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Twitter must give Elon Musk data from just one bot checker, under judge rules | world news
Twitter Inc. has been ordered to hand over files from its former head of consumer products to Elon Musk on the spam and bot accounts the billionaire cited to seek to drop his $44 billion purchase of the company . But a judge at the…
Learn how to create a website status checker in Python
If you often find yourself scraping data from websites, you should probably consider automating the process. Sometimes called “web scraping,” the process is common for sites that don't provide formal APIs or feeds. Of course, you won't…
Fact Checker: Did Grassley Take $1.4 Million From The Pharma Industry?
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, retired Navy Admiral Mike Franken, addresses supporters June 7 at an Iowa primary comeback watch party in Des Moines.…
Fact checker: Iowa GOP Chairman says Dem Kevin Kinney votes in ‘lockdown stage’ with…
Iowa Republican Party Chairman Jeff Kaufmann answers a question during The Gazette's Iowa Ideas conference on October 3, 2019 in Cedar Rapids. Fact…
India’s top court orders bail for chief fact-checker
NEW DELHI: India's Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release on bail of a detained journalist who was one of the first to highlight controversial remarks about Islam by an official of the country's ruling party.
Mohammed…
Chubby Checker will perform at the NY State Fair | Entertainment
The citizen staff
Rock-'n'-roll legend Chubby Checker returns to the New York State Fair to "twist again" when the 80-year-old entertainer performs on the Chevy…
New website checker launched to fight online fraud
A new website verification tool has been launched to help users confirm if a site is legitimate before visiting it.Internet security group Get Safe Online worked with fraud prevention service Cifas to create the tool, which allows users to…
Who is AltNews co-founder, fact-checker Mohammad Zubair and why was he arrested? – Edexlive
In a time when it is difficult to distinguish between what is fake news and what is not, fact checkers have emerged who do it for us. One such fact checker is Mohammad Zubair, co-founder of AltNews, a nonprofit fact-checking website.…
Retraction Watch Introduces “Hacked Log Checker”
From a blog post about the retraction watch:
Hacked journals imitate legitimate journals by adopting their titles, ISSN and other metadata. Usually pirated journals mirror legitimate journals without the permission of the original…
Fact Checker: Does Finkenauer support abortion until birth?
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley speaks with supporters before filing his candidacy for re-election on March 4 at the office of…
Fact Checker: Do School Vouchers Save Money and Improve School Performance?
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks to supporters March 11 during a campaign event for his re-election at the Kirkwood Center hotel in Cedar Rapids. (Geoff…
Fact checker Snopes says some claims that Facebook’s new app, NewProfilePic, sent information…
(WTRF) UPDATE: Snopes has provided an update regarding the NewProfilePic app.
Snopes suggests there's little evidence that this new app is more harmful than other data-collecting apps and suggests its permissions are similar to…
CNN fact-checker slams Biden’s claim he cut the federal deficit
CNN fact-checker Daniel Dale has pushed back against President Biden's recent claim that his policies have helped reduce the federal deficit - revealing an expert told him the Democrat's claim was 'almost a weird…
Fact Checker: What is Cindy Axne’s record on affordable healthcare?
A screenshot of a Protect Our Care ad, which first aired on April 13, 2022, praised Axne's record on affordable healthcare legislation in Congress.…
Fact Checker: Iowa’s voucher bill doesn’t add transparency rules for private schools
Liz Mathis, State Senator and Democratic candidate for the United States House of Representatives, speaks during a Democratic campaign…
Fact Checker: Ashley Hinson and Randy Feenstra’s Insulin Co-Pay Votes
Democratic State Rep. Ross Wilburn of Ames speaks June 4, 2020 at the Statehouse in Des Moines. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)…
Chubby Checker will perform “The Twist” at GPAC on May 6
PEMBROKE - Chubby Checker is a living legend with over 50 years of experience on stage and in film.
The legendary performer performs May 6 at the Givens Performing Arts Center on the University of North Carolina campus in Pembroke.
The…
Fact Checker: Are MidAmerican Coal Plants “Unnecessary” in Iowa?
