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☆ Fact Check-Bloomberg report did not name Obama as Epstein’s ‘middle man’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A Bloomberg report did not say former U.S. President Barack Obama was late disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein’s “middle man,” despite online posts that misrepresent the article on revelations from court filings by JPMorgan Chase and the U.S. Virgin Islands. A post on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, said: “BREAKING: President Obama has been named as Jeffrey Epstein’s middle man to JP Morgan according to Bloomberg” (here). Some posts link to an Aug. 16 Bloomberg report with the headline, “Epstein Tapped JPMorgan to Help Goldman Lawyer Open Account” (here). The report mentions a “former Obama White House lawyer,” but it does not name Obama as Epstein’s so-called “middle man” to JPMorgan. A Bloomberg report did not name former U.S. President Barack Obama as Jeffrey Epstein’s “middle man” to JPMorgan.

Persons: Barack Obama, Jeffrey Epstein’s “, JPMorgan Chase, Epstein, Obama, Jeffrey Epstein’s, JP Morgan, Bloomberg ”, “ Epstein, ”, Kathy Ruemmler, Lesley Groff, Epstein’s, Mary Erdoes, ’ ” Erdoes, Michelle, Richard Branson, Read Organizations: Bloomberg, JPMorgan, U.S ., U.S . Virgin Islands, Reuters, Twitter, Facebook, Goldman, Obama White House, White, Free Law Locations: U.S, U.S . Virgin Islands, “, British Virgin

☆ Fact Check-Video shows park ride, not LA Metro flooding during Storm Hillary
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The video was shared with the caption, “The LA Metro Station on Wilshire/Vermont is flooding from the storm,” on Facebook (here), (here) and X, formerly known as Twitter (here). Footage showing the same scene from slightly different angles is also visible in YouTube videos referring to the Universal Studios ride “Earthquake: The Big One” (here). Photos shot in 2014 are visible on stock image website Alamy with the caption “Universal studios, simulation of an Earthquake on a stage set in the theme park,” (here) and (here). The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) and Universal Studios Hollywood did not immediately respond to requests for comment. A video showing water gushing into an underground subway station shows a ride at Universal Studios Hollywood and not flash floods caused by Tropical Storm Hillary.

Persons: Storm Hillary, Tropical Storm Hilary, Gavin Newsom, Hillary, Read Organizations: Universal Studios, Los Angeles Metro, Metro, Facebook, Vermont Metro, Universal Studios Hollywood, LA Times, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Tropical, Reuters Locations: Hollywood, Wilshire / Vermont, Wilshire, Vermont, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles

☆ Fact Check-Video shows park ride, not LA Metro flooding during Storm Hilary
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Footage showing the same scene from slightly different angles is also visible in YouTube videos referring to the Universal Studios ride “Earthquake: The Big One” (here). Photos shot in 2014 are visible on stock image website Alamy with the caption “Universal studios, simulation of an Earthquake on a stage set in the theme park,” (here) and (here). The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA) and Universal Studios Hollywood did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The claim was shared after Tropical Storm Hilary unleashed flash floods in parts Los Angeles on Aug. 20, prompting Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency in affected areas, Reuters reported (here). A video showing water gushing into an underground subway station shows a ride at Universal Studios Hollywood and not flash floods caused by Tropical Storm Hilary.

Persons: Storm Hilary, Tropical Storm Hilary, Gavin Newsom, “ Hilary ”, Hilary, Read Organizations: Universal Studios, Los Angeles Metro, Metro, Facebook, Vermont Metro, Universal Studios Hollywood, LA Times, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Tropical, Reuters Locations: Hollywood, Wilshire / Vermont, Wilshire, Vermont, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles

☆ Fact Check-Trump not facing death penalty in Jan. 6 federal indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Elizabeth Moore, VP of PR and Communications at Breitbart, told Reuters, “We never indicated that the DOJ is seeking or will seek the death penalty. “The Eighth Amendment rules out the death penalty unless the defendant intended or had a high degree of culpability with respect to the death of the victim. “Nor does it plead any of the aggravating factors -- from a list in the federal death penalty statute --that need to be specified. When seeking the death penalty, the indictment must include special findings as detailed in the DOJ’s Justice Manual (here). Donald Trump is not facing the death penalty in the federal indictment brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith on overturning the 2020 election.

