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checkyourfact_1462 | checkyourfact_1462 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/11/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-u-s-olympic-blunder/ | Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team | Viral Post | 2023-08-07 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/11/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-u-s-olympic-blunder/ | This claim is inaccurate. It originates from a satirical website. | 2023-08-07 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1462_ret_b12_gn | checkyourfact_1462 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/11/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-u-s-olympic-blunder/ | Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team | Viral Post | 2023-08-07 | https://www.ibtimes.sg/fact-check-was-soccer-star-megan-rapinoe-released-by-us-olympic-team-missing-penalty-womens-71243 | Around the same time on August 6 (Sunday), several Facebook users started circulating a post containing links to an online article that claimed, "U.S. Olympic Team Releases Megan Rapinoe After World Cup Blunder." However, there is no truth in the claim and it is completely false. [...] "In light of the World Cup blunder and the negative attention for kneeling during the National Anthem, the US Olympic Women's Soccer team has released Megan Rapinoe," said Olympic Committee Chairman Joe Barron, "Ms. Rapinoe has our deepest respect." [...] In the aftermath of the Women's World Cup soccer defeat, the Dunning-Kruger Times disseminated additional satirical narratives. These stories, which followed the loss, encompassed headlines such as "Megan Rapinoe Loses $25M Broadcasting Deal After Embarrassing World Cup Loss," "Megan Rapinoe Released From Pro Soccer Team OL Reign: 'It's Time She Moves On,'" and "Nike Ends Partnership With Megan Rapinoe: 'We Paid For a Champion.'" | 2023-08-08 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1462_ret_b14_gn | checkyourfact_1462 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/11/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-u-s-olympic-blunder/ | Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team | Viral Post | 2023-08-07 | https://checkyourfact.com/2022/07/26/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-assault/ | A post shared on Facebook claims Megan Rapinoe, a U.S. women’s national soccer team player, was removed from the squad for assaulting another player. There is no evidence suggesting Rapinoe was removed from the team for any reason. The viral claim stems from a satirical website. [...] The claim is baseless. There are no credible news reports suggesting Rapinoe has been removed from the team. There is likewise no mention of any altercation between Rapinoe and her teammates or her alleged removal from the team on the team’s website. She continues to be listed on the team’s roster. | 2022-07-26 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1462_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_1462 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/11/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-u-s-olympic-blunder/ | Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team | Viral Post | 2023-08-07 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/11/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-u-s-olympic-blunder/ | A post shared on Facebook claims U.S. women’s national team soccer player Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team after a FIFA World Cup "blunder." [...] The Facebook post claims Rapinoe was released from the U.S. Olympic team after a World Cup "blunder." The post shares a very low-resolution photo of Rapinoe. The post reads, "US Olympic Team Releases Megan Rapinoe After World Cup Blunder. ha ha ha. Let her disrespect some other country." | 2023-08-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1462_ret_bn_g8 | checkyourfact_1462 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/11/fact-check-megan-rapinoe-u-s-olympic-blunder/ | Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team | Viral Post | 2023-08-07 | https://sites.prh.com/onelife | Megan Rapinoe, Olympic gold medalist and two-time Women's World Cup champion, reveals for the first time her life both on and off the field. Guided by her personal journey into social justice, brimming with humor, humanity, and joy, she urges all of us to ask ourselves, What will you do with your one life? [...] "One Life makes it clear that Rapinoe’s greatest accomplishments may ultimately come away from the soccer pitch. She’s a new kind of American hero."—San Francisco Chronicle Megan Rapinoe is an American professional soccer player. As a member of the US Women's national soccer team, she helped win the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup tournaments and a gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics. A co-captain of the team since 2018, she was named the Best FIFA Women's Player in 2019, and was awarded the Golden Boot. | 2020-09-29 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1473 | checkyourfact_1473 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/29/fact-check-john-adams-conquer-enslave-nation-sword-debt-quote/ | Claims that John Adams said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by sword. The other is by debt." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-17 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/29/fact-check-john-adams-conquer-enslave-nation-sword-debt-quote/ | There is no evidence Adams said or wrote the statement. | 2019-10-17 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1473_ret_b13_gn | checkyourfact_1473 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/29/fact-check-john-adams-conquer-enslave-nation-sword-debt-quote/ | Claims that John Adams said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by sword. The other is by debt." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-17 | https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2021/05/09/commentary/world-commentary/china-debt-trap-development-aid/ | American statesman John Adams, who served as U.S. president from 1797 to 1801, famously said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country: One is by the sword; the other is by debt." China, choosing the second path, has embraced colonial-era practices and rapidly emerged as the world’s biggest official creditor. [...] The latest to fall prey to China’s debt-trap diplomacy is small Laos, which recently signed a 25-year concession agreement allowing a majority Chinese-owned company to control its national power grid, including electricity exports to neighboring countries. This shows that, despite the China-originating COVID-19 pandemic, Beijing continues to weaponize debt as part of its strategy to expand its economic, political and military presence abroad. | 2021-05-09 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1473_ret_b17_gn | checkyourfact_1473 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/29/fact-check-john-adams-conquer-enslave-nation-sword-debt-quote/ | Claims that John Adams said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by sword. The other is by debt." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-17 | https://gheorghe47.wordpress.com/2010/08/13/there-are-two-ways-to-conquer-and-enslave-a-nation-one-is-by-the-sword-the-other-is-by-debt-john-adams-1735-1826/ | John Adams, 1735-1826 [...] You’re currently reading ""There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. John Adams, 1735-1826," an entry on Gheorghe47 - Published: | 2010-08-13 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1473_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_1473 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/29/fact-check-john-adams-conquer-enslave-nation-sword-debt-quote/ | Claims that John Adams said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by sword. The other is by debt." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-17 | https://www.barrypopik.com/blog/there_are_two_ways_to_conquer_and_enslave_a_nation_one_is_by_the_sword_the | John Adams is often credited with the quotation: "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. There is no record that Adams ever said it. [...] President John Adams is quoted as saying, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. [...] JOHN ADAMS, the second U.S. president, said: ‘There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation… one is by the sword, the other is by debt.’ How apt is the second part of that statement. Our bankers, developers and politicians have enslaved us for generations to come and have been rewarded for doing so. True patriotism is a distant memory. | 2009-12-08 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1473_ret_bn_g4 | checkyourfact_1473 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/29/fact-check-john-adams-conquer-enslave-nation-sword-debt-quote/ | Claims that John Adams said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a nation. One is by sword. The other is by debt." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-17 | https://chellaney.net/2021/05/15/colonization-by-other-means-chinas-debt-trap-diplomacy/ | American statesman John Adams, who served as U.S. president from 1797 to 1801, famously said, "There are two ways to conquer and enslave a country: One is by the sword; the other is by debt." China, choosing the second path, has embraced colonial-era practices and rapidly emerged as the world’s biggest official creditor. [...] The latest to fall prey to China’s debt-trap diplomacy is small Laos, which recently signed a 25-year concession agreement allowing a majority Chinese-owned company to control its national power grid, including electricity exports to neighboring countries. This shows that, even as the China-originating COVID-19 pandemic exacts a heavy toll across the world, Beijing continues to weaponize debt as part of its strategy to expand its economic, political and military presence abroad. | 2021-05-15 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1475_ret_b19_gn | checkyourfact_1475 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/20/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-christianity-best-friend-government/ | Claims that Thomas Jefferson once said, "The reason Christianity is the best friend of Government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-08 | https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/1450/why-does-christianity-claim-to-be-the-only-true-religion | And if Jesus is who He claimed to be, then Christianity must be the only true religion, because He said specifically "No one comes to the Father except through me". [...] Christians claim Christianity is the only true religion because [...] The Christian religion is true religion because righteousness is better than wickedness. Other religions may impose conformity to a certain code of behavior, but they have no power to change the heart. Christianity teaches that the believer is "dead to sin" and now lives "in newness of life" (Romans 6:2,4). The Christian’s zeal for doing good has resulted in the founding of countless orphanages, hospitals, clinics, schools, homeless shelters, and emergency relief agencies—all in the name of Christ. The Christian religion is unique in that it does not force change from without but revolutionizes lives from within. | 2016-01-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1475_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_1475 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/20/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-christianity-best-friend-government/ | Claims that Thomas Jefferson once said, "The reason Christianity is the best friend of Government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-08 | https://www.monticello.org/research-education/thomas-jefferson-encyclopedia/christianity-best-friend-government-spurious-quotation/ | Sources consulted: Searching on (christianity AND "best friend of government" AND ("changes the heart" OR "deals with the heart")) [...] Comments: This quotation has not been found in any of the writings of Thomas Jefferson. 