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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://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/01/31/mn-bill-aims-to-create-legal-refuge-for-trans-youth-seeking-medical-care
If passed, it would change state custody statutes to include access to gender-affirming care as a consideration, giving Minnesota courts jurisdiction over certain cases. [...] At the hearing, several parents of trans youth spoke in support of the bill. Attorney Hao Nguyen, a Vietnamese immigrant and parent to a trans c...
2023-01-31
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checkyourfact_295_ret_bn_g11
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://www.foxnews.com/politics/minnesota-advances-trans-refuge-bill-opponents-strip-custody-non-consenting-parents
TRANSGENDER WOMAN FINISHES IN FIRST PLACE AT NEW YORK CITY CYCLING EVENT, SPARKS OUTRAGE "Gender-affirming care is life-saving health care," Finke told reporters ahead of debate on the bill. "Withholding or delaying gender-affirming care can have a dramatic impact on the mental health of any individual who needs it. Ra...
2023-03-24
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checkyourfact_295_ret_bn_g12
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://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12181615/Proposed-California-bill-brand-parents-abusive-refuse-affirm-childs-gender.html
Proposed California bill would brand parents abusive if they refuse to affirm their transgender children's identity - and let social workers take youngsters into care - Assembly Bill 957 would classify not affirming a child's gender as 'abuse' [...] A proposed amendment to a bill in California would classify parents wh...
2023-06-11
False
false
true
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checkyourfact_295_ret_bn_g4
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://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/04/19/fact-check-post-misleads-parental-consent-custody-ca-bill-gender-affirming-care/11680787002/
The claim: California bill could strip custody from parents who refuse gender-affirming surgery [...] "CA bill seeks to remove custody from parents and provide 'gender affirming' therapy to children without parental consent," reads text featured below the image of the bill. Part of the post’s caption reads, "If the bil...
2023-04-19
False
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checkyourfact_300_ret_b12_gn
checkyourfact_300
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/25/fact-check-shakespeare-expectation-root-heartache/
claims that playwright William Shakespeare once stated, "Expectation is the root of all heartache."
Viral quote
2019-08-25
https://www.dopeame.com/blog/2016/9/9/expectation-is-the-root-of-all-heartache
As the brilliantly creative William Shakespeare said, "Expectation is the root of all heartache." Although Shakespeare coined the phrase, I heard it first from the brilliantly creative Andrew Obrecht. The simple and powerful message warns us to be mindful to not create expectations we cannot commit to, and to not attac...
2016-09-09
False
false
true
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checkyourfact_300_ret_b13_gn
checkyourfact_300
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/25/fact-check-shakespeare-expectation-root-heartache/
claims that playwright William Shakespeare once stated, "Expectation is the root of all heartache."
Viral quote
2019-08-25
https://testbook.com/question-answer/expectation-is-the-root-of-all-heartache--5dba9476f60d5d02d83d3073
Download Solution PDF'Expectation is the root of all heartache' is a quote by __________. [...] Download Solution PDF'Expectation is the root of all heartache' is a quote by William Shakespeare. - William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor of the Renaissance era.
2024-10-04
False
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checkyourfact_300_ret_bn_g3
checkyourfact_300
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/25/fact-check-shakespeare-expectation-root-heartache/
claims that playwright William Shakespeare once stated, "Expectation is the root of all heartache."
Viral quote
2019-08-25
https://www.folger.edu/blogs/shakespeare-and-beyond/shakepeare-quotes-commonly-misattributed/
Fake quotes have been in the news lately, from the Republican National Committee’s Abraham Lincoln flub to the bogus Winston Churchill quote about supporting funding for the arts during World War II. Such misattribution is familiar to Shakespeare enthusiasts. Every day, fake Shakespeare quotes are being shared on socia...
2017-02-21
False
false
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checkyourfact_303_ret_b11_gn
checkyourfact_303
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/11/29/fact-check-george-washington-agriculture-healthful-useful-noble-employment-quote/
claims that George Washington once said, "Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful and most noble employment of man."
Viral quote
2019-11-17
https://blog.machinefinder.com/32282/10-of-the-most-famous-quotes-about-farming
The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization." – Daniel Webster "A good farmer is nothing more nor less than a handy man with a sense of humus." – E.B. White "You know, farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil, and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field." – Dwight D. Eisenhower "The f...
2024-09-18
False
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checkyourfact_303_ret_b15_g3
checkyourfact_303
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/11/29/fact-check-george-washington-agriculture-healthful-useful-noble-employment-quote/
claims that George Washington once said, "Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful and most noble employment of man."
Viral quote
2019-11-17
https://www.slowfood.com/blog-and-news/india-land-gifts-burden/
India: a land of gifts and burden 13 Jun 2017 "Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful and most noble employment of man," as George Washington once said. Yet these words of wisdom have not percolated through the complex web of policies, debts and diminishing land that characterize the Indian Agricultural System ...
2017-06-13
False
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checkyourfact_303_ret_b7_gn
checkyourfact_303
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/11/29/fact-check-george-washington-agriculture-healthful-useful-noble-employment-quote/
claims that George Washington once said, "Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful and most noble employment of man."
Viral quote
2019-11-17
https://www.farmpolicyfacts.org/they-said-it/
President George Washington "The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale, and pays the freight both ways." [...] President George Washington "Agriculture…is our wisest pursuit, because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth, good morals, and happines...
2017-08-28
False
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checkyourfact_303_ret_bn_g10
checkyourfact_303
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/11/29/fact-check-george-washington-agriculture-healthful-useful-noble-employment-quote/
claims that George Washington once said, "Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful and most noble employment of man."
Viral quote
2019-11-17
https://agriculture.gov.tt/media-releases/agriculture-minster-lease-letter-distribution-exercise-an-important-one/
Reflecting on quotation from George Washington the MP also said, "Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man".
2022-04-11
False
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checkyourfact_304
checkyourfact_304
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/05/marilyn-monroe-give-girl-right-shoes/
Claims that Marilyn Monroe once stated, "Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world."
Viral Quote
2019-07-29
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/05/marilyn-monroe-give-girl-right-shoes/
There is no indication that Monroe said or wrote this expression.
2019-07-29
False
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true
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checkyourfact_304_ret_b14_gn
checkyourfact_304
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/05/marilyn-monroe-give-girl-right-shoes/
Claims that Marilyn Monroe once stated, "Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world."
