Facebook posts claim that recently signed New York state legislation legalizing recreational marijuana includes a back-door policy barring cannabis users from purchasing guns. This is false; there was no mention of firearms in the bill, and although fe
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Snopes→ New York to Offer COVID Aid to Immigrants Excluded Earlier
In the largest program of its kind, New York lawmakers have created a $2.1 billion fund to aid workers who lost jobs or income during the coronavirus pandemic but were excluded from other government relief programs because of their immigration status.
Snopes→ New York City Buildings Lit Up for Easter
Three buildings in New York used their window lights to create crosses for Easter in 1956.
Snopes→ Did the New York Times Suppress Advance Reporting on the Bay of Pigs Invasion?
The Bay of Pigs suppression myth makes for a timeless lesson about the perils for news organizations in yielding to government pressure and withholding vital if sensitive information, ostensibly because of national security implications.
Snopes→ George Soros to Give $500M to Bard College in New York
Billionaire philanthropist George Soros has committed $500 million to a private liberal arts college in New York, which the school called a “transformational” gift that would be among the largest ever given to higher education in the United States.
Snopes→ New York State Legalizes Recreational Marijuana
New York could become the largest legal marijuana market on the East Coast — generating a potential $2.3 billion in annual sales by its fourth year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York And Delaware Do NOT Prohibit Giving Food And Water To Voters In Line
Do New York and Delaware prohibit giving food and water to voters in line? No, that's not true: In New York it is not illegal to provide refreshment to voters, as long as the value of the refreshment is less than $1, and the person or ent
Top Fact Checks→ New York is the first city in the US to end qualified immunity for police officers.
The New York City Council has passed a legislation that will effectively end qualified immunity as a defence for police officers.
Liste→ Old footage of Trump arriving in Switzerland shared in false posts about his first visit to New York since leaving office
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands times in multiple Facebook, Twitter and YouTube posts in March 2021 that claim it shows former US President Donald Trump landing in New York for the first time since leaving the White House. The posts also
Climate Feedback→ Atlantic ocean circulation system is slowing down, as accurately described in The New York Times article
SUMMARY The article published in The New York Times discusses findings from a study published in February 2021 that reconstructed the evolution of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), an ocean circulation system that strongly infl
Liste→ New York Times denies making pro-Modi statement
Multiple Facebook posts have shared a purported statement from “Joseph Hope, editor-in-chief of The New York Times" that praises Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The claim is false; there is no “Joseph Hope” listed as an employee at The New
Snopes→ ‘Sawing New York in Half’ Hoax
If you can't move the people off the land, just move the land ...
Snopes→ Does Andrew Yang Want To Rename NYC Because ‘There Isn’t an Old York’?
Andrew Yang is running for mayor of New York, not Old York.
Top Fact Checks→ The New York Times has reported that mail-in ballots increase the risk of voter fraud.
There is no evidence that mail-in ballots increase the risk of voter fraud.
Snopes→ Is Girl Scout Troop 6000 Composed of Girls in the New York City Shelter System?
When it comes to cookies, put your money where your mouth is.
Top Fact Checks→ New York COVID-19 nursing home deaths may have been undercounted by as much as 50 percent.
The report into the death toll discrepancies came about after the New York Attorney General launched an investigation.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ New York Times issues correction after labeling Daily Caller journalist as Capitol Hill ‘rioter’ in photo
https://www.foxnews.com/media/new-york-times-issues-correction-labeling-daily-caller-journalist-as-capitol-hill-rioter-in-photo
Snopes→ Did The New York Times Report in 1924 That Hitler Was ‘Tamed by Prison’?
Critics of Donald Trump warned of historical parallels between the U.S. Capitol attack of 2021, and the Munich Putsch of 1923.
Snopes→ Did New York Throw Away COVID-19 Vaccines?
There were many logistical challenges to address in the initial rollout of the coronavirus vaccine.
Snopes→ Scam in New York City Urges Residents To ‘Pre-Register’ for COVID-19 Vaccine
Scammers are targeting New York residents with fake promises about early COVID-19 vaccine access.
