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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart DOES Pay Taxes
Is it true that Walmart doesn't pay taxes? No, that's not true: In 2022 Walmart paid nearly $4.76 billion in income taxes as recorded on the annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The claim appeared original
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Fundraising Email: ‘Eric and I Were Having Dinner Tonight’
On September 5 2022, a popular post to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter purportedly depicted a fundraising email connected to former United States President Donald Trump: Imagine the type of people who actually subscribe to Trump’s
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: NIH Not Recommending Ivermectin for COVID
(Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)A viral tweet, which has been shared more than 17,000 times, claims that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is recommending ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19. “Suddenly Ivermectin show
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Edited Photo Is NOT Proof Of Real ‘Team Chemtrail’ — Air Force Reserve C-130 Equipped For Mosquito Spraying
Does a photo of a man in a military flight suit appearing to wear a #TEAMCHEMTRAIL patch as he stands in front of a large silver tank provide evidence that the military is spraying "chemtrails"? No, that's not true: This image has been al
Snopes→ Colorful West Indian Day Parade Returns to NYC Streets
The steel bands and brightly colored costumes of Caribbean Carnival came back to the streets of New York City.
Snopes→ Philosophy Scholar: Here’s Why News Consumers Experience Crisis Fatigue
Being attentive to realities like war is often painful, and people are not well-equipped to keep a sustained focus on ongoing or traumatic occurrences.
Full Fact→ Claim that 44% of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine trial pregnancies ended in miscarriage is wrong
The number is based on miscalculation from a now-deleted blog post.
Logically→ The National Institutes of Health has listed the drug ivermectin as a therapy for COVID-19.
The NIH COVID-19 treatments guidelines panel recommends against using ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19, except in clinical trials.
Logically→ Massive crowd at PM Modi’s rally in Mangaluru.
A video of Modi's election rally from 2019 in Kolkata is being wrongly linked to his recent visit to Mangaluru.
Logically→ Rahul Gandhi said flour is sold in liters.
Rahul Gandhi promptly correctly himself after using the wrong unit of measuring flour. An edited clip is being shared.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Clip Of Old ‘American Idol’ Audition Does NOT Show Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Does a viral clip of an old "American Idol" audition show U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene? No, that's not true: The woman in the video "obviously isn't her," a spokesman for Greene told Lead Stories. The woman belting her heart out was i
Logically→ A Video shows Marjorie Taylor Greene auditioning for American Idol.
The video in question does not show Marjorie Taylor Greene, who was ineligible for American Idol at the time of filming.
Logically→ The U.K. government has changed its recommendations regarding COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant women.
The U.K. government still recommends pregnant women take the COVID-19 vaccine. A section of its report on the topic has remained unchanged since 2020.
Logically→ Indian actor Yash announced a ₹50 crore donation for the construction of Ram Mandir.
No such announcement has been made by the actor. The artist had recently visited Tirupati temple and not Ram temple in Ayodhya.
Logically→ A soldier shot a stone pelter in Jammu and Kashmir.
A video of protests by the cocoa farmers in Bolivia has been shared with the false claim that a soldier shot a stone pelter in response to an attack.
Logically→ Indian journalist Ravish Kumar resigned from NDTV after Adani Group acquired 29.18 percent stake in the news channel.
Journalist Ravish Kumar clarified rumors around his resignation are baseless.
