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Logically→ Old, unrelated video falsely shared as recent ‘Alaska tsunami’
Logically→ Old videos shared falsely as recent earthquake and tsunami warning in Alaska
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Saharan dust clouds are regular occurrence, not a Bill Gates sun-blocking plot
"The sand storm headed our way is an attempt by Bill Gates to block out the sun.”
The Dispatch→ Sununu Poised to Use Bully Pulpit in New Hampshire Primary
Plus: Washington state gets a moderate Republican gubernatorial candidate.
Full Fact→ Evidence doesn’t show sunscreen increases cancer risk
A social media post falsely claims that sunscreens increase cancer risk, and makes assertions about endocrine disruption that aren’t borne out in the evidence.
Logically→ No, black cumin seed oil does not provide sun protection
Full Fact→ Looking at the sun can cause blindness
A viral Facebook video claims looking at the sun directly is not harmful to the eyes if done at sunrise or sunset. This isn’t true.
Full Fact→ Nivea sunscreen does include ‘almond oil’ as an ingredient on the label
Thousands of people have shared Facebook posts warning that Nivea’s sunscreen for children does not include almond oil labelled on the package.
Full Fact→ Sunken ice isn’t a reliable way to spot if your drink’s been spiked
Viral social media posts are warning people to watch for ice sinking in their drink—but if it’s been spiked, ice will usually still float.
Full Fact→ Sun corrects net migration graph which didn’t reflect the latest data
A graph published on the newspaper’s website suggested a steeper recent rise in net migration than that shown by Office for National Statistics figures.
The Dispatch→ ‘Throw Open the Windows of Your Soul to the Sun’
A life well-lived is an important tribute to those who have died to preserve our freedom. Continue reading ‘Throw Open the Windows of Your Soul to the Sun’ »
Full Fact→ Sunglasses don’t cause sunburn
A social media post claims that sunglasses prevent melanin production, increasing the risk of sunburn. This is an incorrect description of the process of tanning.
Full Fact→ False claims about cancer causing chemical in sunscreen
A social media post claims that most sunscreens contain benzene, a chemical linked to cancer. It isn’t used as an ingredient, and the data on contamination doesn’t support these claims.
Full Fact→ Rishi Sunak’s GDP growth claim based on long-term forecasts
The Prime Minister claimed the UK is forecast to have better growth than Italy, France and Germany—but this is only true when looking at long-term projections.
The Dispatch→ Chris Sununu Leans Into the White House Race
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu speaks in 2021. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)New Hampshire’s governor is taking steps to run in 2024. Continue reading Chris Sununu Leans Into the White House Race »
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Wear your sunscreen. The sun does not prevent skin cancer
“The sun prevents skin cancer.”
Full Fact→ Errors corrected in Sun article about Ray Liotta’s cause of death
An online article in the Sun gave the wrong definitions for pulmonary oedema and respiratory insufficiency, and mixed up the link between diabetes and atherosclerosis.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Shirtless Person In Jockstrap Is NOT Traceable To UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
Does a photo that has been circulating online since November 2022 show British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak flashing his bare chest and wearing nothing but a white lab coat and a jockstrap? No, that's not true: This photo cannot be traced b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Announce Massive Unidentified Flying Object Between Earth And Sun
Did NASA announce the discovery of a massive unidentified flying object (UFO) spotted between the Earth and the sun and did this result in the closure of six solar observatories to hide something from the public? No, that's not true: This
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Snub UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak When He Arrived In Belfast On April 11, 2023
Did President Joe Biden "push away" or snub U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak when Biden arrived in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on April 11, 2023? No, that's not true: The video in this post has been digitally edited. It was shortened to see
Logically→ Edited clip used to falsely claim President Biden did not recognize Rishi Sunak after landing in Belfast
Truth or Fiction?→ Sun Tzu ‘Rule Over Ashes’ Quote
On March 25 2023, Facebook page “The Other 98%” shared a quote attributed to Sun Tzu; several individual Facebook users followed suit with various iterations of the phrase and attribution: An evil man will burn his own nation to the ground
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Women CANNOT ‘Get Pregnant By Sunlight’ As Result Of Parthenogenesis
Can women get pregnant by sunlight as a result of the process called parthenogenesis? No, that's not true: Mammals, including humans, do not reproduce asexually through parthenogenesis. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on Fac
The Dispatch→ Has Sunak Sealed Brexit?