Persons: Donald Trump, Trump, Jack Smith, Fani Willis, “, Breitbart, Smith, Jack Smith’s, Elizabeth Moore, ” Moore, Joel Pollak, ” Daniel Richman, Paul J, Kellner, ”, Jack Beermann, Philip S, Beck, Peter Carr, Read Organizations: U.S, U.S . Department of Justice, U.S . Capitol, TRUMP, “ TRUMP, “ Trump, Communications, Breitbart, Reuters, DOJ, Trump, U.S ., Capitol, USC, Columbia Law School, Justice Department, Boston University School of Law Locations: Washington, Georgia, Fulton County, GEORGIA, Prison, U.S

☆ Fact Check-Niger has not banned uranium exports to France and EU
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The 122-word caption reads in part: “Uranium Ban in Niger Sparks Protests and Energy Crisis in France and the EU’ Niger, with the world’s 7th largest uranium deposits, has banned exports to France and the EU. Despite reported fears of it happening, the country did not declare any plans to halt uranium exports as of the time of writing, Aug. 16 (here). RUSSIAN OILAlthough the European Union has banned certain types of oil supplies from Russia, the region continues to receive Russian oil. In addition, Russian pipeline oil supplies to the EU are excluded from the EU ban. Niger has not announced the halt of uranium exports to France and the EU, as of Aug. 16, and parts of the EU do still receive Russian oil.

Persons: Mohamed Bazoum, Euratom, Read Organizations: European Union, Niger Sparks, Energy, EU, World Nuclear Association, Reuters, Canada, French Le Monde Locations: Niger, France, Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Nigerien, Kazakhstan, French, Bulgaria, Russian, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic

☆ Fact Check-Photo does not show laptops stolen during Capitol siege
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A photo showing multiple laptops dates to at least 2019 and is unrelated to the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. Examples of the photo, which shows dozens of laptops on top of office desks, can also be seen on Facebook (here) and (here). It says the photo shows stolen laptops recovered by DCI. U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi and Senator Jeff Merkley said that laptops had been stolen from their offices during the storming of the U.S. Capitol (here). Photo shows stolen laptops in Kenya, not computers taken during the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

Persons: Nancy Pelosi, Jeff Merkley, Read Organizations: Capitol, Twitter, Facebook, Criminal Investigations, DCI, U.S, U.S . Capitol, Reuters Locations: U.S, Kenya

☆ Fact Check-Video of Will Hurd being interrupted on ‘The View’ is edited
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video of former U.S. representative Will Hurd speaking on ABC’s “The View” in July 2023 has been edited to suggest he was reprimanded by another guest on the show while speaking about former President Donald Trump. The video, the work of a satirical content creator, was shared without that context on social media, leaving people confused. The manipulated video clip includes a man wearing a cap telling Hurd to “shut the hell up” leaving hosts of the show speechless before the broadcast is apparently interrupted with the on-screen message, “Signal Lost. But here’s the difference, so that means, we should just give up and accept that Donald Trump is going to be the Republican nominee? A video showing Will Hurd being interrupted by a guest on ABC’s “The View” for speaking about Trump, is digitally edited and originated as satire.

