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Snopes→ California Governor Declares Monkeypox State of Emergency
California's governor declared a state of emergency to speed efforts to combat the monkeypox outbreak, becoming the second state in three days to take the step.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, pens provided by Arizona election officials aren’t part of a plot to rig state primary
Pens provided by Maricopa County are part of a plot to rig the Arizona primary.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines Did NOT Fail Testing For Colorado Secretary Of State Recount
Did Dominion voting machines fail testing for a primary recount in the race for Colorado secretary of state? No, that's not true: Dominion Voting Systems, the Colorado secretary of state's office and the El Paso County clerk and recorder'
FactCheck.org→ Late Ad Misleadingly Claims Republican Candidate for Governor Could ‘Slash’ State Police Funding
Tudor Dixon, a Republican candidate for governor in Michigan, proposes to phase out the state’s individual income tax, though she has not detailed how she would cut state government spending to make up for the lost revenue. Since the tax helps to
Logically→ United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez faked her arrest during an abortion rights demonstration outside the Supreme Court.
U.S. Capitol police arrested 35 people outside the Supreme Court, of whom 17 were lawmakers, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Logically→ Donald Trump released a statement on President Biden’s health after the latter tested positive for COVID-19.
Donald Trump's Director of Communication confirms the statement is fake. There are no reports to corroborate Trump wished Biden a speedy recovery.
PolitiFact→ Francesca Hong – State GOP only let less than 2% of Democratic bills have public hearings, Dem says
"In the Wisconsin State Assembly this session, more than 75% of GOP bills received a public hearing. Meanwhile, the GOP allowed less than 2% of Democratic bills to have a hearing."
AllSides→ Is This a Real Trump Statement About Biden’s COVID-19 Diagnosis?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-covid-trump-statement/ Claim After U.S. President Joe Biden was
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Trump Statement on Biden’s COVID Diagnosis a Fake
(Photo by Bridget Bennett/Getty Images)After the White House announced that President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, an image of what was purportedly a statement on the matter from Donald Trump went viral.Clay Travis @ClayTravisDonald
Snopes→ Is This a Real Trump Statement About Biden’s COVID-19 Diagnosis?
An image is spreading supposedly showing a statement by the former president wishing Biden a "speedy recover" because "no one wants Kamala [Harris]" as president.
Poynter→ Same-sex marriage would be illegal in 25 to 32 states if the Supreme Court overturned Obergefell
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, sending abortion policy back to the states, could the court do the same thing with same-sex marriage by overturning the 2015 ruling […] The post Same-sex marriage would be illegal in 25 to
PolitiFact→ What states would ban same-sex marriage if the Supreme Court overturned Obergefell?
If the Supreme Court were to overturn its Obergefell decision, as some have speculated it might do after overturning Roe v. Wade, same-sex marriage would likely become illegal overnight in two-thirds of the states.
Full Fact→ Liberal Democrats overstate cost of ministerial severance pay
Boris Johnson and the other ministers who resigned are not entitled to £420,000 between them. The true figure is much lower.
Poynter→ 15 states with new or impending abortion limits have no exceptions for rape, incest
Most of the states that have acted quickly to curb abortions after the reversal of Roe v. Wade have decided to do away with one longstanding element of abortion policymaking: […] The post 15 states with new or impending abortion limits have no ex
PolitiFact→ Many states are looking toward abortion bans with no exceptions for rape, incest
More than 75% of Americans support allowing legal abortions in cases of rape and incest. But such exceptions are absent from most of the abortion bans that are poised to become law in some states.
Snopes→ Jim Thorpe Reinstated As Sole Winner for 1912 Olympic Golds
Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals.
PolitiFact→ Focus on the Family – Anti-abortion group exaggerates how states regulate late-term abortions
Abortion is available at any point of pregnancy and for any reason in Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Ron DeSantis falsely claims Biden trying to ‘buy off’ states to adopt critical race theory
The Civics Secures Democracy Act “would allow the Biden administration to buy off states with $6 billion” if they adopt critical race theory.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Police Statement About Fourth of July Shooter
Quick Take Seven people died in a mass shooting in a Chicago suburb on Independence Day. Police said they believe the shooter was dressed in women’s clothing to conceal his identity and help him during his escape. But some social media users are
PolitiFact→ Stephen King – Florida not requiring professors, students to register political views with the state
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis “signs bill requiring Florida students, professors to register political views with (the) state.”
