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Claim: The Las Vegas sphere shows the message 'f*** Biden' (Viral Video, 2023-07-11)
Evidence (2023-07-14): Las Vegas Sphere photo showing crude message to Biden was fabricated [...] A recent Facebook post suggests the sphere also displayed a more political message: "F — Biden." [...] Sphere Entertainment Co. didn’t immediately respond to PolitiFact’s questions about the post, but we found no evidence that this message was actually displayed in Sin City. It doesn’t appear in a photo gallery of the sphere’s displays on the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s website, and we didn’t find any news stories reporting that the venue gave the figurative finger to President Joe Biden.
Claim: The Las Vegas sphere shows the message 'f*** Biden' (Viral Video, 2023-07-11)
Evidence (2023-10-02): Given U2‘s reputation for pushing technical and creative boundaries with its live concerts, it seemed fitting that the band opened the anticipated Sphere in Las Vegas on Friday with its most ambitious and transportive live show ever: an electrifying live performance and visual odyssey that unfolds on Sphere’s enveloping 160,000-square-foot wraparound interior LED display. Built for an estimated $2.3 billion, Sphere is a big gamble by MSG mogul James Dolan and Sphere Entertainment Co. (which was formed in April to combine Sphere and MSG Networks) on the future of entertainment. At 336 feet tall and 516 feet wide, the venue is now the largest spherical structure in the world, housing the largest interior and exterior wraparound LED displays. Inside, the enveloping LED display supports a high resolution of 16K, meaning that it delivers images so lifelike that it may make you feel as though you’re no longer in a Las Vegas venue but transported into the visual content — something that U2 used to great effect during the two-hour show. Meanwhile, an all-new immersive sound system from Berlin-based Holoplot is configured with roughly 1,600 loudspeakers to deliver the experience to all of the seats in Sphere’s challenging design.
Claim: The Las Vegas sphere shows the message 'f*** Biden' (Viral Video, 2023-07-11)
Evidence (2023-10-24): Now, 30 years later, Achtung Baby is once again the centerpiece of a U2 performance, this time not on tour, but for 36 concerts extending into 2024 at the latest rich man's folly, known as the Sphere at the Venetian in Las Vegas. They didn't have to build a television station, but instead reportedly received $10 million from the Sphere's owner, James Dolan, the proprietor of Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks basketball team, to stage this production, in addition to their $4 million per night fee. The Sphere is a 17,500-person capacity venue housed within a giant orb (366 feet tall and 516 feet wide) located in what's essentially a back corner of Sin City. You can see it all over social media or if you arrive by plane in what seems to be its most frequent incarnation as a giant orange emoji face, smiling and frowning and rolling its enormous eyes. It is, as the advance press made sure to remind us, a venue built for art and not for basketball or the circus or the dog show.
Claim: The Las Vegas sphere shows the message 'f*** Biden' (Viral Video, 2023-07-11)
Evidence (2023-07-06): The MSG Sphere’s 580,000 sq ft fully programmable LED screen, named the Exosphere, was illuminated for pre-launch testing overnight to celebrate the Fourth of July. The show started with a welcome message, "Hello world", followed by fireworks and stars and stripes animations, a moon in a night sky and an imposing Halloween pumpkin. Videos showed the screen overshadowing cars – tiny in comparison – on a nearby road. [...] Built to host concert events, the Las Vegas structure will have capacity for tens of thousands of people and is reported to have cost $2bn (£1.6bn) to construct. It has been built by Sphere Entertainment Co in partnership with the sports powerhouse Madison Square Garden Entertainment. "The Exosphere is more than a screen or a billboard – it is living architecture and unlike anything that exists anywhere in the world," said Guy Barnett, senior vice-president of brand strategy and creative development at MSG Sphere.
Claim: The Las Vegas sphere shows the message 'f*** Biden' (Viral Video, 2023-07-11)
Evidence (2024-04-25): When you open the social media application TikTok and type in "Las Vegas," you’ll get several videos — the brightly lit Sphere, local businesswoman Alexandra Lourdes decorating some of the pastries that Saint Honoré Doughnuts and Beignets is known for, or a review of the newest Vegas attraction by one of many travel influencers. [...] The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority account — @vegas — has over 2 million followers, 12 million likes and almost 12,000 likes on its most popular video of the Sphere. Its content ranges from videos of new food to try in the valley to behind-the-scenes looks at popular shows such as Cirque du Soleil’s "O."
Claim: The Las Vegas sphere shows the message 'f*** Biden' (Viral Video, 2023-07-11)
Evidence (2024-03-22): A March 16 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) includes an image of the Las Vegas Sphere with an American flag display that says "F--- Trump." [...] No such message was displayed on the Las Vegas Sphere, a venue spokesperson told USA TODAY. The background of the image matches a TikTok filter that allows users to create their own Sphere graphics. [...] USA TODAY previously debunked altered images showing the Sphere with a vulgar message about President Joe Biden and an Israeli flag amid the country’s war with Hamas.
