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Snopes→ Would a Bill Bar Trump from Being Buried at Arlington Cemetery?

2021-02-23 The “No Glory for Hate Act” appears to have a particular former president in mind. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ New Legislation Would Protect Drivers Who Hit Protestors

2021-02-20 Tumultuous demonstrations by left-leaning and right-leaning groups have stirred new debate about what tactics are acceptable free speech and which go too far. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ A law in Maryland would establish a firearms owner registry and require background checks to purchase ammunition.

2021-02-19 House Bill 175 formulates background checks for ammunition purchases & requires the creation of accurate transaction records. It is not a law yet. Go to site post…»

Liste→ The US embassy in Ethiopia did not suggest that jailed opposition leader would be released soon

2021-02-12 A post alleging that the US embassy in Ethiopia has expressed hope about the imminent release of jailed opposition leader Jawar Mohammed has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook. But this is false: the US embassy in Addis Ababa has refuted the Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Tampa’s Mayor Say That Mask Violations Would Be Handled by Police?

2021-02-12 https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-tampas-mayor-say-that-mask-violations After the Tampa Bay Bucca Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Springsteen Wouldn’t Take Breath Test, Court Papers Say

2021-02-11 Bruce Springsteen told a park officer he had done two shots in the previous 20 minutes but wouldn't take a breath test before he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in New Jersey. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: In A Fire, Yale Library’s System Would NOT Kill Those Inside With No Oxygen While Protecting Rare Books

2021-02-11 Does a Yale Library have a fire-suppression system that, in a blaze, would leave anyone caught in the building to die without oxygen while rare books would be protected? No, that's not true: The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library d Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Tampa’s Mayor Say That Mask Violations Would Be Handled by Police?

2021-02-10 After the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Super Bowl victory on Sunday, Tampa Mayor Jane Castor held a press conference, during which several viral social media posts claimed she said individuals not wearing face masks at the Super Bowl would be “identifie Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ By raising minimum wages to $15/hour, 31% of black workers and 26% of Latino workers would get a pay raise.

2021-02-09 The rise in minimum wages to $15 per hour would increase the pay of one-third of African Americans and one-fourth of Latinos. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Chakka Jam would not take place in Delhi.

2021-02-05 The jam will be carried out in other parts of the National Capital Region (NCR), including parts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, but not in Delhi. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Chakka Jam would not take place in Delhi.

2021-02-05 The jam will be carried out in other parts of the National Capital Region (NCR), including parts of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, but not in Delhi. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did the Washington Post Say It Wouldn’t Fact Check Joe Biden?

2021-02-04 a.image2.image-link.image2-971-1456 { padding-bottom: 66.68956043956044%; padding-bottom: min(66.68956043956044%, 971px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image Go to site post…»

Snopes→ How Long Would a Moment of Silence for Each Holocaust Victim Take?

2021-02-02 Holocaust deaths encompassed two-thirds of European Jewry, and one-third of all world Jewry. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did ‘The Simpsons’ Predict Kamala Harris Would Be VP?

2021-01-21 The idea that the TV show has predicted major world events is a common internet trope. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ California Bill Would Ban Intersex Surgery for Young Kids

2021-01-15 A California lawmaker is trying again to ban some medically unnecessary surgeries on intersex children until they are at least 6 years old. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Would NOT Lose Lifetime Benefits If Impeached — He’d Also Have To Be Convicted And Removed

2021-01-11 Would President Donald Trump lose lifetime benefits if impeached? No, that's not true: To lose such benefits, he'd also have to be convicted and removed from office. Impeachment is a process. The House of Representatives first votes on ar Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No Surprise: Trump Left Many Clues He Wouldn’t Go Quietly

2021-01-09 The clues spanned a presidency marked by raw, angry rhetoric, puffed-up conspiracy theories, and a kind of fellowship with “patriots” drawn from the seething ranks of right-wing extremists. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Tomi Lahren Say Biden Supporters Would ‘Loot and Riot’ If He Lost Election?

2021-01-08 Another tweet that didn't age well in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Biden Say Schools Would Reopen in January 2021?

2020-12-21 This TikTok video about Biden's plan to reopen schools was viewed more than 4 million times. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Bing Confirm China Would Invade the USA?

2020-12-19 TikTok videos purported that the Bing search engine was displaying news that said China was planning to invade the U.S. and engage in war from 2020-2025. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ A new law in Pakistan would allow chemical castration of convicted rapists.

2020-12-17 Under the Anti-Rape Ordinance 2020, repeated offenders could be chemically castrated. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Supreme Court Did NOT Signal It Would Reconsider Texas’ Bid To Overturn 2020 Election If Refiled As ‘Bill Of Complaint’

2020-12-15 Did the U.S. Supreme Court signal it would reconsider the Texas lawsuit seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election, if refiled "with the correct terms"? No, that's not true: Election law experts consulted by Lead Stories agreed Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Alex Jones Say Biden Would Be ‘Removed’ From Office ‘One Way or Another’?

