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checkyourfact_505_ret_bn_g4 | checkyourfact_505 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/27/fact-check-mel-gibson-hollywood-elite/ | Mel Gibson requests protection from Hollywood elites after Sound of Freedom | Viral post | 2023-07-24 | https://www.newsweek.com/mel-gibson-provided-valuable-intelligence-child-trafficking-docuseries-1805492 | Though he's not credited on IMDb, Ballard claims Gibson did the final edit for his movie Sound of Freedom. Through this relationship, Ballard claims Gibson rang him at the start of the war in Ukraine in 2022, and asked him to help rescue children from the country. [...] Gibson—who over the years has been accused of mak... | 2023-06-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_506_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_506 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/18/fact-check-cs-lewis-never-too-old-goal-dream/ | Claims that English author C.S. Lewis once stated, "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." | Viral Quote | 2019-07-09 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/09/08/new-dream/ | And please note this: You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. A gentleman nearing retirement age once approached me after I’d given a speech to his corporation. He said, "You know, that was real great motivation for the young guys, but I’ve done all my work. There is nothing else for me to do... | 2017-09-08 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_506_ret_b12_gn | checkyourfact_506 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/18/fact-check-cs-lewis-never-too-old-goal-dream/ | Claims that English author C.S. Lewis once stated, "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." | Viral Quote | 2019-07-09 | https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/c-s-lewis-quote-about-aging/ | Quote of the Day: "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." – C.S. Lewis, The Chronicles of Narnia. | 2021-01-13 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_506_ret_bn_g2 | checkyourfact_506 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/18/fact-check-cs-lewis-never-too-old-goal-dream/ | Claims that English author C.S. Lewis once stated, "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." | Viral Quote | 2019-07-09 | https://essentialcslewis.com/2014/06/07/what-lewis-never-wrote-with-william-oflaherty/ | The Four Loves, chapter 5ALSO: Perelandra, chapter 11 #2: "You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream." [...] The Letters of C. S. Lewis to Arthur Greeves (2 November 1918). [...] Letters of C. S. Lewis (15 May 1952) | 2014-06-07 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_506_ret_bn_g6 | checkyourfact_506 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/18/fact-check-cs-lewis-never-too-old-goal-dream/ | Claims that English author C.S. Lewis once stated, "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream." | Viral Quote | 2019-07-09 | https://medium.com/@debsofield/if-only-our-eyes-saw-souls-instead-of-bodies-810b538e7014 | I came across a funny video the other day about how young people view older people. I’m posting the video here. http://bit.ly/2C7Eu7Y [...] I also have the good fortune to interact with the other end of the lifeline, which is with the young people I coach for college interviews, medical school, pageants or jobs. And wh... | 2023-06-09 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_508 | checkyourfact_508 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/06/fact-check-military-arrest-fda-commissioner-stephen-hahn/ | Stephen Hahn was arrested by the military | Viral Post | 2023-01-30 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/06/fact-check-military-arrest-fda-commissioner-stephen-hahn/ | There is no evidence for this claim. The claim originated from a website that self-identifies as satirical. | 2023-01-30 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_508_ret_b10_gn | checkyourfact_508 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/06/fact-check-military-arrest-fda-commissioner-stephen-hahn/ | Stephen Hahn was arrested by the military | Viral Post | 2023-01-30 | https://leadstories.com/mp/hoax-alert/2022/12/fact-check-no-evidence-that-ex-fda-commissioner-stephen-hahn-was-arrested-by-military.html | Fact Check: NO Evidence That Ex-FDA 'Commisioner' Stephen Hahn Was Arrested By Military Did the military arrest former FDA "Commisioner" Stephen Hahn? No, there's no evidence to substantiate that: The claim was reported on a website that is well-known for making up stories about public figures. The site posts a disclai... | 2022-12-01 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_508_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_508 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/06/fact-check-military-arrest-fda-commissioner-stephen-hahn/ | Stephen Hahn was arrested by the military | Viral Post | 2023-01-30 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/06/fact-check-military-arrest-fda-commissioner-stephen-hahn/ | A post shared on Facebook claims Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Stephen Hahn was arrested by the U.S. military for treason. [...] A Facebook post purports Hahn was arrested by the U.S. Navy. The post features an image of Hahn in the foreground, with former President Donald Trump out of focus in the... | 2023-01-06 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_508_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_508 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/06/fact-check-military-arrest-fda-commissioner-stephen-hahn/ | Stephen Hahn was arrested by the military | Viral Post | 2023-01-30 | https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2022/12/fact-check-no-evidence-that-ex-fda-commissioner-stephen-hahn-was-arrested-by-military.html | Did the military arrest former FDA "Commisioner" Stephen Hahn? No, there's no evidence to substantiate that: The claim was reported on a website that is well-known for making up stories about public figures. The site posts a disclaimer warning readers that it contains "humor, parody, and satire." The headline on the st... | 2022-12-31 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_511 | checkyourfact_511 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/18/fact-check-video-sunak-partying/ | purports to show British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak partying | Video | 2023-08-07 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/18/fact-check-video-sunak-partying/ | The video shows a Sunak lookalike, not the British Prime Minister, according to articles from Bol News and Daily Mail. | 2023-08-07 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_511_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_511 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/18/fact-check-video-sunak-partying/ | purports to show British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak partying | Video | 2023-08-07 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/18/fact-check-video-sunak-partying/ | FACT CHECK: Viral Video Falsely Claims To Show Rishi Sunak Partying A viral video shared on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, purports to show British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak partying. [...] The claim is false, as the video shows a Sunak lookalike, not the British Prime Minister. A reverse im... | 2023-08-18 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_511_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_511 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/18/fact-check-video-sunak-partying/ | purports to show British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak partying | Video | 2023-08-07 | https://www.yahoo.com/news/fact-check-real-video-british-211200304.html | A video accurately showed U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dancing shirtless at a party in Ibiza, Spain. [...] On Aug. 7, 2023, a viral tweet claimed to show U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dancing shirtless at a party in Ibiza, Spain. In the video, a man who looks remarkably similar in appearance to Sunak is in sunglas... | 2023-08-08 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_511_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_511 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/18/fact-check-video-sunak-partying/ | purports to show British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak partying | Video | 2023-08-07 | https://newsmeter.in/fact-check/is-uk-pm-rishi-sunak-partying-in-this-viral-video-702694 | Hyderabad: Social media users are sharing a video with the claim that it shows United Kingdom's new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dancing. In the video, a man resembling Mr. Sunak can be seen partying. [...] Times Now and News 18 also reported that a video of Sunak's doppelganger dancing in a club went gone viral after Ri... | 2022-10-27 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_511_ret_bn_g3 | checkyourfact_511 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/18/fact-check-video-sunak-partying/ | purports to show British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak partying | Video | 2023-08-07 | https://factcheck.hkbu.edu.hk/home/en/fc_report_eng/22102702/ | The claim: A video claims to show Britain’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak dancing at a party. [...] A video of a man dancing was shared Oct. 26, 2022, on Twitter, with the caption "Britain’s new Prime Minister." It claims that the man dancing in the video is Rishi Sunak, U.K.’s new Prime Minister. [...] - France 24, "... | 2022-10-28 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
