FACT CHECK: Threads Post Falsely Claims Trump Is Offering ‘Free Lodging’ To His Supporters Amid Hurricane Milton
Post share in thread 2024 Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump claims he is offering “free accommodation” to his supporters in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton. Posted by @ted.roach View in thread Verdict: False This claim is not mentioned on President Trump's official website, verified social media accounts, TRUTH social accounts, and there is […]
Judge slaps down motion to dismiss lawsuit against Deadspin for falsely accusing young Chiefs fan of racism
The lawsuit against Deadspin will move forward after a judge accepts the news organization's claims. may be liable Defamation case against 9-year-old boy accused of racism because of Kansas City Chiefs costume. In November 2023, Deadspin writer Caron Phillips scolded a child who showed up to a Raiders-Chiefs game wearing a Native American headdress and […]
FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Falsely Claims Kamala Harris Borrowed Quote From Karl Marx
image shared on facebook Vice President Kamala Harris, the 2024 Democratic candidate, claims to have borrowed the phrase from Karl Marx: “Freed from the burdens of the past.” Verdict: False This quote does not appear in any of Marx's works, including The Communist Manifesto, and there is no other evidence that Harris borrowed the quote […]
Walz Falsely Claims Biden-Harris Migrant Mobile App Has ‘Been on the Books Since 1990’
CLAIM: Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said during Tuesday night's vice presidential debate that President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris' mobile app for migrants at the southern border “has been planned since 1990. ' he claimed. Verdict: False. The CBP One mobile app, developed by the Biden-Harris administration, allows tens of thousands of […]
Walz Falsely Claims Trump Hasn’t Paid Taxes in 15 Years
CLAIM: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) said, “Donald Trump has paid no federal taxes for the past 15 years.'' Verdict: False. This recycles old claims about Trump's taxes that have long been debunked. During Tuesday night's CBS News vice presidential debate, Walz exposed false claims Democrats made against Trump from 2015 to 2020, including that […]
Walz Falsely Claims Trump Won’t Cover Pre-existing Conditions
CLAIM: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) claimed that former President Donald Trump would cancel health insurance for pre-existing conditions. Verdict: False. Trump wants to cover pre-existing conditions. This is a false claim and has been fact-checked. Walz claimed during the vice presidential debate Tuesday night on CBS News that President Trump would cancel coverage of […]
Kamala Harris Falsely Claims Guns Are No.1 Killer of Children
Claim: On Thursday night, while introducing executive action to tighten gun control, Vice President Kamala Harris (D) insisted that guns are the No. 1 killer of children. verdict: error. President Joe Biden first made this claim on June 2, 2022. Breitbart News pointed out that it was false then and is false now, despite being […]
Biden falsely claims he’s never spoken to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as president
President Biden on Thursday falsely claimed he had never spoken to Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell as president, despite meeting with him at the White House two years ago. “Unlike my predecessor, I will respect the independence of the Federal Reserve in pursuing its mission to control inflation,” Biden said in a speech to the […]
Philadelphia Man Pleads Guilty to Falsely Accusing Fantasy Football Rival of Planning Two Terror Attacks
Matthew Gabriel, 25, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, pleaded guilty Wednesday to two counts of providing false terrorism information to police about a fantasy football rival. According to Daily MailOn August 3, 2023, Gabriel accidentally Tilted Police said Gabriel's rival was planning a shooting in Norway and would “take out as many people as he could at […]
Russians made viral video falsely accusing Harris of a hit-and-run: Microsoft
Microsoft says Russians created a video falsely accusing Vice President Harris of hit-and-run. Around Tuesday Report According to the Microsoft Threat Analysis Center (MTAC), Russians recently “created and distributed two fake videos aimed at discrediting Ms. Harris and inciting controversy surrounding her campaign.” One of the videos “used actors to make a false claim that […]