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Feb 22 2024
News
Fact Check Team: Alabama court labels frozen embryos as children, stirs IVF controversy
In a recent decision, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos can be legally considered children under the law. This ruling has sparked intense debate and raised concerns about the future of in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures, which many couples rely on to conceive. The case at the center of this ruling involves three couples who sued a fertility center and hospital after a
WKRC 12Jan 09 2023
Fact Check
Fact-Checking 4 Claims in Biden’s Jan. 6 Anniversary Speech
Marking the second anniversary of the Capitol riot that occurred Jan. 6, 2021, President Joe Biden struck a mostly unifying tone Friday by recognizing law enforcement officers with the Presidential Citizens Medal.
The White House event, held in the East Room, was a significant departure from the president’s more partisan, red meat speech at the Capitol to mark the first anniversary of
The Daily SignalDec 23 2023
Fact Check
Fact Checking Claims That Volodymyr Zelensky Bought a $20 Million Florida Mansion
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had other reasons for his most recent trip to the United States besides seeking more assistance in his country’s war against Russian aggression, according to various social media posts across Twitter, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. The posts claim that Zelensky purchased a $20 million oceanside mansion in Vero Beach, Florida. Some even claim he also
The DispatchMar 29 2021
Fact Check
Fact Checking President Biden’s Claims on Immigration
During the first press conference of his presidency on Thursday, President Joe Biden claimed, “If you take a look at the number of people are coming, the vast majority, the overwhelming majority of people coming to the border and crossing are being sent back, are being sent back” and, “We’re sending back the vast majority of the families that are coming.”
In February 2021—the first full
The DispatchMar 04 2021
Opinion
Who Would Volunteer to Fact-Check Twitter?
I learned about the pilot test of Twitter’s new crowdsourced misinformation-labeling program the same way I learn about most news events that are relevant to my life: A bunch of Harry Styles fans were talking about it on my timeline.
Or rather, they were reacting to it, in quote-tweets, one after another, all saying essentially the same thing: “larries better hide,” “larries are over
The AtlanticJan 24 2024
News
CNN, MSNBC cut away, fact check Trump victory speech in New Hampshire
CNN and MSNBC cut away from former President Trump’s speech in New Hampshire on Tuesday night after he won the state’s primary, solidifying his front-runner status in the 2024 GOP nomination.
Noting that former GOP primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy served as “somewhat of a hype man” for Trump during his speech, CNN anchor Jake Tapper said he hadn’t “seen anything like that since Bundini
The HillJan 07 2021
Fact Check
A day of crisis at the US Capitol, fact-checked
After a day of rioting and tumult, after a woman was fatally shot inside the Capitol, after senators and representatives were driven from their chambers, Congress in the early hours of Jan. 7 affirmed that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were the duly elected president and vice president of the United States.
Vice President Mike Pence and members of Congress returned to the House and Senate
PolitiFactJan 21 2021
Fact Check
Joe Biden’s presidential inauguration, fact-checked
It was an inauguration like none before, squeezed between massive security and a pandemic that has killed over 400,000 Americans.
Instead of crowds, a sea of American and state flags filled the National Mall in Washington.
Armed National Guardsmen replaced cheering supporters along Pennsylvania Avenue, the traditional parade route from the Capitol to the White House.
PoynterApr 13 2024
News
3 Facts That Help Explain a Confusing Economic Moment
The path to a “soft landing” doesn’t seem as smooth as it did four months ago. But the expectations of a year ago have been surpassed. The economic news of the past two weeks has been enough to leave even seasoned observers feeling whipsawed. The unemployment rate fell. Inflation rose. The stock market plunged, then rebounded, then dropped again. Take a step back, however, and the picture
New York Times (News)Nov 04 2020
Fact Check
Fact-checking the avalanche of Wisconsin election misinformation
A razor-thin margin, a slow vote count and a presidential election hanging in the balance have created the perfect storm for misinformation in Wisconsin.
The morning after the election, social media generated an avalanche of claims about Wisconsin voting totals, timing and turnout. Much of it isn’t true.
We’re separating fact from fiction on some of the most widely shared claims
PolitiFact