by: Evgenia Prodaeva Can "a nuclear explosion like in Chornobyl," the world's worst nuclear accident, now occur at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after the June 6, 2023, explosion that destroyed the Kakhovka dam emptied most o
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Does NOT Face A Chornobyl-Style Disaster From Water Shortage As Of July 2023
by: Evgenia Prodaeva Can "a nuclear explosion like in Chornobyl," the world's worst nuclear accident, now occur at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant after the June 6, 2023, explosion that destroyed the Kakhovka dam emptied most o
AllSides→ Biden’s Numbers, July 2023 Update
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/bidens-numbers-july-2023-update/ In our seventh installment of this f
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers, July 2023 Update
Summary In our seventh installment of this feature, gauging how various factors have changed under President Joe Biden, we found: The economy added 13.2 million jobs under Biden, putting the total 3.8 million higher than before the pandemic.
Truth or Fiction?→ July 2023 UAP Hearing, Explained
On July 26 2023, a House subcommittee hearing on unidentified objects or phenomena in the sky instantly lit up social media; for example, “UAPs,” “UFOs,” “#endUAPsecrecy,” and “Tom DeLonge” all appeared o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Suggest That ‘Reducing Population’ Is Climate Change Movement’s Goal On July 14, 2023 — She Meant ‘Reduce Pollution’
Did Vice President Kamala Harris give a speech to say reducing population is a goal of the climate change movement? No, that's not true: While she did say the words "reduce population," a While House official confirmed to Lead Stories tha
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Former President Donald Trump wasn’t arrested in July
“Donald Trump arrested” July 5.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Blank phone screens are not proof that a July 4 White House event was staged
CLAIM: A video shows people at a July 4 White House celebration pretending to take photos of President Joe Biden with switched-off phones, proving the event was staged.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fourth Of July Event Attendees Did NOT Have Their Phones Off
Did President Joe Biden attend a Fourth of July event where every attendee had their phone off? No, that's not true: Evidence from news organization footage shows that people were recording and phones were on. It was possible that because
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fourth of July video featuring Hunter Biden wasn’t taken same day cocaine discovered at White House
Video of Hunter Biden at the White House was taken on the “same day they found cocaine.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – People weren’t holding up turned-off phones at Biden’s July 4 event
A video shows people holding up their phones to film President Joe Biden, but “every phone there is turned off.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French President Macron Did NOT Declare ‘A Total Ban’ On Social Media Amid Protests, As Of July 11, 2023
Did French President Emmanuel Macron impose "a total ban" on the use of social media or implement any other major restrictions on internet access in France in connection with mass protests? No, that's not true: While Macron did bring up t
The Dispatch→ Happy Fourth of July!
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show French Protesters In Apparently Stolen Police Van In July 2023 — It’s From A Movie
Did a picture on social media capturing what looked like a group of armed people riding a police van portray France in early July 2023? No, that's not true: It was a screenshot from a fictional movie released in 2022. The claim appeared i
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Calling 911 on the Fourth of July’
A Georgia sheriff’s department’s semi-tongue-in-cheek advisory regarding calling emergency services during the 4th of July holiday has lingered online. As WSB-TV reported in 2022, officials in Troup County first posted the graphic: Separat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO US Government Program Launching In July 2023 Allowing Officials To Control Access To Bank Accounts
Is the federal government launching a new program that will allow officials to control individuals' bank accounts, and have officials of Visa and Mastercard warned about such a program? No, that's not true: The Federal Reserve is simply l
The Dispatch→ Members Discussion for ‘Manhunt: The 12-day Hunt for Lincoln’s Killer P.S.’ -July 2023
We want to hear from you while you’re reading this month’s book. To ask questions, ...Continue reading Members Discussion for ‘Manhunt: The 12-day Hunt for Lincoln’s Killer P.S.’ -July 2023 »
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden’s Face Was Altered In Video That Shows Him Accidentally Referring To ‘July The 6th’
Does this video of President Joe Biden speaking show that his face was twisted in a squinty sneer when he misspoke and accidentally referred to January 6th as "July the 6th"? No, that's not true: While Biden did misspeak and the audio tra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Landlord Of Utah Tesla Supercharging Station DID NOT Cover Superchargers In Brown Bags In July 2022
Did a landlord of a supercharging station in Beaver, Utah, cover the superchargers in brown bags in July 2022 after electric car maker Tesla Motors Inc. did not pay rent? No, that's not true: The supercharging stations in Beaver, Utah, ar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates Executed In July 2013
Did Bill Gates die in July 2013? Was he executed by Africans and Indians who had adverse reactions to incorrect shots they were given by Gates? No, neither of those claims are true: Gates is not a medical practitioner and would not be all
Snopes→ Foot Found in Yellowstone Hot Spring Linked to July Death
The July 31 death is being investigated but officials do not suspect foul play.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say July 2022 Inflation Was ‘Zero Percent’?
