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checkyourfact_919_ret_b0_gn
checkyourfact_919
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/20/fact-check-vladimir-putin-america-democracy/
purports to show Russian President Vladimir Putin telling Americans they interfere with their own democracy
Video
2023-04-16
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/20/fact-check-vladimir-putin-america-democracy/
FACT CHECK: Did Vladimir Putin Blame Americans For Interfering With Their Own Democracy? A video shared on Instagram purports to show Russian President Vladimir Putin telling Americans they interfere with their own democracy. [...] "You blame me for interfering with your democracy. But I don’t have to, you are doing it...
2023-04-20
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
checkyourfact_919_ret_b1_gn
checkyourfact_919
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/20/fact-check-vladimir-putin-america-democracy/
purports to show Russian President Vladimir Putin telling Americans they interfere with their own democracy
Video
2023-04-16
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/18/instagram-posts/thats-not-vladimir-putin-discussing-us-democracy-i/
A video circulating on social media supposedly shows Russian President Vladimir Putin saying in English that he doesn’t need to interfere with U.S. democracy because it’s already fractured. "America. You blame me for interfering with your democracy but I don’t have to. You are doing it to yourselves," says the voice at...
2023-04-16
False
false
true
refutes
checkyourfact_919_ret_b7_gn
checkyourfact_919
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/20/fact-check-vladimir-putin-america-democracy/
purports to show Russian President Vladimir Putin telling Americans they interfere with their own democracy
Video
2023-04-16
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/putin-and-the-presidents/transcript/
Vladimir Putin sees American talk of human rights, democracy, freedom as a cynical fig leaf, something that the U.S. uses to cover itself as it cynically pursues its interests across the globe, as it pushes its agenda across the globe. [...] For Putin to see an American vice president go talk to students and encourage ...
2023-01-31
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
checkyourfact_919_ret_bn_g7
checkyourfact_919
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/20/fact-check-vladimir-putin-america-democracy/
purports to show Russian President Vladimir Putin telling Americans they interfere with their own democracy
Video
2023-04-16
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-attacks-democratic-justice-systems
Sputnik’s weekly segment Criminal Injustice on its Loud & Clear podcast similarly portrays itself as bringing attention to justice being denied to citizens, mixing legitimate grievances with distorted information. Russia’s goal for these programs is not to make the U.S. legal system more just; it is to tell an unrelent...
2019-01-05
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
checkyourfact_925
checkyourfact_925
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/30/fact-check-cnn-cheney-desantis-president/
purports CNN reported Liz Cheney endorsed Ron DeSantis for president
Post
2023-05-23
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/30/fact-check-cnn-cheney-desantis-president/
The claim neither appears on CNN’s website nor its verified social media accounts. A CNN spokesperson denied the outlet had reported that Cheney endorsed DeSantis in an email to Check Your Fact.
2023-05-23
False
true
true
refutes
checkyourfact_925_ret_b0_gn
checkyourfact_925
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/30/fact-check-cnn-cheney-desantis-president/
purports CNN reported Liz Cheney endorsed Ron DeSantis for president
Post
2023-05-23
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/30/fact-check-cnn-cheney-desantis-president/
A post shared on Twitter claims CNN reported former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney endorsed Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for president in the 2024 election. [...] "LIZ CHENEY ENDORSES RON DESANTIS FOR PRESIDENT – CNN," the Twitter post, viewed over 130,000 times, purports. The claim is false. CNN has neithe...
2023-05-30
False
false
true
refutes
checkyourfact_925_ret_b3_gn
checkyourfact_925
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/30/fact-check-cnn-cheney-desantis-president/
purports CNN reported Liz Cheney endorsed Ron DeSantis for president
Post
2023-05-23
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/liz-cheney-ron-desantis-republican-nomination-b2140889.html
Liz Cheney says she would find it ‘very difficult’ to support Ron DeSantis for president [...] That hesitance is due to Mr DeSantis’s outspoken embrace of Donald Trump, Ms Cheney said, which she called "dangerous" given the revelations about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and non-response to the mob attack o...
2022-08-08
False
false
true
refutes
checkyourfact_925_ret_b5_gn
checkyourfact_925
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/30/fact-check-cnn-cheney-desantis-president/
purports CNN reported Liz Cheney endorsed Ron DeSantis for president
Post
2023-05-23
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/08/liz-cheneys-2024-strategy/671167/
No one I talked with thinks Cheney could come anywhere close to winning the GOP nomination behind an anti-Trump message. The widespread success of Trump-endorsed candidates, almost all of whom overtly echo his lies about the 2020 election, in this year’s GOP primaries has made clear that the former president remains th...
2022-09-12
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
checkyourfact_929
checkyourfact_929
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/18/fact-check-benjamin-franklin-god-given-rights-ignorance-tyranny/
Claims that Benjamin Franklin once said, "A Nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved; it is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins."
Viral Quote
2019-04-07
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/18/fact-check-benjamin-franklin-god-given-rights-ignorance-tyranny/
There is no evidence that Franklin authored this saying. It was actually written by author Henry Stuber.
2019-04-07
False
true
true
refutes
checkyourfact_929_ret_bn_g10
checkyourfact_929
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/18/fact-check-benjamin-franklin-god-given-rights-ignorance-tyranny/
Claims that Benjamin Franklin once said, "A Nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved; it is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins."
Viral Quote
2019-04-07
https://forum.russellstreetreport.com/showthread.php?p=2635333
It is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins. - Benjamin Franklin - 01-28-2024, 09:26 PM #21
2024-01-28
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
checkyourfact_929_ret_bn_g5
checkyourfact_929
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/18/fact-check-benjamin-franklin-god-given-rights-ignorance-tyranny/
Claims that Benjamin Franklin once said, "A Nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved; it is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins."
Viral Quote
2019-04-07
https://teachersinstitute.yale.edu/curriculum/units/1983/4/83.04.07.x.html
Introduction "This will be the best security for maintaining our liberties . . . a nation of well-informed men, who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them, cannot be enslaved, It is in the regions of ignorance that tyranny begins." The above quote containing the words and visions of Benj...
2024-01-01
False
false
true
supports
checkyourfact_929_ret_bn_g8
checkyourfact_929
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/18/fact-check-benjamin-franklin-god-given-rights-ignorance-tyranny/
Claims that Benjamin Franklin once said, "A Nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved; it is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins."
Viral Quote
2019-04-07
https://medium.com/@taylertanner/6-reasons-american-heritage-is-worthwhile-e06df4e4350c
6 Reasons American Heritage is Worth Your Time "A nation of well informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved.
