A Mississippi educator who was fired for reading a children’s book called “I Need a New Butt!” to second graders says he will go to court to try to get his job back.
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this is not footage of Ukraine shooting down a Russian plane with troops on board
Says video shows "Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian plane carrying hundreds (of) troops on Kyiv airport."
PolitiFact→ What exactly will new DHS ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ do?
A seemingly unplanned announcement about the creation of the Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security led to an array of speculation and backlash. Some questions remain unanswered, but here’s what we know about the board
AllSides→ 20 GOP Attorneys General Threaten Legal Action Over ‘Un-American’ Disinformation Board
https://www.dailywire.com/news/20-gop-attorneys-general-threaten-lawsuit-over-un-american-disinformation-board
Poynter→ What we know about the DHS’ Disinformation Governance Board
Revelations that the Department of Homeland Security is assembling a Disinformation Governance Board ignited a firestorm on Twitter in late April. Conservatives and other critics denounced the board as an […] The post What we know about the DHS
Poynter→ No, Elon Musk hasn’t fired the Twitter board
On April 25, Twitter announced that it had agreed to sell the company to entrepreneur Elon Musk for approximately $44 billion. The news was cheered by some of the social […] The post No, Elon Musk hasn’t fired the Twitter board appeared fir
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t just fire the Twitter board
“Elon Musk just fired the entire Twitter board of directors.”
Snopes→ Delta to Begin Paying Flight Attendants During Boarding
It is a notable change for U.S. airlines, where pay for flight attendants starts when all the passengers are seated and the plane’s doors close.
Logically→ The Central Board of Secondary Education has decided to reduce the weighting of Term 1 and Term 2 examinations for 2021-2022.
A fake CBSE notice has circulated on social media, claiming that the CBSE weighting on board exams is 30 percent for Term 1 and 70 percent for Term 2.
Snopes→ Tesla CEO Elon Musk Won’t Join Twitter’s Board After All
Twitter's largest investor, billionaire Elon Musk, is reversing course and will no longer join the company's board of directors less than a week after being awarded a seat.
PolitiFact→ Kevin Nicholson – No, Evers didn’t refuse to remove vets board chair who was charged with possession of child porn
“Over the course of two months, Tony Evers refused to remove (Curtis Schmitt Jr.) from the (state’s veterans) Board despite having the authority to do (so).”
Snopes→ Chinese Airliner Crashes with 132 Aboard in Country’s Southern Province
China Eastern online made its website have a black-and-white homepage after the crash.
Logically→ Vladimir Putin met Indian students aboard the Air India flight evacuating from Ukraine to wish them a safe journey.
A video of Indian ambassador Rahul Shrivastava with the Indian students in the aircraft was falsely shared as Putin addressing them.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Digital Billboards in Ukraine’
On March 1 2022, a popular Imgur post titled “Digital billboard in Kyiv: ‘Russia soldier, stop! Putin has lost. The whole world is with Ukraine. Leave without blood on your hands'” purportedly showed messages on Ukraine billboards vis
Snopes→ Peter Thiel Leaving Board of Facebook Parent Meta
The company said that Thiel will stay on until Meta’s shareholder meeting later in 2022 where he will not stand for reelection.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Real Video Does NOT Prove Race Against China to Recover F-35C That Crashed Onboard USS Carl Vinson
Does this Facebook post prove China is racing the U.S. Navy to recover an F-35C that crashed on landing and fell off the USS Carl Vinson into the South China Sea? No, that's not true: The video is authentic, showing a January 24, 2022, cr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Quarantine Camps For Unvaccinated Were NOT Proposed By Washington Health Board
Did the Washington State Board of Health adopt a rule that would involuntarily place unvaccinated residents, including children, into COVID-19 quarantine camps? No, that's not true: The board made an administrative rule change to the law
Snopes→ Hey ‘Crytpo Bro’s,’ That McDonald’s Billboard is Fake
So is that tweet about McDonald's not hiring anyone who has traded in cryptocurrencies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sailors Aboard USS Constitution Did NOT Consume Volumes of Alcohol Reported In Old Story
Do the ship's logs of the USS Constitution reveal that the sailors on board had consumed a tremendous amount of alcohol in about seven months' time from July 27, 1798, to February 20, 1799? No, that's not true: Although this story sounds
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Prime Minister of New Zealand Did NOT Appear On A Billboard Promoting A ‘Christmas Booster’
Did Jacinda Ardern, the prime minister of New Zealand, appear on a billboard that includes the phrase, "No Jab, No Job, no refunds"? No, that's not true: Ardern's media staff told us that the billboard was fake. We also found the original
PolitiFact→ Viral image – A seaworthy myth about alcohol aboard the U.S.S. Constitution
The crew of the U.S.S. Constitution consumed more than 252,000 gallons of alcohol and only 10,000 gallons of water on a seven-month trip.
