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Checking the Facts: No federal pregnancy registry. That's not what bill says | Fact check

Users would be able to opt-in to providing contact information if they consent to further outreach but will not be asked about their pregnancy status. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Checking the Facts

Thu May 16 2024

 
Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) speaks during a news conference with fellow Republican senators at the U.S. Capitol on May 9, 2024 in Washington, DC. Reacting to the White House's warning that it will halt some weapons supplies to Israel, GOP senators accused President Joe Biden of supporting Hamas and abandoning Israel.

Users would be able to opt-in to providing contact information if they consent to further outreach but will not be asked about their pregnancy status.

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Boy Scout uniforms are shown, Feb. 18, 2020, in the retail store at the headquarters for the French Creek Council of the Boy Scouts of America in Summit Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania.
 

Satire behind claim Boy Scouts name change led 400,000 to quit | Fact check

A spokesperson for the Boy Scouts said the claim is false. It was originally posted as satire, but the Facebook post makes no mention of that.

A boy cools down at the Barcaccia fountain in front of the Scalinata di Trinita dei Monti (Spanish Steps) in Rome on July 17, 2023, during a heatwave in Italy. Unforgiving heat scorched parts of the Northern Hemisphere on July 17, triggering health warnings and fanning wildfires in the latest stark reminder of the effects of global warming.
 

No, urban heat islands don't ruin climate data | Fact check

Data from sensors impacted by urban heat is corrected and corroborated by sensors that are unaffected by urban heat.

In-person absentee voting, also known as early voting, takes place Monday at the Capitol Drive Voting Center, 6001 W. Capitol Dr. in Milwaukee. The spring election ballot includes two referendum questions on elections.
 

No, agencia electoral no denunció fraude en elecciones de 2020 | Hechos

No existe «Consejo Electoral de las Elecciones EE.UU. 2020». Y no hay ningún informe de organización electoral sobre un fraude generalizado en 2020.

In-person absentee voting, also known as early voting, takes place Monday at the Capitol Drive Voting Center, 6001 W. Capitol Dr. in Milwaukee. The spring election ballot includes two referendum questions on elections.
 

No, election agency didn't announce fraud in 2020 elections | Fact check

There is no "Electoral Council of the US 2020 Elections." And there is no report from any electoral organization confirming widespread fraud in 2020.

COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - JANUARY 14: The Crown Prince is formally proclaimed new Danish King Frederik X by the Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen on the balcony of Christiansborg Palace on January 14, 2024 in Copenhagen, Denmark. King Frederik X is succeeding Queen Margrethe II, who will be stepping down after reigning for 51 years. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776089808 ORIG FILE ID: 1924815699
 

False claim Danish king waved Palestinian flag at protest | Fact check

The person is not Denmark's King Frederik X, according to news reports. The video shows a pro-Palestinian rally in Malmo, Sweden.

Donald Trump enters the stage as Trump holds a rally on the beach in Wildwood, NJ on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
 

Photo of trashed parking lot is from 2020 Trump rally | Fact check

The photo was included in news reports from January 2020 and shows a trashed parking lot after Trump's rally at the Wildwoods Convention Center.

The aurora borealis, also known as the "northern lights", caused by a coronal mass ejection on the Sun, illuminates the sky Friday night over Jericho Beach in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
 

Solar storms, not HAARP experiments, caused May auroras | Fact check

Decades of research have established that solar flares exist. The widely visible auroras in May were caused by solar storms, not the HAARP program.

Police are seen at Columbia University on May 1, 2024, after police in riot gear entered the campus Tuesday night in New York City. University President Minouche Shafik on Tuesday sent a letter to the NYPD requesting that police remain on campus through at least May 17 to "maintain order and ensure encampments are not re-established."
 

NYPD arrests at Columbia misrepresented online | Fact check

The NYPD said the majority of protestors arrested at Columbia were students. They didn't label the unaffiliated individuals "leftist agitators."

Singer R. Kelly performs onstage during the 2013 BET Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on June 30, 2013 in Los Angeles.
 

R. Kelly is not on a concert tour. Those images are AI | Fact check

Images of R. Kelly performing in prison are fabricated; experts say they are computer-generated. A prison spokesman said such traveling isn't allowed.

 

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