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Monday, September 30, 2024

Checking the Facts: Post includes recycled storm clips unrelated to Helene | Fact check

The video is miscaptioned. It wrongly links clips of unrelated storm damage to Hurricane Helene in Florida. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Checking the Facts

Mon Sep 30 2024

 
A car in a flooded street is seen after Hurricane Helene made landfall in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 27, 2024. Hurricane Helene weakened on September 27 hours after it made landfall in the US state of Florida, with officials warning the storm remained "extremely dangerous" as it surged inland, leaving flooded roads and homes in its wake. (Photo by Richard PIERRIN / AFP) (Photo by RICHARD PIERRIN/AFP via Getty Images)

The video is miscaptioned. It wrongly links clips of unrelated storm damage to Hurricane Helene in Florida.

Satellite image of Hurricane Helene as it approaches the Florida coast on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
 

Project 2025 seeks review of National Hurricane Center | Fact check

The 900-page playbook calls for a review of the National Hurricane Center's work but doesn't directly call to eliminate it.

Damage is pictured after Hurricane Helene made landfall overnight, in Steinhatchee, Florida, U.S., September 27, 2024. REUTERS/Octavio Jones
 

Video falsely claims to show storm damage from Helene | Fact check

The video is miscaptioned. The storm footage isn't connected to Hurricane Helene in Florida.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 24: Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a joint meeting of Congress in the chamber of the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. Netanyahu’s visit occurs as the Israel-Hamas war reaches nearly ten months. A handful of Senate and House Democrats boycotted the remarks over Israel’s treatment of Palestine. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
 

Claim of Elon Musk funding 'anti-woke' TV show is satire | Fact check

The claim originated on an account that publishes satirical content, but there are no such disclaimers on viral social media posts copying the claim.

Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs (R) accepts an award from the Rush Philanthropic Foundation for his efforts to support public education and dedication to youth and social activism, from Donald Trump and his wife Melania (L) at Trump's Trumps Mar-A-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida on March 11, 2005.
 

Trump, Diddy video made up of footage from two interviews | Fact check

The video is comprised of two separate interviews digitally spliced together. Both interviews predate Combs' Sept. 16 arrest by more than two decades.

Estero Boulevard on Fort Myers Beach sees flooding for a second time as the outer bands of Hurricane Helene pass by on Fort Myers Beach, Fla. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024.
 

No, this video does not show Hurricane Helene damage | Fact check

The shots that make up the montage predate the hurricane's formation. Two of the clips were likely edited with CGI or AI, an expert said.

The Haitian flag flew from countless hands at a rally, Tuesday, Sept. 24, in Boston Common, to support Haitian immigrants in Massachusetts and beyond.
 

Marching religious group misidentified as Haitian militia | Fact check

A religious group's march in Springfield, Ohio, is being shared online as though it shows a Haitian militia taking to the streets.

A drone hovers in the sky during the funeral of persons killed after hundreds of paging devices exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon the previous day, in Beirut's southern suburbs on September 18, 2024. Hundreds of pagers used by Hezbollah members exploded across Lebanon on September 17, killing at least nine people and wounding around 2,800 in blasts the Iran-backed militant group blamed on Israel. (Photo by ANWAR AMRO / AFP) (Photo by ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty   Images)
 

Video of aircraft downing drone is digitally created | Fact check

A digital creator produced a video of an F-15 aircraft taking down a drone using Digital Combat Simulator, a video game.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - AUGUST 24: The Rainbow flag pictured during day four of the 1st Test match between England and Sri Lanka at Emirates Old Trafford on August 24, 2024 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
 

Claim of pride flag ban in Texas schools is stolen satire | Fact check

The claim first appeared in a satirical article, and the Legislative Reference Library of Texas said there is no legislation imposing any such ban.

A pine tree covers two lanes of Northbound I-85 near State Highway 8 in Pelzer, during Tropical Storm Helene in Anderson County, S.C. Friday, September 27, 2024.
 

Storm footage predates Hurricane Helene, filmed elsewhere | Fact check

The video is miscaptioned. The clips are from past storms in different locations.

 

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