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Snopes→ CDC: Strong Evidence In-Person Schooling Can Be Done Safely
The nation’s top public health agency said that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies.
Snopes→ Twitter Posts Strong Q4 Results as User Base, Revenue Jumps
Twitter posted solid results for the last three months of 2020, capping what CEO Jack Dorsey called “an extraordinary year” for the platform.
Health Feedback→ Strong evidence lacking to support claim that ivermectin is a cure for COVID-19 ; there are only limited clinical results at this stage
REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the world since early 2020 sparked an intense research effort to uncover cures for it. To date, scientific and general public media outlets presented several molecules as possible cures for COVID-19, such
Logically→ Neil Armstrong had to clear customs after returning from the moon
The form was a joke at the time, because Apollo 11 landed 1,480 km southwest of Hawaii and 21 km from the USS Hornet.
Snopes→ Strong Aegean Sea Earthquake Topples Buildings in Turkey
Turkish media showed wreckage of a multiple-story building in central Izmir, the country's third-largest city, with people climbing it to start rescue efforts.
Logically→ Our NATO partners were far behind in their defense payments. But at my strong urging, they agreed to pay $130 billion more a year.
When speaking about NATO partners increasing their defense payments by $130 billion, President Donald Trump is talking about indirect funding, a Washington Post fact check found. Since 2006, every NATO member has had guidelines to spend at l
Logically→ We now have the strongest borders we’ve ever had, with over 400 miles of a brand new wall.
Although 360 miles of the border wall has been constructed so far, only a small portion of it is new construction. During the second presidential debate, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that “we have built over 400 miles of the southern
Logically→ There is strong public support for the UK government’s decision to ban people from socializing in more than six groups in most circumstances.
Only Forty-five percent of Brits strongly support new lockdown rules, and thirty-two percent somewhat support the norms.
Logically→ Trump administration took the toughest, boldest, strongest and hardest-hitting action against China in American history by far.
President Trump's stance on China triggered a trade war between the two nations which caused significant damages to the U.S. economy.
Logically→ Trump administration built the strongest economy in three years.
The economic growth that began in Obama’s second term, essentially continued under the Trump administration, with no drastic differences.
Logically→ Trump has more strong women in significant positions throughout his administration, far more than any US president ever
Trump has a lower percentage of women in his administration compared to former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.
Poynter→ MSNBC’s Chris Hayes said higher education is ‘one of America’s strongest export sectors.’ The stats show he’s right.
Editor’s note: This article was originally published by PolitiFact, which is owned by the Poynter Institute, and is republished here with permission. If your time is short A new Trump administration directive would bar foreign college students fro
Snopes→ Trump’s ‘Strong Wall’ to Block COVID-19 from China Had Holes
Nearly 8,000 Chinese nationals and foreign residents of Hong Kong and Macao entered the U.S. on more than 600 commercial and private flights in the first three months after the travel "ban" was imposed.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Touts Strong Jobs Report, Flubs Some Facts
In a Rose Garden address to comment on a surprisingly strong May jobs report, President Donald Trump continued to repeat false, misleading and exaggerated claims about the economy, the administration’s response to COVID-19, the border wall, veter
Snopes→ Did Goebbels Say Intellectuals ‘Would Always Yield to the Stronger’?
"Arguments must be crude, clear, and forcible, and appeal to emotions and instincts, not the intellect," the Nazi propagandist supposedly proclaimed.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: NO Study Says People Who Cry During Movies Are The Strongest People Of All
Did a scientific study find that people who cry during movies are the strongest people of all? No, that's not true: This is a click-bait claim that misrepresents the conclusions of a study about the affects of emotional stories on the brain's
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump incorrect that U.S. dollar is strongest it's ever been
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump incorrect that U.S. dollar is strongest it's ever been Is the U.S. dollar stronger against other currencies than it’s ever been? President Donald Trump said so — at least four times in one da
Snopes→ As the Nation’s Opioid Crisis Grew, the Pills Got Stronger
An Associated Press analysis of drug distribution data released as a result of lawsuits against the industry found that the amount of opioids as measured by total potency continued to rise early this decade even as the number of pills distributed began
Snopes→ Strongest Earthquake in 20 Years Rattles Southern California
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Kern County.
Snopes→ Did President Trump Say U.S. Generals Were ‘Better Looking Than Tom Cruise, and Stronger’?
The 45th president's first public cabinet meeting of 2019 gave rise to a widely shared Facebook meme.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Donald Trump Say Generals at the Pentagon Were Better Looking and Stronger Than Tom Cruise?
