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False: “The sun prevents skin cancer.” Most skin cancers are caused by excess exposure to ultraviolet radiation, which the sun emits.Health institutes widely recommend protecting oneself from too much sun exposure. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: NASA is “just a film studio, and all they do are movies.” NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans has rented out space to film companies to shoot movies there. But rockets are also built there. (Source: PolitiFact)

Barely-True: “Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.” The federal government launched a Troops to Teachers program in 1993 to recruit veterans to become certified teachers.Education Department data for 2019 shows about 2% of teachers are military veterans. The data includes public and private schools and preschool through high school.Florida launched its own program in 2022 to give veterans five-year teaching certifications. Military.com found that six months into the program, seven veterans became teachers. (Source: PolitiFact)

Does New Zealand's p...: Does New Zealand's parliament really play second fiddle to a 'Māori Voice'? CheckMate is a weekly newsletter from RMIT FactLab recapping the latest in the world of fact checking and misinformation. It draws on the work of FactLab's researchers and journalists, including its CrossCheck unit, and of its sister organisation, RMIT ABC Fact Check . You can su (Source: RMIT ABC)