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PolitiFact→ Why does federal law make it easier for 18-year-olds to buy AR-15s than handguns?

2022-07-01 Licensed firearms dealers can’t sell handguns to people under age 21, but they can sell long guns, including rifles, to people over 18. Handguns are regulated differently than rifles because they are used in connection with crime more frequently. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ R. Kelly Sentenced to 30 Years in Sex Trafficking Case

2022-06-29 R&B star R. Kelly was sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his superstardom to subject young fans — some just children — to systematic sexual abuse. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Scottish Leader Calls for New Independence Vote Next Year

2022-06-29 Scotland's leader told lawmakers in Edinburgh that she plans to hold a fresh referendum on Scotland's independence on Oct. 19, 2023. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Serena Williams Loses at Wimbledon in 1st Match in a Year

2022-06-29 Serena Williams began — and ended — her comeback at Wimbledon after 364 days out of singles competition looking very much like someone who hadn’t competed in just that long. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Ghislaine Maxwell Sentenced to 20 Years for Helping Epstein

2022-06-28 Ghislaine Maxwell, the jet-setting socialite who once consorted with royals, presidents and billionaires, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for helping the financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ A Year On, Surfside Remembers 98 Victims of Condo Collapse

2022-06-24 A year ago in the middle of the night, a 12-story oceanfront condo building in Surfside, Florida, came down with a thunderous roar. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ ‘Tall Barron Trump’ Pic Was Already a Year Old When It Went Viral

2022-06-20 Fact: Barron Trump is taller than both his parents. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Malaysia: Disney Refused to Cut Gay Scenes in ‘Lightyear’

2022-06-17 Malaysia's film censors said that it was Disney's decision to ax the animated film “Lightyear” from the country's cinemas after refusing to cut scenes promoting homosexuality. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ NASA Mars mission would cost much more than two years of NHS Test and Trace

2022-06-17 £37 billion was the original budget for Test and Trace over two years. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Warriors Beat Celtics 103-90 to Win 4th NBA Title in 8 Years

2022-06-17 The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions once again, topping the Boston Celtics 103-90 for their fourth title in the last eight seasons. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ San Diego Zoo Welcomes 1st Aardvark Birth in Years

2022-06-16 An aardvark cub born at the San Diego Zoo is doing well and developing quickly, according to wildlife specialists. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Disney Deny Tim Allen ‘Lightyear’ Role Due to His Political Beliefs?

2022-06-16 While Allen wasn't cast in the 2022 "Lightyear" movie, he was working on a different project with Disney. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of Americans DO Die Each Year Of Medical Errors But It’s Unclear Whether Doctors Kill More People Than Guns

2022-06-14 Are you six times more like to be killed by a doctor than a gun in the United States? We don't know. The estimates are too scattered to form a conclusion. Official mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Danish-Canadian Deal Ends 49-Year-Old Feud over Arctic Isle

2022-06-14 A territorial dispute between Denmark and Canada over a barren and uninhabited rock in the Arctic that has led to decades of friendly friction has come to an end. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Most Republicans falsely believe Trump’s stolen election claims, a year and a half after the Jan. 6

2022-06-14 Multiple recounts and election audits have confirmed the accuracy of the election results. But most Republicans agree with Donald Trump that the election was stolen. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2022 NOT A Record Year For Inflation In US – It’s Been Higher A Dozen Other Times

2022-06-13 Did the U.S. inflation rate hit an all-time high in 2022? No, that's not true: While inflation, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI), is at a high level of 8.0 percent in June 2022, a dozen other years have had higher inflat Go to site post…»

Snopes→ US Inflation Hit a New 40-Year High Last Month of 8.6%

2022-06-10 The prices of gas, food and most other goods and services jumped in May, raising inflation to a new four-decade high and giving American households no respite from rising costs. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ The Coalition did not build more affordable homes in a year than Labour did in 13 years of government

2022-06-10 We built more affordable homes in one year of the incoming Conservative government after 2010—or Coalition government—than the Labour party did in 13 years in office. Boris Johnson, 9 June 2022. During a press conference in Blackpool, the Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Grammys Add New Categories, Including Songwriter of the Year

2022-06-09 The Grammys are adding a special song for social change award and five new categories including songwriter of the year, giving the Recording Academy an avenue to honor music’s best composer. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Australian Police Officer’ Does NOT Detail Increase In Homicide Rate A Year After New Gun Control Laws Were Introduced

2022-06-08 Did an Australian police officer named "Ed Chenel" detail an increase in that country's homicide rate a year after new gun control laws were introduced? No, that's not true: It's unclear whether Chenel ever existed but statistics from the Go to site post…»

Logically→ Oak Park and River Forest High School in Illinois plans to implement a race-based grading system for the 2022-23 school year.

