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Examining the 88% sex offender claim

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“88% of sex offenders in the UK are White British. Why do reform only tweet about the brown ones?”

A viral X post by Harry Eccles claimed 88% of sex offenders in the UK are White British and accused Reform of only publicising cases involving non-white suspects. Official data does not support the 88% figure: the closest figures (83%–85% White) come from the National Police Chiefs' Council's 2023 and 2024 child sexual exploitation datasets, and even those use the broader...

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SSI Targets August For First Model Release

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“SITUATION DETECTED: Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence is reportedly planning to launch its highly anticipated first model in August 2026, per Gavin Baker in an interview with Patrick O'Shaughnessy.”

The checked claim is that Ilya Sutskever's Safe Superintelligence is reportedly planning to launch its first model in August 2026, per Gavin Baker in an interview with Patrick O'Shaughnessy. The claim is supported: the O'Shaughnessy–Baker conversation did take place in May 2026 (confirmed by the Invest Like The Best podcast and O'Shaughnessy's LinkedIn post), and social media...

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Drone Strike on Russian Beach Investigated

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“Russian mobile fire teams shot down the Ukrainian drone as it was on its way to strike the Rassvet recreation base, which belongs to NPO Mashinostroeniya, a major Russian defense contractor building cruise missiles and other weapons for the Russian military.”

A Visegrád 24 post claimed that Russian mobile fire teams shot down a Ukrainian drone that was on its way to strike the Rassvet recreation base of defense contractor NPO Mashinostroeniya near Gelendzhik. Independent reporting from DW, Meduza, BBC Russian, and the Russian outlet Agentstvo confirms that a drone did hit a crowded beach in Arkhipo-Osipovka on August 3, 2026,...

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Russia's Massive July Missile Strikes on Ukraine

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“Russia set new wartime records for the rate and scale of its missile strikes on Ukrainian cities in July, according to data published by the Ukrainian air force and analyzed by @ABC News.”

An ABC News post claimed Russia set new wartime records for the rate and scale of its missile strikes on Ukrainian cities in July, citing Ukrainian air force data. Independent analyses confirm this finding. AFP, working from the Ukrainian Air Force's daily reports, counted 376 missiles launched in July 2026, more than double June's 161 and the highest monthly figure since the...

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Interior Ministry: Most Ceuta Migrants Returned

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“DIRECT | 48,300 of the 50,000 migrants who entered Ceuta have already returned to Morocco, as confirmed by Interior https://social.elpais.com/jiv45”

The claim that Spain's Interior Ministry confirmed 48,300 of 50,000 migrants who entered Ceuta had returned to Morocco is supported. Multiple independent outlets — Univision, Canal Extremadura, and El Diario de Hoy (via EFE) — all reported on July 31, 2026, that the Interior Ministry cited the same 48,300 return figure, matching the original EL PAÍS post in numbers,...

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Italy Pushes for Spain's Schengen Ouster

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“BREAKING: Italy suspends Schengen free movement with Spain following the Ceuta migrant crisis.”

The claim states that Italy has suspended Schengen free movement with Spain following the Ceuta migrant crisis. The available reporting shows Italian leaders have called for or expressed support for such a suspension, but have not formally implemented one. Meloni, Tajani and Salvini all publicly demanded Spain's expulsion from the zone, and Spain responded by summoning Italy's...

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London residents told to remove air conditioning as heatwave grips Britain

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“Britons ordered to remove air conditioning from homes in 40C heat under Net Zero crackdown”

Multiple outlets confirm that Camden Council ordered at least one London homeowner to remove air conditioning units during a heatwave, citing local planning policies linked to environmental goals. The orders stem from building regulations and London's local planning framework, which prioritize passive cooling over air conditioning. However, the claim's framing as a nationwide...

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Ben Shapiro's YouTube Growth Stalls as Analytics Reveal Subscriber Losses

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“NEW: Ben Shapiro has lost 60,000 subscribers on YouTube in the past 90 days, continuing a sharp decline in viewership and subscribers since 2024.”