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leaves Downing Street on March 8, 2023, in London. (Photo by Chris J Ratcliffe/Getty Images)The ‘Windsor framework’ promises a resolution in Northern Ireland, but key stakeholders are holding out. Continue reading
Full Fact→ No evidence to support Rishi Sunak’s asylum backlog claim
The Prime Minister said there were 6,000 fewer people in the “asylum backlog”—but the latest published figures show a large rise in the number of people waiting for applications to be resolved.
PolitiFact→ Chain email – Waking before sunrise March 12? Daylight saving time could affect your scheduled alarm
Because of daylight saving time, “NO alarm set for the 2:00 a.m. hour will go off” on March 12.
The Dispatch→ The Sun Shines on in Kentucky
Chick-Fil-A for everyone. The post The Sun Shines on in Kentucky appeared first on The Dispatch.
Full Fact→ Was Rishi Sunak’s new claim about a house building record accurate?
The Prime Minister claimed house building has hit a record high under the current government.
Full Fact→ Facebook posts about Samsung S23 and iPhone giveaways are fake
Posts on social media falsely claim that Argos and Amazon are selling Samsung S23 phones for £3 and that Amazon is also selling iPhone 14s for the same price.
PolitiFact→ When will Social Security sunset? Barring congressional changes, money will deplete by 2034
If Congress fails to act, the Social Security trust funds will be depleted by 2034 and beneficiaries will get smaller monthly checks. So far, Republicans and Democrats haven’t agreed on a solution.
Full Fact→ Do Rishi Sunak’s claims about hospital discharge funding stack up?
We’ve looked into the figures after Rishi Sunak said a new discharge fund was “already making a difference”, and the number of people unnecessarily in hospital was reducing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Time-Lapse Video Of Alaskan Midnight Sun Does NOT Prove The Earth Is Flat — Digitally Altered
Does a time-lapse video of the midnight sun in Alaska show that the sun appears to get smaller as it approaches the horizon -- thus proving that this is a "local sun" that is very close to Earth in a closed environment, part of the firmam
Full Fact→ Liberal Democrat analysis of Rishi Sunak’s first 100 days contains several flaws
The party claimed that an average household got £1,200 poorer during the Prime Minister’s first 100 days. But the calculation that produced this figure is not reliable.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Major Tsunami Did NOT Hit Turkey After February 6, 2023, Earthquake
Did a major tsunami hit Turkey soon after the February 6, 2023, earthquake? No, that's not true: Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency reported on February 6, 2023, that there was no danger of a tsunami striking the countr
Full Fact→ Tsunami video was filmed in 2018 in Indonesia, not Turkey
A video which has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media shows a Tsunami hitting an island in Indonesia in 2018, not Turkey, as claimed by some.
Logically→ These videos show the tsunami caused by the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6.
No tsunami occurred in either region on February 6. Videos of tsunamis from Durban in 2017 and Japan in 2011 have been misattributed.
Full Fact→ Viral video does not show tsunami in Turkey following 2023 earthquake
The footage is from Durban, South Africa, in 2017.
The Dispatch→ Gov. Sununu: Why New Hampshire’s Different
What happens at the Gridiron, doesn't stay. The post Gov. Sununu: Why New Hampshire’s Different appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ The World Economic Forum plans to block the sun physically using ‘space bubbles’ to stop climate change.
The WEF has not proposed space bubbles to combat climate change. The forum has only republished a research article that has been misinterpreted.