Claim: The Las Vegas sphere shows the message 'f*** Biden' (Viral Video, 2023-07-11)
Evidence (2024-03-16): PolitiFact and other fact-checking news outlets have debunked similar fake images of the Sphere that claimed to show crude messages about Trump and President Joe Biden. We don’t know who created this fake image, although a TikTok filter lets users display faces, designs and messages on the Sphere. [...] PolitiFact, "Las Vegas Sphere photo showing crude message to Biden was fabricated," July 20, 2023 [...] USA Today, "Image of anti-Biden message on Las Vegas Sphere made with TikTok filter | Fact check," Nov. 4, 2023
Claim: The Las Vegas sphere shows the message 'f*** Biden' (Viral Video, 2023-07-11)
Evidence (2023-07-25): FACT CHECK: Did The Las Vegas Sphere Display A Message That Reads ‘F*** Biden?’ A video shared on TikTok claims to show a message on the Las Vegas sphere that reads "f*** Biden." [...] A TikTok purports the Las Vegas sphere displayed a negative message about President Joe Biden. The video allegedly show an aerial, nighttime view of the sphere with the message "f*** Biden," the first word being censored by an American flag.
Claim: The Las Vegas sphere shows the message 'f*** Biden' (Viral Video, 2023-07-11)
Evidence (2024-06-28): Sphere isn’t the only Las Vegas venue White is excited about. Regarding a potential NBA expansion team in Las Vegas, White said that an NBA franchise coming to the entertainment capital of the world would be "massive."
Claim: The Las Vegas sphere shows the message 'f*** Biden' (Viral Video, 2023-07-11)
Evidence (2024-02-08): But nothing speaks to the revamped maximalism of Las Vegas more than the Sphere. British designer and artist Es Devlin, who has created touring stage designs for Beyoncé, The Weeknd and Kanye West, among others, was involved in designing visuals for U2's current show. She told me that, unlike most arenas and stadiums designed for sport that must be temporarily outfitted for performance, this is the first purpose-built mass pop concert venue where speakers and screen are merged into one seamless skin. The screen that envelopes the arena of 20,000 has no borders or dimensions, it becomes both sky and walls, creating a minimal sight line to offer maximum immersion — or subjugation, depending on your point of view.
Claim: purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland (Post, 2023-02-22)
Evidence (2023-02-22): The photos show ashes Biden received on Ash Wednesday during a private Catholic Mass, according to The Hill.
Claim: purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland (Post, 2023-02-22)
Evidence (2023-03-03): Photos shared on Facebook purport to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Poland. [...] The post features three photos of Biden with a mark on his forehead while at the meeting. "Anyone notice President Biden showed up in Poland at the NATO meeting with a new bruise on his forehead? Jill must have delivered the mail or he fell again," the Facebook post purports. [...] There are no credible news reports suggesting the mark on Biden’s head was a bruise. Likewise, the purported claim neither appears on the White House’s website nor its verified social media accounts.
Claim: purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland (Post, 2023-02-22)
Evidence (2021-08-05): U.S. President Joe Biden had a bit of an awkward, but all-too-relatable moment last week, when he was handed a note letting him know he had some schmutz on his face. [...] U.S. President Joe Biden has something small and yellow on his chin as he speaks during a meeting in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Friday, July 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Claim: purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland (Post, 2023-02-22)
Evidence (2022-03-03): Speculations about U.S. President Joe Biden suffering a bruise on his forehead surfaced on social media after his pictures with a cross of ash went viral. Biden marked the first day of Lent by putting a cross of ashes on his forehead. [...] "Biden has an "old person bruise" on his head. When my grandparents got those, we feared the worst and ended up being correct. Joe, get that looked at, bro. @JoeBiden #potus," tweeted another. [...] "If your watching fake news @CNN Biden has a big bruise on his forehead. Could he have fallen asleep again and banged his head?" tweeted a user.
Claim: purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland (Post, 2023-02-22)
Evidence (2023-06-04): Altered image appears to show President Joe Biden with a diaper
Claim: purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland (Post, 2023-02-22)
Evidence (2023-02-22): As U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Warsaw, Poland, on Feb. 20, 2023, ahead of a surprise visit to Ukraine, a video of someone tumbling down the stairs of his official airplane went viral. The video showed a group of people disembarking from Air Force One, until one of them appears to stumble and fall to the bottom of the stairs onto the tarmac.
