Monday, February 3, 2025

LA fires emit a fraction of car emissions

Two days of January wildfires in Southern California did not produce anywhere near as much CO2 as U.S. cars have emitted over decades. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Checking the Facts

Mon Feb 3 2025

 
Structures burn in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Jan. 8, 2025, after a wildfire broke out in Los Angeles County on Jan. 7.

Two days of January wildfires in Southern California did not produce anywhere near as much CO2 as U.S. cars have emitted over decades.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 21: (EDITOR'S NOTE: Alternate crop) Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde (L) arrives as U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during the National Prayer Service at Washington National Cathedral on January 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tuesday marks Trump's first full day of his second term in the White House. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
 

Bishop who spoke at Trump prayer service not removed

Bishop Mariann Budde is listed as bishop on the Washington National Cathedral website, and the Episcopal Church has issued a statement supporting her.

View of debris as the Coast Guard, local, state and federal agencies respond in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the Potomac River in Washington D.C. on January 30, 2025.
 

Skater had ticket for Atlanta, not fatal DC flight

In an Instagram post, skater Jon Maravilla said he was never supposed to have taken the fatal American Airlines flight, contrary to reports.

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.

Supporters of then-President Donald Trump attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
 

No, two Jan. 6 rioters weren't killed after Trump pardons | Fact check

While a man pardoned by Trump was fatally shot by a deputy during a Jan. 26 traffic stop, the second death mentioned in the posts happened in 2024.

The Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) was selected by the Department of Education to facilitate beta testing of the new FAFSA form on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024.
 

FAFSA funding still available amid federal funding fight | Fact check

Officials said the order, which was later rescinded, didn't affect FAFSA because the order excluded programs providing direct benefits to individuals.

This picture shows a collapsed wall of a house after an earthquake in Lucao township, Chiayi County on January 21, 2025. A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on January 21, the US Geological Survey said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to local authorities. (Photo by CNA / AFP) / China OUT - Taiwan OUT - Macau OUT / Hong Kong OUT - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE -- Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) (Photo by -/CNA/AFP via Getty   Images)
 

False claim video shows January earthquake in Taiwan | Fact check

Each piece of footage shown in the video predates both Jan. 25 earthquakes that shook southern Taiwan by days, months or years.

Selena Gomez is photographed on the red carpet during the Palm Springs International Film Awards in Palm Springs, Calif., Jan. 3, 2025.
 

No, this Trump post about 'Hollywood liberals' isn't real | Fact check

The image is a fabrication. There is no record of the post on Trump's Truth Social profile.

Fake news.
 

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