2017-10-10
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
checkyourfact_930
checkyourfact_930
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/06/fact-check-russian-billionaire-lebron-james-serena-williams-child/
Claims a white Russian billionaire offered to pay $1 billion for NBA superstar LeBron James and tennis champion Serena Williams to have a child together
Viral post
2020-01-01
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/06/fact-check-russian-billionaire-lebron-james-serena-williams-child/
The story comes from a now-defunct satire website. The Russian billionaire appears to be a made-up character.
2020-01-01
False
true
true
refutes
checkyourfact_930_ret_b2_gn
checkyourfact_930
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/06/fact-check-russian-billionaire-lebron-james-serena-williams-child/
Claims a white Russian billionaire offered to pay $1 billion for NBA superstar LeBron James and tennis champion Serena Williams to have a child together
Viral post
2020-01-01
https://rockingcelebrity.com/fact-check-did-a-russian-billionaire-offer-lebron-james-and-serena-williams-a-billion-dollars-to-have-a-child-together/
An image shared on Facebook more than 900 times claims a Russian billionaire offered NBA player LeBron James and tennis player Serena Williams a billion dollars to have a "super athlete" child together. [...] A widely-shared post purportedly shows a screen grab of a news article about a Russian billionaire, identified ...
2021-11-09
False
false
true
insufficient-supports
checkyourfact_930_ret_bn_g0
checkyourfact_930
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/06/fact-check-russian-billionaire-lebron-james-serena-williams-child/
Claims a white Russian billionaire offered to pay $1 billion for NBA superstar LeBron James and tennis champion Serena Williams to have a child together
Viral post
2020-01-01
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lebron-james-serena-williams-billionaire-offer/
On 12 July 2016, the web site Cream Bump Daily published an article reporting that a white billionaire had offered $1 billion for NBA star Lebron James and tennis champion Serena Williams to "breed": He wants a SUPER BABY! A White Billionaire Offers LeBbron and Serena $500 million a piece to BREED a baby... [...] This ...
2016-07-13
False
false
true
refutes
checkyourfact_930_ret_bn_g4
checkyourfact_930
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/06/fact-check-russian-billionaire-lebron-james-serena-williams-child/
Claims a white Russian billionaire offered to pay $1 billion for NBA superstar LeBron James and tennis champion Serena Williams to have a child together
Viral post
2020-01-01
https://www.damemagazine.com/2018/09/10/serena-kamala-and-the-fear-of-the-outspoken-woman/
On Saturday’s U.S. Open women’s finals, a year after she almost died on the delivery-room table, tennis champion Serena Williams ran smack dab into one of the proud defenders of the patriarchy so affronted at a Black woman using her voice that he abused his authority to punish her by all the means he had. [...] But the...
2018-09-10
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
checkyourfact_931_ret_b1_gn
checkyourfact_931
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/11/fact-check-socrates-debate-lost-slander-tool-losers/
Claims Socrates said, "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers."
Viral Quote
2019-06-26
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/11/fact-check-socrates-debate-lost-slander-tool-losers/
FACT CHECK: Did Socrates Say, ‘When The Debate Is Lost, Slander Becomes The Tool Of The Losers’? An image shared on Facebook claims that ancient Greek philosopher Socrates said, "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers." [...] While Socrates often engaged in philosophical debates, he did not aut...
2019-07-11
False
false
true
refutes
checkyourfact_931_ret_bn_g0
checkyourfact_931
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/11/fact-check-socrates-debate-lost-slander-tool-losers/
Claims Socrates said, "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers."
Viral Quote
2019-06-26
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/socrates-debate-lost-slander-loser/
It appears that the widespread attribution to Socrates of the 'When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers' bit of wisdom only began after 2008, with the rise of quote-sharing via social media memes: 'When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.' -Socrates. [...] So as far as we c...
2023-12-06
False
false
true
refutes
checkyourfact_931_ret_bn_g1
checkyourfact_931
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/11/fact-check-socrates-debate-lost-slander-tool-losers/
Claims Socrates said, "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers."
Viral Quote
2019-06-26
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/08/viral-image/no-socrates-didnt-call-slander-tool-losers/
No, Socrates didn’t call slander the 'tool of the losers' A viral image on Facebook quotes Socrates as saying, "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers." [...] Snopes, "Did Socrates say: ‘When debate is lost, slander becomes tool of the loser’?," April 12, 2016
2018-09-25
False
false
true
refutes
checkyourfact_931_ret_bn_g16
checkyourfact_931
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/11/fact-check-socrates-debate-lost-slander-tool-losers/
Claims Socrates said, "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers."
Viral Quote
2019-06-26
https://defence.pk/threads/did-socrates-say-when-debate-is-lost-slander-becomes-tool-of-the-loser.565007/
John Fugelsang ✔@JohnFugelsang https://twitter.com/JohnFugelsang/status/418377601804025856 'When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.' -Socrates. [...] So far as we can tell, the phrase "when the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser" emerged roughly around 2008 and appears to have...
2014-06-03
False
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checkyourfact_933_ret_b11_gn
checkyourfact_933
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/12/fact-check-steelers-fire-kneeling-anthem/
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin fired two players for kneeling during national anthem
Viral post
2023-09-06
https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/08/fact-check-steelers-coach-mike-tomlin-did-not-say-no-more-kneeling-on-his-field-did-not-cut-pittsburghs-last-kneeler-and-nfl-mediator-did-not-side-with-him.html
The Dunning-Kruger Times published two more stories, one that claimed, "NFL Mediator Sides With Coach Tomlin: Kneeling Players Can Be Benched or Even Fired," (archived here) and "Coach Tomlin Cuts Pittsburgh's Last Kneeler: 'Go Protest Somewhere Else'" (archived here). Both are not true and clearly satire. All three ar...
2023-08-22
False
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checkyourfact_933_ret_b13_g3
checkyourfact_933
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/12/fact-check-steelers-fire-kneeling-anthem/
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin fired two players for kneeling during national anthem
Viral post
2023-09-06
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29353541/pittsburgh-steelers-players-kneel-mike-tomlin-organization-support
PITTSBURGH -- Players who choose to kneel during the national anthem will have the support of coach Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers organization, the coach said on a video conference call Tuesday. [...] Like many NFL teams, Tomlin and the Steelers last navigated these discussions in 2017 when some players echoe...
2020-06-23
False
false
true
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checkyourfact_933_ret_b3_gn
checkyourfact_933
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/12/fact-check-steelers-fire-kneeling-anthem/
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin fired two players for kneeling during national anthem
Viral post
2023-09-06
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/12/fact-check-steelers-fire-kneeling-anthem/
A post shared on social media purports that the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Tomlin has fired two players for kneeling during the National Anthem. [...] The Facebook post purports that Tomlin fired his players for disrespecting the National Anthem. The post shows side-by-side images, one of Tomlin and the...
