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National
No, Congress is not voting on a bill that would make questioning events surrounding 9/11 terror attacks a crime
Social Media
A post claiming that Congress is voting on a bill to make questioning the events surrounding 9/11 as a crime is false
Congress hasn’t introduced legislation that makes it a crime to question what happened on Sept. 11. We VERIFY where the false claims are stemming from.
Immigration
What we can VERIFY about claims a Mexican humanitarian organization distributed flyers encouraging migrants to vote for Biden
Resource Center Matamoros “doesn’t encourage immigrants to cast ballots in the U.S.” and didn’t create flyers that appear to be part of a disinformation campaign.
Social Media
No, Harvard University didn’t replace the American flag with a Palestinian flag amid protests
Amid Israel-Palestinian war protests, pro-Palestine demonstrators raised a Palestinian flag where the U.S. flag typically hangs. It was not authorized by Harvard.
Health
No, birth control does not cause infertility
“Using hormonal birth control doesn’t affect your ability to have a baby in the future,” Miriam Cremer, M.D., women’s health specialist at the Cleveland Clinic says.
Scams
‘Shark Tank’ hosts and actor Kevin Costner aren’t endorsing products to treat tinnitus
Several readers asked whether the hosts of “Shark Tank” and other celebrities endorse products like gummies to treat tinnitus, as ads claim. Here’s what we found.
Social Media
No, viral image of Stephen King wearing makeup and a Palestine shirt isn’t real
The viral image was photoshopped to show the author wearing makeup and a Palestine shirt. The original image was taken in 2022.
Immigration
Yes, New York City gives migrants free one-way plane tickets in some cases
A New York City service provides migrants with one-way plane or bus tickets to other destinations, including other U.S. cities and states or their home countries.
Travel
No, this viral video showing Ford vehicle ‘safety tests’ isn’t real
A viral video clip appearing to show rear-end crash tests conducted on various Ford vehicle models is actually CGI. We go step-by-step to show you how to VERIFY.
Social Media
Video claiming to show crash 'safety tests' isn't real
A viral video clip appearing to show rear-end crash tests conducted on various Ford vehicle models is actually CGI. We go step-by-step to show you how to VERIFY.
Health
Cough CPR trick does not help or prevent heart attack
“Cough CPR” can help maintain circulation after cardiac arrest in some cases, but is ineffective for heart attacks.
Scams
Texts about outstanding toll balances are scams
Toll companies say they do not send personal account information to customers via text.
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