931 Thomas Jefferson Parkway | 1996-01-01 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1475_ret_bn_g1 | checkyourfact_1475 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/20/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-christianity-best-friend-government/ | Claims that Thomas Jefferson once said, "The reason Christianity is the best friend of Government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-08 | https://tribpapers.com/archive/2022/09/history/rediscovering-the-founding-fathers-thoughts-on-church-state/49736/ | The Founding Fathers of America said a lot about Christianity and the morals that it gave the masses. There is historical documentation and websites full of what they had to say on the subject. This article covers those Founding Fathers’ quotes on the matter. [...] The Founding Father and President Thomas Jefferson were quoted as saying, "The reason that Christianity is the best friend of government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart." [...] The founders didn’t want the government to play favorites, choosing one sect of the Christian faith above another. As Jefferson said, "I am for freedom of religion, and against all maneuvers to bring about the legal ascendency of one sect over another." | 2022-09-15 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1475_ret_bn_g3 | checkyourfact_1475 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/20/fact-check-thomas-jefferson-christianity-best-friend-government/ | Claims that Thomas Jefferson once said, "The reason Christianity is the best friend of Government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-08 | https://newbreak.church/whose-faithfulness-do-you-have-faith-in/ | Even Thomas Jefferson grasped this when he said, "The reason that Christianity is the best friend of government is because Christianity is the only religion that changes the heart." – Thomas Jefferson We don’t suggest we derive any theology from Thomas Jefferson, but we quote him here because if even Jefferson can grasp this, we better, too. [...] Society is impacted for the better when Christians are active participants in their community. And in that way, society experiences reform, preceded and led by spiritual renewal. | 2020-11-04 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1484 | checkyourfact_1484 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/06/fact-check-muhammad-ali-impossible-small-men-explore-world-power-change/ | Claims Muhammad Ali said, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they're given than to explore the power they have to change it." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-16 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/06/fact-check-muhammad-ali-impossible-small-men-explore-world-power-change/ | The quote actually comes from a copywriter for Adidas’ 2004 brand advertising campaign. | 2019-08-16 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1484_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_1484 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/06/fact-check-muhammad-ali-impossible-small-men-explore-world-power-change/ | Claims Muhammad Ali said, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they're given than to explore the power they have to change it." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-16 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/06/fact-check-muhammad-ali-impossible-small-men-explore-world-power-change/ | FACT CHECK: Did Muhammad Ali Say This Quote About The ‘Impossible’? An image shared on Facebook credits professional boxer Muhammad Ali with saying, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’re given than to explore the power they have to change it." [...] Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is not a declaration. It’s a dare. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary." | 2019-09-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1484_ret_b14_gn | checkyourfact_1484 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/06/fact-check-muhammad-ali-impossible-small-men-explore-world-power-change/ | Claims Muhammad Ali said, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they're given than to explore the power they have to change it." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-16 | https://www.azquotes.com/quote/520670 | Topics - Inspirational - Change - Power - Men - World - Impossible - Bigs - Easier - Given - Thrown - Small Man - Nothing Is Impossible - Law Of Attraction - Best Athlete - Attraction - World Champions - Possible And Impossible - Impossible Things - Athlete Motivational - Great Inspirational Sports - Power Of Attraction - Changing The World - Exploration | 2016-01-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1484_ret_b1_g3 | checkyourfact_1484 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/06/fact-check-muhammad-ali-impossible-small-men-explore-world-power-change/ | Claims Muhammad Ali said, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they're given than to explore the power they have to change it." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-16 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/11/28/impossible-is/ | Sterner told the class what he thought of the last word of their motto, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men…impossible is not a declaration, it is a dare." [...] Shortly after the death of Ali in June 2016 the website for sports media powerhouse "ESPN" published an article titled "Muhammad Ali’s 10 best quotes". The quotation at the top of the list was the one featured in the Adidas advertisements:[7]Website: ESPN, Article title: Muhammad Ali’s 10 best quotes, Article author: Darren Rovell (ESPN Senior Writer), Date on website: June 6, 2016, Website description: Sports news, (Accessed … Continue reading "Impossible is just a word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they’ve been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is not a fact. It’s an opinion. Impossible is potential. Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing." [...] In conclusion, QI believes that Aimee Lehto should receive credit for the passage beginning with "Impossible is just a big word thrown around". The forceful final line, "Impossible is nothing", should be credited to Boyd Coyner. The Muhammad Ali misattribution occurred because he was featured prominently in an Adidas ad blitz, and sometimes the words were printed on his picture. The words were also printed on the images of other athletes, but the true creators were ad copy professionals. | 2017-11-28 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1486 | checkyourfact_1486 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/22/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-fourth-husband-divorce/ | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce. | Viral Article | 2020-04-12 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/22/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-fourth-husband-divorce/ | Pelosi has only had one husband, Paul Pelosi, to whom she remains married. The story originated on the satirical website Tatersgonnatate.com. | 2020-04-12 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1486_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_1486 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/22/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-fourth-husband-divorce/ | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce. | Viral Article | 2020-04-12 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/22/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-fourth-husband-divorce/ | FACT CHECK: Viral Article Falsely Claims Nancy Pelosi’s ‘4th Husband’ Filed For Divorce An article shared on Facebook claims House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce. [...] Nancy Pelosi is a popular target for misinformation, and this article appears to be the latest example circulating online. The article, posted on the website News For USA, claims that her fourth husband, Chester McNally Pelosi, filed for divorce because her "rules are too strict" and he "simply cannot handle the constant relapses into alcoholism." | 2020-04-22 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1486_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_1486 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/22/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-fourth-husband-divorce/ | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s "4th husband" filed for divorce. | Viral Article | 2020-04-12 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-4th-divorce/ | On March 21, 2019, the "taters gonna tate" website published an article positing that the fourth husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had recently filed for divorce: Nancy Pelosi’s 4th Husband Files for Divorce: ‘I Just Can’t Take It Anymore’ Nancy Pelosi will be in divorce court for a fourth time later this month, to settle her marital disputes with her current husband, Chester McNally Pelosi. Chester claims that Pelosi’s rules are too strict and that he simply can not handle the constant relapses into alcoholism. | 2019-03-21 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1489 | checkyourfact_1489 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-oscar-wilde-be-yourself-everyone-already-taken/ | claims that Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-12 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-oscar-wilde-be-yourself-everyone-already-taken/ | The Daily Caller News Foundation found no evidence that Wilde ever said or wrote this expression. | 2019-08-12 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1489_ret_b4_gn | checkyourfact_1489 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-oscar-wilde-be-yourself-everyone-already-taken/ | claims that Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-12 | https://www.motivateamazebegreat.com/2016/08/why-be-yourself-everyone-else-is-already-taken.html | This quote from legendary Irish writer Oscar Wilde concludes with the reason why you should do it: (because) "everyone else is already taken"! [...] Be Yourself; Everyone Else is Already Taken - Meaning 1. We All Are Different Since Birth [...] That's the other reason why you should be yourself, because really everyone else is already taken. | 2024-05-14 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1489_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_1489 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-oscar-wilde-be-yourself-everyone-already-taken/ | claims that Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-12 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-oscar-wilde-be-yourself-everyone-already-taken/ | FACT CHECK: Did Oscar Wilde Say, ‘Be Yourself; Everyone Else Is Already Taken’? An image shared on Facebook claims that Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." [...] The Oscar Wilde Society Chairman Donald Mead confirmed to the DCNF in an email that the quote is not genuine, writing, "This is definitely not Oscar. It is all over the internet with no source." | 2019-08-27 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1489_ret_bn_g14 | checkyourfact_1489 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/27/fact-check-oscar-wilde-be-yourself-everyone-already-taken/ | claims that Irish playwright Oscar Wilde once stated, "Be yourself; everyone else is already taken." | Viral Quote | 2019-08-12 | https://theculturetrip.com/europe/ireland/articles/15-things-you-may-not-know-about-oscar-wilde | Things You May Not Know About Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde was an infamously brilliant playwright, author, and social activist. Oscar Wilde’s well-known legacy pervades his many published essays, plays and his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray. While Wilde was a larger-than-life figure in his time, due to his many witticisms and social standing, he is now regarded as one of the greatest producers of Irish literature. Here are fourteen little-known facts regarding Oscar Wilde’s life and literary presence. [...] Oscar Wilde is often credited with having once said the famous quote: ‘be yourself, everyone else is already taken.’ However, this was never proven and there is no evidence that he ever said this. | 2016-04-26 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1495 | checkyourfact_1495 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/20/fact-check-mcdonalds-offering-free-big-mac-meals-share-link/ | McDonald’s will give two free Big Mac meals to everyone who shares a specific link | Viral | 2020-04-04 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/20/fact-check-mcdonalds-offering-free-big-mac-meals-share-link/ | The link appears to be a scam. A spokesperson for McDonald’s confirmed that the coupon is “not a legitimate offer.” | 2020-04-04 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1495_ret_b4_gn | checkyourfact_1495 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/20/fact-check-mcdonalds-offering-free-big-mac-meals-share-link/ | McDonald’s will give two free Big Mac meals to everyone who shares a specific link | Viral | 2020-04-04 | https://www.vishvasnews.com/english/viral/fact-check-no-this-food-outlet-isnt-offering-two-free-big-mac-meals-viral-link-is-a-scam/ | New Delhi (Vishvas News): A message circulating on social media states that McDonald’s is offering coupons for two free Big Mac Meals to social media users. The message also has a link and is prompting the user to click on the link to avail the offer. Vishvas News investigated and found the message to be a scam. A viral post on Facebook shows a link with a claim that reads: McDonald’s has announced that everyone who shares this link will receive 2 FREE McFamily box. The link with the post is mcfamilybox.com. The archived version of the post can be checked here. [...] - Claim Review : McDonald's has announced that everyone who shares this link will receive 2 FREE McFamily box - Claimed By : FB User: Jill Garvie - Fact Check : False | 2020-09-25 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1495_ret_bn_g5 | checkyourfact_1495 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/20/fact-check-mcdonalds-offering-free-big-mac-meals-share-link/ | McDonald’s will give two free Big Mac meals to everyone who shares a specific link | Viral | 2020-04-04 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/20/fact-check-mcdonalds-offering-free-big-mac-meals-share-link/ | FACT CHECK: Is McDonald’s Offering 2 Free Big Mac Meals To Everyone Who Shares This Link? A viral Facebook post claims fast food chain McDonald’s will give two free Big Mac meals to everyone who shares a specific link. [...] "McDonald’s is helping out!" reads text on the website. "Just tell us what is Yor (sic) favorite meal and get 2 FREE big Mac Meals for a Month!" (RELATED: Can Inhaling Hot Air From A Sauna Or Hair Dryer Kill Coronavirus?) | 2020-04-20 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1498 | checkyourfact_1498 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/19/fact-check-poster-trump-sex-offender/ | purports to show a poster indicating former President Donald Trump is allegedly a 'registered sex offender' | Post | 2023-05-10 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/19/fact-check-poster-trump-sex-offender/ | The poster appears to be digitally fabricated and originally stems from a Twitter account that posts parodies. | 2023-05-10 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1498_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_1498 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/19/fact-check-poster-trump-sex-offender/ | purports to show a poster indicating former President Donald Trump is allegedly a 'registered sex offender' | Post | 2023-05-10 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/donald-trump-sex-offender/ | On May 10, 2023, a Twitter user shared an image of a poster labeling former U.S. President Donald Trump as a "sex offender." [...] We reached out to the Twitter account that posted the earliest known instance of the image on May 10, asking if that user created it. We had not heard by back publication time. In any case, the poster is not real, nor is it true that Trump is a registered sex offender. [...] However, it is important to note that Trump was not found guilty of a crime in that trial, nor required to register as a sex offender. As Snopes pointed out in a related story, terms like "found guilty" and "convicted" are used in criminal cases, whereas Carroll's case focused on defamation and was a civil proceeding. | 2024-01-30 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1500 | checkyourfact_1500 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/06/fact-check-viral-quote-deepest-fear-nelson-mandela-marianne-williamson/ | Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." | Viral Quote | 2019-07-18 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/06/fact-check-viral-quote-deepest-fear-nelson-mandela-marianne-williamson/ | This quote was actually penned by 2020 presidential candidate and author Marianne Williamson in her debut book. | 2019-07-18 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1500_ret_b13_gn | checkyourfact_1500 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/06/fact-check-viral-quote-deepest-fear-nelson-mandela-marianne-williamson/ | Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." | Viral Quote | 2019-07-18 | https://explorersfoundation.org/glyphery/122.html | Often said to have been quoted in a speech by Nelson Mandela. The source is Return to Love by Marianne Williamson, Harper Collins, 1992. Peter McLaughlin [...] Until November 4, 2006 this glyph was titled: "Our Greatest Fear, by Marianne Williamson, quoted by Nelson Mandela" [...] The writer recommended http://jmm.aaa.net.au/articles/4564.htm for further information. This site includes a note from the ANC saying that they could find nothing in Mandela's speeches that quoted "Our Greatest Fear". Perhaps this was quoted by Mandela in conversation. Further information received with interest. leif smithYour website [explorersfoundation.org] correctly attributes the "Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate..." passage to Marianne Williamson, but inaccurately states that it was quoted by Nelson Mandela in a 1994 speech. This is a misapprehension that I think arose as people tried to explain why the passage was so frequently attributed to him. Actually, the passage appears nowhere in either of his two 1994 speeches ... | 2006-11-02 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1500_ret_b18_gn | checkyourfact_1500 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/06/fact-check-viral-quote-deepest-fear-nelson-mandela-marianne-williamson/ | Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." | Viral Quote | 2019-07-18 | https://www.thenarratologist.com/best-nelson-mandela-quotes-our-deepest-fear/ | Nelson Mandela, the iconic South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and politician, is known for his inspiring speeches and quotes that continue to resonate with people around the world. One of his most famous quotes, often referred to as "Our Deepest Fear," is a powerful reminder of the potential within each of us to overcome our fears and embrace our true selves. [...] Read these Nelson Mandela Quotes Our Deepest Fear "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. [...] These Nelson Mandela quotes about our deepest fear serve as a constant reminder that we have the power to overcome our fears and make a positive impact on the world. They encourage us to embrace our true potential and strive for greatness, inspiring us to live a life of courage, compassion, and resilience. | 2024-09-20 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1500_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_1500 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/06/fact-check-viral-quote-deepest-fear-nelson-mandela-marianne-williamson/ | Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." | Viral Quote | 2019-07-18 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/06/fact-check-viral-quote-deepest-fear-nelson-mandela-marianne-williamson/ | FACT CHECK: Viral Quote Attributed To Nelson Mandela Is Actually From Marianne Williamson An image shared on Facebook claims that former South African politician Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. [...] Though the Facebook post attributes the quote to Mandela, there is no record of him saying it. The expression appears nowhere in the Nelson Mandela Foundation archive. (RELATED: Did Nelson Mandela Say, ‘Fools Multiply When Wise Men Are Silent’?) | 2019-08-06 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1500_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_1500 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/06/fact-check-viral-quote-deepest-fear-nelson-mandela-marianne-williamson/ | Claims Nelson Mandela said, "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure." | Viral Quote | 2019-07-18 | https://www.nelsonmandela.org/news/entry/deepest-fear-quote-not-mr-mandelas | Nov 9, 2007 – Mr Nelson Mandela is an often quoted individual; his inspirational words are often referred to in numerous publications, television and radio broadcasts, and online. However, a quote commonly attributed to Mr Mandela was in fact never uttered by him. In her book A return to love: Reflections on the principles of a course in miracles, Ms Marianne Williamson writes "Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. This quote, and especially Williamson’s closing words "As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others," is often incorrectly credited to Mr Mandela. [...] Nevertheless, the Nelson Mandela Foundation still receives requests to use these quotes as Mr Mandela’s words. "As far as I know, he has never used the quote in any of his speeches," says Ms Razia Saleh, an archivist at the Foundation, "and we have catalogued about 1 000 thus far." | 2007-11-09 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1506_ret_b0_g0 | checkyourfact_1506 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/15/fact-check-satanic-hotel-plano-texas/ | A satanic-themed hotel is opening in Texas | Viral Video | 2023-03-04 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/03/17/fact-check-images-show-ai-art-not-satanic-hotel-plano-texas/11488958002/ | The claim: A satanic hotel is opening in Texas [...] "This is a satanic hotel located in Plano,Texas this brand new hotel will open June 6 at 6pm – 666 (sic)," reads the caption on the post. [...] - Steve Stoler, March 15, Email exchange with USA TODAY - Ink Poisoning, March 4, Instagram post - The Dallas Observer, Feb. 28, The Satanic Hotel in Plano Was Just a Joke That Got Out of Control - Ink Poisoning, Feb. 22, Instagram post - Reuters, March 10, Fact Check-Images of satanic-themed hotel are AI art; they do not show a business opening in Texas | 2023-03-17 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1506_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_1506 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/15/fact-check-satanic-hotel-plano-texas/ | A satanic-themed hotel is opening in Texas | Viral Video | 2023-03-04 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/15/fact-check-satanic-hotel-plano-texas/ | A video shared on Facebook allegedly shows images of a satanic-themed hotel that is set to open in Plano, Texas. [...] A Facebook video allegedly shows photos of a Satanic-themed hotel that is set to open in Plano on June 6. The post shares a photo of a red bedroom with a goat-like figure. "This is a satanic hotel located in Plano, Texas " the caption reads. "This brand new hotel will open June 6 at 6pm (666)." The claim is fabricated. Check Your Fact found no credible news reports about a satanic-themed hotel opening in Plano, Texas. The photo originates from Ink Poisoning, an apparel brand. The company posted the images on Facebook with a disclaimer stating the images are "AI concept art created by us." | 2023-03-15 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1506_ret_b5_g6 | checkyourfact_1506 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/15/fact-check-satanic-hotel-plano-texas/ | A satanic-themed hotel is opening in Texas | Viral Video | 2023-03-04 | https://1063thebuzz.com/satanic-hotel-plano/ | People Are Claiming a Satanic Hotel is Opening in Plano, Texas [...] So I go online today and I see some folks talking about this Satanic Hotel opening up in heart of Downtown Plano's Art District. Of course I am curious so I had to check this place out. What do you need for a Satanic Hotel to work? Some upside down pentagrams, some Lucifer statues, a literal Baphomet sitting in your room. Fun fact, Baphomet is the goat thing in case you did not know the name of it. Ahh yes, and of course their pool comes complete with a burning cross behind it. I won't lie, the devil sinks are pretty cool. Imagine Satan barfing over your hands to get them clean. Install one in my house please. | 2023-02-24 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1506_ret_bn_g2 | checkyourfact_1506 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/15/fact-check-satanic-hotel-plano-texas/ | A satanic-themed hotel is opening in Texas | Viral Video | 2023-03-04 | https://www.localprofile.com/news/satanic-hotel-opening-plano-texas-7506199 | Baphomet bedside