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Snopes→ Did Pelosi Prevent National Guard from Responding to Capitol Attack?
The Speaker of the House does not have control of the National Guard.
Snopes→ Marjorie Taylor Greene: Twitter Timeout Is ‘Communist-Style’ Attack
Twitter imposed the 12-hour timeout on Rep. Greene, saying some of her tweets violated its policy against spreading misinformation that could cause harm during the coronavirus pandemic.
Snopes→ In Trump’s Jan. 6 Recast, Attackers Become Martyrs, Heroes
A cocktail of propaganda, conspiracy theory and disinformation is fueling delusion over the agonies of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Snopes→ Hunt for Capitol Attackers Still on 6 Months After Jan. 6
Part of the problem is that authorities made very few arrests on Jan. 6.
Snopes→ Journalists Attacked, Hurt in Georgia at Anti-LGBT Protest
Opponents of the march blocked off Tbilisi’s main avenue, denounced journalists covering the protest as pro-LGBT propagandists and threw sticks and bottles at the media workers.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Video didn’t show villagers in India attacking a COVID-19 vaccine crew, as claimed by Charlie Kirk, but a police van instead
REVIEW On 1 July 2021, Charlie Kirk, an American radio talk show host, shared a video on Facebook, claiming that it showed residents in an Indian village attacking a COVID-19 vaccine crew. The video carried the title “Vaccine Crew Shows up to an I
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Great White Shark Did NOT Try To Attack A Parasailer
Did a great white shark try to attack a parasailer? No, that's not true: These are two separate photos that have been digitally manipulated into one. The original photo of the shark leaping out of the water was taken from an article that
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ In an attack on Bill Barr, Trump repeats a favorite falsehood about the 2020 election
In an excerpt for his upcoming book, ABC reporter Jonathan Karl recounts interviewing Bill Barr, the U.S. attorney general who fell out of favor with former President Donald Trump. Before the election, Barr echoed Trump’s falsehood that voting by m
Snopes→ Knife Attack in German City Leaves 3 Dead, Suspect Arrested
It was unclear how many people were injured in the attack in a central part of Wuerzburg.
TruthOrFiction→ Conspiracists Seize on Study to Attack COVID-19 Mask Mandates
Far-right conspiracy theorists began circling in May 2021 around a study “pre-print” they claimed vindicated their refusal to wear face masks to blunt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, posted in the journal BioRxiv (pronounced
Full Fact - All content→ Herald suggests Scotland’s 2006 smoking ban behind drop in heart attacks since 1990
“Smoking ban credited for 74% drop in heart attacks in Scotland” The Herald, 17 June 2021. Last week, a headline in Scotland’s Herald newspaper claimed that the smoking ban is credited for the 74% drop in heart attacks in Scotland.&n
Full Fact - All content→ Charles Bronson has not attacked Ian Huntley
A Facebook post claims that the armed robber Charles Bronson (now known as Charles Salvador) has recently assaulted the murderer Ian Huntley in prison. “Reports Suggest he's had him in the cell for the past 4 hours and he's beating him up”,
FactCheck.org→ Conservative Outlets Advance Unfounded Theory About Capitol Attack
Quick Take There is no evidence that “unindicted co-conspirators” mentioned in federal indictments related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack are undercover FBI agents or informants, as conservative outlets have claimed or suggested. Legal expert
Snopes→ No, the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol Wasn’t an FBI False Flag
This isn't the first time right-leaning commentators have tried to blame a third party for the 2021 deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Snopes→ Panic Attacks Highlight Stress at Shelters for Migrant Kids
Paramedics were called regularly to treat children suffering from panic attacks so severe their hands would constrict into balls and their bodies would shake.
Snopes→ GOP Ramps Up Misleading Attack on Democrats’ Policing Policy
As rising murder rates gain attention in American cities, Republicans have ramped up a misleading campaign to cast Democrats as anti-police and lax on public safety.
Snopes→ Police: Attacker Wounds 13 in Austin Shooting and Escapes
The gunfire erupted just before 1:30 a.m. along 6th Street, a popular area filled with bars and restaurants.
Snopes→ Plans for Movie on New Zealand Mosque Attacks Draw Criticism
The movie would be set in the days after the 2019 attacks in which 51 people were killed at two Christchurch mosques.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Facebook Post Misleads on Bipartisan Capitol Attack Report and Interview
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/06/facebook-post-misleads-on-bipartisan-capital-attack-report-and-interview/
FactCheck.org→ Facebook Post Misleads on Bipartisan Capitol Attack Report and Interview
Quick Take On June 8, a bipartisan group of senators released a report on the security and intelligence failures related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The report did not “single out” former President Donald Trump “for inci
TruthOrFiction→ Was an Oregon Republican Filmed Encouraging an Attack on the State Capitol?
