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Snopes→ Social Media Offers Parents More Controls. But Do They Help?

2022-08-10 Platforms from Snapchat to TikTok to Instagram are bolting on new features they say will make their services safer and more age appropriate. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Beto O'Rourke – Texas had highest number of rape offenses in 2020, but did not have highest rate per population

2022-08-09 Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly HALF. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Anyone Being Investigated by the FBI Is Not Qualified to Be President of the United States’ Trump Quote Is Likely Misattributed

2022-08-09 After former United States President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago was raided by the FBI on August 8 2022, an extremely widespread set of memes claimed Trump repeatedly said “anyone being investigated by the FBI” was unfit to hold the off Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alexa DID Say Joe Biden Was Dead In Late July 2022 — But Amazon Fixed The Glitch

2022-08-09 Did Amazon's Alexa offer this reply: "Joe Biden died in National Naval Medical Center" when asked: "Where did Joe Biden fall off his bicycle?" Yes, for several days in late July 2022, Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa responded to that spe Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Study DID Find Bacteria, Fungi On Face Masks — But They’re NOT ‘Petri Dishes For Dangerous Pathogens To Fester’

2022-08-05 Did a study find potentially disease-causing bacteria and fungi on face masks? Yes, that's true, but the study's authors only made one recommendation based on their findings and that was for immunocompromised people to avoid repeated use Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tomi Lahren – ICE proposes ID cards for immigrants at border, but not for access to benefits

2022-08-05 “Biden wants to give illegals ID cards so they can start collecting American benefits.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Are Orcas Not Whales But Dolphins?

2022-08-05 Dubbed the “killer whale,” orcas have mouths full of dozens of interlocking, 3-inch teeth. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Election Ballots DO Have Serial Numbers — But They Are Removed During Processing To Protect Voter Secrecy

2022-08-04 Do election ballots have serial numbers to protect against voter fraud? Yes, that's true, but those numbers are removed during processing to protect the identity of the voter. In an email to Lead Stories, Christopher B. Mann, an associate Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Overheating can cause blood clots, but the UK’s Met Office didn’t issue a warning about it

2022-07-29 In its July “red alert” for extreme heat, the U.K.'s Met Office warned that high temperatures could cause blood clotting. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama DID Say ‘Gotta Have Them Ribs And Pussy, Too’ — But He Was Quoting A Person In His Book

2022-07-28 Did former President Barack Obama say, "Gotta have them ribs and pussy, too"? Yes, that's true, but he was quoting someone from a book he wrote. He wasn't expressing his own opinion. The 1995 memoir, "Dreams from My Father: A Story of Rac Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ One Nation PAC – Warnock, Cortez Masto voted for COVID-19 relief bill, but not for leisure projects it helped fund

2022-07-28 Raphael Warnock and Catherine Cortez Masto “voted to allow hundreds of millions of dollars of COVID relief funds to be squandered” on leisure projects. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ One Nation – Warnock, Cortez Masto voted for COVID-19 relief bill, but not for leisure projects it helped fund

2022-07-28 Raphael Warnock and Catherine Cortez Masto “voted to allow hundreds of millions of dollars of COVID relief funds to be squandered” on leisure projects. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – The Permian Basin is America’s largest oil basin, but alone couldn’t fuel the US for 200 years

2022-07-28 A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disc Spotted In Arizona Sky Was NOT Unknown Object But A Lenticular Cloud

2022-07-21 Was a large gray disc spotted hovering over Tempe, Arizona, an unknown object? No, that's not true: The unusual sight, which appeared in a TikTok video on July 15, 2022, was not a UFO from outer space or anything else unknown. Meteorologi Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Beloved Monarch Butterflies Now Listed As Endangered

2022-07-21 Scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tim Michels – End of Keystone pipeline did cost jobs, but most were temporary

2022-07-21 The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by Joe Biden “killed hundreds of jobs, sent gas prices way up.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Funeral Held for Ivana Trump; Ex-President Pays Tribute

2022-07-21 The former president joined all his children, an array of other relatives and friends at a Manhattan church for Ivana Trump's funeral Mass. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Here’s Why AOC, Omar Were Arrested — But Not Handcuffed — at Abortion-Rights Protest

2022-07-20 Some social media users noticed lawmakers such U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar positioned their hands behind their backs despite not being handcuffed. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Didn’t Say ‘High Gas Prices Are Forcing People to Electric Vehicles’

2022-07-20 RNC Research, a Twitter account managed by the Republican National Committee, claimed that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg bragged in a recent interview that “high gas prices are forcing people to electric vehicles”:RNC Research @RN Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Planned Parenthood Votes – Mehmet Oz has said he supports more restrictions on abortion but hasn’t spelled out penalties

