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Friday, September 27, 2024

Checking the Facts: No, Taylor Swift didn't walk back Harris endorsement | Fact check

The claim that Swift regretted her post-debate endorsement of the Harris-Walz ticket originated on a satirical website. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Checking the Facts

Fri Sep 27 2024

 
(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 10, 2024 showsUS Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris smiles during a presidential debate with former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 2024. American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift performs on stage as part of her Eras Tour in Lisbon on May 24, 2024.. Taylor Swift,   a self-declared "childless cat lady," has endorsed Kamala Harris for president of the United States. The global megastar broke her silence on the current state of US politics September 10, 2024, voicing support for Harris over Donald Trump for the White House, and calling the Democratic candidate a "steady-handed, gifted leader." (Photo by SAUL LOEB and ANDRE DIAS NOBRE / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEBANDRE DIAS NOBRE/AFP via Getty Images)

The claim that Swift regretted her post-debate endorsement of the Harris-Walz ticket originated on a satirical website.

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. Army trainees assemble in the pre-dawn hours following a grueling 81-hour field training exercise known as the Forge and before the start of their Soldier's Ceremony on September 29, 2022 in Columbia, South Carolina. During the ceremony the trainees don their black beret, affix their Army patch and rank to their uniform and begin to be referred to as soldiers rather than trainees. Fort Jackson, the largest of the Army's   four basic training facilities, trains 60 percent of the Army's new recruits. This past year, the Army has struggled to meet its recruiting goals, falling short by about 15,000 recruits or about 25 percent of its goal as it closed the fiscal year. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
 

Project 2025 doesn't propose bringing back the draft | Fact check

No such policy proposal appears in the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025 document, and a spokesperson said the claim is false.

May 2, 2024; Washington, DC, USA; Sen. John Fetterman (D-Penn.) poses for a portrait in his office at the U.S. Capitol Thursday, May 2, 2024.. Mandatory Credit: Josh Morgan-USA TODAY
 

No, John Fetterman didn't say he's voting for Trump | Fact check

The full version of the clip makes clear Fetterman's response covers feelings that Trump voters have expressed to him, not his own preference.

Sept. 13, 2023; Washington, D.C., USA; Bill Gates, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation - Co-chair arrive for the start of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Senators Rounds, Heinrich And Young hosting the Inaugural Artificial Intelligence Insight Forum With Key AI Stakeholders To Help Forge Bipartisan Consensus On Legislation To Capitalize On This Transformative Technology. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY
 

Birth control microchip tech invented at MIT in 1990s | Fact check

The device described in the post was invented at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the 1990s, not by Bill Gates.

Romaine lettuce growing in a field in California's Salinas valley.
 

Vaccines in food supply still not reality | Fact check

A now-defunct Canadian company was trying to produce vaccine components in vegetables, not add vaccines to the produce found in grocery stores

President Joe Biden speaks and Vice President Kamala Harris during the first day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center.
 

Post misrepresents net worth growth for Biden, Harris | Fact check

The post exaggerates Biden and Harris' net worths by tens of millions of dollars. Neither has a net worth that exceeds $11 million, Forbes reports.

February 20, 2022; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; American actress Megan Fox during the second quarter in the 2022 NBA All-Star Game at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
 

Celebrities' wiped socials unrelated to Diddy arrest | Fact check

Fox's and Pink's deleted posts and abandoned accounts predate Combs' arrest. Usher said his X account was hacked, and his posts have been reinstated.

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance (R-Ohio) delivers remarks on Sept. 5, 2024, at Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix.
 

Yes, JD Vance actually owns a dog | Fact check

The post doesn't mention the part of Vance's remarks that shows he wasn't seriously admitting to having a "rent-a-dog" for the presidential campaign.

Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a campaign rally in Indiana, Pennsylvania, U.S., September 23, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
 

Purported Trump post about 'miserable' women is fabricated | Fact check

The image of the Truth Social post is a fabrication that originated from an account that posts satirical content.

Mosquitos are studied at the Vector Control office off Division Drive Aug. 21, 2024 in Wilmington, N.C. Mosquito numbers are increasing thanks to the drenching Tropical Storm Debby brought to the region as areas that have been dry for years are suddenly flooded, activating egg sacks that have been dormant since as far back as Hurricane Florence. KEN BLEVINS/ STARNEWS
 

No mosquitoes released in Massachusetts, contrary to post | Fact check

A state public health spokesperson said mosquitoes have not been released anywhere in Massachusetts, whether by helicopter or any other means.

 

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