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On March 31, 2021, first lady Jill Biden stood in front of a Nazi-inspired flag while giving a speech to farmworkers. | Contradiction | On March 31, 2021, first lady Jill Biden visited the Forty Acres in California, a vaccination site and a National Historic Landmark that became the first headquarters of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), a labor union for farm workers across the country. While there, she urged farmworkers to get vaccinated as w... | In sum, César Chávez may have looked at the colors of the Nazi flag, among other emblems, while doing his research on the movement's banner. But the farmworkers' flag itself is not a Nazi flag, and the logos on it are inspired by Aztec imagery, among other elements. Furthermore, flag designer Richard Chávez had himself... | [
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On March 31, 2021, first lady Jill Biden stood in front of a Nazi-inspired flag while giving a speech to farmworkers. | Contradiction | On March 31, 2021, first lady Jill Biden visited the Forty Acres in California, a vaccination site and a National Historic Landmark that became the first headquarters of the United Farm Workers of America (UFW), a labor union for farm workers across the country. While there, she urged farmworkers to get vaccinated as w... | In sum, César Chávez may have looked at the colors of the Nazi flag, among other emblems, while doing his research on the movement's banner. But the farmworkers' flag itself is not a Nazi flag, and the logos on it are inspired by Aztec imagery, among other elements. Furthermore, flag designer Richard Chávez had himself... | [
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that COVID-19, a disease caused by the coronavirus, had been found in toilet paper, and that people should use wet cloths instead. | Contradiction | On March 10, 2020, Now8News published an article positing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that COVID-19, a disease caused by the new coronavirus, had been found in packages of toilet paper, and that people should start using a wet washcloth to clean themselves instead: COVID-19 Found... | In sum, the CDC did not announce in March 2020 that the new strain of coronavirus was 'rapidly breeding' on toilet paper and that people should use a wet washcloth instead. You can find genuine information about how to deal with the coronavirus on the CDC website. | [] |
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that COVID-19, a disease caused by the coronavirus, had been found in toilet paper, and that people should use wet cloths instead. | Contradiction | On March 10, 2020, Now8News published an article positing that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that COVID-19, a disease caused by the new coronavirus, had been found in packages of toilet paper, and that people should start using a wet washcloth to clean themselves instead: COVID-19 Found... | In sum, the CDC did not announce in March 2020 that the new strain of coronavirus was 'rapidly breeding' on toilet paper and that people should use a wet washcloth instead. You can find genuine information about how to deal with the coronavirus on the CDC website. | [] |
As of late January 2021, former U.S. President Donald Trump had started a new U.S. political party called the 'Patriot Party. | Contradiction | Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. On Jan. 19, 2021, the day before U.S. President Joe Biden's inauguration, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, had flo... | In sum, despite news reports citing anonymous sources close to Trump who said he floated the idea of establishing a new 'Patriot Party,' the official statement from his campaign disavowing an effort to solicit campaign donations under the name and Miller's comments prove that he had not established such an organization... | [
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As of late January 2021, former U.S. President Donald Trump had started a new U.S. political party called the 'Patriot Party. | Contradiction | Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. On Jan. 19, 2021, the day before U.S. President Joe Biden's inauguration, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that his Republican predecessor, Donald Trump, had flo... | In sum, despite news reports citing anonymous sources close to Trump who said he floated the idea of establishing a new 'Patriot Party,' the official statement from his campaign disavowing an effort to solicit campaign donations under the name and Miller's comments prove that he had not established such an organization... | [
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All businesses in the U.S. are required to accept coins and/or currency as payment. | Contradiction | In July 2020, Mississippi state Sen. Chad McMahan posted a warning to businesses in his state that were declining to handle cash during the COVID-19 pandemic (due to fears of virus transmission via surface contact) that they were breaking the law by refusing to accept payment in legal tender: Notice to businesses not a... | In short, when a debt has been incurred by one party to another, and the parties have agreed that cash is to be the medium of exchange, then legal tender must be accepted if it is proffered in satisfaction of that debt. However, otherwise the selling party may set the medium of exchange to be anything they choose: doll... | [] |
All businesses in the U.S. are required to accept coins and/or currency as payment. | Contradiction | In July 2020, Mississippi state Sen. Chad McMahan posted a warning to businesses in his state that were declining to handle cash during the COVID-19 pandemic (due to fears of virus transmission via surface contact) that they were breaking the law by refusing to accept payment in legal tender: Notice to businesses not a... | In short, when a debt has been incurred by one party to another, and the parties have agreed that cash is to be the medium of exchange, then legal tender must be accepted if it is proffered in satisfaction of that debt. However, otherwise the selling party may set the medium of exchange to be anything they choose: doll... | [] |
A video of former Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul accurately claimed 'masks don't work' to prevent the spread of COVID-19. | Contradiction | On Nov. 19, 2020, former Republican U.S. presidential candidate and Texas congressman Ron Paul posted a video on social media that compared a handful of states' COVID-19 cases over time and alleged no significant differences between states with government-sponsored mask mandates and those without such rules. As a resul... | In sum, it was inaccurate to claim 'masks don't work' to fight the pandemic, based on scientific evidence, and it was a false interpretation of state-by-state data to claim COVID-19 case trends are only a result of state leaders' stance on mandatory masks. | [] |
Gina Carano replaced Chip Gaines as head of Walt Disney Imagineering. | Contradiction | On March 6, 2021, Uncle Walt's Insider published an article positing that former 'The Mandalorian' actress Gina Carano was replacing HGTV star Chip Gaines as the head of Walt Disney Imagineering: BURBANK, CA - Chip Gaines lasted less than a week as head of Walt Disney Imagineering. Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun... | In sum, the story about Gina Carano, Chip Gaines, and Walt Disney Imagineering was labeled as satire. For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor. | [
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Gina Carano replaced Chip Gaines as head of Walt Disney Imagineering. | Contradiction | On March 6, 2021, Uncle Walt's Insider published an article positing that former 'The Mandalorian' actress Gina Carano was replacing HGTV star Chip Gaines as the head of Walt Disney Imagineering: BURBANK, CA - Chip Gaines lasted less than a week as head of Walt Disney Imagineering. Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun... | In sum, the story about Gina Carano, Chip Gaines, and Walt Disney Imagineering was labeled as satire. For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor. | [
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Gina Carano replaced Chip Gaines as head of Walt Disney Imagineering. | Contradiction | On March 6, 2021, Uncle Walt's Insider published an article positing that former 'The Mandalorian' actress Gina Carano was replacing HGTV star Chip Gaines as the head of Walt Disney Imagineering: BURBANK, CA - Chip Gaines lasted less than a week as head of Walt Disney Imagineering. Disney (the company) spokesperson Jun... | In sum, the story about Gina Carano, Chip Gaines, and Walt Disney Imagineering was labeled as satire. For background, here is why we sometimes write about satire/humor. | [
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A TikTok video shows a crowd yelling 'pack yo shit' at the Trump family. | Contradiction | On Jan. 23, 2021, TikTok user 'german_squishy' uploaded a video titled 'When Trump Leaves the White House.' The video ostensibly shows several members of the departing Trump family waving back at a crowd that is angrily yelling 'pack yo shit' at them: @german_squishy Please don't delete me 🤣 #BoseAllOut #biden2021🇺🇸... | On Jan. 23, 2021, TikTok user 'german_squishy' uploaded a video titled 'When Trump Leaves the White House.' The video ostensibly shows several members of the departing Trump family waving back at a crowd that is angrily yelling 'pack yo shit' at them: @german_squishy Please don't delete me 🤣 #BoseAllOut #biden2021🇺🇸... | [] |
