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Snopes→ Russia Strikes Kyiv As Western Leaders Meet in Europe
The mayor reported at least two residential buildings were hit, killing one person.
Logically→ A widely shared black and white image shows Klaus Schwab’s father, Eugen Schwab, in a Nazi uniform.
Logically→ Johnson & Johnson sunscreen products cause leukemia.
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.
Full Fact→ EU court didn’t prevent Rwanda flight from taking off
It was the European Court of Human Rights, which isn’t an EU institution.
Snopes→ Eurovision 2023 Won’t Be Held in Ukraine; UK May Step in
The organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest said that it will start talks with the BBC on possibly holding next year's event in the U.K. after concluding that it can't be held in Ukraine.
Full Fact→ The EU did not completely outlaw use of imperial measures in the UK
Claims that the EU forced the UK to adopt the metric system and made the use of imperial measures illegal are not entirely true.
Snopes→ As Russia Presses Assault, Ukraine Given Possible Path to EU
The executive arm of the European Union recommended that Ukraine be granted candidate status to one day join the 27-nation bloc.
Snopes→ Leaders Pledge Arms and EU Path for Ukraine in Kyiv Visit
The leaders of four European Union nations visited Ukraine, vowing to back Kyiv's bid to become an official candidate to join the bloc in a high-profile show of support for the country fending off a Russian invasion.
Full Fact→ Decision to stop Rwanda flight nothing to do with EU
The European Court of Human Rights is a totally separate institution from the EU.
Snopes→ Danish-Canadian Deal Ends 49-Year-Old Feud over Arctic Isle
A territorial dispute between Denmark and Canada over a barren and uninhabited rock in the Arctic that has led to decades of friendly friction has come to an end.
Snopes→ European Star Survey Reveals Celestial Treasure Trove
The European Space Agency released a trove of data Monday on almost 2 billion stars in the Milky Way, collected by its Gaia space observatory in an effort to create the most accurate and complete map of our galaxy.
Logically→ The European Union ordered the U.K to remove the crown stamp from pint glasses.
The European Union did not issue any specific ban on using crown symbols on British pint glasses.
Snopes→ EU Lawmakers Endorse Ban on Combustion-Engine Cars in 2035
The European Union assembly voted to require automakers to cut carbon-dioxide emissions by 100% by the middle of the next decade.
Snopes→ One Plug and Done: EU to Require Common Way to Charge Phones
Forget rummaging through the junk drawer.
Full Fact→ EU rules didn’t ‘ban’ crown symbols on pint glasses
18 years after the EU ordered us to remove Crown symbol from our pint glasses, Boris brings them back for Jubilee. Mail on Sunday, 29 May 2022 . A Mail on Sunday front page article claims that the crown symbol on pint glasses will be reintroduced by t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Rothschild Family Does NOT Own AP, Reuters
Does the Rothschild family own The Associated Press and Reuters? No, that's not true: A Reuters spokesperson told Lead Stories that this is not true. Also, Reuters 2021 annual report notes that, "As of December 31, 2021, the Company's pri
Snopes→ EU Leaders Agree to Ban 90% of Russian Oil by Year-End
The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline.
Full Fact→ No evidence Sigmund Freud said viral quote about depression
A quote about depression wrongly attributed to the founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud has been circulating online, with hundreds of shares on social media. According to a Facebook post, Mr Freud said: “Before you diagnose yourself with depre
Logically→ In 2019, a European virologist trained global leaders to handle the COVID-19 pandemic.
A virologist's remarks on his experience with H1N1 in 2009 were misrepresented to show that he trained world leaders to manipulate people on COVID-19.
Snopes→ Expert: Monkeypox Likely Spread by Sex at 2 Raves in Europe
Monkeypox has not previously triggered widespread outbreaks beyond Africa, where it is endemic in animals
Logically→ Putin said that he will uncover the U.S. and Europe’s plans for depopulation.
A quote supposedly from the Russian President, featured on an Instagram post, is entirely fabricated.
