copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2020-03-12): A popular Facebook post claims book publishers are participating in a conspiracy by removing certain scriptures from the latest editions of the New International Version (NIV) and English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible. The author of the post, Nichol Apostolic, says the NIV and ESV have "removed 64,575 words from the Bible including Jehovah, Calvary, Holy Ghost and omnipotent." She also says the versions have removed 45 complete verses. [...] This is not the first time a post about missing verses in Bible editions has gone viral. In 2015, a similar rumor spread online, stating that over 64,000 words and 45 verses were missing from the new version of the NIV. Some of the verbiage of the 2015 posts remains identical to the post spreading now.
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2024-06-20): The claim: HarperCollins removed 64,000 words from the Bible [...] "VERY CRITICAL ALERT!!!" reads the start of the post. "Check it out for yourself – this happened a few years back. NIV (New International Version) was published by Zondervan but is now OWNED by Harper Collins, who also publishes the Satanic Bible and The Joy of Gay Sex. The NIV and ESV (English Standard Version) has now removed 64,575 words from the Bible including Jehovah, Cavalry, Holy Ghost and omnipotent to name but a few. The NIV and ESV has also now removed 45 complete verses (sic)." [...] An expert described the claim as "ludicrous." While some words and verses of the Bible were removed in the updated versions of the Bible due to the discovery of older and more reliable manuscripts, the verses and the reason for their removal are still included in footnotes. There is no evidence backing the 64,575 figure, which has circulated online for nearly a decade.
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2019-01-30): Let’s move on to consider another of the arguments contained in that Facebook post. "The NIV has now removed 64,575 words from the Bible including Jehovah, Calvary, Holy Ghost and omnipotent to name but a few…" A key word in that claim is "now," as in, "The NIV has now removed…" This KJO is claiming that since the acquisition of Zondervan by HarperCollins, the NIV removed from its text the words in question. I won’t get into a debate on the accuracy of that number of words (64,575) so removed, because they have not been enumerated in that offensive post. I can only address what the author of the message actually listed. [...] The KJO post on Facebook also claimed, and I quote, "The NIV has also now removed 45 complete verses." Once again, the claim is that "now," since the HarperCollins acquisition of Zondervan, the NIV has removed verses. And once again, the number of verses claimed are not fully listed; just 10 verses are given as representative of the "removed verses" contention.
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2023-11-09): NIV Bible publisher HarperCollins has cut more than 64,000 words, or 45 complete verses, from the NIV Bible. [...] Claims that the NIV Bible has cut 64,000 words, or 45 complete verses, have been around for decades. They’re not the result of a "new" edition released by HarperCollins. They started in the early 1990s when author Gail Riplinger stumped for exclusive use of the King James Bible in her book "New Age Bible Versions." Riplinger often repeated the claim on television appearances promoting her book. [...] The NIV has now removed 64,575 words from the Bible including Jehovah, Calvary, Holy Ghost and omnipotent to name a few…
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2015-07-14): The NIV, Zondervan, HarperCollins, and Missing Verses There has been some recent hullabaloo about the New International Version, its publisher Zondervan, Zondervan's parent company HarperCollins, and the end of the world. The claim is that the NIV has removed almost 65,000 words and several verses from the Bible, and that Harper Collins also publishes The Satanic Bible, therefore the NIV has been corrupted in essence and by association. [...] Under its Christian line, HarperCollins' acquisitions include BibleGateway, Thomas Nelson, and the self-publishing imprint WestBow Press.
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2015-07-17): A post has recently been doing rounds on Facebook. It begins by revealing that Harper Colins, who apparently own Zondervan, also publish the Satanic Bible and ‘The Joy of Gay Sex’. Having repulsed you with this, it then goes on to show you that the NIV has left out important verses in the Bible. You put 2 + 2 together. The Satanists are behind the NIV and are slowly editing away God’s word verse by verse. A lot of confusion ensues. A dear friend sent me an email about it. With his permission, I share my reply to him. [...] All that to say that the fact that Harper has published the NIV doesn’t confirm anything about whether it is a good version of not. Harper are not the ones who removed the verses. Even the ESV, RSV, HCSB and NASB, which are published by Bible Societies and Christian publishers, don’t have the verses that the NIV is claimed to have removed. Notice that even NIVs published by our own Biblica do not have the disputed verses, and have the same content as the ones by Harper Collins. The Facebook article makes it look as if Harper Collins had an agenda in removing these verses. The verses have never been there in any NIV! Or any other well-known versions other than the KJV and NKJV.
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2024-06-20): NIV was published by Zondervan but is now OWNED by Harper Collins, who also publishes the Satanic Bible and The Joy of Gay sex. •The NIV and ESV has now removed 64,575 words from the Bible including Jehovah, Calvary, Holy Ghost and omnipotent to name but a few… •The NIV and ESV has also now removed 45 complete verses. Most Of us have the Bible on our devices and phones especially OLIVE TREE BIBLE STUDY APP.
