Factcheck.Org The Sanctuary Spat

We took up their challenge, digging into the specific policies of cities on CRS’ list, including those that openly call themselves “sanctuary” cities, and comparing those policies to Giuliani’s. We found the following: The policy ordered by Giuliani as it relates to law enforcement differs only in minor respects from those of cities, including San Francisco and Cambridge, Mass., that openly called themselves “sanctuary” cities or places of “refuge.” New York police could turn over the names of illegal aliens to federal immigration authorities if “suspected” of a crime, while San Francisco required that a suspected criminal also be booked on felony charges and in custody, for example....

January 31, 2023 · 11 min · 2178 words · Pedro Marquez

Faf Du Plessis Set To Lead Johannesburg Super Kings Captain Stephen Fleming To Head Coaching Unit

This marks the second stint in yellow for the former South African captain after having been involved with the parent franchise in the past. He represented the four-time champions CSK in 100 matches before being released ahead of the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) season. According to the rules, all six franchises can make five signings prior to the auction. The marquee list of 30 international players has been approved by the governing body....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 373 words · Trudy Lowrance

Fake Vaccine Exemption Card Proliferates On Twitter Despite Covid 19 Misinformation Ban

The media watchdog group Media Matters found several tweets touting the cards as a way to help people refuse vaccinations. “Under the law of informed consent I refuse any and all vaccinations!” one such card states. “I do not authorize any person, government, employer, institution, organization, [or] business to inoculate me under any circumstance! Any individual who attempts to violate my right to consent will be prosecuted under the full expense of the law....

January 31, 2023 · 4 min · 681 words · Reynaldo Dunston

Fake Vaccine Cards In The Nfl Can Put Teams Into Competitive Disadvantage

The vaccination numbers for the players are much higher than the country rates. Three teams (Falcons, Buccaneers, Raiders) claim that 100 percent of the players are vaccinated against the COVID-19, and 27 teams report at least 90 percent of the players. The league claims its vaccine rate is at 93.5, while the US vaccine rate stands with 63,8% of the population taking at least one shot. Those numbers seem great for the league and make the NFL believe that it’s possible to go over the course of a whole season without outbreaks or postponements....

January 31, 2023 · 3 min · 535 words · Calvin Watson

Falcao Blasts Refereeing Disgrace In Coupe De La Ligue Final Loss To Psg

The holders claimed the trophy for the fifth year in a row thanks to a 3-0 win in Bordeaux, with Edinson Cavani scoring in each half either side of an Angel Di Maria strike. Cavani’s first came from the penalty spot after a lengthy VAR review, in which Turpin appeared to change his mind about awarding a spot-kick only to go back to his initial decision after checking a replay....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 233 words · Herbert Rodriguez

Fall Guys Teases Great Addition To Boring Mini Game

In some ways, Fall Guys and Among Us compliment each other perfectly. While both can be played by anyone and mastered by the dedicated, they cover different styles of gameplay. Among Us is centered on deduction and careful planning, while Fall Guys is all about concentration, reflex, and energy. Because of this, the most popular stages in Fall Guys tend to be the ones where tension is high throughout. Players enjoy being on the move and on their toes, but that’s not how all the stages operate....

January 31, 2023 · 2 min · 385 words · Steven Alligood

Facilitated Communication And Autism

How Supporters of FC Describe the Process The Syracuse University Department of Education’s Institute of Communication and Inclusion continues to teach FC as a legitimate form of communication. Here is how they describe what they now call “supported typing”: Facilitated Communication (FC) or Supported Typing is a form of alternative and augmentative communication (AAC) in which people with disabilities and communication impairments express themselves by pointing (e.g. at pictures, letters, or objects) and, more commonly, by typing (e....

January 30, 2023 · 5 min · 970 words · Marlene Snow

Fact Check Did Fuel Crisis Force Berliners To Chop Trees In Tiergarten

Germany has been forced to introduce new energy-saving policies as it struggles to meet the demand amid a downturn in Russian energy exports due to sanctions and closure of pipelines to Russia’s European clients. Recent posts on social media went as far as to suggest Berlin residents have taken to chopping down trees in its largest park, Tiergarten, to keep the lights on. But was the claim ground in fact or fiction?...

January 30, 2023 · 4 min · 656 words · Charles Gonzales

Fact Check Did Kamala Harris Once Joke About Killing Donald Trump And Mike Pence

The Claim Conservative commentator and author Matt Margolis on Monday posted “Kamala Harris joked about killing Trump, Pence and Sessions with Ellen in 2018. Can we impeach her?” in a tweet that shared a clip of Harris’ 2018 interview with DeGeneres that received more than 200 likes and 200 retweets. Another Twitter user wrote on Saturday that “Kamala Harris Jokes about Killing Trump, Pence, Sessions,” and shared a 2018 article from the National Review with the same headline....

