Latest Fact-Checks In Animals

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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on June 23, 2023 a reel
More than “200 dogs showed up and lined up around the block” for a man’s 100th birthday celebration.
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By Samantha Putterman • July 6, 2023
Gary Black
Gary Black
stated on May 13, 2022 a radio interview
In 2020, when Raphael Warnock ran a campaign ad featuring himself with a beagle, “that wasn’t his dog.”
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By Louis Jacobson • May 23, 2022
Ann Hudspeth
Ann Hudspeth
stated on April 26, 2017 A letter to the editor of the Austin American-Statesman
"Texas leads the country in animal deaths by sodium cyanide M-44s."
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By W. Gardner Selby • June 2, 2017
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on May 11, 2017 an interview with 'The Economist'
The federal tax code includes "deductions for birds flying across America."
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By Louis Jacobson • May 15, 2017
Bloggers
Bloggers
stated on June 1, 2016 Internet posts
Say video "shows massive alligator strolling across Florida golf course."
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By Allison Graves, Neelesh Moorthy • June 1, 2016
Centers for Disease Control
Centers for Disease Control
stated on July 16, 2015 radio interview
Caution: Kissing and cuddling chickens can be hazardous to your health.
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By Nancy Badertscher • August 4, 2015
Mother Jones
Mother Jones
stated on November 24, 2014 a Facebook post
"Turkeys today weigh 29.8 pounds. In the ‘30s, they weighed 13.2 pounds."
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November 25, 2014
Richard August
Richard August
stated on January 12, 2014 a Providence Journal commentary
Deer baiting, planned for Block Island by DEM, is illegal in Rhode Island.
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By C. Eugene Emery Jr. • January 26, 2014
Alberta Darling
Alberta Darling
stated on May 15, 2013 a legislative meeting
"18 percent of our land in our state right now is either federally, state or county owned for conservation purposes."
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May 26, 2013
Ted Poe
Ted Poe
stated on April 25, 2013 an interview on Fox Business Network
Says new Medicare billing guidelines "have nine codes for (injuries by) turkeys."
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By Becky Bowers • April 30, 2013
Kirk Watson
Kirk Watson
stated on March 19, 2013 a news article.
Says carbon monoxide is still employed to euthanize dogs and cats in 29 Texas animal shelters.
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By W. Gardner Selby • April 3, 2013
Maria Sachs
Maria Sachs
stated on January 17, 2012 a press conference
Florida is "the largest dog-racing state in the country."
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By Katie Sanders • February 24, 2012
Kathleen Passidomo
Kathleen Passidomo
stated on May 30, 2011 a newspaper article
"It is a greater crime to have an untagged alligator than to host an open house party (for kids)."
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By Amy Sherman • June 2, 2011