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Snopes→ Fed Unleashes Another Big Rate Hike in Bid to Curb Inflation
The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second straight time.
Snopes→ Big Pink Diamond Discovered in Angola, Largest in 300 Years
Called the “Lulo Rose," the diamond was found at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine.
Snopes→ Big Papi a Big Hit at His Baseball Hall of Fame Induction
David Ortiz promised to speak from the heart. As usual, Big Papi delivered.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Big Tech Media’ Was NOT Filming Crisis Actors — It Was Dramatic Production In China
Did "big tech media" stage a scene featuring workers wearing protective gear who were crying outside a hospital in order to frighten people? No, that's not true: This video shows a behind-the-scenes view of a dramatic production in China
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Private Election Data Stream Does NOT Prove GOP Primary Stolen From Colorado ‘Big Lie’ Purveyor Tina Peters
Does an election night correction made to a private company's Colorado vote tallies prove the primary election was manipulated by dark forces? No, that's not true: There is no evidence the official results "stole" votes from Mesa County C
Snopes→ Was ‘Official Trump Rally Photo’ Photoshopped To Make Crowd Seem Bigger?
The image supposedly exposed a photoshop fail on behalf of the former president's campaign. But was that really the case?
Snopes→ Big Ten Votes to Add USC, UCLA As Members Starting in 2024
In a surprising and seismic shift in college athletics, the Big Ten voted Thursday to add Southern California and UCLA as conference members beginning in 2024.
PolitiFact→ Abigail Spanberger – 'Big Four' meat packers are seeing record profits
“The four big meat packers are raking in record profits … ”
Snopes→ Pilots in Line for Big Raises Amid Global Travel Disruptions
The largest pilots union has approved a contract that would boost the pay of pilots at United Airlines by more than 14% over the next 18 months.
Poynter→ GlobalFact 9 launches in Norway with a big question: How does fact-checking help?
OSLO, Norway — Academic and practical attention to the discipline of fact-checking has burst into the mainstream. Many fact-checkers got their start in 2016, scrutinizing the U.S. presidential election, and […] The post GlobalFact 9 launches in
Full Fact→ Popular tips on filling cars with petrol don’t offer big savings
A widely-circulated selection of tips on how to save money when filling your car is unlikely to provide any economic benefit.
Snopes→ Stocks Dip Deeper into Bear Market Ahead of Big Fed News
Wall Street is dipping further in its first trading after tumbling into a bear market on worries that high inflation will push central banks to clamp the brakes too hard on the economy
Snopes→ Joshua Tree Park Closes Trail So Bighorn Sheep Can Get Water
A popular hiking trail to an oasis in Joshua Tree National Park has been temporarily closed so bighorn sheep can get undisturbed access to water.
Snopes→ Is Tom Brady’s Yacht Bigger Than the Titanic?
Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady does own a yacht, but this claim from an online ad left us scratching our heads.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Big Bird Supposed to Be on the Challenger?
In June 2022, a long-circulating claim that Big Bird nearly “died in space” on the ill-fated Challenger expedition re-emerged on an Imgur post: On what appeared to be a screenshot of a listicle, Sesame Street‘s Big Bird was shown ne
PolitiFact→ Andy Biggs – No, government data does not say that defensive gun use saves lives
The U.S. Justice Department “conservatively estimated that guns are used 1.5 million times per year to save lives.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Biggest Drop In The DOW Stock Market Ever’ Did NOT Happen During Biden Administration
Did the "biggest drop in the DOW Stock Market Ever" occur during the Biden administration? No, that's not true: A professor of finance at Ivey Business School said the worst day for the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was October 19,
PolitiFact→ Rebecca Kleefisch – Democrat Evers is not ‘a big proponent' of defunding police, as GOP challenger Kleefisch claims
Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.”
Snopes→ Big Cross-Border Tunnel Found Linking Tijuana, San Diego
The secret passage from Tijuana to San Diego featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls.
Snopes→ Traeger Grills Facebook Scam Promises ‘Big Sale,’ Falsely Claims Company Is Closing
We received a message from a reader that alerted us to a Facebook scam that claimed to offer deep discounts on Traeger Grills products.
