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  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Convoy Of Truckers 'Heading To Texas' In 2024

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    Does a viral video capture a convoy of truckers traveling to the southern border in 2024 to support Texas Governor Greg Abbott's stance on immigration? No, that's not true: The footage was posted online two years earlier. It captured truckers heading to Washington, D.C., not Texas. The story appeared in a reel (archived here) on Facebook published on January 31,…

    • Feb 5, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Convoy Of Truckers 'Heading To Texas' In 2024 2022
  • Fact Check: Canadian Journalist Did NOT Promote Nazi-Style 'Final Solution' For Unvaccinated People -- It Was 'Meant To Be Satirical'

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    Did Canadian journalist Mark Slapinski promote a Nazi-style "final solution" for people who refused to get the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: Slapinski said on one of his social media accounts that his words about unvaccinated Canadians were "meant to be satirical." The claim appeared in a post and video on Instagram on July 13, 2023, under the title…

    • Jul 14, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Canadian Journalist Did NOT Promote Nazi-Style 'Final Solution' For Unvaccinated People -- It Was 'Meant To Be Satirical' Satirical
  • Fact Check: Justin Trudeau Is NOT Under Interpol Investigation For Genocide

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    Is Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau being investigated for genocide by Interpol? No, that's not true: As of July 26, 2022, the International Criminal Police Organization made no announcement regarding Trudeau being a suspect. The article that made the claim was published on a satirical website and did not provide any evidence. The claim appeared in an article titled "Interpol:…

    • Jul 26, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
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  • Fact Check: Disney CEO Bob Chapek NOT Arrested For Human Trafficking On Or About March 17, 2022

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    Was the CEO of Disney, Bob Chapek, arrested for human trafficking in Southern California? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated story with no basis in fact. The article lacks ironic or humorous cues that would indicate it is a commentary or that this "news" is posted on a satire website, although the "About" page identifies it as satiric.…

    • Mar 18, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Disney CEO Bob Chapek NOT Arrested For Human Trafficking On Or About March 17, 2022 Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: Ottawa Will NOT Euthanize Truckers' Pets As Punishment For Convoy Protest

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    Will Ottawa euthanize truckers' pets as punishment for the convoy protest? No, that's not true: Pets were not threatened with death as a punishment for protesters getting arrested in Canada. A message was posted to Ottawa's animal control service Twitter account on February 17, 2022, telling demonstrators not to bring pets to the protest because they would be taken from…

    • Feb 25, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Ottawa Will NOT Euthanize Truckers' Pets As Punishment For Convoy Protest Won't Kill
  • Fact Check: Trucker Convoy Leader Was NOT Found Dead In Her Cell

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    Was Tamara Lich, one of the leaders of the Ottawa trucker convoy, found dead in her jail cell? No, that's not true: Lich was alive as of February 23, 2022, according to the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, where she was being detained. The spokesperson for the Ministry of the Solicitor General confirmed to Lead Stories that Lich had not been found…

    • Feb 23, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Trucker Convoy Leader Was NOT Found Dead In Her Cell Alive
  • Fact Check: Canada DID Invoke Emergencies Act For 1st Time -- But It Is Update Of War Measures Act, Last Invoked in 1970

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    Did Canada invoke its Emergencies Act for the first time ever? Yes, that's true, but Canada has had a similar law in place since Parliament adopted the War Measures Act in August 1914, shortly after the beginning of World War I. The War Measures Act was last used by then-Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau in 1970 during the October Crisis,…

    • Feb 16, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Canada DID Invoke Emergencies Act For 1st Time -- But It Is Update Of War Measures Act, Last Invoked in 1970 Historic Echo
  • Fact Check: Aerial Image Does NOT Show 'Freedom Convoy' In Canberra, Australia

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    Does an aerial image of several vehicles and hundreds of encampments on a farm show an offshoot of the "Freedom Convoy" in Canberra, Australia? No, that's not true: The image is actually of a festival site in England and was taken in 2019. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) on February 14, 2022. The post has the…

    • Feb 15, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Aerial Image Does NOT Show 'Freedom Convoy' In Canberra, Australia Not Canberra
  • Fact Check: Canadian Government Did NOT Plant Dumpster Full Of Rocks To Provoke Violence At 'Freedom Convoy'

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    Did the Canadian government leave a dumpster full of rocks in downtown Ottawa to provoke violence during the "Freedom Convoy" protests? No, that's not true: The owner of the company that owns the dumpster confirmed with Lead Stories that the dumpster and its contents were only there for a client's construction needs. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived…

    • Feb 11, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Canadian Government Did NOT Plant Dumpster Full Of Rocks To Provoke Violence At 'Freedom Convoy' Fact Check: Canadian Government Did NOT Plant Dumpster Full Of Rocks To Provoke Violence At 'Freedom Convoy' Fact Check: Canadian Government Did NOT Plant Dumpster Full Of Rocks To Provoke Violence At 'Freedom Convoy' Fact Check: Canadian Government Did NOT Plant Dumpster Full Of Rocks To Provoke Violence At 'Freedom Convoy' Already There
  • Fact Check: Judge Did NOT Order Ottawa Police To Return Seized Fuel Taken During 'Freedom Convoy'

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    Did a judge order the Ottawa Police Service to return all the fuel they seized during demonstrations related to the Canadian "Freedom Convoy"? No, that's not true: According to Canadian officials, no such court order was found. The claim appeared on a webpage (archived here) published on February 9, 2022. The title of the article read: Judge orders Ottawa police…

    • Feb 10, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Judge Did NOT Order Ottawa Police To Return Seized Fuel Taken During 'Freedom Convoy' No Such Order
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