2023-09-12
False
false
true
insufficient-supports
checkyourfact_933_ret_bn_g0
checkyourfact_933
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/12/fact-check-steelers-fire-kneeling-anthem/
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin fired two players for kneeling during national anthem
Viral post
2023-09-06
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2023/09/08/claim-that-steelers-cut-2-players-who-knelt-is-satire-fact-check/70795750007/
Pittsburgh Kneelers? Post claiming Steelers cut 2 players who knelt is satire | Fact check [...] "Mike Tomlin Just Fired Two Players After They Knelt During National Anthem," reads the post's caption. [...] There is no credible record of the Steelers releasing any players who knelt during the national anthem, and Tomli...
2023-09-08
False
false
true
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checkyourfact_936
checkyourfact_936
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-tower-air-soldiers-desert-storm/
claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm
Viral Story
2020-01-08
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-tower-air-soldiers-desert-storm/
Trump was never the owner of Tower Air. His airline, Trump Shuttle, operated flights between New York, Boston and Washington D.C. from 1989 to 1992.
2020-01-08
False
true
true
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checkyourfact_936_ret_b2_gn
checkyourfact_936
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-tower-air-soldiers-desert-storm/
claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm
Viral Story
2020-01-08
https://www.truthorfiction.com/donald-trumps-tower-air-transported-soldier-gulf-war/
The rumor emerged in a widely circulated open letter by a man named Ron Knouse arguing that Donald Trump’s airline, Trump Shuttle, provided free flights to veterans returning from Operation Desert Storm in the early 1990s. In the letter, its author claims that Trump’s airline gave stranded soldiers free transport home,...
2023-11-09
False
false
true
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checkyourfact_936_ret_bn_g0
checkyourfact_936
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-tower-air-soldiers-desert-storm/
claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm
Viral Story
2020-01-08
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/07/facebook-posts/no-trump-didnt-donate-his-airline-bring-troops-hom/
A viral Facebook post depicts President Donald Trump as a generous airline owner who donated his planes to transport American soldiers home from Saudi Arabia in 1991. But the details don’t square with what happened. [...] "Finally, the buses came and took the young man to the airport. The planes waiting were from Tower...
2019-03-31
False
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checkyourfact_936_ret_bn_g18
checkyourfact_936
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-tower-air-soldiers-desert-storm/
claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm
Viral Story
2020-01-08
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-tower-air-soldiers-desert-storm/
A viral Facebook post claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home from Operation Desert Storm. Trump was never the owner of Tower Air. His airline, Trump Shuttle, operated flights between New York, Boston and Washington D.C. from 1989 to 1992. [...] Yet, while Tower A...
2020-02-29
False
false
true
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checkyourfact_936_ret_bn_g3
checkyourfact_936
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-tower-air-soldiers-desert-storm/
claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm
Viral Story
2020-01-08
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/08/11/too-good-to-check-sean-hannitys-tale-of-a-trump-rescue/
It seemed like such a sweet story — Donald Trump sending his personal plane down to Camp Lejeune, N.C., when 200 Marines were stranded after fighting in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. At least that is the story that Sean Hannity of Fox News has touted on his website for several months. [...] "Stickney recalls being told th...
2016-08-11
False
false
true
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checkyourfact_937
checkyourfact_937
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/17/fact-check-marine-general-berger-missing/
purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023
Post
2023-01-11
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/17/fact-check-marine-general-berger-missing/
The claim stems from a satirical website. There is no evidence supporting the purported claim.
2023-01-11
False
true
true
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checkyourfact_937_ret_b15_gn
checkyourfact_937
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/17/fact-check-marine-general-berger-missing/
purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023
Post
2023-01-11
https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/1954994/
General (Retired)David H. Berger [...] General (Retired) David H. Berger served as the Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 11, 2019 to July 10, 2023. [...] General Berger’s staff and joint assignments include serving as Assistant Division Commander of 2d Marine Division; policy planner in the Strategic Plans and P...
2019-07-11
False
false
true
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checkyourfact_937_ret_b1_gn
checkyourfact_937
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/17/fact-check-marine-general-berger-missing/
purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023
Post
2023-01-11
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/18/fact-check-marines-berger-cia-safehouse/
A post shared on Facebook purports U.S. Marines allegedly rescued their commandant, Gen. David H. Berger, from a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) "safehouse." [...] The Facebook post purports U.S. Marines allegedly rescued Berger from a CIA "safehouse." The post further claims that the Marines stormed the "safehouse" ...
2023-01-18
False
false
true
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checkyourfact_937_ret_b3_gn
checkyourfact_937
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/17/fact-check-marine-general-berger-missing/
purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023
Post
2023-01-11
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_H._Berger
David Hilberry Berger (born December 21, 1959) is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps from 2019 to 2023. [...] - ^ a b c d Loewensen, Irene (July 21, 2023). "David Berger's journey from Navy ROTC to 'boldest' Marine commandant". Marine Corps Times. [...] - ...
2024-09-14
False
false
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checkyourfact_939
checkyourfact_939
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/27/fact-check-donald-trump-claims-ron-desantis-sort-of-mandated-the-covid-19-vaccine/
Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine.
Donald Trump
2023-06-22
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/27/fact-check-donald-trump-claims-ron-desantis-sort-of-mandated-the-covid-19-vaccine/
While DeSantis has expressed support for COVID-19 vaccines, he did not mandate them. DeSantis signed legislation that banned COVID-19 vaccine passports and vaccine mandates in 2021.
2023-06-22
False
true
true
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checkyourfact_939_ret_b7_gn
checkyourfact_939
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/27/fact-check-donald-trump-claims-ron-desantis-sort-of-mandated-the-covid-19-vaccine/
Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine.
Donald Trump
2023-06-22
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/12/politics/trump-desantis-covid-boosters/index.html
Former President Donald Trump appeared to take a shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his refusal to disclose whether he’s received a Covid-19 booster shot in a new interview with the far-right channel One America News. [...] DeSantis told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo back in December that he had "done whatever ...
2022-01-12
False
false
true
insufficient-neutral
checkyourfact_939_ret_b9_gn
checkyourfact_939
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/27/fact-check-donald-trump-claims-ron-desantis-sort-of-mandated-the-covid-19-vaccine/
Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine.
