A picture being shared with the claim it depicts the aftermath of a Russian missile strike in Kyiv is actually from Beirut in 2022.
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PolitiFact→ Nicole Shanahan – No, Nicole Shanahan wouldn’t be the youngest vice president in history
If elected, “I will be the youngest vice president in American history.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Marshals Deputy Did NOT Follow Biden As He Exited 2024 State Of The Union Address — Man Is US Secret Service Agent
Did officers with the U.S. Marshals service closely shadow President Joe Biden at the State of the Union address on March 7, 2024, and would the presence of the U.S. Marshals demonstrate that Biden is not the real president or that the ma
Health Feedback→ Are AirPods and other wireless communication devices harmful, as claimed on social media? A look at the evidence
REVIEW An Instagram post shared on 25 February 2024 by physician Paul Saladino claimed that Apple AirPods emit dangerous levels of radiation, which can have a harmful impact on the body. It specifically highlighted dangers to reproductive health by
PolitiFact→ Kamala Harris – How many women live in states with abortion bans? Fact-checking Vice President Kamala Harris
“Today in America, 1 in 3 women of reproductive age live in a state with an abortion ban.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Three Male Soldiers On Social Media Does NOT Correctly Identify U.S. Service Members Killed In Jordan In January 2024
Does a composite photo on social media accurately identify three U.S. service members who died in the January 2024 drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan? No, that's not true: Those posts reused an old image of other American soldiers who
Health Feedback→ Hulda Clark’s “zapper” device is based on pseudoscience; doesn’t kill parasites or cure diseases
REVIEW Social media is flooded with a vast assortment of supplements, natural remedies, and devices that are touted as complementary or alternative treatments for virtually any disease. Many of these products promise extraordinary health benefits fa
PolitiFact→ Americans for Prosperity – Wisconsin Public Service Commission has approved rate hikes, but not $1.9 billion
“Wisconsin utilities have charged ratepayers more than $1.9 billion of increases since 2019.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Elon Musk has not invented an energy-saving device that reduces power bills
Elon Musk invented an energy-saving device that could “cut electricity bills by 80%.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Elon Musk Is Associated With Device Claiming To Reduce ‘Your Heating Bill To Basically $0’
Is Elon Musk associated with a device that claims to cut "your heating bill to basically $0"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence the SpaceX founder has any connection to the heating unit being peddled on the internet. A picture of M
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of man collapsing while confronting Israeli service members happened in 2015
Video of a man collapsing while confronting service members is “Palestinian Theater.”
AllSides→ Newsom Claims More Floridians Moving to California Than Vice Versa
https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2023/11/30/fact-check-newsom-claims-more-floridians-moving-to-california-than-vice-versa/
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Donald Trump has not announced his 2024 vice presidential nominee
"Trump has selected his pick for running mate (and the) news stuns Republican Party.”
Full Fact→ Diesel generator not powering electric vehicle chargers at Welsh service station
Moto, the company which runs the service station, says the EV chargers will be powered by renewable energy once open to the public.
Full Fact→ English maternity services rated worse on safety specifically than overall
The Mirror and BBC Radio reported a figure on official maternity ratings without clarifying that it referred to safety specifically.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The U.N. isn’t paying military service members to invade the U.S. Cash aid helps some asylum seekers
A debit card issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees is being used to pay for a U.S. invasion.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Vice President Kamala Harris is a natural-born citizen and eligible for the presidency
“Kamala Harris is not a ‘natural born citizen’” and “can’t be president.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Kamala Harris was a senator, not vice president, during this confrontation with a protester
Video shows the Secret Service failing to protect Kamala Harris after she became vice president.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA’s October 4, 2023, Wireless Emergency Alert Test Is NOT Mandatory On Mobile Devices — It is Possible To Opt Out
Is it true that there will be no way to opt out of the FEMA and FCC Nationwide Emergency Alert Test on October 4, 2023? No, that's not true: If a person does not want to receive the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) portion of the test, they
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Ukraine support during a shutdown does not mean an end for essential services in the U.S.
