No, a viral Facebook reel making that claim is from December 2022.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Brittney Griner Did NOT Announce She ‘Is Leaving The United States’
Did American basketball player Brittney Griner make a public statement announcing she is leaving the United States? No, that's not true: Griner's long-time agent refuted the claim in an email to Lead Stories and there are no stories about
The Dispatch→ Republicans Show a United Front Against Donald Trump’s Conviction
Plus: Is Joe Biden running a base election?
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Are United Nations ‘troops’ coming to the U.S. as the Pentagon braces for unrest? No
“UN troops to be deployed across U.S. as Pentagon prepares for ‘civil unrest.’”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Trump wants an Iron Dome, but he didn’t say to defend the United States from Canada
“Donald Trump wants to build an ‘iron dome’ at the border of our country to ‘defend us’ from Canada.”
The Dispatch→ What Might Come of the United Methodist Church’s General Conference?
As global demographics and views on LGBT issues changed, so did the fractured denomination.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Israel did not ‘accidentally vote for Palestine’ at a United Nations meeting
Israel “accidentally voted (for) Palestine” at a United Nations Security Council meeting.
The Dispatch→ Do Foreign Countries Have Military Bases in the United States?
Not exactly, though the U.S. does host detachments of foreign militaries.
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
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→ Instagram posts – Video of flooding shows scenes from Oman, not Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates
Video shows flooding in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on March 9, 2024.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – An 1871 law did not make the United States government a corporation
An 1871 law made the United States government a for-profit corporation.
The Dispatch→ The United Nations’ Palestinian Refugee Agency, Explained
The revelation that U.N. staff members participated in October 7 is the latest in a string of controversies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say ‘9/11 Attack Was The Work Of The United States’
Did Donald Trump say the terrorist attacks of 9/11 were the "work of the United States" during a New Hampshire campaign stop in January 2024? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence or statement from the former president making
The Dispatch→ Is It Time to Give Up on the United Nations?
The U.S. spends billions propping up the compromised and mostly useless international organization.
The Dispatch→ The United Methodist Church Split, Explained
Thousands of congregations have left the church amid a dispute about gay marriage and ordaining LGBT ministers.
The Dispatch→ Rust in Peace, United States Steel
Graveyards are full of indispensable corporations, but the end of the steel giant just feels different.
The Dispatch→ A Hanukkah for the United States
Celebrations are different this year in light of October 7.
Truth or Fiction?→ Decoding the Role of United Nations in Israel’s Creation
The establishment of the state of Israel in 1948 is a historical event that has had significant geopolitical repercussions throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. This complex subject cannot be understood comprehensively without a deep examination of
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: What polling, focus groups tell us about 2024 voters
Republican political strategist Sarah Longwell and ABC News Political Director Rick Klein said ahead of 2024, the economy is top of mind for voters, enthusiasm for President Joe Biden is low and loyalty to former President Donald Trump remains strong.
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: What experts say about the Trump trials and the 2024 election
PolitiFact sponsored United Facts of America, our free fact-checking festival. We heard from @aronberg and Jon Sale, a white collar criminal defense attorney, about the Trump trials and their potential effect in the 2024 election.
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news
Websites posing as local news outlets may just be copy-and-paste sites pushing Russian propaganda. An expert describes how to detect linkages among these dubious pages.
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America discusses: the profit motive driving anti-vaccine misinformation
Epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist Dr. Céline Gounder told PolitiFact that the real-world consequences of vaccine misinformation couldn’t be clearer: People will get sick. But learning the anti-vaxx playbook helps fight falsehoods.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence United Arab Emirates Sent 8 Planes Carrying Military Aid, Equipment To Israel ‘Over The Past Few Days’
Did the United Arab Emirates (UAE) send eight planes to Israel, carrying military aid and equipment in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel? No, that's not true: There's no proof to support that assertion. Addition
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America to feature top-flight voices on elections, AI, vaccines
The stumping and stomping of the 2024 presidential election are here. Amid the rallies, debates and rhetoric, voters are
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: How many people on the terrorist watchlist are coming into the United States?
Encounters with people on the terrorist watchlist at the southern border have gone up over the past two years. But immigration experts say flawed data make these numbers a bad gauge of the threat of a terrorist attack on U.S. soil.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video isn’t proof that United Nations is ‘setting up’ in U.S.
A video proves that the United Nations is “setting up shop in U.S. states.”
The Dispatch→ Hand Gaza to the United Nations
An international administration of the territory is the least-bad solution.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Documents Do NOT Prove The United States Is ‘Currently Under Military Occupancy’ — They Discuss Other Things
Is the United States "currently under a military occupancy" as of September 24, 2023, as proven by "bipartisan legislation"? No, that's not true: The claim cites unrelated materials that do not confirm the statement in question. The rumor
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No evidence Klaus Schwab said United Nations’ 2030 Agenda is failing
“Klaus Schwab admits agenda 2030 is failing as millions rise up against new world order.”
The Dispatch→ Did Venezuela Free Prisoners So They Could Infiltrate the United States?
A viral video uses legitimate footage to make a false claim.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Richest 1% Evade $163 Billion in Taxes Every Year, the United States Literally Has a Yacht Tax Deduction’
On August 28 2023, an unlinked post by former United States Secretary of Labor Robert Reich was shared to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter; it alleged that the “richest 1%” of Americans “evade $163 billion” in taxes each year
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Claims about the United Nations shunning Christians for not embracing pedophilia lack evidence
The United Nations has warned Christians that if we do not fully accept the legalization of pedophilia that we will be excluded from participating in society.
The Dispatch→ The United States’ Credit Rating Takes a Hit
Lawmakers react as Fitch Ratings downgrades U.S. from AAA to AA+.
The Dispatch→ Why India Matters to the United States
Some are wary of stronger ties with New Delhi, but the two nations share common interests.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Revoke $250 Million In United Negro College Fund Money Meant For HBCUs — He Has Tried To Increase HBCU Funding
Did President Joe Biden take away $250 million in funding for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) that is dedicated to historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs)? No, that's not true: The Biden administration has provided fundi
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump is correct that Florida has highest home insurance rate in the United States
Florida has “the highest” homeowners insurance in the nation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: United Nations Did NOT Declare Pedophilia Is A ‘Human Right’
Did the United Nations declare that pedophilia is a "human right"? No, that's not true: The person making the claim referenced a UN report that never says that pedophilia is a "human right" or that it should be legal or allowed. The repor
Logically→ No, the United Nations is not calling for more censorship in combatting misinformation.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – It’s Pride Month, but the United Nations didn’t replace its country flags with LGBTQ flags, contrary
“The United Nations replaces all 193 country flags with LGBT flags.”