“Acaba de ocurrir un terrible accidente aéreo de un avión de pasajeros cerca de Milán".”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Falso
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“The train crash near East Palestine, Ohio "could very well be a domestic Chernobyl.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
“Volodymyr Zelensky "calls for preventative nuclear attack against Russia.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said NATO and its allies should use “preventive actions,” such as economic sanctions, against Russia.
“CDC Dep. Dir. Tom Shimabukuro Admits COVID Vaccines Are Causing ‘Debilitating Illnesses’”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: Shimabukuro was simply acknowledging that some people have reported debilitating conditions following vaccination to VAERS. He was not saying that those conditions were caused by COVID-19 vaccination.
“The “average tax” for billionaires is “about 3%,” which is “a lower tax than a schoolteacher or a firefighter.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: This refers to calculations made under a theoretical proposal. Under today’s laws, the 25 highest-earning billionaires paid an average tax rate of 16%.
“The dog dewormer fenbendazole can cure cancer in humans.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The National Cancer Institute said it has no evidence that supports the claim. The Food and Drug Administration has not approved fenbendazole to treat or prevent cancer in humans.
“A photo shows a deputy U.S. marshal “keeping a close eye” on President Joe Biden at the State of the Union address on Feb. 7.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“A photo shows birds that “dropped dead” in Kentucky after the train derailment in Ohio.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“At the World Economic Forum, Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel admitted that his company produced 100,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines in 2019, before the pandemic started.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel was not referring to COVID-19 vaccine doses when he said the company produced 100,000 doses in 2019. Moderna collaborated with NIH in January 2020 to develop a vaccine against COVID-19.
“Criminal caught after cutting off 37 man buns.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“De última hora: Terremoto de 8.2 deja a México en pedazos.”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Falso
“Gen. Mark Milley “never served in combat.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“House Speaker Kevin McCarthy refused to allow Rep. Jamie Raskin to wear his head coverings on the House floor while undergoing treatment for cancer.”
FactCheck.org rated this: False
FactCheck.org says: The posts misinterpret a joke Raskin made, and Raskin said McCarthy has been supportive of his wearing a head covering.
“Humans are not causing climate change.” Magnetic pole shifting “is causing havoc worldwide in weather, climate, earthquakes, tsunamis, etc.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: There is wide consensus among climate scientists that the Earth is warming and that humans directly contributed to this change by burning fossil fuels. Experts say there isn’t evidence showing magnetic field variation.
“Imágenes reales de un ovni derribado en Alaska".”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Falso
“In Australia, "All joggers must wear a helmet.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A sign warning that a new Australian law requires joggers to wear helmets was created in 2017 by Wowser Nation, a satirical art collective looking to draw attention to what they called the "Australian nanny state."
“KFC tweeted an image of a chicken drumstick for Black History Month.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Michigan State University suspect is 22-year-old ‘Raymone Jordan.’”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: University police identified the gunman in the Feb. 13 Michigan State University shooting as 43-year-old Anthony Dwayne McRae. The photo linked to the supposed shooter is an altered photo of YouTuber Jordie Jordan.
“No administration has ever looked less like America, just by the numbers, than the Biden administration.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: President Joe Biden’s federal judicial appointments have made the judiciary more representative of the U.S. population. Even so, white men are still overrepresented.
“Obama imposed stricter rules on trains carrying toxins. Trump killed them.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly True
PolitiFact says: The Obama administration adopted a rule requiring high-hazard cargo trains to have electronic brakes by 2023. Trump later repealed that rule. However, this rule would not have applied to the train that derailed in Ohio.