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Snopes→ Jay-Z, Foo Fighters and Go-Go’s in Rock Hall on First Try
The class also includes Tina Turner, Carole King and Todd Rundgren.
Top Fact Checks→ Eight lions tested positive for COVID-19 in India for the first time.
Following rigorous tests by the CCMB, eight Asiatic lions at the Nehru Zoological Park tested COVID-19 positive. They are under doctors' supervision.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Proposed $25,000 First-Time Homebuyer Credit Act Is NOT Law
Was a $25,000 first-time homebuyer credit bill passed by Congress? No, that's not true: the proposed Downpayment Toward Equity Act of 2021 would allow qualifying homebuyers to receive up to $25,000 in homebuying assistance. However, the a
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Who Lied More During Their First 100 Days: Biden, Trump, Or Obama?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidmarkowitz/2021/04/30/who-lied-more-during-their-first-100-days-biden-trump-or-obama/
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ President Joe Biden’s first speech to Congress, fact-checked
In his first speech before Congress, President Joe Biden argued it was time to turn the coronavirus pandemic into a historic opportunity to expand government for the benefit of a wider range of Americans, urging investments in jobs, climate change, chi
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Fact-checking President Joe Biden’s first speech to Congress
https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/apr/29/fact-checking-joe-bidens-first-speech-congress/ In his f
Liste→ Photo taken after first live televised football match between Arsenal and their reserve team in 1937
A photo has been shared in multiple posts on Instagram and Facebook alongside a claim that the first televised football match was between Arsenal and Everton in 1937. The claim is misleading. The photo was taken after a match between Arsenal and their
WaPo Fact Checker→ The false and misleading claims President Biden made during his first 100 days in office
The Biden era has offered a return to a more typical pattern — one that features frequent spin and obfuscation or exaggeration. He devotes little time to social media and rarely faces reporters or speaks off the cuff.
Snopes→ Biden’s First 100 Days: Where He Stands on Key Promises
Biden has delivered on a number of his biggest campaign pledges focused on climate change and the economy as well, but some issues have proved to be tougher for the administration.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ What the first police statement about George Floyd got wrong
https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/apr/22/what-first-police-statement-about-george-floyd-got/ A ju
Snopes→ Was the Titanic the First Ship to Issue an SOS?
Legend holds that the first use of 'SOS' was by the Titanic, but ships had already been employing that distress signal for at least three years.
Snopes→ Prototype of First US Dollar Coins Going Up for Auction
A piece of copper that was struck by the U.S. Mint in Philadelphia in 1794 and was a prototype for the fledgling nation’s money will go up for auction.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Fact-checkers will meet in Oslo for the first in-person Global Fact conference in two years
After two years of interruption, Global Fact 9 will take place in Norway, at the Oslo Metropolitan University’s City Center Campus, from June 22-25, 2022. It is organized by the International Fact-Checking Network in partnership with Norwegian fact-c
Snopes→ Is This a Photo of the First Flight Attendant in 1914?
Everything old is new again. Or, vice versa.
Snopes→ Las Vegas Pushes to Become First to Ban Ornamental Grass
A desert city built on a reputation for excess and indulgence wants to become a model for restraint and conservation with a first-in-the-nation policy banning grass that nobody walks on.
Liste→ This photo was taken in November 2019, before India detected its first Covid-19 case
A photo of top officials in the Indian capital Delhi has been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim that it shows them placing a mask on a boy's face while they themselves are not wearing masks, despite rising Covid-19 cases.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The First-Ever Picture Of A Sunset On Mars Was NOT Taken In 2021
Was the first-ever picture of a sunset on Mars taken in 2021? No, that's not true: NASA published the first image of a Martian sunset in 1976. The claim that the first Martian sunset picture was taken in the 21st century has appeared in s
Snopes→ Biden Announces Diverse First Slate of Judicial Nominees
Biden's slate includes Black, Muslim American and Asian American Pacific Islander candidates for federal courts and for the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Biden Rely on ‘Cheat Sheet’ During His First Press Conference?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-press-conference-notes/ Following U.S.
