Adrenochrome does not have the properties ascribed to it by conspiracy theorists and there is no evidence it is being extracted from children.
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PolitiFact→ Viral image – This isn’t a real CNN headline about a Florida man arrested for powering his home with a nuke
“Florida man arrested for using a lost U.S. nuke to power his home for more than 27 years.”
Full Fact→ Some staff at NHS hospitals did take part in local strikes when Labour was last in power
The shadow health secretary claimed there were no strikes in the NHS during Labour’s last spell in government, but we’ve found some examples of local strikes taking place.
The Dispatch→ Book Review: ‘Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon’ by William D. Cohan
How General Electric went from corporate darling to corpse.The post Book Review: ‘Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of an American Icon’ by William D. Cohan appeared first on The Dispatch.
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.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Batteries don’t make electric vehicles more likely to catch fire than gasoline-powered cars
"When electric cars get in accidents, they explode, they catch fire very very badly because of the lithium batteries.”
Snopes→ Why Is 13 Considered Unlucky? Explaining the Power of its Bad Reputation
A sociologist unpacks how common superstitions like fear of 13 can gain steam.
The Dispatch→ The Power of Choice
And the futility of central planning.The post The Power of Choice appeared first on The Dispatch.
Snopes→ Hurricane Ian: When the Power Grid Goes Out, Could Solar and Batteries Power Your Home?
A study of real-world disasters shows home solar and storage could keep the lights on and the air conditioner running during many outages, but not all.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the Jan. 6 committee isn’t about to arrest Trump. It doesn’t have that power
“Pelosi’s panel ready to arrest Trump.”
Snopes→ People Trapped, 2.5M Without Power As Ian Drenches Florida
One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States threatened catastrophic flooding around the state.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – China President Xi Jinping is still in power, despite coup rumors
“President Xi of China under house arrest” amid “coup by the PLA.”
Snopes→ Hurricane Hunters Fly Through Ian’s Powerful Winds To Get the Forecasts You Rely on – Here’s What Happens When the Plane Plunges into the Eyewall of a Storm
A scientist described these flights as "a rollercoaster ride, only you don’t know exactly when the next up or down is coming."
Logically→ A top Taliban official praised the BJP and RSS as being very powerful in India.
A Pakistani Islamic scholar talking about the BJP and RSS has been misidentified as the Taliban chief secretary.
PolitiFact→ Mark Finchem – Arizona Republican said Pence ‘seized power’ from Trump, undertook a ‘coup’ Jan. 6. That’s wrong.
Then-Vice President Mike Pence "seized power" from President Donald Trump and undertook "a coup" when he called on federal agencies to stop the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
Snopes→ Hurricane Fiona Rips Through Powerless Puerto Rico
Hurricane Fiona struck Puerto Rico's southwest coast as it unleashed landslides, knocked the power grid out, and ripped up asphalt from roads and flung the pieces around.
Snopes→ Camilla Becomes Queen, but Without the Sovereign’s Powers
Charles’ wife, Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, will be known as Queen Consort — a title that came with Queen Elizabeth II’s blessing after years of contention.
Snopes→ A Protection Zone Around the Zaporizhzhia Power Plant In Ukraine? A Scholar Explains Why That Could Be Crucial
Here, a professor and nuclear safety expert at the University of Southern California explained the risks of warfare taking place in and around nuclear power plants.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Flight Radar App Does NOT Show Trump Is Still In Power And A Covert Military Operation Is Underway
Did President Trump extend his power as president by law on January 6, 2021, and is the National Guard activated to Federal Duty and in complete control? No, that's not true: There is no constitutional authority under which a president ca
Snopes→ UN Nuclear Agency Team Arrives at Ukraine Power Plant
A team from the U.N. nuclear agency has arrived at the site of Europe’s largest nuclear plant to inspect security conditions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russian Power Plant NOT Blown Up In Ukrainian Counterattack As Of August 26, 2022
Did Ukraine launch a counterattack against Russia by crossing its border and blowing up a Russian power plant, leaving the country in flames? No, that's not true: Although the Ukraine military has launched some cross-border missile attack
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show UFOs Surrounding A Nuclear Plant — It’s A Coal-Fired Power Plant, Flying Orbs Are Computer-Generated
Does a Facebook video show three UFOs surrounding a nuclear plant? No, that's not true: The footage shows a coal-fired power plant in West Virginia, and the white orbs allegedly flying in the sky above have been created by a special effec
AllSides→ Did Pelosi Say the President Does Not Have ‘the Power for Debt Forgiveness’?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pelosi-power-debt-forgiveness/ Shortly after U.S. President Joe Biden
Snopes→ Did Pelosi Say the President Does Not Have ‘the Power for Debt Forgiveness’?
