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Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Checking the Facts: 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. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Checking the Facts

Tue Sep 10 2024

 
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.

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.

Some of the hundreds of motorcyclists descend on Leiper's Fork for the first annual Leiper's Fork Bike Show and Poker Run on Aug. 7, 2004. The event was organized by Leiper's Fork Choppers.
 

No, clip doesn't show Hells Angels en route to Colorado | Fact check

The video predates the reported gang violence in Colorado by a month.

Jul 19, 2024; Ayrshire, SCT; Tiger Woods on the 13th hole during the second round of the Open Championship golf tournament at Royal Troon. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY Sports
 

Supposed Tiger Woods quote on Kamala Harris is satire | Fact check

No credible reports support the claim that Woods made the statement. It originated with a satirical account.

Aug 20, 2024; Chicago, IL, USA; Former President Barack Obama speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Mike De Sisti-USA TODAY
 

No, Obama did not criticize Venezuelans on CNN | Fact check

There's no record of Obama making the statements attributed to him. He never mentioned Venezuela in his last CNN interview, which was in 2023.

 

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