In 2018 or 2019, Brea Olinda Unified School District in California 'taught pedophilia as a sexual orientation. | Contradiction | In the spring of 2019, the Christian conservative website Freedom Project prompted concern among some readers by reporting that a public school district in California was 'teaching pedophilia' as a sexual orientation. On 17 April, the site published an article with the headline 'Pedophilia Being Taught as 'Sexual Orien... | Conclusion The BOUSD presentation, which is outdated anyway, did not endorse pederasty or present it approvingly, nor did it describe pederasty or pedophilia as a discrete sexual orientation. Similarly, BOUSD official Torres did not state, in her videotaped exchange with Yates, that pederasty was its own sexual orienta... | [
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In late 2020, scientists published studies that proved presymptomatic or asymptomatic COVID-19 patients do not spread the virus in any setting. | Contradiction | Snopes is still fighting an 'infodemic' of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and 'advice' you encounter. ... | In sum, while the studies proved the rate of transmission between presymptomatic or asymptomatic COVID-19 patients appeared to be lower than that of symptomatic patients, the research did not confirm that infected people carry no risk of spreading the virus. In fact, public health officials say all COVID-19 patients, r... | [
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In late 2020, scientists published studies that proved presymptomatic or asymptomatic COVID-19 patients do not spread the virus in any setting. | Contradiction | Snopes is still fighting an 'infodemic' of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and 'advice' you encounter. ... | In sum, while the studies proved the rate of transmission between presymptomatic or asymptomatic COVID-19 patients appeared to be lower than that of symptomatic patients, the research did not confirm that infected people carry no risk of spreading the virus. In fact, public health officials say all COVID-19 patients, r... | [
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In late 2020, scientists published studies that proved presymptomatic or asymptomatic COVID-19 patients do not spread the virus in any setting. | Contradiction | Snopes is still fighting an 'infodemic' of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and 'advice' you encounter. ... | In sum, while the studies proved the rate of transmission between presymptomatic or asymptomatic COVID-19 patients appeared to be lower than that of symptomatic patients, the research did not confirm that infected people carry no risk of spreading the virus. In fact, public health officials say all COVID-19 patients, r... | [
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Walt Disney put a clause in his will requiring that the Walt Disney company remake classic movies every ten years. | Contradiction | A November 2018 tweet by @Samanthapaigeu went viral for appearing to explain the Walt Disney Studios' recent penchant for remaking classic Disney films. The tweet claimed that Walt Disney actually put a provision in his will required the company to remake its movies ever 10 years so that they could continually appeal t... | in shortly thereafter. According to Miller, there are a lot of people out there who do not own a copy of this film and can't wait to get their hands on it. While the re-release of The Little Mermaid appears timely and strategically planned, most of the Disney classics are not re-released on a systematic basis. Just rec... | [
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Walt Disney put a clause in his will requiring that the Walt Disney company remake classic movies every ten years. | Contradiction | A November 2018 tweet by @Samanthapaigeu went viral for appearing to explain the Walt Disney Studios' recent penchant for remaking classic Disney films. The tweet claimed that Walt Disney actually put a provision in his will required the company to remake its movies ever 10 years so that they could continually appeal t... | in shortly thereafter. According to Miller, there are a lot of people out there who do not own a copy of this film and can't wait to get their hands on it. While the re-release of The Little Mermaid appears timely and strategically planned, most of the Disney classics are not re-released on a systematic basis. Just rec... | [
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The credits for the movie 'Cats' listed dozens of people who died during production. | Contradiction | On Dec. 20, 2019, a still supposedly showing a portion of the credits for 'Cats,' a film version of the popular Andrew Lloyd Webber musical of the same name, started to circulate on social media, along with the claim that it listed all of the people who had died during production: This claim reached a larger audience w... | In short, the claim that dozens of people died while making 'Cats' was simply a joke made up out of whole cloth. | [
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Scientific studies demonstrate that the process of adding fluoride to public water reduces the IQ of the individuals in those areas. | Contradiction | Beginning in the mid-1940s, cities in the United States began adding low concentrations of fluoride to public water supplies in an effort prevent tooth decay. As of 2014, 74.4 percent of the United States populace has access to water from a fluoridated source, and this practice is employed by countries and cities all a... | In short, it appears that the presence or lack of iodine is a more significant factor in both the prevalence of goiter and average IQ [than fluoride levels alone]. Among the eight studies, two of them (Yao et al 1997, Seraj et al 2006) do not appear to actually measure the water intake of the regions in which they are ... | [
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Scientific studies demonstrate that the process of adding fluoride to public water reduces the IQ of the individuals in those areas. | Contradiction | Beginning in the mid-1940s, cities in the United States began adding low concentrations of fluoride to public water supplies in an effort prevent tooth decay. As of 2014, 74.4 percent of the United States populace has access to water from a fluoridated source, and this practice is employed by countries and cities all a... | In short, it appears that the presence or lack of iodine is a more significant factor in both the prevalence of goiter and average IQ [than fluoride levels alone]. Among the eight studies, two of them (Yao et al 1997, Seraj et al 2006) do not appear to actually measure the water intake of the regions in which they are ... | [
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Scientific studies demonstrate that the process of adding fluoride to public water reduces the IQ of the individuals in those areas. | Contradiction | Beginning in the mid-1940s, cities in the United States began adding low concentrations of fluoride to public water supplies in an effort prevent tooth decay. As of 2014, 74.4 percent of the United States populace has access to water from a fluoridated source, and this practice is employed by countries and cities all a... | In short, it appears that the presence or lack of iodine is a more significant factor in both the prevalence of goiter and average IQ [than fluoride levels alone]. Among the eight studies, two of them (Yao et al 1997, Seraj et al 2006) do not appear to actually measure the water intake of the regions in which they are ... | [
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Scientific studies demonstrate that the process of adding fluoride to public water reduces the IQ of the individuals in those areas. | Contradiction | Beginning in the mid-1940s, cities in the United States began adding low concentrations of fluoride to public water supplies in an effort prevent tooth decay. As of 2014, 74.4 percent of the United States populace has access to water from a fluoridated source, and this practice is employed by countries and cities all a... | In short, it appears that the presence or lack of iodine is a more significant factor in both the prevalence of goiter and average IQ [than fluoride levels alone]. Among the eight studies, two of them (Yao et al 1997, Seraj et al 2006) do not appear to actually measure the water intake of the regions in which they are ... | [
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Scientific studies demonstrate that the process of adding fluoride to public water reduces the IQ of the individuals in those areas. | Contradiction | Beginning in the mid-1940s, cities in the United States began adding low concentrations of fluoride to public water supplies in an effort prevent tooth decay. As of 2014, 74.4 percent of the United States populace has access to water from a fluoridated source, and this practice is employed by countries and cities all a... | In short, it appears that the presence or lack of iodine is a more significant factor in both the prevalence of goiter and average IQ [than fluoride levels alone]. Among the eight studies, two of them (Yao et al 1997, Seraj et al 2006) do not appear to actually measure the water intake of the regions in which they are ... | [
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Scientific studies demonstrate that the process of adding fluoride to public water reduces the IQ of the individuals in those areas. | Contradiction | Beginning in the mid-1940s, cities in the United States began adding low concentrations of fluoride to public water supplies in an effort prevent tooth decay. As of 2014, 74.4 percent of the United States populace has access to water from a fluoridated source, and this practice is employed by countries and cities all a... | In short, it appears that the presence or lack of iodine is a more significant factor in both the prevalence of goiter and average IQ [than fluoride levels alone]. Among the eight studies, two of them (Yao et al 1997, Seraj et al 2006) do not appear to actually measure the water intake of the regions in which they are ... | [
