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Logically→ No, the carpet in Westminster Abbey on Coronation Day did not represent the Ukrainian flag
Logically→ Video of mob attacking policemen in West Bengal falsely linked to Ram Navami violence
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Ron DeSantis is right, Florida has one of the country’s lowest tax burdens
Florida has “the second lowest tax burden per capita in the United States.”
Logically→ The amount of ammonium nitrate seized in West Bengal is not ten times of what caused the 2020 Beirut explosion
Logically→ Unrelated video from 2019 shared as footage of violance by Muslims against Hindus in West Bengal.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Transgender Identity And Gender Diversity Are NOT Exclusively Modern Western Phenomena
Are transgender people and gender fluidity "products" of modern Western civilization? No, that's not true: Non-binary gender expression in many communities across the globe throughout history has been documented and researched. Professor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US, Germany, Other Western Countries Did NOT Pull Their Envoys Out Of Turkey 24 Hours Before Quake
Did the United States, Germany and other Western countries pull their ambassadors out of Turkey 24 hours before the February 6, 2023, earthquake that killed tens of thousands there? No, that's not true: Diplomatic representatives from the
PolitiFact→ Morgan Luttrell – U.S. emergency oil reserve at lowest level since 1983
"Biden drained America's Strategic Petroleum Reserves to the lowest level since 1984."
Logically→ Haiti has one of the lowest COVID-19 death rates despite administering zero vaccine doses.
More than 500,000 vaccines have been administered in Haiti. An article from before the vaccine roll-out is being shared without context.
Full Fact→ Westminster does not control the amount Scotland spends on its NHS
Although Scotland receives funds from the UK Government, it can spend them on any devolved services.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Southwest Airlines Did NOT Cancel All Of Its Flights Until January 1, 2023
Did Southwest Airlines cancel all of its flights until January 1, 2023? No, that's not true: In the final week of 2022, Southwest Airlines experienced major delays and widespread flight cancellations, but it did not cancel all of its flig
Full Fact→ The lowest paid nurses aren’t getting a 9% pay increase
Oliver Dowden MP said multiple times that the lowest paid nurses were given a 9% increase. A newly qualified nurse in England has seen their pay increase by around 5.5% following the latest pay award.
The Dispatch→ America Cannot Afford to Ignore the Western Balkans
A mural with the letter Z, the symbol of Russias war in Ukraine on a wall near a university where Kosovo Serbs live. (Photo by Pierre Crom/Getty Images.)The war on terror shifted U.S. focus away from the region. Adversaries have noticed.The post Ameri
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered video appears to show Trump discussing Kanye West
Video shows former President Donald Trump saying he “just can’t be upset” with Kanye West.
PolitiFact→ Kanye West – Yes, Hitler was responsible for the deaths of six million Jewish people in the Holocaust
Hitler “didn’t kill 6 million Jews” and “the Holocaust is not what happened.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hitler Did NOT Invent Highways And Microphones As Ye (Formerly Kanye West) Said
Did Hitler invent highways and microphones, as Ye said in a radio interview? No, that's not true: The Nazis appropriated highway plans and construction already occurring. Several people are credited with inventing the microphone in the la
PolitiFact→ Joe Manchin – Is West Virginia set to receive $25 million to cap orphan wells?
West Virginia is poised to “receive $25M for 160 orphaned well clean-up projects across the state.”
PolitiFact→ Kathy Hochul – State to pay for newest farmworker overtime costs, for now
The state is absorbing the cost of overtime pay for farmworkers, and farm owners do not have to pay any more.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Kanye West Banned from Yu-Gi-Oh’ Tweet
As several news stories about music artist Kanye West entered the news cycle on October 26 2022, a viral tweet suggested that West had been “banned” from trading card came Yu-Gi-Oh: kanye west has been suspended from yu-gi-oh! pic.twitter
PolitiFact→ West Virginia Democratic Party – Is Rep. Carol Miller of West Virginia worth over $16 million?
