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Video of police car driving through crowd is not from China protests
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Japanese fans didn’t spread trash at the World Cup, as post claims
A viral video was reversed to claim Japanese fans were spreading trash in a World Cup stadium. The fans were actually picking up trash.
World
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A video posted online claims to show a street covered in worms that allegedly fell from the sky. But there is a much less horrifying explanation for the brown blobs.
Ukraine
Zelenskyy wasn’t talking about Ukraine war when he said U.S. would send ‘sons and daughters’
A video clip of Ukraine’s president is going viral, with some on social media claiming Zelenskyy said the U.S. would send soldiers to fight in Ukraine. That’s false.
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Explaining how African midwives performed C-sections before it was common in Europe | Expert Interview with Padmini Murthy, M.D., M.P.H.
Padmini Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., explains the origin of C-section surgeries.
Ukraine
Video of Biden saying some U.S. aid could support Ukrainian pensions is from April 2022
A viral video does show Biden saying some Ukraine aid could be used for pensions. The video is from April 2022, not from Biden’s 2023 trip to Ukraine.
World
These three viral videos don’t show the deadly earthquake in Turkey, Syria
VERIFY is fact-checking footage claiming to show scenes from the Feb. 6 earthquake in Turkey and Syria. These three viral videos aren’t from the earthquake.
National
3 fast facts about the Chinese balloon flying over the U.S.
On Feb. 4, the U.S. military shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the South Carolina coast.
Gas Prices
Yes, the Saudi government owns the largest oil refinery in the U.S.
Saudi Arabia-owned Aramco acquired full ownership of the largest U.S. oil refinery in 2017.
Travel
No, most airports are not eliminating the 3.4 ounce container limit for liquids in carry-ons in 2024
Most airports don’t plan to eliminate liquid carry-on bag restrictions at the moment, but new CT scanners are making rule changes possible for some.
World
Video of police car driving through crowd is not from China protests
A video claiming to show a police vehicle ramming into a crowd wasn’t taken during protests in China. It’s actually from Washington state in 2021.
World
A video claiming to show a police car driving through a crowd is not from protests in China
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Sports
Japanese fans didn’t spread trash at the World Cup, as post claims
A viral video was reversed to claim Japanese fans were spreading trash in a World Cup stadium. The fans were actually picking up trash.
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