Marco Rubio’s history against abortion is well-documented, so the Val Demings campaign attacked his record on multiple fronts in a TV ad. We checked each claim for accuracy and found the ad is mostly on point.
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Moscow was not targeted in a missile attack
Video claims Moscow turned into “sea of fire after being attacked by two mysterious missiles.”
Logically→ The planes that hit the Twin Towers in the 9/11 attacks were holograms created using Project Blue Beam technology.
Truth or Fiction?→ L.A.’s Mayoral Candidates Mum after Police Attacks on Journalists at Roe v. Wade Protests
Despite ongoing attacks by law enforcement against journalists covering protests, Los Angeles’ mayoral candidates, both running on the Democratic Party ticket, have not weighed in on the accounts of police attacks against journalists during prote
Snopes→ French Court Convicts 20 in Deadly 2015 Paris Attacks
A special French court found 20 men guilty of involvement in the Islamic State terrorist attacks on the Bataclan theater, Paris cafes and France’s national stadium in 2015 that killed 130 people.
AllSides→ Ukraine war: Kremenchuk shopping centre attack claims fact-checked
https://www.bbc.com/news/61967480 Within hours of the attack on a shopping centre in the central Ukrain
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Viral meme shared by Benny Johnson features old, out-of-context photos in attack on Joe Biden
A compilation of images shows what Joe Biden has “done to our country.”
Snopes→ Did Trump Mark Father’s Day With Attack on Cheney and DeSantis?
Beware of "official statements" by the former president, and read on for tips on how to identify the real thing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Boeing 737 NOT Forced To ‘Emergency Land On Beach After Pilot Has Heart Attack’ — It’s Gaming Video Footage
Was a Boeing 737 forced into an emergency landing on the beach after the pilot had a heart attack? No, that's not true: The footage is not real; it's gaming video footage created for entertainment. The video shows an animated airplane bei
Logically→ A video shows a mob vandalizing a Hindu temple and attacking a priest in Karachi, Pakistan.
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FactCheck.org→ NRSC’s Misleading Green New Deal Attack on Fetterman
John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, says he “never supported the Green New Deal” though he does support a longer-term transition away from fossil fuels. Nonetheless, a TV ad from the National Republican S
Snopes→ Did Trump Solicit Donations, Attack Liz Cheney to Mark His Birthday?
Here's how to tell whether a "Statement by Donald J. Trump" is actually a statement by Donald J. Trump...
PolitiFact→ Jim Lamon – Arizona US Senate race attack tying Masters to Nazis, Unabomber and anti-Israel stance lacks context
Blake Masters “unironically quoted a Nazi, called World War II an unjust war, called the Unabomber one of his intellectual influencers, and shared an article attacking Israel as the North Korea of the Middle East.”
Snopes→ Fed Attacks Inflation with Its Largest Rate Hike Since 1994
The Federal Reserve intensified its drive to tame high inflation by raising its key interest rate by three-quarters of a point — its largest hike in nearly three decades.
PolitiFact→ Sean Hannity – No evidence Pelosi ‘rejected’ Trump’s authorization for ‘20,000 National Guard’ before Jan. 6 attack
“Donald Trump authorized up to 20,000 National Guard troops to protect the Capitol" before Jan. 6, 2021, but was "rejected" by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.
PolitiFact→ Jack Del Rio – Washington Commanders’ Jack Del Rio downplays Jan. 6 attack as a ‘dust-up’
The Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “was a dust-up.”
Snopes→ House Passes Gun Control Bill After Buffalo, Uvalde Attacks
The legislation passed by a mostly party-line vote of 223-204.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Was NOT Endorsing Black Supremacist Theories — He Was Attacking Them
Was Tucker Carlson endorsing Black supremacist theories on his show on January 11, 2021? No, that's not true: The FOX News host was actually attacking the theories Kristen Clarke -- at the time the nominee for U.S. assistant attorney gene
Snopes→ Texas Police: Teacher Closed Propped-Open Door Before Attack
An exterior door at Robb Elementary School did not lock when it was closed by a teacher shortly before a gunman used it to get inside and kill 19 students and two teachers, leaving investigators searching to determine why, state police said.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Active shooter drills are common in American schools, not evidence of false flag attack
Active shooter drill at high school in Uvalde, Texas, two months before the elementary school shooting shows the event was a false flag.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Texas School Shooting Was ‘100% A Planned Attack’ That Cops Were ‘In On’
Was the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, "100% a planned attack" that cops were "in on"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the shooting was planned or orchestrated by anyone other than the shooter, Salvador Ramos.
