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Search results for "Forty people have drowned in France during heatwave-related incidents"

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Fact-checks (25633)

Phil McGraw stated on April 16, 2020 in a Fox News appearance:
There are “360,000 (deaths) a year from swimming pools. But we don’t shut the country down for that.”
By Bill McCarthy• April 17, 2020
Leticia Van de Putte stated on February 16, 2011 in a press release:
"Since 1980, over 145 incidents have been documented of suction entrapment in swimming pools and spas, including 36 deaths of children."
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 23, 2011
Facebook posts stated on July 17, 2022 in a screenshot of a tweet:
In its July “red alert” for extreme heat, the U.K.'s Met Office warned that high temperatures could cause blood clotting.
By Kristin Hugo• July 29, 2022
Instagram posts stated on July 25, 2023 in an Instagram post:
Tafari Campbell, the Obamas’ personal chef who drowned, tweeted that he had “information that will lead to the arrest of Barack Obama.”
By Sara Swann• July 26, 2023
Facebook posts stated on July 15, 2019 in a Facebook post:
 "SIX of the most prominent activists during the Ferguson riots have all been found burned to death in their cars. There are no coincidences here." 
By Samantha Putterman• July 25, 2019
Facebook posts stated on July 02, 2023 in a Facebook post:
France said it would shut down internet services “to control the riots.”
By Tom Kertscher• July 5, 2023
League of Conservation Voters stated on August 13, 2022 in Twitter:
Says Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson “called climate change ‘bull----’ during a record heatwave” and “raked in over $700k in fossil fuel cash.”
By Laura Schulte• August 19, 2022
Facebook posts stated on April 15, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A serial killer is on the loose in Virginia.
By Ciara O'Rourke• April 19, 2021
Bobby Scott stated on December 09, 2014 in a news release.:
"After World War II, we tried, convicted, and, in some cases, executed Japanese soldiers for war crimes that included charges of waterboarding."
By Sean Gorman• January 12, 2015
Viral image stated on December 14, 2021 in a Facebook post:
Video shows man mocking police in Germany.
By Ciara O'Rourke• March 11, 2022
Nathan Deal stated on March 27, 2012 in a press release:
"As the usage [of synthetic marijuana] has dramatically increased, instances of violence, bodily harm and even death have risen with it."
By Willoughby Mariano• April 9, 2012
Facebook posts stated on March 27, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says video of body bags being dumped in a ditch shows the “situation in Italy” due to the coronavirus.
By Bill McCarthy• April 13, 2020
Tucker Carlson stated on June 28, 2021 in a show:
“In Texas, the power companies have automatically raised the temperature of people's thermostats in the middle of a heatwave without their permission."
By Brandon Mulder• July 9, 2021
Barack Obama stated on June 18, 2015 in remarks at the White House:
"This type of mass violence does not happen in other advanced countries. It doesn’t happen in other places with this kind of frequency."
By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2015
Bloggers stated on October 15, 2016 in a blog post:
Say Bill Gates is linked to HPV vaccine related deaths in India.
By Jon Greenberg• December 20, 2016
Viral image stated on July 17, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A car flooded in Germany had a sticker critical of Greta Thunberg.
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 19, 2021
TikTok posts stated on January 13, 2024 in a TikTok video:
President Joe Biden said he will “send F-15s” to “wage war against Texas.”
By Sara Swann• January 18, 2024
Instagram posts stated on April 29, 2023 in an Instagram reel:
Video shows people collapsing because of COVID-19 vaccines.
By Sara Swann• May 3, 2023
Chris Larson stated on August 24, 2020 in Facebook post:
Police are "20.8 times more likely to kill than be killed by a criminal."
By Madeline Heim• August 27, 2020
Facebook posts stated on July 04, 2019 in a Facebook post:
A Donald Trump supporter held a sign at his rally "mocking a dead migrant child."
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2019

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Fact-checking Julián Castro’s claim that asylum ‘metering’ caused drowning of father, daughter

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What we know about mass shootings

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• February 15, 2018

7 things to know about guns and gun violence after Orlando

By Linda Qiu• June 13, 2016

7 things to know about guns and gun violence after Orlando

By Linda Qiu• June 12, 2016

The facts on mass shootings in the United States

By Joshua Gillin, Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, Miriam Valverde• November 8, 2017

Texas governor suggests feds violated court order by snipping razor wire at border. Is it true?

By Bayliss Wagner• January 4, 2024

Fact-checking conspiracy theories about death of Obamas’ personal chef

By Jeff Cercone• August 2, 2023

PunditFact fact-checks the May 4 news shows, claim about Benghazi

By Aaron Sharockman• May 4, 2014

Fact-checking the May 4 news shows

By Aaron Sharockman• May 4, 2014

Checking Ron Paul and Barack Obama on torture

By Louis Jacobson• November 15, 2011

It's Lieberman to the rescue

By Robert Farley, Angie Drobnic Holan• March 20, 2008

Why France reports election results faster than the US

By Amy Sherman• April 13, 2022

Why Europe took a closer look at AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine

By Noah Y. Kim• March 18, 2021

The list of 78 terror attacks the White House says the media didn’t cover — but they did

By Lauren Carroll, Linda Qiu• February 8, 2017

Barack Obama and the Truth-O-Meter after the Charleston murders

By Keely Herring, Louis Jacobson• June 24, 2015

Truth-O-Meter sets sights on open carry, campus gun bills

By Joshua Gillin• November 24, 2015

Ask PolitiFact: What steps do election officials take to prevent fraud?

By Amy Sherman• June 1, 2022

Donald Trump says students don’t catch, spread COVID-19. Studies say it’s not that simple

By Jon Greenberg, Amy Sherman• July 24, 2020

Ohio derailment is just the latest serious industrial accident in the U.S.

By Louis Jacobson• February 15, 2023