Author name: Lance Hudgins

Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York claimed Thursday that a proposed “Green New Deal” aimed at public housing was a form of “reparations.” Bowman made the remarks during an event at which Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont promoted the “Green New Deal for Public Housing

A post  shared on social media purports that a Jewish community in the United States recently rallied to sever ties with Israel. The largest anti-Israel American Jewish community openly announces the severing of all ties with Israel, affirming its rejection of the vision of Israel as a Jewish state. Oh Muslims…oh Arabs… At least become

A post shared on Facebook claims a judge has purportedly ended Special Counsel Jack Smith’s cases against 2024 presumptive Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump. Verdict: False There is no evidence to support the claim. Both cases, one involving Trump’s alleged retention of classified documents and the other involving Trump’s alleged attempt to overturn

A post shared on Facebook claims World Economic Forum (WEF) Chairman Klaus Schwab that any humans who “refused” to accept artificial intelligence (AI) would be “extinct.” Verdict: False The claim stems from The People’s Voice, a website that has repeatedly published false information. Schwab has not made such remarks. Fact Check: A top U.S. economist

A video shared on Instagram purports Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni claimed “Italy’s ancestral right” to all of Europe, North Africa and Western Asia.  Verdict: False There is no evidence Meloni said this. Fact Check: Meloni is seeking over $100,000 in damages after two men created pornographic deepfake videos of her and shared them online

A video shared on Facebook claims to show author and journalist Chris Hedges reciting a poem about Gaza at the 2024 Oscars. Verdict: False Hedges did not talk about Gaza at the Academy Awards. The video has been edited. Fact Check: More than 1,000 Jewish entertainers signed a letter slamming director Jonathan Glazer’s acceptance speech during

Michele Morrow, the Republican nominee for North Carolina Superintendent of Public Instruction, slammed a CNN reporter attempting to get a “gotcha moment.” Morrow, a homeschooling parent, defeated Catherine Truitt, who currently holds the office as the state’s superintendent, in North Carolina’s Republican primary election, according to The Charlotte Observer. Morrow has reportedly come under fire

A post shared on Facebook claims the London Eye, a popular Ferris wheel and tourist attraction in the U.K., has been dismantled.  Verdict: False There is no evidence the attraction has been dismantled. All photos shown in the post originate from 1999 when the attraction was built. Fact Check:  Train drivers in the London Underground

A video shared on X purports to show 2024 presumptive Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump being slapped by an Iranian Kurdish man at a recent campaign rally. Donald Trump received a strong slap from an Iranian Kurdish young man during his speech yesterday that he will not forget for the rest of his

President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) are continuing to increase their fundraising haul, raking in more cash than former President Donald Trump’s campaign and the Republican National Committee, according to Politico. Biden’s campaign account reported that it brought in $21 million during February, setting the reelection bid up with $71