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Snopes→ Expert: White Nationalism Is On the Rise and Attracting Violent Young Men
A cultural anthropologist from Vanderbilt University explains the groups' ongoing threat to a healthy, racially diverse democracy.
Snopes→ Was Ivana Trump Buried at the Trump National Golf Club?
Rumors abound about the New Jersey gravesite of former U.S. President Donald Trump's first wife.
PolitiFact→ National Republican Congressional Committee – National Republican group falsely claims Spanberger backs defunding police
“Abigail Spanberger is raking in thousands from defund the police groups because she supports defunding the police.”
Snopes→ Is This an Astronaut Selfie from the International Space Station?
Astronauts have truly taken selfies outside of the ISS, but this photo?
Snopes→ Russia to Drop out of International Space Station After 2024
Russia will pull out of the International Space Station after 2024 and focus on building its own orbiting outpost.
Truth or Fiction?→ Florida Newspaper Pulls Op-Ed Sympathizing With White Nationalist Group
A Florida newspaper has apologized and pulled an op-ed by a woman married to a member of the far right, white nationalist group calling itself the Proud Boys — which they originally ran without disclosing her ties to that organization. The execu
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Astronaut Mark Kelly Once Smuggled a Full Gorilla Suit Aboard the International Space Station …’
On July 9 2022, Twitter account @latestinspace shared a video and a popular claim that “Astronaut Mark Kelly once smuggled a full gorilla suit aboard the International Space Station”: Astronaut Mark Kelly once smuggled a full gorilla sui
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – Checking Beasley votes on 'armed kidnapper' and 'double murderer' cases
Cheri Beasley voted to reverse the conviction of an armed kidnapper, release a double murderer early.
Logically→ A video shows the National President of Mahila Congress, Netta D’Souza, spitting on police during protests against the Agnipath Scheme.
The video showing Netta D'Souza spitting on police is from a protest against the ED's questioning of Rahul Gandhi, not the Agnipath scheme.
Poynter→ The International Fact-Checking Network’s statement on the Philippine government’s decision to shut down Rappler
It is disappointing to see that the Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission affirmed its earlier decision to revoke the certificates of incorporation of Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corporation, effectively […] The post The Internatio
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Roe reversal, ending national access to abortion, makes US an outlier among developed nations
The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade "made the United States an outlier among developed nations in the world" on abortion rights.
Poynter→ Is Russia threatening to let the International Space Station crash into Earth?
Some social media users worry that the United States’ support for Ukraine in its war with Russia could backfire. This tweet claims that Russia said it might allow the International […] The post Is Russia threatening to let the International Spa
Full Fact→ Average salary of workers involved in RMT national rail strike is not £44,000
Figures for the salary of rail workers mentioned by transport secretary Grant Shapps are not representative of those involved in the national rail strike.
Truth or Fiction?→ Oak Ridge National Laboratory Parallel Universe Experiments
Has the multiverse finally arrived? A June 18 2022 post by the Facebook page “Unexplained Mysteries” claimed scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in eastern Tennessee endeavored to “open a portal” to a parallel univer
Snopes→ Did Amnesty International Issue Travel Advisory for US After Shootings?
Incidents of gun violence have not abated in the country.
PolitiFact→ Sean Hannity – No evidence Pelosi ‘rejected’ Trump’s authorization for ‘20,000 National Guard’ before Jan. 6 attack
“Donald Trump authorized up to 20,000 National Guard troops to protect the Capitol" before Jan. 6, 2021, but was "rejected" by Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.
Snopes→ US Lifts COVID-19 Test Requirement for International Travel
The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights.
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – NRSC exaggerates effect of Beasley rulings in sex offense cases
Cheri Beasley tossed the conviction of a man seeking sex with a boy online and “set free” a child porn offender.
AllSides→ A National Database for Sudafed, but No Background Check for Ammo?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/national-database-sudafed-background-check-ammunition/ Claim: Those b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: National Institutes Of Health Study Does NOT Find Long COVID Isn’t Real
Does a new National Institutes of Health study find that long COVID isn't real? No, that's not true: Nowhere in the study do the authors say long COVID, also known as post-acute sequelae of SARS CoV-2 infection (PASC), is fake. Lead stud
Snopes→ A National Database for Sudafed, but No Background Check for Ammo?
