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checkyourfact_919_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_919 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/20/fact-check-vladimir-putin-america-democracy/ | purports to show Russian President Vladimir Putin telling Americans they interfere with their own democracy | Video | 2023-04-16 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/20/fact-check-vladimir-putin-america-democracy/ | FACT CHECK: Did Vladimir Putin Blame Americans For Interfering With Their Own Democracy? A video shared on Instagram purports to show Russian President Vladimir Putin telling Americans they interfere with their own democracy. [...] "You blame me for interfering with your democracy. But I don’t have to, you are doing it yourselves," Putin appears to say in English via the Instagram video, liked over 700 times. "Polling stations are closing. You don’t know who to trust, you are divided. There are strings we can pull, but we don’t have to. You are pulling them for us," he appears to continue. | 2023-04-20 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_919_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_919 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/20/fact-check-vladimir-putin-america-democracy/ | purports to show Russian President Vladimir Putin telling Americans they interfere with their own democracy | Video | 2023-04-16 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/apr/18/instagram-posts/thats-not-vladimir-putin-discussing-us-democracy-i/ | A video circulating on social media supposedly shows Russian President Vladimir Putin saying in English that he doesn’t need to interfere with U.S. democracy because it’s already fractured. "America. You blame me for interfering with your democracy but I don’t have to. You are doing it to yourselves," says the voice attributed to Putin in the clip. "Polling stations are closing. You don’t know who to trust. You are divided. There are strings we can pull. But we don’t have to. You are pulling them for us." [...] We rate the claim that this video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin talking in English about U.S. democracy False. | 2023-04-16 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_919_ret_b7_gn | checkyourfact_919 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/20/fact-check-vladimir-putin-america-democracy/ | purports to show Russian President Vladimir Putin telling Americans they interfere with their own democracy | Video | 2023-04-16 | https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/documentary/putin-and-the-presidents/transcript/ | Vladimir Putin sees American talk of human rights, democracy, freedom as a cynical fig leaf, something that the U.S. uses to cover itself as it cynically pursues its interests across the globe, as it pushes its agenda across the globe. [...] For Putin to see an American vice president go talk to students and encourage democracy, he sees it as a threat. "Who are you to come here and foment trouble in my backyard?" It’s aggravating and offensive to Putin to see that kind of action. [...] From Putin’s point of view, he won. Not only did the candidate he favored come out on top, he has disrupted Americans’ faith in their own democracy so that we’re all turning on each other and we’re busy fighting with each other and in his mind hopefully too distracted to pose a threat to him on the world stage. | 2023-01-31 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_919_ret_bn_g7 | checkyourfact_919 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/20/fact-check-vladimir-putin-america-democracy/ | purports to show Russian President Vladimir Putin telling Americans they interfere with their own democracy | Video | 2023-04-16 | https://www.csis.org/analysis/russias-attacks-democratic-justice-systems | Sputnik’s weekly segment Criminal Injustice on its Loud & Clear podcast similarly portrays itself as bringing attention to justice being denied to citizens, mixing legitimate grievances with distorted information. Russia’s goal for these programs is not to make the U.S. legal system more just; it is to tell an unrelenting one-sided story to get Americans to believe the system is as corrupt and broken as the legal system in Russia. Putin’s hope is that Americans will give up on democratic institutions, the way so much of his own population has come to accept the corruption in Russia. [...] High-level Russian government officials, including President Vladimir Putin, echo these messages in statements directed at domestic and international audiences. In doing so, they often adopt the language of international law to paint the Kremlin as the true champion of justice compared to a hypocritical West, while combating criticisms of their own corrupt regime at home. President Putin comments on a bogus lawsuit Russian opened against the United States in relation to the close of diplomatic compounds under the Trump administration. The comments were directed both to his own citizens, and people in parts of the world where the United States and Russia compete for influence. The aim is to lessen the appeal of democracy by showing its judicial system as biased and unfair. | 2019-01-05 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_925 | checkyourfact_925 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/30/fact-check-cnn-cheney-desantis-president/ | purports CNN reported Liz Cheney endorsed Ron DeSantis for president | Post | 2023-05-23 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/30/fact-check-cnn-cheney-desantis-president/ | The claim neither appears on CNN’s website nor its verified social media accounts. A CNN spokesperson denied the outlet had reported that Cheney endorsed DeSantis in an email to Check Your Fact. | 2023-05-23 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_925_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_925 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/30/fact-check-cnn-cheney-desantis-president/ | purports CNN reported Liz Cheney endorsed Ron DeSantis for president | Post | 2023-05-23 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/30/fact-check-cnn-cheney-desantis-president/ | A post shared on Twitter claims CNN reported former Wyoming Republican Rep. Liz Cheney endorsed Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis for president in the 2024 election. [...] "LIZ CHENEY ENDORSES RON DESANTIS FOR PRESIDENT – CNN," the Twitter post, viewed over 130,000 times, purports. The claim is false. CNN has neither published an article on its website nor a statement via its verified social media accounts reporting Cheney endorsed DeSantis for president in the 2024 election. Likewise, the claim is not referenced on the Republican Florida Governor’s website or verified social media accounts. | 2023-05-30 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_925_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_925 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/30/fact-check-cnn-cheney-desantis-president/ | purports CNN reported Liz Cheney endorsed Ron DeSantis for president | Post | 2023-05-23 | https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/liz-cheney-ron-desantis-republican-nomination-b2140889.html | Liz Cheney says she would find it ‘very difficult’ to support Ron DeSantis for president [...] That hesitance is due to Mr DeSantis’s outspoken embrace of Donald Trump, Ms Cheney said, which she called "dangerous" given the revelations about his efforts to overturn the 2020 election and non-response to the mob attack on Congress which he himself had inspired. [...] Liz CheneyRon DeSantisDonald Trump | 2022-08-08 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_925_ret_b5_gn | checkyourfact_925 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/05/30/fact-check-cnn-cheney-desantis-president/ | purports CNN reported Liz Cheney endorsed Ron DeSantis for president | Post | 2023-05-23 | https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2022/08/liz-cheneys-2024-strategy/671167/ | No one I talked with thinks Cheney could come anywhere close to winning the GOP nomination behind an anti-Trump message. The widespread success of Trump-endorsed candidates, almost all of whom overtly echo his lies about the 2020 election, in this year’s GOP primaries has made clear that the former president remains the party’s dominant figure (despite occasional losses for his picks). With Cheney’s defeat yesterday, four of the 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the January 6 attack on the Capitol have now been ousted in primaries, and four others have retired; only two have survived to face voters in November. "Trump continues to own a majority share of the Republican Party and the GOP has remade itself in his image," Sarah Longwell, founder of the Republican Accountability Project, a group critical of Trump, told me in an email. [...] But even those sympathetic to Cheney recognize that the 2024 primaries may offer only so much opportunity to change the party’s direction. Many of them view Trump’s strongest competitor in early polls, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida, as little improvement over Trump in his commitment to a pluralistic democracy; Cheney recently told The New York Times that DeSantis has aligned himself so closely with Trump that she would find it "very difficult" to support him in 2024 either. | 2022-09-12 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_929 | checkyourfact_929 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/18/fact-check-benjamin-franklin-god-given-rights-ignorance-tyranny/ | Claims that Benjamin Franklin once said, "A Nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved; it is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins." | Viral Quote | 2019-04-07 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/18/fact-check-benjamin-franklin-god-given-rights-ignorance-tyranny/ | There is no evidence that Franklin authored this saying. It was actually written by author Henry Stuber. | 2019-04-07 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_929_ret_bn_g10 | checkyourfact_929 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/18/fact-check-benjamin-franklin-god-given-rights-ignorance-tyranny/ | Claims that Benjamin Franklin once said, "A Nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved; it is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins." | Viral Quote | 2019-04-07 | https://forum.russellstreetreport.com/showthread.php?p=2635333 | It is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins. - Benjamin Franklin - 01-28-2024, 09:26 PM #21 | 2024-01-28 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_929_ret_bn_g5 | checkyourfact_929 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/18/fact-check-benjamin-franklin-god-given-rights-ignorance-tyranny/ | Claims that Benjamin Franklin once said, "A Nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved; it is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins." | Viral Quote | 2019-04-07 | https://teachersinstitute.yale.edu/curriculum/units/1983/4/83.04.07.x.html | Introduction "This will be the best security for maintaining our liberties . . . a nation of well-informed men, who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them, cannot be enslaved, It is in the regions of ignorance that tyranny begins." The above quote containing the words and visions of Benjamin Franklin exhorts citizens of the newly-formed republic to be aware in order to preserve personal freedoms and it clearly underscores the goal of this unit. | 2024-01-01 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_929_ret_bn_g8 | checkyourfact_929 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/18/fact-check-benjamin-franklin-god-given-rights-ignorance-tyranny/ | Claims that Benjamin Franklin once said, "A Nation of well-informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved; it is in the region of ignorance that tyranny begins." | Viral Quote | 2019-04-07 | https://medium.com/@taylertanner/6-reasons-american-heritage-is-worthwhile-e06df4e4350c | 6 Reasons American Heritage is Worth Your Time "A nation of well informed men who have been taught to know and prize the rights which God has given them cannot be enslaved. | 2017-10-10 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_930 | checkyourfact_930 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/06/fact-check-russian-billionaire-lebron-james-serena-williams-child/ | Claims a white Russian billionaire offered to pay $1 billion for NBA superstar LeBron James and tennis champion Serena Williams to have a child together | Viral post | 2020-01-01 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/06/fact-check-russian-billionaire-lebron-james-serena-williams-child/ | The story comes from a now-defunct satire website. The Russian billionaire appears to be a made-up character. | 2020-01-01 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_930_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_930 