checkyourfact_514_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_514 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/16/fact-check-trump-crying-talkiing-classified-material/ | purports to show Donald Trump crying and talking about classified material at a recent event | Video | 2023-06-08 | https://truthout.org/articles/transcript-of-trump-recording-shows-he-knew-docs-were-classified/ | A new report details a recording in which former President Donald Trump talks about the classified documents he transferred from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Florida. [...] CNN has obtained a transcript of the recording, which showcases that Trump was aware that at least some of the documents... | 2023-06-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_514_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_514 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/16/fact-check-trump-crying-talkiing-classified-material/ | purports to show Donald Trump crying and talking about classified material at a recent event | Video | 2023-06-08 | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/audio-of-trump-discussing-classified-material-further-complicates-his-legal-troubles | By — Geoff Bennett Geoff Bennett By — Kyle Midura Kyle Midura Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/audio-of-trump-discussing-classified-material-further-complicates-his-legal-troubles Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Audio New... | 2023-06-27 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_514_ret_b6_gn | checkyourfact_514 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/16/fact-check-trump-crying-talkiing-classified-material/ | purports to show Donald Trump crying and talking about classified material at a recent event | Video | 2023-06-08 | https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/31/politics/trump-tape-classified-document-iran-milley/index.html | The recording indicates Trump understood he retained classified material after leaving the White House, according to multiple sources familiar with the investigation. On the recording, Trump’s comments suggest he would like to share the information but he’s aware of limitations on his ability post-presidency to declass... | 2023-05-31 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_514_ret_b8_gn | checkyourfact_514 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/16/fact-check-trump-crying-talkiing-classified-material/ | purports to show Donald Trump crying and talking about classified material at a recent event | Video | 2023-06-08 | https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/17/politics/donald-trump-chris-christie-classified-documents/index.html | It’s why he continues to push debunked election fraud conspiracies. And it’s why he continues to act – for his base – like he is still president. Being able to, in the course of a conversation, to say to someone (using Christie’s words) "I’ve got this classified document" helps preserve the illusion that Trump remains,... | 2022-10-17 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_515 | checkyourfact_515 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/19/fact-check-isaac-asimov-assumptions-windows-world-light-alan-alda/ | claims that author Isaac Asimov once stated, "Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-16 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/19/fact-check-isaac-asimov-assumptions-windows-world-light-alan-alda/ | There is no evidence that Asimov ever said or wrote this statement. It might actually come from a commencement address given by “M*A*S*H” actor Alan Alda. | 2019-09-16 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_515_ret_b14_g1 | checkyourfact_515 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/19/fact-check-isaac-asimov-assumptions-windows-world-light-alan-alda/ | claims that author Isaac Asimov once stated, "Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-16 | https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780191843730.001.0001/q-oro-ed5-00019640 | Alan Alda - Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in.commencement address, Connecticut College, 1 June 1980; often wrongly attributed to Isaac Asimov | 2024-10-09 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_515_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_515 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/19/fact-check-isaac-asimov-assumptions-windows-world-light-alan-alda/ | claims that author Isaac Asimov once stated, "Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-16 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/12/27/windows/ | In 2002 a message posted to the Usenet newsgroup php.general implausibly ascribed the quotation to Isaac Asimov:[5]2002 October 20, Usenet discussion message, Newsgroup: php.general, From: Stephanie Sullivan @violetsky.net, Subject: Re: [PHP] Newbie NN4 help… (Google Groups Search; Accessed December 27, … Continue read... | 2018-12-27 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
checkyourfact_515_ret_bn_g18 | checkyourfact_515 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/19/fact-check-isaac-asimov-assumptions-windows-world-light-alan-alda/ | claims that author Isaac Asimov once stated, "Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in a while, or the light won't come in." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-16 | https://roberthhacker.medium.com/some-thoughts-on-creativity-and-critical-thinking-f5c7f41465b6 | The writer Isaac Asimov summarizes this point well, "Your assumptions are your windows on the world. Scrub them off every once in awhile, or the light won’t come in." The chemist Albert Szent-Györgyi, who discovered vitamin C, said, "Discovery consists of looking at the same thing as everyone else and thinking somethin... | 2021-12-15 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_530 | checkyourfact_530 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/05/27/fact-check-drink-lockdown-poem-pam-ayres-jan-beaumont/ | Pam Ayres wrote the poem "Let’s All Drink To Lockdown" about the coronavirus pandemic | Viral Post | 2020-05-24 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/05/27/fact-check-drink-lockdown-poem-pam-ayres-jan-beaumont/ | Ayres tweeted that she didn’t write the poem. It was actually written by Jan Beaumont, a New Zealand woman. | 2020-05-24 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_530_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_530 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/05/27/fact-check-drink-lockdown-poem-pam-ayres-jan-beaumont/ | Pam Ayres wrote the poem "Let’s All Drink To Lockdown" about the coronavirus pandemic | Viral Post | 2020-05-24 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/05/27/fact-check-drink-lockdown-poem-pam-ayres-jan-beaumont/ | FACT CHECK: ‘Let’s All Drink To Lockdown’ – Did Pam Ayres Write This Poem About The Coronavirus? A post shared on Facebook claims poet Pam Ayres wrote the poem "Let’s All Drink To Lockdown" about the coronavirus pandemic. [...] People have widely shared the poem "Let’s All Drink to Lockdown" on social media with attrib... | 2020-05-27 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_530_ret_b17_gn | checkyourfact_530 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/05/27/fact-check-drink-lockdown-poem-pam-ayres-jan-beaumont/ | Pam Ayres wrote the poem "Let’s All Drink To Lockdown" about the coronavirus pandemic | Viral Post | 2020-05-24 | https://books.google.co.uk/books?vid=ISBN9781846077937 | Pam Ayres has been a writer, broadcaster and entertainer for over 40 years. She is the author of several bestselling poetry books, including The Works, Surgically Enhanced, You Made Me Late Again! and The Last Hedgehog. Pam's autobiography, The Necessary Aptitude, was a bestseller when it was published in 2011. On radi... | 2010-01-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_530_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_530 