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| MISLEADING | Claim by Marjorie Taylor Greene (R): Henry Ford study shows vaccinated children are more prone to chronic diseases compared to unvaccinated children.
Science Feedback rating: Misleading (There were key differences between vaccinated and unvaccinated children in the study that made it difficult to fairly compare the two groups. For example, vaccinated children were more likely to see the doctor compared to unvaccinated children. They were also more likely to have birth characteristics that made the risk of future medical conditions higher.) Significant flaws in Henry Ford study used to claim childhood vaccines cause harm |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Sharon Osbourne stormed off Jimmy Kimmel Live or Jimmy Fallon’s show over Charlie Kirk comments
Lead Stories rating: False (Didn’t appear on either show.) |
| TRUE | Claim via Social Media: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk once described Kyle Rittenhouse, a teenager acquitted of killing two people and wounding another during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as “a hero to millions.”
Snopes rating: True (Correct Attribution) Charlie Kirk introduced Kyle Rittenhouse as ‘a hero to millions’ |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim by HHS: Tylenol (acetaminophen) use during pregnancy causes autism.
PolitiFact rating: False (No study has proven a causal link; strongest studies show no association once genetics and other factors are controlled.) Research doesn’t show using Tylenol during pregnancy causes autism. Here’s what else you should know |
| FALSE | (International: United Kingdom): London Mayor Sadiq Khan is building 40,000 new homes “for Muslims only” under a “Muslim housing plan.”
Full Fact rating: False (Khan pledged to build 40,000 council homes for all Londoners, not earmarked for Muslims; no such “Muslim housing plan” exists.) False claim London Mayor is building 40,000 new homes ‘for Muslims only’ circulates online |
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“Claim via Social Media: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk once described Kyle Rittenhouse, a teenager acquitted of killing two people and wounding another during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, as “a hero to millions.”Snopes rating: True (Correct Attribution)
Charlie Kirk introduced Kyle Rittenhouse as ‘a hero to millions’”
I guess you’ve done your job. It is the facts.
My impression, not just of this but other reporting of facts.
Standing alone, this does give the impression that this was a bad thing, or, was it a good thing? Reading the attached article, which few will do, they will continue to believe what they currently believe despite the acquittal based on a defense of clear self defense. Based on those who wish to continue to hate Kirk this is a bad thing. They will use it on social media boards as a weapon. Based on those who followed the story, this is a good thing. This happens a lot with similar things taken completely out of context. A lot of hatred towards Charlie Kirk is based on incredibly false interpretation of information.
True, he did indeed say it, in the correct verdict of self defense.
Here is the truth about Turning Point USA and Charlie Kirk: https://cloudhq.net/s/a3061b76f48ffa