BrieAnna J. Frank
Reporter at USA Today
fact check reporter @USATODAY • @Suns fan • lover of books/history/travel • past: @azcentral/@azrepublicguild • 📧 : [email protected]
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3 days ago |
azcentral.com | Shelby Slade |Francesca Chambers |BrieAnna J. Frank |Sudiksha Kochi
Shelby Slade Francesca Chambers BrieAnna J. Frank Sudiksha KochiArizona RepublicVice President JD Vance met with Pope Francis the day before he died. Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, took to social media to honor the late pope, who died at age 88 on April 21. "I just learned of the passing of Pope Francis. My heart goes out to the millions of Christians all over the world who loved him. I was happy to see him yesterday, though he was obviously very ill.
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1 month ago |
usatoday.com | BrieAnna J. Frank
The claim: Staffers hung upside-down US flag at Yosemite National Park A Feb. 23 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) by The Other 98% includes an image showing an upside-down U.S. flag draped alongside a mountain. “National Park Service rangers have pulled off a brilliant action in Yosemite Park on El Capitan by deploying a massive American flag upside down in the traditional sign of distress or extreme emergencies,” reads the caption on the post.
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1 month ago |
usatoday.com | BrieAnna J. Frank
The claim: Pope Francis announced he’s resigning, named a successor A Feb. 19 Threads post (direct link, archive link) claims there’s been a major shakeup within the Catholic Church. “For those Catholics who have not heard the big news, Pope Francis is resigning as of next month and he has chosen Cardinal Luis Tagle as his succesor (sic),” reads the post. “Please pray for Pope Francis who at this very moment could be on his death bed.
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2 months ago |
yahoo.com | BrieAnna J. Frank
The claim: Trump signed an executive order setting a two-year limit on public housingA Feb. 6 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) claims President Donald Trump signed an executive order setting limits on public housing.
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2 months ago |
wisconsinrapidstribune.com | BrieAnna J. Frank
The claim: The US Mint said it hasn’t made pennies since April 2023A Feb. 11 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes an image suggesting President Donald Trump’s order for the Treasury Department to stop making new pennies is redundant. “U.S. Mint: ‘We have not made a batch of pennies since April of 2023,’” reads the text on the image, which is a screenshot of an X post.
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