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Claim: A book of Hunter Biden’s laptop contents sold (Viral post, 2023-07-10)
Evidence (2023-10-02): WASHINGTON — Today, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing titled "Protecting Speech from Government Interference and Social Media Bias, Part 1: Twitter’s Role in Suppressing the Biden Laptop Story."Chairman Comer and Committee Republicans detailed how Twitter worked closely with the federal government to actively monitor and censor Americans online. Under the leadership of former Twitter employees Vijaya Gadde, James Baker, and Yoel Roth, Twitter coordinated extensively with the FBI to disproportionately target Republican leaders, conservative activists, and certain media outlets. In October 2020, Twitter censored the New York Post’s story about the Biden family’s business schemes based on the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop, despite the article not violating any Twitter policies. [...] Former Twitter employees admitted the New York Post’s Hunter Biden laptop story didn’t violate any Twitter policies but it was taken down anyway. They also admitted they made no attempt to verify the authenticity of the contents of Hunter Biden’s laptop. Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) emphasized that Twitter executives made no attempt to verify whether the Hunter Biden laptop materials were authentic before censoring the New York Post story.
Claim: claims two victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack were purportedly identified by their DNA 22 years later (Post, 2023-09-10)
Evidence (2023-09-10): The identification of the two victims was announced via a Sept. 8 press release from New York City Democratic Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Jason Graham.
Claim: claims two victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack were purportedly identified by their DNA 22 years later (Post, 2023-09-10)
Evidence (2021-09-08): Two more victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center have been identified in New York City — just days before the nation marks the 20th anniversary of the tragedy. Dorothy Morgan of Hempstead, N.Y., is the 1,646th victim to be identified through ongoing DNA analysis of unidentified remains recovered from the World Trade Center site, where 2,753 lives were lost. The second person — and the 1,647th victim — is a man whose name is being withheld at his family's request. [...] "Twenty years ago, we made a promise to the families of World Trade Center victims to do whatever it takes for as long as it takes to identify their loved ones, and with these two new identifications, we continue to fulfill that sacred obligation," said Dr. Barbara A. Sampson, chief medical examiner of the city of New York.
Claim: claims two victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack were purportedly identified by their DNA 22 years later (Post, 2023-09-10)
Evidence (2024-09-11): No DNA match for whopping 40% of 9/11 victims — but there’s new progress 23 years later [...] The most recent positive identification came in January when officials used breakthrough DNA sequencing technology to match a profile to John Ballantine Niven, a new dad who was on the 105th floor of the South Tower at the time of the attacks. Four months earlier, the office announced it had also identified the remains of a man and woman, but their names were not made public at the request of the family.
Claim: claims two victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack were purportedly identified by their DNA 22 years later (Post, 2023-09-10)
Evidence (2024-09-10): Around 40% of the victims have yet to be identified, according to the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). That’s about 1,103 people. In January, OCME identified the 1,650th victim using advanced DNA analysis – John Ballantine Niven, 44, of Oyster Bay, New York, was a senior vice president at Aon Risk Services The effort to identify World Trade Center victims is the "largest and most complex forensic investigation in the history of the United States," OCME reports.
Claim: claims two victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack were purportedly identified by their DNA 22 years later (Post, 2023-09-10)
Evidence (2024-10-09): The first known victim of the attacks, Robert Stevens, who worked at the Sun tabloid, also published by AMI, died on October 5, 2001, four days after entering a Florida hospital with an undiagnosed illness that caused him to vomit and be short of breath.[15][16] The presumed letter containing the anthrax which killed Stevens was never found. Only the New York Post and NBC News letters were actually identified;[17] the existence of the other three letters is inferred because individuals at ABC, CBS and AMI became infected with anthrax. Scientists examining the anthrax from the New York Post letter said it was a clumped coarse brown granular material which looked similar to dog food.[18]
Claim: claims two victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack were purportedly identified by their DNA 22 years later (Post, 2023-09-10)
Evidence (2024-09-11): Two decades later, false claims still swirl about 9/11. Here's a fact check
Claim: claims two victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack were purportedly identified by their DNA 22 years later (Post, 2023-09-10)
Evidence (2023-09-08): New York City officials have identified two more victims of the September 11 terror attacks on the World Trade Center, just days before the 22nd memorial anniversary of the attacks. The man and woman identified are the 1,648th and 1,649th victims identified by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, according to a news release from the mayor’s office. The two were identified through advanced DNA testing of their remains, says the release. [...] The man was identified through DNA testing of remains recovered in 2001 and the woman through DNA testing of remains recovered in 2001, 2006, and 2013, says the release.
