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Monday, August 12, 2024

Checking the Facts: 'R' on Minnesota ballot envelope isn't for party | Fact check

The "R" indicates the voter was sent registered absentee ballot materials, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's office. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Checking the Facts

Mon Aug 12 2024

 
Beaver County's previous mail ballot envelopes before the 2024 redesign.

The "R" indicates the voter was sent registered absentee ballot materials, according to the Minnesota Secretary of State's office.

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Aug 6, 2024; Paris, France; Imane Khelif (ALG) celebrates defeating Janjaem Suwannapheng (THA) in a women's 66kg bronze medal bout during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
 

No, el COI no descalificó a Imane Khelif de las Olimpíadas | Hechos

El Comité Olímpico Internacional declaró a Khelif apta para competir. Khelif siguió boxeando tras su combate con Angela Carini.

A dog looks out the window, as damage and debris is seen in the aftermath of tornadoes that hit Buffalo, New York, U.S., August 5, 2024. REUTERS/Lindsay DeDario
 

False claim video shows Aug. 8 Tennessee tornado | Fact check

The video is old and does not show an Aug. 8 tornado in Tennessee.

Baruta's Municipal Police remove a barricade as people protest election results that awarded Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro with a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela July 30, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
 

Video de tortura es de película de 2023, no de Venezuela | Hechos

El fragmento que muestra a hombres siendo torturados es de la película de Netflix de 2023 "Simón". No se trata de imágenes auténticas de Venezuela.

Baruta's Municipal Police remove a barricade as people protest election results that awarded Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro with a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela July 30, 2024. REUTERS/Leonardo Fernandez Viloria
 

Video of torture is from 2023 movie, not Venezuela | Fact check

The clip showing men being tortured is from the 2023 Netflix movie "Simón." It is not genuine footage from Venezuela.

Flames rise as riots erupt in Hull, Britain, August 3, 2024, in this picture obtained from social media. @FUNKY_NELLI VIA X/via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES.
 

Video shows police raiding over drugs, not social media | Fact check

The video shows UK police performing a raid for drugs in May 2024, not "coming after" social media users who posted about August riots.

Aug 3, 2024; Paris, France; Simone Biles of the United States during the national anthem with her gold medal during the medal ceremony for the vault on the first day of gymnastics event finals during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
 

Baseless claim Fox News reported Biles is retiring | Fact check

No such reporting appears in live or archived versions of the Fox News website, and the outlet said it never published the described article on Biles.

Paris 2024 Olympics - Athletics - Men's 100m Victory Ceremony - Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France - August 05, 2024. Gold medallist Noah Lyles of United States bites his medal on the podium. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier
 

Starting signal speakers opened door for Noah Lyles' gold | Fact check

Technology for starting races that has been in use since 2012 to signal runners to start at the same time was a factor in Noah Lyles' gold medal.

Aug 6, 2024; Paris, France; Imane Khelif (ALG) celebrates defeating Janjaem Suwannapheng (THA) in a women's 66kg bronze medal bout during the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Stade Roland Garros. Mandatory Credit: Michael Madrid-USA TODAY Sports
 

No, the IOC did not disqualify Imane Khelif from Olympics | Fact check

The International Olympic Committee declared Khelif eligible to compete. Khelif continued to box after her match with Angela Carini.

DMC medical office assistant Saundra Logan, 47, of Detroit, administers one of three vaccines that Caleb Holmes, 12, of Detroit, received during a visit by Director of the Centers for Disease Control, Dr. Mandy Cohen, to the DMC Children's Hospital of Michigan Specialty Center in Detroit on Tuesday, July 23, 2024.
 

COVID-19 vaccine post misrepresents Oxford study results | Fact check

The study examined outcomes in vaccinated and unvaccinated patients, not patients infected with COVID-19.

 

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