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Snopes→ Protest Near Masters Pushes Back Against Georgia Voting Law

2021-04-10 Georgia's law — which opponents say is designed to reduce the impact of minority voters by making it more difficult to cast a ballot — has drawn fire from around the country. Go to site post…»

Fact-Checking – Poynter→ What’s in Georgia’s new voting law that lost it the All-Star Game

2021-04-09 Georgia’s new voting law has ignited a fight over whether the law expands or shrinks access to the ballot. Republican lawmakers changed voting rules after Democrats won 2020 and 2021 statewide races thanks to strong turnout among Black voters. A few Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Lawyer: Russian Opposition Leader Navalny Has Spinal Hernias

2021-04-07 A lawyer for imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who has complained of serious back and leg pain in custody, said that doctors have found him to be suffering from two spinal hernias. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Arkansas Lawmakers Enact Transgender Youth Treatment Ban

2021-04-06 Arkansas lawmakers have made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor's objections. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Arkansas Lawmakers Enact Transgender Youth Treatment Ban

2021-04-06 Arkansas lawmakers made the state the first to ban gender confirming treatments and surgery for transgender youth, enacting the prohibition over the governor's objections. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Lawmakers Call YouTube Kids a ‘Wasteland of Vapid’ Content

2021-04-06 A House subcommittee says the Google-owned video service feeds children inappropriate material so it can serve them ads. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Claims About the Georgia Voting Law

2021-04-06 A new voting law in Georgia has sparked a rebuke from Major League Baseball and political spin from both parties. We’ll fact-check claims from President Joe Biden and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp. Biden wrongly claimed the new Georgia law would “c Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Rapper DMX on Life Support After Heart Attack, Lawyer Says

2021-04-04 DMX’s longtime New York-based lawyer, Murray Richman, said the rapper was on life support at White Plains Hospital. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Vaccine Passport Efforts Draw Opposition from GOP Lawmakers

2021-04-03 Vaccine passports are typically an app with a code that verifies whether someone has been vaccinated or recently tested negative for COVID-19. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ EXPLAINER: What Does Georgia’s New GOP Election Law Do?

2021-04-03 The sweeping rewrite of Georgia's election rules represents the first big set of changes since former President Donald Trump's repeated, baseless claims of fraud following his presidential loss to Joe Biden. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Flawed Report Fuels Erroneous Claims About COVID-19 Death Toll

2021-04-02 SciCheck Digest Viral social media posts cite a flawed paper in falsely claiming the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed death certificate procedures and violated federal law, resulting in wildly inflated COVID-19 deaths. The CDC hasn Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ The Morning Dispatch: Understanding Georgia’s New Elections Law

2021-04-02 a.image2.image-link.image2-971-1456 { padding-bottom: 66.68956043956044%; padding-bottom: min(66.68956043956044%, 971px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image Go to site post…»

Liste→ Georgia law bars giving voters all beverages, not just water

2021-04-01 Facebook posts claim a “loophole” allows beverages other than water to be given out in Georgia, where a new election law restricts items that can be distributed to voters waiting in line. But the text of the law makes clear that the prohibition app Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia’s New Voting Law Does NOT Make It A ‘Jail-Time Crime To Drop Off Grandma’s Absentee Ballot’

2021-04-01 Does Georgia's new voting law make it a "jail-time crime to drop off grandma's absentee ballot"? No, that's not true: Although it is a felony to take an absentee ballot from a voter and deliver or return it, the law carves out various exc Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Voting Law Does NOT Include A Non-Water Loophole Allowing People To Give Tea, Soda Pop, Milk To Voters Standing In Line

2021-03-31 Does Georgia's new voting law allow people to hand out drinks to voters waiting in line, so long as the drink isn't water? No, that's not true: The text of the law says "food and drink," which would include beverages like iced tea, chocol Go to site post…»

WaPo Fact Checker→ Biden falsely claims the new Georgia law ‘ends voting hours early’

2021-03-30 The president jabs a section of the new Georgia law as “outrageous,” but that provision actually expanded early voting for many residents in the state. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Delta Air Lines CEO Praise Georgia’s New Voting Law?

2021-03-30 A statement by Delta's CEO earned strong backlash online. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York And Delaware Do NOT Prohibit Giving Food And Water To Voters In Line

2021-03-29 Do New York and Delaware prohibit giving food and water to voters in line? No, that's not true: In New York it is not illegal to provide refreshment to voters, as long as the value of the refreshment is less than $1, and the person or ent Go to site post…»

WaPo Fact Checker→ No, Delaware doesn’t specifically prohibit food or water at the polls like Georgia

2021-03-29 A top Georgia campaign official suggested that Delaware has the same sort of election law as Georgia. But that talking point falls short. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Democrats Assail Georgia Law, Make Case for Voting Overhaul

2021-03-27 Georgia’s Republican governor, Brian Kemp, lashed back, accusing Biden of attempting to “destroy the sanctity and security of the ballot box” by supporting what the governor sees as federal intrusion into state responsibilities. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Are Suit Jackets Oppression? Lawmakers Fight Own Dress Codes

