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Snopes→ Jan. 6 Panel Moves Against Steve Bannon, Sets Contempt Vote
A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection moved aggressively against close Trump adviser Steve Bannon, swiftly scheduling a vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against the former White House aide after he defied a
Snopes→ Shredded Banksy Artwork Sells for $25.4 Million at Auction
“Love is in the Bin” was offered by Sotheby’s in London, with a presale estimate of 4 million pounds to 6 million pounds ($5.5 million to $8.2 million).
Top Fact Checks→ Irish novelist Sally Rooney banned the Hebrew translation of her latest book.
Rooney chose not to work with an Israeli publishing house, but rights for the Hebrew translation of her latest novel are still available.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oregon Measure Would NOT Ban Animal Meat, NOT Mandate ‘Petri Dish’ Meat — But Beef Would Have To Die Of Old Age
Would a ballot initiative proposed in Oregon ban all animal meat and replace it with "'synthetic meat'" and "lab 'plant based protein'" that are "lab grown Petri dish vats of cells"? No, that's not true: Animal meat alternatives -- which
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Could Legislation Give the IRS the Power to Track Transactions on Any Bank Account With More Than $600?
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Snopes→ Why More Places Are Abandoning Columbus Day in Favor of Indigenous Peoples Day
Critics of the change see it as just another example of political correctness run amok.
Snopes→ Judge Orders Texas to Suspend New Law Banning Most Abortions
The order is the first legal blow to the Texas law known as Senate Bill 8, which until now had withstood a wave of early challenges.
Snopes→ Ban on ‘Surprise’ Medical Bills on Track for Jan. 1 Rollout
The Biden administration put final touches on consumer protections against so-called “surprise” medical bills.
Snopes→ Fighting Wave of Misinfo, YouTube Bans False Vaccine Claims
YouTube announced a sweeping crackdown of vaccine misinformation that booted popular anti-vaccine influencers from its site and deleted false claims that have been made about a range of immunizations.
Full Fact - All content→ Red Cross hasn’t banned blood donation from vaccinated people
A post on Instagram claims the Red Cross has said people vaccinated against Covid-19 are prohibited from donating blood for certain purposes as the vaccine “wipes out” some antibodies present in blood. A video screenshotted in the post refe
Snopes→ No, Winnie the Pooh Wasn’t ‘Banned’ from a Playground
A discussion about which character should be the mascot for a local playground in a tiny Polish town went viral.
Snopes→ Arrest Warrant Issued for Brian Laundrie, Indicted for Bank Fraud
Federal officials say the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, whose body was found at a national park in Wyoming after a cross country trip with him, has been indicted for unauthorized use of a debit card as searchers continued looking for him in Florida swampl
Snopes→ Taliban Official: Strict Punishment, Executions Will Return
One of the founders of the Taliban and the chief enforcer of its harsh interpretation of Islamic law when they last ruled Afghanistan said the hard-line movement will once again carry out executions and amputations of hands, though perhaps not in public.
Snopes→ Does the Taliban Have a Tesla Cybertruck?
Two doctored images made it seem as if the Taliban had some fancy wheels.
Snopes→ Did a University Ban Capital Letters To Avoid Scaring Students?
Bad reporting from 2018 has caused CONFUSION for YEARS!
Top Fact Checks→ Taliban has banned feminine hygiene products in Afghanistan.
Doctored screenshots falsely claim that the Taliban banned feminine hygiene products in Afghanistan. No credible media reports have reported as such.
Snopes→ Texas Doctor Who Defied State’s Near-Total Abortion Ban Is Sued
A San Antonio doctor who said he performed an abortion in defiance of a new Texas law has been sued by two people seeking to test the legality of the state’s near-total ban on the procedure.
Top Fact Checks→ WHO is trying to ban vaping and has praised 30 countries for doing so.
WHO does not have the power to ban vaping nor has it explicitly praised the 32 countries that have banned vaping.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Treasury Department Did NOT Declare IRS Will Monitor Transactions Of All U.S. Bank Accounts Over $600
Did the Treasury Department declare the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will monitor transactions of all U.S. bank accounts over $600? No, that's not true: The Department has made no such declaration. It has proposed a change to the curren
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hurricane Hunters Did NOT ‘Abandon Their Mission’ After Crack In A Plane’s Window A Day Before Ida Made Landfall
Did the hurricane hunters of the Air Force Reserve "abandon their mission" because their aircraft suffered cracked windows while chasing Hurricane Ida in late August 2021? No, that's not true: An aircraft used by the hurricane hunters had
Snopes→ Will Banks Have To Report All Transactions Over $600 to IRS Under Biden Plan?
