Video of āTel Aviv destroyed by Iranā actually of Taiwan factory fire
The video shows a large fire producing lots of smoke and is captioned: āIām old enough to remember when tel aviv had this micaculous [sic] thing called electricity.
A year of fact checking the Middle East conflict
However, some of the content weāve seen is miscaptioned and shows conflict elsewhere, is out of date footage of an unrelated event or is even from a video game.
Haitians under temporary programs are in the US legally
So, people with humanitarian parole or Temporary Protected Status must use another avenue ā such as asylum, marriage or employment ā to gain legal permanent residence.
Video of Lebanese citizens ācelebrating Hezbollah leaderās deathā is actually from 2020 protest
For the purposes of that scheme, weāve rated this claim as false because the video shows a protest in Lebanon in 2020, not citizens celebrating the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in 2024.
Drones arenāt banned from Hurricane Helene-affected areas
But a Transportation Department spokesperson said the Federal Aviation Administration is not banning drones from providing Hurricane Helene disaster relief and recovery assistance.
Video of buses on fire falsely connected to recent attacks in Israel
It has been shared on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter) with captions including: āUpdate: Report that a Yemen Houthi suicide attack drone hit a target in Tel Aviv tonight!
Trump’s claim about migrants convicted of homicide is false
But if the 13,099 noncitizens had all entered in the past three years, "migrants would have accounted for about one-third of all homicide convictions from 2021 through 2023, Alex Nowrasteh, vice president for economic and social policy studies for the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank wrote.
Unfounded Claims Target Springfield Officials, Haitian Immigrants
Rue told us he spoke earlier this year with Republican Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio about the need for federal funding that would allow the city to āreinforceā its infrastructure due to āa rapid increaseā of its population.
Fact-checking the Jon Tester-Tim Sheehy Montana debate
In the final planned debate of their closely watched Senate race, Montana Democratic Sen. Jon Tester and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy sparred over major campaign topics, including abortion, immigration and the economy.
We donāt know how many individual pensioners are millionaires
According to the Office for National Statistics, 27% of over 65s in Great Britain live in a household that has a total wealth of Ā£1 million or more, but that doesnāt mean 27% of individual pensioners are personally worth this amount.
No, Imane Khelif has not been banned from boxing for life
Given the scrutiny and heightened news coverage Khelif received during the Summer Games, she certainly would have made headlines from credible sources had she had been stripped of her titles and banned for life.
Trumpās false claim that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp couldnāt reach Joe Biden after Hurricane Helene
In each conversation, the President received updates on response and recovery efforts, and he shared how the Biden-Administration will continue providing support to impacted communities ā for as long as it takes."