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checkyourfact_1838
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/31/franz-kafka-follow-obsessions-mercilessly/
Claims that Bohemian novelist Franz Kafka once stated, "Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly."
Viral Quote
2019-07-26
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/31/franz-kafka-follow-obsessions-mercilessly/
This quote was actually penned by gothic novelist Anne Rice in the foreword of a collection of Kafka’s writings published in 1995.
2019-07-26
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checkyourfact_1838
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/31/franz-kafka-follow-obsessions-mercilessly/
Claims that Bohemian novelist Franz Kafka once stated, "Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly."
Viral Quote
2019-07-26
https://writingcooperative.com/https-medium-com-carlapaton-how-to-write-like-kafka-96ad6e2a9c6b
How to write like Kafka: "Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly"
2020-05-30
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checkyourfact_1838_ret_b1_gn
checkyourfact_1838
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/31/franz-kafka-follow-obsessions-mercilessly/
Claims that Bohemian novelist Franz Kafka once stated, "Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly."
Viral Quote
2019-07-26
https://www.navigatethechaos.com/post/how-often-do-you-follow-your-intense-obsessions-mercilessly
People who navigate the chaos like Anne Rice, Santiago Lange, and Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson each understand the value of following their obsessions mercilessly. If you want to navigate the chaos and translate one dream after another into reality, one strategy to consider using is to follow your intense obsessions ...
2023-09-21
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checkyourfact_1838_ret_bn_g1
checkyourfact_1838
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/31/franz-kafka-follow-obsessions-mercilessly/
Claims that Bohemian novelist Franz Kafka once stated, "Follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly."
Viral Quote
2019-07-26
https://yourhappyplaceblog.com/2013/09/
Don’t bend; don’t water it down; dont try to make it logical; dont edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather, follow your most intense obsessions mercilessly. -Franz Kafka
2013-09-30
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checkyourfact_1841
checkyourfact_1841
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/12/05/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-action-delineate-define-witold-gombrowicz/
Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!"
Viral Quote
2019-10-08
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/12/05/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-action-delineate-define-witold-gombrowicz/
Jefferson’s estate at Monticello considers it a “spurious quotation.” It actually comes from Polish writer Witold Gombrowicz.
2019-10-08
False
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checkyourfact_1841_ret_bn_g1
checkyourfact_1841
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/12/05/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-action-delineate-define-witold-gombrowicz/
Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!"
Viral Quote
2019-10-08
https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/do-you-want-know-who-you-are-spurious-quotation/
Sources consulted: Searching on the phrase "do you want to know who you are" [...] Earliest known appearance in print, attributed to Thomas Jefferson: 2003[3] [...] Status: We currently have no evidence to confirm that Thomas Jefferson ever said or wrote, "Do you want to know who you are? Don't ask. This statement can ...
2003-01-01
False
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checkyourfact_1841_ret_bn_g10
checkyourfact_1841
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/12/05/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-action-delineate-define-witold-gombrowicz/
Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!"
Viral Quote
2019-10-08
https://philosiblog.com/2011/11/16/do-you-want-to-know-who-you-are-dont-ask-act-action-will-delineate-and-define-you/
The quote urges you to stop wondering and go out and do something. The things you actually do will define who you are, and who you will become. It will delineate (to draw or make a sketch of) what you are and what you want to be. In other words, that shoe company stole it’s catch phrase from the 3rd President of the Un...
2011-11-16
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checkyourfact_1841_ret_bn_g19
checkyourfact_1841
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/12/05/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-action-delineate-define-witold-gombrowicz/
Claims that Thomas Jefferson said, "Do you want to know who you are? Act! Action will delineate and define you!"
Viral Quote
2019-10-08
https://www.microassist.com/digital-accessibility/boston-marathon-showcases-accessibility-as-disabled-athletes-prepare-to-compete/
Accessibility in the News- Knowledge is Power "Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Action will delineate and define you.." ― Thomas Jefferson
2024-04-23
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checkyourfact_2
https://checkyourfact.com/2024/10/03/fact-check-walz-hong-kong-tiananmen-square-massacre/
President Donald Trump's campaign claimed that 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was wrong to say that he was in Hong Kong right before the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Trump Campaign
2024-09-30
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2024/aug/07/tim-walz/was-tim-walz-right-that-violent-crime-was-up-under/
In a viral moment from his introduction as the Democratic vice presidential candidate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz took a political and personal jab at former President Donald Trump over crime. [...] The last part of Walz’s statement referred to Trump’s May conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records in a scheme...
2024-08-06
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checkyourfact_2
https://checkyourfact.com/2024/10/03/fact-check-walz-hong-kong-tiananmen-square-massacre/
President Donald Trump's campaign claimed that 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was wrong to say that he was in Hong Kong right before the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Trump Campaign
2024-09-30
https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-10-01/walz-misleadingly-claims-to-have-been-in-hong-kong-during-period-tied-to-tiananmen-square-massacre
Walz misleadingly claimed to have been in Hong Kong during Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing Multiple news reports indicate that Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz misleadingly claimed he was in Hong Kong during the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing, part of a broader pattern of ina...
2024-10-01
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checkyourfact_2
https://checkyourfact.com/2024/10/03/fact-check-walz-hong-kong-tiananmen-square-massacre/
President Donald Trump's campaign claimed that 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was wrong to say that he was in Hong Kong right before the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Trump Campaign
2024-09-30
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/08/12/tim-walz-china-record-us-election-harris-trump/
One of the striking elements of Walz’s biography is his unusually deep connections to China. Walz first visited the country in 1989, just months after the Tiananmen Square protests, and returned to the country some 30 times afterward. As an educator and then a small business owner, he facilitated student groups’ trips ...
2024-08-12
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checkyourfact_2
https://checkyourfact.com/2024/10/03/fact-check-walz-hong-kong-tiananmen-square-massacre/
President Donald Trump's campaign claimed that 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was wrong to say that he was in Hong Kong right before the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.
Trump Campaign
2024-09-30
https://apnews.com/article/walz-china-tiananmen-square-protests-8d433bf7184e8c430aa31d1f5460fe87
Walz misleadingly claims to have been in Hong Kong during period tied to Tiananmen Square massacre [...] WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple news reports indicate that Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz misleadingly claimed he was in Hong Kong during the turbulence surrounding the 1989 Tiananmen Square...
2024-10-02
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checkyourfact_235
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/14/fact-check-did-hunter-biden-take-money-from-china/
Kevin McCarthy says Joe Biden was wrong that Hunter made no money from China
Viral post
2023-08-06
https://time.com/6254861/hunter-biden-laptop-investigations-charges/
Comer claims the email text shows Joe Biden was aware of Hunter Biden’s business with a Chinese company. Comer also claims those business ties influenced President Biden’s policy choices toward China, but it is unclear how. Biden has kept the Trump-era tariffs on China in place and added new export controls on U.S. chi...
