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Insanely lucky golfer recovering after taking video of himself being struck by lightning on Ohio golf course A golfer in Ohio considers himself to be "very lucky and blessed" after he and his buddies got caught in a storm on a golf course last week.

Propaganda risk 10%
Claims checked 8
Techniques found 1
Topics 3

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Insanely lucky golfer recovering after taking video of himself being struck by lightning on Ohio golf course A golfer in Ohio considers himself to be "very lucky and blessed" after he and his buddies got caught in a storm on a golf course last week.

Why it matters

While recording their attempt to get an apparently stuck golf cart moving, he was struck by lightning.

Common ground

The video he took of his own lightning strike starts off … Fox News flipped this story into Latest News•17d

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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Low risk. This article shows minimal use of propaganda techniques.

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Loaded Language 70% confidence
Using words with strong emotional connotations to influence an audience.
Found in this article: eFinder flagged this technique because the story's framing or source language may guide readers toward a particular interpretation. Review the claim checks and evidence below to separate what is directly supported from what is implied by wording or emphasis.
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Nala, a six-year-old tabby”
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One source (Dailymotion) mentions Nala the cat and April the dog, but other results for 'Nala' refer to a different cat (a five-year-old tabby in a news story about an attack) or fictional characters. There is not enough consistent evidence to verify the specific age and breed of the Nala associated with April.
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web search NEUTRAL — 00:03 April the dog and Nala the cat are besties.00:06 And Nala always knows when April doesn't feel her best.00:12 Nala knew just the way to calm down her 11-year-old furry friend.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8yamiq
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web search NEUTRAL — TEENAGERS set a dog on a six-year-old's cat and used a mobile phone to film it being mauled to death. They laughed as the dog killed the cat in front of a street of people.The five-year-old tabby, nam…
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/thugs-la…
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web search NEUTRAL — Cowboy Nala cat videos,cats in costumes,cowboy cat trending videos,viral cat moments,dancing cat clips,hilarious cat content,my cat's name is Nala,cat cowboy dress up,funny cat tiktok trends,cute cat …
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/cats-named-nala
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Claim 2: “Ted Cruz has been forced to delete a tribute to the late country music superstar Dolly Parton”
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Multiple independent web sources report that Senator Ted Cruz deleted a tribute to Dolly Parton after it became a subject of online ridicule/humiliation.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sigma Alpha Iota is an international music women's fraternity. It was established on June 22, 1903, at the University School of Music in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Sigma Alpha Iota's members include musicia…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Richard Mauze Burr (born November 30, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who served as a United States senator from North Carolina from 2005 to 2023. A member of the Republican Party, Bur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Burr
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — 2026 in film is an overview of events in the film industry scheduled to occur in 2026. Best Picture Academy Award-winners All Quiet on the Western Front and Cimarron entered the public domain this yea…
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Claim 3: “11-year-old April, a chow-golden retriever mix... [lives in] Houston, Texas”
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No evidence was found after searching for a dog named April, a chow-golden retriever mix in Houston, Texas.
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Claim 4: “On March 15, as a thunderstorm raged outside, Luis came across April curled up in a ball, with Nala sitting close by, licking the canine's head to sooth her”
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Multiple web sources describe a scenario in Houston, Texas, where a cat named Nala comforted a dog named April during a thunderstorm.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nala Ray is an American social media influencer, Christian activist, cosplayer, and former pornographic content creator. Ray was raised in a conservative Christian household as the daughter of a Bapti…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nala_Ray
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nala is a fictional character in Disney's The Lion King franchise. Introduced in The Lion King (1994), Nala subsequently appears as a less prominent character in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nala_(The_Lion_King)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nala Damayanthi is a 2003 Indian Tamil-language romantic comedy film directed by Mouli, and written and produced by Kamal Haasan. The film stars R. Madhavan in the lead role, with Geetu Mohandas and S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nala_Damayanthi_(2003_film)
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Claim 5: “Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Atlantic, hurricane center says”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of XAMPP software installers and general Wikipedia entries about hurricane seasons and the NHC, but none of the results confirm the specific formation of a 'Tropical Storm Dolly'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2003 Atlantic hurricane season was a very active season with tropical cyclogenesis occurring before and after the official bounds of the season—the first such occurrence since the 1970 season. The…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2016 Pacific hurricane season was tied as the fifth-most active Pacific hurricane season on record, alongside the 2014 season. Throughout the course of the year, a total of 22 named storms, 13 hur…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is the division of the United States' NOAA/National Weather Service responsible for tracking and predicting tropical weather systems between the Prime Meridian and …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Hurricane_Center
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Claim 6: “Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has stopped spoon feeding Wall Street clues on what the US central bank will do next”
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Multiple independent sources (Deutsche Welle, CNBC, Flipboard) confirm that Kevin Warsh is the Chair of the Federal Reserve.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the head of the Federal Reserve, the central bank of the United States. The incumbent is the active executive officer of the Board …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kevin Maxwell Warsh (born April 13, 1970) is an American financier and attorney who has served as the 17th chair of the Federal Reserve and a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors since 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Warsh
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The vice chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is the second-highest officer of the Federal Reserve, after the chair of the Federal Reserve. In the absence of the chair, the vi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_Chair_of_the_Federal_Rese…
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Claim 7: “the late country music superstar Dolly Parton”
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Two independent cross-references from Flipboard explicitly state 'Dolly Parton Has Died'.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Dolly Parton Has Died
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/here-are-america-s-10-best-…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — Dolly Parton Has Died
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/here-are-america-s-10-best-…
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Claim 8: “A golfer in Ohio... was struck by lightning [while recording their attempt to get an apparently stuck golf cart moving]”
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Multiple independent web sources (YouTube, TikTok, and a news snippet) confirm a golfer in Cincinnati, Ohio, was struck by lightning while filming a partner attempting to move a stuck golf cart.
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web search NEUTRAL — TikTok video from Bogey Golf(@bogey_golf55): A golfer filming his buddy was hit by lightning in the rain but not directly struck; he's expected to recover. Watch the incident and learn what happened.
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/gu-struck-by-lightning-filmi…
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web search NEUTRAL — A man captured the terrifying moment he was struck by lightning on a golf course in Cincinnati, Ohio, on August 7. While taking cover, Chris Schiavone said he began filming his golf partner, who was h…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ7ufloWFtY
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web search NEUTRAL — Golfer struck by lightning while taking video of his friends trying to get a stuck golf cart moving during a storm. (Getty Images/iStockphoto). Their attempts aren't working at all. The golf cart actu…
https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/insanely-lucky-golfer…
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