Viral Quote
2019-07-29
https://commons.wikimedi…ulan_Mahanta.jpg
File:Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world. - Marilyn Monroe - Flickr - Dr. Santulan Mahanta.jpg
2014-02-23
False
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checkyourfact_304_ret_b16_gn
checkyourfact_304
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/05/marilyn-monroe-give-girl-right-shoes/
Claims that Marilyn Monroe once stated, "Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world."
Viral Quote
2019-07-29
https://medium.com/the-21-laws/give-a-girl-the-right-shoes-and-she-can-conquer-the-world-marilyn-monroe-b2f4c39df406
W. Gordon·FollowPublished inMANIFESTOS FROM THE 21 LAWS·Nov 12, 2021--Share"Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world." — Marilyn Monroe
2022-01-04
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checkyourfact_304_ret_b18_gn
checkyourfact_304
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/05/marilyn-monroe-give-girl-right-shoes/
Claims that Marilyn Monroe once stated, "Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world."
Viral Quote
2019-07-29
https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/122900120-give-a-girl-the-right-shoes-and-she-can-conquer-the-world-marilyn-monr
Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world Quotes 0 ratings, 0.00 average rating, 1 review [...] Showing 1-1 of 1 ― Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world: Marilyn Monroe's Most Beautiful Quotes, Icon of beauty and pin up girl, Lined Notebook , 110 pages, (6"×9") inches
2024-10-01
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checkyourfact_304_ret_bn_g0
checkyourfact_304
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/05/marilyn-monroe-give-girl-right-shoes/
Claims that Marilyn Monroe once stated, "Give a girl the right shoes and she can conquer the world."
Viral Quote
2019-07-29
https://viennainsider.com/give-the-girl-right-shoes/
"Give the girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world" is one of the most popular shoe related quotes out there. Someone say it is what Marilyn Monroe said, someone oppose, I guess it is hard to tell for sure. In any case, let me proudly introduce you to my "right shoes for conquering the world" – the Danner bo...
2018-07-16
False
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checkyourfact_314_ret_b0_gn
checkyourfact_314
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/07/fact-check-italian-doctor-arrested-murdering-over-3000-coronavirus-patients/
Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients
Viral post
2020-04-24
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/07/fact-check-italian-doctor-arrested-murdering-over-3000-coronavirus-patients/
FACT CHECK: Was An Italian Doctor Arrested For Murdering Over 3,000 Coronavirus Patients? An article shared on Facebook claims that Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients. [...] "Italy arrest Doctor for intentionally killing over 3,000 coronavirus patients," reads the...
2020-04-07
False
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checkyourfact_314_ret_b14_gn
checkyourfact_314
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/07/fact-check-italian-doctor-arrested-murdering-over-3000-coronavirus-patients/
Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients
Viral post
2020-04-24
https://www.tribune242.com/news/2020/mar/04/doctor-tells-fox-hill-shooting-case-of-treating/
Dr Sergio Kerr, taking the witness stand before Justice Deborah Fraser, said it was 6pm on December 27, 2013 when he first examined one of the victims from the deadly shooting.
2020-03-04
False
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checkyourfact_314_ret_b1_gn
checkyourfact_314
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/07/fact-check-italian-doctor-arrested-murdering-over-3000-coronavirus-patients/
Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients
Viral post
2020-04-24
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/apr/02/blog-posting/no-italy-didnt-arrest-doctor-murdering-thousands-c/
"Italy arrest (sic) doctor for intentionally killing over 3,000 coronavirus patients," the post’s title says. A photo shows a man in tan scrubs walking in handcuffs and flanked by law enforcement. The story goes on to say that Dr. Sergio Kerr "administered Benadryl, Ditropan and doxepin which are anticholinergic medica...
2020-03-31
False
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checkyourfact_314_ret_b3_gn
checkyourfact_314
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/07/fact-check-italian-doctor-arrested-murdering-over-3000-coronavirus-patients/
Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients
Viral post
2020-04-24
http://data.gesis.org/claimskg/claim_review/665d4fd0-7fc4-5e2d-b389-00d9ed064024
An article shared on Facebook claims that Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients. Facebook/Screenshot Verdict: False There is no evidence to support the claim. No news reporting could be found to corroborate the events described in the article. Fact Check: With more t...
2020-04-07
False
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checkyourfact_318
checkyourfact_318
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-abraham-lincoln-say-years-your-life-count-life-years/
Claims President Lincoln once stated, "It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years."
Viral Quote
2019-07-30
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-abraham-lincoln-say-years-your-life-count-life-years/
The saying does not appear in any of Lincoln’s written works.
2019-07-30
False
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checkyourfact_318_ret_b10_gn
checkyourfact_318
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-abraham-lincoln-say-years-your-life-count-life-years/
Claims President Lincoln once stated, "It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years."
Viral Quote
2019-07-30
https://www.answers.com/us-history/What_year_did_Abraham_Lincoln_say_In_the_end_its_not_the_years_in_your_life_that_countits_the_life_in_your_years
That is not an Abraham Lincoln quote, even though it's attributed to Lincoln by a hundred internet sources. Doesn't sound one bit like Lincoln, and that trite parallel phrase switching is a mostly 21st Century habit that is really tiresome. We can all think of lots of examples -- "Life is not measured by the number of ...
2010-12-29
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checkyourfact_318_ret_b1_gn
checkyourfact_318
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-abraham-lincoln-say-years-your-life-count-life-years/
Claims President Lincoln once stated, "It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years."
Viral Quote
2019-07-30
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-abraham-lincoln-say-years-your-life-count-life-years/
FACT CHECK: Did Abraham Lincoln Say, ‘It’s Not The Years In Your Life That Count. A Facebook post claims that President Abraham Lincoln once said, "It’s not the years in your life that count. [...] Many web pages that post memorable quotes attribute this saying to Lincoln, but The Daily Caller News Foundation found no ...
2019-08-09
False
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checkyourfact_318_ret_b3_gn
checkyourfact_318
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-abraham-lincoln-say-years-your-life-count-life-years/
Claims President Lincoln once stated, "It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years."
Viral Quote
2019-07-30
https://thegoalchaser.com/in-the-end-its-not-the-years-in-your-life-that-count-its-the-life-in-your-years/
It’s The Life In Your Years – Abraham Lincoln Ever stumbled upon that famous quote by Abraham Lincoln, "In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. [...] So, let’s take his advice to heart and truly live, not just exist. After all, it’s the life in your years that truly counts!
2024-03-20
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checkyourfact_318_ret_bn_g12
checkyourfact_318
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-abraham-lincoln-say-years-your-life-count-life-years/
Claims President Lincoln once stated, "It’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years."
