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PolitiFact→ Dispelling a common myth about fentanyl as election workers get letters with traces of the substance
The FBI is investigating letters sent to election offices in five states, including some that contained fentanyl. Although the threats to election workers are real, experts say that only touching fentanyl will not lead to overdose.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Code Section Does NOT Make American Workers Exempt From Taxes — It’s About Federal Reserve Banks
Does a section of the U.S. Code, cited in a video on social media, exempt American workers from paying taxes? No, that's not true: No section of the U.S. Code universally exempts American workers from paying taxes. The section of the U.S.
Full Fact→ Video of fireworks accident is not linked to the Israel-Gaza conflict
The video was filmed several months prior to the start of the latest hostilities.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Supposed Elon Musk promise that South Africans don’t have to work isn’t authentic
Video shows Elon Musk said South Africans no longer have to work with access to his “platform.”
AllSides→ Did Mike Johnson work for a hate group? SPLC and Christian law firm have sparred over label
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/oct/27/did-mike-johnson-work-for-a-hate-group-splc-and-ch/ Sinc
PolitiFact→ Did Mike Johnson work for a hate group? SPLC and Christian law firm have sparred over label
After the rise of Rep. Mike Johnson, a low-profile congressman, to House speaker, claims began to circulate about his past work for the Alliance Defending Freedom, which has been labeled a “hate group.” We examined Johnson’s involvement and the e
The Dispatch→ The System Keeps Working (and the Alternative Is Predictably Failing)
‘Weaponizing globalization’ is a lot harder than it sounds.
PolitiFact→ Alex Mooney – Does Gov. Jim Justice oppose the “right-to-work” policy?
Jim Justice "opposes the Right to Work”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – ‘Gates of hell’ in Gaza? No, a viral video shows fireworks in Algeria
A video shows red flares and fireworks going off in Gaza.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Gaza Right Now’ With Sky Lit Up Red With Smoke And Rockets — 2020 Fireworks From Soccer Fans In Algeria
Does a video show "Gaza right now" with the sky in Gaza lit up bright red as rockets and bombs burst in the air? No, that's not true: The video is from a huge celebration with fireworks by fans of soccer team Belouizdad (who were crowned
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Venus Williams Did NOT ‘Refuse To Play Against A Trans Woman’ — Claim Is From A Satire Network
Did star tennis player Venus Williams receive a standing ovation for "refusing to play a trans woman"? No, that's not true: The claim came from an article on a website that's part of a satirical network. The publishing network's Facebook
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Say It Was His First ‘In Person’ Picket While Meeting With Striking Autoworkers — He Was Misquoted In Online Post
Did President Joe Biden misspeak while addressing a picket line of striking United Auto Workers (UAW) in Michigan on September 26, 2023, saying that while he had marched in other UAW picket lines it was the "first time I've ever done it i
PolitiFact→ Could a President Vivek Ramaswamy lay off 75% of federal workers by himself?
Republican Vivek Ramaswamy says he will lay off three-quarters of the federal workforce if he is elected president. Experts are skeptical he could do it without Congress’ consent.
Logically→ Edited photo shared claiming BJP workers protested against Canada outside Canara Bank
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Deutsche Welle Did NOT Report That Poles Use Wi-Fi Network Names ‘Offensive’ To Ukrainian Refugees In Poland
Did the German public broadcaster Deutsche Welle (DW) report that Poles have started to rename their Wi-Fi networks to insult Ukrainian refugees in Poland? No, that's not true: Both DW and the Ukrainian government refuted the claim. A Lea
PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Do CEOs today earn 400 times more than their typical workers, as Bernie Sanders said?
“CEOs are now making 400 times more than their average worker.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Describe African-American, Hispanic Workers As ‘Workers Without High School Diplomas’
Did President Joe Biden describe African-American and Hispanic workers and veterans as "workers without high school diplomas"? No, that's not true: He was talking about unemployment rates for different groups of people. "Workers without h
PolitiFact→ What are fentanyl patches? Does Narcan work for fentanyl overdoses? Here's what to know
PolitiFact answers readers’ most commonly asked questions about fentanyl. We explain the difference between medical and illicit fentanyl, why there are fentanyl skin patches and where the drug mostly originates.
The Dispatch→ To Address Shootings, Do the Work
The government has tools to fight violent crime involving firearms.
