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  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Praise Taliban For Wearing Masks During Attack

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    Did CNN praise the Taliban for wearing masks in Afghanistan? No, that's not true: The image of a CNN chyron claiming Taliban fighters were wearing masks as they attacked is fake -- it is from the Babylon Bee, a conservative satire website. The claim appeared as a post (archived here) where it was published on Facebook on August 14, 2021.…

    • Aug 16, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Praise Taliban For Wearing Masks During Attack It's A Joke
  • Fact Check: Female Weightlifter Did NOT Suffer 'Tragic Testicle Injury' Just Weeks Before Tokyo Olympics

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    Did New Zealand female weightlifter Laurel Hubbard suffer from a testicular injury just weeks before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? No, that's not true: the claim is lifted from from The Babylon Bee, a satirical website that writes about "Christian stuff, political stuff, and everyday life." The story, titled "Female Weightlifter Suffers Tragic Testicle Injury Just Weeks Before Tokyo Olympics," got…

    • Jun 24, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Female Weightlifter Did NOT Suffer 'Tragic Testicle Injury' Just Weeks Before Tokyo Olympics Satire
  • Fact Check: Chicago Police Are NOT Required To Ask Consent Of Arrestees

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    Is the Chicago Police Department now requiring its officers to ask for consent before arresting criminals? No, that's not true: The claim came from a satirical website, and a spokesperson for the Chicago Police Department said the claim is "not accurate." The story originated in The Babylon Bee, a conservative news satire website (archived here). It was then published on…

    • May 26, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Chicago Police Are NOT Required To Ask Consent Of Arrestees Satire
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Claim Colorado Shooter Was Factually Arabic But Morally White

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    Did CNN run a caption saying the shooter who killed 10 people in Boulder, Colorado, on March 22, 2021, was factually Arabic but morally white? No, that's not true: the screenshot with the caption originated on a satire site but took on a life of its own when it went viral independently and was taken to be real by several…

    • Mar 25, 2021
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Claim Colorado Shooter Was Factually Arabic But Morally White Satire
  • Fact Check: Article Titled 'To Fight White Supremacy, Coca-Cola Discontinues Vanilla Coke' Is Satire

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    Did the Coca-Cola company discontinue "Vanilla Coke" in an effort to fight white supremacy? No, that's not true: This story, a satirical spin-off of a real controversy regarding online diversity training and Coca-Cola, was published originally by the well-known satire website The Babylon Bee. The story has been duplicated and spread by several other websites and blogs that are not…

    • Feb 24, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Article Titled 'To Fight White Supremacy, Coca-Cola Discontinues Vanilla Coke' Is Satire Satire
  • Fact Check: Eight Years Were NOT Lost When the Gregorian Calendar Was Unveiled in the 1500s, Mayan Calendar Apocalypse NOT Foretold

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    Were eight years lost when the Gregorian calendar was introduced in 1582, meaning that the global apocalypse supposedly foretold in the Mayan calendar for 2012 actually was supposed to happen in 2020? No, that's not true: Only 10 days were lost when the Gregorian calendar replaced the Julian calendar because it is more accurate. Besides, the Mayan calendar did not…

    • Jan 5, 2021
    • by: Arthur Brice
    Fact Check: Eight Years Were NOT Lost When the Gregorian Calendar Was Unveiled in the 1500s, Mayan Calendar Apocalypse NOT Foretold Days Skipped
  • Fact Check: Twitter Did NOT Shut Down Entire Network To Slow Spread Of Negative Biden News

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    Did Twitter shut down its entire network to slow the spread of negative news about Joe Biden? No, that's not true: the story was published by The Bablylon Bee (a satire website) after Twitter did experience some downtime shortly after a controversial story from the New York Post was blocked on Twitter under their hacked materials policy (which they later…

    • Oct 16, 2020
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Twitter Did NOT Shut Down Entire Network To Slow Spread Of Negative Biden News Satire
  • Fact Check: Fisher-Price Did NOT Release 'My First Peaceful Protest' Playset

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    Did Fisher-Price release 'My First Peaceful Protest' playset with a house that children can set ablaze? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim published by a well-known satire website. This satire piece stems from the recent protests that have been happening across the United States following the death of George Floyd. The claim originated in an article published…

    • Sep 23, 2020
    • by: Victoria Eavis
    Fact Check: Fisher-Price Did NOT Release 'My First Peaceful Protest' Playset Satire
  • Fact Check: Lakers Players Did NOT Wear Special Lace Collars To Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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    Did LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the Los Angeles Lakers' leading scorers this season, wear lace collars to honor the life of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after her death? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim published by a known satire website. Neither James, Davis, nor any other NBA players have worn lace collars in the…

    • Sep 23, 2020
    • by: Victoria Eavis
    Fact Check: Lakers Players Did NOT Wear Special Lace Collars To Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Satire
  • Fact Check: Netflix Did NOT Clarify Its Content Is 'Mostly Pedophilia-Free' In Response To 'Cuties' Backlash

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    Did Netflix tweet that its content is "mostly pedophila-free" in response to criticism over its streaming of "Cuties"? No, that's not true: The claim was made in a satire article on a popular satire site. However, several non-satire sites republished the claim without satire labeling. It also became a meme that appeared to be taken seriously by those who shared…

    • Sep 13, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Netflix Did NOT Clarify Its Content Is 'Mostly Pedophilia-Free' In Response To 'Cuties' Backlash A Joke
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