Viral Quote
2019-07-30
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2012/07/14/life-years-count/
The rhetorical technique of reversing word order in successive clauses is called antimetabole. In this case, "years in your life" was transformed into "life in your years", and the contrast between the two subphrases was highlighted. [...] At another he declared: "Don’t be afraid to live, to live hard and fast, because...
2012-07-14
False
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checkyourfact_319
checkyourfact_319
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-blake-shelton-30-million-country-music-television/
Blake Shelton canceled a $30 million contract with Country Music Television
Viral Post
2023-07-22
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-blake-shelton-30-million-country-music-television/
The claim is fabricated. It originates from a website that identifies itself as satirical.
2023-07-22
False
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checkyourfact_319_ret_bn_g0
checkyourfact_319
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-blake-shelton-30-million-country-music-television/
Blake Shelton canceled a $30 million contract with Country Music Television
Viral Post
2023-07-22
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/no-blake-shelton-didnt-cancel-30m-project-with-cmt/
On July 21, 2023, the Dunning-Kruger Times published an article positing that country singer Blake Shelton had backed out of a lucrative project with CMT because the network refused to play a music video by Jason Aldean: Blake Shelton Cancels $30 Million Project With CMT: "Jason Is My Friend" Country Music Television (...
2023-07-28
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checkyourfact_319_ret_bn_g12
checkyourfact_319
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-blake-shelton-30-million-country-music-television/
Blake Shelton canceled a $30 million contract with Country Music Television
Viral Post
2023-07-22
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/flashback-blake-shelton-starts-road-to-fame-in-austin-53551/
Although Shelton would secure a contract with Giant Records, it would be April 2001 before his first single was released. Originally titled "If This Is Austin," the song was penned by relative newcomers David Kent and Kirsti Manna, neither of whom had yet scored a major hit at the time. Manna’s previous claim to fame w...
2018-06-25
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checkyourfact_323
checkyourfact_323
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/25/fact-check-tom-selleck-donald-trump-jon-voight-breitbart/
claims that actor Tom Selleck "praised" Donald Trump in a "meeting" with Breitbart
Viral Post
2019-10-17
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/25/fact-check-tom-selleck-donald-trump-jon-voight-breitbart/
The Daily Caller found no evidence that Selleck “praised” Trump in a “meeting” with Breitbart. Most of the words in the post actually come from a Breitbart interview with actor Jon Voight.
2019-10-17
False
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checkyourfact_323_ret_bn_g0
checkyourfact_323
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/25/fact-check-tom-selleck-donald-trump-jon-voight-breitbart/
claims that actor Tom Selleck "praised" Donald Trump in a "meeting" with Breitbart
Viral Post
2019-10-17
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/may/12/blog-posting/no-tom-selleck-didnt-praise-trump-breitbart-interv/
No, Tom Selleck didn’t praise Trump in Breitbart interview. Most of the words are from another actor [...] There’s no evidence that actor Tom Selleck praised President Trump in a Breitbart interview. Most of the words are lifted from a 2016 statement by actor Jon Voight that Breitbart published. [...] A blog claims tha...
2019-05-31
False
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checkyourfact_323_ret_bn_g14
checkyourfact_323
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/25/fact-check-tom-selleck-donald-trump-jon-voight-breitbart/
claims that actor Tom Selleck "praised" Donald Trump in a "meeting" with Breitbart
Viral Post
2019-10-17
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5248035/Apology-not-accepted-WH-says-good-riddance-Bannon.html
- He explained that when he labeled the Trump Tower meeting with Russians 'treasonous' he was criticizing Paul Manafort, who should have known better - Donald Trump Jr, Bannon said, 'is both a patriot and a good man,' as he complimented the president for his political savvy - Bannon also played up his longtime loyalty,...
2018-01-08
False
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checkyourfact_323_ret_bn_g7
checkyourfact_323
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/25/fact-check-tom-selleck-donald-trump-jon-voight-breitbart/
claims that actor Tom Selleck "praised" Donald Trump in a "meeting" with Breitbart
Viral Post
2019-10-17
https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/politics/actor-tom-selleck-is-red-pilled/111348215/
Actor Tom Selleck is Red Pilled. [...] Hollywood legend Tom Selleck has praised Donald J. Trump as President of the United States. In a meeting with Breitbart News, the legendary American actor stated: "I’m completely sure that he is the best so far. [...] Hollywood legend Tom Selleck has praised Donald J. Trump as Pre...
2023-12-12
False
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checkyourfact_332
checkyourfact_332
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/03/fact-check-photos-biden-bruise-forehead/
purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland
Post
2023-02-22
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/03/fact-check-photos-biden-bruise-forehead/
The photos show ashes Biden received on Ash Wednesday during a private Catholic Mass, according to The Hill.
2023-02-22
False
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checkyourfact_332_ret_b0_gn
checkyourfact_332
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/03/fact-check-photos-biden-bruise-forehead/
purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland
Post
2023-02-22
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/03/fact-check-photos-biden-bruise-forehead/
Photos shared on Facebook purport to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Poland. [...] The post features three photos of Biden with a mark on his forehead while at the meeting. "Anyone notice President Biden showed up in Poland at th...
2023-03-03
False
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checkyourfact_332_ret_b2_gn
checkyourfact_332
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/03/fact-check-photos-biden-bruise-forehead/
purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland
Post
2023-02-22
https://fullfact.org/online/joe-biden-bruise-ash-wednesday/
A number of posts on social media claim that US President Joe Biden has been seen with a large bruise on his forehead, prompting some claims that he is unfit to lead the country. One Facebook user wrote: "Look at the bruise on Joe Biden's head. That wasn't there earlier. I bet you he fell in Poland. His doctor is lying...
2023-02-24
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checkyourfact_334
checkyourfact_334
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/06/27/fact-check-chick-fil-a-open-sundays-only-black-people/
claims that fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays, but “only for black people.”
Instagram post
2020-06-19
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/06/27/fact-check-chick-fil-a-open-sundays-only-black-people/
Chick-fil-A restaurants remain closed on Sundays. The claim originates from a satire website.
2020-06-19
False
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checkyourfact_334_ret_b6_gn
checkyourfact_334
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/06/27/fact-check-chick-fil-a-open-sundays-only-black-people/
claims that fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays, but “only for black people.”
Instagram post
2020-06-19
https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/chick-fil-a-open-on-sundays-explained
Not About Jesus: The Truth Behind Chick-fil-A's Sunday Policy "Thou shalt not eat Chick-fil-A on Sunday." [...] In our current politically charged climate -- where major brands are forced to either shut the heck up or choose a side, stick with it, and suffer through boycotts and backlash -- Chick-fil-A has always veere...