Health Feedback→ No mercury or aluminum is present in vaccines; vaccine ingredients aren’t associated with disease
REVIEW On 31 August 2022, physician Mark Ghalili, CEO of Regen Labs, shared a screenshot of his Truth Social post on his Instagram account. In the post, he claimed that there were many causes for people becoming sick, including cigarette smoking, pr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Flight Radar App Does NOT Show Trump Is Still In Power And A Covert Military Operation Is Underway
Did President Trump extend his power as president by law on January 6, 2021, and is the National Guard activated to Federal Duty and in complete control? No, that's not true: There is no constitutional authority under which a president ca
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Stop Exploring Oceans
Did NASA stop investigating the deepest layers of the world's oceans 34 years ago? No, that's not true: NASA's main exploration ventures are in space, but, according to the agency's website, it still explores the ocean, too. A claim asser
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fruit PLU Stickers Do NOT Have Code That Means They’re ‘Sprayed With Pesticides’ – They May Note They Are ‘Conventionally Grown’
Do fruit stickers have a code that can mean they are "sprayed with pesticides?" No, that's missing context: A vice president with the International Federation for Produce Association clarified that such numbers only mean that the fruits w
Snopes→ Jane Fonda Says She Has Cancer, Is Dealing Well with Chemo
"I’ve been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and have started chemo treatments,” the 84-year-old actor wrote in an Instagram post.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Way Your Eyes Look Does NOT Predict Disease
Do the color and characteristics of your irises, the colored part of the eye, reveal whether you have "good genetics" or are at risk for diseases like HIV, AIDS and cancer? No, that's not true: Opthamologist Dr. Anthony Arnold, director o
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did 44 Percent of Pregnant Women in a COVID Vaccine Trial Miscarry?
(Md Rafayat Haque Khan / Eyepix G/Future Publishing via Getty Images)An article from the Florida Standard falsely claims that 44 percent of pregnant women who took part in Pfizer’s COVID vaccine trial miscarried. The claim, the article notes, com
PolitiFact→ Charlie Crist – Charlie Crist misleads on Ron DeSantis' record on taxes
Gov. Ron DeSantis raised "taxes on the middle class by more than $1.5 billion while giving away $624 million to big corporations."
Snopes→ Ravens’ Mascot Headed to IR with ‘Drumstick’ Injury
The Baltimore Ravens are making a feathered addition to their injured reserve list.
Snopes→ Is the James Comey ‘Unequal Justice’ Quote Meme Accurate?
An "Unequal Justice" meme displayed a purported quote from former FBI Director James Comey about the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails.
Snopes→ NASA Aims for Saturday Launch of New Moon Rocket After Fixes
The Kennedy Space Center clocks started ticking again as managers expressed confidence in their plan and forecasters gave favorable weather odds.
Full Fact→ The government hasn’t ‘removed’ Covid-19 vaccine advice in pregnancy
Claims seem to be based on a document published around the time the Pfizer vaccine was first approved.
Full Fact→ Telegraph miscalculates the cost of working from home
Its estimate that on average working from home will add £2,500 a year to energy bills was flawed, and there are other questions around its calculations too.
Snopes→ Argentina: Attempt to Kill VP Fails when Handgun Misfires
A man tried to kill Argentina's politically powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández outside her home, but the handgun misfired.
Snopes→ Protesting Activists Superglue Themselves in UK Parliament
The environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion said its supporters have superglued themselves to one another in a chain around the chair used by the speaker in the House of Commons chamber.
Snopes→ Fighting Goes on Near Ukraine Nuclear Plant; IAEA on Site
Britain's Defense Ministry says shelling continued in the district where the Zaporizhzhia power plant sits.
Logically→ U.K. hotels are housing U.N. troops disguised as asylum seekers.
There is no evidence that foreign soldiers are being covertly housed in British hotels.
Logically→ India released a tremendous amount of water into Ravi, intentionally causing floods in Pakistan.
India has not recently released any water into the Ravi river. Heavy monsoon rain, which began in mid-July, is a key source of floods in Pakistan.
Logically→ The higher mortality rates in Israel in 2021 and 2022 are due to vaccines.
Poynter→ A viral post falsely claims Fox News sought the legal right to lie
A viral post recycled an old claim that Fox News Channel is officially registered as an entertainment outlet — not an authentic news organization. To build the case, the post […] The post A viral post falsely claims Fox News sought the legal ri
Snopes→ Why Virtue Signaling Isn’t the Same as Virtue – It Actually Furthers the Partisan Divide
When virtue signaling takes place, it's important to ask who is being signaled to, and to what end?
Snopes→ Ex-NYPD Officer Sentenced to Record 10 Years for Jan. 6 Riot
Thomas Webster's prison sentence is the longest so far among roughly 250 people who have been punished for their conduct during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Snopes→ Twitter Readies Edit Feature for Premium Users
Permanently misspelled tweets might soon be a thing of the past.