copenlu/druid huggingface dataset:
Claim: Biden going to declare and activate the Selective Service Act and begins drafting 20 years old to war!! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-20)
Evidence (2024-09-30): Structure and operation [edit]The Selective Service System is an independent federal agency within the Executive Branch of the federal government of the United States. The director of the Selective Service System reports directly to the president of the United States.[92] Starting on the day of the inauguration of President Joe Biden, the Selective Service System was under an acting director following the departure of the previous director, Don Benton, and pending the nomination and confirmation of a new permanent director.[93][94] [...] - All parts of the Selective Service System are activated: The agency activates and orders its state directors and Reserve Force officers to report for duty. [...] Should all dates be used, the Selective Service will first conscript men at the age of 20, then 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 19, and 18. Once all dates are paired, the dates will be sent to Selective Service System's Data Management Center.[99]
Claim: Biden going to declare and activate the Selective Service Act and begins drafting 20 years old to war!! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-20)
Evidence (2023-03-22): "The military selective service system hasn’t been used to draft Americans in decades — I hope it stays that way," Houlahan said in a statement. "But should our nation face a catastrophe so large we need to activate our selective service system, we must be ready to have all hands on deck. That includes women." [...] If Congress and the president were to suddenly reinstate a military draft today, the Selective Service System would conduct a lottery to determine who is drafted — prioritizing the 20-25 age group, according to the agency. [...] It wasn’t until the Civil War in the 1860s when Congress gave President Abraham Lincoln authority to require the registration of all able-bodied men between the ages of 20 and 45. The Confederacy also passed its own conscription law, requiring all White men — and later slaves — between 17 and 50 to serve for three years.
Claim: Biden going to declare and activate the Selective Service Act and begins drafting 20 years old to war!! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-20)
Evidence (2024-06-16): While it hasn’t been invoked in over half a century, it’s mandatory for all male U.S. citizens to register for the selective service, also known as the military draft, when they turn 18. Failure to register is classified as a felony and comes with a host of legal challenges. [...] According to the Selective Service, if a draft were held today, those who are 20 years old -- or turning 20 during the year in which the numbers are drawn -- would be the first to go. Beginning Jan. 1 of the year an eligible male turns 21, he would drop into the second priority category, and men born the following year would move into the priority group one. Each succeeding year, a draft eligible man drops into the next lower priority group until he has reached his 26th birthday, at which time he is over the age of liability for the draft. [...] First, the president and Congress would need to authorize the draft. Then, Selective Service activates and orders all personnel to report for duty. Afterward, a publicly attended, nationally televised and live-streamed lottery is conducted. You can learn more about the process here.
Claim: Biden going to declare and activate the Selective Service Act and begins drafting 20 years old to war!! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-20)
Evidence (2023-10-17): As President Joe Biden threw U.S. support behind Israel in its war with Hamas, a viral TikTok this week suggested that women could be drafted into the U.S. military. Despite no announcement from the White House or Biden, the expletive-ridden video has been viewed millions of times in the past few days, rejecting plans allegedly being made to legislate for female conscription. A TikTok by user nationalmechanicsgroup, aka John Robinson, posted on October 13, 2023, and since viewed 5.9 million times, suggested that the U.S. was going to begin drafting women into the military.
Claim: Biden going to declare and activate the Selective Service Act and begins drafting 20 years old to war!! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-20)
Evidence (2023-10-15): In an Oct. 15 Facebook video, Biden appears to say, "Invoke the Selective Service Act, as is my authority as President. Remember, you’re not sending your sons and daughters to war. You’re sending them to freedom." [...] The original video in full was posted Feb. 27 by the conservative Canadian publication The Post Millennial. Its caption read, "AI imagines what would happen if Biden declares and activates the Selective Service Act and begins drafting 20 years old to war." [...] It then shifts to commentary by Jack Posobiec, a conservative pundit affiliated with Turning Point USA: "That was an AI, I don’t wanna say recreation but maybe a pre-creation, a pre-creation of President Biden designed and scripted by our producers here for the show of what could happen if President Biden were to declare and activate the Selective Service Act and begin drafting 20-year-olds here in the United States."
Claim: Biden going to declare and activate the Selective Service Act and begins drafting 20 years old to war!! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-20)
Evidence (2023-10-19): In the clip, which starts mid-sentence, Biden can be heard announcing plans to "invoke the Selective Service Act, as is my authority as president." [...] The X post's caption identifies it as fabricated, stating, "AI imagines what would happen if Biden declares and activates the Selective Service Act and begins drafting 20 years old (sic) to war." [...] Biden does not have the unilateral power to call for a military draft, according to the Selective Service System, which maintains the list of U.S. citizens who would be eligible for it. Congress also must authorize it, according to the agency.
