copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2024-09-23): Gretchen Esther Whitmer (born August 23, 1971) is an American lawyer and politician serving since 2019 as the 49th governor of Michigan. A member of the Democratic Party, she served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2001 to 2006 and in the Michigan Senate from 2006 to 2015. Whitmer was born and raised in Michigan. She graduated from Forest Hills Central High School, Michigan State University, and the Detroit College of Law. Her political career began in 2000 when she was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives. In 2006, she won a special election to the state senate, serving in that chamber until 2015, and became its first female Democratic leader from 2011 to 2015. In 2013, Whitmer gained national attention for a floor speech during a debate on abortion in which she shared her experience of being sexually assaulted. For six months in 2016, she was the prosecutor for Ingham County. Whitmer was elected governor in 2018, defeating Republican nominee Bill Schuette, the state attorney general. [...] - ^ "Governor Gretchen Whitmer". Democrats. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2021.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2024-10-07): Gretchen Whitmer (born August 23, 1971, East Lansing, Michigan, U.S.) is an American Democratic politician and lawyer who serves as governor of Michigan (2019– ). She previously was a member of the state’s House of Representatives (2001–06) and Senate (2006–15). In 2020 Whitmer was the target of a foiled kidnapping plot. [...] During her campaign, Whitmer called for job creation and more funding for education. She also focused on infrastructure and repeatedly pledged to "fix the damn roads." Although liberal, Whitmer adopted a campaign platform that was more moderate than the other Democratic candidates’ platforms. She also expressed a willingness to compromise. That strategy proved popular with voters, as she won the party primary and went on to easily defeat the Republican nominee, Bill Schuette, in the 2018 general election. Whitmer was sworn into office in 2019. During her first year, she oversaw a bipartisan bill that lowered car insurance rates, and she became the first governor to announce a ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes. However, her proposal to raise the gas tax in order to fund road improvements was rejected by Republicans.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2024-10-07): When Gretchen Whitmer was the opposition leader in the Michigan Senate she would spend her days in pitched battle with her political foes. But when they were done, the Democrat and her Republican counterpart would shut up shop, head to the bar and thrash it all out over a beer. American politics has become incomparably more polarised in the decade since then, yet Whitmer, now the state governor, still paints herself as a champion of bipartisan understanding and no-nonsense, pragmatic politics. "The governor is tough," said Curtis Hertel Jr, her former legislative director and friend for nearly three decades. "I think she is someone who is willing to work across the aisle and get things done."
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2021-07-21): gretchen whitmer george soros 30/01/2021 · Peruvian court rules that Bill Gates, George Soros and ... Democrat Gretchen Whitmer and Republican Bill Schuette raised more than million for .... Jul 19, 2020 — CLAIM: Gretchen Whit-mer, the Democratic governor of Michigan, is the ... Gretchen Whitmer, it's not possible Whitmer is George Soros' niece.. Oct 21, 2020 — ... promoted a debunked theory that philanthropist George Soros was a ... Gretchen Whitmer—the target of a domestic terrorism plot to kidnap .... Gretchen Whitmer knocks Detroit Fox Biden says Michigan's Gov. ... election: gretchen whitmer george soros: chandler whitmer: gretchen whitmer coronavirus: ...
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2020-06-09): In June 2020, a rumor started to circulate on social media that Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was the niece of billionaire George Soros: [...] As we've noted in previous articles, Soros had one brother, Paul, who died in 2013 and is survived by two sons, Peter and Jeffrey Soros. Paul Soros had two other children, but they both died in infancy. George Soros has no nieces, which makes this claim about Whitmer false on its face. Out of an abundance of caution, however, we reached out to Whitmer for comment. A spokesperson simply told us: "The governor is not George Soros' niece."
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2021-04-27): No, she is not. Soros, the descendant of Hungarian Jews, has two nephews by his only brother, Paul, but no nieces. Whitmer's family tree bends toward England and Bavaria, not Hungary, going many generations back. [...] How many of you are aware that the female governor of Michigan is the niece of George Soros? [...] If Gretchen Whitmer has ties to the Soros family, they sure aren't doing her much good financially. According to MLive.com regional news outlet, in the run-up to the Michigan gubernatorial primary, Jeffrey Soros, George's actual nephew, gave money to Whitmer's opponent, Abdul El-Sayed, and George Soros gave nothing to any candidate. El-Sayed raised $2 million in private funds and $321,380 in public contributions during that election cycle.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2020-06-01): No, Gretchen Whitmer isn’t George Soros’s niece [...] "How many of you are aware that the female governor of Michigan is the niece of George Soros?" the June 1 post says. [...] So George Soros has no surviving nieces. And his nephews didn’t marry Whitmer (whose husband is Marc Mallory, a dentist in Lansing, Mich.).