Claim: purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland (Post, 2023-02-22)
Evidence (2023-02-24): The mark misidentified as a "bruise" on Biden's forehead by some social media users was the remnant of a cross of ashes for Ash Wednesday. In February 2023, as U.S. President Joe Biden visited Warsaw, Poland, and made a surprise visit to Ukraine, a corner of social media fixated on certain photos of him on the trip, saying the images showed him with a bruise on his forehead after stumbling and falling. [...] Given that photos show Biden in Poland with a mark on his forehead that was a remnant of an ash cross applied by a priest in a mass — and it was not a bruise from falling — we rated this claim as "Miscaptioned."
Claim: purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland (Post, 2023-02-22)
Evidence (2023-02-24): A number of posts on social media claim that US President Joe Biden has been seen with a large bruise on his forehead, prompting some claims that he is unfit to lead the country. One Facebook user wrote: "Look at the bruise on Joe Biden's head. That wasn't there earlier. I bet you he fell in Poland. His doctor is lying about his health and should have his medical license [sic] revoked if he thinks Biden is ok. We are in such danger with Biden." But the mark on Mr Biden’s forehead isn’t a bruise. As a practising Catholic, the president marked Ash Wednesday (on 22 February this year) with a private Mass in his hotel room in Warsaw during his trip to Poland.
Claim: purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland (Post, 2023-02-22)
Evidence (2022-03-03): A number of social media users mistook the ash that appeared on President Joe Biden's forehead on Ash Wednesday as a bruise—but in fact it was a sign of his Catholic faith. [...] "Am I the only one who saw that big ass bruise on Biden's forehead? Whats going on with that? one Twitter user wrote. [...] Twitter user HRHMaggie wrote: "Just saw Biden On the lawn stopped by reporter asked a question today. He face[d] the camera and he had a big bruise in the center of his forehead. Did he face plant or did he walk into something?"
Claim: purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland (Post, 2023-02-22)
Evidence (2022-03-03): "I wonder why Joe Biden has big bruise in the middle of his forehead today? It seems strange to see Joe Manchin to have a bruise in his forehead too! Nether had it the night before." @garryphelps7 tweeted. [...] People speculated that President Joe Biden had a bruise on his forehead on Wednesday Getty Images "Watching Joe Biden speak right now in Wisconsin. Looks like he has a big bruise in the middle of his forehead. What the hell did he run into?" @DianeSircy asked. [...] UK journalist Kay Burley mistook ashes on Biden's forehead as a bruise and on-air speculated the former vice president may have injured himself. Later on, when Burley was informed those were ashes to mark the Christian holiday, the journalist had to apologize to viewers.
Claim: purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland (Post, 2023-02-22)
Evidence (2022-03-02): With a light smudge of ashes on his forehead, the president also revealed on Wednesday what he is giving up for Lent. [...] Mr. Biden has appeared in public with ashes on his forehead on many Ash Wednesdays during his long political career, including in 2010, when a Sky News anchor mistook them for a bruise. Last year, the president received ashes at Georgetown University and released a statement about Lent.
Claim: purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland (Post, 2023-02-22)
Evidence (2022-04-16): "It shows a big bruise and marks which they have tried to conceal with his hair. There is no doubt that he was beaten in the first hours after his arrest," she said.
Claim: purports to show President Joe Biden with a bruise on his forehead while meeting with NATO in Poland (Post, 2023-02-22)
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Claim: claims that fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays, but “only for black people.” (Instagram post, 2020-06-19)
Evidence (2020-06-19): Chick-fil-A restaurants remain closed on Sundays. The claim originates from a satire website.
Claim: claims that fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays, but “only for black people.” (Instagram post, 2020-06-19)
Evidence (2023-12-20): Chick-fil-A could soon open on Sundays in some locations [...] The famously "closed on Sundays" chicken sandwich fast-food chain could soon be required to fire up the fryers and serve hungry travelers in some locations. [...] Applegreen, an Irish convenience store chain with a portfolio of companies including Chick-fil-A, took over the leases of all Thruway Authority service areas in 2021. To date, Chick-fil-A has opened at seven Thruway service areas. The fast-food chain currently operates 2,988 restaurants across 48 states.
Claim: claims that fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays, but “only for black people.” (Instagram post, 2020-06-19)
Evidence (2023-12-20): If passed, Simone's bill would force Chick-fil-A to keep its rest stop restaurants open on Sundays or shut them down. The lawmaker said the change would guarantee that those driving throughout the state during the weekend—the busiest travel days of the week—can find somewhere to eat and rest. Every Chick-fil-A across the country is closed on Sundays, according to company policy. On its website, the company says that "closing on Sunday is a practice established by Chick-fil-A's founder Truett Cathy that we still hold true to today. It's not about being closed." [...] "Having worked seven days a week in restaurants open 24 hours, Truett saw the importance of closing on Sundays so that he and his employees could set aside one day to rest or worship if they choose, a practice we uphold today," Chick-fil-A says on the site.
