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☆ Fact Check: US representative for Ukraine’s economic recovery not convicted of treason
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine’s Economic Recovery Penny Pritzker was not arrested and convicted on charges of treason, contrary to an article circulating on social media making this claim. The claim is “categorically false,” a U.S. State Department spokesperson said to Reuters in an email on Nov. 14. Real Raw News, the Army JAG and the U.S. Department of State did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. Pritzker was not convicted of treason. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

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☆ Fact Check: NY Attorney General Letitia James was not arrested for treason
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

New York Attorney General Letitia James was not arrested for treason by the U.S. Navy in early November, as claimed in a circulating screenshot from an article by a website that describes itself as satirical. Trump called the trial “very unfair” in court in New York on Nov. 6 where he testified for about four hours. James has appeared outside the court during the trial, including on Nov. 6, after the Real Raw News article was published. Spokespersons for the Navy JAG and for James’ office also did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The New York Attorney General Letitia James was not arrested for treason in early November.

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☆ Fact Check: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was not convicted of treason
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was not convicted of treason in October, despite an article circulating online making the claim. The article falsely claims that Yellen was convicted at a military tribunal held on Oct. 16. Reuters previously addressed the false claim published by Real Raw News in September that Yellen was arrested for treason. All available emails on Real Raw News’ website bounced back when attempting to reach for comment. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen was not convicted of treason.

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☆ Fact Check-FEMA official Erik Hooks was not arrested after Maui fires
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The Real Raw News website published an article on Aug. 22 with the headline: “Military Arrests FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks” (ghostarchive.org/archive/tvDZT). One example of the headline shared online had over 1.6 million views on TikTok at the time of writing (ghostarchive.org/archive/l11wt). A FEMA spokesperson said in an email that there is “obviously no truth” to the claims. Reuters has previously addressed claims by Real Raw News about arrests of high-profile officials and politicians (here), (here). The claim that FEMA official Erik Hooks was arrested stems from a website that describes itself as satirical.

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☆ Fact Check-Claim about US Marines attacking FEMA convoy stems from hoax website
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A convoy carrying members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) involved in response and recovery efforts amidst wildfires in Maui, Hawaii was not “neutralized” by a platoon of U.S. Marines, a spokesperson for FEMA has said. On its “About Us” page, Real Raw News states that the website contains “humor, parody, and satire” (archive.li/eJT7b). Yet, screenshots of the article on social media duped people into thinking it is real. Reuters Fact Check has previously addressed information published by the site that similarly duped people online (here), (here). A FEMA spokesperson said its members were not attacked by U.S. Marines in Hawaii in August 2023.

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☆ Fact Check-No evidence 5G banned in Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Claims Russian President Vladimir Putin banned 5G across Russia following deaths of school children near St. Petersburg stem from a website previously fact-checked by Reuters. One post (here) includes the text, “Putin Bans 5G across Russia, Destroys All Towers. What has #Russia uncovered that would make them take such drastic action and should we consider doing the same? Reuters did not find any credible reports that 5G has been banned in Russia or that school children were killed by 5G near St. Petersburg (bit.ly/47s5I4w), as mentioned in the article. There’s no evidence President Vladimir Putin is banning 5G in Russia.

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☆ Fact Check-US military did not arrest former IRS director
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A fabricated article claiming that the U.S. military arrested former Internal Revenue Service (IRS) director, Charles Rettig, for taking a 1% cut of each federal income tax payment in 2021 and keeping it in offshore accounts, stems from an article on a self-described satirical website. An Instagram post (here) sharing the claim includes the text, “They all are going down not surprised stop participating in lies. The claims stem from an article (archive.li/H38Mu) titled “Military Arrests Former IRS Director Charles Rettig” published on July 31, 2023, on the website Real Raw News. The Real Raw News site has previously posted false information attributed to unnamed sources and addressed by Reuters Fact Check (here), (here), (here). There is no evidence that former IRS director Charles Rettig was arrested by the U.S. military.

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☆ Fact Check-No evidence of 19,000 U.S. doctors indicted by Navy for ‘COVID crimes’
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-27 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A false report that the U.S. Navy’s Judge Advocate General (JAG) Office has indicted 19,000 doctors for so-called COVID crimes stems from an article on a self-described satirical website, but social media users responded as though the claim was authentic. A U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps spokesperson said in an email that the claims made in the article are false. No credible news reports suggest that thousands of doctors have been indicted by the Navy’s legal branch for COVID-related crimes (tinyurl.com/2tjsv9cn). The U.S. Department of Justice website also makes no mention of the indictment of 19,000 doctors (tinyurl.com/yjsvxc2a). A U.S. Navy JAG spokesperson denied that 19,000 doctors were indicted for COVID-related crimes, and no credible sources support the claim.

