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Monday, August 5, 2024

Checking the Facts: Photo of Eiffel Tower with lights off dates back to 2021 | Fact check

The photo is from March 2021, when the Eiffel Tower shut off its lights as part of a climate awareness campaign. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Checking the Facts

Mon Aug 5 2024

 
This picture taken on March 27, 2021, shows the Eiffel Tower in Paris after it was switched off as part of the Earth Hour environmental campaign. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP) (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN/AFP via Getty Images)

The photo is from March 2021, when the Eiffel Tower shut off its lights as part of a climate awareness campaign.

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Elon Musk CEO of SpaceX, speaks to the media during a press conference after the Falcon Heavy Launch on Feb 6, 2018, at the Kennedy Space Center, FL.
 

Elon Musk post condemning 'weird' harassment is fake | Fact check

No such post appears on Musk's X account, nor are there any reports from legitimate news outlets that he made the statement.

Debris from a large tree blocks the road of a neighbourhood hit by a tornado in Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S., June 5, 2024. REUTERS/Allison Bailey
 

Purported 2024 Atlanta tornado video shows old clips | Fact check

None of the clips in the montage show a tornado striking Atlanta in 2024, according to an area meteorologist.

Tuesday, July 30, 2024; Atlanta, Ga; Vice President Kamala Harris walks on stage during a presidential campaign rally on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at the Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta, Ga.
 

No, Harris did not speak about 'Olympianism' of Olympians | Fact check

A claim Kamala Harris uttered a nonsense quote about the Olympics is nonsense itself.

Vice President Kamala Harris waves to supporters during a presidential campaign rally on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 at the Georgia State Convocation Center in Atlanta, Ga.
 

Did Harris post about Trump and Epstein? No, it's fake | Fact check

The post doesn't appear on Harris' verified social media accounts. A spokesperson for her campaign said the post is not real.

A general view Thursday during the men's 20km race walk during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Pont d'Iéna.
 

Debunking false claims about Paris Olympics: Fact check roundup

A roundup fact checks about the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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False claims made about athletes and events at the Paris 2024 Olympics

A number of false claims have been made about athletes and events at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

Former President Donald Trump poses at a campaign rally July 27 at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota. In his speech, Trump called on his supporters to flip the state red.
 

White House photographer was not 'kicked off' X by Elon Musk | Fact check

Neither Musk nor anyone else who works for X removed photographer Pete Souza's account. He said in an Instagram post that he deactivated it himself.

PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 25: Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States, reacts as she speaks to and meets Team United States Families ahead Of The Paris 2024 Olympic Games on July 25, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)
 

FLOTUS with Biden before flying to Paris Olympics | Fact check

Jill Biden wasn't in the U.S. and France at the same time. The images show her with Joe Biden in Washington, D.C., on July 24 and in Paris on July 25.

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attends a campaign rally at the Fox Theatre in Tucson, Arizona, U.S. February 5, 2024.
 

Video edited to show abrupt end to RFK Jr news conference | Fact check

A video of a news conference held by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was edited to make it seem he ended the event immediately when asked if he was confused.

 

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