Does a viral video prove that Ukraine now employs bulletproof vests specifically made for "pregnant women fighters"? No, that's not true: The post on social media misleads audiences about the new body armor's design -- it was made not for
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Glory To Urine’ Was NOT Displayed On A Large LED Billboard Near New York City’s Times Square — Video Manipulation
Did an LED billboard at the corner of 42nd Street and 8th Avenue in Manhattan feature the words "Glory to Urine" against a waving blue-and-yellow Ukrainian flag to welcome Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to New York City for the U
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: A viral video shows two Missouri lawmakers using a flamethrower to burn cardboard boxes, not books.
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: You can eat a burger and fries for less than $78 at Newark airport
New York Times columnist David Brooks said a Newark Airport meal cost him $78, posting a photo of a burger, fries and a drink. He referenced a “terrible” economy, but there are cheaper options.
Logically→ Nej, det finns inga bevis för att Bilderberggruppen är en del av Illuminati och vill upprätta en “New World Order”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Did you get a COVID-19 vaccine? Good news: You’re still a human
“People who took the jab are technically ‘non human species.’”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is not trying to create ‘quarantine camps’
CLAIM: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is trying to create “quarantine camps” in which people can be held against their will if they have COVID-19 or other diseases.
PolitiFact→ Who is responsible for helping migrants in Chicago and New York City? Leaders say Biden can do more
Major U.S. cities have received thousands of migrants in the past year and have spent tens of millions of dollars to house and feed them. But the cities’ and states’ leaders say Biden’s administration should do more, including expediting work per
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: COVID-19 cases have spiked at various times of the year, not only near elections.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A new study doesn’t show Pfizer’s COVID vaccine causes ‘VAIDS’
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Full Fact→ Full Fact announces Chris Morris as new chief executive
Full Fact announces Chris Morris as new chief executive
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tennessee Governor Did NOT Recently Sign Off On New Internment Camps — This Is Old And Misconstrued News
Did Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee sign an executive order, around September 2023, to build quarantine internment camps as has been done in many other states at the same time, supposedly? No, that's not true: This TikTok video was first posted o
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, CNN did not break news about a Pentagon ‘plan to implant Americans with nanotech particles’
CNN reported “breaking news” that the Pentagon announced a plan to “implant Americans with nanotech particles.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New photo of Queen Elizabeth II issued on her death anniversary, but it wasn’t this one
A new photo shows Queen Elizabeth II on the day she died.
PolitiFact→ Why the CDC has recommended new COVID-19 boosters for all
A Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention panel recommended Americans 6 months old and older get the latest COVID-19 booster. A day earlier, the Food and Drug Administration OK'd the booster, calling it safe and effective at protecting against circ
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A new FEMA office in Chicago isn’t suspicious. It’s part of the agency’s response to summer floods
CLAIM: A video shows a disaster response center that the Federal Emergency Management Agency has suspiciously opened in Chicago, even though the city isn't dealing with an emergency at the moment.
FactCheck.org→ Biden Wrongly Claims to Have Visited New York City a Day After 9/11
Speaking at a military base in Alaska on the anniversary of 9/11, President Joe Biden wrongly said that he visited ground zero in New York City the day after the attack. Biden first visited the site nine days after terrorists flew planes into the twin
PolitiFact→ CDC faces conundrum over recommending new COVID-19 booster for all
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will decide whether to recommend updated COVID-19 boosters. If the committee doesn’t recommend the shots, insurance companies wouldn’t have to pay for them, which could leave economically disadvantaged
Logically→ Telangana CM inaugurated three places of worship and not just a mosque at the new secretariat
The Dispatch→ Looking for New Voter Trends in the Old Dominion
Glenn Youngkin isn’t on the ballot, but the state’s midterms will be a referendum on his leadership.
Health Feedback→ Rebel News article lacks evidence for claiming COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe and unnecessary
REVIEW On 29 August 2023, Rebel News, a Canadian website recognized for spreading COVID-19 misinformation and conspiracy theories, published an article and video titled “Why you should think twice before considering a COVID booster”. The article
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: While flooding in Nevada stranded tens of thousands of Burning Man attendees last weekend, there was not an Ebola outbreak at the event, contrary to social media posts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Appoint FEMA Director Before Maui Fires, Did NOT Confirm He Knew They Would Occur
Did the timing of President Joe Biden appointing a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director before the Maui fires and subsequently saying that director was already in Hawaii when the fires broke out confirm Biden knew the wildf
Logically→ Ikke hverdagsbilleder af New York – annonceret gaveuddeling endte i kaos
Logically→ Image shared to claim new bus service connects Karnataka assembly and Bengaluru Central Jail is edited
Logically→ Image shared to claim new bus service connects Karnataka assembly and Bengaluru Central Jail is edited
Logically→ No, these lewd images and videos do not show Rustem Umerov, Ukraine’s new Minister of Defence
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A video filmed at a New York art exhibit is being misrepresented as a new airplane seat concept
CLAIM: A video of a woman positioning herself upside down in a chair-like object, her arms resting in stirrups and her knees on the seat, shows a concept for new airplane seats.
The Dispatch→ Mike Pence to Decry Republican Populism in New Hampshire Speech
Plus, Vivek Ramaswamy pitches his America First vision, and Glenn Youngkin’s PAC rakes in cash.
Logically→ New speed limits in Wales will not end private vehicle ownership
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘New Florida Law’ Says Fathers Must Submit DNA Test Before Signing Birth Certificate
Is there a new Florida law that says fathers must submit a DNA test before signing a birth certificate? No, that's not true: Florida law "does not require a DNA test prior to signing a birth certificate," a legal expert told Lead Stories.
Health Feedback→ Posts misrepresent CDC risk assessment of new SARS-CoV-2 variant BA.2.86; COVID-19 vaccines don’t increase the risk of infection
REVIEW The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published a document on 23 August 2023 summarizing what was known at the time about a new SARS-CoV-2 variant called BA.2.86. In the document, the CDC reported that “BA.2.86 may be mo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Does NOT Plan To Replace ‘Most Salt In America’ With ‘Bill Gates’ New mRNA Fake Salt’
Did the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) attempt to substitute "most salt in America" with a single alternative that contains "mRNA chemicals" and is produced by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates? No, that's not true: An FDA representativ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Report UNC Shooting Suspect As A ‘Mostly White Asian Male’
Did Fox News broadcast a report displaying an image of an Asian man suspected of fatally shooting a person with a chyron that reads, "Shooter described 'mostly white Asian male'"? No, that's not true: A Fox News spokesperson told Lead Sto
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: Health officials said a new COVID-19 variant may be more likely to infect people with immunity than previous variants; they didn't say vaccinated people are more at risk t
The Dispatch→ New York Democrats Battle Over Immigration
Officials in the Big Apple want more help in sheltering tens of thousands of migrants.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Is Joe Biden right that a new Medicare drug law will save $160 billion over 10 years?
“According to the Congressional Budget Office,” the Inflation Reduction Act “will save the federal government $160 billion over the next 10 years because Medicare will be paying less for the prescription drugs they’re making available to senior
FactCheck.org→ Posts Share Altered Image from Fox News’ Coverage of Fatal Shooting at UNC-Chapel Hill
Quick Take After a fatal shooting at the University of North Carolina, Fox News displayed a photo of the suspect with this caption: “UNC Police Release Picture of Person of Interest.” But an altered screenshot of the news report circula
Logically→ 2007 news of fake FEMA press conference shared as ‘staged’ briefing on Maui wildfires
The Dispatch→ The New School Closures
Despite getting millions in pandemic aid, not all schools are equipped to stay open.