2023-02-13
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checkyourfact_236
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/07/fact-check-george-bernard-shaw-apple-idea-exchange/
claims that Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once stated, "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."
Viral quote
2019-09-18
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/07/fact-check-george-bernard-shaw-apple-idea-exchange/
There is no evidence that Shaw ever said or wrote this saying.
2019-09-18
False
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checkyourfact_236_ret_b1_gn
checkyourfact_236
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/07/fact-check-george-bernard-shaw-apple-idea-exchange/
claims that Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once stated, "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."
Viral quote
2019-09-18
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/12/13/swap-ideas/
… if you have an apple and I have an apple, and we swap apples — we each end up with only one apple. But if you and I have an idea and we swap ideas — we each end up with two ideas. [...] "If I have a dollar and you have a dollar and we exchange we will be even, but if I have an idea and you have an idea and we exchang...
2011-12-13
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checkyourfact_236_ret_bn_g1
checkyourfact_236
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/07/fact-check-george-bernard-shaw-apple-idea-exchange/
claims that Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once stated, "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."
Viral quote
2019-09-18
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/07/fact-check-george-bernard-shaw-apple-idea-exchange/
FACT CHECK: Did George Bernard Shaw Say A Quote Comparing Apples To Ideas? A post shared on Facebook said Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once stated, "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. There is no evidence that Shaw ever said or wr...
2019-10-07
False
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checkyourfact_236_ret_bn_g12
checkyourfact_236
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/07/fact-check-george-bernard-shaw-apple-idea-exchange/
claims that Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once stated, "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."
Viral quote
2019-09-18
https://www.bladesmithsforum.com/index.php?/topic/24925-irish-scian/
Petr Florianek Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 my favorite of yours! GULLINBURSTI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... [...] J.Arthur Loose Posted November 24, 2012 Share Posted November 24, 2012 That's imposing, Jake- I'm looking forward to seeing where it goes! jloose.c...
2015-06-29
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checkyourfact_236
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/07/fact-check-george-bernard-shaw-apple-idea-exchange/
claims that Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw once stated, "If you have an apple and I have an apple and we exchange these apples then you and I will still each have one apple. But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas."
Viral quote
2019-09-18
https://harappa.education/harappa-diaries/what-is-brainstorming/
But if you have an idea and I have an idea and we exchange these ideas, then each of us will have two ideas," said Irish playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw, who believed that putting ideas together gives you more food for thought. Exchange of ideas or brainstorming is a powerful technique used by organizations, ...
2021-08-13
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checkyourfact_240
checkyourfact_240
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/05/fact-check-un-new-world-order/
The United Nations have a New World Order Website
Viral Video
2023-03-07
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/05/fact-check-un-new-world-order/
The claim is inaccurate. The website and project is not affiliated with the UN.
2023-03-07
False
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checkyourfact_240
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/05/fact-check-un-new-world-order/
The United Nations have a New World Order Website
Viral Video
2023-03-07
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/04/11/fact-check-no-un-has-not-made-new-world-order-website/11639967002/
Fact check: UN has not made a 'New World Order' website, despite video's claim [...] A March 7 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a website with a header that reads, "United Nations New World Order." "Well, I was just informed that the United Nations has a new world order website," says a narrator, who con...
2023-04-11
False
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checkyourfact_240_ret_b5_gn
checkyourfact_240
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/05/fact-check-un-new-world-order/
The United Nations have a New World Order Website
Viral Video
2023-03-07
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/un-agenda-21-2030/
The alleged document lists myriad so-called "anti-globalist" narratives or conspiracy theories rooted in the notion that international institutions like the U.N. and WHO seek control over the global order: NEW WORLD ORDER UN Agenda 21/2030 Mission Goals [...] The former is part of the 1992 United Nations Conference on ...
2023-04-28
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checkyourfact_240
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/05/fact-check-un-new-world-order/
The United Nations have a New World Order Website
Viral Video
2023-03-07
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/07/23/fact-check-uns-agenda-21-2030-agenda-wont-create-new-world-order/5474884002/
The claim: The United Nations will establish a 'new world order' under its Agenda 21/2030 Mission Goals Is a "new world order" part of the UN's plan? There is evidence that the claim has circulated on social media for years, but a May repost by Facebook user Vernon Adkinson recently went viral. Over 20 goals comprise t...
2020-07-23
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checkyourfact_244
checkyourfact_244
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/13/oscar-wilde-happiness-wherever-whenever/
Claims that Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go."
Viral Quote
2019-06-17
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/13/oscar-wilde-happiness-wherever-whenever/
The Daily Caller News Foundation found no evidence that Wilde authored this quote.
2019-06-17
False
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checkyourfact_244_ret_b0_gn
checkyourfact_244
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/13/oscar-wilde-happiness-wherever-whenever/
Claims that Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go."
Viral Quote
2019-06-17
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/13/oscar-wilde-happiness-wherever-whenever/
A post on Facebook alleges that Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde once said, "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go." [...] Wilde was a poet, novelist and playwright who featured prominently in the aestheticism movement, in which beauty was considered to be the primary purpose of art. Two o...
2019-08-13
False
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checkyourfact_244_ret_bn_g14
checkyourfact_244
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/13/oscar-wilde-happiness-wherever-whenever/
Claims that Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go."
Viral Quote
2019-06-17
https://www.buboquote.com/en/quote/2108-wilde-some-cause-happiness-wherever-they-go-others-whenever-they-go
Quote of Oscar Wilde - Some cause happiness wherever they go... Biography - Oscar Wilde: [...] Oscar Wilde also said...
2016-01-01
False
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checkyourfact_248
checkyourfact_248
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/18/fact-check-florida-11000-teachers-civics-training/
purports Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Dept. of Education
Post
2023-07-09
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/18/fact-check-florida-11000-teachers-civics-training/
A press release shared to both DeSantis’ and the Florida Department of Education’s websites indicates 11,000 teachers have received $33 million for completing the training. A March release from the Florida Department of Education noted that 4,500 teachers had completed the training at the time.
2023-07-09
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checkyourfact_248
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/18/fact-check-florida-11000-teachers-civics-training/
purports Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Dept. of Education
Post
2023-07-09
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/18/fact-check-florida-11000-teachers-civics-training/
In a post shared on Twitter, Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis purports the state has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Department of Education. [...] "Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by...
2023-07-18
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checkyourfact_248
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/18/fact-check-florida-11000-teachers-civics-training/
purports Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Dept. of Education
Post
2023-07-09
https://capitalsoup.com/2023/07/03/more-than-11000-florida-teachers-receive-civics-seal-of-excellence-endorsement/
Governor Ron DeSantis today announced Florida has awarded 11,000 teachers more than $33 million for completing civics training offered by the Florida Department of Education. The educators have completed either the Summer Civics Professional Learning Series or the first-of-its-kind Civics Seal of Excellence Endorsement...
2023-07-03
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checkyourfact_251
checkyourfact_251
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/10/fact-check-facebook-thomas-jeffe-government-best-governs-least/
Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves."