Persons: Will Hurd, Donald Trump, Hurd, “, “ Donald Trump, Trump, Damon Imani, Imani, Read Organizations: Republican, Reuters, Trump Locations: “

☆ Fact Check-Video of Putin ‘snubbing’ Macron has been cropped
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A clip that shows Russian President Vladimir Putin snubbing French President Emmanuel Macron before shaking hands with other world leaders has been cropped. The full video shows that Putin did not ignore Macron. The full video shows that Putin greeted Macron before shaking hands with then German Chancellor Angela Merkel and then U.S. President Donald Trump (timestamp 0:50) (here). A clip taken from a different angle (timestamp 0:27) (here) also shows the leaders shaking hands. The video has been cropped to make it seem like Putin ignored Macron.

Persons: Vladimir Putin snubbing, Emmanuel Macron, Putin, ”, Angela Merkel, Donald Trump, Read Organizations: Reuters, Macron Locations: Paris, France

☆ Fact Check-Video shows attack on Niger party headquarters, not Nigerian embassy
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Footage of burning buildings is being shared online alongside the false claim it shows Nigeria’s embassy in Niger being attacked amid unrest sparked by a coup. However, the video actually shows an assault on different buildings – the headquarters of the deposed president’s party - in Niger’s capital, Niamey. However, the footage shows the headquarters of the Nigerien – not Nigerian – Party for Democracy and Socialism. The video was addressed in a separate Reuters fact-check amid claims it showed an assault on France’s embassy in Niger (here). The footage shows an attack on Niger’s ruling party headquarters, not the Nigerian embassy in the country.

Persons: president’s, Read Organizations: Nigerien –, Nigerian – Party for Democracy, Nigerien party’s, Getty, Nigeria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Reuters Locations: Niger, Niamey, Nigeria, Nigerian

☆ Fact Check-Video shows military vehicles in Algeria, not Niger
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of a military parade in Algeria is being falsely claimed online to show the Algerian army arriving in Niger. Reuters verified the exact location of the video using satellite imagery to be in Algeria, not Niger. The column of military vehicles in the clip is travelling on the eastbound carriageway of Rocade Nord d’Alger, opposite a service point for logistics giant DHL. The military vehicles in the video also have posters with "60" stuck on them. The video shows military vehicles in Algeria, not Niger.

Persons: ”, Algeria’s, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Read Organizations: Economic, West, Reuters, Rocade Nord d’Alger, DHL, Google, Vehicles, Algerian Locations: Algeria, Algerian, Niger, States, Rocade Nord

☆ Fact Check-Burger King Whopper has same name in France
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

“The Whopper”, a product from global fast food chain Burger King, carries the same name in France, despite online posts sharing an image of the burger’s wrapper purportedly in a French location of the chain with the title “Americain Retardé”. A Burger King spokesperson said the photo did not show a genuine Burger King product. Reuters found no evidence the product carries the name in the video in France. French Burger King menus list the burger with the name “Whopper” (www.burgerking.fr/carte/menus). The Burger King Whopper burger does not carry an offensive slogan in France.

Persons: Burger, French Burger, Read Organizations: Reuters Locations: Burger, France, French

☆ Fact Check-Video compilation shows Beirut blast, not Russian strikes on Odesa
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A video compilation featuring clips of the 2020 explosion at Lebanon’s Beirut port has been falsely linked online to the Russian missile strikes on the port of Odesa in Ukraine in 2023. The clip at 1:03-1:09 can be seen in a Beirut explosion video hosted by licensing platform Newsflare (here). Reuters was not able to source the clip showing a yellow car (1:33-1:43), but the visuals of the explosion align with the other clips of the Beirut explosion. The white structure visible in the final video at 1:44 video matches the silos at the Beirut port (bit.ly/47n9tZ8). A video compilation shows the Beirut port blast in 2020, not Russian missile attacks on the port in Odesa, Ukraine.

