https://www.cbs8.com/ KFMB Rss Feed https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/kamala-harris/no-harris-campaign-did-not-place-craigslist-actors-needed-ad-for-arizona-rally/536-42011a47-af71-4070-904d-2e2ce901d334 Some posts claim Harris’ camp placed an ad to hire actors to attend a rally. The meme’s been online for years and has also been falsely associated with Trump. kamala-harris memes elections-verify national-verify verify verify-tracking news home 42011a47-af71-4070-904d-2e2ce901d334 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 21:06:05 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/kamala-harris/is-kamala-harris-editing-news-headlines-google-ads-fact-check/536-9f3c763a-4756-4ba0-8e8e-a2d2a31e576e Harris’ campaign has launched Google ads that link out to news outlets’ websites, but feature edited headlines with pro-Harris messages. Google says this is allowed. kamala-harris elections-verify national-verify technology-verify news verify verify-tracking home 9f3c763a-4756-4ba0-8e8e-a2d2a31e576e Fri, 16 Aug 2024 20:57:05 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/courts/yes-disney-is-arguing-a-wrongful-death-lawsuit-should-be-dropped-in-part-because-the-plaintiff-had-a-disney-account/536-f1b9c899-219c-4f99-bc86-326c02a1ba16 Disney’s legal team contends that customers agree to avoid lawsuits upon accepting its terms and conditions when creating a Disney+ account. courts business-verify news verify verify-tracking home f1b9c899-219c-4f99-bc86-326c02a1ba16 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 19:53:31 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/donald-trump/yes-donald-trumps-campaign-did-use-a-plane-once-owned-by-jeffrey-epstein/536-1ad16020-2133-40e8-8c33-e7740d5d9bfa Trump did charter a plane formerly owned by Epstein. But he didn’t buy it, and it wasn’t the one nicknamed “Lolita Express.” donald-trump news verify verify-tracking home question-of-the-day 1ad16020-2133-40e8-8c33-e7740d5d9bfa Fri, 16 Aug 2024 17:05:14 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/weather-verify/no-water-does-not-attract-lightning/536-c9cc20e2-41c0-4fe2-b16c-477487fc6397 While water doesn’t attract lightning, its ability to conduct electricity makes it dangerous to swim during a storm. weather-verify news verify verify-tracking home c9cc20e2-41c0-4fe2-b16c-477487fc6397 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:29:19 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/tim-walz-verify/does-tim-walz-have-138-million-net-worth-fact-check/536-44044804-827a-4979-8f71-d42e4a2b1f46 A satire account on Facebook falsely claimed that Minn. Gov. Tim Walz and his wife are worth $138 million, but the couple’s net worth is likely under $1 million. tim-walz-verify memes money-verify elections-verify news verify verify-tracking home 44044804-827a-4979-8f71-d42e4a2b1f46 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:11:08 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/social-security-verify/social-security-number-data-breach-what-we-can-verify/536-8770462a-3172-4ec2-9441-9f638e4e44ce Viral posts claim hackers may have stolen the personal data of nearly every American, including Social Security numbers and addresses. Here’s what we know. social-security-verify national-verify technology-verify news verify verify-tracking home 8770462a-3172-4ec2-9441-9f638e4e44ce Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:33:30 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/elections-verify/major-general-geoffrey-higginbotham-did-not-write-kamala-harris-article/536-965ce6df-ab0a-4177-bfc1-5369e9fb62b4 A fake editorial being shared on social media called ‘The History of Kamala Harris’ has been falsely attributed to a Marine Corps general. elections-verify news verify social-media national-verify government-verify kamala-harris verify-tracking home 965ce6df-ab0a-4177-bfc1-5369e9fb62b4 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 22:40:55 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/health-verify/mpox-global-public-health-emergency-outbreaks-what-to-know/536-7a552777-93c8-4771-a14b-ea4cad9ba802 VERIFY is answering some of the most common questions about mpox, including how it spreads and if smallpox vaccines will prevent the virus. health-verify fact-sheets-verify news world-verify verify verify-tracking home 7a552777-93c8-4771-a14b-ea4cad9ba802 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 22:14:34 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/no-federal-law-people-collecting-rainwater-united-states-fact-check/536-1ed6a646-6591-466a-916a-290a5ddc621f State rules differ on whether people can collect rainwater, but there is no federal law banning the practice. verify home 1ed6a646-6591-466a-916a-290a5ddc621f Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:46:11 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/weather-verify/heat-lightning-fact-check-false/536-58b00ee1-c208-45d1-a6bd-39f498c94867 “Heat lightning” isn’t any different from ordinary strikes or flashes of lightning. weather-verify environment-verify science-verify news verify verify-tracking home 58b00ee1-c208-45d1-a6bd-39f498c94867 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:27:20 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/donald-trump/did-trump-freeze-during-speech-montana-rally-fact-check/536-127d31cd-ab47-4fb4-839e-9b552a7f0425 Viral video clips that falsely claim to show Trump “freezing” during a Bozeman, Montana, rally are missing context. Here’s what actually happened. donald-trump social-media elections-verify national-verify news verify verify-tracking home 127d31cd-ab47-4fb4-839e-9b552a7f0425 Thu, 15 Aug 2024 14:08:40 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/politics/elections/did-jd-vance-say-women-should-stay-violent-marriages-fact-check/536-65e1a314-fcb2-4d34-ae46-0753b09e3849 Vance did not explicitly say women should stay in violent marriages. But he did say children suffer when parents get divorced, even if the marriages are violent. elections social-media news politics donald-trump national-verify verify verify-tracking jd-vance-verify home 65e1a314-fcb2-4d34-ae46-0753b09e3849 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 21:19:48 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/elections-verify/jd-vance-marines-military-service-record-fact-check/536-b3bfb88b-bdb3-4a48-82e1-4c7ebdd05c03 After JD Vance accused his opponent Tim Walz of “stolen valor,” many VERIFY readers asked us questions about Vance’s military service. Here’s what we found. elections-verify jd-vance-verify donald-trump national-verify news verify verify-tracking home b3bfb88b-bdb3-4a48-82e1-4c7ebdd05c03 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 20:35:37 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/donald-trump/trumps-plane-was-not-diverted-because-he-owes-the-bozeman-montana-airport-money/536-88cc2503-63a8-4ac9-b677-cace6d64a069 “There are no outstanding bills owed by either former President Trump or his campaign. The aircraft diverted due to mechanical reasons,” Bozeman Airport said. donald-trump money-verify elections-verify news verify verify-tracking national-verify home 88cc2503-63a8-4ac9-b677-cace6d64a069 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 20:04:03 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/settlements-verify/yes-there-is-a-cash-app-settlement-with-some-payments-up-to-2500/536-19813195-5be4-44be-a652-99fa6fae3c41 Cash App customers who were impacted by data breaches between 2018 and 2024 may be eligible for payments up to $2,500. We VERIFY who qualifies. settlements-verify news verify verify-tracking home 19813195-5be4-44be-a652-99fa6fae3c41 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:49:07 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/donald-trump/does-the-cybertruck-gift-to-trump-violate-campaign-finance-laws-that-needs-context/536-28f57886-22fe-4307-877d-b78d7f2bc8a0 Federal law limits how much people can contribute to a campaign, including non-monetary gifts. Here’s how that could apply to a Cybertruck gifted to Trump. donald-trump news verify elections-verify verify-tracking home 28f57886-22fe-4307-877d-b78d7f2bc8a0 Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:59:19 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/social-security-verify/no-donald-trump-does-not-currently-support-cutting-social-security/536-5188cbd6-0793-47ff-b353-91417315d832 Trump’s agenda explicitly calls for protecting entitlements including Social Security, despite claims from Kamala Harris and Tim Walz. social-security-verify news verify kamala-harris donald-trump elections-verify government-verify money-verify verify-tracking national-verify home 5188cbd6-0793-47ff-b353-91417315d832 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 22:53:34 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/elections-verify/no-political-candidates-are-not-guaranteed-equal-tv-ad-time/536-96dfb8eb-9bd2-4fb4-b50f-4009b9948bc4 X does not have to give Kamala Harris a similar live event as it gave to Donald Trump because equal time laws don’t apply to digital platforms. elections-verify news verify donald-trump kamala-harris government-verify national-verify verify-tracking home 96dfb8eb-9bd2-4fb4-b50f-4009b9948bc4 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 22:47:41 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/olympics-verify/will-breaking-be-in-2028-olympics-los-angeles-fact-check/536-64f718d1-f5bb-4125-bede-ba6af4ce4a9f Breaking won’t return for the 2028 Summer Olympics. But Australian b-girl Raygun’s performance in Paris didn’t lead to the sport’s removal, as some posts suggest. olympics-verify sports-verify social-media national-verify news verify verify-tracking home 64f718d1-f5bb-4125-bede-ba6af4ce4a9f Tue, 13 Aug 2024 20:10:12 