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Original Article Link: https://www.factcheck.org/2023/04/early-release-of-qanon-shaman-due-to-plea-and-prison-protocols-contrary-to-online-claims/

Quick Take Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has been hospitalized since Feb. 15 for treatment of depression, an aftereffect of a stroke. Social media posts use two photos of Fetterman — taken years apart — to falsely claim the Democrats are using a body double for Fetterman. Differences in the photos are due to camera focalContinue reading “Posts on Social Media Use Different Photos of Fetterman to Boost Bogus Claim”

Original Article Link: https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/fetterman-working-on-legislation-while-in-hospital-contrary-to-social-media-claims/

Original Article Link: https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/scicheck-posts-fabricate-charge-against-bill-gates-in-philippines/

Original Article Link: https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/posts-mislead-on-legal-basis-for-paying-federal-income-taxes/

Original Article Link: https://www.factcheck.org/2023/02/mccarthy-is-supportive-of-raskins-head-covering-contrary-to-online-posts/

Original Article Link: https://www.factcheck.org/2023/05/fox-news-and-dominion-voting-not-owned-by-same-company-contrary-to-online-posts/

Quick Take Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest Jan. 2 on the football field after being hit in the chest during a tackle. Hamlin was discharged from the hospital on Jan. 11 and has made several public appearances since then. But posts on social media falsely claim Hamlin died. Update, April 19:Continue reading “Damar Hamlin Is Recovering and Has Appeared Publicly, Contrary to Online Claims”

Quick Take   Illinois’ new criminal justice law, known as the SAFE-T Act, would eliminate cash bail but allow a judge to detain anyone who is deemed a danger to others or a flight risk. Social media posts misleadingly claim that anyone arrested for serious crimes, including second-degree murder, “will be let out free.” Full Story The IllinoisContinue reading “Posts Mislead on Illinois SAFE-T Act and Elimination of Cash Bail”

Quick Take A judge on Dec. 24 dismissed Kari Lake’s claim that there was no chain of custody for 300,000 mail-in ballots in Maricopa County, Arizona, during the 2022 election, yet posts on social media continue to spread the baseless claim. Every mail-in ballot in the county had a unique barcode and chain of custodyContinue reading “No Evidence for Kari Lake’s Claim that Maricopa County Ballots Lacked Chain of Custody Records”