Donald Trump
2023-06-22
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/28/politics/desantis-trump-disloyal-covid-record/index.html
Former President Donald Trump took aim at Ron DeSantis Saturday, claiming the Florida governor and his team are "trying to rewrite history" regarding their Covid-19 pandemic response, and called the potential presidential run by his GOP rival "very disloyal." [...] "I had governors that decided not to close a thing and...
2023-01-28
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https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/27/fact-check-donald-trump-claims-ron-desantis-sort-of-mandated-the-covid-19-vaccine/
Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine.
Donald Trump
2023-06-22
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/15/politics/fact-check-trump-desantis-fauci-megyn-kelly/index.html
Trump claimed that Florida under DeSantis "sort of had a mandate" on Covid-19 vaccines. In fact, DeSantis never imposed any kind of Covid-19 vaccine mandate. Defending himself against criticism from DeSantis, Trump claimed that he would not have given Dr. Anthony Fauci a presidential commendation and does not know who ...
2023-09-15
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checkyourfact_939
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/27/fact-check-donald-trump-claims-ron-desantis-sort-of-mandated-the-covid-19-vaccine/
Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine.
Donald Trump
2023-06-22
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/14/donald-trump/trump-said-under-desantis-florida-demanded-everybo/
Ron DeSantis mandated COVID-19 vaccines in Florida? No, that Donald Trump claim rates Pants on Fire! [...] As a new COVID-19 booster rolls out nationwide, former President Donald Trump accused one of his 2024 campaign rivals, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, of previously forcing people to take the vaccine. [...] Trump said,...
2023-09-14
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checkyourfact_944
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/21/fact-check-nelson-mandela-fools-multiply-wise-men-silent/
Claims that former South African President Nelson Mandela once stated, "Fools multiply when wise men are silent."
Viral Quote
2019-06-19
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/21/fact-check-nelson-mandela-fools-multiply-wise-men-silent/
The Daily Caller News Foundation found no evidence that Mandela ever made this statement.
2019-06-19
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checkyourfact_944
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/21/fact-check-nelson-mandela-fools-multiply-wise-men-silent/
Claims that former South African President Nelson Mandela once stated, "Fools multiply when wise men are silent."
Viral Quote
2019-06-19
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/21/fact-check-nelson-mandela-fools-multiply-wise-men-silent/
FACT CHECK: Did Nelson Mandela Say, ‘Fools Multiply When Wise Men Are Silent’? The Facebook page U.S. Democratic Voices shared an image that claims former South African President Nelson Mandela once stated, "Fools multiply when wise men are silent." The Daily Caller News Foundation found no evidence that Mandela ever m...
2019-06-21
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checkyourfact_944
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/21/fact-check-nelson-mandela-fools-multiply-wise-men-silent/
Claims that former South African President Nelson Mandela once stated, "Fools multiply when wise men are silent."
Viral Quote
2019-06-19
https://briefly.co.za/32270-fact-check-did-mandela-fools-multiply-wise-men-silent.html
Fact Check: Did Mandela say 'Fools multiply when wise men are silent'? An American page recently shared a quote they claim to be from the late Nelson Mandela, saying that 'Fools multiply when wise men are silent'. Briefly.co.za has a look to see if there is any truth to this. [...] U.S. Democratic Voices recently share...
2019-06-24
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checkyourfact_944
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/21/fact-check-nelson-mandela-fools-multiply-wise-men-silent/
Claims that former South African President Nelson Mandela once stated, "Fools multiply when wise men are silent."
Viral Quote
2019-06-19
https://ethicsandyou.com/answers.php?id=98
Nelson Mandela - President of South Africa 1994 - 1999. [...] Nelson Mandela - Delivered during the Rivonia Treason Trial 20 April 1964.
1999-01-01
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checkyourfact_953
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/21/fact-check-mom-lgbtq-flag-classroom/
purports to show a mom remove an LGBTQ+ pride flag from a classroom
Video
2023-09-17
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/21/fact-check-mom-lgbtq-flag-classroom/
The video is a skit from comedian Jibrizy. The video does not authentically show a mom removing an LGBTQ+ pride flag from a classroom.
2023-09-17
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checkyourfact_953
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/21/fact-check-mom-lgbtq-flag-classroom/
purports to show a mom remove an LGBTQ+ pride flag from a classroom
Video
2023-09-17
https://19thnews.org/2021/10/school-districts-have-begun-banning-pride-flags-as-political-speech/
But this labeling and banning of the flags sends a message beyond politics. Experts tell The 19th that removing Pride flags from classrooms could have dire mental health effects on LGBTQ+ students, many of whom are still in the early stages of navigating their identities and looking for signs of acceptance from the adu...
2021-10-12
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checkyourfact_953
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/21/fact-check-mom-lgbtq-flag-classroom/
purports to show a mom remove an LGBTQ+ pride flag from a classroom
Video
2023-09-17
https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2023/04/12/their-utah-county-school-removed/
The school’s principal was ordered to remove the flags last month at the direction of administrators over Alpine School District — the largest school district in Utah — hoping to avoid becoming the focus of the latest cultural firestorm surrounding teachers. Recent outcry from conservative parents across the state and ...
2023-04-12
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checkyourfact_958
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/02/fact-check-ernest-hemingway-writing-sit-down-typewriter-bleed/
Claims that author Ernest Hemingway once said, "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."
Viral Quote
2019-06-23
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/02/fact-check-ernest-hemingway-writing-sit-down-typewriter-bleed/
There is no evidence that Hemingway said this quote. The first known attribution to the novelist appeared years after his death.
2019-06-23
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checkyourfact_958
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/02/fact-check-ernest-hemingway-writing-sit-down-typewriter-bleed/
Claims that author Ernest Hemingway once said, "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."
Viral Quote
2019-06-23
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/09/the-hidden-world-of-the-typewriter/279523/
The sheer volume of work that many authors produced on single machines is staggering. Ernest Hemingway, who often typed standing up, used only a few typewriters throughout his entire career. Brilliant in its simplicity, the typewriter was itself an inspiration to many, an open portal through which to channel inspiratio...
2013-09-12
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checkyourfact_958
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/02/fact-check-ernest-hemingway-writing-sit-down-typewriter-bleed/
Claims that author Ernest Hemingway once said, "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."
Viral Quote
2019-06-23
https://www.socratic-method.com/quote-meanings-and-interpretations/ernest-hemingway-there-is-nothing-to-writing-all-you-do-is-sit-down-at-a-typewriter-and-bleed
Yet, with the addition of existential theory, we see that the act of writing also involves a universal aspect – an endeavor to create meaning not just for oneself, but for others as well. The act of bleeding onto the page becomes a shared experience, as readers connect with the writer's vulnerability and find solace or...
