copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: President Joe Biden claimed in a Sept. 11, 2023 speech that he was in New York City where the World Trade Center towers fell the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Joe Biden, 2023-09-11)
Evidence (2023-12-15): In a Sept. 11, 2023, speech commemorating the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Biden said he visited the ruins of the World Trade Center at ground zero the day after the attacks took place. The evidence says otherwise. In a commemorative speech on Sept. 11, 2023, the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in which thousands of people died, U.S. President Joe Biden said he remembered standing at ground zero in New York City the next day and looking at the rubble of the fallen World Trade Center: [...] The Congressional Record shows that Biden was in Washington, D.C., that day, not New York City. Not only was he in attendance at a Senate session, but as the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee managed the discussion prior to a vote that would unanimously confirm a joint resolution condemning the 9/11 attacks.
Claim: President Joe Biden claimed in a Sept. 11, 2023 speech that he was in New York City where the World Trade Center towers fell the day after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. (Joe Biden, 2023-09-11)
Evidence (2023-09-11): Remarks by President Biden to Service Members, First Responders, and Their Families on the Anniversary of 9/11 | Anchorage, AK [...] Each of us — each of those precious lives stolen too soon when evil attacked. Ground Zero in New York, I remember standing there the next day and looking at the building. I felt like I was looking through the gates of hell, it looked so devastating because of the way you could — where — from where you could stand. [...] The billowing smoke and ash that darkened the clear, blue sky that September day. The shredded steel and concrete slabs that rained down from the World Trade Center.
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2023-01-17): The claim is false. Gates disabled Twitter replies from users who don’t follow his verified account in July 2020, Reuters reported.
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2023-01-20): A post shared on Facebook purports Microsoft founder Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after the platform’s CEO Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest round of the "Twitter Files." [...] The Facebook post purports Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest round of Twitter Files. The post, which features an image of a tweet, claims Musk "EXPOSED Gates so hard." The claim is false. There are no credible news reports suggesting Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest round of Twitter Files. Likewise, the claim is neither mentioned on Gates’ website nor on his verified social media accounts. In addition, Musk has not publicly commented on the purported claim.
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2023-01-16): It is three months since Elon Musk swept into Twitter's San Francisco headquarters - and the company has barely been out of the headlines. [...] The fact is that with or without Mr Musk, Twitter had to change. Its user numbers and revenue from ads had languished for a long time, while rival social networks sprung up and enjoyed explosive growth. Twitter is known for being small but influential - but this was not translating into profit.
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2022-12-04): Twitter owner Elon Musk spoke out on Saturday evening about the so-called "Twitter Files," a long tweet thread posted by journalist Matt Taibbi, who had been provided with details about behind-the-scenes discussions on Twitter’s content moderation decision-making, including the call to suppress a 2020 New York Post story about Hunter Biden and his laptop. [...] Musk – who claims to have not read the released files himself – said the impetus for the original tweet thread was about what happened in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election and "how much government influence was there." [...] Musk on Saturday also criticized the mainstream media for downplaying the "Twitter Files" release, while accusing news organizations – particularly the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post – of "setting agendas." In its coverage of the story, the Washington Post had concluded "it produced no smoking gun."
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2020-07-30): Elon Musk tweet about Bill Gates goes viral 'Elon's positioning is to maintain a high level of outrageous comments,' Gates said [...] Musk also tweeted, "Billy G is not my lover," in response to a tweet sharing a Tuesday comment from Gates about Musk. [...] Gates, who has been vocal about the Unites States' handling of the coronavirus and the importance of developing effective vaccines, made the comments after Musk posted a June 30 tweet suggesting that many positive COVID-19 tests could be false.
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2023-10-23): Hours after federal filings showed entrepreneur Elon Musk offered about $43 billion to buy Twitter, Musk told a Vancouver TED Talk audience about his vision for the social media platform. [...] On Dec. 15, Musk abruptly banned from Twitter several journalists, including from The Washington Post, The New York Times and CNN, who had reported on a platform rule change that led to the suspension of @ElonJet, an account that tracked the location of Musk’s private jet. Musk claimed without evidence that the journalists had violated an anti-doxxing policy by sharing his precise, real-time location. [...] The Washington Post, Elon Musk’s first big Twitter product paused after fake accounts spread, Nov. 11, 2022
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2022-12-20): - Bill Gates said Elon Musk has taken a "seat-of-the-pants" approach while at Twitter, per the FT. [...] Bill Gates said Elon Musk has adopted a "seat-of-the-pants" style of decision-making at Twitter, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. [...] Gates' comments came as reports suggested Musk enlisted executives, lawyers, and engineers from some of his other businesses, as well as his cousins and fans, to work at Twitter.
