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The Claim Several social media users are misleadingly linking a recent CDC guidance update to face masks and other virus-countering restrictions introduced in the U.S. since the COVID pandemic began. One of the accounts making the claim is that of the former athlete, author and producer Jennifer Sey. Sey, who has almost 55 thousand followers, wrote on Twitter: “This is dystopian. The CDC just lowered the standard for speech in early childhood development....

The Claim A video has been circulating round Twitter that shows what appears to be hundreds of large reptiles gathered on a beach. On September 13 Twitter user @RAF_Valerie posted the clip along with the caption: “In Brazil, an invasion of crocodiles that have flooded one of the beaches with several hundred, even thousands, and the local population is panicking.” The clip had gained over 1.2 million views as of September 16 and was propelled to even greater attention when it was apparently reposted by California radio host Ken Rutkowski, after which it gained around 6 million views, over 100,000 likes and several thousand retweets....

Seemingly less reluctant now to take lead in a more aggressive Democratic campaigning, former president Barack Obama’s appeared in Wisconsin and Michigan last week and went for the jugular, with multiple video excerpts from the speech going viral. Not all were impressed or placated, however, with audible voices of dissent heard in the crowd at various points of his speech and (if videos shared online are to be believed) cursing out of Obama’s former running mate, president Joe Biden....

Race relations became a central issue in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd and led to many institutions debating CRT, which argues racism is embedded in systems and policies. On June 23, Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) took to Twitter, where he accused the country’s military of denying teaching critical race theory. The Claim Gaetz posted: “Our military leadership denied teaching critical race theory. Right before admitting to teaching critical race theory....

“This pre-print report cannot be given any credibility in its current form,” says Andrew Preston, an expert in microbial pathogenesis at the University of Bath in the U.K. The paper, “Unusual Features of the SARS-CoV-2 Genome Suggesting Sophisticated Laboratory Modification Rather Than Natural Evolution and Delineation of Its Probable Synthetic Route,” is authored by Dr. Li-Meng Yan and three colleagues affiliated with the Rule of Law Society, a group not known for its work on infectious disease....

The Claim After Carlson’s broadside against Patagonia, political action group The Lincoln Project shared a photo of the Fox News host in which he is wearing a vest from the brand. They wrote: “This you, @TuckerCarlson?” This has 17,000 likes and more than 1,700 retweets at the time of writing. Patagonia retweeted the post, sharing it alongside the face with hand-over-mouth emoji. Its post has more than 2,000 likes at the time of writing....

“The World Health Organization just admitted that I was right,” he tweeted Monday. “Lockdowns are killing countries all over the world. The cure cannot be worse than the problem itself. Open up your states, Democrat governors. Open up New York. A long battle, but they finally did the right thing!” In the space of 13 hours, Trump’s tweet was retweeted almost 70,000 times, liked by nearly 202,000 users, and sparked 17,4000 comments....

The Claim A video shared on Twitter shows packed streets which the poster claimed was “over 300,000 people” in a Paris street on August 10 to welcome the player. It has been watched more than 278,000 times at time of writing. Another post of the same video has more than 46,000 views and also claims it is in Paris. A further post said the video showed fans waiting to welcome Messi to the city, and had more than 9,000 views at time of writing....

The Claim During the final presidential debate between Trump and Democratic candidate Joe Biden, the two spoke about the ongoing pandemic, when Trump said, “It will go away and, as I say, we’re rounding the turn.” “We’re rounding the corner. It’s going away,” Trump added. Trump has made similar comments on several other occasions, including during a town hall with NBC News on October 15. “And what we’ve done has been amazing....

However, multiple people came forward to claim credit for the images—one of whom openly admits they are fake—raising doubts about its authenticity. With “great reveal” narratives permeating online ufologist communities amid recent disclosures from the U.S. military and the Pentagon, the photo has fueled excitement, controversy and skepticism among UFO enthusiasts. The Claim On September 2, Mexican news outlet RadioDual Televisión posted a video to its YouTube channel in which a resident of the Mexican city of Valle Hermoso claims he photographed a UFO....

Ortiz, an 18-year veteran of the department who has been mired in numerous controversies, was terminated by Miami Police Chief Manny Morales. “Any member of the Miami Police Department who does not carry out the department’s mission is unworthy of serving the residents and stakeholders they vowed to uphold as a sworn member of the police department,” Morales said in a statement to Newsweek. The Claim Some tweets and videos from September 14, 2022, claim Morales suggested Ortiz’s firing followed job promotions after he falsely claimed to be Black....

On Thursday, Biden announced that he was directing the U.S. Department of Labor to develop an emergency rule that will require employers with 100 or more employees to require vaccines or they will have to undergo weekly COVID-19 testing. During a press briefing, Biden also announced that he was mandating COVID-19 vaccines for Medicare and Medicaid healthcare providers, federal employees and federal contractors. Shortly after the announcement, Biden faced backlash from many, including the Republican National Committee, which said it plans to file a lawsuit against the requirements....

The 31-year-old striker scored in the 55th minute in an international friendly against Spain to give his side a 2-1 advantage. It was Falcao’s 26th goal for his country in 65 games and moved him into the sole spot at the top of Colombia’s goalscoring charts. Donnarumma shortlisted by Real Madrid He passed Arnoldo Iguaran, who scored 25 goals playing in 68 matches for Colombia from 1973-1993. It had been a long time coming for Falcao....

The AS Monaco striker, who scored his first goals in the Champions League in six years in his side’s 3-0 win over CSKA Moscow on Wednesday, has been included in Jose Pekerman’s squad for the first time in 388 days. The former Manchester United and Chelsea loanee, who has scored six goals in nine games this season, admitted that it was “special” to earn back his place after struggling for form and fitness for much of the last two years....

The Falcons (4-5) are in second place behind the Buccaneers in the NFC South. The Panthers (2-7) are in last place and fading fast in the division. This short week game should be a lower-scoring affair but physical and tight again. Here’s everything to know about betting on Falcons vs. Panthers in Week 10, including updated odds, trends and our prediction for “Thursday Night Football.” NFL WEEK 10 PICKS: Against the spread | Straight-up predictions...

There have been discussions about Murray’s relationship with Kelly ever since he reportedly met with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie on a plane to complain about his role in the offense. Everyone involved with the Eagles has downplayed the meeting, saying it wasn’t a big deal, but that won’t stop people from talking. MORE: Top 10 candidates to replace Kelly | 5 strikes that cost Kelly his job Some expected Murray to go the route of some others and throw Kelly under the bus, but he didn’t do that....

The former Alabama and Oklahoma star Hurts got the heaviest action of his rookie season a week ago in Philly’s loss to the Packers, and Doug Pederson made the move to bench Carson Wentz for the Week 14 matchup with the Saints. That means Hurts will likely see a full game’s worth of action, and maybe three more games down the stretch, to show the Eagles what they might have for the future at quarterback....

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Meanwhile, the Beltway crowd is predicting former defense secretary Cheney, a determined but undeclared candidate, as the likely GOP nominee. In a straw Poll at a recent Washington party given by CBS political director Marty Plissner and his wife, PBS producer Susan Morrison, campaign consultants and pundits picked Cheney over (in descending order) former HUD secretary Jack Kemp, South Carolina Gov. Carroll Campbell, former Tennessee governor Lamar Alexander, Sen. Bob Dole-and Baker....