coming up today on verify this this viral image is being shared by multiple social media accounts claiming to show a tense City created for people displaced from the Israel Hamas War but is it even real we verify and I stand with Israel Against Terror a video claiming to show Dutch Palestinian model bahad Deeds supporting Israel is going viral verify reporter Kelly Jones explains why you always need to verify before clicking the share button she did not talk about Palestine or Express support for Israel in that speech after weeks of uncertainty the US House of Representatives
finally has a speaker Casey Decker verifies where Mike Johnson stands on key social and economic issues you might have seen claims like these that his policies are extremist do all presidential candidates qualify for Secret Service detail we verify claims from third party candidate Robert F Kennedy Jr that he is being denied in detail by the White House plus can you get thousands of dollars in free money by signing up for certain Medicare plans and is a popular book fair program making its selections less diverse we have the answers to those questions and more today on
verify this welcome to verify this where we sort through what's true and what's false so you don't have to worry about potentially sharing misinformation I'm your host adande till we know that your social media feeds are probably flooded with pictures and videos claiming to show destruction from the Israel Hamas War today we're verifying one image being shared by multiple accounts claiming to show a tent city filled with thousands of refugees this viral post claims this image shows a tent city created for displaced Israelis another post featuring the same image says the encampment is located in
aot Israel and houses 60,000 Israelis while another says the tent city is in a Hamas occupied territory of the Gaza Strip and was built for displac zionists while there are reports of 10 cities in Gaza and Israel for people displaced by the war the same camp can't be in three places at once so let's verify does this image show an actual Tent City in the Middle East these are sources this image doesn't show any encampments built in Gaza or in Israel the image was created using AI I'll show you how verifi figured that out and
the clues we spotted along the way first we conducted a reverse image search using Rev we couldn't find this image published by any reputable news sources covering the war that was the first clue next we looked at the image itself generative artificial intelligence is notoriously bad at creating human bodies in this image we spotted several misshapen people some with differen sized legs others with arms not proportional to the rest of the body so that was another clue next this is supposed to be the Israeli flag but it has two misshapen stars of David while the
real flag only has one star at the center and that was clue number three so no this image doesn't show a real tense City in the Middle East it's a fake image generated by artificial intelligence Dutch Palestinian supermodel Bella Hadid has been vocal in her support for Palestine but a video that recently went viral claims to show Hadid has had a change of heart amid the war between Israel and Hamas take a listen I can't stay silent I apologize for my past remarks this tragedy has opened my eyes to the pain endured here and I
stand with Israel Against Terror but did she really change her mind we called in verify reporter Kelly Jones to get to the bottom of this Kelly Bella has been such a staunch supporter of Palestinian rights this video it just doesn't feel right to me it feels off it Felts off to the people of the internet too in the comments on the video that was posted on X and various other locations people claimed that it was fake that she she couldn't have possibly changed her support and we found out that it is fake and actually it's
a deep fake how did you figure that out so dakes are made using artificial intelligence technologies that can replace spaces or in this case the speech so figuring it was a deep fake I started by conducting a reverse image search after I isolated some key frames that led me to a 2016 video that was actually posted by the global lime Alliance in that video Bella Hadid was giving a speech about her own battle with Lyme disease she was thanking her supporters and she was offered an award she did not talk about Palestine or Express support
for Israel in that speech thank you I'm so honored to receive this award and I'm so happy that I could bring recognition to something that has affected all of our lives so much if you put the video side by side which is what we did in order to verify that this was the same one you can see her outfit the location of the microphone Shadow and the background from the original and the one claiming to be from October 2023 are the exact same so Kelly all they did was change the audio exactly we actually found
another video online that was posted at Tik Tok and Instagram by an Israeli musician who took credit for taking the Deep F and the caption he said hi Bella Hadid I fixed it for you implying that the Deep fake fixed her stance to shift her Allegiance from Palestine to Israel the Instagram post was removed but the video is still on Tik Tok Kelly Jones as always thank you so much for helping us sort through misinformation and stop the spread of misinformation San the FDA is warning people to stop using 27 different types of eye drops
