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checkyourfact_1462 | checkyourfact_1462 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/11/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-u-s-olympic-blunder/ | Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team | Viral Post | 2023-08-07 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/11/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-u-s-olympic-blunder/ | This claim is inaccurate. It originates from a satirical website. | 2023-08-07 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1462_ret_b12_gn | checkyourfact_1462 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/11/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-u-s-olympic-blunder/ | Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team | Viral Post | 2023-08-07 | https://www.ibtimes.sg/fact-check-was-soccer-star-megan-rapinoe-released-by-us-olympic-team-missing-penalty-womens-71243 | Around the same time on August 6 (Sunday), several Facebook users started circulating a post containing links to an online article that claimed, "U.S. Olympic Team Releases Megan Rapinoe After World Cup Blunder." However, there is no truth in the claim and it is completely false. [...] "In light of the World Cup blunde... | 2023-08-08 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1462_ret_b14_gn | checkyourfact_1462 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/11/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-u-s-olympic-blunder/ | Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team | Viral Post | 2023-08-07 | https://checkyourfact.com/2022/07/26/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-assault/ | A post shared on Facebook claims Megan Rapinoe, a U.S. women’s national soccer team player, was removed from the squad for assaulting another player. There is no evidence suggesting Rapinoe was removed from the team for any reason. The viral claim stems from a satirical website. [...] The claim is baseless. There are n... | 2022-07-26 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1462_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_1462 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/11/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-u-s-olympic-blunder/ | Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team | Viral Post | 2023-08-07 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/11/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-u-s-olympic-blunder/ | A post shared on Facebook claims U.S. women’s national team soccer player Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team after a FIFA World Cup "blunder." [...] The Facebook post claims Rapinoe was released from the U.S. Olympic team after a World Cup "blunder." The post shares a very low-resolution photo o... | 2023-08-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1462_ret_bn_g8 | checkyourfact_1462 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/11/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-u-s-olympic-blunder/ | Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team | Viral Post | 2023-08-07 | https://sites.prh.com/onelife | Megan Rapinoe, Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion, reveals for the first time her life both on and off the field. Guided by her personal journey into social justice, brimming with humor, humanity, and joy, she urges all of us to ask ourselves, What will you do with your one life? [...] "One L... | 2020-09-29 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1473 | checkyourfact_1473 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/29/fact-check-john-adams-conquer-enslave-nation-sword-debt-quote/ | Claims that John Adams said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by sword. The other is by debt." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-17 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/29/fact-check-john-adams-conquer-enslave-nation-sword-debt-quote/ | There is no evidence Adams said or wrote the statement. | 2019-10-17 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1473_ret_b13_gn | checkyourfact_1473 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/29/fact-check-john-adams-conquer-enslave-nation-sword-debt-quote/ | Claims that John Adams said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by sword. The other is by debt." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-17 | https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/05/09/commentary/world-commentary/china-debt-trap-development-aid/ | American statesman John Adams, who served as U.S. president from 1797 to 1801, famously said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country: One is by the sword; the other is by debt." China, choosing the second path, has embraced colonial-era practices and rapidly emerged as the world’s biggest official credito... | 2021-05-09 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1473_ret_b17_gn | checkyourfact_1473 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/29/fact-check-john-adams-conquer-enslave-nation-sword-debt-quote/ | Claims that John Adams said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by sword. The other is by debt." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-17 | https://gheorghe47.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/there-are-two-ways-to-conquer-and-enslave-a-nation-one-is-by-the-sword-the-other-is-by-debt-john-adams-1735-1826/ | John Adams, 1735-1826 [...] You’re currently reading ""There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. John Adams, 1735-1826," an entry on Gheorghe47 - Published: | 2010-08-13 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1473_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_1473 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/29/fact-check-john-adams-conquer-enslave-nation-sword-debt-quote/ | Claims that John Adams said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by sword. The other is by debt." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-17 | https://www.barrypopik.com/blog/there_are_two_ways_to_conquer_and_enslave_a_nation_one_is_by_the_sword_the | John Adams is often credited with the quotation: "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. There is no record that Adams ever said it. [...] President John Adams is quoted as saying, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. [...] JOHN ADAMS, the second U.S. president, said: ‘There are two ways to... | 2009-12-08 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1473_ret_bn_g4 | checkyourfact_1473 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/29/fact-check-john-adams-conquer-enslave-nation-sword-debt-quote/ | Claims that John Adams said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by sword. The other is by debt." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-17 | https://chellaney.net/2021/05/15/colonization-by-other-means-chinas-debt-trap-diplomacy/ | American statesman John Adams, who served as U.S. president from 1797 to 1801, famously said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country: One is by the sword; the other is by debt." China, choosing the second path, has embraced colonial-era practices and rapidly emerged as the world’s biggest official credito... | 2021-05-15 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1475_ret_b19_gn | checkyourfact_1475 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/20/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-christianity-best-friend-government/ | Claims that Thomas Jefferson once said, "The reason Christianity is the best friend of Government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-08 | https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/1450/why-does-christianity-claim-to-be-the-only-true-religion | And if Jesus is who He claimed to be, then Christianity must be the only true religion, because He said specifically "No one comes to the Father except through me". [...] Christians claim Christianity is the only true religion because [...] The Christian religion is true religion because righteousness is better than wi... | 2016-01-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1475_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_1475 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/20/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-christianity-best-friend-government/ | Claims that Thomas Jefferson once said, "The reason Christianity is the best friend of Government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-08 | https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/christianity-best-friend-government-spurious-quotation/ | Sources consulted: Searching on (christianity AND "best friend of government" AND ("changes the heart" OR "deals with the heart")) [...] Comments: This quotation has not been found in any of the writings of Thomas Jefferson. 