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2020-07-19): NIV was published by Zondervan but is now OWNED by Harper Collins, who also publishes the Satanic Bible and The Joy of Gay Sex. •The NIV and ESV has now removed 64,575 words from the Bible including Jehovah, Calvary, Holy Ghost and omnipotent to name but a few… •The NIV and ESV has also now removed 45 complete verses. Most of us have the Bible on our devices and phones especially "OLIVE TREE BIBLE STUDY APP." [...] So, first of all, the fundamental claim in this meme, that the NIV has been corrupted by "godless" editors from HarperCollins, is simply false. Refusing to update the NIV on your phone or computer, as this post recommends, makes no sense–again, the differences with the KJV that this post decries were already there over thirty years ago. Also, for the record, I highly recommend the HarperCollins Study Bible, which I have used in my Bible classes for years, as well as the HarperCollins Bible Dictionary and Bible Commentary. All three were prepared under the auspices of the Society of Biblical Literature, and should be on every pastor’s bookshelf.
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2015-07-16): The NIV has now removed 64,575 words from the Bible including Jehovah, Calvary, Holy Ghost and omnipotent to name but a few… The NIV and ESV and other versions have also now removed 45 complete verses. Most of us have the Bible on our devices and phones.Try and find these scriptures in NIV or ESV on your computer, phone or device right now if you are in doubt: [...] While one cannot deny the affiliation between Zondervan and Harper Collins, there is not a "crusade geared towards altering the Bible". I guess I should say, there is not a crusade towards altering the Bible that Crossway’s ESV and the original NIV are part of. So why the missing verses on your app or in your Bible?
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2017-06-12): What about all of the missing words? Your mouth may drop agape as a KJV Onlyist tells you that there are 64,575 words removed from the NIV. That is to say that these words were in the King James Version, and they are not in the NIV. The only explanation for this is that the NIV translation committee maliciously and intentionally removed these words to further the grand conspiracy. I can just imagine them, sitting around a table, crowing wicked laughter as they cry out, "Yes, yes, remove the word ‘Lord’ from this sentence!" Similarly, when they scribble out words like, "Jehovah," or "omnipotent," or "Holy Ghost," these conspirators are probably sitting in smug satisfaction as they think that nobody would notice, as they precipitously remove God from the Bible and construct a rendition of the God that they prefer, maliciously destroying the faith in the "omnipotence" of God. Now, the NIV presents a God who is not omnipotent, and where the Holy Ghost does not exist. Finally, the conspiracy is complete. [...] The problem with saying that "64,575 words have been removed," is that it makes the KJV the standard. It assumes that the NIV is taking the KJV and just rewriting it. But that is not the case. The NIV committee went to the Greek manuscripts and translated them. It is overwhelmingly unsympathetic to expect every single word to be the same, and to count every single word against NIV translators.
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2021-05-10): I’m sure you know that NIV Bible was published by Zondervan but is now owned by Harper Collins, who also published the SATANIC BIBLE. The NIV Bible has now removed 64,575 words from the Bible including Jehovah, Calvary, Holy Ghost and Omnipotent to mention but a few. The NIV Bible has also now remove 45 complete verses. Most of us have the Bible on our devices and phones. Try and find these Scriptures in NIV Bible on your computers, phones or any other device right now if you are in doubt.
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2024-05-29): "VERY CRITICAL ALERT!!!" a May 29 Facebook post said before referring to the New International Version and English Standard Version Bible translations. "NIV was published by Zondervan but is now OWNED by Harper Collins, who also publishes the Satanic Bible and The Joy of Gay Sex. The NIV and ESV has now removed 64,575 words from the Bible including Jehovah, Calvary, Holy Ghost and omnipotent to name but a few… The NIV and ESV has also now removed 45 complete verses." [...] Zondervan didn’t respond to PolitiFact’s questions about the post. But in 2015, when this same "critical alert" was circulating the internet, Zondervan responded to another Facebook post sharing the claim that HarperCollins had removed 64,575 words and 45 complete verses from the New International Version. [...] We rate claims that HarperCollins removed tens of thousands of words from the Bible False.
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2020-06-11): The NIV and ESV has now removed 64,575 words from the Bible This is incredibly misleading, and results from a fundamental misunderstanding of how translation works. They didn't "remove" anything. They just decided to word their translation a different way. Maybe you don't like that decision, but that doesn't mean they "removed" anything. That isn't how translation works. [...] No conspiracy. The devil isn't behind the NIV. You don't have to abandon all use of electronic Bibles because publishing houses are updating them and removing stuff. That isn't happening.
