On June 29 2022, Trendolizer listed a blog post from Heritage Action for America (“Myth vs. Fact: SCOTUS Dobbs Decision and America’s Attitude on Abortion”) as a virally popular link in circulation on social media. The contents of that li
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: SUV Trump Was Riding In Did NOT Have Glass Partition Blocking Him From Steering Wheel On January 6, 2021
Was it impossible or difficult for then-President Donald Trump to reach the steering wheel of the vehicle he was riding in on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: The fortified SUV transporting him did not have a glass partition between
Snopes→ Was Clarence Thomas’ Credit Card Number Leaked on TikTok?
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Full Fact→ Social media posts claim ethanol is being added to petrol to increase sales
Although added ethanol does slightly reduce cars’ fuel economy, the government has said this is being done in order to reduce net carbon emissions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Enfamil Is NOT Harming, Killing Babies During 2022 Formula Shortage
Is Enfamil, an infant formula brand, harming and killing babies during the U.S. baby formula shortage of 2022? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Enfamil poses such a threat to babies. Although there was a widespread baby form
FactCheck.org→ Website Peddles Old, Debunked Falsehood About COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines
SciCheck Digest An executive at the German pharmaceutical company Bayer referred to mRNA vaccines used against COVID-19 as an example of innovation in biotech at the World Health Summit 2021. But a website post takes the executive’s words out of
Truth or Fiction?→ Ectopic Pregnancy and Abortion Bans
Following the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade, an urgent discussion about the legality of treating ectopic pregnancy in states with trigger laws began. One extremely viral aspect of the conversation originated with a since-delete
Snopes→ Hinckley Says He’s Sorry for Shooting That Wounded Reagan
The man who wounded President Ronald Reagan in 1981 apologized for his actions and said he doesn't remember what he was feeling when he fired the shots that also wounded three others.
FactCheck.org→ Biden Claims Too Much Credit for Decline in COVID-19 Deaths
With the U.S. experiencing a major dip in the number of daily deaths as the omicron variant wave runs its course, President Joe Biden has repeatedly boasted that his “approach has brought down COVID deaths by 90%.” That figure is accurate, but
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Hand Over Control Of ISS To Russia After They Threatened To Crash It Into Earth
Did NASA hand over control of the International Space Station (ISS) to Russia after a Russian official threatened to crash it into Earth? No, that's not true: A NASA spokesperson told Lead Stories that a long-established ceremonial change
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The United States Has the Highest Maternal Mortality Rate of Any Developed Country’
On June 27 2022, an Imgur user shared a post claiming the United States had the highest rate of maternal mortality among developed nations, as part of am ongoing national discussion about the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade: Wh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Uvalde School District Police Chief Donated To Biden, Beto O’Rourke
Did the police chief for Uvalde, Texas, Consolidated Independent School District, make political contributions to President Joe Biden and Beto O'Rourke, candidate for governor of Texas in 2022 and a former U.S. representative for the stat
Health Feedback→ The claim that medical doctors are more likely to kill than firearms isn’t supported by evidence
REVIEW Recurrent mass shootings in the U.S., such as the Uvalde school shooting in June 2022, once again drew the attention of both the American and international media on the issue of firearm-related deaths. Unsurprisingly, posts and commentaries o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Microwaves Do NOT ‘Destroy Every Food Value’ Or Turn Food Into A ‘Toxin’
Do microwaves "basically" destroy "every food value in the food" they cook, "turning it into a toxin"? No, that's not true: A representative of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) told Lead Stories that these claims are false. Multiple
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Ukrainian City Of Ochakiv Is NOT Home To A NATO Base
Is it true that Russia destroyed a NATO base in the Ukrainian city of Ochakiv? No, it's not true. Not a single NATO facility has ever existed in Ukraine. The Ochakiv naval base belongs to Ukraine, not NATO. While it was reported that Russ
Truth or Fiction?→ Democrats Singing ‘God Bless America’ on June 24 2022
On June 24 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the landmark decision preserving abortion rights, Roe v. Wade; as protests began to take shape in Washington, DC, a video of Democrats purportedly singing “God Bless America” at the Capitol spre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oregano Oil And Water Mixture Is NOT ‘Nature’s Antibiotic’
Is mixing four drops of oregano oil in water a good natural antibiotic? No, that's not true: Joan Salge Blake, a clinical nutrition professor at Boston University, told Lead Stories that this mixture is not an antibiotic. Abbey Sharp, a r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Girls Starting Puberty Early Is NOT Exclusive To US
Are girls starting puberty as young as 6 years old something exclusive to the United States? No, that's not true: Although the U.S. has produced studies showing that young girls are experiencing signs of puberty earlier than previously ob
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did an ‘Inside Man’ Open Capitol Doors for Rioters on January 6?
(Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Disinformation surrounding the 2021 Capitol insurrection has resurfaced in recent days following hearings of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof 5G Causes Nosebleeds, Cancer In The Brain, Low Sperm Count, Headaches Or Insomnia
Does 5G cause nosebleeds, cancer in the brain, low sperm count, headaches or insomnia? No, that's not true: A video offers no proof of the claims made about the wireless technology. While the long-term effects of 5G technology are still b
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a Kansas City News Outlet Ducking Questions About its ‘Fentanyl Overdose’ Story?
A Kansas City news organization is not addressing major questions around a story about a suspected “fentanyl overdose” that relies on disinformation and debunked law enforcement narratives. The story, which aired on KCTV-TV on June 16 2022,
Logically→ Gas prices at a 7-Eleven store reached $7.11 in June 2022.
