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Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Checking the Facts: Makeup image is from protest of Georgian bill, not Israel | Fact check

The woman shown in the image was attending a protest in Tbilisi, Georgia, in opposition to a proposed law. It was unrelated to the Israel-Hamas war. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Checking the Facts

Tue May 7 2024

 
Demonstrators stand in front of police officers during a protest against a draft bill on "foreign agents" in Tbilisi, Georgia April 16, 2024. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze

The woman shown in the image was attending a protest in Tbilisi, Georgia, in opposition to a proposed law. It was unrelated to the Israel-Hamas war.

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World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on May 8, 2021.
 

No, WHO hasn't 'abandoned' effort to reach pandemic agreement | Fact check

An effort by World Health Organization members to reach an agreement meant to help countries prevent and respond to future pandemics is ongoing.

Smoke pours from the twin towers of the World Trade Center.
 

No, Congress isn't voting on a bill to ban 9/11 questions | Fact check

No such bills are listed on legislation tracking websites, nor are there credible reports of such legislation from legitimate news outlets.

NGC 346, shown here in this image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam), is a dynamic star cluster that lies within a nebula 200,000 light years away. Webb reveals the presence of many more building blocks than previously expected, not only for stars, but also planets, in the form of clouds packed with dust and hydrogen.
 

No city lights found trillions of miles away in space | Fact check

A NASA spokesperson said the administration hasn't discovered such a thing.

Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate for president, said she would not have assassinated al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. Stein, seen here at the Des Moines Register on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016.
 

No, Jill Stein did not call Poland 'homeland' for Jews | Fact check

Erroneous live captioning created confusion about what Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein thought Jewish people could consider 'homeland.'

Lopesan Costa Bávaro Resort has seven freshwater swimming pools.
 

Peeing in the pool is both gross and potentially dangerous| Fact check

Urine in a pool mixes with chlorine to create toxic chemicals harmful to internal organs. The risk depends on the amount of chemicals in the pool.

President Joe Biden spoke at the Wilmington Convention Center on Thursday, May 2, 2024.
 

Trump-endorsed Bible target of Biden's mockery in speech | Fact check

Biden mocked the "God Bless the USA" Bible endorsed by Donald Trump. He did not mock the book in general.

Former President Donald Trump speaks to a crowd of supporters during a rally at Avflight Saginaw in Freeland on Wednesday, May 1, 2024.
 

Post misrepresents Trump's campaign remarks on 'iron dome' | Fact check

Trump pledged to build an air-defense system like Israel's Iron Dome if re-elected, but he didn't mention using it to defend against Canada.

This traffic cam image obtained from the Nebraska Department of Transportation shows a tornado crossing Interstate Highway 80 near Waverly, Nebraska, on April 26, 2024.
 

Video footage predates recent Nebraska tornado | Fact check

The video is a compilation of footage from previous tornadoes or storms predating the Nebraska tornado on April 26.

This traffic cam image obtained from the Nebraska Department of Transportation shows a tornado crossing Interstate Highway 80 near Waverly, Nebraska, on April 26, 2024.
 

Video es anterior al reciente tornado en Nebraska | Hechos

El video es una recopilación de imágenes de tormentas anteriores al tornado de Nebraska del 26 de abril.

 

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