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Claim: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem. (Facebook posts, 2021-07-05)
Evidence (2021-07-17): Marc Thiessen wrote that the U.S. women’s national soccer team denied team members turned their backs on a 98-year-old World War II veteran who played the national anthem before an exhibition game. The fact is that they turned to face the U.S. flag during the anthem and turned and applauded the vet when he was finished and gave him an autographed soccer ball. BBC News confirmed this in the article, "US Soccer: 'No female players turned their backs on WW2 veteran." [...] Editor's note: The claim that the U.S. women's soccer team players turned their backs on a World War II veteran during the national anthem is false, according to research by USA Today and other fact-check organizations.
Claim: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem. (Facebook posts, 2021-07-05)
Evidence (2021-07-11): CLAIM: Players on the U.S. women's national soccer team "turned their backs" on a World War II veteran playing the national anthem at a game Monday. THE FACTS: Before the United States defeated Mexico on Monday during the women's final match before the Olympics, the U.S. players turned to face an American flag located near the stadium's scoreboard during the playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner." Following the match, false posts circulated on social media claiming members of the team turned their backs on WWII veteran Pete DuPre as he played his rendition of the national anthem on a harmonica. Players on Mexico's national team also turned to face their flag located near the scoreboard at the Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn., during the playing of their national anthem. "Several members of the U.S. womens national soccer team turned their backs on a 98 year old World War 2 veteran as he played the national anthem on his harmonica," a Facebook user wrote, in a now-deleted post. The false claim also circulated widely on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Several media outlets also wrote about the false claim. "Not true. No one turned their back on WWII Veteran Pete DuPre during tonight's anthem," the U.S. soccer communications team tweeted on Monday night.
Claim: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem. (Facebook posts, 2021-07-05)
Evidence (2021-07-06): Last night, the U.S. women's soccer team played against Mexico's women's team at a game held in Hartford, Connecticut. Before the match, 98-year-old WWII veteran Pete DuPré played the national anthem on the harmonica. Some of the women on the team turned to face the American flag that was flying at the end of the field during the performance. Some of the women remained facing forward—toward Dupré, the same direction he was facing. All stood silently, some with their hands on their hearts, some with their hands clasped behind their backs. [...] 98-year-old World War II veteran Pete DuPr\u00e9 played the national anthem on a harmonica before the @USWNT\u2019s Olympic send-off match pic.twitter.com/wnrOnZJhkC— ESPN (@ESPN) 1625520016 [...] To be clear, no one turned their back on WWII Veteran Pete DuPr\u00e9 during tonight's anthem. Some USWNT players were simply looking at the flag on a pole in one end of the stadium. The players all love Pete, thanked him individually after the game and signed a ball for him.— U.S. Soccer Comms (@U.S. Soccer Comms) 1625537684
Claim: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem. (Facebook posts, 2021-07-05)
Evidence (2023-08-09): Like most things in the past 24 years, the USWNT changed dramatically. Not all at once and not for quite some time. But, most assuredly they changed. Even two time FIFA Player of the Year Carli Lloyd noticed it. She called this team arrogant and publicly called them out for their celebration after tying Portugal, laughing it up when only moments before a goalpost had stopped heavy underdog Portugal from sending them home in the Group Stage. Good for Carli. Someone had to. Even then, they continued, following Megan Rapinoe's lead, to not sing our National Anthem nor to place hand over heart. With a couple of exceptions. [...] After winning the World Cup, she showed no respect for our flag, stepping on it in celebration while teammate Kelly O'Hara, understanding the significance of the flag on the ground, raced to pick it up. Rapinoe didn't know, or worse, didn't care. Declining an invitation to the "F ing" White House she lashed out at President Trump as if her words meant something. Then admonished teammates not to go either.
Claim: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem. (Facebook posts, 2021-07-05)
Evidence (2021-08-04): On Monday, the United States Women’s National Soccer Team (USWNT) was accused of protesting during the national anthem, which was played by 98-year-old World War II veteran Pete DuPré. [...] "We turned because we faced the flag," tweeted USWNT player Carli Lloyd in response to the Post Millennial. U.S. Soccer’s communications department replied to the Post Millennial’s tweet within hours, writing, "No one turned their back on WWII veteran Pete DuPré during tonight’s anthem. Some USWNT players were simply looking at the flag on a pole in one end of the stadium.
Claim: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem. (Facebook posts, 2021-07-05)
Evidence (2021-07-06): The claim: The U.S. women's soccer team turned away from WWII veteran during national anthem [...] "SHAMEFUL: Several members of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team turned their backs as 98-year-old World War II veteran Pete DuPré played the National Anthem on his harmonica," one Facebook user wrote on July 5. [...] The claim that the U.S. women's soccer team turned their back on a World War II veteran during the national anthem is FALSE, based on our research. The U.S. Soccer Federation and the U.S. women's soccer team said players were looking at a flag located by the scoreboard at Rentschler Field. Other footage shows the players greeting Dupré and signing his soccer ball.
