The trial is the first time Jones has been held financially liable for peddling lies about the 2012 attack in Newtown, Connecticut.
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Snopes→ Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents More Than $4M
It likely won't be the last judgment over Jones' claims that the attack was staged in the interests of increasing gun controls.
Snopes→ Alex Jones Concedes Sandy Hook Attack Was ‘100% Real’
The Infowars host told a Texas courtroom that he definitely thinks the attack happened.
Logically→ One can stop a heart attack by coughing and breathing heavily when alone.
Cough CPR is a myth spread on social media. It is not recommended to help prevent a heart attack and should not be attempted.
Snopes→ USDA Getting Tougher on Salmonella in Chicken Products
The proposed U.S. Department of Agriculture rules would declare salmonella an adulterant — a contaminant that can cause food-borne illness — in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products.
Snopes→ Navy Expedites Waterborne Drones to Close Gap with China
The Navy envisions drone ships keeping an electronic eye on enemy forces across the vast Pacific Ocean.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Does NOT Directly Offer Free Smartphone — Just Cheaper Service For Those Who Qualify
Can people receiving government benefits get a free smartphone directly through the government? No, that's not true: There is no government program that directly offers a free smartphone. However, the Federal Communications Commission (FC
PolitiFact→ One Nation PAC – Warnock, Cortez Masto voted for COVID-19 relief bill, but not for leisure projects it helped fund
Raphael Warnock and Catherine Cortez Masto “voted to allow hundreds of millions of dollars of COVID relief funds to be squandered” on leisure projects.
PolitiFact→ One Nation – Warnock, Cortez Masto voted for COVID-19 relief bill, but not for leisure projects it helped fund
Raphael Warnock and Catherine Cortez Masto “voted to allow hundreds of millions of dollars of COVID relief funds to be squandered” on leisure projects.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – The Permian Basin is America’s largest oil basin, but alone couldn’t fuel the US for 200 years
A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plankton In Atlantic Ocean Is NOT 90% Gone
Is plankton in the Atlantic Ocean 90 percent gone? No, that's not true; this claim is missing context. The author of the plankton study told Lead Stories that the newspaper article making the claim did not accurately reflect that his stud
Snopes→ Co-Defendant in Central Park Jogger Case is Exonerated
Steven Lopez was exonerated in response to requests by both Lopez’s attorney and prosecutors at a court hearing in Manhattan.
Snopes→ Jury Selected for Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook Defamation Trial
A Texas jury was selected in a civil trial that will determine for the first time how much Infowars host Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents.
Logically→ One cannot get pregnant if they take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Studies have proven that the COVID-19 vaccine does not affect a person's ability to get pregnant.
Logically→ Drinking cold water when it is hot outside can send one’s body into shock.
A person may experience headaches or pass out from overheating. However, drinking cold water does not send a person into shock.
AllSides→ Nolte: One Year Ago Today, Joe Biden Said Vaccinated Cannot Get COVID
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/07/21/nolte-one-year-ago-today-joe-biden-said-vaccinated-cannot-get-covid/
Snopes→ Lowe’s Email Scam Promises Portable Air Conditioners
We advise readers never to click links in these kinds of emails, since they often lead to phishing attempts.
Snopes→ U2, George Clooney, Amy Grant Among Kennedy Center Honorees
It's going to be a “Beautiful Day” for the band U2 and four other artists when they receive this year's Kennedy Center Honors.
PolitiFact→ Tim Michels – Michels on target with claim his company was building Keystone Pipeline when Biden ended it
“My company was building the Keystone Pipeline when (President Joe) Biden canceled it.”
PolitiFact→ Tim Michels – End of Keystone pipeline did cost jobs, but most were temporary
The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by Joe Biden “killed hundreds of jobs, sent gas prices way up.”
Logically→ A Nothing Phone (1)’s unboxing video showed a note from the company stating that the “device is not for South Indians.
The unboxing video of Nothing Phone (1) was a prank by a YouTuber. The note was faked and the box was empty.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Losing Seven Pounds In One Week With This Juice Is NOT Realistic
Will this drink of cucumber, mint, ginger, pineapple and lemon make the body lose seven pounds in one week if taken twice a day? No, that's not true: Two registered dieticians say that losing seven pounds by following the claim in this vi
Logically→ Tesla has introduced Tesla e-money, a new electronic currency.
Neither Tesla nor Elon Musk has made any such announcement about a new electonic currency. Musk's brand is being used without his permisison.
Snopes→ Hoover Dam Transformer Explodes; No One Hurt
A transformer exploded at Hoover Dam, producing a cloud of thick, black smoke and flames that were quickly extinguished.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Clip shows video game, not Ukrainian victory in Sievierodonetsk
Video shows Ukrainian air defenses in Sievierodonetsk shooting down “55 Ka 52 helicopters.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NATO F-35, Mirage-2000, F-16 Jets Are NOT In Warzone Against Russia
Are NATO F-35, Mirage-2000 and F-16 aircraft "suddenly fly entering warzone" amid the Russian war against Ukraine? No, that's not true: The U.S. Air Force has deployed F-35 fighter jets to Estonia to increase protection of NATO airspace,
PolitiFact→ Catherine Glenn Foster – Abortions done under legal exceptions are still abortions
"If a 10-year-old became pregnant as a result of rape and it was threatening her life, then that’s not an abortion."
Logically→ The reactivation of the Large Hadron Collider has created a new hole in the Earth’s ozone layer.
The paper reporting on the 'new' ozone hole has been disputed, alongside multiple reasons as to why the LHR could not possibly be responsible.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Adults older than 51 won’t get free money to help stave off inflation
“Adults over 51 can receive $$$ in additional spending for groceries and expenses.”
Snopes→ Who Is the Cop Checking His Phone in Uvalde Shooting Surveillance Video?
Questions about the identity of the officer have polarized people online.
PolitiFact→ Bombing of controversial Georgia Guidestones fuels online conspiracy theories
Mysterious benefactors and controversial engravings on the Georgia Guidestones fueled speculation that the monument was connected to the New World Order, an unfounded conspiracy theory. These claims spurred past vandalism of the monument.
Logically→ NIA India has released phone number 011-24368800 to report people that use the slogan “Sir Tan Se Juda.”
The National Investigation Agency released the phone number to complain against social media accounts propagating IS ideology.
Logically→ The Georgia Guidestones monument collapsed due to an earthquake.
The Georgia Guidestones was damaged in a bombing and later destroyed by authorities out of safety concerns. It was not due to an earthquake.
PolitiFact→ Bob Good – In Virginia, 97.5% of abortions occur 15 weeks into pregnancy or sooner
“Ninety-two percent of abortions in Virginia take place before 15 weeks.”
Washington Post→ A one-source story about a 10-year-old and an abortion goes viral
News reports around the globe and now President Biden have cited the case of a 10-year-old who sought an abortion. But this is a difficult story to confirm.
Snopes→ Impassioned Biden Signs Order on Abortion Access
Under mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful in response to the ruling, he signed an executive order to try to protect access to the procedure.
Snopes→ Trump White House Counsel Cipollone Meets with Jan. 6 Panel
Cipollone had been a sought-after witness after bombshell testimony revealed his apparently desperate and last-ditch efforts to prevent Trump's actions.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook video shows an actual fly, not a ‘polymer drone’
Claims the U.S. military is using "polymer drone flies" that look and act like a large fly.
Snopes→ Trump White House Counsel Cipollone to Testify to 1/6 Panel
Pat Cipollone, Donald Trump’s former White House counsel, is scheduled to testify before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Logically→ Money magazine called Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the king of western corruption.