The week in fake news: Social-media hits that fail the truth test
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts, as sorted out by The Associated Press.
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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts ‘trending’ toward starting vs Giants
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is getting close to playing Sunday against the New York Giants.
The burn-it-all-down Freedom Caucus
The mission of the Republican Party’s right flanks is not to produce policy but to prevent progress.
CES 2023: Ukrainian innovators showcase new ideas at Las Vegas tech show
A delegation of 160 Ukrainian start-ups is attending CES 2023 in Las Vegas to showcase new ideas and technological solutions while also flying the flag for the country’s business sector.
Portrait of a dark day in American history: We now have a full picture of what Trump did on January 6. Here it is
Trump woke up on 6 January 2021 ready for a battle he had no chance of winning. But the timeline of his day shows just how hard he tried, Andrew Feinberg writes
US returns looted antiquity to Palestinian Authority for first time ever
For the first time ever, the United States has returned a looted antiquity to the Palestinian Authority — an Iron Age ivory “cosmetic spoon” that is almost 3,000 years old.
UK ministers ‘losing argument’ over rail strikes, says Mick Lynch
RMT leader says public support for unions has ‘taken a dent’ but is still high despite travel disruptionMick Lynch has admitted that public support for rail unions has been dented by weeks of strikes, but said the government was still “losing the argum…
Conscript fatally shot in scuffle at Austrian barracks
Austria’s defense ministry says a conscript has been killed and an officer hurt during a scuffle at a military barracks that resulted in several shots being fired.