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Scams
Have you received a threatening email asking for bitcoin payment with a photo of your home? It’s a scam
Scams
Have you received a threatening email asking for bitcoin payment with a photo of your home? It’s a scam
Pegasus spyware emails are a common extortion scam to get money from unsuspecting recipients.
Elections
Yes, Amazon Alexa gave reasons to vote for Harris but not Trump
An Amazon spokesperson says “an error that was quickly fixed” caused Alexa to respond differently to the two prompts.
Coronavirus
Viral chain message claiming COVID-19 apps can track phone contacts without their consent is misleading
Two apps once used for contact tracing during the COVID-19 pandemic are not being used to track a user’s phone contacts like a chain message claims.
Kamala Harris
No, Kamala Harris did not say X should be shut down
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared an old video out of context, falsely claiming Harris wants to ban X because of its owner, Elon Musk.
Kamala Harris
Yes, Kamala Harris’ campaign is editing news headlines in Google ads
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.
Social Security
Social Security number data breach: What we can VERIFY
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.
Technology
Yes, Trump’s assassination attempt wasn’t showing up in Google’s autocomplete
Using Google to search the term “Trump assassination attempt” has never been blocked. However, it wasn’t showing up in autofilled search suggestions.
Olympics
No, esports haven’t been added to the Olympic Games
The IOC has created the Olympic Esports Games, which will be a separate Games held in 2025 and not part of the Summer or Winter Olympics.
Social Media
Photo of a man claiming to be responsible for the CrowdStrike outage in viral social media posts is fake
The man who shared the images of himself said he used Photoshop and generative AI to make the pictures.
National
Las Vegas Sphere ‘blue screen of death’ image is fake
The Las Vegas Sphere, known for its elaborate graphics and visual effects, didn’t project the “blue screen of death” amid the global tech outage. This image is fake.
Social Security
Yes, it’s safe to use Login.gov to access Social Security accounts online
VERIFY readers asked if notifications about setting up accounts with a new website to access their Social Security accounts were legitimate.
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