Quick Take In a footnote of a draft opinion on abortion access, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito quoted from a 2008 government report on the demand for adoption in the U.S., which used the phrase, “domestic supply of infants.” Posts on so
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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Posts misattribute quote about the US needing a ‘domestic supply of infants’ to Alito, Barrett
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito said that the U.S. needs a “domestic supply of infants” to meet the needs of parents seeking to adopt.
Snopes→ Roe Leak: No, Justices Didn’t Argue Against Abortion to Boost ‘Domestic Supply of Infants’
Abortion-rights activists responded with outrage to a footnote from the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. What it actually said was very different.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Alito and Barrett Claim That America Needs a ‘Domestic Supply of Infants’?
(Photograph by Erin Schaff/Getty Images.)A viral tweet claims that Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito justified overturning Roe v. Wade in the leaked draft majority opinion because “the US needs a ‘domestic supply of
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Domestic Supply of Infants’
On May 4 2022, an Imgur user shared a post titled “Domestic Supply of Infants,” which contained a screengrab of a footnote to a recently leaked Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade: The blurry image of the footnote [46] rea
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Viral image of helicopter lifting tractor does not show NATO ‘resupplying Ukrainian farmers’
A photo shows "NATO resupplying Ukrainian farmers anti-tank supplies."
Snopes→ Don’t Got Moxie? Maine’s Beloved Soda is in Short Supply
Depending on whom you ask, Maine is in the midst of either a curse or a blessing: a shortage of Moxie.
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Oil Reserve Created for Supply Disruptions, Not Strictly Military Use
Quick Take The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve was set up as an emergency source of oil to keep supplies flowing in the event of unexpected disruptions. It’s not just designed “for when we get attacked and need the fuel to keep our Air Force in th
Snopes→ Are Container Ship Backups and Supply Chain Disruptions a Communist Plot?
Rumors abound that October 2021 supply chain interruptions across the U.S. were deliberate.
Snopes→ Aim to Ease Supply Chain Bottlenecks with LA Port Going 24/7
The White House said it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation.
Logically→ Brexit has led to supply shortages in a Brussels supermarket.
The image of empty shelves is being incorrectly linked to Brexit. Carrefour's supply chain has been hit amid a strike at its logistics provider.
Logically→ The Indian government will supply free vaccines to all the states from June 21, 2021.
PM Modi has announced vaccines will be supplied free of cost to states to vaccinate everyone above 18 years.
Logically→ The Indian government will supply free vaccines to all the states from June 21, 2021.
PM Modi has announced vaccines will be supplied free of cost to states to vaccinate everyone above 18 years.
Logically→ Cryptocurrency Dogecoin’s supply is uncapped.
There is no limit on the number of Dogecoins created after its cap was removed in 2014. It is expanding at around 5 billion doge per year.
Logically→ Russia offered to supply medical oxygen and Remdesivir to India.
Russia exported oxygen concentrators, ventilators to India on April 28. It proposes to supply Remdesivir & oxygen production devices in coming days.
Logically→ Twenty-two patients died at an Indian hospital as its oxygen supply was disrupted.
Twenty-two patients died at a civic hospital in Nashik due to a leak in the oxygen tank.
Snopes→ Oxygen Supply Disruption Kills 22 COVID-19 Patients in India
A police officer said the leak occurred in a pipe connecting the oxygen supply to the main tank in the hospital complex.
Snopes→ Supply Bottlenecks Leave Ships Stranded, Businesses Stymied
Main Street businesses are now forced to wait months instead of the usual weeks for a delivery from China, and no one knows when the situation will be resolved.
Snopes→ Drug Execs Face Capitol Hill Questions on Vaccine Supply
The companies insist they will be able to provide enough for most Americans by summer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Biden Quote About Not Having Covid-19 Vaccine Coming Into Office Was About Supply Backlog — NOT About Vaccine Existence
Did President Biden say the US didn't have a COVID-19 vaccine before he took office? No, that's not true: he said there was no supply of the vaccine in storage awaiting distribution, not that the vaccine didn't exist. The words in quotati
Logically→ Toilets and water supply were withdrawn from the farmer’s protest site.
The decision by the Uttar Pradesh government came after the clashes between the farmers and the Delhi police in the national capital on Jan. 26.
Snopes→ Biden Administration to Boost Vaccine Supply Amid Shortages
With existing purchases, the White House expects to be able to deliver enough of the two-dose regimens to states to vaccinate 300 million people.
