Can women get pregnant by sunlight as a result of the process called parthenogenesis? No, that's not true: Mammals, including humans, do not reproduce asexually through parthenogenesis. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) on Fac
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AllSides→ Virginia governor blocks bill banning police from seeking menstrual histories
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/16/virginia-governor-glenn-youngkin-extreme-bill-police-menstrual-histories
AllSides→ The Guardian, Gavin Newsom Falsely Accuse Glenn Youngkin of Special Interest in Menstrual Histories
https://www.mediaite.com/opinion/the-guardian-gavin-newsom-falsely-accuse-glenn-youngkin-of-special-interest-in-menstrual-histories/
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: No, Glenn Youngkin Did Not Empower Police To Seize Women’s Menstrual Histories
https://freebeacon.com/media/fact-check-no-glenn-youngkin-did-not-empower-police-to-seize-womens-menstrual-histories/
FactCheck.org→ Moisture-Absorbent Tablet in Pregnancy Tests, Not ‘Hidden Plan B’ Pill
SciCheck Digest Pregnancy tests contain a desiccant tablet to absorb moisture and keep the test dry before use. But posts on social media falsely claim the tablet is a “hidden plan B” pill. Companies that produce pregnancy tests include a warni
The Dispatch→ Post-Roe Reality Sets In
Pro-life and pro-choice demonstrators at the March for Life on Friday in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)How abortion will affect the presidential primaries.The post Post-Roe Reality Sets In appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ NBC Sports Presenter Takes Up Right-Wing ‘Litter Boxes’ Smear
NBC Sports presenter Tony Dungy promoted — and quickly deleted — the right-wing hoax about students “identifying as cats,” a further sign of how disinformation can be laundered from fringe online circles into legitimate media. D
AllSides→ PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2022
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/dec/26/politifacts-top-10-fact-checks-of-2022/ Throughout 2022,
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘We Took Police At Their Word’: Florida News Outlets Fuel Latest Police ‘Overdose’ Story
A story out of Florida in December 2022 quickly gained traction online and made it to the national spotlight, becoming the latest story to push the claim — contrary to medical expertise — that even brief exposure to fentanyl can induce an o
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2022
Summary The midterm elections are finally over, but it won’t be long before the 2024 campaign cycle — which will really start in 2023 — gets going. Before that happens, we’ve put together this list of the year’s bigges
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Win in AZ Governor’s Race NOT Sign of ‘Rigged’ Election Despite Republican Wins In Other Race
If Arizonans voted primarily for Republican candidates in the November 8, 2022, election, but a Democrat still won the race for governor, was the election rigged? No, that's not true: Election data from past years show ticket-splitting is
Truth or Fiction?→ DeSantis Lawyers ‘Define Woke’
On December 3 2022, tweets and posts appeared about attorneys for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) being “forced” to define the popular descriptor “woke,” purportedly responding that it was “the belief there are systemi
Health Feedback→ The film “Died Suddenly” rehashes debunked claims and conspiracy theories about the COVID-19 vaccines
REVIEW On 21 November 2022, a pseudo-documentary titled “Died Suddenly”, co-produced by radio host Stew Peters, premiered on Twitter and the video sharing platform Rumble. Through a series of interviews, the film, which is approximately one hour
AllSides→ Is ‘Aborted Fetal Tissue’ Used As Flavor Enhancer?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-aborted-fetal-tissue-used-flavor-enhancer-1763180 The heated discus
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Make Boys ‘Think They Should Be GIRLS’ And Do NOT Produce ‘Girls Thinking They Are Boys’
Do vaccines make people identify with a gender other than their gender assigned at birth by changing the composition of that person's DNA? No, that's not true: Vaccines do not change a person's DNA -- they provide immunity against disease
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccine Does NOT Increase Stillbirths As Graph Implies
Does a graph show that the COVID-19 vaccine increases stillbirths? No, that is missing context: The graph was published on the U.S. government's Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) website. As VAERS itself repeatedly explains,
The Dispatch→ Where Does the Pro-Life Movement Go From Here?
Election Night was not exactly a triumph for the opponents of abortion.The post Where Does the Pro-Life Movement Go From Here? appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Mother & Son Poll Workers Were NOT Fired For ‘Free & Fair Election’ Tweet — It Was Because Of A January 6th Post
Did Fulton County, Georgia, election officials fire a mother and son hired as poll workers because the mom posted a tweet on the morning of the election saying she was "working at the polls to ensure a free and fair election?" No, that's
FactCheck.org→ The 2022 FactCheck Awards
Summary We are very serious fact-checkers, but we also like to have a bit of fun. That’s why every two years, on Election Day, we recognize a few of the many political ads we see during the campaign cycle with some not-to-be-taken-seriously award
PolitiFact→ Charlie Crist vs. Ron DeSantis: How months of digs and dubious claims size up
Republican incumbent Gov. Ron DeSantis and his Democratic challenger Charlie Crist lobbed a barrage of dubious attacks on abortion, gun regulation and U.S. history. Here are some of the key claims from their race.