Turning Point USA
2019-04-06
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/10/fact-check-facebook-thomas-jeffe-government-best-governs-least/
There is no record of Jefferson ever saying this, though the quote is often misattributed to him. The first half of the expression was popularized by author Henry David Thoreau, although its earliest known appearance dates back to the 1830s, when it became the motto for a U.S. magazine.
2019-04-06
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checkyourfact_251_ret_bn_g1
checkyourfact_251
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/10/fact-check-facebook-thomas-jeffe-government-best-governs-least/
Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves."
Turning Point USA
2019-04-06
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2014/sep/03/jody-hice/so-says-thomas-jefferson-you-might-reconsider/
"That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves," reads the quote attributed to Jefferson, over the image of a waving American flag. [...] To quote Anna Berkes, the research librarian at the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello in Virginia, "That sounds like something tha...
2014-01-24
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checkyourfact_251_ret_bn_g11
checkyourfact_251
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/10/fact-check-facebook-thomas-jeffe-government-best-governs-least/
Says Thomas Jefferson once said, "That government is best which governs the least, because its people discipline themselves."
Turning Point USA
2019-04-06
http://www.fordification.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=71957
That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves. -Thomas Jefferson - - Blue Oval Fanatic - Posts: 772 - Joined: Sat Jul 30, 2011 12:22 pm [...] That government is best which governs least, because its people discipline themselves. -Thomas Jefferson - ToughOldFord - 100% FORDified!
2013-06-10
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checkyourfact_252
checkyourfact_252
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/07/fact-check-orthodox-relics-auctioned-france/
purports Orthodox relics from Kyiv, Ukraine are set to be auctioned at the Osenat Auction House in France on Oct. 1
Post
2023-07-13
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/07/fact-check-orthodox-relics-auctioned-france/
An Oct. 1 auction listed on Osenat’s website focuses on “The Interiors of Versailles,” not Orthodox relics from Kyiv, as the post suggests. An Osenat spokesperson denied the claim’s validity in an email to Reuters.
2023-07-13
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checkyourfact_252_ret_b0_gn
checkyourfact_252
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/07/fact-check-orthodox-relics-auctioned-france/
purports Orthodox relics from Kyiv, Ukraine are set to be auctioned at the Osenat Auction House in France on Oct. 1
Post
2023-07-13
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/08/08/have-the-treasures-from-a-kyiv-monastery-been-removed-to-be-auctioned-off-in-paris
A billboard in Paris is allegedly promoting the sale of precious icons that have been removed from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery. Many social media users are accusing Ukraine of selling these artefacts to raise money for the army. Euronews fact-checked these claims. [...] According to a billboard seen in an image o...
2023-08-08
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checkyourfact_252
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/07/fact-check-orthodox-relics-auctioned-france/
purports Orthodox relics from Kyiv, Ukraine are set to be auctioned at the Osenat Auction House in France on Oct. 1
Post
2023-07-13
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/06/26/russian-spy-chief-alleges-un-ukraine-plot-to-loot-famed-kyiv-monastery-a81640
Russia’s spy chief claimed Monday that Ukraine and the United Nations have agreed to remove holy relics from a revered Kyiv monastery to Europe to protect them from alleged Russian attacks. Kyiv however denied that any relics would leave Ukrainian territory. [...] "According to the SVR, the Kyiv authorities and represe...
2023-06-26
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checkyourfact_252_ret_b7_gn
checkyourfact_252
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/07/fact-check-orthodox-relics-auctioned-france/
purports Orthodox relics from Kyiv, Ukraine are set to be auctioned at the Osenat Auction House in France on Oct. 1
Post
2023-07-13
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-vladimir-putin-kyiv-europe-caves-0373c67a7c70f8585859c5c6ae4c6766
Among the sites at risk in the Ukrainian capital are the nation’s most sacred Orthodox shrines, dating back nearly 1,000 years to the dawn of Christianity in the region. The sites, along with other landmark shrines in Kyiv, are religiously significant to both Ukrainian Orthodox and Russian Orthodox. They also stand as ...
2022-03-03
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checkyourfact_252
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/07/fact-check-orthodox-relics-auctioned-france/
purports Orthodox relics from Kyiv, Ukraine are set to be auctioned at the Osenat Auction House in France on Oct. 1
Post
2023-07-13
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/07/fact-check-orthodox-relics-auctioned-france/
An Oct. 1 auction listed on Osenat’s website focuses on "The Interiors of Versailles," not Orthodox relics from Kyiv, as the post suggests. An Osenat spokesperson denied the claim’s validity in an email to Reuters. [...] "Recently there was news that Orthodox relics were being removed from Kiev to be stored in the West...
2023-08-07
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checkyourfact_255
checkyourfact_255
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/15/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-kill-national-pride-propaganda-teenagers-drugs-chaos-idleness/
Claims that Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin once said, "If we can effectively kill the national pride and patriotism of just one generation, we will have won that country."
Viral Quote
2019-06-23
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/15/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-kill-national-pride-propaganda-teenagers-drugs-chaos-idleness/
The Daily Caller News Foundation found no evidence that Lenin ever said or wrote this quote.
2019-06-23
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checkyourfact_255_ret_b17_gn
checkyourfact_255
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/15/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-kill-national-pride-propaganda-teenagers-drugs-chaos-idleness/
Claims that Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin once said, "If we can effectively kill the national pride and patriotism of just one generation, we will have won that country."
Viral Quote
2019-06-23
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_activity_of_Vladimir_Lenin
Revolutionary activity of Vladimir Lenin The Russian communist revolutionary and politician Vladimir Lenin began his active revolutionary activity in 1892, and continued till assuming power in the Russian Revolution of 1917. Following on from his early life, during which he had become devoted to the cause of revolution...
2024-08-09
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checkyourfact_255
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/15/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-kill-national-pride-propaganda-teenagers-drugs-chaos-idleness/
Claims that Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin once said, "If we can effectively kill the national pride and patriotism of just one generation, we will have won that country."
Viral Quote
2019-06-23
https://academic.oup.com/yale-scholarship-online/book/17686/chapter/175370836
Lenin as a Russian Revolutionary Daniels, Robert, 'Lenin as a Russian Revolutionary', The Rise and Fall of Communism in Russia (New Haven, CT, 2007; online edn, Yale Scholarship Online, 31 Oct. 2013), https://doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300106497.003.0004, accessed 9 Oct. 2024.
2007-04-04
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checkyourfact_255
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/15/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-kill-national-pride-propaganda-teenagers-drugs-chaos-idleness/
Claims that Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin once said, "If we can effectively kill the national pride and patriotism of just one generation, we will have won that country."
Viral Quote
2019-06-23
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/15/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-kill-national-pride-propaganda-teenagers-drugs-chaos-idleness/
The Daily Caller News Foundation found no evidence that Lenin ever said or wrote this quote. [...] An internet search revealed that the quote has been attributed to several Soviet-era figures, including Lenin, dictator Joseph Stalin and Stalin’s secret police chief Lavrentiy Beria. However, a search of the Marxist Inte...