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2024-09-19): Musk is reported to have become suspicious. A former engineer tells Conger and Mac that Musk demanded to know if Twitter had read his personal messages in the years before the acquisition. He also became concerned that Twitter was staffed by "ghost employees". Executives laughed openly at the idea, but nevertheless a team of people was assigned to check that thousands of employees around the world were "really humans" (they all were). Perhaps Musk had been persuaded by an online rumour that Twitter employees were unpeople; perhaps categorising them as such helped him to justify the thousands of sackings that followed. [...] Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2023-02-18): IN SHORT: Social media posts claim Elon Musk’s Twitter Files "exposed" Bill Gates "so hard" that the Microsoft co-founder turned off comments on his tweets. But the Twitter Files, released in December 2022, don’t discuss Gates. And Gates turned off comments in July 2020. [...] "Elon Musk EXPOSED Bill Gates in the latest twitter files so hard that he has now turned off comments on his Twitter," reads a claim circulating on social media in South Africa and elsewhere in January 2023. [...] The Twitter Files didn’t "expose" Gates. And the files were first released in December 2022. Gates "turned off comments on his Twitter" more than two years before, in July 2020.
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2023-02-04): Elon Musk’s Twitter Files don’t mention, let alone "expose" Bill Gates — fact check - Social media posts claim Elon Musk’s Twitter Files "exposed" Bill Gates "so hard" that the Microsoft co-founder turned off comments on his tweets. But the Twitter Files, released in December 2022, don’t discuss Gates. And Gates turned off comments in July 2020. "Elon Musk EXPOSED Bill Gates in the latest twitter files so hard that he has now turned off comments on his Twitter," reads a claim circulating on social media in South Africa and elsewhere in January 2023. [...] 🚨 Elon Musk EXPOSED Bill Gates in the latest twitter files so hard that he has now turned off comments on his Twitter. pic.twitter.com/wcSljoVqS4 — Anti WEF (@ANTlWEF) January 16, 2023
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2022-04-25): Shortly after Tesla CEO Elon Musk reached a deal to purchase Twitter, a viral social media rumor took off that falsely claimed Musk, the world’s richest man, had immediately banned from the platform another man who once held that title: Bill Gates. "Damn Elon moves quick," said one widely shared tweet, which included a fake screenshot that purported to show an "account suspended" notice on Gates’ Twitter account, @BillGates. [...] Reuters, "Fact Check-Bill Gates not suspended from Twitter after Elon Musk deal to buy platform," April 26, 2022
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2022-06-05): Elon Musk feud with Bill Gates boils over to Twitter [...] Tesla CEO Elon Musk hit back at billionaire Bill Gates on Twitter after the Microsoft founder downplayed his attempt to short Tesla stocks Saturday. Gates made the comments during an interview with French YouTuber HugoDécrypte. Musk has recently accused Gates of not being serious about fighting climate change because he made a "half-billion dollar" bet against Tesla.
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2022-05-05): Bill Gates warns that Elon Musk could make misinformation on Twitter WORSE after his $44BN acquisition - and refuses to say if he shorted Tesla as billionaire owner suggested he did - On Wednesday Gates spoke at The Wall Street Journal's CEO Council Summit and was asked about Musk's potential impact on Twitter following his acquisition - Gates said that while Musk has a good track record, he could make the misinformation on the app worse - 'I have nothing but positive things to say about Elon, if he makes Twitter worse, I'll speak out about that, but I wouldn't assume that's what's going to happen' [...] Microsoft founder Bill Gates warned that his billionaire rival Elon Musk could potentially make Twitter a worse platform - and refused to say whether or not he shorted Tesla, as Musk has alleged. [...] Last month Musk dissed Gates' gut on Twitter posting a photo of the Microsoft mogul alongside Apple's controversial pregnant man emoji 'in case you need to kill a boner.'
