On November 21 2022, in the days following a mass shooting attack at the LGBTQ Club Q in Colorado Springs that left at least five people dead, screenshots circulated on Reddit and Imgur (twice) of a tweet claiming that the suspected shooter was the gr
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Logically→ A BBC News report states spike protein was found in dead babies in Scotland.
The BBC report talked about a spike in the number of dead babies, not spike-protein found in dead babies.
Full Fact→ BBC graph showing impact of Autumn Statement contains several errors
A graph shown on the BBC News at Six contained, among other things, an inaccurate figure and a mislabelled axis.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump vastly understates how much experts expect sea levels to rise
"They say the ocean will rise one-eighth of an inch over the next 200 to 300 years."
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Florida midterm results came out fast. Why do other states need more time?
It’s proof of “voter fraud” that it takes some states days to count 2 million votes while Florida results were available on election night.
Poynter→ Fact deserts leave states vulnerable to election lies
This story was first published on the Duke Reporters’ Lab website. Amid the political lies and misinformation that spread across the country throughout the 2022 midterm elections, statements by candidates […] The post Fact deserts leave sta
Logically→ A Muslim child has been kidnapped by the Swedish state and given to a gay couple.
The child was born a Christian and placed in the care of a gay couple with consent from all parties involved.
AllSides→ Ballot Processing Continues in Closely Watched States Amid Unfounded Claims of Fraud
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/11/ballot-processing-continues-in-closely-watched-states-amid-unfounded-claims-of-fraud/
Logically→ United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been arrested.
Nancy Pelosi has not been arrested. Video clips of Pelosi with her security detail are being shared with unsubstantiated claims.
FactCheck.org→ Ballot Processing Continues in Closely Watched States Amid Unfounded Claims of Fraud
Quick Take Close Senate races are underway in some states that have different laws regarding ballot deadlines and tabulation. But some high-profile Republicans — including former President Donald Trump — have suggested, without any evidence
PolitiFact→ Glenn Youngkin – Youngkin overstates his 2021 vote from Virginia cities
In his election as governor, “We won cities that no Republican had ever won.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – New Mexico secretary of state website was being tested, but an Instagram post suggested foul play
Image shows that the New Mexico Secretary of State counted more than 17 million registered voters in a state with a population of about 2 million.
Logically→ Media discussion of likely ‘red mirages’ reveals which states democrats plan to steal in the midterms.
This phenomenon is not indicative of fraud. Election night tallies are frequently not reflected in results when all votes have been counted.
PolitiFact→ Kathy Hochul – State to pay for newest farmworker overtime costs, for now
The state is absorbing the cost of overtime pay for farmworkers, and farm owners do not have to pay any more.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did a Phoenix TV Station Air Results From the State’s Gubernatorial Election?
Viral social media posts are claiming that Fox 10 Phoenix aired election results of the Arizona gubernatorial race prior to the election, showing Democratic candidate Katie Hobbs winning in favor of her Republican opponent, Kari Lake. An Instagram post
PolitiFact→ Levar Stoney – Richmond mayor contradicts his own statements about picking police chiefs
“I don’t get involved in the hiring and firing of police chiefs.”
PolitiFact→ Rebekah Jones – Rebekah Jones misrepresents findings of state investigation in Instagram post
Document shows Rebekah Jones “demonstrated” a violation of Florida’s Whistleblower Act.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, California state Sen. Wiener’s SB 107 doesn’t call for ‘sterilization’ of kids
California state Sen. Scott Wiener “doesn’t just want to sterilize California kids, but sterilization of kids everywhere!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘United States Post Office’ Is NOT Safer Alternative To USPS For Mail-in Voting
Is mailing ballots through the "United States Post Office" more reliable than through the United States Postal Service? Is the "United States Post Office" the country's "de jure postal service," while the United States Postal Service is a
FactCheck.org→ Kansas State Art Funding Distorted as ‘Drag Shows for Children’ in Governor’s Race
The Kansas state government awarded grants to two nonprofit arts organizations to fund a visiting artist and operating expenses, according to state contracts and one of the groups. Republican efforts to link the funding to all-ages drag shows don̵
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this Trump statement about returning to Twitter isn’t real
Former President Donald Trump issued an Oct. 27 statement saying he was told his Twitter account “will be back up and running on Monday.”
