On April 7 2022, the Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court. CNN reported on the historic confirmation: The Senate confirmed President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday [A[ril 7 2022] in a hi
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Truth or Fiction?→ Three Things to Remember About That Study of Fox Viewers Who Watched CNN
A report published in April 2022 showing short-term effects (thus far) in viewers of the right-wing Fox network as greeted with widespread coverage and, in some cases, familiar distortions of its findings. In the study by David E. Broockman and Joshua
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About GOP Senators Being ‘Loyal’ To Putin
A viral tweet claims to show a Russian TV show noting eight American politicians as being particularly “loyal” to Vladimir Putin.Humberto @Humbert76773864Most watched Russian TV show discussing which American politicians are most loyal to P
PolitiFact→ Mike Gibbons – In Ohio, GOP candidate falsely says more votes than registered voters in 2020 election
According to the Census Bureau, “5 million more people voted than were registered to vote” in the 2020 election.
PolitiFact→ Ben Clark – NC Democrat falsely claims Republican Richard Hudson opposed insulin price cap
“The House voted to cap insulin prices to $35/month, just $420 each year! Richard Hudson voted NO.”
Snopes→ Amazon Workers in NYC Vote to Unionize in Historic Labor Win
Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history.
Truth or Fiction?→ Anti-Tiktok PR Campaign Shows More Right-Wing Ties for Facebook
The relationship between Facebook and a public relations firm that promotes right-wing lawmakers — including some who voted against the certification of Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 presidential election — was brought to light amid o
Truth or Fiction?→ Insulin Cap Vote Results
On April 1 2022, several popular Imgur posts covered an insulin cap vote in the House of Representatives, with the primary assertion that the votes to make the lifesaving medication affordable fell along party lines: Pure evil: 193 House Republicans
FactCheck.org→ Congressional Leadership Fund
Political leanings: Republican 2020 total spending: $165.9 million The Congressional Leadership Fund’s sole purpose is to win a Republican majority in the House of Representatives. The super PAC was formed in October 2011 as the conservative counte
Truth or Fiction?→ The Fairness Doctrine and Ronald Reagan
On March 28 2022, an Imgur user shared a meme (“The Father of Fake News”) about President Ronald Reagan, the Fairness Doctrine, and the Federal Communications Commission’s purported role in the rise of partisan “news”: Te
FactCheck.org→ Former Judge Janice Rogers Brown Was Not Nominated to the Supreme Court
Quick Take Republicans did not nominate former Judge Janice Rogers Brown to the U.S. Supreme Court. A Facebook post falsely claims that Brown — not Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson — was the first Black woman to be nominated to the nation’
FactCheck.org→ Save America
Political leanings: Republican 2020 total spending: n/a Former President Donald Trump established the Save America political action committee in November 2020, just days after he lost the presidential election to Joe Biden. Save America is a so-called
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a GOP Senator Say the Supreme Court Shouldn’t Have ‘Weighed In’ on Interracial Marriage?
Right-wing Sen. Mike Braun of Indiana (R) quickly backtracked on March 22 2022 after offering interracial marriage as an example of issues that the Supreme Court, in his opinion, should leave up for individual states to decide. Braun made the remark to
PolitiFact→ Alabama's Future – Attack on Trump-backed Mo Brooks distorts his votes on ISIS
Mo Brooks "voted to cut off funding to destroy ISIS terrorists in the middle of the fight."
FactCheck.org→ Marjorie Taylor Greene Parrots Russian Talking Point on Ukraine
Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene parroted a Russian talking point with her claim that Ukraine is a country whose “government only exists because the Obama State Department helped to overthrow the previous regime.” Experts in foreign p
Truth or Fiction?→ Holocaust Survivor Boris Romantschenko Killed in Russian Attack on Ukraine
On March 21 2022, popular posts on Imgur and elsewhere referenced the death of 96-year-old Boris Romantschenko, a Holocaust survivor, in Charkiv, Ukraine: KZ Survivor Boris Romantschenko was killed in Charkiw In the above post (“KZ Survivor B
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Maryland Is NOT ‘About To Vote’ On Pregnancy Freedom Bill
Is the Maryland General Assembly "about to vote" on a controversial pregnancy "freedom" bill? Not exactly: Maryland legislators proposed the Pregnant Person's Freedom Act of 2022, which is in committee, but at the time of writing the bill
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Putin Ending The War Is NOT Real — It’s A ‘Deepfake’
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin announce on March 16, 2022, that Russia, having invaded Ukraine, had capitulated? No, that is not true: No credible independent or official source has reported such a statement by the Russian president
FactCheck.org→ Spending Bill Includes Pay Raise for Staffers, Not Members of Congress
Quick Take President Joe Biden signed a $1.5 trillion bill that funds the federal government and provides assistance to Ukraine. Social media posts misrepresent the bill by implying Congress members gave themselves a 21% pay raise. The bill increases H
FactCheck.org→ TV Ad Features Cherry-Picked Comments from Rep. Ted Budd About Putin
In late February, Republican Rep. Ted Budd described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “erratic,” a “thug” and “intelligent.” He also said Putin has “strategic reasons” for wanting to “protectR
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: High Number of Registrations Is NOT Evidence of Voter Fraud in Michigan
Is the relatively high number of registrations on November 2 and November 3, 2020, evidence of voter fraud in Michigan? No, that's not true: On Election Day alone, close to 32,000 people registered to vote in Michigan, according to offici
Snopes→ MLB Players Vote to End Lockout, Salvaging 162-Game Season
Players have voted to accept Major League Baseball's latest offer for a new labor deal.
