https://www.5newsonline.com/ KFSM Rss Feed https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/olympics-verify/shelly-ann-fraser-pryce-2024-paris-olympics-100-meter-semifinal-withdrawal-reason-fact-check/536-458fb019-d757-4cbe-b300-55a674d2a333 Rumors swirled on social media after the Jamaican sprinter withdrew from the 100-meter semifinal against Sha’Carri Richardson. olympics-verify sports-verify social-media news verify verify-tracking home 458fb019-d757-4cbe-b300-55a674d2a333 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 22:08:46 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/do-us-olympic-medals-have-to-pay-taxes-winnings-fact-check/536-712b7377-c36d-461e-baca-1a3a4c0770a1 Federal law exempts Olympic medalists from being taxed on their winnings if their annual incomes are under $1 million. High-earning athletes are still on the hook. verify news 712b7377-c36d-461e-baca-1a3a4c0770a1 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 21:51:25 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/elections-verify/ryan-reynolds-kamala-harris-shirt-image-fake/536-4feb7221-f84d-4bb6-9679-c8801e818fe2 The image of Ryan Reynolds appears to be created with artificial intelligence. Reynolds has not yet publicly endorsed a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. elections-verify news verify pop-culture verify-tracking home 4feb7221-f84d-4bb6-9679-c8801e818fe2 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 21:30:59 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/extreme-weather-verify/hurricane-season-facts-how-to-prepare-verify-fact-sheet/536-fa9a96f2-531e-4e13-a2b7-42aab7e6f20e VERIFY answers 5 of the top hurricane season questions, including what the five categories mean and whether insurance policies cover flood damage. extreme-weather-verify weather-verify fact-sheets-verify national-verify news verify verify-tracking home fa9a96f2-531e-4e13-a2b7-42aab7e6f20e Mon, 05 Aug 2024 19:38:28 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/immigration/no-the-biden-administration-does-not-have-an-open-border-policy-donald-trump-fact-check/536-ff0e6532-1b2c-4420-a076-9f8c41766acf Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the Biden administration has an open-border policy during a Q&A session at the NABJ Convention in Chicago. immigration national-verify joe-biden donald-trump kamala-harris news verify verify-tracking home ff0e6532-1b2c-4420-a076-9f8c41766acf Mon, 05 Aug 2024 19:37:50 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/social-security-verify/no-social-security-bonus-payment-august/536-6dc2dd7d-b3a1-4250-8f29-31054f01a032 Supplemental Security Income recipients will get a second payment in August. But it’s an advance for September – not a bonus payment. social-security-verify money-verify government-verify national-verify news verify verify-tracking home 6dc2dd7d-b3a1-4250-8f29-31054f01a032 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 19:00:22 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/kamala-harris/vice-president-harris-border-czar-claims-misleading-fact-check/536-1f49fa77-10b7-402b-aac5-acb9dd59018b Harris is not in charge of border security or immigration policy. She was tasked with addressing the root causes of migration from three Central American countries. kamala-harris immigration joe-biden donald-trump government-verify news national-verify verify verify-tracking home question-of-the-day 1f49fa77-10b7-402b-aac5-acb9dd59018b Mon, 05 Aug 2024 17:29:06 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/money-verify/yes-noncitizens-can-claim-lottery-prizes/536-9969f664-a2af-4317-95d2-07c6f62d0ea0 State lotteries say noncitizens are eligible to win lottery prizes as long as the tickets were bought in the U.S. money-verify news verify verify-tracking immigration home 9969f664-a2af-4317-95d2-07c6f62d0ea0 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 16:02:47 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/gigafact/no-president-joe-biden-has-not-let-in-nearly-1700-people-with-links-to-terrorism-gigafact/536-eccde678-3058-491d-9a78-005b0a36a961 Border Patrol has stopped and detained people on the federal terrorist watchlist around 1,700 times since Biden took office. But they weren’t “let in” to the U.S. gigafact immigration joe-biden national-verify news verify verify-tracking home eccde678-3058-491d-9a78-005b0a36a961 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:20:15 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/olympics-verify/samsung-did-not-withdraw-olympics-sponsorship-fact-check/536-1dcaf639-2589-4ff9-b388-a7e906937c76 False claims that Samsung withdrew its sponsorship from the Paris 2024 Olympics because of the Games’ “woke” agenda stem from satirical articles. olympics-verify news verify sports-verify verify-tracking home 1dcaf639-2589-4ff9-b388-a7e906937c76 