(Photograph by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images.)Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal claimed in a recent tweet that billionaire Elon Musk paid an effective tax rate of only 3.27 percent from 2014 to 2018.Rep. Pramila Jayapal @RepJayapalJust a reminder that from
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PolitiFact→ Fact-checking 5 claims in the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe v. Wade
In a draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade, Justice Alito made a series of claims about the history of abortion law, gender rates of voting, and about race and abortion. We found some of his statements were missing context.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Sorry I Stole Your Car … Drove to Vinnytsia’ Ukraine
On May 2 2022, an Imgur user shared a photograph of a vehicle and a strangely heartwarming story about an individual apologizing because they “stole” a car — only to learn that the owner had left the keys in the ignition to help other
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccine Ingredients NOT Toxic To People In Amounts In Shots — They’re Approved By FDA
Are the ingredients put in vaccines toxic to people? No, that's not true: Before a vaccine is licensed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended for use by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) it's tested a
Full Fact→ Angela Rayner repeats misleading claim that families are £2,620 ‘worse off’
Under the Tories, families are £2,620 worse off. Angela Rayner MP, 28 April 2022. Last Thursday, the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, Angela Rayner, tweeted that families are £2,620 “worse off” under the Conservatives. This t
Snopes→ Body in Barrel Exposed As Level of Nevada’s Lake Mead Drops
A body inside a barrel was found on the the newly exposed bottom of Nevada's Lake Mead as drought depletes one of the largest U.S. reservoirs.
FactCheck.org→ Article, RNC Tweet Distort Biden’s Comments on Teachers
Quick Take During an event honoring teachers, President Joe Biden said students are “not somebody else’s children; they’re like yours when they’re in the classroom.” Biden’s words were misrepresented in the National Rev
FactCheck.org→ Pediatric Hepatitis Cases May Be Linked to Adenovirus, No Connection to COVID-19 Vaccination
SciCheck Digest A string of unexplained hepatitis cases in children has been reported in the U.S. and in other countries. The cause is not yet known, but the top suspect so far is a strain of adenovirus. Contrary to some social media posts, there is no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Ghost Of Kyiv’ Was NOT Killed In Battle Or Identified — Mythical Aviator ‘Embodies The Collective Spirit’ Of Ukrainian Pilots
Was the "Ghost of Kyiv" identified after dying in battle? No, that's not true: The Ghost of Kyiv is not a real person. The mythical aviator "embodies the collective spirit of" Ukrainian pilots, according to the Twitter account of the Ukra
Truth or Fiction?→ Ulta Kate Spade Email Controversy
On May 2 2022, myriad social media accounts posted about an unfortunate Ulta/Kate Spade promotion, with horrified postings to Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit about a poorly-conceived email: Should they have thought before sending out an email
Health Feedback→ No evidence supports claim that MTHFR gene influences the risk of side effects from vaccines and medications like Tylenol
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Health Feedback→ No evidence that COVID-19 vaccines cause “fibrous lung clots”, contrary to claim by Jane Ruby
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Health Feedback→ Persistent myths that HIV was created by the West and that HIV medication causes HIV are both false
REVIEW In the beginning of the Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) crisis in the 1980s, many conspiracy theories about AIDS and the virus that causes it, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), arose[1], although these have since been disproven. O
FactCheck.org→ Democrats Misleadingly Claim ‘Republicans’ Plan’ Would ‘End’ Social Security, Medicare
As part of his plan to downsize the federal government, Republican Sen. Rick Scott says he wants all federal legislation to “sunset” in five years, and “[i]f a law is worth keeping, Congress can pass it again.” Well, Social Secu
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘You Remember The Real America if You Can Remember…’
On April 28 2022, the Facebook page “Vagina Devil Magic” shared an image of a “You Remember the Real America” handbill, dated June 1980 and featuring eerily familiar political sentiments — 42 years later. The text on the f
Full Fact→ The Rothschilds don’t own Reuters or the Associated Press
A post on Instagram claims that members of the Rothschild family own the news agency Reuters and that Reuters owns the Associated Press (AP), another news agency. Neither of these claims are true. The post says: “There are 6 media companies that
Full Fact→ GB News presenter wrong about booster vaccine deaths
Why aren’t we talking about this? It seems, if the booster shot is making it thrice as likely that you’re going to be deadsville, that they’re going to carrying you out by the handles, why aren’t we talking about that? Mark Ste
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Earth Day Exaggerations
On Earth Day, President Joe Biden touted his administration’s environmental initiatives, but his rhetoric made efforts to reduce methane emissions and drinking water contamination sound more expansive than they actually are. Global Methane Pledge
Health Feedback→ Cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown origin in children are unrelated to COVID-19 vaccines; an adenovirus infection is the most likely hypothesis so far
REVIEW On 15 April 2022, the WHO issued a multi-country alert about an increase in cases of severe acute hepatitis (inflammation of the liver) of unknown origin in previously healthy children. The severity of the cases was striking for being uncommo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marines Are NOT Investigating ‘3 Ancient Pyramids’ In Antarctica
Was a video recently leaked showing U.S. Marines and an international team of scientists on an Antarctic expedition to investigate three ancient pyramids, and did they explore inside the pyramids after they lost contact with their base? N
Snopes→ Ideas on Mute? Study: Remote Meetings Dampen Brainstorming
Video meetings dampen brainstorming because we are so hyper-focused on the face in that box that we don't let our eyes and minds wander as much, a new study found.