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/06/fact-check-russian-billionaire-lebron-james-serena-williams-child/ | Claims a white Russian billionaire offered to pay $1 billion for NBA superstar LeBron James and tennis champion Serena Williams to have a child together | Viral post | 2020-01-01 | https://rockingcelebrity.com/fact-check-did-a-russian-billionaire-offer-lebron-james-and-serena-williams-a-billion-dollars-to-have-a-child-together/ | An image shared on Facebook more than 900 times claims a Russian billionaire offered NBA player LeBron James and tennis player Serena Williams a billion dollars to have a "super athlete" child together. [...] A widely-shared post purportedly shows a screen grab of a news article about a Russian billionaire, identified as both Vladist and Vladir Sugarin, who offered a billion dollars to James and Williams to have a "super athlete" child. The headline reads, "White Billionaire Offers $1 Billion to Breed Lebron (sic) & Serena." "LeBron makes hundreds of millions. Serena makes hundreds of millions," one post credits Sugarin with saying. "Their super baby will make billions." | 2021-11-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_930_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_930 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/06/fact-check-russian-billionaire-lebron-james-serena-williams-child/ | Claims a white Russian billionaire offered to pay $1 billion for NBA superstar LeBron James and tennis champion Serena Williams to have a child together | Viral post | 2020-01-01 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/lebron-james-serena-williams-billionaire-offer/ | On 12 July 2016, the web site Cream Bump Daily published an article reporting that a white billionaire had offered $1 billion for NBA star Lebron James and tennis champion Serena Williams to "breed": He wants a SUPER BABY! A White Billionaire Offers LeBbron and Serena $500 million a piece to BREED a baby... [...] This isn't the first time that a fake news article has claimed that a billionaire was offering major money for a child. In August 2015, a false rumor held that a billionaire was recruiting 1,000 women to have his children in an attempt to create the largest family ever. | 2016-07-13 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_930_ret_bn_g4 | checkyourfact_930 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/06/fact-check-russian-billionaire-lebron-james-serena-williams-child/ | Claims a white Russian billionaire offered to pay $1 billion for NBA superstar LeBron James and tennis champion Serena Williams to have a child together | Viral post | 2020-01-01 | https://www.damemagazine.com/2018/09/10/serena-kamala-and-the-fear-of-the-outspoken-woman/ | On Saturday’s U.S. Open women’s finals, a year after she almost died on the delivery-room table, tennis champion Serena Williams ran smack dab into one of the proud defenders of the patriarchy so affronted at a Black woman using her voice that he abused his authority to punish her by all the means he had. [...] But the events of Saturday night are bigger than Serena. It is evocative of a culture of misogyny and disrespect for women in sports that tennis perpetuates. The longstanding gap in prize money, unaddressed until her sister Venus, went to bat for women’s equality. The lack of accommodation for maternity leave, emblematic of that larger social issue of how women are expected to have children, but not be given any support for it—often penalized at work and "mommytracked" instead. Another player, Alize Cornet penalized for changing her shirt on-court, when no man has been. Serena’s French Open black bodysuit—which was created for her to address medical issues postpartum—was dismissed by the French Tennis Federation as "disrespectful" and then outlawed. There has been a constant policing of women’s bodies and a wash of respectability politics. | 2018-09-10 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_931_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_931 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/11/fact-check-socrates-debate-lost-slander-tool-losers/ | Claims Socrates said, "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-26 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/11/fact-check-socrates-debate-lost-slander-tool-losers/ | FACT CHECK: Did Socrates Say, ‘When The Debate Is Lost, Slander Becomes The Tool Of The Losers’? An image shared on Facebook claims that ancient Greek philosopher Socrates said, "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers." [...] While Socrates often engaged in philosophical debates, he did not author the statement attributed to him in the Facebook post. "I can affirm that no reliable source ever attributed this statement to Socrates," University of Michigan historian and Socrates expert Sara Ahbel-Rappe told The Daily Caller in an email. "Socrates wrote nothing, so we rely entirely on reports about Socrates from contemporary witnesses, mostly Plato but also Xenophon." | 2019-07-11 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_931_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_931 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/11/fact-check-socrates-debate-lost-slander-tool-losers/ | Claims Socrates said, "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-26 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/socrates-debate-lost-slander-loser/ | It appears that the widespread attribution to Socrates of the 'When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers' bit of wisdom only began after 2008, with the rise of quote-sharing via social media memes: 'When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.' -Socrates. [...] So as far as we can tell, the phrase "when the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser" emerged roughly around 2008 and appears to have no traceable history prior to that. Despite its popularity on social media, no one has ever found a single direct link to any material attributed to Socrates matching the quote. Its abrupt appearance and lack of historical support suggests that Socrates' signature was tacked to the commentary to give it an air of ancient wisdom. | 2023-12-06 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_931_ret_bn_g1 | checkyourfact_931 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/11/fact-check-socrates-debate-lost-slander-tool-losers/ | Claims Socrates said, "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-26 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2018/oct/08/viral-image/no-socrates-didnt-call-slander-tool-losers/ | No, Socrates didn’t call slander the 'tool of the losers' A viral image on Facebook quotes Socrates as saying, "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers." [...] Snopes, "Did Socrates say: ‘When debate is lost, slander becomes tool of the loser’?," April 12, 2016 | 2018-09-25 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_931_ret_bn_g16 | checkyourfact_931 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/11/fact-check-socrates-debate-lost-slander-tool-losers/ | Claims Socrates said, "When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the losers." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-26 | https://defence.pk/threads/did-socrates-say-when-debate-is-lost-slander-becomes-tool-of-the-loser.565007/ | John Fugelsang ✔@JohnFugelsang https://twitter.com/JohnFugelsang/status/418377601804025856 'When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.' -Socrates. [...] So far as we can tell, the phrase "when the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser" emerged roughly around 2008 and appears to have no traceable history prior to that. Despite its popularity on social media, no one has ever found a single direct link to any material attributed to Socrates matching the quote. Its abrupt appearance and lack of historical support suggests that Socrates’ signature was tacked to the commentary to give it an air of ancient wisdom. | 2014-06-03 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_933_ret_b11_gn | checkyourfact_933 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/12/fact-check-steelers-fire-kneeling-anthem/ | Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin fired two players for kneeling during national anthem | Viral post | 2023-09-06 | https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/08/fact-check-steelers-coach-mike-tomlin-did-not-say-no-more-kneeling-on-his-field-did-not-cut-pittsburghs-last-kneeler-and-nfl-mediator-did-not-side-with-him.html | The Dunning-Kruger Times published two more stories, one that claimed, "NFL Mediator Sides With Coach Tomlin: Kneeling Players Can Be Benched or Even Fired," (archived here) and "Coach Tomlin Cuts Pittsburgh's Last Kneeler: 'Go Protest Somewhere Else'" (archived here). Both are not true and clearly satire. All three articles were published in 2022 but gained popularity again as the football season began in August 2023, with other sites picking up the articles but failing to label them as satire. A Google search of the key words "Pittsburgh Coach Tomlin Cuts Player Who Kneeled" yields zero matching results but does return a 2020 ESPN article with the exact opposite information, titled "Pittsburgh Steelers players who kneel will have Mike Tomlin, organization's support," as well as other news stories of the coach supporting players that took a knee on the field. The article titled, "Steeler's Mike Tomlin Says No More Kneeling On His Field: 'You're Athlete's Not Activists'" cites "assistant place-kicker coach" Joe Barron: | 2023-08-22 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_933_ret_b13_g3 | checkyourfact_933 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/12/fact-check-steelers-fire-kneeling-anthem/ | Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin fired two players for kneeling during national anthem | Viral post | 2023-09-06 | https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29353541/pittsburgh-steelers-players-kneel-mike-tomlin-organization-support | PITTSBURGH -- Players who choose to kneel during the national anthem will have the support of coach Mike Tomlin and the Pittsburgh Steelers organization, the coach said on a video conference call Tuesday. [...] Like many NFL teams, Tomlin and the Steelers last navigated these discussions in 2017 when some players echoed quarterback Colin Kaepernick's 2016 actions by kneeling during the anthem to raise awareness of police brutality -- a move that was lambasted by President Donald Trump. In addition to saying in a speech that NFL owners should "get that son of a bitch off the field" if a player kneeled, he said they should fire or suspend players who protested the national anthem. That year, the Steelers stressed unity and wanted to stay in the locker room together during the national anthem at Chicago's Soldier Field in late September, and the typically football-focused Tomlin said his team "wouldn't play politics." | 2020-06-23 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_933_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_933 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/12/fact-check-steelers-fire-kneeling-anthem/ | Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin fired two players for kneeling during national anthem | Viral post | 2023-09-06 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/12/fact-check-steelers-fire-kneeling-anthem/ | A post shared on social media purports that the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers Mike Tomlin has fired two players for kneeling during the National Anthem. [...] The Facebook post purports that Tomlin fired his players for disrespecting the National Anthem. The post shows side-by-side images, one of Tomlin and the other a Steeler player kneeling. The caption reads, "Mike Tomlin Just Fired Two Players After They Knelt During National Anthem | 2023-09-12 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_933_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_933 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/12/fact-check-steelers-fire-kneeling-anthem/ | Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin fired two players for kneeling during national anthem | Viral post | 2023-09-06 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2023/09/08/claim-that-steelers-cut-2-players-who-knelt-is-satire-fact-check/70795750007/ | Pittsburgh Kneelers? Post claiming Steelers cut 2 players who knelt is satire | Fact check [...] "Mike Tomlin Just Fired Two Players After They Knelt During National Anthem," reads the post's caption. [...] There is no credible record of the Steelers releasing any players who knelt during the national anthem, and Tomlin previously expressed support for those who kneel. The post was published and shared by a satirical website that includes a disclaimer that states, "Nothing on this page is real." | 2023-09-08 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_936 | checkyourfact_936 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-tower-air-soldiers-desert-storm/ | claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm | Viral Story | 2020-01-08 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-tower-air-soldiers-desert-storm/ | Trump was never the owner of Tower Air. His airline, Trump Shuttle, operated flights between New York, Boston and Washington D.C. from 1989 to 1992. | 2020-01-08 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_936_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_936 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-tower-air-soldiers-desert-storm/ | claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm | Viral Story | 2020-01-08 | https://www.truthorfiction.com/donald-trumps-tower-air-transported-soldier-gulf-war/ | The rumor emerged in a widely circulated open letter by a man named Ron Knouse arguing that Donald Trump’s airline, Trump Shuttle, provided free flights to veterans returning from Operation Desert Storm in the early 1990s. In the letter, its author claims that Trump’s airline gave stranded soldiers free transport home, but that media outlets had failed to report on his good deed. [...] The planes waiting were from Tower Air. The owner of Tower Air had volunteered his planes and staff to bring soldiers home for the cost of fuel only. Happily, the young veteran got home just in time for Easter weekend in 1991, and spent that time emotionally healing with friends and family surrounding him. That Private was me. The Airline owner – Donald J Trump. That is why I will vote Trump. Loyalty for loyalty, respect for respect. Any questions? [...] Tower Air, on the other hand, contracted with the Department of Defense to provide charter flights around the time of the Gulf War, according to a New York Times report. But we weren’t able to find anything linking Trump to Tower Air. Zev Melamid, Mordechi Gill, Morris Nachtomi and Sam Fondlierprovid established the airline in 1982, Airline History records show. Tower Air provided passenger service from New York to Brussels and Tel Aviv, a line previously operated by Metro International Airways, according to the World Airline Directory. | 2023-11-09 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_936_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_936 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-tower-air-soldiers-desert-storm/ | claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm | Viral Story | 2020-01-08 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/jan/07/facebook-posts/no-trump-didnt-donate-his-airline-bring-troops-hom/ | A viral Facebook post depicts President Donald Trump as a generous airline owner who donated his planes to transport American soldiers home from Saudi Arabia in 1991. But the details don’t square with what happened. [...] "Finally, the buses came and took the young man to the airport. The planes waiting were from Tower Air. The owner of Tower Air had volunteered his planes and staff to bring soldiers home for the cost of fuel only. Happily, the young veteran got home just in time for Easter weekend in 1991 and spent that time emotionally healing with friends and family surrounding him… "The Airline owner – Donald J Trump. [...] TruthorFiction, Did Donald Trump’s Tower Air Transport Soldiers Home From the First Gulf War?, March 4, 2016 | 2019-03-31 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
checkyourfact_936_ret_bn_g18 | checkyourfact_936 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-tower-air-soldiers-desert-storm/ | claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm | Viral Story | 2020-01-08 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-tower-air-soldiers-desert-storm/ | A viral Facebook post claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home from Operation Desert Storm. Trump was never the owner of Tower Air. His airline, Trump Shuttle, operated flights between New York, Boston and Washington D.C. from 1989 to 1992. [...] Yet, while Tower Air did charter overseas passenger and cargo flights for the Department of Defense in the 90s, the airline was never owned by Trump. Tower Air was founded by Morris Nachtomi, Zev Melamid, Mordechi Gill and Sam Fondlier, according to Airline History records. It ceased operations in 2002. | 2020-02-29 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_936_ret_bn_g3 | checkyourfact_936 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/02/29/fact-check-donald-trump-tower-air-soldiers-desert-storm/ | claims President Donald Trump volunteered his airline Tower Air to bring American soldiers home during Operation Desert Storm | Viral Story | 2020-01-08 | https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2016/08/11/too-good-to-check-sean-hannitys-tale-of-a-trump-rescue/ | It seemed like such a sweet story — Donald Trump sending his personal plane down to Camp Lejeune, N.C., when 200 Marines were stranded after fighting in the 1991 Persian Gulf War. At least that is the story that Sean Hannity of Fox News has touted on his website for several months. [...] "Stickney recalls being told that a mistake had been made within the logistics unit and that an aircraft wasn’t available to take the Marines home on their scheduled departure date," Hannity.com reported. But then Trump supposedly came to the rescue: "The way the story was told to us was that Mr. Trump found out about it and sent the airline down to take care of us," Stickney said. [...] But Kondra said the notion that Trump personally arranged to help the stranded soldiers made little sense. "I certainly was not aware of that. It does not sound reasonable that it would happen like that. It would not fit in with how we did business," he told The Fact Checker. "I don’t even know of how he would have known there was a need." | 2016-08-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_937 | checkyourfact_937 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/17/fact-check-marine-general-berger-missing/ | purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 | Post | 2023-01-11 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/17/fact-check-marine-general-berger-missing/ | The claim stems from a satirical website. There is no evidence supporting the purported claim. | 2023-01-11 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_937_ret_b15_gn | checkyourfact_937 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/17/fact-check-marine-general-berger-missing/ | purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 | Post | 2023-01-11 | https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Biography/Article/1954994/ | General (Retired)David H. Berger [...] General (Retired) David H. Berger served as the Commandant of the Marine Corps from July 11, 2019 to July 10, 2023. [...] General Berger’s staff and joint assignments include serving as Assistant Division Commander of 2d Marine Division; policy planner in the Strategic Plans and Policy Directorate, J-5; Chief of Staff for Kosovo Force (KFOR) Headquarters in Pristina, Kosovo; and Director of Operations in Plans, Policies, and Operations, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps; Deputy Commandant for Combat Development and Integration. | 2019-07-11 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_937_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_937 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/17/fact-check-marine-general-berger-missing/ | purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 | Post | 2023-01-11 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/18/fact-check-marines-berger-cia-safehouse/ | A post shared on Facebook purports U.S. Marines allegedly rescued their commandant, Gen. David H. Berger, from a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) "safehouse." [...] The Facebook post purports U.S. Marines allegedly rescued Berger from a CIA "safehouse." The post further claims that the Marines stormed the "safehouse" near Cedarville, California, following a tip from an ex-CIA operative. [...] The article is a follow-up to an earlier article posted on the site purporting Berger was "missing in action" after he allegedly disappeared from Camp Pendleton on Jan. 6. (RELATED: Did David Berger Step Down As Marine Corps General Following A Conversation With Donald Trump?) | 2023-01-18 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_937_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_937 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/17/fact-check-marine-general-berger-missing/ | purports U.S. Marine Corps Gen. David H. Berger is allegedly 'missing in action' and hasn't been seen since Jan. 6, 2023 | Post | 2023-01-11 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_H._Berger | David Hilberry Berger (born December 21, 1959) is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps from 2019 to 2023. [...] - ^ a b c d Loewensen, Irene (July 21, 2023). "David Berger's journey from Navy ROTC to 'boldest' Marine commandant". Marine Corps Times. [...] - ^ a b Reinwald, Mary H. (October 12, 2022). "General David H. Berger". Marine Corps Association. | 2024-09-14 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_939 | checkyourfact_939 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/27/fact-check-donald-trump-claims-ron-desantis-sort-of-mandated-the-covid-19-vaccine/ | Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine. | Donald Trump | 2023-06-22 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/27/fact-check-donald-trump-claims-ron-desantis-sort-of-mandated-the-covid-19-vaccine/ | While DeSantis has expressed support for COVID-19 vaccines, he did not mandate them. DeSantis signed legislation that banned COVID-19 vaccine passports and vaccine mandates in 2021. | 2023-06-22 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_939_ret_b7_gn | checkyourfact_939 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/27/fact-check-donald-trump-claims-ron-desantis-sort-of-mandated-the-covid-19-vaccine/ | Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine. | Donald Trump | 2023-06-22 | https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/12/politics/trump-desantis-covid-boosters/index.html | Former President Donald Trump appeared to take a shot at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his refusal to disclose whether he’s received a Covid-19 booster shot in a new interview with the far-right channel One America News. [...] DeSantis told Fox Business host Maria Bartiromo back in December that he had "done whatever I did, the normal shot" when asked if he received a third dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The rest of his response focused on his opposition to vaccine mandates as governor, saying the Covid-19 vaccine and subsequent booster shots should be "people’s individual decision." [...] "President Trump did not mention Governor DeSantis in that interview, so I wouldn’t want to make assumptions. Governor DeSantis has always been clear about his position on Covid-19 vaccination and boosters: the shots should be available to all but mandated for none, and the choice to get a vaccine or booster is an individual’s private medical decision," Pushaw said. | 2022-01-12 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_939_ret_b9_gn | checkyourfact_939 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/27/fact-check-donald-trump-claims-ron-desantis-sort-of-mandated-the-covid-19-vaccine/ | Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine. | Donald Trump | 2023-06-22 | https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/28/politics/desantis-trump-disloyal-covid-record/index.html | Former President Donald Trump took aim at Ron DeSantis Saturday, claiming the Florida governor and his team are "trying to rewrite history" regarding their Covid-19 pandemic response, and called the potential presidential run by his GOP rival "very disloyal." [...] "I had governors that decided not to close a thing and that was up to them," he said. The former president also took aim at DeSantis’ shifting posture on vaccines, saying the Florida governor had "changed his tune a lot." That claim comes after DeSantis called on state lawmakers this month to make permanent existing penalties for companies that require all employees get the Covid-19 vaccination. | 2023-01-28 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_939_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_939 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/27/fact-check-donald-trump-claims-ron-desantis-sort-of-mandated-the-covid-19-vaccine/ | Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine. | Donald Trump | 2023-06-22 | https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/15/politics/fact-check-trump-desantis-fauci-megyn-kelly/index.html | Trump claimed that Florida under DeSantis "sort of had a mandate" on Covid-19 vaccines. In fact, DeSantis never imposed any kind of Covid-19 vaccine mandate. Defending himself against criticism from DeSantis, Trump claimed that he would not have given Dr. Anthony Fauci a presidential commendation and does not know who gave Fauci such a commendation. In fact, it was him, Donald Trump. [...] Trump, criticizing DeSantis’ handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, claimed: "I never had mandates. But Florida sort of had a mandate because they were giving the vaccine, they were demanding everybody take the vaccine." [...] This was not one-time loose language from Trump. He made roughly the same false claim in a June interview with another conservative host, saying, while speaking of DeSantis and Covid-19 vaccines, "I guess he sort of mandated it." | 2023-09-15 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_939_ret_bn_g1 | checkyourfact_939 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/06/27/fact-check-donald-trump-claims-ron-desantis-sort-of-mandated-the-covid-19-vaccine/ | Former President Donald Trump claimed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis "sort of mandated" the COVID-19 vaccine. | Donald Trump | 2023-06-22 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/sep/14/donald-trump/trump-said-under-desantis-florida-demanded-everybo/ | Ron DeSantis mandated COVID-19 vaccines in Florida? No, that Donald Trump claim rates Pants on Fire! [...] As a new COVID-19 booster rolls out nationwide, former President Donald Trump accused one of his 2024 campaign rivals, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, of previously forcing people to take the vaccine. [...] Trump said, "Florida sort of had a mandate because they were giving the vaccine, they were demanding everybody take the vaccine." | 2023-09-14 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_944 | checkyourfact_944 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/21/fact-check-nelson-mandela-fools-multiply-wise-men-silent/ | Claims that former South African President Nelson Mandela once stated, "Fools multiply when wise men are silent." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-19 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/21/fact-check-nelson-mandela-fools-multiply-wise-men-silent/ | The Daily Caller News Foundation found no evidence that Mandela ever made this statement. | 2019-06-19 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_944_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_944 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/21/fact-check-nelson-mandela-fools-multiply-wise-men-silent/ | Claims that former South African President Nelson Mandela once stated, "Fools multiply when wise men are silent." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-19 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/21/fact-check-nelson-mandela-fools-multiply-wise-men-silent/ | FACT CHECK: Did Nelson Mandela Say, ‘Fools Multiply When Wise Men Are Silent’? The Facebook page U.S. Democratic Voices shared an image that claims former South African President Nelson Mandela once stated, "Fools multiply when wise men are silent." The Daily Caller News Foundation found no evidence that Mandela ever made this statement. | 2019-06-21 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_944_ret_bn_g15 | checkyourfact_944 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/21/fact-check-nelson-mandela-fools-multiply-wise-men-silent/ | Claims that former South African President Nelson Mandela once stated, "Fools multiply when wise men are silent." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-19 | https://briefly.co.za/32270-fact-check-did-mandela-fools-multiply-wise-men-silent.html | Fact Check: Did Mandela say 'Fools multiply when wise men are silent'? An American page recently shared a quote they claim to be from the late Nelson Mandela, saying that 'Fools multiply when wise men are silent'. Briefly.co.za has a look to see if there is any truth to this. [...] U.S. Democratic Voices recently shared a questionable Nelson Mandela quote, claiming that the late icon had said: | 2019-06-24 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_944_ret_bn_g18 | checkyourfact_944 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/06/21/fact-check-nelson-mandela-fools-multiply-wise-men-silent/ | Claims that former South African President Nelson Mandela once stated, "Fools multiply when wise men are silent." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-19 | https://ethicsandyou.com/answers.php?id=98 | Nelson Mandela - President of South Africa 1994 - 1999. [...] Nelson Mandela - Delivered during the Rivonia Treason Trial 20 April 1964. | 1999-01-01 | False | false | false | not_applicable |
checkyourfact_953 | checkyourfact_953 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/21/fact-check-mom-lgbtq-flag-classroom/ | purports to show a mom remove an LGBTQ+ pride flag from a classroom | Video | 2023-09-17 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/21/fact-check-mom-lgbtq-flag-classroom/ | The video is a skit from comedian Jibrizy. The video does not authentically show a mom removing an LGBTQ+ pride flag from a classroom. | 2023-09-17 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_953_ret_b12_gn | checkyourfact_953 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/21/fact-check-mom-lgbtq-flag-classroom/ | purports to show a mom remove an LGBTQ+ pride flag from a classroom | Video | 2023-09-17 | https://19thnews.org/2021/10/school-districts-have-begun-banning-pride-flags-as-political-speech/ | But this labeling and banning of the flags sends a message beyond politics. Experts tell The 19th that removing Pride flags from classrooms could have dire mental health effects on LGBTQ+ students, many of whom are still in the early stages of navigating their identities and looking for signs of acceptance from the adults around them. [...] "If they’re up and they’re forced to take them down, the message is clear that there’s no welcome symbol in that space," he said. An LGBTQ+ flag in a teacher’s classroom is a sign that students can come to them for support — even if they never need it, they have the safety in knowing that it’s there, Johnson said. [...] Monica Ghabrial, who has a doctorate in philosophy and is studying trans and nonbinary health at Western University, wrote over email that removing Pride flags — which removes signs of a welcoming environment — could increase LGBTQ+ students’ risk of poor responses to stress, both emotionally and physically. | 2021-10-12 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_953_ret_bn_g7 | checkyourfact_953 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/21/fact-check-mom-lgbtq-flag-classroom/ | purports to show a mom remove an LGBTQ+ pride flag from a classroom | Video | 2023-09-17 | https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2023/04/12/their-utah-county-school-removed/ | The school’s principal was ordered to remove the flags last month at the direction of administrators over Alpine School District — the largest school district in Utah — hoping to avoid becoming the focus of the latest cultural firestorm surrounding teachers. Recent outcry from conservative parents across the state and the country have labeled educators who support the LGBTQ+ community with rainbow flags as "groomers" and "pedophiles," suggesting the symbols are sexual and don’t belong in schools. [...] As soon as the parent pointed out the pride flag, the picture was removed. It was reposted by the school shortly later, cropped to remove the flag. It was deleted again when more parents commented that it still showed nine smaller pride flags — representing identities and intersections within the LGBTQ+ community — sitting in a neat line above the day’s lesson plan. Cutting those out wouldn’t be possible without also cropping the teacher and student. The photo wasn’t reposted. [...] But Brown said she and other students weren’t satisfied. Even the pride flags that had been in the classroom of the teacher who led the school’s gay-straight alliance club were removed. Some questioned how those weren’t considered educational, as they were directly related to a school-approved group, which 40 to 50 kids at Skyridge participate in. | 2023-04-12 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_958 | checkyourfact_958 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/02/fact-check-ernest-hemingway-writing-sit-down-typewriter-bleed/ | Claims that author Ernest Hemingway once said, "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-23 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/02/fact-check-ernest-hemingway-writing-sit-down-typewriter-bleed/ | There is no evidence that Hemingway said this quote. The first known attribution to the novelist appeared years after his death. | 2019-06-23 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_958_ret_b12_gn | checkyourfact_958 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/02/fact-check-ernest-hemingway-writing-sit-down-typewriter-bleed/ | Claims that author Ernest Hemingway once said, "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-23 | https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/09/the-hidden-world-of-the-typewriter/279523/ | The sheer volume of work that many authors produced on single machines is staggering. Ernest Hemingway, who often typed standing up, used only a few typewriters throughout his entire career. Brilliant in its simplicity, the typewriter was itself an inspiration to many, an open portal through which to channel inspiration. It’s easy to imagine that over extended periods of intense concentration, the user and machine began to share certain qualities, much like an owner and pet starting to show a resemblance. Or maybe writers chose the typewriters they did because of a connection they felt at the outset, an intuitive nod to the grueling and rewarding partnership they were entering into. As Hemingway put it, "There is nothing to writing. | 2013-09-12 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_958_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_958 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/02/fact-check-ernest-hemingway-writing-sit-down-typewriter-bleed/ | Claims that author Ernest Hemingway once said, "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-23 | https://www.socratic-method.com/quote-meanings-and-interpretations/ernest-hemingway-there-is-nothing-to-writing-all-you-do-is-sit-down-at-a-typewriter-and-bleed | Yet, with the addition of existential theory, we see that the act of writing also involves a universal aspect – an endeavor to create meaning not just for oneself, but for others as well. The act of bleeding onto the page becomes a shared experience, as readers connect with the writer's vulnerability and find solace or inspiration in their words.In this light, Hemingway's quote takes on a deeper significance. It serves as a reminder that writing is not solely about the author's catharsis or self-expression; it is also a potent form of communication that can transcend boundaries of time, place, and culture. When a writer 'bleeds' through their words, they invite readers to share in their experiences and emotions, creating a profound sense of connection and understanding.In conclusion, Ernest Hemingway's quote, 'There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed,' carries a multifaceted meaning. It initially captures the personal and raw nature of writing, emphasizing the vulnerability and honesty required to create meaningful work. | 2023-12-05 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_958_ret_bn_g14 | checkyourfact_958 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/02/fact-check-ernest-hemingway-writing-sit-down-typewriter-bleed/ | Claims that author Ernest Hemingway once said, "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-23 | https://ashbrook.org/viewpoint/the-sun-also-sets/ | Although Hemingway’s achievement is certainly enviable, the desire to equal his literary greatness turns out to be a Faustian bargain: his genius could only be attained through a life of suffering. On more than one occasion he was asked to author a book on his approach to writing. Not surprisingly, he never agreed to write it."There is nothing to writing," he said."All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." Hemingway understood that good writing was not the product of a masterful technique. Instead, good writing is the expression of meaningful experiences. For Hemingway, these were experiences of pain expressed in the blunt language of reality. The cost of achieving such glory was the subjection of his soul to a lifetime of torture. Had his life been happy, his great writings would have never even been imagined. [...] So to my friend I must apologize: I should have told you the importance of not being Ernest. Whenever you have the choice, you ought to opt for happiness. A life nailed to Hemingway’s cross of self-loathing – however legendary – will simply bleed out. | 2021-02-20 | False | false | true | supports |
