The shift to weekly instead of daily reporting in Florida, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota marked a notable shift during the pandemic.
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Snopes→ States Scale Back Virus Reporting Just as Cases Surge
The shift to weekly instead of daily reporting in Florida, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota marked a notable shift.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: In Dismissed Florida Lawsuit, NO Evidence Backed Deponent’s Claims That Ilhan Omar Was Recruited, Paid By Qatar, Passed Intel To Iran
Was a Florida court told that Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota was recruited by Qatar, received money from that country, and passed "sensitive intel" to Iran through intermediates? Yes, but the statements were made in a deposition during a la
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Will NOT Lose Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) When ‘Everything Opens Back Up’
Will COVID-19 vaccines lose emergency use authorization (EUA) when "there is no longer an emergency and everything opens back up"? No, that's not true: That's not how the process works. Whether or not a drug has an EUA is not dependent on
Snopes→ Did Protester in Ralph Lauren Polo Jacket Face Baton-Wielding Cop on Horseback?
A photograph shared widely in July 2021 appeared to capture a moment of remarkable visual symmetry. But did it really?
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did U.S. Soccer Players Turn Their Back on a World War II Vet Playing the National Anthem?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Did NOT Turn Their Backs On WWII Vet Playing National Anthem On His Harmonica
Did the U.S. Women's National Soccer team turn their back on a WWII vet playing the national anthem on his harmonica? No, that's not true: Most of the players on the team had turned to face the American flag, a tradition during the nation
Snopes→ Did US Women’s Soccer Team Turn Backs on Vet Playing National Anthem?
Several members of the U.S. women soccer team signed a ball for the 98-year-old veteran after the match.
Snopes→ Search Back on After Rest of Florida Condo Demolished
Crews immediately began clearing some of the new debris so rescuers could start making their way into parts of the underground garage that is of particular interest.
Top Fact Checks→ The former UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock lied when he said that vaccines are “our route back to normal.”
COVID-19 vaccines have been shown to be highly effective, despite setbacks over the easing of lockdown restrictions.
Snopes→ Here’s Why Larry Bird’s ‘Behind-the-Backboard’ Shot Didn’t Count
Is this the most famous non-basket in NBA history?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence To Back Claim That ‘Thousands Of Flights Canceled As Vaccinated Pilots Fall Ill Or Die’
Are thousands of flights being canceled as vaccinated pilots fall ill or die? No, there's no evidence that's happening. The claim is made without offering proof pilots who have been vaccinated are either getting sick or dying, forcing can
Top Fact Checks→ Madagascar has quit the World Heath Organization (WHO) over backlash against its proposed herbal remedy for COVID 19.
Madagascar has been elected to the WHO Executive Board and continues to actively participate in WHO member meetings.
Snopes→ ‘F9’ Puts Charge Back into Movie Theaters with $70M Opening
The ninth installment in the “Fast & Furious” franchise opened only in theaters.
Snopes→ Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Back on Track After Walk-Back
U.S. President Joe Biden said it was not his “intent” to suggest he was issuing a veto threat on the bill.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Junk Mailers DO Have To Pay USPS To Deliver Own Junk Mail Back To Them
Are you supporting the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and reducing junk mail if you return unsolicited business-reply mail to the sender using the enclosed prepaid envelope? That's mostly true: The USPS is paid per piece by marketers for retu
Snopes→ Britney Spears Tells Judge: ‘I Want My Life Back’
After 13 years of near silence in the conservatorship that controls her life and money, Britney Spears passionately told a judge that she wants to end the “abusive” case.
Snopes→ Background Checks Blocked a Record High 300,000 Gun Sales
The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales.