2017-02-24
False
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checkyourfact_334_ret_bn_g13
checkyourfact_334
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/06/27/fact-check-chick-fil-a-open-sundays-only-black-people/
claims that fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays, but “only for black people.”
Instagram post
2020-06-19
https://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/im-black-and-gay-and-ill-still-eat-msna27764
Meanwhile, what about anyone else not living according to Mr. Cathy’s reading of the Bible? If someone works on Sunday, should they be denied service at Chick-fil-A during the week? Mr. Cathy believes in one marriage for life: saying of his company, "we are a family-owned business, a family-led business, and we are mar...
2012-07-31
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checkyourfact_336
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/30/fact-check-african-president-trump/
An African President shared is support for Trump after he was arrested
Viral post
2023-08-25
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/08/politics/fact-check-trump-mugshot-polling/index.html
The booking photo was taken on August 24, when Trump was arrested in Fulton County, Georgia, on charges connected to his efforts to overturn his defeat in the state in the 2020 election. [...] Facts First: National public polls do not show anything close to an increase of "four and five times" in Black support for Trum...
2023-09-08
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checkyourfact_336
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/30/fact-check-african-president-trump/
An African President shared is support for Trump after he was arrested
Viral post
2023-08-25
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66612345
Historic Trump mugshot released after arrest in Atlanta, Georgia - Published [...] One of Mr Trump's co-defendants - the leader of Black Voices for Trump, Harrison Floyd - is being held in custody after turning himself in on Thursday without a bail agreement, court officials say.
2023-08-25
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checkyourfact_336
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/30/fact-check-african-president-trump/
An African President shared is support for Trump after he was arrested
Viral post
2023-08-25
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65186531
Brazilian newspaper O Globo, meanwhile, published a piece titled "Trump Turns Dock into Election Box After Criminal Indictment". The paper said his advisers saw the case and vast media attention as "a lucrative campaign ad" and "stimulus for online fundraising". Mr Trump has declared he is running in the 2024 president...
2023-04-05
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checkyourfact_336
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/30/fact-check-african-president-trump/
An African President shared is support for Trump after he was arrested
Viral post
2023-08-25
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65069316
A simple check of a few news sites is a sure-fire way to verify that Mr Trump hasn't been arrested or even indicted - at least, not yet. If and when Mr Trump does face charges, his arrest will make headline news all around the world. And you can imagine the media flurry if the former president were to somehow flee from...
2023-03-24
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checkyourfact_338
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/26/fact-check-winston-churchill-courage-stand-speak-sit-down-listen/
Claims Winston Churchill said, "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
Viral Quote
2019-08-17
https://equip.sbts.edu/publications/towers/10-things-winston-churchill-definitely-said/
Winston Churchill is one of the most quoted leaders of all time, yet many modern citations put words in the lion’s mouth. You’ve probably heard this one: "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen" (looking at you, RG3). As Churchill himself said, "Verify your ...
2015-10-31
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checkyourfact_338
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/26/fact-check-winston-churchill-courage-stand-speak-sit-down-listen/
Claims Winston Churchill said, "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
Viral Quote
2019-08-17
https://www.socratic-method.com/quote-meanings-interpretations/winston-churchill-courage-is-what-it-takes-to-stand-up-and-speak-courage-is-also-what-it-takes-to-sit-down-and-listen-2
Winston Churchill, a renowned British statesman and leader, once famously said, "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." This profound quote highlights the dual nature of courage as not only the ability to bravely express oneself but also the willingness to...
2024-02-17
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checkyourfact_338
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/26/fact-check-winston-churchill-courage-stand-speak-sit-down-listen/
Claims Winston Churchill said, "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
Viral Quote
2019-08-17
https://thelife.com/devotionals/sit-down-and-listen
**Winston Churchill said, "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak: courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen." **I find the second harder to do, especially in my prayer time. How about you? I am often guilty of treating God like a celestial Santa Claus, bringing my lists of wants and expecting Him to...
2017-01-05
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checkyourfact_338
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/26/fact-check-winston-churchill-courage-stand-speak-sit-down-listen/
Claims Winston Churchill said, "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."
Viral Quote
2019-08-17
https://www.mindfulteachers.org/blog/quotes-about-listening-and-speaking
The Importance of Listening "We have two ears and one mouth so that we can listen twice as much as we speak." attributed to Epictetus, a Greek Stoic philosopher "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it means to sit down and listen." attributed (probably falsely) to Winston Churchill (See...
2023-02-27
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checkyourfact_340
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/20/fact-check-abc-canceled-view/
ABC has canceled 'The View'
Viral Post
2023-06-07
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/20/fact-check-abc-canceled-view/
There is no evidence ABC has canceled “The View.” The claim stems from a satirical website.
2023-06-07
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checkyourfact_340
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/20/fact-check-abc-canceled-view/
ABC has canceled 'The View'
Viral Post
2023-06-07
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/20/fact-check-abc-canceled-view/
A post shared on Twitter claims ABC has canceled talk show "The View" due to low viewership. Canceled: ABC Removes "The View" From Its 2024 Roster: "Nobody Watches Anymore" [...] There is no evidence ABC has canceled "The View." The claim stems from a satirical website.
2023-06-20
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checkyourfact_340
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/20/fact-check-abc-canceled-view/
ABC has canceled 'The View'
Viral Post
2023-06-07
https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2024/03/fact-check-abc-did-not-confirm-the-view-is-canceled-in-march-2024.html
Did the commercial broadcasting network ABC confirm the cancellation of its television talk show "The View" in March 2024 because it was the "worst show in history," as a post on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: ABC confirmed to Lead Stories that this claim was false. The post in question was published on the sel...
2024-06-13
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checkyourfact_340
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/20/fact-check-abc-canceled-view/
ABC has canceled 'The View'
Viral Post
2023-06-07
https://www.change.org/p/abc-cancel-the-view-32ac1602-f6ed-4a0a-b760-7a7eb5669773
We are tired of listening to them whine & complain! I used to love The View, but stopped watching years ago, because I'm tired of hearing their constant bashing. Now I'm tired of ABC allowing this. Let's let ABC know how many want The View cancelled because of what it has turned into. You want a better view? Replace ha...
2018-10-28
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checkyourfact_340
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/20/fact-check-abc-canceled-view/
ABC has canceled 'The View'
Viral Post
2023-06-07
https://abc.com/news/a10512ef-76ad-4156-afaa-6269dc5fe51d/category/151789
ABC Renews "The View" for an Epic 20th Season and Candi Carter Named Executive Producer ABC has renewed "The View" for an epic 20th season, and Candi Carter was officially named executive producer of "The View," effective immediately. "This season ‘The View’ has once again been at the very heart of the political conver...
