Monday, May 13, 2024

Checking the Facts: Post showing CNN chyron about Ilhan Omar is stolen satire | Fact check

The news chyron is fabricated, a CNN spokesperson said. The image originated on a satirical website. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Checking the Facts

Mon May 13 2024

 
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) walks to the House chambers ahead of today's planned vote for Speaker of the House in the House of Representatives at the U.S. Capitol on Oct. 17, 2023, in Washington, DC. The House has been without an elected leader since Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was ousted from the speakership on October 4 in a move led by a small group of conservative members of his own party.

The news chyron is fabricated, a CNN spokesperson said. The image originated on a satirical website.

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Gov. Greg Abbott speaks with several state governors at a press conference about border policies at Shelby Park in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Sunday, February 4, 2024.
 

No, Texas governor wasn't on the cover of 'Israel Monthly' | Fact check

The original image is from October 2013, when Abbott appeared on the cover of Texas Monthly.

A pro-Israel counter-protester named "Danny", left, stands with an Israeli flag as a pro-Palestinian Jewish protester holds a sign reading "Jews 4 Free Palestine" among the rally and march on April 25, 2024 led by Students for the Justice in Palestine and Philly Palestine Coalition at Temple University in Philadelphia to demand the university divest from companies with ties to the Israeli government.
 

No, New Testament wouldn't be banned under House bill | Fact check

The bill would require the Department of Education to use a certain definition of antisemitism when it enforces anti-discrimination laws.

KLEINMACHNOW, GERMANY - APRIL 28: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Photo taken with a drone.) In this aerial view water trickles down a slide at a pool at the Kiebitzberge public swimming pools near Berlin during the coronavirus crisis on April 28, 2020 in Kleinmachnow, Germany. Under normal circumstances the Kiebitzberge facility would open its doors to the public starting May 1 for the regular summer season, but due to the pandemic it and public pools across Germany   will remain closed. While German federal and state governments have begun easing lockdown measures, including the opening of many stores, no date is yet set for public swimming pools. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
 

No, AIDS did not spread in an Arlington, Texas, pool | Fact check

A claim AIDS was spreading at a community pool in Arlington, Texas, is contrary to science and the results of a city inspection.

35. Tyson Foods     • Toxic hazard (pounds released x toxicity):  422,885,678     • Environmental justice, poor population share  17% - #89 highest out of 100 corporations     • Environmental justice, minority population share  20% - #62 highest     • Pct. of toxic hazard from a single facility:  96% - #40 highest The world's largest chicken processor and a $4 billion family business, Tyson foods kills 25 million chickens a week at its   main plant in Springdale, Arkansas. The wastewater from its operations, containing both chemicals and animal waste, has contributed to high pollution levels in the 600 miles of streams in the northwestern part of the state, making the water in half of those miles undrinkable and unswimmable.
 

No evidence of 'FDA approved' insects in Tyson Foods products | Fact check

There is no evidence Tyson Foods started putting insects in food for humans. The FDA doesn't have specific regulations for insects in food.

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) leaves a House Democratic caucus meeting on February 14, 2024 in Washington, DC.
 

AOC post about online harassment is a fabrication | Fact check

No such post was made by the account, a parody with no connection to Ocasio-Cortez. The screenshot was digitally edited to remove the word "parody."

FC009 altered space video
 

Altered video falsely claims NASA used tricks to 'fake space'

A viral Facebook post falsely claims NASA used editing tricks to 'fake space' in a 2013 video about life on the International Space Station.

Palestinian men help evacuate a woman from the area where a residential building that was hit by Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip late on May 7, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the militant group Hamas.
 

False claim video shows West Bank fire in April 2024 | Fact check

The video does not show events from April 26. It shows a fire at a factory in February, according to a journalist who posted it.

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 15, 2024. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP) (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images)
 

World War II reference edited into White House briefing video | Fact check

The clip was digitally edited to add fabricated audio. The original video shows a reporter asking about Gaza, not World War II alliances,

May 6, 2024: Pro-Palestinian protesters walk from Columbia University down to Hunter College as protests at area universities and colleges continue in New York City. Across the nation, students and activists angered by Israel's war in Gaza have been building encampments, taking over buildings, disrupting graduations, and demanding that their schools divest from Israel. Columbia University announced today that they are canceling the group graduation ceremony and   will instead hold numerous smaller ones outside of the main campus.
 

Misspelled pro-Palestinian message falsely linked to Columbia | Fact check

The picture shows misspelled graffiti on the front steps of a building at the University of Ottawa in Canada, not Columbia University in New York.

 

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