Friday, January 10, 2025

Checking the Facts

Fri Jan 10 2025

Off-duty firefighters asked to help California wildfires

The Los Angeles Fire Department said it was running a recall for its off-duty members, not anyone with firefighting experience.

A satirical post about the dispute over fees for crossing the Panama Canal is being presented online as an actual development in global affairs.

The claim distorts the Pentagon's process for helping TV and film productions in depicting the military.

An expert on generative AI says the image is a fabrication. The chair of the group that maintains the sign says it was not affected by the fires.

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

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