Does this blog post prove 25,800 people have died of reactions to COVID vaccines? No, that's not true: The claim recycles an oft-rebuked misuse of the U.S. government's unverified list of vaccine reaction reports called VAERS (Vaccine Adv
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Snopes→ Were Rudy Giuliani and Roy Cohn Both Disbarred on June 24?
Giuliani, former U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer, had his law license suspended in New York.
Snopes→ Western Drought Brings Another Woe: Voracious Grasshoppers
Federal agriculture officials are launching what could become their largest grasshopper-killing campaign since the 1980s amid an outbreak of the drought-loving insects.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Female Weightlifter Did NOT Suffer ‘Tragic Testicle Injury’ Just Weeks Before Tokyo Olympics
Did New Zealand female weightlifter Laurel Hubbard suffer from a testicular injury just weeks before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? No, that's not true: the claim is lifted from from The Babylon Bee, a satirical website that writes about "Chris
Snopes→ Did Biden Say FDR Went on TV To Discuss Stock Market Crash?
The remark was made in 2008, TV became popular in the 1950s, Franklin D. Roosevelt was president in 1933, and the stock market crashed in 1929.
Snopes→ Yes, You Can Order Pre-Stained ‘Wet Pants Denim’
Whether one should is another question entirely.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ ‘We need more troops’ — automated fact-checking needs more volume to succeed
One of the main hindrances to the success of automated fact-checking is the need for more fact checks and fact-checkers, Duke Reporters’ Lab director Bill Adair said at Wednesday’s IFCN Talk. Adair, along with reporters lab lead technologist Christ
WaPo Fact Checker→ White House chief of staff flubs tweet on Biden’s child tax credit
Ron Klain said every family with kids will get a tax credit, but some on the very high or low ends may be left out.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Four British Airways Pilots Did NOT Die In One Week And There Is NO Proof Deaths Were From COVID-19 Vaccine
Did four British Airways pilots die in one week after getting the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true. Four pilots for the airline did pass away but they did not all die within one week, and there is no proof they died from a COVID-19 v
TruthOrFiction→ ‘This is What Bravery Looks Like, Not a Man Wearing a Dress’
In June 2021, an image captioned “this is what bravery looks like, not a man wearing a dress” recirculated, often used to punctuate a point about gender identity: pic.twitter.com/Go1cBuyeNZ — Jerry Wares (@JerryWares) June 17, 2021
Snopes→ Did California Tell Residents Not To Charge Electric Cars Due to Power Shortage?
As record high temperatures persisted in the western U.S., so did social media rumors.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccine ‘Candidates’ Transferred In December 2019 Were NOT For The Coronavirus That Causes COVID-19 — They Were For MERS
Were COVID-19 vaccine "candidates" transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in December 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak? No, that's not true: The vaccine materials transferred were for MERS-CoV, the virus tha
Snopes→ Almost 900 Secret Service Employees Were Infected with COVID
More than 11% of Secret Service employees were infected.
TruthOrFiction→ Were Black Soldiers Eligible for the GI Bill?
On June 18 2021, a commenter shared a Twitter screenshot to an education-related Facebook post about one of the provisions of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, popularly known as the GI Bill: Teaching students that WWII vets were give
Snopes→ Were the Milky Way and 3 Musketeers Candy Bars Switched at Birth?
3 Musketeers: The American candy bar that was named after a French literary creation and was once Neopolitan.
Snopes→ No, Marjorie Taylor Greene Didn’t Say ‘We Want Earth To Be the Best Planet in the World’
The congresswoman has a track record of making eyebrow-raising comments.
Snopes→ Wall Street Snaps Back Following Worst Week Since February
Stocks rebounded on Wall Street, clawing back most of their sharp loss from the previous week, as the initial jolt passes from the Federal Reserve’s reminder that it will eventually offer less help for markets.
Top Fact Checks→ A Norwegian woman gave birth to a human-elephant hybrid.
Australian artist Patricia Piccinini's sculpture named 'Newborn' has been misattributed as an actual human-elephant hybrid born in Norway.
Snopes→ New Zealand Weightlifter Set To Be First Openly Trans Olympic Athlete
Laurel Hubbard said she was "grateful and humbled by the kindness and support" shown to her as officials included her in the 133-strong New Zealand team for the Tokyo Olympics.
Snopes→ Tornado Sweeps Through Suburban Chicago, Causing Damage
In Naperville, about 25 miles outside Chicago, 16 homes were left “uninhabitable” and dozens of other homes were damaged when a reported tornado touched down late at night.
Snopes→ Were Some Slave Owners Paid Reparations by US Government When Slavery Ended?