checkyourfact_958_ret_bn_g3 | checkyourfact_958 | https://checkyourfact.com/2019/07/02/fact-check-ernest-hemingway-writing-sit-down-typewriter-bleed/ | Claims that author Ernest Hemingway once said, "There is nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." | Viral Quote | 2019-06-23 | https://medium.com/@e_a_carr/the-bloody-typewriter-what-every-writer-needs-to-know-according-to-hemingway-fdf107c7670d | The Bloody Typewriter: What Every Writer Needs to Know According to Hemingway "There’s nothing to writing, all you do is sit down at a typewriter and bleed." Ernest Hemingway supposedly said that. Many attribute the quote to other writers. But Hemingway is the focus of this blog, so we’re going to say it’s a Hemingway quote, for now. [...] To sit down and "bleed" at your keyboard will likely result in crap. You’ll need to bleed and then sweat, working hard to make the bleeding worth your reader’s time. | 2018-05-25 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
checkyourfact_963 | checkyourfact_963 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-cnbc-amc-silicon-valley-bank/ | purports CNBC published an article linking AMC Theatres to the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse | Post | 2023-03-13 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-cnbc-amc-silicon-valley-bank/ | The article is digitally fabricated. A CNBC spokesperson denied the outlet published the purported article in an email to Check Your Fact. | 2023-03-13 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_963_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_963 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-cnbc-amc-silicon-valley-bank/ | purports CNBC published an article linking AMC Theatres to the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse | Post | 2023-03-13 | https://ground.news/article/fact-check-did-cnbc-publish-an-article-linking-amc-theatres-to-the-recent-silicon-valley-bank-collapse | FACT CHECK: Did CNBC Publish An Article Linking AMC Theatres To The Recent Silicon Valley Bank Collapse? | 2023-03-20 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_963_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_963 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-cnbc-amc-silicon-valley-bank/ | purports CNBC published an article linking AMC Theatres to the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse | Post | 2023-03-13 | https://dunyanews.tv/en/FakeNews/707516-CNBC-did-not-publish-article-linking-US-movie-theatre-group-AMC-to-Silic | CNBC did not publish article linking US movie theatre group AMC to Silicon Valley Bank collapse [...] (Reuters) - Social media users are sharing a screenshot of a purported CNBC report that links U.S. movie theater chain AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc to the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) collapse, but the CNBC report is fabricated. [...] The screenshot shows an apparent CNBC.com article carrying the byline of CNBC reporter Tanaya Macheel, dated March 12 and titled "AMC Theatres linked to Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse: What happened?" | 2023-03-16 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_963_ret_b4_gn | checkyourfact_963 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-cnbc-amc-silicon-valley-bank/ | purports CNBC published an article linking AMC Theatres to the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse | Post | 2023-03-13 | https://www.newsweek.com/saveamc-stocks-surge-1564892 | Thanks to a community on Reddit, AMC Theatres saw blockbuster success with Wednesday morning's opening of the stock market, as shares of the movie theater chain soared up by almost 300 percent. The "SaveAMC" campaign not only spread quickly on Reddit, but also trended high on Twitter and TikTok. | 2021-01-28 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_963_ret_b6_gn | checkyourfact_963 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/03/20/fact-check-cnbc-amc-silicon-valley-bank/ | purports CNBC published an article linking AMC Theatres to the recent Silicon Valley Bank collapse | Post | 2023-03-13 | https://www.npr.org/2021/06/25/1010382556/amc-flipped-what-could-have-been-a-faddish-blip-into-a-substantial-financial-boo | AMC Theaters is the latest stock to have gotten caught in a meme wave. But this time, the company seems to be taking advantage of the ride. [...] BERAS: AMC Theatres, the largest movie theater chain in the country. She'd never bought stock, but she loves the movies. So Brooks picked up a hundred shares at just over $7 apiece. That's despite the fact that AMC Theatres had been pretty close to bankruptcy. For Brooks, it wasn't just about buying stocks in a company she believes she's saving. | 2021-06-25 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
checkyourfact_966 | checkyourfact_966 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/11/fact-check-national-gallery-london-painting-putin/ | purports the National Gallery in London is removing a famous painting because one of the figures resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin | Post | 2023-03-30 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/11/fact-check-national-gallery-london-painting-putin/ | The claim is false. A spokesperson for the National Gallery in London denied the gallery was removing the painting. | 2023-03-30 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_966_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_966 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/11/fact-check-national-gallery-london-painting-putin/ | purports the National Gallery in London is removing a famous painting because one of the figures resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin | Post | 2023-03-30 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/11/fact-check-national-gallery-london-painting-putin/ | A post shared on Twitter purports the National Gallery in London is removing Jan van Eyck’s "The Arnolfini Portrait" because one of the figures in the painting resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin. [...] The post alleges the London gallery is planning to remove the painting due to the depiction of a person too closely resembling Putin. "BELIEVE IT OR NOT A London gallery wants to remove the Jan van Eyck painting after frequent complaints from visitors about the likeness of the figure in the painting to Putin. By the way, the painting was created in 1434," the Twitter post, viewed over one million times, purports. The claim is false. There are no credible news reports suggesting the gallery is removing the painting. Likewise, the claim neither appears on the National Gallery in London’s website nor its verified social media accounts. In addition, the Kremlin has not publicly addressed the purported claim. | 2023-04-11 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_966_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_966 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/11/fact-check-national-gallery-london-painting-putin/ | purports the National Gallery in London is removing a famous painting because one of the figures resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin | Post | 2023-03-30 | https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-london-gallery-not-removing-painting-putin-115516434301 | No, London gallery isn’t removing painting for Putin likeness CLAIM: The National Gallery in London is removing a portrait by Jan van Eyck due to complaints that the painting resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin. [...] One Twitter post with more than 10,000 likes shared the image with a caption that reads: "BELIEVE IT OR NOT A London gallery wants to remove a painting by Jan van Eyck after frequent complaints from visitors about the likeness of the figure in the painting to Putin" | 2023-04-05 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_966_ret_b9_gn | checkyourfact_966 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/11/fact-check-national-gallery-london-painting-putin/ | purports the National Gallery in London is removing a famous painting because one of the figures resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin | Post | 2023-03-30 | https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/05/09/londons-national-gallery-drops-disgraced-sackler-family-name-from-its-wallswill-the-vanda-follow-suit | The National Gallery in London is the latest UK institution to remove the Sackler name from its walls. Room 34, which houses works by 17th- and 18th-century British artists, has been called the Sackler Room since 1992, but a sign bearing the family name was removed last week according to the Sunday Times. A scene in the James Bond film Skyfall (2012) shows the British spy with the gadget supremo Q in front of JMW Turner’s painting The Fighting Temeraire (1839), which hangs in Room 34. [...] She adds: "The removal of names of historic donors is not currently the policy of the V&A, but we have taken note of this statement and will reflect on it. Our trustees keep these questions under regular review." | 2022-05-09 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_966_ret_bn_g7 | checkyourfact_966 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/04/11/fact-check-national-gallery-london-painting-putin/ | purports the National Gallery in London is removing a famous painting because one of the figures resembles Russian President Vladimir Putin | Post | 2023-03-30 | https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/17/business/putin-wealth-sanctions-invs/index.html | Dubbed "Putin’s Palace," the 190,000 square-foot mega-mansion was purportedly built for his personal use with funds from billionaire oligarchs, whom he allegedly allowed to flourish in Russia’s notoriously corrupt economy so long as they shared the wealth – with him. [...] Krivonogikh has declined to comment about Putin to reporters, but her daughter – who had tens of thousands of Instagram followers before recently deleting her account – has acknowledged to interviewers that she shares a resemblance to the President. [...] In the eyes of some longtime Putin observers, the enigmatic Russian leader has shifted his focus from pursuit of wealth to consolidation of power. | 2022-03-17 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_967 | checkyourfact_967 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/11/fact-check-joe-biden-ground-zero-day-after-9-11-september-12/ | President Joe Biden claimed in a Sept. 11, 2023 speech that he was in New York City where the World Trade Center towers fell the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. | Joe Biden | 2023-09-11 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/11/fact-check-joe-biden-ground-zero-day-after-9-11-september-12/ | Biden was likely in Washington D.C. the entire day. A White House spokesperson pointed to a visit to the site on Sept. 20, 2001. | 2023-09-11 | False | true | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_967_ret_b10_gn | checkyourfact_967 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/11/fact-check-joe-biden-ground-zero-day-after-9-11-september-12/ | President Joe Biden claimed in a Sept. 11, 2023 speech that he was in New York City where the World Trade Center towers fell the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. | Joe Biden | 2023-09-11 | https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/biden-start-full-day-9-11-memorial-events-ground-zero-n1278591 | WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden visited all three sites of the Sept. 11 attacks Saturday as the nation marked the 20th anniversary of that day. [...] Biden — who praised Bush's remarks about the nation's response to 9/11 as "a genuinely good speech about who we are" — was marking the milestone anniversary, his first as president, weeks after the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan nearly two decades after the U.S. first knocked them from power in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. [...] At the 10-year mark, Obama also made stops at all three of the sites, speaking at ground zero. Biden, then vice president, spoke at the Pentagon of his empathy for those who lost loved ones that day. | 2021-09-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_967_ret_bn_g6 | checkyourfact_967 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/11/fact-check-joe-biden-ground-zero-day-after-9-11-september-12/ | President Joe Biden claimed in a Sept. 11, 2023 speech that he was in New York City where the World Trade Center towers fell the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. | Joe Biden | 2023-09-11 | https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2771577/ | Speaking to the nation in a recorded address yesterday from the White House, the president addressed the nation and the families of the 2,977 people from more than 90 nations who were killed that fateful day at the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a countryside field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania — in addition to the thousands more who were injured. ''America and the world commemorate you and your loved ones — the pieces of your soul,'' Biden said, addressing family members of those who perished that day. [...] The Bidens attended the 20th memorial service today at 1 World Trade Center, at ground zero where the World Trade Center Twin Towers were attacked on 9/11. Also in attendance were former president Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama; and former president Bill Clinton and former first lady Hillary Clinton. Former president George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush attended the 9/11 memorial service in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where terrorists overtook United Airlines Flight 93 that day and the plane crashed into a countryside field before it reached its reported destination of the U.S. Capitol. | 2021-09-11 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_967_ret_bn_g8 | checkyourfact_967 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/09/11/fact-check-joe-biden-ground-zero-day-after-9-11-september-12/ | President Joe Biden claimed in a Sept. 11, 2023 speech that he was in New York City where the World Trade Center towers fell the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. | Joe Biden | 2023-09-11 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-ground-zero-day-after-911/ | In a Sept. 11, 2023, speech commemorating the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Biden said he visited the ruins of the World Trade Center at ground zero the day after the attacks took place. The evidence says otherwise. In a commemorative speech on Sept. 11, 2023, the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in which thousands of people died, U.S. President Joe Biden said he remembered standing at ground zero in New York City the next day and looking at the rubble of the fallen World Trade Center: [...] The Congressional Record shows that Biden was in Washington, D.C., that day, not New York City. Not only was he in attendance at a Senate session, but as the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee managed the discussion prior to a vote that would unanimously confirm a joint resolution condemning the 9/11 attacks. | 2023-12-15 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_973 | checkyourfact_973 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/20/fact-check-gates-musk-twitter-files/ | purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files | Post | 2023-01-17 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/20/fact-check-gates-musk-twitter-files/ | The claim is false. Gates disabled Twitter replies from users who don’t follow his verified account in July 2020, Reuters reported. | 2023-01-17 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_973_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_973 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/20/fact-check-gates-musk-twitter-files/ | purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files | Post | 2023-01-17 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/20/fact-check-gates-musk-twitter-files/ | A post shared on Facebook purports Microsoft founder Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after the platform’s CEO Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest round of the "Twitter Files." [...] The Facebook post purports Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest round of Twitter Files. The post, which features an image of a tweet, claims Musk "EXPOSED Gates so hard." The claim is false. There are no credible news reports suggesting Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest round of Twitter Files. Likewise, the claim is neither mentioned on Gates’ website nor on his verified social media accounts. In addition, Musk has not publicly commented on the purported claim. | 2023-01-20 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_973_ret_b13_gn | checkyourfact_973 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/20/fact-check-gates-musk-twitter-files/ | purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files | Post | 2023-01-17 | https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/04/business/elon-musk-twitter-files-comments/index.html | Twitter owner Elon Musk spoke out on Saturday evening about the so-called "Twitter Files," a long tweet thread posted by journalist Matt Taibbi, who had been provided with details about behind-the-scenes discussions on Twitter’s content moderation decision-making, including the call to suppress a 2020 New York Post story about Hunter Biden and his laptop. [...] Musk – who claims to have not read the released files himself – said the impetus for the original tweet thread was about what happened in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election and "how much government influence was there." [...] Musk on Saturday also criticized the mainstream media for downplaying the "Twitter Files" release, while accusing news organizations – particularly the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post – of "setting agendas." In its coverage of the story, the Washington Post had concluded "it produced no smoking gun." | 2022-12-04 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_973_ret_b2_gn | checkyourfact_973 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/20/fact-check-gates-musk-twitter-files/ | purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files | Post | 2023-01-17 | https://mybroadband.co.za/news/internet/478973-elon-musks-twitter-files-dont-mention-let-alone-expose-bill-gates-fact-check.html | Elon Musk’s Twitter Files don’t mention, let alone "expose" Bill Gates — fact check - Social media posts claim Elon Musk’s Twitter Files "exposed" Bill Gates "so hard" that the Microsoft co-founder turned off comments on his tweets. But the Twitter Files, released in December 2022, don’t discuss Gates. And Gates turned off comments in July 2020. "Elon Musk EXPOSED Bill Gates in the latest twitter files so hard that he has now turned off comments on his Twitter," reads a claim circulating on social media in South Africa and elsewhere in January 2023. [...] 🚨 Elon Musk EXPOSED Bill Gates in the latest twitter files so hard that he has now turned off comments on his Twitter. pic.twitter.com/wcSljoVqS4 — Anti WEF (@ANTlWEF) January 16, 2023 | 2023-02-04 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_973_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_973 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/01/20/fact-check-gates-musk-twitter-files/ | purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files | Post | 2023-01-17 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/apr/27/tweets/no-bill-gates-wasnt-suspended-twitter-following-el/ | Shortly after Tesla CEO Elon Musk reached a deal to purchase Twitter, a viral social media rumor took off that falsely claimed Musk, the world’s richest man, had immediately banned from the platform another man who once held that title: Bill Gates. "Damn Elon moves quick," said one widely shared tweet, which included a fake screenshot that purported to show an "account suspended" notice on Gates’ Twitter account, @BillGates. [...] Reuters, "Fact Check-Bill Gates not suspended from Twitter after Elon Musk deal to buy platform," April 26, 2022 | 2022-04-25 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_979 | checkyourfact_979 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/27/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-tweet-disgusted-donald-trump-keep-money/ | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." | Viral Quote | 2020-04-01 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/27/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-tweet-disgusted-donald-trump-keep-money/ | There is no record of Pelosi ever tweeting this statement. The tweet has been fabricated. | 2020-04-01 | False | true | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_979_ret_b0_gn | checkyourfact_979 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/27/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-tweet-disgusted-donald-trump-keep-money/ | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." | Viral Quote | 2020-04-01 | https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nancy-pelosi-disgusted-trump-tweet/ | In December 2017, an image purportedly showing an oddly spaced and strangely punctuated message posted to Twitter by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, expressing disgust with President Donald Trump's stance on a recently passed (and highly controversial) tax reform bill, received viral attention: It is this type of wide spread theft of public resources that keeps America from being great "Mr. President". [...] — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) December 20, 2017 | 2017-12-29 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_979_ret_b3_gn | checkyourfact_979 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/27/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-tweet-disgusted-donald-trump-keep-money/ | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." | Viral Quote | 2020-04-01 | https://www.factcheck.org/2018/10/fake-pelosi-tweet-pops-up-again/ | Q: Did Nancy Pelosi say, "I am disgusted with ‘President’ Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn"? [...] The phony tweet says: "I am disgusted with ‘President’ Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn. It is this type of wide spread theft of public resources that keeps America from being great ‘Mr. President’." The fake tweet dates to Dec. 20, 2017, the day that Congress passed tax changes championed by President Donald Trump. | 2018-10-03 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_979_ret_b7_gn | checkyourfact_979 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/04/27/fact-check-nancy-pelosi-tweet-disgusted-donald-trump-keep-money/ | House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." | Viral Quote | 2020-04-01 | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-tweeted-a-misleading-video-of-nancy-pelosi-heres-the-real-thing | By — Julia Griffin Julia Griffin By — Molly Finnegan Molly Finnegan Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-trump-tweeted-a-misleading-video-of-nancy-pelosi-heres-the-real-thing Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: Trump tweeted a misleading video of Nancy Pelosi. Here’s the real thing Politics Updated on May 25, 2019 3:13 PM EDT — Published on May 24, 2019 5:36 PM EDT President Donald Trump used Twitter on Thursday to spread an edited video of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the latest development in an ongoing fight between the president and the California Democrat. In a tweet that Trump labeled "PELOSI STAMMERS THROUGH NEWS CONFERENCE," the president shared a clip from the Fox Business Network show "Lou Dobbs Tonight" in which moments from Pelosi’s weekly news conference on Thursday had been manipulated. In the edited video, Pelosi’s normal pauses and stutters have been edited together to make her appear to stumble over words like "custody" and "border." In one section (around 12:43), the doctored video repeats a moment three extra times when Pelosi says the words "there are three things." What did Nancy Pelosi actually say? | 2019-05-25 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_994 | checkyourfact_994 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-obama-500000-pedophiles/ | President Obama released 500,000 pedophiles from background check database | Viral post | 2023-07-28 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-obama-500000-pedophiles/ | The claim is inaccurate. Certain fugitives from the database following a definition change, which doesn’t single out pedophiles. | 2023-07-28 | False | true | true | insufficient-neutral |
checkyourfact_994_ret_b5_gn | checkyourfact_994 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-obama-500000-pedophiles/ | President Obama released 500,000 pedophiles from background check database | Viral post | 2023-07-28 | https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2023/05/fact-check-obama-did-not-remove-500000-pedophiles-from-government-databases.html | Did former President Barack Obama remove half a million pedophiles from government online databases? No, that's not true: The claim refers to changes in criminal record-keeping. The Trump administration issued the memo in February 2017 that more narrowly defined a "fugitive from justice" as a person with an arrest warrant who had also fled state lines. This resulted in 500,000 people being removed from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) Indices who were previously flagged, including but not limited to "pedophiles." There is no evidence there were 500,000 pedophiles on the list. A version of the claim that Obama "removed half a million Pedophiles from Government online databases" originated in a post shared on Twitter on April 29, 2023, (archived here) with a caption that read: [...] In an email to Lead Stories received May 2, 2023, Lindsay Nichols, policy director of the firearm legislation tracking group Giffords Law Center, said that claims that "Obama removed half a million Pedophiles from Government online databases" are inaccurate: | 2023-05-04 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_994_ret_bn_g0 | checkyourfact_994 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-obama-500000-pedophiles/ | President Obama released 500,000 pedophiles from background check database | Viral post | 2023-07-28 | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/05/05/no-obama-didnt-remove-500000-pedophiles-from-fbi-database/70182649007/ | No, Obama did not remove 500,000 pedophiles from a background check database | Fact check The claim: Obama removed 500,000 pedophiles from a background check database A May 1 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a screenshot of a 2018 news article with the headline "Obama Removed 500,000 Pedophiles From Background Check Database." | 2023-05-05 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