Snopes→ Wall Street Snaps Back Following Worst Week Since February
Stocks rebounded on Wall Street, clawing back most of their sharp loss from the previous week, as the initial jolt passes from the Federal Reserve’s reminder that it will eventually offer less help for markets.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ ‘There will always be claims of cheating’ in elections, but fact-checkers can work together to fight back
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/there-will-always-be-claims-of-cheating-in-elections-but-fact-checkers-can-work-together-to-fight-back/
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ ‘There will always be claims of cheating’ in elections, but fact-checkers can work together to fight back
Fact-checkers emphasized Tuesday the importance of collaboration in protecting election integrity and fighting back against false accusations of fraud. Speaking at Tuesday’s IFCN Talk, Gilberto Scofield Jr., business and development director for the
Snopes→ AMA Doctors Meet Amid Vocal Backlash Over Racial Equity Plan
Portions of the plan include the language of critical race theory, referencing the theft of native lands and centuries-old white supremacy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctor On ‘Stew Peters Show’ Gives NO Proof To Back His Claim That Chlorine Dioxide Has Cured ‘Thousands’ Of COVID-19 Patients
Does a doctor prove he has cured thousands of COVID-19 patients with chlorine dioxide? No, that's not true. A doctor who made the claim offers no evidence or details about the people he says he has saved from the disease with the toxic ch
Snopes→ Does Golden Retriever ‘Help’ Owner Back into Parking Space?
The “barking sense” is said to show the “future of driving technology.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump’s Pants Were NOT On Backwards At Republican State Convention
Was former President Donald Trump wearing his pants backwards on stage at the state Republican convention in Greenville, North Carolina, on June 5, 2021? No, that's not true: One copy of the video, with extra saturated color, makes it app
Snopes→ No, Trump Did Not Wear His Pants Backwards at Rally
You asked, so we watched the 90-minute speech.
Snopes→ Supersonic Travel Is Coming Back at United Airlines
The announcement brought back memories of Concorde planes, which last flew in 2003.
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→ Walter the Friendly Grouse Becomes Man’s Backyard Companion
Some people are greeted by the family dog. For Todd Westward, it's a ruffed grouse.
Snopes→ Stephen Colbert Says He’s Going Back Before Live Audiences
In one more step toward a reopened entertainment world, CBS said Monday that Stephen Colbert's late-night show will return on June 14 to episodes with a full studio audience.
Snopes→ Woman Gets Back $1M Lottery Ticket She Had Thrown Away
A Massachusetts woman who accidentally tossed out a $1 million lottery ticket eventually collected her winnings thanks to the kindness and honesty of the owners of the store where she bought it.
Snopes→ After an Absence, New England’s Ticks Are Back — and Hungry
The busy spring for ticks has been sending more people to the emergency room in Maine.
Liste→ False claims touting raw onion with salt as ‘Covid-19 cure’ not backed by scientific evidence
As Covid-19 cases surged in India, Facebook and Instagram posts shared a claim that consuming raw onion with salt can cure the disease within minutes. The claim is false, according to experts. There are no credible reports the purported remedy can trea
Snopes→ 35 Republicans Buck Trump, Back Study of Jan. 6 Capitol Riot
Thirty-five House Republicans joined Democrats in voting to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, risking the wrath of former President Donald Trump and flouting GOP leaders who condemned the proposal as unfair
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Special ‘American Homeowner Relief’ Program Does NOT Give $3,708 Back To Homeowners
Does the U.S. government have an "American Homeowner Relief Program" that gives thousands of dollars to homeowners as part of the federal government's COVID-19 stimulus legislation? No, that's not true: No federal stimulus program by that
Snopes→ Supreme Court to Weigh Rollback of Abortion Rights
The case involves a Mississippi law that would prohibit abortions after the 15th week of pregnancy.
TFCN Feature – Poynter→ Sorry, eating a burnt orange with sugar likely won’t bring back your senses
With so many people losing their abilities to taste and smell due to COVID-19, the internet has been overloaded with tricks, hacks and home remedies for how to get your senses back. One supposed “solution” that’s been making the rounds on YouTube
Snopes→ Some Proms Are Back, with Masks, Testing and Distancing
A minor league baseball stadium. A negative coronavirus test and absolutely no slow dancing.
Snopes→ Back to Square One? Trump Decision Still Weighs on Facebook
Trump's presence or absence on the platform is unlikely to greatly influence users whether they should stay or they should go.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Biden boasts about equitable senior vaccination rate by race without data to back it up
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/biden-boasts-about-equitable-senior-vaccination-rate-by-race-without-data-to-back-it-up/