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Fact Check: Did Silicon Valley Bank Donate More Than $73 Million to Black Lives Matter?

No, but the database in question shows donations to related causes.

An AI-generated image of Trump via @EliotHiggins on Twitter.

Fact Check: Photos of Donald Trump Being Arrested Are Fake

The images were generated using artificial intelligence software.

Fact Check: What Did Ron DeSantis Say About Donald Trump’s Potential Extradition? 

The Florida governor indicated that his office would not involve itself.

Fact Checking a Graphic Comparing Bank Bailouts to Proposed Federal Spending Programs

The chart assumes that taxpayers will bear the entire cost of covering deposits for SVB and Signature Bank customers.

Fact Check: Does New Orleans Have Any Public Schools Left?

A viral tweet that says the city doesn’t is false.

Fact Check: Did Volodymyr Zelensky Say that U.S. Troops Would Have to Fight in Ukraine?

A video clip has been stripped of important context.

Fact Checking Claims About ‘15-Minute Cities’

It’s a concept designed to make cities more livable, not reduce movement or confine people.