Snopes→ Did Denzel Washington Say, ‘Just Because You Don’t Share It on Social Media Doesn’t Mean You Are Not Up to Big Things’?
We looked for the origins of a quote about social media that's been credited to the actor in tweets, memes, and on websites that collect famous quotes.
AllSides→ McCormick’s Denouncement of ‘Structural Bigotry’ Not an Endorsement of BLM
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/04/mccormicks-denouncement-of-structural-bigotry-not-an-endorsement-of-blm/
FactCheck.org→ McCormick’s Denouncement of ‘Structural Bigotry’ Not an Endorsement of BLM
Amid nationwide protests after George Floyd’s murder in 2020, Dave McCormick, then CEO of a hedge fund, emailed his colleagues, calling on them to “be agents of change” and to show “solidarity by denouncing and eradicating structural bi
PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Baldwin pins blame for high insulin prices on big drug corporations, but there are other factors
"The price of insulin has been jacked up by Big Drug Corporations.”
Snopes→ Suddenly, Tesla’s Elon Musk is Twitter’s Biggest Stakeholder
Tesla CEO Elon Musk acquired a 9% stake in Twitter to become its largest shareholder, just before raising questions about the social media platform’s dedication to free speech and the First Amendment.
Snopes→ No Joke — Snopes Has Big Plans for 2022
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Truth or Fiction?→ Virginia Thomas Embraced Conspiracy Theories Long Before ‘Big Lie’ Texts Came to Light
Long before she was revealed to have been pushing for the overturning of the 2020 presidential election, Virginia “Ginni” Thomas — the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas — trafficked in conspiracy theories in disinfor
Snopes→ EU Agrees on New Digital Rules to Rein in Big Tech Dominance
The European Union set the stage for a stepped-up crackdown on big tech companies with an agreement on landmark digital rules to rein in online “gatekeepers" such as Google and Facebook parent Meta.
Snopes→ Putin Appears at Big Rally As Troops Press Attack in Ukraine
The rally took place three weeks into the invasion that has led to heavier-than-expected Russian losses on the battlefield and increasingly authoritarian rule at home.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Big Fuel Companies Did NOT Sell Gas, Diesel At Low Prices To Protest Government on March 16, 2022
Did big fuel companies sell gas and diesel at low prices in protest against the government on March 16, 2022? No, that's not true: On March 16, 2022, the national average prices for regular gas and diesel exceeded $4 and $5, respectively.
Logically→ The New York Stock Exchange displayed a message stating “Modi wins landslide election victory in India’s biggest state.”
The viral picture is from 2017, and the message was run on the Thomson Reuters building in London, not on the New York Stock Exchange.
Snopes→ The Big Sneeze: Climate Change to Make Pollen Season Nastier
Climate change has already made allergy season longer and pollen counts higher, but you ain’t sneezed nothing yet.
Snopes→ Was the ‘World’s Biggest Spider’ Found in the UK?
It's a big spider. Whether it's "the biggest" spider ever is another question.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Empty ATMs, Locked Funds, "Run" On Big 5 Canadian Banks
Were there empty ATMs and locked funds at all of the "Big Five" Canadian banks on February 17, 2022? No, that's not true: The claims are "baseless," the Canadian Bankers Association (CBA) told Lead Stories. The Royal Bank of Canada (RBC)
Snopes→ Yacht Reportedly Built for Bezos Too Big for Dutch Bridge
A giant, $500 million yacht reportedly being built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos faces a delivery problem.
Snopes→ Big Papi Elected to HOF; Bonds, Clemens, Schilling Left out
Big Papi is bound for Cooperstown — and on the first ballot, too.
Snopes→ Was Hope Hicks Cast on ‘Big Brother’?
As of this writing, CBS had made no announcements regarding the cast for the next season of "Celebrity Big Brother."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NOT 2nd, Bigger Tonga Eruption 2 Days After Historic January 16, 2022 Blast
Did Hunga Ha'apai volcano near Tonga erupt January 16, 2022, in an even bigger event than the January 14, 2022, eruption that triggered tsunami warnings worldwide? No, that's not true: No such event was recorded by the geologic services t
Snopes→ ‘Little People, Big World’ Posts About ‘Sudden Loss’ Are Misleading
Strange rumors made the rounds around the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022.