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WEBSep 30, 2024 · Some social media posts misleadingly claim the project calls for closing the National Hurricane Center, a part of NOAA. A Heritage Foundation spokesperson said Project 2025 “does not call for ...
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WEBSeptember 20, 2024. Former President Donald Trump has been the target of two assassination attempts over the past three months. Viral posts are now spreading the false claim that police discovered ...
How to Spot Fake News - FactCheck.org
WEBNov 18, 2016 · Even in legitimate news stories, the headline doesn’t always tell the whole story. But fake news, particularly efforts to be satirical, can include several revealing signs in the text.
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WEBJul 18, 2024 · FactChecking the Harris-Trump Debate. September 11, 2024. The highly anticipated debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris was a combative event in which facts ...
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WEBAug 12, 2020 · Our focus is on misinformation that is being widely spread. Our process for researching these viral claims for accuracy is the same as it is for all of our fact-checking stories.
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WEBQ: Are wind farms harmful to the environment? A: Like all energy sources, wind farms have some negative environmental impacts. But getting energy from wind farms results in dramatically lower ...
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WEBOur Latest Stories. These are the most recent stories we published on COVID-19: Flawed Autopsy ‘Review’ Revives Unsupported Claims of COVID-19 Vaccine Harm, Censorship. COVID-19 vaccination is ...
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WEBNov 18, 2016 · Social media posts have misrepresented a tax proposed in President Joe Biden’s fiscal year 2025 budget. The 25% tax on unrealized capital gains would apply only to those who have a net worth of ...
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WEBMay 3, 2023 · The viral claim is based on a single news story published Dec. 7 by Newsmax, a conservative news outlet, which attributed the information to an unidentified Vatican source.
FactChecking Biden’s Press Conference - FactCheck.org
WEBFeb 11, 2022 · In a nearly two-hour press conference, President Joe Biden stretched the facts and left out important context on vaccinations, funding for lead pipe removal, child poverty and more. Biden ...