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Scientific studies demonstrate that the process of adding fluoride to public water reduces the IQ of the individuals in those areas. | Contradiction | Beginning in the mid-1940s, cities in the United States began adding low concentrations of fluoride to public water supplies in an effort prevent tooth decay. As of 2014, 74.4 percent of the United States populace has access to water from a fluoridated source, and this practice is employed by countries and cities all a... | In short, it appears that the presence or lack of iodine is a more significant factor in both the prevalence of goiter and average IQ [than fluoride levels alone]. Among the eight studies, two of them (Yao et al 1997, Seraj et al 2006) do not appear to actually measure the water intake of the regions in which they are ... | [
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Scientific studies demonstrate that the process of adding fluoride to public water reduces the IQ of the individuals in those areas. | Contradiction | Beginning in the mid-1940s, cities in the United States began adding low concentrations of fluoride to public water supplies in an effort prevent tooth decay. As of 2014, 74.4 percent of the United States populace has access to water from a fluoridated source, and this practice is employed by countries and cities all a... | In short, it appears that the presence or lack of iodine is a more significant factor in both the prevalence of goiter and average IQ [than fluoride levels alone]. Among the eight studies, two of them (Yao et al 1997, Seraj et al 2006) do not appear to actually measure the water intake of the regions in which they are ... | [
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Scientific studies demonstrate that the process of adding fluoride to public water reduces the IQ of the individuals in those areas. | Contradiction | Beginning in the mid-1940s, cities in the United States began adding low concentrations of fluoride to public water supplies in an effort prevent tooth decay. As of 2014, 74.4 percent of the United States populace has access to water from a fluoridated source, and this practice is employed by countries and cities all a... | In short, it appears that the presence or lack of iodine is a more significant factor in both the prevalence of goiter and average IQ [than fluoride levels alone]. Among the eight studies, two of them (Yao et al 1997, Seraj et al 2006) do not appear to actually measure the water intake of the regions in which they are ... | [
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Scientific studies demonstrate that the process of adding fluoride to public water reduces the IQ of the individuals in those areas. | Contradiction | Beginning in the mid-1940s, cities in the United States began adding low concentrations of fluoride to public water supplies in an effort prevent tooth decay. As of 2014, 74.4 percent of the United States populace has access to water from a fluoridated source, and this practice is employed by countries and cities all a... | In short, it appears that the presence or lack of iodine is a more significant factor in both the prevalence of goiter and average IQ [than fluoride levels alone]. Among the eight studies, two of them (Yao et al 1997, Seraj et al 2006) do not appear to actually measure the water intake of the regions in which they are ... | [
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McDonald's has 'permanently banned' the 'McFish' sandwich from their U.S. menus. | Contradiction | On Feb. 4, 2021, Newsmax TV host Greg Kelly became an ephemeral social media star when he tweeted a complaint that he was unable to order a 'McFish' sandwich at 'MacDonald's' and fumed about being called a 'male Karen' while he questioned whether the nonexistent food item had been 'permanently banned': I just went to a... | In short, McDonald's has not taken 'McFish' off their menu in the U.S., because they didn't sell a product by that name here in the first place. The properly named Filet-O-Fish sandwich remains a popular menu item in nearly every American McDonald's. | [] |
McDonald's has 'permanently banned' the 'McFish' sandwich from their U.S. menus. | Contradiction | On Feb. 4, 2021, Newsmax TV host Greg Kelly became an ephemeral social media star when he tweeted a complaint that he was unable to order a 'McFish' sandwich at 'MacDonald's' and fumed about being called a 'male Karen' while he questioned whether the nonexistent food item had been 'permanently banned': I just went to a... | In short, McDonald's has not taken 'McFish' off their menu in the U.S., because they didn't sell a product by that name here in the first place. The properly named Filet-O-Fish sandwich remains a popular menu item in nearly every American McDonald's. | [] |
McDonald's has 'permanently banned' the 'McFish' sandwich from their U.S. menus. | Contradiction | On Feb. 4, 2021, Newsmax TV host Greg Kelly became an ephemeral social media star when he tweeted a complaint that he was unable to order a 'McFish' sandwich at 'MacDonald's' and fumed about being called a 'male Karen' while he questioned whether the nonexistent food item had been 'permanently banned': I just went to a... | In short, McDonald's has not taken 'McFish' off their menu in the U.S., because they didn't sell a product by that name here in the first place. The properly named Filet-O-Fish sandwich remains a popular menu item in nearly every American McDonald's. | [] |
McDonald's has 'permanently banned' the 'McFish' sandwich from their U.S. menus. | Contradiction | On Feb. 4, 2021, Newsmax TV host Greg Kelly became an ephemeral social media star when he tweeted a complaint that he was unable to order a 'McFish' sandwich at 'MacDonald's' and fumed about being called a 'male Karen' while he questioned whether the nonexistent food item had been 'permanently banned': I just went to a... | In short, McDonald's has not taken 'McFish' off their menu in the U.S., because they didn't sell a product by that name here in the first place. The properly named Filet-O-Fish sandwich remains a popular menu item in nearly every American McDonald's. | [] |
President Obama ordered a Chicago school to either allow a transgender boy use the girls' locker room or else lose its federal funding. | Contradiction | On Nov. 3, 2015 the web site Breitbart published an article titled 'High School Girls Forced to Undress Next to Naked Boys,' reporting that: The federal government declared itself fit for the madhouse by mandating that a Chicago high school allow a full biological male into the girls' locker room for all purposes, incl... | In short, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (not President Obama) investigated the situation and held that a 'preponderance of evidence' demonstrated the school's actions were in violation of Title IX. The issue was not whether the student would be allowed to use the girls' locker room (something whi... | [
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President Obama ordered a Chicago school to either allow a transgender boy use the girls' locker room or else lose its federal funding. | Contradiction | On Nov. 3, 2015 the web site Breitbart published an article titled 'High School Girls Forced to Undress Next to Naked Boys,' reporting that: The federal government declared itself fit for the madhouse by mandating that a Chicago high school allow a full biological male into the girls' locker room for all purposes, incl... | In short, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (not President Obama) investigated the situation and held that a 'preponderance of evidence' demonstrated the school's actions were in violation of Title IX. The issue was not whether the student would be allowed to use the girls' locker room (something whi... | [
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President Obama ordered a Chicago school to either allow a transgender boy use the girls' locker room or else lose its federal funding. | Contradiction | On Nov. 3, 2015 the web site Breitbart published an article titled 'High School Girls Forced to Undress Next to Naked Boys,' reporting that: The federal government declared itself fit for the madhouse by mandating that a Chicago high school allow a full biological male into the girls' locker room for all purposes, incl... | In short, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (not President Obama) investigated the situation and held that a 'preponderance of evidence' demonstrated the school's actions were in violation of Title IX. The issue was not whether the student would be allowed to use the girls' locker room (something whi... | [
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President Obama ordered a Chicago school to either allow a transgender boy use the girls' locker room or else lose its federal funding. | Contradiction | On Nov. 3, 2015 the web site Breitbart published an article titled 'High School Girls Forced to Undress Next to Naked Boys,' reporting that: The federal government declared itself fit for the madhouse by mandating that a Chicago high school allow a full biological male into the girls' locker room for all purposes, incl... | In short, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (not President Obama) investigated the situation and held that a 'preponderance of evidence' demonstrated the school's actions were in violation of Title IX. The issue was not whether the student would be allowed to use the girls' locker room (something whi... | [
