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NATO's 75th Anniversary
The United States is hosting the 2024 NATO Summit, July 9-11, 2024, in Washington, D.C., marking the historic 75th Anniversary of the Alliance.
The declaration said the allies intend to provide Ukraine with minimum funding of 40 billion euros in military aid within the next year, but stopped short of the multiyear financial pledge that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg had sought.
The alliance also condemned Russia's "irresponsible nuclear rhetoric and coercive nuclear signalling, including its announced stationing of nuclear weapons in Belarus," adding that Minsk continues to enable Russia's war in Ukraine.
#Climate
PolitiFact
False: Photo shows “Roman tidal baths in Malta, still at sea level after thousands of years!”
Pools in Sliema, Malta, are referred to as Roman baths but were constructed in Victorian times, according to the Maltese government.
PolitiFact
False: “Just Stop Oil activists paint Taylor Swift’s private jets.”
Activists painted planes after singer Taylor Swift landed at the airport, but they didn’t paint Swift’s private jet.
#Ukraine
Full Fact
False: The Ukrainian president’s wife, Olena Zelenska, has purchased a brand new Bugatti for $4 million.
There is no evidence this is true. The car dealership it was supposedly purchased from has vehemently denied reports.
Faktisk
Falsk: Kona til Zelensky har fått seg ny bil
Påstanden om at Olena Zelenska kjøpte en Bugatti Tourbillon i Paris 7. juni er falsk. Historien stammer fra en falsk nyhetsside som publiserer KI-genererte artikler, en video som trolig er en deepfake og en forfalsket faktura. Bugatti Paris har avvist påstanden.
#Health
Snopes
Halt True: Caffeine is on the NCAA (a nonprofit organization that governs intercollegiate athletics in the US) banned substances list.
It is true that caffeine is on the NCAA banned substances list. However Caffeine is not banned outright by the group, but the substance is limited to about 500 milligrams in a sample — roughly five cups of coffee.
Snopes
Mixture: Women need more sleep than men.
Women do appear to sleep more than men, though the difference is not as stark as internet users have stated. The difference has been measured in minutes rather than hours.
#Other
Australian Associated Press - AAP
Misleading: Australia is the only G20 nation that doesn’t use nuclear power.
The claim that Australia is the only G20 nation that doesn't use nuclear power is misleading. Evidence and experts say six G20 countries do not generate any nuclear energy, and three of those don't consume it either.
#Nordics
Tjekdet
Falsk, Men…: Forskere afviser dansk godsejers påstand om alger og spildevand
Det er ikke kvælstof fra landbrug, men fosfor fra byernes spildevand, der giver algevækst i danske farvande. Sådan lyder det i et facebookopslag fra Rødkilde Gods, der henviser til et eksperiment fra en canadisk sø. Men forskere afviser, at forsøget skulle bevise, at landbrugets kvælstof ikke er skyld i algevækst i dansk havmiljø.
#WTF?! What The Fact of the week
PolitiFact
False: “Roundabouts are causing tornadoes.”
Roundabouts don’t cause tornadoes, according to a weather expert.
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