Claim: Biden going to declare and activate the Selective Service Act and begins drafting 20 years old to war!! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-20)
Evidence (2023-03-23): Jack Posobiec, a right-wing activist known for promoting the Pizzagate conspiracy theory, recently created a fake video of President Biden announcing a draft to send American soldiers to Ukraine. AI imagines what would happen if Biden declares and activates the Selective Service Act and begins drafting 20 years old to war pic.twitter.com/896Htrtteu — The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) February 27, 2023
Claim: Biden going to declare and activate the Selective Service Act and begins drafting 20 years old to war!! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-20)
Evidence (2023-03-04): "Breaking: Biden calls for national draft. Men and women are being selected to fight in Ukraine. Biden: The recommended way forward will be to invoke the Selective Service Act, as is my authority as President," read the message with an image of Biden supposedly making the address. [...] "That was an AI Chat. I don't want to say recreation, but maybe a pre-creation of President Biden, designed and scripted by our producers here for the show of what could happen if President Biden were to declare and activate the Selective Service Act, begin drafting 20-year-olds here in the United States," the man is heard saying on the video. [...] Sharing the video The Post Millennial had said, "AI imagines what would happen if Biden declares and activates the Select Services Act and begins drafting 20 yers old to war."
Claim: Biden going to declare and activate the Selective Service Act and begins drafting 20 years old to war!! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-20)
Evidence (2017-05-18): To implement a draft, Congress and the president must authorize one. Congress passes legislation that the president then signs. In order to initiate a draft, the government needs to know who is eligible to be called up.[5] This is typically a segment of the population comprised of men between the ages of 18 and 35. The Selective Service System was enacted in its earliest form in 1917 and has been resurrected, modified, and used throughout the 20th century, as needed, to create and maintain a registry of potential draftees in the event the country needs to mobilize for large-scale war.[6]
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-10-25): Fact crescendo found that the claim made along the video is False. Canada has not banned RSS. The viral video shows the CEO of the National Council for Canadian Muslims making some demands. He has no connection to the Canadian government.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-09-25): A video has gone viral in which a man speaks of banning the RSS in Canada. CHENNAI: Amid the rising tension between Canada and India over the murder of pro-Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a video has gone viral in which a man speaks of banning the RSS in Canada. [...] He is not linked to the Canadian government. The claim that the Canadian government has banned the RSS is false.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-09-22): A user named Vinita Jain posted a video on X and wrote, "The Canadian government has banned RSS." [...] According to the report- NCMM and WSO have demanded the Trudeau government to ban RSS in Canada. Therefore, the viral video is not of any government representative, but of Stephen Brown, CEO of NCCM. The decision to ban RSS has not been taken by the Government of Canada. Moreover, This demand has been made by the National Council of Canadian Muslims and the World Sikh Organization of Canada. Therefore the claims of social media users are misleading.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-09-23): RSFC (Team Mohali)- A Video Clip is going viral on social media platforms. In this video, a man can be seen confronting audience about Banning RSS Organization in Canada amid Diplomatic tensions between India and Canada. Now users are claiming that Canadian Government made this announcement. Facebook page "Tuhadi Awaaz Paris to" shared the clip and wrote, "RSS Banned In Canada" [...] By starting our investigation, we first started with Keyword search to find authentic reports about Banning RSS in Canada. However, we didn't found any authentic report.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-12-19): Meta's news ban in Canada remains as Online News Act goes into effect - Published [...] Bill C-18, officially called the Online News Act, was introduced by Canada as a way to "enhance fairness" for news publishers by carving out way for them to be compensated by tech giants. It applies to companies that operate social media platforms or search engine websites in Canada - where news is often shared and disseminated - and that have a total global revenue of more than C$1bn in a calendar year.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-09-20): Brazen calls for ban on RSS in Canada, threats to Indo-Canadian Hindus... Trudeau claims embolden Khalistanis Sikh extremists have been emboldened, leading to calls for banning the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Canada, expelling diplomats, and halting economic trade negotiations with India. Additionally, threats have been issued to Indo-Canadian Hindus [...] He further goes on to say, "This is an attempt to detract from the crimes that are being committed against minorities, both in India and now in Canada. So the government of Canada needs to do everything in its power to protect Canadian citizens. That starts with banning the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) in Canada, expelling the diplomats and recalling ours, and also ceasing economic trade negotiations with India."
