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  • Fact Check: RCMP Did NOT Announce Death, Antifa Links of James Smith Cree Nation Stabbing Suspects

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    Did the RCMP announce Damien Sanderson and Myles Sanderson were shot after they refused to surrender to them, and did police find antifa flags in their vehicle? No,that's not true: As of early September 5, 2022, the suspects of the September 4, 2022, stabbings that left 10 people dead in the James Smith Cree Nation in Saskatchewan remained on the…

    • Sep 5, 2022
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: RCMP Did NOT Announce Death, Antifa Links of James Smith Cree Nation Stabbing Suspects "Satire"
  • Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Stop Exploring Oceans

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    Did NASA stop investigating the deepest layers of the world's oceans 34 years ago? No, that's not true: NASA's main exploration ventures are in space, but, according to the agency's website, it still explores the ocean, too. A claim asserting that NASA has stopped its oceanographic work appeared in an Instagram video on August 30, 2022. The video appears to…

    • Sep 2, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Stop Exploring Oceans Still Active
  • Fact Check: Starbucks Is NOT 'Going Cashless' As Of August 2022

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    Is Starbucks "going cashless" regarding payment options for customers as of August 2022? No, that's not true: The article seen in this particular post that includes comments made by the Starbucks CEO fails to disclose that the cashless option was concerning the 2020 pandemic -- not a permanent change to cashless payments at all Starbucks stores. Starbucks also debunked this…

    • Sep 2, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Starbucks Is NOT 'Going Cashless' As Of August 2022 Cash Is In
  • Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence UK Schoolchildren Are Being Coached To Befriend Pedophiles

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    Are these posts proof that British elementary school students and kindergarteners are being taught to tolerate sexual abuse? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to authenticate pictures of a brochure about strangers who approach, with the brochure saying, "do not call him a pedophile." Posts about the brochure first appeared on a Russian social media platform, citing an un-named…

    • Sep 1, 2022
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence UK Schoolchildren Are Being Coached To Befriend Pedophiles Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence UK Schoolchildren Are Being Coached To Befriend Pedophiles Contradictions
  • Fact Check: Injured Young Man IS NOT Unidentified -- It's A Ruse To Trick People To Share The Post

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    Was a young man who was not carrying any identification hit by a car locally, and is the public's help now needed to identify him? No, that's not true: The teen in the photo was involved in a serious crash with a car on June 8, 2022, while he was riding his bicycle in the port town of Grimsby, in…

    • Aug 31, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Injured Young Man IS NOT Unidentified -- It's A Ruse To Trick People To Share The Post Misused Photos
  • Fact Check: Entering ATM PIN Number Backward Does NOT Alert Police To ATM Crime

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    Does a person alert the police to a robbery in progress if they enter their ATM PIN number backward? No, that's not true: The executive director of the ATM Industry Association (ATMIA) told Lead Stories, that while a patent and old legislation does exist for this type of technology, it has never been implemented in any ATM or banking system.…

    • Aug 25, 2022
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Entering ATM PIN Number Backward Does NOT Alert Police To ATM Crime Patent Idle
  • Fact Check: Canada Is NOT 'Killing Poor People'

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    Is Canada killing poor people? No, that's not true: Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) is legal in Canada but "being poor as your only 'condition' would clearly not meet the eligibility criteria for MAID," Canadian law professor Jocelyn Downie told Lead Stories. Applicants must meet all of five criteria. Economic trouble, poverty or any related term is not one of…

    • Aug 25, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Canada Is NOT 'Killing Poor People' Not A Criteria
  • Fact Check: Cyber Polygon Did NOT Release Plans for Canada's Telecom Outage

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    Did the cybersecurity conference Cyber Polygon, a partner of the World Economic Forum, release plans for Canada's July 8, 2022 nationwide Internet outage? No, that's not true: No documentary evidence links the shutdown to either the World Economic Forum (WEF), a Switzerland-based non-governmental organization or Cyber Polygon, a conference co-sponsored by WEF. The outage left millions of Canadians served by…

    • Aug 19, 2022
    • by: Elizabeth Owen
    Fact Check: Cyber Polygon Did NOT Release Plans for Canada's Telecom Outage No Proof
  • Fact Check: Amazon Is NOT Selling Unclaimed Packages For $1.95 -- It's A Third-Party Seller

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    Does Amazon host a charity event at the end of the year and distribute random unclaimed Amazon packages for $1.95? No, that's not true: An Amazon spokesperson wrote to us saying that Amazon will sell returns to third-party buyers if the items can't be resold. The buyers then sell such liquidated products to their own customers. The link in this…

    • Aug 12, 2022
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Amazon Is NOT Selling Unclaimed Packages For $1.95 -- It's A Third-Party Seller Third Party
  • Fact Check: Monkeypox Is NOT Same Thing As Biblical Or Modern-Day Leprosy

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    Is monkeypox the same thing as modern-day leprosy or the condition mentioned in the Bible? No, neither is true: Whether using the biblical or today's medical definition, leprosy is very different from monkeypox. "In ancient times, leprosy was a 'catchall' term for any disease that particularly affected the skin," according to The Leprosy Mission International. In an email to Lead…

    • Aug 9, 2022
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Monkeypox Is NOT Same Thing As Biblical Or Modern-Day Leprosy Not The Same
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