Politics in August 2024

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Friday, August 30, 2024

• Fact Check: NO Evidence Biden Or Harris Declined To Attend August 2024 Arlington Memorial Ceremony For Service Members Killed In Afghanistan
• Fact Check: Graphic Does NOT Show Authentic Fox News Poll With Veterans' Support for Kamala Harris
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows F-16s Causing 'Monstrous Detonation On Putin's Cruise Ship Full Of Korean Shells'

Thursday, August 29, 2024

• Fact Check: Harris-Walz Campaign DOES Support 25% Tax On Unrealized Gains -- But ONLY For Taxpayers Worth $100 Million
• Fact Check: Parody Account Faked Recording Of Trump Call To Fox, Describing Soldiers As 'Dumb,' Service 'Stupid'
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows 'Al Jazeera' Report That UAE Froze France Fighter Jet Deal Over Arrest Of Telegram CEO

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

• Fact Check: Jamaican 'Certificate Of Birth' Naming Kamala Harris Is NOT Authentic -- Harris Was Born In California
• Fact Check: NO Evidence Any 'WEF Document' Said '6 Billion Humans Will Die In 2025' -- Cited Report Not WEF, Not Reliable, Does Not Have That Number
• Fact Check: Kamala Harris Communist Party 'Membership Card' Is NOT Authentic -- Made With Online Prank Generator
• Fact Check: Democratic Party Has NOT Used 'Strength Through Joy' -- A Nazi-Related Phrase -- As Its 2024 Slogan

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

• Fact Check: Tim Walz Did NOT Mislead People About His Dog -- Brown & White Dog In A Post Is NOT His, Black Lab Scout IS
• Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Online Conspiracy Theory That Kamala Harris Is A Man -- Post NOT Found On Trump's Social Media Accounts
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Has Biden, Harris Supporters Holding 'Give Up Your Guns' And 'Abolish The 2A' Signs

Monday, August 26, 2024

• Fact Check: Kamala Harris's Mother Did NOT Lie In Immigration Application
• Fact Check: Image After Assassination Attempt Does NOT Show Six Fingers On Trump's Raised Fist -- Trolling Edit
• Fact Check: Altered Photo Shows Secret Service Agents Without Earpieces During Trump Shooting In July 2024
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Barack Obama In A Cell At GITMO -- Clip Is From 2013 When Obama Visited Mandela's Jail Cell

Friday, August 23, 2024

• Fact Check: Mexico's President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum Did NOT Hold Menorah High During Speech -- Manipulated Photo
• Fact Check: Tim Walz Did NOT Tweet About Ann Coulter's Fiancés -- It's Fake Post
• Fact Check: Kamala Harris Campaign Did NOT Say It Would Put 20% Sales Tax On Golf Products -- Satire Account
• Fact Check: Country Folk Singer Oliver Anthony Did NOT File Cease And Desist Against Tim Walz -- It's Satire
• Fact Check: Image Of Kamala Harris Rally NOT Digitally Altered To Fake Crowd Size At Temple University On August 6, 2024

Thursday, August 22, 2024

• Fact Check: Musk, Trump Have NOT Teamed Up On Crypto Scheme -- AI-Generated Scam Pitch
• Face Check: NO Evidence that Gov. Tim Walz 'Put Tampons In 10 Year Old Boys Bathrooms'
• Fact Check: FAKE Video Purports To Show Tim Walz Dancing With Cowboy Hat And Dollar Bills In His Pants -- It's Another Person
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Depict DNC Attendees Chanting 'Death To America' -- Audio Is Added
• Fact Check: Kamala Harris Was NOT 'Too Intoxicated To Stand Up' During Democratic National Convention

Wednesday, August 21, 2024

• Fact Check: DNC Did NOT Eliminate Women's Bathrooms, Turn Them Into Gender-Neutral Bathrooms
• Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT 'Unveil' National COVID Vaccination Mandate -- It's Just For Her Campaign Employees
• Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Snub Ashley Biden By Not Standing Up -- Harris Remained Seated Following Custom For Standing Ovation
• Fact Check: California Did NOT 'Pass' On Assigning Delegates To Kamala Harris At Democratic National Convention
• Fact Check: 'JD Vance Full Family Kit' Is NOT Authentic Organic Trend Among Trump Fans -- Coordinated Stunt
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows 'Five Dancing Israelis' On September 11, 2001, World Trade Center Attacks

Tuesday, August 20, 2024

• Fact Check: Gov. Josh Shapiro Did NOT Skip 2024 Democratic National Convention -- He's Attended Several Events

Monday, August 19, 2024

• Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Endorse Donald Trump In August 2024
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Confusing Pennsylvania, North Carolina During August 17, 2024, Rally -- He's Acknowledging A Group Of Supporters
• Fact Check: Picture Of Air Force Two Is NOT Digitally Manipulated -- Tail Numbers Are Now Removed As A Security Measure

Friday, August 16, 2024

• Fact Check: Candace Owens Did NOT Sign $25 Million Deal With ABC For Morning Show That's 'Going To Replace The View'
• Fact Check: Toronto Star Did NOT Report About Canadian Politician Jagmeet Singh's Supposed 'Money-Making Scandal'
• Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Present Plan To 'Flood' Public Square With 'Raw Sewage' In 2022 Speech; He Described Propaganda Tactics

