Claim: In November 2016, Donald Trump stated that a candidate under federal investigation “has no right to be running” and that it would be “virtually impossible” for a president under indictment to govern. Rating: Rating: Correct Attribution Following former U.S. president Donald Trump’s May 30, 2024, conviction on 34 felony counts of business fraud related […]
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John F. Kennedy Wrote That ‘Palestine Was Hardly Britain’s to Give Away.’ Here’s the Context
Claim: Former U.S. President John F. Kennedy wrote in a 1939 letter to his father, “Palestine was hardly Britain’s to give away.” Rating: Rating: Correct Attribution Context: The quote does not fully encapsulate Kennedy’s views. He wrote in the same letter he had become “more pro-British” during his visit to Jerusalem as “the men on […]
Picture Shared Amid 2024 Protests Shows Swastikas Spray-Painted in Columbia University Office. Here’s the Missing Context
Claim: A photograph shows a Jewish professor’s office at Columbia University spray-painted with swastikas amid the May 2024 pro-Palestine college demonstrations. Rating: Rating: Miscaptioned Context: The photograph in question shows a Jewish professor’s office vandalized with swastikas in 2018. There is no evidence connecting the 2018 incident with the 2024 pro-Palestine demonstration movement. In […]
Here’s what a Chiefs stadium in Kansas could look like, and some necessary context
Kansas lawmakers adjourned early Wednesday morning without debating a proposal that could clear a more lucrative path for luring the Chiefs and Royals across the state line. It is a hiatus. In the debate. But certainly not in the suitors. We have our first peek at the latter already. Sports stadium architect David Manica and […]
World Bank president’s speech on China poverty reduction taken out of context online
The World Bank’s president did not say China currently had 770 million people living in extreme poverty, contrary to misleading social media posts that took part of his speech out of context. Ajay Banga was referring to data from 1978, not 2024, and in fact praised China’s strategy to reduce poverty. “Ajay Banga, president of […]
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London police officer sparks outrage after suggesting swastikas should be ‘taken into context’ to Jewish woman
Video of a police officer in London having a heated discussion with a woman about the offensiveness of swastikas has circulated across social media. The video was taken on Saturday during a massive pro-Palestinian rally that the Metropolitan Police were monitoring. In the video, a visibly upset woman confronted the officer about an anti-Israeli participant […]
Walker’s statement on layoffs is correct but it’s lacking the context of the overall jobs situation
Jobs continue to be a major talking point during this election cycle, and there are many ways to measure the current state of joblessness in Wisconsin. During a March 3, 2024, appearance on CNN, former Republican Gov. Scott Walker cited one of them: Layoffs. When asked about how people in Wisconsin are feeling about the […]
Photo from 2020 Tokyo Olympics event shared in Greece in 2024 with wrong context
A photo of a Japanese boy at an event in 2020 linked to the Tokyo Olympics was shared on social media in February 2024 falsely claiming to show children in Japan marking Greek Language Day this year. Posts sharing the photo criticise Greek authorities for a range of issues, including not organising similar events at […]
Minnesota tribes provided little context for rejecting Rochester’s use of bison as school mascot
Feb. 17—ROCHESTER — The tribal nations that rejected Rochester Public Schools’ exemption request that would have allowed Dakota Middle School to keep its bison mascot provided little context for doing so. The school recently announced it would have to change its mascot under new state legislation that prohibits schools from using American Indian imagery for […]
Minnesota tribes reject use of bison as Rochester school mascot, but provide little context
Feb. 17—ROCHESTER — The tribal nations that rejected Rochester Public Schools’ exemption request that would have allowed Dakota Middle School to keep its bison mascot provided little context for doing so. The school recently announced it would have to change its mascot under new state legislation that prohibits schools from using American Indian imagery for […]
Trump Once Stated that a Candidate Under Federal Investigation ‘Has No Right To Be Running.’ Here’s the Context
Claim: In November 2016, Donald Trump stated that a candidate under federal investigation “has no right to be running” and that it would be “virtually impossible” for a president under indictment to govern. Rating: Rating: Correct Attribution Statements made in 2016 by then-presidential candidate Donald Trump about the impossibility of governing as president while under […]