Fact Check in January 2025

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Friday, January 31, 2025

• Fact Check: Denmark Did NOT Announce 500% Export Tariff On Ozempic Sold In US In Response To Trump's Greenland Threats As Of January 31, 2025
• Fact Check: Bishop Mariann Budde Was NOT Removed From National Cathedral By Episcopal Archdiocese Of Washington -- Originated On Satirical Site
• Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Report January 29, 2025, DC Plane Crash Hours Before It Happened
• Fact Check: Military Helicopter In DC Crash Was NOT Unmanned Or Remotely Controlled
• Fact Check: AOC And Jamie Raskin Did NOT File Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump In January 2025
• Fact Check: International Court Did NOT Charge Fauci with 2,967,108 Counts of Murder
• Fact Check: Transgender Pilot Jo Ellis Was NOT Aboard Black Hawk Helicopter That Crashed in Washington

Thursday, January 30, 2025

• Fact Check: Post Featuring 'Dangerous Hispanic Couple' Is NOT Genuine -- It's Ruse To Garner Shares
• Fact Check: NO Senior Military Official Aboard Black Hawk Helicopter In Fatal Crash At Reagan National Airport
• Fact Check: Black Hawk Helicopter DID Respond To Air Traffic Control Warnings Before DC Collision With Passenger Plane
• Fact Check: Trump Administration Did NOT Fire 3,000 Air Traffic Controllers One Week Before Fatal Flight 5342 Collision
• Fact Check: Mark Wahlberg Did NOT Demand 'Immediate Firing' Of Teachers Who Remove American Flags from Classrooms
• Fact Check: Flight Path Map Does NOT Prove Flight 5342 Suddenly Reversed Direction Before Fatal Crash
• Fact Check: Photo Of Firefighters On Top Of Plane In River Is NOT Real -- AI Generated
• Fact Check: Military Helicopter In Reagan National Airport Crash Was NOT 'Flying Dark' By Not Using ADS-B Transponder
• Fact Check: Helicopter That Collided With Flight AA5342 In DC Area Was NOT Operated By Local Police -- It Was Military Helicopter
• Fact Check: ICE Did NOT Announce It Was Pausing Hotline Because of Bogus Elon Musk Reports -- Satire Post

Wednesday, January 29, 2025

• Fact Check: NO Evidence Musk Decided To Withdraw Support For World Boxing Organization Unless Imane Khelif's Medal, $25 Million Bonus Are Revoked
• Fact Check: NO Proof US Allocated $50 Million Solely For Condoms In Gaza
• Fact Check: Treasury Secretary Did NOT Post On X He Wants To Eliminate Income Taxes
• Fact Check: Old Video Does NOT Show EBT Card Not Working In January 2025 Due To Federal Funding Freeze
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Immigration Officers Carrying Out Enforcement On Miami Beach In January 2025 -- It Was Air-And-Sea Show
• Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Elon Musk's Grandfather Joshua Haldeman At Technocracy Office
• Fact Check: Two January 6 Participants Were NOT Killed Within 24 Hours Of Each Other As Of January 29, 2025 -- One Died In 2024
• Fact Check: Edited 2018 Photo Shows 'POLICE ICE' Officers Taking Away Man In 'Latinos For Trump' Shirt -- ICE, Shirt Logos Added

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

• Fact Check: Whoopi Goldberg, Megan Rapinoe And Taylor Swift Did NOT Decide To Leave US After Trump's Election
• Fact Check: Musk Did NOT Publicly Donate $10 Million To Help J6 Families 'Jump-Start Their Lives' As Of January 28, 2025
• Fact Check: Image Showing Canada's Mark Carney With Jeffrey Epstein In Pool Is NOT Authentic -- Likely AI Creation
• Fact Check: Hurricane Helene Survivor Did NOT Get Apartment Under Trump -- It Was Biden
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Airline Pilot Referred To 'Gulf Of America'
• Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump Called Selena Gomez 'Third Amigo' In Truth Social Post
• Fact Check: Article Does NOT Prove WEF 'Demanded' That General Public Get 'Mass-Vaccinated' Twice A Year With mRNA
• Fact Check: Elon Musk's Name IS Listed On Patents Along With Other Inventors
• Fact Check: California Denies US Troops Entered California To Turn On Water -- Says Federal Government Restarted Federal Water Pumps

