Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Autism and viruses are present in Amish

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Checking the Facts

Tue Dec 10 2024

 
A group of Amish people from Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, arrive ahead of a pre-election rally by former U.S. President Donald Trump held in support of Republican candidates in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, U.S., November 5, 2022. REUTERS/Mike Segar  TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

A social media post makes broad false claims of health advantages for Amish people, wrongly tying them to practices not all Amish engage in.

Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) in the Spin Room after Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz squared off during the CBS News vice presidential debate moderated by CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell and Face the Nation moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan.
 

No, posts don't show Tom Cotton with gold bars in Iraq | Fact check

The image is consistent with others taken by a specific Army unit in Iraq in 2003, a spokesperson said. Cotton didn't enlist in the Army until 2005.

HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA - NOVEMBER 17: Jeanine Pirro speaks during 2022 FOX Nation Patriot Awards at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on November 17, 2022 in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo by Jason Koerner/Getty Images)
 

Clip shows Fox News host condemning Hunter Biden pardon | Fact check

The original clip shows Pirro condemning Hunter Biden's pardon, saying pardons are generally for people who have already "paid their debt to society."

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addresses the audience during a joint press conference with German Chancellor at Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, on December 2, 2024, amid the Russian invasion in Ukraine. (Photo by Anatolii STEPANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANATOLII STEPANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
 

Claim that Zelenskyy bought luxury French hotel is false | Fact check

The hotel's owners didn't sell the property to Zelenskyy or Film Heritage Inc. They're renovating the building and will be reopening it in 2026.

Oct 8, 2010; Washington, DC, USA; Supreme Court justice Clarence Thomas. Mandatory Credit: H. Darr Beiser/USA TODAY-USA TODAY NETWORK
 

Claim of SCOTUS retirement in 2025 is stolen satire | Fact check

There were no announcements about Thomas' purported plans to retire after Trump takes office as of Dec. 6. The claim started on a satirical X account.

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