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President Obama ordered a Chicago school to either allow a transgender boy use the girls' locker room or else lose its federal funding. | Contradiction | On Nov. 3, 2015 the web site Breitbart published an article titled 'High School Girls Forced to Undress Next to Naked Boys,' reporting that: The federal government declared itself fit for the madhouse by mandating that a Chicago high school allow a full biological male into the girls' locker room for all purposes, incl... | In short, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (not President Obama) investigated the situation and held that a 'preponderance of evidence' demonstrated the school's actions were in violation of Title IX. The issue was not whether the student would be allowed to use the girls' locker room (something whi... | [
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President Obama ordered a Chicago school to either allow a transgender boy use the girls' locker room or else lose its federal funding. | Contradiction | On Nov. 3, 2015 the web site Breitbart published an article titled 'High School Girls Forced to Undress Next to Naked Boys,' reporting that: The federal government declared itself fit for the madhouse by mandating that a Chicago high school allow a full biological male into the girls' locker room for all purposes, incl... | In short, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (not President Obama) investigated the situation and held that a 'preponderance of evidence' demonstrated the school's actions were in violation of Title IX. The issue was not whether the student would be allowed to use the girls' locker room (something whi... | [
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President Obama ordered a Chicago school to either allow a transgender boy use the girls' locker room or else lose its federal funding. | Contradiction | On Nov. 3, 2015 the web site Breitbart published an article titled 'High School Girls Forced to Undress Next to Naked Boys,' reporting that: The federal government declared itself fit for the madhouse by mandating that a Chicago high school allow a full biological male into the girls' locker room for all purposes, incl... | In short, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (not President Obama) investigated the situation and held that a 'preponderance of evidence' demonstrated the school's actions were in violation of Title IX. The issue was not whether the student would be allowed to use the girls' locker room (something whi... | [
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President Obama ordered a Chicago school to either allow a transgender boy use the girls' locker room or else lose its federal funding. | Contradiction | On Nov. 3, 2015 the web site Breitbart published an article titled 'High School Girls Forced to Undress Next to Naked Boys,' reporting that: The federal government declared itself fit for the madhouse by mandating that a Chicago high school allow a full biological male into the girls' locker room for all purposes, incl... | In short, the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights (not President Obama) investigated the situation and held that a 'preponderance of evidence' demonstrated the school's actions were in violation of Title IX. The issue was not whether the student would be allowed to use the girls' locker room (something whi... | [
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Rep. Elijah Cummings sponsored a bill intended to 'keep all of Barack Obama's records sealed. | Contradiction | On 26 November 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 1233, the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014. That bill, sponsored by Democratic U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, was described in a press release as one that 'modernizes records management by focusing more directly on elec... | In short, Cummings introduced legislation intended to improve public access to all presidential records, not to 'keep Obama's records sealed.' | [
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Rep. Elijah Cummings sponsored a bill intended to 'keep all of Barack Obama's records sealed. | Contradiction | On 26 November 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 1233, the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014. That bill, sponsored by Democratic U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, was described in a press release as one that 'modernizes records management by focusing more directly on elec... | In short, Cummings introduced legislation intended to improve public access to all presidential records, not to 'keep Obama's records sealed.' | [
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Rep. Elijah Cummings sponsored a bill intended to 'keep all of Barack Obama's records sealed. | Contradiction | On 26 November 2014, U.S. President Barack Obama signed into law H.R. 1233, the Presidential and Federal Records Act Amendments of 2014. That bill, sponsored by Democratic U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, was described in a press release as one that 'modernizes records management by focusing more directly on elec... | In short, Cummings introduced legislation intended to improve public access to all presidential records, not to 'keep Obama's records sealed.' | [
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A peer-reviewed study has found evidence that nearly all of global warming has been fabricated by climate scientists. | Contradiction | On 9 July 2017, Breitbart News ran a story written by chart enthusiast James Delingpole, which carried a characteristically provocative and demonstrably false headline: 'Nearly All' Recent Global Warming Is Fabricated, Study Finds In it, Delingpole alleges that a 'peer-reviewed' study (first 'exclusively' highlighted b... | Conclusions of this Report'. We reached out to these scientists to ask if this page was meant to imply that those listed individuals were the peer-reviewers news reports were speaking of. Only one person, George Wolff - a former Environmental Protection Agency atmospheric scientist who is now chief scientist for a comp... | [
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A peer-reviewed study has found evidence that nearly all of global warming has been fabricated by climate scientists. | Contradiction | On 9 July 2017, Breitbart News ran a story written by chart enthusiast James Delingpole, which carried a characteristically provocative and demonstrably false headline: 'Nearly All' Recent Global Warming Is Fabricated, Study Finds In it, Delingpole alleges that a 'peer-reviewed' study (first 'exclusively' highlighted b... | Conclusions of this Report'. We reached out to these scientists to ask if this page was meant to imply that those listed individuals were the peer-reviewers news reports were speaking of. Only one person, George Wolff - a former Environmental Protection Agency atmospheric scientist who is now chief scientist for a comp... | [
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A peer-reviewed study has found evidence that nearly all of global warming has been fabricated by climate scientists. | Contradiction | On 9 July 2017, Breitbart News ran a story written by chart enthusiast James Delingpole, which carried a characteristically provocative and demonstrably false headline: 'Nearly All' Recent Global Warming Is Fabricated, Study Finds In it, Delingpole alleges that a 'peer-reviewed' study (first 'exclusively' highlighted b... | Conclusions of this Report'. We reached out to these scientists to ask if this page was meant to imply that those listed individuals were the peer-reviewers news reports were speaking of. Only one person, George Wolff - a former Environmental Protection Agency atmospheric scientist who is now chief scientist for a comp... | [
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A peer-reviewed study has found evidence that nearly all of global warming has been fabricated by climate scientists. | Contradiction | On 9 July 2017, Breitbart News ran a story written by chart enthusiast James Delingpole, which carried a characteristically provocative and demonstrably false headline: 'Nearly All' Recent Global Warming Is Fabricated, Study Finds In it, Delingpole alleges that a 'peer-reviewed' study (first 'exclusively' highlighted b... | Conclusions of this Report'. We reached out to these scientists to ask if this page was meant to imply that those listed individuals were the peer-reviewers news reports were speaking of. Only one person, George Wolff - a former Environmental Protection Agency atmospheric scientist who is now chief scientist for a comp... | [
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A peer-reviewed study has found evidence that nearly all of global warming has been fabricated by climate scientists. | Contradiction | On 9 July 2017, Breitbart News ran a story written by chart enthusiast James Delingpole, which carried a characteristically provocative and demonstrably false headline: 'Nearly All' Recent Global Warming Is Fabricated, Study Finds In it, Delingpole alleges that a 'peer-reviewed' study (first 'exclusively' highlighted b... | Conclusions of this Report'. We reached out to these scientists to ask if this page was meant to imply that those listed individuals were the peer-reviewers news reports were speaking of. Only one person, George Wolff - a former Environmental Protection Agency atmospheric scientist who is now chief scientist for a comp... | [
