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A video shared on TikTok claims the daughter of late herbalist Alfredo Bowman, also known as Dr. Sebi, is facing 155 years in prison for “revealing top secret health hacks.”  Verdict: False There are no credible news reports suggesting any of Bowman’s family has been arrested. The accompanying image appears to be created using artificial

An image shared on Facebook claims to show a sign purporting that the English town of Rochdale is “twinned with Gaza and the West Bank.” Screenshot captured via Facebook Verdict: False According to the Rochdale Council Borough’s website, the town of Rochdale is twinned with Lviv in Ukraine, Bielefeld in Germany, Sahiwal in Pakistan and

CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten on Wednesday asserted former President Donald Trump’s lead over President Joe Biden significantly distinguishes the current election from the 2020 race. Trump and Biden both reached the necessary number of delegates to clinch their respective party nominations on Tuesday. The former president is currently leading Biden by two points, according

Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert announced on Wednesday that she won’t be competing in the special election to replace GOP Rep. Ken Buck, whose district she’s running for in November. Buck decided on Tuesday that he’d be leaving Congress earlier than previously announced by the end of next week, prompting a special election to temporarily

Senate and House Republicans sent a letter Tuesday to The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) pressing them over allegations that the Biden Administration has been juking statistics related to climate change with temperature monitoring stations. The Daily Caller first obtained a copy of the letter, which was spearheaded by Utah Sen. Mike Lee. The

Vulnerable Senate Democrats, who often try to distance themselves from Washington, D.C., have emerged as favorites among employees at the nation’s largest lobbying firms. Sens. Jon Tester of Montana, Jacky Rosen of Nevada, Bob Casey Jr. of Pennsylvania and Sherrod Brown of Ohio were among the top recipients of donations from people working at the

A post shared on Facebook claims the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps purportedly hanged Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) Arati Prabhakar for treason. Verdict: False The claim is false and stems from a Feb. 29 article published on the satire site “Real Raw News.” A spokesperson

An image shared on Facebook purports to show a recent snowstorm in California. Verdict: False The claim is false. The image shows a snow storm that occurred in China in January 2023, according to another post shared on X. Fact Check: Northern California recently received over 10 feet of snow, according to CNN. In addition

A video shared on X claims that Bellingcat and BBC News reported that former Ukrainian general Valery Zaluzhny was paid $53 million to stay out of Ukrainian politics. ‼️🇬🇧🇺🇦🪖💵 The BBC citing Bellingcat is suggesting #Zaluzhny was paid $53 million to stay away from Ukrainian politics. #Ukraine️ pic.twitter.com/OgwuW8wT7K — Maimunka News (@MaimunkaNews) March 9, 2024 Verdict:

Fifteen House Republicans ended up voting Wednesday against a TikTok bill that would ban the app if ByteDance, a Chinese company, doesn’t sell it, breaking with the rest of their GOP colleagues. In a 352-65 vote, the House passed legislation to force the Chinese company to sell TikTok in order for the social media app