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PolitiFact→ Julie Gunnigle – Democratic Maricopa County attorney candidate says Arizona has world’s eighth-highest incarceration
"If Arizona were a country, it’d be the eighth largest incarcerator in the world."
Health Feedback→ Evidence suggests that political partisanship is associated with higher COVID-19 mortality rates among Republicans compared to Democrats
REVIEW Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and journalists have noted partisan differences in adherence to physical distancing and mask wearing, and intention to receive the COVID-19 vaccine between Democrats and Republicans in the U.S[1].
Health Feedback→ Photos of blood clots removed during embalming don’t show any link with COVID-19 vaccines; blood clotting risk is much higher after COVID-19 than vaccination
REVIEW On 23 and 24 October 2022, writer at the Canadian news website Western Standard Matthew Horwood posted two tweets showing photos of blood clots. One of the tweets included quotes claiming, “They’re just not normal clots. It’s almost lik
Full Fact→ Are crime rates at a record high?
Although the number of crimes recorded by police is on the rise, the overall crime rate as measured by the crime survey is falling.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satellites Are NOT A Myth, And Can Survive High Temperatures In Space
Are satellites a myth because there is no way they could survive high temperatures in space? No, that's not true: A NASA spokesperson called this claim about satellites "misleading." According to NASA, artificial satellites are built to s
Logically→ Athlete deaths are 1700% higher than expected since the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.
There is no medical evidence that deaths in athletes are related to Covid vaccinations, and the sources used to make the claim rely on flawed figures.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Tennessee Student Did NOT Win A Lawsuit ‘To Have Cat Litter Installed In High School Bathrooms’
Did a student called Fluffy Janow win a "lawsuit to have cat litter installed in high school bathrooms" in Rhea County, Tennesee? No, that's not true. A satire account on Facebook published the claim following a meeting of Tennessee legis
PolitiFact→ West Virginia Republican Party – Overdoses reached an all-time high in 2021
“Overdoses reached an all-time high in 2021.”
Snopes→ Report: Democrat Katie Hobbs May Have Organized ‘Slave Day’ in High School
Hobbs is running for the governorship of the state of Arizona and is being challenged by Republican Kari Lake, who was endorsed by former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Logically→ Red flames on stovetops are a result of people being sold gas mixed with higher doses of oxygen to increase their consumption cost.
Red flames on a stovetop are a sign of appliance faults, issues or blockages, and potential indications of carbon monoxide leakage.
Health Feedback→ Little clinical evidence supports the use of high-dose intravenous vitamin C to treat cancer
REVIEW Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a nutrient with antioxidant properties that plays a key role in important bodily functions, including the production of collagen. Vitamin C deficiency causes various alterations and can lead to scurv
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for September 2022
The claims we looked at in September 2022, as the November election drew closer, became more pointed – and often m
Truth or Fiction?→ I-80 Wyoming, ‘Highway to Heaven’
A September 30 2022 Facebook image of a “highway to heaven” in Wyoming spread virally in late September and early October 2022; the attached image looked like this: No links to additional information or a source for the image appeared alo
Truth or Fiction?→ Study: ‘Registered Republicans Had Far Higher Excess Death Rates Than Registered Democrats’ in Ohio and Florida
On October 3 2022, journalist James Surowiecki tweeted about a “new study” of post-vaccine pandemic mortality, contrasting deaths in Florida and Ohio with voter registrations: New study of almost 600,000 deaths in Ohio and Florida shows t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: High-Dose Intravenous Vitamin C Is NOT A Proven Alternative To Chemotherapy That ‘Will Kill Cancer Cells’
Can high-dose intravenous treatments of vitamin C kill cancer cells and act as an alternative to chemotherapy? No, that's not entirely true: Though preliminary evidence suggests that treatment by intravenous vitamin C (IVC), or ascorbic a
PolitiFact→ Cindy Axne – Cindy Axne ranks high in bipartisan action
"I was named Iowa’s most bipartisan member of Congress by @TheLugarCenter.”
