The Claim Some users claimed that President Biden should have given a State of the Union address already. The Facts Since Ronald Reagan, presidents have delivered an “Address Before a Joint Session of Congress,” in the first year of their first term, usually with a focus on administration goals. No president has given a speech in his first year with the official title “State of the Union” since 1964, when Lyndon Johnson was in his first full year as president following the assassination of John F....

A viral video of snow-covered Saudi Arabian camels in Tabuk caused Saudi Arabia to trend on Twitter on Thursday, prompting online discussion about how common snow is in the region. The National reporter Joyce Karam shared on Twitter the video of the “confused” camels surrounded by snow. “Woah. Heavy snow storm is underway in Tabuk in #Saudi Arabia. These camels look so confused:,” The Claim A viral tweet that shared the video of camels in Tabuk captioned “Hey climate deniers — it’s snowing now in Saudi Arabia…” has elicited many claims regarding the reality of snow in the northern Saudi Arabian region....

Manatees are considered a threatened species with an estimated population of 13,000, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Though photos and videos have been shared across social media, there has been debate over whether the perpetrators carved “TRUMP” into the manatee’s skin or wrote the word in algae on the animal’s back. The Claim The Blue Planet Society was one of many posters outraged at the apparent carving of the manatee’s back....

Schwarzenegger made the comments in a video interview with CNN journalist Bianna Golodryga to discuss Here, Right Matters, a new memoir by Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman. He said: “There is a virus here. It kills people, and the only way we prevent it is get vaccinated, get masks, do social distancing, washing your hands all the time and not just to think about, ‘Well, my freedom is being kind of disturbed here....

Many claimed to have seen the A Force of One actor, 80, taking part in the insurrection on January 6 with some photographs of a man pretending to be him doing the rounds on social media. The Claim A Twitter user went viral for posting a screengrab from the Instagram stories of a man at the riots that shows a man posing who is believed to be Norris. “Wait, so are we just not going to mention the fact that Chuck Norris was at the MAGA insurrection?...

Amid the discourse there has been mention of the global cooling effect that a small nuclear war might have. But does the science support this controversial narrative? The Claim On October 6, popular science and engineering Twitter account World of Engineering, which has around 2.4 million followers, tweeted that a small nuclear war would have the following effect: “Smoke from the incinerated cities rises high into the atmosphere, wrapping the planet in a blanket of soot that blocks the Sun’s rays....

title: “Fact Or Fiction " ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-02” author: “Wanda Mcfarland”

The first ad says FactCheck.org said that “Hillary Clinton’s healthcare plan would help every American get affordable, quality health care” while Obama’s plan would leave millions without coverage. What we actually said is that Clinton’s plan also “would leave out a million people or perhaps more.” The second ad quotes The Washington Post as saying Clinton’s plan “beats anything else out there.” It could also have quoted the same article by a business columnist as saying that her plan contains features that are “bad tax policy and bad health policy” and that she was presenting her plan as “the health-care equivalent of a free lunch....

Both Obama and Clinton claimed their health care plans would cut costs more than the other’s, and that experts back them up on that. But experts we talked to said the plans are too similar to predict which would save more, and two experts said neither plan can save nearly as much as the candidates claim. Both Obama and Clinton twisted the other’s words about support for the North American Free Trade Agreement, again....

And he should be. The 26-year-old NASCAR Cup Series driver admitted ina CNN interview he was spending too much time on social media, where strangers were blaming him for what was a misunderstanding on the part of his own Richard Petty Motorsports race team and NASCAR. Wallace’s anger is not directed at those who reported and escalated the presence of a noose in his Talladega Superspeedway garage stall Sunday, an incident both the FBI and NASCAR investigated and determined that no hate crime was committed against the sport’s only Black driver....

According to India Today, Bidhu Prakash Swain, 54, who used the alias Ramesh Swain, would contact the women online posing as a doctor over dating sites and social media. Then, after a few days of marriage, Swain would allegedly leave the women with their families under the guise of traveling for work. “His targets were highly-educated and worked in senior positions at various government and private organisations [sic]. He had his eyes on their money,” Bhubaneswar DCP Umashankar Dash told India Today....

Brandt has long been linked with a move to the Allianz Arena and recent reports suggested he will join Bayern at the end of the 2017-18 campaign, when a clause in his contract will allegedly make him available for a fee of €12.5 million. Lewy urges Bayern to keep having fun Nevertheless, the 20-year-old’s representative has made it clear no decision has been made on his long-term future just yet....

Once considered one of the most fearsome strikers in world football, the Colombian lost ground after repeated injuries ruined spells at Manchester United and Chelsea. Now back amongst the goals in the principality, however, El Tigre affirmed that he was not swayed by the astronomic salaries on offer in the Asian powerhouse. FIFA: Intercontinental Cup winners were not world champions “It’s not easy to refuse such an offer,” Falcao explained to L’Equipe....

The Falcons safety suffered a torn ACL on Monday and is out for the season, NFL Media reported , citing unidentified sources. Wilcox, who would have been the team’s third safety, went down with a right knee injury about an hour into the first practice of training camp. The team is expected to announce an official update on his status Tuesday. “I don’t have any injury updates from today,” Falcons coach Dan Quinn said after practice....

Ralph Ingersoll II was an entrepreneur with grand plans. An aristocratic New Yorker whose father founded and ran the daily PM newspaper in the 1940s, Ingersoll dreamed of creating a media empire as big as William Randolph Hearst Jr.’s–and thought he’d found the means in junk-bond czar Michael Milken. Between 1984 and 1989, Ingersoll raised about $500 million through bonds sold by Milken and his firm, Drexel Burnham Lambert, expanding his holdings to nearly 200 newspapers in the United States, England and Ireland....

title: “Fall Preview” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-16” author: “Dorothy Chittenden” title: “Fall Preview” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-04” author: “Heather Penatac” Listening to critics trying to handicap the fall entertainment season is a little like watching pundits try to read the tea leaves on the November elections. There’s just too much that no one can forsee. A new wardrobe or hairdo, it seems, can lift you up or drop you low....

Unfortunately, what else came with a Reid protégé was some of the same old Reid mistakes: Being too conservative most of the time, and with it, not knowing how or when to be aggressive. If you thought Pederson’s offensive play-calling and overall decision-making were shaky when his team blew a big lead against the Cowboys last week, he managed to outdo himself against the Giants on Sunday. FANTASY: Week 10 waiver wire tips, pickups...

After the Eagles cornerback went down with a foot injury in training camp, Philadelphia signed Orlando Scandrick to a one-year deal Saturday following his workout with the team. The Eagles waived defensive tackle Anthony Rush to make room on the roster for Scandrick. Scandrick, 32, was selected by the Cowboys in the fifth round of the 2008 draft. He had 362 tackles, 11.5 sacks and eight interceptions during his nine seasons in Dallas and added 38 tackles and three passes defended in 11 games for the Redskins in 2017....

NFL DRAFT: Selections, analysis, more Wentz, who was asked about being compared to Packers legend Brett Favre, said he still has a “long way to go” before he can “live up to that comparison.” “Growing up, I was a Favre fan,” Wentz said at Chicago’s Auditorium Theatre. “I loved watching him play, loved his grittiness, warrior mentality. He was a gunslinger. The biggest thing I liked about it, was how much fun he had....