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A peer-reviewed study has found evidence that nearly all of global warming has been fabricated by climate scientists. | Contradiction | On 9 July 2017, Breitbart News ran a story written by chart enthusiast James Delingpole, which carried a characteristically provocative and demonstrably false headline: 'Nearly All' Recent Global Warming Is Fabricated, Study Finds In it, Delingpole alleges that a 'peer-reviewed' study (first 'exclusively' highlighted b... | Conclusions of this Report'. We reached out to these scientists to ask if this page was meant to imply that those listed individuals were the peer-reviewers news reports were speaking of. Only one person, George Wolff - a former Environmental Protection Agency atmospheric scientist who is now chief scientist for a comp... | [
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A peer-reviewed study has found evidence that nearly all of global warming has been fabricated by climate scientists. | Contradiction | On 9 July 2017, Breitbart News ran a story written by chart enthusiast James Delingpole, which carried a characteristically provocative and demonstrably false headline: 'Nearly All' Recent Global Warming Is Fabricated, Study Finds In it, Delingpole alleges that a 'peer-reviewed' study (first 'exclusively' highlighted b... | Conclusions of this Report'. We reached out to these scientists to ask if this page was meant to imply that those listed individuals were the peer-reviewers news reports were speaking of. Only one person, George Wolff - a former Environmental Protection Agency atmospheric scientist who is now chief scientist for a comp... | [
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A peer-reviewed study has found evidence that nearly all of global warming has been fabricated by climate scientists. | Contradiction | On 9 July 2017, Breitbart News ran a story written by chart enthusiast James Delingpole, which carried a characteristically provocative and demonstrably false headline: 'Nearly All' Recent Global Warming Is Fabricated, Study Finds In it, Delingpole alleges that a 'peer-reviewed' study (first 'exclusively' highlighted b... | Conclusions of this Report'. We reached out to these scientists to ask if this page was meant to imply that those listed individuals were the peer-reviewers news reports were speaking of. Only one person, George Wolff - a former Environmental Protection Agency atmospheric scientist who is now chief scientist for a comp... | [
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A peer-reviewed study has found evidence that nearly all of global warming has been fabricated by climate scientists. | Contradiction | On 9 July 2017, Breitbart News ran a story written by chart enthusiast James Delingpole, which carried a characteristically provocative and demonstrably false headline: 'Nearly All' Recent Global Warming Is Fabricated, Study Finds In it, Delingpole alleges that a 'peer-reviewed' study (first 'exclusively' highlighted b... | Conclusions of this Report'. We reached out to these scientists to ask if this page was meant to imply that those listed individuals were the peer-reviewers news reports were speaking of. Only one person, George Wolff - a former Environmental Protection Agency atmospheric scientist who is now chief scientist for a comp... | [
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Only 9% of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan is related to COVID-19 relief. | Contradiction | Snopes is still fighting an 'infodemic' of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and 'advice' you encounter. ... | In short: The American Rescue Plan is a multi-faceted, $1.9 trillion to bill that provides financial relief to those struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic. While it's true that only 9% of this funding will be used to directly combat the virus (via vaccine distribution and other health measures), this bill provides re... | [
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An association of pediatricians 'admitted' that HPV vaccine Gardasil causes ovarian 'failure' or cancer. | Contradiction | On 28 January 2016, the web site Truth Kings published an article under the headline 'Pediatricians Association Admits HPV Vaccine Causes Ovarian Failure.' As with many similar 'shocking medical truth' items, the article's headline wasn't supported by the text of the article itself, which linked to entirely unrelated m... | In short, Truth Kings's alarmist revelation about Gardasil came not from the long-esablished American Academy of Pediatrics, but from a politically-focused breakaway organization devoted to supporting specific moral stances. Even then, that latter organization didn't take an initial stand against Gardasil, and their Ja... | [] |
An association of pediatricians 'admitted' that HPV vaccine Gardasil causes ovarian 'failure' or cancer. | Contradiction | On 28 January 2016, the web site Truth Kings published an article under the headline 'Pediatricians Association Admits HPV Vaccine Causes Ovarian Failure.' As with many similar 'shocking medical truth' items, the article's headline wasn't supported by the text of the article itself, which linked to entirely unrelated m... | In short, Truth Kings's alarmist revelation about Gardasil came not from the long-esablished American Academy of Pediatrics, but from a politically-focused breakaway organization devoted to supporting specific moral stances. Even then, that latter organization didn't take an initial stand against Gardasil, and their Ja... | [] |
An association of pediatricians 'admitted' that HPV vaccine Gardasil causes ovarian 'failure' or cancer. | Contradiction | On 28 January 2016, the web site Truth Kings published an article under the headline 'Pediatricians Association Admits HPV Vaccine Causes Ovarian Failure.' As with many similar 'shocking medical truth' items, the article's headline wasn't supported by the text of the article itself, which linked to entirely unrelated m... | In short, Truth Kings's alarmist revelation about Gardasil came not from the long-esablished American Academy of Pediatrics, but from a politically-focused breakaway organization devoted to supporting specific moral stances. Even then, that latter organization didn't take an initial stand against Gardasil, and their Ja... | [] |
An association of pediatricians 'admitted' that HPV vaccine Gardasil causes ovarian 'failure' or cancer. | Contradiction | On 28 January 2016, the web site Truth Kings published an article under the headline 'Pediatricians Association Admits HPV Vaccine Causes Ovarian Failure.' As with many similar 'shocking medical truth' items, the article's headline wasn't supported by the text of the article itself, which linked to entirely unrelated m... | In short, Truth Kings's alarmist revelation about Gardasil came not from the long-esablished American Academy of Pediatrics, but from a politically-focused breakaway organization devoted to supporting specific moral stances. Even then, that latter organization didn't take an initial stand against Gardasil, and their Ja... | [] |
An association of pediatricians 'admitted' that HPV vaccine Gardasil causes ovarian 'failure' or cancer. | Contradiction | On 28 January 2016, the web site Truth Kings published an article under the headline 'Pediatricians Association Admits HPV Vaccine Causes Ovarian Failure.' As with many similar 'shocking medical truth' items, the article's headline wasn't supported by the text of the article itself, which linked to entirely unrelated m... | In short, Truth Kings's alarmist revelation about Gardasil came not from the long-esablished American Academy of Pediatrics, but from a politically-focused breakaway organization devoted to supporting specific moral stances. Even then, that latter organization didn't take an initial stand against Gardasil, and their Ja... | [] |
An association of pediatricians 'admitted' that HPV vaccine Gardasil causes ovarian 'failure' or cancer. | Contradiction | On 28 January 2016, the web site Truth Kings published an article under the headline 'Pediatricians Association Admits HPV Vaccine Causes Ovarian Failure.' As with many similar 'shocking medical truth' items, the article's headline wasn't supported by the text of the article itself, which linked to entirely unrelated m... | In short, Truth Kings's alarmist revelation about Gardasil came not from the long-esablished American Academy of Pediatrics, but from a politically-focused breakaway organization devoted to supporting specific moral stances. Even then, that latter organization didn't take an initial stand against Gardasil, and their Ja... | [] |
An association of pediatricians 'admitted' that HPV vaccine Gardasil causes ovarian 'failure' or cancer. | Contradiction | On 28 January 2016, the web site Truth Kings published an article under the headline 'Pediatricians Association Admits HPV Vaccine Causes Ovarian Failure.' As with many similar 'shocking medical truth' items, the article's headline wasn't supported by the text of the article itself, which linked to entirely unrelated m... | In short, Truth Kings's alarmist revelation about Gardasil came not from the long-esablished American Academy of Pediatrics, but from a politically-focused breakaway organization devoted to supporting specific moral stances. Even then, that latter organization didn't take an initial stand against Gardasil, and their Ja... | [] |
An association of pediatricians 'admitted' that HPV vaccine Gardasil causes ovarian 'failure' or cancer. | Contradiction | On 28 January 2016, the web site Truth Kings published an article under the headline 'Pediatricians Association Admits HPV Vaccine Causes Ovarian Failure.' As with many similar 'shocking medical truth' items, the article's headline wasn't supported by the text of the article itself, which linked to entirely unrelated m... | In short, Truth Kings's alarmist revelation about Gardasil came not from the long-esablished American Academy of Pediatrics, but from a politically-focused breakaway organization devoted to supporting specific moral stances. Even then, that latter organization didn't take an initial stand against Gardasil, and their Ja... | [] |
