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Claim: A video authentically shows CNN’s David Chalian referring to former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama as “Big Mike.” In late June 2024, online users shared a video claiming the clip showed CNN’s David Chalian, who serves as the network’s vice president of political coverage and political …
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Claim: On the final full day of his administration, then-U.S. President Donald Trump awarded Dr. Anthony Fauci with a presidential commendation for his “exceptional efforts on Operation Warp Speed,” the administration’s project to develop a COVID-19 vaccine. Ahead of Dr. Anthony Fauci’s June 3, …
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Claim: Bill Gates has funded experiments to block out the sun. What’s True Since 2007, Bill Gates has funded research initiatives that, in part, provide grants for experiments related to solar radiation management — a form of geoengineering controversially proposed as a last-ditch solution to …
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Claim: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention faked 99% of reported deaths from COVID-19. On May 14, 2024, a rumor went viral on X, claiming that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention faked 99% of reported deaths from COVID-19. As of this writing, the post had gained more than …
Read MoreClaim: The Rockefeller family established the World Health Organization in the 1940s in order to conduct eugenics research. Context The Rockefeller Foundation did support eugenics research in the early 1900s. However, it played no part in founding the World Health Organization. On May 2, 2024, the …
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Claim: The silhouette of a person’s head used as the default profile icon for Microsoft Outlook 2010 was based on a police mug shot taken of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates in 1977. The outline of the default profile icon for Microsoft Outlook’s 2010 program has long been compared to the silhouette …
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Claim: In March 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a redacted 148-page study on myocarditis following COVID-19 vaccination. In April 2024, a rumor circulated claiming that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had released a 148-page, completely …
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Claim: Microsoft Co-Founder and billionaire Bill Gates owns a farm that produces potatoes used in McDonald’s french fries. On March 21, 2024, a claim about Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates and McDonald’s french fries received renewed interest when a conspiracy-promoting account on X (formerly …
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Claim: In March 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released an entirely redacted, 148-page study on myocarditis outcomes after a COVID-19 vaccination. In March 2024, anti-vaccine advocates claimed that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had released a …
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Claim: The Red Cross asks potential blood donors whether they have received a COVID-19 vaccine. Context The Red Cross does ask potential blood donors whether they have received a COVID-19 vaccine, but contrary to what has been implied by internet rumormongers, this does not mean your blood has been …
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