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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Image of Pikachu in Turkey protests is AI-generated
Thousands have taken to the streets in Turkey to protest Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu’s arrest. Social media users shared an image of one protester dressed as a character known for its bright yellow color and electrifying abilities: Pikachu. “A Turkish person dressed up as Pikachu to resist police violence on the 8th day of the…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Trump Uses Questionable Figure for U.S. ‘Plants and Factories’ Lost Since NAFTA
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. When President Donald Trump has talked about the need for higher tariffs on imports of foreign goods because of a decline in American manufacturing, he has often made the claim that “90,000 plants and factories” in the U.S. closed after the North American Free Trade…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Reviews don’t show Clinton sent emails ‘stamped’ Top Secret
After top U.S. national security leaders erroneously messaged a journalist sensitive operational details about impending military action, political figures on both sides of the aisle called to mind other classified documents incidents. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., posted a video on X, asserting that the Trump administration’s use of the commercial messaging app Signal to discuss…
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Fact Check / PolitiFact
Hits and Misses in RFK Jr.’s Comments on Food Dyes
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In recent weeks, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said that “very, very strong studies” link food dyes to cancer and ADHD. Experts are concerned about the impacts of unhealthy diets and obesity in the U.S., but some say Kennedy overstates the…