Claim: claims two victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack were purportedly identified by their DNA 22 years later (Post, 2023-09-10)
Evidence (2013-07-27): As of September 7, 2021, 1,647 of 2,753 WTC victims' remains have been positively identified, according to the medical examiner's office. [...] August 7, 2017 - The New York City medical examiner's office announces that the remains of a man killed at the World Trade Center are positively identified due to more sophisticated DNA testing being available. September 7, 2021 - The remains of two victims are identified by the New York City medical examiner's office through DNA testing.
Claim: claims two victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack were purportedly identified by their DNA 22 years later (Post, 2023-09-10)
Evidence (2024-01-19): The remains of a Long Island man killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11 have been identified more than two decades after the 2001 attacks, the New York City medical examiner’s office announced Thursday. [...] The medical examiner's office has been using advanced DNA analysis to identify victim remains in recent years. Ahead of the anniversary of the attacks last September, the office identified the remains of a man and a woman, though their names were not made public at the request of their families.
Claim: claims two victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack were purportedly identified by their DNA 22 years later (Post, 2023-09-10)
Evidence (2021-09-11): And just days before the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, two new victims were identified by the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME). [...] Morgan’s identity was confirmed through DNA testing of remains recovered in 2001, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, Dr. Barbara A. Sampson, said. The unnamed man’s identity was confirmed through remains found in 2001, 2002, and 2006. [...] MORE : Remains of two more 9/11 terror attack victims identified nearly 22 years on
Claim: claims two victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attack were purportedly identified by their DNA 22 years later (Post, 2023-09-10)
Evidence (2024-09-27): Payne, who is Black, was convicted and sentenced to death in 1987 for the murders of a white 28-year-old woman and her 2-year-old daughter. In a trial marred by prosecutorial misconduct and racial bias, prosecutors alleged without evidence that Payne — a pastor’s son with no prior criminal record, no history of drug use, and no history of violence — had been high on drugs and committed the murder after the victim rebuffed his sexual advances. After a 2019 court order compelled the state to provide the defense access to evidence, DNA testing identified the DNA of the two victims and an unknown male on the handle and blade of the knife used. Payne’s DNA was found only on a portion of the knife that was consistent with his account of how he had tried to assist the victims.
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2023-08-07): This claim is inaccurate. It originates from a satirical website.
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2023-08-09): To Rapinoe, who has for so long been the brightly-coloured figurehead of the team, this moment likely feels like a profound and earth-shattering loss. [...] For Rapinoe, her decision was an obvious one. [...] While she became a lightning-rod for criticism from right-wing media outlets, Rapinoe stood firm in her convictions and used the publicity to her advantage, advancing the conversation around institutionalised racism in sport and the responsibility all athletes have to uplift the marginalised.
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2023-08-08): Around the same time on August 6 (Sunday), several Facebook users started circulating a post containing links to an online article that claimed, "U.S. Olympic Team Releases Megan Rapinoe After World Cup Blunder." However, there is no truth in the claim and it is completely false. [...] "In light of the World Cup blunder and the negative attention for kneeling during the National Anthem, the US Olympic Women's Soccer team has released Megan Rapinoe," said Olympic Committee Chairman Joe Barron, "Ms. Rapinoe has our deepest respect." [...] In the aftermath of the Women's World Cup soccer defeat, the Dunning-Kruger Times disseminated additional satirical narratives. These stories, which followed the loss, encompassed headlines such as "Megan Rapinoe Loses $25M Broadcasting Deal After Embarrassing World Cup Loss," "Megan Rapinoe Released From Pro Soccer Team OL Reign: 'It's Time She Moves On,'" and "Nike Ends Partnership With Megan Rapinoe: 'We Paid For a Champion.'"
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2023-08-10): Megan Rapinoe said it has been an "honor" to play for the United States after making her fourth and final appearance at a Women’s World Cup. Rapinoe, who has made more than 200 appearances for the national team, missed her spot kick as the US was knocked out of the World Cup in a dramatic penalty shootout against Sweden on Sunday. Before the tournament, the 38-year-old announced that this would be her final year as a professional soccer player and she now returns to her National Women’s Soccer League team, OL Reign, for the remainder of the season.
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2022-07-26): A post shared on Facebook claims Megan Rapinoe, a U.S. women’s national soccer team player, was removed from the squad for assaulting another player. There is no evidence suggesting Rapinoe was removed from the team for any reason. The viral claim stems from a satirical website. [...] The claim is baseless. There are no credible news reports suggesting Rapinoe has been removed from the team. There is likewise no mention of any altercation between Rapinoe and her teammates or her alleged removal from the team on the team’s website. She continues to be listed on the team’s roster.