931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway | 1996-01-01 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1475_ret_bn_g1 | checkyourfact_1475 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/20/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-christianity-best-friend-government/ | Claims that Thomas Jefferson once said, "The reason Christianity is the best friend of Government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-08 | https://tribpapers.com/archive/2022/09/history/rediscovering-the-founding-fathers-thoughts-on-church-state/49736/ | The Founding Fathers of America said a lot about Christianity and the morals that it gave the masses. There is historical documentation and websites full of what they had to say on the subject. This article covers those Founding Fathers’ quotes on the matter. [...] The Founding Father and President Thomas Jefferson wer... | 2022-09-15 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1475_ret_bn_g3 | checkyourfact_1475 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/20/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-christianity-best-friend-government/ | Claims that Thomas Jefferson once said, "The reason Christianity is the best friend of Government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-08 | https://newbreak.church/whose-faithfulness-do-you-have-faith-in/ | Even Thomas Jefferson grasped this when he said, "The reason that Christianity is the best friend of government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart." – Thomas Jefferson We don’t suggest we derive any theology from Thomas Jefferson, but we quote him here because if even Jefferson can gras... | 2020-11-04 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1484 | checkyourfact_1484 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/06/fact-check-muhammad-ali-impossible-small-men-explore-world-power-change/ | Claims Muhammad Ali said, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they're given than to explore the power they have to change it." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-16 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/06/fact-check-muhammad-ali-impossible-small-men-explore-world-power-change/ | The quote actually comes from a copywriter for Adidas’ 2004 brand advertising campaign. | 2019-08-16 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1484_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_1484 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/06/fact-check-muhammad-ali-impossible-small-men-explore-world-power-change/ | Claims Muhammad Ali said, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they're given than to explore the power they have to change it." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-16 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/06/fact-check-muhammad-ali-impossible-small-men-explore-world-power-change/ | FACT CHECK: Did Muhammad Ali Say This Quote About The ‘Impossible’? An image shared on Facebook credits professional boxer Muhammad Ali with saying, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’re given than to explore the power they have to change it." [...] Im... | 2019-09-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1484_ret_b14_gn | checkyourfact_1484 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/06/fact-check-muhammad-ali-impossible-small-men-explore-world-power-change/ | Claims Muhammad Ali said, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they're given than to explore the power they have to change it." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-16 | https://www.azquotes.com/quote/520670 | Topics - Inspirational - Change - Power - Men - World - Impossible - Bigs - Easier - Given - Thrown - Small Man - Nothing Is Impossible - Law Of Attraction - Best Athlete - Attraction - World Champions - Possible And Impossible - Impossible Things - Athlete Motivational - Great Inspirational Sports - Power Of Attractio... | 2016-01-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1484_ret_b1_g3 | checkyourfact_1484 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/06/fact-check-muhammad-ali-impossible-small-men-explore-world-power-change/ | Claims Muhammad Ali said, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they're given than to explore the power they have to change it." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-16 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/11/28/impossible-is/ | Sterner told the class what he thought of the last word of their motto, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men…impossible is not a declaration, it is a dare." [...] Shortly after the death of Ali in June 2016 the website for sports media powerhouse "ESPN" published an article titled "Muhammad Ali’s 1... | 2017-11-28 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1486 | checkyourfact_1486 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/22/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-fourth-husband-divorce/ | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce. | Viral Article | 2020-04-12 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/22/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-fourth-husband-divorce/ | Pelosi has only had one husband, Paul Pelosi, to whom she remains married. The story originated on the satirical website Tatersgonnatate.com. | 2020-04-12 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1486_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_1486 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/22/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-fourth-husband-divorce/ | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce. | Viral Article | 2020-04-12 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/22/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-fourth-husband-divorce/ | FACT CHECK: Viral Article Falsely Claims Nancy Pelosi’s ‘4th Husband’ Filed For Divorce An article shared on Facebook claims House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce. [...] Nancy Pelosi is a popular target for misinformation, and this article appears to be the latest example circulating online. The ... | 2020-04-22 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1486_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_1486 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/22/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-fourth-husband-divorce/ | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce. | Viral Article | 2020-04-12 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-4th-divorce/ | On March 21, 2019, the "taters gonna tate" website published an article positing that the fourth husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had recently filed for divorce: Nancy Pelosi’s 4th Husband Files for Divorce: ‘I Just Can’t Take It Anymore’ Nancy Pelosi will be in divorce court for a fourth time later this month, to... | 2019-03-21 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1489 | checkyourfact_1489 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-oscar-wilde-be-yourself-everyone-already-taken/ | claims that Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-12 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-oscar-wilde-be-yourself-everyone-already-taken/ | The Daily Caller News Foundation found no evidence that Wilde ever said or wrote this expression. | 2019-08-12 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1489_ret_b4_gn | checkyourfact_1489 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-oscar-wilde-be-yourself-everyone-already-taken/ | claims that Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-12 | https://www.motivateamazebegreat.com/2016/08/why-be-yourself-everyone-else-is-already-taken.html | This quote from legendary Irish writer Oscar Wilde concludes with the reason why you should do it: (because) "everyone else is already taken"! [...] Be Yourself; Everyone Else is Already Taken - Meaning 1. We All Are Different Since Birth [...] That's the other reason why you should be yourself, because really everyone... | 2024-05-14 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1489_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_1489 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-oscar-wilde-be-yourself-everyone-already-taken/ | claims that Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-12 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-oscar-wilde-be-yourself-everyone-already-taken/ | FACT CHECK: Did Oscar Wilde Say, ‘Be Yourself; Everyone Else Is Already Taken’? An image shared on Facebook claims that Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." [...] The Oscar Wilde Society Chairman Donald Mead confirmed to the DCNF in an email that the quote is not genu... | 2019-08-27 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1489_ret_bn_g14 | checkyourfact_1489 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-oscar-wilde-be-yourself-everyone-already-taken/ | claims that Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-12 | https://theculturetrip.com/europe/ireland/articles/15-things-you-may-not-know-about-oscar-wilde | Things You May Not Know About Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was an infamously brilliant playwright, author, and social activist. Oscar Wilde’s well-known legacy pervades his many published essays, plays and his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. While Wilde was a larger-than-life figure in his time, d... | 2016-04-26 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1495 | checkyourfact_1495 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/20/fact-check-mcdonalds-offering-free-big-mac-meals-share-link/ | McDonald’s will give two free Big Mac meals to everyone who shares a specific link | Viral | 2020-04-04 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/20/fact-check-mcdonalds-offering-free-big-mac-meals-share-link/ | The link appears to be a scam. A spokesperson for McDonald’s confirmed that the coupon is “not a legitimate offer.” | 2020-04-04 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1495_ret_b4_gn | checkyourfact_1495 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/20/fact-check-mcdonalds-offering-free-big-mac-meals-share-link/ | McDonald’s will give two free Big Mac meals to everyone who shares a specific link | Viral | 2020-04-04 | https://www.vishvasnews.com/english/viral/fact-check-no-this-food-outlet-isnt-offering-two-free-big-mac-meals-viral-link-is-a-scam/ | New Delhi (Vishvas News): A message circulating on social media states that McDonald’s is offering coupons for two free Big Mac Meals to social media users. The message also has a link and is prompting the user to click on the link to avail the offer. Vishvas News investigated and found the message to be a scam. A vira... | 2020-09-25 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1495_ret_bn_g5 | checkyourfact_1495 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/20/fact-check-mcdonalds-offering-free-big-mac-meals-share-link/ | McDonald’s will give two free Big Mac meals to everyone who shares a specific link | Viral | 2020-04-04 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/20/fact-check-mcdonalds-offering-free-big-mac-meals-share-link/ | FACT CHECK: Is McDonald’s Offering 2 Free Big Mac Meals To Everyone Who Shares This Link? A viral Facebook post claims fast food chain McDonald’s will give two free Big Mac meals to everyone who shares a specific link. [...] "McDonald’s is helping out!" reads text on the website. "Just tell us what is Yor (sic) favorit... | 2020-04-20 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1498 | checkyourfact_1498 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/19/fact-check-poster-trump-sex-offender/ | purports to show a poster indicating former President Donald Trump is allegedly a 'registered sex offender' | Post | 2023-05-10 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/19/fact-check-poster-trump-sex-offender/ | The poster appears to be digitally fabricated and originally stems from a Twitter account that posts parodies. | 2023-05-10 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1498_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_1498 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/19/fact-check-poster-trump-sex-offender/ | purports to show a poster indicating former President Donald Trump is allegedly a 'registered sex offender' | Post | 2023-05-10 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-sex-offender/ | On May 10, 2023, a Twitter user shared an image of a poster labeling former U.S. President Donald Trump as a "sex offender." [...] We reached out to the Twitter account that posted the earliest known instance of the image on May 10, asking if that user created it. We had not heard by back publication time. In any case,... | 2024-01-30 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1500 | checkyourfact_1500 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/06/fact-check-viral-quote-deepest-fear-nelson-mandela-marianne-williamson/ | Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." | Viral Quote | 2019-07-18 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/06/fact-check-viral-quote-deepest-fear-nelson-mandela-marianne-williamson/ | This quote was actually penned by 2020 presidential candidate and author Marianne Williamson in her debut book. | 2019-07-18 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1500_ret_b13_gn | checkyourfact_1500 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/06/fact-check-viral-quote-deepest-fear-nelson-mandela-marianne-williamson/ | Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." | Viral Quote | 2019-07-18 | https://explorersfoundation.org/glyphery/122.html | Often said to have been quoted in a speech by Nelson Mandela. The source is Return to Love by Marianne Williamson, Harper Collins, 1992. Peter McLaughlin [...] Until November 4, 2006 this glyph was titled: "Our Greatest Fear, by Marianne Williamson, quoted by Nelson Mandela" [...] The writer recommended http://jmm.aaa.... | 2006-11-02 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1500_ret_b18_gn | checkyourfact_1500 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/06/fact-check-viral-quote-deepest-fear-nelson-mandela-marianne-williamson/ | Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." | Viral Quote | 2019-07-18 | https://www.thenarratologist.com/best-nelson-mandela-quotes-our-deepest-fear/ | Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician, is known for his inspiring speeches and quotes that continue to resonate with people around the world. One of his most famous quotes, often referred to as "Our Deepest Fear," is a powerful reminder of the potential within each of us t... | 2024-09-20 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1500_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_1500 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/06/fact-check-viral-quote-deepest-fear-nelson-mandela-marianne-williamson/ | Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." | Viral Quote | 2019-07-18 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/06/fact-check-viral-quote-deepest-fear-nelson-mandela-marianne-williamson/ | FACT CHECK: Viral Quote Attributed To Nelson Mandela Is Actually From Marianne Williamson An image shared on Facebook claims that former South African politician Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. [...] Though the Facebook post attributes the quote to Mandela, there is no record of hi... | 2019-08-06 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1500_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_1500 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/06/fact-check-viral-quote-deepest-fear-nelson-mandela-marianne-williamson/ | Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." | Viral Quote | 2019-07-18 | https://www.nelsonmandela.org/news/entry/deepest-fear-quote-not-mr-mandelas | Nov 9, 2007 – Mr Nelson Mandela is an often quoted individual; his inspirational words are often referred to in numerous publications, television and radio broadcasts, and online. However, a quote commonly attributed to Mr Mandela was in fact never uttered by him. In her book A return to love: Reflections on the princi... | 2007-11-09 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1506_ret_b0_g0 | checkyourfact_1506 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/15/fact-check-satanic-hotel-plano-texas/ | A satanic-themed hotel is opening in Texas | Viral Video | 2023-03-04 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/03/17/fact-check-images-show-ai-art-not-satanic-hotel-plano-texas/11488958002/ | The claim: A satanic hotel is opening in Texas [...] "This is a satanic hotel located in Plano,Texas this brand new hotel will open June 6 at 6pm – 666 (sic)," reads the caption on the post. [...] - Steve Stoler, March 15, Email exchange with USA TODAY - Ink Poisoning, March 4, Instagram post - The Dallas Observer, Feb... | 2023-03-17 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1506_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_1506 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/15/fact-check-satanic-hotel-plano-texas/ | A satanic-themed hotel is opening in Texas | Viral Video | 2023-03-04 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/15/fact-check-satanic-hotel-plano-texas/ | A video shared on Facebook allegedly shows images of a satanic-themed hotel that is set to open in Plano, Texas. [...] A Facebook video allegedly shows photos of a Satanic-themed hotel that is set to open in Plano on June 6. The post shares a photo of a red bedroom with a goat-like figure. "This is a satanic hotel loca... | 2023-03-15 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1506_ret_b5_g6 | checkyourfact_1506 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/15/fact-check-satanic-hotel-plano-texas/ | A satanic-themed hotel is opening in Texas | Viral Video | 2023-03-04 | https://1063thebuzz.com/satanic-hotel-plano/ | People Are Claiming a Satanic Hotel is Opening in Plano, Texas [...] So I go online today and I see some folks talking about this Satanic Hotel opening up in heart of Downtown Plano's Art District. Of course I am curious so I had to check this place out. What do you need for a Satanic Hotel to work? Some upside down pe... | 2023-02-24 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1506_ret_bn_g2 | checkyourfact_1506 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/15/fact-check-satanic-hotel-plano-texas/ | A satanic-themed hotel is opening in Texas | Viral Video | 2023-03-04 | https://www.localprofile.com/news/satanic-hotel-opening-plano-texas-7506199 | Baphomet bedside buddies, upside down crosses, spewing Satan sinks and a devilish welcome, one Facebook user claimed a satanic hotel would soon be opening in Plano, Texas. But don’t pull out the rosaries and holy water yet, the hotel is not actually real. On Feb. 23, a Facebook user claimed that a satanic hotel was sup... | 2023-02-24 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1507_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_1507 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/02/07/fact-check-video-tsunami-earthquake-turkey/ | purports to show a tsunami that followed a recent earthquake in Turkey | Video | 2023-02-06 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/02/08/fact-check-video-tsunami-turkey-earthquake/ | FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show A Tsunami After The Recent Earthquake In Turkey? A video shared on social media purportedly shows footage of a tsunami after the recent earthquake in Turkey. [...] The social media post allegedly shows a tsunami after the earthquake engulfing homes before a large wave approaches and des... | 2023-02-08 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1507_ret_bn_g5 | checkyourfact_1507 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/02/07/fact-check-video-tsunami-earthquake-turkey/ | purports to show a tsunami that followed a recent earthquake in Turkey | Video | 2023-02-06 | https://geoscienceletters.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40562-017-0097-0 | Based on the field surveys by Yalçiner et al. (2017), a moderate tsunami was generated following the earthquake reaching a maximum runup of 1.9 m along a dry stream at Gumbet bay (West of Bodrum, Turkey) and producing an average runup of ~ 0.6 m in the near-field around the city of Bodrum which flooded many nearshore r... | 2017-12-16 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1764 | checkyourfact_1764 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/16/fact-check-mark-twain-voting-difference-illegal/ | claims that Mark Twain once said, "If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-01 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/16/fact-check-mark-twain-voting-difference-illegal/ | The Daily Caller found no record of the statement in Twain’s written body of work. | 2019-09-01 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1764_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_1764 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/16/fact-check-mark-twain-voting-difference-illegal/ | claims that Mark Twain once said, "If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-01 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/16/fact-check-mark-twain-voting-difference-illegal/ | FACT CHECK: Did Mark Twain Say, ‘If Voting Made A Difference, They Wouldn’t Let Us Do It’? A post shared on Facebook alleges that author Mark Twain once said, "If voting made a difference, they wouldn’t let us do it." [...] There is, however, no evidence that Twain ever said or wrote this saying about voting. A search ... | 2019-09-16 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1764_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_1764 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/16/fact-check-mark-twain-voting-difference-illegal/ | claims that Mark Twain once said, "If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-01 | https://marktwainstudies.com/the-apocryphal-twain-if-voting-made-any-difference-they-wouldnt-let-us-do-it/ | The Apocryphal Twain: "If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it." [...] Twain was not cynical about elections because he believed they couldn’t make a difference, but because he believed his countrymen failed to appreciate the difference they could make. [...] By the mid-’80s, the sentiment was ingrain... | 2020-03-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1764_ret_bn_g1 | checkyourfact_1764 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/16/fact-check-mark-twain-voting-difference-illegal/ | claims that Mark Twain once said, "If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-01 | https://www.factcheck.org/2019/06/fake-mark-twain-quote-mocks-voting/ | A quotation misattributed to Mark Twain is circulating online and suggests the famous writer disparaged voting. Actually, he celebrated it. [...] A bogus quotation that’s been circulating on Facebook recently with a picture of Twain was a new addition to his list of fakes. It says: "If voting made any difference they w... | 2019-06-13 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1764_ret_bn_g15 | checkyourfact_1764 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/16/fact-check-mark-twain-voting-difference-illegal/ | claims that Mark Twain once said, "If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-01 | https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2016/05/28/make-me | Compulsory voting is hardest to enact in the places where it would make most difference "IF VOTING made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it," quipped Mark Twain, an American writer. Some governments, however, think voting makes such a difference that they oblige voters to do it. Voting is compulsory in 26 countri... | 2016-05-28 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1768 | checkyourfact_1768 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/27/fact-check-tom-jones-health-issues-cancel-shows/ | Tom Jones is suffering from health problems and had to cancel shows. | American Web Media | 2020-02-24 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/27/fact-check-tom-jones-health-issues-cancel-shows/ | There is no record of Jones being hospitalized or cancelling shows so far this year. The story appears to reference the singer’s 2018 bacterial infection. | 2020-02-24 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1768_ret_b11_gn | checkyourfact_1768 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/27/fact-check-tom-jones-health-issues-cancel-shows/ | Tom Jones is suffering from health problems and had to cancel shows. | American Web Media | 2020-02-24 | https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/20278338.tom-jones-issues-health-update-collapsing-stage/ | Music legend Sir Tom Jones has hit out at claims he collapsed on stage during a live performance as medics rushed to support him. [...] Tom Jones issues health update after cancelling show [...] "Unfortunately the show had to be cancelled at the last minute, and for that I am very sorry. However, the show in Budapest h... | 2022-07-14 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1768_ret_bn_g11 | checkyourfact_1768 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/27/fact-check-tom-jones-health-issues-cancel-shows/ | Tom Jones is suffering from health problems and had to cancel shows. | American Web Media | 2020-02-24 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44885944 | Sir Tom Jones postpones Chester show due to illness - Published Sir Tom Jones has been forced to cancel a second show after falling ill. [...] The statement read: "Sir Tom Jones has a bacterial infection for which he is being treated in hospital. | 2018-07-19 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1768_ret_bn_g5 | checkyourfact_1768 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/27/fact-check-tom-jones-health-issues-cancel-shows/ | Tom Jones is suffering from health problems and had to cancel shows. | American Web Media | 2020-02-24 | https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1110033/tom-jones-tour-2019-news-the-voice-health-illness | Tom Jones health latest: Illness which led singer to cancelling tour dates last year [...] Tom Jones, 78, kicks off his 2019 tour in April, with the first show in San Jose, California. The singer has had a busy year so far, also appearing as a judge on ITV’s The Voice. But his new tour dates come after he was forced to... | 2024-10-08 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1768_ret_bn_g6 | checkyourfact_1768 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/27/fact-check-tom-jones-health-issues-cancel-shows/ | Tom Jones is suffering from health problems and had to cancel shows. | American Web Media | 2020-02-24 | https://variety.com/2017/music/news/tom-jones-postpones-fall-concert-tour-1202545990/ | Retro pop icon Tom Jones is postponing a U.S. concert tour due to health concerns, the 77-year-old Welshman told fans Saturday via Twitter. Jones, whose career spans six decades, was scheduled to start an ambitious Stateside tour on Sept. 6 in Pennsylvania, but on the advice of his physicians will now embark on those s... | 2017-09-03 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1774_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_1774 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/03/fact-check-liz-cheney-guantanamo-bay/ | purports Liz Cheney was allegedly hanged at Guantanamo Bay | Post | 2023-04-27 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/03/fact-check-liz-cheney-guantanamo-bay/ | A post shared on Facebook purports former Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney was allegedly hanged by the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps at Guantanamo Bay on Apr. 24, 2023. [...] The Facebook post purports Cheney was allegedly hanged by Navy JAG at Guantanamo Bay on Apr. 24. The post further claims Chene... | 2023-05-03 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1774_ret_b14_gn | checkyourfact_1774 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/03/fact-check-liz-cheney-guantanamo-bay/ | purports Liz Cheney was allegedly hanged at Guantanamo Bay | Post | 2023-04-27 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/28/blog-posting/no-hillary-clinton-wasnt-hanged-guantanamo-bay/ | No, Hillary Clinton wasn’t hanged at Guantanamo Bay [...] It’s latest dispatch about Clinton claims that she was hanged on April 26 at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. According to the story, it was the culmination of an operation that started the night the SEALs arrested her. | 2021-04-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1774_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_1774 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/03/fact-check-liz-cheney-guantanamo-bay/ | purports Liz Cheney was allegedly hanged at Guantanamo Bay | Post | 2023-04-27 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/military-sentence-liz-cheney-hang/ | In late April 2023, several websites known for publishing unreliable information posted a "news" story asserting that former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney was sentence by a military tribunal to hang. Those websites were: Before It's News, the Adina Kutnicki Zionist & Conservative Blog, The Digital Soldier Press on Rumble, Israe... | 2023-04-24 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1774_ret_bn_g2 | checkyourfact_1774 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/03/fact-check-liz-cheney-guantanamo-bay/ | purports Liz Cheney was allegedly hanged at Guantanamo Bay | Post | 2023-04-27 | https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/01/09/legacy-dark-side | [41] "Cheney: Gitmo Holds ‘Worst of the Worst,’" The Associated Press, June 1, 2009, https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna31052241. | 2022-01-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1777 | checkyourfact_1777 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/13/fact-check-einstein-light-sound-people-bright-speak/ | Claims Albert Einstein said, "We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-24 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/13/fact-check-einstein-light-sound-people-bright-speak/ | The statement appears nowhere in Einstein’s written works. | 2019-06-24 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1777_ret_bn_g1 | checkyourfact_1777 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/13/fact-check-einstein-light-sound-people-bright-speak/ | Claims Albert Einstein said, "We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-24 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/09/06/light-sound/ | IT’S TRUE–Light travels faster than sound. That’s why some folks appear bright until they speak-GARY APPLE. [...] "You know what I say about that? Light travels faster than sound, so some people appear to be bright – until you hear them speak," Williams said. [...] Quote of the Day: Since light travels faster than soun... | 2019-09-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1777_ret_bn_g15 | checkyourfact_1777 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/13/fact-check-einstein-light-sound-people-bright-speak/ | Claims Albert Einstein said, "We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-24 | https://myliteraryquest.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/paraprosdokian-phrases-revisited/ | This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. – Alan Dundes - War does not determine who is right – only who is left. – Bertrand Russell - A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station. – William Faulkner - A clear conscience is usually ... | 2010-12-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1777_ret_bn_g6 | checkyourfact_1777 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/13/fact-check-einstein-light-sound-people-bright-speak/ | Claims Albert Einstein said, "We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-24 | https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/post/7880576/ | forever go to front layer :: looks end "We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak." - Albert Einstein - That_Cool_Person - Scratcher 30 posts my thumbnail wont update! [...] That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak." - Al... | 2024-03-24 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1792 | checkyourfact_1792 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/27/fact-check-viktor-frankl-stimulus-response-space-growth-freedom/ | claims that psychiatrist Viktor Frankl once stated, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." | Viral quote | 2019-09-13 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/27/fact-check-viktor-frankl-stimulus-response-space-growth-freedom/ | The statement appears nowhere in Frankl’s written works. | 2019-09-13 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1792_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_1792 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/27/fact-check-viktor-frankl-stimulus-response-space-growth-freedom/ | claims that psychiatrist Viktor Frankl once stated, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." | Viral quote | 2019-09-13 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/02/18/response/ | In our response lies our growth and our freedom."That idea hit me with incredible force. In the following days, I reflected on it again and again. [...] It follows my discussion on faith, finances, and this: Between stimulus and response there is a space. In our response lies our growth and freedom (B.F. Skinner). [...... | 2018-02-18 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1792_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_1792 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/27/fact-check-viktor-frankl-stimulus-response-space-growth-freedom/ | claims that psychiatrist Viktor Frankl once stated, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." | Viral quote | 2019-09-13 | https://www.socratic-method.com/quote-meanings-interpretations/viktor-e-frankl-between-stimulus-and-response-there-is-a-space-in-that-space-is-our-power-to-choose-our-response-in-our-response-lies-our-growth-and-our-freedom | Viktor E. Frankl, the renowned psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, once stated, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. At first glance, this quote signifies the significance of the pause, the momentary gap between what happens to us and how we react. It suggests that within this tiny interval lies an incredi... | 2024-01-23 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1792_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_1792 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/27/fact-check-viktor-frankl-stimulus-response-space-growth-freedom/ | claims that psychiatrist Viktor Frankl once stated, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." | Viral quote | 2019-09-13 | https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/making-change/201307/dont-just-react-choose-your-response | Posted July 23, 2013 Reviewed by Jessica Schrader "Between stimulus and response there is a space. I have great respect for Victor Frankl. He was not only a concentration camp survivor during the Holocaust, but also someone who went on to help others find goodness and meaning in life. He was a man from whom we can lear... | 2013-07-23 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1792_ret_b7_gn | checkyourfact_1792 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/27/fact-check-viktor-frankl-stimulus-response-space-growth-freedom/ | claims that psychiatrist Viktor Frankl once stated, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." | Viral quote | 2019-09-13 | https://marcfriedmanesq.substack.com/p/between-stimulus-and-response-viktor | Frankl’s quote about the space between stimulus and response is one of the central tenets of logotherapy. This "space" represents a critical moment where individuals have the free will and opportunity to choose their response to any given situation, no matter how challenging or painful. The "space" where a person can c... | 2024-09-07 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1796 | checkyourfact_1796 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/05/fact-check-chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-buy-things-dont-need-money-impress/ | claims that "Fight Club" contains the line, "We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." | Viral quote | 2019-08-19 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/05/fact-check-chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-buy-things-dont-need-money-impress/ | The Daily Caller News Foundation found the line in neither the book nor movie. | 2019-08-19 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1796_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_1796 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/05/fact-check-chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-buy-things-dont-need-money-impress/ | claims that "Fight Club" contains the line, "We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." | Viral quote | 2019-08-19 | https://medium.com/philosophers-of-the-future/the-authentic-problem-of-desire-1983a23c93d0 | "We buy stuff we don’t need, with money we don’t have, to impress people we don’t like". This is a quote from the movie Fight Club. The materialistic and consumeristic world that is part of modern day existence — does it undermine the authenticity of our being? The film shows how the idea of materialism and consumerism... | 2018-08-20 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1796_ret_bn_g6 | checkyourfact_1796 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/05/fact-check-chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-buy-things-dont-need-money-impress/ | claims that "Fight Club" contains the line, "We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." | Viral quote | 2019-08-19 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/05/fact-check-chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-buy-things-dont-need-money-impress/ | A post shared on Facebook claims that "Fight Club" contains the line, "We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like." [...] The website Quote Investigator traced the earliest strong match for the statement back to a 1928 newspaper column by American humorist and journalist Robert... | 2019-09-05 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1796_ret_bn_g7 | checkyourfact_1796 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/05/fact-check-chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-buy-things-dont-need-money-impress/ | claims that "Fight Club" contains the line, "We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." | Viral quote | 2019-08-19 | https://humanefutureofwork.com/i-dont-know-where-we-are-going-but-i-know-exactly-how-to-get-there/ | You can apply the same phrase to your own life. [...] As the protagonist of the Fight Club film says: "we buy things we don’t need, with money we don’t have, to impress people we don’t like." [...] From the wisdom of Fight Club to that of Socrates: "the unexamined life is not worth living," he said once. I couldn’t agr... | 2023-12-03 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1796_ret_bn_g9 | checkyourfact_1796 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/05/fact-check-chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-buy-things-dont-need-money-impress/ | claims that "Fight Club" contains the line, "We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." | Viral quote | 2019-08-19 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/04/21/impress/ | 2) We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like. [...] Americanism: Using money you haven’t earned to buy things you don’t need to impress people you don’t like. [...] People often spend money on things they don’t need to impress people they don’t like. | 2016-04-21 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1801_ret_b7_gn | checkyourfact_1801 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/19/fact-check-trump-fauci-commendation/ | Donald Trump Claimed to not know who gave Fauci the commendation | Viral post | 2023-09-14 | https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/oct/21/donald-trumps-claims-about-dr-anthony-fauci-fact-c/ | Donald Trump’s claim about Fauci’s comments on travel restrictions and mask usage leave out important context. The White House and Trump’s reelection campaign did not respond to our queries asking for more information. [...] Despite Trump’s displeasure with Fauci, Fauci is a popular figure. Trump’s campaign even touts ... | 2020-10-21 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1801_ret_bn_g15 | checkyourfact_1801 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/19/fact-check-trump-fauci-commendation/ | Donald Trump Claimed to not know who gave Fauci the commendation | Viral post | 2023-09-14 | https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/trump-issues-commendations-to-operation-warp-speed-members-including-fauci-birx | Trump issues commendations to Operation Warp Speed members, including Fauci, Birx [...] A few names on the list of commendations stood out, particularly Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, both of whom were key members of the White House coronavirus task force in its early days, before having their public-facing ro... | 2021-01-19 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1805 | checkyourfact_1805 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/26/fact-check-giveaway-free-chick-fil-a-year/ | Claims to be hosting a giveaway of free Chick-fil-A for a year. | Viral Post | 2019-04-26 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/26/fact-check-giveaway-free-chick-fil-a-year/ | This Facebook post is not associated with the Chick-fil-A brand and does not represent a real, ongoing contest. | 2019-04-26 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1805_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_1805 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/26/fact-check-giveaway-free-chick-fil-a-year/ | Claims to be hosting a giveaway of free Chick-fil-A for a year. | Viral Post | 2019-04-26 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/26/fact-check-giveaway-free-chick-fil-a-year/ | The Facebook page Chick-fil-A.com claimed Friday to be hosting a giveaway of free Chick-fil-A for a year. "5 of our last contest winners of free Chick-fil-A for a year have yet to respond so we have decided that someone who shares by 10pm tonight will win it instead! Don’t miss out on this once in a life time opportuni... | 2019-04-26 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1805_ret_b6_gn | checkyourfact_1805 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/26/fact-check-giveaway-free-chick-fil-a-year/ | Claims to be hosting a giveaway of free Chick-fil-A for a year. | Viral Post | 2019-04-26 | https://money.com/how-to-get-free-chick-fil-a/ | How to Win Free Chick-Fil-A Meals for a Year [...] Winners indeed get free Chick-fil-A for a year, but the freebies are limited to one meal (sandwich, fries, medium drink) per week—so a total of 52 meals over the course of 52 weeks. Chick-fil-A estimates that each opening promotion amounts to a giveaway of $32,000 wort... | 2024-05-07 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1805_ret_b7_gn | checkyourfact_1805 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/26/fact-check-giveaway-free-chick-fil-a-year/ | Claims to be hosting a giveaway of free Chick-fil-A for a year. | Viral Post | 2019-04-26 | https://www.today.com/food/get-free-chick-fil-year-if-you-camp-outside-night-t136357 | Not only do area residents have new access to one of America’s most popular fast food chains, but they also have a chance to score free Chick-fil-A for a year! [...] All of the lucky people who endure the elements get free Chick-fil-A for a year, which comes in the form of 52 coupons each valid for one Chick-fil-A sand... | 2018-08-28 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1817_ret_b10_gn | checkyourfact_1817 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/26/fact-check-albert-einstein-definition-instanity-same-thing-over-different-results/ | Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-11 | https://robert.ocallahan.org/2011/09/doing-same-thing-over-and-over-again.html | The quote "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" is popular, being widely attributed to Einstein (probably incorrectly). Unfortunately it's often used to support a common and dangerous fallacy: that if you're trying something and it's not