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The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem accused the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) of murdering two women at the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza and firing on a convent in a Dec. 16 statement. pic.twitter.com/BaKFW1y20A — Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem (@LPJerusalem) December 16, 2023 The statement states that “Nahida and her daughter Samar were shot and

A video shared on Instagram claims to show an Israeli ship struck by the Houthi rebels. Verdict: False The video is not related to the current conflict. It is from 2016, not 2023. Fact Check: The Houthis struck a Norwegian-flagged ship with a missile Dec. 12, according to The Associated Press. The ship, an oil and

A post shared on Instagram claims the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said that cancer treatments “actually cause cancer.”  Verdict: False The FDA did not make such a statement. Instead, it is currently investigating adverse outcomes associated with a certain type of cancer treatment, according to a press release. Fact Check:  The FDA has

During a recent town hall event with Fox News host Sean Hannity, former President Donald Trump claimed he delivered a bigger tax cut than the late President Ronald Reagan. Verdict: False Data from multiple sources, including the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, indicate Reagan delivered a larger tax cut than Trump. Reagan’s tax cut

Alina Habba, an attorney for Donald Trump, warned the former president’s political opponents Sunday that Trump’s retaliation will be “relentless” if he takes back the White House. Habba took the stage at the annual Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest conference, where she railed against the Biden administration and defended her client, Mediaite reported. She told the

A post shared on Facebook claims X CEO Elon Musk has been named Time Magazine 2023 Person of the Year. Verdict: False  The claim is inaccurate. Musk was named Person of the Year in 2021, not 2023. Fact Check:  Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has said he would “love” to be friends with Musk, who has

A viral video shared on X, formerly Twitter, purports to show an Al Jazeera journalist allegedly being harassed by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers amid the current Israel-Hamas conflict. Al Jazeera correspondent – a journalist 🚨 – being harassed and manhandled by the IDF / this is what it is like trying to cover the

A viral image shared on X, formerly Twitter, purports to show Israeli tanks invading Gaza amid the current Israel-Hamas conflict. Battle on the streets of Gaza pic.twitter.com/6jM6MbrIhj — Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) December 13, 2023 Verdict: False A scan using the website Fake Image Detector indicates the image is “computer generated or modified.” A media forensics

Former Republican Rep. George Santos explained his appreciation of Gen Z progressives in an interview Monday. Santos sat down with YouTuber Ziwe Fumudoh for a lighthearted question-and-answer session, in which he expressed his high regard for young voters while she peppered him with probing questions. George Santos: “Gen Z loves Trump. They love Trump. He’s

An elected Democratic official in Washington, D.C., has been fined by the District of Columbia Board of Elections for voting twice in 2020. Vanessa Rubio, an advisory neighborhood commissioner in D.C., voted in the District of Columbia and Maryland during the 2020 presidential election, according to NBC 4 Washington reporter Mark Segraves. She reportedly told