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 22:00:23 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/ai/image-appearing-to-show-trump-with-shooter-thomas-matthew-crooks-is-ai-generated/536-61cdc463-a1c9-4726-b3e2-444342282781 An image claiming to prove Donald Trump had a connection with Thomas Crooks, the person who attempted to shoot him, is fake. ai donald-trump social-media verify verify-tracking news home 61cdc463-a1c9-4726-b3e2-444342282781 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 21:08:34 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/olympics-verify/puerto-rico-olympics-territories-countries-fact-check/536-41d732bd-fd12-4e38-945c-a64b567c2f77 Several U.S. and British territories compete in the Olympics on their own teams. We VERIFY why they can field teams even though they aren’t independent countries. olympics-verify news verify sports-verify national-verify world-verify verify-tracking home 41d732bd-fd12-4e38-945c-a64b567c2f77 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 20:20:08 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/weather-verify/heat-lightning-fact-check-false/536-58b00ee1-c208-45d1-a6bd-39f498c94867 “Heat lightning” isn’t any different from ordinary strikes or flashes of lightning. weather-verify environment-verify science-verify news verify verify-tracking home 58b00ee1-c208-45d1-a6bd-39f498c94867 Fri, 02 Aug 2024 14:16:33 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/elections-verify/trumps-claim-kamala-harris-did-not-pass-bar-exam-misleading/536-58ff74fa-b025-47d2-882e-45b718878666 Vice President Kamala Harris failed the bar exam, required to practice law, on her first attempt but passed on her second try. elections-verify news kamala-harris verify donald-trump national-verify verify-tracking government-verify home 58ff74fa-b025-47d2-882e-45b718878666 Thu, 01 Aug 2024 23:53:08 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/olympics-verify/yes-some-olympic-athletes-are-allowed-to-compete-for-a-country-other-than-the-one-they-live-in/536-9a141e5e-7a53-4985-8ade-2d6dfae5e83e Athletes with dual-citizenship can choose which country to represent, but they cannot switch countries within three years of the Olympic Games. olympics-verify news verify verify-tracking home 9a141e5e-7a53-4985-8ade-2d6dfae5e83e Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:54:19 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/health-verify/do-any-states-allow-after-birth-abortions-fact-check/536-dc72d98a-ce48-4a58-96af-c93090ae96e9 While speaking at the National Association of Black Journalists conference, Donald Trump repeated a false claim that some states allow infanticide. health-verify news verify donald-trump verify-tracking home dc72d98a-ce48-4a58-96af-c93090ae96e9 Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:27:28 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/wildfires-verify/pets-poor-dangerous-air-quality-wildfire-smoke-safety-cats-dogs-birds-fact-check/536-f4177941-46fb-4699-8e04-6d149963930e Poor air quality can irritate your pet’s eyes and respiratory tract. We VERIFY ways you can keep your pet safe from wildfire smoke inside and outside of your home. wildfires-verify pets-verify health-verify environment-verify verify verify-tracking home news f4177941-46fb-4699-8e04-6d149963930e Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:42:54 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/environment-verify/car-recirculation-button-air-quality-pollution-wildfire-smoke-fact-check/536-ddfd6eaf-f2ba-44dd-86eb-e0c3537320f4 The recirculation setting recycles the air in the cabin instead of pulling fresh air from outside, which can reduce the amount of pollution that gets inside the car. environment-verify health-verify wildfires-verify verify verify-tracking home news ddfd6eaf-f2ba-44dd-86eb-e0c3537320f4 Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:42:08 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/business-verify/no-netflix-did-not-donate-money-to-the-kamala-harris-presidential-campaign-fact-check/536-a3a15073-ac36-4574-99fe-691c4e286ec5 Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings made a personal donation of $7 million to a super PAC supporting Harris but the company itself did not. business-verify kamala-harris elections-verify money-verify news verify verify-tracking home a3a15073-ac36-4574-99fe-691c4e286ec5 Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:06:16 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/elections-verify/yes-georgia-launched-a-voter-registration-cancellation-website-fact-check/536-0fe200b5-93f7-4b23-b8e9-e582de8c605d Critics worry that bad actors could use the new web portal to cancel other people’s voter registrations without consent. elections-verify government-verify local-verify news verify verify-tracking home 0fe200b5-93f7-4b23-b8e9-e582de8c605d