The man told police officers he was “teaching it a lesson."
Snopes→ Biden Pledges Appeal of ‘Deeply Disappointing’ DACA Ruling
President Joe Biden said Saturday that the Justice Department intends to appeal a federal judge's ruling deeming illegal an Obama-era program that has protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence That Edward Mordrake Was A Real Person
Was Edward Mordake a man born with a second face on the back of his head that could laugh, cry and whisper horrible things to him? No, that's not true: The legend of Edward Mordake, sometimes called Mordrake, appears to have begun as a wo
Snopes→ Trump Opines on Coup While Rejecting Fears About His Actions
Former President Donald Trump insisted that he wouldn’t have used the military to illegally seize control of the government after his election loss.
Snopes→ Few Arizona Voter Fraud Cases, Discrediting Trump’s Claims
Arizona county election officials have identified fewer than 200 cases of potential voter fraud out of more than 3 million ballots cast in last year's presidential election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ink Bleeding Through Ballots Did NOT Impact Vote Tallies in Maricopa County, Arizona
Did ink bleeding through ballots impact vote tallies in the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Arizona? No, that's not true: Even if a voter's ballot marks do bleed through from one side of a ballot to another, they don't impact the tally,
Snopes→ Biz Markie, Known for Classic Rap Song ‘Just a Friend,’ Dies
Biz Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic “Just a Friend,” has died. He was 57.
Snopes→ Here’s How To Get Free and Discounted Treats This National Ice Cream Day
We’ve got you covered on National Ice Cream Day, July 18.
Snopes→ Is It Dangerous To Drink Ice-Cold Water When Overheated?
Social media posts claimed drinking cold water could send the body into a state of shock.
Snopes→ Gloria Richardson, Civil Rights Pioneer, Dies at 99
Richardson was the first woman to lead a prolonged grassroots civil rights movement outside the Deep South.
Snopes→ Oregon Wildfire Forms ‘Fire Clouds’ That Pose Danger Below
Smoke and heat from a massive wildfire in southeastern Oregon are creating giant “fire clouds” over the blaze — dangerous columns of smoke and ash that can reach up to 6 miles (10 kilometers) in the sky and are visible from more than 100 miles (1
Snopes→ Texas Judge Orders End to DACA, Current Enrollees Safe for Now
A federal judge in Texas ruled illegal an Obama-era program that prevents the deportation of some immigrants brought into the United States as children.
Snopes→ Does Curious George ‘Get High’ on Ether in an Old Children’s Book?
"Suddenly his head began to turn, then he felt as if he were flying."
Snopes→ Is This the Final Photograph of the Titanic?
The image holding the "final photograph of the Titanic" title comes down to a matter of minutes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jewish Holocaust Victims Were NOT Victims Of Critical Race Theory, Which Followed The Holocaust By Three Decades
Were Jews in Nazi death camps victims of critical race theory? No, that's not true: Critical race theory is an academic framework developed -- 30 years after the death camps closed -- to study how racism is embedded in institutions, inclu
FactCheck.org→ More Trump Election Distortions
Continuing to claim there is “so much evidence” of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, former President Donald Trump offered two new distortions of the facts about election results in Georgia, a state where recounts showed he nar
Snopes→ The ‘Occam’s Razor Argument’ Has Not Shifted in Favor of a Lab Leak
Proponents of the theory that COVID-19 originated as a result of work performed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology keep repeating the same misinformation.
Health Feedback→ The Nuremberg Code specifically addresses experimentation; COVID-19 vaccines aren’t experimental, and therefore, don’t violate the Code
REVIEW In June 2021, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 employees of the Houston Methodist Hospital system who claimed the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement violated the Nuremberg Code. The employees also comp
AllSides→ CDC Data Thus Far Show COVID-19 Vaccination Safe During Pregnancy
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/cdc-data-thus-far-show-covid-19-vaccination-safe-during-pregnancy/ Fe
AllSides→ Kamala Harris exaggerates food and water laws for voters
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/15/kamala-harris/fact-checking-kamala-harris-claim-food-water-hando/
Snopes→ Did Trump Say ‘Some of the Stars I Produced Are Actually Made of Garbage’?