2019-07-15
False
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checkyourfact_256
checkyourfact_256
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/06/fact-check-swalwell-charges-lying-jordan/
purports Rep. Eric Swalwell instantly faced charges after allegedly lying to Rep. Jim Jordan
Video
2023-05-26
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/06/fact-check-swalwell-charges-lying-jordan/
The video’s caption does not match its contents. The original video shows a February 2023 House Judiciary Committee hearing on the Oversight Plan for the 118th Congress.
2023-05-26
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checkyourfact_256_ret_b0_gn
checkyourfact_256
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/06/fact-check-swalwell-charges-lying-jordan/
purports Rep. Eric Swalwell instantly faced charges after allegedly lying to Rep. Jim Jordan
Video
2023-05-26
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/06/fact-check-swalwell-charges-lying-jordan/
FACT CHECK: Did Eric Swalwell Face Charges After Allegedly Lying To Jim Jordan? A video shared on Facebook purports California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell instantly faced charges after allegedly lying to Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan. [...] "‘THEY DEFUND F.BI’ Swalwell DESTROYS his career after lying to Jim Jordan…...
2023-06-06
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checkyourfact_256
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/06/fact-check-swalwell-charges-lying-jordan/
purports Rep. Eric Swalwell instantly faced charges after allegedly lying to Rep. Jim Jordan
Video
2023-05-26
https://cdn01.checkyourfact.com/2023/06/06/fact-check-swalwell-charges-lying-jordan/
A video shared on Facebook purports California Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell instantly faced charges after allegedly lying to Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan. [...] "‘THEY DEFUND F.BI’ Swalwell DESTROYS his career after lying to Jim Jordan…faces CHARGES INSTANTLY," the Facebook video, which has received over 3,000 like...
2023-06-06
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checkyourfact_256_ret_bn_g18
checkyourfact_256
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/06/fact-check-swalwell-charges-lying-jordan/
purports Rep. Eric Swalwell instantly faced charges after allegedly lying to Rep. Jim Jordan
Video
2023-05-26
https://www.thedailybeast.com/sitemap/2023/1/cheat
Priscilla Presley Asks Judge to Invalidate "Purported" Amendment to Lisa Marie’s Trust [...] Texas Police Investigating Vulture’s ‘Suspicious’ Death at Dallas Zoo 16 Dead from Five-Story Building Collapse in Northern Syrian City of Aleppo 12 People Shot and Injured at Dior Bar and Lounge in Baton Rouge: Police [...] Ma...
2023-01-31
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checkyourfact_261
checkyourfact_261
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/17/fact-check-agatha-christie-secret-getting-ahead-started/
claims American author Agatha Christie said, "The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
Viral Quote
2019-09-01
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/17/fact-check-agatha-christie-secret-getting-ahead-started/
There is no evidence that this statement originated with Christie.
2019-09-01
False
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checkyourfact_261_ret_b17_gn
checkyourfact_261
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/17/fact-check-agatha-christie-secret-getting-ahead-started/
claims American author Agatha Christie said, "The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
Viral Quote
2019-09-01
https://yourstory.com/2023/04/getting-started-entrepreneurial-success
[Morning Quote] The secret of getting ahead is getting started [...] There is a timeless piece of wisdom that has inspired generations and continues to fuel the ambitions of entrepreneurs today: "The secret of getting ahead is getting started," as eloquently put by the legendary American author, Mark Twain. This simple...
2023-04-19
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checkyourfact_261_ret_b4_gn
checkyourfact_261
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/17/fact-check-agatha-christie-secret-getting-ahead-started/
claims American author Agatha Christie said, "The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
Viral Quote
2019-09-01
https://www.motivateamazebegreat.com/2017/08/why-the-secret-of-getting-ahead-is-getting-started.html
"The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, then starting on the first one." [...] Why The Secret Of Getting Ahead Is Getting Started 1. Big Dreams Might Seem Unreachable [...] We hope now you know why the secret to getting ahead is getting started and you're...
2024-05-14
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checkyourfact_261_ret_b9_gn
checkyourfact_261
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/17/fact-check-agatha-christie-secret-getting-ahead-started/
claims American author Agatha Christie said, "The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
Viral Quote
2019-09-01
https://writingtips-writingquotations.blogspot.com/2008/02/getting-ahead-in-writing-from-agatha.html
Are you the same way? Just think how much work we could get done if we actually worked constantly! Since that seems impossible, especially at the beginning of new pieces, here’s some writing advice from Agatha Christie and Anne Lamott to get things moving. [...] Writing tip: Agatha Christie says you need only get start...
2008-02-19
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checkyourfact_261_ret_bn_g17
checkyourfact_261
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/17/fact-check-agatha-christie-secret-getting-ahead-started/
claims American author Agatha Christie said, "The secret of getting ahead is getting started."
Viral Quote
2019-09-01
https://theproductivitypro.com/blog/2013/10/getting-started-translating-ideas-into-action/
When it comes to productivity and success, execution trumps all. No matter how well you’ve designed your mission/vision statement or planned out your strategy, nothing happens if you don’t get it done. Ultimately, I think mystery writer Agatha Christie said it best: "The secret of getting ahead is getting started." Chr...
2013-09-10
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checkyourfact_262
checkyourfact_262
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/01/fact-check-fence-test-jeff-foxworthy-republicans-democrats/
claims Jeff Foxworthy created a series of statements distinguishing Republicans from Democrats
Viral Post
2019-07-23
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/01/fact-check-fence-test-jeff-foxworthy-republicans-democrats/
Foxworthy debunked the attribution in a 2013 Facebook post.
2019-07-23
False
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checkyourfact_262_ret_b10_gn
checkyourfact_262
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/01/fact-check-fence-test-jeff-foxworthy-republicans-democrats/
claims Jeff Foxworthy created a series of statements distinguishing Republicans from Democrats
Viral Post
2019-07-23
https://www.jacksonville.com/story/news/2015/09/25/fact-check-was-comedian-jeff-foxworthy-author-viral-essay/15681581007/
This essay was widely circulated around the Internet in early 2013 with an "Attributed to Jeff Foxworthy" tag at its start, leading many to believe it was actually the work of that comedian, Snopes.com said. [...] As Snopes.com notes, Foxworthy's material is typically self-deprecating, much more apolitical and non-part...
2015-09-25
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checkyourfact_262_ret_b1_gn
checkyourfact_262
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/01/fact-check-fence-test-jeff-foxworthy-republicans-democrats/
claims Jeff Foxworthy created a series of statements distinguishing Republicans from Democrats
Viral Post
2019-07-23
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/01/fact-check-fence-test-jeff-foxworthy-republicans-democrats/
A Facebook post credits comedian Jeff Foxworthy with creating a series of statements distinguishing Republicans from Democrats. [...] An award-winning comedian, Foxworthy is known for delivering "You Might Be a Redneck" one-liners during his standup routines. The Facebook post, which distinguishes Republicans from Demo...
