Not exactly, though the U.S. does host detachments of foreign militaries.
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PolitiFact→ National Center for Public Policy Research . – Has Kohl’s Corp. donated to Black Lives Matter? Short answer: no
"Kohl’s has contributed $1,000,000 to the (Black Lives Matter) movement and related causes since 2020."
Full Fact→ Rocket launch video unrelated to Iran attack on Israel
Footage which is claimed to show the recent missile and drone attack by Iran has been online since 2014.
Full Fact→ ‘Iran attack’ video compilation mostly shows unrelated events from other countries
The video includes clips that it suggests show an explosion in Tel Aviv, fires caused by the attack and people panicking.
AllSides→ Was Dubai’s apocalyptic storm SELF-INFLICTED?
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13318541/dubai-storm-cloud-seeding-caused-rain-weather-flooding.html
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disney Did NOT Buy Jeffrey Epstein’s Island — Joke Website Originated Claim
Did the Walt Disney Company buy Jeffrey Epstein's island? No, that's not true: The social media post showed the website that made the claim, which is a site that clearly states they are "the world's best satire and parody site." They expl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jon Voight, Angelina Jolie Did NOT Co-Create ‘Non Woke Production Studio’ — It’s AI-Generated Satire
Did actors Jon Voight and Angelina Jolie "join forces for a non-woke production studio" named "Time for a Change"? No, that's not true: The claim was first published on a self-described satire website. The article was not even an original
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Document Archaeologists At Tombs Of Giants In Crimea — Recycled Clickbait With AI-Generated Images
Do photos document archaeologists found tombs in Crimea containing the remains of giants? No, that's not true: This clickbait story is made up and it uses fake images of giant skeletons to drive traffic to a website with potentially malic
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Most of Iran’s missiles were intercepted but some reached Israel
“Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.”
Health Feedback→ Virologist Geert Vanden Bossche makes unsupported prediction that mass COVID-19 vaccination will cause an immune “collapse”
REVIEW On 31 March 2024, journalist James Howard Kunstler published a podcast interview with virologist Geert Vanden Bossche. In the interview, Vanden Bossche referred to COVID-19 vaccines as “a large-scale experiment of gain-of-function” and pr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Palestinians Celebrating After ‘Hearing The News Of Iran’s Attack On Israel’ — Clip Is Outdated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT ‘Declare That Russia Will Support Iran If The United States Attacks Iran’s Soil In Support Of Israel’ — He Had NOT Publicly Commented On That Topic As Of April 15, 2024
Did Russia's President Vladimir Putin publicly announce after Iran's aerial strike on Israel that Moscow will back Iran if the U.S. attacks "Iran's soil" in U.S. support of Israel? No, that's not true: As of this writing, Putin has not ma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT Release A Photo Of Zelenskyy Captured and Arrested
Did online talk show host Tucker Carlson release a photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "captured" and being sent to a high-security prison in Russia? No, that's not true: The image posted on social media is a screenshot from
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: London Authorities Are NOT Legally Prohibited From Removing Bat Boxes Protesters Put On Surveillance Cameras
Are officials in London legally prohibited from removing bat boxes that protesters place on the city's traffic surveillance cameras? No, that's not true: It's illegal to install anything over these traffic cameras, which monitor vehicles
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→ Baltimore bridge collapse not depicted in 2023 Netflix film
A claim circulating on Facebook that the ruins of the Francis Scott Key Bridge were featured in the disaster film Leave the World Behind is false.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Snoop Dogg Did NOT Endorse Smoking Prevention Gummies Purportedly Created By Barbara O’Neill
Did Snoop Dogg endorse gummies that cause people to stop smoking and were the gummies created by alternative health practitioner Barbara O'Neill? No, that's not true: There is no evidence he has ever made such an endorsement. The video ma
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Snoop Dogg isn’t talking up gummies to help quit smoking. This audio has been manipulated.
Video shows Snoop Dogg recommending “gummies for quitting smoking.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Faked Photo Does NOT Show Total Eclipse With Swirling Corona — AI Generated
Is an image showing a dramatically swirling and sparkling corona over a wooded hillside a real photo of the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse? No, that's not true: The AI detection tool from Hive Moderation rated this image as having a 9
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Faked Photo Appears To Show Taylor Swift Holding ‘Trump Won / Democrats Cheated’ Banner — It Was Edited
Is a photo of singer Taylor Swift holding a banner that reads "TRUMP WON DEMOCRATS CHEATED" authentic? No, that's not true: The photo is edited to show Swift holding a banner. The original image is a video posted by the entertainment publ
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump said all legal scholars, ‘on both sides,’ wanted Roe v. Wade overturned. That’s wrong.