An association of pediatricians 'admitted' that HPV vaccine Gardasil causes ovarian 'failure' or cancer. | Contradiction | On 28 January 2016, the web site Truth Kings published an article under the headline 'Pediatricians Association Admits HPV Vaccine Causes Ovarian Failure.' As with many similar 'shocking medical truth' items, the article's headline wasn't supported by the text of the article itself, which linked to entirely unrelated m... | In short, Truth Kings's alarmist revelation about Gardasil came not from the long-esablished American Academy of Pediatrics, but from a politically-focused breakaway organization devoted to supporting specific moral stances. Even then, that latter organization didn't take an initial stand against Gardasil, and their Ja... | [] |
Eggs and popcorn kernels can be cooked by placing them between activated cell phones. | Contradiction | The introduction of many a new technology has been accompanied by claims that its use results in unforeseen, deleterious health effects - claims that have at times ranged from the completely loopy to the not entirely unfounded. This phenomenon has been particularly prevalent in recent years, as new, 'invisible' technol... | Conclusion: If the microwave radiation emitted by the mobiles is capable to modify the proteins in the egg. Imagine what it can do with the proteins in our brains when we talk through the mobiles. Back in 2008, Cardo Systems (a vendor of Bluetooth communication devices) crafted a stealth advertising video that appeared... | [
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Eggs and popcorn kernels can be cooked by placing them between activated cell phones. | Contradiction | The introduction of many a new technology has been accompanied by claims that its use results in unforeseen, deleterious health effects - claims that have at times ranged from the completely loopy to the not entirely unfounded. This phenomenon has been particularly prevalent in recent years, as new, 'invisible' technol... | Conclusion: If the microwave radiation emitted by the mobiles is capable to modify the proteins in the egg. Imagine what it can do with the proteins in our brains when we talk through the mobiles. Back in 2008, Cardo Systems (a vendor of Bluetooth communication devices) crafted a stealth advertising video that appeared... | [
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Eggs and popcorn kernels can be cooked by placing them between activated cell phones. | Contradiction | The introduction of many a new technology has been accompanied by claims that its use results in unforeseen, deleterious health effects - claims that have at times ranged from the completely loopy to the not entirely unfounded. This phenomenon has been particularly prevalent in recent years, as new, 'invisible' technol... | Conclusion: If the microwave radiation emitted by the mobiles is capable to modify the proteins in the egg. Imagine what it can do with the proteins in our brains when we talk through the mobiles. Back in 2008, Cardo Systems (a vendor of Bluetooth communication devices) crafted a stealth advertising video that appeared... | [
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Eggs and popcorn kernels can be cooked by placing them between activated cell phones. | Contradiction | The introduction of many a new technology has been accompanied by claims that its use results in unforeseen, deleterious health effects - claims that have at times ranged from the completely loopy to the not entirely unfounded. This phenomenon has been particularly prevalent in recent years, as new, 'invisible' technol... | Conclusion: If the microwave radiation emitted by the mobiles is capable to modify the proteins in the egg. Imagine what it can do with the proteins in our brains when we talk through the mobiles. Back in 2008, Cardo Systems (a vendor of Bluetooth communication devices) crafted a stealth advertising video that appeared... | [
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Eggs and popcorn kernels can be cooked by placing them between activated cell phones. | Contradiction | The introduction of many a new technology has been accompanied by claims that its use results in unforeseen, deleterious health effects - claims that have at times ranged from the completely loopy to the not entirely unfounded. This phenomenon has been particularly prevalent in recent years, as new, 'invisible' technol... | Conclusion: If the microwave radiation emitted by the mobiles is capable to modify the proteins in the egg. Imagine what it can do with the proteins in our brains when we talk through the mobiles. Back in 2008, Cardo Systems (a vendor of Bluetooth communication devices) crafted a stealth advertising video that appeared... | [
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Eggs and popcorn kernels can be cooked by placing them between activated cell phones. | Contradiction | The introduction of many a new technology has been accompanied by claims that its use results in unforeseen, deleterious health effects - claims that have at times ranged from the completely loopy to the not entirely unfounded. This phenomenon has been particularly prevalent in recent years, as new, 'invisible' technol... | Conclusion: If the microwave radiation emitted by the mobiles is capable to modify the proteins in the egg. Imagine what it can do with the proteins in our brains when we talk through the mobiles. Back in 2008, Cardo Systems (a vendor of Bluetooth communication devices) crafted a stealth advertising video that appeared... | [
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On March 29, 2021, no one who watched a man kick and repeatedly stomp on Vilma Kari, 65, near Times Square tried to help her - just like witnesses failed to help Kitty Genovese survive a knife-wielding stalker on March 13, 1964. | Contradiction | When surveillance footage surfaced in late March 2021 showing a man attacking a 65-year-old Filipino woman on a busy Manhattan street in broad daylight, social media users likened the alleged hate crime to the notorious murder of 28-year-old Kitty Genovese more than a half-century earlier. As the legend went, on March ... | In sum, considering that testimony from Kari's daughter, it was false to claim that no one who watched Kari get kicked and stomped on outside a Manhattan apartment did anything to try to help her. Kitty Genovese: The 'Perfect Tabloid Murder' Among The New York Times' errors in its portrayal of Genovese's death were the... | [
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On March 29, 2021, no one who watched a man kick and repeatedly stomp on Vilma Kari, 65, near Times Square tried to help her - just like witnesses failed to help Kitty Genovese survive a knife-wielding stalker on March 13, 1964. | Contradiction | When surveillance footage surfaced in late March 2021 showing a man attacking a 65-year-old Filipino woman on a busy Manhattan street in broad daylight, social media users likened the alleged hate crime to the notorious murder of 28-year-old Kitty Genovese more than a half-century earlier. As the legend went, on March ... | In sum, considering that testimony from Kari's daughter, it was false to claim that no one who watched Kari get kicked and stomped on outside a Manhattan apartment did anything to try to help her. Kitty Genovese: The 'Perfect Tabloid Murder' Among The New York Times' errors in its portrayal of Genovese's death were the... | [
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On March 29, 2021, no one who watched a man kick and repeatedly stomp on Vilma Kari, 65, near Times Square tried to help her - just like witnesses failed to help Kitty Genovese survive a knife-wielding stalker on March 13, 1964. | Contradiction | When surveillance footage surfaced in late March 2021 showing a man attacking a 65-year-old Filipino woman on a busy Manhattan street in broad daylight, social media users likened the alleged hate crime to the notorious murder of 28-year-old Kitty Genovese more than a half-century earlier. As the legend went, on March ... | In sum, considering that testimony from Kari's daughter, it was false to claim that no one who watched Kari get kicked and stomped on outside a Manhattan apartment did anything to try to help her. Kitty Genovese: The 'Perfect Tabloid Murder' Among The New York Times' errors in its portrayal of Genovese's death were the... | [
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An image shows a melted wind turbine in Texas. | Contradiction | In mid-June 2021, Snopes readers inquired about memes posted to social media that purportedly showed a wind turbine that had melted in scorching Texas heat (some versions sent in by readers claimed the turbine was melted in Nebraska). It's true that states in the Southwest, including Texas, were experiencing a heat wav... | in summer 2021. It's also true that the turbine in the image above is located in Texas. But the turbine was not melted by the heat wave. National Weather Service Houston tweeted an image of the turbine in question on June 14, 2021. The turbine, located in Wadsworth, a community southwest of Houston, was damaged by powe... | [
