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Logically→ A video shows Ukrainian farmers continuing to harvest amid shelling during the Russian invasion in 2022.
An old video of a burning field from 2014 has been falsely shared as farmers harvesting in Ukraine farmlands during Russian shelling in July 2022.
Logically→ This image shows former U.K. Prime Minister contender Penny Mordaunt wearing military medals.
Penny Mordaunt's photo wearing military medals is edited.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Ronald Reagan Lower the Top Tax Rate from 70 to 28 Percent and Introduce Income Tax on Social Security Benefits to Offset It?
On July 21 2022, a Twitter user shared a meme claiming that former United States President Ronald Reagan lowered the top tax rate from 70 percent — and then introduced a tax on Social Security benefits to offset the cut: Friendly reminder… p
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death from COVID-19; the vaccines don’t alter our DNA
REVIEW On 17 July 2022, political activist Charlie Kirk published a video on Facebook, claiming that Canadian data showed COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of death from COVID-19. The video was viewed more than 720,000 times and shared more than 2
PolitiFact→ Mehmet Oz – In Pennsylvania Senate race, Mehmet Oz distorts John Fetterman’s stance on releasing prison inmates
“John Fetterman wants to release one-third of dangerous criminals back into our communities.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Was a Woman Denied Entry Into the U.S. Because of an Abortion?
(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)In the last week, viral social media posts have spread a story about an Australian woman being denied entry to the United States after being questioned about if she’d recently had an abortion.Don Lewis @DonLew87A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Guarantee ‘Medical Grade Water’ Will Get Through A TSA Checkpoint
Is it always "possible to get through TSA with your water, as long as it's living electrically reduced water" or "medical grade water"? Not necessarily: A spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) told Lead Stories
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Make Unsupported Claims About Zelensky’s Income, Net Worth
Quick Take Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had an income of about $623,000 in 2020, according to his financial disclosure submitted to the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption in Ukraine. But posts on social media claim, without ev
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Explosion In City Of Shakhty In Russia On July 19, 2022
Does a Facebook video show the consequences of a Ukrainian missile attack on the Russian city of Shakhty on July 19, 2022? No, that's not true: The clip consists of footage from the Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine and more-than-decade-old image
Logically→ The Dutch Prime Minister, Mark Rutte, announced that farming will be banned in the Netherlands.
Farming has not been banned in the Netherlands. The prime minister has made no such announcement, and anything claiming otherwise is unwarranted.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers (Second Quarterly Update)
Summary Since President Joe Biden took office: The economy regained nearly 9 million jobs, coming within about half a million of the pre-pandemic peak. Unemployment fell to 3.6%; unfilled job openings surged, with 1.9 slots for every person seeking wo
Logically→ Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s net worth is over $500 million.
Forbes estimated President Zelenskyy's net worth as less than $30 million. There is no evidence that he is valued at more than $500 million.
Logically→ A Nothing Phone (1)’s unboxing video showed a note from the company stating that the “device is not for South Indians.
The unboxing video of Nothing Phone (1) was a prank by a YouTuber. The note was faked and the box was empty.
Poynter→ Same-sex marriage would be illegal in 25 to 32 states if the Supreme Court overturned Obergefell
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, sending abortion policy back to the states, could the court do the same thing with same-sex marriage by overturning the 2015 ruling […] The post Same-sex marriage would be illegal in 25 to
Logically→ The first images taken by the James Webb Space Telescope are computer-generated.
The images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope are authentic. Also, NASA has explained the Webb structure and the launch on its website.
Snopes→ No, Darth Vader Didn’t Actually Say ‘Luke, I Am Your Father’
For decades, people have misconstrued the pivotal line of dialogue between Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker in "The Empire Strikes Back."
Snopes→ Here’s Why AOC, Omar Were Arrested — But Not Handcuffed — at Abortion-Rights Protest
Some social media users noticed lawmakers such U.S. Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar positioned their hands behind their backs despite not being handcuffed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Losing Seven Pounds In One Week With This Juice Is NOT Realistic
Will this drink of cucumber, mint, ginger, pineapple and lemon make the body lose seven pounds in one week if taken twice a day? No, that's not true: Two registered dieticians say that losing seven pounds by following the claim in this vi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO $1,728 ‘Boost’ To Social Security Checks Being Offered To People Born Before 1957
Is there a $1,728 "boost" to Social Security checks being offered to people born before 1957? No, that's not true: There was no such "boost" being added to seniors' Social Security checks when a social media post that made the claim was p
Logically→ Tesla has introduced Tesla e-money, a new electronic currency.