Monday, January 27, 2025

• Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Headline Saying 'Why Didn't The Unvaccinated Do More To Warn Us' -- And NO Evidence Of Any Such Article
• Fact Check: Social Media Posts Do NOT Accurately Represent Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects As Of January 2025
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Redirect $2 Billion From 'Welfare For Illegals' To NC As Of January 27, 2025 -- Originated On Satirical Site
• Fact Check: Michael Jordan Did NOT Call For A Ban On The Pride Flag From US Schools And Sports -- Article Is From Self-Described Satire Site
• Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say He 'Will Leave The USA If The Epstein Client List Is Released'
• Fact Check: 2023 Photo of Swastika Spray-Painted on Tesla in Austria Predates 2025 Elon Musk Controversy
• Fact Check: Eric Trump Did NOT Post Tweet Threatening 'Gloves Are Off' To Those Defying 'American Golden Age'

Friday, January 24, 2025

• Fact Check: Musk Did NOT Promise 'Major Shake Up' At MSNBC And Did NOT Vow To Fire Joy Reid -- It's From Satire Article
• Fact Check: Fraternal Order Of Police Did NOT Rescind Endorsement Of Trump After January 6 Pardons
• Fact Check: FAKE Document Does NOT Show Rafael Cruz's Involvement In Assassination Of JFK
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Tanks In Texas Heading To Border Under Trump's Executive Order
• Fact Check: Still Photos Do NOT Show Other Politicians Gesturing Just As Musk Did -- Videos Differ
• Fact Check: Mississippi Senator Did NOT Try To Ban Male Masturbation -- Bill Was Meant To Highlight Gender 'Double Standards'
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show US Military Vehicles Patrolling Border
• Fact Check: Proposed Change To 22nd Amendment Would NOT Let Obama Be Elected President Again

Thursday, January 23, 2025

• Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Tim Walz Performing Nazi Salute
• Fact Check: US Law Does NOT Allow For Anthony Fauci To Be Extradited To Russia
• Fact Check: NO Record Musk Posted MAGA Would 'Succeed In All The Ways Nazi Germany Failed' On Jan. 20, 2025
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say 'I Don't Care' About Economy -- Response To Hannity Saying He Was Running Out Of Time For Show
• Fact Check: 'DOGE Clock' Did NOT Say $8 Billion-Plus Saved By January 22, 2025, By Cutting Government Spending
• Fact Check: ALTERED Image Shows Taylor Swift Giving Right-Handed Salute -- Image From 2014 Performance Is Flipped

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show People Fleeing ICE Raid in January 2025 -- Footage Predates September 2024
• Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show AOC Giving Nazi Salute
• Fact Check: Video Supposedly Of LA Wildfires In January 2025 Is NOT Authentic -- Likely AI Creation
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Migrants At Blockade On Southern Border In January 2025 -- It Was March 2023
• Fact Check: Instagram, Meta Did NOT Force Users To Follow Vance, Trump
• Fact Check: Map Does NOT Show January 2025 California Wildfires Lined Up With Proposed High-Speed Rail System

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Barron Trump 'Whispering Something To Biden' At Donald Trump's Inauguration
• Fact Check: ABC's 'The View' Set Did NOT Burn Down In January 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires -- Claim Originated On Self-Described Satire Site
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Propose Barring Child Support Recipients From Claiming Children On Taxes
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show California Election Worker Committing Electoral Fraud By Scanning Ballots Three Times
• Fact Check: Usha Vance Would NOT Lose Her US Citizenship Because of Trump Birthright Policy
• Fact Check: NO Evidence ICE Offers $750 For Each Tip On 'Illegal Immigrants'