2020-12-14 The comment prompted some to state that Jones had issued a veiled threat against Biden. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ID Chip In Some COVID-19 Vaccine Syringes Would NOT Be Injected Into Patients; It Signals Vaccine Expiration Date

2020-12-13 Will a Radio Frequency Identification Chip that may be on the ApiJect COVID-19 vaccine syringes be injected into patients and would it track who has been vaccinated and where they are? No, that's not true: The tiny RFID chips would be pla Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ Would $50,000 of Student Debt Forgiveness Be a ‘Massive Tax Increase’ for Americans?

2020-12-09 On December 8 2020, The Blaze published an article headlined, “Schumer: Biden ‘considering’ cancelation of $50K in student loan debt for every borrower making under $125K a year,” with the subheading, “Translation: A mass Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did NASA Ask Sally Ride if 100 Tampons Would Be Enough for 14 Days in Space?

2020-12-08 Even half that amount would have been more than enough for two weeks aboard the International Space Station. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Biden Say He Would Take the COVID-19 Vaccine in Public on TV?

2020-12-06 Biden and three former presidents indicated they would get publicly vaccinated against the coronavirus disease to boost public confidence in a vaccine. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Taxation policy would not drastically change for his rich donors under Biden’s administration.

2020-11-27 Joe Biden's tax plan includes a raise in taxes on individuals with income above $400,000 and also a raise in the corporate income tax rate. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Bill Gates was talking about side effects and did not say 700,000 people would be killed or permanently disabled by a Covid-19 vaccine

2020-11-27 An article shared thousands of times on Facebook claimed that Microsoft founder Bill Gates said there will be 700,000 “victims” of death or disability from a Covid-19 vaccine. This claim is misleading; in an interview earlier this year, Gates said Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Trump Say the Stock Market Would ‘Crash’ If Biden Won Election?

2020-11-24 The stock market soared as the Biden administration's transition officially got underway. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Ted Cruz Say Democrats Would Lift COVID Restrictions a Week After the Election?

2020-11-23 The U.S. senator from Texas was spectacularly wrong in his "guarantee" about what would happen immediately after the 2020 election. Go to site post…»

Full Fact - All content→ The number of deaths from flu and pneumonia is about what you would expect this year

2020-11-20 A widely shared post on Facebook compares the number of deaths from diseases categorised as “flu & pneumonia” (which in practice means deaths from flu or pneumonia) in the first eight months of five different years. It shows that far fe Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Melania Trump Say 2020 Would Be Her Last Christmas in the White House?

2020-11-13 As of this writing, the world is still waiting for U.S. President Donald Trump and the first lady to concede the election. Go to site post…»

Full Fact - All content→ There’s no evidence that mercury-based chemicals in a Covid-19 vaccine would cause harm

2020-11-12 Our readers have asked us to check claims that new Covid-19 vaccines contain enough mercury to cause brain damage.It is likely this question refers to thiomersal, a mercury-based chemical, but this is no longer used in most standard vaccines in the UK, Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Johnny Depp Did NOT Say Warner Bros. Would Bring Him ‘Back In’ After Studio Forced Him Out Of ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Movie

2020-11-10 Did Johnny Depp say Warner Bros. would bring him "back in" if the fans asked for it after the studio forced him out of the "Fantastic Beasts" movie? No, that's not true. A viral meme shows a Tweet from Depp stating that the movie studio c Go to site post…»

Snopes→ If Biden Wins, Would He Allow the Resumption of Work Visas Suspended By Trump?

2020-11-03 The immigration and visa policies of presidential candidates, like many hot issues during elections, are complicated. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Misleading claim circulates online that Australian state leader would travel to AFL final, skipping quarantine

2020-10-23 Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times in October 2020 claim that Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is travelling to Queensland for the Australian Football League grand final, skipping quarantine. The claim is misleading: Andrews said he wou Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Frankly, he ran the H1N1, swine flu, and it was a total disaster…700,000 people would be dead right now. But it was a far less lethal disease.

2020-10-23 The kind of disaster which U.S. President Donald Trump is suggesting is with regards to the Obama administration's handling of H1N1 is not true. The swine flu is estimated to have killed 12,469 in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disea Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ That’s why not one single person with private insurance would lose their insurance under my plan, nor did they under Obamacare unless they choose to do something else

2020-10-23 Many people lost their insurance when companies sent them notices canceling their insurance because it did not meet the higher standards of the ACA. Go to site post…»

Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Donald Trump’s long, false list of things Joe Biden would ban, abolish or destroy

2020-10-19 According to President Donald Trump’s storyline, Joe Biden and his allies want to ban or destroy many things that matter to Americans, like health care protections, the Second Amendment and churches. “The radical left is hell bent on destroying Go to site post…»

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