Does the state of Michigan ban most stores from selling seeds, and is the purpose of this ban to force people to only buy fruit from big corporations? No, that's not true: Michigan does not ban seed sales. There was a short period during
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FactCheck.org→ DeSantis’ Law Requiring Online Vendors to Charge Sales Tax Wasn’t a New Tax
A TV ad misleadingly accuses Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis of increasing taxes. But the law in question didn’t create a new tax. Instead, it implemented a more effective way of collecting an existing tax. The law required online vendors to direct
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anheuser-Busch Did NOT Blame Elon Musk For ‘Declining Sales’ — It’s Satire
Did Anheuser-Busch blame Elon Musk for a decline in sales in April and May 2023? No, that's not true: The article attached to this post was originally published on a website that says its satirical articles are "not meant to be taken seri
PolitiFact→ MAGA Inc – Pro-Trump PAC says DeSantis pushed 23% national sales tax in Congress, omitting key details
“In Congress Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% national sales tax.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anheuser-Busch CEO Did NOT Resign After ‘Record Low’ Sales Of Bud Light
Did the CEO of the brewing company Anheuser-Busch resign following "record low" sales of Bud Light, one of the company's brands? No, that's not true: Not only is the claim based on inaccurate information about the company's CEO and leader
Truth or Fiction?→ FDA Approves Narcan for Over-The-Counter Sales
On March 29 2023, a popular post to Reddit’s r/UpliftingNews and a viral tweet both reported that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved over-the-counter sales of Narcan: Today, the US FDA approved Narcan (naloxone) n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mother Teresa Did NOT Sell Babies, But Workers In Her Charity Were Accused Of Sales Decades After Her Death
Did Mother Teresa sell children from her shelters in India? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to support that claim, but a nun and another worker at a shelter for unwed mothers run by Mother Teresa's charity were arrested in 2018 a
Snopes→ J&J to End Sales of Baby Powder with Talc Globally Next Year
Talc will be replaced by cornstarch.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ADHD was not invented to disadvantage Black children and increase pharmaceutical sales
"ADHD does not exist."
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→ Matthew Dowd – No proof for claim in wake of Uvalde that 50% of Texas guns sales lack background checks
“50% of the guns sold in Texas, because of the loopholes, do not pass through a background check.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No link between Moderna CEO’s deleted Twitter and stock sales
“The CEO of Moderna deleted his Twitter and dumped $400 million of Moderna stock. Big Pharma seems to know some bad news is coming.”
PolitiFact→ JD Vance – JD Vance wrongly says ATF is illegally tracking gun sales
“Joe Biden uses the ATF to illegally track your gun transactions.”
Washington Post→ Sen. Stabenow’s claim that the U.S. does not try to limit Japanese vehicle sales
Meet the "chicken tax" -- a steep tariff from the 1960s that has profited the U.S. auto industry and thwarted foreign manufacturers
Logically→ Fashion giant H&M sees sales in China slump after the Xinjiang boycott.
H&M's sales in the Chinese market fell 28 percent in Swedish krona terms in the second quarter of 2021 after the boycott.
Snopes→ Background Checks Blocked a Record High 300,000 Gun Sales
The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales.
Snopes→ Vinyl Records Surge During Pandemic, Keeping Sales Spinning
Vinyl record sales surged during the pandemic as music lovers fattened their collections, and audio cassettes began a comeback as well, keeping business spinning at record stores.
Snopes→ Did Target Temporarily Halt Pokemon Card Sales Over Safety Concerns?
The decision reportedly came after an altercation in a parking lot.
Snopes→ Did Guess Stop Bag Sales After Being Accused of Ripping Off the Telfar Bag?
There were a lot of visual similarities between the two bag designs.
Snopes→ Cassette Sales Have Doubled During the Pandemic – Here’s Why
Despite having been superseded in functionality first by the compact disc and then the digital file, the audio cassette retains a special place in the history of audio technology.
Logically→ New farm bills ensure that APMC middlemen won’t control farmers’ sales and income.
The private players look at the price set by the APMCs for reference. If they continue to do so, then the idea of getting rid of APMCs won't hold.
Snopes→ Album Sales Surge for Morgan Wallen after Racist Comment (Video)
Wallen’s sophomore record, “Dangerous: The Double Album” retains its top spot for a fourth week on Billboard’s all-genre albums chart, less than a week after Wallen apologized for using racist language.
