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Fact Checking Claims About ‘15-Minute Cities’
It’s a concept designed to make cities more livable, not reduce movement or confine people.
Fact Checking President Biden’s State of The Union Speech
The 2023 address included a number of claims that were misleading or missing important context.
Fact Checking Alleged Photos of the Turkish-Syrian Earthquake
Two viral images are stock photos, not from rescue and recovery operations.
Fact Check: Are ‘White Women’ the Greatest Threat to World Peace?
An image circulating online has been digitally altered.
Fact Checking a Map That Depicts Part of Ukraine as Polish Territory
The image is fake, and Poland has not annexed Western Ukraine.
Is Harvard Medical School Teaching Students to Treat ‘LGBTQIA+’ Infants?
The treatments in question are only for intersex babies.
Fact Checking a Fake Headline About COVID-19 Vaccines
An image of an authentic article was digitally altered.
Fact Check: Did Demar Hamlin’s Ambulance Exit the Field Under a Canopy Advertising for Pfizer?
A viral photo has been digitally altered.
Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Ever Drop His Support of Kevin McCarthy’s Speakership Bid?
A statement purporting to be from Trump is fake.