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Wednesday, July 31, 2024

Checking the Facts: No, Kobe Bryant's death had no connection to Dr. Sebi | Fact check

There is no evidence Bryant spoke about Dr. Sebi prior to his death. The helicopter crash that killed Bryant and eight others was an accident. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Checking the Facts

Wed Jul 31 2024

 
Mar 18, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; A statue of Kobe Bryant at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

There is no evidence Bryant spoke about Dr. Sebi prior to his death. The helicopter crash that killed Bryant and eight others was an accident.

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A house burns in the Steiner Ranch neighborhood in Austin on Sept. 4, 2011. Wildfires broke out all over Central Texas on that day, including a massive fire in Bastrop County that eventually burned more than 34,000 acres. (Credit: Jay Janner/American-Statesman)
 

Earth warmest its been in millennia | Fact check

Earth has warmed, not cooled, since "medieval times" and warmed around 1.36 degrees Celsius compared to average temperatures between 1850 and 1900.

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as multiple shots rang out during a campaign rally at the Butler Farm Show in Butler, Pennsylvania, U.S., July 13, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
 

No, this clip doesn't show bullet hitting Trump's ear | Fact check

The flipped footage in the post shows Trump's left ear, which didn't appear injured in the attempt on his life. It was his right ear that was hurt.

A woman holding a crucifix reacts during a protest of right-wing and conservative supporters in front of the Polish Parliament in Warsaw, on July 9, 2024, demanding the release from custody of priest Michal Olszewski, accused of financial abuses he committed during the PiS government. (Photo by Wojtek Radwanski / AFP) (Photo by WOJTEK RADWANSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
 

Paris worship video predates Olympics opening ceremony | Fact check

The video was captured at a service held May 25, more than two months before the opening ceremony, and is unrelated to the Paris Olympics.

Paris 2024 Olympics - Opening Ceremony - Paris, France - July 26, 2024. Athletes of Israel aboard a boat in the floating parade on the river Seine during the opening ceremony. REUTERS/Claudia Greco
 

No, Israeli swimmers didn't spell out message at Olympics | Fact check

Israel's artistic swimming team posted the image to social media in November 2023, more than eight months before the 2024 Paris Olympics.

US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a campaign fundraising event at the Colonial Theater in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, on July 27, 2024. (Photo by Stephanie Scarbrough / POOL / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANIE SCARBROUGH/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
 

Fabricated post claims Kamala Harris called teen 'racist' | Fact check

A spokesperson for the Harris campaign said the post is a fabrication. There is no record of it from her verified X account.

Jul 29, 2024; Paris, France; Joan-Benjamin Gaba (FRA) defeats Adil Osmanov (MDA) in a men's 73kg judo semifinal during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Champ-de-Mars Arena. Mandatory Credit: Yukihito Taguchi-USA TODAY Sports
 

Olympian didn't withdraw from judo match against Israel | Fact check

The International Judo Foundation said Dris was disqualified because he failed his weigh-in. He didn't withdraw from the match.

Vice President Joe Biden speaks before a crowd of 800 Sunday night, Nov. 4, 2012, at Rushville Middle School in Rushville.
 

No need to replace or withdraw Biden's name from ballots | Fact check

Biden wasn't formally nominated by the Democratic Party so his name would not need to be "withdrawn" from any ballots.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 25: People gather outside the office of Manchester Metro Mayor Andy Burnham in the wake of a video showing a police officer kicking a man as he was being detained at Manchester Airport yesterday, on July 25, 2024 in Manchester, England. Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said they have suspended a policeman following the appearance of a video showing the officer kicking a detained man in the head, in an incident that occurred on Tuesday at   Manchester Airport. In the video, which circulated on Wednesday and sparked a protest last night at Rochester police station, an officer is seen holding a Taser over a man being detained on the ground by another officer, before kicking him twice in the head. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
 

Post misrepresents old image of injured UK officer as new | Fact check

The image in the post is from 2020 and does not show the officer whose nose was broken in the Manchester airport incident in July 2024.

Vice President Kamala Harris walks on stage Wednesday, July 24, 2024, before she speaks during Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.'s convention at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. The appearance is one of Harris' first since President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 presidential race and endorsed her for the position.
 

Images edited to show Kamala Harris with Jeffrey Epstein | Fact check

One image was generated by artificial intelligence. The other was altered from a photo of Harris with her husband.

 

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