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SnowyCA :vivaldi_red:<p>❌INTERNET FACT CHECKING ✔️</p><p>FACT: Online posts Mislead about annual benefits for refugees in Canada</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Immigration</span></a> <br><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Refugee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Refugee</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/fact_checking/online-posts-mislead-about-annual-benefits-for-refugees-in-canada/article_5a269166-4bf4-56f5-8823-3929c32fb452.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecanadianpressnews.ca/fact_c</span><span class="invisible">hecking/online-posts-mislead-about-annual-benefits-for-refugees-in-canada/article_5a269166-4bf4-56f5-8823-3929c32fb452.html</span></a></p>
SnowyCA :vivaldi_red:<p>❌✔️INTERNET FACT CHECK </p><p>✔️THE TRUTH 👉 Public health agency president is NOT taking Canada's top doctor job, contrary to online claims</p><p>Read more here👇:</p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Internet</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/fact_checking/public-health-agency-president-isnt-taking-canadas-top-doctor-job-contrary-to-online-claims/article_a8caa945-1165-50d1-9330-1a788aef2e34.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecanadianpressnews.ca/fact_c</span><span class="invisible">hecking/public-health-agency-president-isnt-taking-canadas-top-doctor-job-contrary-to-online-claims/article_a8caa945-1165-50d1-9330-1a788aef2e34.html</span></a></p>
SnowyCA :vivaldi_red:<p>✔️ FACT CHECK - INTERNET ❌</p><p> VIDEO IS FAKE 👉A TikTok account posted a video in July claiming retailers and financial institutions would report purchases over $1,000 to the Canada Revenue Agency. </p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/CRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CRA</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Canada" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Canada</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/fact_checking/video-promotes-false-information-about-cra-tracking-payments-over-1-000/article_f970c134-3255-584a-b3df-9eda67a17954.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thecanadianpressnews.ca/fact_c</span><span class="invisible">hecking/video-promotes-false-information-about-cra-tracking-payments-over-1-000/article_f970c134-3255-584a-b3df-9eda67a17954.html</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WindPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindPower</span></a> industry acknowledges that the disposal of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WindTurbine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindTurbine</span></a> blades is an issue. Danish <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> developer Ørsted committed in 2021 to never sending turbine blades to landfill, instead reusing, recycling or otherwise recovering them.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a>: “You can’t take them down because the environmentalists don’t let you bury the blades.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a>: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wind</span></a> turbine blades are designed for durability to withstand hurricane-force winds. However, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> already has the ability to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>recycle</span></a> most <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WindTurbine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindTurbine</span></a> materials, acc/to the Dept of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a>. It issued a report in Jan that found 90% of wind turbines can be recycled using existing infrastructure, while new strategies &amp; innovative recycling methods will be needed to tackle the rest.</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a>: “The birds are dying all over the place.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a>: Turbines, like all infrastructure, can pose a risk to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a>. However, the National Audubon Society, which is dedicated to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> of birds, thinks developers can manage these risks &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> is a far greater threat. An <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Audubon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Audubon</span></a> report found that ⅔ of North American bird species could face extinction due to rising <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/temperatures" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>temperatures</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WindPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindPower</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a>: In New England, 2 whales washed up over 50 yrs, “&amp; last summer they had 14 washed up. Now, I’m not saying that’s the wind farm that was built, that maybe it is right.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a>: There are no links between whale deaths &amp; offshore <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> activities, per NOAA. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NOAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NOAA</span></a> says it analyzes the causes of death whenever possible, following <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/data" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>data</span></a>. Unfounded claims about offshore wind threatening <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>whales</span></a> have surfaced as a flashpoint in the fight over the future of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/renewable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewable</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a>.</p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a>: “If you look at smart countries, they don’t use it.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a>: At least 136 countries &amp; territories around the world use <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WindPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindPower</span></a> to generate <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a>, acc/to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EIA</span></a>, with many countries growing the amount they produce. The top 5 markets for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> power in 2024 were China, the US, Brazil, India &amp; Germany, while Uzbekistan, Egypt &amp; Saudi Arabia represent the next wave of wind <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> growth, acc/to the Global Wind Energy Council.<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“The surprising thing is <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> is building a portfolio of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ZeroCarbon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ZeroCarbon</span></a> resources that are designed to not perfectly complement each other, but to work alongside each other to reduce reliance on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a>,” Harper added.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>FACTS: The report highlighted China’s offshore <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> development, calling <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/China" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>China</span></a> the undisputed leader in the offshore wind sector, though it also said <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gas</span></a> are still on the rise across China.</p><p>“The whole narrative that we’re led to believe in the West is that China is building coal plants &amp; that it’s doing nothing for its <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CarbonFootprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonFootprint</span></a>,” Tom Harper, partner at the global consultant Baringa, said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wind</span></a> should be seen as part of an overall portfolio of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> system resources<br>&amp; is an important part of keeping costs down,” Pierpont said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has committed to increasing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> production, particularly <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a>. He signed an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> Monday aimed at phasing out <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxCredits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaxCredits</span></a> for wind &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a> facilities.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>For example, the share of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> generated from <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> in Iowa increased from 15% in 2010 to nearly 60% of the state’s electricity generation in 2023, while the state’s electricity rates grew at a rate slower than that of 42 other states, Pierpont’s research found.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WindPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindPower</span></a> can be expensive if it’s built where winds are weaker, but the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> is adding it in places with strong wind resources, he added. