Did a video on social media capture "the lead advisor to the World Economic Forum" advocating for making "useless people" addicted to drugs and video games? No, that's not true: The recording showed a pre-pandemic discussion about the soc
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The military didn’t arrest FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks, despite online claims
“Military arrests FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks
Did U.S. Marines arrest Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim "is not true." Also, the website where this claim was made
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Babies DO Need Hepatitis B Vaccine — Not Just ‘Hookers & Drug Users’
Do babies not need the hepatitis B vaccine because it was only created for "hookers & drug users" and are babies being used by the pharmaceutical companies to mitigate losses? No, that's not true: There are legitimate reasons for babi
Health Feedback→ Claim by Brian Hooker that unvaccinated children are healthier compared to vaccinated children relies on flawed studies
REVIEW On 7 July 2023, the anti-vaccine organization Children’s Health Defense (CHD) published a video of an interview with chemical engineer Brian Hooker, offering a sneak peek into Hooker’s upcoming book “Vax-Unvax: Let the Science Speak”,
Truth or Fiction?→ Sandy Hook Survivor at the Michigan State University Shooting
On February 14 2023, in the wake of a mass shooting at Michigan State University just hours before, several social media accounts claimed that a Sandy Hook survivor was a student there: One of my MSU students was from Sandy Hook. Her first grade t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Damar Hamlin’s IV Being Unhooked Does NOT Indicate Problem — It’s Standard Practice
Does a picture of hospitalized Damar Hamlin with a disconnected IV line raise valid questions about his condition or medical treatment after a reported cardiac arrest on January 2, 2022? No, that's not true: The tube in Hamlin's arm shown
Logically→ People jumped and violently shook the Morbi bridge in Gujarat moments before it collapsed.
A three-year-old video of a crowd on Morbi cable bridge was falsely linked to the recent collapse in which 133 people died.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this Sandy Hook shooting victim’s father isn’t an actor
A video shows an actor “getting into character before his press interview less than 24 hours after the supposed killing of his 6-year-old daughter."
Snopes→ Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $965 Million for Sandy Hook Lies
The verdict is the second big judgment against the Infowars host over his relentless promotion of the lie that the 2012 massacre never happened.
Snopes→ Alex Jones Testifies in Trial over His Sandy Hook Hoax Lies
More than a dozen relatives of the 26 shooting victims showed up to observe his often contentious testimony in Waterbury Superior Court.
Snopes→ Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $49.3M Total Over Sandy Hook Lies
The trial is the first time Jones has been held financially liable for peddling lies about the 2012 attack in Newtown, Connecticut.
Snopes→ Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents More Than $4M
It likely won't be the last judgment over Jones' claims that the attack was staged in the interests of increasing gun controls.
Snopes→ Alex Jones Concedes Sandy Hook Attack Was ‘100% Real’
The Infowars host told a Texas courtroom that he definitely thinks the attack happened.
Snopes→ Psychiatrist Says Sandy Hook Parents Fear for Their Lives
The parents of a Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim live with a constant fear that followers of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones will kill them.
Snopes→ Jury Selected for Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook Defamation Trial
A Texas jury was selected in a civil trial that will determine for the first time how much Infowars host Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents.
Logically→ The media claimed that the same person died at both the Sandy Hook shooting and the Boston Marathon bombing, indicating that both of those events were hoaxes.
Snopes→ Will Congress Act on Guns After Sandy Hook, Buffalo, Uvalde?
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer swiftly set in motion a pair of firearms background-check bills in response to the school massacre in Texas.
Snopes→ Alex Jones Faces Fines for Skipping Sandy Hook Deposition
His testimony is being sought ahead of a trial to determine how much he should pay in damages to the families for pushing a conspiracy theory that the massacre never happened.
Snopes→ Sandy Hook Families Settle for $73M with Gun Maker Remington
The families of nine victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have agreed to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used to kill 20 first graders and six educators in 2012.
Snopes→ Is ‘My First Hookah’ a Real Toy?
My first hoax? No, this content creator is known for making fake funny products.