Claim: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem. (Facebook posts, 2021-07-05)
Evidence (2021-07-08): The U.S. women’s national soccer team is denying team members turned their backs on a 98-year-old World War II veteran as he played the national anthem before an exhibition game, claiming that some players were simply looking at the flag at the other end of the stadium. "Get your facts straight before you assume anything," U.S. midfielder Carli Lloyd tweeted. Hmm, why would anyone assume that the players were showing disrespect during the playing of our national anthem? Maybe it’s because, long before U.S. track and field athlete Gwen Berry turned her back on the flag while the national anthem played, it was the U.S. national women’s soccer team that was demanding the right to protest the anthem. [...] In a statement, U.S. Soccer said that none of the players "turned their back on WWII Veteran Pete DuPré during tonight’s anthem" adding "the players all love Pete." Note the statement didn’t say the players would never disrespect the American flag — because that would be demonstrably untrue. The team seems most upset at the notion that anyone thought they had shown disrespect to a sweet old man like Pete. What they don’t seem to understand is that when they protest the flag, they show disrespect for Pete and all the veterans who fought under that flag. They show disrespect for all of Pete’s comrades who sacrificed their lives so they could have the freedom to play a kids’ game for a living.
Claim: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem. (Facebook posts, 2021-07-05)
Evidence (2021-07-06): On July 5, 2021, the U.S. women's soccer team defeated Mexico 4-0 in their final match before the Olympic Games. While many cheered America's accomplishment, conservative commentators started to share a video along with the claim that the team had "disrespected" the 98-year-old World War II veteran, Pete DuPré, who performed the national anthem on his harmonica. The controversy was a bit unclear from the start. Dinesh D'Souza, for instance, claimed that the players had turned their backs on the veteran during the performance. Richard Grenell, former acting director of U.S. national intelligence, claimed that they turned their back on the flag. [...] The claim that the U.S. women's soccer team was protesting during veteran DuPré's National Anthem performance is not true. The players did not turn away from this veteran. They turned toward the U.S. flag.
Claim: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem. (Facebook posts, 2021-07-05)
Evidence (2021-07-10): CLAIM: Players on the U.S. women’s national soccer team "turned their backs" on a World War II veteran playing the national anthem at a game Monday. [...] "Several members of the U.S. womens national soccer team turned their backs on a 98 year old World War 2 veteran as he played the national anthem on his harmonica," a Facebook user wrote, in a now-deleted post. The false claim also circulated widely on Twitter, Instagram and YouTube. Several media outlets also wrote about the false claim. "Not true. No one turned their back on WWII Veteran Pete DuPré during tonight’s anthem," the U.S. soccer communications team tweeted on Monday night. "Some USWNT players were simply looking at the flag on a pole in one end of the stadium. The players all love Pete, thanked him individually after the game and signed a ball for him."
Claim: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem. (Facebook posts, 2021-07-05)
Evidence (2021-07-05): "Earlier today members of the US Women’s Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old WWII veteran played the anthem," one Facebook post said hours before it was deleted. "Disgraceful behaviour from some members of the US womens' soccer team as they turn their backs while 98-year-old World War II veteran Pete DuPré played the National Anthem on his harmonica," reads a popular tweet by the Post Millennial, a conservative Canadian online news magazine. [...] "To be clear, no one turned their back on WWII Veteran Pete DuPré during tonight's anthem," the tweet said. "Some USWNT players were simply looking at the flag on a pole in one end of the stadium. The players all love Pete, thanked him individually after the game and signed a ball for him." Midfielder Carli Lloyd also addressed the claim on Twitter, writing, "we turned because we faced the flag."
Claim: Members of the US Women’s National Soccer team turned their backs on the flag as a 98-year-old World War II veteran played the anthem. (Facebook posts, 2021-07-05)
Evidence (2021-07-06): No, members of the United States Women's National Team did not turn their backs on the World War II veteran performing the national anthem before the team's game on Monday. [...] 98-year-old World War II veteran Pete DuPré played the national anthem on a harmonica before the @USWNT’s Olympic send-off match 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/wnrOnZJhkC — ESPN (@espn) July 5, 2021 [...] To be clear, no one turned their back on WWII Veteran Pete DuPré during tonight's anthem. Some USWNT players were simply looking at the flag on a pole in one end of the stadium. The players all love Pete, thanked him individually after the game and signed a ball for him.
