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Snopes→ Protest Near Masters Pushes Back Against Georgia Voting Law
Georgia's law — which opponents say is designed to reduce the impact of minority voters by making it more difficult to cast a ballot — has drawn fire from around the country.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Can Americans Buy ‘Whatever You Want’ Without a Background Check at a Gun Show?
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Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Factually: India and Georgia look back at COVID-19’s information impact
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. Local impact on global falsehoods Fact-checkers have long known that falseho
Snopes→ In Gun Debate, Both Sides Have Evidence to Back Them Up
Research suggests statistical evidence supports both parties’ positions about gun control legislation.
Liste→ Recent posts about 34 children found in a truck in South Africa are false, harking back to older incidents
Multiple posts on Facebook claim that a truck carrying 34 kidnapped children was found in Rustenburg, a city in South Africa. The claim is false, according to local police, who said while there have been incidents in the past of undocumented children f
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Heart attack victims shouldn’t use “cough CPR” on themselves, contrary to chain email dating back to 1999
REVIEW A Facebook post published in 2013 that went viral on Facebook in March 2021, titled “How to survive a heart attack alone”, claimed that heart attack victims “can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath
TFCN Feature – Poynter→ Does homework spelled backward translate to ‘child abuse’ in Latin?
Scrolling through social media recently, you may have come across the viral claim that the word “homework” spelled backward translates to “child abuse” in Latin. This claim has been everywhere lately, racking up thousands of views across Instag
The Dispatch→ Back to the Past
For this weekend’s Ruminant, hop into Jonah’s somewhat underwhelming time machine that goes only to the past – because, after all, “the future doesn’t exist.” Why is Jonah driving through the setting of a Mark Twain
Snopes→ A Rapid COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Backfired in Some US States
The first three months of the rollout suggests that faster is not necessarily better.
WaPo Fact Checker→ Ron Johnson’s misleading citation of data to back his ‘concern’ about BLM protesters
The Republican senator from Wisconsin drew fire when he said Trump supporters were less threatening than Black Lives Matter protesters, but he’s twisting data to support his concerns.
Snopes→ USPS Agents Found No Evidence of Backdated Ballots
U.S. Postal Service investigators did not find evidence of any backdated presidential election ballots in the post office in Erie, Pennsylvania, according to a report summarizing the investigation into claims by a postal worker that spurred calls from
Top Fact Checks→ Robert Aaron Long said the U.S. must “fight back” against China on Facebook.
A screenshot of a Facebook status supposedly written by Robert Aaron Long, the suspected Atlanta gunman, is a hoax.
Snopes→ Baby Bottle Craze Sweeps Gulf Arab States, Sparks Backlash
Cafes across several Gulf Arab states started selling coffee and other cold drinks in baby bottles.
Snopes→ Is Columbia University Planning Graduation Ceremonies Based on Race, Background?
It is common for higher education institutions to organize various events in celebration of the annual milestone.
Snopes→ Democrats Bank on Relief Aid to Win Back Wary Working Class
COVID-19 relief benefits are heavily weighted toward lower- and middle-income Americans.
Liste→ Sheikh Mohammed did not say great-grandson ‘will be back on a camel’ in 2014 interview
Facebook posts shared thousands of times claim that Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed told the BBC in 2014 that his great-grandson will be “back on a camel”, implying that the wealthy emirate's development is diminishing. The claim is false: Sheikh M
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Depict Backlash To ‘Height Privilege’ — It’s An Art Piece About Seeing Literally Eye-To-Eye
Did a feminist conference use platform shoes of various heights to negate "height privilege" and lobby to make such shoes mandatory on college campuses? No, that's not true: This post is from a satire page that mocks various social justic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photoshopped Chyron ‘90% Of Women Have A Back-up Lover’ Is NOT Accurate Summary Of Poll
Did a Fox affiliate broadcast a segment with a chyron that read, "90% of women have a back-up lover"? No, that's not true: This photo of an on-screen chyron has been photoshopped. Images that closely match this one date back to September
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Homework Spelled Backwards (‘Krowemoh’) Does NOT Translate To ‘Child Abuse’ In Latin
Does "homework" spelled backwards translate to "child abuse" in Latin? No, that's not true. There is no such word as "krowemoh" in Latin; it is a nonsensical word. According to Google translate, the words "child abuse" in Latin are "puer
Snopes→ Deal Reached to Get California Children Back in Classrooms
The majority of California's 6.1 million public school students could be back in the classroom by April under new legislation announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders.