U.S. aid to Ukraine will continue during a government shutdown, but programs for food stamps, transportation, education, justice, environmental protection and homelessness will not.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – This isn’t an authentic video of Vice President Kamala Harris saying how women should ‘get ahead’
Video shows Vice President Kamala Harris discussing how women should “get ahead.”
Logically→ Image shared to claim new bus service connects Karnataka assembly and Bengaluru Central Jail is edited
Logically→ Image shared to claim new bus service connects Karnataka assembly and Bengaluru Central Jail is edited
FactCheck.org→ DeSantis’ Military Service as Navy Lawyer for SEAL Commander
At the first Republican presidential primary debate, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis touted his military experience, saying he “was assigned with U.S. Navy SEALs in Iraq” and “deployed to Iraq alongside U.S. Navy SEALs.” That’s
Truth or Fiction?→ Secret Service Agents Discussed ‘Liaison’ with Oath Keepers’ Extremist Leader
Members of the U.S. Secret Service were not only familiar with the right-wing extremist “Oath Keepers” group — at least two also parroted their talking points and discussed a “liaison” arrangement between the two organizat
Logically→ No, this video does not show emergency services near the recent Tel Aviv explosion site
Truth or Fiction?→ Zoom Privacy Policy, Terms of Service, and AI
On August 6 2023, a tweet about Zoom’s terms of service and “training” what is popularly called machine learning or artificial intelligence (AI) spread virally: Zoom terms of service now require you to allow AI to train on ALL your
The Dispatch→ Secret Service Protection, Explained
RFK Jr. says he should be receiving security, but Secret Service protection this early in the election is extremely uncommon.
FactCheck.org→ Thermography Is No Substitute for Mammograms, Contrary to Facebook Post’s Advice
SciCheck Digest The U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers mammograms “the most effective primary breast cancer screening test” and says there is no evidence to indicate that thermography can replace mammograms. But an article shared o
PolitiFact→ Viral image – This girl has good aim, but she didn’t hit former Vice President Mike Pence with a water balloon
Video shows a girl hitting former Vice President Mike Pence in the head with a water balloon.
Logically→ No, the EU’s Digital Services Act is not a censorship law
Full Fact→ NHS data doesn’t show 27,000 quit the health service for work-life balance reasons
The Observer reported that 27,546 staff had quit the NHS in England in 2022 citing work-life balance reasons, but the figures include staff moving to other health service jobs.
Full Fact→ Titan sub victim was not World Economic Forum vice chairman
Posts on social media incorrectly claim Shahzada Dawood, a passenger on the Titan sub, was the vice chairman of the WEF.
Logically→ Pakistani billionaire who died in Titan submarine implosion was not the WEF vice-chairman
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Titan passenger Shahzada Dawood was not the World Economic Forum’s vice chairman
Titan submersible passenger Shahzada Dawood is the World Economic Forum’s vice chairman.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Titan Passenger Shahzada Dawood NOT Vice Chairman Of World Economic Forum
Is Shahzada Dawood, one of five people who went missing on June 18, 2023, when the submersible Titan vanished on its way to the Titanic wreckage, the vice chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF)? No, that's not true: The Pakistani busi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Withhold ‘1,850 Boxes Of Classified’ Documents From Time As Vice President
Did President Joe Biden withhold 1,850 boxes of classified documents from his time as vice president between 2009 and 2017? No, that's not true: Though the University of Delaware Library has stated that it holds over 1,850 boxes of Biden'
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Postal Service Report Did NOT Confirm Driver’s Claims Of Missing Ballots
Did a U.S. Postal Service report confirm a driver's claims of missing ballots from the 2020 presidential election? No, that's not true: The report released did not corroborate the driver's claims and instead noted that "Investigators conf
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Chick-fil-A did not ‘just hire’ a vice president of diversity, equity and inclusion
Chick-fil-A “just hired a VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – FedNow Service charges banks, not consumers, for instant payment access
FedNow is a new “monetary system” that’s “going to cost you.”