Claim: NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room. (Facebook posts, 2021-12-10)
Evidence (2021-12-10): In 1989, NASA and a landscaping trade group studied a dozen plants and their ability to reduce toxins from the air of a sealed chamber. Researchers did not study what would happen if humans were in sealed chambers, or whether the plants would produce enough oxygen to sustain human life.
Claim: NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room. (Facebook posts, 2021-12-10)
Evidence (2024-07-24): Snake plants, or Sansevieria laurentii, are well-known for their air-purifying qualities. They are said to be able to improve air quality by removing toxins such as formaldehyde, trichloroethylene, and benzene. According to some sources, including a widely circulated Facebook post, a NASA study concluded that 6-8 snake plants in a sealed room can produce enough oxygen for human survival. However, this claim has been disputed by NASA and other researchers, who state that the study focused on the plants' ability to reduce toxins, not generate oxygen for human survival in sealed spaces. While snake plants are excellent air purifiers, the idea that they can provide enough oxygen in a sealed room to sustain human life remains unsupported by the NASA study. [...] While the benefits of snake plants on sleep quality are well-documented, it is important to note that a widely circulated claim that "six to eight snake plants could produce enough oxygen to keep humans alive in a sealed room" has been deemed false. A NASA study in 1989 found that snake plants could remove certain toxins from small sealed spaces, but it did not conclude that they would provide enough oxygen to sustain human life.
Claim: NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room. (Facebook posts, 2021-12-10)
Evidence (2023-02-07): Snake Plant a.k.a. Mother-In-Law’s Tongue (MILTs): Of all the different oxygen producing plants, this one is unique since it converts a lot of CO2 (carbon dioxide) to O2 (oxygen) at night, making it ideal to have several in your bedroom. 6-8 plants are needed per person to survive if there is no air flow (meaning you could live in a completely air sealed room if you had these plants). The snake plant also removes formaldehyde from the air. [...] The Snake plant purifies air by absorbing toxins through the leaves and producing pure oxygen. In fact, the Sansevieria is an ideal bedroom plant. Whereas most other plants release carbon dioxide at night (in the absence of photosynthesis), the Sansevieria continues to produce oxygen. [...] With its interesting foliage and ease of growing, the snake plant is one of the most popular air purifying plants. It has been scientifically proven that snake plant can absorb poisonous gases in the air and releases night time oxygen. It will give a natural humid atmosphere around you along with being anti-allergic and fighting Sick Building Syndrome. Now we also know that it’s also lucky to have it in home and office. This makes it a perfect pick. Adding snake plants will provide you with an added benefit of keeping interiors beautiful and healthy.
Claim: NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room. (Facebook posts, 2021-12-10)
Evidence (2023-07-02): Oxygen-Producing Capacity of Snake Plants [...] While the exact amount of oxygen produced by a snake plant varies depending on factors such as size, light exposure, and environmental conditions, research suggests that an average-sized snake plant can produce around 5-7 grams of oxygen per day. This is a modest amount compared to the oxygen requirements of humans, but it can still contribute to improving air quality in indoor spaces. [...] While snake plants may not produce enough oxygen to fulfill our daily needs entirely, they can still contribute to increasing oxygen levels in enclosed spaces. This can be especially useful in rooms with limited ventilation or during nighttime when windows are closed.
Claim: NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room. (Facebook posts, 2021-12-10)
Evidence (2024-08-28): The NASA Clean Air Study was a project led by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in association with the Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA) in 1989, to research ways to clean the air in sealed environments such as space stations. Its results suggested that, in addition to absorbing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen through photosynthesis, certain common indoor plants may also provide a natural way of removing volatile organic pollutants (benzene, formaldehyde, and trichloroethylene were tested).[1]
Claim: NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room. (Facebook posts, 2021-12-10)
Evidence (2009-09-24): The BIOS-3 facility in Siberia was a sealed 315m3 habitat used in the 1970s to research exactly this. The system used tanks of Chlorella algae, rather than plants and 8m2 of exposed Chlorella was enough to maintain a balance of CO2 and O2 for one person. The longest experiment in BIOS-3 was with a three-man crew for 180 days.
Claim: NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room. (Facebook posts, 2021-12-10)
Evidence (2021-12-10): "According to NASA's Clean Air Study, the snake plant is so effective in producing oxygen that if you were locked in a sealed room with no airflow, you would be able to survive with just 6-8 plants in it. NASA recommends 15 to 18 medium to large size plants for 1,800-square-foot home for optimum air quality." [...] A Facebook post claims that according to a NASA study, six to eight snake plants could produce enough oxygen to keep humans alive in a room with no airflow. We found no evidence to support that claim. A 1989 NASA study found that snake plants could remove certain toxins from small sealed spaces under certain conditions. But it did not examine whether snake plants would be able to keep humans alive in sealed rooms. Other researchers have questioned the NASA study’s findings and found that relying on plants is an impractical way of cleaning indoor air.
