Did U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, who has made disparaging remarks about government assistance, receive a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for her restaurant Shooters Grill? No, that's not true: a restaurant with a similar name as the C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence People Are Going Door-To-Door To ‘See Your Papers’ On COVID-19 Vaccination
Are people going door-to-door to "see your papers" on COVID-19 vaccination? No, there's no evidence that's true: The claim riffs off a comment that President Joe Biden made on vaccine outreach. As his administration has made clear, the do
Snopes→ Not Nice: Baron Cohen Sues Massachusetts Cannabis Dispensary
Actor Sacha Baron Cohen has sued a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary he says used an image of his character Borat on a billboard without his permission.
Snopes→ Black Female WWII Unit Hoping to Get Congressional Honor
Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon and her Army colleagues never dwelled on being the only Black battalion of women to serve in Europe during World War II.
FactCheck.org→ Greene’s Deceptive Claims of Forced COVID-19 Vaccinations and Vaccination ‘Deaths’
SciCheck Digest There is no evidence that a door-to-door campaign to encourage vaccinations against COVID-19 means President Joe Biden and Democrats “are coming to your front door to force you to take the vax,” as Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tweete
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Photo Does NOT Show A Real Reindeer With Glowing Antlers — It’s A Digital Artwork
Does this photo show a reindeer in Finland whose brightly glowing horns were treated with reflective paint to protect it from being hit by a car? No, that's not true: This is artwork by visual designer Vasjen Katro. He was inspired to cre
Snopes→ Is This Photograph of a Swedish Vallhund Real?
Meet västgötaspets — the Vizigothic spitz, or Swedish vallhund.
Snopes→ Was Italy Disqualified From UEFA Championship?
Sorry, England fans.
Snopes→ Kellogg’s Unveils Limited Edition ‘Addams Family’ Cereal Boxes
Kellogg's is teaming up with MGM to bring fans a new way to experience their favorite macabre clan: breakfast.
Truth or Fiction?→ Jaleel White and ‘Purple Urkel’
On July 7 2021, a Facebook account shared a screenshot a post and image featuring “Purple Urkel,” a strain of cannabis purportedly being promoted by Jaleel White of Family Matters and Snoop Dogg: Never did I ever think I would see Jaleel
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lisbon Court Did NOT ‘Rule’ Only 0.9% Of Portugal’s ‘Verified Cases’ Died Of COVID
Did a court in Lisbon rule that the COVID-19 death toll in Portugal was 152 and not the 17,000 reported by public health officials? No, that's not true: The claim is based on misidentification of court documents and on excerpting that cha
Snopes→ Unwanted Pets: Giant Goldfish Turn Up in Minnesota Waterways
Officials in Minnesota said they’re finding more giant goldfish in waterways, prompting a plea to citizens to stop illegally dumping their unwanted fish into ponds and lakes.
Snopes→ Pete Shrayder’s ‘Where’s the Girl for Me’ Reemerges on TikTok
"This is my great uncle and his song from the 1950s the record label never passed," said TikTok user @cam_kurtz03 of Pete Shrayder's song.
Snopes→ IHOP Offering 58-Cent Short Stack of Pancakes for 1 Day Only
But the special is only valid on July 13.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Shows Egyptian Protests In 2011, NOT 2021 Protests In Cuba
Did a Facebook post about the July 2021 protests in Cuba include a picture of said protests? No, that's not true: the image was taken 6,000 miles away, a decade earlier: it shows protests in Egypt in 2011. The claim originated from the ca
Full Fact→ Italy aren’t going to be disqualified from Euro 2020
A post on Facebook which has been shared over 50,000 times claims UEFA officials have noticed that an Italian player in the Euro 2020 final against England received a yellow card in the quarter-final and therefore shouldn’t have been playing. It
Snopes→ ‘Alexa, What Will Happen to Florida in 2025?’
Alexa, why can't you predict the future?
Snopes→ Are Jan. 6 Rioters Traitors? So Far, Criminal Charges Say No
None of the more than 500 defendants accused in the attack has been indicted for sedition or for the gravest of crimes a citizen can face, treason.
Snopes→ Did Protester in Ralph Lauren Polo Jacket Face Baton-Wielding Cop on Horseback?
A photograph shared widely in July 2021 appeared to capture a moment of remarkable visual symmetry. But did it really?
Snopes→ 2 Baltimore Officers on US Task Force Shot, Suspect Killed
The police officers were taken to the University of Maryland Medical Center with injuries that aren’t thought to be life-threatening.