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/elections-verify/tim-walz-national-guard-military-service-record-what-we-can-verify/536-6172c051-3cc6-4d1a-ae6f-ddc4b6c7cfb7 VERIFY answers questions about Tim Walz’s military service, including if he retired before his National Guard unit deployed to Iraq and whether he saw combat. elections-verify tim-walz-verify kamala-harris national-verify news verify verify-tracking home 6172c051-3cc6-4d1a-ae6f-ddc4b6c7cfb7 Tue, 13 Aug 2024 17:51:22 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/donald-trump/no-evidence-to-support-trumps-claim-that-image-from-harris-rally-is-fake/536-f484a59d-b193-4c13-b58b-8c437c3efa7c Several VERIFY readers asked us if an image from Kamala Harris and Tim Walz’s rally near Detroit were made with artificial intelligence, like Donald Trump claimed. donald-trump kamala-harris elections-verify tim-walz-verify verify verify-tracking news home f484a59d-b193-4c13-b58b-8c437c3efa7c Tue, 13 Aug 2024 17:35:40 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/olympics-verify/olympics-professional-athletes-allowed-not-amateur-only-fact-check/536-641e0455-e280-4b1c-abbf-016b10aea928 Professional athletes, like Lebron James, can compete at the Paris 2024 Olympics because the IOC does not forbid professional athletes anymore. olympics-verify sports-verify did-you-know verify verify-tracking news home 641e0455-e280-4b1c-abbf-016b10aea928 Mon, 12 Aug 2024 15:04:48 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/olympics-verify/algerian-boxer-imane-khelif-gender-identity-controversy-fact-check/536-4de08f05-1af5-4da7-971e-38fed8bcef19 There is no evidence to support claims that boxer Imane Khelif is a man or a transgender woman. Here's what we can VERIFY about the origins of the viral controversy. olympics-verify sports-verify national-verify news verify verify-tracking home 4de08f05-1af5-4da7-971e-38fed8bcef19 Fri, 09 Aug 2024 22:02:30 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/olympics-verify/yes-olympians-are-allowed-to-compete-after-testing-positive-for-covid-19-fact-check/536-edb0a26d-5fa2-4345-b13c-9f12f0bdd7ff There are no formal COVID-19 restrictions at the 2024 Paris Olympics. This means athletes with COVID-19 can participate in Olympic events if they wish. olympics-verify coronavirus-verify health-verify sports-verify news verify verify-tracking home edb0a26d-5fa2-4345-b13c-9f12f0bdd7ff Fri, 09 Aug 2024 20:03:49 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/gigafact/tim-walz-did-not-suggest-he-wanted-to-give-ladders-to-migrants-trying-to-enter-the-us-illegally/536-f54e0c4c-a5ac-4ab4-bb70-7cae260079ef Following a recent CNN interview, viral posts falsely claimed Minn. Gov. Tim Walz wanted to invest in a “ladder factory” to help migrants illegally enter the U.S. gigafact immigration tim-walz-verify news verify verify-tracking home f54e0c4c-a5ac-4ab4-bb70-7cae260079ef Fri, 09 Aug 2024 14:30:10 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/tim-walz-minnesota-public-schools-bathrooms-tampons-period-products-law-tampontim-fact-check/536-0892fdf5-6030-41ee-9168-1e9141aa7a86 The bill’s sponsor said “the vast majority” of the period products will be used in girls’ bathrooms but the law’s text is gender-neutral to accommodate all students. government-verify education-verify tim-walz-verify social-media local-verify news verify verify-tracking home 0892fdf5-6030-41ee-9168-1e9141aa7a86 Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:08:20 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/pop-culture/viral-post-claiming-to-show-woman-demanding-refund-for-taylor-swifts-vienna-concert-is-five-years-old/536-6c36d9f1-a649-48b5-82b7-2424752f51fe Three sold-out Eras Tour shows in Vienna were canceled due to terror attack threats. A video of a woman demanding a refund is not related to Taylor Swift. pop-culture world-verify social-media verify verify-tracking news home 6c36d9f1-a649-48b5-82b7-2424752f51fe Thu, 08 Aug 2024 20:04:59 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/no-tim-walz-did-not-choose-a-new-minnesota-flag-because-it-resembles-the-flag-of-somalia/536-0c7c9831-f7b0-441f-a979-f3978d450177 Minnesota did pick a new flag in 2023 but Tim Walz was not involved in the selection process. Any similarities to the Somali flag are unintentional. government-verify social-media tim-walz-verify local-verify verify verify-tracking news home 0c7c9831-f7b0-441f-a979-f3978d450177 Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:46:11 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/elections-verify/post-falsely-claims-tim-walz-is-no-longer-minnesotas-governor/536-07aa0a57-88e2-49f5-8f6b-d0c0a79ade2c Some states require elected officials to resign before running for another office. That's not the case with Minnesota, despite claims Walz stepped down. elections-verify news tim-walz-verify verify verify-tracking home 07aa0a57-88e2-49f5-8f6b-d0c0a79ade2c