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  • Fact Check: Guy Fieri Did NOT Ban Whoopi Goldberg From 'His Restaurant'

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    Did celebrity TV chef Guy Fieri publicly ban "The View" host Whoopi Goldberg in January 2024 from visiting any of his restaurants? No, that's not true: A self-described satirical website, which specializes in what it calls "the freshest fake news," first published this claim. Goldberg has denied on air that she ever was kicked out of Fieri's restaurants. The claim…

    • Mar 15, 2024
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Guy Fieri Did NOT Ban Whoopi Goldberg From 'His Restaurant' Satire
  • Fact Check: California Did NOT Make 'Trans History Month' Before Women's History Month

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    Did the state of California declare a "Trans History Month" before declaring a Women's History Month? No, that's not true: California first recognized Women's History Month in 1988, and the governor has proclaimed it every March since 1995. California is tentatively planning to celebrate its first Transgender History Month in August 2024, roughly 36 years after its first Women's History…

    • Sep 19, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: California Did NOT Make 'Trans History Month' Before Women's History Month March 1988
  • Fact Check: Starbucks Does NOT Cancel Pride Month -- Some Stores Did Not Decorate Or Took Down Decorations

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    Did Starbucks cancel Pride Month in its retail locations? No, that's not true: There is nothing to suggest that Starbucks, as a company, has canceled Pride Month. Starbucks has historically shown support for the LGBTQ community and has been known to actively participate in Pride Month celebrations. However, there is evidence that a tiny percentage of the company's more than…

    • Jun 26, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Starbucks Does NOT Cancel Pride Month -- Some Stores Did Not Decorate Or Took Down Decorations Supports Pride
  • Fact Check: LGBTQIA2S+ Community Has NOT Officially Added Autism Community Symbol To Progress Pride Flag As Of June 18, 2023

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    Has the LGBTQIA2S+ community officially added a purported symbol of the autism community to the Progress Pride flag as of June 18, 2023? No, that's not true: There is no such thing as an "official flag creator for prides and LGBT" organizations, and there are numerous versions of such flags. The claim was made in a post on Twitter (archived…

    • Jun 26, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: LGBTQIA2S+ Community Has NOT Officially Added Autism Community Symbol To Progress Pride Flag As Of June 18, 2023 Still Separate
  • Fact Check: United Nations Did NOT Replace Nation Flags With Rainbow Flags -- Photo Shows Rockefeller Center Pride Month Celebration

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    Did the United Nations Headquarters in New York City replace the iconic display of flags from the 193 member nations with rainbow flags for Pride Month? No, that's not true: The mislabeled photo included in a tweet does not depict the United Nations but shows the Pride Month display of flags circling The Rink at privately owned Rockefeller Center in…

    • Jun 13, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: United Nations Did NOT Replace Nation Flags With Rainbow Flags -- Photo Shows Rockefeller Center Pride Month Celebration Photo Not UN
  • Fact Check: Italy Did NOT Officially Introduce 'Family Pride Month' To Replace Celebration Of LGBTQ+ Community In June 2023

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    Did the Italian government announce "Family Pride Month" to celebrate heterosexual "mothers and fathers" instead of the LGBTQ+ community? No, that's not true: While Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been criticized domestically and internationally for her government's policies on LGBT+ issues, the country did not officially replace Pride Month with the celebration of heterosexual families. The claim appeared in…

    • Jun 5, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Italy Did NOT Officially Introduce 'Family Pride Month' To Replace Celebration Of LGBTQ+ Community In June 2023 Unsupported
  • Fact Check: There Is NO Rainbow Around France's Arc De Triomphe For Pride Month -- It's An Artist's Video

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    Is the French monument known as the Arc de Triomphe decorated with a giant rainbow for Pride Month? No, that's not true: This is work done by an artist who works in the medium of videos. Video artist Ian Padgham used three-dimensional animation processes and "lots of hand-edited details" to create this artwork. There are no credible news outlets reporting…

    • Jun 5, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: There Is NO Rainbow Around France's Arc De Triomphe For Pride Month -- It's An Artist's Video 3D Video Art
  • Fact Check: Walt Disney World Did NOT Replace US Flags With LGBTQ+ Pride Flags -- It's A Satirical Post

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    Did Walt Disney World remove "all American flags" and replace them with "the Pride flag" to honor lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) rights? No, that's not true: As of May 25, 2023, the Walt Disney Company had not announced such a change ahead of LGBTQ Pride Month, the annual June commemoration of the LGBTQ+ rights struggle. The claim…

    • May 26, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Walt Disney World Did NOT Replace US Flags With LGBTQ+ Pride Flags -- It's A Satirical Post Satire Account
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Pastel Rainbow 'MAP' Flag Signifies Normalizing Pedophilia

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    Does a pastel rainbow "MAP" flag signify normalizing pedophilia? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that it is an official "MAP or YAP pride flag." An organization that works with "MAP," which stands for minor attracted persons, has denied that the flag is a symbol for the people associated with the term. The claim appeared in a video (archived…

    • May 11, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Pastel Rainbow 'MAP' Flag Signifies Normalizing Pedophilia No Proof
  • Fact Check: Apple Logo Is NOT Honoring Inventor Alan Turing Who May Have Died By Poisoned Apple

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    Is the Apple logo honoring Alan Turing, whose theoretical work led to the computer and died, possibly by suicide, after eating an apple that may have been poisoned? No, that's not true: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs denied it, saying, "It isn't true, but God we wish it were!" The designer of the logo gave an interview in 2009 where he…

    • Jul 1, 2022
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Apple Logo Is NOT Honoring Inventor Alan Turing Who May Have Died By Poisoned Apple Urban Legend
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