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An image shared on X claims to show the Iranian president’s helicopter crash. The wreckage of Iranian President Raisi’s helicopter has been found.#Iran #Reuters #HelicopterCrash #IranianPresident #Raisi #Iran #Iranian #Iran #إيران #الرئيس_الإيراني #Raisi pic.twitter.com/kc82BRgfbE — احمد صلاح (@mdl959809929722) May 19, 2024 Verdict: False The image is from January and was taken in Texas, not Iran. Fact Check: The

President Joe Biden’s administration forgave another $7.7 billion in student loan debt for about 160,000 borrowers on Wednesday. The president announced in a statement that he forgave the debt of applicants enrolled under his administration’s Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan, including teachers, nurses or law enforcement officials. The Supreme Court, in a

The race between former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden appears to be tightening across seven battleground states that will be crucial in securing a second term for either candidate, a Monday poll found. Trump’s lead against Biden narrowed from six to four points among registered voters across Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina, Michigan

A post shared on social media allegedly shows a photo of the recent helicopter crash that killed Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi. The photo is from 2020 and shows a training plane, not a helicopter. The bodies of Raisi and Iranian foreign ministers were found after their helicopter crashed in the northwest mountains of Iran, but State

An image shared on Facebook purports to show a Times of Israel headline that reads, “Protesting to Stop the Genocide is Antisemitic.” Verdict: False The image of the purported headline was originally shared on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, by an Israeli parody account. Fact Check: Benny Gantz, a centrist member

A court order halting the Illinois Board of Elections from attempting to change the rules for ballot access mid-election, which was pushed for by the Liberty Justice Center (LJC), was approved Wednesday, according to a press statement. The law firm released a press statement announcing that the court upheld a hold on the Democratic state’s

Hitting the campaign trail for the first time during his New York criminal trial, former President Donald Trump told a group of his supporters on April 16 that the courtroom was affecting his ability to see the people. “They want to keep me off the campaign trail, but based on what I am doing, I

Lawmakers grilled Dr. David Morens, a Senior Advisor to Dr. Anthony Fauci at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), over his apparent attempts to circumvent FOIA requests during a Wednesday testimony to the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. Committee Chair Republican Ohio Rep. Brad Wenstrup opened the hearing by citing

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas grilled United States Magistrate Judge Sarah Netburn Wednesday about a case centering around a serial child rapist during a Wednesday confirmation hearing. Netburn, who was nominated for a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, was one of five judges testifying at

Former Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley announced she is voting for former President Donald Trump in the 2024 general election after previously refusing to commit to supporting a specific candidate. Haley had previously said Trump needs to prove more to his voters in order for her to get behind him in November. She publicly disclosed