Wed, 07 Aug 2024 22:27:24 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/extreme-weather-verify/hurricane-deaths-excessive-rainfall-debby/536-a4c5159b-b2df-4c2b-b901-133ae282a5f2 Hurricane Debby is stalling off the Georgia and Carolina coasts as a tropical storm for several days. The area could see potentially deadly rainfall totals. extreme-weather-verify weather-verify environment-verify verify verify-tracking news home a4c5159b-b2df-4c2b-b901-133ae282a5f2 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:41:27 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/kamala-harris/vice-president-harris-border-czar-claims-misleading-fact-check/536-1f49fa77-10b7-402b-aac5-acb9dd59018b Harris is not in charge of border security or immigration policy. She was tasked with addressing the root causes of migration from three Central American countries. kamala-harris immigration joe-biden donald-trump government-verify news national-verify verify verify-tracking home 1f49fa77-10b7-402b-aac5-acb9dd59018b Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:02:56 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/elections-verify/yes-georgia-launched-a-voter-registration-cancellation-website-fact-check/536-0fe200b5-93f7-4b23-b8e9-e582de8c605d Critics worry that bad actors could use the new web portal to cancel other people’s voter registrations without consent. elections-verify government-verify local-verify news verify verify-tracking home 0fe200b5-93f7-4b23-b8e9-e582de8c605d Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:57:13 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/coronavirus-verify/cdc-has-not-issued-new-covid-health-advisory-xbb-subvariant/536-d2b7f909-43c2-4bf4-8a40-ce8b9d5db31a Several VERIFY readers asked us to look into Facebook posts claiming to show a CDC advisory about the XBB subvariant of COVID-19. Here’s what we found. coronavirus-verify health-verify national-verify news verify verify-tracking home d2b7f909-43c2-4bf4-8a40-ce8b9d5db31a Wed, 07 Aug 2024 19:12:22 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/olympics-verify/olympic-gold-medals-real-solid-paris-2024-fact-check/536-673f93fd-b0b5-4d6b-ae62-202115c8d2d3 The gold medals at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games are actually made of gold-plated silver. olympics-verify sports-verify did-you-know news verify verify-tracking home 673f93fd-b0b5-4d6b-ae62-202115c8d2d3 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 18:16:25 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/elections-verify/what-happens-if-someone-votes-early-but-dies-before-election-day/536-072041c7-5bb0-4e54-8418-5e98802c4dc1 Whether election officials count absentee, early voting or mail-in ballots cast by a person who later dies varies by state. elections-verify national-verify government-verify news verify verify-tracking home 072041c7-5bb0-4e54-8418-5e98802c4dc1 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 14:25:13 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/scams-verify/photo-of-a-missing-elderly-woman-holding-a-yoda-toy-is-part-of-a-bait-and-switch-scam/536-a97be681-beb3-4552-8033-d4c8086b1ef3 Facebook posts share the same image of an elderly woman with a Yoda toy, but each claims she was found in different places, including Texas, Arizona and Italy. scams-verify social-media news verify verify-tracking home a97be681-beb3-4552-8033-d4c8086b1ef3 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 22:03:28 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/donald-trump/no-trump-did-not-deploy-national-guard-to-violent-2020-protests-in-minneapolis/536-11a20043-7df6-4e9c-9dd0-6bfa01dd1746 Records show that Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz activated the National Guard during the unrest following George Floyd's murder, not former President Trump. donald-trump news verify elections-verify national-verify home 11a20043-7df6-4e9c-9dd0-6bfa01dd1746 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 20:54:46 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/health-verify/do-any-states-allow-after-birth-abortions-fact-check/536-dc72d98a-ce48-4a58-96af-c93090ae96e9 While speaking at the National Association of Black Journalists conference, Donald Trump repeated a false claim that some states allow infanticide. health-verify news verify donald-trump verify-tracking home dc72d98a-ce48-4a58-96af-c93090ae96e9 Tue, 06 Aug 2024 18:49:03 GMT https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/verify/olympics-verify/shelly-ann-fraser-pryce-2024-paris-olympics-100-meter-semifinal-withdrawal-reason-fact-check/536-458fb019-d757-4cbe-b300-55a674d2a333 Rumors swirled on social media after the Jamaican sprinter withdrew from the 100-meter semifinal against Sha’Carri Richardson. olympics-verify sports-verify social-media news verify verify-tracking home 458fb019-d757-4cbe-b300-55a674d2a333 Mon, 05 Aug 2024 22:08:46 GMT