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2021-02-11): Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and George Soros have been falsely linked several times. Since mid-2020, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has been falsely linked to billionaire and philanthropist George Soros multiple times. In 2020 posts surfaced claiming Whitmer is Soros' niece, which is not true. Recently, some people claimed that Whitmer used to work for Sorors. However, that is not true. We looked at Whitmer's biography and found that before joining politics, Whitmer worked as a prosecutor for Ingham County and a corporate litigator for the law firm of Dickinson Wright. During her time in the House, Whitmer served as a policy analyst. On the other hand, Soros is chair of Soros Fund Management LLC, one of history’s most successful financiers. He is also a prominent philanthropist, and his organization, the Open Society Foundations, supports democracy and human rights in more than 100 countries.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2021-04-30): CLAIM: Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic governor of Michigan, is the niece of billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros. [...] "How many of you are aware that the female governor of Michigan is the niece of George Soros?" the post read. [...] Since George Soros has only two surviving nephews, Peter and Jeffrey, and neither married Gretchen Whitmer, it’s not possible Whitmer is George Soros’ niece.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2020-06-13): A post shared on Facebook more than 4,100 times claims Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros. "How many of you are aware that the female governor of Michigan is the niece of George Soros?" reads the post. There is no evidence that Whitmer is Soros’s niece. Chelsea Lewis, the deputy press secretary for Whitmer’s office, confirmed the claim was false.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2024-04-18): The Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, discusses the State of the Union address. [...] Patrick Gaspard joins the program to discuss George Soros and anti-Semitism. [...] Mairead McGuinnes joins the program and reacts to Boris Johnson's election.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2021-04-01): A GOP chair called Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer a 'witch.' She says that's throwing 'gas on this fire.' [...] Jonathan Soros' family office is spinning out a quant fund from portfolio manager John Holloway, and it hopes to launch with more than $1.5 billion. [...] Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer suggests Dems have a double standard when it comes to sexual harassment allegations 2021-03-18T16:59:00.241Z
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Aug 9th, 2022 by Shawn JohnsonThompson Endorses Michels for Governor [...] Jun 6th, 2022 by Steven WaltersDemocrats Challenge Michels Nomination Papers in Governor’s Race [...] Apr 25th, 2017 by Gov. Scott WalkerSchimel Sides With Trump University Over Student Loan Borrowers
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2020-12-01): A Hungarian official compared billionaire George Soros, who is a Holocaust survivor, to Adolf Hitler 2020-11-29T17:02:17.548Z [...] The Wolverine Watchmen plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Whitmer also included a plan to burn down the state Capitol building, officials say 2020-11-13T17:22:57.377Z [...] 2020-11-02T16:45:13.696Z 3 of the men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan's governor were regulars at 'boogaloo' events and anti-lockdown protests: Report 2020-11-02T16:43:47.288Z
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2021-02-22): Trump once again defines Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer as a target for his mentally unstable followers [...] (She accused him of being "misogynistic" and "divisive" in the campaign.) [...] This is not the first time he has denied this.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2024-09-22): I’m asking (begging really) for any would-be Trump voters to do some soul-searching as to what you’re willing to actually support. Candace Constans-Corbin lives in Redding.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2024-08-08): Create on-brand social posts and Articles in minutes. [...] Here you'll find an answer to your question. Free Live Webinars and Workshops.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2000-01-01): News & entertainment for people who love America.