Monday, December 23, 2024

Checking the Facts

Mon Dec 23 2024

Pope opening holy doors, not portals

Pope Francis will conduct centuries-old rituals that open symbolic doors to forgiveness. They're not portals to other dimensions, planes or worlds.

The same video was posted on TikTok in November 2022 and is unrelated to drone sightings across the U.S. in late 2024.

Officials in areas mentioned in the social media posts said they had no reports of any such incidents. The posts are copy-and-paste scams.

A hospital group in North Carolina announced sweeping medical debt forgiveness months before the slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

The director of the UN program referenced in the article says the claim is "a total misrepresentation" of a set of pledges made by world leaders.

Davenport police said the claim is false. The image shows an annual toy drive hosted by the police association for children and families in need.

Our Fact Check Team is a signatory of the IFCN and is committed to accuracy, transparency and fairness.

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