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Fact Check: Plesiosaurs are dinosaurs
# Fact Check: "Plesiosaurs are dinosaurs" ## What We Know Plesiosaurs are a group of extinct marine reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era, specifically from the Early Jurassic to the Late Creta...
Fact Check: The Great Wall of China is visible from space
# Fact Check: "The Great Wall of China is visible from space" ## What We Know The claim that the Great Wall of China is visible from space has been a popular myth for many years. However, this assert...
Fact Check: Khamenei names three clerics as potential successors amid war crisis.
# Fact Check: "Khamenei names three clerics as potential successors amid war crisis." ## What We Know The claim that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has named three clerics as potential successors is currentl...
Fact Check: Iranian strikes have killed 24 people in Israel since retaliation began.
# Fact Check: "Iranian strikes have killed 24 people in Israel since retaliation began." ## What We Know The claim that "Iranian strikes have killed 24 people in Israel since retaliation began" is ba...
Fact Check: Over 250 political prisoners pardoned by Lukashenko to ease international isolation!
# Fact Check: "Over 250 political prisoners pardoned by Lukashenko to ease international isolation!" ## What We Know The claim that "over 250 political prisoners" were pardoned by Belarusian Presiden...
Fact Check: Syarhei Tsikhanouski freed after nearly five years in Belarusian jail!
# Fact Check: "Syarhei Tsikhanouski freed after nearly five years in Belarusian jail!" ## What We Know Syarhei Tsikhanouski, a prominent Belarusian opposition leader, was arrested in May 2020 after a...
Fact Check: PM invites Trump and Rubio to visit Pakistan.
# Fact Check: "PM invites Trump and Rubio to visit Pakistan" ## What We Know The claim that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif invited former President Donald Trump and Senator Marco Rubio to visit Pakist...
Fact Check: Only 13 out of 21 passengers survived the balloon disaster.
# Fact Check: "Only 13 out of 21 passengers survived the balloon disaster." ## What We Know The claim that "only 13 out of 21 passengers survived the balloon disaster" is inaccurate. In the tragic in...
Fact Check: 300 Haitian immigrants in Waupaca face immediate self-deportation.
# Fact Check: "300 Haitian immigrants in Waupaca face immediate self-deportation." ## What We Know The claim that "300 Haitian immigrants in Waupaca face immediate self-deportation" lacks credible ev...