Persons: Getty, Read Organizations: Russian, Reuters, Russian Missiles, British Cargo Ships, Facebook, Al, Google, Guardian, ABC News Locations: Beirut, Odesa, Ukraine, Moscow, The Port, Odessa, Russian, Al Arabiya, ’

☆ Fact Check-The Simpsons did not show ‘directed energy weapon’ causing fire
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

An episode of the animated series “The Simpsons” depicted fires caused by sunlight reflecting off a chrome statue, not a “directed energy weapon,” as claimed in social media posts linking such weapons to August 2023 wildfires in Hawaii. Posts on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter (here), and Facebook (here), (here) link the clip to the natural disaster on Hawaii’s island of Maui with captions such as “The Simpsons predicting Direct Energy Weapons!?. The term “Directed energy weapons” (DEW) refers to technology that harnesses concentrated electromagnetic energy fired at the speed of light, according to an April 2023 report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) (here) (here), (here). The full episode contains no references to directed energy weapons. Reuters Fact Check has previously addressed false claims of directed energy weapon use in the 2023 wildfires (here).

Persons: Monty Burns ’, “ Springfield, Read Organizations: Facebook, U.S, Government, Office, U.S . Department of Defense, GAO, YouTube, Reuters Locations: Hawaii, Maui, “

☆ Fact Check-Kyiv street sprinklers predate Ukraine war
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Posts online suggest the sprinkler system had been funded by U.S. funds sent to support Ukraine’s war efforts against Russia. Reuters images from 2019, taken in central Kyiv, show the same water sprinkler system (reut.rs/45xNzRm) and (reut.rs/47yQdIc). Reuters photographer Gleb Garanich confirmed the location of the images as Khreschatyk Street. Photos dating to 2019 on photo hosting website Alamy also show the water sprinkler system on Khreschatyk Street (here), (here). Water sprinklers in central Kyiv predate U.S. assistance to Ukraine during its war with Russia.

Persons: “, Mr, Biden, Gleb Garanich, Alamy, Read Organizations: U.S, Facebook, Reuters Locations: Kyiv, Ukraine, Russia, U.S

☆ Fact Check-UN ‘chief’ did not warn Christians to embrace pedophiles or face exclusion
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A headline claiming that a United Nations official warned Christians to accept “minor-attracted persons” or face exclusion from society misrepresents a report by the UN’s independent expert on sexual orientation and gender identity, Victor Madrigal-Borloz. Madrigal-Borloz, a Costa Rican jurist who has served as the UN Independent Expert on sexual orientation and gender identity since 2018 (here), did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The report does not mention the terms “MAPs,” “minor-attracted persons,” or “pedophiles.” Nor did Madrigal-Borloz’s remarks to the Council include the statement attributed to him. Reuters has previously addressed false claims linking pedophilia to the LGBTQ community (here) as well as false claims that the UN and other organizations endorsed pedophilia or decriminalizing sex with minors (here), (here ) and (here ). Reuters has previously addressed false claims by this website (here), (here), (here).

Persons: Victor Madrigal, Madrigal, Borloz, Borloz’s, ”, Read Organizations: United Nations, Reuters, UN, UN Human Rights Locations: Costa Rican

☆ Fact Check-No evidence lab-grown meat authorized in the US contains human cells
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Regulators told Reuters that they had ensured the product labels stating the contents are made from chicken cells are “truthful.” Both companies deny that any human cells are involved in their products’ manufacture. “This claim is completely false,” Good Meat spokesperson Carrie Kabat said in an email. “Good Meat cultivated chicken is made from chicken cells and does not use human cells in any stage of our process.”Upside Foods spokesperson Brooke Whitney also said by email: “This claim is false. Reuters has previously addressed a satirical claim that human meat is being grown in the lab (here). Companies, regulators, and a Reuters reporter describe lab-grown chicken products approved for sale in the U.S. as made from chicken cells, not human cells.