2019-10-01
False
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checkyourfact_262_ret_b2_gn
checkyourfact_262
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/01/fact-check-fence-test-jeff-foxworthy-republicans-democrats/
claims Jeff Foxworthy created a series of statements distinguishing Republicans from Democrats
Viral Post
2019-07-23
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/which-side-of-the-fence/
A list of "Which Side of the Fence?" items distinguishing Republicans from Democrats was widely circulated via the Internet at the beginning of 2013 with the name Jeff Foxworthy tagged on the end, leading many to believe it was the work of that nationally famous comedian: [...] However, this item bears little resemblan...
2013-01-29
False
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checkyourfact_263
checkyourfact_263
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/25/fact-check-kurt-vonnegut-be-soft-hard-pain-hate-bitterness-sweetness/
Claims that author Kurt Vonnegut said, "Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness."
Viral Quote
2019-06-13
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/25/fact-check-kurt-vonnegut-be-soft-hard-pain-hate-bitterness-sweetness/
This passage was actually written by Iain Thomas in 2007 and later published in his poetry collection “I Wrote This For You.”
2019-06-13
False
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checkyourfact_263_ret_b16_gn
checkyourfact_263
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/25/fact-check-kurt-vonnegut-be-soft-hard-pain-hate-bitterness-sweetness/
Claims that author Kurt Vonnegut said, "Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness."
Viral Quote
2019-06-13
https://amp.checkyourfact.com/2019/06/25/fact-check-kurt-vonnegut-be-soft-hard-pain-hate-bitterness-sweetness
A post shared on Facebook credits author Kurt Vonnegut with saying, "Be soft. [...] Vonnegut was an American author best known for his satirical writing style. He wrote several novels that are considered classics, including "Slaughterhouse-Five" and "Cat’s Cradle." [...] Besides Hertweck, Julia Whitehead, founder and C...
2019-06-25
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checkyourfact_263_ret_bn_g1
checkyourfact_263
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/25/fact-check-kurt-vonnegut-be-soft-hard-pain-hate-bitterness-sweetness/
Claims that author Kurt Vonnegut said, "Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness."
Viral Quote
2019-06-13
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/25/fact-check-kurt-vonnegut-be-soft-hard-pain-hate-bitterness-sweetness/
‘Do Not Let The World Make You Hard’ – Did Kurt Vonnegut Write This Poem About Bitterness? A post shared on Facebook credits author Kurt Vonnegut with saying, "Be soft. [...] Vonnegut was an American author best known for his satirical writing style. He wrote several novels that are considered classics, including "Slau...
2019-06-25
False
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checkyourfact_263_ret_bn_g10
checkyourfact_263
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/25/fact-check-kurt-vonnegut-be-soft-hard-pain-hate-bitterness-sweetness/
Claims that author Kurt Vonnegut said, "Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness."
Viral Quote
2019-06-13
https://16til26.com/2015/10/15/because-i-love-quotes-too-much-for-my-own-good/
Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness." -Kurt Vonnegut "One day, I just woke up and realized that I can’t touch yesterday. So, why the heck was I letting it touch me?" -Steve Maraboli "No one is you and that is your power." -Dave Grohl "If you hear a voice within you say, ‘You cannot paint’, then by all means ...
2015-10-15
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checkyourfact_263_ret_bn_g8
checkyourfact_263
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/25/fact-check-kurt-vonnegut-be-soft-hard-pain-hate-bitterness-sweetness/
Claims that author Kurt Vonnegut said, "Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the pain make you hate. Do not let the bitterness steal your sweetness."
Viral Quote
2019-06-13
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/make-your-soul-grow.html
Dear Tom, Loving all things Kurt, as I do, and working with kids all of my working life I was dee -lighted to find this post of yours (via twitter and retweeted) But even more than this it solidifies what I have been thinking, feeling and planning lately re the redirection of my career. [...] Here is my favourite Kurt ...
2014-03-21
False
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checkyourfact_268
checkyourfact_268
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/08/fact-check-viral-images-claim-to-show-a-15-minute-city-speed-gate-in-vancouver/
purports to show 15-minute city speed gates that have been installed in Vancouver
Photos
2023-04-18
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/08/fact-check-viral-images-claim-to-show-a-15-minute-city-speed-gate-in-vancouver/
The speed gates were installed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a press release from the City of Vancouver. A spokesperson for the City of Vancouver said they were aware of the unsanctioned stickers in an email to Check Your Fact.
2023-04-18
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checkyourfact_268_ret_b12_gn
checkyourfact_268
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/08/fact-check-viral-images-claim-to-show-a-15-minute-city-speed-gate-in-vancouver/
purports to show 15-minute city speed gates that have been installed in Vancouver
Photos
2023-04-18
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/12/2/512
- Intertraffic 15 Minute City: Urban Mobility Solution to the Environment? Available online: https://www.intertraffic.com/news/15-minute-city-urban-mobility-solution-to-environment/ (accessed on 31 July 2021). [...] - Borneman, E. What Are 15-Minute Cities? Available online: https://www.geographyrealm.com/what-are-15-m...
2023-02-20
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checkyourfact_268_ret_b7_gn
checkyourfact_268
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/08/fact-check-viral-images-claim-to-show-a-15-minute-city-speed-gate-in-vancouver/
purports to show 15-minute city speed gates that have been installed in Vancouver
Photos
2023-04-18
https://newcities.org/what-you-need-to-know-about-15-minute-cities/
The 15-minute city isn’t about the minutes spent moving The 15-minute city should not be seen as a blueprint for development, but rather an aspiration. Similar concepts have been packaged and popularized for decades, from garden cities to new urbanism, all offering planners of the time principles for creating the "opti...
2022-08-09
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checkyourfact_268
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/08/fact-check-viral-images-claim-to-show-a-15-minute-city-speed-gate-in-vancouver/
purports to show 15-minute city speed gates that have been installed in Vancouver
Photos
2023-04-18
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/08/fact-check-viral-images-claim-to-show-a-15-minute-city-speed-gate-in-vancouver/
FACT CHECK: Viral Images Claim To Show A 15-Minute City Speed Gate In Vancouver Multiple photos shared on Facebook purport to show 15-minute city speed gates that have been installed in Vancouver. [...] Likewise, there are no credible news reports indicating the speed gates are specifically 15-minute city speed gates. ...
2023-05-08
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checkyourfact_272
checkyourfact_272
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/07/31/fact-check-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-food-scarce-eat-pets/
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "If food runs scarce, it's okay to eat pets."
Viral Post
2020-04-20
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/07/31/fact-check-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-food-scarce-eat-pets/
There is no record of Ocasio-Cortez making the remark. The quote came from a satirical article.
2020-04-20
False
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checkyourfact_272_ret_b3_gn
checkyourfact_272
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/07/31/fact-check-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-food-scarce-eat-pets/
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "If food runs scarce, it's okay to eat pets."