Snopes→ Oh! Christmas Tree? Cardboard Display is the Talk of a Town
It has been called beautiful, awesome and brilliant, a transcendent work of art that reimagines the holiday experience with local touches of the Jersey Shore.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – FBI search didn’t target woman because of her role in school board politics
The FBI targeted a woman and searched her home because she “protested local school board, elections.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the FBI isn’t adding ‘threat tags’ for parents who protest school boards
“The FBI is using its counterterrorism division to investigate and add ‘threat tags’ to parents who are protesting school boards.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Viral video aboard airplane is a fictional film
Video shows irate airline passenger demanding a seat away from an unvaccinated passenger and being asked to leave the airplane.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Boss Texts on Your Day Off? Leave Them Unread’ Billboard
On November 3 2021, performance artist and political activist Vermin Supreme shared a photograph of a purported “Leave Them Unread” billboard: ‘Boss Texts on Your Day Off? Leave Them Unread’ Meme Origin Three mobile app icons (
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘FDA Vaccine Advisory Board Said Friday Unvaccinated Are More Educated on the Vaccine Than Most People Who Have Gotten It’ Tweet
On October 26 2021, an undated Twitter screenshot circulated, claiming that the “FDA vaccine advisory board” had bemoaned that unvaccinated Americans are highly educated: pic.twitter.com/JkWDvif5yX — Raider Pablo (@R8erN8tion) Octo
Washington Post→ The false GOP claim that the Justice Dept. is spying on parents at school board meetings
In interviews, congressional hearings, campaign ads and social media, Republicans falsely claim that the Justice Department will be cracking down on parents expressing disagreement at their local school board meetings.
Snopes→ Did a Group Set New Record for World’s Longest Charcuterie Board?
The meat and cheese table was said to measure 315.3 feet long.
Snopes→ School Board Group Asks US for Help Policing Threats
Parents and community members have been disrupting meetings and threatening board members in person, online and through the mail.
Snopes→ Are 70 Members of Pfizer’s Investment Board Part of the CCP?
A list of Chinese-sounding names was circulated with unfounded claims about the pharmaceutical company.
Snopes→ Yes, a Billboard Paired Trump’s Picture with a Bible Verse About Jesus
The billboard prompted some disbelief online.
Snopes→ Biden Ousts 18 Trump Military Academy Board Appointees
The Biden administration removed 18 appointees named to U.S. military academy boards by Donald Trump in the final months of the Republican president's term in office.
Truth or Fiction?→ Carrie Prejean Encinitas School Board Video
On August 30 2021, video of a woman later identified as Carrie Prejean Boller spread virally on Twitter; the clip depicted Prejean Boller “speaking out” against masks at a school board meeting in the southern California city of Encinitas on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Man Touted By Others As ‘Ph.D., Oxford’ Did NOT Make True Statements About COVID-19 Vaccines To A School Board — Did NOT Attend Oxford University
Does a doctor share evidence of vaccine harm to an Ohio school board? No, that's not true: A man who appeared at a school board meeting in Ohio repeated multiple COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories that Lead Stories has previously debunk
Snopes→ Dan Stock’s Speech to Mt. Vernon School Board Is Not Scientifically Credible
You would be hard pressed to find a single sentence in Dr. Stock's speech on "the futility of mask mandates and COVID-19 protocols" that is not misleading or explicitly false.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Digital Billboard In Wilmington, NC, Was NOT Hacked To Show Unflattering Memes Of Biden — The Memes Came From A ‘Private Citizen’
Was a digital billboard in Wilmington, North Carolina, hacked to feature memes that were critical of President Joe Biden? No, that's not true: According to Donald Tedder, owner of the digital billboard, the billboard was not hacked -- the
AllSides→ Facebook Oversight Board Member Says Fact-Checking Outside Jurisdiction
https://www.newsmax.com/us/facebook-oversight-board-fact-check/2021/08/17/id/1032704/ A member of Faceb
Snopes→ Misinformation at Public Forums Vexes Local Boards, Big Tech
“I hope no one is making any medical decisions based on what they hear at our public forums," said County Councilwoman Lisa Clancy, who supports mask wearing and said she believes most of her constituents do too.
Snopes→ 27 People Aboard Carnival Cruise Test Positive for COVID-19
The Belize Tourism Board said 99.98% of the ship's crew was vaccinated, as well as 96.5% of its passengers.