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Monday, June 24, 2024

Checking the Facts: Coal plants go down for upkeep, weather, mechanical issues | Fact check

Solar and wind power do not produce energy all of the time, but neither do coal plants. They're offline about 12% of the time in the U.S. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Checking the Facts

Mon Jun 24 2024

 
FILE PHOTO: A worker shovels coal as he loads a truck at a coal port in Hanoi February 23, 2012. REUTERS/Kham/File Photo

Solar and wind power do not produce energy all of the time, but neither do coal plants. They're offline about 12% of the time in the U.S.

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Jun 3, 2024; Washington, DC, USA; Anthony Fauci, former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies in front of the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic on June 3, 2024 in Washington. Mandatory Credit: Josh Morgan-USA TODAY
 

Claim Fauci charged with murder in Louisiana is baseless | Fact check

Legal experts said Louisiana officials aren't obligated to respond to the private attorneys' request for an investigation of Fauci.

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) returns as a starter against the Minnesota Lynx at Footprint Center on June 7, 2024, in Phoenix.
 

Contrary to claims, Brittney Griner's still on Team USA | Fact check

A Team USA spokesperson refuted the claim. She remains one of 12 players on the team.

Old Faithful erupts Aug. 4, 2018, in Yellowstone National Park. The geyser puts on its show about every 90 minutes.
 

Claim that lava erupted from Yellowstone geyser is satire | Fact check

The image is a screenshot from a years-old video that shows volcanic activity in Hawaii. The claim was posted by an account that labels itself satire.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Joe Biden reacts to questions from reporters during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., June 17, 2024. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo
 

Post misquotes Biden about campaign, war in Vietnam | Fact check

In an interview, Biden said he originally ran for office to reduce the prospect of war "because of" Vietnam. It wasn't a reference to this campaign.

HIALEAH, FL - NOVEMBER 8: Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks to the stage to deliver remarks at The Ted Hendricks Stadium at Henry Milander Park on November 8, 2023 in Hialeah, Florida. Even as Trump faces multiple criminal indictments, he still maintains a commanding lead in the polls over other Republican candidates. (Photo by Alon Skuy/Getty Images)
 

No, this photo doesn't show Trump needing help to walk | Fact check

While the photo shows former President Donald Trump holding the hand of his son, Donald Trump Jr., he wasn't being held steady.

Jun 13, 2024; Washington, DC, USA; Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) arriving before a gathering with Former President Donald Trump at the Capitol Hill Club and Congressional House Republicans on June 13, 2024 on Capitol Hill. Mandatory Credit: Jack Gruber-USA TODAY
 

Profane post purportedly from MTG from parody account | Fact check

A viral Threads post fails to mention the claim about profane anti-Biden items originated from an account that parodies Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.

US linguist and political activist Noam Chomsky (R), talks during a press conference after visiting former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, arrested for corruption in the Federal Police Superintendence in Curitiba, Brazil on September 20, 2018. (Photo by Heuler Andrey / AFP) (Photo by HEULER ANDREY/AFP via Getty Images)
 

Contrary to viral claim, Noam Chomsky is alive | Fact check

Noam Chomsky's wife said he is still alive, and the hospital where he was treated for a stroke said he was discharged June 18.

FC015 Selective Service
 

No, the US Government is not forcing men to join the military

A recent Facebook video misrepresents a new bill about Selective Service and falsely claims Congress is bringing back the draft.

If Tennessee becomes the first state to recognize the Bible as its official book, it also could become the first state to be sued for it.  Bibles at downtown Nashville library
 

False claim publisher removed 64,000 words from Bible | Fact check

An expert described the claim as "ludicrous." The Bible is updated to reflect new, more reliable scholarship, but footnotes on changes remain.

 

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