Estonia is gearing up for an unusual presidential election in parliament.
Snopes→ Wendy’s Upgrades French Fries
The new fries are meant to stay crispy for delivery.
Snopes→ State Mask Bans Face Federal Civil Rights Inquiries
If the investigations determine that the state mask bans have discriminated against students with disabilities, it could lead to sanctions including a loss of federal education funding.
Snopes→ Does Video Show Joe Biden Falling Asleep in Meeting with Israeli PM?
The "Sleepy Joe" nickname made a comeback thanks to a viral video.
Snopes→ EU Takes US off Safe Travel List; Backs Travel Restrictions
The European Union recommended Monday that its 27 nations reinstate restrictions on tourists from the U.S. because of rising coronavirus infections there.
Snopes→ Did Chase Cancel Michael Flynn’s Credit Cards Due to ‘Reputational Risk’?
Flynn shared the image on Telegram, and claimed that "Chase Bank has gone full blown woke!"
Snopes→ Does a Bordeaux Wine Bottle Train Run in Bordeaux, France?
We wouldn't whine about it if it was real.
Snopes→ Rockets Fired at Kabul Airport but US Flights Continue
The Islamic State group claimed the attack, and there were no immediate reports of casualties.
Snopes→ Ida Weakens As Rescues Begin and Damage Checked in Louisiana
Across southeast Louisiana residents waited for daylight to be rescued from floodwaters and see how much damage was caused by one of the most powerful hurricanes ever to strike the U.S. mainland.
Poynter→ Cancer and heart disease deaths didn’t disappear during the pandemic
A claim being shared on social media beneath an image of a cowboy is all hat and no cattle. “Might as well resume smoking,” the post says. “No one has died of cancer or heart disease since the COVID-19 thing started.” One post
Health Feedback→ Cancer and heart disease remain the two leading causes of death in the U.S. during the COVID-19 pandemic
REVIEW Several memes related to the COVID-19 pandemic have become popular on social media platforms since 2020. One such example can be seen in
Washington Post→ The false claim that the fully-approved Pfizer vaccine lacks liability protection
Dr. Robert Malone and others have suggested that the Pfizer vaccine known as Comirnaty will never be used in the United States because it lacks a liability shield. Not so.
Snopes→ Actor Ed Asner, TV’s Blustery Lou Grant, Dies at 91
Ed Asner, the burly and prolific character actor who became a star in middle age as the gruff but lovable newsman Lou Grant, first in the hit comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and later in the drama “Lou Grant,” died Sunday.
Washington Post→ How the number of Americans in Afghanistan went from 15,000 to 6,000
There have been two figures for the number of Americans in Afghanistan, but they represent different data sets.
Snopes→ Do-Dodonpa Roller Coaster Closed After Broken Bones Reported
The governor of the prefecture where the park is located expressed anger that the injuries weren't reported sooner.
Snopes→ Is This a Real Article Claiming Frida Kahlo ‘Gleefully Dabbles in Art’?
A Detroit newspaper article, allegedly written in 1933, reviewed the iconic artist before she was famous.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Men In Photo NOT Killed in Afghanistan
Did a photo circulating online show the servicemen killed in Afghanistan in August 2021? No, that's not true: The men shown in this photo were killed in a military plane crash in Mississippi in 2017. The claim was in a Facebook post (arch
The Dispatch→ Are the Taliban and the Haqqani Network ‘Separate Entities’?
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Snopes→ EXCLUSIVE: Alaskan Man Tells Snopes of Surviving Bear Attack
In an exclusive interview with Snopes, the 31-year-old said he was charged by the bear while working on a remote island in August 2021.
Snopes→ What’s the Real Story Behind the ‘Dingo Ate My Baby’ Quote?
The famous line has a very tragic backstory.
Snopes→ Viral ‘NAYC21’ Facebook Post About Christian Event Lacked Context
The post led commenters to believe that a large gathering of Christians in St. Louis was ignored by the news media in 2021.