2016-02-23
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checkyourfact_356
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/02/fact-check-chick-fil-donate-anti-lgbt/
Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to
Viral post
2023-04-20
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/02/fact-check-chick-fil-donate-anti-lgbt/
The caption is inaccurate. There is no evidence that they have donated to the organizations they received backlash for donating to recently.
2023-04-20
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checkyourfact_356
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/02/fact-check-chick-fil-donate-anti-lgbt/
Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to
Viral post
2023-04-20
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/02/fact-check-chick-fil-donate-anti-lgbt/
FACT CHECK: Did Chick-fil-A Donate To Anti-LGBT Organizations After Promising Not To? A post shared on social media purports that the fast food chain Chick-fil-A has donated $1.8 million to anti-LGBT groups despite their previous claims to end donations to those organizations. [...] "After promising no to," the caption...
2023-05-02
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checkyourfact_356
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/02/fact-check-chick-fil-donate-anti-lgbt/
Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to
Viral post
2023-04-20
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/06/30/fact-check-chick-fil-a-has-not-resumed-donations-groups-oppose-lgbtq-rights/3244765001/
The claim: Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to anti-LGBTQ groups [...] The creator of the original viral post could not be reached for comment, but the claim appears to be based on this 2019 blog post, titled "After Promising Not to, Chick-fil-A Donates Another $1.8 Million to Anti-LGBTQ Groups." [...] The claims in th...
2020-06-30
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checkyourfact_356
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/02/fact-check-chick-fil-donate-anti-lgbt/
Chick-fil-A donated $1.8 million to Anti-LGBTQ groups after promising not to
Viral post
2023-04-20
https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2022/12/fact-check-chick-fil-a-did-not-just-donate-another-1-point-8-million-to-anti-lgbtq-groups.html
Did Chick-fil-A just donate "another $1.8 million to anti-LGBTQ groups"? No, that's not true: The claim is a copy of a headline first published in 2019. The old story reported the fast food chain donated a combined $1.8 million to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Salvation Army. Chick-fil-A has since announ...
2022-12-22
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checkyourfact_360
checkyourfact_360
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/22/fact-check-thomas-paine-human-right-claim-yourself-robert-ingersoll/
Claims Thomas Paine said, "Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself."
Viral Quote
2019-09-14
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/22/fact-check-thomas-paine-human-right-claim-yourself-robert-ingersoll/
Paine did not author this statement. It is actually a line from orator Robert G. Ingersoll.
2019-09-14
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checkyourfact_360_ret_b13_gn
checkyourfact_360
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/22/fact-check-thomas-paine-human-right-claim-yourself-robert-ingersoll/
Claims Thomas Paine said, "Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself."
Viral Quote
2019-09-14
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/review-of-politics/article/abs/liberty-equality-and-the-boundaries-of-ownership-thomas-paines-theory-of-property-rights/9E1B73527E6CD6E971775FC71A5FA092
Thomas Paine is a transatlantic political icon, a plain-speaking revolutionary campaigner whose writings—more than those of any other figure—captured the zeitgeist of the two most significant political events of the eighteenth century: the American and French revolutions. As far as public consciousness is concerned, hi...
2010-07-10
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checkyourfact_360
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/22/fact-check-thomas-paine-human-right-claim-yourself-robert-ingersoll/
Claims Thomas Paine said, "Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself."
Viral Quote
2019-09-14
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Paine
Thomas Paine (born Thomas Pain;[1] February 9, 1737 [O.S. January 29, 1736][Note 1] – June 8, 1809) was an English-born American Founding Father, French Revolutionary, inventor, and political philosopher.[2][3] He authored Common Sense (1776) and The American Crisis (1776–1783), two of the most influential pamphlets at...
2024-10-03
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checkyourfact_360
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/22/fact-check-thomas-paine-human-right-claim-yourself-robert-ingersoll/
Claims Thomas Paine said, "Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself."
Viral Quote
2019-09-14
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/paine/
Thomas Paine was a pamphleteer, controversialist and international revolutionary. His Common Sense (1776) was a central text behind the call for American independence from Britain; his Rights of Man (1791–2) was the most widely read pamphlet in the movement for reform in Britain in the 1790s and for the opening decades...
2013-07-18
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checkyourfact_360_ret_bn_g9
checkyourfact_360
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/22/fact-check-thomas-paine-human-right-claim-yourself-robert-ingersoll/
Claims Thomas Paine said, "Give to every other human being every right that you claim for yourself."
Viral Quote
2019-09-14
https://www.jaylucas.us/post/god-given-rights
Quotes of the Week: Our God-Given Rights "I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit." ― Theodore Roosevelt "Whoever would overthrow the liberty of a nation must begin by subduing the freeness of speech." ...
2022-09-30
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checkyourfact_361
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-albert-einstein-inspire-awe-starry-heavens-moral-universe/
Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within."
Viral Quote
2019-06-25
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-albert-einstein-inspire-awe-starry-heavens-moral-universe/
There is no evidence that this expression originated with Einstein.
2019-06-25
False
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checkyourfact_361_ret_b14_gn
checkyourfact_361
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-albert-einstein-inspire-awe-starry-heavens-moral-universe/
Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within."
Viral Quote
2019-06-25
https://yquotes.com/albert-einstein/45639/
If Einstein said this, he was almost certainly quoting philosopher Immanuel Kant's words from the conclusion to the Critique of Practical Reason (1788), translated in Paul Guyer's The Cambridge Companion to Kant (p. 1) as: "Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and ste...
2024-10-10
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checkyourfact_361
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-albert-einstein-inspire-awe-starry-heavens-moral-universe/
Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within."
Viral Quote
2019-06-25
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Albert_Einstein
- As discussed in this entry from The Quote Investigator, the earliest published attribution of a similar quote to Einstein seems to have been in Gestalt therapist Frederick S. Perls' 1969 book Gestalt Theory Verbatim, where he wrote on p. 33: "As Albert Einstein once said to me: 'Two things are infinite: the universe ...
2024-10-01
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checkyourfact_361
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-albert-einstein-inspire-awe-starry-heavens-moral-universe/
Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within."
Viral Quote
2019-06-25
https://gizmodo.com/9-albert-einstein-quotes-that-are-totally-fake-1543806477
Nope. There’s absolutely no evidence that Einstein ever said this. You don’t get to choose whatever reality suits you. Well, at least not without the help of some cognitive dissonance and a fistful of hallucinogens. [...] Not Einstein. The anthropologist Ashley Montagu actually said it in an interview with Einstein. [....