Thu, 01 Aug 2024 17:23:36 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/social-media/kamala-harris-campaign-ad-video-shared-by-elon-musk-is-manipulated-ai-fact-check/536-af978101-50d9-41eb-979b-43f9cdbab01e Elon Musk shared a manipulated parody video of a Kamala Harris campaign ad that uses generative AI to mimic the vice president’s voice. social-media kamala-harris elections-verify ai news verify verify-tracking home af978101-50d9-41eb-979b-43f9cdbab01e Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:01:24 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/social-media/tractor-trailer-king-cobras-did-not-spill-wyoming-highway/536-5b057b7e-e24d-4fd2-8d64-2d7c4d272104 “We would like to clarify that a commercial vehicle carrying cobras did NOT overturn on I-25 near Casper,” Wyoming State Highway Patrol says. social-media news verify verify-tracking home 5b057b7e-e24d-4fd2-8d64-2d7c4d272104 Wed, 31 Jul 2024 22:06:50 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/project-2025-verify/is-trump-behind-project-2025-fact-checking-what-hes-said/536-afd4420d-1f9b-442d-836b-8c5e78621b46 Former President Donald Trump has not publicly endorsed Project 2025 by name and has tried to distance himself from the plan. But he has multiple connections to it. project-2025-verify donald-trump elections-verify national-verify news verify verify-tracking home afd4420d-1f9b-442d-836b-8c5e78621b46 Wed, 31 Jul 2024 21:11:33 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/recalls-verify/yes-there-is-a-boars-head-deli-meat-recall-due-to-a-listeria-outbreak/536-97e42ddb-dfaf-4f49-82a0-9602c1046e6e Boar’s Head has recalled over 7 million pounds of deli meats tied to a listeria outbreak. Two people have died from the illness. recalls-verify news verify health-verify verify-tracking home 97e42ddb-dfaf-4f49-82a0-9602c1046e6e Wed, 31 Jul 2024 20:08:59 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/gigafact/no-antarctica-is-not-gaining-land-ice-gigafact-skeptical-science-fact-brief/536-6216bf77-025b-478d-9c6b-26158a5582bd While some parts of Antarctica are not losing ice, global warming is causing land ice on the continent to melt at a rapid pace. gigafact environment-verify world-verify news verify verify-tracking home 6216bf77-025b-478d-9c6b-26158a5582bd Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:34:32 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/olympics-verify/no-this-video-doesnt-show-christians-protesting-in-paris-over-the-olympic-opening-ceremony/536-71ef64eb-fd86-4fd9-a9a4-a3d2838ca286 A viral video clip is being shared with false claims that it shows Christian demonstrators protesting at the Olympics. It was taken at an unrelated event in May. olympics-verify world-verify news verify social-media verify-tracking home 71ef64eb-fd86-4fd9-a9a4-a3d2838ca286 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 21:46:57 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/olympics-verify/image-israeli-swimmers-bring-them-home-not-from-paris-2024-olympics/536-5f25fcff-c857-495b-8eba-3d6c5fb46ce9 An image that claims to show swimmers at the Paris Olympics calling for the release of hostages held by Hamas was actually taken in Israel in 2023. olympics-verify sports-verify social-media world-verify news verify verify-tracking home 5f25fcff-c857-495b-8eba-3d6c5fb46ce9 Tue, 30 Jul 2024 20:24:00 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/elections-verify/yes-vp-kamala-harris-can-certify-the-election-results-even-if-shes-a-presidential-candidate/536-6eb8fc15-c36f-4ca9-87c3-376a2e16442a The vice president can still oversee the counting of Electoral College votes if they are a presidential candidate. It’s happened multiple times throughout history. elections-verify kamala-harris government-verify national-verify news verify verify-tracking home 6eb8fc15-c36f-4ca9-87c3-376a2e16442a Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:33:19 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/technology-verify/google-trump-assassination-attempt-search-ban-autocomplete-fact-check/536-436c2077-1875-4ca2-87f3-10a559173cba Using Google to search the term “Trump assassination attempt” has never been blocked. However, it wasn’t showing up in autofilled search suggestions. technology-verify news verify donald-trump verify-tracking home 436c2077-1875-4ca2-87f3-10a559173cba Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:13:09 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/sports-verify/simone-biles-oldest-female-gymnast-us-olympic-team-72-years-fact-check/536-29805492-cc09-4e84-bb55-83074ea22d2c At 27, Simone Biles is the oldest female gymnast to compete on the U.S. Olympic team since gymnast Marie Margaret Hoesley in 1952. sports-verify news verify verify-tracking home 29805492-cc09-4e84-bb55-83074ea22d2c Tue, 30 Jul 2024 19:00:09 