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Monday, June 17, 2024

Checking the Facts: No Indonesian plan to defend Palestinians against Israel | Fact check

Indonesia's president-elect said the country would send peacekeeping troops to Gaza to protect all sides if needed. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Checking the Facts

Mon Jun 17 2024

 
Indonesian soldiers take part in a roll call as part of security preparations for the 10th World Water Forum in Denpasar, Indonesia's Bali island, on May 15, 2024. (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA / AFP) (Photo by SONNY TUMBELAKA/AFP via Getty Images)

Indonesia's president-elect said the country would send peacekeeping troops to Gaza to protect all sides if needed.

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) celebrates with fans after defeating the Chicago Bears during their football game Sunday, January 7, 2024, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.   Dan Powers/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin.
 

No, NFL didn't say teams couldn't wear green in Brazil | Fact check

A league spokesperson says the claim is false. The color is customarily banned due to a Brazilian soccer rivalry. That doesn't apply to the NFL game.

Jul 31, 2022; Bedminster, New Jersey, USA; Former president Donald Trump interacts with fans during the final round of a LIV Golf tournament at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports
 

Liquor licenses at Trump Golf courses under review | Fact check

A New Jersey Attorney General's office review of the impact of Trump's criminal conviction on liquor licenses in the state was ongoing as of June 13.

Former President Donald Trump makes an appearance at a town hall meeting hosted by the conservative group Turning Point Action at Dream City Church in Phoenix on June 6, 2024.
 

Trump will appear on Texas ballot despite conviction | Fact check

Not only is the text shown in the post not part of the Texas Constitution, but eligibility for the presidency is decided by the U.S. Constitution.

Crew members work on the Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine Kazan docked in Havana's Bay, Cuba, June 12, 2024. REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini
 

Video of Russian missile launch isn't new. It's from 2018 | Fact check

Voice of America posted the video in 2018. It shows the test-firing of four missiles in the White Sea, not a location 66 miles off the Florida coast.

Katherine Esdale, a breast imaging technologist at the Helen F. Graham Center, conducts a 3D mammogram in February using a tomosynthesis machine made by Hologic. The machine's core technology is made at Hologic's plant in Glasgow.
 

Mammograms offered in parts of Switzerland, not banned | Fact check

Though mammograms aren't offered in every part of Switzerland, officials said the procedure is not banned.

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum holds a press conference in Mexico City, Mexico. June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha
 

Ningún candidato presidencial mexicano fue muerto antes de la elección

México vivió una sangrienta temporada electoral, pero ninguno de los candidatos asesinados aspiraba a la presidencia.

Justice Juan Merchan instructs the jury before deliberations during Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump's criminal trial over charges that he falsified business records to conceal money paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, at Manhattan state court in New York City, U.S. May 29, 2024 in this courtroom sketch. REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg
 

Merchan not 'fired,' no proof Trump verdict was leaked | Fact check

The claim overreaches in describing Merchan's letter that notified lawyers of a Facebook post from someone claiming advance knowledge of the verdict.

Mexican President-elect Claudia Sheinbaum holds a press conference in Mexico City, Mexico. June 11, 2024. REUTERS/Raquel Cunha
 

No Mexican presidential candidates killed before election | Fact check

Mexico endured a bloody election season, but none of the candidates killed were running for president.

April 24, 2024: Protestors rally outside the Supreme Court as the justices hear oral arguments in Idaho v. United States. At issue in the case is Idaho’s Defense of Life Act, which prohibits abortions unless necessary to save the life of the mother.
 

Woman sentenced for blocking abortion clinic, not praying | Fact check

Paula Harlow was sentenced to prison after she was convicted of a crime for blocking access to an abortion clinic, not for praying outside of one.

 

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