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/05/27/fact-check-drink-lockdown-poem-pam-ayres-jan-beaumont/ | Pam Ayres wrote the poem "Let’s All Drink To Lockdown" about the coronavirus pandemic | Viral Post | 2020-05-24 | https://pamayres.com/poems/ | Here are some of Pam’s popular poems. [...] Pam’s published books including "Up in the Attic" and her DVDs including "Word Perfect". | 2019-07-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_530_ret_bn_g2 | checkyourfact_530 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/05/27/fact-check-drink-lockdown-poem-pam-ayres-jan-beaumont/ | Pam Ayres wrote the poem "Let’s All Drink To Lockdown" about the coronavirus pandemic | Viral Post | 2020-05-24 | https://howickrotary.org.nz/stories | An Evening with Poet Jan Beaumont Jan Beaumont was our guest speaker at our recent dinner meeting. Jan is the author of "Let’s All Drink to Lockdown" the poem that went viral around the world. Her fame with this poem spread such that she has undertaken interviews with the BBC, Australian and NZ radio networks. The poem... | 2024-09-28 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_533_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_533 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/03/fact-check-immanuel-kant-science-organized-knowledge-wisdom-life/ | claims that German philosopher Immanuel Kant once said, "Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life." | Viral quote | 2019-08-23 | https://www.socratic-method.com/quote-meanings/immanuel-kant-science-is-organized-knowledge-wisdom-is-organized-life | Science, with its emphasis on empirical data and objective truths, can sometimes overlook the subtleties and nuances of existence. Wisdom, in contrast, navigates through ambiguity, embracing the uncertainties inherent in human experience.In conclusion, Immanuel Kant's quote, "Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is o... | 2023-10-22 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_533_ret_bn_g1 | checkyourfact_533 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/03/fact-check-immanuel-kant-science-organized-knowledge-wisdom-life/ | claims that German philosopher Immanuel Kant once said, "Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life." | Viral quote | 2019-08-23 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/05/19/wisdom/ | Sensation is unorganized stimulus, perception is organized sensation, conception is organized perception, science is organized knowledge, wisdom is organized life: each is a greater degree of order, and sequence, and unity. Whence this order, this sequence, this unity? Not from the things themselves; for they are known... | 2015-05-19 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_533_ret_bn_g8 | checkyourfact_533 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/03/fact-check-immanuel-kant-science-organized-knowledge-wisdom-life/ | claims that German philosopher Immanuel Kant once said, "Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life." | Viral quote | 2019-08-23 | https://www.thecollector.com/quotes-immanuel-kant-explained/ | Finally, Kant’s quote draws a line between science and wisdom, pointing out the nature of each as well as their repercussions. According to him, science is organized knowledge; wisdom is organized life. [...] But scientific knowledge alone does not lead to wisdom, according to Kant. Wisdom involves more than just intel... | 2024-06-14 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_536_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_536 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/16/fact-check-elon-musk-earth-flat/ | Musk tweeted that the earth is flat | Viral Post | 2023-03-12 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/16/fact-check-elon-musk-earth-flat/ | FACT CHECK: Did Elon Musk Tweet That The Earth Is Flat? A post on shared on social media purportedly shows a screenshot of a tweet from SpaceX and Twitter CEO Elon Musk saying that the earth is flat. [...] "The world is flat and I can’t get past the firmament!" the alleged tweet reads. "Anyone want to buy SpaceX" | 2023-03-16 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_536_ret_bn_g1 | checkyourfact_536 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/16/fact-check-elon-musk-earth-flat/ | Musk tweeted that the earth is flat | Viral Post | 2023-03-12 | https://www.iflscience.com/flat-earth-society-responds-musks-tweet-flat-mars-society-just-cant-even-44927 | Incidentally, somewhere else that you don't expect to see flat Earth peons is on Elon Musk's Twitter profile – but this is 2017, where logic is about as relevant as witchcraft. Musk, a man known for his cosmic ventures, giant batteries, and curious, pun-filled tweet threads, openly wondered the other day why there isn’... | 2021-11-12 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_536_ret_bn_g14 | checkyourfact_536 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/16/fact-check-elon-musk-earth-flat/ | Musk tweeted that the earth is flat | Viral Post | 2023-03-12 | https://www.yahoo.com/news/flat-earth-society-claps-back-200500095.html | Flat Earth Society Claps Back at Elon Musk on Twitter In case you needed further evidence that we’re all living in the Upside-Down, on Tuesday, the Flat Earth Society earnestly answered a bizarre question Elon Musk tweeted earlier in the day. Somehow, the saga just gets weirder and weirder. To backtrack, Musk had had t... | 2017-11-29 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_541 | checkyourfact_541 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/25/fact-check-post-romney-republican-party/ | claims Mitt Romney has purportedly threatened to leave the Republican Party and join the Democrats | Post | 2023-07-19 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/25/fact-check-post-romney-republican-party/ | Romney’s 2023 Federal Election Commission (FEC) Statement of Candidacy form, filed on Apr. 11, lists his party as Republican. The Utah Republican Senator’s spokesperson denied the claim’s validity in an email to Check Your Fact. | 2023-07-19 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_541_ret_b15_gn | checkyourfact_541 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/25/fact-check-post-romney-republican-party/ | claims Mitt Romney has purportedly threatened to leave the Republican Party and join the Democrats | Post | 2023-07-19 | https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/11/10/23451995/mitt-romney-election-fraud-threat-to-democracy/ | Sen. Mitt Romney condemned baseless claims of election fraud as "stupidly self-defeating and despicable" on the heels of Tuesday’s midterm that left Republicans and Democrats waiting to see who will control Congress. [...] Romney listed several issues that need bipartisan attention including inflation, federal spending... | 2022-11-10 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_541_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_541 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/25/fact-check-post-romney-republican-party/ | claims Mitt Romney has purportedly threatened to leave the Republican Party and join the Democrats | Post | 2023-07-19 | 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 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_541_ret_b6_gn | checkyourfact_541 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/25/fact-check-post-romney-republican-party/ | claims Mitt Romney has purportedly threatened to leave the Republican Party and join the Democrats | Post | 2023-07-19 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/07/27/false-claim-romney-is-becoming-a-democrat-fact-check/70470223007/ | The claim: Mitt Romney threatened to leave the Republican party and become a Democrat [...] "Senator #MittRomney Threatens to Leave Republican Party and Join Democrats," reads the post. [...] - Wall Street Journal, July 24, Donors, Don’t Fund a Trump Plurality - Salt Lake Tribune, April 12, Mitt Romney takes first step... | 2023-07-27 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_541_ret_bn_g10 | checkyourfact_541 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/07/25/fact-check-post-romney-republican-party/ | claims Mitt Romney has purportedly threatened to leave the Republican Party and join the Democrats | Post | 2023-07-19 | https://www.americanprogressaction.org/article/romneys-latino-problem/ | The anticipated pivot, however, has not materialized. And the anti-immigrant demagoguery he used to wage his GOP primary battle may have cost him the general election war. A recent poll by Latino Decisions shows that Latino voter support for President Obama has actually increased to 70 percent while Gov. Romney’s numbe... | 2012-07-31 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_542 | checkyourfact_542 