Viral Post
2020-04-20
https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/06/fact-check-aoc-did-not-say-if-food-runs-scarce-its-okay-to-eat-pets.html
Did U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say, "If food runs scarce, it's okay to eat pets?" No, that's not true. This claim about the liberal New York congresswoman is in a satirical article published by a known network of satire writers who seek to rile up conservatives. Their articles are often stolen and republished w...
2021-04-27
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checkyourfact_272_ret_b9_gn
checkyourfact_272
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/07/31/fact-check-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-food-scarce-eat-pets/
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "If food runs scarce, it's okay to eat pets."
Viral Post
2020-04-20
https://townhall.com/columnists/scottmorefield/2018/11/26/the-seven-craziest-things-alexandria-ocasiocortez-has-said-so-far-n2536456
Ever since Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shocked the world by upsetting long-time Democratic Rep Joe Crowley in New York's 14th congressional district last summer, the self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist has been the gift that keeps on giving - to conservative reporters and commentators. [...] So, without further ado and i...
2018-11-26
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checkyourfact_272
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/07/31/fact-check-alexandria-ocasio-cortez-food-scarce-eat-pets/
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, "If food runs scarce, it's okay to eat pets."
Viral Post
2020-04-20
https://www.dailydot.com/debug/aoc-fake-quote-eat-pets/
An article circulating online quotes Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) as saying that eating pets is permissible should food supplies run low. The quote, featured in a story, titled "Ocasio-Cortez: ‘If Food Runs Scarce, It’s Okay To Eat Pets,’" originated on the website BIZ News. [...] "Look, I don’t know why, if ...
2020-05-14
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checkyourfact_273
checkyourfact_273
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/11/04/fact-check-jimmy-carter-john-fugelsang-tax-dollars-poor-christian-values/
Claims that Jimmy Carter said, "If you don't want your tax dollars to help the poor – then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don't."
Viral Quote
2019-10-29
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/11/04/fact-check-jimmy-carter-john-fugelsang-tax-dollars-poor-christian-values/
There is no record of Carter ever making the statement. Comedian John Fugelsang claimed credit for the quote in 2013.
2019-10-29
False
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checkyourfact_273_ret_b0_gn
checkyourfact_273
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/11/04/fact-check-jimmy-carter-john-fugelsang-tax-dollars-poor-christian-values/
Claims that Jimmy Carter said, "If you don't want your tax dollars to help the poor – then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don't."
Viral Quote
2019-10-29
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/11/04/fact-check-jimmy-carter-john-fugelsang-tax-dollars-poor-christian-values/
FACT CHECK: Did Jimmy Carter Say, ‘If You Don’t Want Your Tax Dollars To Help The Poor – Then Stop Saying You Want A Country Based On Christian Values, Because You Don’t’? An image shared on Facebook more than 1,200 times claims former President Jimmy Carter said, "If you don’t want your tax dollars to help the poor – ...
2019-11-04
False
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checkyourfact_273_ret_b3_gn
checkyourfact_273
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/11/04/fact-check-jimmy-carter-john-fugelsang-tax-dollars-poor-christian-values/
Claims that Jimmy Carter said, "If you don't want your tax dollars to help the poor – then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don't."
Viral Quote
2019-10-29
https://www.snopes.com/list/jimmy-carter-truth-behind-rumors/
In 2016, a social media post went viral with an alleged quote from Jimmy Carter: "The novelty of electing a woman president should not outweigh the duty of electing an honest president." However, there’s no evidence Carter actually said this. [...] Jimmy Carter is no stranger to fake internet quotes, including this one...
2024-03-05
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checkyourfact_273_ret_b5_gn
checkyourfact_273
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/11/04/fact-check-jimmy-carter-john-fugelsang-tax-dollars-poor-christian-values/
Claims that Jimmy Carter said, "If you don't want your tax dollars to help the poor – then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don't."
Viral Quote
2019-10-29
https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/jimmy-carter-quote-hoax-tax-dollars-to-help-poor-country-based-on-christian-values-is-fake-535006
Former President Jimmy Carter never was quoted as saying that U.S. tax dollars should help the poor or "stop saying that you want a country based on Christian values." Because you don’t!" the full quote reads. [...] "Fincher and the GOP ... cut services for the poor and taxes for the rich. And it’s a free country. They...
2015-07-18
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checkyourfact_273_ret_bn_g0
checkyourfact_273
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/11/04/fact-check-jimmy-carter-john-fugelsang-tax-dollars-poor-christian-values/
Claims that Jimmy Carter said, "If you don't want your tax dollars to help the poor – then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don't."
Viral Quote
2019-10-29
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/may/02/facebook-posts/quote-about-tax-dollars-poor-and-christianity-was-/
Quote about tax dollars, the poor and Christianity was not said by Jimmy Carter [...] The quote, posted on Facebook along with a photograph of Carter, says: "If you don’t want your tax dollars to help the poor, then stop saying you want a country based on Christian values, because you don’t." [...] Snopes, Jimmy Carter...
2019-05-01
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checkyourfact_276
checkyourfact_276
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/10/09/fact-check-trump-quotes-ilhan-omars-comments-on-israel-in-viral-tiktok-video/
purports Trump said 'Israel has hypnotized the world'
Video
2023-02-11
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/10/09/fact-check-trump-quotes-ilhan-omars-comments-on-israel-in-viral-tiktok-video/
Trump was not making a statement about Israel, but rather referencing comments Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar had made about the country.
2023-02-11
False
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checkyourfact_276_ret_b0_gn
checkyourfact_276
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/10/09/fact-check-trump-quotes-ilhan-omars-comments-on-israel-in-viral-tiktok-video/
purports Trump said 'Israel has hypnotized the world'
Video
2023-02-11
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/10/viral-video-clip-misrepresents-trump-remarks-on-israel/
The video shows Trump at a rally saying, "Israel has hypnotized the world. May Allah awaken the people and help them to see the evil doings of Israel and the United States." The post has received more than 116,000 likes. [...] Technically, Trump did say this. At a 2019 campaign rally in Minneapolis, while discussing Mi...
2023-10-17
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checkyourfact_276
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/10/09/fact-check-trump-quotes-ilhan-omars-comments-on-israel-in-viral-tiktok-video/
purports Trump said 'Israel has hypnotized the world'
Video
2023-02-11
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2019-01-18/ty-article/.premium/omar-who-said-israel-hypnotized-world-appointed-to-foreign-affairs-committee/0000017f-e611-df5f-a17f-ffdf8f940000
Ilhan Omar, Who Said Israel 'Hypnotized' the World, Appointed to House Foreign Affairs Committee
2019-01-18
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/10/09/fact-check-trump-quotes-ilhan-omars-comments-on-israel-in-viral-tiktok-video/
purports Trump said 'Israel has hypnotized the world'
Video
2023-02-11
https://forward.com/fast-forward/417929/ilhan-omar-admits-israel-hypnotizes-the-world-tweet-was-ugly/
Ilhan Omar Admits ‘Israel Hypnotizes The World’ Tweet Was ‘Ugly’ Representative Ilhan Omar has apologized for a tweet she wrote in 2012, in which she said that "Israel has hypnotized the world" during the war with Gaza.
