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No, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Did Not Advocate Lowering Age Of Consent To 12
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No, Ruth Bader Ginsburg Did Not Advocate Lowering Age Of Consent To 12

The claim is false; it and can be traced to an altered quote taken from a 1977 report that Ginsburg co-authored on civil ...

23 Sep 2020 10:59 AM GMT
This Is Not Lahore Gang Rape Survivor Recounting Ordeal In Viral Video
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This Is Not Lahore Gang Rape Survivor Recounting Ordeal In Viral Video

The video was posted on TikTok by a British woman, who said she was not the victim of the attack but was seeking to...

23 Sep 2020 10:59 AM GMT
Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Banner Doctored To Abuse Carrie Lam
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Banner Doctored To Abuse Carrie Lam

The image has been doctored from a photo of a banner originally pictured in Hong Kong media in May 2019 which called on...

23 Sep 2020 10:59 AM GMT
Did A Chinese Spy Start A Fire In The US Using A Drone? A Fact Check
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Did A Chinese Spy Start A Fire In The US Using A Drone? A Fact Check

As of September 22, 2020, there are no credible reports about a Chinese spy being arrested for starting wildfires in the ...

22 Sep 2020 12:23 PM GMT
Dated Myanmar Navy Photos Shared With Anti-Bengali Claim During Pandemic
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Dated Myanmar Navy Photos Shared With Anti-Bengali Claim During...

The photos were originally published on the Myanmar navy's official Facebook page in reports about navy operations that...

22 Sep 2020 12:23 PM GMT
Map Of US Wildfires Shared To Cast Doubts On Climate Change
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Map Of US Wildfires Shared To Cast Doubts On Climate Change

Fires have occurred in Canada and Mexico this year, and US law enforcement agencies say recent arson arrests are...

21 Sep 2020 7:13 AM GMT
No, Target Hasnt Issued Black Lives Matter T-shirts As Uniform
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No, Target Hasn't Issued Black Lives Matter T-shirts As Uniform

The outfit, worn by an employee complies with the company's dress code guidelines, but the T-shirt is not a 'uniform.'

20 Sep 2020 7:17 AM GMT
New Zealand Doctor Makes Misleading Claims About PCR Testing
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New Zealand Doctor Makes Misleading Claims About PCR Testing

A viral video claiming that the PCR test doesn't actually test for the COVID-19 virus is misleading.

20 Sep 2020 6:46 AM GMT
Ruth Ginsburgs Death: Stage Set For Political Drama For Supreme Court
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Ruth Ginsburg's Death: Stage Set For Political Drama For Supreme Court

Her death echoes 2016, when Antonin Scalia died and Senate Republicans insisting the next president fill in his seat

19 Sep 2020 1:56 PM GMT
Dated Video Viral With Claim That China Is Preparing To Attack Taiwan
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Dated Video Viral With Claim That China Is Preparing To Attack Taiwan

The claim is misleading; this video has circulated online since at least 2017.

17 Sep 2020 2:19 PM GMT
Posts Promote Anti-Rape Condoms That Are Not Available In Stores
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Posts Promote 'Anti-Rape Condoms' That Are Not Available In Stores

Sonnet Ehlers said that the anti-rape condom prototype has neither been mass-produced nor made available for purchase.

17 Sep 2020 2:17 PM GMT
Alex Jones Hoax Pandemic Conspiracy Video Viral Despite Facebook Ban
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Alex Jones' Hoax Pandemic Conspiracy Video Viral Despite Facebook Ban

A video by Alex Jones claiming the coronavirus outbreak is a hoax has been viewed more than one million times.

17 Sep 2020 2:16 PM GMT