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 âNova H1 Audio Earringsâ that act as wireless earphones.
How does revenue from tobacco duties compare to the cost of smoking to the NHS?
Speakingto journalists on the possibility of an outdoor smoking ban, Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader and MP for Clacton, said that the tax revenues generated by tobacco were âfour to five times the cost of the NHS annuallyâ.
Posts Misrepresent Video of Biden with Trump Hat
And on Facebook, Peggy Hubbard â who ran unsuccessfully in 2022 to be the Republican Senate candidate from Illinois â posted a screenshot from the video and said, âHEY KAMALA!
Trump did not say he âblew up the Nord Stream pipelineâ
The video included two clips of Trump, one from a 2023 interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, and the other from the presidential debate.
Sen. Jon Tester misleads on Tim Sheehyâs abortion stance
But it has an element of truth, because heâs also articulated support for states making their own decisions on what parameters to set for abortion policy, and this could empower legislators to ignore his advice about including exceptions.
The aftermath of misinformation about Haitians in Ohio
Dorsainvilâs fear started during ABCâs Sept. 10 presidential debate from Philadelphia, when former President Donald Trump repeated a debunked claim about migrants in this small city about 45 miles west of Columbus, the stateâs capital.
No, Donald Trump did not insult soldiers during call on Fox News
A video circulating online appears to show a televised phone call in which former US president and Republican nominee Donald Trump seemingly insults soldiers on Fox News.
Are recent migrants prioritised for council housing?
It added that as the proposed UK connection test âwould have little to no discernible policy impact and that eligibility criteria for social housing is already tightly defined, the government does not agree that its introduction would be a justifiable use of taxpayer money.
Deceptive clip warps Walzâs Nebraska antigay laws comment
(Walzâs conservative critics have used the moniker in a derogatory manner to refer to his advocacy for making free menstrual products available in schools.)
Viral Posts Make Baseless Claim About Harris’ Earrings at the Debate
The New York Times wrote in 2020 about what it called âThe Long History of âHidden Earpieceâ Conspiracy Theories.â The report described unfounded claims that tend to recur every election cycle about hidden electronic devices used by presidential candidates, dating to 2000 when conservative commentator Rush Limbaugh said Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore used an earpiece to receive coaching on NBCâs âMeet the Pressâ in 2000.
US presidential debate: what misinformation have we seen so far?
While Full Fact normally sticks to checking claims made by or about UK politicians, weâve written about a flurry of misinformation involving the two presidential candidates circulating on social media over the last few months.
Conservative group misleads on Jacky Rosenâs tax vote
A conservative political group tied to Republican strategist and former White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove claims in a TV ad that U.S. Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., voted to hike taxes on families making less than $75,000 a year.