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Claim: purports the Barbie movie is banned in Saudi Arabia (Post, 2023-07-31)
Evidence (2023-08-07): As Greta Gerwig’s "Barbie" flies past $1 billion at the worldwide box office, the film has nabbed an official theatrical release in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. [...] Previous direct-to-consumer animated "Barbie" features have been banned in Saudi Arabia for portraying non-traditional gender roles. The property was first introduced in Saudi Arabia in the early 1990s, where it has remained a regular lightning rod for controversy. The dolls have been periodically banned in various Middle Eastern territories, but their popularity has rarely waned, even with local companies offering more demographically targeted alternatives like Fulla. [...] Either the initial rumors were ill-informed or the powers that be in Saudi Arabia and elsewhere decided that the calculus of letting the film play as intended was better for overall messaging, in terms of being a more progressive region than the blowback of not allowing its "subversive" messaging to reach paying moviegoers.
Claim: purports the Barbie movie is banned in Saudi Arabia (Post, 2023-07-31)
Evidence (2023-08-02): These requested cuts do not seem likely to be approved by the studio. Therefore it’s likely, though not certain, that "Barbie" will not be released in at least some Middle East territories, including in Saudi Arabia, which is the region’s top market, as well as possibly other territories including the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Egypt. On Sunday evening, Saudi film and entertainment platform Movsto posted a tweet saying that "Barbie" will not be shown in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain. [...] Still, it’s not surprising that "Barbie," a bold film centred around the iconic Western doll that is a symbol of American girlhood, is ruffling feathers in the Arab world. Several previous "Barbie" movies made for home video were banned in Saudi Arabia a decade ago due to racy clothing and the portrayal of women in non-traditional gender roles. And even though Saudi society is rapidly opening up, the film may just simply be too camp while also posing too great a challenge to traditional male authority for the Middle East.
Claim: purports the Barbie movie is banned in Saudi Arabia (Post, 2023-07-31)
Evidence (2023-08-31): The movie, which opened globally in July and has raked in $1.34 billion at the box office, was the latest targeted by the region’s censors. There was no official reason given for delays, but many speculated they were so cuts could be negotiated. "Barbie" opened in August in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain. (Any alterations were not immediately apparent, and Warner Bros. had no comment about the delays.) [...] The country’s minister of culture, Mohammad Mortada, called on the censorship board to block "Barbie" because he said it "promotes sexual deviance and transsexuality," employing a slur to refer to gay people. Mortada — affiliated with the Lebanese militant group and Shiite political party Hezbollah, which the U.S. deems a terrorist organization — also said the movie "challenged traditional gender norms, while also criticizing the concept of male guardianship and ridiculing the role of mothers." [...] Even in countries where "Barbie" was shown, politicians pushed authorities to revoke its permissions. One Jordanian lawmaker wanted it banned because it supported "wrong ideas like homosexuality and feminism." In Bahrain, Hassan Husseini, an Islamic preacher with millions of followers on social media, castigated the movie for "revolting against the idea of marriage and motherhood" and its depiction of men "without manhood." Others said the film peddled "Western deviances" such as undermining traditional gender norms.
Claim: purports the Barbie movie is banned in Saudi Arabia (Post, 2023-07-31)
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Claim: purports the Barbie movie is banned in Saudi Arabia (Post, 2023-07-31)
Evidence (2023-08-08): "Barbie" will play in theaters across the Middle East after all. [...] "Barbie" was originally scheduled to debut in the Middle East on July 19, two days before landing in the rest of the world’s multiplexes. However, the release date was pushed back to Aug. 31 (before it was moved ahead to Aug. 10) after local censors suggested edits allegedly pertaining to LGBTQ-related narration and dialogue in "Barbie." [...] It is unclear if Warner Bros. and Mattel, the companies behind "Barbie," complied with the proposed cuts to the film about the iconic Western doll. In the past, straight-to-video adaptations of "Barbie" were banned in Saudi Arabia due to the portrayal of women in non-traditional gender roles.
