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The Claim Fox News’ The Next Revolution host Steve Hilton tweeted figures relating to Biden’s approval rating on Friday, September 3. In this he highlighted his numbers among independents, stating the president saw a 10 percentage point drop among them. He wrote: “Biden’s approval hits new low—drops 10 percent among independents to just 36 percent—the mystery is: how can ANYONE approve of the utter chaos and cruelty unleashed by this despicable man, easily the worst president in America’s history....

The Claim On August 11, Shortly after Biden named Harris as his running mate, President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign released a statement on the former vice president’s choice, in which it said that Harris called Biden a “racist” during the Democratic debates. “Not long ago, Kamala Harris called Joe Biden a racist and asked for an apology she never received,” the statement said. “Clearly, Phony Kamala will abandon her own morals, as well as try to bury her record as a prosecutor, in order to appease the anti-police extremists controlling the Democrat Party....

Cheney, who lost her party primary ahead of the November midterms to Trump-backed Harriet Hageman, has said she “won’t be a Republican” if the former president becomes the party nominee, and that she would do “everything I can” to prevent it. So, when Trump recently indicated that the U.S. could lose in conflict with Russia, the congresswoman’s strident tone appeared to be in full force yet again. The Claim...

The clip was filmed at a branch in California, and a part two was later uploaded after the original video amassed millions of views. The Claim A clip was shared to TikTok on Monday by @zoey.isback, who identified herself as Zoey on the account. She captioned the video: “Well that happened today and it was so funny.” While the on-screen caption says: “When everyone quit unexpectedly at the same time....

The Claim On Friday afternoon, the president tweeted a quote attributed to Fox News anchor Stuart Varney asserting that Philadelphia “has got a rotten history on election integrity.” The Facts Election fraud is not unheard of in the city, but experts said the president’s statement isn’t entirely accurate—especially in today’s political environment. “There certainly was fraud back in the times in urban political machines—from Chicago and Boston and Philadelphia—but that really changed significantly due to reforms implemented post-1950 into where we are today,” Jeffrey Carroll, an assistant professor of political science at Chestnut Hill College in Philadelphia, told Newsweek....

In a conflict that has shifted in Ukraine’s favor despite the ongoing shelling of its cities, pundits and experts are now debating the possibility of either a resolution or catastrophic escalation. With his army routing Russian forces, fresh rumors that President Volodymyr Zelensky had fled Kyiv at the height of these new victories and tensions, therefore, seemed a little ill-fitting. The Claim Claims on Telegram, posted by Russian state media and pro-Kremlin channels on October 12, 2022, showed a video of Zelensky in front of a green screen surrounded by cameras, being photographed for a holographic portrait....

The Claim: Pence claimed that the coronavirus plan laid out by the Biden/Harris campaign was so similar to the one that the Trump administration has carried out, it seemed like it had been plagiarized. “The reality is,” Pence said, “when you look at the Biden plan, it reads an awful lot like what President Trump and I and our task force have been doing every step of the way. And quite frankly, when I look at their plan that talks about advancing testing, creating new PPE, developing the vaccine—it looks a little bit like plagiarism, which is something Joe Biden knows a little bit about....

Election officials use Dominion Voting Systems in 28 states, including several key battleground states. Members of Trump’s legal team have alleged that the company uses voting software that can be controlled by operators overseas to “steal” elections, much as they alleged the election was stolen from Trump. The Claim Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, both members of Trump’s legal team, spoke with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Sunday to discuss allegations that voting software used in this election contributed to widespread voter fraud....

Vice President Kamala Harris is no new victim to this type of misinformation; comments she made about her pronouns at a recent White House event were pulled far out of context to enrage right-wing critics. It now appears that an interview with the vice president on CNN has been, rather professionally, repurposed to vulgar effect. The Claim A tweet posted on August 15, 2022, shows Kamala Harris talking at what looks like a CNN event with the question “Should women give h*** to get ahead?...

Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, media and intelligence reports have claimed that Russia has received military support from Syria, some Kremlin-friendly African republics and Iran, which was reported to have supplied its combat UAVs to Russia (but has so far denied the claims). North Korea is another close ally of the Kremlin, but recent media reports that Pyongyang is prepared to send a 100,000-strong army of “volunteer” soldiers to fight in Ukraine have raised some eyebrows....

The Claim Photos shared on social media purportedly show Syed Ahmad Shah Sadaat, formerly acting minister of communications and information technology in Afghanistan, delivering pizzas for work. The images posted on Reddit have been upvoted 5,000 times with the caption: “Former IT and Communication Minister of Afghanistan Syed Sadat was spotted delivering pizza in Leipzig, Germany” A tweet of the photos from @meghupdates was liked more than 12,000 times and retweeted more than 2,000 times, with the same caption as on Reddit....

Clinton’s ad accuses Obama of insincerely promising to accept no money from PACs and current lobbyists for his presidential campaign. But she cites money he took years ago as a candidate for the Illinois state Senate and U.S. Senate, before he swore off such funds. And while she points to three lobbyists who are in some way associated with Obama’s campaign, she fails to note that all work in state capitals on state issues, far from Washington or the White House....

Bad idea, as it turned out. MORE: Best photos from Week 15 | Bills actually punt, but it’s awful, so awful Running the play from their own 17 was part of the problem. because it left no room for error. And right on cue, punter Sam Koch took off with the snap … and the hole up the middle closed up quickly, and he was stopped two yards short of the first down....

The striker had flown to Portugal in the aftermath of the fixture at Stade Gerland, having picked up the injury following a heavy tackle from one of the amateur side’s defenders shortly before halftime. After being carried off on a stretcher, concerns were expressed over the severity of the injury and the fears of the player, club and country were confirmed by Norona, who described the injury as "a serious tear" and suggested the attacker could be on the sidelines for up to eight months....

But the Falcons seem most excited about their new, low-price concession options. The team recently sent out letters to prospective season ticket buyers with a $2 bill enclosed. This letter, posted by ESPN’s Darren Rovell, shows a handwritten message from All-Pro wideout Julio Jones offering to buy the first hot dog. MORE: Will prices fly at Super Bowl, too? That $2 also could cover a non-alcoholic beverage (with free refills), pretzels or popcorn....

’ Lust, Caution, ’ 9/28 : Once Ang Lee became the first nonwhite filmmaker to win an Oscar for best director, the sensible career move would’ve been to sell out and do a “Harry Potter” movie. Instead, his “Brokeback Mountain” follow-up is this period spy thriller filmed entirely in Chinese and featuring an all-Asian cast. Lee pulled off this trick before with “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon.” Then again, that movie had kung fu....

How will the Writers Guild of America strike affect the new season of “Idol”? Everyone says it’s going to be much bigger because of the strike. But my gut feeling is that people are going to say, “I’m not going to watch TV.” A lot of TV executives are so small-minded, and they think people will watch any old crap they put on. Well, they won’t. Are you auditioning the contestants any differently?...

Rakitic wants Barca renewal A five-time Ballon d’Or winner and Barca’s all-time leading goalscorer, Messi is regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time. The 29-year-old is often compared with past greats Pele and Diego Maradona, as he continues to go head-to-head against Real Madrid rival Cristiano Ronaldo for modern-day supremacy. Sampaoli, however, insisted it is a waste of time trying to measure fellow Argentinian Messi against others....

If you’re betting DeMarco Murray will struggle in this clash between division leaders, then you may be in luck. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook offers an over-under of 71.5 rushing yards for Murray, who appears to be finding his stride in recent weeks after a dismal start to the season. He’s up against a stout Carolina front seven, though, and Fantasy Alarm predicts 59.8 yards for the Eagles back, UNDER the posted total....