Poynter→ IFCN launches working group to address harassment against fact-checkers
The International Fact-Checking Network, a global coalition of fact-checkers, has been monitoring the increasing number of harassment cases against its more than 120 verified signatory organizations operating in 62 countries. Incidents of harassment, r
Logically→ The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is only available for people aged 40 and above in Australia.
The AstraZeneca vaccine is available to any adult aged 18 and over in Australia.
Snopes→ Rioting, Looting Continues in South Africa, Deaths Up to 32
The deployment of 2,500 soldiers to support the South African police has not yet stopped the rampant looting although arrests are being made at some areas in Johannesburg.
Full Fact→ A Portuguese court hasn’t said there have only been 152 Covid deaths
It’s been widely claimed that a court in Lisbon has found only 0.9% of reported deaths from Covid-19 in Portugal were actually as a result of the disease.This is not true. On 19 May, the Administrative Court of the Lisbon Circuit responded
Logically→ Former Union Law Minister Ravishankar Prasad is appointed as the governor of Tamil Nadu.
Ravi Shankar Prasad has not been officially appointed as the governor of Tamil Nadu and all reports saying otherwise are just speculations.
Full Fact→ No evidence Covid-19 vaccines are “overwhelming” NHS services
Website The Daily Expose published an article with a headline claiming the NHS was never overwhelmed by Covid-19 patients in the last year, but is now because of the vaccination programme. We have not seen any evidence to support this claim about the i
Snopes→ Wildfires Threaten Homes, Land Across 10 Western States
The fires erupted as the West was in the grip of the second bout of dangerously high temperatures in just a few weeks.
Poynter→ Tucker Carlson distorts Texas’ smart thermostat energy conservation programs
Summertime temperatures rose into the high 90s last month across Texas. It wasn’t an unusual heat for Texas in mid-June, but it did trigger the state’s grid operator to issue energy conservation alerts. The alerts issued by the Electric Relia
Washington Post→ The bogus GOP claim that Biden is responsible for higher gasoline prices
Gasoline prices are at a seven-year peak, but you can’t blame presidential policies.
Snopes→ The Disneyland Space Mountain Prank Story Is Fake
A story about a Space Mountain prank involving missing children misused a photograph of small children without the parents' permission.
Snopes→ FDA Adds Warning About Rare Reaction to J&J COVID-19 Vaccine
U.S. regulators have added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction, but said it’s not entirely clear the shot caused the problem.
Snopes→ Police: Man with Guns Sought Balcony Near MLB All-Star Game
A man described by authorities as the leader of a group of four people was arrested with more than a dozen weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a Denver hotel near events planned for the upcoming Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Snopes→ Are Florida’s Manatees Dying in ‘Unprecedented’ Numbers?
Wildlife experts in Florida have warned that 2021 is the deadliest year on record for manatees.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Australian Legislation That Classifies The COVID-19 Vaccine As A ‘Poison’ Does NOT Mean The Shot Is Toxic Or Harmful
Does Australian legislation that classifies the COVID-19 vaccine as a "poison" mean that the shot is toxic or harmful? No, that's not true: It's a matter of semantics. Medicines and vaccines are normally classified as poisons under the "P
Truth or Fiction?→ Finland Reindeer Reflective Paint Posts
On July 10 2021 the Facebook group Illusions featured a striking image, purportedly depicting reindeer in Finland whose antlers are painted with reflective paint in order to prevent collisions with cars: An appended status update from a group member r
Snopes→ Did Mel Gibson Salute Trump at a UFC Event?
The movie star allegedly saluted former president Trump at a UFC bout in Las Vegas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jeff Bezos Is NOT ‘Set To Be A Trillionaire,’ Does NOT Have Enough Wealth To ‘Hoard 3x The Amount Needed To Save The Planet’
Is Jeff Bezos, the founder and former CEO of Amazon, on his way to becoming a trillionaire, thereby having more than three times the wealth needed to "save the planet"? No, that's not true: Although Bezos is the world's richest person wit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Electric Car Cemetery Is NOT In France — It’s In Hangzhou, China
Is this an electric car "cemetery" in France, full of cars that became worthless due to battery failure? No, that's not true: The caption attached to this photo is misleading on two counts: First, the photo has been misidentified as being
Snopes→ Is This a Reindeer with Glow-in-the-Dark Antlers?
A meme about reindeer with glow-in-the-dark antlers shows that truth and fiction sometimes come together in strange ways.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof In Video That John McAfee Is Alive
Does this video give proof that John McAfee is alive? No, that's not true. There is no evidence that McAfee is alive. He died in prison on June 23, 2021 and an autopsy confirmed he died by suicide in his prison cell in Barcelona, Spain. T