Claim: NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room. (Facebook posts, 2021-12-10)
Evidence (2021-12-26): Fact-check: Can a snake plant provide humans oxygen to live in a sealed room? [...] "According to NASA's Clean Air Study, the snake plant is so effective in producing oxygen that if you were locked in a sealed room with no airflow, you would be able to survive with just 6-8 plants in it. NASA recommends 15 to 18 medium to large size plants for 1,800-square-foot home for optimum air quality." [...] A Facebook post claims that according to a NASA study, six to eight snake plants could produce enough oxygen to keep humans alive in a room with no airflow.
Claim: NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room. (Facebook posts, 2021-12-10)
Evidence (2023-05-26): Did a NASA study find that snake plants, a type of houseplant, improve air quality in your home while you sleep? No, that's not true: A public affairs officer for NASA told Lead Stories that NASA has not made this claim and that the results taken from a 1989 study it ran on air-quality factors have been misinterpreted. A 2019 study found that a room would have to contain up to 1,000 plants in order for the plants to improve air quality. Having just a couple of plants, like many homes do, will not produce better air. [...] The Shelmerdine article claims that a NASA Clean Air Study found that the snake plant produces oxygen so effectively that if a person were stuck in a sealed room with no airflow, they would be able to breathe if six to eight snake plants were present. For a non-sealed room, the article claimed, the study found that 15 to 18 "medium-to-large" snake plants would improve the air of a 1,800-square-foot home. [...] NASA public affairs officer Robert Margetta denied, in a May 26, 2023, email to Lead Stories, that the NASA study had found that snake plants purify residential air quality. The houseplants used in NASA's study were not in spaces where people would normally find themselves, he said:
Claim: NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room. (Facebook posts, 2021-12-10)
Evidence (2023-05-27): CLAIM: A NASA study found that six to eight snake plants in a room with no airflow is enough for human survival. The agency therefore recommends 15 to 18 plants for an 1,800-square-foot home. [...] "According to NASA’s Clean Air Study, the Snake Plant is so effective in producing oxygen that if you were locked in a sealed room with no airflow (yikes!), you would be able to survive with just 6-8 plants in it," text on the video reads. "NASA recommends 15 to 18 medium-to-large size plants for a 1,800 square-foot home for optimum air quality." [...] "The reality is that the rate at which they do these processes is much lower than what you need to actually support a human," said Berkley Walker, an assistant professor of plant biochemistry at Michigan State University. Using a generous and general estimate, Walker said, it would likely take leaf area the size of a one-car garage to produce enough oxygen that a human requires in one day. Even then, that’s assuming constant, ideal conditions — such as continuous sunlight. There’s no evidence that snake plants perform at a higher level than other plants, let alone one to support the theory shared online, Walker said.
Claim: NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room. (Facebook posts, 2021-12-10)
Evidence (2024-03-01): Snake plant or Mother n Law Tongue as its also called is one the plants that NASA found, as part of a clean air study in 1989, to have the capacity to purify air. [...] NASA Clean Air Study Results for Snake Plant (Sansevieria Trifasciata) [...] Snake plant benefits in bedroom 1. Release Oxygen at Night
Claim: NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room. (Facebook posts, 2021-12-10)
Evidence (2024-05-07): Research by Michael Waring, PhD, a professor in the College of Engineering, debunking the myth that plants can contribute to improving indoor air quality, was cited in a Dec. 22 PolitiFact post looking into claims that snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room.
Claim: NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room. (Facebook posts, 2021-12-10)
Evidence (2023-08-01): It turns out the hardy snake plant suffers from an overgrowth of hype. It's a bit of a potted star on the Internet and Facebook, where it's promoted as a top plant for cleaning indoor air: "Snake plants are extremely good air purifiers! Ask NASA!" said one posting from July. [...] Much of the current ballyhoo about snake plants seems linked to a 1989 NASA study. With an eye to people being sealed in a space chamber, it studied the ability of more than a dozen houseplants, including the snake plant and gerbera daisies, to remove volatile organic compounds such as benzene and formaldehyde. They plants "demonstrated the potential for improving indoor air quality," it concluded. The study didn't look at carbon dioxide. [...] When told about research finding that a few plants don't actually clean indoor air, he provided a 2018 article from the website of a company in India that sells houseplants: "Snake Plant: Everything You Need to Know." That article, like others, refers to the NASA study and calls the snake plant an "Air Purifier Approved by NASA."