2022-06-08 The Oak Park and River Forest High School confirmed that the reports of implementing a race-based grading policy in its school for 2022-23 are fake. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Goodyear to Recall RV Tires 19 Years After Last One Was Made

2022-06-07 Goodyear has agreed to recall more than 173,000 recreational vehicle tires that the U.S. government says can fail and have killed or injured 95 people since 1998. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Avenatti Gets 4 Years in Prison for Cheating Stormy Daniels

2022-06-02 Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing book proceeds from Stormy Daniels, the porn actor who catapulted him to fame. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Hinckley Nears Full Freedom 41 Years After Shooting Reagan

2022-06-01 A federal judge is set to preside over an important hearing for John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chicago High School Will NOT Use Race-Based Grading System During 2022-23 School Year

2022-06-01 Will a suburban Chicago high school use a race-based grading system during the 2022-2023 school year? No, that's not true: According to Oak Park and River Forest High School, such a policy has neither been proposed nor implemented at the Go to site post…»

Snopes→ EU Leaders Agree to Ban 90% of Russian Oil by Year-End

2022-05-31 The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ 329 Years Later, Last Salem ‘Witch’ Who Wasn’t is Pardoned

2022-05-27 It took more than three centuries, but the last Salem “witch” who wasn’t has been officially pardoned. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Private jet pictures aren’t from Davos ‘climate change conference’ this year

2022-05-27 Pictures purporting to show private jets parked up at the “Davos 2022 Climate Change conference” have been shared hundreds of times on Twitter, as well as Facebook. There are several problems with this claim. First of all, the pictures in t Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Nearly 6 Years Later, Man Indicted in Mother’s Death at Sea

2022-05-26 The indictment offers no clues and no new information on the case, which included a dramatic rescue at sea and the suspicious deaths of two members of a wealthy New England family. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Scientists Will Set 1,000 Traps for Murder Hornets This Year

2022-05-26 Scientists will set about 1,000 traps this year in their quest to wipe out the Asian giant hornet in Washington. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Reality TV’s Josh Duggar Gets 12 Years in Child Porn Case

2022-05-25 Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced to about 12 1/2 years in prison after he was convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography. Go to site post…»

Logically→ This image shows a 282-year-old East India Company ship returning to London for the first time since 1787.

2022-05-25 The image, taken in 2007, shows a replica of Sweden's Gotheborg ship on the Thames at Tower Bridge. The original shipwrecked in 1745. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Do 2,500 Lefties Die Each Year Using Right-Handed Equipment?

2022-05-19 There's no doubt that being left-handed brings some annoyances. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ German Prosecutors Seek 5 Years for Alleged Ex-Nazi Guard

2022-05-17 German prosecutors sought a five-year prison sentence for a 101-year-old man who is on trial for his alleged role as a Nazi SS guard at a concentration camp during World War II. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ US Deaths from COVID Hit 1 Million, Less Than 2 1/2 Years in

2022-05-16 The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ £37 billion was the two-year budget for NHS Test and Trace, not how much was spent

2022-05-16 Posts on Facebook which have been shared hundreds of times have questioned where the £37 billion allocated for the running of the NHS Test and Trace scheme was spent.  One post, which is a screenshot of a tweet, states: “Tories explain Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Andrea Stewart-Cousins – More than 50 years ago in New York, Republican support for abortion

2022-05-07 When the New York State Senate voted to legalize abortion in 1970, 12 Republican senators voted in favor of it. Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Jeanine Pirro wrongly says there are 63 million abortions per year in the US

2022-05-06 Abortion rates and the number of overall abortion procedures have been declining in the U.S. over the last decade, data show. But if you were watching a May 3 segment […] The post Jeanine Pirro wrongly says there are 63 million abortions per year Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – JFK Jr. died over 20 years ago — he is not a QAnon leader

2022-05-05 Says JFK. Jr is masquerading as QAnon promoter Juan O. Savin. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ US Mortgage Rates Rise; 30-Year at 5.27%, Highest Since 2009

2022-05-05 The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages jumped to 4.52% from 4.4% last week. Go to site post…»

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