Full Fact→ Around 60% of people in poverty live in households where at least one adult is in work
Dame Angela Eagle claimed 60% of people in poverty are in work. This isn't quite right. The percentage of working age adults who are in relative poverty and who are also in work is substantially lower
Logically→ Video of lathi-charge on BJP workers in Patna shared as Haryana violence
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Illinois will allow some non-citizens to be police. But only those authorized to work and own a gun
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Why are millions of Americans not working but excluded from the ‘unemployed’ rate?
The government doesn’t define people as “unemployed” unless they are actively looking for work. This has been the policy since the 1940s.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Anthony Bourdain Were NOT All Killed For Their Work On Child Sex Trafficking Documentary ‘The Silent Children’
Were DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell and Anthony Bourdain all killed because of their work on a child sex trafficking documentary called "The Silent Children"? No, that's not true: The producer of the movie told Lead Stories
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Anthony Bourdain Were NOT All Killed For Their Work On Child Sex Trafficking Documentary ‘The Silent Children’
Were DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell and Anthony Bourdain all killed because of their work on a child sex trafficking documentary called "The Silent Children"? No, that's not true: The producer of the movie told Lead Stories
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Claims of roadside workers being given fentanyl-laced water by strangers are without merit
CLAIM: Roadside workers in various parts of the U.S. have been sickened or killed by fentanyl-laced water offered to them by a passerby while on the job.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, COVID vaccines don’t contain nanotechnology that can be programmed via 5G wireless networks
CLAIM: A patent held by Moderna proves its COVID mRNA vaccine contains “programmable” nanotechnology that can interact with 5G communications technology.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, Hank Williams Jr. didn’t resign from CMT’s board of directors. The network doesn’t have a board
CLAIM: Singer Hank Williams Jr. resigned from Country Music Television’s board of directors and artists including Carrie Underwood and Toby Keith have pulled their music videos from the network in recent days.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Ghislaine Maxwell ‘Worked At Disney’ In 1985
Do photographs of Ghislaine Maxwell with Donald Duck taken in 1985 confirm that the now-convicted sex offender -- associated with financier Jeffrey Epstein who died by suicide while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges -- worked for
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Pipeline workers poisoned by fentanyl-laced water? Company said it never happened.
Two pipeline workers in the Chicago area were given fentanyl-laced water bottles.
Full Fact→ Metal pole badly mounted in pavement was not the work of ‘Warnborough Council’
An image circulating online shows a post that has been incorrectly screwed onto the pavement.
AllSides→ Has Gilgo Beach Killer Suspect Rex Heuermann Worked for Trump?
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-rex-heuermann-trump-building-new-york-fact-check-1813759 The arre
Full Fact→ Study didn’t show ‘hairdressers have a higher cancer risk because of chemicals at work’
Research covered by the Sun was exploratory and established no definite associations between people’s jobs and their risk of ovarian cancer.
PolitiFact→ Florida immigration law: Do new employment rules affect workers in seasonal, agricultural jobs?
Florida’s new immigration law includes penalties for employers who hire people not legally authorized to work in the U.S. Experts said they expect that some of the new rules apply to seasonal workers, though those workers are not specifically mention
Full Fact→ NHS data doesn’t show 27,000 quit the health service for work-life balance reasons
The Observer reported that 27,546 staff had quit the NHS in England in 2022 citing work-life balance reasons, but the figures include staff moving to other health service jobs.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Former Biden Campaign Worker Runs ‘Erica Marsh’ Twitter Account — Name Not Known To Biden Campaign, DNC, FEC
Is a Twitter account under the name of Erica Marsh run by someone with that name who identifies themself as a "Proud Democrat: Former Field Organizer to elect President Biden. Volunteer for the Obama Foundation"? No, that's not true: Ther
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Trump was 'fine with affirmative action' in 2015 interview, but has worked against it since
Donald Trump is an “affirmative action advocate.”
FactCheck.org→ No ‘Bombshell’ On COVID-19 Origins, U.S. Intelligence Rebuts Claims About ‘Sick’ Lab Workers
SciCheck Digest It remains unknown how the virus that causes COVID-19 originated, but many scientists think a natural spillover is most likely. Online posts have cited unnamed sources to claim that scientists in Wuhan, China, were the first to get
The Dispatch→ A Christian Postal Worker’s SCOTUS Case, Explained
The ruling could change the way employers approach religious accommodations.