Snopes→ Photo of Sandy Hook Victim’s Sister Misused in Facebook Memes
The picture appeared in memes that seemed to push misogyny and political conservatism.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Say That There Were No Killings At Sandy Hook — Data Were Submitted To FBI Later
Did the FBI say that there were no killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, the same year as the mass shooting at the school that resulted in 26 deaths? No, that's not true: Although data from the FBI's Crime in the U.S. 2012 pub
Snopes→ Did Gabby Petito Appear in Music Video About Sandy Hook When She Was 14?
The 2013 video was a tribute to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre.
Snopes→ Fish Hooked on Meth – The Consequences of Freshwater Pollution
We must get to grips with the amount of pharmaceuticals in our waterways.
Snopes→ ‘Hooked on a Feeling’ Singer B.J. Thomas Dies at 78
Thomas, who announced in March that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer, died from complications of the disease.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Nixes Alex Jones’ Appeal in Sandy Hook Case
The families and an FBI agent who responded to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are suing Jones and his show over claims that the massacre was a hoax.
Snopes→ Michelle Obama Hooked on Knitting, Thinking About Retirement
The former first lady says that she picked up knitting needles to pass time during the coronavirus pandemic.
Snopes→ Sandy Hook Families: Gun Maker Trying to Wipe Out Lawsuit
A lawyer for some of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims’ families has accused Remington Arms of using its new bankruptcy case to try to wipe out their lawsuit over how the company marketed the rifle used in the massacre.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Derek Chauvin Is NOT A Crisis Actor, NOT Involved In ‘False Flag’ Boston Marathon Bombing And Sandy Hook Massacre
Is Derek Chauvin a crisis actor who has been involved in other "false flag" incidents, including the Boston marathon bombing and Sandy Hook massacre? No, that's not true. A meme and a video have gone viral claiming the fired Minneapolis police
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Joe Biden’s Website Mention ‘Letting Palestinians Off the Hook for Their Choices’?
On May 20 2020, Twitter user Jordan Uhl (@JordanUhl) tweeted an apparent screenshot from Joe Biden’s campaign website, with one portion (“while letting Palestinians off the hook for their choices”) highlighted: I really don't k
Snopes→ Sandy Hook Denier Charged with Having Victim’s Dad’s ID Info
A Florida man who repeatedly harassed parents of shooting victims at Sandy Hook Elementary School has been arrested for possessing the identification of one of the parents.
Snopes→ Judge Orders Alex Jones to Pay $100,000 in Sandy Hook Case
A Texas judge ordered conspiracy theorist Alex Jones to pay $100,000 in another court setback over the Infowars host using his show to promote falsehoods that the 2012 Sandy Hook school massacre was a hoax.
Snopes→ Sandy Hook Families Can Have Access to InfoWars’ Financials
A Connecticut judge has ruled that families of the victims killed in the Sandy Hook school shooting can review the financial documents of the conspiracy theory site Infowars that called the shooting a hoax.
Snopes→ Bomb Threat Empties Sandy Hook School on Attack Anniversary
It wasn't immediately clear if it was related to bomb threats made nationwide Thursday.
Snopes→ Sandy Hook Shooter’s Belongings Ordered Released to Public
The Connecticut Supreme Court said state police must release disturbing writings and other belongings of Lanza to the public because they are not exempt from state open record laws.
PolitiFact→ Joe Donnelly – Are Mike Braun's employees on the hook for first $10,000 of health care?
The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Are Mike Braun's employees on the hook for first $10,000 of health care? Incumbent Sen. Joe Donnelly painted himself as a guardian of health insurance and Republican opponent Mike Braun as its main threat durin
Snopes→ Judge Denies Alex Jones Effort to Dismiss Sandy Hook Lawsuit
A judge has denied conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' request to dismiss a lawsuit surrounding the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre that he has called a hoax.
Snopes→ Infowars Host Alex Jones Moves to Dismiss Sandy Hook Lawsuit
Lawyers for Jones argued he was acting as a journalist in questioning the official narrative of the Sandy Hook school shooting.
Snopes→ In Comey Memos, Trump Talks of Jailed Journalists, ‘Hookers’
The 15 pages of documents contain new details about a series of interactions that Comey had with Trump in the weeks before his May 2017 firing.