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/07/10/fact-check-kansas-city-chiefs-clark-hunt-fire-players-staff-national-anthem/ | Kansas City Chiefs co-owner Clark Hunt told his players, coach and staff that he would "immediately fire" anyone who does not stand for the playing of the national anthem. | Viral Post | 2020-05-25 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/07/10/fact-check-kansas-city-chiefs-clark-hunt-fire-players-staff-national-anthem/ | Hunt did not say the statement, though he publicly expressed support for his player standing during the national anthem in the past. | 2020-05-25 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_542_ret_b6_gn | checkyourfact_542 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/07/10/fact-check-kansas-city-chiefs-clark-hunt-fire-players-staff-national-anthem/ | Kansas City Chiefs co-owner Clark Hunt told his players, coach and staff that he would "immediately fire" anyone who does not stand for the playing of the national anthem. | Viral Post | 2020-05-25 | https://fanbuzz.com/nfl/chiefs-owner-national-anthem-letter-true-or-fake-hoax-kansas-city-marcus-peters/ | A fake letter from Kansas City owner Clark Hunt is circulating on social media, in which Hunt allegedly prohibited his players from protesting the national anthem. [...] You will stand, with your hand over your heart and with respect, when our Country's National Anthem is being played or you will no longer be a Kansas ... | 2017-09-08 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_542_ret_bn_g3 | checkyourfact_542 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/07/10/fact-check-kansas-city-chiefs-clark-hunt-fire-players-staff-national-anthem/ | Kansas City Chiefs co-owner Clark Hunt told his players, coach and staff that he would "immediately fire" anyone who does not stand for the playing of the national anthem. | Viral Post | 2020-05-25 | https://abc7chicago.com/pleurisy-melania-trump-dress-face-masks-lung-damage/6312970/ | CLAIM: Kansas City Chiefs CEO and owner Clark Hunt told NFL players, coaches and staff that they are all "simply paid performers on a stage" and he will "immediately fire" anyone who does not stand, with their hand over their heart, during the playing of the national anthem. [...] Brad Gee, the director of football com... | 2020-07-11 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_784 | checkyourfact_784 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/16/fact-check-video-smear-comment-pelosi/ | claims Nancy Pelosi purportedly made a comment about how the Democratic Party uses a tactic called the 'wrap-up smear' | Video | 2023-05-30 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/16/fact-check-video-smear-comment-pelosi/ | Pelosi’s comments were directed at Republicans during a 2017 press briefing while she served as the House Minority Leader. Pelosi’s spokesperson confirmed she accused Republicans, not Democrats, of using the “wrap-up smear” tactic in an email to Check Your Fact. | 2023-05-30 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_784_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_784 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/16/fact-check-video-smear-comment-pelosi/ | claims Nancy Pelosi purportedly made a comment about how the Democratic Party uses a tactic called the 'wrap-up smear' | Video | 2023-05-30 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nancy-pelosi-wrap-up-smear/ | Shocking video from 2017 shows @NancyPelosi describing the Democrat attack plan called the "Wrap-up Smear" ??? (the technique used against Justice Brett Kavanaugh)#movingUSforward ?? pic.twitter.com/oVhK4cuoTw — THE SCOOP (@TheScoop_US) October 8, 2018 [...] House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi revealed a shady tried-and... | 2018-10-08 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_784_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_784 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/16/fact-check-video-smear-comment-pelosi/ | claims Nancy Pelosi purportedly made a comment about how the Democratic Party uses a tactic called the 'wrap-up smear' | Video | 2023-05-30 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/feb/25/youtube-videos/misleading-video-takes-pelosi-out-context-smear-ta/ | Here’s why you shouldn’t believe these claims: The video takes Pelosi out of context and misleadingly captions her remarks, making it seem like she’s explaining a political tactic called the "wrap-up smear" that she and other Democrats have deployed in the past. "It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy," Pelosi says in the cli... | 2021-01-25 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_784_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_784 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/16/fact-check-video-smear-comment-pelosi/ | claims Nancy Pelosi purportedly made a comment about how the Democratic Party uses a tactic called the 'wrap-up smear' | Video | 2023-05-30 | https://www.factcheck.org/2018/10/taking-pelosi-out-of-context/ | Q: Did Nancy Pelosi describe how the Democrats use a tactic called the "wrap-up smear" to attack political opponents? [...] A clip of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi explaining a political tactic called a "wrap-up smear" has been widely circulated recently. The problem is, it has been taken out of context. [...] Tur... | 2018-10-12 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_784_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_784 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/16/fact-check-video-smear-comment-pelosi/ | claims Nancy Pelosi purportedly made a comment about how the Democratic Party uses a tactic called the 'wrap-up smear' | Video | 2023-05-30 | https://www.yahoo.com/news/video-shows-nancy-pelosi-talking-193022816.html | "It's called the wrap-up smear," Pelosi says in the video. "You smear somebody with falsehoods and all the rest and then you merchandise it. And then you write it and if they see it's reported in the press that this, this, this and this." [...] She continued by accusing the Republican Party of using smear tactics, in p... | 2023-06-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_786 | checkyourfact_786 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/06/09/fact-check-simpsons-predict-george-floyd-death-episode/ | a 1990s episode of "The Simpsons" predicted the death of George Floyd | Viral Blog Post | 2020-05-31 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/06/09/fact-check-simpsons-predict-george-floyd-death-episode/ | The drawing in the article was created by an independent artist. No such scene appears in any episode of “The Simpsons.” | 2020-05-31 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_786_ret_b10_gn | checkyourfact_786 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/06/09/fact-check-simpsons-predict-george-floyd-death-episode/ | a 1990s episode of "The Simpsons" predicted the death of George Floyd | Viral Blog Post | 2020-05-31 | https://nypost.com/2019/12/17/the-simpsons-turns-30-heres-every-time-the-show-predicted-the-future/ | Happy 30th birthday to "The Simpsons," which first aired on Dec., 17, 1989. Although, based on the TV show’s knack for prediction, creators have likely always known it would make it to the three-decade mark. | 2019-12-17 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_786_ret_b7_gn | checkyourfact_786 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/06/09/fact-check-simpsons-predict-george-floyd-death-episode/ | a 1990s episode of "The Simpsons" predicted the death of George Floyd | Viral Blog Post | 2020-05-31 | https://time.com/4667462/simpsons-predictions-donald-trump-lady-gaga/ | Here are 17 times The Simpsons made eerily accurate predictions about the future. [...] This installment saw Marge offer to read a depressed Bart a book titled Curious George and the Ebola Virus. This moment was widely circulated during the 2014 American Ebola outbreak when YouTube user Thecontroversy7 created a video ... | 2017-03-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_786_ret_bn_g14 | checkyourfact_786 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/06/09/fact-check-simpsons-predict-george-floyd-death-episode/ | a 1990s episode of "The Simpsons" predicted the death of George Floyd | Viral Blog Post | 2020-05-31 | https://www.albawaba.com/node/did-simpsons-do-it-again-predicting-george-floyds-death-and-blm-protests-1359910 | As with every major world event recently, photos of George Floyd's killing that appear to be from the well-known American animated sitcom The Simpsons, have gone viral; suggesting that the show has predicted the event many years ago. [...] The Simpsons Predict Derek Chauvin Kneeling on George Floyd's Neck in 1990's Epi... | 2020-06-02 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_786_ret_bn_g5 | checkyourfact_786 