Claim: claims that fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays, but “only for black people.” (Instagram post, 2020-06-19)
Evidence (2024-01-04): Is Chick-fil-A really being forced to open on Sunday?
Claim: claims that fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays, but “only for black people.” (Instagram post, 2020-06-19)
Evidence (2023-12-19): Chick-fil-A on Sunday? New bill could impact New York rest stop locations [...] Chick-fil-A opened its doors in 1946, and its founder, S. Truett Cathy, decided to keep its doors closed on Sundays for his employees to worship or rest. Chick-fil-A closing its doors on Sunday is not the only religious principle it has practiced. The company came under heavy criticism after donating to anti-LGBTQ groups in 2012. The company didn't stop sending donations until seven years later, in 2019.
Claim: claims that fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays, but “only for black people.” (Instagram post, 2020-06-19)
Evidence (2024-01-05): But the bill has come under attack, including from those who believe it violates religious freedoms. Chick-Fil-A’s closed-on-Sunday policy is attributed to its founder’s Christian faith. [...] "This is war," Graham posted to X. "If this goes forward, I will be introducing legislation withholding federal funds from any city or state that requires @ChickfilA to stay open on Sunday. The founders of Chick-fil-A made a decision early on to close on Sunday, consistent with their faith. For any government to try to reverse this decision flies in the face of who we are as Americans. ... New York is off base and their actions will not go unanswered." [...] "Applegreen’s portfolio of companies include Chick-fil-A, which by company policy is closed on Sundays, and which has already opened at seven service areas. While there is nothing objectionable about a fast food restaurant closing on a particular day of the week, service areas dedicated to travelers is an inappropriate location for such a restaurant. Publicly owned service areas should use their space to maximally benefit the public."
Claim: claims that fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays, but “only for black people.” (Instagram post, 2020-06-19)
Evidence (2023-12-28): Several New York State lawmakers want to require restaurants at rest stops along the state’s 500-mile Thruway to stay open seven days a week to serve drivers, including Chick-fil-A, which famously closes on Sundays. [...] But it has become a cultural flashpoint. Some Republicans have seized on it to claim Democrats are targeting Chick-fil-A, a brand long associated with Christian conservatism. [...] Chick-fil-A’s tradition to close on Sundays dates back to founder Truett Cathy, a conservative Christian. Before he died in 2014, Cathy said he closed his restaurants on Sundays so that his employees could spend time with their families. The policy was also a way to reflect his faith.
Claim: claims that fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays, but “only for black people.” (Instagram post, 2020-06-19)
Evidence (2023-12-20): Would bill require all Thruway Chick-fil-As to open on Sundays? [...] Specifically mentioned in the bill is the NYSTA's current Service Area Redesign and Redevelopment project and its choice to bring Chick-fil-A restaurants to some service areas along the Thruway. Chick-fil-A, due to company policy, is closed on Sundays. The bill would only apply to future food-service agreements at Thruway service areas. That means it wouldn't require the Chick-fil-A locations currently open or slated to open as part of the ongoing service area redesign project to operate on Sundays.
Claim: claims that fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays, but “only for black people.” (Instagram post, 2020-06-19)
Evidence (2020-06-27): FACT CHECK: Viral Image Claims Chick-Fil-A Will Now Open On Sundays ‘Only For Black People’ A viral Instagram post claims fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays "but only for black people." [...] "#chickfila Now Open On Sunday But Only For Black People," reads a June 19 Instagram post. "Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy announced yesterday that his fast-food restaurant will be ending its long-standing policy on Sunday closure, but only for black people." (RELATED: Did Chick-Fil-A Issue ‘Back The Blue’ Shirts In Response To Recent Protests Against Police Brutality?)
Claim: claims that fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays, but “only for black people.” (Instagram post, 2020-06-19)
Evidence (2023-12-28): Despite what Sen. Lindsey Graham and other Republican lawmakers have suggested, New York is not forcing Chick-fil-A to open on Sundays. Why Chick-fil-A closes on Sundays Chick-fil-A says the practice of closing on Sundays was started by its late founder, S. Truett Cathy, and has continued to today. "Closing our business on Sunday, the Lord's Day, is our way of honoring God and showing our loyalty to Him," Cathy, who died in 2014, wrote in his 2002 book.
Claim: claims that fast food chain Chick-fil-A will now open on Sundays, but “only for black people.” (Instagram post, 2020-06-19)
Evidence (2023-12-19): A new law could force Chick-fil-A to stay open on Sundays [...] Fast-food chain Chick-fil-A may soon be required to open on Sundays. [...] According to the restaurant’s website, founder Truett Cathy wanted the original establishment to be closed on Sundays, so he and his workers were guaranteed at least one day off to worship or do what they please. As of now, all Chick-fil-A locations abide by Cathy’s initial intentions, generally operating between 6am and 10pm for six out of the seven days of the week.