Monday, January 20, 2025

• Fact Check: Video With FAKE Audio Portrays Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Promoting A Lemon Juice Diabetes Cure
• Fact Check: NO Evidence President Biden Pardoned Michael Byrd, Officer Who Allegedly Killed Ashli Babbitt
• Fact Check: Los Angeles Does NOT Rely On 45 Electric Firetrucks That Must Charge For 10 Hours Every Day
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Saying 2024 Presidential Election Was 'Rigged'
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Putin Ignoring World Leaders, Shaking Hands Only With Trump
• Fact Check: NO Evidence Whoopi Goldberg's Los Angeles Mansion Was Destroyed By January 2025 Wildfires -- Claim Originated On Self-Described Satire Site

Friday, January 17, 2025

• Fact Check: Oprah Winfrey NOT Dead As Of January 17, 2025
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic Panic In Paris Over UFO, Object In River
• Fact Check: Video With FAKE Audio Shows Taylor Swift Supposedly Talking About US Involvement In Gaza
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Supporting Georgia Sen. Colton Moore After 2025 Arrest -- It's From 2023
• Fact Check: NO Evidence Gov. Gavin Newsom Ordered Firefighters Not To Use Starlink Modems
• Fact Check: Tesla Batteries Did NOT Cause Monterey Power Plant Fire

Thursday, January 16, 2025

• Fact Check: Trump Has NOT Promised $52,000 In Homeowner Relief -- Info-Harvesting Ruse
• Fact Check: 'The Simpsons' Did NOT Predict California Wildfires -- Images Are NOT From 2007 Episode
• Fact Check: Clip Does NOT Prove Biden's Farewell Address Was Prerecorded
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Helicopters Taking Mexican Firefighters To Help Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Efforts In January 2025
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show South African Firefighters Dancing At Airport Before Fighting 2025 LA Wildfires
• Fact Check: Biden Saying 'End of Quote' In Farewell Address Was NOT A Mistake

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

• Fact Check: California Authorities Did NOT Announce Lithium Deposits Found In Wildfire Relief Efforts, Thus Proving 'Land Grab' Theory -- They Found Batteries In Storage
• Fact Check: UK Prime Ministers Have NOT Attended US Presidential Inaugurations 4 Times In Past 100 Years
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian Prosecutor's Son 'Spotted In Monaco Enjoying His Car'
• Fact Check: Video Of Wildfire Burning In Hollywood Is NOT Real -- AI Generated Scenes
• Fact Check: January 2025 LA Wildfires NOT Part Of 'Smart City' Project
• Fact Check: Chuck Norris Did NOT Die In Car Accident As of January 15, 2025
• Fact Check: List Of MPs Did NOT Show Votes Against Deporting 'Foreign Rapists' -- It Represents 2020 Letter Signatories
• Fact Check: Jake Sullivan Did NOT Say 'Unexpected Event' Could Keep Biden In Power During Press Briefing

Tuesday, January 14, 2025

• Fact Check: Welsh Refugee Council Did NOT Create Video Featuring Schoolgirls, Nor Was It Made To 'Entice Migrant Men'
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Map Of Finland On Truth Social
• Fact Check: Red-Roofed House Is NOT Real Home Unscathed By Los Angeles Fires -- Google AI Image
• Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Unauthorized Drones Over White House On January 13, 2025
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Dr. Oz Promoting COPD Capsule 'Cure'
• Fact Check: Absence of British Prime Minister From Presidential Inauguration Invitees Is NOT Unusual
• Fact Check: Federal Government Assistance To LA Fire Victims Is NOT Limited To $770

Monday, January 13, 2025

• Fact Check: Ukrainian Govt Did NOT Say 'Eight Mansions Owned By Ukrainian Military Officials' Burned In Los Angeles Wildfires As Of January 13, 2025
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Bernie Sanders In 'Deport Elon Musk' Shirt -- Grok AI Image
• Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Home Destroyed By LA Fires In January 2025 -- It Was An Ohio Mansion From 2014
• Fact Check: Post's Video Clips Do NOT Show Real Footage Of LA Fires
• Fact Check: California Did NOT Delay Oregon Firetrucks For Emissions Testing