Claim: purports the Barbie movie is banned in Saudi Arabia (Post, 2023-07-31)
Evidence (2023-08-22): Dubai (AFP) – After being banned in some Arab countries, the film "Barbie" is dividing audiences in the conservative Gulf. [...] Bahrain is one of the Gulf monarchies to show "Barbie", which is banned in Kuwait and has not been released in Qatar or Oman. In the wider Middle East, it is also barred in Algeria and Lebanon. [...] Kuwaitis, however, have still managed to watch "Barbie" through piracy websites or even by driving across the border to Saudi Arabia.
Claim: purports the Barbie movie is banned in Saudi Arabia (Post, 2023-07-31)
Evidence (2023-08-10): Government officials in Lebanon and Kuwait have moved to ban Warner Bros.‘ "Barbie" after determining that the billion-dollar blockbuster does not align with the countries’ "values" and "beliefs." [...] Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti ministry of information’s committee on cinematic censorship announced Tuesday that "Barbie" has been banned from opening in the country. The committee ruled that the comedy about life-sized dolls promotes "ideas and beliefs that are alien to the Kuwaiti society and public order," according to a statement published by state-run news agency KUNA. [...] The head of the committee, Lafy Al-Subei’e, noted that the government typically opts to censor select scenes "that run counter to public ethics," but "Barbie" has been blocked altogether for generally promoting "alien concepts" and "unacceptable behavior." The A24 horror hit "Talk to Me" has also been prohibited from playing in Kuwait for the same reasons given by the committee.
Claim: purports the Barbie movie is banned in Saudi Arabia (Post, 2023-07-31)
Evidence (2023-08-10): Barbie banned in Kuwait as Lebanon urges action - Published The Barbie film has been banned in Kuwait and faces calls for a ban in Lebanon amid criticism in the Arab world of the movie's social values. [...] On Wednesday, the Lebanese Culture Minister Mohammad Mortada asked the interior ministry to "take all necessary measures to ban" Barbie.
Claim: purports the Barbie movie is banned in Saudi Arabia (Post, 2023-07-31)
Evidence (2023-08-01): LAHORE: The censor board in Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday gave the green light for Hollywood movie 'Barbie' to be screened in cinemas across the country's most populous province, 10 days after its release was delayed on grounds it contained "objectionable content."
Claim: purports the Barbie movie is banned in Saudi Arabia (Post, 2023-07-31)
Evidence (2023-09-05): The map is an extension of China’s highly controversial "nine-dash line" that encompasses China’s hotly disputed claims to territory in the South China Sea, and the expanded borders in the new map have already been dubbed the "ten-dash line" thanks to the new territories claimed by Beijing on the map. (The new Barbie movie has been banned in Vietnam as it reportedly includes a scene that depicts a map that includes the nine-dash line that impinges on Vietnam’s territory as well.)
Claim: purports the Barbie movie is banned in Saudi Arabia (Post, 2023-07-31)
Evidence (2023-08-16): Kuwait has banned "Barbie," while there is heated debate underway in Lebanon on whether to do so. Concerns have been raised across the region about the movie’s supposed disruption of cultural norms. Rumors had been circulating that Saudi Arabia would also prohibit the film when its screening was pushed to Aug. 31 — a month after its US release. But the film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as Barbie and Ken respectively, was unexpectedly released on Aug. 10, with only a few days’ notice given for advanced ticket purchases. [...] For weeks "Barbie" has gone viral on social media platforms. Saudi movie goers have also weighed in with their views.
Claim: purports the Barbie movie is banned in Saudi Arabia (Post, 2023-07-31)
Evidence (2023-08-05): DUBAI: The UAE has approved the release of the "Barbie" movie after a delay of over a month over possible content issues. [...] "The UAE Media Council has granted the Barbie movie the approval to be screened in the UAE’s licensed cinemas after completing the necessary procedures in line with the standards of media content and the UAE age classification," the council announced late Thursday.
