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  • Fact Check: Illinois Governor Did NOT Sign Law Allowing 'Illegal Immigrants To Become Police Officers'

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    Did Illinois Gov. Jay Robert "J.B." Pritzker sign a law that will allow "illegal immigrants" to become police officers and sheriffs' deputies? No, that's not true: Neither DACA recipients nor lawful permanent residents -- the two categories of noncitizens who were allowed to join law enforcement under the new law -- are in the United States as "illegal" immigrants. Unlike…

    • Aug 8, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Illinois Governor Did NOT Sign Law Allowing 'Illegal Immigrants To Become Police Officers' 'Symbolic'
  • Fact Check: Migrants Filmed Jumping From Bus Were NOT In Germany -- Filmed In Algeria

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    Did illegal migrants in Germany evade deportation by breaking a window and jumping out of a bus moving slowly in traffic? No, that's not true: The details of this widely circulated video are not well documented, but the video was not filmed in Germany. All indications -- from the captions on the earliest copies of the video to the registration…

    • Jul 28, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Migrants Filmed Jumping From Bus Were NOT In Germany -- Filmed In Algeria In Algeria
  • Fact Check: Dutch PM Mark Rutte Did NOT Try To 'Seize Over 3000 Farms' To 'Free Land For Immigrants'

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    Did Netherlands Prime Minister Mark Rutte try to "seize over 3000 farms" to "free land for immigrants" during the unsuccessful negotiations over immigration shortly before the government's collapse in July 2023? No, that's not true: The claim was first made on Tucker Carlson's show on Fox News a year before Rutte conceded that the members of his coalition couldn't reach…

    • Jul 12, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Dutch PM Mark Rutte Did NOT Try To 'Seize Over 3000 Farms' To 'Free Land For Immigrants' Recycled Rumor
  • Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show French Protesters In Apparently Stolen Police Van In July 2023 -- It's From A Movie

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    Did a picture on social media capturing what looked like a group of armed people riding a police van portray France in early July 2023? No, that's not true: It was a screenshot from a fictional movie released in 2022. The claim appeared in a post published on Facebook on July 2, 2023. The caption said: France. 2023. This is…

    • Jul 3, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show French Protesters In Apparently Stolen Police Van In July 2023 -- It's From A Movie Movie
  • Fact Check: Batana Oil Does NOT Cleanse Organs, Repair 'Any Damage Done' To Them

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    Is batana oil a product that "thoroughly cleanses your organs and repairs any damage done to them"? No, that's not true: Batana oil is primarily used as a cosmetic product rather than for internal consumption. It is derived from the fruit of the American palm and is commonly used for hair and skin care. There is, however, no scientific evidence…

    • Jun 29, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Batana Oil Does NOT Cleanse Organs, Repair 'Any Damage Done' To Them Not A Remedy
  • Fact Check: Health Care Access And Funding In Canada NOT Contingent On Digital ID

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    Is Canada implementing a digital ID in order for their provinces to access health care and funding for citizens? No, that's not true: On February 7, 2023, the provincial premiers accepted a proposal to further fund and improve the way health care data is stored, collected, and shared. The press release on the increase of funds did not mention digital…

    • Jun 12, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Health Care Access And Funding In Canada NOT Contingent On Digital ID No Digital ID
  • Fact Check: Homeless Veterans Were NOT 'Booted' From New York State Hotel To Make Room For Immigrants

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    Were homeless veterans forced to move out from a hotel in Upstate New York so it could accommodate a "bus load of migrants" transported from New York City? No, that's not true: The supposed victims of the circumstances were not veterans -- according to their own words, they were homeless people from a local shelter recruited to act as if…

    • May 22, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Homeless Veterans Were NOT 'Booted' From New York State Hotel To Make Room For Immigrants Made-Up Story
  • Fact Check: Men Pictured In Social Media Posts Are NOT Allen, Texas, Gunman Mauricio Garcia

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    Are any of the men pictured in social media posts Mauricio Garcia, the gunman who was killed during the May 7, 2023, mass shooting at an Allen, Texas, outlet mall? No, that's not true: While a man pictured in two different posts with two different pictures shares a name with the gunman, he is not the same person nor the…

    • May 10, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Men Pictured In Social Media Posts Are NOT Allen, Texas, Gunman Mauricio Garcia Different Guy
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Depict First Honduran Migrant 'Caravan' Woman To Be Granted Asylum In US

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    Does a photo on social media depict a Honduran woman named Susana Gonzalez who was the first member of a "caravan" of migrants to be granted asylum in the United States? No, that's not true: This post depicts an old, fake meme that has been recycled online since 2018 by alt-right, conservative online platforms. The woman in the photo is…

    • May 5, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Depict First Honduran Migrant 'Caravan' Woman To Be Granted Asylum In US Old Fake Meme
  • Fact Check: Border Breach Video Is NOT US-Mexico Border -- It Shows Spanish Enclave Melilla In North Africa

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    Does this video show a large crowd of migrants scaling the fence at the U.S. border with Mexico? No, that's not true: This scene was filmed in North Africa in March 2022 as migrants from sub-Saharan Africa climbed the border fence of the Spanish enclave Melilla in a large coordinated group from the Moroccan side of the barrier. One recent…

    • May 4, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Border Breach Video Is NOT US-Mexico Border -- It Shows Spanish Enclave Melilla In North Africa Spain-Morocco
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