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  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Buy Google

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    Did a YouTube video reveal that Elon Musk bought the search engine giant Google? No, that's not true: The video has a clickbait title, offers no details of a sale and appeared on a YouTube channel that admits its videos are fictional and have no connection to Musk. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has no record that Google, a…

    • Jan 10, 2023
    • by: Jennifer Dobner
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Buy Google No Sale
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Tom Hanks Is Linked To Hollywood Child Trafficking Conspiracy -- Clip Is From 2011 Skit

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    Does a video featuring actor Tom Hanks prove he is linked to a Hollywood child trafficking conspiracy? No, that's not true: The video is a clip of Hanks acting in a skit that aired on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" in 2011. The social media account that made the claim describes itself as satirical. The claim appeared on Instagram on January 4,…

    • Jan 10, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Tom Hanks Is Linked To Hollywood Child Trafficking Conspiracy -- Clip Is From 2011 Skit Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Tom Hanks Is Linked To Hollywood Child Trafficking Conspiracy -- Clip Is From 2011 Skit Parody Skit
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence COVID Vaccine Caused Canadian Reporter To Stumble On Air

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    Did the COVID-19 vaccine cause Canadian reporter Jessica Robb to stumble on air? No, there's no evidence that's true: Robb, a CTV News journalist who appeared to suffer a medical emergency while reporting live on air, has said that what happened was "in no way related to the COVID-19 vaccine." She added: "While I will not share private medical information…

    • Jan 10, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: NO Evidence COVID Vaccine Caused Canadian Reporter To Stumble On Air No Way Related
  • Fact Check: McCarthy Did NOT Post Twitter Poll Asking If He Should Step Down as 'head of Congress'

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    Did newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweet a poll asking Americans if he should step down as the "head of Congress"? No, that's not true: A review of McCarthy's official Twitter account found no such tweet, and there is no single "head" of the U.S. Congress, a title that is not used by members of Congress. The claim appeared…

    • Jan 9, 2023
    • by: Jennifer Dobner
    Fact Check: McCarthy Did NOT Post Twitter Poll Asking If He Should Step Down as 'head of Congress' Not McCarthy's
  • Fact Check: CDC Reports Do NOT Show More Than 16,000 People Have Died Because Of COVID Vaccination

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    Has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded more than 16,000 people who have died within a few days of taking the COVID-19 vaccine where the deaths were proven to have been caused by the vaccine? No, that's not true: Only nine deaths of some 18,500 preliminary reports of death have been causally associated with vaccination for coronavirus.…

    • Jan 9, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: CDC Reports Do NOT Show More Than 16,000 People Have Died Because Of COVID Vaccination Few Deaths
  • Fact Check: IRS Is NOT Offering $540 Per Month In Health Credits In 2023

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    Is the IRS offering Americans "additional spending" in 2023? No, that's not true: Neither the government nor the IRS are offering a new cash stimulus to people who make under $50,000 and who are not on Medicaid or Medicare. The claim appeared in a video published on Facebook on January 4, 2023, under the title "Claim Your $540/Month In Health…

    • Jan 9, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: IRS Is NOT Offering $540 Per Month In Health Credits In 2023 No New Money
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Activist Liam Coward Died As Result Of COVID Vaccine

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    Did activist Liam Coward die as a result of the COVID-19 vaccine? No, there's no evidence that's true: Although the exact cause of Coward's sudden passing is not known, there is nothing to indicate it had anything to do with the vaccine. His partner said that Coward suffered a "tragic accident" on December 30, 2022, and was placed in a…

    • Jan 9, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Activist Liam Coward Died As Result Of COVID Vaccine Accident
  • Fact Check: Nielsen Ratings Is NOT Offering $2,000 In Financial Assistance To New Households; It's Not Nielsen, There's No Cash

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    Is the television ratings and marketing company Nielsen offering $2,000 in financial assistance to consumers who sign up for downloads and survey participation? No, that's not true: The claim uses a domain address different from Nielsen's, and the link in the post that promises financial help does not lead to an official Nielsen website. The claim appeared on Facebook on…

    • Jan 9, 2023
    • by: Jennifer Dobner
    Fact Check: Nielsen Ratings Is NOT Offering $2,000 In Financial Assistance To New Households; It's Not Nielsen, There's No Cash No $$$ Help
  • Fact Check: Myocarditis, Pericarditis Did NOT Increase Nearly Eightfold In Swindon, England, After COVID Shots Began

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    Did the incidence of the heart conditions myocarditis and pericarditis increase nearly eightfold in the English town of Swindon after the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The numbers, which were released through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, were initially misreported by the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust due to an Excel spreadsheet "formula…

    • Jan 9, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Myocarditis, Pericarditis Did NOT Increase Nearly Eightfold In Swindon, England, After COVID Shots Began Numbers Error
  • Fact Check: There Are NOT 'Massive Structures' Or 'Lost City' Located Below Antarctica

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    Are there massive hidden structures located below Antarctica, hiding a "lost city unlike any other"? No, that's not true: There is no written record, geological or archeological evidence to prove that there are hidden structures or a lost city underneath Antarctica. Images shared in an article published by TheDailyWorld.NET are either altered versions of authentic photographs or scenes from the…

    • Jan 9, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: There Are NOT 'Massive Structures' Or 'Lost City' Located Below Antarctica Altered Photos
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    Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT Warn Eggs Are Causing Thousands Of People To 'Suddenly' Form Blood Clots

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