Full Fact→ Facebook competition for holiday to Cabo likely a scam
A Facebook post, commented on more than 344,000 times, offers social media users the chance to win a holiday for a family of four to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, if they comment “done” under the post. There are clear indications that this
Full Fact→ Apparent Facebook scam offers Santorini holiday to commenters
A post on Facebook, shared over 8,000 times, offers people the chance to win a week-long holiday in Santorini, Greece, if they comment the word “done” under the post. There are several indicators that this claim is too good to be true
Full Fact→ Was Rishi Sunak’s in-laws’ company a ‘beneficiary’ of a UK-India trade deal?
A post on Facebook claims that when the UK government did a £1 billion trade deal with India the main beneficiary was Infosys, the company “owned by Rishi Sunak’s wife and family”. In May 2021, the government announced £1
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hawaii Is NOT ‘Importing 174 Saltwater Crocodiles From Australia’ To Kill Off Sharks
Did the government of Hawaii announce that it is "importing 174 adult saltwater crocodiles from Australia" to reduce the number of shark attacks? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
Truth or Fiction?→ Jim Carrey ‘Solitude is Dangerous’ Quote
On April 26 2022, an Imgur user shared a meme that attributed a quote to actor Jim Carrey about “solitude” being “addictive”: Underneath a photograph of Carrey, text read: “Solitude is dangerous. It’s very addictive. It be
FactCheck.org→ Red Cross Accepts Blood Donations From People Vaccinated Against COVID-19
SciCheck Digest The American Red Cross and other blood collectors in the U.S. strongly encourage everyone who is feeling healthy to donate blood, including people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine. But a social media post falsely implies the organiz
Logically→ This image shows that the war in Ukraine was staged.
This image shows a neighborhood in Bucha, Ukraine, where numerous people have been found killed, and Russian war crimes have been documented.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media Posts MAY Show Russian Agents Arresting ‘Neo-Nazis’ — But Clues Suggest It Could Be Staged, Fabricated
Do social media posts show Russian agents arresting neo-Nazis for an assassination plot and then displaying their confiscated property? Maybe, it's not clear what the images show: A video of the purported raid was released by Russia's Fed
Health Feedback→ Claim that squalene in vaccines causes autoimmune diseases and Gulf War Syndrome is unsubstantiated by evidence
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The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Was Elon Musk Photographed With Ghislaine Maxwell?
Following the news that Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter had been accepted, social media was flooded with a picture of the billionaire with Ghislaine Maxwell.Posting Italian Elon Musk until he sells this site @lesbiaudreyAyy!! I'm a out on t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Acknowledge Existence Of Alien Civilizations — Story Originated On Satire Site
Did "NASA spokeswoman Trish Chamberson" acknowledge the existence of an alien civilization? No, that's not true: A NASA spokesperson told Lead Stories, "There is no truth to this claim," and added that there is no NASA spokeswoman named T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Finland Did NOT Vote To Join NATO — Both Sweden, Finland Plan To Apply In May 2022
Did Finland vote to join NATO? No, that's not true: The Finnish Embassy in Washington, D.C., told Lead Stories that such a decision has not been made yet. Finland and Sweden plan to submit their NATO applications in May 2022, according to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Great Britain Did NOT Threaten To Nuke Russia As Of Late April 2022
Did Great Britain threaten to use nuclear weapons against Russia during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: A spokesperson at the press office of No. 10 Downing Street in London -- the office of U.K. Prime Minister Bori
Full Fact→ Photographs of aeroplanes don’t prove existence of ‘chemtrails’
A Facebook post shared over 1,400 times contains multiple pictures of aeroplanes with the caption: “To those who say that chemtrails don't exist and that it's just 'aeroplane fumes'”. The idea of ‘chemtrails’ refers to a c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Private Prison Investment Adviser Is NOT Verified Identity On Twitter
Is there a successful self-made billionaire prison investor offering tips and advice to Twitter followers about how to get rich buying private prisons? No, that's not verified: The @prisoninvestor1 account of "Dallas Liam" uses inflammato
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anthony Fauci, Loretta Lynch Were NOT Hanged In A ‘Double-Header Execution’ At GITMO
Were Anthony Fauci and Loretta Lynch hanged in a "double-header execution" at GITMO? No, that's not true. A Pentagon spokesperson told Lead Stories the claim was a "fabrication." Real Raw News, the website that published the story, is a s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence COVID-19 Vaccines Suppress Innate Immunity, Increase Risk To Infectious Diseases, Cancer
Do COVID-19 vaccines suppress innate immunity and increase the risk of infectious disease and cancer? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that COVID (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccines are causing these maladies. The data used to make those c
Truth or Fiction?→ Brooklyn Public Library Grants Teens Across America Access
On April 24 2022, Facebook page “The Other 98%” shared another page’s Twitter screenshot from @Goodable, in a post about the Brooklyn Public Library purportedly granting teenaged readers access to uncensored material: The Brooklyn
Snopes→ Judge Finds Trump in Contempt in Legal Fight with NY AG
A New York judge found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court Monday for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by the state's attorney general.