Loreben Tuquero | PolitiFact
Loreben Tuquero is a reporter covering misinformation for PolitiFact.
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Accidental deaths ranked No. 1 for people ages 18 to 25 in 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Firearms were the "leading mechanism."
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration fired hundreds of employees at the end of February, including meteorologists. Experts and scientists expressed concern that these cuts will affect forecasting systems’ reliability and accuracy.
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PolitiFact's review of clips and photos used in the Lincoln Project’s ad shows it used real footage and photographs of former President Donald Trump. The clips were not generated using AI.
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There is wide consensus among climate scientists, scientific associations and institutions that climate change is real and primarily caused by humans burning fossil fuels. But several signatories were in other fields or were deceased.
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A deepfake video showing DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 presidential race was first shared by an X account that made it clear it was manipulated. But then another account shared the video without that same disclosure and said it was "breaking news."
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There is no proof that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was arrested July 25. He was in a car crash the same day but was uninjured.
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The message spoken in the ad accurately reflects what Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, but he did not speak those words himself.