in December 2022: Overall, the
The Dispatch→ ‘It’s Not a Threat. It’s Being on the Damn Team.’
Rep. Don Bacon (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Republican infighting over Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid shows no signs of stopping.The post ‘It’s Not a Threat. It’s Being on the Damn Team.’ appeared first on The D
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Soccer Fans Throwing Projectiles At Brazilian Soccer Team — They Are Protesters Angry At Brazilian Ex-President
Did Brazilian soccer fans throw projectiles at the Brazilian soccer team coming home from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar? No, that's not true: The video on which this claim is based dates from 2018, and shows protesters throwing projectiles
PolitiFact→ Kevin Brady – Biden’s $36 billion to save Teamsters fund from insolvency is largest-ever private pension bailout
Joe Biden’s $36 billion for a union pension fund is “the largest private pension bailout in American history.”
Logically→ Mesut Ozil was dismissed from Germany’s national team for condemning China’s treatment of Uyghur Muslims.
Mesut Ozil cited racism and discrimination by the German Football Association and the media as the reason for resigning in 2018.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Cup German National Team’s Plane NOT Banned From Landing In Qatar For FIFA Because Of Its Diversity Logo, Mural
Did Qatar ban the German team's plane landing there for the FIFA World Cup because of the aircraft's inclusive logo and mural? No, that's not true: The plane left Frankfurt, Germany, and landed in Muscat, Oman, for training in mid-Novembe
Logically→ Mohammed Bin Salman Al Saud issued a death threat to Saudi Arabian football team players if they lost to Poland in the 2022 World Cup.
The original video of the Saudi Prince encouraging his national football players has been edited to include audio in English to claim as such.
Full Fact→ Full Fact becomes first team to receive British Academy award historically awarded to individuals
The British Academy has awarded its prestigious President’s Medal for the first time to an organisation, Full Fact, rather than an individual in recognition of the team’s vital work combating misinfor
Logically→ Lionel Messi gave his Man of the Match award to teammate Mac Allister after the Poland vs. Argentina match at FIFA World Cup 2022.
Allister was the man of the match for scoring a goal against Poland and helping the team secure a position in the top 16 at the world cup.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Japan’s Team Did NOT Trash World Cup Dressing Room — March Photos Show Mess After Italian Qualifier Loss
Did Japan's soccer team trash a dressing room at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar after losing its November 27, 2022, match to Costa Rica? No, that's not true: These photos are still frames from a video filmed in a dressing room in Stadio Renz
Health Feedback→ Results from a Swiss team didn’t show an 800-fold increase in myocarditis in vaccinated people compared to unvaccinated individuals
REVIEW After the onset of mass COVID-19 vaccination campaigns against COVID-19, public health agencies worldwide began to detect rare cases of myocarditis, a type of heart inflammation, among people who had received one of the authorized COVID-19 mR
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Qatar didn’t force German team’s “diversity plane” back to Oman before World Cup
Qatar refused “to receive the German national team’s plane, which bears the gay logo, which forced them to return the plane to the airport of the Sultanate of Oman.”
Logically→ The Iranian football team hoisted a flag bearing Imam Hussain’s name at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
A flag bearing the "Hussain" name was hoisted at the inauguration of the Imam Reza Stadium in 2017. It is unrelated to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
PolitiFact→ Mandela Barnes – Barnes team misfires on claim Johnson voted against law enforcement
"Ron Johnson has voted against funding for law enforcement and recently opposed a plan to recruit and train new officers "
Snopes→ Trump Legal Team Balks at Judge’s Declassification Questions
Lawyers for Trump and for the Justice Department are to appear in federal court in Brooklyn before a veteran judge named last week as special master.
Logically→ Sri Lanka’s flag was displayed on Burj Khalifa after their team won 2022 Asia Cup.
An image of the Sri Lankan flag displayed on Burj Khalifa in 2019 was misinterpreted and shared as an image from 2022 Asia Cup celebrations.
Logically→ The Indian football team played barefoot in the 1948 London Olympics due to the government’s lack of financial support.
The football team did play barefoot in the 1948 Olympics because they preferred it, not because of a lack of government aid.
Snopes→ Trump Team Takes Aim at Records Probe; Calls It ‘Misguided’
Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers dismissed as a “storage dispute” Trump’s retention of top-secret documents at his Florida home.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Edited Photo Is NOT Proof Of Real ‘Team Chemtrail’ — Air Force Reserve C-130 Equipped For Mosquito Spraying
Does a photo of a man in a military flight suit appearing to wear a #TEAMCHEMTRAIL patch as he stands in front of a large silver tank provide evidence that the military is spraying "chemtrails"? No, that's not true: This image has been al
Logically→ Locals in Kashmir lit fireworks to celebrate the Pakistan cricket team’s victory against India on September 4.
The video is from August 2020 and is unrelated to the India-Pakistan match. Srinagar Police clarified that no such celebrations were reported.
Snopes→ UN Nuclear Agency Team Arrives at Ukraine Power Plant
A team from the U.N. nuclear agency has arrived at the site of Europe’s largest nuclear plant to inspect security conditions.
Snopes→ Did a High School Football Team Lead the National Anthem After Being Told It Wouldn’t Be Played?
According to a popular article that was shared in 2022, events that occurred in 2019 were inspired by news from 2020. Confused yet?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia and China Did NOT Team Up To Create ‘New Global Reserve Currency’ Based On Rare Earth Minerals
Are Russia and China creating a "new global reserve currency" based on "rare earth minerals" as videos on social media claim? No, that's not true: The original source of the story, Russian President Vladimir Putin, brought up the idea of