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Checking the Facts: No, Mont Saint-Michel doesn't disprove sea level rise | Fact check

The existence or extent of global sea level rise cannot be determined based on the change or lack thereof in just one location. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Checking the Facts

Wed May 22 2024

 
June 15, 2023: Cyclone effected people wading through water as cyclone Biparjoy rises sea level in a coastal area in Sujawal of Pakistan's Sindh province. Howling gales and crashing waves pounded the coastline of India and Pakistan on June 15, in the hours counting down to the landfall of a powerful cyclone that has prompted mass evacuations.

The existence or extent of global sea level rise cannot be determined based on the change or lack thereof in just one location.

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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump (L) and Democratic Presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden exchange arguments during the first presidential debate at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, Ohio, on September 29, 2020. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
 

False claim Biden canceled debates with Trump in May 2024 | Fact check

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are scheduled for two debates this year. Biden did not pull out of the debates.

Feb. 11, 2024: Andy Reid celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium.
 

No, Andy Reid didn't say he'd leave team if Butker is released | Fact check

The claim originated on a satirical website. No credible reports support the claim that Reid promised to leave the team if it got rid of Butker.

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

Doctored image of Trump crowd didn't come from Trump | Fact check

The altered image was first shared as satire by an account with no affiliation to Trump. There is no record of the former president sharing it.

Rescue team members carry the body of a victim at the crash site of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaghan, in northwestern Iran, on May 20, 2024. Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi was declared dead on May 20 after rescue teams found his crashed helicopter in a fog-shrouded western mountain region, sparking mourning in the Islamic republic.
 

Image from 2020 crash, not death of Iranian President Raisi | Fact check

The Instagram post shows the wreckage from the crash of an Iranian police plane in 2020, not the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi.

A traveler walks on a moving walkway in Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York on March 26, 2021.
 

No ban on 'white-owned businesses' for JFK renovations | Fact check

The majority of contracts were awarded to businesses not owned by women or minorities as part of the overall $19 billion renovation project.

A child lies inside the International Red Cross field hospital in southern Gaza set up to try to meet what it described as an "overwhelming" demand for health services since Israel's military operation on Rafah began last week‏, May 16, 2024.
 

No, the UN did not say it lied about Gaza death toll | Fact check

The U.N. publishing data about both "reported" and "identified" dead in the Gaza Strip is being misrepresented as it renouncing the higher number.

Kansas City Chiefs placekicker Harrison Butker (7) during a press conference before Super Bowl LVIII at Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa on Feb 8, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV, USA.
 

Harrison Butker did not say speech was 'taken out of context' | Fact check

Harrison Butker did not make a statement that his commencement speech was "taken out of context." That quote comes from a satirical Facebook page.

Gov. Kristi Noem speaks to legislators during the State of the State address on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024 at South Dakota State Captiol in Pierre.
 

Noem didn't ban watermelon slices over Gaza war | Fact check

Noem didn't ban the sale of watermelon slices, a spokesperson said. The image shows a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Sweden, not South Dakota.

Kristi Noem, the Governor, South Dakota, at the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, Photo by Jack Gruber-USA Today
 

Image shows fake Kristi Noem X post about killing dog | Fact check

No such post appears on Noem's X account, and her spokesperson said the image is fabricated.

 

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