Logically→ Tornado and hurricane control device patents prove that the deep state controls disasters.
Tornadoes and hurricanes occur under certain environmental conditions. A deep state controlling disasters is an unfounded conspiracy theory.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Voters don’t help ‘bad guys’ to fabricate ballots when voting by mail in Washington state
Mailing in a ballot “gives the bad guys a chance to know how many ballots they need to make.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Lara Logan Rant Results in Newsmax Ban, Statement
Former CBS News correspondent Lara Logan was banned from far-right American cable network Newsmax in October 2022 after a bizarre antisemitic rant on October 19 2022 — the latest in a long string of appearances featuring escalating, fully conspi
FactCheck.org→ States Determine School Immunization Requirements, Not CDC
SciCheck Digest Vaccines are added to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s immunization schedule after consultation with an outside advisory group and when the benefits outweigh the risks. Contrary to claims from Tucker Carlson and others
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Mandate Kids Get COVID-19 Vaccine For School — It’s Up To Each State
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) mandate that students get COVID-19 shots? No, that's not true: While an independent CDC advisory committee did vote on October 20, 2022, to add the COVID vaccine to its list of reco
Poynter→ Iran’s media blackout sets the stage for state violence
Right now, there is countrywide, ongoing unrest in Iran, spurred by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while she was in the custody of the “morality police,” a security force […] The post Iran’s media blackout sets the stage for state vio
PolitiFact→ State spending, school funding, abortion: fact-checking Iowa’s gubernatorial debate
State spending, school funding, abortion: fact-checking Iowa’s gubernatorial debate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kaiser Did NOT State Risk Of COVID-19 Infection ‘Increases With Each Shot’
Did Kaiser Permanente, a major American non-profit healthcare provider, admit that the risk of COVID-19 infection "increases with each [vaccine] shot"? No, that's not true. Lead Stories spoke with the lead author of the study, an assessme
Truth or Fiction?→ American States ‘That Wish to Join Russia Will Be Considered,’ Says Duma Member
On October 11 2022, a post with the headline “U.S. States That Wish to Join Russia Will Be Considered, Says Duma Member” appeared on Reddit’s r/worldnews: U.S. States That Wish to Join Russia Will Be Considered, Says Duma M
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Would NOT Be Reinstated Immediately By Supreme Court Decision — It’s About Redistricting NOT 2020 Election
Can former President Donald Trump be reinstated by a Supreme Court decision in the case of Moore v. Harper? No, that's not true: Lead Stories asked legal experts about the claim and they said there's no chance that Trump could be reinstat
PolitiFact→ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – Adam Laxalt supports letting states restrict abortion, but hasn’t called for bans with no exceptions
Adam Laxalt “would let Nevada and other states ban abortion with zero exceptions.”
Health Feedback→ Charlie Kirk’s video listing reasons to oppose COVID-19 vaccines contains multiple incorrect, misleading, and unsupported statements
REVIEW On 4 October 2022, American radio host Charlie Kirk posted
Snopes→ Princess Anne Takes the Staten Island Ferry to Manhattan
The sister of Britain’s King Charles III was ushered to the ferry’s pilothouse as the Manhattan-bound ship crossed the New York Harbor escorted by police boats.
Logically→ The deep state created Hurricane Ian to target red states.
Hurricane Ian is a natural disaster that hit Cuba and Florida state. The claim is baseless and stems from a conspiracy theory.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Hurricane Ian was a natural disaster, not a political conspiracy to devastate Floridians
Hurricane Ian was orchestrated as part of a pandemic-related conspiracy to devastate Floridians.
PolitiFact→ Adrian Fontes – Republican Arizona secretary of state candidate aims to end mail-in voting option for millions
Mark Finchem “wants to strip Arizona’s citizens of their capacity to vote by mail.”
PolitiFact→ Ted Nugent – Michigan’s Proposal 2 doesn't end the state's voter ID requirement
Michigan’s Proposal 2 “will permanently put in the Constitution that you never have to show an ID to vote ever again.”
PolitiFact→ Tim Michels – Tim Michels flips position on allowing rape, incest exceptions to state abortion ban
On exceptions to Wisconsin’s abortion ban.
PolitiFact→ Mark Finchem – False: Arizona secretary of state candidate says ballot harvesting altered election result
Ballot harvesting “altered the outcome” of a city council election in Yuma County, Arizona.