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2023-07-08): Rapinoe confirmed the news on her Twitter account, coupled with a picture of her as a little girl. [...] Rapinoe has been a member of the U.S. Women’s National Team since 2006 and has helped the team win two Olympic medals and two World Cup championships. Off the field, she has made a name for herself for her contribution to LGBTQ equality and equality in women’s sports. In 2016, Rapinoe and four other U.S. Women’s National Team players filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint against the U.S. Soccer Federation, alleging gender discrimination. Then in 2019, 28 members of the team, including Rapinoe, filed a similar lawsuit, citing years of gender discrimination in pay, medical treatment and overall workload.
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2023-08-11): A post shared on Facebook claims U.S. women’s national team soccer player Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team after a FIFA World Cup "blunder." [...] The Facebook post claims Rapinoe was released from the U.S. Olympic team after a World Cup "blunder." The post shares a very low-resolution photo of Rapinoe. The post reads, "US Olympic Team Releases Megan Rapinoe After World Cup Blunder. ha ha ha. Let her disrespect some other country."
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2023-08-07): Was Megan Rapinoe, a renowned U.S. women's soccer player, fired from the Seattle "OL Reign" team and the U.S. Olympic team, and did she also lose a multi-million TV deal as a result of missing a penalty kick during the Women's World Cup series? No, that's not true: Rapinoe only announced finishing her professional career after the U.S. was eliminated from World Cup competition in Australia. The claims about the player being fired either for the performance or for off-field activism and losing a broadcasting "deal" came from a satirical website that describes the entirety of its content as "fiction." [...] Megan Rapinoe Released From Pro Soccer Team OL Reign: 'It's Time She Moves On.' [...] The Dunning-Kruger Times published two more stories (archived here and here) that cited the same source, allegedly saying that Rapinoe was released from "US Olympic Team After World Cup Blunder" and lost a "$25M broadcasting deal":
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2023-10-26): On Aug. 23, 2023, SpaceXMania published an article claiming the the Olympics' governing body, the International Olympic Committee, banned former U.S. women's national team soccer player Megan Rapinoe from participating in any future games: "She’s A Troublemaker": Olympic Committee Bans Megan Rapinoe For Life In a surprising turn of events, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made a bold decision to ban Megan Rapinoe, the outspoken soccer star, from participating in any future Olympic Games. This comes as a shock to many, as Rapinoe has been a prominent figure in the sports world, known for her activism and strong opinions. The move raises questions about the line between an athlete’s right to free speech and the responsibility that comes with representing their country on an international stage.
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2024-05-28): MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Megan Rapinoe wanted a different finish for her final Women’s World Cup. Even with the disappointing conclusion, she was grateful for her wildly successful run with the U.S. national team. [...] "I don’t think there’s enough words to talk about Megan and her impact on this sport," forward Lynn Williams said. "From equality, to human rights, the list goes on and on. So that’s going to sting a little bit, not to see her on this team and wearing the crest anymore. [...] Rapinoe is not necessarily done with soccer. She has said she will play out the season with her club team, OL Reign in the National Women’s Soccer League. She may say goodbye to fans back home in a few more U.S. matches to wrap up the year.
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2023-08-06): Women's World Cup 2023: Retiring Megan Rapinoe makes tearful exit as USA bow out - Published [...] Rapinoe was one of the first prominent US athletes to kneel during the national anthem to protest against police brutality. [...] The team in Australia and New Zealand stayed largely silent during the national anthem, prompting US media personality Megyn Kelly, external to say: "She's [Rapinoe] poisoned the entire team against the country for which they play."
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2024-08-10): A crop of newcomers join U.S. legends like Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan on their quest for another World Cup title. [...] The New York Red Bulls left back is gunning for one of the 18 spots on the U.S. Olympic men’s soccer team in Paris. July 26-August 11, 2024 | Marseille, France
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2023-08-07): On Aug. 6, 2023, Facebook users began to share posts that linked to an online article that claimed, "U.S. Olympic Team Releases Megan Rapinoe After World Cup Blunder." According to the story, U.S. women's national team soccer player Megan Rapinoe was asked by the U.S. Olympic Team to "step aside." This directive purportedly came after she and other players on the team missed penalty kicks in their loss against Sweden on Aug. 6. [...] "In light of the World Cup blunder and the negative attention for kneeling during the National Anthem, the US Olympic Women's Soccer team has released Megan Rapinoe," said Olympic Committee Chairman Joe Barron, "Ms. Rapinoe has our deepest respect."