The House speaker also allegedly said that debt forgiveness “has to be an act of Congress.”
Snopes→ California Poised to Phase out Sale of New Gas-Powered Cars
California is poised to set a 2035 deadline for all new cars, trucks and SUVs sold in the state to be powered by electricity or hydrogen.
Logically→ 5G networks can be used to detonate lithium battery-powered electric vehicles.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Did NOT Release Photos Of UFOs And Aliens — Images Created With AI-Powered Tool
Did the government release classified photos of UFOs and aliens? No, that's not true: This collection of images made in a vintage "Top Secret" style, showing purported alien autopsies and UFO crash sites were produced by the designer Doug
Logically→ Red Mercury is a mystical element and powerful medicine.
Red Mercury is an element called Mercury Sulphide, also known as cinnabar, which possesses no medical benefits and could be harmful if consumed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CERN Collider NOT Powered By Child Sacrifices, Human Blood — The Electricity It Runs On Comes From France
Is the CERN physics laboratory powered by child sacrifices or human blood? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that the lab, which is often referred to as the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, is being powered by anything oth
Snopes→ Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Suggest Solar, Wind Power Aren’t Enough to Power a Home?
This would not be the first incorrect claim she’s made.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bubbling Water In Hudson River Is NOT ‘Boiling,’ NOT Near A Nuclear Power Plant
Was water in the Hudson River boiling? And was bubbling related to a nuclear power plant that was supposed to be nearby? No, neither claim is true: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) told Lead Stories via em
PolitiFact→ Power to the Patients – Rapper Fat Joe says no one is making sure hospitals post their prices
About a federal hospital price transparency requirement, “Nobody’s enforcing that law.”
Logically→ A Muslim man in India threatened to kill an electrician over the restoration of an illegal power supply connection.
A video of a Pakistani man threatening officials from the electricity department in 2020 has been falsely shared as an incident from India.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Diesel Generator At El Paso Airport Is NOT Powering EV Charging Station
Does a photo show an electric vehicle charging station powered by a diesel generator? No, that's not true: The photo of a charging station in the short-term parking area of the El Paso, Texas, International Airport does show a generator n
Snopes→ Newport Folk Festival Includes Stage Powered by Bicycles
The Newport Folk Festival has a small outer stage that is being powered in part by festival-goers on stationary bicycles.
Logically→ Video of Pakistan’s Guddu Power Plant engulfed in a massive fire in July 2022.
Video of fire caused by a fuel tank explosion in Afghanistan in 2021 was falsely shared as the recent Guddu Power Plant fire incident in Pakistan.
Logically→ A viral video shows fire has engulfed the Majuba Power Station in South Africa.
The video dates back to 2019. Eskom has clarified that there were no fires at any of its power stations recently.
Snopes→ ‘Costco’ Power Generator Scam Hits Facebook Marketplace
Here's everything we know so far about this scam that advertised Honda and Ryobi portable power generators on Facebook Marketplace.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Limits EPA in Curbing Power Plant Emissions
In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
Logically→ Viral images show that powerful lasers caused wildfires in California.
Images from different incidents that occurred in 2018 were falsely shared as those of laser beams causing California wildfires.