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>While <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> rates have risen nationwide over the past decade, states that have added a significant amount of onshore <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WindPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindPower</span></a>, such as Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma &amp; New Mexico, have kept rates from rising as fast as other states, said Brendan Pierpont, director of electricity modeling at the nonpartisan think tank <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> Innovation.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Facts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Facts</span></a>: Onshore <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WindFarms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindFarms</span></a> cost less to build &amp; operate than <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NaturalGas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturalGas</span></a> plants on average in most regions of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a>, even without tax credits. Though natural gas plants are available to produce <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> at any time of the day, unlike <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a>. Offshore wind is among the sources of new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/power" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>power</span></a> generation that will cost the most to build &amp; operate, at $88 per megawatt hour, according to the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/EIA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EIA</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/propaganda" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>propaganda</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpLies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpLies</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> expressed his disdain for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/WindPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WindPower</span></a> during a meeting with his Cabinet recently, calling it an expensive form of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> that “smart” countries<br>don’t use.</p><p>His comments contained false &amp; misleading information about the use of wind power in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> &amp; around the world, &amp; came on the heels of an <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> he signed Monday that would end subsidies around “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/green" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>green</span></a>” energy.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disinformation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/wind-turbines-power-electricity-energy-trump-5eb370dfb407b86a11d420917e4acaba" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/wind-turbin</span><span class="invisible">es-power-electricity-energy-trump-5eb370dfb407b86a11d420917e4acaba</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p>Are 5 million able-bodied <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> recipients watching TV all day? That’s unsupported </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FACTCHECK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FACTCHECK</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2025/jul/09/scott-jennings/reconciliation-bill-medicaid-able-bodied-adults/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">politifact.com/factchecks/2025</span><span class="invisible">/jul/09/scott-jennings/reconciliation-bill-medicaid-able-bodied-adults/</span></a></p>
Spytfyre<p>I asked <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/ground" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ground</span></a> news app not to say <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> doctor strike on their <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>headlines</span></a> and change it to <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <br>And they actually did so!<br>Quickly!!!<br>If you haven't checked out:<br><a href="https://ground.news/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">ground.news/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>yet I recommend you do<br>News aggregator (but I needed to ditch <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Google</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> ) and it shows the bias and political leaning split of spun sources which is fun. If you subscribe the highest level does <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/factCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>factCheck</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/writers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>writers</span></a> and outlets so you know where salt pinch/mountain is a help<br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/devolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>devolution</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a></p><p>Former <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WhiteHouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WhiteHouse</span></a> lawyer <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TyCobb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TyCobb</span></a> said Trump is 'worse than anyone in our <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/history" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>history</span></a>'</p><p>Cobb, who worked as a White House lawyer during the first <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trumpadministration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trumpadministration</span></a>, made the statement in a private comment on an acquaintance's post.</p><p>Rating:<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Correct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Correct</span></a> Attribution</p><p><a href="https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-lawyer-ty-cobb/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">snopes.com/fact-check/trump-la</span><span class="invisible">wyer-ty-cobb/</span></a></p>
Steve Dustcircle 🌹<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a>: <br>Are <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/GasPrices" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GasPrices</span></a> at Four-Year Low as <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DonaldTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DonaldTrump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Claims" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Claims</span></a>?</p><p><a href="https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-are-gas-prices-four-year-low-donald-trump-claims-2093889" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">newsweek.com/fact-check-are-ga</span><span class="invisible">s-prices-four-year-low-donald-trump-claims-2093889</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2222343/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2222343/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Edited Video Viral With False Claim That EAM S Jaishankar Admitted to India Losing Six Rafale Jets to Pakistan <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/clash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>clash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/conflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Conflicts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Conflicts</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EAM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EAM</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EditedVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EditedVideo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FactCheck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FactCheck</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FakeNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeNews</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/India" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>India</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaLostSixRafale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaLostSixRafale</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanClash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanClash</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanConflict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanConflict</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaPakistanWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaPakistanWar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndiaRafale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndiaRafale</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/IndianForeignMinister" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndianForeignMinister</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MinistryOfExternalAffairs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MinistryOfExternalAffairs</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OperationSindoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OperationSindoor</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/pakistan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pakistan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SJaishankar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SJaishankar</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ViralVideo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ViralVideo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/war" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>war</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/webqoof" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>webqoof</span></a></p>