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WEBMyth about non-US citizen voting spikes as disinformation trend. Updated on 06/05/2024 at 14:42. Illegal immigration on the US southern border is a top talking point among Republican politicians, but some are taking it a step further by promoting disinformation about non-citizens voting in the presidential election.
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WEBPublished on 03/05/2024 at 10:49. The US Constitution grants Congress the power to set the timing of presidential elections, but social media posts claim Joe Biden gave himself the ability to suspend polls in the event of a new pandemic or other emergency. This is false; an April 2024 executive order makes no mention of elections, and ...
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WEBAug 10, 2020 · QAnon sows panic with false child trafficking claims, experts warn. Published on 08/10/2020 at 17:41. A surge in child trafficking misinformation pushed by QAnon conspiracy theorists is stirring public panic, generating violence and interfering with official efforts to protect minors, experts warn.
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WEBApr 17, 2024 · False claims about Canada's rules on personal data spread online. Published on 17/04/2024 at 22:50. When the Canadian government collects personal data it is required to disclose how the information will be …
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WEBHere is a list of corrections made: April 30, 2024 The date of Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare's statement on its annual vaccine inoculation was corrected to 2024, from 2020 - See the article. April 26, 2024 This story has been amended to fix a typo in the lead. - See the article.
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WEBMay 10, 2022 · here. Click here to see our complete list of Covid-19 debunks. This is AFP's verification hub for tackling the damaging Covid-19 misinformation that is spreading as fast as the novel coronavirus. Updated daily, it contains …
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WEBPublished on 15/09/2020 at 12:54. As wildfires rage across California, an aerial photo claiming to show clouds glowing red from fires below was shared thousands of times on social media. This is false; the photo depicts a sunset over Hawaii, its photographer told AFP, and it was previously misused to portray blazes in the Golden State two years ...
Sunscreen misleadingly targeted as a cause of cancer | Fact Check
WEBApr 8, 2022 · Because sunscreen causes cancer, not the sun," says a March 30, 2022 Facebook post . Similar claims appeared on Twitter here and here and on Instagram and Facebook. Concerns over sunscreen became pronounced in 2021 after a recall of several products found to contain benzene, a known carcinogen, although not at levels …
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