Latest Fact Checks By Mia Penner

The proof is in the pudding: Elon Musk isn’t suspending users who post food pics on X

By Mia Penner

November 20, 2024

“Elon Musk thinks that posting what you eat is worthy of a suspension” from X.

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Claims that Sephora donated to the Trump campaign are made up

By Mia Penner

November 14, 2024

“Sephora donated BIG to Trump’s campaign.”

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No, New Yorkers didn’t erect an anti-Trump sign outside Madison Square Garden during his rally

By Mia Penner

October 29, 2024

Image shows an anti-Trump billboard outside Madison Square Garden.

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Script is safe: Your ballot won’t be disqualified if an election official writes on it

By Mia Penner

October 23, 2024

If an election worker writes anything on your ballot before you put it in the voting machine, “your ballot could be disqualified.”

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No, a FEMA helicopter didn’t deliberately blow away hurricane relief supplies in North Carolina

By Mia Penner

October 16, 2024

“FEMA helicopters caught disrupting North Carolina supplies by using a ‘rotor wash’.”

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Hurricane Milton devastated Florida, but these videos don’t show that

By Mia Penner

October 15, 2024

Video clips show Hurricane Milton hitting Florida “with wind speed 185 mph as Category 5”

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Claim that Netflix stock fell after it donated to Harris campaign is satire

By Mia Penner

July 30, 2024

“Netflix stock tumbles almost 40%” after the company donated to Kamala Harris’ campaign.

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Fact-checking the July 23 claim that Trump said he would not debate Kamala Harris

By Mia Penner

July 24, 2024

As of July 23, 2024, “Trump has announced he won’t debate Kamala Harris.”

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Former President Jimmy Carter is still alive despite viral, fake death announcement

By Mia Penner

July 23, 2024

Former President Jimmy Carter “passed away Tuesday, July 23, at 01:34 am at his home in Plains, Georgia at the age of 99.”

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Vice President Kamala Harris correct that Project 2025 would end Head Start

By Louis Jacobson , Mia Penner

July 23, 2024

Project 2025 would “end Head Start.”

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No, Grindr executives didn’t call the RNC “Grindr’s Super Bowl”

By Mia Penner

July 19, 2024

An executive of the gay dating app Grindr said the Republican National Convention is "basically Grindr’s Super Bowl.'”

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Secret Service sniper wasn’t wearing a red string bracelet tied to Kabbalah Judaism

By Mia Penner

July 19, 2024

A photo shows a Secret Service sniper at the July 13 Trump rally wearing a red string bracelet tied to Kabbalah Judaism.

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