Thursday, May 9, 2024

Checking the Facts: US condemned 'From the river to the sea' chant, didn't ban it | Fact check

The House of Representatives passed a resolution in April condemning the pro-Palestinian chant, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free." ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Checking the Facts

Thu May 9 2024

 
Pro-Palestine protesters gather outside Arizona State University's undergraduate commencement on ASU's Tempe Campus on May 6, 2024.

The House of Representatives passed a resolution in April condemning the pro-Palestinian chant, "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."

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Pro-Palestine protesters gather outside Arizona State University's undergraduate commencement on ASU's Tempe Campus on May 6, 2024.
 

EE.UU. condenó grito «Desde el río hasta el mar», no prohibió | Hechos

La Cámara de Representantes aprobó en abril una resolución condenando el cántico propalestino «Desde el río hasta el mar, Palestina será libre».

Rep Matt Gaetz (R-FL) asks Special Counsel Robert Hur questions about his report on President Joe Biden's handling of classified documents during the House Judiciary Committee hearing on March 12, 2024.
 

Rep. Matt Gaetz shown in recycled and altered image | Fact check

There is no evidence that the image is authentic. Versions of the image − modified to show different people − have circulated online for years.

A polar bear tests the strength of thin sea ice in the Arctic in 2015. Arctic sea ice this winter shrank to its second-lowest level on record, scientists announced.
 

False claim April data exposes Arctic sea ice 'hoax' | Fact check

Arctic sea ice extent, or area, has declined overall since satellite surveillance began in the late 1970s.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 02: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Roosevelt Room of the White House on May 02, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden spoke about recent protests across the United States on college campuses. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776141075 ORIG FILE ID: 2151138804
 

Biden is president and has power to sign executive orders | Fact check

Ample evidence shows Biden is the president, even if he has not signed an executive order to close the detention center. He has signed other orders.

Former collegiate swimmer Riley Gaines says she was accosted by student protesters at San Francisco State University on April 6, 2023.
 

No truth to claim Riley Gaines beat Whoopi Goldberg in court | Fact check

The claim originated on a satirical website and originally was labeled that way. But the Facebook post makes no mention of that.

The Truth social network logo is seen on a smartphone in front of a display of former U.S. President Donald Trump in this picture illustration taken February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
 

No truth to claim of a Truth Social shutdown | Fact check

A spokesperson for Trump Media, the platform's parent company, said the claim is false. As of May 7, Truth Social was operating normally.

Protesters hold a pro-gay rights flag outside the US Supreme Court on April 25, countering the demonstrators who attended the March For Marriage in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court meets hears arguments April 28 on whether same-sex couples have a constitutional right to wed in the United States, with a final decision expected in June.
 

No, Democrats aren't pushing for a 'more inclusive' US flag | Fact check

The image in the post shows demonstrators holding a pro-gay rights flag outside the Supreme Court in 2015. It doesn't reflect a redesign effort.

17. 1A1 Public Telephone     • Manufacturer:  AT&T     • Release year:  1965 AT&T introduced the 1A1 pay telephone in 1965 as a redesign to phone booth phones. The flat fronted, single-slot, pre-pay public phone's appearance would not change substantially again before cell phones made pay phones largely obsolete.
 

Defibrillators in phone booths predate COVID-19 vaccines | Fact check

The U.K. phone booth conversion program predates the COVID-19 pandemic.

Demonstrators stand in front of police officers during a protest against a draft bill on "foreign agents" in Tbilisi, Georgia April 16, 2024. REUTERS/Irakli Gedenidze
 

Makeup image is from protest of Georgian bill, not Israel | Fact check

The woman shown in the image was attending a protest in Tbilisi, Georgia, in opposition to a proposed law. It was unrelated to the Israel-Hamas war.

 

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