Thursday, August 15, 2024

• Fact Check: Images Of Woman In Short Skirts, Black Stockings Are NOT Real Photos Of Kamala Harris

Wednesday, August 14, 2024

• Fact Check: Satirical Claim Falsely Says Hope Walz Received $82,000 In Student Loan Forgiveness, Parents Worth $138 Million
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Tim Walz Enforcing '2020 COVID Lockdowns By Having Police Shoot Civilians With Paintball Guns' -- It Was Response To George Floyd Protests
• Fact Check: Mel Gibson Did NOT Accuse Oprah Winfrey Of Selling Children

Tuesday, August 13, 2024

• Fact Check: Trump DID Fly On Plane Previously Owned By Epstein -- Trump Campaign Says It Leased Plane Without Knowing Aircraft's History
• Fact Check: Supposed Ad For 'Actors Needed' PREDATES Harris Presidential Campaign Rallies in 2024 By Several Years
• Fact Check: Tim Walz DID Coach High School State Football Championship Team, Did NOT Lose Job Over DUI

Monday, August 12, 2024

• Fact Check: Tim Walz Did NOT Give A Speech Claiming He Saw A Soldier's Body Transfer At 'Bagram Air Base In Iraq' -- Geography Error Made By Transcriber
• Fact Check: Kamala Harris Campaign Did NOT Post AI-Generated Photo Of Crowds -- It Came From Self-Described Parody Account
• Fact Check: 113 Non-Citizens Did NOT Vote For President In DC June '2024 Presidential Primary'
• Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Live Stream July 13, 2024 Butler, Pennsylvania, Rally -- But Reporting Team Covered It
• Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT 'Freeze' During Speech At Bozeman Rally -- Paused To Call For Medical Aid To A Crowd Member
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Emmanuel Macron Kissing A Man
• Fact Check: Kamala Harris' August 8, 2024, Detroit Rally Photo Is NOT AI-Generated; Airplane Engine and Fuselage Reflection Explained by Physics
• Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Owe Money To Bozeman Airport -- Plane Diversion Due To Mechanical Reasons

Friday, August 9, 2024

• Fact Check: Public Records Do NOT Confirm Zelenskyy Bought Italian Villa From Sting For 75 Million Euros
• Fact Check: Clickbait Thumbnail Images Boost False YouTube Conspiracies About Trump Shooter
• Fact Check: Image Of Kamala Harris' August 8, 2024 Detroit Rally Was NOT Digitally Altered
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show UK Police Chasing One Of '100 Far-Right' Protesters In 2024
• Fact Check: Non-Citizens Shown In Norcross, Georgia, Video Shared by Musk Did NOT Register To Vote
• Fact Check: Walz Did NOT Approve Legislation That Overrules Existing Protocols On Age For Gender-Affirming Surgeries
• Fact Check: Image Of Kamala Harris' August 2024 Wisconsin Rally NOT Digitally Altered
• Fact Check: Screenshot Of 'Tim Walz's Communist Agenda' Is NOT Authentic FOX Business Web Page -- It's A Liberal Parody Of FOX

Thursday, August 8, 2024

• Fact Check: Minnesota Did NOT Update Legal Definition Of 'Sexual Orientation' To Include Pedophilia
• Fact Check: Daily Telegraph Did NOT Publish Article Claiming UK PM Starmer Is Considering 'Emergency Detainment Camps' On Falkland Islands

Wednesday, August 7, 2024

• Fact Check: NO Evidence VP Candidate Walz Overstated Army National Guard Rank Or Abandoned Unit Before Deployment
• Fact Check: Minnesota Mail-In Ballot Envelopes Do NOT Have Political Party Affiliation On Outside
• Fact Check: AP Did NOT Publish Fact Check On Fake Walz Horse Related Stomach Pumping Story
• Fact Check: There WERE American Flags At August 6, 2024, Harris-Walz Rally in Philadelphia

Tuesday, August 6, 2024

• Fact Check: Jack Black Did NOT Receive Lifetime Ban From Academy Of Country Music Following Bandmate's Comments About Trump
• Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Claim 'Only Valid Family' Is Working Father, Stay-At-Home Mother, Their Children
• Fact Check: NO 'Leaked Footage' Of Trump Shooter And BlackRock CEO Holding Gun -- FAKE AI-Generated Still Images

Monday, August 5, 2024

• Fact Check: NO Evidence Joe Rogan Is Suing MSNBC For $30 Million For A Deceptive Video Edit That Made Him Look Pro-Kamala Harris
• Fact Check: INAUTHENTIC Image Shows Trump Supporters Wearing Diapers At The Republican National Convention In July 2024
• Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Hitler Used In Meme To Compare Trump With Hitler In Raised-Fist Composite

Friday, August 2, 2024

• Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Walk 'Into An Empty Plane For No Reason' After Prisoner Exchange With Russia -- He Thanked Crew Still On Board
• Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Tweet 'My Father Is Black. Trump's Father Was KKK'
• Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Say 'A Problem Is Not A Problem'

Thursday, August 1, 2024

• Fact Check: Biden, Harris Did NOT Personally Oversee Plea Deal With Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Other 9/11 Defendants
• Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Wear Necklace That Spelled Out 'MIKE' -- Photo Is Altered
• Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Suggest Young People 'Should Not Have Children Due To Climate Change'
• Fact Check: Warren Buffett Did NOT Tweet That Trump 'Spends More Time Begging For Money Than Most Bums' -- That Was Recycled Meme