2014-03-14
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checkyourfact_361
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-albert-einstein-inspire-awe-starry-heavens-moral-universe/
Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "Two things inspire me to awe – the starry heavens above and the moral universe within."
Viral Quote
2019-06-25
https://johnguyton.wordpress.com/
Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing admiration and awe, the more often and steadily we reflect upon them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me. The starry heavens represent the physical world. Kant’s moral law evokes an inner stirring. "Gesetz" usually translates as "law," but it ca...
2017-11-20
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checkyourfact_365
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/01/fact-check-ramaswamy-vote-2020/
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy claimed in a July 12 interview that he voted for the first time in 2020.
Vivek Ramaswamy
2023-07-12
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/01/fact-check-ramaswamy-vote-2020/
Ramaswamy voted in 2004 for the Libertarian Party presidential nominee. He did not vote again until 2020, according to state records.
2023-07-12
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checkyourfact_365
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/01/fact-check-ramaswamy-vote-2020/
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy claimed in a July 12 interview that he voted for the first time in 2020.
Vivek Ramaswamy
2023-07-12
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ramaswamy-clarifies-voting-history-voted-libertarian-president-2004
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy clarified a discrepancy about his voting history, admitting on Wednesday that his claims about voting for the first time for President Trump in 2020 were not true. [...] Ramaswamy, a former pharmaceutical executive and political newcomer, previously told Scripps News in...
2023-07-26
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checkyourfact_365
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/01/fact-check-ramaswamy-vote-2020/
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy claimed in a July 12 interview that he voted for the first time in 2020.
Vivek Ramaswamy
2023-07-12
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/vivek-ramaswamy-republican-presidential-candidate-bias-profile/
Vivek Ramaswamy is an entrepreneur from Ohio and is running for President of the United States in 2024. He is a member of the conservative wing of the Republican Party. We assign Vivek Ramaswamy a Right Biased and Mixed factual rating due to a few failed fact-checks and holding some views that are at odds with the cons...
2024-01-16
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checkyourfact_365
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/01/fact-check-ramaswamy-vote-2020/
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy claimed in a July 12 interview that he voted for the first time in 2020.
Vivek Ramaswamy
2023-07-12
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/12/19/vivek-ramaswamy-the-ceo-of-anti-woke-inc
In June, as the sun set on Dublin, Ohio, a well-to-do suburb of Columbus, several dozen people dressed in golf shirts and floral shifts filed into a small auditorium to listen to a talk by a new neighbor. Vivek Ramaswamy, a thirty-seven-year-old entrepreneur, had settled in the area with his wife and toddler son after ...
2022-12-19
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/01/fact-check-ramaswamy-vote-2020/
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy claimed in a July 12 interview that he voted for the first time in 2020.
Vivek Ramaswamy
2023-07-12
https://www.npr.org/2023/03/08/1160113954/2024-republican-presidential-candidates-who-is-running-tracker
Strengths: Former tech and finance executive Vivek Ramaswamy is a fresh, young diverse face for most Americans, has a sterling educational background and comes from the business world, which is traditionally valued in the GOP primary. He has been a prominent voice in conservative circles, arguing against the environmen...
2023-03-08
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checkyourfact_367
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/22/fact-check-hurd-rio-grande-2022/
Former Republican Texas Representative Will Hurd claimed in an August 13 interview that 141 people drowned in the Rio Grande river in 2022.
Will Hurd
2023-08-13
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/22/fact-check-hurd-rio-grande-2022/
The Missing Migrants Project states that 140 migrants have died from drowning in 2022, though the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has not released its data from FY 2022.
2023-08-13
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/22/fact-check-hurd-rio-grande-2022/
Former Republican Texas Representative Will Hurd claimed in an August 13 interview that 141 people drowned in the Rio Grande river in 2022.
Will Hurd
2023-08-13
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/22/fact-check-hurd-rio-grande-2022/
FACT CHECK: Will Hurd Claims 141 People Drowned In The Rio Grande In 2022 [...] Hurd claimed during an interview with CNN host Jake Tapper that 141 migrants died by drowning in the Rio Grande. Hurd said," Last year, there was a drowning case, two drowning cases a couple of weeks ago. But, last year, 141 people drowned ...
2023-08-22
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/22/fact-check-hurd-rio-grande-2022/
Former Republican Texas Representative Will Hurd claimed in an August 13 interview that 141 people drowned in the Rio Grande river in 2022.
Will Hurd
2023-08-13
https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/sotu/date/2023-08-13/segment/01
Aired August 13, 2023 - 09:00 ET [...] FMR. REP. WILL HURD (R-TX), PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: The GOP should be a party that appreciates a competition of ideas. [...] And so this -- we should be upset about all of this. And 5.5 million people coming into the country illegally is unacceptable. Last year, there was a drowni...
2023-08-13
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/22/fact-check-hurd-rio-grande-2022/
Former Republican Texas Representative Will Hurd claimed in an August 13 interview that 141 people drowned in the Rio Grande river in 2022.
Will Hurd
2023-08-13
https://adamisacson.com/2022/04/
A 32-year-old Mexican woman died painfully, hanging upside down, while attempting to rappel down the border wall near Douglas, Arizona on April 11. Mexican authorities recovered the body of a 52-year-old Nicaraguan man who drowned in the Rio Grande along with his adult son. Luis Alberto Jiménez and his son "are added t...
2022-04-29
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checkyourfact_369
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/13/fact-check-italy-family-pride-month/
Italy has replaced Pride month with 'Family Pride Month'
Viral Video
2023-06-04
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/04/08/italy-celebrates-its-second-ever-lgbt-history-month-heres-why-it-matters
From the outside, following its change of government and move to the far-right, Italy appears dramatically different to a year ago, putting extra emphasis on its second ever LGBT History Month, as Andrea Carlo reports. This month, Italy celebrates its second LGBT History Month, with a variety of events and seminars bei...
2023-04-08
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/13/fact-check-italy-family-pride-month/
Italy has replaced Pride month with 'Family Pride Month'
Viral Video
2023-06-04
https://www.euronews.com/2022/06/12/tens-of-thousands-gather-in-rome-for-the-return-of-pride-celebrations
Colourful displays for the first Pride event since the COVID-19 pandemic drew large crowds in support of Italy's LGBTI+ community and the country's minorities. Thousands of people gathered in the centre of the Italian capital on Saturday to celebrate the return of Rome Pride -- the first after the COVID lockdown. [...]...