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2020-07-17): CLAIM: Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic governor of Michigan, is the niece of billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros. [...] A look at the family lineages of each of these public figures provides further confirmation. George Soros’ only brother, Paul Soros, died in 2013. According to obituaries published at the time of his death, Paul Soros had just two surviving children, Peter and Jeffrey. His two other children, Linda and Steven, both died as young children, according to The New York Times. Wedding announcements published in The New York Times show Jeffrey Soros married Catherine Cosover in 1995 and Peter Soros married Flora Fraser in 1997. Since George Soros has only two surviving nephews, Peter and Jeffrey, and neither married Gretchen Whitmer, it’s not possible Whitmer is George Soros’ niece. On Whitmer’s side, she is the daughter of the late Sharon Whitmer, a former lawyer, and Richard Whitmer, also a lawyer and the former head of the health insurance association Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Whitmer is married to Marc Mallory, a Michigan dentist. She was formerly married to Gary Shrewsbury. False claims have been shared widely on social media about both Soros and Whitmer amid the coronavirus pandemic and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2021-10-25): Lansing — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's reelection campaign has amassed a war chest of $12.6 million, including nearly $4 million in contributions above the state's normal giving limits. [...] Whitmer's campaign reported raising $3.1 million in the three-month period ending Wednesday, Oct. 20. She has $12.6 million on hand a year before the 2022 election. [...] The governor's father, Richard Whitmer, contributed $40,000 on Oct. 19, billionaire investor George Soros of New York contributed $25,000 on Sept. 30, and Arn Tellem, vice chairman of the Detroit Pistons, gave $25,000 on Aug. 30.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2024-01-01): CLAIM: Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic governor of Michigan, is the niece of billionaire investor and philanthropist George Soros. THE FACTS: This claim is "absolutely false," according to Chelsea Lewis, deputy press secretary for Whitmer’s office. An old conspiracy theory claiming a familial connection between Soros and Whitmer circulated anew over the weekend, with one false tweet racking up more than 700 retweets. "How many of you are aware that the female governor of Michigan is the niece of George Soros?" the post read. But this claim, which has been debunked by several fact-checking websites, is not true. A look at the family lineages of each of these public figures provides further confirmation. George Soros’ only brother, Paul Soros, died in 2013. According to obituaries published at the time of his death, Paul Soros had just two surviving children, Peter and Jeffrey. His two other children, Linda and Steven, both died as young children, according to The New York Times. Wedding announcements published in The New York Times show Jeffrey Soros married Catherine Cosover in 1995 and Peter Soros married Flora Fraser in 1997. Since George Soros has only two surviving nephews, Peter and Jeffrey, and neither married Gretchen Whitmer, it’s not possible Whitmer is George Soros’ niece.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2024-10-09): - Gretchen Whitmer, Michigan (2019–present) (Harris's Campaign Co-Chair)[323] [...] - George Soros, investor and philanthropist[1380] [...] - ^ "Alex Soros, Son Of George Soros, Endorses Kamala Harris As 'Best And Most Qualified' Candidate". July 26, 2024.
Claim: Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is the niece of billionaire investor George Soros (Viral post, 2020-06-01)
Evidence (2024-09-17): - Gretchen Whitmer, Governor of Michigan (2019–present), minority leader of the Michigan Senate (2011–2015) (National Co-Chair)[160] [...] - Robert Bass, Texas billionaire investor[528] [...] - Jonathan Soros, founder and chief executive officer of JS Capital Management LLC[52]
Claim: Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients (Viral post, 2020-04-24)
Evidence (2020-04-24): There is no evidence to support the claim. No news reporting could be found to corroborate the events described in the article.
Claim: Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients (Viral post, 2020-04-24)
Evidence (2020-04-07): FACT CHECK: Was An Italian Doctor Arrested For Murdering Over 3,000 Coronavirus Patients? An article shared on Facebook claims that Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients. [...] "Italy arrest Doctor for intentionally killing over 3,000 coronavirus patients," reads the headline of the story from News NT, a self-described "breaking news" blog. The deaths purportedly occurred after Kerr ignored "the approved medical procedures for treating coronavirus patients," according to the article.
Claim: Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients (Viral post, 2020-04-24)
Evidence (2016-03-31): A registered nurse has been arrested in Italy on suspicion of murdering 13 patients, in a case described as "the killer on the ward", police say.
Claim: Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients (Viral post, 2020-04-24)
Evidence (2020-03-04): Dr Sergio Kerr, taking the witness stand before Justice Deborah Fraser, said it was 6pm on December 27, 2013 when he first examined one of the victims from the deadly shooting.