Snopes→ Did Constitution Author Gouverneur Morris Die From a Whalebone Catheter?
Did a remarkable, often-overlooked Founder suffer a bizarre and horrible cause of death?
PolitiFact→ Candace Owens – Claim that most Planned Parenthood clinics are in minority areas by 'eugenicist' design falls short
“79% of Planned Parenthood clinics are in minority neighborhoods. This is not by accident. That is by its founder, Margaret Sanger's, eugenicist design."
Logically→ The Ukrainian entry for Eurovision 2022 did a Nazi salute during the show.
Various videos show that the Kalush Orchestra member was waving at the audience and was not making a Nazi salute.
Snopes→ Once Neutral Sweden Seeks NATO Membership in Historic Shift
Sweden has decided to join neighboring Finland in seeking NATO membership, ending more than two centuries of military nonalignment in a historic shift prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Snopes→ Ukrainian Band Kalush Orchestra Wins Eurovision Amid War
Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest, a clear show of popular support for the group's war-ravaged nation that went beyond music.
Full Fact→ Covid vaccines haven’t been mandated in the EU ‘under the radar’ under ‘Resolution 2361’
A post on Facebook claims: “Mandatory Vaccination for the EU Just Went Through Under the Radar”. The post adds that the “European Council has amended resolution 2361 and no longer objects to compulsory vaccination.”
Full Fact→ Fanta Lemon is not being discontinued in Europe
We’ve seen a number of posts on Facebook claim that the Fanta Lemon fizzy drink is being discontinued in Europe—either in EU countries or “all European countries”—from 28 May 2022. This is not true. Coca Cola, which owns t
Logically→ Fanta Lemon will be discontinued in all European countries from May 28, 2022.
There is no official statement that Fanta Lemon will be discontinued in Europe. Coca-Cola has denied the claim in several tweets.
Snopes→ EU Takes Major Step Toward Russian Oil Ban, New Sanctions
The European Union's top official called on the 27-nation bloc to ban oil imports from Russia and target the country’s biggest bank and major broadcasters in a sixth package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ship Vlora Did NOT Carry Refugees From WWII Europe — 1991 Incident Was Albania To Italy
Did Europeans crowd onto a pier and try to flee to North Africa during World War II on the ship shown in this photo? No, that's not true: This image is miscaptioned. It shows the ship Vlora, which had left the port of Durrës, Albania, an
Full Fact→ The Rothschilds don’t own Reuters or the Associated Press
A post on Instagram claims that members of the Rothschild family own the news agency Reuters and that Reuters owns the Associated Press (AP), another news agency. Neither of these claims are true. The post says: “There are 6 media companies that
Snopes→ Musk’s Twitter Ambitions to Collide with Europe’s Tech Rules
A hands-off approach to moderating content at Elon Musk’s Twitter could clash with ambitious new laws in Europe meant to protect users from disinformation, hate speech and other harmful material.
Logically→ Pharmaceutical companies used COVID-19 vaccines to inject people with HIV protein as part of a project to create an HIV vaccine.
COVID-19 vaccines do not contain HIV protein. Nobody has contracted HIV from COVID-19 vaccines.
Snopes→ Russia Cuts off 2 EU Nations from Its Gas in War Escalation
One day after the United States and other Western allies vowed to speed more and better military supplies to Ukraine, the Kremlin upped the ante, using its most essential export as leverage.
Logically→ Seventy percent of WHO’s funding comes from pharmaceutical companies.
The majority of WHO’s funding comes from its member states, intergovernmental organizations, and development banks.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Tweet Is FAKE — French President Macron Did NOT Say Europe Needs To Be Prepared To Take Up To 60 Million Refugees
Did French President Emmanuel Macron make a campaign promise that "Europe must be ready to accept up to 60 million refugees over the next 20 years from Africa and the Middle East"? No, that's not true: This is a fake tweet that is designe
Snopes→ Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur Dies at Age 70
A cause of death was not immediately known, but Lafleur had been diagnosed with lung cancer.