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Tom Norton

@tomsnorton

Fact Check Reporter at Newsweek. Formerly Full Fact, Health Service Journal and Nottingham Post. Sleeps in spare time. Views my own. [email protected].

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Russia's Ministry of Defence was linked to a video this week seemingly encouraging new conscripts to join the army so they could pee on NATO equipment. The truth of what happened is far less clear newsweek.com/fact-check-did…

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Newsweek has spoken to Israel-based influencer Hannah Abutbul, recently accused of pretending to be a al-Shifa nurse in a video that continues to be spread across social media newsweek.com/israeli-influe…

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After the USS Carney repelled fire from Houthi militants, a spokesman for the rebel Yemeni movement claimed he was speaking on behalf of the country's armed forces. Here's why that's misleading: newsweek.com/yemeni-video-u…

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A rumor spread online this week suggested Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus are leaving the U.S. if Trump wins the 2024 Presidential Election. Neither have expressed that desire, as Newsweek discovered newsweek.com/fact-check-did…

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A video of Russian children singing dreams of "making bombs" when they grow up was spread widely on social media this week. Newsweek has verified its authenticity. newsweek.com/fact-check-did…

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Florida student Jack Sweeney, who has been tracking Taylor Swift's private plane, faced claims of hypocrisy after a photo of him on a jet was shared online. Newsweek has corroborated Sweeney's response that the photo was not taken in flight. newsweek.com/fact-check-pho…

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Donald Trump said in a Super Tuesday speech at Mar a Lago that he helped build 571 miles of wall along the Mexican border. As Newsweek found, he's off by 113 miles and 81 percent of what was built wasn't new newsweek.com/fact-check-don…

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Trump also claimed during his Super Tuesday speech that there "could be 15 million people" who have crossed the U.S. Southern border. There is no evidence of this newsweek.com/fact-check-don…

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Ashleigh Merchant told a Georgia state Senate committee that Fani Willis had a meeting with Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of Willis' Trump indictment Newsweek found it was, in fact, a party where Willis was one of 456 guests newsweek.com/fani-willis-ka…

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Following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, a "911 call" from a "survivor" of the tragedy was heard by millions on TikTok. Newsweek has debunked this shameless and fake message. newsweek.com/baltimore-brid…

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Disheartening that even in her first rally Kamala Harris shared some misleading and speculative claims newsweek.com/kamala-harris-…

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Trump's appearance at the NABJ was marked by dubious and inflammatory claims, Fact Checked by Newsweek as it happened newsweek.com/trump-talk-nat…

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This is not true. Keep an eye out for messages like this. There's plenty of misleading information about Walthamstow right now. How do I know? I was getting noodles on Hoe St when this message was sent. The only thing popping off was my taste buds. Shout out Tonkotsu.

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Trump shared an AI-generated picture of Kamala Harris this week. This gesture may have a significant impact on the integrity of the 2024 election and beyond. newsweek.com/donald-trump-k…

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Newsweek’s exhaustive Fact Check of Kamala Harris’s DNC acceptance speech is now online, debunking attacks on Trump and exploring her career in detail newsweek.com/kamala-harris-…

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The Kamala Harris campaign continues to argue Donald Trump will shepherd Project 2025 if he's elected, but the Dems' latest claim that he's "blessed" the controversial right-wing paper is not what it seems newsweek.com/fact-check-did…

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Kamala Harris and Tim Walz had their first joint interview on CNN last night. Newsweek Fact Check has scrutinized their claims on immigration, the economy, jobs, fracking and more newsweek.com/kamla-harris-t…

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Both Tim Walz and JD Vance shared misleading and false comments during Tuesday's vice presidential debate, as debunked by Newsweek newsweek.com/tim-walz-jd-va…