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2024 September


Q&A on the Second International Mpox Emergency

Q&A on the Second International Mpox Emergency

Following this development, researchers wondered if clade I monkeypox virus similarly had the potential to show sustained spread via dense sexual networks, and they started to monitor for such cases, Kindrachuk, the University of Manitoba scientist, said.


Trump’s Latest Bogus Claim About Mail-In Vote Fraud in Pennsylvania

Trump’s Latest Bogus Claim About Mail-In Vote Fraud in Pennsylvania

Rasmussen Reports notes that, “[l]ike many other pollsters, we now also draw a sizable percentage of our daily sample survey results from special demographically balanced Internet Panels to capture the growing number of people who no longer have landline telephones.”


No evidence ramen noodles contain deadly bacteria

No evidence ramen noodles contain deadly bacteria

The Instagram account’s profile page links to a product called Headlines, which, for a fee, says subscribers can "experience the future of news with AI-driven personalized content texted directly to you."


Vance’s Misleading Claim About Immigrants and Murders in Springfield, Ohio

Vance’s Misleading Claim About Immigrants and Murders in Springfield, Ohio

Springfield has become a focal point in the national debate over immigration because large numbers of Haitians who were granted legal status in the United States have settled in the city over the last several years.


Trump falsely says Harris wants to revive the draft

Trump falsely says Harris wants to revive the draft

In the Senate, Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., the Armed Services chair, has expressed support for expanding the requirement to register for the draft to women, rather than just men.


No evidence the government plans to ‘means test’ the state pension

No evidence the government plans to ‘means test’ the state pension

It’s possible these claims are based on comments made by Sir Edward Troup, a former Treasury civil servant who was reportedly appointed as an advisor to now-Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves before the general election earlier this year.


Tim Sheehy wrongly blames 2022 law for higher inflation

Tim Sheehy wrongly blames 2022 law for higher inflation

As lawmakers worked on the measure, some economists, including Larry Summers, who directed the National Economic Council under former President Barack Obama, warned the bill would lead to inflation.


Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with the NABJ

Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with the NABJ

On the Israel-Hamas war, Harris reiterated that Israel has a right to defend itself, following Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack, but didn’t have a straight answer for co-moderator and Politico White House Correspondent Eugene Daniels’ question about how her policies would differ from President Joe Biden’s.


Analysis | Defense witness for George Floyd murderer appears in pro-Trump ad

Analysis | Defense witness for George Floyd murderer appears in pro-Trump ad

In several interviews in June 2020, Harris demurred when directly asked whether she supported “defund the police.” But she also straddled the issue with her rhetoric on taking a fresh look at public safety.


Apparent assassination attempt against Trump wasn’t staged

Apparent assassination attempt against Trump wasn’t staged

Soon after U.S. Secret Service agents intervened to stop a second assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump on Sept. 15, social media users started spreading conspiracy theories about the incident, including that it was staged.


Misinformation gets a powerful foe: Taylor Swift

Misinformation gets a powerful foe: Taylor Swift

So it was perhaps appropriate that the immediate aftermath of the US Presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump - in an election closely watched around the world - was dominated by the endorsement of the biggest celebrity on the planet: Taylor Swift.


No evidence Kamala Harris was wearing earphone earrings during presidential debate

No evidence Kamala Harris was wearing earphone earrings during presidential debate

One post on X, formerly Twitter, has eight million views and claims Ms Harris was wearing ‘Nova H1 Audio Earrings’ that act as wireless earphones.