Liste→ Image shows New York pro-Trump parade in October
Social media posts shared thousands of times claim to show a caravan of Donald Trump’s supporters heading from California to Washington, DC to protest the presidential election result certification in January 2021. This is false; the image shows a Tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NOT A New York Bill Intended To Round Up COVID Patients, Put Them In Camps, Or Forcibly Vaccinate, Projected To Pass On January 6
Is there a bill projected to pass on January 6, 2021, that will allow the state of New York to round up COVID patients and put them in camps? No, that's not true: The hype surrounding this bill is not supported by evidence. The New York S
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York Times Election Report Did NOT Reveal 104,984 Stolen Votes in Ga, 347,768 in PA — Also NOT Published In "European paper"
Did a "New York Times Election Report" reveal 104,984 Stolen Votes in Georgia and 347,768 in Pennsylvania? And was this report published by a "European paper" because the rest of the world gets different news? No, that's not true: the hea
Snopes→ Are ‘Rabid’ Squirrels Attacking People in Queens, New York?
The critters made one woman feel like she was the loser in a cage match.
Liste→ Posts falsely claim New York fire tied to misprinted ballots cover-up
Social media posts claim that City Blue Imaging misprinted ballots, linking a Christmas Eve fire there to an alleged effort to cover up fraud in the 2020 election. This is false; the Rochester, New York company says ballot printing is not a service i
Snopes→ New York Times: ‘Caliphate’ Podcast Didn’t Meet Standards
The New York Times admitted that it could not verify the claims of a Canadian man whose account of committing atrocities for the Islamic State in Syria was a central part of its 2018 podcast “Caliphate.”
Snopes→ New York Times: ‘Caliphate’ Podcast Didn’t Meet Standards
The New York Times admitted that it could not verify the claims of a Canadian man whose account of committing atrocities for the Islamic State in Syria was a central part of its 2018 podcast “Caliphate.”
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ New York Times: ‘Caliphate’ podcast didn’t meet standards
https://apnews.com/article/caliphate-podcast-new-york-times-hoax-4b0cd1c9b75673de46e40cad1beb430c The N
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ New York Times admits ‘Caliphate’ podcast based on botched reporting
https://nypost.com/2020/12/18/ny-times-admits-caliphate-podcast-based-on-botched-reporting/ The New Yor
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ New York Times Admits Its Caliphate Podcast Fell for ISIS Hoaxer’s Bullshit
https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-york-times-admits-its-caliphate-podcast-fell-for-terrorism-hoaxers-bullshit
Liste→ This video shows a demonstration against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New York in September 2019
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim it shows pro-Pakistan chants at a protest in support of Indian farmers in the British capital of London. The claim is false; this video actuall
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Student Project Meme Misleadingly Claims Newsday, Washington Post and New York Times Have Highest Fake News Risk
Do the websites of Newsday, the Washington Post and the New York Times have the highest "fake news risk"? No, that's quite misleading: the claim was made in an image put out by a Facebook page that appears to be a student project about fa
WaPo Fact Checker→ Cotton’s claim that Mayorkas was ‘guilty of selling green cards to Chinese nationals’
Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden’s nominee for homeland security secretary, was the subject of a critical inspector general’s report. But Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) spins the facts beyond recognition.
Top Fact Checks→ Diana was one of the first public figures to have physical contact with a HIV/AIDS patient, during a hospital visit in New York.
Diana shook the hand of a man suffering with HIV/AIDS without wearing gloves for the first time in Middlesex Hospital, London in 1987.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Is the New York Post story about Hunter Biden’s laptop legit? Here’s how to form your own judgment.
You might have heard — unless you’ve been trying to avoid the news over the past two weeks, which would be understandable — about this big New York Post exclusive story about Hunter Biden’s laptop allegedly containing emails pointing to shady d
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Some New York Residents Receive Pre-Marked Ballots?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nyc-premarked-ballots/ Just days before the 2020 U.S.
Snopes→ Did Some New York Residents Receive Pre-Marked Ballots?
Some human voters can in fact be perfect about filling in all the blanks.
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→ Was The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin Suspended After Exposing Himself on a Zoom Call?
The incident was witnessed by co-workers preparing for election night coverage.
Snopes→ Was The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin Suspended After Exposing Himself on a Zoom Call?
The incident was witnessed by co-workers preparing for election night coverage.