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Snopes→ Once Neutral Sweden Seeks NATO Membership in Historic Shift
Sweden has decided to join neighboring Finland in seeking NATO membership, ending more than two centuries of military nonalignment in a historic shift prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove No Planes Were Involved In 9/11 Attacks — There Are Other Angles, Images, Videos
Does a video showing an explosion at the World Trade Center's South Tower on September 11, 2001, but no aircraft, prove no planes were involved in the 9/11 attacks? No, that's not true: Video and images from other angles show the planes h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disinformation ‘Czar’ Did NOT Say She Wants ‘Trustworthy Verified People’ Like Herself To Be Able To ‘Add Context’ To Other People’s Tweets
Did White House disinformation "czar" Nina Jankowicz say she wants "trustworthy verified people" like her to be able to "add context" to other people's tweets? No, that's not true: Her clipped comments from January 2021 were taken out of
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
PolitiFact→ Lindsey Graham – Fact-checking Lindsey Graham on the US allowing abortions at 20 weeks
“We’re one of the seven nations in the world that allow abortion on demand at 20 weeks.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Becky Lynn Paige ‘Parents Divorce Due to Medical Debt’ Tweet
On May 12 2022, an Imgur account shared a purported screenshot of a tweet by a woman who said that her parents had divorced after 52 years — so that her mother would not inherit her father’s medical debt after his death: On a patterned ba
Logically→ A letter proves that the General Commander of the Polish Armed Forces ordered troops to invade western Ukraine.
The General Command of the Polish Armed Forces has clarified that the order being circulated on social media is fake.
Snopes→ Did Oprah Winfrey Suffer a ‘Tragedy’ and Endorse Keto Weight Loss Gummies?
We looked into text messages that appeared to claim that Oprah Winfrey had died, displaying the message, "Fans react to the Oprah tragedy."
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Tweets conflate Ron DeSantis’ massive campaign fundraising with his net worth
“Is ANYONE asking how Ron DeSantis was worth $340,000 in 2020 and is now worth $52 million?"
AllSides→ Yes, Safe Smoking Kits Include Free Crack Pipes. We Know Because We Got Them.
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/yes-safe-smoking-kits-include-free-crack-pipes-we-know-because-we-got-them/
Snopes→ Did ‘Ninja’ Tweet ‘My Braless Wife Brings Me a Sandwich’?
Twitter users celebrated the first anniversary of the original tweet by reposting the message to their own accounts without any context.
Snopes→ Midterms 2022: Primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia
Republican voters in Nebraska picked Jim Pillen as their nominee for governor over a rival supported by former President Donald Trump.
Snopes→ Al Jazeera Reporter Killed During Israeli Raid in West Bank
Shireen Abu Akleh, a well-known Palestinian reporter for the broadcaster's Arabic language channel who is also a U.S. citizen, was shot and died soon afterward.
Poynter→ Poynter’s MediaWise to produce weekly fact checks on NBCLX
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (May 11, 2022) – The nonprofit Poynter Institute is collaborating with NBCLX, NBCUniversal Local’s national TV and streaming network serving Millennial and Gen Z audiences, to help […] The post Poynter’s MediaWise t
PolitiFact→ Peggy Hubbard – Founder of Planned Parenthood did not refer to Black women as weeds, was not Ku Klux Klan supporter
Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, referred to Black women as weeds that needed to be plucked from their garden, and was a supporter of the Ku Klux Klan and a Democrat.
Snopes→ Wordle Answer Changed to Avoid Fraught Word, NY Times Says
The New York Times moved swiftly to change Monday's answer to its daily Wordle puzzle out of fear that it would be seen as some sort of commentary on the debate over abortion rights.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian EV Charging Station Is NOT Powered With Diesel Generator — Proximity In Photo Is Coincidental
Did King Township in Ontario, Canada, install new electric vehicle charging stations that are powered with a diesel generator? No, that's not true: A communications officer with King Township informed Lead Stories the generator that appea
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No evidence Blackburn wants to limit birth control to married couples only
"GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn has proposed that birth control should only be legal for MARRIED couples.”
Snopes→ Powerful Blast at Havana Hotel Kills at Least 8, Injures 40
A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak Friday killed at least eight people and injured 40 when it blew away outer walls from a luxury hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Original Artist’s Message In Webcomic Was NOT Labeling Single Woman ‘A Victim Of Feminism’
Did illustrator Lainey Molnar make a webcomic where the two panels compare "An Established And Complete Woman" with "A Victim Of Feminism"? No, that's not true: The original artwork has undergone several changes. Some changes were made by
Snopes→ Were Most Conservative Supreme Court Justices Appointed by Presidents Who Lost Popular Vote?
