SciCheck Digest Taking unregulated herbal cocktails to cause an abortion can be dangerous, obstetricians say. But recipes — some containing potentially toxic ingredients — for self-induced “miscarriages” have been circulating on
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Moscow was not targeted in a missile attack
Video claims Moscow turned into “sea of fire after being attacked by two mysterious missiles.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Plan B is an emergency contraceptive. It doesn’t cause abortions.
“Plan B can cause an abortion. It’s right there on the box.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No proof viral Facebook image of pilot spotting UFO is authentic
An image shows a “UFO photographed on June 21, 2014 by the pilot from the cockpit of an F-16 military plane flying near Lackland Air Force Base of the United States located in San Antonio, Texas.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this 911 audio is not related to the migrants in the truck found in San Antonio, Texas
This is the 911 call placed by the migrants trapped in the truck found in San Antonio, Texas.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, este audio no está relacionado con los migrantes encontrados en San Antonio, Texas
Esta grabación muestra una llamada al 911 de los migrantes atrapados en un camión en San Antonio, Texas.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Border Patrol agents can’t enter a home without a warrant. SCOTUS case dealt with suing agents
"The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it."
Full Fact→ Social media posts claim ethanol is being added to petrol to increase sales
Although added ethanol does slightly reduce cars’ fuel economy, the government has said this is being done in order to reduce net carbon emissions.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Trump didn’t give an address to the nation on June 27
“Trump is addressing to the nation today.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Biden is president. He didn’t resign
“Joe Biden just resigned from the White House.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Headline about Texas lawmaker’s anti-abortion bill was from 2021
A Texas GOP lawmaker recently introduced a bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the Clintons and Bushes didn’t help assassinate JFK Jr.
The Clintons and Bushes were “involved in orchestrating the assassination of JFK Jr.”
Snopes→ Instagram and Facebook Remove Posts Offering Abortion Pills
Such social media posts were ostensibly aimed to help women living in states where preexisting laws banning abortion suddenly snapped into effect.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims connecting sudden death in athletes to COVID-19 vaccines fall short of scrutiny
According to International Olympic Committee data, “an average of 29 athletes under the age of 35 suffered sudden death per year from 1966 to 2004. From March 2021 to March 2022, 769 athletes have died or suffered cardiac arrest."
Logically→ New Facebook/Meta rules will make all private posts on the platform and deleted messages public.
There is no new rule that authorizes Facebook/Meta to use people's photos regardless of when it was uploaded.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, gas in Canada isn’t $9 per gallon
“Gas in Canada is $9.00 a gallon.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Viral meme shared by Benny Johnson features old, out-of-context photos in attack on Joe Biden
A compilation of images shows what Joe Biden has “done to our country.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Prince Harry and Meghan didn’t get divorced
Prince Harry and Meghan “have finally signed the divorce papers.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Extreme heat killed cattle, not chemtrails or a food shortage scheme
Thousands of cattle that recently died in Kansas weren’t killed by the heat.
Snopes→ Posts About Diesel Exhaust Fluid Shortages Are Misleading
You may have seen copied and pasted Facebook raising alarms about Union Pacific, Pilot Flying J, and shortages of DEF. Here are the facts.
AllSides→ Posts misrepresent satirical story on Jan. 6 text exchanges
https://apnews.com/article/Fact-Check-Satire-Capitol-Insurrection-Texts-643546347076 CLAIM: Leaked text
AllSides→ Posts Baselessly Link Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome to COVID-19 Vaccines
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/06/scicheck-posts-baselessly-link-sudden-arrhythmic-death-syndrome-to-covid-19-vaccines/
FactCheck.org→ Posts Baselessly Link Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome to COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome, or SADS, has been studied for decades and is caused by genetic heart problems. But social media posts suggest, with no evidence, that SADS is related to COVID-19 vaccines.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This 95-item list doesn’t prove there are ongoing plans to create food shortages
95-item list of food-destroying incidents demonstrates that “you are duped if you think they aren’t planning a food shortage.”
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort Questionable Study on COVID-19 Vaccination and EMS Calls
SciCheck Digest Studies have found that COVID-19 increases the risk for heart complications, and that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the risks for males and females in all age groups. Social media posts, however, have misinterpreted and
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis caused by COVID-19 vaccine
Justin Bieber’s Ramsay Hunt syndrome and Haley Bieber’s blood clot were caused by COVID-19 vaccines.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No federal payments on the way for gas price relief
"President Biden confirm(ed) everyone will receive their $1k gas checks this week!!"
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, there aren’t more female users on Facebook than women in the world
There are more females on Facebook than alive in the world.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the military didn’t arrest congressional representatives
“U.S. military at the White House arresting Congress.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, a military takeover hasn’t been confirmed
“Military take over on May 11 confirmed!”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the military didn’t arrest Michael Sussmann
“U.S. military arrests Michael Sussmann.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, a public health warning wasn’t recently issued for fluoride toothpaste
A “public health warning” was recently issued for fluoride toothpaste.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Charges haven’t been dismissed against Paul Pelosi because they haven’t been filed
"Gavin Newsom reportedly intervened at the request of Nancy Pelosi and directly ordered the California Highway Patrol to drop all charges" against Paul Pelosi for his DUI arrest.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Sorry, free health insurance for Americans 25 and older is not a reality
Joe Biden approved a “new card” that “gives free health insurance to Americans” who are 25 and older.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Autism, allergies and other diseases and disorders afflicted baby boomers, too
Baby boomers didn’t have autism, seizures, allergies and other ailments when they were kids.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Status of Paul Pelosi’s DUI Charges
Quick Take Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was arrested for alleged drunken driving on May 28. Posts on social media falsely claim that the DUI charges against Pelosi have been dropped. But the Napa County District Attorney’s
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Obama didn’t announce Biden’s death
Says Barack Obama announced Joe Biden’s death.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Biden didn’t resign and Trump didn’t replace him
Joe Biden resigned and “Trump is the new president.”
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Falsely Attribute Statement on Gasoline Prices to Nonexistent ‘BP Oil Executive’
Quick Take A supply and demand imbalance, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, led to a surge in gasoline prices. But an online statement attributed to a supposed “BP Oil Executive” blames gasoline prices on U.S. dependence on foreign oil
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Rumors of race-based threats to Walmart stores in San Bernardino not credible, police say
White supremacists are going to be “shooting up all Walmarts and will kill Blacks and Mexicans” in San Bernardino, California.