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Video doesn’t show a man saving a bunny from the 2025 California wildfires. It’s from 2017.
Video shows a man saving a bunny during the 2025 Los Angeles fires. A man runs along a roadside blazing with fire, frantically jumping before reaching out to grab a bunny, holding it to his torso ...
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If wildfires leave blue items unburned, does it prove directed-energy weapons were involved? No
Also, whatever items survive a wildfire — whether they’re blue or any other color — do not prove directed energy weapons figured in the catastrophe. Wildfire behavior experts told PolitiFact that when ...
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Can Donald Trump vote, travel internationally or own a gun after New York felony sentence?
However, Trump was convicted in New York. And according to Florida’s Department of State, "A felony conviction in another state makes a person ineligible to vote in Florida only if the conviction ...
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Los Angeles wildfires: Threads post falsely claims police are searching for suspect tied to MAGA
A Jan. 8 Threads post said the Los Angeles Police Department is "looking for three ‘persons of interest’ all tied to a MAGA website who were spotted at the source of all three major LA fires. This ...
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No, this video doesn’t show directed energy weapons being used amid the Los Angeles wildfires
The county’s fire department didn’t immediately respond to PolitiFact’s questions about the X posts.
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Meta breaks up with fact-checkers. Here’s how it affects PolitiFact.
Column by PolitiFact Editor-in-Chief Katie Sanders: As I weigh Meta’s decision to break up with American fact-checkers, I keep returning to this: The censorious fact-checking program Meta described is ...
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Posts falsely claim mystery disease outbreak, state of emergency in China
China has not declared a state of emergency. PolitiFact checked multiple Chinese and U.S. government websites and found no public health emergency announcements. One of the respiratory viruses social ...
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Did Beyoncé claim Michael Jackson is alive and living in Diddy’s mansion? No, that claim is baseless
"Unbelievable! Beyoncé alleges Diddy has been secretly hiding Michael Jackson, who faked his death," a Jan. 1 Facebook post read. "With video evidence to back up her claim, Beyoncé promises to reveal ...
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No, the New Orleans Saints aren’t replacing Mickey Loomis with former quarterback Drew Brees
Former New Orleans Saints player Jahri Evans is inducted into the Saints Ring of Honor while accompanied by team owner Gayle Benson and general manager Mickey Loomis, Nov. 17, 2024, in New Orleans.
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Social posts target Democrats’ vote on migrant offenders bill. Here’s why they say they opposed it.
Multiple social media posts panned the 158 Democrats who voted no, suggesting they chose to protect migrant sex offenders in the U.S. from being deported. That included Mace, who condemned Democrats ...
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Are H-1B visa holders hired as dog trainers, massage therapists? Here’s what Bernie Sanders misses
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks before President Joe Biden arrives to deliver remarks on lowering the cost of prescription drugs, at NHTI Concord Community College, Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in ...
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Did Elon Musk acquire Boeing Co.? No, that’s a baseless claim
Billionaire Elon Musk leads multiple high-profile companies, including Tesla, SpaceX and X. A social media post claimed he has acquired another big company — the aviation giant Boeing Co. "2 min ago: ...