Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Pelosi quote about impeaching Trump is fabricated

A spokesperson for Pelosi said the former House speaker did not make the statement attributed to her. There is no credible evidence to the contrary. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Checking the Facts

Wed Nov 13 2024

 
Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks as the LBJ Foundation hosts Pelosi in a behind-the-scenes conversation about her new book “The Art of Power” at the LBJ Presidential Library in Austin, Texas Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. The event was a part of the Friends of the LBJ Library ‘An Evening With’ series.

A spokesperson for Pelosi said the former House speaker did not make the statement attributed to her. There is no credible evidence to the contrary.

US President Donald Trump (R) attends a meeting with Russia's President Vladimir Putin during the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28, 2019. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
 

No, NATO leader didn't threaten to expel US | Fact check

A NATO spokesperson said the claim is false. The secretary general congratulated the president-elect in a public statement.

Voters from Lake Angelus, Michigan, in Oakland County, cast their votes behind curtains inside of an old one room school house in precinct one on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024.  The small town near Auburn Hills has between 300 and 320 voters.
 

Format error made voters appear to have voted repeatedly | Fact check

A report listing people who cast ballots in Michigan alongside multiple addresses had a formatting error. It wasn't proof of voter fraud.

A man walks in a flooded street in Paiporta, in the region of Valencia, eastern Spain, on November 4, 2024, in the aftermath of devastating deadly floods. The toll of deadly floods on November 4, 2024 stands at 217 dead, almost all in the eastern Valencia region, with the country dreading the discovery of more corpses as an unknown number of people remain missing. (Photo by JOSE JORDAN / AFP) (Photo by JOSE JORDAN/AFP via Getty Images)
 

Map shows Valencia river barriers, not removed dams | Fact check

Blue dots on a map circulating widely on social media show weirs that are still in place, not dams removed before Valencia flooding.

A local resident receives a booster shot of the Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine at a mass vaccination center operated by Japanese Self-Defense Force, in Tokyo, Japan, January 31, 2022. Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via REUTERS
 

No, Japan didn't name COVID-19 vaccine 'most deadly drug' | Fact check

There is no evidence Japan has named the COVID-19 vaccine the "most deadly drug in history," as the post claims.

TOPSHOT - People react as US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2024. Donald Trump won a sweeping victory Wednesday in the US presidential election, defeating Kamala Harris to complete an astonishing political comeback that sent shock waves around the world. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP) (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)
 

Post includes fabricated Nov. 6 suicide total | Fact check

A WHO spokesperson said the claim is false. The organization doesn't publish daily suicide statistics.

Early voters cast their ballot at the Basset Place Mall ahead of the general election in El Paso, Texas on Nov. 1, 2024.
 

Image of Texas presidential vote tally is fabricated | Fact check

A spokesperson for CNN said the image is a fabrication that didn't air on the network. Texas will start reporting results after polls close on Nov. 5.

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