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-09-22): Amid the ongoing diplomatic rift, a video is going viral on social media with the claim that the Canadian government has banned Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu nationalist outfit and the parent organization of India's reigning Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In the video going viral, a man is seen presenting his case for four points of action, the last of which demands an immediate ban on RSS and removal of its agents from Canada under the provisions listed in the country's criminal code. While sharing this video on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, social media users have claimed that the Canadian government has issued an order to ban RSS with immediate effect and the agents of the organization to leave Canada (see archive versions here, here, here, here and here). [...] The claim that the Canadian government has banned RSS is false because Canada has not issued such an order. The person seen in the viral video is not a Canadian official but the CEO of a non-profit organization named NCCM. Therefore, we mark the viral claim false.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-09-25): Canada has not banned RSS – viral claim is false [...] A video of a person sharing the demand to ban RSS with the media is going viral. The words written on the viral video is Canada bans RSS with immediate effect and also remove it agents from Canada and he says, "Together with the WSO, we today demand the immediate ban of the RSS organization and the expulsion of its activists from Canada subject to criminal prosecution."The video is being circulated with the caption, "Canada bans Rss in CANADA and removed all ties with INDIA. #viral video #indvscanada #khalistan #rss" [...] Fact crescendo found that the claim made along the video is False. Canada has not banned RSS. The viral video shows the CEO of the National Council for Canadian Muslims making some demands. He has no connection to the Canadian government.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-09-24): Amid the diplomatic tension between Canada and India after the row over the killing Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Pro-Khalistani leader in Canada, a video has gone viral on social media claiming that the Canadian government has banned the Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS), a right-wing organisation in India. [...] A general search on Google revealed no such statement by the Canadian government to the effect that the RSS was banned in Canada. So, the claim that the Canadian government has banned the RSS is false. Claim: Canadian Government has banned RSS.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-10-05): Canadian government has banned RSS and has issued orders to its workers to leave Canada. pic.twitter.com/A0iOWIaxtW— Ashfaq Hassan (@BrigAshfaqHasan) September 23, 2023 [...] "This is called Nation State. Canadian government has banned RSS and has issued orders to its workers to leave Canada," the X video’s caption purports. The video has been viewed over 5,000 times. The video purports to show a Canadian government official discussing the ban. [...] Likewise, Check Your Fact found no credible news reports suggesting the Canadian government had banned RSS and issued orders to its workers to leave Canada. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also has not publicly announced the purported ban via his website or verified social media accounts.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-09-25): With India-Canada ties at a historic low after Justin Trudeau accused Indian agents of involvement in the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, tensions have been high and new developments coming in every other day. Claims, counter claims circulating on social media, some true, others fake, are also stirring confusion.In their midst, a video recently went viral on the internet which shows a man, speaking from a podium, saying Canada should evict the Indian ambassador, stall trade between the two nations, and ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). [...] In their midst, a video recently went viral on the internet which shows a man, speaking from a podium, saying Canada should evict the Indian ambassador, stall trade between the two nations, and ban the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The video was shared on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption: "RSS banned in Canada." and then went to detail a conspiracy theory.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-03-01): Toronto (March 1, 2023): Today, as Canadian officials begin meetings at the G20 Summit hosted by India, the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) and the World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) launch a major report—The RSS Network in Canada—that looks at the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), its supremacist ideology, and its influence network in Canada. [...] The RSS purports to represent all Hindus and Hinduism, a vast and heterogeneous world religion that encompasses over a billion adherents. The RSS is politicizing the religion into an ideology that marginalizes India’s minority groups. This matters to Canada. The RSS network of groups has long been at work as part of Canadian society to organize the Indo-Canadian diaspora, and even to interfere in Canadian institutions and communities. [...] "The story this report uncovers becomes even more important as Canada engages India, run by life-long RSS member PM Narendra Modi, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), one of the RSS’s main political arms," shares the WSO’s Jaskaran Sandhu. "As our elected officials land in India for the G20 Summit and contemplate further ties with India through the Indo-Pacific Strategy, Canadians deserve to understand the dangerous exclusionary and discriminatory ideas that the RSS stands for, and which its network, including the BJP, acts upon."
