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Did Bill Gates Say ‘Hung Election and Civil War’ Are Coming? | Snopes.com Bill Gates said: “I admit that political polarization may bring it all to an end, we’re going to have a hung election and a civil war.” Context According to exclusive reporting from Forbes, Gates said this in September 2022 …
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There’s No Evidence Ivana Trump Was Cremated | Snopes.com Ivana Trump was actually cremated and a casket supposedly for her was instead filled with several classified and top secret documents to keep them hidden from federal investigators. On Sept. 20, 2022, the word “cremated” began to trend on …
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Claim: The sinking of the Titanic was somehow orchestrated by its owner, American financier J.P. Morgan, in order to kill three prominent businessmen who opposed the formation of the Federal Reserve. On Sept. 13, 2022, a Telegram user shared a baseless meme that hinted the sinking of the Titanic …
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Claim: A picture from Hunter Biden’s laptop shows Paul Pelosi Jr., the son of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, doing lines of cocaine with a “tied up Asian girl.” Context The simple truth was that the photograph showed Paul Pelosi Jr. helping a little girl cut a cake. Other pictures showed that the …
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Did Justin Bieber Say the COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Ruined’ His Life? | Snopes.com Justin Bieber said the COVID-19 vaccine ruined his life after he had facial paralysis with the viral condition known as Ramsay Hunt syndrome. Fact Check On June 11, 2022, an article on the Vancouver Times website claimed …
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No, CERN Didn’t Open a Portal to Another Dimension in July 2022 | Snopes.com CERN opened a “portal” on July 5, 2022. Fact Check CERN, which is the acronym in the French language for the European Organization for Nuclear Research, has long been the target of fantastical conspiracy theories. So it …
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Did Clarence Thomas Incorrectly Claim Vaccines Contain Cells of Aborted Fetuses? | Snopes.com In a June 2022 dissenting opinion, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas asserted a debunked claim about the use of aborted fetal cells in COVID-19 vaccines. Fact Check When the COVID-19 vaccines were …
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Bill Gates Tweets Joke About Microchips Conspiracy Theory | Snopes.com Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates tweeted the joke, “I guess we finally ran out of microchips,” in response to a previous tweet from “The Daily Show’s” Twitter account. Fact Check It’s true that, on June 15, 2022, Microsoft …
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No, Vaccines Aren’t Linked to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome | Snopes.com There is a new mystery illness linked to vaccines that is causing young adults to die suddenly. Fact Check In early June 2022, social media personality Candace Owens published a Facebook post in which she misleadingly linked …
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No, TikTok Video Doesn’t Show a Joe Biden ‘Double’ | Snopes.com A TikTok video shows a clip of a Joe Biden body “double” carrying his own handbags to a car. Fact Check It’s back. The ridiculous “body double” conspiracy theory that once targeted then-first lady Melania Trump was targeting U.S. …
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