The American Families Plan has a reporting requirement for banks that has infuriated some.
Top Fact Checks→ Taliban flogging a woman in Afghanistan.
Articles have pointed out that the Taliban were flogging women as a punishment for disobeying their rules/laws or demanding their rights.
Top Fact Checks→ The Taliban found 6.5M dollars stored in Vice President of Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh’s home.
Islamic Emirate officials alleged that 6.5 M dollars were found from Amrullah Saleh's residence during a raid. This has not been confirmed.
Top Fact Checks→ Afghan politician Dr. Abdullah Abdullah has been captured by the Taliban.
Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, an Afghan politician, clarified via Twitter on September 10 that reports that the Taliban had detained him were false.
WaPo Fact Checker→ McAuliffe’s claim that Glenn Youngkin ‘wants to ban abortion’
Former Virginia governor Terry McAuliffe is putting words into his opponent’s mouth.
Snopes→ Yes, Tyra Banks and Lionel Richie Have a New Ice Cream Flavor
And, yes, we would like some please.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Image Does NOT Show Mbabane In Eswatini — It’s Khartoum In Sudan
Does a widely shared image show a nighttime photo of Mbabane, the capital city of Eswatini? No, that's not true: the city shown is Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) on September 6, 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Is NOT Footage of Taliban With Anti-Aircraft Weapons — It’s A Video Game
Does footage released after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan show the insurgents using anti-aircraft weaponry? No, that's not true: The footage is from the video game Arma 3. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) publis
Full Fact - All content→ What we know about the Taliban and Covid-19
A post on Facebook claims that the Taliban survived the pandemic with “no vaccines, social distancing, PCR testing, masks” and were still able “to then recapture an entire country with no mass deaths amongst their population during a
Top Fact Checks→ Amrullah Saleh and Ahmad Massoud fled to Tajikstan over the oppression by the Taliban in Afghanistan.
For security concerns, Saleh and Massoud were not in contact with the public, and their absence was misinterpreted as having abandoned the nation.
Snopes→ Did Lyft Announce Legal Aid for Drivers Caught Up in Texas Abortion Ban?
Texas Senate Bill 8 allows private citizens to sue anyone obtaining an abortion, or assisting someone else to obtain one.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taliban And Afghanistan Did NOT Skip Vaccines, Escape Mass Deaths During Global COVID-19 Pandemic
Did the Taliban survive from February 2020 through August 2021 with no vaccines, no masks or business shutdowns and capture Afghanistan with no mass deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic? No, that's not true: These claims were made without
Snopes→ Taliban Form All-Male Afghan Government of Old Guard Members
Appointed to the key post of interior minister was Sirajuddin Haqqani, who is on the FBI’s most-wanted list with a $5 million bounty on his head and is believed to still be holding at least one American hostage.
Top Fact Checks→ Taliban fighters jumping on a trampoline as they celebrate their return to power in Afghanistan.
The alleged video of Taliban forces bouncing on a trampoline has been circulating since 2020, and it was not captured after the Afghanistan takeover.
Snopes→ Taliban Say They Took Panjshir, Last Holdout Afghan Province
The anti-Taliban forces had been led by the former vice president, Amrullah Saleh, and also the son of the iconic anti-Taliban fighter Ahmad Shah Massoud.
Snopes→ Texas-Based Dating Apps Launch Funds to Help Women Affected By Abortion Ban
Both companies are run by women.
TruthOrFiction→ Was George Orwell’s ‘1984’ Banned in the United States and the USSR for Conflicting Reasons?
On September 2 2021, a Facebook post featured an image suggesting that George Orwell’s 1984 was banned in the United States for pro-communist sentiments, but that it was also banned in the USSR for anti-communist sentiments. A screenshot from Tu
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Inflate Cost of Taliban-Seized U.S. Military Equipment
The Taliban seized an arsenal of U.S.-made military equipment when it overran the Afghan army, but not nearly as much as numerous Republicans have claimed. Several Republican members of Congress and former President Donald Trump have cited a grossly ex
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Does the New Texas Law Completely Ban Abortion?
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