FACT CHECK: Facebook Post Makes False Claim About Prisons, Electricity In Iceland
post Share on Facebook Iceland claims to have no prisons and free electricity. Verdict: False According to the Icelandic National Prison Service website, Iceland currently operates four prisons. Similarly, according to data from Statista, the electricity bill Icelandic residents pay varies depending on the number of kilowatt-hours they consume. A criminology expert confirmed to Check […]
FACT CHECK: Threads Post Shows Two Different Men, Not Before And After Photos Of Same Palestinian Prisoner
post Share in thread They claim to be releasing before and after photos of Badr Dahlan, a 29-year-old Palestinian man who was allegedly tortured by Israeli soldiers. Posted by @rudol9h View by thread Verdict: Misleading The photos show Qusay Salem, a car driver killed in an Israeli airstrike, and Dahlan, a Palestinian man who was […]
Rep. Aderholt wants government agencies to publicly post how many employees come to work in-person
Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) is scrutinizing federal agencies in Washington, D.C., for allowing too many employees to work from home rather than come into the office. “While Americans report to work in person every day, federal employees are constantly abusing work-from-home policies within their own agencies,” Aderholt told Yellow Hammer News on Thursday. “Agencies that […]
FACT CHECK: Threads Post Makes False Claim About Bourla’s Comments On COVID-19 Pandemic
post Share in thread He claims that Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla recently admitted that COVID-19 was a “test.” Posted by @cj_wirenut View by thread Verdict: False The original video shows Bourla being quoted out of context from comments he made to the Economic Club of Chicago in February 2023. A Pfizer spokesperson denied the validity […]
Florida Firefighter And Wife Die In Murder-Suicide After Eerie Facebook Post
A Florida firefighter and his wife committed a murder-suicide on June 13 after making some creepy Facebook posts, Fox News reported. St. Johns County Fire Rescue Lt. Shawn Yarbrough and his wife, Andrea Yarbrough, were found dead in what authorities have ruled a murder-suicide. Fox NewsThe tragedy occurred inside their home after Andrea's mother called […]
On3 ranks Crimson Tide No. 3, Auburn No. 20 in post spring rankings
Spring football has come and gone once again, with less noise than one would expect in the spring transfer portal window and no major surprises as one would expect. Both Alabama and Auburn ranked highly in On3's post-spring practice rankings and portal rankings with the season just a few months away. NEW: Post-Spring/Portal College Football […]
The Great Western Water Grab, Part Two – Pagosa Daily Post News Events & Video for Pagosa Springs Colorado
Read Part 1 Center for Investigative Journalism reporter Nate Halverson speaks with Sarah Porter, director of the Kyle Center for Water Policy at Arizona State University, about foreign companies buying up square miles of land in La Paz County, Arizona, to grow alfalfa and export it overseas. This is a lucrative business because Arizona has […]
FACT CHECK: Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Share Post Claiming Satellites Intercept Prayers?
post shared on social media A screenshot of Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's tweet reportedly shows that satellites are being used to intercept prayers to Jesus. Is this what happens when you think about how an illiterate person turns on a computer? pic.twitter.com/OIM7MErPbT — Steve Howard (@stevesurrey1) February 28, 2024 Verdict: False That claim […]
FACT CHECK: No, Marjorie Taylor Greene Did Not Make A Post Saying She And Matt Gaetz Support Government Shutdown
photograph shared on facebook It purportedly shows posts by Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Florida Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz saying they support a government shutdown due to illegal immigration. Verdict: False This is not a real post. It was published by a parody account imitating Green. Fact check: According to reports, Supreme Court […]
Mike Florio Hilariously Gets Blasted By Fans After Super-Defensive Social Media Post Over Pro Football Talk
This is a straight comedy. If you're an NFL fan, you probably know who Mike Florio is. But otherwise, he's a reporter (sort of) for NBC Sports and also runs his own brand with Pro Football Talk, which is also associated with the Peacocks. Florio also happens to get a lot of terrible things wrong, […]
