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 […]
Joe Biden Corrects Himself After Falsely Claiming Hostage ‘Being Held by Hamas’ Is ‘Here with Us Today’
President Joe Biden quickly corrected another gaffe in a speech Monday in which he falsely claimed that American hostages “held by Hamas” were now safe. The president made a gaffe during a celebration of Jewish heritage at the White House, saying Hersh Goldberg-Pollin was “here with us today” even though he remains in Hamas custody. […]
Puck News slammed by GOP donor for falsely reporting he’s married to Matt Gaetz’s sister
Republican donor Palmer Lackey slams Pac News after it wrote a story full of errors about him, including that the Silicon Valley guru is married to the sister of Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz did. Oculus founder and Donald Trump supporter targeted Written by Teddy Schleifer of Puckwrote that the former president and potential Republican candidate […]
Indian Christians Say Hindu Nationalist Government Falsely Brands Them ‘Illegal’ to ‘Deport’ to Myanmar
Christian tribes in India’s restive northern state of Manipur claim Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government has wrongly classified them as “illegal immigrants” and could “deport them” to neighboring Myanmar. ing. Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh said, claimed On Wednesday, the administration announced that it had identified 5,457 “illegal immigrants” in Manipur and […]
FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Falsely Claims The New York Times Called Indian Elections ‘The Greatest Show On Earth’
post shared on facebook The New York Times reportedly called India’s recent elections “the greatest show on Earth.” Verdict: False That claim is false. A New York Times spokesperson denied the validity of this claim in an email to Check Your Fact. Fact check: The third phase of India’s seven-phase elections will be held on […]
FACT CHECK: Threads Post Falsely Claims Truth Social Shut Down In May 2024
A post shared on Threads purports 2024 presumptive Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump’s social media platform TRUTH Social shut down in May 2024. Screenshot captured via Threads Verdict: False The claim is false. TRUTH Social appears to be working normally as of May 8, and there is no evidence to suggest the platform […]
WV GOP Carol Miller Falsely Claims Derrick Evans Has a ‘Zero’ NRA Rating
Rep. Carol Miller (R-West Virginia) said in an ad that former state Rep. Derrick Evans, whom she hopes to nominate in the primary, has received a “zero” rating from the NRA. I claimed this, but this is false. Mr. Miller issued an attack ad against former state Rep. Evans last week. Among the many claims […]
Kristi Noem falsely claims she met Kim Jong Un in new book
WASHINGTON – Perhaps Kristi Noem should put down her pen. For the second time in a week, the charming South Dakota governor has made a shocking claim in his upcoming book, No Going Back, that he met with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un while he was a lawmaker. . The only problem? That never […]
Border agent falsely accused of whipping migrants receives award
One of the Border Patrol agents falsely accused by the Biden administration of whipping migrants at the Texas border was arrested by the agency Thursday morning, a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official told The Post. Received an award from. The agent, whose name has been withheld since the September 2021 incident to protect his […]
DOJ official Kristen Clarke admits to falsely testifying to Senate that she had never been arrested
Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clark acknowledged Wednesday that she was arrested and chose not to disclose the legal issue during the Senate confirmation process because it had been removed from the record. During the 2021 confirmation process, Clark, who currently heads the Justice Department’s civil rights division, was asked in a questionnaire by Sen. Tom […]