2021-03-26 With women and people of color elected in larger numbers in many states, legislatures are being forced to confront longstanding dress codes that are increasingly viewed as sexist and racist. Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ Facebook’s Zuckerberg Falsely Tells Lawmakers ‘We Don’t Allow’ Disinformation in Ads

2021-03-26 Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg misrepresented his company’s disinformation policy on advertising while testifying to federal lawmakers on March 25 2021. Zuckerberg made the false claim — which flies in the face of his comp Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Geert Vanden Bossche Stokes Fear of COVID-19 Vaccine To Promote His Own Flawed ‘Solution’

2021-03-26 Anti-vaccine activists are promoting a veterinarian's claim that the only way to prevent a future COVID-19 vaccination-related calamity is through a product he claims to have invented. Go to site post…»

Liste→ This image shows Pakistani politician Bilawal Bhutto Zardari meeting women’s march organisers in 2019, not in 2021

2021-03-26 An image has been shared multiple times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari meeting the organizers of Pakistan's annual women’s march in March 2021. The claim is false: the photo Go to site post…»

WaPo Fact Checker→ Biden’s claim that the 1994 assault-weapons law ‘brought down’ mass shootings

2021-03-24 For years, the 1994 law was seen as largely ineffective. But new research bolsters the argument that the ban on assault weapons and large-capacity magazines had an impact on mass shootings. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Old photo circulates in misleading Facebook posts that falsely claim opposition lawmakers in Sri Lanka joined governing party

2021-03-20 An image of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa shaking hands with an opposition lawmaker has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside claims that the photo shows the moment the lawmaker and seven others joined the governing party. The Go to site post…»

Liste→ Biden did not fake comments to reporters on White House lawn

2021-03-18 Joe Biden’s delay in holding a news conference has spurred criticism online, with some social media users claiming the US president staged an on-camera exchange with reporters. This is false; Biden did take questions from journalists at the White Hou Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Joe Biden Talking To Press on W.H. Lawn Does NOT Reveal A ‘Green Screen Fail’

2021-03-17 Does this video show a "green screen fail" that proves Joe Biden was deceptively edited into video of a quick exchange with reporters at the White House? No, that's not true. The 46th president was live and in person at the presidential h Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Lawmaker Did NOT Say Theft Is ‘Equitable Distribution’ And Criminals’ Guns ‘Provide An Incentive To Cooperate’

2021-03-13 Did state Rep. Terry Meza support her proposed amendment to Texas' "Stand Your Ground" law by saying robberies are "equitable distribution of wealth" and that home intruders only carry guns "to provide an incentive to cooperate"? No, that Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Minneapolis to Pay $27M to Settle Floyd Family Lawsuit

2021-03-12 The Minneapolis City Council emerged from closed session to announce the record settlement, which includes $500,000 for the neighborhood where Floyd was arrested. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Covid-19 relief act does not include bonus for US lawmakers

2021-03-12 Facebook posts claim that the $1.9 trillion US pandemic relief act includes a $25 million bonus for members of the House of Representatives. This is false; it mentions no such measure, and a government official said the claim is inaccurate. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Ari Fleischer Compare Showing ID to Get Vaccinated to Voter ID Laws?

2021-03-11 The former White House press secretary's apples-to-oranges tweet compared two unrelated things. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Social media posts falsely claim that Denmark passed a law banning its Muslim voters

2021-03-11 Multiple Facebook posts have shared a text graphic alongside a claim that Denmark has passed a new law that prohibits Muslims from voting in the elections. The claim is false; Denmark has not passed such a law and the country’s parliamentary website Go to site post…»

Liste→ Old and unrelated images used in claim about assassination attempt on Nigerian lawyer

2021-03-10 A photo of a black sport utility vehicle (SUV) with bullet holes has been shared in news articles and on social media along with claims of an attempted assassination targeting a lawyer linked to a separatist group in Nigeria. This is false; AFP Fact Ch Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Arkansas Governor Signs Near-Total Abortion Ban Into Law

2021-03-10 The Republican governor had expressed reservations about the bill, which only allows the procedure to save the life of the mother and does not provide exceptions for those impregnated in an act of rape or incest. Go to site post…»

Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Data from Israel showed that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine reduces the likelihood of dying from COVID-19; analysis in a forum post claiming the opposite is flawed

2021-03-09 REVIEW A forum post made by Haim Yativ on a Hebrew-language discussion board claimed that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine “killed […] about 40 times more [elderly people] than the disease itself would have killed, and about 260 times mo Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Would Georgia Bill Outlaw Giving Food, Water to Voters Waiting in Line?

2021-03-06 Some people allege that so-called "line warming" may be a form of voter intimidation. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Alaska Native Group, Neiman Marcus Settle Lawsuit over Coat

2021-03-05 The Sealaska Heritage Institute said in a statement that both sides agreed to terms “to resolve all disputes between them under U.S. and Tlingit law." Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was Trump ‘Quietly Sworn in as POTUS Under Sovereign Law’?

2021-03-04 A routine review of content labeled satire. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Lawmakers Can’t Cite Local Examples of Trans Girls in Sports

2021-03-04 Legislators in more than 20 states have introduced bills this year that would ban transgender girls from competing on girls’ sports teams in public high schools. Go to site post…»

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