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A video showing the aftermath of the strike that killed Shahed captured her sprawled on the ground next to her friends, her pink pants impossible to miss. Every time she came in, she said, ‘Mom.’ I would say, ‘My soul, my soul,’” Awda Talla told CNN. An analysis of the site of the attack, documented by a freelance journalist working for CNN in Gaza, paints a very different picture of Israeli military responsibility. Israeli military’s shifting responseCNN has pressed the Israeli military for details about the strike, which took place on April 16 at about 3:40 p.m., according to video evidence. The Israeli military declined to provide any additional evidence to back up its claims.

Persons: Mona Awda Talla, Shahed, Awda Talla, ’, Chris Cobb, Smith, It’s, ” Cobb, “, Shahed’s, Chris Lincoln, Jones, Cobb, –, Maghazi, ” Mahmoud Beha Abdel Lattif, I’m, ”, —, ” Sama, Ahmed Abu Jayyab Organizations: CNN, ”, British Army, CNN CNN, Artillery, Armament Research Services, Israel Defense Forces, IDF Locations: Gaza’s Al, Gaza, Israel, Israeli, Shahed, British, Al, Aqsa

Eric Haren of the attorney general’s office showed the court several versions of internal spreadsheets from 2017 financial documents prepared by Trump Org. Ultimately the presidential premiums were never included on Trump’s financial statements. Birney, who was a senior financial analyst in 2016 when he joined Trump Org., still works there, now as vice president of financial operations. He reiterated his previous testimony that Weisselberg or former controller Jeffrey McConney would determine what methods were used to value assets that were included on Trump’s financial statements. Birney also testified that Weisselberg directed him to use low capitalization rates and top of the market comparable recent sales to value some of Trump’s assets.

Persons: Donald Trump’s, Eric Haren, Patrick Birney, Birney, Allen Weisselberg, Trump, Weisselberg, Letitia James, Jeffrey McConney Organizations: New, New York CNN — Trump Organization, Trump Org, Trump, Forbes, New York, Vornado Locations: New York

CNN —Gaza militants who attacked an all-night music festival in southern Israel shot and killed revelers at point-blank range, then looted their belongings, new car dashcam video verified by CNN reveals. Dashcam video reveals militants attacking a music festival in rural southern Israel. It’s unclear if the gunman is firing a warning shot, or if he’s just shot and injured the civilian, who is then seen being led away. A second individual is seen in the video lying on the ground at the back of another car. Another video from the dashcam, timestamped at 12:09 p.m., shows two militants approach the body of the second individual.

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☆ Fact Check-No evidence of RT article linking Prigozhin death to pilot myocarditis
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that Russia Today (RT) published an article linking a plane crash, in which Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed to have been killed, to the pilot having suffered from myocarditis caused by a COVID-19 vaccine. However, there is no evidence of such a headline published by RT. The screenshot is a fake and no such article was published on RT, a spokesperson for the Russian media outlet said in an email. Another article with the identical date and timestamp on the RT website reports on Prigozhin’s presumed death. Reuters found no evidence that Russia Today published the headline referring to Prigozhin plane’s pilot.

Persons: Yevgeny Prigozhin, Prigozhin’s, “ Wagner, Prigozhin, Read Organizations: RT, Mastodon, Reuters Locations: Russia, Russian

☆ Fact Check-Ben & Jerry’s tweet celebrating U.S. becoming white minority in 2045 is fake
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S.-based ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s did not tweet asking customers what ice cream flavor they would eat to celebrate the U.S. becoming a white minority country in 2045. The image appears to show a tweet published via the company’s Twitter account (@benandjerrys) that reads: “By 2045, the US will finally become a minority white country. Which flavor of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream will you be eating to celebrate? Reuters did not find a notice of a deleted tweet when analyzing replies to tweets published by Ben & Jerry’s account between Sept. 16 and Sept. 18, 2020 (bit.ly/3Ocv0w9). Reuters found no evidence that such a tweet was posted by Ben & Jerry’s.

Persons: Jerry’s, Ben, Read Organizations: Ben, Reuters, Twitter

☆ Fact Check-No evidence of Donald Trump Truth Social calling Ron DeSantis a virgin
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that Republican Donald Trump called Florida governor Ron DeSantis a virgin in a post published via Truth Social, despite a screenshot that began circulating online on July 11, 2023. The screenshot appears to show a post published via Trump’s official Truth Social account with text that reads: “‘Virgin’ Ron DeSanctimonious is at it again!” The image is not dated or timestamped. Reuters did not find any evidence that such a post was published as of July 12, 2023. No such post is viewable when examining the former president’s Truth Social account (here) and there are no credible media articles reporting that such a post was published (archive.is/gUBhK). Trump did indeed refer to the Florida governor as “Ron DeSanctimonious” in a Truth Social posted on July 11, a nickname that he has repeatedly used when referring to his challenger for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination (here).

