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Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Checking the Facts: Fact check: False claims about Sept. 11 attacks, response persist

A roundup of fact checks related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Checking the Facts

Wed Sep 11 2024

 
Photo taken on Sept. 11 from Exchange Place in Jersey City, just across the Hudson River from the World Trade Center.

A roundup of fact checks related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, formerly known as Twitter, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
 

No, Elon Musk didn't call for ban on pride flags in schools | Fact check

There is no evidence Musk advocated for a ban on pride flags in schools. The claim originated from a satirical account.

Sep 8, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Minnesota Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel (43) celebrates his interception return for a touchdown against the New York Giants during the second half at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images
 

Claim that Vikings denounced Walz originated as satire | Fact check

The Vikings said no such thing. The claim originated on a satirical website.

An aerial view of the damage done to Carlos and Anna Ortiz's Greenwood home after a tornado swept through the area on Saturday, April 1, 2023.
 

Purported NYC tornado video is not authentic, experts say | Fact check

The video does not show an authentic tornado in New York City. It appears to have been created by a video effects artist.

This photograph taken on September 6, 2018, shows the logo of a McDonalds restaurant in Montpellier, southern France. - From the 1970s it was accused of being the exporter of "bad food" to the land of fine dining, blamed for introducing American fast-food. And resistance to the golden arches continues: a mayor on the island of Oleron in western France has famously battled to keep the company out, and the brand is still a favorite target of anti-capitalist   protesters during street demonstrations. But in a turn of events that would have had food purists choking, campaigners including local lawmakers have mobilized to save, not shut, a restaurant in one of the poorest suburbs of the southern city of Marseille. (Photo by PASCAL GUYOT / AFP)  (Photo credit should read PASCAL GUYOT/AFP via Getty Images)
 

No statement from McDonald's on Harris' work history | Fact check

McDonald's has not made any statement about whether Harris ever worked at the restaurant chain.

Nashville Electric Service line repairman Carlos Andrews works on June 11, 1981, to repair an electric line in the path of a tornado that touched down the day before near Sterling Road and Wortham Avenue in West Nashville. An NES crew worked all night to restore electric service to customers in that area.
 

Meteorologists say tornado in video digitally created | Fact check

Neither tornado shown in the video is authentic, according to meteorologists.

A crowd of mourners at the Apalachee High School flagpole one day after a shooting occurred at the school in Winder, Ga., on Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. Two students and two teachers are dead and nine injured in the shooting. A 14-year-old student, Colt Gray, is in custody for the shooting.
 

No link between X account and Georgia shooting suspect | Fact check

There's no evidence the account belonged to the Georgia shooting suspect Colt Gray. The account has a history of changing its profile.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul received the updated COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday at a CVS Health, according to the governor's office.
 

Kathy Hochul's eye altered in COVID-19 vaccine video | Fact check

The governor's eye is digitally altered in the video to make it appear swollen shut. Original footage of Hochul shows both eyes open normally.

A statue of Baphomet, a goat-headed deity, that the Satanic Temple proposed placing at the Oklahoma State Capitol in response to Christians installing the Ten Commandments there.
 

Hexagon site is naval station, not for devil worship | Fact check

A site in Australia hosting a decades-old system for communicating with submarines is an unusual sight, but it is not built for devil worshippers.

Minnesota Governor and Democratic vice-presidential nominee Tim Walz speaks at the Highmark Amphitheater in Liberty Park in Erie on Sept. 5, 2024.
 

Video of Tim Walz dancing in cowboy getup is deepfake | Fact check

The video has been digitally altered. The face of the dancer was changed to resemble Walz.

 

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