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False: Video shows Sen. John Kennedy reveal 'laundering scheme' Video shows Kennedy talking flood control, not revealing 'laundering scheme' | Fact checkShow Caption Hide Caption Senator suggests hate crime investigation in Nashville mass shooting Sen. John Kennedy pressed the attorney general on opening up a hate crime investigation for the "targeting of Christians" in the Nashville shooting. Patrick Colson-Price, USA TODAYThe claim: Video shows Sen. John Kennedy reveal 'laundering scheme'A Facebook video shows Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican, questioning Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon and speaking about a flood control project. Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunksOur rating: FalseNo one in this video reveals a "laundering scheme." The video shows Kennedy questioning Spellmon about costs and cost-benefit analyses of flood control projects. No 'laundering scheme' reveal in videoThe exchange between Kennedy and Spellmon took place at a Senate committee hearing in April. (Source: USA Today)
False: machine gun going off relentlessly in video from Manipur Against the backdrop of the violence in Manipur since May 3, a video has been going viral on social media where apparently a machine gun can be seen being fired relentlessly. It has been shared on Twitter and other social media platforms with the claim that the visuals are relate (Source: Alt News)
False: a man dressed as an astronaut walking on a road riddled with potholes in Pakistan The video of a man dressed as an astronaut walking on a road riddled with potholes is being circulated on social media, claiming that it is from Pakistan.The video is being shared with a sarcastic caption: First Pakistani finally lands on moon.Here's the link to the above post.FA (Source: News Mobile)
False: Video shows cash in tyre getting caught ahead of the 2023 Karnataka Elections. A video which shows a tyre stuffed with large amounts of cash is being shared with users claiming that this is a new way of transferring money ahead of the 2023 Karnataka Elections.The state will vote on 10 May, and the results will be declared on 13 May. (Source: WebQoof - The Quint)
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Manipuliert: Die Politikerin Sawsan Chebli habe gesagt, die Meinungsfreiheit müsse „endlich“ ein Ende haben. „Sawsan Chebli fordert: Meinungsfreiheit muss endlich ein Ende haben!“, heißt es Mitte April in Beiträgen aufFacebook,TwitterundYoutube. Teilweise wird in den Beiträgen Cheblis angebliche Aussage ohne direktes Zitat wiedergegeben. Dazu wird ein Auszug aus einerSendungderARD-Tages (Source: Correctiv)
Fehlender Kontext: Deutschland verbiete Wahlurnen für die Türkei-Wahl. Am 14. Mai werden in der Türkei Parlament und Präsident neu gewählt. Nach 20 Jahren in der Regierung könnte die konservative AKP-Partei unter Präsident Recep Tayyip Erdoğan die Wahl verlieren. Sein größter Herausforderer Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu, Chef der sozialdemokratischen CHP, hat (Source: Correctiv)