Persons: Republican Donald Trump, Ron DeSantis, Ron DeSanctimonious, “, Liz, Trump, Ron DeSanctimonious ”, Harrington, Read Organizations: Republican, Florida, Trump, Reuters Locations: Florida

☆ Fact Check-Politico did not report that 20 million Ukrainians would die to win war
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Politico did not publish an article saying the deaths of 20 million Ukrainians were needed to win Russia’s war on the country, as suggested in a misleading image shared widely online. Krstic said the text in the image does not align with Politico’s style guide, adding that there were grammar and punctuation errors. The article is not viewable when conducting a search via Politico’s website (archive.is/wip/7xpfo), nor in an online search (archive.is/wip/QZiRV). The archived versions of Politico’s research tab, where the supposed article is featured in the fabricated screenshot, do not show the headline (here), (here). The report cannot be seen when searching through Politico’s social media accounts (archive.is/wip/1yoMu).

Persons: Emma Krstic, Krstic, Read Organizations: Politico, Reuters

☆ Fact Check-Moms for Liberty tweet with white supremacist quote is fabricated
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A screenshot of a purported deleted tweet by conservative parents-rights group Moms for Liberty quoting a white supremacist slogan is fabricated. The organization has clarified in a statement on Twitter that it did not post the tweet. The tweet reads, "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children." According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), the line originates with an infamous “14 Words” written by white supremacist David Lane, and is the “best-known slogan of the U.S. white supremacist movement” (here). A tweet quoting the racist “14 Words” slogan was not an authentic post made by conservative group Moms for Liberty.

Persons: David Lane, “, you’re, Adolf Hitler, Read Organizations: Liberty, Southern Poverty Law Center, Facebook, Reuters Locations: U.S, American, Hamilton County , Indiana

☆ A Texas professor failed more than half of his class after ChatGPT falsely claimed it wrote their papers
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A professor at Texas A&M University tried to fail some students, Rolling Stone reported on Tuesday. He said he used ChatGPT to test whether they'd used the software to write the papers. A professor at Texas A&M failed more than half of his class after ChatGPT falsely claimed it wrote their papers, prompting the university to withhold their diplomas, Rolling Stone reported on Tuesday. In a follow-up post, DearKick wrote that several students wrote to Mumm to show him their timestamped Google Docs in an effort to prove that they did not use ChatGPT. While some schools in Texas have banned students from using ChatGPT, others are trying to incorporate the AI chatbot

☆ Family of cop who died after Jan 6. slams Fox News for claiming rioters had nothing to do with his death
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The family of Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick criticized Fox News. Host Tucker Carlson sought to undermine claims the Jan. 6 riot helped cause Sicknick's death. In the wake of the riot, news organizations citing a Capitol Police statement reported that Sicknick died as a result of injuries sustained during the riot. A coroner in April, 2021, found that Sicknick died of natural causes, but said that "all that transpired (on January 6) played a role in his condition." Chansley was sentenced to 41 months in prison for his role in the riot in 2021.Insider has contacted Fox News for comment.

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated CNN headline claiming that Biden pledged billions toward classes for women in Africa circulates online
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-23 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An altered image has been circulating online purporting to show a CNN headline that reports U.S. President Joe Biden has pledged billions toward educational courses for women across Africa. A CNN logo is viewable at the top left, with the purported article published under the “CNN politics” banner. (here)A search through CNN’s website did not reveal any article with the fabricated headline (archive.vn/wip/jJunx), nor did archived versions of CNN’s homepage reveal the alleged report. (archive.vn/wip/0uBPY)A Google advanced search did not reveal any report published by any news outlet with the fabricated headline. No headline reporting that the Biden administration had pledged $350 billion toward education courses for women across Africa was published by CNN.

☆ Fact Check-Images appearing to show election workers moving ballots after poll deadline on Election Day in Detroit are not proof of ‘fraud’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-11 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Social media users are falsely claiming that images of individuals transporting ballots to an election site in Detroit after 8 pm on Election Day prove that there was election fraud in Detroit. This video is from the Detroit Department of Elections at 2978 West Grand.” (here). A spokesperson from the Michigan Department of State, Jake Rollow, added in a statement via email that ballots must go through a security screening before they’re counted. There is no evidence that photographs presented in an article are proof of fraud or unusual processes taking place on election day in Detroit, Michigan. Election officials told Reuters ballots must be collected, verified, and counted, a process that can take hours past poll closing time at 8pm.

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