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PolitiFact→ Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns?

2022-07-01 Licensed firearms dealers can’t sell handguns to people under age 21, but they can sell long guns, including rifles, to people over 18. Handguns are regulated differently than rifles because they are used in connection with crime more frequently. 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…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Plan B is an emergency contraceptive. It doesn’t cause abortions.

2022-06-30 “Plan B can cause an abortion. It’s right there on the box.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ What is the ‘boyfriend loophole,’ and how does the new gun law close it?

2022-06-30 In 2020, about half of women killed by their partners were in a dating relationship. The new gun law closes the “boyfriend loophole.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actor Sam Elliott Did NOT Say He Doesn’t Support Abortion Rights, ‘Illegals’ And Refugees

2022-06-29 Did actor Sam Elliott say that he won't support a political party "that supports abortion over life"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the Academy Award-nominated actor ever made that remark, part of a longer purported quote Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Economic Forum Will NOT ‘Freeze Bank Accounts’ Of Meat Eaters To "Educate Them" — Doconomy Does NOT Enforce Consumer Spending Limit

2022-06-29 Will the World Economic Forum (WEF) "freeze" the "bank accounts of "meat eaters to 'educate them,'" and does the Doconomy credit card refuse to let a consumer buy items when they are "deemed to be a net polluter"? No, neither are true: Th Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Does NOT Show Zelenskyy’s Russian Passport

2022-06-29 Does an image of a Russian passport shared on social media in spring 2022 prove that Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskyy is a secret Russian citizen? No, that's not true. Analysis of similar images shows that forged passport scans are Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Football clip doesn’t show on-loan player scoring to relegate parent club

2022-06-29 An Instagram post incorrectly claims that the clip shows a player scoring a goal that relegated his parent club. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Picture Of A Crying Girl Does NOT Show The Consequences Of Russia’s 2022 Invasion Of Ukraine

2022-06-28 Does a picture of a grieving girl hugging a tombstone stem from the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true. The photograph first appeared on a Georgian-language website in January 2019. The original image contained a Georgian-l Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Does Kentucky Require Women To Undergo Monthly ‘Pregnancy Checks’?

2022-06-28 The state’s abortion ban went into effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Study on male fertility doesn’t show depopulation plan

2022-06-28 Certain measures of male fertility in sperm donors was found to temporarily drop between 2.5 and five months after vaccination. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Kurt Cobain Write That Pennyroyal Herb Was an Abortive That ‘Doesn’t Work’?

2022-06-27 “Pennyroyal tea” was a song on Nirvana's 1993 album “In Utero.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Does Photo Show Trash at Glastonbury After Greta Thunberg’s Speech?

2022-06-27 The grounds at a music festival often get covered with trash ... and then they get cleaned up. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Fake video doesn’t show Russian strike on Ukrainian arms depot

2022-06-27 The video is CGI. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Official Study’ Does NOT Confirm COVID Shots ‘INCREASE Risk Of Infection’ — ‘Vaccines Protect’

2022-06-24 Does an "official study" confirm that COVID-19 shots increase the risk of infection from the virus? No, that's not true: One of the authors of the study, Laith Jamal Abu-Raddad, said the article uses several numbers from the report out of Go to site post…»

Climate Feedback→ Yes, plants need carbon dioxide. No, that doesn’t mean it’s harmless.

2022-06-23 Carbon Dioxide is critical for plants. It’s a key part of photosynthesis, the process by which plants turn CO2, water and sunlight into the sugars they need to grow – and the oxygen life on Earth needs to survive. But narratives that the elevated l Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Image does not show chemicals being dispersed over the UK

2022-06-23 A Facebook post inaccurately compares contrails caused by a US Air Force formation over the UK to a chemical spraying operation during the Vietnam War. Go to site post…»

Logically→ The polio vaccine does not protect against poliovirus as new cases of polio are “vaccine-derived.”

2022-06-23 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Russian Plane Crashing Due To Missile In June 2022

2022-06-22 Did a Russian airplane get hit with a missile, killing 50 people, in 2022? No, that's not true: A fatal plane incident happened on May 6, 2019, before the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian war. Forty-one people died as a passenger plane crash-landed 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…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: PAC News Release Does NOT Prove Lauren Boebert Had 2 Abortions, Was Unlicensed Paid Escort

2022-06-19 Has a political action committee proved that Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert had two abortions and worked as an unlicensed escort? No, as of June 19, 2022, the allegations about the anti-abortion Republican congresswoman, made in a press rel Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plant Oils Do NOT Provide Effective Natural Sun Protection AND Sunscreen Does NOT Cause Cancer

2022-06-17 Do plants produce oils that provide effective natural sun protection and do sunscreens cause cancer? No, neither is true: "There is no evidence that they afford even close to adequate protection," board-certified dermatologist Julie K. Ka Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Gun Owners of America – A House proposal does not criminalize gun owners for performing maintenance on their guns

2022-06-17 “U.S. House of Reps. votes 226-194 to criminalize disassembling, cleaning, and re-assembling your gun without a firearm manufacturer’s license, including 8 Republicans!” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Does a ‘New Facebook Rule’ About Use of Photos Start Tomorrow?

