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  • Fact Check: NO Known Transcript Exists Of Call Between 9/11 Victim Todd Beamer And Phone Operator

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    Is there a full transcript of the conversation between Todd Beamer, a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93, and GTE Airfone operator Lisa Jefferson? No, that's not true: Although Beamer did talk to Jefferson as Flight 93 was hijacked on September 11, 2001, Jefferson did not record their call. The "transcript" claiming to be a full record of their call…

    • Apr 19, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: NO Known Transcript Exists Of Call Between 9/11 Victim Todd Beamer And Phone Operator No Transcript
  • Fact Check: Alexa Answer Does NOT Offer 'Gotcha' Proof Of Sinister Purpose Of 'Chemtrails'

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    Does Amazon's digital assistant Alexa know that the main purpose of spraying "chemtrails" is to reduce the human population on Earth? No, that's not true: Alexa can recite information found in internet search results from Microsoft's Bing or recite answers provided by people participating in a crowdsourced program called "Alexa Answers." The quality of the answers can vary depending on…

    • Apr 13, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Alexa Answer Does NOT Offer 'Gotcha' Proof Of Sinister Purpose Of 'Chemtrails' Not Credible
  • Fact Check: Jews Are NOT Stealing Christian Children, Sacrificing Them And Feeding Them Back To Non-Jews Making Them Cannibals

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    Are Jews stealing Christian children, sacrificing them and then feeding them back to non-Jews to turn them into cannibals? No, that's not true: It's an antisemitic myth that's nearly a thousand years old. Recirculated audio and video on social media are exposing a new audience to the propaganda. A spokesperson with the Anti-Defamation League said, "It is unusual to see…

    • Apr 1, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Jews Are NOT Stealing Christian Children, Sacrificing Them And Feeding Them Back To Non-Jews Making Them Cannibals Blood Libel
  • Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Send Bombers To Venezuela During Ukraine Invasion -- News Report Is From 2018

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    Did Russia send jet bombers to Venezuela during its ongoing invasion of Ukraine in 2022? No, that's not true: A CNN news report describing Russian bombers that landed in Venezuela to conduct exercises over the Caribbean was broadcast in 2018. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) on February 25, 2022. The post has a TikTok that included…

    • Mar 2, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Send Bombers To Venezuela During Ukraine Invasion -- News Report Is From 2018 2018 Report
  • Fact Check: Claim That Governments Kill Black People With Medicine Is NOT True -- 'Tribunal' Hearing Claim is NOT Real Court

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    Did author and self-proclaimed naturopathic practitioner Robert O. Young present legitimate testimony that admits that governments are using medicine to "exterminate" Black people? No, that's not true: The International Tribunal for Natural Justice (ITNJ) is not a real court of law and the statements made by Young in his "testimony" are not based in fact. The claim, which has made…

    • Jan 19, 2022
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: Claim That Governments Kill Black People With Medicine Is NOT True -- 'Tribunal' Hearing Claim is NOT Real Court Can't Prove It
  • Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence That Dick Cheney Got Arrested on Christmas Eve In 2021

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    Did former Vice President Dick Cheney get arrested on Christmas Eve in 2021? No, that's not true: A Pentagon representative told us the claim is false. There is also no evidence online from any reputable news outlet that he was arrested. Also, the claim was posted on a self-described satire website with no verifiable confirming evidence. The story originated in…

    • Dec 29, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence That Dick Cheney Got Arrested on Christmas Eve In 2021 No Evidence
  • Fact Check: Africa DID Have Half The COVID Deaths Of US In 2021, While Africa Has 4 Times The Population And Only 7% Vaccination Rate

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    Did Africa have half the COVID-19 deaths in 2021 that the United States had, with four times the population and just a 7% vaccination rate? Yes, that's mostly true, but not the whole story: The figures are ballpark, but there's no reason to quibble with them. Understanding the youthful demographic breakdown of the continent is key during a pandemic that…

    • Dec 28, 2021
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Africa DID Have Half The COVID Deaths Of US In 2021, While Africa Has 4 Times The Population And Only 7% Vaccination Rate Young vs Old
  • Fact Check: U.S. Military Did NOT Arrest Former President George W. Bush

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    Did the military arrest former President George W. Bush? No, that's not true: The 43rd president was not arrested on his Texas ranch the morning of November 13, 2021, by U.S. Special Forces. A Pentagon spokesperson told us that this information was "false." Also, the Posse Comitatus Act prevents the current president from calling upon the armed forces to make…

    • Nov 18, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: U.S. Military Did NOT Arrest Former President George W. Bush No Evidence
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    Ed Payne is a staff writer at Lead Stories. He is an Emmy Award-winning journalist as part of CNN's coverage of 9/11. Ed worked at CNN for nearly 24 years with the CNN Radio Network and CNN Digital. Most recently, he was a digital senior producer for Gray Television's Digital Content Center, the company's digital news hub for 100+ TV…

    • Oct 19, 2021
    • by: Maarten Schenk
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