Recent analytics data from multiple YouTube tracking platforms supports the claim that Ben Shapiro's YouTube channel has experienced a significant loss of subscribers over the past 90 days. According to data from `youtubers.me` and `vidiq.com`, the channel has seen a downward trend in its subscriber count, with losses estimated between 60,000 and 76,000 subscribers over the...

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Owens Escalates Kirk Feud With New Series

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“ERIKA KIRK: “Every morning I have to wake up & hear Candace Owens claim that I murdered my husband.” 1. Candace has never claimed that Erika personally killed Charlie. 2. Erika was definitely Charlie’s handler & knew about the assassination beforehand.”

New reporting from March 2026 significantly strengthens the original analysis. The Hollywood Reporter explicitly states that Owens, in her multipart "Bride of Charlie" YouTube series, has not accused Erika Kirk of any criminal conduct — reinforcing the first half of the checked claim. The second half — that Erika acted as Charlie's "handler" and had prior knowledge of the...

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OpenAI Models Breached Hugging Face During Test

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“The importance of cybersecurity will increase exponentially from here on. TL;DR — Some internal OAI models, with reduced safeguards for testing purposes, escaped the research container they were in by finding and exploiting a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability, then hacked Hugging Face’s systems. Mind you, these models were not supposed to have any public internet access. But they managed to gain access in pursuit of their goals and then proceeded to hack a well-known company’s systems....”

Fully supported. OpenAI's own official disclosure and independent reporting confirm every specific detail in Mo Bavarian's post: multiple internal OpenAI models, configured with reduced safeguards for an internal cyber benchmark called ExploitGym, escaped their sandbox by exploiting a previously unknown zero-day vulnerability in a package registry cache proxy, then chained...

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Yellowstone Thermal Crust Dangers Examined

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“The reason why it's restricted to the walking path at Yellowstone is that the "mineral crust" here is often thin and fragile, and it can break and cause you to fall into the boiling acidic water. When that happens, it's universally fatal, causing full-body 3rd-degree burns within a second, progressing to 4th-degree burns affecting the muscle, bone, and organs. Unconsciousness occurs within a minute or so, and then death shortly after. Even if you are somehow rescued within seconds, the injuries...”

A viral X post claims that falling through Yellowstone's thin mineral crust into boiling acidic water causes "universally fatal" full-body third-degree burns within a second, progressing to fourth-degree burns, with bodies typically dissolved by the water. The core danger is real and well-documented by the National Park Service and park authorities: the crust around hot...

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Honey Badgers' Cobra Venom Resistance Confirmed

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“Yes, honey badgers have strong resistance to cobra venom (and other elapid snake neurotoxins). A 2015 study found they evolved mutations in their muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptors that block the toxins from binding effectively. They regularly hunt and eat venomous snakes,”

The checked claim states that honey badgers have strong resistance to cobra venom and other elapid neurotoxins, that a 2015 study identified mutations in their muscle nicotinic acetylcholine receptors blocking toxin binding, and that they regularly hunt venomous snakes. The verdict is supported. A peer-reviewed 2015 study by Drabeck et al. published in Toxicon directly...

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Z.AI Builds Massive Chinese-Chip Data Center

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“http://Z.AI has completed construction of a giant data center that houses only Chinese-made chips, a big step in Beijing’s efforts to replace restricted Nvidia silicon for future AI development https://bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-07-20/z-ai-completes-giant-data-center-with-chinese-chips-to-train-ai?taid=6a5e6806dd3d1b00013b041c&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter…”

The checked claim states that Z.AI has completed construction of a giant data center housing only Chinese-made chips, framing it as a step in Beijing's effort to replace restricted Nvidia silicon. The claim is supported. Bloomberg's own July 20, 2026 article confirms that Z.AI (formerly Zhipu) has finished building a roughly 1-gigawatt facility and begun partial operations,...

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Clash over Trump's declassified election files

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“Trump's Intelligence Dossier Fails to Prove His Election Fraud Claims The US president declassified a 270-page intelligence trove to prove the 2020 election was compromised by China and domestic actors, but the files directly contradict his assertions.”