Friday, January 10, 2025

• Fact Check: LA Mayor Karen Bass Did NOT Slash LAFD Budget Before January 2025 Wildfires -- Budget Increased by 7%
• Fact Check: Weather Channel Did NOT Show Human Remains On Live Broadcast About January 2025 California Wildfires
• Fact Check: Gordon Ramsay Did NOT 'Boot' Lia Thomas Out Of His Restaurant Saying 'I Don't Let Woke People Dine Here' -- It's From Satire Article
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Melania Trump Holding President Jimmy Carter Funeral Program Upside Down
• Fact Check: Wildfires DON'T Always Burn Trees Along With Cars
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows California Fire Hydrant In Rainbow Colors With January 2025 Wildfire In Background
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Looters Carrying Items From Homes Amid LA Fires

Thursday, January 9, 2025

• Fact Check: Keanu Reeves Did NOT Refuse To Present Award To Whoopi Goldberg -- Did NOT Say 'She's Not A Good Person'
• Fact Check: Photo Of 'Leadership Team At The Los Angeles Fire Department' Only Shows 3 Of 14 People In Leadership
• Fact Check: Biden Administration Did NOT Order LA Airspace 'Closed To Firefighting Aircraft For Over A Day' -- Temporary Flight Restrictions Are Normal With Air Force One
• Fact Check: Alzheimer's Disease Did NOT First Appear In 1979 -- And Margarine Not To Blame
• Fact Check: Canada NOT Owned By The 'United States Corporation'
• Fact Check: Historic 'Hollywood' Sign Was NOT On Fire During LA County Fires As Of January 9, 2025
• Fact Check: Video Claiming UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer Dismissed Jimmy Savile Complaints As 'Frivolous' IS AI-Generated
• Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Launch Public Campaign To Cancel 'The View' As of January 9, 2025

Wednesday, January 8, 2025

• Fact Check: Polio Does NOT Only Spread Through Direct Contact Between 'Fecal Matter' And Mouth
• Fact Check: 15-Year-Old 'Natallia Goodman' Is NOT Missing From Several Locations -- It's A Real Estate Scam
• Fact Check: Birth Certificate 'Quote' Is NOT From Woodrow Wilson
• Fact Check: House Resolution 7 Will NOT Require Women To Get Permission For Birth Control, Abortion
• Fact Check: UK Taxi Driver NOT Sentenced To 7 Years Because Of 'Social Media Posts' -- From Other Offenses
• Fact Check: LA Fire Department Did NOT Ask Public For Help In Fighting Wildfires On January 7, 2025

Tuesday, January 7, 2025

• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Actual UFOs Over Alaska Escorted By Military Aircraft -- It's Animation
• Fact Check: NASA Video Does NOT Show UFO At International Space Station
• Fact Check: FBI DID Unlock Phone Of Alleged Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, In July 2024

Monday, January 6, 2025

• Fact Check: NO Evidence 'Mysterious Fog' Around The World Is Anything Other Than Normal Weather
• Fact Check: NO Evidence Mark Cuban Moved Company From Texas To California
• Fact Check: NO New Stimulus Or DOGE Payments Available To Every US Citizen As Of March 10, 2025
• Fact Check: All 50 States, DC, DID Submit Electoral College Certificates For 2024 Election

Friday, January 3, 2025

• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Leaked Footage Of Sean 'Diddy' Combs Riding A 'Dirt Bike' In Prison
• Fact Check: China Did NOT Declare State Of Emergency Over 'Surge Of Multiple Viruses', As Of January 3, 2025
• Fact Check: Republicans CANNOT Be Forced To Confirm Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez As VP To Ensure Trump Becomes President
• Fact Check: CoQ10 Is NOT A Proven Treatment For Preventing Alzheimer's Or Parkinson's Disease

Thursday, January 2, 2025

• Fact Check: Video Clip Does NOT Demonstrate Lack Of G Force In Soyuz MS-09 Launch -- Excerpt Shows Lower-G Flight Segment
• Fact Check: CDC Study Does NOT Prove Pfizer COVID Vaccine Increases Infection Risk In Young Children
• Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Confirm New Orleans Attack Suspect 'Crossed Into The US From Mexico' Two Days Before Rampage
• Fact Check: New Orleans Bourbon Street Attacker Was NOT An Immigrant