FactCheck.org→ Major Themes of the Midterms
Voters are about to get a respite from the political attack-ad onslaught: Election Day is tomorrow. That means no more messages from Democrats attacking Republicans over abortion rights or the future of Medicare; no more Republicans blaming Democrats
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Tim Michels Say It’s ‘Not Unreasonable’ to Force Rape Victims to Give Birth?
A political advertisement from the Alliance for Common Sense—a political action committee aligned with the Democratic Party—claims that Tim Michels, the Republican nominee for governor of Wisconsin, said “it’s ‘not unreasonable’ to forc
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Marco Rubio and Val Demings in Florida Senate race
In Florida's U.S. Senate race, Rubio and Demings sparred on abortion, taxes, law enforcement reform and gender identity. Who was telling the truth? We fact-checked their claims.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Mark Kelly and Blake Masters in Arizona Senate race
Republicans have a shot at picking up a Senate seat in Arizona. Democratic incumbent Mark Kelly and Republican Blake Masters have lobbed attacks over immigration, abortion and social security. See our highlights.
Truth or Fiction?→ U.S. President Joe Biden’s Speech on Threats to Democracy
On November 2 2022, United States President Joe Biden gave a speech ahead of the November 8 2022 U.S. midterm elections decrying a spike in political violence and urging voters to participate at the polls. Some Twitter users claimed that Biden’s
The Dispatch→ The Culture War Comes to Michigan
Proposal 3 would enshrine a vague and potentially limitless right to abortion in the state constitution. The post The Culture War Comes to Michigan appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ The IRS is Ignoring Churches’ Right-Wing Political Push: Report
As more Christian churches push harder into right-wing politics, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will not tackle apparent violations of federal law, ProPublica and the Texas Tribune reported on October 30 2022. The two news sites said that they had
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims in the Hochul-Zeldin debate
In NY, fact-checking claims about abortion, bail law, 2020 election
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Josh Hawley Did NOT Refuse To Use ‘Liberal General’s’ Pronoun In Congress
Did Sen. Josh Hawley say the phrase "I will not use your pronoun" while questioning a "liberal general" at a U.S. Senate hearing? No, that's not true: Neither a video published on Facebook under this attention-grabbing headline nor the fu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Documents Do NOT Reveal 90% Of Pregnant Women Vaccinated Against COVID Lost Their Babies
Do Pfizer documents reveal that 90 percent of pregnant women vaccinated against COVID lost their babies, and that COVID vaccination is going to lead to "mass depopulation"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to support that claim. E
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Republicans Are Introducing the Stop the Sexualization of Children Act’
On October 18 2022, Louisiana Rep. Mike Johnson (R) tweeted an announcement about a piece of proposed legislation with an attention-grabbing title — “The Stop the Sexualization of Children Act”: BREAKING Republicans are introducing
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate debate
In their second and final debate to represent Ohio in the U.S. Senate, J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan fought over abortion, border security and their own records.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sen. John Kennedy Releasing Classified Documents, He Does NOT Say ‘You Had A Deal With Hunter’
Does a video posted on Facebook show Sen. John Kennedy releasing classified documents in the Senate or declaring that an interlocutor had "a deal" with President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden? No, that's not true: The video shows Kennedy
AllSides→ Do Fetuses Feel Pain at 15 Weeks as Youngkin Claims?
https://www.newsweek.com/can-fetuses-feel-pain-15-weeks-fact-check-glenn-youngkin-1750337 Republican Go
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Herschel Walker Drop Out of His Debate With Raphael Warnock?
Herschel Walker. (Photo by Megan Varner/Getty Images)Following the accusations that Georgia Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker paid for an abortion, a claim went viral that Walker had withdrawn from his sole debate with Democratic opponent Sen
FactCheck.org→ TV Ads Distort Tshibaka’s Position on Birth Control
A super PAC supporting Sen. Lisa Murkowski claims in several TV ads that her top challenger, Kelly Tshibaka, “wants to ban birth control in the mail.” Tshibaka has said she would ban the sale of the morning-after pill via the mail, but the
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Florida Female Student Athletes Have to Report Their Menstrual History to Play’
On October 3 2022, social media discourse followed claims that Florida’s female student athletes were made to disclose their “menstrual history” in order to participate in athletics: Florida female student athletes are aske
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Defund the Police’ Digitally Altered Attack Ad
On September 25 2022, a screenshot of a popular tweet apparently showed a dishonest attack advertisement against Rep. Ricky Hurtado (D- North Carolina): Look at this – it’s a comically dishonest political attack in NC. Rep. Ricky Hurtado ha
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Hillary Clinton Praise Italy’s New Fascist Leader?
Remarks from political figure and former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton published in Italy in September 2022 received attention and criticism from Americans, thanks to a tweet parsing out two remarks regarding Italy’s incoming far right
PolitiFact→ Liberal Groups – Ad is off-base with claim that Tim Michels wants to treat women like criminals
Says Tim Michels' family foundation "funded an organization that tracks women when they get near abortion clinics … he wants to treat women like they're the criminals."