Four brave officers were taken in the line of duty this week. The Tunnel to Towers Foundation will honor their sacrifice by providing mortgage-free homes to their families.
The organization is based in NY and was founded following 9/11. They told me they called the families of
NO - Wisconsin has not reported more votes than people who are registered to vote.
Wisconsin has 3,684,726 registered voters.
They've reported about 3,239,977 so far.
Stop sharing these false claims!
7-year-old Ayden: "In Charlotte? Steph Curry?...this is the best day ever."
Steph: "You know what's crazy? I'm from here."
Ayden: "Wait what?!...How's your career in the NBA?"
Steph: "It's amazing. Learned everything I learned about the game from here. In Charlotte."
@CLTgov
The procession to honor Ofc. Eyer has begun.
Pipe bands led the Caisson carrying his casket from CMPD Headquarters down the street towards the First Baptist Church.
@WBTV_News
"Plandemic" is disinformation.
It uses multiple false or misleading claims to push a narrative about COVID-19.
The video doesn't provide any sources and the "expert" is presented as a victim of censorship by the "minions of big pharma."
The facts tell a different story. (1)
The Officers and trainees alone fill an entire city block standing about six people across.
A true show of the department standing with their fallen brother.
@WBTV_News
Multiple pipe bands and bagpipers from across the region are warming up. You wanna listen to this clip.
I spoke to one member who drove down from VA last night. Said he’s playing with folks from NC, SC, VA and more.
Said traveling here for Ofc. Eyer’s funeral is one of the
No, "Every election year" DOES NOT have a disease.
We fact-checked so you don't have to.
The post cherry-picks data and rounds the years to make it seem like a political thing. Outbreaks of some sort happen every year.
#Verify
NCTA Caisson Unit has arrived at
@CMPD
headquarters. The horses will pull a military wagon carrying the casket of Officer Joshua Eyers from here down to First Baptist Charlotte.
We will have live coverage
@WBTV_News
FALSE/Misleading CLAIM: "This week, the CDC quietly updated the Covid number to admit that only 6% of all the deaths recorded actually died from Covid."
Lots to unpack here. Bottom line: No, the CDC did not 'admit' only 6% of deaths were due to COVID.
Let's go further: (1/)
This is
@TEGNA
putting their words into action.
Journalists from all 50+ stations across the country are gathered in DC learning from
@firstdraftnews
about Identifying and stopping disinformation.
This is so important as we get close to the election! (And it’s my happy place)
Police procession for Ofc. Ayer is moving through Charlotte.
Folks from around the community have lined up to watch and honor the fallen hero.
They’re on the way to Sharon Memorial Park
@WBTV_News
"CDC recommends men shave their beards to protect against coronavirus."
Not exactly. It's from a 2017 blog during "no-shave November."
It's advice about which beards block respirators. The CDC has not said anything about shaving beards for this Coronavirus.(At least not yet.)
NO, this video does not show a woman fabricating ballots or any other fraud.
It's a zoomed clip of a PA worker transcribing damaged ballots onto new forms so they don't get thrown out.
Zoom out to see:
-a coworker checking her
-poll observers at the ends of the table (1/3)
Disclaimer: I am the "VERIFY" journalist for
@TEGNA
, but I can't help with getting social media accounts verified.
"VERIFY" lets me pull resources from 50+ news stations across the country.
But, unfortunately, none of us can give you a blue check mark!
We're working non-stop to VERIFY all the claims flying around and we'll always be straightforward about what's true and what's false.
Let's also keep focus on these key facts right now.
We keep getting asked why we're not using a different photo of the Austin Bomber - one where he's holding a gun and looks older.
We're not running the photo because it's not Mark Conddit.
Check our verify and send more questions our way
@KVUE
To all my friends and colleagues in D.C. right now: Thank you for the amazing and brave reporting today. Be safe and know you've got a ton of journalists looking up to you right now.
Thrilled to publicly announce that I’m now working for
@CLTgov
as a Multimedia Journalist.
It’s been just about a year since I left the news and fact-checking world, and after a few dips into marketing, I’m ecstatic to now be in Public Service and creating more content.
She’s got skills y’all!
@hayleyorrantia
doesn’t just act in
@TheGoldbergsABC
, she’s also a singer!
She’s taking a break from LA and Nashville to come home to TX and you can see her here in ATX tonight.
More
@KVUE
We VERIFIED two highly shared claims:
-Yes, the VP can invoke the 25th Amendment but it's never happened and it's not supposed to be used for political reasons.
-Yes, this is the first time the Capitol has been seized since 1814.
This is a VERIFY request on behalf of a viewer's grandson.
And yes, we will absolutely find how Mr. and Mrs. Klaus are doing right now.
Anyone have good contacts up north?
This is a deck of cards where all 52 have a cold case in Rhode Island on them.
The detective behind them hands them out everywhere including prisons to see if anyone knows more about these cases. What a cool idea!
