American basketball star Brittney Griner appeared in a Moscow-area court for trial about 4 1/2 months after she was arrested on cannabis possession charges.
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PolitiFact→ Tim Ryan – Ohio’s JD Vance wants to defund a federal law enforcement agency, but not all police departments
J.D. Vance "wants to defund law enforcement."
Full Fact→ Argentina is not giving all its citizens a 40-day public holiday so they can watch the World Cup
Claims that the entire nation of Argentina will begin a 40-day public holiday in November so citizens can watch the World Cup are untrue.
Full Fact→ An image of a rock shaped like an elephant has been digitally altered
The original image shows a real UNESCO world heritage site in Greece.
Logically→ A video shows Muslims holding a massive rally in Bareilly, India, demanding Nupur Sharma’s arrest over her remarks against Prophet Muhammad.
A video of Muslims protesting against Haridwar Dharam Sansad's hate speech in Bareilly on January 2022 has been falsely linked to the Prophet Muhammad row.
Snopes→ Did the Secret Service ‘Officially Debunk’ Hutchinson’s Testimony?
This rumor surfaced after Cassidy Hutchinson testified in front of the U.S. House Jan. 6 panel.
Snopes→ Scottish Leader Calls for New Independence Vote Next Year
Scotland's leader told lawmakers in Edinburgh that she plans to hold a fresh referendum on Scotland's independence on Oct. 19, 2023.
Full Fact→ Football clip doesn’t show on-loan player scoring to relegate parent club
An Instagram post incorrectly claims that the clip shows a player scoring a goal that relegated his parent club.
Snopes→ Ludacris’ Manager and 2 Others Shot, 1 Fatally, in Georgia
A man was killed and two others were injured, including rap star Ludacris' manager, in a parking lot shooting in an upscale neighborhood north of downtown Atlanta.
Snopes→ Did Thomas Jefferson Say Religious Institutions ‘Undermine All Our Civil Rights’?
We looked into the history of a quote attributed to Jefferson on the subjects of religious institutions, civil rights, and the separation between church and state.
Snopes→ Did This Pamphlet Really Oppose Voting Rights for Men?
Surely, some things are meant to be tongue-in-cheek?
Snopes→ FDA Advisers Recommend Updating COVID Booster Shots for Fall
The FDA anticipates a combination shot that adds protection against a version of the super-contagious omicron variant to the original vaccine.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Iceland didn’t call religions ‘mental disorders’
“Iceland declares all religions are mental disorders.”
PolitiFact→ Mandela Barnes – Barnes partially right on claim that Johnson has received $1.2 million from gun lobby
Says U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, his prospective opponent, has received $1.2 million from the gun lobby.
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Panel Calls Surprise Hearing to Present New Evidence
The House Jan. 6 panel is calling a surprise hearing this week to present evidence it says it recently obtained.
Snopes→ Officials: Russian Missile Strike Hits Crowded Shopping Mall
Scores of civilians were feared killed or wounded in a Russian missile strike on a crowded shopping mall in Ukraine's central city of Kremenchuk.
Full Fact→ No evidence deaths from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome are really caused by Covid-19 vaccines
Claims that cases of sudden, unexpected deaths are actually the result of Covid-19 vaccines are unevidenced. Nor is there currently any evidence that these deaths have become more common in the UK.
Snopes→ US Basketball Star Griner Appears in Russian Court
A Russian court has set the start date of the criminal trial of U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner for July 1.
AllSides→ Fact check: Democratic group makes multiple false claims in its dramatic allegations about Lauren Boebert’s past
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/25/politics/fact-check-super-pac-lauren-boebert-escort-abortion-sugar-daddy/index.html
PolitiFact→ Rob Astorino – GOP challenger overstates parole board’s record under Hochul
“We’ve got a parole board right now that has released 20 cop killers in the last two years under Hochul.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims connecting sudden death in athletes to COVID-19 vaccines fall short of scrutiny
According to International Olympic Committee data, “an average of 29 athletes under the age of 35 suffered sudden death per year from 1966 to 2004. From March 2021 to March 2022, 769 athletes have died or suffered cardiac arrest."