Persons: Carrie Kabat, Brooke Whitney, it’s, Leah Douglas, Douglas, FSIS, Read Organizations: Reuters, U.S . Department of Agriculture, U.S . Food, Drug Administration, FDA, Regulators, Food Safety, Inspection, USDA, Safety, Federal, Poultry, Foods Locations: U.S

☆ Fact Check-No evidence Elon Musk is behind ‘WattSaver’ device
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

There is no evidence that billionaire Elon Musk or his electric vehicle company Tesla is selling an energy-saving device called “WattSaver” that saves 90% of appliances’ electricity use, contrary to a Facebook post associating him and the company with the product. The posts include a link to an article (archive.li/HQ972) that says that an electricity-saving product is called “WattSaver,” created by Musk following the death of a 64-year-old Tesla employee. The article links to a website for a product called “WattSaver” (archive.li/MI89m), (here), which does not mention Musk. There are no credible reports that Tesla or Musk created the “WattSaver” product visible in the article shared on social media (www.tesla.com/elon-musk), (here), (here), (here). VERDICTThere is no evidence Elon Musk created an energy-saving device called Wattsaver that claims to save 90% electricity.

Persons: Elon Musk, “, EIon, Sean Hannity, Hannity, “ ELON, ”, WattSaver, Tesla, Read Organizations: Fox, “ ELON MUSK’S, Reuters, Fox News, Tesla, House Locations: Germany, Wisconsin, elon

☆ Fact Check-Photo of beam striking Hawaiian church is altered
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

An image of the hall of Waiola Church in Lahaina, Hawaii in flames amid wildfires has been edited to add a laser beam. Posts on social media feature a burning structure with an orange beam hitting it on its roof ((here), (here), (here). The altered image suggests that the wildfires were caused by Direct Energy Weapons (DEW). The posts on social media flipped the image and digitally added what looks like a laser beam. An image showing a church in Lahaina, Hawaii on fire has been digitally altered to include a laser beam striking the building.

Persons: Read Organizations: Reuters, Direct Energy Weapons, Naval Research, Maui News Locations: Lahaina , Hawaii, Hawaii, United States, Lahaina

☆ Fact Check-Video of flames in street shows Cleveland, Ohio not Maui
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video of flames being blown across a street by heavy winds is not related to the August 2023 Maui fires, contrary to claims online. The clip dates from 2022 and shows a fire in Cleveland, Ohio. Reuters geolocated the video to Cleveland, Ohio. A YouTube video titled “Cleveland Flat Mulch Bed Fire” posted on June 18, 2022 by the licensing platform ViralHog shows the same scene in higher definition (here) (timestamp 1:04-1:27). The video showing flames and smoke being blown by heavy winds is from a fire in Ohio.

Persons: Read Organizations: Reuters, Facebook, Google Locations: Maui, Cleveland , Ohio, United States, Ohio

☆ Fact Check-Clip of 2014 Russian gas station explosion edited to add light beam
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A clip of a 2014 explosion at a gas station in Russia has been edited to make it appear as if a light beam was responsible for the fire. The earliest iteration Reuters could find of the unedited video was uploaded by a Russian news agency RIA Dagestan on Aug. 9, 2014 (timestamp 1:10) (youtu.be/-zvo7xXs-T0?t=72). The explosion was caused by a gas leak in the city of Makhachkala in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan, an RIA Dagestan report said (here). Reuters located the video to Prospekt Imama Shamilya, Makhachkala – the same location listed in the RIA Dagestan report (bit.ly/3saxAtT). The video has been online since at least August 2014 where no such beam can be seen before the explosion.

Persons: Read Organizations: Naval Research, Reuters Locations: Russia, Russian, Dagestan, Makhachkala, Russia’s Republic of Dagestan

☆ Fact Check-Louisiana video of electrical explosions not ‘direct energy attack’
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

A video from 2018 of electrical explosions in Louisiana is being shared online as footage showing a “direct energy attack”. Direct energy weapons (DEW) are an emerging technology that uses concentrated electromagnetic energy to combat enemy forces and assets. People have claimed online that June 2023 wildfires in Canada, and August fires in Hawaii were caused by direct energy weapons. In another instance, social media users claimed a 2018 video of electrical explosions in Louisiana was evidence of DEWs in use in Hawaii (see Facebook users here), (here) and users on X, formerly known as Twitter, (here) (here). The video shows electrical explosions, not a “direct energy attack”, in Louisiana in 2018.