checkyourfact_994_ret_bn_g1 | checkyourfact_994 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-obama-500000-pedophiles/ | President Obama released 500,000 pedophiles from background check database | Viral post | 2023-07-28 | https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-obama-remove-pedophiles-background-check-901523440708 | CLAIM: Former President Barack Obama removed 500,000 pedophiles from a background check database. [...] "Obama Removed 500,000 Pedophiles From Background Check Database," reads a headline shared in a screenshot on Instagram. [...] Instead, the story references a Washington Post report from 2017 that covered the fact that tens of thousands of names were removed from the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, or NICS. That purge occurred during former President Donald Trump’s administration, though the Obama administration reportedly played a role. | 2023-08-24 | False | false | true | insufficient-contradictory |
checkyourfact_994_ret_bn_g2 | checkyourfact_994 | https://checkyourfact.com/2023/08/02/fact-check-obama-500000-pedophiles/ | President Obama released 500,000 pedophiles from background check database | Viral post | 2023-07-28 | https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jul/31/instagram-posts/claim-misrepresents-removal-of-500000-fugitives-fr/ | An Instagram post claimed Obama removed 500,000 pedophiles from a background check database. [...] The People’s Voice, Obama Removed 500,000 Pedophiles From Background Check Database, March 15, 2018 [...] USA Today, No, Obama did not remove 500,000 pedophiles from a background check database | Fact check, May 5, 2023 | 2023-07-27 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_995_ret_b1_gn | checkyourfact_995 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/31/fact-check-who-coronavirus-infographic-unprotected-animal-sex/ | Claims the WHO advised the public to not have unprotected sex with animals to prevent the coronavirus? | Evil Shatner | 2020-01-29 | https://www.poynter.org/?ifcn_misinformation=who-advises-population-to-avoid-having-unprotected-sex-with-animals | Explanation: Posts presented an edited version of an image posted by WHO on Twitter in January 27. In the original publication, the organization advised people to avoid contact with wild and farm animals. | 2023-01-07 | False | false | true | refutes |
checkyourfact_995_ret_bn_g4 | checkyourfact_995 | https://checkyourfact.com/2020/01/31/fact-check-who-coronavirus-infographic-unprotected-animal-sex/ | Claims the WHO advised the public to not have unprotected sex with animals to prevent the coronavirus? | Evil Shatner | 2020-01-29 | https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/jamaica | Avoid public displays of affection. [...] - Use condoms correctly or avoid sexual contact, particularly if you are pregnant. [...] Travellers are cautioned to avoid contact with animals, including dogs, livestock (pigs, cows), monkeys, snakes, rodents, birds, and bats, and to avoid eating undercooked wild game. | 2012-11-16 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_1 | factcheckni_1 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-public-spending-in-northern-ireland-45-higher-than-in-ireland/ | Public spending in Northern Ireland is 45% higher than it is in Ireland. | University of Liverpool | 2021-03-31 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-public-spending-in-northern-ireland-45-higher-than-in-ireland/ | Using public expenditure as a measure of public spending, total public expenditure per person in Northern Ireland in 2015–16 was 10% higher than in Ireland. More recently, it was near par with Ireland. As a part of national output (GDP), government consumption contributed an estimated 45% more, per person, in Northern Ireland than it did in Ireland. But government consumption excludes aspects of spending, like investment in roads and social welfare. | 2021-03-31 | False | true | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_1_ret_b10_gn | factcheckni_1 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-public-spending-in-northern-ireland-45-higher-than-in-ireland/ | Public spending in Northern Ireland is 45% higher than it is in Ireland. | University of Liverpool | 2021-03-31 | https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/economy-watch-just-how-different-are-the-two-economies-on-the-island-of-ireland/37233173.html | Even using the modified measure of national income (GNI ), the differential remains significant. Expressed per head, GNI is more than 10% higher than GDP per head in the UK and roughly 45% higher than GDP per head in NI. [...] Looking again at the public sector, is government spending in this area indeed a key differential? Certainly the public sector is a bigger proportion of the economy in NI than in the Republic. Some 24% of Irish employment is in public administration, health and education and in NI the figure is almost 30%. A differential, but perhaps less pronounced than many expect. Spending comparisons are rather tricky due to a range of definitional issues. For example, Ireland incurs spending on national debt and central services (like the Treasury) which NI does not. But taking a subset of public services, namely education, health, justice, social protection (including benefits and pensions) agriculture and transport; spending is actually very similar on a per head basis at current exchange rates. | 2018-08-21 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_1_ret_b15_gn | factcheckni_1 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/economy/is-public-spending-in-northern-ireland-45-higher-than-in-ireland/ | Public spending in Northern Ireland is 45% higher than it is in Ireland. | University of Liverpool | 2021-03-31 | https://www.assemblyresearchmatters.org/2018/03/26/public-finances-northern-ireland-key-recent-developments-might-affect/ | - Bill 1: Provisions included within Northern Ireland Budget (Anticipation and Adjustments) Bill 2017-19 that seek to ensure funding is available to the NI Civil Service for the remainder of 2017-18 and for the start of 2018-19 (45% of allocated funding), and thereby continue public service delivery in NI. But as the House of Commons Library Briefing Paper about the Bill states, the Bill ‘…does not constitute the setting of a budget for the Northern Ireland Assembly’. [...] Health Spending accounted for 48.2% of NI’s day-to-day spending in the 2017-18 baseline. The NI DoH Allocation of £5,306.2 million for 2018-19 represents 49.2% of the total NI Allocations – an increase of one percentage point. All other things being equal, it appears from the current proposals and the prior trend that Health will consume more than half of NI’s day-to-day spending from 2019 onwards. Education Spending accounted for 17.8% of NI’s day-to-day spending in the 2017-18 baseline. The NI DE Allocation of £1,859.4 million for 2018-19 represents 18.0% of the total proposed NI Allocations – an increase of one fifth of a percentage point compared to the baseline. In other words, there is only a very marginal increase in the relative priority afforded to DE as a proportion of the total funding allocated by the Secretary of State in her proposals. | 2018-03-26 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_101_ret_b14_gn | factcheckni_101 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/did-face-coverings-masks-become-mandatory-in-shops-and-indoor-public-spaces-in-northern-ireland-on-1-august-2020/ | Face coverings/masks became “mandatory” in shops in Northern Ireland as of 1 August 2020. | Kellie Armstrong | 2021-07-31 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_in_Northern_Ireland_(2020) | - ^ a b "Face masks could be mandatory in shops by 20 August". BBC News. 23 July 2020. [...] - ^ "NI public told to wear masks in shops". BBC News. 6 August 2020. [...] - ^ McCormack, Jayne (10 August 2020). "Face coverings now compulsory for NI shoppers". BBC News. | 2024-09-04 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_101_ret_b5_gn | factcheckni_101 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/did-face-coverings-masks-become-mandatory-in-shops-and-indoor-public-spaces-in-northern-ireland-on-1-august-2020/ | Face coverings/masks became “mandatory” in shops in Northern Ireland as of 1 August 2020. | Kellie Armstrong | 2021-07-31 | https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/news/minister-welcomes-decision-face-coverings | Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the Northern Ireland Executive’s decision to make the wearing of face coverings mandatory in shops. Health Minister Robin Swann has welcomed the NI Executive decision on face coverings. [...] "This is particularly important in light of the fact that shielding is due to be paused from July 31. As people who have been shielding start resuming everyday activities, the wearing of face coverings in shops is a practical way to reassure them and help them keep safe. | 2020-07-23 | False | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_102 | factcheckni_102 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/do-families-have-to-give-permission-for-covid-19-death-statistics/ | The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. | Nick Watt | 2020-03-25 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/do-families-have-to-give-permission-for-covid-19-death-statistics/ | The latest figures counted from the previous day (for a period from 5pm-5pm) will be published at 2pm the following day. Yesterday’s figures [referred to by Watt on Newsnight] did not cover a full 24 hour period while we adjust to the new system. These figures comprised the period from 9am 24 March to 5pm on 24 March. Going forwards, figures on deaths will be recorded for the 24 hour period as of 5pm the previous day. | 2020-03-25 | False | true | false | not_applicable |
factcheckni_102_ret_b12_gn | factcheckni_102 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/do-families-have-to-give-permission-for-covid-19-death-statistics/ | The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. | Nick Watt | 2020-03-25 | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/reference-guide-to-consent-for-examination-or-treatment-second-edition | Guide to the legal framework that health professionals need to take account of in obtaining valid consent to examination, treatment or care. [...] Since 2001, the Department of Health guidance on consent has required NHS Trusts to adopt a model consent policy, model forms and information leaflets with the aim of ensuring that good practice in seeking consent was put in place throughout the NHS. The department has been considering the future role of its guidance and has been undertaking a review of consent in the NHS which will not only identify and evaluate the NHS approach to, and practice on, gaining consent but which will also evaluate the impact on practice of existing Department of Health guidance and forms. [...] As part of our review, we will evaluate the impact on practice of the Department of Health consent forms and consider the best approach to promoting quality consent processes (including documentation) in the future. In the interim, trusts are free to develop their own documentation, including their consent forms (using the DH model form if they so wish), to reflect the current legal position and reflect local practice as appropriate. These documents include some advice on how legal terminology has evolved since the forms were produced, which may help in this regard. | 2009-08-04 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_102_ret_b7_gn | factcheckni_102 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/do-families-have-to-give-permission-for-covid-19-death-statistics/ | The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. | Nick Watt | 2020-03-25 | https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/information-governance-and-data-protection/ | - Access to records of deceased people: People may request access to the records of someone who has died, for example a family member. See the NHS Transformation Directorate guidance on Access to the health and care records of deceased people and Primary Care Support England also has guidance on their website about Accessing Medical Records. [...] Data protection laws do not apply to deceased people, but the common law duty of confidentiality does apply. For more information, please see NHS England’s