Snopes→ Did Biden Rely on ‘Cheat Sheet’ During His First Press Conference?
Taking the podium equipped with notes is neither new nor remarkable at a presidential news conference.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Fact-checking Joe Biden’s first White House press conference
President Joe Biden blamed Donald Trump for the surge of migrants at the southwest border, saying his predecessor dismantled the country’s immigration system and failed to provide enough beds for child migrants. At the first press conference of his p
The Dispatch→ The First Amendment: Rarely Popular, Always Necessary
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The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the First Full Week of Spring
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Snopes→ Did Draining the Paris Canal for First Time in 200 Years Yield ‘Frightening Finds’?
A great headline does not always make for factual — or even interesting — reading.
Top Fact Checks→ New York is the first city in the US to end qualified immunity for police officers.
The New York City Council has passed a legislation that will effectively end qualified immunity as a defence for police officers.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Fact-checking Biden’s first news conference as president
https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/25/politics/fact-check-biden-first-press-conference/index.html President Jo
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ FactChecking Biden’s First Press Conference
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/03/factchecking-bidens-first-press-conference/ In his first press confer
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s First Press Conference
In his first press conference since being inaugurated 64 days ago, President Joe Biden got some facts wrong: Biden claimed that former President Donald Trump “eliminated” over $700 million in aid that Biden helped get for Central American countrie
WaPo Fact Checker→ Fact-checking President Biden’s first news conference
In his hour-long news conference, Biden flubbed some statistics and made claims that lacked context.
Snopes→ Did White House Press Corps Physically Stand for Biden at First News Conference?
A former Trump staffer speculated that such a “level of respect” could be “indicative of softball questions to come!”
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did President Biden Issue 56 Executive Orders in His First 40 Days?
A widely shared Facebook post claims that President Joe Biden issued 56 executive orders in 40 days. The full post reads: “56 Executive Orders in under 40 days.....That, my friends, is an actual Dictator.” a.image2.image-link.imag
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did President Biden Issue 56 Executive Orders in His First 40 Days?
A widely shared Facebook post claims that President Joe Biden issued 56 executive orders in 40 days. The full post reads: “56 Executive Orders in under 40 days.....That, my friends, is an actual Dictator.” a.image2.image-link.imag
Snopes→ A First: US Senate Confirms Transgender Doctor for Key Post
Voting mostly along party lines, the U.S. Senate confirmed former Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be the nation’s assistant secretary of health.
Snopes→ Part of Wright Brothers’ First Airplane on NASA’s Mars Chopper
NASA’s experimental Martian helicopter holds a small swatch of fabric from the 1903 Wright Flyer, the space agency revealed.
Top Fact Checks→ A U.S baby is the first to be born with COVID-19 antibodies.
The first baby to have been born with antibodies is based in Singapore.
Liste→ Scam claims to offer businesses free cash on behalf of Kenya’s first lady
A Facebook page registered in the name of Kenya’s first lady Margaret Kenyatta claims to be giving business funding to Kenyans, no strings attached. However, AFP Fact Check found that the page is a scam, and a presidential spokeswoman confirmed t
Snopes→ Stone Tablet Marking First Amendment Freedoms Finds New Home
A four-story, 50-ton marble tablet engraved with the text of the First Amendment will find a new home in Philadelphia across from Independence Hall.
Snopes→ Our First Interstellar Visitor is a Cookie-Shaped Planet Shard
Arizona State University astronomers reported that the strange 148-foot (45-meter) object named Oumuamua appears to be made of frozen nitrogen.
Liste→ Old footage of Trump arriving in Switzerland shared in false posts about his first visit to New York since leaving office
A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands times in multiple Facebook, Twitter and YouTube posts in March 2021 that claim it shows former US President Donald Trump landing in New York for the first time since leaving the White House. The posts also