buddies, upside down crosses, spewing Satan sinks and a devilish welcome, one Facebook user claimed a satanic hotel would soon be opening in Plano, Texas. But don’t pull out the rosaries and holy water yet, the hotel is not actually real. On Feb. 23, a Facebook user claimed that a satanic hotel was supposedly opening in an abandoned office building in the heart of the Downtown Plano Art District. [...] But the Baphomet-themed hotel won’t be coming anywhere near Plano. The images were created using an AI art platform. According to The Buzz, an Instagram account posted photos showing how AI art can be made using a specific algorithm. In this case, a satanically-spooky hotel. | 2023-02-24 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1507_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_1507 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/02/07/fact-check-video-tsunami-earthquake-turkey/ | purports to show a tsunami that followed a recent earthquake in Turkey | Video | 2023-02-06 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/02/08/fact-check-video-tsunami-turkey-earthquake/ | FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show A Tsunami After The Recent Earthquake In Turkey? A video shared on social media purportedly shows footage of a tsunami after the recent earthquake in Turkey. [...] The social media post allegedly shows a tsunami after the earthquake engulfing homes before a large wave approaches and destroys the remnants. "#Tsunami hits #Turkey coast few minutes ago after #Earthquake," the caption reads. "#PrayForTurkey #زلزال #earthquaketurkey Another 7.5#earthquake #Turkiye #Syria." | 2023-02-08 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1507_ret_bn_g5 | checkyourfact_1507 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/02/07/fact-check-video-tsunami-earthquake-turkey/ | purports to show a tsunami that followed a recent earthquake in Turkey | Video | 2023-02-06 | https://geoscienceletters.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s40562-017-0097-0 | Based on the field surveys by Yalçiner et al. (2017), a moderate tsunami was generated following the earthquake reaching a maximum runup of 1.9 m along a dry stream at Gumbet bay (West of Bodrum, Turkey) and producing an average runup of ~ 0.6 m in the near-field around the city of Bodrum which flooded many nearshore restaurants and damaged boats mainly in the Gumbet bay (Yalçiner et al. 2017). A maximum runup of 1.5 m was observed in Kos Island (Yalçiner et al. 2017). No death was reported due to the tsunami. Details of the tsunami field survey are available in Yalçiner et al. (2017). Tsunami warnings were disseminated by the Tsunami Service Providers (TSPs) within the Intergovernmental Coordination Group, North East Atlantic, Mediterranean and Connected seas Tsunami Warning System (ICG/NEAMTWS). The EMSC disseminated a twitter message advising local people to avoid beaches, despite having no mandate for disseminating such a message and being out of their area of competence. | 2017-12-16 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1764 | checkyourfact_1764 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/16/fact-check-mark-twain-voting-difference-illegal/ | claims that Mark Twain once said, "If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-01 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/16/fact-check-mark-twain-voting-difference-illegal/ | The Daily Caller found no record of the statement in Twain’s written body of work. | 2019-09-01 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1764_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_1764 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/16/fact-check-mark-twain-voting-difference-illegal/ | claims that Mark Twain once said, "If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-01 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/16/fact-check-mark-twain-voting-difference-illegal/ | FACT CHECK: Did Mark Twain Say, ‘If Voting Made A Difference, They Wouldn’t Let Us Do It’? A post shared on Facebook alleges that author Mark Twain once said, "If voting made a difference, they wouldn’t let us do it." [...] There is, however, no evidence that Twain ever said or wrote this saying about voting. A search of his complete literary works, as well as his correspondence, turned up no matching or similar phrases. | 2019-09-16 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1764_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_1764 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/16/fact-check-mark-twain-voting-difference-illegal/ | claims that Mark Twain once said, "If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-01 | https://marktwainstudies.com/the-apocryphal-twain-if-voting-made-any-difference-they-wouldnt-let-us-do-it/ | The Apocryphal Twain: "If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it." [...] Twain was not cynical about elections because he believed they couldn’t make a difference, but because he believed his countrymen failed to appreciate the difference they could make. [...] By the mid-’80s, the sentiment was ingrained enough in the British Labour Party, than Ken Livingstone gave the book associated with his first campaign for Parliament the ironic title, If Voting Made A Difference, They’d Abolish It (1987). | 2020-03-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1764_ret_bn_g1 | checkyourfact_1764 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/16/fact-check-mark-twain-voting-difference-illegal/ | claims that Mark Twain once said, "If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-01 | https://www.factcheck.org/2019/06/fake-mark-twain-quote-mocks-voting/ | A quotation misattributed to Mark Twain is circulating online and suggests the famous writer disparaged voting. Actually, he celebrated it. [...] A bogus quotation that’s been circulating on Facebook recently with a picture of Twain was a new addition to his list of fakes. It says: "If voting made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it." [...] This supposed quotation, though, misrepresents Twain’s actual thoughts on voting. | 2019-06-13 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1764_ret_bn_g15 | checkyourfact_1764 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/16/fact-check-mark-twain-voting-difference-illegal/ | claims that Mark Twain once said, "If voting made a difference, they wouldn't let us do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-09-01 | https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2016/05/28/make-me | Compulsory voting is hardest to enact in the places where it would make most difference "IF VOTING made any difference they wouldn’t let us do it," quipped Mark Twain, an American writer. Some governments, however, think voting makes such a difference that they oblige voters to do it. Voting is compulsory in 26 countries around the world, from Argentina to Belgium. To those elsewhere worried about declining voter turnout, compulsory voting may seem tempting. But it is not a shortcut to a healthy democracy. | 2016-05-28 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1768 | checkyourfact_1768 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/27/fact-check-tom-jones-health-issues-cancel-shows/ | Tom Jones is suffering from health problems and had to cancel shows. | American Web Media | 2020-02-24 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/27/fact-check-tom-jones-health-issues-cancel-shows/ | There is no record of Jones being hospitalized or cancelling shows so far this year. The story appears to reference the singer’s 2018 bacterial infection. | 2020-02-24 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1768_ret_b11_gn | checkyourfact_1768 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/27/fact-check-tom-jones-health-issues-cancel-shows/ | Tom Jones is suffering from health problems and had to cancel shows. | American Web Media | 2020-02-24 | https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/20278338.tom-jones-issues-health-update-collapsing-stage/ | Music legend Sir Tom Jones has hit out at claims he collapsed on stage during a live performance as medics rushed to support him. [...] Tom Jones issues health update after cancelling show [...] "Unfortunately the show had to be cancelled at the last minute, and for that I am very sorry. However, the show in Budapest has been rescheduled and will take place on August 16. Thanks again for all your kind concern." | 2022-07-14 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1768_ret_bn_g11 | checkyourfact_1768 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/27/fact-check-tom-jones-health-issues-cancel-shows/ | Tom Jones is suffering from health problems and had to cancel shows. | American Web Media | 2020-02-24 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-44885944 | Sir Tom Jones postpones Chester show due to illness - Published Sir Tom Jones has been forced to cancel a second show after falling ill. [...] The statement read: "Sir Tom Jones has a bacterial infection for which he is being treated in hospital. | 2018-07-19 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1768_ret_bn_g5 | checkyourfact_1768 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/27/fact-check-tom-jones-health-issues-cancel-shows/ | Tom Jones is suffering from health problems and had to cancel shows. | American Web Media | 2020-02-24 | https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1110033/tom-jones-tour-2019-news-the-voice-health-illness | Tom Jones health latest: Illness which led singer to cancelling tour dates last year [...] Tom Jones, 78, kicks off his 2019 tour in April, with the first show in San Jose, California. The singer has had a busy year so far, also appearing as a judge on ITV’s The Voice. But his new tour dates come after he was forced to cancel five shows last year. The reason for the cancellations was down to his health. [...] Tom Jones health latest: The singer had to cancel tour dates last year due to illness (Image: GETTY) | 2024-10-08 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1768_ret_bn_g6 | checkyourfact_1768 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/27/fact-check-tom-jones-health-issues-cancel-shows/ | Tom Jones is suffering from health problems and had to cancel shows. | American Web Media | 2020-02-24 | https://variety.com/2017/music/news/tom-jones-postpones-fall-concert-tour-1202545990/ | Retro pop icon Tom Jones is postponing a U.S. concert tour due to health concerns, the 77-year-old Welshman told fans Saturday via Twitter. Jones, whose career spans six decades, was scheduled to start an ambitious Stateside tour on Sept. 6 in Pennsylvania, but on the advice of his physicians will now embark on those shows in May and June of 2018. The singer did not disclose the medical problem that prompted the change in plans. Tickets for the 2017 shows will be honored for the new dates or can be turned in for refunds. [...] Jones has been struggling emotionally since the 2016 death of his wife Linda, to whom he’d been married for 57 years. | 2017-09-03 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1774_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_1774 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/03/fact-check-liz-cheney-guantanamo-bay/ | purports Liz Cheney was allegedly hanged at Guantanamo Bay | Post | 2023-04-27 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/03/fact-check-liz-cheney-guantanamo-bay/ | A post shared on Facebook purports former Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney was allegedly hanged by the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps at Guantanamo Bay on Apr. 24, 2023. [...] The Facebook post purports Cheney was allegedly hanged by Navy JAG at Guantanamo Bay on Apr. 24. The post further claims Cheney supposedly used her final moments to "excoriate" Trump and threaten Vice Adm. Darse E. Crandall. The claim is false. Check Your Fact found no credible news reports indicating Cheney was allegedly hanged by Navy JAG at Guantanamo Bay on Apr. 24. Likewise, Navy JAG neither references the claim on its website nor its verified social media accounts. In addition, Cheney has not publicly addressed the claim. | 2023-05-03 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1774_ret_b14_gn | checkyourfact_1774 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/03/fact-check-liz-cheney-guantanamo-bay/ | purports Liz Cheney was allegedly hanged at Guantanamo Bay | Post | 2023-04-27 