working, you mu... | 2011-09-18 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1817_ret_b4_gn | checkyourfact_1817 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/26/fact-check-albert-einstein-definition-instanity-same-thing-over-different-results/ | Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-11 | https://blog.imodstyle.com/debunking-the-misquote-what-einstein-actually-said-about-insanity/ | In the world of famous quotes, one that has been circulating for years is attributed to Albert Einstein: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." While this quote is often used to emphasize the importance of change and innovation, it turns out that Einste... | 2024-03-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1817_ret_b6_gn | checkyourfact_1817 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/26/fact-check-albert-einstein-definition-instanity-same-thing-over-different-results/ | Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-11 | https://quotes.guide/albert-einstein/quote/insanity-doing-the-same-thing-over-and-over-again-and-expecting-different-results/ | The quote "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" is a profound observation about the futility of repetition without change. It highlights the irrationality of continuing a course of action that consistently fails to produce the desired outcome, yet expecting a different res... | 2024-01-31 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1817_ret_b9_g9 | checkyourfact_1817 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/26/fact-check-albert-einstein-definition-instanity-same-thing-over-different-results/ | Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-11 | https://professorbuzzkill.com/2017/05/29/einstein-insanity-qnq/ | The real problem with this quote is that it’s always misquoted! Most believe the quote to be: . . . doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The problem with this misquote is that, logically speaking, one can, and usually does, do the same thing over and over, getting different results ... | 2017-05-29 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1818 | checkyourfact_1818 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-did-steve-harvey-author-this-pro-trump-statement/ | Claims Steve Harvey made a long statement calling President Donald Trump "the only guy who seems to understand what the people want." | Viral Post | 2019-07-26 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-did-steve-harvey-author-this-pro-trump-statement/ | No credible sources link this statement to Harvey. The statement originally came from an anonymous letter published on a conservative website. | 2019-07-26 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1818_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_1818 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-did-steve-harvey-author-this-pro-trump-statement/ | Claims Steve Harvey made a long statement calling President Donald Trump "the only guy who seems to understand what the people want." | Viral Post | 2019-07-26 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-did-steve-harvey-author-this-pro-trump-statement/ | A post shared on Facebook claims that American comedian Steve Harvey wrote a long statement in favor of President Donald Trump. "Trump is the only guy who seems to understand what the people want," reads a line from the alleged statement. [...] This Facebook post alleges that Harvey wrote a long statement that praises ... | 2019-08-09 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1818_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_1818 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-did-steve-harvey-author-this-pro-trump-statement/ | Claims Steve Harvey made a long statement calling President Donald Trump "the only guy who seems to understand what the people want." | Viral Post | 2019-07-26 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/steve-harvey-donald-trump/ | In early 2019, a viral Facebook message appeared to indicate that the comedian and broadcaster Steve Harvey had published an unusual defense of President Donald Trump, likening him to a flawed janitor hired to clear a home of raccoons -- which represented the Democratic and Republican parties as well as undocumented im... | 2024-09-23 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1818_ret_b6_gn | checkyourfact_1818 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-did-steve-harvey-author-this-pro-trump-statement/ | Claims Steve Harvey made a long statement calling President Donald Trump "the only guy who seems to understand what the people want." | Viral Post | 2019-07-26 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/14/facebook-posts/no-steve-harvey-didnt-write-viral-pro-trump-raccoo/ | A viral Facebook rant that likens President Donald Trump to an exterminator and undocumented immigrants to raccoons is being attributed to radio personality and television host Steve Harvey. [...] Steve Harvey Facebook post, January 11, 2019 [...] Snopes, Did Comedian Steve Harvey Praise President Trump as a Politicall... | 2019-04-24 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1825 | checkyourfact_1825 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/05/03/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-socialized-medicine-keystone-arch-socialist-state/ | A Turning Point USA meme claims a quote about socialized medicine is attributable to Vladimir Lenin | Turning Point USA | 2019-04-24 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/05/03/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-socialized-medicine-keystone-arch-socialist-state/ | The Daily Caller News Foundation found no evidence of Lenin ever making this statement. | 2019-04-24 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1825_ret_b12_gn | checkyourfact_1825 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/05/03/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-socialized-medicine-keystone-arch-socialist-state/ | A Turning Point USA meme claims a quote about socialized medicine is attributable to Vladimir Lenin | Turning Point USA | 2019-04-24 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/02/11/fact-check-dianne-feinstein-turn-em-all-in-outright-ban/ | The conservative Turning Point USA posted a meme on Facebook of a quote purportedly from Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein about her stance on gun control. | 2019-02-11 | False | false | false | not_applicable |
checkyourfact_1825_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_1825 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/05/03/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-socialized-medicine-keystone-arch-socialist-state/ | A Turning Point USA meme claims a quote about socialized medicine is attributable to Vladimir Lenin | Turning Point USA | 2019-04-24 | https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/80448 | One of the rotating banner images on its Internet home page is a picture of Vladimir Lenin, the Soviet Union founder, and a quote: "Socialized medicine is the keystone to the arch of a socialized state." [...] "A. Lenin thought so. According to Lawrence Sullivan in his book 'The Case Against Socialized Medicine,' the f... | 2019-06-13 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1825_ret_b4_gn | checkyourfact_1825 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/05/03/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-socialized-medicine-keystone-arch-socialist-state/ | A Turning Point USA meme claims a quote about socialized medicine is attributable to Vladimir Lenin | Turning Point USA | 2019-04-24 | https://www.factcheck.org/2018/12/ruth-bader-ginsburg-taken-way-out-of-context/ | Turning Point USA, a group for young conservatives, has used a fake quote to distort an actual quote. [...] But the Turning Point USA meme plucked out only eight words, which is misleading on its own. Putting that truncated, out-of-context quote next to a fake quote that suggests she was talking about her own work on t... | 2018-12-13 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
