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PolitiFact→ Janet Yellen – The White House’s big deficit cut, and why it merits an asterisk

2022-07-28 "We've cut the deficit by a record $1.5 trillion this year." Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Fed Unleashes Another Big Rate Hike in Bid to Curb Inflation

2022-07-27 The Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second straight time. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Big Pink Diamond Discovered in Angola, Largest in 300 Years

2022-07-27 Called the “Lulo Rose," the diamond was found at the Lulo alluvial diamond mine. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Big Papi a Big Hit at His Baseball Hall of Fame Induction

2022-07-25 David Ortiz promised to speak from the heart. As usual, Big Papi delivered. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Big Tech Media’ Was NOT Filming Crisis Actors — It Was Dramatic Production In China

2022-07-18 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 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Private Election Data Stream Does NOT Prove GOP Primary Stolen From Colorado ‘Big Lie’ Purveyor Tina Peters

2022-07-16 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 Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was ‘Official Trump Rally Photo’ Photoshopped To Make Crowd Seem Bigger?

2022-07-06 The image supposedly exposed a photoshop fail on behalf of the former president's campaign. But was that really the case? Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Big Ten Votes to Add USC, UCLA As Members Starting in 2024

2022-07-01 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. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Abigail Spanberger – 'Big Four' meat packers are seeing record profits

2022-06-30 “The four big meat packers are raking in record profits … ” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Pilots in Line for Big Raises Amid Global Travel Disruptions

2022-06-24 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. Go to site post…»

Poynter→ GlobalFact 9 launches in Norway with a big question: How does fact-checking help?

2022-06-22 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 Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Popular tips on filling cars with petrol don’t offer big savings

2022-06-21 A widely-circulated selection of tips on how to save money when filling your car is unlikely to provide any economic benefit. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Stocks Dip Deeper into Bear Market Ahead of Big Fed News

2022-06-14 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 Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Joshua Tree Park Closes Trail So Bighorn Sheep Can Get Water

2022-06-08 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. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is Tom Brady’s Yacht Bigger Than the Titanic?

2022-06-07 Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady does own a yacht, but this claim from an online ad left us scratching our heads. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Was Big Bird Supposed to Be on the Challenger?

2022-06-07 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Andy Biggs – No, government data does not say that defensive gun use saves lives

2022-06-06 The U.S. Justice Department “conservatively estimated that guns are used 1.5 million times per year to save lives.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Biggest Drop In The DOW Stock Market Ever’ Did NOT Happen During Biden Administration

2022-05-20 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, Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Rebecca Kleefisch – Democrat Evers is not ‘a big proponent' of defunding police, as GOP challenger Kleefisch claims

2022-05-20 Says Gov. Tony Evers is “a big proponent of this defund the police movement.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Big Cross-Border Tunnel Found Linking Tijuana, San Diego

2022-05-17 The secret passage from Tijuana to San Diego featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Traeger Grills Facebook Scam Promises ‘Big Sale,’ Falsely Claims Company Is Closing

2022-05-05 We received a message from a reader that alerted us to a Facebook scam that claimed to offer deep discounts on Traeger Grills products. Go to site post…»

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’?

2022-04-19 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. Go to site post…»

AllSides→ McCormick’s Denouncement of ‘Structural Bigotry’ Not an Endorsement of BLM

2022-04-18 https://www.factcheck.org/2022/04/mccormicks-denouncement-of-structural-bigotry-not-an-endorsement-of-blm/ Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ McCormick’s Denouncement of ‘Structural Bigotry’ Not an Endorsement of BLM

2022-04-15 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 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Baldwin pins blame for high insulin prices on big drug corporations, but there are other factors

2022-04-08 "The price of insulin has been jacked up by Big Drug Corporations.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Suddenly, Tesla’s Elon Musk is Twitter’s Biggest Stakeholder

2022-04-04 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. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No Joke — Snopes Has Big Plans for 2022

2022-04-01 Help us make the web a more fact-filled place. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Virginia Thomas Embraced Conspiracy Theories Long Before ‘Big Lie’ Texts Came to Light

2022-03-28 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 Go to site post…»

Snopes→ EU Agrees on New Digital Rules to Rein in Big Tech Dominance

2022-03-25 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. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Putin Appears at Big Rally As Troops Press Attack in Ukraine

2022-03-18 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. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Big Fuel Companies Did NOT Sell Gas, Diesel At Low Prices To Protest Government on March 16, 2022

2022-03-17 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. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The New York Stock Exchange displayed a message stating “Modi wins landslide election victory in India’s biggest state.”

2022-03-16 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. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ The Big Sneeze: Climate Change to Make Pollen Season Nastier

2022-03-15 Climate change has already made allergy season longer and pollen counts higher, but you ain’t sneezed nothing yet. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was the ‘World’s Biggest Spider’ Found in the UK?

2022-02-23 It's a big spider. Whether it's "the biggest" spider ever is another question. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Empty ATMs, Locked Funds, "Run" On Big 5 Canadian Banks

2022-02-19 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) Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Yacht Reportedly Built for Bezos Too Big for Dutch Bridge

2022-02-07 A giant, $500 million yacht reportedly being built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos faces a delivery problem. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Big Papi Elected to HOF; Bonds, Clemens, Schilling Left out

2022-01-26 Big Papi is bound for Cooperstown — and on the first ballot, too. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was Hope Hicks Cast on ‘Big Brother’?

2022-01-19 As of this writing, CBS had made no announcements regarding the cast for the next season of "Celebrity Big Brother." Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NOT 2nd, Bigger Tonga Eruption 2 Days After Historic January 16, 2022 Blast

2022-01-17 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 Go to site post…»

Snopes→ ‘Little People, Big World’ Posts About ‘Sudden Loss’ Are Misleading

2022-01-05 Strange rumors made the rounds around the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022. Go to site post…»

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