The pile of coal outside the MidAmerican Energy plant in Council Bluffs. (Jeff Bundy/Omaha World-Herald)
Renewable energy is…
Comelec uses DICT to host a constituency locator and voter status checker
THE Electoral Commission (Comelec) contracted the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) to host the voter registration status verification and…
Fact Checker: Does science support mask use on airplanes?
U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, speaks Sept. 18, 2021, during her Tailgate Celebration fundraiser at…
Fact Checker: Does Governor Kim Reynolds deny climate change?
Sen. Joe Bolkcom (D-Iowa City) speaks August 29, 2016, during a hearing at the Capitol in Des Moines. (The Gazette)
On March…
Fact Checker: Has Cedar Rapids Reduced Accidents Using Traffic Cameras?
Cedar Rapids Police Chief Wayne Jerman speaks to reporters on Oct. 4, 2021. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)…
“Alexa, check my symptoms” – Alexa just added a new symptom checker
Alexa just got another update which, again, is perhaps as scary as it is helpful. The voice assistant can now offer basic health advice based on your symptoms, much like what you would get from WedMD.And like the always daunting WebMD…
Central Texas Obsolete and Deficient Bridge Checker. Do you ride on it?
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Central Texas is home to more than 4,300 state-inspected bridges, and 780 of them have been classified as functionally obsolete or structurally deficient, according to data from the Texas Department of…
Victoria Manning, Virginia Beach School Board ‘Wokeness Checker,’ Thinks Terrible…
Virginia school board member who caused a stir last year when she called for a Toni Morrison classic to be banned, has been kicked out of a new education models task force and "lab schools" after suggesting it was not "sustainable" to…
Spotify is not your fact checker
Rebecca Caraway is a junior journalist and opinion columnist for Mustang News. Opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect those of Mustang News.
On December 31, 2021, The Joe Rogan Experience podcast released its…
Fact Checker: Do low-income tax states grow more than high-tax states?
The cupola of the Iowa Statehouse is shown in Des Moines. (The Gazette)
As Iowa Republicans scramble to negotiate a bill that…
NYT fact checker missed statement about Palin in 2017 op-ed
A New York Times fact checker said in court Monday that she had not looked into a 2017 op-ed's claim of a clear link between a map released by Sarah Palin's political action committee and the 2011 mass shooting that…
Checker Cab drivers protest costly insurance hike
About 150 Checker Yellow Cab drivers protested in their employer's parking lot on Thursday, unhappy with their sharply rising costs.
The increase is the result of changes to Alberta's third-party insurance regulations, which…
How many LSU students and faculty used the COVID Symptom Checker last semester? Only 8%, according…
About 8% of LSU students, faculty, and staff completed the university's daily symptom checker on class days…
Fact Checker: Reynolds State address gets an A grade on all but two claims
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds delivers her state of the state address Tuesday night before a joint session of the Iowa Legislature at the Statehouse in Des…
Presto deploys the voice assistant in Checker’s restaurants
THE TOWN OF REDWOOD - Presto, a technology provider for the restaurant industry, has been selected by Checkers Drive-In Restaurants, Inc., the operator of Checkers & Rally's iconic drive-thru, as the exclusive provider of automated…
Fact Checker: Hinson omits migrant payment details
U.S. Representative for the First District Ashley Hinson speaks September 8, 2021 during a town hall at Kirkwood Community College in Southwest Cedar…
Checker-Print Nail-Art Trend Ideas and Photos for 2022
As POPSUGAR editors, we independently curate and write things we love and think you'll love too. If you purchase a product that we have recommended, we…
Fact Checker: Senator Chuck Grassley blocked a gun control measure. But could he have saved lives…
Iowa Democrats tweeted this image of Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley on December 3. (Screenshot)
Iowa Democrats tweeted this…
Welsh Tories slam Welsh government for removing broadband postcode checker
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Broadband router. Photo by MediaDS
The Welsh Tories have accused the Welsh government of keeping the people in the dark about their handling of broadband broadband.
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NYPD poacher must recruit spell checker
The cops in "Washinton" state want to recruit the best in New York City - but maybe they should look for a spell checker instead.