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2011-07-06): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Network in Canada [...] Yet the RSS has only grown in influence as the BJP dominates India’s politics. Through organizations that engage in humanitarian, community, education, and political work, the RSS has been spreading its ideologies across the world, including into Canada. [...] The National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM) and the World Sikh Organization (WSO) tackle this question in a report on the RSS network in Canada. The report traces RSS-affiliated groups in Canada and the permeation of RSS ideology in our civil society.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-09-25): Amidst ongoing diplomatic tensions between Canada and India, a video has been circulating on social media claiming that Canada has banned the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). Through this fact-check article, we aim to probe the authenticity of this claim. Claim: A video shows a Canadian official declaring a ban on RSS in Canada. [...] We also searched the website of the Canadian Ministry of External Affairs to see if any official announcement was made on the ban of RSS, which did not yield any credible information as of today, i.e. 22 September 2023. There are also no news reports to back this claim.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2010-01-01): Canada has banned nanotechnology in organic food production. An amendment was added to Canada's national organic rules banning nanotechnology as a 'Prohibited Substance or Method.' The section lists substances or techniques that are prohibited in organic food production, including genetic engineering, synthetic pesticides, irradiation, and cloned animals, among others. [...] Canada joins several other countries that have either banned or proposed a ban on nanotechnology in organic including the United Kingdom's Soil Association, Biological Farmers of Australia, and Austrian organic certifier Austria Bio Garantie. The US-based Organic Crop Improvement Association has added a clause in their organic standard to regulate the use of nanotechnology.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2024-01-18): Days after 14 gurdwara management committees banned the entry of Indian officials in Canada's Ontario, 96 gurdwaras in the United States have resolved to ban the entry of Indian officials. [...] The ban is also applicable for RSS and Shiv Sena members, the report adds. [...] Further frustrating to India is that these occurrences evolved even after months of groundwork to pacify a section of Canada’s pro-Khalistani elements. India initiated a menu of measures: Pruning of a blacklist, giving visas to some who were earlier on a prohibited list or had arrived in Canada as refugees, back-channel talks with some Canadian Khalistanis, while diplomats made forays into gurdwaras once considered bastions of separatism.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-09-23): A video of a man speaking about banning the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Canada amidst diplomatic tensions with India is viral online with a false claim that the Canadian government is set to ban the Hindu organisation. [...] An X user shared the clip with a caption claiming, "RSS ban in Canada, RSS will be banned in India (too) after 2024 elections." [...] We further searched for any notification on the website of Canada's Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding a ban on RSS and found that it did not exist. We also ran a search for any related statements made by Justin Trudeau and Canada's Foregin Minister Mélanie Joly and did not find any results.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2023-09-21): A video showing a man speaking about banning Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in Canada is going viral on social media to claim that the Canadian government made this announcement. [...] Banning the RSS under the listing provisions under the Criminal Code and removal of its agents from Canada. [...] Conclusion: The video does not show a Canadian government official demanding a ban on the RSS.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2018-12-21): The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)’s goal is to safeguard the Iranian regime against internal and external threats. It is a key part of Iran’s security and intelligence community, controls Iran’s ballistic missile and unmanned aerial vehicle arsenal, conducts overseas operations, and is Iran’s main link to its regional proxies (collectively known as the "Axis of Resistance"), including Canadian-designated terrorist entities such as Hizballah and Hamas. IRGC forces are comprised of IRGC-Ground Forces, IRGC-Navy, IRGC-Aerospace Force, the Basij Forces, the Al-Qods Force (IRGC-QF, listed on Canada’s Terrorist Entities List since 2012), as well as a counter intelligence directorate and representatives of the Supreme Leader of Iran. The IRGC is heavily involved in commercial and business activities in Iran, controlling multiple commercial entities and wielding influence across a wide range of sectors within the Iranian economy. The profits from these activities are used to support the full range of the IRGC’s illicit operations, including support for terrorism. With the knowledge, support, and direction of the Iranian regime, the IRGC has knowingly carried out terrorist acts utilizing its intelligence organization and the IRGC-QF, and has knowingly acted in association with listed terrorist entities, such as IRGC-QF, Hizballah, Hamas, and Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2009-01-13): View all Health Canada RSS Feeds Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) invites you to subscribe to the Pesticides and Pest Management RSS feed.
Claim: Canada Has Banned RSS ! (Social Media Users, 2023-10-25)
Evidence (2014-10-22): It's a group many believe to be a shadowy and violent Hindu organisation with umbilical ties to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). [...] Established in 1925, the RSS (also known as the Sangh) has been banned three times in post-Independence India. [...] The RSS used this opportunity to build alliances with anti-Congress forces and spread its political influence.