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Friday, June 21, 2024

Checking the Facts: 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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Checking the Facts

Fri Jun 21 2024

 
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

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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Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during Apple's annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WDC) in Cupertino, California on June 10, 2024. (Photo by Nic Coury / AFP) (Photo by NIC COURY/AFP via Getty Images)
 

No, Apple didn't say it would start charging for FaceTime | Fact check

Apple made several announcements at a conference in early June, but there's no evidence it plans to start charging for FaceTime.

President Joe Biden announces a new student loan forgiveness program on April 8, 2024, in Madison, Wis.
 

Record cited as proof Joe Biden died is fabricated | Fact check

A fake death notice is the latest example of social media users claiming President Joe Biden died and has been replaced by a double.

The new Amazon warehouse is seen here on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, in Woodburn, Ore., and was initially planned to open in the spring of 2023, but projections are now until spring 2024.
 

No regalan tabletas de Amazon a los mayores de 30 años| Hechos

No hay evidencia de que Amazon esté regalando tabletas a sus clientes. El post enlaza a un sitio web no afiliado a Amazon.

The new Amazon warehouse is seen here on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023, in Woodburn, Ore., and was initially planned to open in the spring of 2023, but projections are now until spring 2024.
 

No Amazon tablet giveaway for customers older than 30 | Fact check

There is no evidence Amazon is giving away free tablets to customers. The post links to a website unaffiliated with Amazon.

Line 6 metro arriving at Charles de Gaulle Etoile station and crowd of people waiting on the platform in Paris, France on 7 June 2024. (Photo by Antoine Boureau / Hans Lucas / Hans Lucas via AFP) (Photo by ANTOINE BOUREAU/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images)
 

False claim US issued alert about Olympic threats | Fact check

There is no evidence the CIA or the U.S. Embassy in France issued an alert to U.S. citizens to avoid the Paris Metro during the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Seen is the hair bun of MSG Janina Simmons, U.S. Army Ranger, as she stands near Fort Bliss Military Installation, in El Paso, Texas, Thursday, February 24, 2022. Simmons made history as the first black female soldier to pass U.S. Army Ranger School.    First Black Female Soldier To Pass U S Army Ranger School
 

Women must register for draft? Bill not signed into law | Fact check

Though a Senate committee approved a bill that would require women to register for the Selective Service the bill is still far from becoming law.

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni of Italy attends the plenary session during the Summit on peace in Ukraine, in Stansstad near Lucerne, Switzerland, June 16, 2024. ALESSANDRO DELLA VALLE/Pool via REUTERS
 

Meloni didn't say Russia will be forced to surrender | Fact check

The post misquotes Meloni. She said Ukraine would have been forced to surrender if it hadn't received help from the international community.

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No, Jorge Ramos is not pitching debt elimination program | Fact check

The voice of Univision anchor Jorge Ramos is fabricated in a video promoting an equally unreal debt elimination program.

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No, Jorge Ramos no promueve programa de eliminación de deudas | Hechos

La voz del presentador de Univisión Jorge Ramos ha sido falsificada en un vídeo que promociona un programa de eliminación de deudas igualmente falso.

 

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