FactCheck.org→ GOP Ads Use Outdated Federal Report to Attack Democrats on ‘Higher Taxes’
Republican super PACs are using an outdated Congressional Budget Office estimate to falsely claim in TV ads that Democrats voted to raise taxes by $20 billion on “lower- and middle-income families.” The ads concern a provision in the In
PolitiFact→ Mandela Barnes – High probability that Barnes plan to end cash bail would have kept parade suspect in jail
Says under his plan to end cash bail "the Waukesha perpetrator wouldn’t have been released "
Snopes→ Florida Highway Covered in Coors Light Beer After Semi Crash
The pileup began when one semitrailer clipped another while changing lanes, officials said.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alzheimer’s, Dementia Patients Do NOT ‘ALWAYS Have High Levels Of Aluminum’
Do Alzheimer's and dementia patients "ALWAYS have high levels of aluminum in their bodies"? No, that's not true: A neurologist told Lead Stories this claim was false; a spokesperson for the National Institute of Environmental Health Scien
Snopes→ These High School ‘Classics’ Have Been Taught for Generations – Could They be on Their Way Out?
An English professor takes a critical look at why today’s students are assigned the same books that were assigned decades ago – and why American school curricula are so difficult to change.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: High School Athlete Did NOT Get COVID-19 Vaccine Before 6-Foot-Long Clot In His Leg
Did Ohio high school football player Kaden Clymer get the COVID-19 vaccine before he was found with a 6-foot-long clot in his leg? No, this claim lacks context. A local TV station covering the story later reported that Clymer had been dia
Logically→ Veganism and mental health issues like depression are highly interrelated.
Several studies say veganism increases depression and vice versa. However, more studies are required to establish a definite connection.
Snopes→ RBG’s Fashion Collar Highlights Children’s Charity Auction
A gold judicial collar made of glass beads that belonged to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is being auctioned to benefit a charity, the first time any of the her signature neckwear will be available for purchase.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for August 2022
PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for August 2022
Logically→ The higher mortality rates in Israel in 2021 and 2022 are due to vaccines.
PolitiFact→ American Action Network – Most relief from Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan flows to lower-income borrowers, not higher
Joe Biden's student debt forgiveness plan is a "bailout for rich kids."
Snopes→ Did a High School Football Team Lead the National Anthem After Being Told It Wouldn’t Be Played?
According to a popular article that was shared in 2022, events that occurred in 2019 were inspired by news from 2020. Confused yet?
AllSides→ Timeline of FBI Investigation of Trump’s Handling of Highly Classified Documents
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/08/timeline-of-fbi-investigation-of-trumps-handling-of-highly-classified-documents/
PolitiFact→ Border Patrol encounters up because high level of migrants seeking to cross border multiple times
More than half of the encounters in 2021 were Title 42 expulsions. An expert said this means migrants may try multiple times to make an asylum claim. This drives up the number of encounters.
FactCheck.org→ Timeline of FBI Investigation of Trump’s Handling of Highly Classified Documents
The FBI on Aug. 8 executed a search warrant at former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Florida. A federal judge magistrate signed the warrant after “finding probable cause that evidence of multiple federal crimes would be fou
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Doug Mastriano, Jenna Ellis, and Breitbart Touted a Fake Polling Firm Created by a High School Student’
On August 25 2022, a popular screenshot of a tweet on Imgur claimed that right-wing entities fell for and promoted a “poll” on Twitter — without checking to determine whether it was credible: Amazing but not surprising: Doug Mastr
Logically→ Gas prices in the U.K. are much higher than the EU price cap.
There is no cap placed by European Union on gas prices. The rates vary across Europe as countries import natural gas from different reserves.
Full Fact→ Out-of-date map showing high GB electricity prices compared to Europe re-emerges
A screenshot circulating on social media shows electricity prices in September 2021, and doesn’t reflect current prices.
PolitiFact→ Ben Kral – NC trooper wrong about violent crime hitting record high
“Violent crime (is) at an all-time high."
FactCheck.org→ IRS Will Target ‘High-Income’ Tax Evaders with New Funding, Contrary to Social Media Posts
Quick Take The Inflation Reduction Act includes $79 billion for the IRS. Social media posts misleadingly claim the IRS will now hire “87,000 new agents” to investigate average citizens. But most new hires will provide customer services, and
PolitiFact→ Beto O'Rourke – Texas had highest number of rape offenses in 2020, but did not have highest rate per population
Under Abbott, Texas leads the nation in rape offenses while the rate of arrests for rape has fallen by nearly HALF.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for July 2022
PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for July 2022
Snopes→ Highway Double Take: Albuquerque Sign Spelled Without ‘R’
A newly upgraded state Department of Transportation sign erected last week that pointed drivers toward Albuquerque misspelled the city's name.