2023-12-05
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checkyourfact_958
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/02/fact-check-ernest-hemingway-writing-sit-down-typewriter-bleed/
Claims that author Ernest Hemingway once said, "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."
Viral Quote
2019-06-23
https://ashbrook.org/viewpoint/the-sun-also-sets/
Although Hemingway’s achievement is certainly enviable, the desire to equal his literary greatness turns out to be a Faustian bargain: his genius could only be attained through a life of suffering. On more than one occasion he was asked to author a book on his approach to writing. Not surprisingly, he never agreed to w...
2021-02-20
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checkyourfact_958
https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/02/fact-check-ernest-hemingway-writing-sit-down-typewriter-bleed/
Claims that author Ernest Hemingway once said, "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed."
Viral Quote
2019-06-23
https://medium.com/@e_a_carr/the-bloody-typewriter-what-every-writer-needs-to-know-according-to-hemingway-fdf107c7670d
The Bloody Typewriter: What Every Writer Needs to Know According to Hemingway "There’s nothing to writing, all you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." Ernest Hemingway supposedly said that. Many attribute the quote to other writers. But Hemingway is the focus of this blog, so we’re going to say it’s a Hemingway ...
2018-05-25
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checkyourfact_963
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-cnbc-amc-silicon-valley-bank/
purports CNBC published an article linking AMC Theatres to the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Post
2023-03-13
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-cnbc-amc-silicon-valley-bank/
The article is digitally fabricated. A CNBC spokesperson denied the outlet published the purported article in an email to Check Your Fact.
2023-03-13
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checkyourfact_963
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-cnbc-amc-silicon-valley-bank/
purports CNBC published an article linking AMC Theatres to the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Post
2023-03-13
https://ground.news/article/fact-check-did-cnbc-publish-an-article-linking-amc-theatres-to-the-recent-silicon-valley-bank-collapse
FACT CHECK: Did CNBC Publish An Article Linking AMC Theatres To The Recent Silicon Valley Bank Collapse?
2023-03-20
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checkyourfact_963
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-cnbc-amc-silicon-valley-bank/
purports CNBC published an article linking AMC Theatres to the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Post
2023-03-13
https://dunyanews.tv/en/FakeNews/707516-CNBC-did-not-publish-article-linking-US-movie-theatre-group-AMC-to-Silic
CNBC did not publish article linking US movie theatre group AMC to Silicon Valley Bank collapse [...] (Reuters) - Social media users are sharing a screenshot of a purported CNBC report that links U.S. movie theater chain AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc to the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse, but the CNBC report is fa...
2023-03-16
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checkyourfact_963_ret_b4_gn
checkyourfact_963
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-cnbc-amc-silicon-valley-bank/
purports CNBC published an article linking AMC Theatres to the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Post
2023-03-13
https://www.newsweek.com/saveamc-stocks-surge-1564892
Thanks to a community on Reddit, AMC Theatres saw blockbuster success with Wednesday morning's opening of the stock market, as shares of the movie theater chain soared up by almost 300 percent. The "SaveAMC" campaign not only spread quickly on Reddit, but also trended high on Twitter and TikTok.
2021-01-28
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checkyourfact_963
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-cnbc-amc-silicon-valley-bank/
purports CNBC published an article linking AMC Theatres to the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse
Post
2023-03-13
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/25/1010382556/amc-flipped-what-could-have-been-a-faddish-blip-into-a-substantial-financial-boo
AMC Theaters is the latest stock to have gotten caught in a meme wave. But this time, the company seems to be taking advantage of the ride. [...] BERAS: AMC Theatres, the largest movie theater chain in the country. She'd never bought stock, but she loves the movies. So Brooks picked up a hundred shares at just over $7 ...
2021-06-25
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checkyourfact_966
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/11/fact-check-national-gallery-london-painting-putin/
purports the National Gallery in London is removing a famous painting because one of the figures resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin
Post
2023-03-30
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/11/fact-check-national-gallery-london-painting-putin/
The claim is false. A spokesperson for the National Gallery in London denied the gallery was removing the painting.
2023-03-30
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checkyourfact_966
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/11/fact-check-national-gallery-london-painting-putin/
purports the National Gallery in London is removing a famous painting because one of the figures resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin
Post
2023-03-30
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/11/fact-check-national-gallery-london-painting-putin/
A post shared on Twitter purports the National Gallery in London is removing Jan van Eyck’s "The Arnolfini Portrait" because one of the figures in the painting resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin. [...] The post alleges the London gallery is planning to remove the painting due to the depiction of a person too cl...
2023-04-11
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checkyourfact_966
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/11/fact-check-national-gallery-london-painting-putin/
purports the National Gallery in London is removing a famous painting because one of the figures resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin
Post
2023-03-30
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-london-gallery-not-removing-painting-putin-115516434301
No, London gallery isn’t removing painting for Putin likeness CLAIM: The National Gallery in London is removing a portrait by Jan van Eyck due to complaints that the painting resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin. [...] One Twitter post with more than 10,000 likes shared the image with a caption that reads: "BELIE...
2023-04-05
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checkyourfact_966
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/11/fact-check-national-gallery-london-painting-putin/
purports the National Gallery in London is removing a famous painting because one of the figures resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin
Post
2023-03-30
https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/05/09/londons-national-gallery-drops-disgraced-sackler-family-name-from-its-wallswill-the-vanda-follow-suit
The National Gallery in London is the latest UK institution to remove the Sackler name from its walls. Room 34, which houses works by 17th- and 18th-century British artists, has been called the Sackler Room since 1992, but a sign bearing the family name was removed last week according to the Sunday Times. A scene in th...
2022-05-09
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checkyourfact_966
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/11/fact-check-national-gallery-london-painting-putin/
purports the National Gallery in London is removing a famous painting because one of the figures resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin
Post
2023-03-30
https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/17/business/putin-wealth-sanctions-invs/index.html
Dubbed "Putin’s Palace," the 190,000 square-foot mega-mansion was purportedly built for his personal use with funds from billionaire oligarchs, whom he allegedly allowed to flourish in Russia’s notoriously corrupt economy so long as they shared the wealth – with him. [...] Krivonogikh has declined to comment about Puti...
2022-03-17
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checkyourfact_967
checkyourfact_967
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/11/fact-check-joe-biden-ground-zero-day-after-9-11-september-12/
President Joe Biden claimed in a Sept. 11, 2023 speech that he was in New York City where the World Trade Center towers fell the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Joe Biden
2023-09-11
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/11/fact-check-joe-biden-ground-zero-day-after-9-11-september-12/
Biden was likely in Washington D.C. the entire day. A White House spokesperson pointed to a visit to the site on Sept. 20, 2001.
