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Key bridge collapse: Buttigieg didn’t call Baltimore bridge racist
Immigration
Los Angeles Times never published ‘10 facts about illegal immigration’ list
A viral chain message circulating online since 2006 claims the L.A. Times published a list of “illegal immigration” facts. That’s false.
Local News
Recall: Nearly 119,000 Subarus
The company says a problem is with the front passenger air bags.
Food
No, Aldi does not sell lab-grown bacon
Viral Facebook posts falsely claim Aldi’s bacon is grown from cells in a lab. Here’s what led to the confusion.
Food
No, Aldi does not sell lab-grown bacon
Aldi does not sell bacon grown from cells in a lab. The grocery chain sells bacon and other deli meats under the Appleton Farms brand, not Appleton Meats.
National
No, Pete Buttigieg did not say Francis Scott Key Bridge was racist
A 2021 video of Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg discussing systemic racism in U.S. infrastructure is being shared out of context.
Health
Boil water advisories: VERIFY fact sheet
We VERIFY whether you can brush your teeth, wash dishes or shower during a boil water advisory, and if it’s safe to drink filtered water that isn’t boiled.
Immigration
Texas S.B. 4: What we can VERIFY about the immigration law
Texas is embroiled in a legal battle over its controversial immigration law known as S.B. 4. We VERIFY what could happen if the law is allowed to be enforced.
Immigration
Texas Senate Bill 4 immigration law: What we can VERIFY
S.B. 4 makes it a state crime to cross into Texas at any place other than a lawful port of entry. Police could arrest migrants who have entered illegally.
National
Photo doesn’t show car that fell off Francis Scott Key Bridge during collapse
A photo in viral posts that claim to show a car submerged in water after the Baltimore bridge collapse wasn’t even shot in the U.S.
National
No, this video doesn’t show an ‘alternate angle’ of Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse
A viral video that claims to show an explosion and subsequent collapse of a Baltimore bridge was actually taken in 2022 near Crimea.
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Baltimore Key Bridge: Video actually shows Crimean bridge blast
A viral video that claims to show an explosion and subsequent collapse of a Baltimore bridge was actually taken in 2022 near Crimea.
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