Transformation Directorate guidance on access to the health and care records of deceased people. [...] For more information, please see the guidance on consent and confidential patient information, sharing information with confidence and the article in these Guidelines on consent to using and sharing patient information. | 2023-11-01 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_102_ret_bn_g1 | factcheckni_102 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/do-families-have-to-give-permission-for-covid-19-death-statistics/ | The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. | Nick Watt | 2020-03-25 | https://transform.england.nhs.uk/information-governance/guidance/access-to-the-health-and-care-records-of-deceased-people/ | - if you are aware of any wishes (written or verbal) of the deceased individual relating to their information being shared - if there is anything in the record which would either cause distress to the family or benefit them to know - if there is any third party information in the record; for example, information about other family members - if there is anything in the record which if disclosed might cause harm to another person - to explain any clinical abbreviations or terminology in the record, to help the person who has asked for a copy of the record understand it [...] Where confidential information about a deceased person is required for a purpose beyond individual care, such as research, service evaluation or national clinical audit, the requester should obtain approval from the Health Research Authority, under section 251 of the NHS Act 2006. [...] You will also need to consider the likelihood of information sharing being of benefit to the family of the deceased; for example, sharing certain information could reduce the emotional or mental harm experienced by grieving relatives. For example, where a person died of COVID-19 and their relatives were unable to visit them because of the infection control measures in place; or where a parent asks for information about the circumstances and causes of their child's death. | 2023-02-10 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_102_ret_bn_g7 | factcheckni_102 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/do-families-have-to-give-permission-for-covid-19-death-statistics/ | The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. | Nick Watt | 2020-03-25 | https://www.themdu.com/guidance-and-advice/guides/disclosure-after-death | 135. There are circumstances in which you must disclose relevant information about a patient who has died. For example: [...] 138. Archived records relating to deceased patients remain subject to a duty of confidentiality, although the potential for disclosing information about, or causing distress to, surviving relatives or damaging the public's trust will diminish over time. [...] Usually, if an individual who is known to the deceased is requesting information in relation to the circumstances surrounding the death, it will be appropriate to rely on the above GMC guidance. | 2014-10-07 | False | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_104 | factcheckni_104 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/how-common-is-hiv-among-heterosexuals/ | 41% of those living with HIV in Northern Ireland are heterosexual. | Paula Bradley | 2016-08-31 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/how-common-is-hiv-among-heterosexuals/ | The claim is accurate. Furthermore, Northern Ireland has observed the fastest growth in diagnoses over the past 10 years, when compared to the average both in Ireland and in the United Kingdom. | 2016-08-31 | True | true | true | supports |
factcheckni_104_ret_b13_gn | factcheckni_104 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/how-common-is-hiv-among-heterosexuals/ | 41% of those living with HIV in Northern Ireland are heterosexual. | Paula Bradley | 2016-08-31 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20539950 | Number living with HIV in Northern Ireland rises 10% [...] The annual HIV in Northern Ireland report highlighted a continuing rise in new HIV diagnoses, up by 3%, from 80 in 2010 to 82 in 2011. [...] Gay men are the group still most at risk of acquiring HIV within the UK, while the majority of heterosexual cases are acquired abroad. | 2012-11-29 | True | false | true | insufficient-neutral |
factcheckni_104_ret_b14_gn | factcheckni_104 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/how-common-is-hiv-among-heterosexuals/ | 41% of those living with HIV in Northern Ireland are heterosexual. | Paula Bradley | 2016-08-31 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-30272832 | Northern Ireland has had the largest proportional increase in new cases of HIV in the UK since 2000. [...] Of the new diagnoses of HIV in Northern Ireland in 2013, 57% occurred in men who have sex with men. Seven hundred and forty-nine HIV-infected residents of Northern Ireland received care for the virus during 2013. | 2014-12-01 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
factcheckni_104_ret_b17_g2 | factcheckni_104 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/how-common-is-hiv-among-heterosexuals/ | 41% of those living with HIV in Northern Ireland are heterosexual. | Paula Bradley | 2016-08-31 | https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/news/slight-increase-hiv-diagnosis-focus-safer-sex-and-need-early-testing | A new report from the Public Health Agency (PHA) shows that there are 1,325 people in Northern Ireland living with HIV. The ‘HIV surveillance in Northern Ireland 2022’ report also shows that 76 new cases of HIV were diagnosed here in 2021, a 12% increase from 68 in 2020. [...] "Of the 76 new cases of HIV which were diagnosed, thirty-one (41%) occurred through gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM). Twenty-one (28%) new HIV diagnoses occurred through heterosexual transmission and fourteen (18%) new HIV diagnoses occurred through injecting drug use. [...] People with HIV have a near-normal life expectancy if diagnosed early and treated promptly. Once diagnosed, individuals are less likely to pass on their infection due to treatment and changing their behaviour. Of those on treatment in Northern Ireland, 97% had an undetectable viral load, and at this level a person living with HIV has effectively zero risk of sexually transmitting the virus to someone who does not have HIV. | 2022-11-28 | True | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_106 | factcheckni_106 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-medicinal-tea-help-with-covid-19/ | Medicinal tea ‘help with’ COVID-19 | Basile 'G-Star' Sery | 2020-10-18 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-medicinal-tea-help-with-covid-19/ | There is no evidence of tea curing or alleviating the symptoms of COVID-19. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, there are no medicines that have yet been shown to prevent or cure COVID-19. | 2020-10-18 | False | true | true | refutes |
factcheckni_106_ret_b12_gn | factcheckni_106 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-medicinal-tea-help-with-covid-19/ | Medicinal tea ‘help with’ COVID-19 | Basile 'G-Star' Sery | 2020-10-18 | https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2020.581840/full | Traditional herbal medicines are poorly or not regulated as licensed/registered medicines in quite a few countries, including the USA, and therefore are considered "food," precluding any high-level discussion on their potential contributions to human health. Consequently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) considers fraudulent to sell any herbal products with attached claims and has sent warning letters to companies offering herbal products such as teas, essential oils, and tinctures claiming to prevent, treat or cure the symptoms of COVID-19. It is also encouraging the public to report the unlawful sales of medicinal products on the Internet (FDA, 2020). The North American public is receiving advice on the use of herbal products from dedicated academic groups. One of them is the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine which recommends polyphenol-rich plants (chamomille, Chinese skullcap, licorice, onions, apples, tomatoes, oranges, nuts, berries, parsley, celery, turmeric root, and green tea) to reduce the risk of infection (Alschuler et al., 2020), but no detailed assessment is available. | 2020-09-23 | False | false | true | insufficient-refutes |
factcheckni_106_ret_b3_gn | factcheckni_106 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-medicinal-tea-help-with-covid-19/ | Medicinal tea ‘help with’ COVID-19 | Basile 'G-Star' Sery | 2020-10-18 | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36647394/ | The medicinal value of tea drinking in the management of COVID-19 - PMID: 36647394 - PMCID: PMC9833859 - DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e12968 The medicinal value of tea drinking in the management of COVID-19 Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is presently the largest international public health event, individuals infected by the virus not only have symptoms such as fever, dry cough, and lung infection at the time of onset, but also possibly have sequelae in the cardiovascular system, respiratory system, nervous system, mental health and other aspects. However, numerous studies have depicted that the active ingredients in tea show good antiviral effects and can treat various diseases by regulating multiple pathways, and the therapeutic effects are associated with the categories of chemical components in tea. In this review, the differences in the content of key active ingredients in different types of tea are summarized. In addition, we also highlighted their effects on COVID-19 and connected sequelae, further demonstrating the possibility of developing a formulation for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 and its sequelae through tea extracts. We have a tendency to suggest forestalling and treating COVID-19 and its sequelae through scientific tea drinking. | 2023-01-01 | False | false | true | supports |
factcheckni_106_ret_bn_g11 | factcheckni_106 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-medicinal-tea-help-with-covid-19/ | Medicinal tea ‘help with’ COVID-19 | Basile 'G-Star' Sery | 2020-10-18 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/can-a-medicinal-tea-help-with-covid-19/ | There is no evidence of tea curing or alleviating the symptoms of COVID-19. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, there are no medicines that have yet been shown to prevent or cure COVID-19. A weekend news report in the Sunday Life quotes Basile ‘G-Star’ Sery – who was selling medicinal tea on Facebook – telling its reporter that it can "aid" people suffering from COVID-19. Sery is also quoted saying "Coronavirus is mucus blocking the oxygen supply and the tea can flush out the mucus… It can help with coronavirus because it’s an anti-inflammatory. It’s the same as you’ll find in health shops." | 2022-03-02 | False | false | true | refutes |
factcheckni_109 | factcheckni_109 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-1-in-4-women-in-northern-ireland-victims-of-domestic-violence/ | One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. | MKB Law | 2016-07-01 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-1-in-4-women-in-northern-ireland-victims-of-domestic-violence/ | Approximately one in four women in Northern Ireland are estimated to have been victims of domestic violence. | 2016-07-01 | True | true | true | supports |
factcheckni_109_ret_b9_gn | factcheckni_109 | https://factcheckni.org/topics/health/are-1-in-4-women-in-northern-ireland-victims-of-domestic-violence/ | One in four women in Northern Ireland have at some point in their lives have been a victim of domestic violence. | MKB Law | 2016-07-01 | https://www.womensaidni.org/what-is-domestic-abuse/frequently-asked-questions/ | Domestic abuse occurs across all groups in society, regardless of age, gender, race, religion, sexuality, wealth or geography. The majority of victims are women and children although research is highlighting the prevalence and context of male victims. Recent PSNI statistics show that 86% of perpetrators of domestic abuse were male and 12% (were female. It is estimated that 1 in 4 women will suffer domestic violence at some point in their lives. [...] Research has shown that approximately 1 in 4 women have or currently experience domestic abuse. It is therefore very common. PSNI statistics highlight the prevalence of the issue in Northern Ireland. Domestic abuse is not just a problem for Northern Ireland, statistics indicate that domestic violence is a worldwide problem. Research shows domestic violence occurs in all social, economic, religious and cultural groups. According to the Family Violence Prevention Fund, one in every three women in the world has experienced sexual, physical, emotional or other abuse in her lifetime. | 2024-01-01 | True | false | true | insufficient-supports |
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