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Truth or Fiction?→ New Movie Revives the Unlikely Legend of Kentucky’s ‘Cocaine Bear’
The weird-but-true story of a doomed (but possibly briefly very excited) black bear looks to become an even weirder movie in 2023. The trailer for the movie Cocaine Bear appeared on November 30 2022, accompanied on some platforms by the titular star s
Logically→ Cold weather events like the recent New York snowstorm prove that climate change is not real.
Global warming and extremely cold conditions coexist. Research shows changes in the Arctic region is bringing frigid temperatures to lower latitudes.
Full Fact→ Steve Barclay’s figure for new nurses’ pay includes extra earnings
The health secretary said that a new nurse will typically earn over £31,000 a year on current pay. This is an estimate that includes extra earnings such as overtime. Basic pay for a new nurse is aroun
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New COVID Death Data Does NOT Prove Vaccines Are ‘Experimental Toxin’ Causing ‘A Majority Of COVID Deaths’
Does a newly released dataset show that COVID-19 is a deadly "experimental toxin"? And does Dr. Anthony Fauci's resignation have anything to do with it? No, neither are true: the claims recycle old falsehoods based on a distortion of publ
AllSides→ Trump responds to special counsel news with debunked claim about Obama and the Bushes
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/18/politics/fact-check-trump-special-counsel-response/index.html In former
PolitiFact→ Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco renews criticism of Ticketmaster monopoly
After a chaotic ticket presale for Taylor Swift’s concert tour, antitrust experts and members of Congress are pushing to rein in the power of Ticketmaster and Live Nation.
Logically→ A BBC News report states spike protein was found in dead babies in Scotland.
The BBC report talked about a spike in the number of dead babies, not spike-protein found in dead babies.
The Dispatch→ Explaining New York’s Red Wave
Can Republicans build on the pickups they made in the Empire State? The post Explaining New York’s Red Wave appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this Hunter Biden story wasn’t ‘front page news in Australia’
“Biden ‘child porn’ shock” headline was “front page news in Australia.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern Did NOT Threaten To Put Vaccines In Water Supply
Did "Jacinta Ardern", the prime minister of New Zealand, threaten to put mRNA vaccines in the water supply if enough people did not take the shot? No, that's not true: This claim originated in late January 2022 with an image of a made-up
Washington Post→ New Trump campaign, same old falsehoods
Trump's announcement speech was filled with false claims. Here's a guide to 19 statements.
Logically→ New Zealand’s intelligence services guide includes opposition to COVID-19 health measures as a sign of terrorism.
New Zealand Security Intelligence Service's guide has not included opposition to COVID-19 health measures as signs of terrorism.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Maggie Hassan didn’t win 1,106 votes in Columbia, New Hampshire. It was a typo
Maggie Hassan won “1,100 votes from town with population under 700.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this map doesn’t delegitimize the New York governor’s race
A New York election results map is evidence of fraud.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Technology issues in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are not proof of a rigged election
Glitches with voting in Arizona, New Jersey and Texas are proof the election is rigged.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Klaus Schwab And ‘Elites’ Planning ‘New World Order’ And ‘To Microchip The Human Race’
Does a viral video prove that the founder of the World Economic Forum, Klaus Schwab, and other speakers at WEF events planned to establish the "new world order" and "microchip human race"? No, that's not true: The heavily edited social me
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New Mexico secretary of state website was being tested, but an Instagram post suggested foul play
Image shows that the New Mexico Secretary of State counted more than 17 million registered voters in a state with a population of about 2 million.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 16 Million Registered Voters Did NOT ‘Drop Overnight’ in New Mexico
Did 16 million registered voters in New Mexico "drop overnight," within a 24-hour window before Election Day? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the New Mexico secretary of state's office, which helps administer elections, confirmed
Poynter→ Elon Musk keeps Birdwatch alive — under a new name
After tech billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter, some thought Birdwatch was bound for extinction. However, despite being a frequent target of citizen fact-checkers — and sharing falsehoods himself — Musk […] The post Elon Musk keeps Birdwatch
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Joe Biden’s final midterm rallies in Pennsylvania, New York, Florida
President Joe Biden’s final speeches of the midterm election cycle spun the country’s economic gains and warned about Republican plans for Social Security and Medicare. Here are fact-checks of his closing argument.