2022-06-12
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https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/07/fact-check-charles-dickens-happiness-gift-trick-expect-delight/
claims that author Charles Dickens once said, "Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it but to delight in it when it comes."
Viral quote
2019-09-19
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/07/fact-check-charles-dickens-happiness-gift-trick-expect-delight/
There is no evidence that Dickens coined this statement. It actually comes from the 2002 film adaptation of Dickens’ book “Nicholas Nickleby.”
2019-09-19
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https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/07/fact-check-charles-dickens-happiness-gift-trick-expect-delight/
claims that author Charles Dickens once said, "Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it but to delight in it when it comes."
Viral quote
2019-09-19
https://www.yourtango.com/2018311808/best-charles-dickens-quotes
25 Quotes By Writer Charles Dickens Reminding You To Enjoy Every Second Of Your Life [...] Charles Dickens is one of those classic writers that you probably read when you were in school (think A Tale of Two Cities, Oliver Twist, or Great Expectations...) and then didn’t think too much of it after that. But you may be s...
2018-03-29
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https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/07/fact-check-charles-dickens-happiness-gift-trick-expect-delight/
claims that author Charles Dickens once said, "Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it but to delight in it when it comes."
Viral quote
2019-09-19
https://quotes.guide/charles-dickens/quote/happiness-is-a-gift-and-the-trick-is-not-to-expect-it-but-to-delight-in-it-when-it-comes/
Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes" is a profound quote that encapsulates the essence of appreciating happiness when it arrives, rather than constantly anticipating it. It suggests that happiness is not a given, but a gift – something that is not always present, bu...
2024-01-12
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https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/07/fact-check-charles-dickens-happiness-gift-trick-expect-delight/
claims that author Charles Dickens once said, "Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it but to delight in it when it comes."
Viral quote
2019-09-19
https://www.quotespedia.org/authors/c/charles-dickens/happiness-is-a-gift-and-the-trick-is-not-to-expect-it-but-to-delight-in-it-when-it-comes-charles-dickens/
CCharles DickensHappiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes. – Charles Dickens Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes. – Charles DickensRelated Quotes:Tags:Beautiful Quotes About HappinessBest Happiness QuotesFamous Happine...
2021-01-24
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https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/07/fact-check-charles-dickens-happiness-gift-trick-expect-delight/
claims that author Charles Dickens once said, "Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it but to delight in it when it comes."
Viral quote
2019-09-19
https://englishwithatwist.com/2013/12/17/16-quotes-written-by-charles-dickens/
This weekend I read an article on the BBC website about Charles Dickens’s cultural longevity and why he is still so much a part of our modern life. I was drawn to this article especially as I recently finished reading the acclaimed biography of Charles Dickens by the outstanding biographer Claire Tomalin. [...] The aut...
2013-12-17
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/26/fact-check-pipeline-workers-water-fentanyl/
claims two pipeline workers in Chicago were purportedly given water bottles laced with fentanyl
Post
2023-07-20
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/26/fact-check-pipeline-workers-water-fentanyl/
A keyword search does not generate any results for NPL Pipeline Company, but rather, NPL Construction Company, which has multiple locations in Chicago. NPL Construction Company released a statement labeling the claim as “entirely false.”
2023-07-20
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/26/fact-check-pipeline-workers-water-fentanyl/
claims two pipeline workers in Chicago were purportedly given water bottles laced with fentanyl
Post
2023-07-20
https://www.eastcountymagazine.org/flagging-contractor-fentanyl
July 21, 2023 – A flyer with SDG&E’s logo circulating on Facebook claims two workers for a local flagging company during extreme heat were given water bottles by a stranger. "Apparently, the water bottles were laced with Fentanyl. Sadly, one of the flaggers died and the other is in critical condition after ingesting th...
2023-01-01
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/26/fact-check-pipeline-workers-water-fentanyl/
claims two pipeline workers in Chicago were purportedly given water bottles laced with fentanyl
Post
2023-07-20
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/26/fact-check-pipeline-workers-water-fentanyl/
FACT CHECK: Viral Post Falsely Claims Pipeline Workers Were Given Water Bottles Laced With Fentanyl A post shared on Facebook claims two NPL Pipeline Company workers in Chicago were purportedly given water bottles laced with fentanyl by an "unknown individual in a passing car," resulting in the death of one of the work...
2023-07-26
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/26/fact-check-pipeline-workers-water-fentanyl/
claims two pipeline workers in Chicago were purportedly given water bottles laced with fentanyl
Post
2023-07-20
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/07/26/company-says-no-workers-harmed-by-fentanyl-laced-water-fact-check/70457386007/
No, two workers weren't harmed by fentanyl-laced water in Chicago area | Fact check The claim: Two pipeline workers were given fentanyl-laced water bottles in Chicago suburbs [...] "We regret to inform you of a tragic incident that occurred two days ago involving NPL Pipeline Company in the Chicago suburbs," reads the ...
2023-07-26
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/25/fact-check-maga-inc-ad-misleads-on-ron-desantiss-stance-on-tax-cuts-and-border-wall/
Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall.
MAGA Inc.
2023-05-24
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/11/maga-inc/
Make America Great Again Inc. is one of many political action committees affiliated with former President Donald Trump. The super PAC was established Sept. 23, six weeks before the 2022 midterm elections on Nov. 8, to provide a final push for Trump-backed candidates. [...] As a super PAC, officially known as an indepen...
2022-11-01
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/25/fact-check-maga-inc-ad-misleads-on-ron-desantiss-stance-on-tax-cuts-and-border-wall/
Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall.
MAGA Inc.
2023-05-24
https://ground.news/article/fact-check-maga-inc-ad-misleads-on-ron-desantiss-stance-on-tax-cuts-and-border-wall
FACT CHECK: MAGA Inc. Ad Misleads On Ron DeSantis’s Stance On Tax Cuts And Border Wall Summary by Ground News The ad also claims that De Santis voted against funding for Trump's border wall. The claim is not true. While he voted against the bill mentioned in the ad, he also voted for another bill that would provide fun...
2023-05-25
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/25/fact-check-maga-inc-ad-misleads-on-ron-desantiss-stance-on-tax-cuts-and-border-wall/
Make America Great Again (MAGA) Inc. released an ad claiming Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% to replace former President Donald Trump's Tax Cuts and Job Act and voted against funding for the border wall.
MAGA Inc.
