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  • Fact Check: Bombardier Worker Protest Report Is NOT Real -- More Russian Propaganda

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    Did the Financial Times publish a video on social media reporting that "a Bombardier employee deliberately defaced aircraft parts to protest the company's return to the Russian market"? No that's not true: The Financial Times did not publish this report, and there are no credible reports of this type of employee sabotage happening at the Canadian aviation company. The post…

    • Nov 21, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Bombardier Worker Protest Report Is NOT Real -- More Russian Propaganda Phony FT Story
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Does NOT Show Actual Insider Saying Arizona Plans To Rig Election For Harris -- Russian Bad Actors

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    Does a video show an informant, who allegedly was once an aide to Arizona's secretary of state, telling about state plans to rig the election in favor of Kamala Harris? No, that's not true: This video is fabricated disinformation from a Russian propaganda network. A media forensics expert has identified it as one more example of the effort to spread…

    • Nov 3, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Does NOT Show Actual Insider Saying Arizona Plans To Rig Election For Harris -- Russian Bad Actors Propaganda Vid
  • Fact Check: FAKE FBI Video Announced Arrests Of Mail-In Ballot Fraud Groups -- More From Russia

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    Did the FBI publish a video reporting that it had apprehended three linked groups that had committed election fraud with mail-in ballots on behalf of the Democrats? No, that's not true: The FBI has published a statement on X that these videos are not authentic, are not from the FBI, and the content they depict is false. This bogus video…

    • Nov 2, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: FAKE FBI Video Announced Arrests Of Mail-In Ballot Fraud Groups -- More From Russia Phony FBI Vid
  • Fact Check: NO Registration On File For 'Haitians' Who Claim They Voted In Georgia For Kamala Harris -- State Official Calls It 'Classic Disinformation'

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    Does a video show "illegal Haitians" saying they're voting for Kamala Harris in Georgia in Fulton and Gwinnett counties with driver's licenses they got after becoming citizens with just six months in the United States? No, that's not true: Names on the licenses flashed in the video were not found in the Georgia database of registered voters. The Georgia Secretary…

    • Oct 31, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Registration On File For 'Haitians'  Who Claim They Voted In Georgia For Kamala Harris -- State Official Calls It 'Classic Disinformation' State Denies
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Haitian Man In Springfield, Ohio, Cutting Up Animal Or Pet With Machete; He Was Cutting Ham, Police Say

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    Does a video show a Haitian man in Springfield, Ohio, cutting up an animal or a pet with a machete in public? No, that's not true: Police said the person who shot the video told them the man was cutting up "a big ass ham." The Springfield Police Division said there is no evidence to support the claim that "a…

    • Oct 9, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Haitian Man In Springfield, Ohio, Cutting Up Animal Or Pet With Machete; He Was Cutting Ham, Police Say 'Big Ass Ham'
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sean 'Diddy' Combs Speaking From Prison In 2024 -- It's 2010 Tape About Haiti's Earthquake

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    Does a video authentically show Sean "Diddy" Combs speaking from prison in 2024? No, that's not true: The video clip in this social media post is from 2010. The primary topic of the full video was the impact of the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on the X platform on September 25, 2024,…

    • Oct 2, 2024
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sean 'Diddy' Combs Speaking From Prison In 2024 -- It's 2010 Tape About Haiti's Earthquake Out Of Context
  • Fact Check: Non-US Citizens CANNOT Get Driver's Licenses And Use That To Vote In 2024 Presidential Election

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    Can non-U.S. citizens use a driver's license to vote in U.S. elections as an X post suggested Haitian immigrants in Springfield are doing? No, that's not true: Only U.S. citizens who are older than 18 and have registered to vote can vote in the presidential election, according to the Ohio Laws and Administrative Rules website and the U.S. government website.…

    • Oct 2, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Non-US Citizens CANNOT Get Driver's Licenses And Use That To Vote In 2024 Presidential Election Citizens Only
  • Fact Check: Video From Springfield, Ohio, Does NOT Show 'Haitian Militia,' But Self-Described Israelite Group

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    Does a video on social media show a "Haitian militia" in Springfield, Ohio? No, that's not true: The video shows a group called Israel United in Christ, which describes itself as a nonviolent organization of "Israelites." The group's website says, "WE DON'T ADVOCATE OR CONDONE ANY ACTS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST ANY RACE, ETHNICITY OR GENDER!" The claim appeared in a…

    • Sep 26, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video From Springfield, Ohio, Does NOT Show 'Haitian Militia,' But Self-Described Israelite Group Separate Group
  • Fact Check: Reports Of Missing Cats In Bangor, Maine, Do NOT Prove Haitian Immigrants Were Involved With Pet Disappearances

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    Do reports of missing cats in Bangor, Maine, prove that Haitian immigrants were involved with their disappearances? No, that's not true: A Bangor police officer told Lead Stories there's nothing linking the missing cats to Haitians or any other group of people. The officer said it's much more likely that wild predators have been feeding on the felines or that…

    • Sep 25, 2024
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Reports Of Missing Cats In Bangor, Maine, Do NOT Prove Haitian Immigrants Were Involved With Pet Disappearances No Known Link
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Black Man In Springfield, Ohio, With Suitcase Full Of Frogs -- Video Took Place In Grenada

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    Did a video show several Black men in Springfield, Ohio, opening a suitcase full of frogs and showing them to the camera? No, that's not true: The video appeared earlier on TikTok with a caption that said it was from a Carnival in Grenada. It likely shows a Jab Jab masquerade where greased-up performers sometimes carry around live animals. Lead…

    • Sep 24, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Black Man In Springfield, Ohio, With Suitcase Full Of Frogs -- Video Took Place In Grenada Grenada
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