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Friday, September 13, 2024

Checking the Facts: Harris comment on destroying lives was warning, not brag | Fact check

The video leaves out part of Harris' speech that makes it clear she is talking about using power responsibly, not bragging about abusing it. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Checking the Facts

Fri Sep 13 2024

 
Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visits a watch party after participating in a presidential debate with Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz

The video leaves out part of Harris' speech that makes it clear she is talking about using power responsibly, not bragging about abusing it.

US President Joe Biden steps off Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on September 11, 2024 after attending a ceremony marking the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attack in Pennsylvania. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
 

Yes, Biden briefly wore a Trump hat at a 9/11 event | Fact check

A White House spokesperson said Biden briefly wore a Trump supporter's hat at a Sept. 11 event as a "unifying gesture."

The sun lights up a seagrass meadow close to the beach of Falckenstein, near Kiel, Germany, July 10, 2023. Europe alone lost one third of its seagrass areas between the 1860s and 2016, one 2019 study found, releasing carbon into the atmosphere and speeding up global warming. While there are other initiatives to restore the plants worldwide, the SeaStore Seagrass Restoration Project in Kiel, run   by the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research is one of the first that aims to enable citizens to do so autonomously. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner  SEARCH "NIESNER SEAGRASS" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES
 

No, Atlantic Ocean cooling doesn't disprove global warming | Fact check

Seasonal cooling in part of the Atlantic Ocean does not change Earth's overall long-term warming trend.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro during a meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia December 5, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
 

No, video doesn't show Maduro visiting Russia in 2024 | Fact check

The video shows Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro visiting Russia six years ago, not in 2024.

Aurora police officers talking to residents at The Edge at Lowry Apartments in Aurora, Colorado.
 

Aurora shelter-in-place not related to Venezuelan gangs | Fact check

A spokesperson for the Aurora Police Department said the order was issued as its SWAT team arrested a man facing a felony menacing charge.

Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz makes remarks at Laborfest 2024 hosted by labor unions and union members of the Milwaukee Area Labor Council on Monday September 2, 2024 at the Henry Maier Festival Park in Milwaukee, Wis.
 

Walz's 2012 reference to Afghanistan trip misrepresented | Fact check

The clip doesn't show Walz embellishing his military record. He was referring to his 2011 trip to Afghanistan as part of a congressional delegation.

Elton John performs during his "Farewell Yellow Brick Road The Final Tour" on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022, at Chase Field in Phoenix.    Entertainment Elton John Concert
 

No, that photo of Elton John in a MAGA jacket isn't real | Fact check

The image is fabricated. A representative for John told USA TODAY it was not a real image, and experts confirmed the picture was AI-generated.

VALLEY FORGE, PA - SEPTEMBER 25: A Ku Klux Klan member salutes during an American Nazi Party rally at Valley Forge National Park September 25, 2004 in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. Hundreds of American Nazis from around the country were expected to attend. (Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty Images)
 

Man in KKK robe at Trump rally is self-described troll | Fact check

The man in the video said he wore the robe as a political statement to note the KKK's past support of Trump.

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump reacts in the spin room on the day of his debate with Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein
 

No, Haitian migrants aren't harming pets in Ohio city | Fact check

Numerous city officials have said there are no credible reports of 'duck mutilation' or eating pets in the city.

WINDER, GEORGIA - SEPTEMBER 08: Students and faculty gather on the field at Apalachee High School to mourn and celebrate the lives of school shooting victims on September 8, 2024 in Winder, Georgia. Mason Schermerhorn, 14, Christian Angulo, 14, Richard Aspinwall, 39, and Cristina Irimie, 53, during a school shooting at Apalachee High School by a 14 year old student on September 4th, with nine others injured. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)
 

Photo shows baseball player, not Georgia shooting suspect | Fact check

The post shows another Colt Gray, a baseball player from Oklahoma. He is not the Georgia school shooting suspect.

 

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