2023-05-24
https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/make-america-great-again-inc-maga-inc-bias/
- Overall, we rate Make America Great Again Inc. as right-based and questionable based on the publication of conspiracies and propaganda against the opponents of Donald Trump, the use of poor sources, a lack of transparency with funding, and numerous failed fact checks. [...] Failed Fact Checks - Make America Great Aga...
2024-04-30
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/22/fact-check-video-ukrainian-tank-house/
A post shared on Instagram claims to show a Ukrainian tank disguised as a house.
Viral Video
2023-06-05
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/22/fact-check-video-ukrainian-tank-house/
The house on wheels was created by a civilian. It was created before the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
2023-06-05
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/22/fact-check-video-ukrainian-tank-house/
A post shared on Instagram claims to show a Ukrainian tank disguised as a house.
Viral Video
2023-06-05
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/60867414
A video purporting to show intense fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces outside a block of flats has racked up 7.7 million views. [...] A video of a column of Ukrainian tanks in central Kyiv was presented as if they were on their way to defend the capital against a Russian offensive. It received nine million v...
2022-04-25
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/22/fact-check-video-ukrainian-tank-house/
A post shared on Instagram claims to show a Ukrainian tank disguised as a house.
Viral Video
2023-06-05
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/22/fact-check-video-ukrainian-tank-house/
FACT CHECK: No, Video Does Not Show A Ukrainian Tank Disguised As A House [...] The text in the video reads, "A Ukrainian tank uses a house as camouflage." This video, however, shows a house on wheels created by a Ukrainian civilian. The house was featured in news reports before the Russian invasion began in February 2...
2023-06-22
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/22/fact-check-video-ukrainian-tank-house/
A post shared on Instagram claims to show a Ukrainian tank disguised as a house.
Viral Video
2023-06-05
https://disinfo.detector.media/en/post/ukrainian-military-disguise-tanks-as-houses
Manipulation Ukrainian military disguise tanks as houses Users of social networks, in particular the American segment of Instagram, spread a video showing a house driving across a field, and added the inscription: "Ukrainian tank uses the house as camouflage". The author of the publication believes that the video alleg...
2023-06-15
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https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/07/fact-check-donald-trump-stupid-clint-eastwood-fred-doucette/
claims actor Clint Eastwood authored a long statement in favor of President Donald Trump that starts by saying, "I love when people call Trump Stupid."
Viral Quote
2019-12-29
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/07/fact-check-donald-trump-stupid-clint-eastwood-fred-doucette/
New Hampshire State Rep. Fred Doucette actually wrote an extremely similar statement as a letter to a local newspaper last year. The statement may have gotten linked to Eastwood after the Massachusetts Republican Party shared Doucette’s letter with a meme featuring Eastwood’s likeness.
2019-12-29
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https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/07/fact-check-donald-trump-stupid-clint-eastwood-fred-doucette/
claims actor Clint Eastwood authored a long statement in favor of President Donald Trump that starts by saying, "I love when people call Trump Stupid."
Viral Quote
2019-12-29
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/07/fact-check-donald-trump-stupid-clint-eastwood-fred-doucette/
FACT CHECK: ‘I Love When People Call Trump Stupid’ – Did Clint Eastwood Author This Statement About Trump? An image shared on Facebook more than 12,000 times claims actor Clint Eastwood authored a long statement in favor of President Donald Trump that starts by saying, "I love when people call Trump Stupid." [...] "I l...
2020-01-07
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https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/07/fact-check-donald-trump-stupid-clint-eastwood-fred-doucette/
claims actor Clint Eastwood authored a long statement in favor of President Donald Trump that starts by saying, "I love when people call Trump Stupid."
Viral Quote
2019-12-29
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2020/10/02/fact-check-clint-eastwood-did-not-author-pro-trumps-post/5885225002/
The claim: Actor Clint Eastwood authored a pro-Trump post [...] The claim that Clint Eastwood is the author behind the viral "I love when people call Trump stupid" post is FALSE, based on our research. An almost identical version of the text is from a letter to the editor to a local paper from a New Hampshire state rep...
2020-10-02
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https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/07/fact-check-donald-trump-stupid-clint-eastwood-fred-doucette/
claims actor Clint Eastwood authored a long statement in favor of President Donald Trump that starts by saying, "I love when people call Trump Stupid."
Viral Quote
2019-12-29
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/11/27/fact-check-clint-eastwood-donald-trump-stick-neck-quote/
An image shared on Facebook more than 6,200 times claims actor and director Clint Eastwood wrote a long statement in favor of President Donald Trump. [...] The image, which has been shared more than 6,200 times, alleges that Eastwood wrote a long statement praising Trump. "I love him as our President," reads part of Ea...
2019-11-27
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https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/07/fact-check-donald-trump-stupid-clint-eastwood-fred-doucette/
claims actor Clint Eastwood authored a long statement in favor of President Donald Trump that starts by saying, "I love when people call Trump Stupid."
Viral Quote
2019-12-29
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/08/04/clint-eastwood-explains-and-regrets-his-speech-to-an-empty-chair/
In real life, it seems Clint Eastwood has slowly morphed from the justice-loving "Dirty Harry" to his cranky old man character from "Gran Torino," complaining about today’s generation and regretting the past, especially that speech to a chair. [...] As Eastwood told it to Esquire, he was apparently hanging out backstag...
2016-08-04
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https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/31/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-daughter-board-kennedy-center/
one of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s daughters sits on the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Viral Post
2020-03-30
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/31/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-daughter-board-kennedy-center/
The Daily Caller didn’t find any evidence that any of Pelosi’s four daughters sit on the board of the Kennedy Center. A spokeswoman for the Kennedy Center confirmed that Pelosi’s children have no affiliation with the institution.
2020-03-30
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https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/31/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-daughter-board-kennedy-center/
one of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s daughters sits on the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Viral Post
2020-03-30
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/31/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-daughter-board-kennedy-center/
A viral Facebook post shared more than 45,000 times claims one of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s daughters sits on the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. The Daily Caller didn’t find any evidence that any of Pelosi’s four daughters sit on the board of the Kennedy Center. A spokeswoman for the Ke...
2020-03-31
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https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/31/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-daughter-board-kennedy-center/
one of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s daughters sits on the board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Viral Post
2020-03-30
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/01/07/fact-check-none-nancy-pelosis-children-works-kennedy-center/6555138002/
Check Your Fact, PolitiFact and Reuters concluded that accusations that one of Pelosi's daughters worked there were false since none of Pelosi’s four daughters were listed on the Kennedy Center's board of trustees. [...] We rate the claim that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi' daughter works for the John F. Kennedy Center FA...
2021-01-07
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