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Crime
Chain message says calling 112 will verify an unmarked police car. That’s false.
Crime
No, if a person commits a crime wearing a wig made of donated hair, the donor can’t be implicated
Experts said it would be nearly impossible to link a wig worn during a crime to the original hair donor.
National
Yes, Ronald Reagan’s shooter is performing a sold-out concert this summer
John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981. More than 40 years later, he’s making music and has sold out a Brooklyn concert venue.
Ukraine
Prisoner of war photos can be a Geneva Convention violation — but not for civilians
The Geneva Conventions do not apply to civilians — but governments and military might violate them by broadcasting images of POWs.
Ukraine
No, the UN doesn’t have the authority to charge people with war crimes
International and domestic courts, including the International Criminal Court, can charge people with war crimes and prosecute them.
Crime
No, you can’t steal up to $950 worth of merchandise in California without consequence under Prop 47
Prop 47 reclassified theft offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, including shoplifting. It doesn’t mean people can steal up to $950 in goods without consequences.
Crime
No, there’s no evidence the Super Bowl is the biggest sex trafficking event in the world
Advocacy groups stress that human trafficking involves both labor and sex trafficking, and that it's a problem every day of the year.
Money
Yes, participating in a social media gift exchange can get you into legal trouble
A viral book exchange post shares many qualities of a pyramid scheme, and it’s also illegal to participate if you send something in the mail.
VERIFY
Fact-checking if robbers are handing out masks doused with chemicals as claimed in a bogus police bulletin.
Law enforcement agencies throughout the U.S. say they haven’t received any reports about people handing out chemical-doused masks.
Social Media
No, most sex trafficking victims are not kidnapped by strangers
Most trafficking victims are preyed upon by someone they know, and traffickers rarely take their victims by force.
Government
Jan. 6 one year later: Fact-checking three claims about the insurrection
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The VERIFY team investigated three claims from that day.
National
Yes, honking is illegal in New York City except in an emergency
Although the law is rarely enforced, drivers could be fined.
Crime
No, if a person commits a crime wearing a wig made of donated hair, the donor can’t be implicated
Experts said it would be nearly impossible to link a wig worn during a crime to the original hair donor.
National
Yes, Ronald Reagan’s shooter is performing a sold-out concert this summer
John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan in 1981. More than 40 years later, he’s making music and has sold out a Brooklyn concert venue.
Ukraine
Prisoner of war photos can be a Geneva Convention violation — but not for civilians
The Geneva Conventions do not apply to civilians — but governments and military might violate them by broadcasting images of POWs.
Ukraine
No, the UN doesn’t have the authority to charge people with war crimes
International and domestic courts, including the International Criminal Court, can charge people with war crimes and prosecute them.
Crime
No, you can’t steal up to $950 worth of merchandise in California without consequence under Prop 47
Prop 47 reclassified theft offenses from felonies to misdemeanors, including shoplifting. It doesn’t mean people can steal up to $950 in goods without consequences.
Crime
No, there’s no evidence the Super Bowl is the biggest sex trafficking event in the world
Advocacy groups stress that human trafficking involves both labor and sex trafficking, and that it's a problem every day of the year.
Money
Yes, participating in a social media gift exchange can get you into legal trouble
A viral book exchange post shares many qualities of a pyramid scheme, and it’s also illegal to participate if you send something in the mail.
VERIFY
Fact-checking if robbers are handing out masks doused with chemicals as claimed in a bogus police bulletin.
Law enforcement agencies throughout the U.S. say they haven’t received any reports about people handing out chemical-doused masks.
Social Media
No, most sex trafficking victims are not kidnapped by strangers
Most trafficking victims are preyed upon by someone they know, and traffickers rarely take their victims by force.
Government
Jan. 6 one year later: Fact-checking three claims about the insurrection
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The VERIFY team investigated three claims from that day.
National
Yes, honking is illegal in New York City except in an emergency
Although the law is rarely enforced, drivers could be fined.
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