Learned a lot here
@CrimeConHQ
Haven’t been home in more than a week and my dog sitter(Mom) sends me a pic of my boy.
(Yes I have a chihuahua mix and yes, he’s adorable.)
#motivationtogethome
NO-These 8 states did not have more votes than registered voters.
Another blatantly FALSE representation of registered voters in these states.
The turnout # is also calculated differently in some states.
I charted the real #'s in 2nd pic. Links here:
CMPD officers are beginning to line up. Procession should start in the next half hour.
Officers, first responders and family will escort the Caisson carrying Ofc. Eyer’s casket from CMPD HQ down to the First Baptist Church.
More on
@WBTV_News
Back from a week furlough and ready to do some fact-checking!
Please shoot me a DM or just tag me here if you've got something for us to look into for you!
No, Tech companies are not violating the First Amendment when they block people.
"Congress shall not..."
Congress is the key word here. The First Amendment only applies to the government, not private companies.
No, H.R. 6666 (TRACE act) does NOT:
✖️Require mandatory vaccinations ✖️
✖️Allow Gov't to test you in your house✖️
✖️Let Gov't separate families for quarantine✖️
The bill is only five pages long and worth the read! (1)
Has anyone else typed/read the word 'inauguration' so much in recent days that it no longer looks like a real word and you have to meticulously spell check it every time?
Just me?
I may have failed as a fact-checker. My own parents - my flesh and blood - were bamboozled by the NASA Broom Balancing BS.
Where did I go wrong?!
At least they got the dogs involved.
People...please stop the brooms!!They’re just normal brooms and you’re good at balancing.
Here
@FCN2go
and Verifying claims about Dorian.
Wanted to get ahead of a few fake photos we see posted in almost every hurricane.
All of these are fake and there will be more.
Here's some tools to help identify these.
#FCNStorm
(1)
@WBTV_News
It’s been about 20-25 minutes since we reported the procession coming by us on air.
Folks, it’s still going. And there are more cars as far as the eye can see.
Truly amazing show of support from fellow law enforcement.
@WBTV_News
If you're going to compare magazine covers, it's probably better to pull the covers from the same time period.
Nov. 2020
@TIME
features the projected President-elect and VP-elect.
Nov. 2016 TIME features the projected President-elect and VP-elect.
Let's stop the narratives.
April Fool's Day is over. It's now International
#FactCheckingDay
I'm proud to be on
@TEGNA
's
#VERIFY
team & thankful
@TEGNA
values facts & verification.
Thanks to all who've sent us questions/claims.
We're stronger when everyone takes an active role in finding the truth.
Hey rest of America, in Minneapolis they stuff burgers with cheese.
What is wrong with the rest of us?! They’re living in the year 2475 over here while we’re all stuck in 2019 with our normal burgers.
I’ll never forget you “Jucy Lucy.”
“Is Steph Curry in Charlotte?” One of these kiddos asked as he walked into the Gov center
@CLTgov
“I’m from Charlotte,” Steph answered… “learned everything I know here.”
@StephenCurry30
It's great to be skeptical about apps like FaceApp that you put on your phones.
But cherry-picked information without context and fear-inducing claims without evidence are things you should also be skeptical of.
So, here are the facts:
#verify
@TEGNA
"CDC recommends men shave their beards to protect against coronavirus."
Not exactly. It's from a 2017 blog during "no-shave November."
It's advice about which beards block respirators. The CDC has not said anything about shaving beards for this Coronavirus.(At least not yet.)
Did President Trump delete tweets after the shootings? No.
Did ICE check citizenship papers as families reunified after the shooting? No.
Did the El Paso Shooter spell out "Trump" with guns? He shared the image but didn't make it.
Keep sending claims and we'll keep verifying!
The UDO - or Unified Development Ordinance was passed by
@CLTgov
Council Members last night.
Here's a look at what the UDO is and how it's going to help the City in the coming decades.
(No paper was harmed in the making of this video)
Personal moment - very cool to say reporting live
@WeddingtonHSNC
today.
I graduated Weddington almost 15 years ago and it’s the place I learned to love public speaking and writing. Very cool to be back today reporting at the station I watched back then.
@WBTV_News
I got to spend my day filming a whole fleet of
@ThePinkRobotCLT
s. Look for a great story later this week about
@tiny_mile
and their local sponsorships with
@CharlotteFC
and more.
In a full circle moment, I just started as a reporter at the place that started my interest in journalism.
@WBTV_News
was the station we watched growing up and I am honored to now work with the journalists I’ve admired for so long.
It's good to be back in journalism!
NO, you can't gargle Salt Water & Vinegar to stop the Coronavirus.
This is a wacky claim that's spreading more than it should.
There's no evidence it helps anything other than a sore throat.
There was a similar False claim about saline nose spray. See WHO response below.
Officers are lined up outside CMPD HQ and across the street from a memorial to fallen officers. A plaque for Ofc Eyer and the other law enforcement who lost their lives are set up.
Procession should be starting in the next 15.
@WBTV_News