due to risk of infection that could result in partial vision loss or blindness these ey drops are sold by several Major Brands including CVS Health Target R Aid and Walmart as of November 1st no injuries related to the products have been reported but the FDA is encouraging doctors and patients to submit cases through medwatch the agency's medical product safety reporting program if any symptoms arise you can find the complete list of the recalled products on our website verify this.com to my colleagues I I want to thank you all for the trust that you have instilled
in me after weeks of uncertainty the US House of Representatives finally has a speaker once representative Mike Johnson was voted in social media was flooded by claims about his record on key issues ises like abortion Social Security and funding for Ukraine our national reporter Casey Decker verifies where Johnson stands on these and other issues Mike Johnson is one of the lowest profile Representatives ever elected as Speaker of the House even if you follow politics there's a good chance you'd never heard of him before last week but you might have seen claims like these that his
policies are extremist regarding everything from same-sex marriage to Social Security so using these sources let's verify where Mike Johnson stands on a few key issues first the 2020 election many people claim Johnson tried to overturn it that's true not only did he vote against certifying President Biden's victories in Arizona and Pennsylvania Johnson was the architect of a failed legal argument submitted to the Supreme Court in favor of overturning the results second abortion it's true that Johnson is one of the staunchest opponents of abortion rights in Congress he sponsored or co-sponsored several bills limiting access Nationwide
none of which passed third same-sex marriage Johnson has long opposed it in the early 2000s he was a lawyer for a Conservative Christian group and argued on numerous occasions for laws that restricted gay rights last year in Congress he voted against a law that cemented Nationwide recognition of same-sex marriage but in his first interview after being elected speaker Johnson said he won't try to undo the the existing legal protections on same-sex marriage I respect the rule of law when the Supreme Court issued the oberfell opinion that became the law of the land Johnson's also been
accused of wanting to cut Social Security and Medicare that claim needs context Johnson has been a strong advocate of reforms to these programs and he supported proposals like raising the retirement age which would cut Social Security spending but Johnson argues such measures are required to keep the program solvent he has not said he would do away with them with your verify I'm Casey [Music] Decker a vote for president Trump is a vote to secure the Border he has been a loser since he walked into the White House the Democrats are frightened that I'm going to
spoil the election for President Biden as the race for the White House heats up verifi is here to help you sort through what's true and what's false when it comes to the presidential election Robert F Kennedy Jr an outspoken member of the Kennedy family is known for spreading conspiracy theories and for running for president most recently as an independent he says he wants a secret service detail for that campaign but he's been refused Casey Decker joins us now to verify whether all presidential candidates qualify for security detail from the government while on the campaign Trail
so Casey what does the law actually say yeah the law says that the Secret Service should protect quote major presidential and vice presidential candidates but it doesn't Define what major means instead it leaves that decision to the Secretary of Homeland Security who supposed to consult with a bipartisan group of five members of Congress so has that consultation happened for RFK Jr yet we don't know actually the DHS has not released any public statements about this and they didn't respond to our questions uh but we do know a few things about the criteria they usually consider
so one is timing they usually don't provide protection more than a year away from a a general election in the last 20 years The Only Exception was Barack Obama and he was considered not only a more serious candidate than RFK Jr but somebody facing unique threats as a man trying to become the first black president that makes sense so what about polling Casey does that influence the decision at all it is a factor they consider uh for independent candidates like RFK Jr third party candidates the guidelines say he should pull at 20% or higher for
30 straight days and he hasn't done that he's averaging around 15% right now in polls against uh Biden and Trump now the DHS could still decide to make an exception and say RFK Jr needs a detail he argues they should because he's facing threats he's pointed to a recent home invasion but the secret service is not required to protect every candidate especially not this early on other candidates like Ronda santis and Nikki Haley they don't have details right now either Casey Decker as always we come to you for our political information thank you so much
happy to be here open enrollment started on November 1st for health insurance plans offered under the Affordable Care Act Brandon Lewis looks into some advertisements that claim you can get thousands of dollars in free money by simply signing up for certain Medicare plans you may have seen ads like these on social media that claim people can get up to a $6,400 allowance for everyday expenses just for signing up for a certain health insurance plan verify viewers Martha and Ruth texted us to ask if you can really get a health insurance plan with the $6,400 spending