Health Feedback→ Vaccine boosters help maintain protection provided by initial vaccination; boosters have been used for routine vaccinations like tetanus and polio for decades
REVIEW As the number of COVID-19 cases rises again, countries fortunate enough to have vaccinated a large proportion of their adult population against COVID-19 are now debating whether an additional vaccine dose (booster) might be needed for those w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The NIH Does NOT Conduct All Testing Of New Drugs And Dr. Fauci’s Wife Does NOT Control Drug Approval
Does the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) hand over all its testing of new drugs to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and does that put Dr. Anthony Fauci's wife, NIH chief of bioethics Christine Grady, in a position to somehow
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Flags Were NOT Left At Top Of Federal Flagpoles In Wake Of Kabul Airport Attack
Did the U.S. government fail to lower flags to half-mast in honor of the Marines who lost their lives in the August 2021 bombing at Kabul airport? No, that's not true: The claim was made without supporting evidence and President Joe Biden
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Emergency Care To Indian Soldiers Does NOT Show Any Connection To COVID-19 Vaccinations
Does a video of Indian soldiers rendering aid to other soldiers who have collapsed show a strong connection to the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: This video appears to show the first aid care rendered during a mass heat stroke inc
FactCheck.org→ Biden Issued Proclamation to Fly Flags at Half-Staff
Quick Take President Joe Biden issued a proclamation honoring those who died in the attack at the Kabul airport Aug. 26 and calling for flags to be flown at half-staff. But a meme has been circulating on Facebook with the false claim that no such order
Snopes→ US Intelligence Still Divided on Origins of Coronavirus
U.S. intelligence agencies remain divided on the origins of the coronavirus but believe China's leaders did not know about the virus before the start of the global pandemic, according to results released Friday of a review ordered by President Joe Biden.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Twitter Video Does NOT Show Footage Of August 26, 2021 Bombing Outside Of Kabul Airport
Does a video posted on Twitter show footage of a suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport in Afghanistan that killed more than 170 people including 13 U.S. service members? No, that's not true: The footage is from an Israeli airstrike th
FactCheck.org→ Video: Idaho Doctor Makes Baseless Claims About Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines
In this video, FactCheck.org and Univision Noticias teamed up to debunk false claims made by a doctor in Idaho about COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and treatments. COVID-19 mRNA vaccines from Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna have been found to be safe and effecti
Snopes→ Did a Newspaper in 1918 Warn Readers ‘Wear Your Masks, Take No Chances’?
"If there were complete public co-operation, a combined offensive of the whole community would soon stamp out the evil," the San Francisco Chronicle wrote of the 1918 flu pandemic.
Snopes→ RFK Assassin Sirhan Wins Parole with Support of 2 Kennedys
U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy's assassin was granted parole Friday after two of RFK's sons spoke in favor of Sirhan Sirhan’s release and prosecutors declined to argue he should be kept behind bars.
FactCheck.org→ Trump and Boebert’s Oil Spin
The United States continues to import a smaller amount of its petroleum from the Middle East, part of a decadeslong trend that has continued under President Joe Biden. The U.S. gets most of its imported oil from Canada. About 9.8% of U.S. petroleum imp
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Werner Herzog Did NOT Say America Is ‘Waking Up, As Germany Once Did’
Did German film director Werner Herzog say, "Dear America: You are waking up, as Germany once did, to the awareness that 1/3 of your people would kill another 1/3, while 1/3 watches"? No, that's not true: The quote originated on a parody
Snopes→ Bulgarian Facebook Pages Post Altered Fox News Videos, Earning Tens of Millions of Views
It's not everyday that a Facebook network pushing disinformation involves a Spanish-language telenovela.
Snopes→ Facebook Page with Russian Name Posted Altered Fox News Videos, Earning Tens of Millions of Views
It's not everyday that a Facebook page pushing disinformation involves three foreign countries and a Spanish-language telenovela.
Snopes→ Yes, a Texas Dad Stripped Down to His Swimsuit To Make Point About Mask Safety
The incident went viral.
Truth or Fiction?→ Sea Urchins Wearing Hats
An August 25 2021 Facebook post about sea urchins wearing hats (shared to the group “Heck this is super wholesome”) featured a screenshot of a November 22 2020 tweet by @valfrogkamen: sea urchins protect themselves by putting rocks and sh
FactCheck.org→ Health Sensors Misconstrued as Government Tracking ‘Microchips’
SciCheck Digest A digital device company is developing gel sensors that would monitor the wearer’s health and could potentially help to detect future outbreaks of disease. But conspiracy theorists are falsely claiming that the sensors are actuall
Snopes→ Spike Lee Re-Edits Documentary Series on 9/11 After ‘Truther’ Conspiracies Controversy
An episode in the series featured interviews with members of a conspiracy theorist group.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Justin Trudeau’s Brother Was NOT Arrested On Charges Of Sexual Conduct With A Minor
Was Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's younger brother arrested on charges of sexual conduct with a minor? No, that's not true: The Montreal Police Department told Lead Stories they had "no file" on Alexandre Trudeau. The website th