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A post shared on social media purports the City of Chicago ceremonially raised the Palestinian flag at a recent event. Verdict: False The claim is inaccurate. The flag was raised by Chicago’s chapter of American Muslims for Palestine, not the city. Fact Check: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu still plans for an offensive in Gaza’s southern

A viral video shared on X purports to show Palestinians faking medical injuries in Gaza. (Warning: Graphic content) Verdict: False The claim is false. The video was originally shared on Facebook in 2018 and shows a staged medical training event at the Islamic University College of Medicine. Fact Check: The U.S. military recently set up

Rudy Giuliani, a former Trump attorney, launched a coffee line this week consisting of products featuring his face. Giuliani filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Dec. 2023 after a defamation verdict required him to pay approximately $148 million. The former New York City mayor has since established “Rudy.Coffee,” his own online business selling three styles

The U.K. Conservative Party claimed May 14 that the U.K. Labour Party does not have a defense plan. We’re increasing defence spending to 2.5% by 2030 securing Britain’s place as the biggest defence power in Europe and second only to the US in NATO. Labour can’t say what they’ll do because they have no plan

Some of President Joe Biden’s 2020 voters named inflation, foreign policy and illegal immigration as their main reasons for considering backing former President Donald Trump, instead, in November, The New York Times reported on Friday. The NYT/Siena College survey released on Monday across Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania found that 14% of those

A video shared on Threads allegedly shows Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz messing up the Pledge of Allegiance.  Post by @michelestillman View on Threads Verdict: False The video was digitally altered, a Cruz spokesperson told Check Your Fact via email. Fact Check:  Cruz has not made a public decision on a 2028 presidential run, according

An image shared on X purports to show a baby standing beside the body of his dead mother in Rafah. A baby is crying in Rafah. Can you see, can you hear it earth?#RafahUnderAttack #Israel #Rafah #رفح_تحت_القصف pic.twitter.com/MvsZXzoSgR — SHAHID🇵🇸 (@Shahidawan46) May 8, 2024 Verdict: False The claim is false. A content detection scan using

Former President Donald Trump’s defense attorney rebutted Michael Cohen’s testimony during a brutal cross-examination Thursday, which has legal commentators raising the possibility Cohen again committed perjury. Defense attorney Todd Blanche confronted Cohen on his past lies under oath, including to Congress and a federal judge, asking him whether he took the same oath before testifying

A leading contender to replace prominent Trump critic Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate told the Daily Caller News Foundation on Thursday that the former president has his vote, but declined to give his endorsement. GOP Rep. John Curtis of Utah has previously been critical of Trump, and is competing against several prominent Republicans for

An image shared on Facebook purports to show human meat in the shape of a hand for sale. Verdict: False The claim is false. The U.K.-based outlet Full Fact indicated the image was generated using artificial intelligence (AI) via a Mar. 28 article. In addition, A media forensics and AI expert denied the image’s authenticity in