Claim: Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients (Viral post, 2020-04-24)
Evidence (2016-03-31): Italian nurse arrested over serial killings of patients ROME (Reuters) - A 55-year-old Italian nurse has been arrested on suspicion of murdering 13 elderly patients in the intensive care ward where she had worked for decades, police said on Thursday. The "hospital ward killer", as police have called her, administered lethal doses of a blood-thinning drug into her victims' intravenous drips. Twelve died of internal bleeding and one of cardiac arrest, police said. They did not identify the suspect, who worked at a hospital in Piombino, a city on the Tuscan coast. The alleged murders all took place in 2014 and 2015, although she had worked there for many years prior to that. Some of the victims, men and women aged between 61 and 88, were found to have 10 times the normal dose of the drug Heparin in their bloodstream even though they had not been prescribed it. The suspect was the only member of hospital staff working when all 13 of the suspicious deaths occurred, Carabinieri police commander Gennero Riccardi told reporters. When she became a suspect and was transferred out of intensive care in October of last year, the mortality rate of the ward fell from 20 percent to 12 percent, he said.
Claim: Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients (Viral post, 2020-04-24)
Evidence (2020-03-31): "Italy arrest (sic) doctor for intentionally killing over 3,000 coronavirus patients," the post’s title says. A photo shows a man in tan scrubs walking in handcuffs and flanked by law enforcement. The story goes on to say that Dr. Sergio Kerr "administered Benadryl, Ditropan and doxepin which are anticholinergic medications which worsen pneumonia." [...] A doctor accused of murdering more than 3,000 people, not to mention coronavirus patients, would draw wide media attention. And yet searching for information about Dr. Sergio Kerr, we found no such reports. [...] News NT, Italy arrest doctor for intentionally killing over 3,000 coronavirus patients, visited April 2, 2020
Claim: Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients (Viral post, 2020-04-24)
Evidence (2020-04-07): An article shared on Facebook claims that Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients. Facebook/Screenshot Verdict: False There is no evidence to support the claim. No news reporting could be found to corroborate the events described in the article. Fact Check: With more than 132,000 confirmed cases and some 16,523 deaths to date, Italy has become one of the epicenters of the global coronavirus pandemic, according to data from the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center . An article making the rounds on social media claims that more than 3,000 of Italy’s total COVID-19 related deaths can be linked to Kerr. Italy arrest Doctor for intentionally killing over 3,000 coronavirus patients, reads the headline of the story from News NT , a self-described breaking news blog. The deaths purportedly occurred after Kerr ignored the approved medical procedures for treating coronavirus patients, according to the article . However, the story appears to be a fabrication. No additional news reporting could be found about the alleged murders committed by Kerr, and the story itself fails to link or cite any sources for its claim.
Claim: Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients (Viral post, 2020-04-24)
Evidence (2020-04-09): Did an Italian doctor kill 3,000 coronavirus patients? An article shared widely on Facebook claiming an Italian doctor was arrested for intentionally killing more than 3,000 coronavirus patients is fake news, according to fact checkers at Reuters and PolitiFact. The article claims "Dr Sergio Kerr", a "known member of the Italian opposition Democratic Party", ignored medical procedures and administered drugs known to worsen pneumonia.
Claim: Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients (Viral post, 2020-04-24)
Evidence (2021-01-26): Doctor is arrested on suspicion of MURDERING two patients 'to free up beds in overwhelmed Italian Covid ward' - Carlo Mosca, 47, allegedly administered lethal doses of anaesthetics in March - Natale Bassi, 61, and Angelo Paletti, 80, were covid patients at Lombardy A&E - WhatsApps between nurses accused him of killing patients to free up beds - Mosca, under house arrest in Mantua, denies murder calling claims 'baseless' An Italian doctor accused of murdering two patients on a coronavirus ward at the height of the pandemic 'to free up beds' has been arrested.
Claim: Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients (Viral post, 2020-04-24)
Evidence (2021-01-29): - An Italian doctor has been arrested for supplying his patients with lethal doses of anesthetic to free up beds. [...] A doctor is accused of killing COVID-19 patients with lethal doses of anesthetic to free up beds, as the hospital was overwhelmed by the massive coronavirus outbreak in Italy in March 2020.
Claim: Italian doctor Sergio Kerr was arrested for murdering more than 3,000 coronavirus patients (Viral post, 2020-04-24)
Evidence (2024-09-19): - ^ Mondo, Alessandro (3 April 2020). "In Piemonte oltre mille morti. Arrivano i medici volontari contro il coronavirus". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 15 April 2020.