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Snopes→ No, Jim Cantore Was Not Caught ‘Faking It’ in Ida’s Winds by Man Doing Cartwheel

2021-08-30 "This is why we don't trust the news," one video commenter posted. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Taliban Recreate Iwo Jima Photo?

2021-08-23 This photograph came from a "graduation" event of a Taliban group called Badri 313. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jim Carrey Did NOT Say Shutting Down National Media For 30 Days Would Eliminate 80% Of World’s Problems

2021-08-11 Did comedian Jim Carrey say that shutting down national media for 30 days would eliminate 80% of the world's problems? No, that's not true: Carrey's publicist confirmed he never made the statement. The claim was implied in a Facebook post Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Jim Carrey Say ‘Close Down National Media for 30 Days’?

2021-08-09 We found no record of his having uttered those words, even though he has been a high-profile Hollywood star for decades. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ The Fake Jim Carrey Quote That Just Won’t Die

2021-08-02 A quote widely misattributed to the comedian offers words of wisdom about being the odd one out in a family. Go to site post…»

Logically→ Jim Caviezel, a Hollywood movie star, discusses adrenochrome and child sex trafficking during a movie promotion which proves that hollywood is involved in child trafficking.

2021-07-30 Jim Caviezel is propagating a famous conspiracy theory, which remains unsubstantiated and has been debunked previously. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Are Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter the Longest-Married Couple in Presidential History?

2021-07-07 The couple celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary in 2021. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ 50 Years After His Death, Fans Honor Jim Morrison in Paris

2021-07-05 Fifty years after Morrison's death at age 27, rock music lovers from France and across the world came to the Pere-Lachaise cemetery in eastern Paris. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Jim Bakker, His Church Settle Lawsuit Over COVID-19 Claims

2021-06-24 Jim Bakker and his southwestern Missouri church will pay restitution of $156,000 to settle a lawsuit that accuses the TV pastor of falsely claiming a health supplement could cure COVID-19. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is This a Real List of Jim Caviezel’s Injuries from Filming ‘The Passion of the Christ’?

2021-06-15 Caviezel has not been shy about the physical toll of filming the 2004 movie. Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Georgia’s election law sparks ‘Jim Crow’ rhetoric, as well as pushback

2021-05-03 In recent weeks, Democrats have repeatedly warned that Republican-backed election bills like the one enacted in Georgia amount to a resurgence of Jim Crow, the legal structures in the pre-1960s South that kept Black Americans segregated and politically Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Baseball’s Jim Gentile Received $5K ‘Bonus’ – 50 Years Late

2021-05-01 How would you feel if you had qualified for a performance bonus at your job, but nobody recognized you'd met your goal until half a century later? Ask Jim Gentile. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole Jumped Into the Thames to Rescue a London Bridge Jumper

2021-04-28 On April 26 2021, the UK-based Facebook page “North East News desk” shared a post about a London man named Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole, who died while rescuing a woman attempting suicide. In addition to two photographs of Olubunmi-Adewole, Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘End Times’ Expert’s QAnon And COVID-19 ‘Zombie’ Claims On Jim Bakker Show Are NOT True

2021-04-09 Are zombies created by COVID-19 and do the world's richest people drink the blood of tortured children? No, that's not true. A guest on the show of disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker, conspiracist Stephen Quayle, peddles multiple untrue c Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Why State Election Reform Bills Don’t Signal a New Jim Crow Era

2021-04-02 a.image2.image-link.image2-683-1024 { padding-bottom: 66.69921875%; padding-bottom: min(66.69921875%, 683px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image2-683-1024 i Go to site post…»

Washington Post→ Rep. Jim Jordan’s false claim that Pelosi denied a request for National Guard troops

2021-03-01 Rep. Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) made a startling claim based on zero evidence Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Jim Jordan’s Claim That He Never Said ‘The Election Was Stolen’

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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Brennan, Jim Comey, James Clapper And 12 Others Were NOT Subpoenaed By Department Of Justice And AG Barr — Senate Homeland Security Committee Approved Subpoenas

2020-09-17 Did John Brennan, Jim Comey, James Clapper and 12 others get subpoenaed by the Department of Justice and Attorney General William Barr? No, that's not true. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved subpoena Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jim Carrey Did NOT Say ‘Hollywood Elites Eat Whole Babies For Christmas’ – ‘The More They Suffer – The Better They Taste’

2020-07-24 Did Jim Carrey say that Hollywood elites eat whole babies for Christmas and that the more they suffer, the better they taste? No that's not true. This story originated on a website that was notorious for publishing questionable stories an Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Keir Starmer led the CPS when it did not charge Jimmy Savile, but he wasn’t the reviewing lawyer

2020-06-26 Since the election of Sir Keir Starmer as leader of the Labour party earlier this year, there has been a lot of discussion online and in the media about the role Mr Starmer played in the Jimmy Savile scandal and the decision not to prosecute him in 200 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jimi Hendrix Statue In Seattle Was NOT Vandalized In 2020

