False Claims
Fact check: As wildfires rage, Trump lashes out with false claims about FEMA and California water policy - CNN
Scott Olson/Getty Images North America/Getty Images Washington CNN — Another natural disaster, another series of false claims from President-elect Donald Trump. For years, Trump has littered his s...
Read moreHow Elon Musk seized on baseless memo claim to create wave of misinformation - BBC.com
Elon Musk's online attacks on former Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown over grooming gangs draw on a baseless claim about a Home Office memo supposedly issued 17 years ago, research by BBC Verify...
Read moreFBI Source Behind Fake Hunter Biden 'Bribery' Claim Jailed for 6 Years - Newsweek
A former FBI informant who fabricated a story about President Joe Biden and his son Hunter accepting bribes was sentenced to six years in prison on Wednesday. The false claims were a focal point of...
Read moreGlam model handed suspended prison sentence for admitting making false rape claim against Arsenal target... - The Sun
Glam model handed suspended prison sentence for admitting making false rape claim against Arsenal target...
Read moreMen accused of defaming Edmonton mayor deny allegations in lawsuit - CBC.ca
3 Alberta residents deny making false statements about Amarjeet Sohi Image | Sohi Jan. 12 Caption: Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi launched a defamation lawsuit against three Alberta residents last ye...
Read moreOld Video of Police Personnel Gunning Down Man in US Viral With False Claims - The Quint
A video showing police personnel gunning down an individual is going viral on social media platforms with users identifying the latter as one 'Mohammad Altamish'. What have users said?: An X (form...
Read moreViral video shows men helping woman flee California wildfires, not 'looters' | Fact check - USA TODAY
The claim: Video shows ‘looters' during California wildfires A Jan. 9 Threads post (direct link, archive link) shows a man carrying white bags down a street as smoke clouds fill the sky behind him...
Read moreAs wildfires rage in Los Angeles, Trump doesn’t offer much sympathy. He’s casting blame. - The Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — As cataclysmic wildfires rage across Los Angeles, President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t been offering much sympathy. Instead, he’s claiming he could do a better job managing the cr...
Read moreHow Elon Musk seized on baseless memo claim to fuel wave of misinformation - BBC.com
How Elon Musk seized on baseless memo claim to fuel wave of misinformationBBC.
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Solicitor sentenced after submitting false will-writing invoices to CRUK - Civil Society Media
A Cardiff solicitor who defrauded Cancer Research UK (CRUK) by submitting false claims for will-writing services has been sentenced. CRUK operates a free will-writing service that allows people to...