There has been a 61 per increase in unaccompanied children held by CBP from January to February 2021. The 28 percent figure relates to all encounters.
Snopes→ Did a Boat Block Traffic on a Florida Highway?
The revenge of the boats has begun!
The Dispatch→ How the House’s Election Reform Bill Would Exacerbate Our Polarization
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Snopes→ Was That ‘Meteor’ Above Seattle, Pacific Northwest Actually SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket?
A bright streak of light left many star-gazers curious.
Health Feedback→ Bill Gates quoted out of context about injecting kids with genetically modified organisms in discussion on GM crops
REVIEW A video posted on YouTube showed a clip of Bill Gates speaking about injecting children with genetically modified organisms. The video has been viewed more than 15,000 times and shared more than 3,000 times on Facebook, according to the social
AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden’s first news conference as president
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/25/politics/fact-check-biden-first-press-conference/index.html President Jo
AllSides→ FactChecking Biden’s First Press Conference
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/factchecking-bidens-first-press-conference/ In his first press confer
Logically→ President Biden has called for a ban on assault weapons.
Joe Biden called for a sweeping prohibition of high assault guns and weapons to stop the mass killings in the U.S.
Full Fact→ NASA did not fake a picture of Mars
A Facebook post claims to show that an “original NASA photo of Mars” is a doctored version of an image taken in Bulgaria. In fact, NASA never released this image. The post shows a picture of Pobiti Kamani, a natural rock formation in Bulgar
Snopes→ Dominion Voting Sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 Voter Fraud Claims
Dominion argues that Fox News, which amplified inaccurate assertions that Dominion altered votes, “sold a false story of election fraud in order to serve its own commercial purposes, severely injuring Dominion in the process,” according to a copy o
AFP Fact Check→ These photos show an Indonesian who died in 2017, not his 150th birthday party
A Facebook post purporting to show photos of a man celebrating his 150th birthday has been shared nearly 100 times in Uganda. The claim is false: the person seen in the images is an Indonesian man who died in 2017. At the time of his death, he was 146
The Dispatch→ Uphill: January 6 Investigations Stall
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Logically→ Economic forecasters have projected that the U.S. economy will exceed 6% growth in G.D.P.
On March 17, 2021, the Federal Reserve Officials' median estimate predicted that the U.S. economy would grow by 6.5% in 2021.
The Dispatch→ The Morning Dispatch: Biden Meets the Press
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AFP Fact Check→ This hacker stole billions to fund his ‘luxurious’ lifestyle, not to donate to the poor
A meme claims that jailed Algerian hacker Hamza Bendelladj stole billions of dollars from hundreds of banks and donated them to poor African countries and Palestine. But there is no evidence that Bendelladj, who was found guilty of helping to create a
AFP Fact Check→ Former top medical official makes misleading claims about Papua New Guinea vaccine roll-out
A Facebook post written by the former chairman of Papua New Guinea’s Institute of Medical Research claims vaccines being rolled out for health workers in the country have bypassed the appropriate regulatory authorities and are being rolled out “for
Poynter→ Fact-checking ‘The View’ host Joy Behar on mass shootings and the assault weapons ban
After a Colorado gunman killed 10 people in what was the second mass shooting in a week, Democrats and gun control advocates renewed calls for a nationwide ban on assault weapons, like the federal law that was in effect from 1994 until 2004. Joy Behar,
The Dispatch→ Why Is the Filibuster Only ‘Racist’ When Republicans Use It?
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The Dispatch→ Biden Has a New Vaccine Goal. It’s Still Too Low.
