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Full Fact→ French and British energy bills are no longer rising by 4% and 54%
The French government capped energy bill increases at 4% in 2022, but prices have risen by more since then. British energy bills rose by 54% at one point in 2022, but by less since.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Contrails Lasting Longer Than A Minute Are NOT ‘Chemtrails’ — Persistence Is Dependent On Atmospheric Conditions
Can "unnatural chemtrails" be differentiated from an airplane's "normal condensation trails" because "contrails never last more than a minute" as asserted by a former pilot in a video? No, that's not true: The amount of time a plane's con
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Children’s Hospital Did NOT Announce It Would ‘No Longer Treat Unvaccinated Children’ in December 2023
Did Texas Children's Hospital announce in December 2023 that it would "no longer treat unvaccinated children"? No, that's not true: A hospital spokesperson told Lead Stories that this claim is "not true." Even if it were true, it would be
Full Fact→ ‘Get Covid and live longer’? Boris Johnson’s WhatsApp at Covid Inquiry fact checked
Most people dying of Covid in 2020 were over 80—but they also generally had years of life left.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Periods Longer Than Three Days ARE Normal
Is it true that menstrual cycles, or periods, lasting longer than three days are abnormal? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence that a period lasting longer than three days is not normal. Two gynecologists and an expert on
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Trump’s judge isn’t the only DC justice to give longer-than-requested sentences to Jan. 6 rioters
CLAIM: U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has been assigned to the most recent case against former President Donald Trump, is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C. who has given Jan. 6 defendants sentences that are longer than those requested
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ The DOJ did not announce that international child sex trafficking is no longer a concern
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Truth or Fiction?→ State Farm No Longer Insuring California Homes, Insurance Industry in Climate Crisis
On May 30 2023, The Recount tweeted about a purported decision by insurer State Farm, which would evidently no longer be accepting new applications from California homeowners: State Farm is no longer accepting new applications for homeowner insurance
Full Fact→ Longer contrails aren’t ‘chemtrails’
A post on Facebook claims to compare contrails with an apparent “chemtrail”.
Full Fact→ Youth unemployment no longer at historic low
The rate reached its lowest level last summer but has been rising ever since.
Logically→ Fewer people in the U.K. accepted the fifth or sixth COVID vaccine dose than the first, proving that the masses no longer trust the vaccine.
Most people in the U.K. were not eligible for the autumn booster; therefore, it is incorrect to say they refused to get the dose.
Full Fact→ Tilted perspective weather maps are no longer used by the BBC
A Facebook post which claims TV has “shrunk Scotland and grown England” by changing its weather maps shows an image of graphics which were replaced in 2018.
Full Fact→ 8% pay offer for rail workers covers a longer period than the deal offered to nurses
The 8% offer made to rail workers covers a two-year period, whereas the pay increase given to nurses and other NHS staff covers only 12 months.
Full Fact→ Samaritans no longer operates a text-based support service
Posts on social media claiming you can text Samaritans for support are using out of date information.
Poynter→ Twitter’s policy on misleading COVID-19 information is ‘no longer in effect’
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every other Thursday. The latest issue of the saga we’re all tired […] The post
Truth or Fiction?→ Twitter No Longer Enforcing COVID Misinformation Policy
On November 29 2022, a post to Reddit’s r/news claimed that Twitter had stopped enforcing its policy on disinformation and misinformation around COVID-19: Twitter is no longer enforcing its Covid misinformation policy from news
PolitiFact→ Arizona’s widespread use of mail-in voting and close margins created longer wait for results
As election officials in Maricopa and other Arizona counties continued to count ballots, misinformation spread that falsely suggested the pace of the count was a sign of fraud. The pace is a result of vote by mail laws and close margins.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Prove That NASA Confirmed That Vaccinated People Are ‘No Longer Human’
Has NASA classified people vaccinated against COVID-19 as "Homo Borg Genesis"? No, that's not true: This term cannot be found in any of the agency's publicly available documents, and NASA's representative told Lead Stories the agency hasn
Logically→ U.K. banknotes will no longer be valid as Queen Elizabeth II passed away.
As the new currency with King Charles III is yet to be produced, the current banknotes featuring the portrait of the Queen will stay in circulation.
Snopes→ PGA Tour Says Saudi-Paid Players No Longer Eligible for Tour
Still to be determined is whether those players are ever welcome back.