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2024-06-29): Alex Morgan left off U.S. women's soccer team's 2024 Paris Olympic roster [...] "Today, I'm disappointed about not having the opportunity to represent our country on the Olympic stage," she wrote in a social media post. "This will always be a tournament that is close to my heart and I take immense pride any time I put on the crest. In less than a month, I look forward to supporting this team and cheering them on alongside the rest of our country." [...] Morgan has scored 123 goals for the U.S., a career total that ranks fifth among current and former players' statistics. With that, she became a beloved and widely-known face of U.S. women's soccer during her tenure on the national team, alongside former teammates and fellow soccer stars like the newly-retired Megan Rapinoe. Both Morgan and Rapinoe were among the players who sued U.S. Soccer over equal pay and working conditions and won in a landmark settlement in 2022.
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2024-07-25): Rapinoe will not be competing for the U.S. women’s soccer team and new coach Emma Hayes at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [...] REQUIRED READING: Retiring Megan Rapinoe didn't just change the game with the USWNT. She changed the world. [...] Rapinoe’s final career appearance for the U.S. women’s national team came in September 2023, when the Americans beat South Africa 2-0 in a friendly in Chicago.
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2024-03-18): A London 2012 Olympic gold medalist and two-time FIFA Women's World Cup champion, Megan Rapinoe announced in July that she was stepping away from the soccer fields at the end of the 2023 National Women's Soccer League season. One of the greatest legends of women's soccer hung up her cleats after a successful 17-year career and will not be representing the U.S. at the 2024 Paris Olympics. [...] Rapinoe was a member of the U.S. Olympic team that won gold at London 2012 and bronze at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 in 2021.
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2021-06-24): The US women’s soccer team that will compete at this year’s Tokyo Olympics will have a familiar look as Carli Lloyd, Megan Rapinoe and Alex Morgan were among a slew of experienced players named in the national squad on Wednesday. [...] Rapinoe, who scored the game-winning goal in the 2019 World Cup final, will become a three-time Olympian along with Becky Sauerbrunn, Kelley O’Hara and Morgan, who all played in the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. [...] The US women’s team had advanced to the gold medal game of every Olympic women’s soccer tournament that had been contested until 2016, when they were knocked out by Sweden in a penalty shootout in the quarterfinals.
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2021-03-24): Megan Rapinoe took the U.S. women’s national soccer team’s battle for equal pay to the White House on Wednesday, declaring while on a stage with President Biden and first lady Jill Biden that, despite her enormous success with the team, "I have been devalued, I’ve been disrespected and dismissed because I am a woman." [...] The 35-year-old Rapinoe, who plays professionally for OL Reign of the National Women’s Soccer League, is an Olympic gold medalist and a two-time World Cup champion. In 2019, the last full year of international competition, she won the Golden Ball award as the best overall player at the World Cup, the Golden Boot award as the tournament’s leading scorer and was named women’s world player of the year. She is an outspoken critic of the U.S. Soccer Federation’s treatment of the women’s national team and was a major figure behind a gender-discrimination lawsuit filed against the USSF in 2019. [...] Rapinoe is one of the most highly decorated members of a team that has had consistent success for years, winning four World Cup and four Olympic championships as it has outperformed the U.S. men’s national team.
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2023-09-24): "It will be special to have this one last opportunity to play for my country in front of our incredible fans and get the chance to thank my teammates and everyone who has had an impact on me as a person and player over the years," Rapinoe said in a statement. [...] Rapinoe, who previously called herself a "walking protest," was most notably an influential figure in her national team’s drive for equal pay. [...] While there wasn’t as much running left in the legs, Rapinoe’s experience was an important asset for a young US team looking to rebuild itself.
Claim: Megan Rapinoe has been released from the U.S. Olympic team (Viral Post, 2023-08-07)
Evidence (2024-07-30): The U.S. women's team revealed its 18-player Olympic roster on June 26. The team includes the return of key players and veterans such as Alyssa Naeher, Crystal Dunn, Rose Lavelle and captain Lindsey Horan. The full roster can be seen below. [...] Compared to its 2020 Olympic roster, 11 players will not return to the Games for the women’s team, further signaling the USWNT is continuing its generational shift. Former players Julie Ertz, Sam Mewis, Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe have retired within the last three years, while Kelley O'Hara plans to retire from the sport after the 2024 NWSL Season. Players like Tobin Heath and Christen Press have been sidelined for nearly two years due to injuries and were not in contention to make the 2024 Olympic team. Adrianna Franch, Abby Dahlkemper, Kristie Mewis and Becky Sauerbrunn — who captained the USWNT at the Tokyo Olympics — also did not get called up, but the most surprising exclusion was that of Alex Morgan. She ranks in the top 10 in USWNT history in goals (123), assists (53), appearances (223) and this summer would have been her fourth Olympic Games. [...] A surprise exclusion from the men's 2024 Olympic roster is that of Diego Luna. The 20-year-old midfielder for Real Salt Lake currently has five goals and 12 assists during the 2024 MLS Season, but it was not enough to earn him a spot on the men's Olympic team.