Of interest.

> Trump Distorts Violent Crime Statistics in Ordering Takeover and Troops to D.C.
https://www.factcheck.org/2025/08/trump-distorts-violent-crime-statistics-in-ordering-takeover-and-troops-to-d-c/

#FactCheck #PendejoInChief #TacoTrump #GOP #PartyOfStupid

Daddy schickt #Grok heute ohne Abendessen ins Bett.

Fact-checking Russian claims that Ukraine is stalling a prisoner swap.

Russia's foreign ministry has accused Ukraine of stalling an agreed prisoner exchange deal, with state-sponsored actors flooding social media with similar claims without credible evidence to back them up.

While Euroverify was unable to independently verify the names of the 1,000 alleged soldiers, the campaign bears the signs of propaganda.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250812-fact-checking-russian-claims-that-ukraine-is-stalling-a-prisoner-swap?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

Claims that the Chagos Islands deal will cost the UK £35 billion are misleading.

The government’s actual cost, accounting for inflation and discounting, is £3.4 billion in today’s money.

This explainer breaks down the difference and debunks the £35 billion scare.

#ChagosIslands #KeirStarmer #UKPolitics #FactCheck
https://voxpoliticalonline.com/?p=99798

#FactCheck:
#Defense Secretary #PeteHegseth DID Share Video In Which #Pastors Say #Women Should Not #Vote

https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/08/fact-check-hegseth-did-share-video-pastor-says-women-should-not-vote.html
https://x.com/PeteHegseth/status/1953626931234054558
https://archive.is/4HMNH

Fact check: Sweden is not deporting immigrants over different values.

The Swedish government has made cracking down on migration one of its key goals, however online claims are misleading.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250811-fact-check-sweden-is-not-deporting-immigrants-over-different-values?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#FACTCHECK

#WideAwakeMedia repeats #misleading #claims that #windturbines are expensive and #environmentally unfriendly

https://science.feedback.org/review/wide-awake-media-repeats-misleading-claims-that-wind-turbines-are-expensive-and-environmentally-unfriendly/

#FACTCHECK

Claim:
A survey found that 47% of #Republican #voters said they'd still support #USPresident #DonaldTrump even if he were officially implicated in the late #JeffreyEpstein's #sexcrimes.

Rating: True

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-epstein-republican-voters/

**Are there 1.2 million ‘illegal immigrants’ in the UK?**

https://fullfact.org/immigration/uk-illegal-migrants-reform/.

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False claims that #Russia captured three British officers in #Ukraine and that #NATO is actively waging a war against Moscow can be traced back to multiple fringe sources.

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/08/08/no-evidence-russia-captured-nato-officers-in-ukraine

"Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans, studies find"

https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1237103158/immigrants-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes-than-us-born-americans-studies-find

#FactCheck:
#Scientists Did NOT Agree That 3I/#ATLAS Is #Alien #Spacecraft Approaching #Earth For 'Surprise Attack' In #November2025

https://leadstories.com/hoax-alert/2025/08/fact-check-scientists-did-not-agree-that-3i-atlas-is-alien-spacecraft-approaching-earth-for-surpise-attack-in-november-2025.html

#FACTCHECK

No #Evidence for Trump’s Claims of ‘Rigged’ or ‘Phony’ #JobNumbers

https://www.factcheck.org/2025/08/no-evidence-for-trumps-claims-of-rigged-or-phony-job-numbers/

Taiwan FactCheck Center's analysis of false information surrounding the recall elections

Most false claims related to voting procedures and were locally produced

https://en.tfc-taiwan.org.tw/false-information-analysis-taiwan-great-recall-vote/