Latest Fact Checks By Loreben Tuquero

Did BBC News publish a graphic saying Joe Biden was ‘inaudible’? No, that’s altered

By Loreben Tuquero

July 12, 2024

BBC News published a graphic quoting President Joe Biden saying, “Let me say this as clearly and simply as I can: [inaudible].”

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No proof Donald Trump made settlements to 10- to 13-year-olds for child sex crimes

By Loreben Tuquero

July 12, 2024

List shows settlements Donald Trump made to 10- to 13-year-old victims of child sex crimes.

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No, McDonald’s french fries don’t all come from potatoes grown on Bill Gates’ farms

By Loreben Tuquero

July 11, 2024

“Every single McDonald’s french fry comes exclusively from potatoes grown on Bill Gates-owned farmland.”

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Photo shows Mount Etna erupting in February 2021, not July 2024

By Loreben Tuquero

July 8, 2024

Photo shows Mount Etna erupting in Sicily in July 2024.

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Men aged between 18 and 26 have not been automatically registered for the draft

By Loreben Tuquero

June 24, 2024

All men aged 18 to 26 “have been automatically registered in the U.S. Army.”

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Video shows bus and truck colliding in Moscow, not two electric vehicles crashing in Canada

By Loreben Tuquero

June 18, 2024

Video shows “two electric vehicles in a crash in Canada.”

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Video shows flight turbulence from 2019, not Singapore Airlines flight with one fatality

By Loreben Tuquero

May 21, 2024

Video shows turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight that had one casualty.

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X account posted helicopter emoji after news of the crash involving Raisi broke, not before

By Loreben Tuquero

May 20, 2024

Israel War Room posted a helicopter emoji “minutes before the news of the Iranian President’s helicopter crash landing broke.”

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No, the government is not offering a $5,800 subsidy to all Americans

By Loreben Tuquero

May 17, 2024

The government is offering a $5,800 subsidy, and “every American qualifies for it.”

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Video of Slovakia Prime Minister speaking against WHO was from November, not ‘last week’

By Loreben Tuquero

May 16, 2024

Video shows Slovakia Prime Minister Fico speaking against the World Health Organization the week before he was the target of an assassination attempt.

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This image doesn’t show Timothy Olyphant holding a shirt with pro-Trump message. It’s altered.

By Loreben Tuquero

May 15, 2024

Photo shows actor Timothy Olyphant holding a shirt that says “I love Trump because he pisses off all the people I can’t stand.”

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Hold up: This isn’t Beyoncé at the 2024 Met Gala. These images are AI-generated

By Loreben Tuquero

May 10, 2024

Images show Beyoncé at the 2024 Met Gala.

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