Latest Fact Checks By Sara Swann

Here’s how much Kevin McCallister’s ‘Home Alone’ shopping trip would cost in 2023

By Sara Swann

December 14, 2023

Macaulay Culkin’s “Home Alone” shopping trip that cost $19.83 in 1990 would cost $72.28 today, up from $44.40 in 2022.

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El gobierno de los Estados Unidos no ha anunciado un subsidio de $6,400 a los estadounidenses

By Sara Swann

December 13, 2023

"Acaban de anunciar el 'Paquete de Ayuda para las Fiestas' que otorga a los estadounidenses $6,400 justo a tiempo para las vacaciones!".

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No, billionaire Elon Musk isn’t giving away free gold bars

By Sara Swann

December 12, 2023

Video shows Elon Musk announcing he’s giving away free gold bars.

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Video of students who drank laxative-laced lemonade is fiction, not real life

By Sara Swann

December 11, 2023

Video shows the aftermath of a school prank in which students drank lemonade containing “horse laxatives.”

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Scam alert: U.S. government isn’t giving out $6,400 subsidies through Inflation Reduction Act update

By Sara Swann

December 8, 2023

“The new Inflation Reduction Act has just been updated to give Americans making less than $50,000 per year up to $6,400 in subsidies every single…

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No, this airplane stuck in a Munich snowstorm wasn’t bound for the UN Climate Conference in Dubai

By Sara Swann

December 8, 2023

Video shows “heavy snow and ice has frozen jets in Munich bound for Dubai's global warming conference.”

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No, a past Palestinian flag didn’t feature the Star of David

By Sara Swann

December 5, 2023

The Palestinian flag before 1948 included the Star of David.

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Earrings that promote weight loss? That’s fashionably false

By Sara Swann

December 1, 2023

Magnetic “lymphatic earrings” aid weight loss.

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No, Iceland hasn’t banned COVID-19 vaccines

By Sara Swann

November 30, 2023

Iceland has banned COVID-19 vaccines “amid soaring sudden deaths.”

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Don’t fall for this scam: the U.S. isn’t giving everyone $6,400

By Sara Swann

November 29, 2023

"The U.S. is sending everyone a free $6,400 right now.”

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No, this video doesn’t show a military chaplain praying to ‘get rid’ of Joe Biden

By Sara Swann

November 28, 2023

Video shows a military chaplain praying, “Please get rid of Joe Biden and bring back the real president, Donald J. Trump.”

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Video doesn’t show Doctors Without Borders medic aiding West Bank fighting

By Sara Swann

November 27, 2023

Video shows a Doctors Without Borders medic in Jenin taking a weapon from a wounded person and giving it to someone else.

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