Wednesday, June 5, 2024

Checking the Facts: Image shows Indy police leader, not NY probation officer | Fact check

The image is miscaptioned. It shows a police commander with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, not a probation officer from New York. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Checking the Facts

Wed Jun 5 2024

 
Former President Donald Trump attends the fight between Cesar Almeida (red gloves) and Roman Kopylov (blue gloves) during UFC 302 at Prudential Center.

The image is miscaptioned. It shows a police commander with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department, not a probation officer from New York.

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Walmart has no immediate plans to return to 24-hour stores | Fact check

Contrary to a viral social media post, the store has not announced it's returning to 24-hour operations. The image in the post is fabricated.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 25: Vice President Kamala Harris hosts a roundtable discussion on criminal justice reform in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on April 25, 2024 in Washington, DC. The meeting included four of the sixteen people who had been convicted of non-violent drug offenses in the past and received clemency from President Joe Biden earlier this week. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776137941 ORIG FILE ID:   2150194135
 

Post misleads with claim Kamala Harris 'leaving' White House | Fact check

The claim refers to her cross-country travel that began in April, not any type of job change. She continues to serve as Joe Biden's vice president.

Fire rages following an Israeli strike on an area designated for displaced Palestinians, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, in this still picture taken from a video, May 26, 2024.
 

AI behind image of fiery explosion near Rafah camp | Fact check

The image was generated by artificial intelligence, according to an expert and an AI-detection tool.

17. CERN particle accelerator     • Weight:  4.0 million pounds     • Current location:  Geneva, Switzerland     • Age:  10 years old     The Large Hadron Collider, which was fired up about 10 years ago, is the world's largest and most powerful particle accelerator. The collider is part of the CERN accelerator complex in Geneva, Switzerland, where scientists study the basic elements   of matter.
 

There was no demonic opening ceremony at CERN's restart | Fact check

A viral video shows a 2016 performance at the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland, not CERN. The organization does not have an opening ceremony.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 31: U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on former U.S. President Donald Trump's guilty verdict in his hush-money trial before speaking on the Middle East at the White House on May 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. Biden said Trump had a fair trial and an impartial jury found him guilty on all 34 counts and added it is dangerous for anyone to say the trial was rigged. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 776154646 ORIG FILE ID:   2155455853
 

Trump's state verdict can't be pardoned by Biden | Fact check

A president only has the constitutional power to pardon a federal offense. Trump's verdict in the 34-count indictment is at the New York state level.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 31: Former U.S. President Donald Trump leaves after addressing members of the media following the verdict in his hush-money trial at Trump Tower on May 31, 2024 in New York City. A New York jury found Trump guilty Thursday of all 34 charges of covering up a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her story of their alleged affair from being published during the 2016 presidential election. Trump is the first   former U.S. president to be convicted of crimes. ORG XMIT: 776154185 ORIG FILE ID: 2155447733
 

Post overreaches by claiming Trump can't vote in 2024 | Fact check

Trump's conviction on felony charges in New York does not necessarily make him ineligible to vote in 2024, legal experts said.

Former US President Donald Trump attends a press conference the day after he was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016 in Manhattan, New York, on May 31, 2024.
 

Trump conviction: Here's what's true and not | Fact check roundup

We break down what Trump and social media users got wrong about his sentence, ability to vote, jury instructions and a widespread reaction video.

A satellite image shows the Kerem Shalom border crossing between Israel and Egypt in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike on Rafah, on May 29, 2024.
 

Photo shows tunnel in northern Gaza, not one leading to Egypt | Fact check

Israeli photographer Noam Galai took the photo in January and said it shows a tunnel in northern Gaza used in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 31: Former U.S. President Donald Trump holds a press conference following the verdict in his hush-money trial at Trump Tower on May 31, 2024 in New York City. A New York jury found Trump guilty Thursday of all 34 charges of covering up a $130,000 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels to keep her story of their alleged affair from being published during the 2016 presidential election. Trump is the first former U.S.   president to be convicted of crimes. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
 

Supposed Trump conviction celebration video is a meme | Fact check

The original video dates back to 2016 and shows a bar crowd in England cheering as the country scored a last-minute goal against Wales in Euro 2016.

 

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