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Satire: Twitter did not change its policy to prohibit attacks against Twitter Blue subscribers Twitter’s Hateful Conduct policy was not changed to include a line about prohibiting users from attacking others based on having Twitter Blue status, a subscription that provides users with a blue check next to their username. The altered screenshot of the policy was intended as  (Source: Reuters)

Partly False: BlackRock owns shares in Dominion Energy, not Dominion Voting Systems The world’s largest asset manager BlackRock Inc owns shares in power and energy company Dominion Energy Inc and not electronic voting company Dominion Voting Systems, which are two separate companies. Posts online claiming BlackRock owns shares in “Dominion” as well as Fox Corp a (Source: Reuters)

False: Ocean pulled to Earth by force of gravity The ocean is pulled down to Earth due to gravity, despite a viral post shared online falsely claiming that the planet’s oceans are held inside a “container,” with Antarctica forming the external ridge. The posts allude to flat earth conspiracies. The claim shared online can be vi (Source: Reuters)

False: Video shows Hawley calling for Biden's impeachment Fact check: Video shows Josh Hawley calling for Joe Biden's resignation, not impeachmentShow Caption Hide Caption Biden review of chaotic Afghan exit blames Trump President Joe Biden's administration laid the blame on his predecessor, President Donald Trump, for the deadly and chaotic 2021 withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that brought about some of the darkest moments of Biden’s presidency. (April 6) APThe claim: Video shows Hawley calling for Biden's impeachmentA Facebook video shows Sen. Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, speaking on the Senate floor. "'RESIGN OR BE IMPEACHED' Josh Hawley HUMILIATES Biden LIVE... calls for IMPEACHMENT," reads the caption of the April 24 post (direct link, archive link). Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunksOur rating: FalseThe video shows Hawley criticizing Biden for his handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. In the video, Hawley says Biden should resign, but he does not call for impeachment, or even threaten impeachment. (Source: USA Today)