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/apr/28/blog-posting/no-hillary-clinton-wasnt-hanged-guantanamo-bay/ | No, Hillary Clinton wasn’t hanged at Guantanamo Bay [...] It’s latest dispatch about Clinton claims that she was hanged on April 26 at the U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. According to the story, it was the culmination of an operation that started the night the SEALs arrested her. | 2021-04-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1774_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_1774 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/03/fact-check-liz-cheney-guantanamo-bay/ | purports Liz Cheney was allegedly hanged at Guantanamo Bay | Post | 2023-04-27 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/military-sentence-liz-cheney-hang/ | In late April 2023, several websites known for publishing unreliable information posted a "news" story asserting that former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney was sentence by a military tribunal to hang. Those websites were: Before It's News, the Adina Kutnicki Zionist & Conservative Blog, The Digital Soldier Press on Rumble, Israel National News on Substack, and Best News Here (among others). [...] Military Sentences Liz Cheney to Hang to Death [...] As for Liz Cheney, she was still alive and tweeting on April 24, the date Real Raw News claimed she was scheduled to be hanged: | 2023-04-24 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1774_ret_bn_g2 | checkyourfact_1774 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/03/fact-check-liz-cheney-guantanamo-bay/ | purports Liz Cheney was allegedly hanged at Guantanamo Bay | Post | 2023-04-27 | https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/01/09/legacy-dark-side | [41] "Cheney: Gitmo Holds ‘Worst of the Worst,’" The Associated Press, June 1, 2009, https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna31052241. | 2022-01-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1777 | checkyourfact_1777 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/13/fact-check-einstein-light-sound-people-bright-speak/ | Claims Albert Einstein said, "We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-24 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/13/fact-check-einstein-light-sound-people-bright-speak/ | The statement appears nowhere in Einstein’s written works. | 2019-06-24 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1777_ret_bn_g1 | checkyourfact_1777 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/13/fact-check-einstein-light-sound-people-bright-speak/ | Claims Albert Einstein said, "We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-24 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2019/09/06/light-sound/ | IT’S TRUE–Light travels faster than sound. That’s why some folks appear bright until they speak-GARY APPLE. [...] "You know what I say about that? Light travels faster than sound, so some people appear to be bright – until you hear them speak," Williams said. [...] Quote of the Day: Since light travels faster than sound, isn’t that why some people appear bright until you hear them speak? Steven Wright | 2019-09-06 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1777_ret_bn_g15 | checkyourfact_1777 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/13/fact-check-einstein-light-sound-people-bright-speak/ | Claims Albert Einstein said, "We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-24 | https://myliteraryquest.wordpress.com/2010/12/03/paraprosdokian-phrases-revisited/ | This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. – Alan Dundes - War does not determine who is right – only who is left. – Bertrand Russell - A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station. – William Faulkner - A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. – Doyle Brunson - You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice. | 2010-12-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1777_ret_bn_g6 | checkyourfact_1777 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/13/fact-check-einstein-light-sound-people-bright-speak/ | Claims Albert Einstein said, "We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-24 | https://scratch.mit.edu/discuss/post/7880576/ | forever go to front layer :: looks end "We all know that light travels faster than sound. That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak." - Albert Einstein - That_Cool_Person - Scratcher 30 posts my thumbnail wont update! [...] That's why certain people appear bright until you hear them speak." - Albert Einstein - That_Cool_Person - Scratcher 30 posts my thumbnail wont update! | 2024-03-24 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1792 | checkyourfact_1792 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/27/fact-check-viktor-frankl-stimulus-response-space-growth-freedom/ | claims that psychiatrist Viktor Frankl once stated, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." | Viral quote | 2019-09-13 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/27/fact-check-viktor-frankl-stimulus-response-space-growth-freedom/ | The statement appears nowhere in Frankl’s written works. | 2019-09-13 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1792_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_1792 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/27/fact-check-viktor-frankl-stimulus-response-space-growth-freedom/ | claims that psychiatrist Viktor Frankl once stated, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." | Viral quote | 2019-09-13 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2018/02/18/response/ | In our response lies our growth and our freedom."That idea hit me with incredible force. In the following days, I reflected on it again and again. [...] It follows my discussion on faith, finances, and this: Between stimulus and response there is a space. In our response lies our growth and freedom (B.F. Skinner). [...] Also in 2004 a message in the Usenet newsgroup alt.recovery.addiction.alcoholism attributed the quotation to Victor Frankl and specified a book that does not contain the quotation:[13]2004 March 20, Usenet discussion message, Newsgroup: alt.recovery.addiction.alcoholism, From: neuro equipoise @webtv.net, Subject: Re: It’s not your fault. (Google Groups Search; Accessed … Continue reading "Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In our response lies our growth and freedom." — Victor Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning | 2018-02-18 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1792_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_1792 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/27/fact-check-viktor-frankl-stimulus-response-space-growth-freedom/ | claims that psychiatrist Viktor Frankl once stated, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." | Viral quote | 2019-09-13 | https://www.socratic-method.com/quote-meanings-interpretations/viktor-e-frankl-between-stimulus-and-response-there-is-a-space-in-that-space-is-our-power-to-choose-our-response-in-our-response-lies-our-growth-and-our-freedom | Viktor E. Frankl, the renowned psychiatrist and Holocaust survivor, once stated, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. At first glance, this quote signifies the significance of the pause, the momentary gap between what happens to us and how we react. It suggests that within this tiny interval lies an incredible power - the power to determine our own response. In this blog article, I aim to delve deeper into the meaning and importance of this quote, exploring its implications on personal development and freedom. However, beyond analyzing this concept, I will introduce a surprising philosophical concept that will not only spark interest but also shed light on an alternative perspective.To understand the fundamental meaning of Frankl's quote, one must recognize the distinction between stimulus and response. Stimulus refers to any external event or circumstance that triggers a reaction from us, be it positive or negative. This includes anything from someone's words or actions to unexpected situations that arise in our lives. | 2024-01-23 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1792_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_1792 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/27/fact-check-viktor-frankl-stimulus-response-space-growth-freedom/ | claims that psychiatrist Viktor Frankl once stated, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." | Viral quote | 2019-09-13 | https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/making-change/201307/dont-just-react-choose-your-response | Posted July 23, 2013 Reviewed by Jessica Schrader "Between stimulus and response there is a space. I have great respect for Victor Frankl. He was not only a concentration camp survivor during the Holocaust, but also someone who went on to help others find goodness and meaning in life. He was a man from whom we can learn something about what it means to be human and how to be our best—sometimes in spite of our inclinations. And the above quote is incredibly wise guidance in these very areas. [...] Victor Frankl was clearly an extraordinary man. Most of us can only wish for his moral strength, insight, and wisdom. But we can follow his lead by looking for the "space" in our own lives. When faced with situations that pull for some particular reaction, we can choose to respond instead. Frankl found his ‘space’ through finding meaning. Others find it through prayer, meditation, or therapy. | 2013-07-23 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1792_ret_b7_gn | checkyourfact_1792 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/27/fact-check-viktor-frankl-stimulus-response-space-growth-freedom/ | claims that psychiatrist Viktor Frankl once stated, "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." | Viral quote | 2019-09-13 | https://marcfriedmanesq.substack.com/p/between-stimulus-and-response-viktor | Frankl’s quote about the space between stimulus and response is one of the central tenets of logotherapy. This "space" represents a critical moment where individuals have the free will and opportunity to choose their response to any given situation, no matter how challenging or painful. The "space" where a person can choose how to respond may be small, even a few seconds or less. This choice made in this "space" between stimulus and response is what gives humans their freedom and dignity. According to Frankl, it is not the external circumstances that define us but how we choose to respond to them. [...] Viktor Frankl’s quote about the space between stimulus and response captures a fundamental aspect of human freedom and potential. His life and work, shaped by the extreme suffering he endured during the Holocaust, offer profound insights into individual free will, the power of choice and the pursuit of meaning. By applying Frankl’s philosophy in everyday situations, individuals can cultivate greater resilience, improve their relationships, and lead more meaningful lives. Frankl’s legacy continues to inspire and guide people across the world, reminding us that even in the most challenging circumstances, there is a "space" in which we have free will and the power to choose our response and, in doing so, shape our destiny. | 2024-09-07 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1796 | checkyourfact_1796 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/05/fact-check-chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-buy-things-dont-need-money-impress/ | claims that "Fight Club" contains the line, "We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." | Viral quote | 2019-08-19 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/05/fact-check-chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-buy-things-dont-need-money-impress/ | The Daily Caller News Foundation found the line in neither the book nor movie. | 2019-08-19 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1796_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_1796 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/05/fact-check-chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-buy-things-dont-need-money-impress/ | claims that "Fight Club" contains the line, "We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." | Viral quote | 2019-08-19 | https://medium.com/philosophers-of-the-future/the-authentic-problem-of-desire-1983a23c93d0 | "We buy stuff we don’t need, with money we don’t have, to impress people we don’t like". This is a quote from the movie Fight Club. The materialistic