FACT CHECK: No, This Video Does Not Show Massive Crowd In Brazil Protesting Recent Ban Of Social Platform X
video Share on Facebook The video purportedly shows protests against the recent ban of social platform “X” in Brazil. Verdict: False The caption on this video is incorrect. The video was filmed in February, a few months before the X-ban was put into place in Brazil. Fact check: Despite the ban, Brazilians can still access […]
Australian hockey player given 12-month ban for buying cocaine at Olympics | Paris Olympic Games 2024
Australian Olympic hockey player Tom Craig was arrested in Paris for buying cocaine during the Olympics and given a 12-month suspension, six months of which were suspended. Governing body Hockey Australia said Craig's suspension began on Monday and was the result of an investigation by the association's integrity department into his arrest last month. “Six […]
Kamala Harris Falsely Claims She Never Called to Ban Fracking
CLAIM: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, during Tuesday's debate with former President Donald Trump, repeated her claim that she never called for a ban on fracking during her previous presidential runs. Verdict: False. Harris explicitly called for the repeal of fracking during her 2019 presidential run. The debate moderator brought up the issue midway through […]
Trump refuses to say he would veto a national abortion ban
Former President Trump refused to explicitly say he would veto any nationwide abortion ban during Tuesday night's presidential debate. When asked directly if he would veto the ban, Trump suggested Congress doesn't need to pass it. “I don't support banning abortion, but that doesn't matter, because the states have now taken over this issue,” Trump […]
Australia Plans Ban on Most Children Using Social Media
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that his left-leaning government is preparing to set a minimum age limit for children to use social media, possibly between 14 and 16 years old. “We want kids to get off their devices and onto the soccer field, the pool, the tennis court. We know social media […]
Italy Demands EU Drop ‘Absurd’ Plan to Ban Combustion Engine Vehicles
Italy's conservative government of Giorgia Meloni has called on the EU to scrap its Green Agenda plan to ban the sale of new internal combustion engine vehicles by 2035. Speaking at the Ambrosetti Forum in Cernobbio, Italy, over the weekend, Rome's Energy Minister Gilberto Pichetto Fratin stated bluntly that “the ban must be changed.” According […]
Residents Try To Intervene As State Wants To Ban Big Cat Hunting. Millions Of Dollars And Critical Ecosystems At Stake
Colorado wildlife experts, hunters and residents are battling a proposed ballot initiative that could ban trophy hunting of big cats statewide in November. Wild America's agricultural and natural landscapes are always in a delicate state balanceWildlife management may sound like it goes against God's will, but it's an essential part of our existence and survival […]
Jair Bolsonaro Leads 45,000 Conservatives Rallying Against Supreme Court, Twitter Ban
Tens of thousands of conservatives rallied in Sao Paulo on Saturday, Brazil's Independence Day, to support former President Jair Bolsonaro and denounce the Supreme Court's recent ban on the social media site Twitter (X), among other things. Participants in the rally described theirs as a rally in defense of freedom amid growing censorship and political […]
California Cannot Ban Concealed Carry in Hospitals
On Friday, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that California cannot ban concealed carry guns in hospitals. This incident Wolford vs Lopezfocuses on bans on concealed carry in “sensitive locations” that exist in Hawaii and California. The three judges reached a unanimous decision. said According to Reuters, the bans […]
Key Bolsonaro lieutenant blasts Biden for silence on Brazil’s X ban: US has ‘responsibility’ to speak up
A former foreign minister under Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro called on the Biden administration to condemn his country's ban of social media platform X, saying the US has a “responsibility” to speak out. The U.S. has a “responsibility to be a benchmark for democracy, the rule of law and freedom in the Western Hemisphere,” […]