Fact-checking Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s presidential ...
WEB2 days ago · And she did and the war started three days later." US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks during a debate in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 10, 2024 (AFP / SAUL LOEB) This is false -- Harris did not meet Putin, and she called Trump's claim a lie. As vice president, she did meet Zelensky …
Canadian car loan ads are not legitimate | Fact Check
WEB1 day ago · Screenshot of a Facebook ad taken September 10, 2024. An account for a supposed gamer named Julie Alton posted the video. The page transparency details say it is managed from the United States and runs paid ads on Facebook. Meta's Ad Library shows the account is running more than 80 promotions for car loan programs.
Fake X page for Georgia school shooting suspect spreads online
WEB2 days ago · The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) has identified Gray -- a student at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia -- as a suspect in the September 4 shooting. As of September 9, authorities had not identified a motive for the attack and the investigation was ongoing (archived here). The teenager had been brought to the Federal Bureau of ...
Posts mislead with claim about petrol prices falling across ...
WEB2 days ago · Nigeria has been suffering from petrol shortages in recent months leading to long queues at fuel stations. Posts based on a news report published in August claimed that “new” pump prices meant a litre of petrol was suddenly 200 naira cheaper. But this is misleading; thanks to scarcity, prices have fluctuated by up to 30 percent and more …
Russian official misquoted on bank transfer system | Fact Check
WEB4 days ago · Russian state-funded news outlet RT retracted a report that incorrectly said 159 countries had adopted a "new BRICS payment system" but not before the false claim spread across social media. RT misquoted a Russian official who said that 159 "participants" – not 159 countries -- had adopted Moscow's SPFS system for bank …
Chinese tanks pictured pulling back from contested border ...
WEB4 days ago · A photo of tanks and soldiers pulling out of the contested high-altitude border lands of India's Ladakh region has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed "heavy Chinese tanks" entering the territory in September 2024. The image, which was released by the Indian army, in fact shows Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) …
Video shows pope at ceremony, not 'visiting Vatican embassy ...
WEB5 days ago · E-mail. A video filmed in July 2024 in the Vatican was shared with a false claim that it showed Pope Francis visiting the Holy See's diplomatic post in Indonesia's capital in August 2024. The claim surfaced during the pontiff's visit to Jakarta, where he met some religious leaders in Southeast Asia's biggest mosque and held a mass in Indonesia ...