Snopes→ Pfizer to Supply US with Additional 100M Vaccines Doses
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement that the latest deal can give people confidence “that we will have enough supply to vaccinate every American who wants it by June 2021.”
AFP Fact Check→ Drug companies do not supply the flu shot for free
Facebook and Instagram posts shared in Canada and the United States claim the medical industry is supplying the flu shot to pharmacies and doctors’ offices for free, implying that such a giveaway is suspicious. While many patients do not pay a direct
Truth or Fiction?→ Is This a ‘Shooting Target’ Holding a Phone in the ‘Police Supply’ Section of a Gun Store in Lexington, Kentucky?
Amidst ongoing nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, Facebook user Charlie Sickles shared the following post on June 21 2020, which had a photograph of a purported “shooting target” of a figure which appeared to be recording
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Story About Police Stopping Man From ‘Dumping LSD Into L.A. Water Supply’ Is NOT True
Did police stop a man from dumping LSD into the Los Angeles water supply? No, that's not true: This story originated on a satire website in 2017, but reappeared on various questionable websites without the proper satire warnings. One example i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pentagon Did NOT Confirm Coronavirus Accidentally Got Into Chemtrail Supply Chain
Did the Pentagon confirm that the novel coronavirus accidentally got into the chemtrail supply chain? No, that's not true: The site publishing the claim creates satirical content for aviation buffs (think The Aviation Geek Club meets The Onion
Snopes→ Is Clinton-Owned Medical Supply Price Gouging During COVID-19 Pandemic?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Lead Stories→ Fake News: CIA Agent Does NOT Blow Whistle, Does NOT Say ‘We Supply Elite Pedophiles With Children’
Did a former CIA agent say the agency would supply elite pedophiles with child prostitutes in return for secret information, and that it was legal? No, that's not true: Former CIA case officer John Kiriakou was seen on video speaking on an ant
Snopes→ Oil Prices Jump as Attack on Saudi Plant Jolts Supply
Global energy prices spiked more than 14% after a weekend attack on key oil facilities in Saudi Arabia caused the worst disruption to world supplies on record.
Snopes→ Amazon Fires Are Destructive, But They Aren’t Depleting Earth’s Oxygen Supply
The oft-repeated claim that the Amazon rainforest produces 20% of our planet’s oxygen is based on a misunderstanding.
Snopes→ Emergency Crews Throw Supply Lifeline to Isolated Wilmington
The death toll from Florence rose to at least 20, and crews elsewhere used helicopters and boats to rescue people trapped by still-rising rivers.
FactCheck.org→ Q&A On Paxlovid, Pfizer’s COVID-19 Oral Antiviral
For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were few effective treatments — and no easy-to-take oral pill to treat infection with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. That changed when the Food and Drug Administration authorized Paxl
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccines Were Available Before Biden Took Office, Contrary to False Tweet
When Joe Biden was sworn in as president, two COVID-19 vaccines had already been authorized and millions of people nationwide had been vaccinated against the disease. But in a May 12 tweet touting economic progress made under Biden, the White House fal
FactCheck.org→ Baby Formula Shortage Fuels Misleading Partisan Claims
Quick Take A shortage of baby formula has provoked misleading partisan claims that suggest President Joe Biden is responsible for the “bare shelves.” But the shortage has been caused by a recall and plant shutdown by a major manufactur
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parents Should NOT Make, Feed Homemade Baby Formula To Infants
Should parents make and feed homemade baby formula to their infants if they can't find or afford it? No, that's not true: For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Infant Nutrition
Truth or Fiction?→ A ‘Homemade Baby Formula’ Recipe from 1960 is Viral — and Dangerous
An April 26 2022 Facebook post featuring an emergency “homemade baby formula” recipe spread virally on platforms as a baby formula shortage worsened — and as experts pleaded with parents not to experiment with diluted or homemade form
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Economic Spin
In a speech on inflation and the economy, President Joe Biden made some misleading claims and used political spin to criticize Republicans and promote his policies. Biden said higher inflation was due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Russian President Vla
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photo does not show lithium mine — it’s a copper mine
Says photo shows "one of Tesla's lithium supply mines where entire mountains are eliminated."
Truth or Fiction?→ The Formula Shortage, Explained
In May 2022, news and discussion about a formula shortage in the United States ticked upward — but the severity of the issue and its implications were rarely clear in broad reporting. Complicating matters were the narrow and uneven — but no