PolitiFact→ Kathy Hochul – State to pay for newest farmworker overtime costs, for now
The state is absorbing the cost of overtime pay for farmworkers, and farm owners do not have to pay any more.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Did NOT Pass ‘New Laws And Regulations’ To Ban Sea Moss In November 2022
Did the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) pass "new laws and regulations" to ban sea moss in November 2022? No, that's not true: The FDA does not have the legal authority to either propose or approve legislation, including bans. As a reg
FactCheck.org→ Buldoc Revives Zombie Claim About Busloads of Illegal Voters in New Hampshire
U.S. Senate candidate Don Buldoc, a Republican, resurrected a zombie claim that has been repeatedly debunked about busloads of people coming from out of state to vote illegally in New Hampshire. “We need to make sure that school buses loaded with
Logically→ Euronews reported that an auction house in Germany is raising funds for Ukraine’s armed forces by destroying art.
The video report is fabricated and was never published by Euronews. The entities mentioned in connection with the event have denied any association.
Full Fact→ ‘New’ UK trade deals don’t account for ‘over £800 billion worth of new global trade’
Michael Gove tweeted a graphic claiming the UK has signed new trade deals with more than 70 countries, worth over £800 billion in new global trade. But the majority of these mirror previous EU deals.
Truth or Fiction?→ More Fake Newspapers Distributed Ahead of 2022 Midterms
On November 1 2022, an Imgur account shared photographs of a “fake newspaper,” designed to conceal political talking points as news: Republican Misinformation Disguised as a Local Newspaper Six images were included in the post, but the n
The Dispatch→ The New Political Battleground
School board elections, the new venue for fighting the culture wars, are getting more attention from political action groups.The post The New Political Battleground appeared first on The Dispatch.
Full Fact→ No evidence for Rishi Sunak’s claim about ‘record’ number of new homes built
At last week’s PMQs, the new Prime Minister claimed a record number of new homes were built in the last year—but we’ve not found any evidence to support this.
PolitiFact→ Maggie Hassan – New Hampshire GOP Senate candidate Don Bolduc has advocated privatizing Medicare and Social Security
"Don Bolduc wants to cut trillions from Medicare and end Social Security."
Logically→ Paul Pelosi knew his attacker.
There is no evidence to suggest that Pelosi knew his attacker or invited him into his home.
Full Fact→ News articles didn’t claim the same boy died of Covid-19 in three different countries
A widely shared tweet claims that the same child was reported to have died of Covid-19 in three different countries. This isn’t true.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – US Senate bill doesn’t give FDA new power to approve dietary supplements
Proposed Senate bill would give FDA power to approve dietary supplements and “ban herbs.”
Snopes→ Not a Real News Article: ‘Musk’s Twitter Takeover Threatens Our Democracy with Unrestricted Speech’
Social media users shared a screenshot of a headline that was published by what appeared to be a parody Twitter account.
Snopes→ A New Poll Asked Americans If They Think Government Investments in Science Are Worthwhile
Here's how people responded to the survey to gauge public perceptions of science by the Pew Research Center.
FactCheck.org→ Super PAC Ads Distort New York Congressional Candidate’s ‘Help Not Handcuffs’ Quote
The Congressional Leadership Fund, a Republican super PAC, is running ads on TV and social media that distort Democratic House candidate Josh Riley’s positions on crime. One ad misleadingly claims that the New York Democrat said he “suppo
PolitiFact→ Kathy Hochul – Shootings in New York are down, but comparison to U.S. is flawed
New York state is outpacing the rest of the country, because shootings in New York are down 10%, and across the country the drop is only 2%.
Truth or Fiction?→ Lara Logan Rant Results in Newsmax Ban, Statement
Former CBS News correspondent Lara Logan was banned from far-right American cable network Newsmax in October 2022 after a bizarre antisemitic rant on October 19 2022 — the latest in a long string of appearances featuring escalating, fully conspi
AllSides→ Researcher Fact-Checks John Oliver’s Misinformation On New ‘Trans Rights’ Episode
https://www.dailywire.com/news/researcher-fact-checks-john-olivers-misinformation-on-new-trans-rights-episode
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Active Serial Killer Investigation In New York As Of October 20, 2022
Is there currently an active serial killer investigation into a New York City male taxi driver who murders his passengers? No, that's not true: A Brooklyn District Attorney's Office spokesperson told Lead Stories they have no knowledge of