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Memes
No, you can’t send Christmas cards to ‘recovering American soldiers,’ as meme claims
Sports
Viral video of NBA player Steph Curry making 5 full-court shots in a row is fake
‘I knew it was fake when he made five in a row,’ Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr said of the video featuring point guard Steph Curry.
Scams
There's no $150 Kroger coupon — this is a scam
A VERIFY viewer asked if Kroger is really giving away a free $150 coupon for the company’s anniversary — it’s not. Similar coupon scams have circulated since 2013.
Sports
A viral tweet claiming Chinese state media is blurring crowds is not true
Tweets suggest Chinese state media has been blurring their footage of World Cup fans as a form of censorship. That’s not true.
Ukraine
Video claiming to be Al Jazeera report about ‘drunk Ukrainians’ at World Cup is fake
The video appears to be an Al Jazeera report about Ukrainian fans defacing posters with Nazi symbols at the World Cup, but the video is fake.
Technology
Video of Elon Musk saying Twitter employees got clips of Trump saying ‘you’re fired’ is fake
The video is a deepfake, or an edited video that’s made to look real. It was created using a clip of an interview Musk did in April.
Technology
Police will not have remote access to your car with a 'kill switch' under Biden's bill
Biden’s infrastructure deal requires drunk driving prevention technology in new cars, but police won’t have remote access to a “kill switch.”
Joe Biden
No, Biden didn’t advise people who were concerned about winter heating bills to buy solar panels
Biden was talking about a tax credit for solar panels in the Inflation Reduction Act, not telling Americans to buy the panels to cut down on winter heating bills.
Scams
Scammers are sending Amazon job offers over social media
Scammers are messaging groups of 50 strangers on Twitter and other platforms offering fake jobs they claim could pay $200 for one hour of remote work.
Scams
Group messages over social media for Amazon jobs are scams
Scammers are messaging groups of 50 strangers on Twitter and other platforms offering fake jobs they claim could pay $200 for one hour of remote work.
Gas Prices
No, the U.S. isn’t going to run out of diesel fuel in 25 days
The metric that Fox News host Tucker Carlson cited measures diesel fuel supply if refineries stopped producing oil and the industry stopped importing it.
Technology
Yes, anti-Elon Musk messages were projected on Twitter building in San Francisco
Alan Marling, a California-based projection activist, aired the messages on Twitter’s San Francisco building on Nov. 17 to protest Musk’s handling of the company.
Sports
Viral video of NBA player Steph Curry making 5 full-court shots in a row is fake
‘I knew it was fake when he made five in a row,’ Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr said of the video featuring point guard Steph Curry.
Scams
There's no $150 Kroger coupon — this is a scam
A VERIFY viewer asked if Kroger is really giving away a free $150 coupon for the company’s anniversary — it’s not. Similar coupon scams have circulated since 2013.
Sports
A viral tweet claiming Chinese state media is blurring crowds is not true
Tweets suggest Chinese state media has been blurring their footage of World Cup fans as a form of censorship. That’s not true.
Ukraine
Video claiming to be Al Jazeera report about ‘drunk Ukrainians’ at World Cup is fake
The video appears to be an Al Jazeera report about Ukrainian fans defacing posters with Nazi symbols at the World Cup, but the video is fake.
Technology
Video of Elon Musk saying Twitter employees got clips of Trump saying ‘you’re fired’ is fake
The video is a deepfake, or an edited video that’s made to look real. It was created using a clip of an interview Musk did in April.
Technology
Police will not have remote access to your car with a 'kill switch' under Biden's bill
Biden’s infrastructure deal requires drunk driving prevention technology in new cars, but police won’t have remote access to a “kill switch.”
Joe Biden
No, Biden didn’t advise people who were concerned about winter heating bills to buy solar panels
Biden was talking about a tax credit for solar panels in the Inflation Reduction Act, not telling Americans to buy the panels to cut down on winter heating bills.
Scams
Scammers are sending Amazon job offers over social media
Scammers are messaging groups of 50 strangers on Twitter and other platforms offering fake jobs they claim could pay $200 for one hour of remote work.
Scams
Group messages over social media for Amazon jobs are scams
Scammers are messaging groups of 50 strangers on Twitter and other platforms offering fake jobs they claim could pay $200 for one hour of remote work.
Gas Prices
No, the U.S. isn’t going to run out of diesel fuel in 25 days
The metric that Fox News host Tucker Carlson cited measures diesel fuel supply if refineries stopped producing oil and the industry stopped importing it.
Technology
Yes, anti-Elon Musk messages were projected on Twitter building in San Francisco
Alan Marling, a California-based projection activist, aired the messages on Twitter’s San Francisco building on Nov. 17 to protest Musk’s handling of the company.
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