Thursday, February 6, 2025

Jet, not missile, crashed into Philadelphia neighborhood

The FAA said the incident was a plane crash. Evidence such as photos of debris captured after the incident corroborate the report. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Checking the Facts

Thu Feb 6 2025

 
A burned car sits near the scene of a plane crash on the 7200 block of Cottman in Northeast Philadelphia on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.

The FAA said the incident was a plane crash. Evidence such as photos of debris captured after the incident corroborate the report.

A new study found 2 in 3 people who took GLP-1 drugs such as Ozempic to lose weight quit within one year. People with Type 2 diabetes are more likely to continue using the medication.
 

False claim Denmark announced '500% tariffs' on Ozempic | Fact check

There is no record of Denmark announcing the tariff on Ozempic exports. The social media user who first shared the claim later said it was fabricated.

Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk addresses a stadium audience in Washington, D.C., on the Inauguration Day of Donald Trump's second presidential term.
 

Elon Musk post doctored to add threat to Trump critics | Fact check

The image of the X post is a fabrication. There is no record of the post on Musk's profile and no credible evidence it was ever shared.

President Claudia Sheinbaum speaks at the nation's main plaza on Oct. 1, 2024 during a ceremony for the beginning of her mandate.
 

Quote about Mexico sending felons to US is fake

There is no evidence that Sheinbaum made the statement. It doesn't appear on any of her social media accounts or in any news releases.

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as he signs an executive order in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., January 31, 2025. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
 

This Bob Woodward post about Trump isn't real

There is no record of the supposed post on Bob Woodward's X profile. The image originated as satire.

Jacksonville police car lights.
 

No, a serial killer named Ryan Edward isn't on the run | Fact check

The post misidentifies the people in the photos, who were arrested years apart in different countries. Police called the post a hoax.

A giant balloon depicting US President Donald Trump as an orange baby joins drag queens and protesters against the UK visit of US President Donald Trump as they take part in a march and rally in London on July 13, 2018. - Tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated in London on Friday against US President Donald Trump, whose four-day visit to Britain has been marred by his extraordinary attack on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit strategy.
 

London protest video predates 2025 Trump inauguration | Fact check

The video was captured in London in 2018, more than six years before Trump's second term.

People line up Dec. 18, 2024, during the final day of the three-day FEMA job fair at the Embassy Suites Hilton in Asheville. About 600 people applied for positions FEMA needs to fill in the Western North Carolina area according to FEMA Public Affairs Specialist Vincent Abril.
 

This hurricane survivor was helped under Biden, not Trump | Fact check

The video was captured on Jan. 9, according to FEMA. President Donald Trump was sworn into office more than a week later on Jan. 20.

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