Friday, May 17, 2024

Checking the Facts: Packers prohibit all smoking in Lambeau Field stands | Fact check

Changes to Lambeau Field's ban on smoking would have to happen through legislation, but there have been no proposals to change the existing policy. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Checking the Facts

Fri May 17 2024

 
A worker clears snow from a sidewalk near Lambeau Field on April 3, 2024, in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Heavy, wet snow is being dumped on much of Northeastern Wisconsin, with as much as a foot expected in some areas before it is forecasted to end later this afternoon.

Changes to Lambeau Field's ban on smoking would have to happen through legislation, but there have been no proposals to change the existing policy.

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Texas GOP Senator Ted Cruz listens to tech executives testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee during a hearing about the Online Child Sexual Exploitation Crisis on Jan. 31, 2024 at Capitol Hill in Washington DC.
 

Video of Ted Cruz forgetting Pledge of Allegiance is altered | Fact check

The original video, which Cruz posted online in 2021, shows the Republican senator correctly reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.

A third woman has been sentenced to prison in connection with a retail theft incident at Ulta Beauty in Green Oak Township about a year ago.
 

No, that's not a photo of the Ulta CEO in prison orange | Fact check

The image has several signs of fabrication. Also, the CEO of Ulta Beauty is a man, not a woman.

May 9, 2024; New York, NY, USA; Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the hush money trial at Manhattan Criminal Court. Mandatory Credit: Steven Hirsch /Pool via USA TODAY NETWORK ORIG FILE ID: 20240509_jma_usa_042.JPG
 

Trump video covers elections and COVID-19, not bird flu | Fact check

The video is miscaptioned. Trump doesn't mention bird flu in the video. It's also not new or "breaking," as the post claims. It's from 2023.

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.
 

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.

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.

 

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