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Claim Codes: Red = Fact Check on a Right Claim, Blue = Fact Check on a Left Claim, Black = Not Political/Conspiracy/Pseudoscience/Other
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| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Tafari Campbell, the Obamas’ personal chef who drowned, tweeted that he had “information that will lead to the arrest of Barack Obama.”
PolitiFact rating: Pants on Fire (Tweet was fabricated: Tafari Campbell, a personal chef to the Obama family, was found dead July 24 after he drowned in a paddleboarding accident in Martha’s Vineyard. He was 45.) Tafari Campbell: Obamas’ personal chef did not tweet before his death about Barack Obama’s arrest |
| FALSE | Claim by Ron DeSantis (R): Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis claimed during a July 18 interview that he is the only veteran running for president.
Check Your Fact rating: False (Corey Stapleton, who declared his candidacy for the presidency in November 2022, is a U.S. Navy veteran. E.W. Jackson is a Marine Corps veteran.) FACT CHECK: Is Ron DeSantis The Only Veteran Running For President? |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by thegatewaypundit.com: Story Changes Barack and Michelle Obama WERE on Martha’s Vineyard When Their Private Chef Mysteriously Drowned
Lead Stories rating: False (Massachusetts State Police said in a statement that the former president and his wife were “not present at the residence at the time of the accident,” and that detail has not changed.) |
| FALSE | Claim by Virginia Foxx (R): Immigrants are supposed to “apply for asylum in the country where they are, and then they try to come into the United States.”
Politifact rating: False (Asylum-seekers may only apply if they are physically present in the country. A new Biden administration rule encourages asylum-seekers to apply in other countries before entering the U.S. Those who don’t apply elsewhere are less likely to be considered eligible for asylum, but they’re not breaking the law.) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz’s wife, Ginger Luckey Gaetz, called for a boycott of the “Barbie” film in a tweet on July 18, 2023.
Snopes.com rating: True Did Matt Gaetz’s Wife Call for Boycott of ‘Barbie’ After Watching the Movie? |
| FALSE | (International: Philippines): The International Criminal Court (ICC) has ordered the arrest of Rodrigo Duterte for his role in the Philippines’ war on drugs.
VERA Files rating: False |
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