2020-06-26 Was Seattle's Jimi Hendrix statue vandalized during protests in 2020? No, that's not true: The photo of the spray-painted Jimi Hendrix statue used to imply recent vandalism is from 2013. There is no evidence that the Jimi Hendrix statue in Sea Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Disney Changing Splash Mountain, Ride Tied to Jim Crow Film

2020-06-25 Disney officials said they were recasting the ride based on “The Princess and the Frog,” a 2009 Disney film with an African American female lead. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Former President Jimmy Carter Did NOT Recently Announce Liver Surgery Had Found Cancer

2020-06-12 Did former President Jimmy Carter announce that recent liver surgery found cancer that has spread to other parts of his body? No, this is not a current event: Carter did make such an announcement but it was nearly five years ago, in August of Go to site post…»

Washington Post→ Jimmy Kimmel’s false claim that Pence carried empty boxes

2020-05-08 A viral video clip posted by the comedian purported to show Vice President Pence carrying empty boxes. But it was manipulated video. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Pence Did Not Deliver Empty Boxes Of PPE To A Hospital As Seen In Jimmy Kimmel Video

2020-05-08 Did Vice President Mike Pence deliver empty boxes of PPE to a hospital as a publicity stunt? No, this is not true: Late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel mocked a video of Pence delivering boxes that were "empty" to a health care center amid t Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Former Astros Star Jimmy ‘The Toy Cannon’ Wynn Dies at 78

2020-03-27 Jimmy Wynn, the slugger who earned his nickname of “The Toy Cannon” during his days with the Houston Astros in the 1960s and ’70s has died. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jim Carrey Did NOT Accuse 200 "Leftist Arsonists" Of Starting Australian Bushfires

2020-03-17 Did actor Jim Carrey say that 200 "leftist arsonists" were arrested for starting the Australian bushfires, and that it wasn't due to climate change? No, that's not true: Carrey never made such a statement about the bushfires that ravaged the c Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Jimmy Carter Say ‘Jesus Never Said a Word About Homosexuality’?

2020-02-20 "When we go to the Bible we should keep in mind that the basic principles of the Bible are taught by God, but written down by human beings deprived of modern day knowledge," Carter said. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Televangelist Jim Bakker Say ‘God Will Create a Holy Line of Trumps’?

2020-02-19 A routine review of content labeled satire. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Jim Lehrer of the ‘MacNeil-Lehrer Report’ Dies at 85

2020-01-23 The broadcast journalist and frequent moderator of presidential debates died “peacefully in his sleep,” according to PBS. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ The Jim Crow Disney Film That Just Won’t Die, “Song of the South”

2019-12-21 With racist stereotypes and Old South tropes, the film isn’t available to the millions of subscribers of the company’s new Disney Plus streaming service, and it hasn’t been released in theaters in decades. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Jim Himes – White House snubbed House’s document requests, Democrat says

2019-12-19 The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | White House snubbed House’s document requests, Democrat says On a day that ended with President Donald Trump becoming the third U.S. president to be impeached, House Democrats hammered Trump for refusing to c Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Jimmy Stewart Suffer PTSD from World War II Bombing Missions?

2019-12-07 A viral Facebook post appears to have been inspired by a 2016 book about the Hollywood icon's wartime military service. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Former President Jimmy Carter Enters Hospital for Surgery

2019-11-12 Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter has been admitted to a hospital for a procedure to relieve pressure on his brain, caused by bleeding due to his recent falls. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ The Police Beating That Opened America’s Eyes to Jim Crow’s Brutality

2019-11-06 An important – and unappreciated – story of the civil rights movement. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Jimmy Carter Hospitalized After Fall at Georgia Home

2019-10-22 Former President Jimmy Carter had another fall at his home in Plains, Georgia, fracturing his pelvis and going to the hospital for treatment and observation. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ ’95-Year-Old Former President Jimmy Carter Building a House With a Black Eye’ Meme

2019-10-09 On October 8 2019, a Reddit user shared the following animated image to r/gifs, purportedly showing former United States president Jimmy Carter building homes for Habitat for Humanity while still visibly recovering from a fall-related injury (as evid Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Ex-President Jimmy Carter Has Black Eye, Stitches After Fall

2019-10-07 Former President Jimmy Carter had a black eye and 14 stitches after falling at his Georgia home, but made it to an evening concert in Tennessee to rally volunteers ahead of his 36th home building project for Habitat for Humanity. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Former President Jimmy Carter Celebrates 95th Birthday

2019-10-01 Jimmy Carter is celebrating his 95th birthday, becoming the first U.S. president to reach that milestone as he continues his humanitarian work and occasionally wades back into politics and policy debates almost four decades after leaving office. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is Morgan Freeman Really Jimi Hendrix?

2019-09-26 A wild conspiracy theory holds that musician Jimi Hendrix faked his death and is now living as actor Morgan Freeman. Go to site post…»

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