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  • Fact Check: This Is Another Foreign Spam Network's Clickbait Bid For American Eyeballs: Disconnected Headlines, Tell-Tale Avatars

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    Does the headline on this post correctly summarize the contents? No, that's not true: This video is another example of a clickbait tactic of a spam network that deceptively captures the attention of an American audience with hot-topic headlines that bear little relation to the content of the underlying video. The video is typically a well-produced package lifted from mainstream…

    • Sep 24, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: This Is Another Foreign Spam Network's Clickbait Bid For American Eyeballs: Disconnected Headlines, Tell-Tale Avatars Clickbait
  • Fact Check: Some Circulating Photos of Public Health Officers Are NOT The Original Version -- Photo Manipulations Carry Message

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    Does this photo accurately portray the appearance of Canadian Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam? No, that's not true: This photo, which originally appeared in the Toronto Star on April 23, 2020, has been digitally altered in several ways to change how she looks. Other public health officials, such as Dr. Barbara Ferrer, public health director of Los Angeles…

    • Sep 17, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Some Circulating Photos of Public Health Officers Are NOT The Original Version -- Photo Manipulations Carry Message Altered Photo
  • Fact Check: Pelosi, Schumer And Many Others Did Not Make Confessions In Military Tribunals

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    Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and many others make confessions in military tribunals? No, that's not true: A video does not show a military tribunal with Pelosi and Schumer on trial. Instead, it's a photograph of Pelosi and Schumer at the U.S. Capitol in 2020 overlaid with audio of people talking about conspiracy theories regarding…

    • Sep 10, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Pelosi, Schumer And Many Others Did Not Make Confessions In Military Tribunals No Trial
  • Fact Check: Multiple Senators Were NOT Arrested 'At' Arizona

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    Were "senators" arrested at Arizona and does this mean that Trump is in trouble? No, that's not true: This nonsensical headline is clickbait intended to trick people into watching the video and joining the group promoted in the caption. One Arizona state senator, Tony Navarrete, was arrested on August 5, 2021, in connection with an investigation into suspected sexual conduct…

    • Sep 9, 2021
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Multiple Senators Were NOT Arrested 'At' Arizona Robo 'News'
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence That Tim Tebow Released A Quote Mentioning A Biblical Prediction Of A Cashless Society And 'Anti Christ'

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    Did former professional athlete Tim Tebow release a public message in August 2021 that mentions a biblical prediction of a cashless society and "Anti Christ"? No, there's no evidence to prove that, and plenty of evidence to show the post is part of a Facebook copy-and-paste challenge that began circulating at least as far back as 2020, from the page…

    • Aug 31, 2021
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: NO Evidence That Tim Tebow Released A Quote Mentioning A Biblical Prediction Of A Cashless Society And 'Anti Christ' No Evidence
  • Fact Check: Chairman Of Joint Chiefs Of Staff Gen. Mark Milley Was NOT Arrested

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    Was Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley recently arrested? No, that's not true: Milley attended a press briefing after a video making this and other false claims appeared on a Facebook account that pretends to be from two QAnon influencers. The claim appeared in a video published on Facebook (archived here) by a "MEL K Charlie…

    • Jul 22, 2021
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Chairman Of Joint Chiefs Of Staff Gen. Mark Milley Was NOT Arrested Not Arrested
  • Fact Check: Female Weightlifter Did NOT Suffer 'Tragic Testicle Injury' Just Weeks Before Tokyo Olympics

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    Did New Zealand female weightlifter Laurel Hubbard suffer from a testicular injury just weeks before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? No, that's not true: the claim is lifted from from The Babylon Bee, a satirical website that writes about "Christian stuff, political stuff, and everyday life." The story, titled "Female Weightlifter Suffers Tragic Testicle Injury Just Weeks Before Tokyo Olympics," got…

    • Jun 24, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Female Weightlifter Did NOT Suffer 'Tragic Testicle Injury' Just Weeks Before Tokyo Olympics Satire
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Sleeves' Or Human Bodies Used For Cloning -- It Is A Netflix Promotional Event

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    Does a video show a "sleeve," or human body used for cloning? No, that's not true. The video was copied from promotion for the Netflix show Altered Carbon. This was a presentation the streaming service used to garner attention for the show in 2018 and is not photo documentation of Hollywood elites secretly cloning people, a variation on the QAnon…

    • Jun 21, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 'Sleeves' Or Human Bodies Used For Cloning -- It Is A Netflix Promotional Event It's A TV Show
  • Fact Check: List of Indictments, Arrests and Executions Is False -- Michelle And Barack Obama, Other Celebs Were Not Killed

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    Does a list of indictments, arrests and executions reveal a number of politicians, celebrities and royals who have been executed including Barack and Michelle Obama? No, that's not true. This list is completely false. It is part of the baseless and debunked QAnon conspiracy theory: that Donald Trump is fighting a secret international cabal of child sex predators made up…

    • Jun 8, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: List of Indictments, Arrests and Executions Is False -- Michelle And Barack Obama, Other Celebs Were Not Killed Totally False
  • Fact Check: John Podesta Was NOT Executed At Gitmo

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    Was former White House Chief of Staff John Podesta executed at the U.S. government's prison facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba? No, that's not true: The claim is "false," the Department of Defense told Lead Stories. The claim was published without on-the-record attribution to knowledgeable sources or any other evidence, and without specific disclaimers saying whether the article is fiction, parody…

    • Jun 3, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: John Podesta Was NOT Executed At Gitmo No Killing
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