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During a visit to South Africa in the 1970s, then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden was arrested while attempting to visit Nelson Mandela in prison. | Contradiction | In February 2020, readers asked us about 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's claims that he was arrested in South Africa during the 1970s during an attempt to visit the imprisoned Nelson Mandela. On Feb. 11, Biden held a campaign rally in Columbia, South Carolina, ahead of that state's primary election o... | Conclusion Snopes asked Biden's campaign to provide any evidence or documentation that might support his claim of having been arrested in South Africa in the 1970s, and we asked the campaign to clarify significant discrepancies in the timeline presented by both Bidens in their respective books. Unfortunately, we did no... | [
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During a visit to South Africa in the 1970s, then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden was arrested while attempting to visit Nelson Mandela in prison. | Contradiction | In February 2020, readers asked us about 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's claims that he was arrested in South Africa during the 1970s during an attempt to visit the imprisoned Nelson Mandela. On Feb. 11, Biden held a campaign rally in Columbia, South Carolina, ahead of that state's primary election o... | Conclusion Snopes asked Biden's campaign to provide any evidence or documentation that might support his claim of having been arrested in South Africa in the 1970s, and we asked the campaign to clarify significant discrepancies in the timeline presented by both Bidens in their respective books. Unfortunately, we did no... | [
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A video shows a man demonstrating an invisibility cloak. | Contradiction | A video purportedly showing a man demonstrating the abilities of his new invisibility cloak went viral in December 2017. Most English speaking internet users encountered this footage after it was shared on Facebook by 'Shotded,' where it gained more than 22 million views within two days of its initial posting. However,... | In short, the Criminal Investigation Bureau in China did not officially endorse this footage. Furthermore, Chen Shiqu did not create this footage. YouTube user 瞭望亞太 (Looking Asia Pacific) posted this video on 3 December 2017, a day before the supposed Deputy Director of China's Criminal Investigation Bureau's post. And... | [
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A video shows a man demonstrating an invisibility cloak. | Contradiction | A video purportedly showing a man demonstrating the abilities of his new invisibility cloak went viral in December 2017. Most English speaking internet users encountered this footage after it was shared on Facebook by 'Shotded,' where it gained more than 22 million views within two days of its initial posting. However,... | In short, the Criminal Investigation Bureau in China did not officially endorse this footage. Furthermore, Chen Shiqu did not create this footage. YouTube user 瞭望亞太 (Looking Asia Pacific) posted this video on 3 December 2017, a day before the supposed Deputy Director of China's Criminal Investigation Bureau's post. And... | [
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A video shows a man demonstrating an invisibility cloak. | Contradiction | A video purportedly showing a man demonstrating the abilities of his new invisibility cloak went viral in December 2017. Most English speaking internet users encountered this footage after it was shared on Facebook by 'Shotded,' where it gained more than 22 million views within two days of its initial posting. However,... | In short, the Criminal Investigation Bureau in China did not officially endorse this footage. Furthermore, Chen Shiqu did not create this footage. YouTube user 瞭望亞太 (Looking Asia Pacific) posted this video on 3 December 2017, a day before the supposed Deputy Director of China's Criminal Investigation Bureau's post. And... | [
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The research and development of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which proved to be 90% effective against SARS-CoV-2 in November 2020, was funded by U.S. President Donald Trump's Operation Warp Speed. | Contradiction | Snopes is still fighting an 'infodemic' of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and 'advice' you encounter. ... | In short, the government intended to buy doses of a vaccine from Pfizer once an effective vaccine was made available, but it did not fund the research and development of Pfizer's vaccine. 'Pfizer is proud to be one of various vaccine manufacturers participating in Operation Warp Speed as a supplier of a potential COVID... | [
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The research and development of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which proved to be 90% effective against SARS-CoV-2 in November 2020, was funded by U.S. President Donald Trump's Operation Warp Speed. | Contradiction | Snopes is still fighting an 'infodemic' of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and 'advice' you encounter. ... | In short, the government intended to buy doses of a vaccine from Pfizer once an effective vaccine was made available, but it did not fund the research and development of Pfizer's vaccine. 'Pfizer is proud to be one of various vaccine manufacturers participating in Operation Warp Speed as a supplier of a potential COVID... | [
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Pfizer is developing an oral COVID-19 drug that is just a clone of the anti-parasite drug Ivermectin. | Contradiction | Snopes is still fighting an 'infodemic' of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and 'advice' you encounter. ... | In short, ivermectin is not (yet) an approved treatment for COVID-19. Is Pfizer's New Drug Just Repackaged Ivermectin? No. The above-displayed tweet claims that Pfizer's new drug, PF-07321332, is simply ivermectin with a new name. That is not true. The tweet then claims that Pfizer is rebranding this drug so that it ca... | [
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Pfizer is developing an oral COVID-19 drug that is just a clone of the anti-parasite drug Ivermectin. | Contradiction | Snopes is still fighting an 'infodemic' of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and 'advice' you encounter. ... | In short, ivermectin is not (yet) an approved treatment for COVID-19. Is Pfizer's New Drug Just Repackaged Ivermectin? No. The above-displayed tweet claims that Pfizer's new drug, PF-07321332, is simply ivermectin with a new name. That is not true. The tweet then claims that Pfizer is rebranding this drug so that it ca... | [
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Pfizer is developing an oral COVID-19 drug that is just a clone of the anti-parasite drug Ivermectin. | Contradiction | Snopes is still fighting an 'infodemic' of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and 'advice' you encounter. ... | In short, ivermectin is not (yet) an approved treatment for COVID-19. Is Pfizer's New Drug Just Repackaged Ivermectin? No. The above-displayed tweet claims that Pfizer's new drug, PF-07321332, is simply ivermectin with a new name. That is not true. The tweet then claims that Pfizer is rebranding this drug so that it ca... | [
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There is a meaningful link between terrorist attacks and the 22nd day of the month | Contradiction | By our nature, humans look for patterns to help us understand and explain seemingly random and chaotic events and phenomena. Consider, for example, the old superstition that 'deaths come in threes.' Faced with horrific and seemingly incomprehensible events like the slaughter of children in a suicide bombing at a pop co... | Conclusion There are three essential points to bear in mind if you see a meme highlighting terrorist attacks that took place on the 22nd of the month: The whole date matters: When a terrorist attack is planned for a symbolically significant date, it's for a specific day in a specific month. It wasn't the number '7' tha... | [
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President Obama has started confiscating guns 'by force. | Contradiction | On 27 December 2015 the web site American Column published the misleadingly named article 'BREAKING: Obama Begins Confiscating Guns By Force.' The headline began with the word 'BREAKING,' suggesting that whatever followed was an extremely recent development. It continued: California has just submitted to Obama in a tru... | In short, an article claiming that President Obama began confiscating guns (originally published in August 2013, republished without additional information in December 2015) began recirculating in late December 2015. At roughly the same time, news outlets reported a new law involving temporary restrictions on gun posse... | [] |
President Obama has started confiscating guns 'by force. | Contradiction | On 27 December 2015 the web site American Column published the misleadingly named article 'BREAKING: Obama Begins Confiscating Guns By Force.' The headline began with the word 'BREAKING,' suggesting that whatever followed was an extremely recent development. It continued: California has just submitted to Obama in a tru... | In short, an article claiming that President Obama began confiscating guns (originally published in August 2013, republished without additional information in December 2015) began recirculating in late December 2015. At roughly the same time, news outlets reported a new law involving temporary restrictions on gun posse... | [] |
President Obama has started confiscating guns 'by force. | Contradiction | On 27 December 2015 the web site American Column published the misleadingly named article 'BREAKING: Obama Begins Confiscating Guns By Force.' The headline began with the word 'BREAKING,' suggesting that whatever followed was an extremely recent development. It continued: California has just submitted to Obama in a tru... | In short, an article claiming that President Obama began confiscating guns (originally published in August 2013, republished without additional information in December 2015) began recirculating in late December 2015. At roughly the same time, news outlets reported a new law involving temporary restrictions on gun posse... | [] |
