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FactCheck: Online posts misconstrue data on Social Security numbers
FactCheck.org Elon Musk shared a chart on X purportedly showing more than 398 million eligible numbers in the Social Security database. Online posts misconstrued the figures to wrongly claim they showed how many people are receiving benefits, which would exceed the U.S. population. The Social Security Administration reported more than 68.4 million recipients in 2024.
Online Posts Misconstrue Data on Social Security Numbers
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de El Tiempo Latino. Elon Musk shared a chart on X purportedly showing more than 398 million eligible numbers in the Social Security database. Online posts misconstrued the figures to wrongly claim they showed how many people are receiving benefits, which would exceed the U.S. population. The Social Security Administration reported more than 68.4 million recipients in 2024.
Posts Wrongly Conflate U.S.-China Prisoner Swap with Biden's Recent Pardons
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. President Joe Biden granted pardons and commutations to more than 1,500 individuals on Dec. 12. Social media posts wrongly claim those pardoned included a Chinese national, Shanlin Jin, imprisoned for child pornography. Jin was granted clemency as part of a prisoner swap last month that freed three Americans held for years in China. On Dec.
Fact checking the Vance-Walz vice presidential debate
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Fact-checking the Harris-Trump debate
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The highly anticipated debate between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris was a combative event in which facts were repeatedly trampled and distorted. •In a lengthy exchange on the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, Trump made several statements that were either false, misleading or unsupported, and Harris got a couple of facts wrong, too.
By Eugene Kiely, Robert Farley Verified, Angelo Gore, Lori Robertson Verified, Jessica McDonald, Saranac Hale Spencer Verified, Alan Jaffe, Kate Yandell Verified, Ben Cohen, Logan Chapman, Sarah Usandivaras, Ian Fox
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Fact-checking the first presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
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By Eugene Kiely, Robert Farley Verified, D'Angelo Gore Verified, Lori Robertson Verified, Jessica McDonald, Jessica Mcdonald, Saranac Hale Spencer Verified, Alan Jaffe, Kate Yandell Verified, Ben Cohen, Logan Chapman, Sarah Usandivaras, Ian Fox
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Fact-checking Night 2 of the Republican National Convention
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Fact-checking Day 2 of the Republican National Convention
By D’Angelo Gore, Robert Farley, Lori Robertson, Eugene Kiely and Ian Fox, CQ-Roll Call On a night when the focus was on safety and unity at the Republican convention, a number of GOP leaders also offered up some misleading and false claims FactCheck has seen before. -Several people described "dramatic increases" in crime under President Joe Biden, as House Speaker Mike Johnson put it. But FBI and other crime data show that violent crime and murders have decreased under Biden.
Significant Changes For Funds In Final Rules Published As Part Of UK Listing Regime Reforms
The FCA has today published final form rules in relation to its reform of the UK listing regime (see PS24/6). For commercial companies these are broadly in the form proposed in the FCA's consultation (CP 23/31) published at the end of last year.
What can we learn from 'AI Ian'?
I recently interviewed someone special. Here’s a clip: So … what just happened here? This was a conversation between me and a version of me generated by artificial intelligence. The audio for “AI Ian” was created by ElevenLabs, while the video for “AI Ian” was created by the Creative Reality Studio by D-ID. We are being bombarded with AI-generated videos like this one, as well as with synthetic images, AI-generated text and now voice-cloning.
Why BIBA 2023 is the networking place to be
Authored by Ian Fox, UK Head of Sales, HSB We’re spoilt for choice for conferences aimed at insurance professionals, but there’s always a buzz about attending BIBA which makes it a memorable experience. BIBA is the place to be for UK insurance brokers, insurers, MGAs and suppliers from all backgrounds, however on a personal and professional level, it offers me and many others so much more than that. So, what makes it different?
Level Up: Communicating Through a Corporate Restructuring | JD Supra
Just before Thanksgiving last year, the owner of a furniture company in Ohio texted and emailed all of his almost 3,000 employees during the night, informing them that their services were no longer required and the company was going bankrupt. He then flew to Paris for a holiday. No one knew where he was, he did not return any calls, he did not respond to messages.
