U.S. presidents have little control over the price that consumers pay for gasoline. As the Energy Information Administration explains, gasoline prices are mainly affected by the price of crude oil, a fossil fuel that is refined into gasoline. And the p
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Logically→ An image shows a five-story building collapsed due to a 7.3 MG earthquake that hit Pakistan on June 22, 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Russian Plane Crashing Due To Missile In June 2022
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
Snopes→ Did Disney Deny Tim Allen ‘Lightyear’ Role Due to His Political Beliefs?
While Allen wasn't cast in the 2022 "Lightyear" movie, he was working on a different project with Disney.
Logically→ The Apollo 11 mission ended due to the discovery of aliens.
Official documentation of the Apollo 11 mission proves that no extraterrestrial aliens were seen on the moon.
Snopes→ Did Putin’s Legs Buckle During a Ceremony Due to Cancer or Parkinson’s Disease?
We received reader mail that asked us to look at a video clip that purportedly showed Putin unsteady on his feet during an awards ceremony.
Logically→ This video shows Peru taking down 5G antennas due to health concerns.
A 2019 video of a telephone antenna removal in Peru has been miscaptioned as a 5G antenna. There is no evidence that 5G technology harms human health.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, monkeypox outbreaks aren’t due to biological warfare by our governments
Monkeypox is biological warfare “against us by our governments.”
Logically→ Due to the widespread shortage of infant formula in the U.S., Tricare is now shipping it directly to families.
Tricare only covers specialized formulas for children requiring extra care; it doesn't cover or ship free formulas for healthy infants and children.
Logically→ A shooter attacked a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, due to COVID-19 induced paranoia.
Preliminary investigation shows the Buffalo mass shooting was a racially motivated hate crime. There is no proof of COVID-19 being the cause.
Logically→ A video shows a bridge collapsing in Assam due to floods in May 2022.
The video showing a bridge collapsing is not from the recent Assam floods but from flash floods that hit Eastern Indonesia in April 2021.
PolitiFact→ David Perdue – In Georgia, Perdue falsely claims Kemp allowed 7.5 million ballots to be sent to every voter
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp “allowed 7.5 million ballots to be sent to every registered voter.”
Logically→ Worldwide death tolls due to extreme weather-related events have decreased in recent decades.
The BBC confirmed that death tolls have decreased over the past 50 years due to better warning systems. Climate change remains a threat.
PolitiFact→ Brian Kemp – In Georgia’s governor’s race, Brian Kemp’s attack on David Perdue for US inflation is misleading
"David Perdue voted with liberals” for $10 trillion “in new debt, his out-of-control federal spending is driving inflation through the roof."
Truth or Fiction?→ Becky Lynn Paige ‘Parents Divorce Due to Medical Debt’ Tweet
On May 12 2022, an Imgur account shared a purported screenshot of a tweet by a woman who said that her parents had divorced after 52 years — so that her mother would not inherit her father’s medical debt after his death: On a patterned ba
Snopes→ FDA Restricts J&J’S COVID-19 Vaccine Due to Blood Clot Risk
U.S. regulators on Thursday strictly limited who can receive Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to the ongoing risk of rare but serious blood clots.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Canadian government doesn’t separate children from parents due to gender identity disputes
“Canada’s new law allows government to take children away if parents don’t accept kids’ ‘gender identity.’”
Logically→ Fires at food processing plants in the U.S. have been deliberately planned due to food shortages.
There is no evidence that any food processing plant fires in the U.S. were planned or that these fires have resulted in a food shortage problem.
PolitiFact→ David Perdue – David Perdue distorts facts in Georgia agreement on absentee ballot signatures
A consent decree approved by Gov. Brian Kemp “invalidated all voter ID law” and “allowed fraudulent ballots to be accepted” in the 2020 race.
Full Fact→ High reported Covid-19 deaths due to Easter holiday backlog
Posts on social media claim that 482 Covid-19 deaths were reported in the UK on 19 April, 508 on 20 April and 646 on 21 April. While these figures are correct, they need significant additional context. Firstly, these figures represent the number of dea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim Of More Than 4,000 Fetal Or New-Born Deaths Due To COVID Shots NOT Found In US VAERS Data
Do the reported adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines in the United States include more than 4,000 fetal or newborn deaths? No, that's not true: A Lead Stories analysis of the numbers found in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (
Washington Post→ Biden’s claim 70% of inflation jump was due to ‘Putin’s price hike’
Biden blamed spiraling inflation on the jump in oil prices because of the Russian invasion on Ukraine. We explain the math.
