Newsweek has previously fact-checked an alleged “rainbow” on Mars that turned out to be a camera reflection, and also reported that a viral photo of Earth, Venus, and Jupiter in Mars’ sky was actually a computer image. Now, another Mars image is circulating on social media. The Claim On February 13, Twitter account Everything Space, which has the handle @totalspace360, posted a photo of Mars’ Korolev crater filled with white ice....
Monday’s passage of the 5,593-page bill ended eight-plus months of partisan gridlock. It includes weekly jobless benefits, individual checks and small-business aid through the Paycheck Protection Program. The Claim Americans flooded social media, and particularly Twitter, after the bill’s passage to express their outrage over the package, which includes stimulus checks reduced from the first package’s $1,200 to $600 for individuals making up to $75,000 per year. In addition to the coronavirus relief package, a spending bill was passed that included foreign aid, leaving Americans to wonder if other nations are receiving more help than they are....
Perdue has accused Ossoff of previously working with a company owned by the Chinese government. Perdue’s latest accusation came on Monday afternoon in a Twitter post. The Claim With a video clip of an interview he did with Fox News discussing Ossoff’s connections to China Perdue tweeted, “Jon @Ossoff did business with a company owned by the communist Chinese Government and then tried to hide it from Georgia voters. Georgians can’t trust him to hold China accountable....
The rapper also posted the image purporting to show said election results from the state, where polls opened Wednesday for early voting. The Claim The screenshot from local news outlet Lex18 shows West ranking third with 19 percent of the vote and 40,781 votes, ahead of both the Democratic candidate Biden, on 14 percent and Republican Trump on just two percent. It also shows Libertarian candidate Jo Jorgensen winning the race with 36 percent of the vote, with former child actor Brock Pierce in second place with 29 percent....
Gibson made a number of headlines for offensive remarks during the past 16 years— perhaps most famously, one made to a police officer in 2006 that “Jews are responsible for all the wars in the world.” While he has secured a number of roles since then, including critically acclaimed ones leading to an Oscar nomination for his 2016 film Hacksaw Ridge, he appeared to struggle to wipe the slate clean entirely; news in 2021 that he would direct an upcoming Lethal Weapon movie was met with lingering criticism....
It’s predicted that Republicans will be unlikely to agree to Democrats’ terms, and some are already taking to social media to voice their gripes with the proposal. The Claim Congress is busy drafting its own version of Biden’s American Rescue Plan, which seeks to devote $1.9 trillion to COVID-19 rescue and recovery via the budget reconciliation process. Divided into three parts, the plan appropriates money toward dealing with the coronavirus, relief for citizens, and relief for states and businesses....
In a nationally televised address last month, Putin said Russia—in the interest of self-defense—would “make use of all weapon systems available to us,” up to and including nuclear weapons. “The citizens of Russia can rest assured that the territorial integrity of our Motherland, our independence and freedom will be defended—I repeat—by all the systems available to us,” he said. “Those who are using nuclear blackmail against us should know that the wind rose can turn around....
The agency has been responsible for some of the greatest achievements in the history of space exploration and astronomy. But a rumor has emerged online that it was initially founded to explore the Earth’s oceans. The Claim The claim was made in a TikTok video posted to the platform by an account known as “memes_to_click,” which has nearly 6,000 followers. In the video, black and white video footage of a submarine is accompanied by text and narration from an unidentified individual who says: “NASA’s original mission was searching the oceans....
The video has been viewed and shared thousands of times across TikTok, Twitter, Telegram, Reddit, and other platforms, often accompanied by outraged comments and calls to reform “woke” public schools. The Claim A TikTok user, whose account name is @crazynamebridgetmichael, explains in the video posted January 11 (as per the video page source), that she is a substitute teacher and details a morning roll call with students. “I get to the third row and I hear this ‘meow!...
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, WHO and other organizations, like the World Economic Forum, have become the victim of vicious misinformation aimed at undermining and destabilizing their authority among the public. Now, as cases of the COVID-19 variant BA.5 continue to spread in the U.S., groups like WHO are once again the target of mistruths, as they were at the height of the pandemic. The Claim A tweet sent by an unverified user on 24 July, 2022, claims that the director-general of WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was arrested by Interpol for “crimes against humanity and genocide....
