Latest Fact Checks By Loreben Tuquero

Two clips in a Facebook video don’t show Los Angeles wildfires; they were taken in other countries

By Loreben Tuquero

January 16, 2025

Video clips show “wildfires in Los Angeles, California.”

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Clip doesn’t show ‘Israeli tourists celebrating’ Los Angeles fires. It shows a 2024 Switzerland fire

By Loreben Tuquero

January 15, 2025

Video shows “Israeli tourists celebrating” the Los Angeles wildfires.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom did not ‘literally decriminalize looting.’ It remains illegal in California

By Loreben Tuquero

January 14, 2025

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats “literally decriminalized looting.”

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El letrero de Hollywood no se ha incendiado a la fecha del 10 de enero. Esta imagen es falsa

By Loreben Tuquero , Maria Briceño

January 10, 2025

Imagen muestra el letrero de Hollywood en California en llamas el 8 de enero de 2025.

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Video doesn’t show a man saving a bunny from the 2025 California wildfires. It’s from 2017.

By Loreben Tuquero

January 10, 2025

Video shows a man saving a bunny during the 2025 Los Angeles fires.

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The Hollywood sign wasn’t on fire as of Jan. 10. This image is fake

By Loreben Tuquero

January 10, 2025

Image shows the Hollywood sign was on fire as of Jan. 8.

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Did Beyoncé claim Michael Jackson is alive and living in Diddy’s mansion? No, that claim is baseless

By Loreben Tuquero

January 9, 2025

“Beyoncé alleges Diddy has been secretly hiding Michael Jackson, who faked his death.”

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Grok said Biden rescinded a Medal of Freedom from ‘Trump’s campaign manager.’ That’s Pants on Fire!

By Loreben Tuquero

January 7, 2025

President Joe Biden rescinded a Medal of Freedom given to Trump’s “campaign manager, Bradley Birkenfeld, in 2021.”

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Did Elon Musk acquire Boeing Co.? No, that’s a baseless claim

By Loreben Tuquero

January 7, 2025

“Elon Musk has just acquired Boeing.”

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Video of Fort Worth, Texas, car pileup is from 2021, not New Year’s Day 2025

By Loreben Tuquero

January 3, 2025

Video shows “Fort Worth, Texas pileup, January (1st), 2025.”

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Person who called 911, not the tiplines, about the CEO shooting suspect can still get the reward

By Loreben Tuquero

December 19, 2024

Tipster in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing is ineligible for reward money "because she called 911 instead of the tip line."

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A video doesn’t show Yellowstone supervolcano erupting. It’s an old clip taken in Indonesia.

By Loreben Tuquero

December 17, 2024

Video shows “Yellowstone’s super volcano is now really, really exploding.”

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