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2020-03-09): I’m sure you know that New international version (NIV) was published by Zondervan but is now OWNED by Harper Collins, who also publishes the Satanic Bible and The Joy of Gay Sex. The NIV and English Standard Version (ESV) has now removed 64,575 words from the Bible including Jehovah, Calvary, Holy Ghost and omnipotent to name but a few… The NIV and ESV has also now removed 45 complete verses. Most of us have the Bible on our devices and phones. THE SOLUTION: If you must use the NIV and ESV, BUY and KEEP AN EARLIER VERSION OF the BIBLE. A Hard Copy cannot be updated. All these changes occur when they ask you to update the app. [...] Where the memes will tell you that modern translators are removing verses from the Bible, it’s far more likely that the KJV’s translators were working off of manuscripts that added verses to the Bible. Therefore, even though those verses have been printed in the Bible for hundreds of years, we’re likely better off without having them.
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2024-05-30): The verses weren't "removed"; they were relocated to same-page footnotes in order to distinguish between older and newer versions of biblical texts. On 11 July 2015, musician Erica Campbell shared a meme on Facebook claiming that 45 complete verses and 64,575 words had been removed from the New International Version Bible (NIV) — as compared to other versions, such as the King James Bible — by publisher HarperCollins: While it's true that the arrangement and translation of some verses presented in the NIV Bible differ from those found in the King James Bible or other versions of the holy book, that phenomenon does not indicate an effort on the part of HarperCollins (who bought the NIV Bible's original publishing house, Zondervan, in 1988) to entirely eliminate those verses from the Bible.
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2015-10-26): "Did you know that it was written by Zondervan and they are OWNED by Harper Collins, who also publish The Satanic Bible, and the Joy of Gay Sex. NIV has removed 64,575 words from the Bible including Jehovah, Calvary, Holy Ghost and omnipotent to name but a few . . . NIV has also removed 45 complete verses."In my next post I will respond to the more serious charge, that the NIV "removed" verses from the Bible. But first let me set the record straight: [...] So, did the NIV "remove" the word Jehovah from the Bible? Not exactly. They just chose to represent the Hebrew name YHWH in a different way. In my next post, I'll tackle the other part of this accusation -- that the NIV removed dozens of verses from the Bible.
Claim: HarperCollins “removed 64,575 words from the Bible.” (Facebook posts, 2024-05-29)
Evidence (2024-06-01): I’m sure you know that New international version (NIV) was published by Zondervan but is now OWNED by Harper Collins, who also publishes the Satanic Bible and The Joy of Gay Sex. The NIV and English Standard Version (ESV) has now removed 64,575 words from the Bible including Jehovah, Calvary, Holy Ghost and omnipotent to name but a few… The NIV and ESV has also now removed 45 complete verses. Most of us have the Bible on our devices and phones. THE SOLUTION: If you must use the NIV and ESV, BUY and KEEP AN EARLIER VERSION OF the BIBLE. A Hard Copy cannot be updated. All these changes occur when they ask you to update the app. [...] Where the memes will tell you that modern translators are removing verses from the Bible, it’s far more likely the KJV’s translators were working off of manuscripts that added verses to the Bible. Therefore, even though those verses have been printed in the Bible for hundreds of years, we’re likely better off without having them.
Claim: Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.” (Eric Swalwell, 2024-06-09)
Evidence (2024-06-09): Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., didn’t quote Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., accurately. Swalwell posted that Graham said Trump plans to deport legal immigrants, but Graham said Trump plans to deport immigrants in the U.S. "illegally," not "legally."
Claim: Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.” (Eric Swalwell, 2024-06-09)
Evidence (2024-09-29): On "State of the Union," CNN's Jake Tapper speaks with Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) about former President Donald Trump's latest rhetoric on Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris. [...] Liz Cheney blasted Trump at a Harris event. He responded on Fox News [...] Legal expert says one quote from Jack Smith in filing sums up his case against Trump
Claim: Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.” (Eric Swalwell, 2024-06-09)
Evidence (2021-05-13): Lindsey Graham, South Carolina senator and lead enabler of Donald Trump, said something recently that told more truth than maybe he intended. "He’s the most popular Republican in the country by a lot," Graham said of Trump in an interview with Fox News. "If you try to drive him out of the Republican Party, half the people will leave." [...] Which brings us back to Graham’s assessment of what the GOP would look like without Trump. It wouldn’t look like much – and certainly wouldn’t be a competitive national party.
Claim: Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.” (Eric Swalwell, 2024-06-09)
Evidence (2024-08-18): Sen. Lindsey Graham told NBC News’ "Meet the Press" on Sunday that former President Donald Trump, "the provocateur, the showman, may not win this election." [...] His advice for Trump came after Graham acknowledged that he and others ought to "get together and actually campaign for the guy, rather than just give advice." He referred to fellow Republicans like former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
Claim: Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.” (Eric Swalwell, 2024-06-09)
Evidence (2016-08-09): Here are Trump’s remarks -- which are actually quite brief -- in their full context. [...] To hear his tone of voice, check out this tweet from Politico for a brief video clip of the comments. The full speech can be seen here. [...] Our only conclusion: Trump’s rather elliptical words certainly left room for interpretation.