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is an actress playing a congresswoman to push the agenda of Justice Democrats. | Contradiction | In March 2019, our inbox started to fill with queries from readers who had heard that U. S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was an 'actress' who was playing the role of congresswoman in order to further the agenda of a political group. These questions were based on a popular video entitled 'The Brains Behind AOC Alexandr... | In short, it is not uncommon for a lawmaker to prepare for an interview or speech with the help of her staff. Saikat Chakrabarti, the congresswoman's chief of staff, pushed back on the 'Brains Behind AOC' video and said that Ocasio-Cortez does more than most lawmakers when it comes to her own messaging: The right-wing ... | [
"02957-proof-09-GettyImages-1076675010.jpg"
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is an actress playing a congresswoman to push the agenda of Justice Democrats. | Contradiction | In March 2019, our inbox started to fill with queries from readers who had heard that U. S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was an 'actress' who was playing the role of congresswoman in order to further the agenda of a political group. These questions were based on a popular video entitled 'The Brains Behind AOC Alexandr... | In short, it is not uncommon for a lawmaker to prepare for an interview or speech with the help of her staff. Saikat Chakrabarti, the congresswoman's chief of staff, pushed back on the 'Brains Behind AOC' video and said that Ocasio-Cortez does more than most lawmakers when it comes to her own messaging: The right-wing ... | [
"02957-proof-09-GettyImages-1076675010.jpg"
] |
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is an actress playing a congresswoman to push the agenda of Justice Democrats. | Contradiction | In March 2019, our inbox started to fill with queries from readers who had heard that U. S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was an 'actress' who was playing the role of congresswoman in order to further the agenda of a political group. These questions were based on a popular video entitled 'The Brains Behind AOC Alexandr... | In short, it is not uncommon for a lawmaker to prepare for an interview or speech with the help of her staff. Saikat Chakrabarti, the congresswoman's chief of staff, pushed back on the 'Brains Behind AOC' video and said that Ocasio-Cortez does more than most lawmakers when it comes to her own messaging: The right-wing ... | [
"02957-proof-09-GettyImages-1076675010.jpg"
] |
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is an actress playing a congresswoman to push the agenda of Justice Democrats. | Contradiction | In March 2019, our inbox started to fill with queries from readers who had heard that U. S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was an 'actress' who was playing the role of congresswoman in order to further the agenda of a political group. These questions were based on a popular video entitled 'The Brains Behind AOC Alexandr... | In short, it is not uncommon for a lawmaker to prepare for an interview or speech with the help of her staff. Saikat Chakrabarti, the congresswoman's chief of staff, pushed back on the 'Brains Behind AOC' video and said that Ocasio-Cortez does more than most lawmakers when it comes to her own messaging: The right-wing ... | [
"02957-proof-09-GettyImages-1076675010.jpg"
] |
An American diplomat named Melanie Honcharenko was found dead shortly before testifying in the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump. | Contradiction | On Dec. 4, 2019, the White House Insider published an article claiming that 'American diplomat Melanie Honcharenko' was found dead in her home shortly before testifying in the impeachment inquiry against U.S. President Donald Trump: American Diplomat Melanie Honcharenko was discovered dead in her North Potomac, MD home... | In short, the White House Insider article took a photograph of an unrelated woman, invented the name of American diplomat, and then claimed without evidence that she was found dead in her home before testifying in Trump's impeachment inquiry. | [
"03022-proof-08-GettyImages-1187383017-e1576098029120.jpg"
] |
Photographs of President-elect Joe Biden's earlobes over time shows an individual stands in as him for some public events. | Contradiction | Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. A rumor holding that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden, 78, used a body double for certain public events emerged on social media during his 2020 campaign against incumben... | In sum, considering the speculation that Biden may have received facial surgery and that those procedures were the most likely and plausible reasons for any changes in his appearances - as well as the facts that there has been no human reproductive cloning as of this writing and that differences in physical characteris... | [
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"03104-proof-04-Joe_Biden_Senate_Portrait_from_1973.jpg"
] |
While the 'FDA approved version' of COVID-19 vaccinations include three ingredients, people are being injected with shots containing seven. | Contradiction | Snopes is still fighting an 'infodemic' of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and 'advice' you encounter. ... | In sum, we considered the claim that people were receiving COVID-19 vaccinations containing more ingredients than what the FDA had endorsed for the public a baseless conspiracy theory. As such, we rate this claim 'False.' | [
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While the 'FDA approved version' of COVID-19 vaccinations include three ingredients, people are being injected with shots containing seven. | Contradiction | Snopes is still fighting an 'infodemic' of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and 'advice' you encounter. ... | In sum, we considered the claim that people were receiving COVID-19 vaccinations containing more ingredients than what the FDA had endorsed for the public a baseless conspiracy theory. As such, we rate this claim 'False.' | [
"03107-proof-03-GettyImages-1283727274-scaled.jpg"
] |
While in Mar-a-Lago, former U.S. President Donald Trump participated in a video conference with the American military to plan a coup so he could retake the White House. | Contradiction | On Feb. 2, 2021, a picture was shared on Facebook that showed former U.S. President Donald Trump sitting at a desk while video conferencing. The Facebook user who shared it hinted that the photograph depicted Trump planning a military coup to take back the White House subsequent to moving to his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm... | In sum, a picture taken in 2017 did not show Trump planning a military coup in 2021. For that reason, we rate this claim as being miscaptioned. | [
"03173-proof-02-trump-christmas-eve-2017.jpg",
"03173-proof-03-trump-christmas-eve-2017-reporters.jpg"
] |
While in Mar-a-Lago, former U.S. President Donald Trump participated in a video conference with the American military to plan a coup so he could retake the White House. | Contradiction | On Feb. 2, 2021, a picture was shared on Facebook that showed former U.S. President Donald Trump sitting at a desk while video conferencing. The Facebook user who shared it hinted that the photograph depicted Trump planning a military coup to take back the White House subsequent to moving to his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm... | In sum, a picture taken in 2017 did not show Trump planning a military coup in 2021. For that reason, we rate this claim as being miscaptioned. | [
"03173-proof-02-trump-christmas-eve-2017.jpg",
"03173-proof-03-trump-christmas-eve-2017-reporters.jpg"
] |
While in Mar-a-Lago, former U.S. President Donald Trump participated in a video conference with the American military to plan a coup so he could retake the White House. | Contradiction | On Feb. 2, 2021, a picture was shared on Facebook that showed former U.S. President Donald Trump sitting at a desk while video conferencing. The Facebook user who shared it hinted that the photograph depicted Trump planning a military coup to take back the White House subsequent to moving to his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm... | In sum, a picture taken in 2017 did not show Trump planning a military coup in 2021. For that reason, we rate this claim as being miscaptioned. | [
"03173-proof-02-trump-christmas-eve-2017.jpg",
"03173-proof-03-trump-christmas-eve-2017-reporters.jpg"
] |
While in Mar-a-Lago, former U.S. President Donald Trump participated in a video conference with the American military to plan a coup so he could retake the White House. | Contradiction | On Feb. 2, 2021, a picture was shared on Facebook that showed former U.S. President Donald Trump sitting at a desk while video conferencing. The Facebook user who shared it hinted that the photograph depicted Trump planning a military coup to take back the White House subsequent to moving to his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm... | In sum, a picture taken in 2017 did not show Trump planning a military coup in 2021. For that reason, we rate this claim as being miscaptioned. | [
"03173-proof-02-trump-christmas-eve-2017.jpg",
"03173-proof-03-trump-christmas-eve-2017-reporters.jpg"
] |
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