2023-09-11
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checkyourfact_967
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/11/fact-check-joe-biden-ground-zero-day-after-9-11-september-12/
President Joe Biden claimed in a Sept. 11, 2023 speech that he was in New York City where the World Trade Center towers fell the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Joe Biden
2023-09-11
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-start-full-day-9-11-memorial-events-ground-zero-n1278591
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden visited all three sites of the Sept. 11 attacks Saturday as the nation marked the 20th anniversary of that day. [...] Biden — who praised Bush's remarks about the nation's response to 9/11 as "a genuinely good speech about who we are" — was marking the milestone anniversary, his first a...
2021-09-11
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checkyourfact_967
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/11/fact-check-joe-biden-ground-zero-day-after-9-11-september-12/
President Joe Biden claimed in a Sept. 11, 2023 speech that he was in New York City where the World Trade Center towers fell the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Joe Biden
2023-09-11
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2771577/
Speaking to the nation in a recorded address yesterday from the White House, the president addressed the nation and the families of the 2,977 people from more than 90 nations who were killed that fateful day at the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a countryside field in Shanksv...
2021-09-11
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checkyourfact_967
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/11/fact-check-joe-biden-ground-zero-day-after-9-11-september-12/
President Joe Biden claimed in a Sept. 11, 2023 speech that he was in New York City where the World Trade Center towers fell the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Joe Biden
2023-09-11
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-ground-zero-day-after-911/
In a Sept. 11, 2023, speech commemorating the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Biden said he visited the ruins of the World Trade Center at ground zero the day after the attacks took place. The evidence says otherwise. In a commemorative speech on Sept. 11, 2023, the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in which th...
2023-12-15
False
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checkyourfact_973
checkyourfact_973
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/20/fact-check-gates-musk-twitter-files/
purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files
Post
2023-01-17
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/20/fact-check-gates-musk-twitter-files/
The claim is false. Gates disabled Twitter replies from users who don’t follow his verified account in July 2020, Reuters reported.
2023-01-17
False
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checkyourfact_973_ret_b0_gn
checkyourfact_973
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/20/fact-check-gates-musk-twitter-files/
purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files
Post
2023-01-17
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/20/fact-check-gates-musk-twitter-files/
A post shared on Facebook purports Microsoft founder Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after the platform’s CEO Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest round of the "Twitter Files." [...] The Facebook post purports Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest round...
2023-01-20
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checkyourfact_973_ret_b13_gn
checkyourfact_973
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/20/fact-check-gates-musk-twitter-files/
purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files
Post
2023-01-17
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/04/business/elon-musk-twitter-files-comments/index.html
Twitter owner Elon Musk spoke out on Saturday evening about the so-called "Twitter Files," a long tweet thread posted by journalist Matt Taibbi, who had been provided with details about behind-the-scenes discussions on Twitter’s content moderation decision-making, including the call to suppress a 2020 New York Post sto...
2022-12-04
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checkyourfact_973
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/20/fact-check-gates-musk-twitter-files/
purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files
Post
2023-01-17
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/478973-elon-musks-twitter-files-dont-mention-let-alone-expose-bill-gates-fact-check.html
Elon Musk’s Twitter Files don’t mention, let alone "expose" Bill Gates — fact check - Social media posts claim Elon Musk’s Twitter Files "exposed" Bill Gates "so hard" that the Microsoft co-founder turned off comments on his tweets. But the Twitter Files, released in December 2022, don’t discuss Gates. And Gates turned...
2023-02-04
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checkyourfact_973_ret_b3_gn
checkyourfact_973
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/20/fact-check-gates-musk-twitter-files/
purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files
Post
2023-01-17
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/27/tweets/no-bill-gates-wasnt-suspended-twitter-following-el/
Shortly after Tesla CEO Elon Musk reached a deal to purchase Twitter, a viral social media rumor took off that falsely claimed Musk, the world’s richest man, had immediately banned from the platform another man who once held that title: Bill Gates. "Damn Elon moves quick," said one widely shared tweet, which included a...
2022-04-25
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checkyourfact_979
checkyourfact_979
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/27/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-tweet-disgusted-donald-trump-keep-money/
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn."
Viral Quote
2020-04-01
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/27/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-tweet-disgusted-donald-trump-keep-money/
There is no record of Pelosi ever tweeting this statement. The tweet has been fabricated.
2020-04-01
False
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checkyourfact_979_ret_b0_gn
checkyourfact_979
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/27/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-tweet-disgusted-donald-trump-keep-money/
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn."
Viral Quote
2020-04-01
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nancy-pelosi-disgusted-trump-tweet/
In December 2017, an image purportedly showing an oddly spaced and strangely punctuated message posted to Twitter by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, expressing disgust with President Donald Trump's stance on a recently passed (and highly controversial) tax reform bill, received viral attention: It is this type of w...
2017-12-29
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checkyourfact_979
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/27/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-tweet-disgusted-donald-trump-keep-money/
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn."
Viral Quote
2020-04-01
https://www.factcheck.org/2018/10/fake-pelosi-tweet-pops-up-again/
Q: Did Nancy Pelosi say, "I am disgusted with ‘President’ Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn"? [...] The phony tweet says: "I am disgusted with ‘President’ Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn. It is this type of wide spread theft of public resources that keeps America from b...
2018-10-03
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checkyourfact_979
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/27/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-tweet-disgusted-donald-trump-keep-money/
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn."
Viral Quote
2020-04-01
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-tweeted-a-misleading-video-of-nancy-pelosi-heres-the-real-thing
By — Julia Griffin Julia Griffin By — Molly Finnegan Molly Finnegan Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-tweeted-a-misleading-video-of-nancy-pelosi-heres-the-real-thing Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Trump ...
2019-05-25
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checkyourfact_994
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-obama-500000-pedophiles/
President Obama released 500,000 pedophiles from background check database
Viral post
2023-07-28
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-obama-500000-pedophiles/
The claim is inaccurate. Certain fugitives from the database following a definition change, which doesn’t single out pedophiles.
2023-07-28
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checkyourfact_994
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-obama-500000-pedophiles/
President Obama released 500,000 pedophiles from background check database
Viral post
2023-07-28
https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/05/fact-check-obama-did-not-remove-500000-pedophiles-from-government-databases.html
Did former President Barack Obama remove half a million pedophiles from government online databases? No, that's not true: The claim refers to changes in criminal record-keeping. The Trump administration issued the memo in February 2017 that more narrowly defined a "fugitive from justice" as a person with an arrest warr...