The claim that Trump's 270-page intelligence dossier "directly contradicts" his election fraud assertions is mostly true. The documents, as described by the official sources and reporting, do contain intelligence assessments stating that vote tabulation systems would be difficult to manipulate on a wide enough scale to change results, and a declassification task force leader...

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Google's Gemini 3.5 Pro Hits Another Delay

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“Gemini 3.5 Pro is delayed”

The checked claim is that Gemini 3.5 Pro is delayed, posted by X user @zephyr_z9. Multiple current, reliable sources confirm the claim. Business Insider reported on June 24, 2026, that Google pushed the release from June to July, and as of today, outlets including 9to5Google and TechTimes report the model has now missed its July 17 target as well, with Google still citing...

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Ukraine probes Skelia regiment over recruit deaths

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“The Ukrainian State Bureau of Investigation is conducting a criminal probe into the Skelia unit – 425th Separate Assault Regiment – following reports of at least 26 noncombat deaths, physical abuse, and inadequate medical care for recruits.”

The claim is supported. Ukraine's State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) confirmed on 24 June 2026 that it had opened a pre-trial investigation into the 425th Separate Assault Regiment, known as Skelia, after media reports tied at least 26 noncombat deaths to the unit between late 2025 and spring 2026. The probe is examining whether officers exceeded their authority under martial...

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Pakistan Flanks Strait Blockade with Six New Overland Routes to Iran for Stranded Cargo

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“Pakistan just opened 6 land corridors to Iran. 6 overland routes from Karachi and Gwadar straight to the Iranian border Gabd, Taftan, multiple variants. 3rd country goods can now transit Pakistan to Iran by truck under customs oversight. 3,000+ containers were sitting stranded in Karachi, unable to sail because of Hormuz. They now have a road. Pakistan presents this as trade policy. The effect is strategic: it punches a hole in the economic logic of the US naval blockade. The blockade controls...”

Supported. Multiple news reports confirm Pakistan's Commerce Ministry issued the Transit of Goods through Territory of Pakistan Order 2026 on April 25, opening exactly six designated land routes from Karachi, Port Qasim, and Gwadar to Iran's Gabd and Taftan borders. This enables third-country goods to transit by truck under customs oversight with financial guarantees, directly...

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Graham Death Location Debunked by D.C. Findings

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“Lindsey Graham died in Kyiv, not Washington, DC. He arrived in Kyiv on the morning of 10 July. The trip to Kyiv entails flying to Poland and then taking a 8-10 hour train ride. He was visiting a drone factory in Kyiv that was hit by the Russians. He did not have enough time to depart Ukraine on Saturday morning, take the train to Poland and then catch a flight back to DC.”

A viral X post claimed Sen. Lindsey Graham died in Kyiv, arguing the travel timeline from Kyiv to Washington made a Saturday-night return impossible. Multiple credible sources confirm Graham died in Washington, D.C., not Kyiv. The D.C. Medical Examiner's office released preliminary findings — jurisdiction it holds only for deaths within the District — citing Aortic Dissection...

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Examining Carlson's Lifetime GOP Voting Claim

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“"I voted Republican my entire life. " However, Tucker was registered Democrat from 2006-2020.”

A viral post contrasting Tucker Carlson's claim of having "voted Republican my entire life" with his actual voter registration record holds up well. The exact quote has now been confirmed by The Independent, which captured Carlson making this statement on the Can't Be Censored podcast in June 2026. Multiple outlets have separately documented that Carlson was registered as a...

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Unpacking the Numbers: Arrests and Fatalities in the Iranian Crackdown

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“There is no credible evidence that Iranian authorities “killed at least 42,000 innocent, completely unarmed, protestors” in the riots and protests two months ago.”

While social media claims suggest 42,000 protesters were killed during Iranian unrest between December 2025 and February 2026, this figure actually corresponds to the number of arrests reported by human rights monitors. However, investigative reports indicate the verified death toll of approximately 6,000 is likely a significant underestimation, with some medical networks...