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A powerful earthquake in Afghanistan had killed at least 1,400 people and destroyed over 5,000 homes. The mountainous terrain makes rescue efforts difficult. As the death toll continues to climb, rescue workers are trying to reach survivors. The midnight earthquake was followed by several aftershocks. The UN has estimated that the earthquake might affect hundreds of thousands in total. DW fact checkers have debunked some of the most popular claims.

While sitting at his desktop, Tapper searched the CDC website for the word abortion under the CDC's Ten Great Public Health Advancements. And you'll see, none of them include the word abortion,' he said. There's another one, also, just to be fair, Tapper continued. Here's another Ten Great Public Health Achievements,' United States, a different one. When Tapper typed in abortion, the search came up zero out of zero.

It is not accurate. So of course, it's fantastic. There has currently been the 11-day stretch without a reported homicide, but that also happened earlier this year. In February and March, there was a 16-day stretch with no reported homicides in the district. So the president is exaggerating again, and that wasn't his only false claim, guys, on the subject of D.C. crime.

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Kessler became best known for his meticulous tracking of President Donald Trump's false and misleading claims, documenting more than 30,000 statements during Trump's first term.

Google's decision to retire ClaimReview, a program that highlighted fact-checks from reputable sources globally, has raised concerns about the quality and integrity of search results.

A 17-second video published on TikTok, with over 500,000 views, allegedly shows footage from the 25 June 2025 protests in Nairobi, Kenya, but is actually old footage from Ethiopia.

The proposed law in Hungary threatens to undermine independent media by imposing severe penalties on foreign-funded organizations, compromising press freedom and accountability journalism.

Trump's assertion about mass murders of white farmers in South Africa is unfounded and tied to a long-standing false narrative that lacks statistical support.

Tempo, a respected nonpartisan news outlet in Indonesia, faces severe harassment that threatens independent journalism and fact-checking efforts.

In a recent book, revelations show how the White House concealed President Biden's decline, prompting media outlets like the Washington Post to dismiss honest narratives.

Critics highlighted the inconsistency in Sir Keir Starmer’s immigration policy, pointing out his previous dismissal of the Rwanda scheme, branding it merely a gimmick.

"DEVELOPING SCANDAL: Macron, Starmer, and Merz caught on video on their return from Kiev. A bag of white powder on the table. Macron quickly pockets it, Merz hides the spoon," Jones claimed.

Fact-checkers verify claims by consulting multiple sources, not just by reading a page's content.

He kind of vaguely repeated his frequent claim that the U.S. had a trillion-dollar trade deficit with China under President Biden. It did have a big trade deficit, but he's grossly exaggerating it.

"It is true that Garcia is a citizen of El Salvador, and it is true that he entered the United States illegally sometime around 2011."