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/donald-trump/yes-trump-did-tell-an-audience-you-wont-have-to-vote-anymore-if-he-is-reelected/536-f2c2cca3-30ff-4ef1-9661-7f6be5120cbf Several VERIFY readers asked if the former president really told a group of Christian conservatives they wouldn’t have to vote anymore if he wins. That’s true. donald-trump elections-verify national-verify news verify verify-tracking home f2c2cca3-30ff-4ef1-9661-7f6be5120cbf Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:23:44 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/social-security-verify/ssi-ssdi-recipients-not-getting-2000-debit-cards/536-6686ef32-13b4-4d00-bd99-e7f1484a117d The false claims, which the Social Security Administration debunked, stem from unreliable websites that publish clickbait headlines. social-security-verify money-verify government-verify national-verify news verify verify-tracking home 6686ef32-13b4-4d00-bd99-e7f1484a117d Tue, 30 Jul 2024 16:44:16 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/olympics-verify/esports-olympic-games-paris-2024-saudi-arabia-2025/536-d9235bf7-33b6-4fb6-bf6b-ea10c8fb8c4e The IOC has created the Olympic Esports Games, which will be a separate Games held in 2025 and not part of the Summer or Winter Olympics. olympics-verify news verify sports-verify technology-verify verify-tracking home d9235bf7-33b6-4fb6-bf6b-ea10c8fb8c4e Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:46:34 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/project-2025-verify/starbucks-not-backing-project-2025-heritage-foundation-rnc/536-cac258ee-994f-4461-8e9d-b8e3087ff895 The false claims stem from Starbucks providing coffee to first responders at the RNC through a partnership with a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. project-2025-verify social-media money-verify business-verify national-verify news verify verify-tracking home cac258ee-994f-4461-8e9d-b8e3087ff895 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 19:42:06 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/project-2025-verify/project-2025-medicaid-medicare-cuts-changes-fact-check/536-5aacc9a1-53ee-4762-8cfe-3531c2f9af3f Project 2025 proposes cuts to Medicaid that could lead to some beneficiaries losing coverage and changes to Medicare that encourage private health coverage. project-2025-verify news verify medicare-verify government-verify money-verify health-verify verify-tracking home 5aacc9a1-53ee-4762-8cfe-3531c2f9af3f Mon, 29 Jul 2024 17:46:44 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/no-its-not-illegal-to-burn-the-american-flag/536-ea75b094-e563-4c00-ab22-ce534bc22574 The Supreme Court ruled in 1989 that burning the U.S. flag is a form of free speech protected by the First Amendment. government-verify national-verify news verify verify-tracking home ea75b094-e563-4c00-ab22-ce534bc22574 Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:04:03 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/elections-verify/kamala-harris-allowed-to-use-biden-campaign-funds-presidential-bid/536-4622b90e-4ce7-4a60-aacd-2ca2c7ab3c67 Harris is allowed to use the money Biden has raised for her presidential bid because the two of them share a campaign account, campaign finance experts say. elections-verify kamala-harris money-verify government-verify national-verify news verify verify-tracking home 4622b90e-4ce7-4a60-aacd-2ca2c7ab3c67 Fri, 26 Jul 2024 18:51:56 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/olympics-verify/paris-2024-olympics-cardboard-beds-not-anti-sex-fact-check/536-90bdbd97-abf3-4f5d-af9e-17bbe62783f1 The beds are made out of cardboard for sustainability purposes and will be recycled in France after the 2024 summer Olympics. olympics-verify sports-verify world-verify news verify verify-tracking home 90bdbd97-abf3-4f5d-af9e-17bbe62783f1 Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:38:44 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/pop-culture/no-beyonce-and-taylor-swift-are-not-hosting-a-joint-concert-for-kamala-harris/536-1a37c7f3-84e1-471f-9c8a-3a64762e141b Viral social media posts claimed the Grammy Award-winning artists were hosting a joint concert to fundraise for Harris’ presidential campaign. But that’s false. pop-culture kamala-harris elections-verify social-media news verify verify-tracking home 1a37c7f3-84e1-471f-9c8a-3a64762e141b Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:02:55 GMT https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/verify/environment-verify/yellowstone-volcano-eruption-hydrothermal-explosion-biscuit-basin/536-60779d16-63f6-494a-bfd8-d584f71adecc A hydrothermal explosion at Biscuit Basin led some to believe a massive volcano beneath Yellowstone National Park is set to erupt. Here’s why that’s false. environment-verify science-verify news verify verify-tracking home 60779d16-63f6-494a-bfd8-d584f71adecc Thu, 25 Jul 2024 19:38:33 GMT