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/06/09/fact-check-simpsons-predict-george-floyd-death-episode/ | a 1990s episode of "The Simpsons" predicted the death of George Floyd | Viral Blog Post | 2020-05-31 | https://www.nairaland.com/5903201/did-simpson-actually-predicte-george | Nairaland Forum / Nairaland / General / Crime / Did Simpson Actually Predicte George Floyd Death In 1990? (1011 Views) George Floyd's Death: Thousands Join UK Protest / George Floyd: Minneapolis In Chaos As Shops Are Looted And Burnt (video) / George Floyd: Minnesota Police Officers Fired After Death Of Unarmed Black M... | 2024-10-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_795 | checkyourfact_795 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/27/fact-check-boebert-net-worth-12-million/ | purports Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's net worth is 'over $12 million.' | Post | 2023-01-16 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/27/fact-check-boebert-net-worth-12-million/ | The claim is false. A spokesperson for Boebert denied the claim’s validity in an email to Check Your Fact. | 2023-01-16 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_795_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_795 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/27/fact-check-boebert-net-worth-12-million/ | purports Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's net worth is 'over $12 million.' | Post | 2023-01-16 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/01/25/fact-check-false-claim-lauren-boebert-has-net-worth-over-12-million/11111860002/ | Fact check: False claim that Lauren Boebert has a net worth over $12 million The claim: Lauren Boebert has a net worth of over $12 million [...] "Lauren Boebert has a net worth of over $12 million," reads the tweet. "Her previous work experience was as an Assistant Manager at a McDonald's. Where did she get all this mo... | 2023-01-25 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_795_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_795 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/27/fact-check-boebert-net-worth-12-million/ | purports Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's net worth is 'over $12 million.' | Post | 2023-01-16 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/27/fact-check-boebert-net-worth-12-million/ | An image of a tweet shared on Facebook purports Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert’s net worth is "over $12 million." [...] The Facebook post purports Boebert’s net worth is "over $12 million." "Her previous work experience was as an Assistant Manager at a McDonald’s. Where did she get all this money?" the image o... | 2023-01-27 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_795_ret_b2_g0 | checkyourfact_795 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/27/fact-check-boebert-net-worth-12-million/ | purports Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's net worth is 'over $12 million.' | Post | 2023-01-16 | https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-lauren-boebert-worth-41-million-1766763 | The claim appears to have come from the website CAknowledge.com which, among other estimates, states that "Boebert owns over 5 real estate properties, 4 Cars, 1 Luxury Yacht: "Lauren Boebert's Assets also includes Cash reserves of over $16 Million. Lauren Boebert also owns an investment portfolio of 10 stocks that is v... | 2022-12-14 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_795_ret_bn_g8 | checkyourfact_795 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/27/fact-check-boebert-net-worth-12-million/ | purports Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert's net worth is 'over $12 million.' | Post | 2023-01-16 | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CHRG-117hhrg44272/html/CHRG-117hhrg44272.htm | Jesus G. ``Chuy'' Garcia, IL Lauren Boebert, CO [...] Lauren Gilbert Leslie F. Goldstein | 2021-04-14 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_798 | checkyourfact_798 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/18/fact-check-da-vinci-i-awoke-world-still-asleep/ | Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." | Viral Quote | 2019-05-31 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/18/fact-check-da-vinci-i-awoke-world-still-asleep/ | There is no evidence that da Vinci authored this saying. It may be a version of a statement written about him by Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud. | 2019-05-31 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_798_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_798 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/18/fact-check-da-vinci-i-awoke-world-still-asleep/ | Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." | Viral Quote | 2019-05-31 | https://quotes.guide/leonardo-da-vinci/quote/i-awoke-only-to-see-that-the-rest-of-the-world-is-still-asleep/ | This quote, "I awoke, only to see that the rest of the world is still asleep" is a profound statement about awareness, enlightenment, and understanding. In essence, it suggests that the speaker has experienced a kind of awakening, a new level of understanding or insight that others have not yet reached. It implies a se... | 2024-02-17 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_798_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_798 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/18/fact-check-da-vinci-i-awoke-world-still-asleep/ | Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." | Viral Quote | 2019-05-31 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/18/fact-check-da-vinci-i-awoke-world-still-asleep/ | FACT CHECK: Did Da Vinci Say, ‘I Awoke, Only To Find That The Rest Of The World Was Still Asleep’? [...] There is no evidence that da Vinci authored this saying. It may be a version of a statement written about him by Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud. [...] "In Merezhkovsky’s admirable simile, he was like a man who ... | 2019-07-18 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_798_ret_bn_g11 | checkyourfact_798 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/18/fact-check-da-vinci-i-awoke-world-still-asleep/ | Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." | Viral Quote | 2019-05-31 | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/47902/47902-h/47902-h.htm | That night when all others slept, Giovanni, tormented by insomnia, rose and went into the court, where was a stone bench under a tent of vine branches. The court was square, and in its centre was a well; behind the bench was the wall of the house, opposite the stable; to the left a stone wall with a wicket-gate which o... | 2015-01-10 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_798_ret_bn_g6 | checkyourfact_798 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/18/fact-check-da-vinci-i-awoke-world-still-asleep/ | Claims that Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci said, "I awoke, only to find that the rest of the world was still asleep." | Viral Quote | 2019-05-31 | https://www.discoveringdavinci.com/others/freud | "Leonardo da Vinci was like a man who awoke too early in the darkness, while the others were all still asleep." [...] However, if the imitation of his father hurt him as an artist, his resistance against the father was the infantile determinant of his perhaps equally vast accomplishment as an artist. According to Merej... | 2014-01-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_802 | checkyourfact_802 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-bertrand-russell-war-determine-right-left/ | claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." | Viral Quote | 2019-05-02 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-bertrand-russell-war-determine-right-left/ | There is no evidence Russell said or wrote this expression. | 2019-05-02 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_802_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_802 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-bertrand-russell-war-determine-right-left/ | claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." | Viral Quote | 2019-05-02 | https://www.socratic-method.com/quote-meanings/bertrand-russell-war-does-not-determine-who-is-right-only-who-is-left | In the realm of war and its bitter consequences, Bertrand Russell's quote, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left," encapsulates the harsh reality of armed conflicts. At its core, this quote suggests that the outcome of war does not necessarily establish the righteousness or justness of any party invol... | 2023-09-21 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_802_ret_bn_g2 | checkyourfact_802 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-bertrand-russell-war-determine-right-left/ | claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." | Viral