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2024 August


Social Media Posts Twist Harris Campaign’s ‘Joyful’ Message

Social Media Posts Twist Harris Campaign’s ‘Joyful’ Message

Instagram posts, however, have falsely claimed the phrase “strength through joy,” which echoes a Nazi-era program, has become a Harris campaign slogan.


Misleading Democratic Ad in Nevada on ‘Sunsetting Medicare and Social Security’

Misleading Democratic Ad in Nevada on ‘Sunsetting Medicare and Social Security’

In 2013, economist Henry J. Aaron of the Urban Brookings Tax Policy Center warned the House Judiciary Committee that a Republican BBA proposal at that time “would negatively impact the economy and threaten the nation’s financial stability.”


Mpox isn’t misdiagnosed shingles

Mpox isn’t misdiagnosed shingles

In the video that accompanies it, Dr Wodarg’s voice has been replaced with an English translation, which says: “If regional blisters occur, they are linked to severe pain in monkeypox.


Edited CNN headline makes false claims about Kamala Harris pledge

Edited CNN headline makes false claims about Kamala Harris pledge

The screenshot appears to show an article on the politics page of the CNN website with the headline: “Harris and Walz pledges [sic] free Costco membership for all SNAP recipients”, and features a photo of them on a stage at Temple University in Philadelphia earlier this month.


The Royal Family doesn’t receive £320 million a year from the taxpayer

The Royal Family doesn’t receive £320 million a year from the taxpayer

This article is part of our work fact checking potentially false pictures, videos and stories on Facebook.


‘Illegal immigrants’ can’t claim Jobseeker’s Allowance

‘Illegal immigrants’ can’t claim Jobseeker’s Allowance

If this is granted and includes accommodation that does not provide meals, an asylum seeker is entitled to a cash allowance of ÂŁ49.18 per week for each person in a household (with some extra money available for young children and pregnant mothers).


Harris Has Not Flipped on Trump Border Wall

Harris Has Not Flipped on Trump Border Wall

“If she’s elected president, Kamala Harris pledges to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on the wall along the southern border — a project she once opposed and called ‘un-American’ during the Trump administration,” the article begins.


FactChecking Harris’ CNN Interview

FactChecking Harris’ CNN Interview

In her first media interview as the Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris stretched the facts on her past stance on fracking and the number of clean energy jobs created by recent legislation:


No, Apple has not said it will remove Telegram from iPhones

No, Apple has not said it will remove Telegram from iPhones

Apple has previously removed other apps from its store for violating its policies, including social media platform Parler and video game Fortnite.


Claims Labour pledged to freeze energy bills appears to refer to old policy

Claims Labour pledged to freeze energy bills appears to refer to old policy

For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as missing context because this is an old pledge made by Labour in response to rising energy prices in 2022, and no such promise featured in the party’s recent election manifesto.


No evidence WHO has ordered preparation for mpox ‘mega lockdowns’

No evidence WHO has ordered preparation for mpox ‘mega lockdowns’

The full report states that there is “moderate risk” of spread of mpox in other countries outside of West, Central and East Africa, and the focus there will be on preventing a resurgence in cases through “surveillance and preparedness”.


California did vote for Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential nominee

California did vote for Kamala Harris as Democratic presidential nominee

For the purposes of that scheme, we’ve rated this claim as missing context because California initially passed as it is tradition for a candidate’s home state to vote towards the end of the roll call, and it did assign 482 delegates to Ms Harris.