Full Fact→ Home Office claim to have launched first Ukrainian visa scheme lacks context
“The UK Government’s Ukraine Family Scheme is the first visa scheme in the world to launch since President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.” Home Office, 7 March 2022. The Home Office has said that the UK Government’s Ukraine
Full Fact→ Government has not backed up Russian sanction claims
On 5 March 2022 a number of Conservative MPs, including the Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency Jacob Rees-Mogg, tweeted a chart claiming that the value of Russian bank assets sanctioned by the UK was higher than those sanctione
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Kari Lake’s Speech at CPAC
Moments before Donald Trump took the stage at the Conservative Political Action Conference on Saturday night, Arizona Republican gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake addressed the audience and delivered one of the most dishonest speeches of the entire eve
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Photo Does NOT Show Ukraine’s President On Russian Invasion Front Line In 2022 — Other Footage Does
Does this photo show President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine visiting battle lines during the Russian invasion that started February 24, 2022? No, that's not true: Multiple reverse image searches show the photo was taken in 2021, almost
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pineapple Juice Does NOT Detox — Only The Kidneys And Liver Can Do That
Does pineapple juice help detox the body, make a person lose weight and relieve joint ache? No, that's not true: The only thing that can help detox the body is the liver and kidneys, according to a dermatologist. The Food and Drug Adminis
Truth or Fiction?→ Rosa Parks Bus Ad Meme
On February 10 2022 an Imgur user shared the following meme, which purportedly showed an advertisement in honor of Rosa Parks — insensitively placed on the back of a bus in Birmingham, Alabama: The back of a bus was visible in the meme, as was a
Snopes→ Trump Backer, 4 Others Charged with Voter Fraud in Wisconsin
One of the people charged indicated she had voted for Trump and told investigators to look into cheating because “they took it away from Trump,” according to the complaint.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a GOP Lawmaker Accuse Nancy Pelosi of Having a ‘Gazpacho Police’?
Conspiracy-theory-slinging Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) bungled her latest attempt to paint Democrats as tyrants in a rant that spread online on February 9 2022. The conservative group The Republican Accountability Project captured Greene
PolitiFact→ Team PAC – In race for open US Senate seat in Missouri, fact-checking a PAC attack on Eric Schmitt over China
Eric Schmitt “sponsored a bill to spend $480 million of your tax dollars” on cargo hub for airlines "owned by China's Communist Party” and "voted to let China buy up Missouri farmland."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Claims About Chelsea Clinton’s ‘Secret Lesbian Love Affair’ With Exotic Dancer Posted On Satire Site
Did Chelsea Clinton have a "secret lesbian love affair" with an exotic dancer? No, that's not true: The fake story was posted on a website that notes it has been "voted best satire on the planet 3 times." The photograph used in the post i
The Dispatch→ Arizona Bill Peddles Debunked Election Fraud Claims
Cyber Ninja workers examine Arizona ballots in May 2021. (Photo by Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images)Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem introduced a bill earlier this week to attempt, once again, to decertify the results of the Arizona 2020 presidential elect
PolitiFact→ Sen. Rick Scott, carrying on a tradition, takes credit for infrastructure funding he opposed
Sen. Rick Scott said he was “proud” he helped secure funding for Everglades restoration. But he voted against the infrastructure bill that made it possible.
FactCheck.org→ Biden Promise on SCOTUS Nominee Not Unique
While running for president in 1980, Ronald Reagan pledged at a campaign event that “one of the first Supreme Court vacancies in my administration will be filled” by a woman, saying it’s “time for a woman to sit among our highest jurist
PolitiFact→ Sen. Rick Scott, carrying on a tradition, takes credit for infrastructure funding he opposed
Sen. Rick Scott said he was “proud” he helped secure funding for Everglades restoration. But he voted against the infrastructure bill that made it possible.
FactCheck.org→ False Reports of Wisconsin Assembly’s Action on 2020 Electors
Quick Take A resolution introduced in the Wisconsin Assembly to reverse the state’s 2020 presidential electoral votes for President Joe Biden was referred to the Rules Committee on Jan. 25. The committee chair tweeted that the resolution was R
FactCheck.org→ False Reports of Wisconsin Assembly’s Action on 2020 Electors
Quick Take A resolution introduced in the Wisconsin Assembly to reverse the state’s 2020 presidential electoral votes for President Joe Biden was referred to the Rules Committee on Jan. 25. The committee chair tweeted that the resolution was R
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wisconsin Assembly Did NOT Vote To Withdraw Joe Biden’s Electoral Votes
Did the Wisconsin Assembly vote to withdraw Joe Biden's 10 electoral votes? No, that's not true: A Republican representative introduced a resolution that called for "reclaiming" the president's votes. The resolution was referred to an ass
Truth or Fiction?→ Tennessee School District Bans ‘Maus,’ a Children’s Book About the Holocaust
On January 27 2022, no fewer than five “most viral” Imgur posts had to do with the topic of a Tennessee school district’s decision to ban Maus — a graphic novel for children about the horrors of the Holocaust. Social Media Post