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Post Makes Unsupported Claim Trump Purchased a Handgun
While campaigning in South Carolina, former President Donald Trump saw a handgun at a gun store with his image and name on it. “I want to buy one,” he said. An online video shows Trump in the store, but the post claims he purchased the gun. The Trump campaign said, "He simply indicated he wanted one."
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Online Posts Misrepresent Purpose of USDA Community Garden Database
A U.S. Department of Agriculture program that promotes the growth of community gardens in areas with little access to fresh food encourages community groups to register with the USDA. But social media posts misleadingly suggest the USDA wants anyone with a garden to register, "so everyone knows where the people who grow their own food are."
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FactChecking the Second GOP Primary Debate
There were some new clashes, and plenty of claims we've heard before, as seven Republican candidates faced off in California.
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Video: Hearst on Updated COVID-19 Vaccines
Hearst Television, one of our media partners, produced this segment of “Get the Facts” partly based on our Q&A article on the updated COVID-19 vaccines.
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Q&A on Looming Government Shutdown
The federal government is heading to a shutdown, if Congress doesn't pass funding legislation by the time the clock strikes midnight on Sept. 30. We'll explain what that means and what government services could be affected.
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Missouri State Senators in Video Were Burning Boxes, Not Books
Two Missouri state senators participated in a fundraising event that included a demonstration of flamethrowers that were up for auction. Videos shared on Instagram falsely claimed to show the senators engaged in a "book burning." But only empty boxes, not books, were being torched.
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Posts Push Unproven ‘Spike Protein Detoxification’ Regimen
Serious side effects after COVID-19 vaccination are rare, and there isn't evidence people need to undergo a "spike protein detoxification" regimen after getting vaccinated, contrary to claims made online. Nor has such a regimen been shown to help people recover from long COVID, or long-term health problems after having COVID-19.
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FactChecking Trump on ‘Meet the Press’
Kristen Welker's first week as the new moderator of NBC's "Meet the Press" featured an interview with former President Donald Trump, and she was busy trying to push back on his numerous false and misleading statements.
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Flu Shots, MMR Vaccines Have Saved Millions of Lives, Contrary to Online Claim
Flu shots and vaccines that protect children against measles, mumps and rubella have been effective in preventing illness, serious disease and death. But a meme has been circulating with the false suggestion that those vaccines are ineffective. Actually, they've saved millions of lives and have eliminated both measles and rubella in the U.S.
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Post Makes False Claim About Children Missing After Maui Wildfires
The wildfires in Maui caused widespread destruction on the island and claimed the lives of 97 people. The Maui Police Department and the FBI have released the list of 31 individuals still unaccounted for following the fire. Yet an Instagram post falsely claims "over 1,000 children are missing."
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Fact Check: Is Suggestive 'Two Fingers and a Thumb' 7-Up Ad From 1960s Real?
"And boy oh boy can you sure work up a thirst," a woman in the alleged ad is captioned as saying.
Fact Check: Cowboys Coach Mike McCarthy Suspends Player for Kneeling During National Anthem?
"Not on my field," McCarthy supposedly said.
Fact Check: Did Einstein Warn That a Time Will Come When the Rich Control the Means of Communication?
Einstein wrote an essay titled "Why Socialism?" for the first issue of the independent socialist magazine "Monthly Review."
Fact Check: Did Dianne Feinstein Cast a Final Senate Vote the Same Day She Died?
"How did Dianne Feinstein vote 'yea' yesterday on the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in American Aviation Act?"
Fact Check: 'Frozen' Was So Named To Keep People from Seeing Google Results About Walt Disney's Frozen Head?
What, you've never heard that Walt Disney was cryogenically frozen and his body preserved in a secret chamber under Disneyland after he died?
Fact Check: Is It True Vivek Ramaswamy Received Money from George Soros?
The Republican presidential hopeful faced criticism from conservatives for his alleged ties.
5 Tips for Finding High-Quality News Websites
Lots of websites call their content "news," but their quality and reliability vary enormously.
Fact Check: Did Hillary Clinton Smash Her Phone with a Hammer?
According to FBI documents made public in 2016, one of Clinton's aides twice disposed of her old mobile devices by "breaking them in half or destroying them with a hammer."
Fact Check: Video Captures Tom Hanks Berating People Who Won't Wear Masks or Social Distance?
The video was originally shot in 2020, just weeks after Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, announced they had caught COVID-19.
Oprah Winfrey Weight Loss Gummies Facebook Ads Are a Scam
Apparently, it's the scam that never ends.
