Category: fallacy-and-truth

Truth: Social media posts misrepresented the actions of the participants and the reason they had gathered at City Hall Hundreds of Black immigrants assembled peacefully in City Hall Park during a hearing about racial inequities in New York’s shelter and immigrant support systems. They gathered there after it became clear that only around 100 people would be allowed into the hearing.… Continue reading Fallacy: Immigrants in the U.S. illegally on Tuesday stormed New York City Hall, demanding housing in luxury hotels rather than city shelters

Truth: De Niro was rehearsing a scene for his upcoming Netflix series “Zero Day,” which was filming on a street in New York City, a Netflix spokesperson told The Associated Press. His comments are part of the script and had nothing to do with the Israel-Hamas war or protests around it. False claims around the video… Continue reading Fallacy: Actor Robert De Niro was captured on video yelling at anti-Israel protesters in New York City

Truth: Freebies aplenty Paid mouthpiece, Scott Benton received gifts from the gambling industry worth £8,659, most of which was given between 17 June and 7 July 2021. In these few weeks the Gamesys Group treated Benton to hospiltality at the England v Czech Republic football match, while the Betting and Gaming Coucil gave him hospitality… Continue reading Fallacy: Tory MP Scott Benton defended the gambling industry in parliamentary debates and played down the detrimental impacts of gambling

Truth: The French Foreign Ministry said in a statement on X that France has not deployed troops to Ukraine, calling the claim “disinformation.” Reports of the deployment cited a May 3 blog post by Stephen Bryen, a deputy undersecretary for the Department of Defence during the Reagan administration. “France has sent its first troops officially to Ukraine,” the blog… Continue reading Fallacy: France sent troops to fight in the Russia-Ukraine war, inciting WW3