2023-05-04
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checkyourfact_994
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-obama-500000-pedophiles/
President Obama released 500,000 pedophiles from background check database
Viral post
2023-07-28
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/05/05/no-obama-didnt-remove-500000-pedophiles-from-fbi-database/70182649007/
No, Obama did not remove 500,000 pedophiles from a background check database | Fact check The claim: Obama removed 500,000 pedophiles from a background check database A May 1 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a screenshot of a 2018 news article with the headline "Obama Removed 500,000 Pedophiles From Bac...
2023-05-05
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checkyourfact_994
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-obama-500000-pedophiles/
President Obama released 500,000 pedophiles from background check database
Viral post
2023-07-28
https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-obama-remove-pedophiles-background-check-901523440708
CLAIM: Former President Barack Obama removed 500,000 pedophiles from a background check database. [...] "Obama Removed 500,000 Pedophiles From Background Check Database," reads a headline shared in a screenshot on Instagram. [...] Instead, the story references a Washington Post report from 2017 that covered the fact th...
2023-08-24
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checkyourfact_994_ret_bn_g2
checkyourfact_994
https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-obama-500000-pedophiles/
President Obama released 500,000 pedophiles from background check database
Viral post
2023-07-28
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/31/instagram-posts/claim-misrepresents-removal-of-500000-fugitives-fr/
An Instagram post claimed Obama removed 500,000 pedophiles from a background check database. [...] The People’s Voice, Obama Removed 500,000 Pedophiles From Background Check Database, March 15, 2018 [...] USA Today, No, Obama did not remove 500,000 pedophiles from a background check database | Fact check, May 5, 2023
2023-07-27
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checkyourfact_995
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/31/fact-check-who-coronavirus-infographic-unprotected-animal-sex/
Claims the WHO advised the public to not have unprotected sex with animals to prevent the coronavirus?
Evil Shatner
2020-01-29
https://www.poynter.org/?ifcn_misinformation=who-advises-population-to-avoid-having-unprotected-sex-with-animals
Explanation: Posts presented an edited version of an image posted by WHO on Twitter in January 27. In the original publication, the organization advised people to avoid contact with wild and farm animals.
2023-01-07
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checkyourfact_995_ret_bn_g4
checkyourfact_995
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/31/fact-check-who-coronavirus-infographic-unprotected-animal-sex/
Claims the WHO advised the public to not have unprotected sex with animals to prevent the coronavirus?
Evil Shatner
2020-01-29
https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/jamaica
Avoid public displays of affection. [...] - Use condoms correctly or avoid sexual contact, particularly if you are pregnant. [...] Travellers are cautioned to avoid contact with animals, including dogs, livestock (pigs, cows), monkeys, snakes, rodents, birds, and bats, and to avoid eating undercooked wild game.
2012-11-16
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factcheckni_1
factcheckni_1
https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-public-spending-in-northern-ireland-45-higher-than-in-ireland/
Public spending in Northern Ireland is 45% higher than it is in Ireland.
University of Liverpool
2021-03-31
https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-public-spending-in-northern-ireland-45-higher-than-in-ireland/
Using public expenditure as a measure of public spending, total public expenditure per person in Northern Ireland in 2015–16 was 10% higher than in Ireland. More recently, it was near par with Ireland. As a part of national output (GDP), government consumption contributed an estimated 45% more, per person, in Northern ...
2021-03-31
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factcheckni_1_ret_b10_gn
factcheckni_1
https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-public-spending-in-northern-ireland-45-higher-than-in-ireland/
Public spending in Northern Ireland is 45% higher than it is in Ireland.
University of Liverpool
2021-03-31
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/economy-watch-just-how-different-are-the-two-economies-on-the-island-of-ireland/37233173.html
Even using the modified measure of national income (GNI ), the differential remains significant. Expressed per head, GNI is more than 10% higher than GDP per head in the UK and roughly 45% higher than GDP per head in NI. [...] Looking again at the public sector, is government spending in this area indeed a key differen...
2018-08-21
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factcheckni_1_ret_b15_gn
factcheckni_1
https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-public-spending-in-northern-ireland-45-higher-than-in-ireland/
Public spending in Northern Ireland is 45% higher than it is in Ireland.
University of Liverpool
2021-03-31
https://www.assemblyresearchmatters.org/2018/03/26/public-finances-northern-ireland-key-recent-developments-might-affect/
- Bill 1: Provisions included within Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill 2017-19 that seek to ensure funding is available to the NI Civil Service for the remainder of 2017-18 and for the start of 2018-19 (45% of allocated funding), and thereby continue public service delivery in NI. But as the H...
2018-03-26
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factcheckni_101_ret_b14_gn
factcheckni_101
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/did-face-coverings-masks-become-mandatory-in-shops-and-indoor-public-spaces-in-northern-ireland-on-1-august-2020/
Face coverings/masks became “mandatory” in shops in Northern Ireland as of 1 August 2020.
Kellie Armstrong
2021-07-31
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Northern_Ireland_(2020)
- ^ a b "Face masks could be mandatory in shops by 20 August". BBC News. 23 July 2020. [...] - ^ "NI public told to wear masks in shops". BBC News. 6 August 2020. [...] - ^ McCormack, Jayne (10 August 2020). "Face coverings now compulsory for NI shoppers". BBC News.
2024-09-04
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factcheckni_101_ret_b5_gn
factcheckni_101
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/did-face-coverings-masks-become-mandatory-in-shops-and-indoor-public-spaces-in-northern-ireland-on-1-august-2020/
Face coverings/masks became “mandatory” in shops in Northern Ireland as of 1 August 2020.
Kellie Armstrong
2021-07-31
https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/news/minister-welcomes-decision-face-coverings
Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the Northern Ireland Executive’s decision to make the wearing of face coverings mandatory in shops. Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the NI Executive decision on face coverings. [...] "This is particularly important in light of the fact that shielding is due to be paused...
2020-07-23
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factcheckni_102
factcheckni_102
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/do-families-have-to-give-permission-for-covid-19-death-statistics/
The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives.
Nick Watt
2020-03-25
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/do-families-have-to-give-permission-for-covid-19-death-statistics/
The latest figures counted from the previous day (for a period from 5pm-5pm) will be published at 2pm the following day. Yesterday’s figures [referred to by Watt on Newsnight] did not cover a full 24 hour period while we adjust to the new system. These figures comprised the period from 9am 24 March to 5pm on 24 March. ...
2020-03-25
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factcheckni_102_ret_b12_gn
factcheckni_102
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/do-families-have-to-give-permission-for-covid-19-death-statistics/
The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives.