Reports claim that each former slave owner in the District of Columbia was paid $300 — the equivalent of nearly $8,000 in 2021 dollars.
Snopes→ No, Pimple Popping Videos Were Not Banned on YouTube
Pimple popping videos have become a sensation in recent years.
Snopes→ Amid Reform Movement, Some GOP States Give Police More Power
States where lawmakers pushed back against the police-reform movement included Arizona, Iowa, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wyoming, according to an Associated Press review of legislation.
Snopes→ Western Heat Wave Threatens Health in Vulnerable Communities
Phoenix and other local governments around the Southwest remind people to drink lots of water, stay out of the sun if possible, and take frequent breaks on hot days.
Snopes→ John Paragon, Actor Who Played Jambi the Genie in ‘Pee-wee’s Playhouse,’ Dies
The actor started his comedy career at The Groundlings in Hollywood, alongside Paul Reubens.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Raggedy Ann And Andy Dolls Were NOT Created To Symbolize Children Who Died From Vaccines
Were Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls created as symbols to represent children who died from vaccinations? No, that's not true: Although Johnny Gruelle, an illustrator and the creator of the dolls, had a daughter who died after getting a smallp
TruthOrFiction→ Is the ‘Illinois Father’ Who Criticized CRT Candace Owens’ Brother?
On June 18 2021, Twitter discourse about a viral video of an “Illinois father” discussing critical race theory expanded to suggest the man in the video was Candace Owens’ brother: This is literally Candace Owens’s brother. I’m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Federal Buildings, Including FBI Headquarters And The White House, Were NOT Abandoned On June 14, 2021
Were major federal buildings in Washington, D.C. -- including the Federal Bureau of Investigation's headquarters -- shut down on June 14, 2021? No, that's not true: The FBI confirmed that its headquarters have been open. Other buildings s
Snopes→ Scotch Whisky Makers Welcome Suspension of Costly US Tariffs
Scotch single malt whisky makers breathed a sigh of relief after the United States agreed to suspend tariffs on one of Scotland's main exports.
Snopes→ Weird ‘Living Fossil’ Fish Lives 100 Years, Pregnant for 5
These nocturnal fish grow at an achingly slow pace.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden’s Military Does NOT Put West Point Cadets In Solitary Confinement If They Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine
Does the military under President Joe Biden put West Point cadets in solitary confinement if they refuse the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true. Unvaccinated cadets at West Point "are required to spend seven days in restriction of move
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ What we can learn from the media’s dismissal of the Wuhan lab theory
For more than a year, the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic began with the leak of a previously unknown coronavirus from a laboratory at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology in late 2019 was roundly, even vociferously, dismissed by many scientists and
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ COVID-19 itself can cause heart inflammation, in addition to other problems like long COVID; benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks
REVIEW The ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in many countries have been accompanied by close attention from health authorities to monitor vaccine safety. Indeed, thanks to monitoring by regulatory agencies, researchers have been able to detect
Snopes→ Did US Rep. Tim Burchett Say Recent UFO Sightings Were Evidence of Technology ‘Out of Our Galaxy’?
If authentic, the quote would be an example of a high-profile politician siding with alien enthusiasts who believe top U.S. intelligence officials aren't sharing everything they know.
Snopes→ ‘Two Great Powers’: Biden, Putin Plunge into Hours of Talks
President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin are expected to meet for four to five hours of wide-ranging talks.
Snopes→ Why We’re Not Opposed to ‘Why We Oppose Pockets for Women’
Suffragist Alice Duer Miller penned "Why We Oppose Pockets for Women" in 1914. Her logic is still sound.
Snopes→ Does Louisiana Textbook Teach Civil War from Perspective of Wealthy, White Slave Owner?
A viral tweet claimed a textbook for eighth-graders focused on the war's effect on a 20-year-old white woman whose family owned slaves.
TruthOrFiction→ Bob Marley ‘I Wish We Were All Hippies’ Quote
A June 11 2021 Facebook post attributed a quote (beginning with “I wish we were all hippies”) to late musician Bob Marley, and that post has since spread like wildfire: Nothing in the image nor the status update inspired confidence that t
Full Fact - All content→ More than 30 people are allowed to protest
In response to a protest outside Parliament on Monday 14 June, the Metropolitan Police Events account wrote on Twitter: “We remind those at the protest that we remain in a pandemic and gatherings of more than 30 people are illegal under the curre
Full Fact - All content→ More than 30 people are allowed to protest
In response to a protest outside Parliament on Monday 14 June, the Metropolitan Police Events account wrote on Twitter: “We remind those at the protest that we remain in a pandemic and gatherings of more than 30 people are illegal under the curre