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True: Republicans voted to raise the debt ceiling three times when Donald Trump was president, with no preconditions. About this rating This claim emerged in 2023 against a background of partisan bickering over a budget bill submitted by Republicans that included major spending cuts as a precondition for raising the debt ceiling in time to prevent the U.S. federal government from defaulting on i (Source: Snopes)

Correct Attribution: In 2014, physicist Stephen Hawking warned that development of artificial intelligence (AI) could mean the "end of the human race." About this rating On May 1, 2023, the New York Post ran a story saying that British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking had warned that the development of artificial intelligence (AI) could mean "the end of the human race." Hawking, who died in 2018, had indeed said so in an in (Source: Snopes)

False: Anheuser-Busch is closing half its breweries Fact check: Claim that Anheuser-Busch is closing half its breweries is satireShow Caption Hide Caption Ad Meter 2023: Bud Light Easy to Hold Miles Teller stars in this Bud Light Super Bowl ad. Go to admeter.usatoday.com USA TODAYThe claim: Anheuser-Busch is closing half its breweriesAn April 29 article (direct link, archive link) describes seemingly dire news for Anheuser-Busch, the company that owns Bud Light. "Busch To Shut Down Half Of US Breweries Following Marketing Blunder," reads the article's headline. A spokesperson for Anheuser-Busch said it's not shutting down half its breweries. The article describes "Joe Barron" as vice president of Bud Light, but no one with that name is listed on Anheuser-Busch's leadership page. (Source: USA Today)