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  • Fact Check: Rice Krispies Mascot 'Pop' Was NOT Rebranded As Transgender Character

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    Did the Kellogg Company announce that Pop, one of the cartoon mascots for the company's Rice Krispies cereal, was rebranded as a transgender character? No, that's not true: A Kellogg spokesperson confirmed with Lead Stories that the claim is false. Also, a supposed screenshot of a CNN article that reported on the change does not show a real CNN article.…

    • May 24, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Rice Krispies Mascot 'Pop' Was NOT Rebranded As Transgender Character Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: Omega-3 Capsules Are NOT Harmful To Human Body

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    Do omega-3 capsules harm the human body by corroding it via a chemical reaction? No, that's not true: The National Institutes of Health does not describe stomach erosion as a possible side effect after consuming omega-3 pills and an expert called the claim "tenuous." The claim appeared in a Facebook post on May 22, 2022, with the caption "Pay Attention!"…

    • May 24, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Omega-3 Capsules Are NOT Harmful To Human Body Not Harmful
  • Fact Check: Alec Baldwin Was NOT Arrested, Sentenced To Death By US Military On May 16, 2022

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    Was actor Alec Baldwin arrested, convicted and then sentenced to death by the U.S. military? No, no part of the claim is true: Baldwin was seen in a New York City park with his children a day before the story making the death-sentence claim was published. The claim was published by Real Raw News, a site known for writing false…

    • May 24, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Alec Baldwin Was NOT Arrested, Sentenced To Death By US Military On May 16, 2022 Fact Check: Alec Baldwin Was NOT Arrested, Sentenced To Death By US Military On May 16, 2022 Out For A Walk
  • Fact Check: Tom Vilsack Was NOT Hanged By Military At Guantanamo Bay On May 16, 2022

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    Was Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack hanged by the U.S. military at Guantanamo Bay on May 16, 2022? No, that's not true: The claim is the latest in a series of falsehoods about Vilsack published by Real Raw News, a website known for its self-proclaimed "humor, parody, and satire." The claim appeared in an article (archived here) titled "Military Hangs…

    • May 24, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Tom Vilsack Was NOT Hanged By Military At Guantanamo Bay On May 16, 2022 Alive, Active
  • Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Have News Report On April 22, 2022, About New Program That Could Earn Americans Up To $50,000

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    Was there a CNN news report on April 22, 2022, about a new program that could earn Americans up to $50,000? No, that's not true: Instead, a video that claimed that such a financial program has "been all over the news lately" used stock footage posing as a CNN news report to advertise a business. The claim appeared in a…

    • May 23, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Have News Report On April 22, 2022, About New Program That Could Earn Americans Up To $50,000 Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Have News Report On April 22, 2022, About New Program That Could Earn Americans Up To $50,000 Fake Newscast
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Monkeypox Is Biological Warfare

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    Are governments waging biological war via monkeypox? No, that's not true: There's zero evidence monkeypox virus, the virus that causes monkeypox, is being used by governments to cause disease. Monkeypox was first identified in humans in 1970. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) by RED PILL USA 17 on May 22, 2022. The post includes a short…

    • May 23, 2022
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Monkeypox Is Biological Warfare No Bio War
  • Fact Check: It's NOT True That 'Not One Real Video Has Surfaced' From 2022 Russia-Ukraine Conflict

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    Is it true that "not one real video has surfaced" from the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: There is an abundance of footage showing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The claim appeared in a Facebook post on May 20, 2022. The post, which contained several claims and featured images of figures from the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA)…

    • May 23, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: It's NOT True That 'Not One Real Video Has Surfaced' From 2022 Russia-Ukraine Conflict Various Videos
  • Fact Check: Sniper Wali Did NOT Say That Fraudulent Scheme Was Organized In Ukraine To Steal US Military Aid

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    Did the Canadian sniper known by the pseudonym Wali claim that a fraudulent scheme was organized in Ukraine to steal U.S. military aid? No, that's not true: In a conversation with a journalist from the Canadian edition of La Presse, which the authors of the claim refer to, Wali does not say a word about theft. The number of virtually…

    • May 23, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Sniper Wali Did NOT Say That Fraudulent Scheme Was Organized In Ukraine To Steal US Military Aid Conjecture
  • Fact Check: Water Fluoridation Did NOT Result From Government Request For Scientists To Find A Use For Surplus Fluoride

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    Did the government ask scientists to find another use for fluoride, which had been used to make nuclear weapons, pesticides and herbicides, because 'there was too much of it"? Did someone "decide" that it would strengthen teeth -- and then fluoride was added to toothpaste, mouthwash and eventually the water supply? No, that's not true: This is not the history…

    • May 20, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Water Fluoridation Did NOT Result From Government Request For Scientists To Find A Use For Surplus Fluoride Not History
  • Fact Check: Biden Is NOT 'Set to Sell America's Sovereignty to Globalists' At The World Health Organization

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    Is President Joe Biden "set to sell America's sovereignty to globalists" at the World Health Organization (WHO)? No, that's not true: Proposed U.S. amendments to WHO rules are aimed at strengthening the organization's ability to prevent, detect and respond to public health emergencies. The amendments do not suggest that the United States, nor any country, cede its sovereignty. WHO has…

    • May 20, 2022
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Biden Is NOT 'Set to Sell America's Sovereignty to Globalists' At The World Health Organization Not For Sale
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  • Fact Check: Breast Milk 'Leakage' Does NOT Contain 'All The Impurity That's In The Mother's Body' Med Misinfo

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  • Fact Check: NO Truth To Claim Of Planned Racial Attack In Bowie, Maryland, Walmart On May 24, 2022 No Threat

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    • May 26, 2022
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  • Fact Check: Old Stock Photos Of Monkeypox Lesions Do NOT Mean Fraud By Press Stock Photo

    Fact Check: Old Stock Photos Of Monkeypox Lesions Do NOT Mean Fraud By Press

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    • May 25, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson

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