Quote | 2019-05-02 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2015/10/10/war-not/ | "War does not determine who is right—only who is left," a reader writes: "In the World war, the United States is left—holding the bag." [...] War never determines who is right, but only who is left. [...] War may not determine who is right but it does definitely determine who is left. | 2015-10-10 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_802_ret_bn_g3 | checkyourfact_802 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-bertrand-russell-war-determine-right-left/ | claims that Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right - only who is left." | Viral Quote | 2019-05-02 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-bertrand-russell-war-determine-right-left/ | FACT CHECK: Did Bertrand Russell Say, ‘War Does Not Determine Who Is Right – Only Who Is Left’? A post shared on Facebook claims that British philosopher and mathematician Bertrand Russell once stated, "War does not determine who is right – only who is left." [...] While there is no evidence that Russell wrote this quo... | 2019-08-27 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_807 | checkyourfact_807 | https://checkyourfact.com/2024/04/09/fact-check-biden-claims-21-million-americans-are-covered-by-aca-a-9-million-increase-since-taking-office/ | Biden said that 21 million Americans are covered through the Affordable Care Act, an increase of 9 million since he took office. | Joe Biden | 2024-04-03 | https://checkyourfact.com/2024/04/09/fact-check-biden-claims-21-million-americans-are-covered-by-aca-a-9-million-increase-since-taking-office/ | These statistics are accurate, according to spokespeople for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. | 2024-04-03 | True | true | true | supports |
checkyourfact_807_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_807 | https://checkyourfact.com/2024/04/09/fact-check-biden-claims-21-million-americans-are-covered-by-aca-a-9-million-increase-since-taking-office/ | Biden said that 21 million Americans are covered through the Affordable Care Act, an increase of 9 million since he took office. | Joe Biden | 2024-04-03 | https://checkyourfact.com/2024/04/09/fact-check-biden-claims-21-million-americans-are-covered-by-aca-a-9-million-increase-since-taking-office/ | FACT CHECK: Biden Claims 21 Million Americans Are Covered By ACA, A 9 Million Increase Since Taking Office President Joe Biden said in April 3 remarks that 21 million Americans are covered through the Affordable Care Act (ACA), an increase of 9 million since he took office. [...] During the same remarks, Biden claimed ... | 2024-04-09 | True | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_807_ret_b12_gn | checkyourfact_807 | https://checkyourfact.com/2024/04/09/fact-check-biden-claims-21-million-americans-are-covered-by-aca-a-9-million-increase-since-taking-office/ | Biden said that 21 million Americans are covered through the Affordable Care Act, an increase of 9 million since he took office. | Joe Biden | 2024-04-03 | https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/fact-sheet-president-biden-takes-new-steps-lower-prescription-drug-and-health-care-costs | Today, more Americans have health insurance than under any President. The President's efforts to lower health insurance premiums have led to record-breaking enrollment in the Affordable Care Act's Marketplaces, with over 21 million people signing up for coverage – 9 million more than when the President took office. The... | 2024-03-06 | True | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_807_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_807 | https://checkyourfact.com/2024/04/09/fact-check-biden-claims-21-million-americans-are-covered-by-aca-a-9-million-increase-since-taking-office/ | Biden said that 21 million Americans are covered through the Affordable Care Act, an increase of 9 million since he took office. | Joe Biden | 2024-04-03 | https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/01/24/statement-from-president-joe-biden-on-the-record-breaking-2024-open-enrollment-period-under-the-affordable-care-act/ | Statement from President Joe Biden on the Record-Breaking 2024 Open Enrollment Period Under the Affordable Care Act Today, we broke another record when it comes to lowering costs and ensuring Americans have access to quality, affordable healthcare: 21.3 million Americans have signed up for health coverage through Affor... | 2024-01-24 | True | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_807_ret_bn_g1 | checkyourfact_807 | https://checkyourfact.com/2024/04/09/fact-check-biden-claims-21-million-americans-are-covered-by-aca-a-9-million-increase-since-taking-office/ | Biden said that 21 million Americans are covered through the Affordable Care Act, an increase of 9 million since he took office. | Joe Biden | 2024-04-03 | https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2024/03/06/fact-sheet-president-biden-takes-new-steps-to-lower-prescription-drug-and-health-care-costs-expand-access-to-health-care-and-protect-consumers/ | Today, more Americans have health insurance than under any President. The President’s efforts to lower health insurance premiums have led to record-breaking enrollment in the Affordable Care Act’s Marketplaces, with over 21 million people signing up for coverage – 9 million more than when the President took office. The... | 2024-03-06 | True | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_811 | checkyourfact_811 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/17/fact-check-lewis-carroll-issue-world-magical-solution-problems-believe-magic/ | claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-04 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/17/fact-check-lewis-carroll-issue-world-magical-solution-problems-believe-magic/ | The quote does not appear in any of Carroll’s works, nor in any film adaptations of his novel “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.” It is actually a line from ABC’s television show “Once Upon a Time.” | 2019-09-04 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_811_ret_b12_gn | checkyourfact_811 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/17/fact-check-lewis-carroll-issue-world-magical-solution-problems-believe-magic/ | claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-04 | https://www.tvfanatic.com/quotes/you-know-what-the-issue-is-with-this-world-everyone-wants-a-mag/ | You know what the issue is with this world, everyone wants a mag… By: Author TV Fanatic Staff Posted on Published: March 27, 2012 · 1:47 PM EDT · 0 Comments Facebook X (Twitter) Reddit Threads Pinterest Jefferson: You know what the issue is with this world, everyone wants a magical solutions for their problems and ever... | 2016-10-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_811_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_811 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/17/fact-check-lewis-carroll-issue-world-magical-solution-problems-believe-magic/ | claims Lewis Carroll once wrote, "You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problems, and everyone refuses to believe in magic." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-04 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lewis-carroll-magical-solution/ | When it comes to superstitions, social scientists have generally agreed on one thing: they are fundamentally irrational. "Magical thinking" (as it has been called) is defined as the belief that an object, action or circumstance not logically related to a course of events can influence its outcome. In other words, stepp... | 2020-01-16 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_813 | checkyourfact_813 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/18/fact-check-30-navy-seals-killed-march-helicopter-attack-afghanistan/ | 30 Navy SEALs died when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan on March 11 | Viral Post | 2020-03-12 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/18/fact-check-30-navy-seals-killed-march-helicopter-attack-afghanistan/ | There is no record of 30 SEALs dying in a single incident in Afghanistan on March 11. The claim likely stemmed from an August 2011 helicopter crash that killed 30 members of the U.S. military. | 2020-03-12 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_813_ret_b12_gn | checkyourfact_813 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/18/fact-check-30-navy-seals-killed-march-helicopter-attack-afghanistan/ | 30 Navy SEALs died when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan on March 11 | Viral Post | 2020-03-12 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia/dozens-of-us-troops-feared-killed-as-nato-helicopter-crashes-in-afghan-offensive/2011/08/06/gIQAlbT2xI_story.html | NATO copter downed; Navy SEALs among the 30 U.S. dead [...] The