and consumeristic world that is part of modern day existence — does it undermine the authenticity of our being? The film shows how the idea of materialism and consumerism impacts one’s authenticity, abandoning the political "must do’s" that are present in society. [...] We pollute the earth because we want electricity, but not only to survive. It is also used to power desires which we don’t need. Which is effectively a result of materialism. | 2018-08-20 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1796_ret_bn_g6 | checkyourfact_1796 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/05/fact-check-chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-buy-things-dont-need-money-impress/ | claims that "Fight Club" contains the line, "We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." | Viral quote | 2019-08-19 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/05/fact-check-chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-buy-things-dont-need-money-impress/ | A post shared on Facebook claims that "Fight Club" contains the line, "We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like." [...] The website Quote Investigator traced the earliest strong match for the statement back to a 1928 newspaper column by American humorist and journalist Robert Quillen, though elements of the quote appeared earlier. In that column, he defined "Americanism" as "using money you haven’t earned to buy things you don’t need to impress people you don’t like." [...] The quote was likely attributed to "Fight Club" because it sounded like something that might have been said in the book or movie, according to Quote Investigator. At one point in the book, a character says, "Advertising has these people chasing cars and clothes they don’t need. Generations have been working in jobs they hate, just so they can buy what they don’t really need." | 2019-09-05 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1796_ret_bn_g7 | checkyourfact_1796 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/05/fact-check-chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-buy-things-dont-need-money-impress/ | claims that "Fight Club" contains the line, "We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." | Viral quote | 2019-08-19 | https://humanefutureofwork.com/i-dont-know-where-we-are-going-but-i-know-exactly-how-to-get-there/ | You can apply the same phrase to your own life. [...] As the protagonist of the Fight Club film says: "we buy things we don’t need, with money we don’t have, to impress people we don’t like." [...] From the wisdom of Fight Club to that of Socrates: "the unexamined life is not worth living," he said once. I couldn’t agree more. | 2023-12-03 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1796_ret_bn_g9 | checkyourfact_1796 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/09/05/fact-check-chuck-palahniuk-fight-club-buy-things-dont-need-money-impress/ | claims that "Fight Club" contains the line, "We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like." | Viral quote | 2019-08-19 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2016/04/21/impress/ | 2) We buy things we don’t need with money we don’t have to impress people we don’t like. [...] Americanism: Using money you haven’t earned to buy things you don’t need to impress people you don’t like. [...] People often spend money on things they don’t need to impress people they don’t like. | 2016-04-21 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1801_ret_b7_gn | checkyourfact_1801 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/19/fact-check-trump-fauci-commendation/ | Donald Trump Claimed to not know who gave Fauci the commendation | Viral post | 2023-09-14 | https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/oct/21/donald-trumps-claims-about-dr-anthony-fauci-fact-c/ | Donald Trump’s claim about Fauci’s comments on travel restrictions and mask usage leave out important context. The White House and Trump’s reelection campaign did not respond to our queries asking for more information. [...] Despite Trump’s displeasure with Fauci, Fauci is a popular figure. Trump’s campaign even touts Fauci’s statements throughout the pandemic as proof that Trump acted effectively to combat the crisis. The campaign featured a few seconds of a Fauci interview in an ad, although out of context. Trump’s recent claims about Fauci leave out key information and misrepresent the facts. | 2020-10-21 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1801_ret_bn_g15 | checkyourfact_1801 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/19/fact-check-trump-fauci-commendation/ | Donald Trump Claimed to not know who gave Fauci the commendation | Viral post | 2023-09-14 | https://www.fox2detroit.com/news/trump-issues-commendations-to-operation-warp-speed-members-including-fauci-birx | Trump issues commendations to Operation Warp Speed members, including Fauci, Birx [...] A few names on the list of commendations stood out, particularly Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Deborah Birx, both of whom were key members of the White House coronavirus task force in its early days, before having their public-facing roles diminished when the task force ceased providing regular briefings. Despite his sometimes public clashes with Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Trump’s list included the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Apart from his work on the coronavirus task force, Fauci worked tirelessly to inform Americans of the science concerning the novel coronavirus, urging the public to choose facts over conspiracy theories and speculation. | 2021-01-19 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1805 | checkyourfact_1805 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/26/fact-check-giveaway-free-chick-fil-a-year/ | Claims to be hosting a giveaway of free Chick-fil-A for a year. | Viral Post | 2019-04-26 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/26/fact-check-giveaway-free-chick-fil-a-year/ | This Facebook post is not associated with the Chick-fil-A brand and does not represent a real, ongoing contest. | 2019-04-26 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1805_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_1805 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/26/fact-check-giveaway-free-chick-fil-a-year/ | Claims to be hosting a giveaway of free Chick-fil-A for a year. | Viral Post | 2019-04-26 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/26/fact-check-giveaway-free-chick-fil-a-year/ | The Facebook page Chick-fil-A.com claimed Friday to be hosting a giveaway of free Chick-fil-A for a year. "5 of our last contest winners of free Chick-fil-A for a year have yet to respond so we have decided that someone who shares by 10pm tonight will win it instead! Don’t miss out on this once in a life time opportunity," the page wrote before signing off as "Chick-fil-A." [...] "That is not a legitimate account or giveaway associated with Chick-fil-A, Inc," Leigh Jackson, with Jackson Spalding, a press company representing Chick-fil-A, told The Daily Caller. | 2019-04-26 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1805_ret_b6_gn | checkyourfact_1805 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/26/fact-check-giveaway-free-chick-fil-a-year/ | Claims to be hosting a giveaway of free Chick-fil-A for a year. | Viral Post | 2019-04-26 | https://money.com/how-to-get-free-chick-fil-a/ | How to Win Free Chick-Fil-A Meals for a Year [...] Winners indeed get free Chick-fil-A for a year, but the freebies are limited to one meal (sandwich, fries, medium drink) per week—so a total of 52 meals over the course of 52 weeks. Chick-fil-A estimates that each opening promotion amounts to a giveaway of $32,000 worth of food to the lucky 100 winners. [...] After New York City, the next Chick-fil-A openings—and the possibility of 100 more winners of free food for a year—are scheduled in the near future for locations including San Antonio, Texas, Marietta, Ga., and two more locations in the vicinity of New York—Port Jefferson, on Long Island, on October 7, and Jersey City, on November 4. | 2024-05-07 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1805_ret_b7_gn | checkyourfact_1805 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/04/26/fact-check-giveaway-free-chick-fil-a-year/ | Claims to be hosting a giveaway of free Chick-fil-A for a year. | Viral Post | 2019-04-26 | https://www.today.com/food/get-free-chick-fil-year-if-you-camp-outside-night-t136357 | Not only do area residents have new access to one of America’s most popular fast food chains, but they also have a chance to score free Chick-fil-A for a year! [...] All of the lucky people who endure the elements get free Chick-fil-A for a year, which comes in the form of 52 coupons each valid for one Chick-fil-A sandwich seal. [...] The last time a new Chick-fil-A in Wichita, Kansas, opened in 2012, the opportunity to win the free food was open to literally anyone who made the 100-person cut-off. But that caused a mighty big problem when, according to the Wichita Eagle, people showed up from all over the country. | 2018-08-28 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1817_ret_b10_gn | checkyourfact_1817 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/26/fact-check-albert-einstein-definition-instanity-same-thing-over-different-results/ | Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-11 | https://robert.ocallahan.org/2011/09/doing-same-thing-over-and-over-again.html | The quote "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" is popular, being widely attributed to Einstein (probably incorrectly). Unfortunately it's often used to support a common and dangerous fallacy: that if you're trying something and it's not working, you must not be using the best strategy and you must try something else. It's easy to see the fallacy using a thought experiment. Imagine you must regularly play a lottery which offers red tickets and black tickets, and red tickets have twice the probability of winning compared to black tickets. So you choose red tickets, but you don't win. Would Einstein tell you to start choosing black tickets instead? Hopefully not! [...] Of course, one must also avoid stubbornly sticking to a strategy which is not the best available. | 2011-09-18 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1817_ret_b4_gn | checkyourfact_1817 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/26/fact-check-albert-einstein-definition-instanity-same-thing-over-different-results/ | Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-11 | https://blog.imodstyle.com/debunking-the-misquote-what-einstein-actually-said-about-insanity/ | In the world of famous quotes, one that has been circulating for years is attributed to Albert Einstein: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." While this quote is often used to emphasize the importance of change and innovation, it turns out that Einstein may not have actually said these exact words. In this article, we will delve into the origins of this misquote, explore what Einstein actually said about insanity, and discuss the importance of fact-checking famous quotes. [...] While Einstein did not explicitly make the statement about insanity and expecting different results, he did express similar sentiments in his writings and speeches. In one instance, he reportedly said, "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." This quote conveys a similar message about the need for new perspectives and approaches to address challenges effectively. [...] In conclusion, while the quote, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results," is often attributed to Albert Einstein, there is no direct evidence that he actually said these exact words. Instead, Einstein’s views on problem-solving and innovation can be better captured by his other statements about the need for new thinking to tackle challenges effectively. By debunking misquotes and verifying the authenticity of famous statements, we can uphold the integrity of historical figures’ words and ideas. Remember, not everything you read online is necessarily true – always fact-check and question the sources of information. | 2024-03-03 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1817_ret_b6_gn | checkyourfact_1817 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/26/fact-check-albert-einstein-definition-instanity-same-thing-over-different-results/ | Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-11 | https://quotes.guide/albert-einstein/quote/insanity-doing-the-same-thing-over-and-over-again-and-expecting-different-results/ | The quote "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results" is a profound observation about the futility of repetition without change. It highlights the irrationality of continuing a course of action that consistently fails to produce the desired outcome, yet expecting a different result each time. This concept is applicable in various aspects of life, including personal development, business, societal issues, and relationships. In personal development, the quote emphasizes the need for self-reflection and change. People often get stuck in a cycle of repeating the same behaviors and expecting different outcomes. This could be related to unhealthy habits, toxic relationships, or unfulfilling jobs. The quote implies that if we want a different outcome, we need to change our actions and decisions. It urges us to examine our behaviors, identify what’s not working, and make necessary changes. [...] In summary, this quote is a call to action for change and innovation. It stresses that if we want different results, we must be willing to change our approaches, rethink our strategies, and be open to new possibilities. This is particularly relevant in today’s rapidly changing world, where adaptability and flexibility are crucial for success. | 2024-01-31 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1817_ret_b9_g9 | checkyourfact_1817 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/26/fact-check-albert-einstein-definition-instanity-same-thing-over-different-results/ | Claims that Albert Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-11 | https://professorbuzzkill.com/2017/05/29/einstein-insanity-qnq/ | The real problem with this quote is that it’s always misquoted! Most believe the quote to be: . . . doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. The problem with this misquote is that, logically speaking, one can, and usually does, do the same thing over and over, getting different results each time. The Laws of Thermal Dynamics teach us this, and it is the foundation of Chaos Theory. For example, when someone shuffles a deck of cards over and over, in exactly the same way each time, the odds of the top card being the ace of spades each time are astronomically low; and each time the cards are shuffled the odds get lower. Therefore, one should expect different results. Einstein most certainly did not say this version of the quote–he would have known better than that! This isn’t the definition of insanity, it’s the definition of the Laws of Thermal Dynamics. The actual quote, whoever said it, is: THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY IS DOING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AND GETTING THE SAME RESULT, BUT EXPECTING A DIFFERENT ONE. | 2017-05-29 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1818 | checkyourfact_1818 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-did-steve-harvey-author-this-pro-trump-statement/ | Claims Steve Harvey made a long statement calling President Donald Trump "the only guy who seems to understand what the people want." | Viral Post | 2019-07-26 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-did-steve-harvey-author-this-pro-trump-statement/ | No credible sources link this statement to Harvey. The statement originally came from an anonymous letter published on a conservative website. | 2019-07-26 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1818_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_1818 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-did-steve-harvey-author-this-pro-trump-statement/ | Claims Steve Harvey made a long statement calling President Donald Trump "the only guy who seems to understand what the people want." | Viral Post | 2019-07-26 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-did-steve-harvey-author-this-pro-trump-statement/ | A post shared on Facebook claims that American comedian Steve Harvey wrote a long statement in favor of President Donald Trump. "Trump is the only guy who seems to understand what the people want," reads a line from the alleged statement. [...] This Facebook post alleges that Harvey wrote a long statement that praises Trump as "the only guy who seems to understand what the people want" and speaks negatively about politicians and illegal immigrants. The long statement is paired with a photograph of Harvey. | 2019-08-09 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1818_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_1818 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-did-steve-harvey-author-this-pro-trump-statement/ | Claims Steve Harvey made a long statement calling President Donald Trump "the only guy who seems to understand what the people want." | Viral Post | 2019-07-26 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/steve-harvey-donald-trump/ | In early 2019, a viral Facebook message appeared to indicate that the comedian and broadcaster Steve Harvey had published an unusual defense of President Donald Trump, likening him to a flawed janitor hired to clear a home of raccoons -- which represented the Democratic and Republican parties as well as undocumented immigrants in the analogy: [...] Here's why we want Trump: Yes, he's a bit of a jerk; Yes, he's an egomaniac; but we don't care!.. The country is a mess because politicians suck, the Republicans and Democrats can be two-faced and gutless, and illegals are everywhere.. We want it all fixed!.. We don't care that Trump is crude, we don't care that he insults people, we don't care that he has changed positions, we don't care that he's been married 3 times, we don't care that he fights with Megyn Kelly and Rosie O'Donnell, we don't care that he doesn't know the name of some Muslim terrorist.. This country became weak and bankrupt, our enemies were making fun of us, we are being invaded by illegals, we are becoming a nation of victims where every Tom, Ricardo, and Hasid is a special group with special rights to a point where we don't even recognize the country we were born and raised in; "AND WE JUST WANT IT FIXED".. And Trump is the only guy who seems to understand what the people want.. | 2024-09-23 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1818_ret_b6_gn | checkyourfact_1818 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/08/09/fact-check-did-steve-harvey-author-this-pro-trump-statement/ | Claims Steve Harvey made a long statement calling President Donald Trump "the only guy who seems to understand what the people want." | Viral Post | 2019-07-26 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2019/nov/14/facebook-posts/no-steve-harvey-didnt-write-viral-pro-trump-raccoo/ | A viral Facebook rant that likens President Donald Trump to an exterminator and undocumented immigrants to raccoons is being attributed to radio personality and television host Steve Harvey. [...] Steve Harvey Facebook post, January 11, 2019 [...] Snopes, Did Comedian Steve Harvey Praise President Trump as a Politically Incorrect ‘Fixer’?, March 4, 2019 | 2019-04-24 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1825 | checkyourfact_1825 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/05/03/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-socialized-medicine-keystone-arch-socialist-state/ | A Turning Point USA meme claims a quote about socialized medicine is attributable to Vladimir Lenin | Turning Point USA | 2019-04-24 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/05/03/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-socialized-medicine-keystone-arch-socialist-state/ | The Daily Caller News Foundation found no evidence of Lenin ever making this statement. | 2019-04-24 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1825_ret_b12_gn | checkyourfact_1825 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/05/03/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-socialized-medicine-keystone-arch-socialist-state/ | A Turning Point USA meme claims a quote about socialized medicine is attributable to Vladimir Lenin | Turning Point USA | 2019-04-24 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/02/11/fact-check-dianne-feinstein-turn-em-all-in-outright-ban/ | The conservative Turning Point USA posted a meme on Facebook of a quote purportedly from Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein about her stance on gun control. | 2019-02-11 | False | false | false | not_applicable |
checkyourfact_1825_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_1825 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/05/03/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-socialized-medicine-keystone-arch-socialist-state/ | A Turning Point USA meme claims a quote about socialized medicine is attributable to Vladimir Lenin | Turning Point USA | 2019-04-24 | https://www.medpagetoday.com/publichealthpolicy/healthpolicy/80448 | One of the rotating banner images on its Internet home page is a picture of Vladimir Lenin, the Soviet Union founder, and a quote: "Socialized medicine is the keystone to the arch of a socialized state." [...] "A. Lenin thought so. According to Lawrence Sullivan in his book 'The Case Against Socialized Medicine,' the founder of international revolutionary Communism once proclaimed socialized medicine 'the keystone of the arch of the Socialist State.'" [...] "The campaign for socialized medicine in the United States stems directly from Kremlin Communism. Lenin, the founder of international revolutionary Communism, once proclaimed socialized medicine 'the keystone of the arch of the Socialist State.' Nowhere in the world today is the profession of medicine more completely under the control of government than in the Soviet segments of Russia." | 2019-06-13 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1825_ret_b4_gn | checkyourfact_1825 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/05/03/fact-check-vladimir-lenin-socialized-medicine-keystone-arch-socialist-state/ | A Turning Point USA meme claims a quote about socialized medicine is attributable to Vladimir Lenin | Turning Point USA | 2019-04-24 | https://www.factcheck.org/2018/12/ruth-bader-ginsburg-taken-way-out-of-context/ | Turning Point USA, a group for young conservatives, has used a fake quote to distort an actual quote. [...] But the Turning Point USA meme plucked out only eight words, which is misleading on its own. Putting that truncated, out-of-context quote next to a fake quote that suggests she was talking about her own work on the Supreme Court is deceptive. | 2018-12-13 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
checkyourfact_1828 | checkyourfact_1828 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/26/fact-check-trump-truth-social-paperwork/ | claims former President Donald Trump purportedly said he 'forgot to give back some paperwork' in a recent TRUTH Social post | Post | 2023-06-10 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/26/fact-check-trump-truth-social-paperwork/ | The purported remark does not appear in Trump’s TRUTH Social feed. The image of the alleged post can be traced back to Twitter user @gvnzng, who admitted it was fake. | 2023-06-10 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1828_ret_b13_gn | checkyourfact_1828 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/26/fact-check-trump-truth-social-paperwork/ | claims former President Donald Trump purportedly said he 'forgot to give back some paperwork' in a recent TRUTH Social post | Post | 2023-06-10 | https://edition.cnn.com/2023/06/14/politics/fact-check-trump-bedminster-speech/index.html | Former President Donald Trump made numerous false and misleading claims in a speech he delivered Tuesday night following his afternoon arraignment in Miami federal court to face charges of illegally retaining classified documents and obstructing the federal investigation into his conduct. [...] Facts First: Trump’s claim is false. Again, the Presidential Records Act says that the moment a president leaves office, NARA gets custody and control of all presidential records from his administration. Nothing in the law says there should be a negotiation between a former president and NARA over a former president’s return of presidential documents – much less that there should have been a monthslong battle after NARA first contacted Trump’s team in 2021 to try to get some of the records that had not been handed over at the end of his presidency. [...] Facts First: It’s not true that "just about every other president" has done what Trump has