ChatGPT: Separating fact from fiction in the era of AI
Watch how fast this artificial intelligence tool can write a fake article, from a fake newspaper, with a fake reporter. Amazing, but kind of scary, too. This new technology is called ChatGPT. Developed by OpenAI, it can generate thousands of words in minutes on just about anything — even nonsense that sounds extremely legit. This type of AI is very good at spitting out what we’ll call “plausible BS.” And that’s not good if — like us — you’re in the business of truth. So, let’s take a look at it.
Why you need to fact-check the "fact" pages
Have you noticed all the accounts on Instagram lately that have the word “fact” in them? There are hundreds of these, including @fact, @factsuntold, @blowingfact, @factsdailyy. They have huge followings and thousands of posts, which the accounts churn out constantly. The posts usually have a photo or video referencing pop culture, sports or history, and a short sentence underneath with a wild fact.
Don't be fooled by fake screenshots
In April, a social media post — supposedly from CNN — showed a photo of child soldiers in Ukraine. “As fighting intensifies in Europe, brave children sign up to fight the Russian invaders,” it said. It showed the CNN logo and Twitter’s blue verified check mark. However, this claim was incorrect: Politifact debunked it, rating it “Pants on Fire.” Over the last few years, viral tweets of fake screenshots like that CNN one have exploded online and deceived millions of people.
Is it true weekly wages have decreased over the past 50 years, while cost of living skyrocketed?
President Joe Biden’s recent announcement about canceling thousands of dollars of student debt for many borrowers has sparked a national debate about the cost of attending college and making a living. A few days after the August announcement, a senior adviser to Sen. Bernie Sanders posted a now-viral tweet that tried to hit back at people who think students should simply work harder to pay for college. The tweet had more than 60,000 retweets and 234,000 likes.
What does today's Sequana decision mean for directors? | JD Supra
October 6, 2022 Tessa Blank, Ian Fox, Neil Griffiths, Celia Hayward, Luci Mitchell-Fry, Richard Pallot-Cook Dentons + Follow x Following x Following - Unfollow Contact To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Background On 5 October 2022, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgment in BTI 2014 LLC v.
No, CNN did not fake Ukrainian war footage
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine beginning Feb. 24, misinformation about the situation has spread rapidly. For example, this tweet claims that CNN was faking war footage in Ukraine. The tweet claims that CNN started a fire in Edmonton, Canada, and made it look like they were reporting from Lviv, Ukraine. Their evidence? Firefighters seen in the background seem to be wearing uniforms with “Edmonton” on the back. The tweet has since been deleted, but here’s another claiming the same thing.
No, Sen. Rand Paul wasn't talking about COVID when he said ‘misinformation works’
It’s easy for misinformation to spread online. But misinformation about misinformation? That’s a whole different story. We came across a viral Reddit post of a headline that said, “Rand Paul Seen on Video Telling Students ‘Misinformation Works’ and ‘Is a Great Tactic.’” While the quote went viral in 2022, the video was from 2013 — years before misinformation became the big buzzword it is today. Here’s how we fact-checked it. Where is the information coming from?
Instagram stat about pregnancies and vaccines needs context
As more Americans get COVID-19 vaccinations, misinformation about their side effects has popped up all over the place. In this video, we take a look at a specific area of misinformation: how vaccines are affecting pregnancies. An Instagram post with a screenshot of what looks like a news story claiming that “920 Women Lose Their Unborn Babies After Getting Vaccinated” recently racked up 70,000 likes.
Did a 1997 Archie comic predict virtual school in 2021?
While most of us couldn’t have ever imagined some of the events that took place in 2020 and 2021, there are a ton of social media posts floating around claiming that pop culture predicted the future. For example, there were claims that “The Simpsons” predicted the coronavirus, that the movie “I am Legend” was set in 2021, and that the zombie apocalypse in that film was caused by vaccines.
