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Money
Yes, the Plaid class action settlement notice is real
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Fact-checking if Facebook is banning posts containing the Lord’s Prayer.
A chain message from 2020 claiming Facebook is banning a Christian prayer has resurfaced on the site — and it’s still not true.
Technology
Yes, 5G can interfere with airplanes, but it’s unclear whether it will cause ‘harmful interference’
The FAA has raised concerns about the impact 5G expansion nationwide could have on airplane equipment.
Technology
No, Walmart’s virtual reality shopping experience is not part of Facebook’s ‘metaverse’
A video with over 4 million views shows what virtual reality shopping at Walmart would be like. The video is from 2017 and isn’t part of Facebook's “metaverse."
VERIFY
Fact-checking if 5G can interfere with airplanes.
The FAA has raised concerns about the impact 5G expansion nationwide could have on airplane equipment.
Coronavirus
No, there are no plant-based COVID-19 vaccines currently available for the public
GlaxoSmithKline and Canadian biotech giant Medicago reported their plant-based vaccine hit 75% efficacy against the delta variant.
Business
Yes, a Bill Gates-owned company is planning to build a nuclear power plant in Wyoming
TerraPower, which was co-founded by Bill Gates, recently selected a Wyoming site to demonstrate its first-of-a-kind Natrium nuclear reactor.
Technology
Yes, people can use AirTags to track you without your knowledge
Apple launched its AirTag product, a small chip that can help people track lost items, in 2021. But it’s already being used to track people without their knowledge.
VERIFY
Fact-checking if someone else’s AirTag can track your location without your knowledge.
Apple launched its AirTag product, a small chip that can help people track lost items, in 2021. But it’s already being used to track people without their knowledge.
Social Media
No, a post to your profile will not stop Facebook from collecting and sharing your data
An old chain message telling users to repost it to legally protect their data from Facebook has resurfaced. It has never changed how Facebook handles user data.
Technology
No, AirPods don't transmit dangerously high electromagnetic or radiofrequency waves
AirPods expose users to electromagnetic waves far below the FCC’s limit, which all wireless devices in the U.S. must follow.
Social Media
No, you shouldn’t update your voicemail when lost or stranded
A call to 911 or a text message to family is more likely to get through a weak signal and use less phone battery than a voicemail would.
VERIFY
Fact-checking if Facebook is banning posts containing the Lord’s Prayer.
A chain message from 2020 claiming Facebook is banning a Christian prayer has resurfaced on the site — and it’s still not true.
Technology
Yes, 5G can interfere with airplanes, but it’s unclear whether it will cause ‘harmful interference’
The FAA has raised concerns about the impact 5G expansion nationwide could have on airplane equipment.
Technology
No, Walmart’s virtual reality shopping experience is not part of Facebook’s ‘metaverse’
A video with over 4 million views shows what virtual reality shopping at Walmart would be like. The video is from 2017 and isn’t part of Facebook's “metaverse."
VERIFY
Fact-checking if 5G can interfere with airplanes.
The FAA has raised concerns about the impact 5G expansion nationwide could have on airplane equipment.
Coronavirus
No, there are no plant-based COVID-19 vaccines currently available for the public
GlaxoSmithKline and Canadian biotech giant Medicago reported their plant-based vaccine hit 75% efficacy against the delta variant.
Business
Yes, a Bill Gates-owned company is planning to build a nuclear power plant in Wyoming
TerraPower, which was co-founded by Bill Gates, recently selected a Wyoming site to demonstrate its first-of-a-kind Natrium nuclear reactor.
Technology
Yes, people can use AirTags to track you without your knowledge
Apple launched its AirTag product, a small chip that can help people track lost items, in 2021. But it’s already being used to track people without their knowledge.
VERIFY
Fact-checking if someone else’s AirTag can track your location without your knowledge.
Apple launched its AirTag product, a small chip that can help people track lost items, in 2021. But it’s already being used to track people without their knowledge.
Social Media
No, a post to your profile will not stop Facebook from collecting and sharing your data
An old chain message telling users to repost it to legally protect their data from Facebook has resurfaced. It has never changed how Facebook handles user data.
Technology
No, AirPods don't transmit dangerously high electromagnetic or radiofrequency waves
AirPods expose users to electromagnetic waves far below the FCC’s limit, which all wireless devices in the U.S. must follow.
Social Media
No, you shouldn’t update your voicemail when lost or stranded
A call to 911 or a text message to family is more likely to get through a weak signal and use less phone battery than a voicemail would.
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