The Uvalde massacre in May 2022 focused attention, once again, on the ease of availability of guns and bullets in the United States.
Full Fact→ Saudi Arabia has not announced plans for an ‘International Straight Pride Month’
An Instagram post which has received thousands of likes shows a fake tweet from BBC World News from 20 May, claiming that Saudi Arabia is set to hold “International Straight Pride Month” in June 2022. The supposed BBC tweet reads: “Sa
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – NRSC ad attacks 2 Beasley rulings, omits context
Cheri Beasley “vacated” a man’s death sentence and “threw out” the indictment in a child assault case.
Logically→ The Biden administration has shipped pallets of baby formula to migrant holding facilities despite a national shortage.
It is misleading to blame Biden for the shortage. Moreover, the president is bound to provide for migrants according to the Flores Agreement.
Logically→ The Indian National Congress party used only white and green colors on the ceiling and deliberately put the saffron color on the ground to appease Pakistan during its Chintan Shivir pandal.
All three colors of Congress' flag – saffron, white, and green – were used to set the pandal's ceiling for its Chintan Shivir meeting.
PolitiFact→ Michele Bachmann – No, the US is not backing a WHO takeover of national health policies
“The Biden administration is bringing amendments that would propose that all nations of the earth cede their sovereignty over national health care decisions to the WHO.”
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – Do Republicans want to throw doctors who break abortion laws in jail? Their plans say yes
“Republicans DO NOT want to throw doctors” in jail.
Snopes→ Is Russia Leaving the International Space Station?
For context, the head of the Russian space agency has threatened that the station could crash into Earth because of sanctions.
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – Mark Kelly’s votes did not give benefits to immigrants in the country illegally
Sen. Mark Kelly voted “for benefits to illegals.”
PolitiFact→ Republican National Committee – RNC tweets distortion of what Biden said to teachers about kids in their classrooms
“Biden to teachers: ‘They're not somebody else's children. They're yours when you're in the classroom.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Putin did not nationalize Russian central bank, and Rothchilds never controlled Russia
Vladimir Putin “ended the Rothschild's control over Russia by nationalizing the Russian centralized bank."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT End Rothschild Control Over Russia By Nationalizing Russian Central Bank — State Bank Was Created More Than A Century Ago
Did Russian leader Vladimir Putin end the Rothschild family's control over Russia by nationalizing Russia's central bank? No, that's not true: Russia has had a central bank for more than 160 years. Alexander II, the emperor of Russia, sig
Snopes→ Pandas Devour Ice Cake to Celebrate 50 Years at National Zoo
The “cake” was made from frozen fruit juice, sweet potatoes, carrots and sugar cane and it lasted about 15 minutes once giant panda mama Mei Xiang and her cub Xiao Qi Ji got hold of it.
Logically→ Video of National Police of Ukraine entering Bucha proves no massacre occurred.
A video of police entering Bucha does not disprove the massacre. Satellite imagery and witnesses provide evidence that the killings took place.
Logically→ Video of National Police of Ukraine entering Bucha proves no massacre occurred.
A video of police entering Bucha does not disprove the massacre. Satellite imagery and witnesses provide evidence that the killings took place.
Snopes→ Is ‘Mystery Flesh Pit National Park’ a Real Place?
According to a viral rumor, a fleshy pit in Texas was shut down in 2007 after hundreds of people mysteriously died.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Issue International Arrest Warrant For Jacob Rothschild, George Soros
Did Russia issue an international arrest warrant for billionaires Jacob Rothschild and George Soros? No, that's not true: Variations of this hoax have circulated for years. While Russia banned two charities run by Soros in 2015, the Kreml
Logically→ The International Committee of the Red Cross is using the millions it collected to help Ukraine to sponsor the deportation of Ukrainians to Russia.
The International Committee of the Red Cross is not facilitating the deportation of Ukrainian nationals to Russia.
Logically→ Three Russian astronauts arrived at the International Space Station wearing yellow suits with blue details to show their support for Ukraine.
The mission commander confirmed the cosmonauts' flight suit color was chosen before the Russian invasion and represents their alma mater, not Ukraine.