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Fact checks about news stories from the US

13 September 2024

No evidence Kamala Harris was wearing earphone earrings during presidential debate

Some social media users have claimed Ms Harris was wearing Nova H1 audio earrings, but these do not match the earrings Ms Harris wore at the debate.

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12 September 2024

Viral Kamala Harris-attributed ‘vengeance’ quote is from 2019 satirical news article

A quote is being shared on social media with misleading claims it was said by the Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris.

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12 September 2024

No, Donald Trump did not insult soldiers during call on Fox News

Thousands have shared a video that appears to show this, but the clip it includes has been edited and does not show a real broadcast.

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11 September 2024

Image of Newsweek tweet about Melania Trump filing for divorce is fake

The fake screenshot appears to have been first shared intentionally as an experiment on the spread of misinformation on social media.

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11 September 2024

Faceswapped video doesn’t really show Tim Walz dancing

A video being shared widely on social media claims to show Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz dancing in a cowboy hat, but it has been edited likely using AI.

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11 September 2024

US presidential debate: fact checkers give their verdicts

Last night’s head-to-head between candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump is dominating the headlines this morning. We take a look at what some of our fellow fact checkers made of their claims.

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10 September 2024

US presidential debate: what misinformation have we seen so far?

The first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump will take place at 2am tomorrow morning, ahead of November’s election.

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4 September 2024

CNN did not say Kamala Harris lied 113 times during DNC speech

CNN analysed five claims made in her speech accepting the Democratic presidential nomination.

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30 August 2024

Edited CNN headline makes false claims about Kamala Harris pledge

An altered screenshot of a CNN article has been circulating online.

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29 August 2024

Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz did not write Guardian opinion article about ‘dancing on stage naked’

A screenshot circulating of an article which appears to have been authored by Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’s running mate, Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz, has been altered.

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