Taija Perry Cook

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Video shows Russian drone striking Ukraine, not Indian drone intercepted by Pakistan

5 days ago | snopes.com | Taija Perry Cook

Check, Reuters Fact. 'Fact Check: Video of Plummeting Aircraft in Ukraine Falsely Portrayed as in Pakistan'. Reuters, 9 May 2025. www.reuters.com, https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/video-plummeting-aircraft-ukraine-falsely-portrayed-pakistan-2025-05-09/. 'Day of News on Live Map - April, 26 2025 - Ukraine Interactive Map - Ukraine Latest News on Live Map - Liveuamap.Com'. Ukraine Interactive Map - Ukraine Latest News on Live Map - Liveuamap.Com, https://liveuamap.com/en/time/26.04.2025.
Fact Check: Video shows Russian drone striking Ukraine, not Indian drone intercepted by Pakistan

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Taija Perry Cook

Claim:Online footage from May 2025 authentically depicts Pakistani forces shooting down an Indian drone. Rating:Rating: MiscaptionedAs fighting across the border between Pakistan and India escalated in early May 2025, social media users claimed a widely circulated video depicted Pakistani forces shooting down an Indian drone. The claim spread across several platforms, including YouTube (archived), TikTok (archived), X (archived) and Reddit (archived).
Fact Check: Pope Francis donated a popemobile to children of Palestine in a final act

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Taija Perry Cook

Claim:Pope Francis donated a "popemobile," one of the vehicles the late pope used for transportation, to a Catholic relief organization to convert the vehicle into a mobile health unit for children in Gaza. Rating:Rating: TrueIn early May 2025, rumors spread that Pope Francis donated one of the "popemobiles" (used to transport him) to an aid organization and directed the group to convert it into a mobile health clinic for children in Gaza.
Pope Francis donated a popemobile to children of Palestine in a final act

6 days ago | snopes.com | Taija Perry Cook

Caritas PRESS RELEASE. Caritas, 3 May 2025, https://www.caritas.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pressrelease_The_Vehicle_of_Hope-CJRM-May-3rd-2025-1.pdf. 'Israel Accused of Using Aid as a "weapon of War" against Gaza in World Court Hearing'. NBC News, 29 Apr. 2025, https://www.nbcnews.com/world/middle-east/israel-aid-weapon-war-icj-hearing-gaza-world-court-hague-law-rcna203447. 'Pope Francis Donated a Popemobile to Serve as a Mobile Health Unit for Gaza Children'.
Trump did say, 'Let them fight,' but not in reference to 2025 tensions between India and Pakistan

6 days ago | snopes.com | Taija Perry Cook

A resurfaced 2019 clip showed Trump arguing against India and the U.S. intervening in a conflict between ISIS and the Taliban in Afghanistan.
Fact Check: Trump did say, 'Let them fight,' but not in reference to 2025 tensions between India and Pakistan

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Taija Perry Cook

Claim:In May 2025, Trump said of the conflict between India and Pakistan: "Why don't you let them fight? Why are we getting in the middle of it? I said let them fight."Rating:Rating: MiscaptionedContext:While the clip is authentic, it is from 2019. Trump was referencing the U.S. and India intervening in a conflict between ISIS and the Taliban in Afghanistan, not the current conflict between India and Pakistan.
DOD denies content on WWII icon Ruby Bradley will be removed, despite rumors

1 week ago | snopes.com | Taija Perry Cook

'Did Donald Trump Call Ruby Bradley A "Loser," Delete Her Service Record? Fact Check'. Times Now, 5 May 2025, https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/did-donald-trump-call-ruby-bradley-a-loser-delete-her-service-record-fact-check-article-151562836. 'Fact Check: Did Trump Call Legendary US Army Nurse Ruby Bradley a "loser" and Delete Her Service Record?' MEAWW News, https://news.meaww.com/fact-check-did-trump-call-legendary-us-army-nurse-ruby-bradley-a-loser-and-delete-her-service-record.
No, Pope Francis did not say, 'The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches'

1 week ago | snopes.com | Taija Perry Cook

In the last days of Pope Francis' life, speaking became increasingly difficult.
Fact Check: No, Pope Francis did not say, 'The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches'

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Taija Perry Cook

Claim: Before his death on April 21, 2025, Pope Francis made a lengthy statement beginning with, "The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches." Rating: Rating: Incorrect Attribution After Pope Francis died in April 2025, social media users shared a lengthy statement across multiple platforms, including Facebook (archived), Instagram (archived), X (archived), LinkedIn (archived), YouTube and at least one religious blog (archived), that the late pope allegedly said while...
Claim that US has secret $150T 'trust fund' is exaggerated

1 week ago | snopes.com | Taija Perry Cook

AMERICA'S SECRET TRUST FUND. https://pro.paradigmnewsletters.org/p/awn_birthright_0325/PAWN5331/Full?h=true. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025. Federal Land Withdrawals: Endangering the Nation. https://capitalresearch.org/article/federal-land-withdrawals-part-1/. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025. https://revenuedata.doi.gov/?tab=tab-disbursements. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025. 'Immediate Measures to Increase American Mineral Production'. The White House, 20 Mar.

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Video shows Russian drone striking Ukraine, not Indian drone intercepted by Pakistan

Fact Check: Video shows Russian drone striking Ukraine, not Indian drone intercepted by Pakistan

Fact Check: Pope Francis donated a popemobile to children of Palestine in a final act

Pope Francis donated a popemobile to children of Palestine in a final act

Trump did say, 'Let them fight,' but not in reference to 2025 tensions between India and Pakistan

Fact Check: Trump did say, 'Let them fight,' but not in reference to 2025 tensions between India and Pakistan

DOD denies content on WWII icon Ruby Bradley will be removed, despite rumors

No, Pope Francis did not say, 'The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches'

Fact Check: No, Pope Francis did not say, 'The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches'

Claim that US has secret $150T 'trust fund' is exaggerated

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