The former president faced a wave of unflattering press coverage in the summer of 2021, amid a raft of "tell-all" books about his presidency.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Canadian Peanut Butter’ Packaging
On July 12 2020, a Facebook account shared a cropped Twitter screenshot, purportedly showing what Canadian peanut butter packaging looks like: An image of a styrofoam tray (akin to meat packaging) containing peanut butter was appended, and the text re
Snopes→ Just 7% of Our DNA is Unique to Modern Humans, Study Shows
Scientists have taken another step toward solving an enduring mystery with a new tool that may allow for more precise comparisons between the DNA of modern humans and that of our extinct ancestors.
Snopes→ TikTok Users Highlights Subtle Historical Detail in ‘Titanic’ Film
Sometimes, it's difficult to appreciate all the details in a work of art until they're pointed out to us.
Snopes→ Rare Stone Discovered Outlining Ancient Rome’s City Limits
Archaeologists have discovered a rare stone delineating the city limits of ancient Rome that dates from the age of Emperor Claudius in 49 A.D..
Snopes→ Pope Reverses Benedict, Reimposes Restrictions on Latin Mass
Francis reimposed restrictions on celebrating the Latin Mass that Benedict relaxed in 2007, and went further to limit its use.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Captain America 31 Years Ago’
On July 15 2021. an Imgur account shared a Twitter screenshot, purportedly depicting Captain America “31 years ago” — or, as of 2021, in 1990: Dean Cain: I can’t believe they just made Captain America all woke and criticizing the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Were NOT ‘Over 74,000’ More Mail-In Ballots Received, Counted In Maricopa County, Arizona, Than Were Mailed Out
Were over 74,000 more mail-in ballots received and counted than were mailed out for the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Arizona? No, that's not true: County officials say the true tally shows there were 446,000 fewer mail-in votes than
Snopes→ Are Tucker Carlson and Vivica A. Fox in a Relationship?
The pair appeared to pose together for a photograph that appeared in an online ad.
Snopes→ Yes, Someone Really Did Predict the Bucks-Suns 2021 NBA Finals in 2016
Wisconsin man Jarrett Plahmer amazed many basketball fans in July 2021, with an unlikely, five-year-old prediction.
Snopes→ Trump Showerhead Rule on More Water Flow Goes Down the Drain
The Biden administration is reversing a Trump-era rule approved after the former president complained he wasn’t getting wet enough because of limits on water flow from showerheads.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actress and Neuroscience Expert Mayim Bialik Is NOT Opposed To Vaccination
Is Mayim Bialik, an actress with a doctorate in neuroscience, opposed to vaccination? No, that's not true: Bialik debunked the claim after a misinterpretation of an excerpt from her book was used to portray her as someone who did not beli
Snopes→ The World’s Largest Mushroom Looks Nothing Like These Viral Images
Images of a humongous fungus actually show a Boletus photoshopus.
AllSides→ Did the White House Suggest Cuban Protests Were Only About Vaccines and U.S. Sanctions?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-the-white-house-suggest-cuban Conservative commentator Ben Shap
Full Fact→ A fall in death rates doesn’t prove Covid-19 isn’t killing anyone
A Facebook post shows a meme of actor John Krasinski in TV show The Office sitting next to a white board with edited text which states that death rates are the same level as previous years therefore proving there is “nothing new killing people&rd
Full Fact→ Allison Pearson tweets misleading stats about Covid hospital patients
Such ignorance amongst the media asking questions at Press briefing.Seven day daily average of COVID cases is 26,000Seven-day average of patients admitted to hospital with COVID: 433 That’s 0.5%It’s a tiny consideration now among vast prob
Health Feedback→ Vaccinated people are less likely to die from the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 compared to unvaccinated people; viral claim misinterpreted PHE report
Different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, have emerged since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. Each variant has specific mutations that make it genetically distinct from other variants and from the precursor (wild-type) vi
Snopes→ Is This ‘Early Warning Cartoon’ About Pandemic from the 1930s?
What is it about a "prediction" that makes propaganda that much more persuasive?
Logically→ The Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine has been proven to be ineffective in Thailand.
WHO recognizes Sinovac's efficacy and safety. However, Thailand has chosen AstraZeneca as a booster for Sinovac due to increased infection rates.
Logically→ Singapore is treating COVID-19 like the flu.
Singapore plans to treat the COVID-19 pandemic as an endemic in terms of monitoring it. Vaccination and social distancing efforts are still in place.