Taliban asserted responsibility for the attack and the deaths of the 30 U.S. service members and eight Afghans on board. In addition to the 22 SEALs, there were eight U.S. troops from the Army and the Air Force. [...] KABUL — A NATO helicopter was shot dow... | 2011-08-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_813_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_813 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/18/fact-check-30-navy-seals-killed-march-helicopter-attack-afghanistan/ | 30 Navy SEALs died when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan on March 11 | Viral Post | 2020-03-12 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/18/fact-check-30-navy-seals-killed-march-helicopter-attack-afghanistan/ | A viral Facebook post shared more than 93,000 times claims 30 Navy SEALs died when their helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan on March 11. There is no record of 30 SEALs dying in a single incident in Afghanistan on March 11. The claim likely stemmed from an August 2011 helicopter crash that killed 30 members of the ... | 2020-03-18 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_814_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_814 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/06/fact-check-antifreeze-pop-tarts/ | Foods such as Pop-Tarts, cake mixes and ice cream contain antifreeze | Viral Video | 2023-05-17 | https://www.leaf.tv/articles/foods-drinks-with-propylene-glycol/ | The ingredients listed on some food products may sound as though they belong in a chemistry lab rather than in grocery store goods. Propylene glycol is one such example, found in thousands of products from salad dressing to dog food, cosmetics and antifreeze. This synthetic chemical, generally regarded as safe for food... | 2021-12-13 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_814_ret_b5_gn | checkyourfact_814 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/06/fact-check-antifreeze-pop-tarts/ | Foods such as Pop-Tarts, cake mixes and ice cream contain antifreeze | Viral Video | 2023-05-17 | https://www.thehealthyhomeeconomist.com/antifreeze-in-your-ice-cream/ | Unlabeled propylene glycol, a form of antifreeze, lurks in commercial ice cream, risking health issues for those that consume it. [...] Antifreeze, then, is simply ice cream manufacturers’ answer to hard as a rock ice cream and the ice crystals that inevitably form as it is shipped long distances and moved between many... | 2022-04-21 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_814_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_814 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/06/fact-check-antifreeze-pop-tarts/ | Foods such as Pop-Tarts, cake mixes and ice cream contain antifreeze | Viral Video | 2023-05-17 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/01/instagram-posts/no-there-isnt-antifreeze-in-your-pop-tarts-ice-cre/ | No, there isn’t antifreeze in your Pop-Tarts, ice cream or cake mix [...] A May 17 Instagram reel called out Pop-Tarts, Blue Bunny and Cold Stone Creamery ice cream, Betty Crocker and Duncan Hines cake mixes, Dunkin’ flavored iced teas and Fireball whisky, claiming these products "have antifreeze in them." [...] An Ins... | 2023-05-17 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_814_ret_bn_g1 | checkyourfact_814 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/06/fact-check-antifreeze-pop-tarts/ | Foods such as Pop-Tarts, cake mixes and ice cream contain antifreeze | Viral Video | 2023-05-17 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/06/fact-check-antifreeze-pop-tarts/ | FACT CHECK: No, There Is Not Antifreeze In Foods Such As Pop-Tarts, Ice Cream Or Cake Mixes A video shared on Instagram claims food such as Pop-Tarts, ice cream and cake mixes contain antifreeze. [...] The Instagram post claims several common foods contain a chemical that is toxic to humans. The video shows a man listi... | 2023-06-06 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_815 | checkyourfact_815 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/15/fact-check-plato-hard-battle/ | claims Ancient Greek philosopher Plato once stated, "Be kind, everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-30 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/15/fact-check-plato-hard-battle/ | This quote does not appear in any of Plato’s written works. | 2019-06-30 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_815_ret_bn_g2 | checkyourfact_815 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/15/fact-check-plato-hard-battle/ | claims Ancient Greek philosopher Plato once stated, "Be kind, everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-30 | https://ask.metafilter.com/156466/Be-kind-to-everyone-Says-who | The aphorism "Be Kind, For Everyone You Meet Is Fighting A Hard Battle" is widely attributed (at least online) to Plato of Athens. I am having a difficult time finding the particular line in the dialogues where he makes this statement. Is this quote apocryphal? [...] "I was just trying out the Google Blog Search,mentio... | 2010-06-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_815_ret_bn_g3 | checkyourfact_815 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/15/fact-check-plato-hard-battle/ | claims Ancient Greek philosopher Plato once stated, "Be kind, everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-30 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/15/fact-check-plato-hard-battle/ | FACT CHECK: Did Plato Say, ‘Be Kind, Everyone You Meet Is Fighting A Hard Battle’? [...] Plato and other ancient philosophers are popular targets for spurious quotations, this case included. His work "Republic," which contains the well-known "Allegory of the Cave," is widely considered a classic of philosophy. The main... | 2019-08-15 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_815_ret_bn_g4 | checkyourfact_815 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/15/fact-check-plato-hard-battle/ | claims Ancient Greek philosopher Plato once stated, "Be kind, everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-30 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/06/29/be-kind/ | Sir–A thought to help us through these difficult times: Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. [...] Not until trouble and heartache and sorrow came into my own life could I fully comprehend the words of Ian McLaren: "Let us be kind, one to another, for most of us are fighting a hard battle." [...] "... | 2010-06-29 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_815_ret_bn_g5 | checkyourfact_815 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/15/fact-check-plato-hard-battle/ | claims Ancient Greek philosopher Plato once stated, "Be kind, everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-30 | https://www.insperity.com/blog/greek-roman-leadership-quotes/ | On leadership and management "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle." [...] Plato, a Greek philosopher and mathematician who lived approximately 427 to 348 B.C. Plato was taught by Socrates and was Aristotle’s teacher. | 2022-10-18 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_825 | checkyourfact_825 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-desantis-bill-bloggers-florida/ | purports Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is enacting a bill that would require bloggers to register with the state | Post | 2023-03-09 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-desantis-bill-bloggers-florida/ | The bill would require bloggers who write about elected state officials to register with the Florida Office of Legislative Services or the Commission on Ethics. A spokesperson for DeSantis denied his support for the bill in an email to Check Your Fact. | 2023-03-09 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_825_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_825 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-desantis-bill-bloggers-florida/ | purports Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is enacting a bill that would require bloggers to register with the state | Post | 2023-03-09 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-desantis-bill-bloggers-florida/ | FACT CHECK: Is Ron DeSantis Enacting A Bill Requiring Bloggers To Register With The State Of Florida? A post shared on Facebook purports Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis supports a bill that would require bloggers who mention politicians to register with the state. [...] The post claims DeSantis was supporting a bi... | 2023-03-20 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_825_ret_bn_g15 | checkyourfact_825 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-desantis-bill-bloggers-florida/ | purports Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is enacting a bill that would require bloggers to register with the state | Post | 2023-03-09 | https://www.thefire.org/news/blogs/ronald-kl-collins-first-amendment-news/scotus-declines-invalidate-billboard-law-larry | Gov. DeSantis, Florida legislature, Disney & the First Amendment - Robert Corn-Revere, ‘Punishing Disney for opposing Florida’s "Don’t Say Gay" law poses serious First Amendment problems’ (reposted on First Amendment Watch) [...] With Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ enactment of House Bill 7 into law today, the Foundation f... | 2022-04-27 | False | false | false | not_applicable |