January 30, 2023 · 3 min · 449 words · Frederick Clouse

Fact Check Did King Charles Iii Run In School Race Like Princess Diana

These posts resurface around the time of major anniversaries or birthdays associated with the princess, most recently during the 25 anniversary of her death, which occurred on August 31, 1997 when she was just 36 years old. In recent days, a number of posts on social media appear to show a little known aspect of this competitive royal pastime, with King Charles III (then Prince of Wales), running in what appears to be a similar race....

January 30, 2023 · 3 min · 591 words · Regina Reedy

Fact Check Did Putin Promote Drug Smuggler U.S. Exchanged For Ex Marine

Reports this week describe that nearly one-third of Moscow officials have fled Russia following new conscription efforts, with some Russian politicians directly calling out the president. Despite these hardships, reports that a convicted drug dealer had been appointed to civic office by Putin directly seemed stranger than fiction. The Claim A tweet posted on October 28, 2022, claimed that Konstantin Yaroshenko, a pilot reportedly arrested in 2010 for transporting a large shipment of cocaine, was appointed to the Civic Chamber of the Russian Federation....

January 30, 2023 · 4 min · 792 words · Tomas Eden

Fact Check Did Rush Limbaugh Read A List Of Gay Men Who Died As An Aids Update

While conservatives mourned, many left-leaning voices criticized Limbaugh, who had been long accused of espousing racist, sexist and homophobic views throughout his career. Though a radio pioneer, Limbaugh peddled conspiracy theories and used his platform to deny climate change. His death has led to many to comment on a particular time in his career, when his show discussed the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and ’90s. The AIDS crisis, caused by HIV, saw gay and bi men die from the sexually transmitted disease at alarming rates....

January 30, 2023 · 4 min · 671 words · John Bowar

Fact Check Nobody Knows How Eels Reproduce

The Claim On August 14, TikTok user ColeTheScienceDude published a video titled “We Don’t Know Where Eels Come From.” The user relays facts about how little scientists know about the reproductive cycle of the eel species Anguilla anguilla, also known as the European eel or freshwater eels. He states: “We have been to the moon and yet we still do not know how eels sexually reproduce.” The user goes on to describe other aspects about eels that scientists are puzzled by, including that “if you dissect one and you look inside, you will not find sexual organs”....

January 30, 2023 · 3 min · 550 words · Nathaniel Hall

Factbox Australian Open Winner Serena Williams

Born in Michigan on Sept. 26, 1981. (Age 35) GRAND SLAM CAREER: 23 wins - Australian Open (2003, 2005,2007, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2017); French Open (2002, 2013, 2015);Wimbledon (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016); U.S. Open(1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014) Williams’s seventh Australian Open title on Saturday put her ahead of Germany’s Steffi Graf with the most grand slam singles titles in the open era. Australia’s Margaret Court won 24 but the majority came in the amateur era....

January 30, 2023 · 4 min · 674 words · James Mccarthy

Faf Du Plessis Ton Lifts South Africa To Big Win Over Australia

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A century from stand-in skipper Faf du Plessis lifted South Africa to a huge 142-run win over Australia and a 2-0 lead in the five-match one-day international series at The Wanderers on Sunday. Du Plessis, who is leading the side in this series in the absence of the injured AB de Villiers, plundered 111 from 93 balls as South African posted a commanding 361 for six in their 50 overs having been asked to bat by Australia....

January 30, 2023 · 2 min · 379 words · Maria Luna

Failed Drugs Test Due To Spiked Drink Claims Berahino

Berahino served an eight-week ban handed down by the Football Association (FA) prior to his arrival from West Brom in January. The 23-year-old opened up on the incident and said there was no intent on his behalf. “To be banned for something you really haven’t done is hard to take,” Berahino told BBC’s Football Focus. “You go on a night out, you don’t know who you are around and there are people who are out to get you....

January 30, 2023 · 1 min · 132 words · Tonya Reynolds

Fake Fb Wall Mass Outrage On Facebook After England Sack Kevin Pietersen

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January 30, 2023 · 1 min · 15 words · Nancy Boyle

Fake Fb Wall Ms Dhoni Talks About The Biggest Charity

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January 30, 2023 · 1 min · 17 words · James Williams

Fake News Alert The Amazing World Of Patrice Evra

And why is the former Manchester United defender always smiling? Well, wouldn’t you be if your life involved playing a bit of football and hanging out with monkeys! WATCH: Bizarre offside call The France international really does appear to operate in a different world to the rest of us, with the video above also including tales of how the experienced full-back once used chicken fillets as injury prevention. He wore them in his boots, apparently, not as shin pads!...

January 30, 2023 · 1 min · 115 words · Cynthia Munoz

Fall Guys Squads Mode Breathes New Life Into Team Games

Fall Guys Season 4 brings players millenniums into the future to the year 4041, and it seems that these beans have finally figured out how to work together. Players can queue up for Squads mode in teams of four, with matchmaking to help fill any empty spaces. Although players could always join a show together, they would inevitably end up competing with one another. Even if friends managed to avoid sabotaging one another throughout the entire show, most of the finals can only have one winner....

January 30, 2023 · 5 min · 940 words · Lloyd Bachmeier