Are Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) weather cameras offline along the entire coastline of the lower 48 states? No, that's not true: In an email to Lead Stories, the FAA said it has no weather camera systems in those areas. Hundreds
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Election Ballots DO Have Serial Numbers — But They Are Removed During Processing To Protect Voter Secrecy
Do election ballots have serial numbers to protect against voter fraud? Yes, that's true, but those numbers are removed during processing to protect the identity of the voter. In an email to Lead Stories, Christopher B. Mann, an associate
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Rand Paul Opposes Health Care for Veterans Because They Can’t Prove They Got Their Health Problems While Serving’
On August 2 2022, a Reddit account shared a Twitter screenshot to r/WhitePeopleTwitter, which claimed that Sen. Rand Paul ((R-Kentucky) opposed veterans’ health care benefits because “they can’t prove they got their health problems”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove That Sea Levels Aren’t Rising — They Are
Do photos prove that sea levels aren't rising? No, that's not true: Scientists agree that the global sea level is rising, and it is rising at an increasing rate. Photographs of historic landmarks, displayed without any context or explanat
Logically→ Wind turbines are not cost-effective as they produce less energy than they take to build.
Wind turbines operate for around 20 years and produce much more energy than invested during their lifetime.
Logically→ One cannot get pregnant if they take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Studies have proven that the COVID-19 vaccine does not affect a person's ability to get pregnant.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scenes Do NOT Show Secret Moon Landing Hoax — They Are Clips Shot On A Real Movie Set
Do recently declassified behind-the-scenes film clips show that the moon landing was really a hoax -- that it was actually filmed on a movie set here on Earth? No, that's not true: This does not show the staging of a massive hoax. These c
Snopes→ Trump, Pence Rivalry Intensifies As They Consider 2024 Runs
Former Vice President Mike Pence is becoming increasingly brazen in his willingness to counter former President Donald Trump.
Snopes→ Did Oprah Say, ‘When People Treat You Like They Don’t Care, Believe Them’?
We looked back several years on social media to find the origins of a quote about a bit of life advice regarding believing people based on their actions.
Full Fact→ What payouts do ministers receive when they leave office?
Government ministers under 65 are entitled to severance pay when they leave office, as long as they don’t return within three weeks.
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
Full Fact→ Argentina is not giving all its citizens a 40-day public holiday so they can watch the World Cup
Claims that the entire nation of Argentina will begin a 40-day public holiday in November so citizens can watch the World Cup are untrue.
Logically→ Oklahoma democrat proposes a bill that mandates vasectomy for males when they reach puberty.
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Snopes→ Did JK Rowling Tweet if ‘American Birds’ Kept ‘Legs Closed’ Maybe They Wouldn’t Need Abortions?
The Harry Potter author has been caught up in Twitter controversy before.
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posted IP Addresses NOT Linked To 5 Supreme Court Judges — They Belong To Unrelated Entities
Can people target U.S. Supreme Court justices with Internet Protocol (IP) addresses found on social media? No, that's not true: The IP addresses superimposed over the smiling photos of the five judges who voted to overturn Roe v. Wade do
Snopes→ Did Sarah Sanders Promise a Kid ‘in the Womb’ Will Be ‘as Safe as They Are in a Classroom’?
A video clip showing the Arkansas Republican gubernatorial candidate went viral following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Hand Over Control Of ISS To Russia After They Threatened To Crash It Into Earth
Did NASA hand over control of the International Space Station (ISS) to Russia after a Russian official threatened to crash it into Earth? No, that's not true: A NASA spokesperson told Lead Stories that a long-established ceremonial change
Snopes→ They Danced and Died: Tragic Teen Party Mystery in S. Africa
South African authorities were seeking answers Monday, a day after 21 underage teenagers partying after the end of school exams died in a mysterious incident at a nightclub.