Neither Tesla nor Elon Musk has made any such announcement about a new electonic currency. Musk's brand is being used without his permisison.
Logically→ The mainstream media is exaggerating the effects of global warming as extreme summer temperatures have not drastically changed over decades.
The July 2022 heatwave in the U.K. is hotter than the ones from the past. Claiming otherwise undermines the awareness and reporting on global warming.
Logically→ Giving dogs ice cubes to ward off the effects of extreme heat is dangerous.
There is no evidence that giving dogs small ice cubes to eat in high temperatures is harmful.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moon Landings Were NOT Fake, NASA Says
Has NASA "all but admitted the [moon] landings were fake" in the past 12 months, but mainstream media is not reporting on the revelations so the public doesn't know? No, that's not true: The Apollo missions that orbited and landed on the
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Here’s to Politicians Using TikTok Properly’
On July 17 2022, a Twitter account shared a short TikTok clip by “kenforflorida,” described as “politicians using TikTok properly”: Here’s to politicians using TikTok properly lmao pic.twitter.com/VY7kOgjgE8 — Sonia B
Logically→ Video of Pakistan’s Guddu Power Plant engulfed in a massive fire in July 2022.
Video of fire caused by a fuel tank explosion in Afghanistan in 2021 was falsely shared as the recent Guddu Power Plant fire incident in Pakistan.
Logically→ As part of the plan to create a food shortage, the U.K. government is paying £100,000 to farmers to give away their land.
The U.K.'s Lump Sum Exit Scheme aims to provide opportunities for a new generation of farmers to enter the farming sector and increase food supply.
Logically→ The new weather forecast map from the Met Office is intended to cause panic about climate change.
A digitally altered map has gone viral. The Met Office changed its graphics for weather in 2022 for accessibility and accuracy.
Logically→ Seventy percent of the staff deployed at Lulu Mall in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, is from the Muslim community.
The Lulu Mall management has clarified that 80 percent of their staff members are Hindus and 20 percent are from other communities.
Logically→ The video shows 26-year-old PM Narendra Modi practicing yoga in the monastery of Swami Sadhu Dayanand in Rishikesh.
A 2021 video of Acharya Santosh Trivedi performing yoga in Kedarnath has been misattributed to PM Narendra Modi practicing yoga in Rishikesh.
Logically→ This image shows Indian television actors worshipping Lord Ganpati at Lulu mall in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
The image was captured in Oberoi Mall in Mumbai in 2011. It has been misattributed to Lulu mall in Lucknow.
Snopes→ GOP Establishment Steps Up Push to Block Trump Ally Kari Lake in Ariz.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has already helped block one of former President Donald Trump’s allies from winning the Republican nomination for governor in a crucial battleground state. Now he’s hoping for a repeat in his own backyard.
AllSides→ Progressives Twist Ted Cruz’s Obergefell Criticism Beyond Recognition
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/progressives-twist-ted-cruzs-obergefell-criticism-beyond-recognition/
Logically→ A BBC News report shows that U.K. PM Boris Johnson ‘escaped to the sea’ after his resignation.
The photograph of Boris Johnson jogging on the beach was captured in June 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Private Election Data Stream Does NOT Prove GOP Primary Stolen From Colorado ‘Big Lie’ Purveyor Tina Peters
Does an election night correction made to a private company's Colorado vote tallies prove the primary election was manipulated by dark forces? No, that's not true: There is no evidence the official results "stole" votes from Mesa County C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Instant Noodles, TBHQ Are NOT Dangerous In Moderation
Are packaged noodles unhealthy? Will the chemical tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) cause diseases if ingested? No, the claims made in this video exaggerate risks and instant noodles can be eaten in moderation, a registered dietician told
Truth or Fiction?→ EU Parliament Roe v. Wade Resolution Vote
On July 14 2022, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a tweet with the claim that the European Parliament had then-recently voted to condemn the decision of the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade: The EU Parliament just voted 324-155
Logically→ A video shows two women swept away by waves on Bandra beach in Mumbai.
The footage is from an incident on Al Mughsail Beach in Salalah, Oman, not Bandra beach in Mumbai.
Logically→ Nikon is stopping the production of SLR cameras to focus on mirrorless models.
Nikon has refuted rumors of its withdrawal from SLR development and clarified that it would continue SLR's production, sales, and services.
Logically→ An Israeli study has found that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine impairs sperm count.
The decrease in sperm concentration is temporary and returns to normal after 145 days.