Top Fact Checks→ BJP’s Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh had said Mamata would have to get back to cooking once she lost the 2021 polls.
The statement has been wrongly attributed to Dilip Ghosh; it was made by BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya.
Top Fact Checks→ Indian army demolished Chinese bunkers after the PLA moved back from their positions.
The viral video of the Indian army demolishing Chinese bunkers actually belongs to a rescue operation in Uttarakhand.
Snopes→ Kohl’s Pushes Back on Investor Group’s Takeover Efforts
Kohl's is fighting back against an investor group's efforts to take control of the department store chain's board, arguing that it would derail its progress and momentum.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Biden Quote About Not Having Covid-19 Vaccine Coming Into Office Was About Supply Backlog — NOT About Vaccine Existence
Did President Biden say the US didn't have a COVID-19 vaccine before he took office? No, that's not true: he said there was no supply of the vaccine in storage awaiting distribution, not that the vaccine didn't exist. The words in quotati
Top Fact Checks→ A law in Maryland would establish a firearms owner registry and require background checks to purchase ammunition.
House Bill 175 formulates background checks for ammunition purchases & requires the creation of accurate transaction records. It is not a law yet.
Snopes→ Back in Paris Climate Accord, US Vows No More Sidelining of Climate
“Climate change and science diplomacy can never again be ‘add-ons’ in our foreign policy discussions,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
Snopes→ Lights Come Back on in Texas As Water Woes Rise in the South
A growing number of people have perished trying to keep warm during the winter storm and ensuing energy crisis.
Snopes→ Biden Backs Studying Reparations as Congress Considers Bill
President Joe Biden's White House is giving its support to studying reparations for Black Americans, boosting Democratic lawmakers who are renewing efforts to create a commission on the issue.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The United States’ Energy Independence Was NOT ‘Sent Back Fifty Years’ In 10 Days
Was the United States' energy independence "sent back fifty years" in 10 days? No, that's not true: Although it's true that the country was "energy independent" in 2019 for the first time in more than 60 years, there's no evidence policy
Snopes→ Did Biden Set US ‘Back 50 Years’ on Energy Independence Progress?
It is true that 2019 was the first year since 1957 in which the U.S. was energy independent.
Snopes→ Fox Hosts Dobbs, Bartiromo Strike Back in Voting Fraud Suit
Three Fox News hosts — Maria Bartiromo, Lou Dobbs and Jeanine Pirro — are seeking the dismissal of claims against them and their employer as part of a $2.7 billion libel lawsuit brought by the voting technology company Smartmatic.
Snopes→ Does a Photo Show Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd 35 Years After ‘Back to the Future’?
The picture of Doc and Marty spread widely online in February 2021.
Snopes→ Does ‘Homework’ Spelled Backwards Mean ‘Child Abuse’ in Latin?
Thousands of languages have existed throughout the history of humanity. There is no evidence the word "krowemoh" ever belonged to any of them.
Snopes→ Russia Arrests over 4,000 at Wide Protests Backing Navalny
Chanting slogans against President Vladimir Putin, tens of thousands took to the streets Sunday across Russia to demand the release of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny.
Snopes→ Is ‘QAnon Shaman’ Jake Angeli Turning His Back on Trump?
Wearing horns and furs on his head, Jake Angeli was a highly visible figure in the U.S. Capitol insurrection.
Snopes→ Do 1 in 3 Biden Appointees Have an Immigrant Background?
The 46th U.S. president has made a point of achieving demographic diversity and representation in the Biden-Harris administration.
Liste→ New ‘Patriot Party’ is not backed by Trump
Facebook posts claim that former president Donald Trump has formed a new political organization called the “Patriot Party,” providing a Federal Election Commission (FEC) document as evidence. This is false; a fundraising committee by that name has
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Does a Video Show National Guard Troops Turning Their Back on Joe Biden?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/does-a-video-show-national-guard Since President Joe Biden’s inau
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Does a Video Show National Guard Troops Turning Their Back on Joe Biden?
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