checkyourfact_825_ret_bn_g6 | checkyourfact_825 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-desantis-bill-bloggers-florida/ | purports Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is enacting a bill that would require bloggers to register with the state | Post | 2023-03-09 | https://www.msnbc.com/the-reidout/reidout-blog/ron-desantis-white-guilt-bill-rcna12720 | Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has endorsed the bill, which includes several provisions outlined in his Stop W.O.K.E. Act, a purported ban on critical race theory that was introduced last month. (For the record, critical race theory is a college-level area of study and isn't taught in K-12 public schools.) [...] It seems... | 2022-01-20 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_828 | checkyourfact_828 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/08/fact-check-hawley-information-chinese-espionage/ | Sen. Josh Hawley shares proof of Chinese spying in hearing with FBI director Christopher Wray | Viral video | 2023-03-24 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/08/fact-check-hawley-information-chinese-espionage/ | The caption is inaccurate. The video does not feature such comments. | 2023-03-24 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_828_ret_b9_gn | checkyourfact_828 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/08/fact-check-hawley-information-chinese-espionage/ | Sen. Josh Hawley shares proof of Chinese spying in hearing with FBI director Christopher Wray | Viral video | 2023-03-24 | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-dhs-fbi-heads-testify-before-senate-following-report-on-threat-of-domestic-extremists | By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-dhs-fbi-heads-testify-before-senate-following-report-on-threat-of-domestic-extremists Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: DHS, FBI heads testi... | 2022-11-17 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_831 | checkyourfact_831 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/27/fact-check-boston-regan-oxford-university-youngest-phd-vetiver/ | an Oxford University student named Boston Regan has become one of the youngest PhD graduates in the world. | Viral Video | 2020-02-21 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/27/fact-check-boston-regan-oxford-university-youngest-phd-vetiver/ | There is no record of Regan graduating from Oxford University. He appears to a fictional character invented to sell an essential oil product. | 2020-02-21 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_831_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_831 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/27/fact-check-boston-regan-oxford-university-youngest-phd-vetiver/ | an Oxford University student named Boston Regan has become one of the youngest PhD graduates in the world. | Viral Video | 2020-02-21 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/27/fact-check-boston-regan-oxford-university-youngest-phd-vetiver/ | FACT CHECK: Did This Oxford University Student Become One Of The World’s Youngest PhDs? A post shared on Facebook, along with an accompanying video, claims an Oxford University student named Boston Regan has become one of the youngest PhD graduates in the world. [...] The video tells the story of an alleged Oxford Univ... | 2020-03-27 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_831_ret_b10_gn | checkyourfact_831 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/03/27/fact-check-boston-regan-oxford-university-youngest-phd-vetiver/ | an Oxford University student named Boston Regan has become one of the youngest PhD graduates in the world. | Viral Video | 2020-02-21 | https://blacknews.com/news/joshua-beckford-6-year-old-autistic-boy-youngest-to-attend-oxford-university/ | Tottenham, UK — At the age of 6, Joshua Beckford, who is living with high-functioning autism, became the youngest person to ever attend the prestigious Oxford University in England. Now 13-years old, Beckford is ready to take on more challenges as he sets his sights to be a neurosurgeon and save the earth someday. [...... | 2019-05-07 | False | false | false | not_applicable |
checkyourfact_836 | checkyourfact_836 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/28/fact-check-abraham-lincoln-rose-bushes-thorn-quote-saying/ | Claims that President Abraham Lincoln once stated, "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-10 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/28/fact-check-abraham-lincoln-rose-bushes-thorn-quote-saying/ | The saying appears nowhere in Lincoln’s writings. | 2019-08-10 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_836_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_836 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/28/fact-check-abraham-lincoln-rose-bushes-thorn-quote-saying/ | Claims that President Abraham Lincoln once stated, "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-10 | https://blogs.smith.edu/blog/wordsofwisdom/2010/07/07/we-can-complain-because-rose-bushes-have-thorns-or-rejoice-because-thorn-bushes-have-roses-abraham-lincoln/ | In life, we often focus on the thorns, the difficulties, the problems. We talk about the prickly part of our day and what went wrong. It makes for a more sensational story which will hold the interest of our listeners. But, like the prick of a thorn, we re-experience the negative emotions and feel the pain anew as we r... | 2010-07-07 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_836_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_836 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/28/fact-check-abraham-lincoln-rose-bushes-thorn-quote-saying/ | Claims that President Abraham Lincoln once stated, "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-10 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/11/16/rose-thorn/ | Rose bushes have thorns, and we bear with them for the sake of the roses. All of us have faults, but we are judged by the good we do. It is not enough to congratulate on the thorns we have, but we should look into our lives for the roses. [...] Viewpoint: A philosopher said: "I can complain because rose bushes have tho... | 2013-11-16 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_836_ret_bn_g10 | checkyourfact_836 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/28/fact-check-abraham-lincoln-rose-bushes-thorn-quote-saying/ | Claims that President Abraham Lincoln once stated, "We can complain because rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-10 | https://www.zenbusiness.com/blog/20-presidential-quotes-to-inspire-you-on-presidents-day/ | - "We can complain rose bushes have thorns, or rejoice because thorn bushes have roses." –Abraham Lincoln - "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." –John Adams - "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit" – Harry S. Truma... | 2024-08-26 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_840 | checkyourfact_840 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/06/fact-check-karine-jean-pierre-brazil-china-trade/ | White House Press Secretary said she was concerned about Brazil and China relationship | Viral Post | 2023-04-03 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/06/fact-check-karine-jean-pierre-brazil-china-trade/ | The claim is inaccurate. There is no evidence that Jean-Pierre made this statement. | 2023-04-03 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_840_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_840 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/06/fact-check-karine-jean-pierre-brazil-china-trade/ | White House Press Secretary said she was concerned about Brazil and China relationship | Viral Post | 2023-04-03 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/06/fact-check-karine-jean-pierre-brazil-china-trade/ | A post shared on Twitter purports that White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre expressed concern about a new economic relationship between Brazil and China. 📝 «We are deeply concerned about the transition of Brazil and China to national currencies in mutual payments. This is a violation of the rights of our cit... | 2023-04-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
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