An old photo displaying a "test price" to mark the opening of a new 7-Eleven store does not reflect the actual gas price.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Real Newscast Claiming Mark Zuckerberg Is CIA Agent — It’s 2011 Satire
Does a video posted on social media show a newscast with real journalists describing Mark Zuckerberg as a CIA agent and Facebook as a CIA surveillance replacement program? No, that's not true: The original video and audio heard in this po
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Swirls With Unsupported Claims About Cause of Justin and Hailey Bieber’s Medical Conditions
SciCheck Digest Pop star Justin Bieber announced he has Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a form of facial paralysis caused by a reactivation of the virus that causes chickenpox. Social media posts have claimed his condition was caused by COVID-19 vaccination, but
Truth or Fiction?→ Winnfield, Louisiana ‘Indecent Exposure’ TikTok Controversy
On June 11 2022, a TikTok user going by @kazzi112 shared a clip claiming that she was cited for “indecent exposure” in Winnfield, Louisiana, for wearing the cropped t-shirt and denim cutoffs she wore in the video: @kazzi112 MAKE IT MAKE SE
Truth or Fiction?→ Gas Boycott July 3 to 5 2022
On June 19 2022 a Facebook user posted a concise status update, encouraging others to participate in a June 3 to 5 2022 gas boycott; it read: Do NOT Buy gas July 3-5!! Do NOT Buy gas July 3-5!! Do NOT Buy gas July 3-5!! As of June 22 2022, the post rac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Long-Term Impact On Sperm Production From Pfizer COVID Vaccination — Sperm Count Also Drops After Viral Infection
Does the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have a long-term impact on the production of sperm? No, that's not true: The shot temporarily lowers sperm count, much the same as after a "simple viral infection," according to Itai Gat, one of the author
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy Did NOT See UFOs in July 2019 — Navy Classified Them As ‘Unmanned Aerial Systems’ (Drones)
Did the U.S. Navy encounter real UFOs in July 2019 and shoot "hundreds of bullets" at them? No, that's not true: The Navy defined the objects as "unmanned aerial systems" (UAS), or as news reports described them, drones. The objects were
Truth or Fiction?→ AriZona Iced Tea Price Increase
In mid-June 2022 a viral image circulated, suggesting that AriZona Iced Tea’s price increased to $1.29, from 99 cents: Worst thing I've seen today. pic.twitter.com/aHW39U0mFu — Adam Neuman (@AdamJNeuman) June 16, 2022 Officially t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Chemicals Have Been ‘Covertly Added’ To Food Supply To Lower Testosterone
Have chemicals been "covertly added" to the food supply to lower testosterone? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such actions have taken place and there is no evidence suggesting that generally eating food lowers testosterone
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Claims That COVID Vaccines Cause a Brain Disorder
A viral article recently published at The Defender claims in its headline “COVID-19 Vaccines linked to New Type of Incurable, Fatal Degenerative Brain Disorder.”The Defender is a news website of the Children’s Health Defense, a non-pr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Poland Did NOT Annex Ukraine Via Tax Office Data Contract
Is it true that at the beginning of June 2022 Poland annexed Ukraine? No that's not true. Such posts on social networks began to appear after the publication of a press release from the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, in which the a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Food Processing Plant Fires, Death Of Cattle Are ‘Intentional’
Did nearly 100 food processing plants mysteriously explode in 2022? Did 10,000 cattle in Kansas die mysteriously too? No, neither of those claims are true: Lead Stories determined the food processing explosions claim was false -- because
FactCheck.org→ NRSC’s Misleading Green New Deal Attack on Fetterman
John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, says he “never supported the Green New Deal” though he does support a longer-term transition away from fossil fuels. Nonetheless, a TV ad from the National Republican S
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Is NOT The ‘First Man To Bring Computers Into This World,’ Is NOT Worth ‘Trillions And Trillions’
Is Bill Gates the "first man to bring computers into this world," and is he worth "trillions and trillions"? No, that's not true: A social media video post purporting to be sharing "the truth about Bill Gates" makes those claim but offers
FactCheck.org→ Posts Baselessly Link Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome to COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome, or SADS, has been studied for decades and is caused by genetic heart problems. But social media posts suggest, with no evidence, that SADS is related to COVID-19 vaccines.
Health Feedback→ Justin Bieber’s facial paralysis is caused by a viral infection; no evidence that COVID-19 vaccine played a role
REVIEW On 10 June 2022, pop singer Justin Bieber published an Instagram video announcing that he had been diagnosed with a rare neurological condition called Ramsay Hunt syndrome. In the video, Bieber explained that the condition was caused by “th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Justin Bieber Did NOT Say That COVID-19 Vaccine Ruined His Life
Did singer Justin Bieber say that the COVID-19 vaccine ruined his life? No, that's not true: A Daily Mail article that describes Bieber's bout with facial paralysis due to Ramsay Hunt syndrome doesn't mention any of Bieber's thoughts on C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Squeezing Gas Pump At ‘Top Speed’ Will NOT Put More Air In Your Tank
Does squeezing the gas pump at "top speed" put more air in your tank, ultimately overcharging you for less than a full tank worth of fuel? No, that's not true: A representative of the American Automobile Association (AAA) emailed Lead Sto
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show Pictures Of The Keystone Pipeline And A Lithium Mine
Are these two pictures showing part of the Keystone Pipeline and a lithium mine? No, that's not true: Reverse image searching leads to results that establish that the top picture in this Facebook post is of part of the Alaska Pipeline, an