Footage published in June 2021 brought to light an Oregon lawmaker’s role in fomenting an armed attack against his state’s capitol nearly seven months earlier. The video, first reported by the Oregonian newspaper, was captured on December 1
Snopes→ GOP Aims To Revive Fauci Attacks After Email Trove Released
There’s no evidence of wrongdoing, but Republican calls for Dr. Anthony Fauci's resignation have grown louder, as have demands for new investigations into the origins of the virus.
Snopes→ World’s Largest Meat Producer Getting Back Online After Cyberattack
“Our systems are coming back online and we are not sparing any resources to fight this threat,” Andre Nogueira, CEO of JBS USA, said in a statement.
Snopes→ Meat Producer Ransomware Attack Disrupts Global Beef Production
A ransomware attack on the world's largest meat processing company is disrupting production around the world just weeks after a similar incident shut down a U.S. oil pipeline.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 1967 Medallion Is NOT An Israeli Shekel And Did NOT Predict 9/11 Attack On USA
Did Israel mint a shekel coin 33 years before the 9/11 attacks that included images of a plane crashing into New York's World Trade Center twin towers? No, that's not true: The image included in a meme implying prior knowledge of the 9/11
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence To Support Video’s Claim That Turkey And Russia Are Getting Ready to Attack Israel
Are Turkey and Russia getting ready to attack Israel? No, the claim is purely speculative, not supported by facts or evidence. A video making the claim cites two irrelevant sources: The first is a video in which a narrator reads a news st
Snopes→ Statement: AP ‘Horrified’ by Israeli Attack on Its Office
An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Saturday.
Top Fact Checks→ The U.S. has condemned rocket attacks by Hamas against Israel.
President Joe Biden has expressed his support for Israel as the White House approved a $735 million weapons sale to the country.
Snopes→ Video of Man Attacking Actor to ‘Save Jesus’ Resurfaces on TikTok
The TikTok video was captioned: "Me going back in time to help Jesus."
Snopes→ Major US Pipeline Halts Operations After Ransomware Attack
The attack on a pipeline operator, which says it delivers roughly 45% of all fuel consumed on the East Coast, underscored again the vulnerabilities of critical infrastructure to cyberattacks.
Snopes→ US Pipeline Company Halts Some Operations After Cyberattack
Colonial Pipeline said it transports more than 100 million gallons of fuel daily, through a pipeline system spanning more than 5,500 miles between Texas and New Jersey.
Snopes→ Apple’s App Store Chief Fends off Attacks in Antitrust Trial
Apple’s top app store executive faced an avalanche of documents unleashed by an Epic Games lawyer aiming to prove allegations that the iPhone maker has been gouging app makers as part of a scheme hatched by Apple's late co-founder Steve Jobs.
Liste→ Doctored screenshots spread fabricated remarks by Sri Lankan politician about 2019 attacks
Multiple Facebook posts have shared screenshots of a purported news report which they claim show genuine remarks by a Sri Lankan politician about a fellow legislator’s arrest in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. But this claim is false
Liste→ This young boy was injured while stopping a dog from attacking his younger sister
An image of two children has been shared on Facebook alongside a claim that the young boy was severely injured after rescuing his sister from being raped. This is false; the little boy in the photograph did protect his sibling, pictured next to him, b
Liste→ This photo shows a Palestinian boy who survived a firebombing attack by Jewish extremists targeting his home
Multiple social media posts share an image alongside a claim that it shows a boy, who survived a terrorist attack at a hospital, meeting his friend. The claim is misleading: the photo actually shows a Palestinian boy who survived an arson attack by Jew
WaPo Fact Checker→ Stephen Miller’s attack on Biden’s immigration policy
The architect of Donald Trump's immigration policies twisted a few facts in criticizing Biden's.
Snopes→ Police Kill Ma’Khia Bryant, 16, Who Attacked 2 with Knife
Officials with the Columbus Division of Police had released initial footage of the shooting just hours after it happened.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ A pair of misleading GOP attacks on Biden’s infrastructure plan
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/14/pair-misleading-gop-attacks-bidens-infrastructure-plan/
Snopes→ Did a Florida Man Attack a Woman at a Ferris Wheel?
Terrifyingly, the Ferris wheel started operating while people were still on the platform.