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Snopes→ More Black NFL Retirees Win Dementia Cases in Rescored Tests
Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias.
Poynter→ Biden, fully vaccinated, caught COVID-19. Here are 6 things to know about breakthrough cases in 2022
President Joe Biden joined a growing club of Americans who, despite being fully vaccinated and boosted, contracted a breakthrough case of COVID-19. Since his July 21 diagnosis, Biden has been […] The post Biden, fully vaccinated, caught COVID-19.
PolitiFact→ Biden, fully vaccinated, caught COVID-19. Here are 6 things to know about breakthrough cases in 2022
In our third summer of COVID-19, one thing is for sure: breakthrough cases are rising.
PolitiFact→ Case study: How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos
Videos promising the latest news from Russia’s war in Ukraine are grabby, urgent and often false. Our deep dive into the habits of two Facebook pages shows how shadowy networks create sensational misinformation, recruiting a bankable following along
Snopes→ US Military Making Plans in Case Pelosi Travels to Taiwan
The Pentagon is developing plans for any contingency.
Snopes→ Co-Defendant in Central Park Jogger Case is Exonerated
Steven Lopez was exonerated in response to requests by both Lopez’s attorney and prosecutors at a court hearing in Manhattan.
Snopes→ Heard to Appeal $10M Judgment in Depp Defamation Case
Amber Heard notified a Virginia court that she will appeal the $10.35 million judgment she was ordered to pay ex-husband Johnny Depp.
Snopes→ Woman in $400K GoFundMe Scam Gets 1 Year in Federal Case
A woman who admitted her role in a scam that raised $400,000 using a fake story about a homeless man received a one-year prison sentence in federal court.
Snopes→ New York Reports 1st US Polio Case in Nearly a Decade
The person developed symptoms a month ago and did not recently travel outside the country.
Snopes→ Prosecutor: Judge Reneged on Promise in Polanski Abuse Case
A previously sealed transcript supports Polanski’s claim that he fled on the eve of sentencing in 1978 because he didn’t think he was getting a fair deal.
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – Checking Beasley votes on 'armed kidnapper' and 'double murderer' cases
Cheri Beasley voted to reverse the conviction of an armed kidnapper, release a double murderer early.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Did NOT Seal Ghislaine Maxwell’s Court Case
Did a judge seal the court case of Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell? No, that's not true: The majority of the documents from the case are available to the public and were shown during her trial. Only one piece of evidence remai
Snopes→ Alabama Cites Abortion Ruling in Transgender Medication Case
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that states can prohibit abortion, Alabama has seized on the decision to argue that the state should also be able to ban gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender youths.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Border Patrol agents can’t enter a home without a warrant. SCOTUS case dealt with suing agents
"The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it."
Logically→ Cases of paralysis from the polio outbreak in the early 20th century were caused by the insecticide DDT.
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Snopes→ 1955 Warrant in Emmett Till Case Found, Family Seeks Arrest
A team searching the basement of a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping.
Snopes→ R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Sex Trafficking Case
R&B star R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his superstardom to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse.
Logically→ The polio vaccine does not protect against poliovirus as new cases of polio are “vaccine-derived.”
Full Fact→ European Court of Human Rights not involved in 2014 deportation case
The court was not involved in the decision to overturn the deportation of a Libyan man convicted of 78 offences in the UK.
Snopes→ Justices Dismiss Trump-Era Immigration Case, in a Biden Win
The Supreme Court said it was wrong to wade into a dispute involving a Trump-era immigration rule that the Biden administration has abandoned, so the justices dismissed the case.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 58% Of SIDS Cases Reported To VAERS Do NOT Happen Within 3 Days Of Vaccination, Nor 78% Within 7 Days
Did 58 percent of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) happen within three days of vaccination and 78.3 percent within seven days? No, that's not true: Since the VAERS sy
Logically→ A juror in the Depp v. Heard case uploaded videos, sharing his account of the defamation trial.
The TikTok user who originally uploaded the videos admitted they were false and issued an apology on his TikTok page.
Snopes→ US Wins Case to Seize Russian Superyacht in Fiji, Sails Away
The United States won a legal battle to seize a Russian-owned superyacht in Fiji and wasted no time in taking command of the $325 million vessel and sailing it away from the South Pacific nation.
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – NRSC exaggerates effect of Beasley rulings in sex offense cases
Cheri Beasley tossed the conviction of a man seeking sex with a boy online and “set free” a child porn offender.
Snopes→ Will Depp Case Lead to More Lawsuits Against Alleged Abuse Victims?
Some have expressed concern that the fallout from the high-profile lawsuit could chill victims of domestic violence from speaking out.
Full Fact→ No evidence rise in monkeypox cases is linked to Covid-19 vaccine
An article published by The Exposé, a blog which regularly publishes misinformation about Covid-19, and shared on Facebook has claimed that official government reports suggest recent reports of monkeypox are not genuine. It claims these in
Snopes→ Reality TV’s Josh Duggar Gets 12 Years in Child Porn Case
Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced to about 12 1/2 years in prison after he was convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography.
Snopes→ US Case of Monkeypox Reported in Massachusetts Man
Massachusetts reported a rare case of monkeypox in a man who recently traveled to Canada, and health officials are looking into whether it is connected to small outbreaks in Europe.
PolitiFact→ Dave McCormick – Mehmet Oz supports abortion in limited cases, but wants Roe v. Wade overturned
Mehmet Oz is “pro-abortion.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Contrary to claim, rape never mentioned in Roe v. Wade proceedings and did not form basis of case
“Roe v. Wade happened because a woman lied about being raped by black men.”
FactCheck.org→ Pediatric Hepatitis Cases May Be Linked to Adenovirus, No Connection to COVID-19 Vaccination
SciCheck Digest A string of unexplained hepatitis cases in children has been reported in the U.S. and in other countries. The cause is not yet known, but the top suspect so far is a strain of adenovirus. Contrary to some social media posts, there is no
Snopes→ First Case of Human Bird Flu Infection Confirmed in Colorado
A Colorado prison inmate has tested positive for bird flu in the first recent confirmed case of a human infected with the disease.
Health Feedback→ Cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children are unrelated to COVID-19 vaccines; an adenovirus infection is the most likely hypothesis so far
REVIEW On 15 April 2022, the WHO issued a multi-country alert about an increase in cases of severe acute hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) of unknown origin in previously healthy children. The severity of the cases was striking for being uncommo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Child Hepatitis Cases NOT Related To J&J Vaccine — It’s NOT Approved For Youths In US Or UK
Are hepatitis cases in children related to the J&J COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The claim that the adenovirus vector in the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine is related to youths being diagnosed with hepatitis is not possi
Snopes→ 2 Months After Griner’s Arrest, Mystery Surrounds Her Case
For another person in another country at another time, the case might have been a minor matter.
Snopes→ It’s Not Over: COVID-19 Cases Are on the Rise Again in US
Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline.
Snopes→ Philadelphia to Restore Indoor Mask Mandate As Cases Rise
Confirmed COVID-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10 days, the threshold at which the city’s guidelines call for people to wear masks indoors.
Snopes→ Ed Sheeran Wins Copyright Case over 2017 Hit ‘Shape of You’
The British pop star and his co-writers had denied allegations that the song copied part of 2015's “Oh Why” by Sami Chokri.
Snopes→ Was Ketanji Brown Jackson the Judge in the ‘Pizzagate’ Case?
The U.S. Supreme Court nominee reportedly had sentenced the shooter to prison in 2017.