2022-07-18 Mehmet Oz “wants to make abortion a crime in Pennsylvania.” Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Viral image: Border patrol says horseback agents used unnecessary force but did not strike Haitian migrants

2022-07-15 After many months, Customs and Border Protection released findings from an investigation of a Sep. 19, 2021, incident in which Border Patrol agents on horseback pursued Haitian migrants as they […] The post Viral image: Border patrol says horseba Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Border agents on horseback used unnecessary force but did not strike Haitian migrants: CBP

2022-07-13 Border Patrol agents on horseback did not strike Haitian migrants with reins but did use force, or threats of force, a CBP investigation showed. Four agents will face disciplinary action nearly a year after the viral incident in Del Rio, Texas. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing a primary challenge, but she’s still a member of Congress

2022-07-11 House Democrats have kicked Rep. Ilhan Omar out of Congress Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of Beating Do NOT Show Vigilante Justice in Mississippi But A Ukrainian Being Tortured

2022-07-06 Was a pedophile who molested a 2-year-old girl whipped to death by Eddie Lavelle Wilson, a man who "loves the child dearly"? No, that's not true: These stills were taken from a real video that was filmed in the area around Kommunar in eas Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dutch Farmers Did NOT Purchase A Tank To Block Distribution Centers

2022-07-06 Did Dutch farmers protesting against government measures aimed at curbing emissions buy a tank to block supermarket distribution centers? No, that's not true: tweets making that claim actually show video of a restored World War II vintage Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Buttigieg Launches $1B Pilot to Build Racial Equity in Roads

2022-07-01 Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg launched a $1 billion first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Gretchen Whitmer – Whitmer touts growth in auto industry, but jobs data doesn't show that

2022-07-01 “Since I took office, Michigan has added more than 25,000 auto jobs.” Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Stimulus Spending a Factor, But Far From Whole Story on Inflation

2022-06-30 Economists cite several reasons for high inflation in the United States, starting with the unprecedented circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic. But TV ads in midterm races across the country blame one culprit: stimulus spending by President Jo Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Trans Kids’ DON’T Exist Just In US Or ‘Certain Countries,’ But Around World

2022-06-30 Do "trans kids" not exist in the "rest of the world" outside the United States or only in "certain countries"? No, that's not true: There have been multiple news reports about transgender children around the globe, from Japan to South Afr Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tim Ryan – Ohio’s JD Vance wants to defund a federal law enforcement agency, but not all police departments

2022-06-30 J.D. Vance "wants to defund law enforcement." Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Texas Republicans want a vote on 'Texas Independence.' But can Texas secede from the union?

2022-06-27 Texas GOP wants a vote on "Texas Independence." Experts said secession is not a constitutional right and was addressed in post-Civil War Supreme Court case. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ John Williams, 90, Steps Away from Film, but Not Music

2022-06-24 After more than six decades of making bicycles soar, sending panicked swimmers to the shore and other spellbinding close encounters, John Williams is putting the final notes on what may be his last film score. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Catherine Cortez Masto – Nevada GOP Senate hopeful Adam Laxalt open to tightening abortion restrictions, but not banning it

2022-06-23 Adam Laxalt "supports eliminating Nevada's protections for legal abortions." Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did CNN, NBC, and ABC Not Cover the Dennis Butler Shooting in West Virginia?

2022-06-22 According to The Associated Press, a woman in Charleston, West Virginia shot and killed a man named Dennis Butler who had begun firing an AR-15-style rifle into a crowd at a party. Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Fact-checkers extend their global reach with 391 outlets, but growth has slowed

2022-06-20 This article was originally published by the Duke Reporters’ Lab and is republished here with permission. The number of fact-checkers around the world doubled over the past six years, with […] The post Fact-checkers extend their global reac Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Buttigieg: US May Act Against Airlines on Consumers’ Behalf

2022-06-20 The day after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with airline leaders to quiz them about widespread flight disruptions, his own flight was canceled and he wound up driving from Washington to New York. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of Americans DO Die Each Year Of Medical Errors But It’s Unclear Whether Doctors Kill More People Than Guns

2022-06-14 Are you six times more like to be killed by a doctor than a gun in the United States? We don't know. The estimates are too scattered to form a conclusion. Official mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Rules vary, but 35 states require some form of ID to vote

2022-06-13 Americans aren’t required to show IDs to vote. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Zach Wahls – Iowa’s jobs numbers for now but will be recalculated

2022-06-09 “There are fewer Iowans working today than when Gov. Reynolds took office.” Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Falsely Attribute Statement on Gasoline Prices to Nonexistent ‘BP Oil Executive’

2022-06-09 Quick Take A supply and demand imbalance, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, led to a surge in gasoline prices. But an online statement attributed to a supposed “BP Oil Executive” blames gasoline prices on U.S. dependence on foreign oil Go to site post…»

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