It’s a statement that is both technically true and somewhat misleading.
Snopes→ Hot Nights: US in July Sets New Record for Overnight Warmth
Talk about hot nights, America got some for the history books last month.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alexa DID Say Joe Biden Was Dead In Late July 2022 — But Amazon Fixed The Glitch
Did Amazon's Alexa offer this reply: "Joe Biden died in National Naval Medical Center" when asked: "Where did Joe Biden fall off his bicycle?" Yes, for several days in late July 2022, Amazon's virtual assistant Alexa responded to that spe
Logically→ This video of tractors parked together shows Italian farmers protesting in July 2022.
The video depicts Tractor Beer Fest, held in Villafranca Piemonte on July 23, 2022. This event was unrelated to any farmers' demonstrations.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for July 2022
PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for July 2022
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Greenpeace Did NOT Place Banner On Trump Tower In Las Vegas On July 28, 2022
Did Greenpeace put a banner on Trump Tower in Las Vegas on July 28, 2022? No, that's not true: This is a doctored image. A Greenpeace representative told Lead Stories that they did not place this banner on Trump Tower in Las Vegas. Lead S
Logically→ The video shows a Muslim man dying under a truck carrying Kanwariyas during a procession in Deoband in July 2022.
The incident that occurred during the 2017 annual Kanwar Yatra in Deoband has been misattributed to the recent Kanwariyas procession in Deoband.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gyms Are NOT Locked Down, Masks NOT Mandated To Stop Monkeypox Spread As Of July 27, 2022
Are gyms locked down and are people forced to wear masks to stop the spread of monkeypox? No, that's not true: There have been no federal government orders as of July 27, 2022, for gyms to be closed or mask mandated to stop the spread of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moderna CEO Has NOT ‘Walked Away’ As Of July 26, 2022
Has the CEO of Moderna "just walked away from the company"? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, Stéphane Bancel was still listed as the CEO on the Moderna website. There have been no articles by reputable media outlets saying Ba
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Has NOT Sent Warships To Black Sea To Attack Russian Submarines As Of July 25, 2022
Did the United Kingdom send warships to the Black Sea to attack Russian submarines during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict as of July 25, 2022? No, that's not true: No credible reports suggest that the Royal Navy sent warships or attacked
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Destroy 2 HIMARS On July 6, 2022
Did Russia destroy two U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) operated by Ukrainian forces on July 6, 2022? No, that's not true: Kyiv immediately refuted the claim, and two weeks later, the Pentagon confirmed that all 1
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Jersey Is NOT Launching New ’30-Day Speeding Ticket Frenzy’ On July 28, 2022
Is New Jersey planning to launch a new "30-day speeding ticket frenzy" on July 28, 2022? No, that's not true: The New Jersey State Police has publicly debunked this recycled hoax several times since at least 2015. The claim appeared in a
Logically→ President Biden misread the teleprompter during a speech about abortion rights on July 8, 2022.
Biden's statements "end of quote" and "repeat the line" were not cues, but were meant to be a part of his speech.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Trump didn’t speak in Prescott Valley, Arizona, on July 18, 2022
Donald Trump gave a speech in Prescott Valley, Arizona, on July 18, 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Zelenskyy Was NOT Rushed To Hospital, Was NOT In Intensive Care On July 21, 2022
Was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy rushed to a hospital on July 21, 2022, and placed in intensive care? No, that's not true: Radio stations that had aired such reports had been hacked, and Zelenskyy himself proved that he was fin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Explosion In City Of Shakhty In Russia On July 19, 2022
Does a Facebook video show the consequences of a Ukrainian missile attack on the Russian city of Shakhty on July 19, 2022? No, that's not true: The clip consists of footage from the Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine and more-than-decade-old image
Logically→ Video of Pakistan’s Guddu Power Plant engulfed in a massive fire in July 2022.
Video of fire caused by a fuel tank explosion in Afghanistan in 2021 was falsely shared as the recent Guddu Power Plant fire incident in Pakistan.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this video doesn’t show Trump speaking in Alabama in July 2022
Video shows Donald Trump at an Alabama rally on July 13, 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian Or NATO Planes Bombing Russia On July 14, 2022
Does a Facebook video show Ukrainian and NATO planes bombing Russia on July 14, 2022, resulting in a gigantic blaze? No, that's not true: The video manipulates information and uses irrelevant images. The claim was posted on Facebook on Ju