"All legal scholars, both sides, wanted, and in fact demanded” that Roe v. Wade be overturned.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eclipse Over Portugal ‘Right Now’ Is NOT Authentic 2024 Photo — Edited Image Has Circulated Since 2021
Does an image posted on social media show the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse setting behind a coastal mountain town in Portugal? No, that's not true: This image is fake, and it's old. The April 8, 2024, eclipse did not pass over Portugal. T
Full Fact→ Canadian embassy in Syria was not evacuated before Israeli attack on Iranian embassy
Several posts on social media suggest the Canadian embassy was warned about the recent airstrike, but it has been closed for more than a decade.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The National Guard is not exclusively activated ‘after a disaster.’ Sometimes troops help prepare
“The National Guard in the HISTORY of its life, gets called in AFTER a disaster, not BEFORE something happens.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Clips of Joe Rogan talking about sea monsters, El Dorado and the Bermuda Triangle are AI-generated
Video shows Joe Rogan talking about “mythical sea beasts,” gold in the Grand Canyon, and aliens in the Bermuda triangle.
Full Fact→ Canadian government has not admitted blocking the sun
A Canadian government science strategy mentions research into technology to reflect the sun’s rays, but there is no evidence this is currently being used.
PolitiFact→ Nancy Mace – No, crime has not 'skyrocketed' under Joe Biden, as Rep. Nancy Mace claimed
“Since Joe Biden took office, crime has skyrocketed across our country.”
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Unsupported Claim About Trump Donation for Slain Officer
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Former President Donald Trump attended the wake for slain New York City Police Officer Jonathan Diller and met with his family. But social media posts make the unsupport
The Dispatch→ The Conservative Legal Movement Got Everything It Wanted. It Could Lose It All.
Trump-era advances in jurisprudence came at a deep civic cost.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Say ‘144,000 Black People With Superpower Godlike Abilities’ Are ‘Chosen Ones’ — Audio Was AI-Generated
Did Donald Trump say "144,000 Black people with superpower godlike abilities" are the "chosen ones", as a TikTok video claims? No, that's not true: In a viral clip on social media, the original sound from an NBC interview was replaced by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Showing ‘The View’ Guest Accusing Whoopi Goldberg Of Being ‘Full Of Shit’ Is NOT Real — Satirical Clip Is Edited
Did a guest on the talk show "The View" tell actress Whoopi Goldberg, one of the show's co-hosts, that she was "full of shit"? No, that's not true: A self-described social media personality named Damon Imani, who has appeared in previous
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Simpsons Did NOT Predict Baltimore Bridge Collapse — Image Was Created By AI
Did "The Simpsons" TV show predict that a ship would crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge over Baltimore Harbor? No, that's not true: The image purportedly foretelling the crash was created using artificial intelligence, based on the r
The Dispatch→ It’s Complicated
Monocausality is at the heart of a lot of our dysfunction.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Baltimore bridge accident, fire near Ohio bridge aren’t connected
A March 26 bridge fire in Ohio is related to the collapse of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hallie Biden Did NOT Write On X That Trump Won The 2020 Election — Post Is From Suspended Account That Impersonated Her
Did Hallie Biden, the widow of the president's son Beau Biden, post on X in 2024 that Trump won the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The post originally appeared on an account impersonating her. That account was already suspended in 20
PolitiFact→ Alex Jones – Alex Jones claimed ‘Obama created ISIS.’ That’s Pants on Fire!
“It is a fact that Obama created ISIS.”
Full Fact→ Image of ‘human meat’ for sale is AI-generated
Thousands of people have shared an image appearing to show meat in the shape of human hands for sale at a supermarket—but it isn’t real.
Full Fact→ United Airlines flight did not experience a fuel leak
The airline confirmed the flight from Sydney to San Francisco suffered from a hydraulic leak, not a fuel leak.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden said he commuted by train and car as a senator, including over the Baltimore Key Bridge
President Joe Biden recently said he commuted by both train and car as a senator, including over the Baltimore Key Bridge. Social media posts about his statement omitted context.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Footage of Crimea bridge explosion misrepresented as Baltimore bridge collapse
Footage shows explosion on Baltimore bridge.