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President Joe Biden addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, at the U.N. headquarters. On Friday, Sept. 23, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly claiming Biden announced that he is adding the U.S. as a signatory to the United Nations “Small Arms Treaty,” which would “establish an international gun control registry” in which other countries can “track the ‘end user’ of every rifle, shotgun, and handgun sold in the world.” (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
Fri,09/23/22-9:42AM , 144 Reads
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:

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Ad misleads on treaty regulating global arms trade
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Kari Lake, Republican candidate for Arizona governor, speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Aug. 5, 2022, in Dallas. Lake is misrepresenting her opponent's legislative record on education in a video being widely shared on social media. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

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AP FACT CHECK: Lake distorts Hobbs' education votes in Ariz.
By JOSH KELETY AND ALI SWENSON - Associated Press
Thu,09/22/22-2:22PM , 109 Reads
Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake is misrepresenting the voting record of her opponent, Democrat Katie Hobbs, charging in a video released this week that her work in government shows Hobbs is “Anti-American and Un-Arizonan.”
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A volunteer of Luhansk regional election commission distributes newspapers to local citizens prior to a referendum in Luhansk, Luhansk People's Republic controlled by Russia-backed separatists, eastern Ukraine, Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Authorities in Russian-controlled regions in eastern and southern Ukraine are preparing to hold referendums on becoming part of Russia — a move that could allow Moscow to escalate the war. The votes start Friday in the Luhansk, Kherson and partly Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. Writing on newspaper reads in Russian "27.09 Yes." (AP Photo)

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Tears and hugs for Russians called up to fight in Ukraine
By HANNA ARHIROVA - Associated Press
Thu,09/22/22-5:48AM , 196 Reads
ZAPORIZHZHIA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia escalated its military and political campaign Thursday to capture Ukrainian territory, rounding up Russian army reservists to fight, preparing votes on annexing occupied areas and launching new deadly attacks.
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J.R. Majewski, Republican candidate for U.S. Representative for Ohio's 9th Congressional District, speaks at a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio., Sept. 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Tom E. Puskar, File)

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Ohio GOP House candidate has misrepresented military service
By BRIAN SLODYSKO AND JAMES LAPORTA - Associated Press
Wed,09/21/22-11:41AM , 115 Reads
WASHINGTON (AP) — Campaigning for a northwestern Ohio congressional seat, Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, once describing “tough” conditions including a lack of running water that forced him to go more than 40 days without a shower.
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