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  • Fact Check: Hitler Did NOT Invent Highways And Microphones As Ye (Formerly Kanye West) Said

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    Did Hitler invent highways and microphones, as Ye said in a radio interview? No, that's not true: The Nazis appropriated highway plans and construction already occurring. Several people are credited with inventing the microphone in the late 1800s, long before Hitler's time in power in Germany. The claim appeared in an interview (archived here) by Ye, who changed his name…

    • Dec 1, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Hitler Did NOT Invent Highways And Microphones As Ye (Formerly Kanye West) Said Not Creator
  • Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth's Corgis Will NOT Be Killed Now That She Has Died

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    Did Queen Elizabeth II make it known that she does not wish any of her dogs to go on living in the event of her death? No, that's not true: Suggestions that the queen wanted all surviving dogs euthanized at the time of her death are satirical. A 2015 article on vanityfair.com included anecdotes from horse trainer Monty Roberts about…

    • Sep 9, 2022
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth's Corgis Will NOT Be Killed Now That She Has Died Satirical
  • Fact Check: First Woman To Medal In 6 Straight Olympics NOT Ignored By Media, Sponsors Because She Is Outspoken Pro-2A

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    Is the first woman to medal in six straight Olympics ignored by the media and sponsors because she is outspokenly pro-Second Amendment? No, that's not true: Kim Rhode, a highly decorated Olympic double trap and skeet shooter, has had multiple news articles published about her as well as multiple TV appearances over her decadeslong career, and she has several lucrative…

    • Jul 9, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: First Woman To Medal In 6 Straight Olympics NOT Ignored By Media, Sponsors Because She Is Outspoken Pro-2A Celebrated
  • Fact Check: A Mormon Athlete Named 'Rebecca Washington' Will NOT Replace Sha'Carri Richardson On The U.S. Olympic Team

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    Will a Mormon athlete named Rebecca Washington replace U.S. runner Sha'Carri Richardson on the U.S. Olympic team? No, that's not true: This claim comes from a post made by a parody Twitter account; the runner replacing Richardson is not named Rebecca Washington. The claim appeared in the screenshot of a tweet on an Instagram post (archived here) on July 5,…

    • Jul 7, 2021
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: A Mormon Athlete Named 'Rebecca Washington' Will NOT Replace Sha'Carri Richardson On The U.S. Olympic Team Parody Post
  • Fact Check: Shelby Houlihan Did NOT Receive Better Treatment Than Sha'Carri Richardson

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    Did Shelby Houlihan, an American runner poised to run in the Tokyo Olympics, receive a less harsh punishment than Sha'Carri Richardson, another potential American Olympic runner, when Olympic officials found out they both had banned substances in their bodies? No, that's not true: Houlihan got suspended for four years, while Richardson's suspension is for a month. The claim appeared in…

    • Jul 6, 2021
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Shelby Houlihan Did NOT Receive Better Treatment Than Sha'Carri Richardson Inaccurate
  • Fact Check: Michael Phelps Did NOT Get Lighter Penalty Than Sha'Carri Richardson For Smoking Weed

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    Did U.S. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps get a lighter penalty than U.S. runner Sha'Carri Richardson for smoking marijuana? No, that's not true: Phelps was suspended from competition for three months, while Richardson was suspended for one month. The timing of the suspensions, however, made the impact of the suspensions seem harsher for Richardson. Phelps' suspension came six months after he…

    • Jul 2, 2021
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Michael Phelps Did NOT Get Lighter Penalty Than Sha'Carri Richardson For Smoking Weed About Timing
  • 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: 'Final Moves Against Deep State' Claims NOT Proved By Video

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    Does a video prove that "final moves against the deep state" are happening now? No, that's not true: Many of the conspiracy theories claimed in the video are false. Donald Trump is not still president or "in charge," the London 2012 Olympics did not foreshadow the coronavirus outbreak and John McCain and George H.W. Bush were not found guilty by…

    • Apr 29, 2021
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'Final Moves Against Deep State' Claims NOT Proved By Video Not True Tales
  • Fact Check: Mark Zuckerberg Did NOT Declare Richard Jewell To Be A 'Mass Murderer' Or Ban His Defense Raising Money On Facebook

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    Did Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook declare that Richard Jewell was a "mass murderer" and were efforts to raise money for Jewell's defense and family banned from social media? No, that's not true: The claim was oddly made by the lawyer who helped Jewell sue news organizations that published false accusations that the security guard was suspected of planting the backpack…

    • Sep 6, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Mark Zuckerberg Did NOT Declare Richard Jewell To Be A 'Mass Murderer' Or Ban His Defense Raising Money On Facebook 10 Years Early
  • Fake News: Jeremy Corbyn Did NOT Lay Wreath for Hans Gruber Outside Nakatomi Plaza

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    Did U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn put down a wreath honoring dead terrorists on Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles? No, of course not. That claim was made by a satirical website mocking the recent controversy about Corbyn laying a wreath or attending a ceremony for Palestinian terrorists. The terrorists and the terror incident mentioned in the article are fictional: they…

    • Aug 14, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Jeremy Corbyn Did NOT Lay Wreath for Hans Gruber Outside Nakatomi Plaza
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