Snopes→ States Move to Protect Abortion from Prosecutions Elsewhere
Governors in states where abortion will remain legal are looking for ways to protect any patients who travel there for the procedure — along with the providers who help them — from being prosecuted by their home states.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Did Trump make this statement about Cassidy Hutchinson?
https://checkyourfact.com/2022/06/30/fact-check-trump-cassidy-hutchinson/ A post shared on Twitter pu
Snopes→ Where Is Abortion Legal or Banned? A State-by-State Guide After Roe v. Wade Reversal
Here's the legal status of abortion in all 50 states.
Poynter→ Can states punish women for traveling out of state to get an abortion?
When the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade — the five-decade-old decision that protected abortion rights nationally — it created a new legal battlefield. One of the most vexing […] The post Can states punish women for traveling out of
Truth or Fiction?→ Number One Cause of Death for Pregnant Women in the United States
On June 28 2022, amid discussions of the countless ripple effects caused by ending Roe v. Wade, a Facebook page shared a screenshot of a viral tweet claiming that the primary cause of death for pregnant women in the United States was homicide, attached
Poynter→ The International Fact-Checking Network’s statement on the Philippine government’s decision to shut down Rappler
It is disappointing to see that the Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission affirmed its earlier decision to revoke the certificates of incorporation of Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corporation, effectively […] The post The Internatio
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: ARE WOMEN IN KENTUCKY REQUIRED TO SUBMIT MONTHLY STATEMENTS DECLARING WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE PREGNANT?
https://checkyourfact.com/2022/06/30/fact-check-kentucky-statements-pregnant/ An image shared on Faceb
Snopes→ Instagram Post About Ectopic Pregnancy in ‘Trigger Law’ State Bespeaks Post-Roe Fears
A physician we consulted raised concerns that abortion bans could delay crucial medical care for some.
PolitiFact→ Can states punish women for traveling out of state to get an abortion?
One of the legal questions raised by the overturning of Roe v. Wade is whether states can legally punish women for traveling out of state to seek abortions. Legal experts say there are precedents on both sides. We take a closer look.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kentucky Legislation NOT Passed That Required Women To Submit Doctor’s Statement About Whether They Were Pregnant
Did Kentucky legislation require women to submit a doctor's statement about whether they are pregnant? No, that's not true: An amendment in 2019 to an abortion "trigger bill" that would outlaw abortion in Kentucky was proposed as a protes
Truth or Fiction?→ American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on the ‘Grave Consequences’ of Forcing Children to Give Birth
After the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade — effectively reversing the decades-old landmark decision recognizing the right to an abortion — an Imgur account shared a screenshot of a tweet referencing a statement by t
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The United States Has the Highest Maternal Mortality Rate of Any Developed Country’
On June 27 2022, an Imgur user shared a post claiming the United States had the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed nations, as part of am ongoing national discussion about the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade: Wh
PolitiFact→ Rob Astorino – GOP challenger overstates parole board’s record under Hochul
“We’ve got a parole board right now that has released 20 cop killers in the last two years under Hochul.”
PolitiFact→ Now that Roe is gone, what happens in the states?
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, the rules governing abortion revert to the states. Here’s a rundown on what happens next, state by state.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Overturns Roe v. Wade; States Can Ban Abortion
The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Snopes→ States Brace for Fight over Gun Laws After High Court Ruling
The language in the court’s majority opinion heightened concern that other state laws may now be in jeopardy.
Snopes→ Ohio State Gets Approval to Trademark ‘The’ for Merchandise
Ohio State University has won its fight to trademark the word “The.”
PolitiFact→ Tony Evers – Yes, Wisconsin’s abortion law is older than 20 U.S. states
“Wisconsin's archaic abortion ban is older than 20 states."
PolitiFact→ Jan. 6 hearing focuses on Donald Trump’s pressure on states to overturn the vote
A Jan. 6 committee hearing detailed the impact of Trump’s election falsehoods. A Georgia election clerk described how her life was upended and her family harassed with racist texts. An Arizona Republican leader told of the ugly texts, death threats a