done, as the National Archives and Records Administration itself pointed out in a statement in 2022. No president since the Presidential Records Act took effect with President Ronald Reagan’s records in the 1980s has taken home troves of official documents or engaged in anything like Trump’s protracted post-presidency refusal to return official documents sought by NARA and the Justice Department. | 2023-06-14 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1831_ret_b8_gn | checkyourfact_1831 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/23/fact-check-joe-biden-1-7-trillion-federal-debt/ | Joe Biden cut the federal deficit by 1.7 trillion | Viral Video | 2023-08-16 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/23/fact-check-joe-biden-1-7-trillion-federal-debt/ | President Joe Biden claimed he cut the federal debt by $1.7 trillion within his first two years in office during remarks delivered on Aug. 16, the anniversary of the Inflation Act. [...] Biden claimed during a speech on Aug. 16 that he cut the federal deficit by $1.7 trillion before saying he cut the debt by $1.7 trillion. Biden said,"Unlike the last president, in my first two years in office, we actually cut the federal debt, the deficit, by $1.7 trillion. The first two years — we cut the debt by $1.7 trillion." [...] The claim that Biden decreased the deficit is also misleading. While the deficit for fiscal year 2022 is $1.6 trillion, down from $2.77 trillion in 2021 according to Fiscal Data, the cut was mainly due a decrease in spending from the COVID-19 pandemic. | 2023-08-23 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_1831_ret_bn_g5 | checkyourfact_1831 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/23/fact-check-joe-biden-1-7-trillion-federal-debt/ | Joe Biden cut the federal deficit by 1.7 trillion | Viral Video | 2023-08-16 | https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/03/09/fact-sheet-the-presidents-budget-reduces-deficits-by-nearly-3-trillion-over-10-years/ | The President has done all of this while delivering on his commitment to fiscal responsibility. While the previous Administration passed a nearly $2 trillion unpaid-for tax cut with benefits skewed to the wealthy and big corporations while dramatically increasing the deficit, President Biden cut the deficit by more than $1.7 trillion during his first two years in office—the largest decline in American history. And the reforms he signed into law to take on Big Pharma, lower prescription drug costs, and make the wealthy and large corporations pay their fair share will reduce the deficit by hundreds of billions of dollars more over the coming decade. [...] After inheriting historically high deficits from the previous Administration, President Biden told the American people he would reduce the deficit, pay for his proposals, and ensure that no one making less than $400,000 a year would pay a penny more in new taxes. That’s exactly what he has done—and exactly what he will continue to do. The President’s Budget builds on the record-breaking deficit reduction he achieved during his first two years in office. It more than fully pays for its investments, reduces deficits by nearly $3 trillion over the next decade by making the wealthy and big corporations pay their fair share and cutting wasteful spending on Big Pharma, Big Oil, and other special interests, and ensures that no one making less than $400,000 per year will pay a penny more in new taxes. | 2023-03-09 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1833 | checkyourfact_1833 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/11/fact-check-300000-ukrainian-soldiers/ | Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that 300,000 Ukrainian troops have died during the conflict. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2023-05-08 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/11/fact-check-300000-ukrainian-soldiers/ | There is no evidence that 300,000 Ukrainian soldiers have died during the conflict. Estimates vary, but the United States assessed that between 15,500 and 17,500 Ukrainian troops have died between Feb. 24, 2022 and March 1, 2023. | 2023-05-08 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1833_ret_b17_gn | checkyourfact_1833 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/11/fact-check-300000-ukrainian-soldiers/ | Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that 300,000 Ukrainian troops have died during the conflict. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2023-05-08 | https://www.mediaite.com/tv/robert-f-kennedy-jr-rages-at-democrats-for-rigged-primary-process-tells-fox-hes-banned-from-democratic-networks/ | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Rages at Democrats for ‘Rigged’ Primary Process, Tells Fox He’s Banned From ‘Democratic Networks’ [...] Kennedy Jr., now running an independent presidential campaign, accused Democrats of having a "rigged" primary process during an appearance on Fox News with Jesse Watters. The party, Kennedy Jr. added, made a "strategic mistake" and turned off voters by so openly backing Biden, noting various rule changes as well as some primary votes shutting down altogether, like in Florida. [...] Kennedy Jr. appeared on Fox News again on Monday morning where he again accused Democrats of pushing a "rigged" nomination process. He also accused the administration of purposefully denying him Secret Service protection — which he now has following the attempted assassination of Donald Trump — to dry up his campaign funds. Kennedy Jr. claimed about a third of everything coming in had previously been spent on private security. | 2024-07-22 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1833_ret_b18_gn | checkyourfact_1833 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/11/fact-check-300000-ukrainian-soldiers/ | Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that 300,000 Ukrainian troops have died during the conflict. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2023-05-08 | https://www.foxnews.com/politics/robert-f-kennedy-jr-rips-white-house-bad-decisions-wont-say-biden-fit-serve-president | Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ripped what he called the "bad decisions" coming out of the White House under President Biden, but stopped short of saying whether he thinks the president is fit to serve as commander in chief. [...] Hannity pressed Kennedy, noting the Democratic Party's "reluctance" to point out Biden's gaffes, and asked again if he really thought Biden is "up to the job." [...] RFK JR SAYS ‘CORPORATE MEDIA’ HAS ATTACKED HIM ‘EVEN MORE THAN PRESIDENT TRUMP’ | 2023-07-25 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_1833_ret_bn_g9 | checkyourfact_1833 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/11/fact-check-300000-ukrainian-soldiers/ | Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed during an interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity that 300,000 Ukrainian troops have died during the conflict. | Robert F. Kennedy Jr. | 2023-05-08 | https://www.thedailybeast.com/sitemap/2019/6/article | Trump to Hannity: You’re ‘Not Really’ a Patriot, You Just Want ‘Great Ratings’ [...] Chernobyl Survivors Watch HBO Series in Horror | 2019-06-30 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1835 | checkyourfact_1835 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/24/fact-check-bill-gates-microsoft-lazy-person-hard-job-easy-way/ | Claims Bill Gates said, "I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because he will find an easy way to do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-13 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/24/fact-check-bill-gates-microsoft-lazy-person-hard-job-easy-way/ | There is no evidence that Gates ever said or wrote this expression. | 2019-10-13 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_1835_ret_b13_gn | checkyourfact_1835 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/24/fact-check-bill-gates-microsoft-lazy-person-hard-job-easy-way/ | Claims Bill Gates said, "I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because he will find an easy way to do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-13 | https://www.indiatimes.com/lifestyle/sunny-side-up/bill-gates-says-lazy-workers-make-best-employee-national-lazy-day-2024-639673.html | As we celebrate National Lazy Day on August 10, let's remember Bill Gates' famous words when he said he'd rather hire a lazy person to do a hard job. As an employer, it's important to understand why lazy workers make the best employees and how to hire the right kind of 'lazy' worker. Bill Gates has famously once said, "I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. And that is the simplest explanation of all. As we celebrate National Lazy Day this year, let's take a deep dive into what makes a seemingly 'lazy' employee the best one. [...] As per the premise, choosing a 'lazy person' to do a difficult job rather than putting your best faculties on the task seems a great way of getting the job done! Doing a job the easy way seems more effective, after all, isn't sometimes the most obvious answer the right one? In today's fast-paced corporate world things are almost ever-changing so most employers look for someone who'll do just what's been told to them and do it fast. When the need of the hour is speed, overdelivering can be worse than underdelivering! | 2024-08-10 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_1835_ret_b14_gn | checkyourfact_1835 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/24/fact-check-bill-gates-microsoft-lazy-person-hard-job-easy-way/ | Claims Bill Gates said, "I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because he will find an easy way to do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-13 | https://www.cnbcafrica.com/2019/why-lazy-people-are-likely-to-be-smarter-more-successful-and-better-employees-according-to-science/ | Let’s be honest, lazy people get a bad rap, especially when some of the world’s most successful billionaires are perceived as the exact opposite. [...] Bill Gates has often been quoted as saying, "I always choose a lazy person to do a hard job, because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it." Whether Gates even said that in the first place is questionable, but the quote still gets repeated — and that’s because there’s some truth in it. Many obsessively critical thinkers (a.k.a. people with a high "need for cognition") are concerned with reducing wasteful actions, and instead prefer to use efficient processes. So perhaps hiring a lazy person isn’t the worst idea after all. They’re likely to be strategic thinkers who can come up with smart shortcuts, ways to eliminate problems, save time and contribute new, innovative ideas to the company. | 2019-02-19 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
checkyourfact_1835_ret_bn_g13 | checkyourfact_1835 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/24/fact-check-bill-gates-microsoft-lazy-person-hard-job-easy-way/ | Claims Bill Gates said, "I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because he will find an easy way to do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-13 | https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/02/26/lazy-job/ | Whenever there is a hard job to be done I assign it to a lazy man; he is sure to find an easy way of doing it. [...] Senator ELLENDER. You say you would put a lazy man on a job to find an easy way to do it. Why would you say a lazy man rather than a hard worker? [...] If you have a difficult task give it to a lazy man — he will find an easier way to do it. | 2014-02-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_1835_ret_bn_g16 | checkyourfact_1835 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/10/24/fact-check-bill-gates-microsoft-lazy-person-hard-job-easy-way/ | Claims Bill Gates said, "I will always choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because he will find an easy way to do it." | Viral Quote | 2019-10-13 | https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/meta-programme-fact-checks/no-evidence-bill-gates-said-he-would-choose-lazy-person-do | But is this quote an accurate reflection of something Gates said? We investigated. [...] The first thing we did was a search for part of the quote on Gates’s personal blog. This came up empty. [...] There is no verifiable evidence Bill Gates ever said he’d choose a "lazy person to do a hard job". | 2022-08-30 | False | false | true | refutes |
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