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Snopes→ Cleanup Begins of Haiti Town’s Earthquake-Crumbled Homes
On Tuesday, U.S.-based relief organization Samaritan’s Purse handed out big blue tarps for temporary shelters and small solar lights that also allow people to charge their cell phones.
Snopes→ Big Bird on Water is Mystery, but Town Calls It Just Ducky
The sudden appearance of a giant rubber duck in a Maine harbor is a whimsical whodunit that's defied sleuths so far.
Snopes→ Did CDC Say 74% of COVID Cases Tied to Provincetown Event Were Fully Vaxxed?
Some social media users misconstrued a statistic to suggest that COVID-19 vaccinations didn’t work.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Posts Misinterpret CDC’s Provincetown COVID-19 Outbreak Report
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/08/scicheck-posts-misinterpret-cdcs-provincetown-covid-19-outbreak-report/
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misinterpret CDC’s Provincetown COVID-19 Outbreak Report
SciCheck Digest Social media posts are misinterpreting the results of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, which found 74% of people in a COVID-19 outbreak were vaccinated, to argue against immunization. But experts say the headline-gra
Snopes→ Chicago Police Officer Charged in Downtown Subway Shooting
A Chicago police officer who shot an unarmed man in the back as he tried to escape capture by running up an escalator in a busy subway station has been charged with felony aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ President Biden exaggerated the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines during a CNN town hall
President Joe Biden exaggerated when he spoke about the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine during a CNN town hall. “You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations,” Biden said. It is rare for people who are fully vac
WaPo Fact Checker→ Fact-checking Biden’s town hall on CNN
We looked into five claims the president made on topics such as covid-19, the economy and a new child tax credit.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s CNN Town Hall
In a prime-time town hall aired on CNN, President Joe Biden overstated some facts and misled on others. The COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in preventing symptomatic disease, hospitalizations and deaths from the disease. But no vaccine is 100%
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Highest Flood In German Town Of Bad Schandau Germany Was NOT So Long Ago
Did the highest flood to ever happen in the German town of Bad Schandau happen over a century ago? No, that's not true: The highest flood in Bad Schandau happened on August 16, 2002 -- the flood water rose a few centimeters higher than it
Snopes→ Despite Warning, Town Deemed Condo Building in ‘Good Shape’
Despite an engineer’s warning of major structural problems, a town building official told board members their Florida high-rise condominium was in “very good shape” almost three years before it collapsed, according to minutes of that meeting.
Snopes→ Florida Town Accidentally Sells Municipal Water Tower
“We’re human,” the Brooksville, Fla. city manager said. “Sometimes we make a mistake.”
Snopes→ French President Macron is Slapped During Visit to Small Town
The incident occurred in the town of Tain-l’Hermitage.
TruthOrFiction→ Piute Reservoir ‘Fake Town in Utah … Like Truman Show Fake’
On May 3 2021, one of several identical posts were shared to Imgur about an anonymous user’s discovery of a “fake town” in Utah; the first iteration (from u/AlexeyMalykhin) was titled “Spooky Pasta”: Spooky pasta That pa
Snopes→ California Gold Rush Town to Remove Noose from City Logo
The California Gold Rush town of Placerville will change its logo to remove a noose that stems from its mid-19th century reputation as “Hangtown” following lynchings of criminal suspects by mobs of miners.
Snopes→ Kentucky Town Rallies to Restore Beheaded Mother Goose
A community in Kentucky is rallying to help restore an 80-year-old landmark — an oval shaped building that has a domed roof with the neck and head of a goose sticking out the front.
Snopes→ Could Pandemic Further Erode the New England Town Meeting?
The basis of the town meeting is to bring everyone together in the same room.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Biden Dismiss Uighur Genocide During His Town Hall?
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AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/02/factchecking-bidens-town-hall-3/ President Joe Biden got some facts w
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Vaccines, Schools And Racist Insurance: ‘Fact-Checking’ Biden’s Town Hall Claims
https://www.dailywire.com/news/vaccines-schools-and-racist-insurance-fact-checking-bidens-town-hall-claims
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Biden makes at least four false statistical claims at CNN town hall
https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/17/politics/fact-check-biden-cnn-town-hall-anderson-cooper-milwaukee/index.html
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/02/factchecking-bidens-town-hall-3/ President Joe Biden got some facts w
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall
President Joe Biden got some facts wrong and spun others in a Feb. 16 town hall that aired on CNN. He said it was “not true” that he had revised his 100-day school reopening goal, saying it “was reported” that he meant a majority of sc
Snopes→ Did a Florida Town Declare the First Week of February ‘Trump Week’?
The city of Frostproof in Florida's Polk County has a population of about 3,200.
Snopes→ Vaccine Skepticism Lurks in Town Famous for Syphilis Study
The coronavirus immunization campaign is off to a shaky start in Tuskegee, Alabama, namesake of an infamous syphilis study.
Snopes→ Journalists Booted from Marjorie Taylor Greene Town Hall
Two journalists were kicked out of a public town hall event and threatened with arrest for trying to ask a question of Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Snopes→ Downtown Nashville Explosion Knocks Communications Offline
The Federal Aviation Administration temporarily halted flights out of Nashville International Airport because of telecommunications issues associated with the explosion.
Snopes→ Illegal Winery Busted at Alabama Town’s Sewage Plant
Investigators uncovered what’s described as a large illegal winery inside the Rainsville Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Snopes→ Did a Japanese Town Use Robotic ‘Monster’ Wolves To Scare Away Bears?
We feel for the bear that cried wolf.
Snopes→ ‘Man Finds Weird Cave’ With Gold Mine in Your Town?
The real stories behind the misleading clickbait were actually quite interesting.
Snopes→ Was Fucking (the Town in Austria, That Is) Renamed?
Rumor has it the infamously named town has officially been bowdlerized.
Snopes→ Did a Belgian Town Accidentally Decorate for Christmas with Phallic Light Display?
The light display was supposed to be candles, but when they lit up, they put a small town in the spotlight.
Snopes→ Does This Alaska Town Go 60 Days Without Seeing the Sun?
The Alaska town Utqiagvik, formerly known as Barrow, has an interesting relationship to the sun.
Snopes→ Did an Elephant Seal Crawl Through a Chilean Town?
Why did the elephant seal cross the road? Because the Chilean Navy wanted him to go back to the beach.
Snopes→ Was French Bulldog ‘Wilbur Beast’ Elected Mayor of Kentucky Town?
Residents of the small Ohio River community were encouraged to "vote early and vote often."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Belakwa, New York, Was NOT Abandoned After Hydrofracking ‘Left Its Soil Toxic And Its Aquifer Irreparable’ — The Town Is Fictional
Was the town of Belakwa, New York, abandoned in 2012 after a "routine hydrofracking operation left its soil toxic and its aquifer irreparable?" No, that's not true: Belakwa, New York, is not a real place. A sign, describing the fictional
Snopes→ In Head-To-Head Town Halls, Biden Beats Trump in Audience
It’s not the tally that really matters, but Joe Biden scored something of an upset over President Donald Trump.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Fact check: Competing town halls highlight Trump’s dishonesty
https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/15/politics/trump-biden-town-halls-fact-check/index.html The stark differen
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ US election 2020: Fact-checking Trump and Biden town hall events
https://www.bbc.com/news/election-us-2020-54512170 Trump: "Just the other day, they came out with a sta