Nick Watt
2020-03-25
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reference-guide-to-consent-for-examination-or-treatment-second-edition
Guide to the legal framework that health professionals need to take account of in obtaining valid consent to examination, treatment or care. [...] Since 2001, the Department of Health guidance on consent has required NHS Trusts to adopt a model consent policy, model forms and information leaflets with the aim of ensuri...
2009-08-04
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factcheckni_102_ret_b7_gn
factcheckni_102
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/do-families-have-to-give-permission-for-covid-19-death-statistics/
The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives.
Nick Watt
2020-03-25
https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/information-governance-and-data-protection/
- Access to records of deceased people: People may request access to the records of someone who has died, for example a family member. See the NHS Transformation Directorate guidance on Access to the health and care records of deceased people and Primary Care Support England also has guidance on their website about Acc...
2023-11-01
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factcheckni_102_ret_bn_g1
factcheckni_102
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/do-families-have-to-give-permission-for-covid-19-death-statistics/
The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives.
Nick Watt
2020-03-25
https://transform.england.nhs.uk/information-governance/guidance/access-to-the-health-and-care-records-of-deceased-people/
- if you are aware of any wishes (written or verbal) of the deceased individual relating to their information being shared - if there is anything in the record which would either cause distress to the family or benefit them to know - if there is any third party information in the record; for example, information about ...
2023-02-10
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factcheckni_102_ret_bn_g7
factcheckni_102
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/do-families-have-to-give-permission-for-covid-19-death-statistics/
The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives.
Nick Watt
2020-03-25
https://www.themdu.com/guidance-and-advice/guides/disclosure-after-death
135. There are circumstances in which you must disclose relevant information about a patient who has died. For example: [...] 138. Archived records relating to deceased patients remain subject to a duty of confidentiality, although the potential for disclosing information about, or causing distress to, surviving relati...
2014-10-07
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factcheckni_104
factcheckni_104
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/how-common-is-hiv-among-heterosexuals/
41% of those living with HIV in Northern Ireland are heterosexual.
Paula Bradley
2016-08-31
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/how-common-is-hiv-among-heterosexuals/
The claim is accurate. Furthermore, Northern Ireland has observed the fastest growth in diagnoses over the past 10 years, when compared to the average both in Ireland and in the United Kingdom.
2016-08-31
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factcheckni_104_ret_b13_gn
factcheckni_104
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/how-common-is-hiv-among-heterosexuals/
41% of those living with HIV in Northern Ireland are heterosexual.
Paula Bradley
2016-08-31
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20539950
Number living with HIV in Northern Ireland rises 10% [...] The annual HIV in Northern Ireland report highlighted a continuing rise in new HIV diagnoses, up by 3%, from 80 in 2010 to 82 in 2011. [...] Gay men are the group still most at risk of acquiring HIV within the UK, while the majority of heterosexual cases are ac...
2012-11-29
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factcheckni_104
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/how-common-is-hiv-among-heterosexuals/
41% of those living with HIV in Northern Ireland are heterosexual.
Paula Bradley
2016-08-31
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-30272832
Northern Ireland has had the largest proportional increase in new cases of HIV in the UK since 2000. [...] Of the new diagnoses of HIV in Northern Ireland in 2013, 57% occurred in men who have sex with men. Seven hundred and forty-nine HIV-infected residents of Northern Ireland received care for the virus during 2013.
2014-12-01
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factcheckni_104_ret_b17_g2
factcheckni_104
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/how-common-is-hiv-among-heterosexuals/
41% of those living with HIV in Northern Ireland are heterosexual.
Paula Bradley
2016-08-31
https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/news/slight-increase-hiv-diagnosis-focus-safer-sex-and-need-early-testing
A new report from the Public Health Agency (PHA) shows that there are 1,325 people in Northern Ireland living with HIV. The ‘HIV surveillance in Northern Ireland 2022’ report also shows that 76 new cases of HIV were diagnosed here in 2021, a 12% increase from 68 in 2020. [...] "Of the 76 new cases of HIV which were dia...
2022-11-28
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factcheckni_106
factcheckni_106
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-medicinal-tea-help-with-covid-19/
Medicinal tea ‘help with’ COVID-19
Basile 'G-Star' Sery
2020-10-18
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-medicinal-tea-help-with-covid-19/
There is no evidence of tea curing or alleviating the symptoms of COVID-19. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, there are no medicines that have yet been shown to prevent or cure COVID-19.
2020-10-18
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factcheckni_106_ret_b12_gn
factcheckni_106
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-medicinal-tea-help-with-covid-19/
Medicinal tea ‘help with’ COVID-19
Basile 'G-Star' Sery
2020-10-18
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.581840/full
Traditional herbal medicines are poorly or not regulated as licensed/registered medicines in quite a few countries, including the USA, and therefore are considered "food," precluding any high-level discussion on their potential contributions to human health. Consequently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) con...
2020-09-23
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factcheckni_106
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-medicinal-tea-help-with-covid-19/
Medicinal tea ‘help with’ COVID-19
Basile 'G-Star' Sery
2020-10-18
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36647394/
The medicinal value of tea drinking in the management of COVID-19 - PMID: 36647394 - PMCID: PMC9833859 - DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12968 The medicinal value of tea drinking in the management of COVID-19 Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is presently the largest international public health event, individuals infec...
2023-01-01
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factcheckni_106_ret_bn_g11
factcheckni_106
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-medicinal-tea-help-with-covid-19/
Medicinal tea ‘help with’ COVID-19
Basile 'G-Star' Sery
2020-10-18
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-medicinal-tea-help-with-covid-19/
There is no evidence of tea curing or alleviating the symptoms of COVID-19. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, there are no medicines that have yet been shown to prevent or cure COVID-19. A weekend news report in the Sunday Life quotes Basile ‘G-Star’ Sery – who was selling medicinal tea on Facebook –...
2022-03-02
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factcheckni_109
factcheckni_109
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-1-in-4-women-in-northern-ireland-victims-of-domestic-violence/
One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence.
MKB Law
2016-07-01
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-1-in-4-women-in-northern-ireland-victims-of-domestic-violence/
Approximately one in four women in Northern Ireland are estimated to have been victims of domestic violence.
2016-07-01
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factcheckni_109_ret_b9_gn
factcheckni_109
https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-1-in-4-women-in-northern-ireland-victims-of-domestic-violence/
One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence.
MKB Law
2016-07-01
https://www.womensaidni.org/what-is-domestic-abuse/frequently-asked-questions/
Domestic abuse occurs across all groups in society, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexuality, wealth or geography. The majority of victims are women and children although research is highlighting the prevalence and context of male victims. Recent PSNI statistics show that 86% of perpetrators of domestic abu...
2024-01-01
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