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Checking the Facts: No, this wasn't an OK for noncitizens to vote in US elections | Fact check

Fifty-two House Democrats joined with Republicans to pass a bill that would repeal a D.C. law allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Checking the Facts

Thu May 30 2024

 
Voters cast their ballots for Early Voting at the Los Angeles County Registrar's Office in Norwalk, California on November 5, 2018, a day ahead the November 6 midterm elections in the United States. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP)FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images ORIG FILE ID: AFP_1AL5UM

Fifty-two House Democrats joined with Republicans to pass a bill that would repeal a D.C. law allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections.

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A healthcare worker changes out an intravenous drip while treating an intubated patient in the Parkland Hospital COVID-19 Tactical Care Unit on June 27, 2020, in Dallas.
 

Cancer spike in news story unrelated to COVID-19 vaccine | Fact check

The article describes rising cancer cases between 1990 and 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts say cancer rates and the vaccine aren't linked.

Manchester City's Mateo Kovacic in action with Manchester United's Alejandro Garnacho.
 

Video shows former soccer manager snubbing, not Israeli rep | Fact check

The man in the video is the former manager of the Crystal Palace soccer team, not an Israeli representative. The video was filmed in August 2023.

A demonstrator lights up a flare as others gather outside the Israeli embassy headquarters in Amman late on Oct. 18, 2023, to show solidarity with the Palestinians of the Gaza Strip. Thousands rallied across the Arab and Muslim world on Oct. 18 to protest the deaths of hundreds of people in a strike on a Gaza hospital that they blame on Israel, despite its denials.
 

Video shows 2023 protest in Turkey over Israel-Hamas war | Fact check

The video is old and not, as the post claims, new or "breaking." It has been circulating on social media since at least October 2023.

Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump holds a campaign rally at Crotona Park in the Bronx borough of New York City on May 23, 2024.
 

Image of Trump at cookout with Black supporters made with AI | Fact check

The image was generated using artificial intelligence, according to multiple computer science experts and two online AI-detection tools.

Harrison Butker gives controversial graduation speech
 

Quote bashing Kelce and Swift falsely attributed to Butker | Fact check

Harrison Butker did not bash Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. The quote originated from a satirical Facebook page.

FC012 Mar A Lago raid
 

DOJ did not order the FBI to use deadly force on Trump during raid

A viral social media post falsely claims that the FBI was authorized to use "deadly force" on Trump when Mar-A-Lago was raided back in 2022.

(FILES) This file photo taken on May 08, 2019 An Uber logo is seen on a sign outside the company's headquarters location as people protest nearby in San Francisco, California. - The company Uber is the subject since 2015 of an investigation for "concealed work" which focuses on the conditions of employment of its VTC drivers, said Wednesday to AFP a source close to the case, which was confirmed by the prosecutor's office in Paris. (Photo by Josh   Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 0 ORIG FILE ID: AFP_9UA2Y4.jpg
 

Long-running claim of Uber 'walking buddy' option is false | Fact check

A company spokesperson said the claim, which has been circulating for several years, is false. The ridesharing app offers no such service.

Secretary of State Shenna Bellows
 

No, Maine's secretary of state was not convicted of treason | Fact check

Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows appeared in public after the date of her supposed arrest. There is no credible evidence she was arrested.

Primary school students sitting in a classroom being taught by a teacher. The students are answering questions with their arms in the air.
 

Idaho law prevents compelled speech, doesn't ban all pronouns | Fact check

The law says public school teachers cannot use a name or pronouns for a student that don't align with their biological sex without parental consent.

 

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