PolitiFact→ Eric Toney – State Crime Lab doing less testing and generally taking longer than under previous AG
The state crime lab under Attorney General Josh Kaul "is testing significantly less items than former AG Brad Schimel and is still taking longer to test many categories of key items in comparison to Schimel, including DNA."
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Day 47: Ukraine Has Now Lasted Longer Than France Did in World War II’
On April 13 2022, a Reddit screenshot suggesting that Ukraine “lasted longer than France did in World War II,” in terms of how long the European country has been resisting Russia’s invasion, made its way across platforms: That post
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Apple Pay and Google Pay No Longer Work on Moscow’s Metro System,’ Causing Queues
On February 28 2022, Irish journalist Jason Corcoran tweeted the following image, which was purportedly a photograph of long queues at a Moscow metro station after Apple Pay and Google Pay stopped working in Russia: Apple Pay and Google Pay no longer
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines are no longer effective as infection rates are lowest among the unvaccinated in Scotland.
COVID-19 death rates are lowest in people who have had three vaccines. Vaccines reduce your risk of severe illness.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Starting Today Illinois Schools Can No Longer Ban Cornrows, Locs, Afros and Braids from School’
On January 3 2022, Say Cheese Digital published a Facebook post and tweet claiming that as of that date, the state of Illinois would prohibit schools from banning “cornrows, locs, afros, and braids”: Starting today Illinois schools can n
Snopes→ No, COVID-19 Vaccines Are Not Making Periods Longer
A less than one-day increase in overall cycle length — not bleeding — was said to be within the normal range of fluctuations.
Logically→ Natural immunity is longer lasting than immunity from COVID-19 vaccines.
COVID-19 vaccines offer consistent protection against the virus. The CDC states that natural infection plus vaccine is better than infection alone.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada Did NOT Issue A List Of 18 Words Or Phrases That People Are No Longer Allowed To Say
Did Canada recently issue a list of 18 words or phrases that people are no longer allowed to say? No, that's not true: This video is missing context as these words were originally published in a news article about diversity initiatives --
Logically→ German doctor Thomas Jendges died by suicide and wrote, “he could no longer be part of the genocide” linked to COVID-19 vaccines in his death note.
Speculation of a note left by Dr. Thomas Jendges is unconfirmed. Additionally, he had publicly spoken in favor of getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Snopes→ Some Older Devices Will No Longer Support WhatsApp
Users of the popular chat app will need to update their devices by Nov. 1, 2021, to keep using it.
Truth or Fiction?→ Does Putting Fruit in Mason Jars Make It Last Longer?
On October 12 2021, a Facebook account shared a tip which claimed that putting fruit in Mason jars made it last longer: Idk who needs to know this because it took me 25 years and a TikTok to learn but putting your fruit in mason jars rather than the c
Logically→ International Monetary Fund announced that Afghanistan would no longer be able to access its resources.
IMF has restricted Afghanistan from accessing loans or other resources due to a lack of clarity over recognition of a government in the country.
Snopes→ New Theory: Earth’s Longer Days Kick-Started Oxygen Growth
Scientists have a new idea for how Earth got its oxygen: It’s because the planet slowed down and days got longer.
Full Fact→ Macron didn’t say he would no longer sacrifice his life for people who refuse Covid-19 vaccines
It has been widely claimed on social media that French President Emmanuel Macron gave a speech in which he said he will no longer sacrifice “my life, my time, my freedom and the adolescence of my daughters” for people who refuse the Covid-1
Snopes→ Is It No Longer Illegal For Barbershops to Cut Hair on Sundays in New York?
An archaic law may have been long overdue for a cut.
Snopes→ Will Hawaii No Longer Accept Out-of-State Driver’s Licenses?
Pump the brakes before you accept any information in Facebook posts like this one.
Snopes→ Justice Dept. Says It’ll No Longer Seize Reporters’ Records
The practice received renewed scrutiny over the past month as Justice Department officials alerted reporters that their phone records had been obtained during the Trump administration.
Snopes→ Ruling Paves Way for Longer Sentence in George Floyd’s Death
In his ruling, Judge Peter Cahill found that Derek Chauvin abused his authority as a police officer when he restrained George Floyd last year, and that he treated Floyd with particular cruelty.
AllSides→ Washington Post Will No Longer Maintain Presidential Fact-Checking Database
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2021/04/27/washington-post-will-no-longer-maintain-presidential-fact-checking-database/