allowance so let's verify our sources are the IRS the US centers for Medicare and Medicaid services AARP and the Better Business Bureau the money the ads reference is the premium tax credit from the federal government which subsidizes the cost of health insurance purchased through the federal government this is not an extra allowance that's given for expenses the exact amount varies based on your income family size and the cost of insurance this credit is is either paid in advance directly to your insurance company or given to you as a tax credit when you file your taxes
if you paid full price at best some of the ads you're seeing are from various insurance brokers who are trying to convince you to sign up for a plan through them during open enrollment which runs from November 1st through January 15th however AARP also warns scammers create similar websites to try and trick you into giving out your personal information you can tell these are not official government websites because the domains don't end with. goov so no you can't get a health insurance plan with a $6,400 spending allowance the BBB recommends making changes to your plan
directly through healthcare.gov or your State's Healthcare exchange with your verify I'm Brandon Lewis children's books feature all sorts of colorful characters but a popular book fair program is catching heat for supposedly making its selection less diverse wsa 99's Abby Rico joins us now to verify the Scholastic Book Fair has been a highlight of the grade school experience for generations of children but some books about unique families civil rights icons and identity affirmation might not be so easy to find at your next local fair and that has some on social media angry at the company did
you know the Scholastic Book Fair just made a button to get rid of all the books with black characters they will start censoring books about queer and trans people and other Rial topics like racism from their School Book Fairs so did Scholastic take all books with diverse stories off the shelves we checked with these sources including Scholastic policy to verify no but there have been changes planning and Elementary School Book Fair starts with a Scholastic rep sharing the catalog of books a sort of Baseline selection then other cases you can choose to add on like
holiday Centric or science focused books or the new share every story sell celebrate every voice collection that's at the heart of all of this we checked the book list while characters of color from various backgrounds and touting self-confidence can be found in the broader selection books dealing most directly with topics of race and the queer experience are placed in this optional collection and Scholastic says it's actually a way to try to keep these books accessible wherever possible as vocal groups in school districts and several States push rules and laws ban books with topics they don't
like the American Library Association says this year is on Pace to have the highest number of attempts to censor Library materials since they began tracking this most challenges are to books quote written by or about a person of color or a member of the lgbtqia plus Community Scholastic says quote these laws create an almost impossible dilemma back away from these titles or risk making teachers Librarians and volunteers vulnerable to being fired sued or PR excuted these changes are only for Book Fairs through Elementary School Middle School Book Fairs remain unchanged with your verify I'm AB
Rico Abby there is a lot of chatter on social media about people receiving a letter that looks like it came from Scholastic allegedly reversing the policy have you seen this is it legit yeah it's interesting because that wasn't posted to Scholastics page so I reached out to the company to verify that the letter is in fact legit it's something that they were sending to some of their book fair coordinators as well as some of their authors to let them know that they're going to change the policy they're going to discontinue that share every story celebrate
every voice collection starting in January they say they're currently working out what exactly they're going to do to kind of have an alternative solution for this but they just haven't announced what it is yet did they explain at all what precipitated the event in the letter well they say the change was originally made to try to keep books accessible because as we've seen around the country all sorts of different states and school districts are coming up with these rules or even talking about coming up with some rules that would make it so that some of
these books would not be allowed on bookshelves in the libraries in sales like this and Scholastics says it's a move to try to protect Fair coordinators Librarians teachers from being on the wrong side of some of these rules but then they heard from critics who said that this is Scholastic actually bowing to calls for censorship they say now they're hoping to talk to some of the strongest voices who are advocating for these Book Fairs to try to come up with the best solution they say they've done it before and they can do it again they
don't know what that solution is but we're hoping they make the right one Abby luro from DC thank you so much all right before I leave you to get back to your day there's time to squeeze in a did you know segment where we share one relatively unknown interesting fact that we of course have verified so here goes did you know there's a species of sea slug that people say looks like a tiny sheep it's true the sea sheep which is also known as the leaf sheep can use algae for photosynthesis now I don't personally
see anything that resembles a sheep but shoot maybe you do on behalf of the entire verifi team I hope you enjoyed the show and that you learned something new today I'm your host adande till we'll see you back here next week with answers to more of your questions verified
