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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Checking the Facts: False claim lowered Capitol flag is connected to Biden | Fact check

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Checking the Facts

Wed Jul 24 2024

 
US President Joe Biden boards Air Force One as he departs Dover Air Force Base in Dover, Delaware, on July 23, 2024. Biden is returning to the White House after spending nearly a week at his personal residence recovering from Covid and for the first time since dropping his reelection bid. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

The Capitol flag is lowered upon the death of a sitting Congressional member, and often remains there until the day of their funeral.

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Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump wears a flesh-colored bandage on his ear as he holds a campaign rally for the first time with his running mate, Republican vice presidential nominee U.S. Senator J.D. Vance (R-OH) in Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. July 20, 2024. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
 

No, Trump didn't post gunshot 'took my entire ear off' | Fact check

Trump did not share the post. The image is a fabrication created by a social media user who identified it as satire.

Former President Jimmy Carter leads the congregation in prayer after teaching Sunday School at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga. on Sept. 29, 2002.
 

False announcement of Jimmy Carter's death circulates | Fact check

Images of a purported official announcement of Jimmy Carter's death are a fabricated document. Carter was alive as of July 23, 2024.

Police continue to block roads around the home of Thomas Matthew Crooks as the FBI continues its investigation into the attempted assassination of former US President Donald Trump in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania, on July 14, 2024. Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential candidate, was shot in the ear July 13 in the opening minutes of his campaign rally in Butler.   Rivals Joe Biden and Donald Trump urged Americans to show unity on July 14, after an assassination attempt on the Republican that the FBI said was carried out by a shooter with a legally-bought semi-automatic rifle. (Photo by Rebecca DROKE / AFP) (Photo by REBECCA DROKE/AFP via Getty Images)
 

No evidence Trump rally shooter had previous arrests | Fact check

A search of federal and state court records uncovered no criminal history for Thomas Matthew Crooks, who opened fire at Donald Trump's July 13 rally.

U.S. Border Patrol El Paso Sector Chief Patrol Agent Gloria I. Chavez speaks to Vice President Kamala Harris at the Customs and Border Protection processing center on Hondo Pass Drive during Harris’ tour of the facility on Friday, June 25, 2021.    Harris Border1548
 

'Border czar' moniker overstates Kamala Harris' role | Fact check

The post mischaracterizes Harris' work on migration. She was tasked with leading efforts addressing the "root causes" of migration in Central America.

Snipers stand on a roof at Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., JULY 13, 2024 in this picture obtained from social media. Glen Van Tryfle/TMX/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
 

Servicio Secreto desmiente afirmación de supuesto francotirador | Hechos

Un portavoz del Servicio Secreto dijo que no hay ningún agente llamado 'Jonathan Willis'.

Snipers stand on a roof at Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., JULY 13, 2024 in this picture obtained from social media. Glen Van Tryfle/TMX/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
 

Secret Service debunks viral claim from supposed sniper | Fact check

A spokesperson for the Secret Service said there is no agent named 'Jonathan Willis.'

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Jacksonville July 21, 2023 to speak out against the new standards adopted by the Florida State Board of Education in the teaching of Black history in the State of Florida. Harris spoke at the historic Ritz Theatre in downtown Jacksonville.
 

Kamala Harris spent teen years in Canada, not 'raised' there | Fact check

Harris lived in the U.S. before living in Canada from 12 through high school. She has long identified as Black, which aligns with federal guidelines.

Jul 18, 2024; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Donald Trump speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum. The final day of the RNC featured a keynote address by Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Mandatory Credit: Mike De Sisti-USA TODAY ORG XMIT: USAT-890646 (Via OlyDrop)
 

No, Trump didn't wear bandage on 'wrong ear' at RNC | Fact check

The footage is flipped to show Trump wearing the bandage on the opposite ear. Trump wore the bandage on his right ear, where he described being shot.

United States Vice President Kamala Harris greets the crowd after speaking at the Charles H. Wright African American museum in Detroit on her nationwide Economic Opportunity Tour on Monday, May 6, 2024.
 

Video of protester snatching Kamala Harris' mic from 2019 | Fact check

A protester snatched Kamala Harris' microphone in 2019, not during her vice presidency. The Secret Service wasn't yet protecting her.

 

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