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AFP Fact Check→ Old April Fool’s Day joke about TIME magazine naming Thai prime minister ‘best leader’ resurfaces in misleading Facebook posts
A claim that TIME magazine named Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha the “best leader in the world” has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook. The posts add that Prayut narrowly beat Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the to
AFP Fact Check→ This photo was taken at a rally in Bulgaria in 2013
An image of a tearful woman gazing into the eyes of a police officer in riot gear has been shared in multiple Facebook posts which claim the picture was taken in the Netherlands in March 2021 amid protests against coronavirus lockdown restrictions. The
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading social media posts share deceptively edited video of Indian opposition politician Rahul Gandhi
A clip of a man appearing to tell leading Indian opposition politician Rahul Gandhi that unemployment has not increased under the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter. The posts, however, are m
AllSides→ Fact-checking Joe Biden’s claim about families at the border
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/mar/25/joe-biden/fact-checking-joe-bidens-claim-about-families-bord/
AFP Fact Check→ This photo was taken in 2020, before the Thai restaurant faced a boycott in 2021
A photo has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside claims it shows food couriers crowding up to receive orders at a popular restaurant chain in Thailand despite a call to boycott by Thai opposition MP and anti-government Twitter users in Marc
AFP Fact Check→ This image shows Pakistani politician Bilawal Bhutto Zardari meeting women’s march organisers in 2019, not in 2021
An image has been shared multiple times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari meeting the organizers of Pakistan's annual women’s march in March 2021. The claim is false: the photo
AFP Fact Check→ Indian media outlet The Wire denies offering ‘apology’ for alleged defamation case against Home Minister’s son
Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts have shared a text message in Hindi that claims Indian news website The Wire has tendered an “apology” after “losing a defamation case against Jay Shah”, son of the minister of Home Affairs, in the Supreme Co
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated in reports about a Russian plane landing in India in 2018
A photo has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim that it shows a Russian cargo flight landing in Myanmar to transport “sophisticated weapons” in March 2021. However, the claim is false. The photo in fact has ci
Snopes→ Did a Baseball Player Protest His Fine by Paying in Pennies?
You can attempt to tender your fine payment in pennies, but you run the risk of being held in contempt.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show A Man With $22,400 In Stimulus Funds
Did a man, Charleston Wilson of Greenwood, Mississippi, receive a stimulus payment of $22,400 and pose for photos with large stacks of cash? No, that's not true: While the identity and location of this man remains a mystery, the photograp
Hoax-Slayer→ ‘As Soon as You Touch it Your Money is Gone’ Hoax
According to this circulating warning, an "extremely sophisticated gang" is instantly emptying bank accounts via a fake payment message. The post ‘As Soon as You Touch it Your Money is Gone’ Hoax appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Behind Claims Tying Hillary Clinton, Human Trafficking And Cargo Ship Stuck In Suez Canal
Is a ship that blocked traffic in the Suez Canal on March 23, 2021, used for human and sex trafficking? Is there a connection between the ship and Hillary Clinton? No, that's not true: There's no publicly available evidence the container
Snopes→ Reports Say CNN’S Chris Cuomo Got Special COVID-19 Testing
The news anchor emerged as a central figure in the latest damaging stories about his older brother, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Snopes→ California to Expand Vaccine Eligibility to Anyone over 16
California will start vaccinating anyone 16 and over against the coronavirus starting on April 15, expanding eligibility to the shots along with a host of other states as a long-awaited boost in vaccine supplies is in sight.
The Dispatch→ The Supreme Court Is Headed for a Second Amendment Showdown
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FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s First Press Conference
In his first press conference since being inaugurated 64 days ago, President Joe Biden got some facts wrong: Biden claimed that former President Donald Trump “eliminated” over $700 million in aid that Biden helped get for Central American countrie
Snopes→ Georgia Gov. Kemp Signs GOP Election Bill Amid an Outcry
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp drew protests as he signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections that includes new restrictions on voting by mail.
Snopes→ Bobby Brown, 96, A Life of Yankees, Military, Medicine, Dies
Brown was last remaining person to play for the Yankees in the 1940s.
Snopes→ Georgia Gov. Kemp Signs GOP Election Bill Amid Outcry
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law a sweeping Republican-sponsored overhaul of state elections.
Snopes→ Did Biden Tell Migrants ‘Don’t Come’ to US-Mexico Border?
"Don't leave your town or city or community," the president said.
Washington Post→ Fact-checking President Biden’s first news conference
In his hour-long news conference, Biden flubbed some statistics and made claims that lacked context.