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☆ Meta threatens to yank news content from California over payments bill
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-31 | by ( Katie Paul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW YORK, May 31 (Reuters) - Facebook parent Meta Platforms (META.O) said on Wednesday it would remove news content in its home state of California if the state government passed legislation forcing tech companies to pay publishers. The proposed California Journalism Preservation Act would require "online platforms" to pay a "journalism usage fee" to news providers whose work appears on their services, aimed at reversing a decline in the local news sector. The statement was Meta's first on the California bill specifically, although the company has been waging similar battles over compensation for news publishers at the federal level and in countries outside the United States. In December, Stone said Meta would remove news from its platform altogether if the U.S. Congress passed a bill that closely resembles the proposed California legislation. Google did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment about the California bill.

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☆ Fact Check-Satirical article claims Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot ‘executed at GITMO’
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An article shared online claiming that Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been executed at Guantanamo Bay (GITMO) is from a satirical website whose stories are regularly debunked by Reuters Fact Check. Posts include a link to an article by Real Raw News (archive.is/N9CLZ) published on April 17, 2023. Representatives for Lightfoot did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for comment. The claim originated from a satirical website. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

☆ Fact Check-False claim U.S. military sentenced Liz Cheney stems from hoax website
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The claim is false and stems from Real Raw News (archive.is/b1wAS). The Poynter Institute for Media Studies characterized Real Raw News as a website that “regularly publishes fantastical, false stories with made-to-go-viral headlines" (here). A spokesperson for the Office of the Secretary of Defense also told Reuters via email that the claim is false. Reuters has previously addressed viral claims that stemmed from Real Raw News (here), (here). The claim stems from a hoax website.

☆ Fact Check-False claims Moderna CEO was executed at Guantanamo Bay stem from widely-debunked website
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-06 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An article from a website regularly debunked by Reuters Fact Check for spreading fake news articles falsely claims that Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel was executed on Nov. 18, 2022 by the “U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps.” There is no evidence to support this claim. Bancel has made public appearances and spoken publicly since Nov. 18 (here), (here). No reference to the incident exists on the Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corp website (www.jag.navy.mil/news.htm) or Moderna’s website (here). Claims that Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel was executed on Nov. 18, 2022 by the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps originate from a website that publishes satire and fake news.

☆ Fact Check-Article claiming U.S. military found evidence of election fraud in 2022 midterms stems from oft-debunked website
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An article from a website regularly debunked by Reuters Fact Check for spreading false news articles labeled “satire” claims that the U.S. Army Cyber Command found evidence of election fraud following the 2022 midterm elections. The posts share an article by Real Raw News (archived archive.ph/Q2A3Z) with the headline: “Military Finds Evidence of Election Fraud Amid Fizzled Red Wave.” The article makes several claims about alleged evidence of fraud attributed to the U.S. Army Cyber Command and “Cyber Command”. A spokesperson for the U.S. Army Cyber Command however told Reuters via email that it had “made no comments or statements to the media regarding this election”. U.S. Cyber Command, the higher headquarters for U.S. Army Cyber Command, also confirmed that the claims are false. Claims the U.S. Army Cyber Command found evidence of election fraud following the 2022 midterm elections stem from a satire website.

☆ Fact Check-False claims about arrest of U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine originated on website that shares parody news
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-13 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink was “arrested” on Oct. 10 are false and stem from an article in a website that describes its content as containing parody and satire news. A U.S. Embassy to Ukraine spokesperson told Reuters the allegation about Brink “is utter nonsense.” Reuters also found no credible evidence to support the claims she’d been arrested. An article entitled “Military Arrests US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink” was published by Real Raw on Oct. 10 (here). Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink was “arrested” on Oct. 10 are false, a spokesperson for the embassy told Reuters. The allegation stems from an article by a website that has a history of publishing fabricated stories and describes its content as including satire and parody.

☆ Fact Check-Headline about Adam Schiff payment of $7.6 million to a boy and his family published by parody website
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-12 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Senator Adam Schiff paid a boy and his family $7.6 million for an undisclosed lawsuit was posted by a parody website, although some social media users were duped. Reuters Fact Check found no evidence online to support the claim that any such payment was made, and no news reports related to such a lawsuit. A spokesperson for Schiff told Reuters Fact Check: “This is a disgusting and completely false allegation that has been peddled by QAnon conspiracy theorists. That such filth is pushed online by QAnon shows what a danger to the public discourse they have become.”Reuters Fact Check has previously addressed falsehoods shared by the parody website (here) , (here). This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

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