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Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Checking the Facts: No evidence Biden wearing a Trump hat was a 'lapse' | Fact check

Biden wore a MAGA hat at the Sept. 11 event as a unifying gesture, a spokesperson said. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Checking the Facts

Wed Sep 18 2024

 
US President Joe Biden takes part in a wreath -laying ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on September 11, 2024, on the 23rd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Biden wore a MAGA hat at the Sept. 11 event as a unifying gesture, a spokesperson said.

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 17: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference regarding an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on September 17, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Governor announced that the State of Florida's law enforcement will do their own investigation into the incident, which the FBI said "appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump' while he was golfing at Trump   International Golf Club.  (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
 

Suspect in assassination attempt on Trump in FBI custody | Fact check

DeSantis hasn't said anything about keeping the suspect in his state's custody. Ryan Routh is being held by the FBI.

Ryan W. Routh is seen during a rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, demanding China's leader's assistance in organizing an extraction process for Ukrainian service members from Azovstal Iron and Steel Works in Mariupol on May 17, 2022,
 

Ryan Routh clip from Ukraine rally, not BlackRock ad | Fact check

A BlackRock spokesman said it is "completely false" that one of the firm's ads shows Ryan Routh. The video in the post shows a rally in Ukraine.

Palm Beach County sheriffÕs deputies are parked in their vehicles on the small bridge on Southern Blvd. situated immediately west of Mar-a-Lago, the home of former president Donald Trump, following yesterdayÕs attempted assassination of Trump at the Trump International Golf Course in West Palm Beach September 16, 2024.
 

Ryan Routh registered as unaffiliated, not Republican | Fact check

Public records show Routh has been registered as unaffiliated with any party since 2002 but has recently voted for and donated to Democratic causes.

Ford logo is pictured at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany September 10, 2019. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
 

Unions had role in shrinking workdays, better wages | Fact check

Henry Ford's offer of $5 a day for eight hours of work was significant, but unions also fought for decades to set hour and wage rules for all workers.

New York City Police Department logo is seen at the precinct in Times Square on December 15, 2021 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP) (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)
 

NYPD memo requiring officers to show pronouns is altered | Fact check

The department said the memo circulating on social media is not real.

President Donald Trump plays golf at his Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida on December 28, 2020. (GREG LOVETT/PALM BEACH POST)
 

No record of Trump post that would-be assassins are '0-2' | Fact check

There is no record of the post on Trump's Truth Social account. The font in the image does not match the one used in authentic posts on the platform.

Members of the ABC television crew, including moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis, pose for photos following a presidential debate hosted by ABC between Democratic presidential nominee, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, and Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 10, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
 

Debate moderators still work at ABC, were not fired | Fact check

Veteran journalists David Muir and Linsey Davis continue to work at ABC News after the presidential debate, despite online claims to the contrary.

Doves are released next to a newly inaugurated monument dedicated to the victims of the September 11 attacks in the United States, during a ceremony in the mountains outside Jerusalem, on November 12, 2009. The monument is one of the first major international memorials do the 9/11 attacks and the only site outside New York to recognize the names of every victim of the attack. AFP PHOTO/MENAHEM KAHANA (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via   Getty Images)
 

Dozens of countries have 9/11 memorials, not just Israel | Fact check

Numerous other countries, including Italy, England, Ireland and Australia, have 9/11 memorials.

Moderators (R to L) ABC Chief Anchor George Stephanopoulos, ABC World News Tonight Anchor and Managing Editor David Muir and ABC News Live Anchor Linsey Davis speak to the audience before the eighth Democratic 2020 presidential debate at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., February 7, 2020. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
 

This ABC News memo about Trump-Harris debate is fabricated | Fact check

The memo is a fabrication. It originated on a satirical account.

 

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