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A video  shared on X claims to show the Iranian president Ibrahim Raisi before he died. Video footage shows Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi on board the helicopter shortly before it made a hard landing in mountainous terrain due to foggy conditions in East Azerbaijan province. pic.twitter.com/vywHa5QJIC — Abdiwali Hassan (@abdihassand) May 19, 2024 Verdict: False

An image shared on Threads claims 2024 presumptive Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump purportedly faked the crowd size at one of his rallies. Screenshot captured via Threads Verdict: False The claim is false, as the image is digitally altered. The original, unaltered image was shared on X, formerly Twitter, by Trump’s senior advisor

Independent Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and other third-party candidates appear to be hurting President Joe Biden — and boosting former President Donald Trump — when on the ballot in four key battleground states, a poll released Thursday found. Trump’s leads grow against Biden among likely voters in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan and North Carolina when Kennedy

A viral post shared on X claims the International Criminal Court (ICC) has purportedly issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leaders. The International Criminal Court has just issued arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas leaders. Israel’s leadership is charged

Former Oakland Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong announced his bid Wednesday morning for a spot on the Oakland City Council, slamming the current city’s “embarrassing” conditions. Armstrong, 51, filed his paperwork for the already crowded City Council’s at-large seat to represent the entire city, stating in an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle that not only

The CIA appeared to instruct the Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) for Delaware, Lesley Wolf, to block an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) team’s investigation into Hunter Biden from using his benefactor, Kevin Morris, as a witness, IRS whistleblower Gary Shapley said in an affidavit the House Ways and Means Committee released Wednesday. Shapley, as a

The conservative Sentinel Action Fund (SAF) announced on Wednesday its first seven-figure investment in Ohio to encourage early voting, and endorsed Republican Senate candidate Bernie Moreno, the Daily Caller News Foundation first learned. SAF’s announcement is the first of multiple seven-figure investments it plans to make in Ohio this cycle, with the super PAC also launching

A post  shared on Facebook claims that the United Nations (UN) General Assembly voted to give Palestine full membership. Verdict: Misleading While the UN General Assembly did vote to grant new “rights and privileges” to the Palestinian government, they did not receive full membership as claimed. Fact Check: Social media users are claiming that the

In a May 17 post shared on TRUTH Social, 2024 presumptive Republican nominee and former president Donald Trump claimed Virginia State University (VSU) is the first historically black college or university (HBCU) to host a debate. Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Biden is “turning his back on students, Virginians and the nation” by apparently

An image shared on Facebook claims President Joe Biden has purportedly banned talking about the Bible. Verdict: False The claim is false. USA Today debunked the claim via a May 17 article, citing a First Amendment expert who labeled the claim as “unconstitutional.” Another First Amendment expert also labeled the claim as “unconstitutional” in an