Full Fact→ The FDA did not say Covid-19 vaccines are causing more heart attacks
A claim that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said heart attacks are 71 times higher following the Covid-19 vaccine than following other vaccines, and that the vaccines are killing two people for every one they save is not true. This claim app
Snopes→ Students Who Survived Texas School Attack Describe Scene
The children who survived the attack, which killed 19 schoolchildren and two teachers, described a festive, end-of-the-school-year day that quickly turned to terror.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of a drone attacking a Russian base is from a game
Video shows “Russian desert base and infrastructure hit by Bayraktar TB2 drone.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Truth To Claim Of Planned Racial Attack In Bowie, Maryland, Walmart On May 24, 2022
Did two white men walk into a Walmart location in Bowie, Maryland, on May 24, 2022, planning to carry out a hate crime plot against Black people? No, that's not true: A spokesperson from the Bowie Police Department said this story is fals
Logically→ This video shows a destroyed railway station in Lviv, Ukraine following Russian military attacks.
A 2013 video of the derailment of oil wagons from Russia has been falsely shared as a Russian attack on the Lviv railway station in Ukraine.
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – NRSC ad attacks 2 Beasley rulings, omits context
Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case.
Logically→ A shooter attacked a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, due to COVID-19 induced paranoia.
Preliminary investigation shows the Buffalo mass shooting was a racially motivated hate crime. There is no proof of COVID-19 being the cause.
PolitiFact→ Brian Kemp – In Georgia’s governor’s race, Brian Kemp’s attack on David Perdue for US inflation is misleading
"David Perdue voted with liberals” for $10 trillion “in new debt, his out-of-control federal spending is driving inflation through the roof."
Snopes→ Authorities: Hate Against Taiwanese Led to Church Attack
A gunman motivated by political hatred against Taiwan chained shut the doors of a California church and hid firebombs inside before shooting at a gathering of mostly elderly Taiwanese parishioners.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Doctored video appears to show 9/11 attack without planes
No planes are visible in footage of the 9/11 attack.
Snopes→ Online Diary: Buffalo Massacre Suspect Plotted Attack for Months
The keeper of the diary posted hand-drawn maps of the grocery store where 10 people eventually were killed, along with tallies of the number of Black people he counted there.
FactCheck.org→ Misleading Late Attack on Kathy Barnette in Pennsylvania Senate Race
A late attack ad from a super PAC supporting one of Kathy Barnette’s opponents in the Pennsylvania Senate Republican primary makes several misleading claims about Barnette, who has surged in the polls. The ad highlights a Barnette tweet with the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove No Planes Were Involved In 9/11 Attacks — There Are Other Angles, Images, Videos
Does a video showing an explosion at the World Trade Center's South Tower on September 11, 2001, but no aircraft, prove no planes were involved in the 9/11 attacks? No, that's not true: Video and images from other angles show the planes h
Snopes→ Did Buffalo Shooting Suspect Attack Fox News in ‘Manifesto’?
The screed mentioned the "Great Replacement Theory," a white supremacist narrative that has also found footing on Fox News.
Snopes→ California Churchgoers Detained Gunman in Deadly Attack
One person was killed and four others were critically wounded in the afternoon shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church in the city of Laguna Woods, officials said.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No credible reports indicate that Starlink was used in Russian ship attack
“Space X’s Starlink internet constellation has angered Russia as it was reported that the Starlink satellite constellation was used to guide the fire” on the Russian ship Moskva.
Logically→ 7 World Trade Center collapsed in the 9/11 attack because of a bomb inside the building.
An investigation by NIST concluded that 7 World Trade Center collapsed due to fires ignited by debris falling from the collapse of the North Tower.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NO ‘NATO Patriot Missile Attack’ On Russian Troops Near Ukraine Border
Did a NATO Patriot missile attack hit Russian troops near the Ukraine border? No, that's not true: A NATO official confirmed there was not any kind of NATO attack on Russian troops in late April 2022. The Patriot is used by more than 17 n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian Troops Using ‘Dozens Of UK-Sent Tanks’ To Attack Russian Convoy
Did Ukrainian troops attack a Russian armored vehicle convoy with dozens of "U.K.-sent tanks"? No, that's not true: The video posted, which is filled with footage of tanks, has absolutely no footage of Ukrainian troops attacking a Russian