Persons: Kenner, Read Organizations: U.S . Department of Defense, Reuters, Twitter, Facebook Locations: Louisiana, Canada, Hawaii, Kenner , Louisiana, Local, West, Big

☆ Fact Check-Drone video shows California, not Hawaii
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A video showing an area of destroyed buildings surrounded by pine trees in Paradise, California, has been miscaptioned online to say it shows Maui, Hawaii, following the wildfires in August 2023. The Maui wildfires have become the deadliest in the US in more than a century, killing at least 99 people and forcing thousands to evacuate (here). But the video circulating online shows the impact of the Camp Fire, a devastating wildfire in November 2018 that hit the Northern California town of Paradise (here). An aerial photograph from coverage of the 2018 blaze in California shows the same area (here), (see image 18 in the gallery), (ibb.co/XVHrRw8). This video shows the aftermath of the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, in 2018.

Persons: Greg Crutsinger, Crutsinger, Read Organizations: NBC, KCRA, Reuters Locations: Paradise , California, Maui, Hawaii, “ Hawaii, Northern California, Paradise, California

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated screenshot says SEC is not appealing Ripple Labs crypto ruling
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) did not publish a press release in August saying that it will not appeal a landmark ruling involving the cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs. The headline of the screenshot reads: “SEC decides not to appeal Ripple” (ghostarchive.org/archive/R0c7W). Another added, “That's a good news for @Ripple & Cryptocurrency market as well” (ghostarchive.org/archive/ehrV1). The SEC decided to appeal a ruling involving cryptocurrency company Ripple Labs Inc. on Aug. 9. A screenshot seemingly showing a SEC press release to the contrary is fake.

Persons: Read Organizations: U.S . Securities, Exchange Commission, SEC, Ripple Labs, Reuters, Labs, Twitter

☆ Fact Check-ULEZ: Most new vehicles exempt from London clean air zone fee
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Most petrol vehicles under 16 years old and diesel vehicles under 6 years old are exempt from London’s Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) charges, a scheme expanded in August by London Mayor Sadiq Khan to tackle air pollution. This is contrary to a claim online that only electric vehicles avoid the fee. The TfL spokesperson said: “Most petrol vehicles under 16 years old or diesel vehicles under 6 years old already meet the emissions standards”. TfL’s website here says: “To meet the ULEZ emissions standard, your vehicle must meet the required Euro emissions standard for your vehicle and emission type.”Electric vehicles have no emissions and are exempt (here). Vehicles meeting the required Euro emissions standard to avoid paying ULEZ fees include some petrol and diesel vehicles manufactured in recent years.

Persons: Sadiq Khan, “, Read Organizations: London, Transport, TfL, European, Reuters, Vehicles

☆ Fact Check-Fabricated New York Post headline on ex-ABC journalist
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, on July 21, Meek pleaded guilty to transportation and possession of child sexual abuse material. The image circulating features a New York Post headline that reads, “Award winning ABC journalist who ‘debunked’ pizzagate, pleads guilty in horrific child porn case.” The post on X, previously known as Twitter, had garnered about 551 reposts at the time of writing (here). No such headline exists on the New York Post’ website, however ( here ), ( here ). The New York Post did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The New York Post did not publish a headline about ex-ABC journalist James Gordon Meek debunking “Pizzagate.”This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team.

Persons: James Gordon Meek, Meek, “, ‘, ’ pizzagate, Pizzagate, “ Pizzagate, ”, Edgar Welch, Ping Pong, Welch, Read Organizations: New York Post, ABC, U.S . Department of Justice, Twitter, New York, The New York Post, New York Times, Buzzfeed, Washington Post, Reuters Locations: Washington, North Carolina

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