Experts say Trump is misrepresenting government data when he claims that 98.2% of drugs smuggled into the U.S. by sea have "stopped." Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...
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My new favorite holiday!
And for our regularly scheduled programming, catch up on false claims Trump made last night in his address about Iran: apnews.com/article/trum...
One major takeaway: It’s not always possible to determine with 100% accuracy whether an image is AI-generated, so remain alert to the possibility that what you're looking at might not be real.
In celebration of International Fact-Checking Day, we've put together some tips for how to identify AI-generated content. Read more: apnews.com/article/misi...
Thanks for pointing this out, we've updated the story to make it more clear.
I took another look and we've updated the story to make it more clear. Thanks for pointing this out. And to answer your question, see pg. 2 line 10 of the bill: www.congress.gov/119/bills/s1...
You're right, military ID is one of the cases in which additional documentation would be required.
Would your driver's license let you register to vote under the SAVE America Act? It depends. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...
I had a blast speaking with @jimludes.bsky.social and @drmarkjacobson.bsky.social on their podcast last week about mis/disinformation -- have a listen!
President Jimmy Carter supported mail-in and absentee voting, despite what Trumps says: apnews.com/article/fact...
There has been a deluge of misinformation related to the Iran war. State actors are fueling it. Read more: apnews.com/article/iran...
My favorite story today, via @megkinnardap.bsky.social:
"The woman who took the aisle seat next to the former president first set down her coffee on the arm rest they shared, deposited a bag in the overhead compartment, then sat down and realized her seatmate was the nation’s 46th president."
Fact-checking the State of the Union in video form, direct from the White House! m.youtube.com/watch?v=9x0D...
Trump's State of the Union speech tonight was full of inaccuracies. Get the facts here: apnews.com/article/fact...
The Trump administration revoked the 2009 endangerment finding yesterday, making multiple false claims in the process: apnews.com/article/gree...
A 5-year-old detained by ICE did not make a cameo in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...
And here it is in video form: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSnw...
Viral images of NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani with Jeffrey Epstein are not real. They were generated with AI. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...
An image of ICU nurse Alex Pretti spread online in recent days. The problem? It was altered with AI. www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWsF...
Global warming still exists, despite Trump's doubts. Read more from the AP's @borenbears.bsky.social: apnews.com/article/trum...
I agree! It's my pleasure.
Thank you for the kind words! :)
A civil rights attorney was not crying as she was arrested for her role in an anti-immigration enforcement protest in Minnesota. The White House shared an altered image alleging otherwise. Read more: apnews.com/article/fact...
I got confirmation from DHS that he doesn't work there. Tarrio also denied working for ICE on social media. Plus, the origin of the claim, that his name appeared in leaked ICE documents, didn't hold up based on my research.
Ah, I see. As @dbdant.bsky.social referenced, this is a statement we decided to let speak for itself, as that was ICE's response to my inquiry. Certainly wasn't trying to say whether it was accurate.