2019-01-23
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/10/09/fact-check-trump-quotes-ilhan-omars-comments-on-israel-in-viral-tiktok-video/
purports Trump said 'Israel has hypnotized the world'
Video
2023-02-11
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-israel-hamas-hypnotized-572863151602
CLAIM: A clip shows former President Donald Trump saying at a rally that "Israel has hypnotized the world" and has committed "evil-doings." [...] THE FACTS: As fighting continued on the fourth day of the latest Israel-Hamas war, some on social media shared the misleadingly edited clip to suggest that Trump had spoken o...
2023-10-10
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/18/fact-check-no-hawaiians-are-not-being-evicted-from-their-properties-following-the-maui-wildfires/
purports to show Hawaiians being evicted from their properties following the recent wildfires in Lahaina
Video
2023-09-07
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-hawaii-maui-wildfires-eviction-814975375647
CLAIM: A video shows native Hawaiians being evicted from their property after the Maui wildfires. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. The video is from a trailer for a documentary made nearly 40 years ago. It shows law enforcement officials evicting Hawaiians who had been living in Waimanalo Beach Park on the island of Oahu. THE F...
2023-09-11
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/18/fact-check-no-hawaiians-are-not-being-evicted-from-their-properties-following-the-maui-wildfires/
purports to show Hawaiians being evicted from their properties following the recent wildfires in Lahaina
Video
2023-09-07
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/18/fact-check-no-hawaiians-are-not-being-evicted-from-their-properties-following-the-maui-wildfires/
FACT CHECK: No, Hawaiians Are Not Being Evicted From Their Properties Following The Maui Wildfires A video shared on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, purports to show Hawaiians being evicted from their properties following the recent wildfires in Lahaina. [...] The video is not linked to the re...
2023-09-18
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https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/24/fact-check-did-chuck-schumer-say-its-racist-to-only-allow-citizens-to-vote/
claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote."
Viral post
2020-01-30
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/24/fact-check-did-chuck-schumer-say-its-racist-to-only-allow-citizens-to-vote/
There is no evidence Schumer ever made the statement. It appears to be a distortion of an August 2017 post Schumer published on Medium.
2020-01-30
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https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/24/fact-check-did-chuck-schumer-say-its-racist-to-only-allow-citizens-to-vote/
claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote."
Viral post
2020-01-30
https://leadstories.com/mp/hoax-alert/2020/02/fact-check-chuck-schumer-did-not-say-its-racist-to-only-allow-citizens-to-vote.html
Fact Check: Chuck Schumer Did NOT Say, "It's Racist To Only Allow Citizens To Vote" Did U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say, "It's racist to only allow citizens to vote"? No, that's not true: Schumer never said that. Several sites are wrongly attributing this quote to him, but he did not say it. Lead Stories ...
2020-03-01
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https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/24/fact-check-did-chuck-schumer-say-its-racist-to-only-allow-citizens-to-vote/
claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote."
Viral post
2020-01-30
https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2020/02/fact-check-chuck-schumer-did-not-say-its-racist-to-only-allow-citizens-to-vote.html
Did U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say, "It's racist to only allow citizens to vote"? No, that's not true: Schumer never said that. Several sites are wrongly attributing this quote to him, but he did not say it. Lead Stories has traced the claim back to its original source, and the quote was entirely made up...
2020-03-31
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https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/24/fact-check-did-chuck-schumer-say-its-racist-to-only-allow-citizens-to-vote/
claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote."
Viral post
2020-01-30
https://www.factcheck.org/2018/10/meme-repeats-false-schumer-quote/
Q: Did Sen. Chuck Schumer say "it’s racist to only allow citizens to vote"? [...] In the year since that post was published, online headlines have continued to take liberty in interpreting Schumer’s opinion piece, saying that the senator was making the case that non-citizens should be able to vote — including by using ...
2018-10-02
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checkyourfact_281
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/24/fact-check-did-chuck-schumer-say-its-racist-to-only-allow-citizens-to-vote/
claims that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer once stated, "It’s racist to only allow citizens to vote."
Viral post
2020-01-30
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/apr/05/blog-posting/no-chuck-schumer-didnt-say-it-racist-only-allow-ci/
No, Chuck Schumer didn't say it is racist to only allow citizens to vote [...] "Chuck Schumer slams President Trump: ‘it’s racist to only allow citizens to vote," said an April 3 headline on Federer Now, a right-wing blog. [...] Viral News Political, "Chuck Schumer SLAMS President Trump : "It’s Racist To Only Allow Cit...
2018-04-03
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checkyourfact_284
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/12/22/fact-check-trey-gowdy-transgender-military-ban/
Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban
Viral Quote
2019-11-08
https://www.livescience.com/59945-transgender-individuals-military.html
Transgender Military Ban: 5 Facts That Rebut Trump’s Claims
2017-07-26
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checkyourfact_284
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/12/22/fact-check-trey-gowdy-transgender-military-ban/
Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban
Viral Quote
2019-11-08
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/12/22/fact-check-trey-gowdy-transgender-military-ban/
FACT CHECK: Did Trey Gowdy Defend The Transgender Military Ban In An Interview With CNN? A post shared on Facebook more than 92,000 times claims that, when asked about the transgender military ban by a CNN reporter, former Republican South Carolina Rep. Trey Gowdy said, "Nobody has the right to serve in the military." ...
2019-12-22
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https://checkyourfact.com/2019/12/22/fact-check-trey-gowdy-transgender-military-ban/
Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban
Viral Quote
2019-11-08
https://ballotpedia.org/Trey_Gowdy
Trey Gowdy is a former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of South Carolina. He served from 2011 to 2019. On January 31, 2018, Gowdy announced that he would not seek re-election. He said, "There is a time to come and a time to go. This is the right time, for me, to leave politics and ...
2016-08-11
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checkyourfact_284
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/12/22/fact-check-trey-gowdy-transgender-military-ban/
Claims Trey Gowdy made a statement defending the transgender military ban
Viral Quote
2019-11-08
https://www.truthorfiction.com/trey-gowdy-transgender-military-ban/
Trey Gowdy on Transgender Ban: Nobody Has Right to Serve in Military-Incorrect Attribution! Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) said "nobody has the right to serve in the military" in defense of the transgender military ban announced by President Trump in July 2017. [...] After scouring news reports, we couldn’t find any pub...
2023-11-09
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checkyourfact_286
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/15/fact-check-new-york-times-director-ken/
The New York Times reported that “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig was unhappy with movie character Ken into an icon
Viral Post
2023-09-11
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/15/fact-check-new-york-times-director-ken/
A photo shared on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, alleges the New York Times reported "Barbie" director Greta Gerwig was unhappy with men turning movie character Ken "into an icon." [...] An X image purportedly shows a New York Times article reporting that Gerwig is unhappy with the popularity of movie chara...