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: DID FOX NEWS PUBLISH THIS ARTICLE ABOUT ‘THEY/THEM SUMMER?’
https://checkyourfact.com/2022/06/24/fact-check-fox-news-article-they-them-summer/ An image shared on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Publish Article Describing ‘They/Them’ Summer
Did Fox News publish an article with a headline describing a "'They/Them'" summer? No, that's not true: Fox News never published such an article. An image showing the headline appears to actually show a counterfeit version of an authentic
Truth or Fiction?→ Fox News ‘They/Them Summer’
On June 23 2022, a Twitter screenshot of a purported Fox News article about a “they/them” summer spread virally: OH SHIT NOW ITS OFFICIAL WE IN THE THEY/THEM SUMMER YALL pic.twitter.com/YytV5UliW5 — Lily Simpson is They/Them Summer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Commercial Airliners, Military Jets Do NOT Run On Compressed Air — They Use Aviation Fuel
Do commercial airliners and military jets run on compressed air? No, that's not true: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) say none of their planes work that way. The jet engines that power th
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What are red flag gun laws and do they keep people safe?
Democratic and Republican senators may find rare consensus on gun legislation by supporting the expansion of "red f
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Charges haven’t been dismissed against Paul Pelosi because they haven’t been filed
"Gavin Newsom reportedly intervened at the request of Nancy Pelosi and directly ordered the California Highway Patrol to drop all charges" against Paul Pelosi for his DUI arrest.
Logically→ The pandemic treaty was canceled after several nations said they would rather exit WHO than be part of the treaty.
The discussions on the proposed treaty are ongoing. WHO has yet to formally accept the IHR reforms.
Logically→ The U.S. government is planning to “zap” people if they try to eat real cheeseburgers.
Despite what Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed, the U.S. government has no plans to monitor people via microchips or control what they eat.
Snopes→ Does a Video Show Crowd Reactions to Depp and Heard as They Arrived to Court?
A video posted online appeared to be just one weapon used in the war between the unhappy divorced couple.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Florida uses semitrucks as patrol vehicles, but they’re marked
“Florida Highway Patrol has a semi-truck … The FHP uses a fleet of three such ‘hidden in plain sight’ trucks to snitch on bad drivers.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden said mass shootings tripled when the assault weapon ban ended. They did
"When we passed the assault weapons ban, mass shootings went down. When the law expired, mass shootings tripled."
Truth or Fiction?→ Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘White Supremacy Should Not Be the Main Target … We Should Not Be Pursuing People Based on How They Vote’
As the nation continued to discover and discuss “replacement theory” in late May 2022, a Twitter screenshot on Imgur attributed a quote to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), addressing white supremacy by saying that the government
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What can parents do if they can't find baby formula in stores?
America’s ongoing infant formula shortage has left many parents scrambling to find safe alternatives. We asked doctors for some answers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fat Cells Do NOT Have ‘Eternal Life’ — They Die And Are Replaced
Do fat cells have "eternal life"? No, that's not true: While a post making that claim is a joke, we found the question interesting so we reached out to a few experts anyway and an Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) committee member told u
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Radiation From AirPods Is NOT Dangerous; They Do NOT Emit More Radiation Than Microwave
Are Apple AirPods headphones dangerous and do they emit more radiation than a microwave oven? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to suggest that the radiation emitted from any model of AirPods is high enough to cause concern for us
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccine Ingredients NOT Toxic To People In Amounts In Shots — They’re Approved By FDA
Are the ingredients put in vaccines toxic to people? No, that's not true: Before a vaccine is licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended for use by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) it's tested a
Snopes→ In NYC, Ads for Jobs Will Have to Say What They Pay
Help wanted. The job: putting one of the nation’s most far-reaching salary disclosure laws into practice. Location: New York City.
PolitiFact→ What are 'tactical' nuclear weapons? And what do they mean for Russia, Ukraine and the world?
Everyone from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the director of the CIA is worried that Russia may use “tactical nuclear weapons” in Ukraine. We asked experts what that could mean.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim about smartphones given to immigrants misses key context: they’re used for tracking
"Joe Biden is giving smartphones away to illegal border crossers.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this California bill wouldn't allow mothers to kill their children after they're born
“California introduces new bill that would allow mothers to kill their babies up to 7 days after birth.”
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe; they don’t alter our DNA and aren’t subjected to federal regulation on bioweapons
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, several false claims about the COVID-19 vaccines have gone viral. One of these claims, which has been debunked on multiple occasions, like in this review by Health Feedback, is that vaccines bas