The fourth public hearing organized by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol on June 21 2022 examined how disinformation and smear campaigns were wielded to pressure state officials and private individ
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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
Truth or Fiction?→ Oak Ridge National Laboratory Parallel Universe Experiments
Has the multiverse finally arrived? A June 18 2022 post by the Facebook page “Unexplained Mysteries” claimed scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in eastern Tennessee endeavored to “open a portal” to a parallel univer
Logically→ Indian military service men attested after January 1, 2019, who are below the rank of Naik on July 1, 2022, will have to undergo fresh selection under the Agnipath scheme.
Logically→ The monkeypox pathogen originated in U.S.-funded biolabs in Nigeria.
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Logically→ A video shows an explosion that occurred at the Azot plant in Severodonetsk, Ukraine, in 2022.
An old video from a 2014 explosion in Donetsk, a city in eastern Ukraine, has been falsely shared as a recent explosion in Severodonetsk, Ukraine.
Logically→ A video depicts Hoori, a silicone-based artificial woman built in China that can function for 72 hours after being charged.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plane From United Airlines Flight 93 On 9/11 DID Crash In Pennsylvania — It Disintegrated Into Small Pieces
Was the plane from United Airlines Flight 93 not at the reported crash site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: The hijacked plane crashed into the ground on September 11, 2001, almost upside down at a speed of up to 580
Logically→ Our drinking water contains fluoride, which is as harmful as rat poison.
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Logically→ A video shows a mob vandalizing a Hindu temple and attacking a priest in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Snopes→ Court Rejects Trump-Era EPA Finding That Roundup Safe
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the EPA to reexamine its 2020 finding that glyphosate did not pose a health risk for people exposed to it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Test Will NOT Tell You If You Have ADHD
Will this test, which asks you to stare at a flashing blue dot to see if surrounding yellow dots disappear, tell you if you have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD? No, that's not true: Experts consulted by Lead Stories say
Logically→ Flights are being deliberately canceled to prevent people from traveling.
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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
Logically→ A video shows Russia shot down NATO helicopters in Ukraine.
The widely circulated video is a video game footage from Arma 3. It is not related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Snopes→ UK Govt Approves Extradition of Assange; He Plans to Appeal
The British government ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges — a milestone, but not the end of the decade-long legal saga.
Logically→ Researchers have discovered that ripe bananas with dark patches contain an anti-cancer protein.
There is no evidence that ripe bananas contain TNF, a protein that helps fight cancer cells. This claim stems from a misinterpreted study.
Logically→ A video shows a demonstration defending the Prophet Muhammad held in India.
A video showing a 2021 ceremony commemorating TLP leader Khadim Hussain Rizvi in Pakistan has been misattributed as a protest in India.
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Testing purpose please ignore this claim
Truth or Fiction?→ Third January 6 Hearings Looks at Pressure, Disinformation Campaigns to Overturn Election
The third hearing by the House committee investigating the January 6 2021 insurrection focused on the pressure campaign to overturn the 2020 presidential election — and the deeply corrosive weaponized narratives which undergirded the attempt. The
Truth or Fiction?→ Doctor Pushing COVID Disinformation Sentenced to Prison for Capitol Riot
A California physician who has been at the forefront of COVID-related disinformation was sentenced to 60 days in prison for taking part in the January 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. According to CNN, Dr. Simone Gold was also ordered to pay a $9,500 f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Commercial Airliners, Military Jets Do NOT Run On Compressed Air — They Use Aviation Fuel
Do commercial airliners and military jets run on compressed air? No, that's not true: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) say none of their planes work that way. The jet engines that power th
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.
Truth or Fiction?→ Pete Sessions’ Deleted Tweet
On June 16 2022, hearings about the January 6th 2021 coup attempt hearings continued; meanwhile, a screenshot of a tweet by an elected about Capitol visitors went viral — purportedly tweeted by Rep. Pete Sessions (R-Texas) before the insurrect
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Does NOT Show ‘Pallets Of Formula’ In Mexico; US Baby Formula Shortage Is NOT Happening Because Biden ‘Wants Us To Suffer’
Does a picture show "pallets of formula" in Mexico, proving that there is only a shortage of baby formula in the United States because "the Biden Administration wants us to suffer"? No, that's not true: Not only does the picture not show
Logically→ A video shows a shooting inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 1, 2022.
The video making rounds on social media was filmed in 2019 and is unrelated to the recent shooting in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Logically→ A video circulating online shows a group of Ukrainian refugees beating a Polish citizen to death.
Polish officials have confirmed that the perpetrators of the murder in the video were Polish citizens, not Ukrainian refugees.
Snopes→ No, Vaccines Aren’t Linked to Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
The rare deaths in young adults have been linked to cardiac disorders.
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Congressman Exaggerates Number of Gun ‘Massacres’
In discussing a bipartisan Senate proposal to address gun violence, Rep. Jamie Raskin exaggerated when he said there have been “more massacres than days in 2022.” Using the source supplied by the congressman’s office, guns were used i
Truth or Fiction?→ Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene ‘Tampon Shortage’ Remarks
On June 14 2022, a Reddit user shared a claim to to the subreddit r/nottheonion (“for true stories that are so mind-blowingly ridiculous, that you could have sworn it was an Onion story”) that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) had bla
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘BTW, Gas Was $1.87 on Memorial Day in 2020 When the Mean Tweeter Was in Office’
A June 4 2022 Facebook post about gas prices in May 2020 had been shared more than 200,000 times as of June 15 2022: Black text against a green background read: Btw, gas was $1.87 on Memorial Day in 2020 when the mean tweeter was in office. Former Un
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort Questionable Study on COVID-19 Vaccination and EMS Calls
SciCheck Digest Studies have found that COVID-19 increases the risk for heart complications, and that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccination outweigh the risks for males and females in all age groups. Social media posts, however, have misinterpreted and
Logically→ Thirteen Labour MPs did not vote against deportation flights to Rwanda.
There was no parliament vote on the Rwanda deal. Many of the MPs mentioned have spoken out against the policy.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Should the Department of Justice Bring Legal Action Against Elected Officials Who Have Attempted to Overturn the Results of an American Election’ Poll
On June 13 2022, a popular tweet from former Labor Secretary Robert Reich circulated; it asserted that a full two-thirds of Americans polled — 67 percent — were in favor of “legal action” undertaken by the U.S. Department of Jus
Logically→ Klaus Schwab was caught on camera boasting that he has all the people he needs for “The Great Reset.”
Klaus Schwab speaking about various stakeholders of the WEF in 2007 has been misattributed to The Great Reset initiative introduced in 2020.
Logically→ The Apollo 11 mission ended due to the discovery of aliens.
Official documentation of the Apollo 11 mission proves that no extraterrestrial aliens were seen on the moon.
Logically→ An image shows Canada-based Yemeni businessman Ali Al Jamal, who fired his Hindu Indian employees over the Prophet Muhammad row.
The image of the Governor of Marib Governorate, Yemen, Major General Sultan Al-Arada, has been misinterpreted as a businessman from Canada.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Azov Document Does NOT Prove That 70% Of Mariupol Residents Are Loyal To Russia
By Uliana Malashenko Is it true that a "classified" Azov document proves that over two-thirds of the Mariupol population support Russia? No, that's not true: The link to the English-language article by the state-controlled Syrian Arab New
FactCheck.org→ Examining Uvalde’s Police Spending
For the fiscal year ending in September, spending on police is expected to account for 37% of general fund expenditures in the city of Uvalde, Texas. But police spending is projected to make up about 17% of the city’s total operating expenditures