And were they confirmed by Senators who represented a minority of Americans?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT Of Yemeni Child Sleeping Between Parents’ Graves — It’s Old Image From Art Project
Does a photograph show a Yemeni child sleeping between the graves of his parents? No, that's not true: The picture was staged by a photographer in Saudi Arabia in 2014 for an art project. He has given multiple interviews over the years ab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fetuses Do NOT Have Fingerprints At 9 Weeks
Do fetuses have fingerprints at nine weeks? No, that's not true: According to the Mayo Clinic, fingerprints don't start to form until around week 23 of fetal development. This claim, along with a number of others, appeared in a Facebook p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Netherlands Does NOT Have Lowest Abortion Rate In The World, But Its Rate IS Low Compared To Other Countries
Does the Netherlands have the lowest abortion rate in the world? No, that's not true: Although the Netherlands has a low abortion rate, with data showing that it has an estimated average annual rate of seven abortions per 1,000 women, it
Snopes→ Is the Lowest Crime in US on Mother’s Day?
Should law enforcement add brunch to their crime fighting toolkits?
Logically→ A video shows a Muslim man stabbing a girl for refusing to convert to Islam in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.
A young woman was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend in Berhampore over a personal issue, not a communal issue.
Full Fact→ There were not 65,000 flu deaths in the winter of 2017/18
A video on Facebook claims that 65,000 people in the UK died “of the winter flu” during the two-month period of December 2017 and January 2018. This isn’t correct. The total number of flu deaths can be difficult to count, but the best
Logically→ English actor Ian McKellen went to Lviv to support Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.
Ian McKellen clarified via Twitter that he had not visited Ukraine during Russia's invasion after social media posts spread misinformation.
Poynter→ What we know about the DHS’ Disinformation Governance Board
Revelations that the Department of Homeland Security is assembling a Disinformation Governance Board ignited a firestorm on Twitter in late April. Conservatives and other critics denounced the board as an […] The post What we know about the DHS
Logically→ A video showed the presence of drugs on the desk of Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
There is no substantial proof to confirm the presence of drugs on Zelenskyy's desk in the video.
Logically→ A court in New Zealand found that Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern abused her powers by imposing lockdown restrictions.
The court ruled that the quarantine lottery system was flawed. It did not determine that PM abused her powers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet ‘I Tried To Buy The Bidens, But The Chinese Wouldn’t Sell Them’
Did entrepreneur Elon Musk announce that he tried to "buy the Bidens, but the Chinese wouldn't sell them"? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available evidence to suggest that Musk said or tweeted such a statement. The "tweet" in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Administration Is NOT Providing Solar Panels, Tesla Powerwall To Qualified Homeowners For Free
Did the Biden administration develop a program that allows qualified homeowners to receive solar panels and a Tesla Powerwall battery system for free? No, that's not true: Although the administration proposed a $555 billion budget dedicat
Truth or Fiction?→ Russian State Media Claimed Ukraine Showed Signs of ‘Black Magic’ Use
On May 4 2022, Ukrainian journalist Anastasiia Lapatina tweeted about Russian state media purportedly accusing the Ukrainian military of engaging in “black magic”: Russian state media: “Signs of black magic were found in Ukrainian milit
Snopes→ Were Parent’s Choice Baby Wipes Recalled?
The Walmart brand sells wipes, formula, diapers, and several other baby products.
Logically→ A video shows Muslim men vandalizing Naopara Mahishasur railway station in West Bengal because the train sounds disturbed their namaz.
A 2019 video of anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests has been misattributed to 2022 with a false communal narrative.
Snopes→ Were Barricades Erected Outside Supreme Court in Response to ‘Roe v. Wade’ Leak?
The leaking of a draft majority opinion on the night of May 2, 2022, produced a significant response — nationwide and on the steps of the court itself.
Snopes→ Is Putin Preparing To Hand Over Power To Undergo Cancer Surgery?
A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of State told us they "don't have anything to offer" on the rumor.
AllSides→ Article, RNC Tweet Distort Biden’s Comments on Teachers
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/05/article-rnc-tweet-distort-bidens-comments-on-teachers/ During an even