Ovsyannikova made international headlines on Monday when she stormed the stage of Russia’s Channel One network holding a sign that said “Stop the war,” and “They are lying to you here.” Ovsyannikova, an employee of the network, also released a video stating that her father is Ukrainian and that she is “ashamed” to work for a “Kremlin propaganda” outlet. On Tuesday, Ovsyannikova appeared in court in Moscow and was charged with organizing an unauthorized event....
In a Tuesday press conference at Falcons headquarters, head coach Mike Smith called the report of Jones being out for the season "premature at this time.'' However, he said the results of the team examination earlier in the day "were not encouraging, but we will wait to see what the second opinion comes back as.'' It wasn't clear exactly when Jones got hurt, but Smith said that as far as he knew, it was before Jones' stunning one-handed diving grab over the Jets' Antonio Cromartie with around five minutes to go in the game....
Brees has now thrown 29 touchdown passes and just two interceptions this year. He found an array of unheralded targets as New Orleans dominated the Thanksgiving nightcap 31-17, tossing scores to undrafted receivers Dan Arnold, Tommylee Lewis, Austin Carr and Keith Kirkwood. MORE: Watch Falcons vs. Saints live with fuboTV (7-day free trial) Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan could not match up with Brees in their 21st career meeting. He lost a fumble and threw an interception, while his receivers fumbled twice....
The latest reading of the Producer Price Index, published by The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), was the lowest since July 2021. The consensus among economists was for an 8.3 percent increase. Month-on-month, the final demand increased 0.2 percent in October. According to the BLS, “most of the October increase can be traced to a 2.7-percent jump in prices for final demand energy.” So-called ‘core’ producer price inflation, which excludes foods and energy, came in lower-than-expected at 6....
And he was not kidding. McCown, the 40-year-old quarterback who came out of retirement to back up Carson Wentz this season and still coaches high school football in Charlotte on his off days, admitted after the game he was the next man up after a foot injury to Alshon Jeffery left the Eagles with just two healthy receivers (J.J. Arcega-Whiteside and Greg Ward) on the roster. “I was ready to go,” McCown told NBC Sports....
Ahead of Philadelphia’s game against Washington, the Eagles linebacker said he doesn’t use the term Redskins at all when talking about the team. MORE: 2017 NFL Mock Draft He has a different moniker for them. “I call them Pigskins,” Barbre told NJ.com. “It’s probably offensive to some people, and I can see why,’’ Barbre said. “It’s certainly a derogatory term from back in the day, but I never put a lot into it....
While popular, there is no evidence that ear candling works or that it is safe. Medical experts advise that you do not try it. This article explores how ear candling is done, the truth about purported benefits of ear candling, and the possible safety concerns and side effects of this practice. How Ear Candling Is Done Ear candles are hollow tubes that are about 10 inches long. They are also called ear cones or auricular candles....
The presence of elite rushing upside for QBs like Lamar Jackson, Jalen Hurts, and Kyler Murray will always make them top fantasy options, and Trey Lance and Justin Fields could join them in that exclusive group next season. Lance and Fields both flashed their rushing upside in limited sample sizes this season, but we like Lance more because he’s tied to top-notch weapons and a stable organization. The expectations were always too high for Fields in year one surrounded by a weak offense in Chicago, but we can’t overreact to his rookie campaign....
But his crew chief Steve Letarte went to work — including a 30-minute chat late Friday night with his driver — and the team landed on a setup that allowed Earnhardt to have a solid car for the Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway. Earnhardt started 29th and finished fifth for his ninth top 5 — the most of any Cup driver — of the season. “I didn’t have any answers for why we were struggling yesterday,” Earnhardt said....
Fire activity “increased significantly” on Wednesday night and the blaze is impacting the Highway 34 corridor and the Grand Lake area, according to the latest report from the Incident Information System of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG). Houses were burning down, according to fire dispatches from firefighters on Wednesday night, with hundreds evacuated from the Grand Lake area. The blaze, which was at around 19,000 acres on Wednesday morning, expanded to over 30,000 acres by 6 p....