2023-09-15
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checkyourfact_286
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/15/fact-check-new-york-times-director-ken/
The New York Times reported that “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig was unhappy with movie character Ken into an icon
Viral Post
2023-09-11
https://intheirownleague.com/2023/07/28/itol-roundtable-review-barbie/
Greta Gerwig does not look at Mattel’s iconic doll, and her "boyfriend" Ken, strictly as archetypes of women and men. Barbieland seems like an idyllic haven for Margot Robbie’s Barbie and her friends, but when thoughts start to get heavy, and she finds herself faced with the real world, she realizes that nothing is as ...
2023-07-28
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/15/fact-check-new-york-times-director-ken/
The New York Times reported that “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig was unhappy with movie character Ken into an icon
Viral Post
2023-09-11
https://people.com/greta-gerwig-addresses-barbie-backlash-talks-ryan-gosling-as-ken-7565790
From the Magazine Digital Covers ‘Barbie’ Director Greta Gerwig Addresses Right-Wing Backlash and Reveals How She Knew Ryan Gosling was Her Perfect Ken The director wants "everybody to be part of the party" By Angel Saunders Angel Saunders Angel Saunders has been a writer at PEOPLE since 2023. She’s previously worked a...
2023-07-26
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checkyourfact_286
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/15/fact-check-new-york-times-director-ken/
The New York Times reported that “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig was unhappy with movie character Ken into an icon
Viral Post
2023-09-11
https://time.com/6287484/barbie-male-fragility-ken/
Who knew that "He’s just Ken" was more than a marketing joke? The Barbie movie centers, of course, on its titular character played by Margot Robbie. But Ken (Ryan Gosling) plays an important role in the drama as he wrangles with the notion that he’s long been an accessory in Barbie’s dream life more than an equal partn...
2023-07-21
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checkyourfact_289
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/06/fact-check-beto-orourke-40-percent-iowa-prisoners-black/
Claims that 40 percent of Iowa's incarcerated population is black.
Beto O'Rourke
2019-05-21
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/06/fact-check-beto-orourke-40-percent-iowa-prisoners-black/
While Iowa’s incarcerated population is disproportionately black, a 2018 report from the state’s Department of Human Rights estimated that around 25 percent of those incarcerated are black, not 40 percent. About 4 percent of the population in Iowa is black, according to Census Bureau data.
2019-05-21
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https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/06/fact-check-beto-orourke-40-percent-iowa-prisoners-black/
Claims that 40 percent of Iowa's incarcerated population is black.
Beto O'Rourke
2019-05-21
https://www.iowapublicradio.org/racial-justice/2020-12-18/its-akin-to-a-death-why-racial-disparities-in-iowas-prisons-persist-and-the-toll-they-take
The racial disparities in Iowa’s prisons are more extreme than almost anywhere else in the country, with Black Iowans imprisoned at a rate 11 times that of white Iowans. As part of our series of reports on systemic racism in Iowa, IPR examines how Iowa got here and the role that prosecutors play in these disparities. [...
2020-12-18
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checkyourfact_289
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/06/fact-check-beto-orourke-40-percent-iowa-prisoners-black/
Claims that 40 percent of Iowa's incarcerated population is black.
Beto O'Rourke
2019-05-21
https://www.iowapublicradio.org/ipr-news/2021-10-18/report-finds-racial-disparities-in-iowa-prisons-continue-to-rank-among-the-highest-in-the-nation
Iowa’s Black to white prison ratio is no longer the worst in the nation, as it was in 2007. According to the report released by The Sentencing Project, Iowa’s disproportionate rate of incarcerating Black residents now ranks seventh in the country. [...] According to the latest analysis, Black Iowans are incarcerated at...
2021-10-18
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checkyourfact_289
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/06/fact-check-beto-orourke-40-percent-iowa-prisoners-black/
Claims that 40 percent of Iowa's incarcerated population is black.
Beto O'Rourke
2019-05-21
https://nap.nationalacademies.org/read/18613/chapter/13
Enumerating prisoners in this manner dilutes the votes of urban and rural areas that do not have a prison within their jurisdiction. For example, nearly 40 percent of the inmates in Pennsylvania’s state prisons come from Philadelphia, which has no state prisons in its city limits (Elliott-Engel, 2009). For census and r...
2014-04-30
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/18/fact-check-viral-facebook-romney-resigned-disgrace/
claims Sen. Mitt Romney has purportedly 'resigned in disgrace'
Post
2023-09-13
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/18/fact-check-viral-facebook-romney-resigned-disgrace/
There is no evidence supporting the claim. Romney recently announced he would not be seeking re-election in 2024, however, according to The Associated Press.
2023-09-13
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/18/fact-check-viral-facebook-romney-resigned-disgrace/
claims Sen. Mitt Romney has purportedly 'resigned in disgrace'
Post
2023-09-13
https://www.npr.org/2012/01/23/145627750/romney-criticizes-gingrich-he-resigned-in-disgrace
Romney Criticizes Gingrich: He Resigned In 'Disgrace' [...] ROMNEY: And at the end of four years it was proven that he was a failed leader. And he had to resign in disgrace. I don't know whether you knew that. [...] ROMNEY: He actually resigned after four years in disgrace. He was investigated under an ethics panel and...
2012-01-23
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/18/fact-check-viral-facebook-romney-resigned-disgrace/
claims Sen. Mitt Romney has purportedly 'resigned in disgrace'
Post
2023-09-13
https://cdn01.checkyourfact.com/2023/09/18/fact-check-viral-facebook-romney-resigned-disgrace/
A viral post shared on Facebook claims Republican Utah Sen. Mitt Romney has purportedly "resigned in disgrace." [...] "BREAKING: Mitt Romney has resigned in disgrace!! Another RINO bites the dust!" the Facebook post, which has received over 2,000 likes, purports. The post does not provide a source to support the claim....
2023-09-18
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checkyourfact_294
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/18/fact-check-viral-facebook-romney-resigned-disgrace/
claims Sen. Mitt Romney has purportedly 'resigned in disgrace'
Post
2023-09-13
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/25/fact-check-post-romney-republican-party/
FACT CHECK: Viral Post Falsely Claims Mitt Romney Has Threatened To Leave The Republican Party A post shared on Twitter claims Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney has purportedly threatened to leave the Republican Party and join the Democrats. [...] "Senator #MittRomney Threatens to Leave Republican Party and Join Democra...
2023-07-25
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checkyourfact_295
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/24/fact-check-california-custody-refuse-gender-affirming/
A bill would revoke custody from parents who refused gender-affirming care
Viral Post
2023-04-10
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/24/fact-check-california-custody-refuse-gender-affirming/
There is no evidence for this claim. The bill’s text does not mention revoking custody from parents.
2023-04-10
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