On January 2, 2018, the Facebook page Union Thugs shared a meme attributing a quote about Pentagon generals and how they compared to actor Tom Cruise: The quote was bookended with commentary from the meme’s maker. It read: An actual thing the P
Snopes→ Trump Strongly Defends Use of Tear Gas on Caravan Migrants
Critics denounced the border agents' action as overkill, but Trump kept to a hard line.
Snopes→ Memorabilia from Astronauts Armstrong, Glenn Up for Auction
A series of auctions involving some 2,000 artifacts and mementoes owned by Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, runs through November 2019.
Snopes→ Did President Trump Strong Arm Qatar Into Bailing Out Jared Kushner?
The president's son-in-law reportedly owes a $1 billion-plus mortgage on a building he purchased on Fifth Avenue in 2007.
Snopes→ Turbocharged: How Michael Got 55 Percent Stronger in 1 Day
Hurricane Michael's wind speed increased by 50 mph in 24 hours, to 140 mph.
Snopes→ Could a Case Currently Before the Supreme Court Result in a Stronger Presidential Pardon?
Gamble v. United States concerns a felon who was arrested for possession of a firearm. It could also have significant bearing on the President’s much vaunted pardon power.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump wrongly says Social Security and Medicare are stronger
The Truth-o-Meter says: False | Donald Trump wrongly says Social Security and Medicare are stronger President Donald Trump is rejecting the image of policy chaos and bitter staff infighting captured in the latest book by Washington Post editor Bob
Snopes→ Armstrong Sons, Filmmaker Defend Lack of Flag-Planting Scene in ‘First Man’
The sons of Neil Armstrong are defending Damien Chazelle's docudrama about the moon landing after conservative pundits decried the film's lack of emphasis on the American flag's planting on the lunar surface.
Snopes→ Did Elizabeth Holtzman Send DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen a Strongly-Worded Resignation?
The former Democratic Congresswomen accused the Department of Homeland Security of "making war on immigrants and refugees" in a letter that went viral in July 2018.
Snopes→ Trump: Relations with May ‘Strong’ After Bombshell Interview
Trump's pomp-filled visit to the United Kingdom was overshadowed by an explosive interview in which he blasted May, his host.
PolitiFact→ Mitch McConnell – How strong have job gains been since the tax bill passed?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | How strong have job gains been since the tax bill passed? On the heels of a strong jobs report — one that featured 223,000 new jobs in May and an unemployment rate falling to 3.8 percent — Senate Majo
Hoax-Slayer→ Is Soursop a Cancer Killer 10,000 times Stronger Than Chemotherapy?
Widely circulated message claims that soursop, the fruit from the graviola tree, is a miraculous natural cancer killer that is 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy. The post Is Soursop a Cancer Killer 10,000 times Stronger Than Chemotherapy? appeare
Hoax-Slayer→ Is Lemon A Cancer Killer That is 10,000 Times Stronger Than Chemotherapy?
Message purporting to be from the Institute of Health Sciences in Baltimore claims that lemon is a "miraculous product" that can kill cancer cells, is 10,000 times stronger than chemotherapy, and is "a proven remedy against cancers of all types". The p
Snopes→ Did Delta Force Operators Raid an ‘Obama Stronghold’ in Thailand?
Reports of a Christmas Day raid originated with a conspiracy theory web site and are not based on factual information.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump wrongly repeats that Chicago has strongest gun laws
The Truth-o-Meter says: Pants on Fire! | Donald Trump wrongly repeats that Chicago has strongest gun laws President Donald Trump might be in Asia, but violence on the homefront followed him to South Korea. In a joint press conference with South Kor
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – How strong has job growth been on Donald Trump's watch?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Half-True | How strong has job growth been on Donald Trump's watch? While presidential speeches to the United Nations usually focus on foreign policy, President Donald Trump began his by touting domestic accomplishments on h
Snopes→ Strong Earthquake Rocks Central Mexico
The 7.1 magnitude temblor hit less than two weeks after another quake killed at least 90 people in the southern part of the country, and on the anniversary of a devastating 1985 earthquake.
Washington Post→ Trump’s claim that U.S. nuclear arsenal is ‘now far stronger and more powerful’
“My first order as President was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal. It is now far stronger and more powerful than ever before.” –President Trump, in a tweet, Aug. 9, 2017 As part of his saber-rattling with North Korea,
Snopes→ Amazon Buying Whole Foods, Making Strong Move into Groceries
Amazon announced on 16 June 2017 that it is buying Whole Foods in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, including debt.