Claim: purports the Barbie movie is banned in Saudi Arabia (Post, 2023-07-31)
Evidence (2024-07-04): Barbie is banned in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait with Lebanon likely to follow [...] Barbie is a 2023 UK/US comedy fantasy by Greta Gerwig Starring Margot Robbie, Kingsley Ben-Adir and Ryan Gosling Barbie suffers a crisis that leads her to question her world and her existence. Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have banned the movie Barbie from cinema screening. In Saudi Arabia, the culture ministry's announcement on August 9 cited violations of laws and values, asserting that certain scenes within the film mocked the sanctity of marriage and family, and insulted Islamic beliefs. Kuwait banned the film in a bid to protect public ethics and social traditions. Meanwhile there is a lot of pressure in Lebanon to ban the film. Lebanon's culture minister Mohammad Mortada criticised the movie, saying it "contradicts values of faith and morality" by diminishing the importance of the family unit. The minister is backed by the armed Shi'ite armed group Hezbollah, whose head Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah called on Lebanese authorities to take action against materials he deemed to be promoting homosexuality, including by banning them, and said homosexuality posed an imminent danger to Lebanon and should be confronted. [...] Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have banned the movie Barbie from cinema screening.
Claim: purports the Barbie movie is banned in Saudi Arabia (Post, 2023-07-31)
Evidence (2023-09-29): In August, Lebanese Culture Minister, Mohammad Mortada announced that the movie ‘Barbie‘ would be banned from cinemas, claiming its promotion of homosexuality conflicts with religious beliefs. Although the ban did not pass, the Minister further made a series of tweets where he presented LGBTQ+ community as a hazard to society and proposed a law to prohibit what is seen as "sexual deviancy," including homosexuality and gender transitioning. [...] Algeria and Kuwait have also banned the movie Barbie with the latter saying that the film promotes "ideas and beliefs that are alien to the Kuwaiti society and public order."
Claim: Nikki Haley claims 1 in 6 American families can't afford their utility bill (Video, 2023-12-06)
Evidence (2023-12-06): Data from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association (NEADA) and multiple experts indicate Haley’s claim is correct.
Claim: Nikki Haley claims 1 in 6 American families can't afford their utility bill (Video, 2023-12-06)
Evidence (2023-12-27): FACT CHECK: Nikki Haley Claims 1 In 6 American Families Can’t Afford Their Utility Bill In a recent interview with Trinity Broadcasting Network, 2024 presidential hopeful and former South Carolina Republican Gov. Nikki Haley claimed one in six American families can’t afford their utility bill. [...] During her conversation with Trinity Broadcasting Network’s Scott Brown, Haley claimed one in six American families can’t afford their utility bill. "Let’s first start with the economy. I mean you’ve got 60% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck. You know, one in six American families can’t afford their utility bill," Haley said.
Claim: Nikki Haley claims 1 in 6 American families can't afford their utility bill (Video, 2023-12-06)
Evidence (2023-08-24): Haley on CBS This Morning – American Families Need Relief "They can't afford groceries, they can't afford gas, one in six American families can't pay their utility bill. Half of American families can't afford diapers. The inflation issue is real. Americans want someone who can understand they need more cash in their pocket. They want transparency in schools, they want law and order, they want a secure border, and they want a national security that's going to keep Americans safe... I'm going to talk about what real American families want to talk about. That's the fact that they're hurting right now and we need to give them some relief."
Claim: Nikki Haley claims 1 in 6 American families can't afford their utility bill (Video, 2023-12-06)
Evidence (2022-08-23): Surging electricity prices spur worst-ever crisis in late utility payments.
Claim: Nikki Haley claims 1 in 6 American families can't afford their utility bill (Video, 2023-12-06)
Evidence (2023-09-22): Nikki Haley’s claim that Joe Biden added 20 million ineligible people to Medicaid is wrong [...] Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley criticized President Joe Biden about entitlement program enrollment and claimed he’s responsible for adding millions of ineligible recipients to Medicaid.
Claim: Nikki Haley claims 1 in 6 American families can't afford their utility bill (Video, 2023-12-06)
Evidence (2022-08-25): More Americans Than Ever Can’t Afford to Pay Their Electric Bill With more people owing more money, utility companies are getting more aggressive about shutoffs. [...] US electricity prices surging and more people than ever are struggling to pay the power company. More than 20 million American households have fallen behind on their utility bills, about 1 of every 6 homes, and the amount they owe has doubled since before the pandemic.
