Author name: Lance Hudgins

A viral video shared on X, formerly Twitter, claims Mohammed Nazal, a Palestinian teenager recently exchanged for Israeli hostages, purportedly faked injuries he sustained in prison. Palestinian man, Mohammed Nazal, who was serving a jail sentence in Israel for terror-related offenses before being exchanged for Israeli hostages, claimed both his arms were broken by Israeli

A post  shared on social media purportedly a recent video of Israeli Defense Force stopping an ambulance from entering Gaza. Israeli forces detain paramedics at gun point preventing them from saving lives in Gaza…🇵🇸💔 pic.twitter.com/KQ55RlY8N8 — Pelham (@Resist_05) December 8, 2023 Verdict: False The caption is inaccurate. The video dates back to at least 2019. Fact

A post shared on X, formerly Twitter, claims actor Mark Wahlberg said, “If you don’t like the USA, please leave and take your comrades Alec Baldwin, Cher, Jennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, Barbra Streisand, Matt Damon, Oprah, and Colin Kaepernick with you.” Mark Wahlberg calls out the Hollywood liberal Democrats. He said, “If you don’t like the USA

A Seattle student reportedly failed a quiz after asserting men can’t get pregnant. A tenth-grade Ethnic Studies World History teacher at Chief Sealth International High School failed the student, who turned in an “Understanding Gender vs. Sex” assignment that did not align with left-wing LGBT ideology, according to 770 KTTH. The student responded to the

A video shared on Facebook claims to show AC-130 “combat footage” against Somali pirates. Verdict: Misleading The video is from ARMA 3, a military simulation game. Fact Check: The U.S. military accused Somali pirates of attempting to capture a cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden in late November, according to Reuters. This comes as ships had

A post shared on Instagram allegedly shows photos of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) International Space Station (ISS), proving that it is located within a swimming pool.  Verdict: False The post is miscaptioned. The photos show NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory, according to its website. Fact Check: After 8 months, NASA astronauts aboard the ISS

A photo shared on Facebook allegedly shows a quote from The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger saying that the band has decided to add a concert in Israel to its upcoming tour.  Verdict: False There is no evidence for this claim. It appears to stem from a 2013 article that identifies itself as a “prank.”

December 11, 2023 10:22 AM ET President Joe Biden has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the White House as Biden continues to make a push for more aid to the country. The White House extended an invite to Zelenskyy for a meeting Tuesday in an effort to emphasize the U.S.’s commitment to the country

The Supreme Court asked former President Donald Trump’s lawyers to respond by next week to special counsel Jack Smith’s request for the justices to weigh in on his 2020 election case. Smith asked the justices Monday to consider Trump’s bid to dismiss his 2020 election case based on presidential immunity before the appeals court decides

A conviction of former President Donald Trump sways the 2024 election in President Joe Biden’s favor, a Saturday poll showed, as Special Counsel Jack Smith pulls out all the stops to put Trump on trial in early 2024. Smith, seeking to speed up the trial process ahead of a contentious presidential race, asked the U.S.