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Maria Briceno

Maria Briceno

Author at PolitiFact at PolitiFact

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    Recent Articles

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    Are tech companies using your private data to train AI models? Here’s what we know

    Social media users are warning about the use of private data by tech companies such as Google, LinkedIn and Meta to train their AI models. We sought clarity. Here’s what we learned.
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    Are the White House projects under Trump and Obama similar?

    Donald Trump is not the first U.S. president to undertake White House construction. But Trump supporters who point to Obama-era changes as a point of comparison are overlooking key differences.
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    These clips don’t show Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica; they show weat...

    Social media users posted videos and said they show Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica. But some of these clips are from other locations and were posted online before Melissa made landfall.
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    This video isn’t of ‘No Kings’ protest in the UK; it’s AI

    Social media users shared a video of what they said was a “No Kings” protest in the United Kingdom as if it were real. In addition to having an AI watermark, it had other inconsistencies, such as people without arms and legs.
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    Can Trump designate antifa as a ‘major terrorist organization?’ Her...

    President Donald Trump said he will be designating antifa as a “major terrorist organization,” but national security experts say he lacks authority to do so. There is no legal process to label domestic groups as terrorist organizations.
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    What are B1-visas some had at Hyundai plant in Georgia?

    Immigration agents detained hundreds of workers at a Hyundai manufacturing plant, some who entered the United States under a visa waiver program or had a B-1 visa. Here’s what’s allowed under those programs.
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    The U.S. attack against a Venezuelan ‘drug carrying boat’ raises le...

    The U.S. military recently attacked and destroyed a boat from Venezuela that the U.S. says was used by the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua for drug smuggling. The incident has raised questions about the strike’s legality.
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    Chicago isn’t using salt trucks to block ICE operations

    This isn’t a secret plot: Chicago salt trucks aren’t trying to stop ICE operations in the city. A Department of Streets and Sanitation spokesperson said they were out for public safety related to a planned protest and the Taste of Chicago.
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    That cover of Melania Trump on Vanity Fair is fake

    Don’t be fooled: Vanity Fair did not feature first lady Melania Trump as a queen on the cover of its September issue.
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    Viral videos spread flimsy Alligator Alcatraz ‘incinerators’ rumor

    Viral TikTok videos spread a rumor that Alligator Alcatraz was installing “incinerators” at the immigration detention facility. A federal spokesperson decried the rumor’s implied comparison to the Holocaust as “disgusting.”
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    FEMA funding and ‘Alligator Alcatraz’: What to know

    Florida is building a new immigration detention center in the Everglades region. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will partly fund “Alligator Alcatraz,” but federal officials said the funding comes from a migrant relief program separate from disaster relief funds.
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    Fire video isn’t from Israel-Iran war; it’s from England

    A video shared on social media doesn’t show a fire ignited by an Iranian missile attack in Israel. The fire footage is from April at an abandoned college in England.
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    Rep. Waters didn’t say LA protesters should get citizenship

    As government officials speak about the Los Angeles protests against immigration raids, a statement from Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., was taken out of context. She did not say the U.S. should grant citizenship to every ‘undocumented’ in the protests, she asked for consideration of immigrants’ cases in general.
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    ‘Free Palestine’ Ben & Jerry’s ice cream tubs are not real

    Viral images of Ben & Jerry’s “free Palestine” ice cream tubs aren’t real. The images were made with ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot.
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    President Donald Trump begins process for reinstating Remain in Mex...

    On his first day in office, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to reinstate the  Migrant Protection P
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    Fact-checking video of Macron: White object is not cocaine

    Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones said a video showed European leaders Emmanuel Macron, Friedrich Merz and Keir Starmer “caught” with a bag of cocaine. A digital forensics expert and the official X account for the French presidency said the item was a tissue.
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    What does Real ID mean for noncitizen travel in the US?

    Can noncitizens get a Real ID? PolitiFact answers key questions about the new ID required for domestic travel and the alternatives for those who don’t have one.
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    Q&A: Florida’s move to ban fluoride

    Florida could become the second U.S. state to ban fluoride, the mineral that prevents cavities and tooth decay, from tap water. Here’s what to know.
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    How spin and falsehoods propelled Trump's immigration crackdown in ...

    False narratives propelled President Donald Trump’s immigration policy during his first 100 days in office. His rhetoric about immigrants invading and driving up crime in the U.S. laid the groundwork for deportations and challenging constitutional norms.
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    No, Canada didn’t ‘shut down’ Tesla

    Canada and the U.S. are feuding over auto tariffs, but the sale of Teslas and other American vehicles is still happening
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    Supermercados no piden a inmigrantes ID para compras básicas

    ¿Los inmigrantes ahora necesitan una identificación para comprar en los supermercados, como dice un video en TikTok? El