PolitiFact→ Rebecca Kleefisch – Kleefisch campaign wrong that Wisconsin had smallest margin in 2020 presidential election
“Joe Biden’s margin of the less than 21,000 votes in Wisconsin was the tightest of any state in 2020.”
Logically→ New Facebook/Meta rules will make all private posts on the platform and deleted messages public.
There is no new rule that authorizes Facebook/Meta to use people's photos regardless of when it was uploaded.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, gas in Canada isn’t $9 per gallon
“Gas in Canada is $9.00 a gallon.”
Snopes→ Decades Later, ‘Torso Killer’ Charged in Killing at NY Mall
More than five decades after Diane Cusick’s lifeless body was discovered in the parking lot of a mall on New York’s Long Island, authorities have linked her death to the so-called “Torso Killer.”
Snopes→ ‘Rigged and Stollen’: Did Trump Accidentally Reference Fruitcake in Election Rant?
The former president appeared to be feeling the heat from House committee hearings over the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Snopes→ Stonewall Visitor Center Will Be Dedicated to LGBTQ History
A visitor center dedicated to telling the story of the LGBTQ rights movement will open next door to the Stonewall Inn.
Snopes→ Biden to Call for 3-Month Suspension of Gas and Diesel Taxes
President Joe Biden will call on Congress to suspend federal gasoline and diesel taxes for three months.
AllSides→ Fact Check-The Atlantic did not publish headline calling President Biden’s bike fall ‘heroic’
https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-atlantic-biden/fact-check-the-atlantic-did-not-publish-headline-calling-president-bidens-bike-fall-heroic-idUSL1N2Y826G
Snopes→ Civil Jury Finds Bill Cosby Sexually Abused Teenager in 1975
The Los Angeles County jury delivered the verdict in favor of Judy Huth, who is now 64, and awarded her $500,000.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Reduce Breast Milk Supplies Long Term, Didn’t Cause Baby Formula Shortage And Bill Gates Is NOT Behind It All
Do COVID-19 vaccines reduce breast milk supplies, which has caused the baby formula shortage, and is billionaire Bill Gates behind the whole scheme? No, that's not true: A September 2021 study found that a small proportion of women report
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Phone Call During 1969 Moon Landing Was NOT Faked
Did then-President Richard Nixon fake a phone call to the moon when astronauts first landed in 1969? No, that's not true: According to AT&T, the call went from Washington, D.C., to Houston to the moon using a capsule communicator. The
Truth or Fiction?→ Oak Ridge National Laboratory Parallel Universe Experiments
Has the multiverse finally arrived? A June 18 2022 post by the Facebook page “Unexplained Mysteries” claimed scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in eastern Tennessee endeavored to “open a portal” to a parallel univer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plane From United Airlines Flight 93 On 9/11 DID Crash In Pennsylvania — It Disintegrated Into Small Pieces
Was the plane from United Airlines Flight 93 not at the reported crash site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: The hijacked plane crashed into the ground on September 11, 2001, almost upside down at a speed of up to 580
Snopes→ Are These Real Jen Psaki Tweets About Trump After Biden’s Bike Fall?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ ‘Tall Barron Trump’ Pic Was Already a Year Old When It Went Viral
Fact: Barron Trump is taller than both his parents.
Full Fact→ Health spending isn’t set to account for almost half of all taxes
Figures quoted by LBC presenter Nick Ferrari didn’t take account of the total amount of public spending.
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: Democrat Cindy Axne Claims Republican Challenger Puts Donors Before Children’s Safety
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/06/14/fact-check-democrat-cindy-axne-claims-republican-challenger-puts-donors-before-childrens-safety/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Does NOT Show ‘Pallets Of Formula’ In Mexico; US Baby Formula Shortage Is NOT Happening Because Biden ‘Wants Us To Suffer’
Does a picture show "pallets of formula" in Mexico, proving that there is only a shortage of baby formula in the United States because "the Biden Administration wants us to suffer"? No, that's not true: Not only does the picture not show
Snopes→ Did Disney Deny Tim Allen ‘Lightyear’ Role Due to His Political Beliefs?
While Allen wasn't cast in the 2022 "Lightyear" movie, he was working on a different project with Disney.