False Claims
Posts make false claims about proposed Indigenous consultative body to Australian parliament - Yahoo Philippines News
After Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese outlined a draft referendum question on whether to set up a consultative Indigenous body to parliament, social media users shared a claim that th...
Read moreIowa Metal Manufacturer Settles $500,000 False Claims Act Lawsuit - Insurance Journal
A southwest Iowa company that makes metal castings used by military contractors in helicopters and other equipment has reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging the company failed to test the ca...
Read moreKevin McCarthy’s mostly false claim about an army of 87,000 IRS agents - PolitiFact
If Your Time is short The 87,000 figure includes hires across the agency, including IT and taxpayer services, not just enforcement staff as the claim suggests. And many of those hires would g...
Read moreFact check: False claim of $22 million settlement between The View, Kyle Rittenhouse - Yahoo Sports
The claim: 'The View' settled with Kyle Rittenhouse for $22 million The acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse on all charges related to the deaths of two men and injury of a third during 2020 protests pr...
Read moreFact check: Posts about a dangerous man knocking on doors is a hoax - USA TODAY
The claim: A dangerous man is going door-to-door in various cities asking for money More than 20 versions of the same basic claim have been circulating in an array of Facebook groups. They claim...
Read moreElections need civic-minded workers – and fewer lies by politicians - Virginia Mercury
Commentary ‘It’s an honest job. We have an honest group of people.’ Moses Loynes, an election officer in Henrico County, leans against a ballot counting machine as voters trickle through the po...
Read moreBiggest Africa Startup Battles Multiple Allegations in IPO Runup - Bloomberg
Africa’s largest startup Flutterwave Inc. is battling allegations of financial impropriety and personnel harassment from Lagos to Nairobi, as it considers pushing ahead with plans to list the com...
Read moreNevada judge denies loser's protest of GOP governor primary - WHEC
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge has dismissed Republican Joey Gilbert’s lawsuit seeking to overturn his loss to Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Gilbert...
Read moreNevada judge denies loser's protest of GOP governor primary - The Associated Press - en Español
RENO, Nev. (AP) — A Nevada judge has dismissed Republican Joey Gilbert’s lawsuit seeking to overturn his loss to Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo in the Republican gubernatorial primary. Gilbert...
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"CM Shivakumar falsely claims BJP submitted 50 lakh Form 7": Karnataka BJP chief Vijayendra - ANI News
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 2 (ANI): Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra on Friday rejected Chief Minister DK Shivakumar's allegation that the BJP was involved in a conspiracy to del...