Does homework spelled backward translate to ‘child abuse’ in Latin?
Scrolling through social media recently, you may have come across the viral claim that the word “homework” spelled backward translates to “child abuse” in Latin. This claim has been everywhere lately, racking up thousands of views across Instagram, Twitter, Reddit and YouTube. But is “krowemoh” really a Latin word, or just a random jumble of letters? Here’s how we fact-checked it. Practice click restraint Taking a closer look at the claim on YouTube.
No, the Trump family did not host a riot watch party
After the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, a Facebook video recorded by Donald Trump Jr. went viral, which many have claimed shows the Trump family celebrating while watching the riots unfold from a private tent. While the video is real in that it wasn’t digitally altered, what people are claiming the video shows… not so much. Here’s how we fact-checked it.
COVID-19: temporary insolvency provisions extended for another three months. Welcome breathing space or delaying the inevitable? | JD Supra
Last week saw the government further extend COVID-19 emergency insolvency provisions until 31 March 2021.
COVID-19: Permanent and temporary changes to Corporate Insolvency and Governance laws in the UK | JD Supra
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the Act) came into force on 26 June 2020, providing the UK (but with separate provisions for Northern Ireland) with temporary and permanent changes to insolvency law aimed at helping businesses manage the economic implications of COVID-19.
COVID-19: Companies facing financial challenges - Top 10 tips for UK boards | JD Supra
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 came into force on 26 June 2020 providing the UK (but with separate provisions for Northern Ireland) with temporary and permanent changes to insolvency law aimed at helping businesses manage the economic implications of COVID-19. This included emergency measures to provide protection to directors of companies which continue to trade, notwithstanding the threat of insolvency due to COVID-19.
Irish Court Appoints Interim Examiner in relation to Norwegian Air Group | JD Supra
On 18 November 2020, the Irish High Court appointed Kieran Wallace of KPMG as interim examiner to a number of companies in the Norwegian Air Group. The petition to affirm the appointment is scheduled to be heard in December. Examinership is Ireland's corporate rescue process and is analogous in many ways to US Chapter 11. It involves a court-sanctioned moratorium on creditor action to enable a scheme of arrangement to be formulated and implemented.
Wrongful trading suspension 're activated' by UK Government leaving directors with a 2-month | JD Supra
Today, new legislation comes into force* that provides directors of companies in financial difficulty with a second breathing space from the financial impact of the wrongful trading provisions.
Dealing with insolvency in the construction supply chain (UK focus) | JD Supra
This round-up collates the information, analysis and guidance relating to insolvency issues shared by our Construction and Restructuring, Insolvency and Bankruptcy teams during the COVID-19 pandemic. For further information on any of the issues below, please get in touch with one of the Key Contacts. Few construction projects have been left untouched by the effects of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Harvesting Trees in the Right Place at the Right Time
Posted by Ian Fox, USDA Forest Service Southwest Region in Forestry Oct 23, 2020 Aerial view of Zuni Mountain Collaborative Forest Landscape Restoration project where Designation x Prescription is being used. (Photo credit: Dan Ryerson) Timber sales are an important part of the work to reduce wildfire risk on your national forests and grasslands.
At a Glance: Summary of UK temporary insolvency and enforcement restrictions as a result of COVID-19 – with expiry dates | JD Supra
Many permanent and temporary changes to insolvency laws have been made during the COVID-19 pandemic to help companies (and individuals) in financial distress.
COVID-19: Permanent and temporary changes to Corporate Insolvency and Governance laws in the UK | JD Supra
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the Act) came into force on 26 June 2020, providing the UK (but with separate provisions for Northern Ireland) with temporary and permanent changes to insolvency law aimed at helping businesses manage the economic implications of COVID-19.
COVID-19: Companies facing financial challenges - Top 10 tips for UK boards | JD Supra
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 came into force on 26 June 2020 providing the UK (but with separate provisions for Northern Ireland) with temporary and permanent changes to insolvency law aimed at helping businesses manage the economic implications of COVID-19. This included emergency measures to provide protection to directors of companies which continue to trade, notwithstanding the threat of insolvency due to COVID-19.
Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 comes into force (Updated on June 29, 2020) | JD Supra
On 26 June, the long-awaited Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 became law providing the UK and Northern Ireland with temporary and permanent changes to insolvency law aimed at helping businesses manage the economic implications of COVID-19 including: Permanent measures Company moratorium – a breathing space against creditor action, initially for 20 business days but extendable, and proposed by directors of a company who will remain in control but overseen by a monitor who will be...
Implications of new moratorium and exclusion of directors' liability in the UK now Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 becomes law (Updated on June 29, 2020) | Dentons - JDSupra
On 26 June the long-awaited Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 came into force and introduced emergency measures to provide protection to directors of companies which continue to trade notwithstanding the threat of insolvency, and to prevent, where possible, companies entering into insolvency due to COVID-19. Wrongful trading provisions in the Insolvency Act 1986 will be suspended retrospectively between 1 March 2020 and 30 September.
COVID-19: Companies facing financial challenges - Top 10 tips for UK boards (Updated on June 29, 2020) | JD Supra
The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 introduces a temporary, retrospective suspension of the directors' personal financial liability for wrongful trading from 1 March 2020 until 30 September 2020. This is not a blanket defence to a breach of duty by directors, since the directors' general duties to act in the best interests of the company (or, on insolvency, its creditors),will continue to apply.
WHOA: English creditors and the new Dutch scheme of arrangement: a two horse race? | JD Supra
In response to the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Dutch government has selected the Dutch scheme of arrangement (otherwise referred to as "the WHOA") for an accelerated implementation by the Dutch parliament. This will be a welcome addition to the range of global restructuring procedures available for struggling companies.
Dentons UK Restructuring and Insolvency Group provides their initial view on the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill | JD Supra
On 20 May, Parliament had its first reading of the Bill, a detailed document containing all the expected provisions applying across England, Wales and Scotland, and with separate (but substantially similar) provisions for Northern Ireland. MPs will next consider all stages of the Bill on 3 June 2020 and it is anticipated that this will be fast-tracked to become law in July.
Oil and gas under pressure, part 3: contractual issues and commercial opportunities | JD Supra
After looking at the current crisis in the oil and gas industry from a global and financial perspective and through the lens of sectoral regulation in the UK, in this article we look at the industry in contractual/commercial terms, and also consider how it may benefit from some of the wider measures put in place to address the economy-wide difficulties being experienced as a result of COVID-19.
Implications of proposed moratorium and exclusion of directors' liability in the UK | JD Supra
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Timing is everything: different approaches to the relevant date for determining COMI in cross-border recognition proceedings | JD Supra
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Government responds to insolvency and corporate governance consultations | JD Supra
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How a trio of revived local websites is expanding public radio’s audience
In the months since public radio resuscitated three popular local news websites, the stations that took on the Gothamist outlets are figuring out how to capitalize on their new digital presences. So far, WNYC in New York, KPCC in Los Angeles and WAMU in Washington, D.C., have absorbed their “-ist” sites to varying degrees. KPCC restructured its workflow and content strategy to account for the arrival of LAist.com.
In Milwaukee, a station’s music education program shows power of community partnerships
MILWAUKEE — “Push those chairs back, this ain’t no opera house,” Tyrone Miller hollers over a crowd of restless high-school musicians. After a hundred plastic chairs are dragged against polished concrete, and as performers frantically finalize musical arrangements, I found myself in the back of the room with Trevon Lampkin, a recent graduate of Milwaukee Marshall High School. Like me, Lampkin is new here. Unlike me, he’s about to perform on stage for the first time.
‘We are the carriers’: Lessons from WMHT’s multimedia ‘Vietnam in a Word’
ALBANY, N.Y. — The offices of joint licensee WMHT would blend into its business-park surroundings if not for a protruding broadcast tower throwing its light into the November afternoon sun.
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