Spokane County Sheriff's Office aims to poach NYPD members with a $ 15,000 carrot…
Washington Post fact-checker fights IRS spy proposal
The 'fact-checking' genre is one of the most trusted and dishonest forms of journalism.
the Washington post released a fact-check this week, firing Republican senses Mike Crapo of Idaho and John Kennedy of…
Fact Checker: Billionaires and Building Back Better
An ad from advocacy group Tax March began running in Iowa last month. One of the ad claims can be measured. But another is, at this point, speculation.…
Football Flights: Tennessee to Checker Neyland for Ole Miss Game
Saturday night is preparing to be quite the scene at Neyland Stadium. The 4-2 Volunteers are flying high after back-to-back SEC wins, and will now welcome Lane Kiffin's Ole Miss team to town.
It's an overnight game, and now we know…
Unicheck Plagiarism Checker Review | TechRadar
THE BEST OFFERS OF THE DAYUnicheck filled a wonderful space between writing and writing safely. Whether you're writing an academic paper, a thesis, or just your next summary for your boss, it's critical to make sure you don't plagiarize.…
Feed Type Checker is No Longer Just JavaScript With Types, Facebook Needs Centers
Vladan Djeric, engineering manager supporting the Facebook Flow team, recently announced that the Flow type checker will go beyond just being JavaScript with types and introduce new features based on the needs of internal Facebook…
WashPost fact-checker gives Pompeo four ‘Pinocchios’ for ‘zombie’ claim over…
"But the details of the policy were never Trump's expertise," Kessler wrote. "As the former chief of US diplomacy, Pompeo should be better informed. Instead, he uttered a particularly misleading hodgepodge." A spokesperson for Pompeo told…
WashPost fact-checker gives Pompeo four ‘Pinocchios’ for ‘zombie’ claim on…
A Washington Post fact checker has dismissed a previously denied claim by former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo regarding former President Obama's policy toward Iran.
“The people who are around President Biden today in his White House…
Windows 11 Compatibility Checker is back: here’s how to get it
The full version of Windows 11 is scheduled for release this fall, and if you're worried that your PC might not meet the stringent Windows 11 system requirements, here's the good news: Microsoft has made it again. PC health check…
Rock and roll icon Chubby Checker will perform at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg next year
ddindy/Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Chubby Checker performing at the Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg, Florida on January 28, 2022.
Chubby Checker, who popularized the dance of the Twist, and the song of the same title,…
Fact Checker: Are unvaccinated migrants “part of the problem”?
Governor Kim Reynolds answers questions about the Iowa State Patrol dispatch to the southern border and about COVID-19…
New accessibility checker starter toolkit in Moodle 3.11
Moodle 3.11 will integrate the Brickfield Accessibility starter toolkit to help organizations create accessible course content
Accessibility is an ongoing concern in the development of Moodle LMS, and with each new release we…
Trump made 7 times more “false or misleading” claims than Biden in first 100 days
Former President Donald Trump made more than seven times as many "false and misleading" claims in his first 100 days in the White House as President Joe Biden, according to the Washington Post fact-checker.
a analysis of every…
Mattoon City Council Approves Demolition Plans for Former Checker Top Cab Station | Government and…
MATTOON - City council voted Tuesday night to approve plans to demolish the old Checker Top Cab station, 1904 Broadway Ave.The board also approved a series of promotions from the Mattoon Police Department during its meeting…
GitHub: Now our built-in bug checker gets these third-party code analysis tools
GitHub has released a slew of third-party security tools for its just-launched code analysis feature, which helps open source projects eliminate…
Detroit’s Checker Bar hosts race chat after employee-customer incident
DETROIT – A discussion on race will take place later this month at the Checker Bar in downtown Detroit after an incident between an employee and a customer."He started arguing with one of my other friends and it turned into a really big…
Detroit Checker Bar hosts race chat after employee-customer incident
DETROIT - A discussion about the race will take place later this month at the Checker Bar in downtown Detroit after an incident between an employee and a customer.“He started arguing with one of my other friends and it turned into a really…
Vidor will host Checker Banquet for the public with the world champion – Orange Leader
To the chief
The Vidor Children's Checker Club will be treated to a special banquet featuring World Checkers Champion Alex Moiseyev on Thursday evening, May 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Suite in Vidor. The Banquet will…