Snopes→ $1B Mega Millions Prize a Result of Long Odds, Slow Sales
The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing after more than four months without a winner thanks to bad luck, poor odds and reduced play partially blamed on the coronavirus pandemic.
Snopes→ Sales of US Constitution Topped 1 Million During Trump Years
At the National Constitution Center, in Philadelphia, they like to joke that what's bad for the country is often good for the organization.
Snopes→ Retail Sales Fell 1.1% in November, Biggest Drop in 7 Months
Typically one of the busiest shopping days of the season, shoppers mostly stayed home on Black Friday after health officials warned people not to shop in person.
AFP Fact Check→ Biden’s 40% tax rate on home sales only applies to $1 million annual earners
Social media posts circulating ahead of the November 3 presidential election claim that Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s tax proposal will take a 40 percent cut of profits from Americans who sell their home. This is misleading; according to Biden’s p
FactCheck.org→ LEGO Temporarily Halts Marketing, Not Sales, of Police Toy Sets
Quick Take LEGO isn’t discontinuing the sale of its law enforcement-themed toys, despite an erroneous social media claim. The confusion arose after the company temporarily suspended some marketing efforts — not sales — amid the U.S. p
Snopes→ US Retail Sales Plunged in April as Coronavirus Hit
Sales fell a record 16.4% from March to April, nearly doubling the previous record — which was set a month earlier.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York Is NOT Banning Cigarette Sales To Combat COVID-19
Is New York State about to ban cigarette sales to combat the novel coronavirus? No, that is not true: A doctors association has spoken out about tobacco use possibly escalating the toll of the virus, and did call for a ban. But Gov. Andrew Cuo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Did NOT Ban Alcohol Sales Beginning Today Due To Coronavirus
Did Florida ban the sale of beer and alcohol after 3 p.m. on March 30, 2020, as part of an emergency effort to curb the outbreak of COVID-19 in that state? No, that's not true: This came from a prank news generator website. The story originate
Snopes→ US Home Sales Jumped to 13-Year High before Viral Outbreak
U.S. home sales jumped in February 2020 to their highest level in 13 years, a trend that will almost certainly be reversed as people stop showing their property out of fear of infection in the coronavirus outbreak.
Snopes→ Virus Fears Fuel Spike in Sales of Guns and Ammunition
Just as grocery stores have been stripped bare by Americans panicked by coronavirus, guns and ammunition have started flying off the shelves.
FactCheck.org→ Coronavirus Fears Haven’t Sunk Sales of Corona Beer in U.S.
Quick Take Corona’s parent company reports that its beer sales in the U.S. are up this year, contrary to viral Facebook posts that falsely claim its U.S. sales have dropped because of the new coronavirus. Full Story Corona beer’s public relations
Snopes→ Did Corona Beer Sales Drop Sharply Due to Fear About the Coronavirus?
A trope that suggests people are so dumb they think the beer and virus are related played out in some news reports.
Snopes→ Apple Warns China Virus Will Cut iPhone Production, Sales
Apple Inc. is warning investors that it won't meet its financial guidance because the viral outbreak in China has cut production of iPhones.
Snopes→ Mexico Can’t Sell Presidential Jet, Tries Odd Sales Pitches
Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador has made selling off the luxurious presidential jet a centerpiece of his austerity program, but there's just one problem: Nobody, it seems, wants to buy the white elephant.
Snopes→ Pier 1 Imports Closing Nearly Half of Stores as Sales Falter
Pier 1 Imports is closing nearly half its 942 stores as it struggles to draw consumers and compete online.
Snopes→ Did Democrats Unveil a Plan for a 42% Sales Tax to Pay for Medicare for All?
An independent think tank did suggest that a 42% value added tax would be one way to pay for Medicare for All.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Rolex Sales Records Help Solve a Murder?
In September 2019, a Reddit r/todayilearned post claimed that luxury watch manufacturer Rolex maintained such “meticulous” sales records that their data was used to solve an open homicide: TIL of The Rolex Murder. On July 28, 19
Snopes→ Retail Giant Walmart Halts Sales of Zantac and Related Drugs
Walmart has become the latest store to halt sales of the popular heartburn treatment Zantac after health regulators warned about a potentially dangerous contaminant in the drug.