Claim: Nikki Haley claims 1 in 6 American families can't afford their utility bill (Video, 2023-12-06)
Evidence (2023-12-27): FACT CHECK: Nikki Haley Claims 1 In 6 American Families Can’t Afford Their Utility Bill
Claim: Nikki Haley claims 1 in 6 American families can't afford their utility bill (Video, 2023-12-06)
Evidence (2024-01-08): Similarly, The Post and Courier reported Haley more than doubled Chinese investment in South Carolina from $300 million in 2011 to $670 million in 2015, citing reports from the Department of Commerce. Furthermore, data from the Department of Commerce indicates Haley’s administration "gave $22.1 million in grants, job development tax credits or both to 11 Chinese companies," according to the outlet. (RELATED: Nikki Haley Claims 1 In 6 American Families Can’t Afford Their Utility Bill)
Claim: Nikki Haley claims 1 in 6 American families can't afford their utility bill (Video, 2023-12-06)
Evidence (2024-06-25): In the 2024 appropriations budget, Republicans put in $7.4 billion worth of pet projects and earmarks. Democrats put in 2.8 billion. Now you tell me who the big spenders are. All while 1 in 6 American families can’t pay their utility bill, 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, 50% of American families can’t afford diapers, homelessness is up 12%. 650,000 Americans are homeless. Something’s got to give. And do you know Congress has one job, one job, and that’s to make sure they give us a budget on time. Do you know Congress has only given us a budget on time 4 times in 40 years? 4 times in 40 years. You know what we’ll do about that? You don’t give us a budget on time, you don’t get paid. Period. Don’t you think it’s finally time we had term limits in Washington, DC? Don’t you think we need to have mental competency tests for anyone over the age of 75? Now, let me say this. I’m not being disrespectful when I say that. We all know 75-year olds that can run circles around us. And then we know Joe Biden.
Claim: Nikki Haley claims 1 in 6 American families can't afford their utility bill (Video, 2023-12-06)
Evidence (2024-09-22): - ^ "Nikki Haley" Archived November 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine. Biography.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017. [...] - ^ "Nikki Randhawa Haley". The Herald. January 13, 2021. Archived from the original on November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 28, 2023. [...] - ^ Amato, Laura (February 18, 2016). "Nikki Haley's Family: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". Heavy.com. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
Claim: Nikki Haley claims 1 in 6 American families can't afford their utility bill (Video, 2023-12-06)
Evidence (2024-09-08): AMB. NIKKI HALEY: But Margaret, look at what happened. I mean, honestly, when I say, I worry about my kids for cost of living. My daughter, I hear her talk about her grocery bill. My son, who just graduated college, buying a home is not even an option. Just being able to afford rent is a big deal. [...] AMB. NIKKI HALEY: But that's the problem. When you get into child tax credits, you're picking winners and losers. You know what I would rather? I'd rather them just cut middle class taxes across the board. Families need more money for housing, for child care, for gas, for everything, just to live their life. So yeah, you go and you talk about these things, I think they need help with child care. It's a real issue. But I think when you're talking about, you know, whose is better, again, I'm looking at the facts. Under Harris, they raise taxes. Under Trump, they cut taxes. American families are begging for some relief when it comes to cash flow in their households. [...] AMB. NIKKI HALEY: -- Right. And so when you look at that- and you haven't even sold the house yet, it's these tax increases that are going to squeeze us more.
Claim: Nikki Haley claims 1 in 6 American families can't afford their utility bill (Video, 2023-12-06)
Evidence (2024-08-16): "The Dems continue to foolishly think the rich are an unlimited resource they can continue to tap" – I continue to hear how the American middle-class has been squeezed to its breaking point and how no one can afford groceries or gas. Yet you feel it better to squeeze more from the middle-class than the wealthy? Much better to draw water from a well with water than one that is dry, no? Unless, of course, the claims that the Middle-class is shrinking and cannot afford basic necessities is a false claim or a flair of dramatics. So which is it?
