FACT CHECK: No, Joe Biden Has Not Banned Talking About The Bible
An image shared on Facebook claims President Joe Biden has purportedly banned talking about the Bible. Verdict: False The claim is false. USA Today debunked the claim via a May 17 article, citing a First Amendment expert who labeled the claim as “unconstitutional.” Another First Amendment expert also labeled the claim as “unconstitutional” in an […]
FACT CHECK: Facebook Image Does Not Show Authentic Times Of Israel Headline
image Share on Facebook It appears to carry a headline from the Times of Israel: “Protests to stop genocide are anti-Semitic.” Verdict: False The purported headline image was originally shared by an Israeli parody account on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. Fact check: Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s War Cabinet, […]
FACT CHECK: Does This Video Show Crisis Actors In Gaza?
A post shared on social media purportedly shows a recent video of Palestinian crisis actors staging a violent incident in Gaza. Verdict: False The video is from a behind-the-scenes production of a short film in 2022. Fact Check: Palestinians are fleeing Rafah after Israel issued an order to evacuate, The Associated Press reported. The IDF expects the war to […]
FACT CHECK: Did Jay-Z Pay Radio Stations To Play Beyoncé’s New Music?
post share on social media Rapper Jay-Z claims he paid country music radio to play songs from Beyoncé’s new album. Verdict: False This claim is a satirical expression. Fact check: Sean “Diddy” Combs reacts to the recently exposed 2016 video of him apparently attacking his then-girlfriend in a hotel hallway, released amid assault allegations, saying: […]
FACT CHECK: Instagram Post Falsely Claims Kristi Noem Banned The Sale Of Watermelon Slices In South Dakota
post shared on Instagram South Dakota’s Republican Governor Kristi Noem claims to have banned the sale of watermelon slices in the state. Verdict: False A spokesperson for Noem denied the claims in an email to Check Your Facts. Fact check: Nearly two-thirds of South Dakotans said they had a “negative view” of Noem after the […]
FACT CHECK: Video Of Woman In Hijab And Man In Car Is Staged Interaction
A post shared on social media allegedly shows an argument in a parking lot between a man in a car and a woman in a hijab. The video was originally posted by an account that regularly uploads pranks. The U.S. will transfer $1 billion in weapons to Israel if approved by congress, CBS News reported. The weapons include tank […]
Establishment Media Fact Check Biden’s False Inflation Claim
At least six establishment media outlets have fact-checked the repeated false claim that inflation was 9 percent when President Joe Biden “took office.” First fact-checked by Breitbart News and other media outlets in early May, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate for January 2021, the most recent measurement since President Biden took office, was […]
FACT CHECK: Conservative Party Claims Labour Party Does Not Have A Defense Plan
The U.K. Conservative Party claimed May 14 that the U.K. Labour Party does not have a defense plan. We’re increasing defence spending to 2.5% by 2030 securing Britain’s place as the biggest defence power in Europe and second only to the US in NATO. Labour can’t say what they’ll do because they have no plan […]
Institutional Racism: Fact or Fiction?
The wrong answer has resulted in the wrong public policies. A popular narrative is that institutional racism explains why African Americans, as a group, on average, experience higher poverty rates, lower test scores, fewer advancement opportunities, worse health outcomes, higher arrest rates, longer prison sentences, fewer housing options, and higher rates of being victims […]
FACT CHECK: No, Stormy Daniels Did Not Say This About Encounter With Trump
A post shared on social media allegedly shows a statement from adult film star Stormy Daniels regarding former President Donald Trump’s behavior. Post by @urbanwonkenobi View on Threads Daniels denied making such a statement in a post on X. House Speaker Mike Johnson visited Trump at the New York City courthouse recently to show his […]