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  • Fact Check: Purple Dot On Air Quality Map Is NOT Evidence Smoke Plume Was Caused By Gold And Lithium Mining

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    Did a large plume of smoky air from Canada, which spread poor air quality conditions to many places in the U.S. in late June 2023, originate from gold and lithium mining operations in Sakami, Quebec, and not from forest fires? No, that's not true: There were many large and well-documented forest fires burning in the region near Sakami in northern…

    • Jul 10, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Purple Dot On Air Quality Map Is NOT Evidence Smoke Plume Was Caused By Gold And Lithium Mining Misinterpreted
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Tucker Carlson Warning CERN Is Opening 'A Portal To Hell' In June 2023

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    Has former Fox News TV host Tucker Carlson "broken his silence" on the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in June 2023, warning the world that the organization is opening "a portal to hell"? No, that's not true: A video circulating on social media took Carlson's words about his firing out of context and never showed the host actually saying…

    • Jun 29, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Tucker Carlson Warning CERN Is Opening 'A Portal To Hell' In June 2023 Didn't Say It
  • Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say '3 Billion People Need To Die'

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    Did Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates suggest that "3 billion people need to die"? No, that's not true: The claim on social media recycles unsupported speculations from 2019 based on a distorted quote taken out of context. The story reappeared in a post on Instagram on June 9, 2023. The caption said: Does Bill Gates really want to eliminate…

    • Jun 14, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say '3 Billion People Need To Die' Not His Words
  • Fact Check: Footage Does NOT Prove That No Plane Hit Pentagon On 9/11

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    Does footage related to the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon prove that no airplane struck the building? No, that's not true: The video -- which was published online by the FBI more than a decade ago -- only shows "recovery and investigative operations" at the Pentagon following the attack. Additionally, there are images and a thorough investigation detailed in The…

    • May 25, 2023
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Footage Does NOT Prove That No Plane Hit Pentagon On 9/11 FBI Video
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Typical Tesla Supercharger Station Line -- Queue Reportedly Happened Over Thanksgiving 2019

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    Does a video that shows a long queue for charging Tesla vehicles indicate some sort of government failure? No, that's misleading: The earliest version of this video was reportedly shot over Thanksgiving in 2019. Charging station locations have expanded since then. The claim, which has been made on other platforms, reappeared in a post on Instagram on April 6, 2023.…

    • May 17, 2023
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Typical Tesla Supercharger Station Line -- Queue Reportedly Happened Over Thanksgiving 2019 Holiday Jam
  • Fact Check: Surveillance Footage Does NOT Show Nashville School Shooter Wearing Different Shoes And Pants

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    Does police body camera footage from the March 27, 2023, mass shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, Tennessee, show that the active shooter had changed clothes and shoes sometime during the incident? No, that's not true: Two still images posted to social media originated in official footage that was recorded using different cameras in different locations of the school…

    • Apr 4, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Surveillance Footage Does NOT Show Nashville School Shooter Wearing Different Shoes And Pants Light Illusion
  • Fact Check: Rubbing Hands, Fingers Together Will NOT Cause You To Lose Weight

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    Will rubbing your hands and fingers together every morning cause you to lose weight? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such a practice will contribute to weight loss. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) posted to TikTok on July 27, 2022, by the user @medical_acupuncture, who is professionally known as Hiroko Shimoda. In the video,…

    • Mar 29, 2023
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Rubbing Hands, Fingers Together Will NOT Cause You To Lose Weight No Proof
  • Fact Check: Aborted Fetal Cells NOT Used In Artificial Flavors In Food

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    Are aborted fetal cells added to artificial flavors in food products? No, that's not true: The false claim mis-states the use of HEK 293 cells in taste research by the Senomyx company, which was purchased by Firmenich, a Swiss flavor and fragrance company, in 2018. "Neither Firmenich products nor Senomyx products have ever contained any human cell or material," Firmenich…

    • Jan 27, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Aborted Fetal Cells NOT Used In Artificial Flavors In Food Not In Food
  • Fact Check: Judge Has NOT Sentenced Young Thug To 25 Years In Prison, As Of January 12, 2023

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    Did the judge in the trial of Young Thug sentence the Atlanta rapper to 25 years in maximum-security prison, as of January 12, 2023? No, that's not true: Young Thug, whose legal name is Jeffery Williams, was not convicted -- much less sentenced -- as of January 12, 2023, when this fact check was written. The claim appeared on Facebook…

    • Jan 12, 2023
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Judge Has NOT Sentenced Young Thug To 25 Years In Prison, As Of January 12, 2023 Trial Ongoing
  • Fact Check: Chick-fil-A Did NOT Just Donate 'Another $1.8 Million To Anti-LGBTQ Groups'

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    Did Chick-fil-A just donate "another $1.8 million to anti-LGBTQ groups"? No, that's not true: The claim is a copy of a headline first published in 2019. The old story reported the fast food chain donated a combined $1.8 million to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes and the Salvation Army. Chick-fil-A has since announced a "more focused giving approach ... giving…

    • Dec 22, 2022
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Chick-fil-A Did NOT Just Donate 'Another $1.8 Million To Anti-LGBTQ Groups' Old Headline
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