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2024-09-08): Speak no evil: Claims Elon Musk said he was going to expose Bill Gates are satire [...] "Elon Musk is going to expose Bill Gates soon, says ‘he’s evil,’" read text in a Sept. 8 Threads post that showed images of Musk and Gates. [...] SpaceXMania, which claims to "bring you the freshest fake news," posted a story on its site Nov. 8 with this headline: "Breaking: Elon Musk exposes Bill Gates on X, says ‘he’s evil.’"
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Elon Musk’s Twitter is ‘stirring up’ digital polarisation, says Bill Gates was Dkr4188 now Dkr1999 for your first year, equivalent to Dkr166.58 per month. Make up your own mind. Build robust opinions with the FT’s trusted journalism. Take this offer before 24 October.
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2023-09-14): Kara Swisher Says ‘Go F*ck Yourself’ to Those Upset She Turned Off Her Comments After Elon Musk Bought Twitter Podcaster Kara Swisher revealed why she was forced to turn off comments on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, after Elon Musk took over — and delivered a blunt message to critics who are miffed by the decision. [...] "Let me just say to people once and for all — I have been on Twitter since 2007, I was there at the very beginning. Now, some 15 years later, I had to turn off comments after Elon took over, about six months in because I got called a bitch and a c*nt all the time and I don’t want to deal with it," Swisher explained.
Claim: purports Bill Gates turned off his Twitter comments after Elon Musk allegedly exposed him in the latest Twitter files (Post, 2023-01-17)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Attempted termination [edit]Edgett instructed employees not to share commentary on the purported cancellation; nonetheless, several Twitter employees posted humorous messages making light of the situation.[274] Tesla shares rose 2.11 percent in the hours after Musk's announcement.[275] Trump criticized Musk and called the acquisition "rotten",[276] which led to a protracted feud between the two.[277][278] With the exception of Trump, most conservatives sided with Musk, with former White House chief strategist Steve Bannon attacking Twitter for allegedly lying about the prevalence of its spambot accounts and Turning Point USA CEO Charlie Kirk musing that Musk may have been seeking to "expose" Twitter the whole time.[279] In an email sent to Twitter's employees in response to Zatko's complaint, Agrawal sharply rejected the claims and called them a "false narrative".[280] [...] - ^ Perrigo, Billy (April 14, 2022). "'The Idea Exposes His Naiveté.' Twitter Employees On Why Elon Musk Is Wrong About Free Speech". Time. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2022. [...] - ^ Fung, Brian (May 5, 2022). "Bill Gates doubts Musk's Twitter buy". CTV News. Archived from the original on May 5, 2022. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
Claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." (Viral Quote, 2020-04-01)
Evidence (2020-04-01): There is no record of Pelosi ever tweeting this statement. The tweet has been fabricated.
Claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." (Viral Quote, 2020-04-01)
Evidence (2017-12-29): In December 2017, an image purportedly showing an oddly spaced and strangely punctuated message posted to Twitter by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, expressing disgust with President Donald Trump's stance on a recently passed (and highly controversial) tax reform bill, received viral attention: It is this type of wide spread theft of public resources that keeps America from being great "Mr. President". [...] — Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) December 20, 2017
Claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." (Viral Quote, 2020-04-01)
Evidence (2024-08-28): Pelosi calls Trump 'domestic enemy' in new Jan 6 footage - Published [...] "I just feel sick what he did to the Capitol and to the country today," she said in the back of an SUV in the early hours of 7 January. "He's going to pay a price for that." [...] "I can't believe the stupidity of these people," Ms Pelosi said. "And I take full responsibility."
Claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." (Viral Quote, 2020-04-01)
Evidence (2019-10-17): Nancy Pelosi took Trump's tweet about her "meltdown" and made it her Twitter cover photo [...] This is not the first time Pelosi's contentious relationship with Mr. Trump has received the meme treatment. Pelosi's exaggerated clapping at the last State of the Union went viral, with photos of her gesture shared thousands of times. Mr. Trump refers to Senator Schumer and House Speaker Pelosi as "Chuck and Nancy," and has tweeted about them several times before. "Just left a meeting with Chuck and Nancy, a total waste of time," the president tweeted during the government shutdown in January.
Claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." (Viral Quote, 2020-04-01)
Evidence (2019-10-17): Trump and Pelosi: The 'meltdown' photo showing Washington divides - Published A photo of US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi confronting the President Donald Trump at a reportedly explosive White House meeting has become a symbol of the deep divisions in Washington. [...] Ms Pelosi - who has said it was Mr Trump that had the "meltdown" - hit back by proudly making the image her cover photo on both Twitter and Facebook.
Claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." (Viral Quote, 2020-04-01)
Evidence (2024-08-06): In her new book, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) revealed why she shredded a copy of former President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech four years ago. [...] Pelosi, then the lower chamber’s most powerful Democrat, said she shredded the speech because she was disgusted by Trump’s "lies." [...] Less than two months later, Pelosi took their deteriorated relationship public as she tore his State of the Union speech in front of the whole nation.
Claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." (Viral Quote, 2020-04-01)
Evidence (2022-01-07): House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Thursday reflected on her experience a year ago as the mob of Trump supporters violently breached the Capitol. [...] "It breaks your heart — it’s as if somebody in the White House dropped a bomb on the Congress of the United States," Pelosi said. [...] Pelosi continued: "So when we came back from the undisclosed location, And I saw my staff, I saw in their eyes something I had never seen before. The trauma, the fear of it all."
Claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." (Viral Quote, 2020-04-01)
Evidence (2019-12-05): House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had sharp words when she was asked whether she hates President Donald Trump after she told Democrats to begin drafting articles of impeachment against him on Thursday. [...] Following the press conference, Trump tweeted that Pelosi "just had a nervous fit." [...] Write to Mahita Gajanan at mahita.gajanan@time.com
Claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." (Viral Quote, 2020-04-01)
Evidence (2018-11-08): Like hand, foot, and mouth disease to a kindergarten classroom, House minority leader Nancy Pelosi has attracted quite a few falsely attributed quotes in recent years. One such tweeted forgery recently popped up again on Facebook. A screenshot of a tweet Pelosi supposedly sent out late last year has been posted with the claim, "I’m glad someone got a snapshot of this before deleting it." [...] No, Pelosi never tweeted that statement. 1) There’s no record of the tweet ever existing, 2) there is a watermark in the bottom right of the image for Tweeterino.com, a defunct site that allowed people to create parody tweets. (What’s worse than Twitter? Tweeterino, apparently.)
Claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." (Viral Quote, 2020-04-01)
Evidence (2018-10-03): Q: Did Nancy Pelosi say, "I am disgusted with ‘President’ Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn"? [...] The phony tweet says: "I am disgusted with ‘President’ Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn. It is this type of wide spread theft of public resources that keeps America from being great ‘Mr. President’." The fake tweet dates to Dec. 20, 2017, the day that Congress passed tax changes championed by President Donald Trump.
Claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." (Viral Quote, 2020-04-01)
Evidence (2024-06-10): Email exchange with Aaron Bennett, spokesperson for Rep. Nancy Pelosi, June 11, 2024 [...] YouTube, "Speaker Emerita Pelosi on MSNBC's Deadline: White House," June 10, 2024 [...] More by Sara Swann
Claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." (Viral Quote, 2020-04-01)
Evidence (2024-08-28): WASHINGTON — Hours after a mob of Donald Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol and assaulted dozens of police officers in an attempt to reach members of Congress, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., then the House speaker, referred to the then-president as "a domestic enemy." [...] The newly surfaced remarks go further than the public ones she made on Jan. 7, when she said Trump had "incited an armed insurrection against America" and "instigated" an attack that would "forever stain our nation’s history." [...] "I just feel sick about what he did to the Capitol and the country today," Pelosi says. "He’s got to pay a price for that."
Claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tweeted, "I am disgusted with 'President' Trump allowing people to keep more of the money they earn." (Viral Quote, 2020-04-01)
Evidence (2024-01-12): Pelosi says it's 'impossible' for Trump to be president again Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) explains to CNN's Phil Mattingly why she thinks it's "impossible" for former President Donald Trump to win the presidency again. [...] Liz Cheney blasted Trump at a Harris event. He responded on Fox News