checkyourfact_1828 | checkyourfact_1828 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/26/fact-check-trump-truth-social-paperwork/ | claims former President Donald Trump purportedly said he 'forgot to give back some paperwork' in a recent TRUTH Social post | Post | 2023-06-10 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/26/fact-check-trump-truth-social-paperwork/ | The purported remark does not appear in Trump’s TRUTH Social feed. The image of the alleged post can be traced back to Twitter user @gvnzng, who admitted it was fake. | 2023-06-10 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1828_ret_b13_gn | checkyourfact_1828 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/26/fact-check-trump-truth-social-paperwork/ | claims former President Donald Trump purportedly said he 'forgot to give back some paperwork' in a recent TRUTH Social post | Post | 2023-06-10 | https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/14/politics/fact-check-trump-bedminster-speech/index.html | Former President Donald Trump made numerous false and misleading claims in a speech he delivered Tuesday night following his afternoon arraignment in Miami federal court to face charges of illegally retaining classified documents and obstructing the federal investigation into his conduct. [...] Facts First: Trump’s cla... | 2023-06-14 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1831_ret_b8_gn | checkyourfact_1831 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/23/fact-check-joe-biden-1-7-trillion-federal-debt/ | Joe Biden cut the federal deficit by 1.7 trillion | Viral Video | 2023-08-16 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/23/fact-check-joe-biden-1-7-trillion-federal-debt/ | President Joe Biden claimed he cut the federal debt by $1.7 trillion within his first two years in office during remarks delivered on Aug. 16, the anniversary of the Inflation Act. [...] Biden claimed during a speech on Aug. 16 that he cut the federal deficit by $1.7 trillion before saying he cut the debt by $1.7 trill... | 2023-08-23 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1831_ret_bn_g5 | checkyourfact_1831 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/23/fact-check-joe-biden-1-7-trillion-federal-debt/ | Joe Biden cut the federal deficit by 1.7 trillion | Viral Video | 2023-08-16 | https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/09/fact-sheet-the-presidents-budget-reduces-deficits-by-nearly-3-trillion-over-10-years/ | The President has done all of this while delivering on his commitment to fiscal responsibility. While the previous Administration passed a nearly $2 trillion unpaid-for tax cut with benefits skewed to the wealthy and big corporations while dramatically increasing the deficit, President Biden cut the deficit by more tha... | 2023-03-09 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1833 | checkyourfact_1833 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/11/fact-check-300000-ukrainian-soldiers/ | Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that 300,000 Ukrainian troops have died during the conflict. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2023-05-08 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/11/fact-check-300000-ukrainian-soldiers/ | There is no evidence that 300,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died during the conflict. Estimates vary, but the United States assessed that between 15,500 and 17,500 Ukrainian troops have died between Feb. 24, 2022 and March 1, 2023. | 2023-05-08 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1833_ret_b17_gn | checkyourfact_1833 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/11/fact-check-300000-ukrainian-soldiers/ | Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that 300,000 Ukrainian troops have died during the conflict. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2023-05-08 | https://www.mediaite.com/tv/robert-f-kennedy-jr-rages-at-democrats-for-rigged-primary-process-tells-fox-hes-banned-from-democratic-networks/ | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Rages at Democrats for ‘Rigged’ Primary Process, Tells Fox He’s Banned From ‘Democratic Networks’ [...] Kennedy Jr., now running an independent presidential campaign, accused Democrats of having a "rigged" primary process during an appearance on Fox News with Jesse Watters. The party, Kennedy Jr. ... | 2024-07-22 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1833_ret_b18_gn | checkyourfact_1833 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/11/fact-check-300000-ukrainian-soldiers/ | Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that 300,000 Ukrainian troops have died during the conflict. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2023-05-08 | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/robert-f-kennedy-jr-rips-white-house-bad-decisions-wont-say-biden-fit-serve-president | Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ripped what he called the "bad decisions" coming out of the White House under President Biden, but stopped short of saying whether he thinks the president is fit to serve as commander in chief. [...] Hannity pressed Kennedy, noting the Democratic Party's "reluctan... | 2023-07-25 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1833_ret_bn_g9 | checkyourfact_1833 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/11/fact-check-300000-ukrainian-soldiers/ | Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that 300,000 Ukrainian troops have died during the conflict. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2023-05-08 | https://www.thedailybeast.com/sitemap/2019/6/article | Trump to Hannity: You’re ‘Not Really’ a Patriot, You Just Want ‘Great Ratings’ [...] Chernobyl Survivors Watch HBO Series in Horror | 2019-06-30 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1835 | checkyourfact_1835 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/24/fact-check-bill-gates-microsoft-lazy-person-hard-job-easy-way/ | Claims Bill Gates said, "I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because he will find an easy way to do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-13 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/24/fact-check-bill-gates-microsoft-lazy-person-hard-job-easy-way/ | There is no evidence that Gates ever said or wrote this expression. | 2019-10-13 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1835_ret_b13_gn | checkyourfact_1835 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/24/fact-check-bill-gates-microsoft-lazy-person-hard-job-easy-way/ | Claims Bill Gates said, "I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because he will find an easy way to do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-13 | https://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/sunny-side-up/bill-gates-says-lazy-workers-make-best-employee-national-lazy-day-2024-639673.html | As we celebrate National Lazy Day on August 10, let's remember Bill Gates' famous words when he said he'd rather hire a lazy person to do a hard job. As an employer, it's important to understand why lazy workers make the best employees and how to hire the right kind of 'lazy' worker. Bill Gates has famously once said, ... | 2024-08-10 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1835_ret_b14_gn | checkyourfact_1835 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/24/fact-check-bill-gates-microsoft-lazy-person-hard-job-easy-way/ | Claims Bill Gates said, "I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because he will find an easy way to do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-13 | https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2019/why-lazy-people-are-likely-to-be-smarter-more-successful-and-better-employees-according-to-science/ | Let’s be honest, lazy people get a bad rap, especially when some of the world’s most successful billionaires are perceived as the exact opposite. [...] Bill Gates has often been quoted as saying, "I always choose a lazy person to do a hard job, because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it." Whether Gates even s... | 2019-02-19 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
checkyourfact_1835_ret_bn_g13 | checkyourfact_1835 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/24/fact-check-bill-gates-microsoft-lazy-person-hard-job-easy-way/ | Claims Bill Gates said, "I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because he will find an easy way to do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-13 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/02/26/lazy-job/ | Whenever there is a hard job to be done I assign it to a lazy man; he is sure to find an easy way of doing it. [...] Senator ELLENDER. You say you would put a lazy man on a job to find an easy way to do it. Why would you say a lazy man rather than a hard worker? [...] If you have a difficult task give it to a lazy man ... | 2014-02-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1835_ret_bn_g16 | checkyourfact_1835 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/24/fact-check-bill-gates-microsoft-lazy-person-hard-job-easy-way/ | Claims Bill Gates said, "I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because he will find an easy way to do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-13 | https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/no-evidence-bill-gates-said-he-would-choose-lazy-person-do | But is this quote an accurate reflection of something Gates said? We investigated. [...] The first thing we did was a search for part of the quote on Gates’s personal blog. This came up empty. [...] There is no verifiable evidence Bill Gates ever said he’d choose a "lazy person to do a hard job". | 2022-08-30 | False | false | true | refutes |
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