PolitiFact→ David Perdue – In Ga. governor race, David Perdue wrong that ‘secret’ deal gives George Soros hundreds of millions
“A secret backroom deal" gave "away hundreds of millions of tax dollars to a Soros-owned company."
Logically→ Shane Warne’s son claimed his father died due to COVID-19 vaccines.
Australian far-right nationalist and convicted criminal Blair Cottrell falsely claimed to be Warne's son. Warne died of natural causes.
AllSides→ Did VP Harris Say ‘Gas Prices Are High Due to Gas Prices Not Being Low as Before’?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harris-gas-prices-quote/ On April 2, 2022, a fake quote was shared
Snopes→ Did VP Harris Say ‘Gas Prices Are High Due to Gas Prices Not Being Low as Before’?
We looked for the origins of a strange and very viral quote about gas prices that purportedly came from U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris.
PolitiFact→ David Perdue – Georgia’s David Perdue said elections were stolen from him and Trump. Pants on Fire!
The 2021 Georgia Senate runoff and the 2020 presidential election “were stolen.”
Poynter→ Gas prices aren’t high due to shut down US production. Oil production in Biden’s first year is on par with Trump.
U.S. gas prices hit a high on March 8, and President Joe Biden warned Americans they may pay even more at the pump after he banned imports of oil from Russia to […] The post Gas prices aren’t high due to shut down US production. Oil productio
Logically→ A video shows a small Ukrainian boy crying and walking to the border of Poland alone due to the Russian invasion.
According to the Polish Border Guard Headquarters, the boy did not cross the border alone as his family accompanied him.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Putin’s Hand Going Through Microphone Is NOT Proof Of Green Screen — It’s Due To Compressed Video
Does a video of Russian President Vladimir Putin show him putting his hand through a microphone, meaning it was filmed in front of a green screen? No, that's not true: His hand appearing to float through the microphone is only visible in
Snopes→ Did CDC Lower Speech Milestones for Kids Due to Effects of Masking, Lockdowns?
Children who are 30 months old should have a vocabulary of around 50 words, the new CDC guidelines say.
PolitiFact→ Chuck Grassley – Border encounters up partially due to COVID-19 expulsions
"During the first 3 months of FY2022 Customs& Border Protection recorded 518k encounters w illegal immigrants at S border That’s up 137% from same point in FY2021."
Logically→ This image shows a little girl crying next to her deceased mother due to the war after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
A photograph from the 2010 film Fortress of War has been spread with a false claim that it shows a girl crying next to her dead mother in Ukraine.
Poynter→ No, Bob Saget and Betty White’s deaths were not due to the COVID-19 vaccine
After the loss of actors Betty White and Bob Saget, many social media users began spreading the baseless claim that both of these deaths were actually caused by the COVID-19 […] The post No, Bob Saget and Betty White’s deaths were not due to t
Logically→ “Z” markings on tanks indicated that Russia was due to attack Ukraine.
While it is likely that these markings did suggest an attack by Russian troops, there is as of yet no way to be absolutely certain.
Logically→ Boys are 12 times more likely than girls to experience cardiac problems due to COVID-19 vaccines.
These assertions were made based on a non-peer-reviewed study. The benefits of the COVID-19 vaccines outweigh the risks.
Snopes→ Baptisms by Arizona Priest Presumed Invalid Due to Error
Under scrutiny are baptisms performed by the Rev. Andres Arango, who served in Arizona for 16 years.
Logically→ The all-cause mortality rate of males aged between 15 to 19 years old has increased due to the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.
There is currently no evidence indicating COVID-19 vaccines caused rise in mortality rate of young males between 15 to 19 years old.
Logically→ U.K. Government Data Shows Fully-Vaccinated British People may have developed AIDS due to the COVID-19 vaccine.
There is no basis for the claim that being fully vaccinated causes AIDS or otherwise suppresses the immune system.
Logically→ 45,000 people died due to the COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. within three days.
This a claim from July 2021 that was debunked by the CDC. None of its safety monitoring systems found evidence 45,000 died from the jab.