Claim: Nikki Haley claims 1 in 6 American families can't afford their utility bill (Video, 2023-12-06)
Evidence (2023-11-29): And did Republicans try and make it right? No. They opened up pet projects and earmarks for the first time in 10 years, pushing through 7,000 of them last December. Want to know how they spent your money? $30 million on an honor’s college in Vermont. 10 million to tear down a hotel in Alaska. Seven and a half million on a courthouse in Colorado. And the list goes on. In the 2024 appropriations budget, Republicans put in $7.4 billion worth of pet projects and earmarks. Democrats put in 2.8 billion. Now you tell me who the big spenders are. All while one in six American families can’t afford their utility bill, 60% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. 50% of American families can’t afford diapers. Social security will go bankrupt in 10 years. Medicare will go bankrupt in eight. Then you look at our education system and everybody wants to blame COVID for education.
Claim: Nikki Haley claims 1 in 6 American families can't afford their utility bill (Video, 2023-12-06)
Evidence (2024-01-10): So, Governor Haley, the rate of inflation is down. Prices, though, are still high, and Americans are struggling to afford food, cars, and housing. What is the single most important policy that you would implement as president to make the essentials in Americans' lives more important? [...] And she made millions of dollars doing that. Now they're the ones that are funding her campaign. So we need to stand up for the people, and not bow down to woke corporations. And we know Nikki Haley will cave to the woke mob every single time. [cheering and applause] [...] HALEY: You're so desperate. You're just so desperate.
Claim: claims a "huge percentage" of deported Salvadorans were murdered or harmed upon being deported back to El Salvador (Daily Beast, 2020-02-05)
Evidence (2020-02-05): The Human Rights Watch report does not establish or attempt to establish a percentage of total deportees who were harmed or killed upon return to El Salvador. Researchers and writers of the report confirmed that there is no way to use its findings to calculate such a percentage.
Claim: claims a "huge percentage" of deported Salvadorans were murdered or harmed upon being deported back to El Salvador (Daily Beast, 2020-02-05)
Evidence (2020-02-11): FACT CHECK: Was A ‘Huge Percentage’ Of Deported Salvadorans Killed Or Harmed Upon Return To El Salvador? [...] The Human Rights Watch report does not establish or attempt to establish a percentage of total deportees who were harmed or killed upon return to El Salvador. Researchers and writers of the report confirmed that there is no way to use its findings to calculate such a percentage. [...] "A huge percentage of migrants and asylum seekers from El Salvador who were deported by the United States have been killed, raped or tortured after returning home," wrote the Daily Beast, citing the Human Rights Watch study.
Claim: claims a "huge percentage" of deported Salvadorans were murdered or harmed upon being deported back to El Salvador (Daily Beast, 2020-02-05)
Evidence (2020-02-06): At least 138 people deported from the United States to El Salvador since 2013 have been killed, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch, which investigates human rights abuses worldwide. [...] But the murders of 138 deportees belie any notion that El Salvador can protect citizens who are under threat. [...] Hundreds of Salvadorans are killed every month. Murders, disappearances and tortures almost always go unsolved in El Salvador. Criminals, especially those with access to power, are rarely punished for their wrongdoing.
Claim: claims a "huge percentage" of deported Salvadorans were murdered or harmed upon being deported back to El Salvador (Daily Beast, 2020-02-05)
Evidence (2020-02-05): WASHINGTON (AP) — At least 138 people deported to El Salvador from the U.S. in recent years were subsequently killed, Human Rights Watch says in a new report that comes as the Trump administration makes it harder for Central Americans to seek refuge here. A majority of the deaths documented by Human Rights Watch in the report being released Wednesday occurred less than a year after the deportees returned to El Salvador, and some within days. The organization also confirmed at least 70 cases of sexual assault or other violence following their arrival in the country. The violence underscores the risk faced by people forced to return by U.S. law that mandates deportation of non-citizens convicted of a range of crimes and Trump administration policies that discourage asylum seekers, said Alison Leal Parker, the group’s U.S. managing director. "Our concern is that many of these people are facing a death sentence," Leal Parker said. Between 2014 and 2018 the U.S. deported about 111,000 Salvadorans back to their homeland, which has long been in the grip of fierce gang violence. The.