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  • Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT 'Accidentally' Send $6 Billion To Ukraine -- Funds Will Be Used For Future Aid

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    Did the United States transfer $6 billion to Ukraine by mistake? No, that's not true: In the summer of 2023, the Pentagon admitted that it overestimated the value of military gear sent to Ukraine due to an accounting mistake but the money was not misspent or even spent. It is still there as of this writing and will be used…

    • Sep 19, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT 'Accidentally' Send $6 Billion To Ukraine -- Funds Will Be Used For Future Aid Not Misspent
  • Fact Check: US Marines in Maui Did NOT 'Tactically Abort A Gunfight With National Guardsmen'

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    Did U.S. Marines in Maui "tactically abort a gunfight with National Guardsmen"? No, that's not true: The website this claim was made on carries a disclaimer stating that it publishes satirical content. The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw News on September 11, 2023, titled "Marines in Maui: "We're in the Shit!"" (archived here), which opened: United…

    • Sep 14, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: US Marines in Maui Did NOT 'Tactically Abort A Gunfight With National Guardsmen' Satirical Site
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Maui Houseless Residents Evicted In 2023 With 'Nowhere To Go'

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    Does a video shared to social media in September 2023 show Maui residents "being arrested for camping on the beach with nowhere to go" following the destructive wildfires that killed at least 115 people? No, that's not true: The video in question was filmed in 1985 as part of a documentary showcasing a group of houseless native Hawaiians in the…

    • Sep 14, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Maui Houseless Residents Evicted In 2023 With 'Nowhere To Go' 1985 Oahu Doc
  • Fact Check: UK's MI6 Did NOT Reveal 'Weather Weapon' Used To Cause Wildfires In Hawaii

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    Did the UK's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) reveal in August 2023 that the wildfires in Hawaii were caused by a "weather weapon" developed by the U.S. government? No, that's not true: The claim is part of a Chinese disinformation campaign. Additionally, there is no credible information or evidence to suggest that the wildfires in Hawaii were caused by such a…

    • Sep 13, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: UK's MI6 Did NOT Reveal 'Weather Weapon' Used To Cause Wildfires In Hawaii China Disinfo
  • Fact Check: Demo Video And Blue Objects Do NOT Prove A Laser Caused Hawaii's Maui Fires

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    Do an unburned blue car and beach umbrella seen in a social-media video about the August 2023 wildfire that ravaged the town of Lahaina on Hawaii's island of Maui prove that lasers caused the blaze since the color blue can resist lasers? No, that's not true: The video that touted this widespread claim was marked "For entertainment only." Two additional…

    • Sep 11, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Demo Video And Blue Objects Do NOT Prove A Laser Caused Hawaii's Maui Fires Blue Burns
  • Fact Check: 2,000 Kids NOT Missing From Maui A Month After 2023 Wildfires -- School Enrollment Data β‰  Missing Persons Data

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    Were 2,000 kids missing in Maui a month after the wildfires of August 2023? No, that's not true: There are not 2,000 missing children on the island of Maui, Hawaii Governor Josh Green's office told Lead Stories on September 11, 2023. The claim was built on school enrollment data and not missing persons data. The official count of missing people…

    • Sep 11, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 2,000 Kids NOT Missing From Maui A Month After 2023 Wildfires -- School Enrollment Data β‰  Missing Persons Data Not Lost
  • Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Reveal Plan To 'Increase The Number and Intensity of Extreme Weather Events'

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    Did President Joe Biden announce in September 2023 that his administration intends to "increase the number and intensity of the extreme weather events"? No, that's not true: A social media video used incomplete footage of a speech to imply that Biden intends to use weather wizardry to bolster fears about climate change. In remarks on September 2, 2023, Biden discussed…

    • Sep 8, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Reveal Plan To 'Increase The Number and Intensity of Extreme Weather Events' Climate Change
  • Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Appoint FEMA Director Before Maui Fires, Did NOT Confirm He Knew They Would Occur

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    Did the timing of President Joe Biden appointing a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director before the Maui fires and subsequently saying that director was already in Hawaii when the fires broke out confirm Biden knew the wildfires would occur? No, that's not true: Biden appointed Robert J. Fenton Jr., a regional administrator for FEMA, as chief federal response coordinator…

    • Sep 7, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Appoint FEMA Director Before Maui Fires, Did NOT Confirm He Knew They Would Occur No Time Issue
  • Fact Check: Obamas Do NOT Have Maui Estate That Would Have Been Affected By August 2023 Wildfires

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    Do former President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama own an estate in Maui, Hawaii, and was that supposed Maui estate "spared from the fires" that affected Maui in early August 2023? No, that's not true: The Obamas do not own an estate in Maui, where the fires primarily spread. Rather, they are reportedly developing a property in Oahu,…

    • Aug 31, 2023
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Obamas Do NOT Have Maui Estate That Would Have Been Affected By August 2023 Wildfires It's On Oahu
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People Chanting 'Fk (Fuck) Joe Biden' in Maui -- It Was Digitally Altered

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    Did the "entire population" of Hawaii chant "Fk (Fuck) Joe Biden" during the president's visit to Maui on August 21, 2023? No, that's not true: A short clip on social media did not show any supposed protesters, and footage of the same event, captured by two news outlets independent of one another, established that nobody was chanting anything during this…

    • Aug 28, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People Chanting 'Fk (Fuck) Joe Biden' in Maui -- It Was Digitally Altered Edited
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