2022-06-16 "Don’t forget tomorrow starts the new Facebook rule where they can use your photos," the viral posts claimed. "Everything you've ever posted becomes public from today - even messages that have been deleted." Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Does NOT Show ‘Pallets Of Formula’ In Mexico; US Baby Formula Shortage Is NOT Happening Because Biden ‘Wants Us To Suffer’

2022-06-16 Does a picture show "pallets of formula" in Mexico, proving that there is only a shortage of baby formula in the United States because "the Biden Administration wants us to suffer"? No, that's not true: Not only does the picture not show Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This 95-item list doesn’t prove there are ongoing plans to create food shortages

2022-06-15 95-item list of food-destroying incidents demonstrates that “you are duped if you think they aren’t planning a food shortage.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Capitol Police Just Opening Gates, Letting Rioters In On January 6, 2021

2022-06-15 Does a video show U.S. Capitol Police just opening the gates for rioters on January 6, 2021, so they could attack the Capitol? No, that's not true: Marcus DiPaola, the freelance journalist who shot the video, told Newsweek in a January 7, Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Azov Document Does NOT Prove That 70% Of Mariupol Residents Are Loyal To Russia

2022-06-15 By Uliana Malashenko Is it true that a "classified" Azov document proves that over two-thirds of the Mariupol population support Russia? No, that's not true: The link to the English-language article by the state-controlled Syrian Arab New Go to site post…»

Logically→ Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter, Lilibet Diana, doesn’t exist.

2022-06-14 Lilibet has a birth certificate that reveals her date and place of birth, proving her existence. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Julie Mayfield – No, North Carolina doesn't grow 25% of the nation's hemp

2022-06-13 “A quarter of the entire acreage in the country that is under hemp production is here in North Carolina.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Does ‘Sugar’ the Horse Lie Down to Avoid Work?

2022-06-13 Neigh. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Research doesn’t prove contraceptive pill reduces risk of suicide

2022-06-09 An article on The Sun’s website features the headline: “Taking the Pill could ‘save your life’ as fewer women attempt suicide, experts say”. This headline is not an accurate representation of the (as yet unpublished) resea Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Chap Petersen – Chap Petersen does Full Flop on Commanders Stadium

2022-06-09 On building an NFL stadium in Virginia. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Australian Police Officer’ Does NOT Detail Increase In Homicide Rate A Year After New Gun Control Laws Were Introduced

2022-06-08 Did an Australian police officer named "Ed Chenel" detail an increase in that country's homicide rate a year after new gun control laws were introduced? No, that's not true: It's unclear whether Chenel ever existed but statistics from the Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Does Texas Have Its Own Power Grid?

2022-06-08 And if so, who sets its energy rates? Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Alien Craft Crashed In Ocean — It’s Model Or Animation Of The Millennium Falcon From ‘Star Wars’

2022-06-07 Does this brief video show an alien spaceship that crashed into the ocean? No, that's not true: This video shows a model or animation of the fictional starship from "Star Wars," the Millennium Falcon. The audio featured in this video clip Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, TikTok Video Doesn’t Show a Joe Biden ‘Double’

2022-06-07 The "body double" conspiracy theory strikes again. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – BP oil executive mentioned in viral Facebook posts doesn’t exist

2022-06-07 A BP oil executive named Brice Cromwell blamed the Biden administration for high gas prices. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Large-scale studies have found that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes, contrary to claim by Naomi Wolf

2022-06-07 REVIEW On 25 May 2022, Steve Bannon, former White House strategist, hosted author Naomi Wolf on his podcast War Room Battleground. During the podcast, Wolf claimed that the babies of vaccinated mothers were dying in disproportionately higher numbers Go to site post…»

Poynter→ No, government data does not show that defensive gun use saves lives

2022-06-07 House Democrats are moving forward with a bill that would enact new restrictions on guns. During a recent hearing, Republican Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona said that the bill would […] The post No, government data does not show that defensive gun us Go to site post…»

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