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Fact Check: Inverted cross near Pope Francis’ coffin was a Catholic symbol, not a satanic one
Inverted crosses visible as Pope Francis lay in state symbolise Saint Peter, the first pontiff, and are not a reference to ...
Fact Check: Kissinger and Rockefeller incorrectly identified in photo with Pope Francis
The late former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and billionaire philanthropist David Rockefeller have been ...
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Fact check: Did the Mount Royal cross turn purple when Pope Francis died?
Use precise geolocation data. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Store and/or access information on a ...
Fact Check: No, Pope Francis did not say, 'The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches'
Before his death on April 21, 2025, Pope Francis made a lengthy statement beginning with, "The walls of hospitals have heard ...
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Fact Check: Pope Francis once said, 'I like to think of hell as being empty'
Pope Francis once said in an interview: “I like to think of hell as empty. I hope it is.” Rating: Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, died on April 21, 2025. Soon after the announcement of ...
Fact Check: Video shows Holy Week procession in Spain, not Pope Francis’ funeral
A video showing a Holy Week procession at the Santa Maria de Gracia church in Cartagena, in the Murcia region of Spain, was ...
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Fact Check: No proof Pope Leo XIV played jazz trombone under the name 'Bobby Prev'
Pope Leo XIV played the trombone in a jazz band in the 1970s and '80s and was known in Chicago music circles as "Bobby Prev." ...
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How faithful is ‘Conclave’ about the process of picking a new pope? We fact-checked the movie
"Conclave" tells the story of Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, dean of the College of Cardinals, played by actor Ralph Fiennes. Lawrence is tasked with leading a papal election or conclave after the pope ...