“Carol Miller is a multi-millionaire worth over $16 million.”
PolitiFact→ Kanye West – Fact checking Ye, who denied that George Floyd died from a knee on the neck
Suggests fentanyl, not Derek Chauvin, killed George Floyd
Logically→ BR Ambedkar’s statue was vandalized during clashes between Dalits and Muslims in West Bengal.
This image of a vandalized statue of Ambedkar has no connection with recent West Bengal clashes. It is from Madhya Pradesh.
PolitiFact→ West Virginia Republican Party – Overdoses reached an all-time high in 2021
“Overdoses reached an all-time high in 2021.”
The Dispatch→ Russia’s Real Enemy Is China, Not the West
The Putin years have left it a vassal state of Beijing.The post Russia’s Real Enemy Is China, Not the West appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ The GOP Eyes a Western Comeback
Big-name Republicans are trying to mount a rally in Joe O’Dea’s Colorado Senate bid.The post The GOP Eyes a Western Comeback appeared first on The Dispatch.
Snopes→ Kanye West’s Twitter, Instagram Locked over Offensive Posts
Kanye West’s Twitter and Instagram accounts have been locked because of antisemitic posts by the rapper, now known legally as Ye.
Logically→ China produced more CO2 equivalent emissions than the entire western hemisphere in 2021.
China's net CO2e emissions are higher. Its per capita emissions are lesser than in many third-world countries. Data for 2021 is yet to be published.
Logically→ A vaccination clinic at the University of West of England in Bristol has been shut down.
The vaccine clinic at UWE Bristol was temporarily closed on October 1 due to an anti-vaxx demonstration.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jay-Z, Kanye West Did NOT Predict Pandemic, COVID-19 In 2011 Song
Did Jay-Z and Kanye West predict the pandemic and COVID-19 in a 2011 song? No, that's not true: The lyrics in the video are fake and based on their 2011 song "N***as in Paris," which doesn't mention the words pandemic or COVID-19. The cla
PolitiFact→ West Virginia Republican Party – Fact-checking how much fentanyl is coming into the U.S.
“More fentanyl has crossed the border in the last two months under Biden than in 2019 under Trump.”
Snopes→ Ian Swamps Southwest Florida, Trapping People in Homes
Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S., swamped southwest Florida on Wednesday, turning streets into rivers, knocking out power to 1.6 million people and threatening catastrophic damage further inland.
Snopes→ Ian Makes Landfall in Southwest Florida As Category 4 Storm
Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S.
Snopes→ Vote in Ukraine’s Russia-Held Areas Stokes Tension with West
Referendums that are expected to serve as a pretext for Moscow to annex Russian-held regions of Ukraine reached their final day of voting.
Snopes→ Westminster Abbey Has Witnessed Nearly a Millennium of British History – but Many Rituals, Like Those at Royal Funerals, Are More Modern
The royal funeral for Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19, 2022, was a public ceremony on a truly global scale.
Snopes→ Flood Waters Receding After Storm Batters Western Alaska
The remnants of Typhoon Merbok were weakening as the storm system moved north from the Bering Strait into the Chukchi Sea on Alaska’s northwest coast, where it still threatens smaller communities.
Logically→ The Medieval Warm Period was hotter than today’s temperatures, and carbon dioxide is the lowest it’s been in millions of years.
Current global temperatures are hotter, and the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is higher than during pre-industrial civilization.
Logically→ John D. Rockefeller founded western medicine to sell oil-based pharmaceuticals.
There is no evidence that Rockefeller attacked traditional medicine in order to sell oil-derived products.
Snopes→ Colorful West Indian Day Parade Returns to NYC Streets
The steel bands and brightly colored costumes of Caribbean Carnival came back to the streets of New York City.
Snopes→ Panel: West Point Should Rename Lee Barracks, Nix KKK Art
A commission created by Congress is recommending changes at the storied academy when it comes to buildings, places and memorials that include the names or images of Robert E. Lee and other Confederate officers.