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  • Fact Check: Images Of 'Arrested' Putin Are NOT Authentic

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    Do viral images of Russian President Vladimir Putin actually show him being arrested? No, that's not true: The "photos" were created by AI-based software, and, as of this writing, Putin is not under arrest, despite a warrant issued by the International Criminal Court. The claim appeared in a post published on Facebook on March 26, 2023. It contained a video…

    • Mar 28, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Images Of 'Arrested' Putin Are NOT Authentic AI-Generated
  • Fact Check: 'Pope Drip' Image Is NOT Real -- Photo of Pope Francis In White Puffer Coat Is An AI Creation

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    Did Pope Francis appear walking on the street wearing a high-fashion white puffer coat? No, that's not true: This image is one of a series of four AI-generated images which were posted on the subreddit forum r/midjourney, "an official subreddit for Midjourney related content." Midjourney is an artificial intelligence program that creates images from natural language prompts. The images were…

    • Mar 27, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 'Pope Drip' Image Is NOT Real -- Photo of Pope Francis In White Puffer Coat Is An AI Creation AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Declare 'Pedophiles Have A Special Place In Heaven'

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    Did Pope Francis say that pedophiles have a special place in heaven? No, that's not true: There is no record of Pope Francis saying that, as an article in NewsPunch claims. Other quotes in this article are real quotes from the pope that were taken out of context and their meaning reversed. The article was published by NewsPunch on February…

    • Feb 22, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Declare 'Pedophiles Have A Special Place In Heaven' He Didn't Say
  • Fact Check: Mother Teresa Did NOT Sell Babies, But Workers In Her Charity Were Accused Of Sales Decades After Her Death

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    Did Mother Teresa sell children from her shelters in India? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to support that claim, but a nun and another worker at a shelter for unwed mothers run by Mother Teresa's charity were arrested in 2018 and accused of selling babies, The Associated Press and other news organizations reported. The claim appeared in a…

    • Feb 16, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Mother Teresa Did NOT Sell Babies, But Workers In Her Charity Were Accused Of Sales Decades After Her Death Not Teresa
  • Fact Check: Black Eyes Of Famous People NOT Caused By COVID Vaccine -- Photos Were Taken Before Vaccine Was Available

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    Does a picture grid showing more than a dozen famous people, all of them with what seem to be black eyes, prove they got them from the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: All the images shown in the social media post were taken before December 2020, when the shots first became available. The claim appeared on Instagram on November…

    • Dec 2, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Black Eyes Of Famous People NOT Caused By COVID Vaccine -- Photos Were Taken Before Vaccine Was Available Old Pictures
  • Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Write 'Rivers Do Not Drink Their Own Water' Quote

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    Did Pope Francis write an inspirational quote that begins, "Rivers do not drink their own water"? No, that's not true: A Vatican spokeswoman told Lead Stories the quote was not authentic. The same quote is attributed to other spiritual leaders, and scholars say the quote probably has roots in an old Sanskrit proverb. The claim appeared in an Instagram post…

    • Nov 21, 2022
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Write 'Rivers Do Not Drink Their Own Water' Quote It's Sanskrit
  • Fact Check: Pope Francis Is NOT Queen Elizabeth II's Brother Or Joe Biden's Cousin

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    Are Pope Francis, the late Queen Elizabeth II and U.S. President Joe Biden members of the same family? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting this online rumor, which recycles a 24-year-old conspiracy theory. The claim appeared in a post on Instagram on October 14, 2022. The caption says: I KNOW SOME WEIRD SHIT WHEN I SEE SOME…

    • Oct 21, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Pope Francis Is NOT Queen Elizabeth II's Brother Or Joe Biden's Cousin Not Related
  • Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Slap Donald Trump's Hand -- It's A Clip From A Late-Night TV Show

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    Did Pope Francis slap Donald Trump's hand away when Trump tried to hold his hand? No, that's not true: The pope and Trump did meet at the Vatican on May 24, 2017, but the hand-touching clip is not real. That clip is from "Jimmy Kimmel Live," a late-night TV talk show. A good indicator that this clip is fake is…

    • Sep 19, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Slap Donald Trump's Hand -- It's A Clip From A Late-Night TV Show Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Slap Donald Trump's Hand -- It's A Clip From A Late-Night TV Show Comedy Clip
  • Fact Check: Clarence Thomas Did NOT Claim 'Aborted Fetus Cells' Are In COVID Vaccines In Decision Not To Take Up Challenge To NY Vaccine Mandate

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    Did Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas claim "aborted fetus cells" are in COVID vaccines in writing a decision by the Court to not take up a legal challenge by New York health care workers who opposed the state's vaccine mandate on religious grounds? No, that's not true: Thomas was quoting the petitioners' argument in the case. COVID vaccines are developed…

    • Jul 5, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Clarence Thomas Did NOT Claim 'Aborted Fetus Cells' Are In COVID Vaccines In Decision Not To Take Up Challenge To NY Vaccine Mandate No Q There
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Rothschilds, Vatican Are Trillionaires, Richest In The World

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    Does the Rothschild family have an amassed wealth of $2 trillion? Do the pope and Vatican City have a net worth of $20 trillion? No, a post making those claims does not substantiate the numbers. Both of these groups are extremely wealthy, but those numbers are not accurate based on public information. The Rothschilds' investment banking company had a net…

    • Apr 14, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Rothschilds, Vatican Are Trillionaires, Richest In The World Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Rothschilds, Vatican Are Trillionaires, Richest In The World No Sourcing
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