Claim: Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.” (Eric Swalwell, 2024-06-09)
Evidence (2024-04-08): WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham sparred with Donald Trump on Monday after the former president attacked Graham, R-S.C., for pushing his bill to outlaw abortion across the U.S. after 15 weeks of pregnancy. While Trump said the issue should be left to states, Graham vowed to keep pressing for federal limits. [...] Graham's comments came after Trump released a video statement earlier Monday boasting about Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, while also saying the issue should be left to states. It was a reversal after Trump had endorsed federal restrictions, and the blowback that came immediately from abortion foes indicated how divided the GOP is over how to manage the thorny politics of the issue. Trump, notably, didn't rule out signing federal limits if Congress were to pass them. [...] Asked about that, Graham again disagreed with Trump.
Claim: Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.” (Eric Swalwell, 2024-06-09)
Evidence (2021-01-07): Lindsey Graham Speech Transcript January 6: Says Biden is "Lawfully" Elected Senator Lindsey Graham gave a speech on the Senate floor on January 6, after Donald Trump supporters and protesters broke into the Capitol building. He acknowledged that Joe Biden legally won the 2020 presidential election and supported counting the electoral votes. Read the transcript here. Transcribe Your Own Content
Claim: Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.” (Eric Swalwell, 2024-06-09)
Evidence (2016-06-02): Did he? Yes, though he later said it was a joke. [...] We rate the claim Mostly True. [...] Donald Trump, comments at a rally in Hilton Head, S.C., Dec. 30, 2015 (accessed via Nexis)
Claim: Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.” (Eric Swalwell, 2024-06-09)
Evidence (2023-04-04): This tweet was posted the day before Donald Trump became the Republican party's presumptive nominee for President of the United States on 4 May 2016. Prior to this date, Graham, who also ran for president but ended his campaign in December 2015 before the primaries, frequently voiced opinions critical of Donald Trump. [...] Graham struck a more conciliatory tone with Trump after the latter won the Republican party's nomination, and he eventually came out in support of Trump after the election. [...] While most Republicans fell in line before the 2016 election, Lindsey Graham -- along with fellow senators Mike Lee, Ben Sasse, John McCain, and Rob Portman -- was a high-profile NeverTrumper on Election Day. "My party has gone batshit crazy," Graham said in a February 2016 speech about Trump. Graham told Fox News that Trump is "a kook. I think he's crazy. I think he's unfit to be president."
Claim: Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.” (Eric Swalwell, 2024-06-09)
Evidence (2023-03-21): We emailed Trump’s campaign spokesperson and got no response by our deadline. [...] Brett G. Kappel, a campaign finance law specialist at the firm Harmon Curran, agreed. "Trump is simply wrong," Kappel said. [...] But there’s a catch.
Claim: Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.” (Eric Swalwell, 2024-06-09)
Evidence (2023-06-14): Trump’s team has previously flagged Venezuela and Cuba as examples when making this claim. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has targeted opponents on fabricated charges and jailed challengers without due process. In Cuba, pro-government supporters have prevented opposition candidates from running in municipal elections. Other dictatorships use similar tactics, often resorting to poisoning or exiling opponents over cooked-up offenses. [...] This is an exaggeration. [...] See links in story for additional sources.
Claim: Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.” (Eric Swalwell, 2024-06-09)
Evidence (2024-05-02): Trump made misleading statements about tax cuts and jobs filled by immigrants in the U.S. illegally, but spoke more accurately on the rising costs of food, including chicken. [...] Trump is also off base in saying the entire increase in employment came from "illegal immigrants." The statistics for the foreign-born workforce are much broader than "illegal immigrants" or recent migrants. They also include many people who immigrated to the U.S. legally and have been U.S. citizens for decades and people here as legal permanent residents, or green card holders. [...] This is a falsehood Trump shared repeatedly during his presidency. (Our colleagues at the Washington Post Fact Checker found that this was Trump’s second-most-commonly repeated false claim, shared 295 times during his presidency.)
Claim: Says Sen. Lindsey Graham said a newly elected Donald Trump “will round up and deport LEGAL immigrants.” (Eric Swalwell, 2024-06-09)
Evidence (2024-09-30): Lindsey Graham’s Body Language Over Offensive Donald Trump Remark Says It All Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday made light of former president and current GOP nominee Donald Trump’s offensive claim that his Democratic rival in the 2024 election, Vice President Kamala Harris, is "mentally disabled." [...] Tapper asked Graham about Trump’s rhetoric.