The white gunman accused of committing a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket made threating comments that brought police to his high school last spring, but he was never charged with a crime and had no further contact with law enforcement after hi
Snopes→ McDonald’s to Sell Its Russian Business, Try to Keep Workers
McDonald's said that it has started the process of selling its Russian business, which includes 850 restaurants that employ 62,000 people.
Logically→ A World Economic Forum commercial shows a man suggesting killing a woman’s son to reduce the environmental impact of carbon emissions.
A scene from the TV show Utopia, which aired between 2013 and 2014, was shared with a false narrative as a World Economic Forum commercial.
Logically→ Hepatitis in children is caused by breastfeeding mothers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
There is no clinical evidence that hepatitis in children is caused by the COVID-19 vaccines or by vaccinated breastfeeding mothers.
Poynter→ Making homemade baby formula is not safe or recommended
As people grapple with America’s infant formula shortage, some social media users have started sharing homemade recipes, telling frantic parents who can’t find food for their babies that they can make […] The post Making homemade baby formul
Snopes→ California Churchgoers Detained Gunman in Deadly Attack
One person was killed and four others were critically wounded in the afternoon shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church in the city of Laguna Woods, officials said.
Snopes→ Authorities: Multiple People Shot at California Church
“We have detained one person and have recovered a weapon that may be involved,” one official said.
Snopes→ Supermarket Shooter Sought Black Neighborhood, Official Says
The suspect reportedly arrived there at least a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: The White House Corrects Itself After False Claim About Vaccine
(Photo by Al Drago/New York Times/Getty Images.)At 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, the official White House Twitter account published a tweet claiming that there was no vaccine when President Joe Biden came into office. The White House @WhiteHouseWhen Pres
Snopes→ 10 Dead in Mass Shooting at Supermarket, Suspect Arraigned
A teenage gunman wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket in what authorities described as “racially motived violent extremism."
Snopes→ ‘Multiple People’ Shot at Buffalo, New York, Supermarket
The alleged shooter reportedly was in custody.
Snopes→ Actor Fred Ward, of ‘Tremors,’ ‘The Right Stuff’ Fame, Dies
No cause or place of death was disclosed per the family’s wishes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disinformation ‘Czar’ Did NOT Say She Wants ‘Trustworthy Verified People’ Like Herself To Be Able To ‘Add Context’ To Other People’s Tweets
Did White House disinformation "czar" Nina Jankowicz say she wants "trustworthy verified people" like her to be able to "add context" to other people's tweets? No, that's not true: Her clipped comments from January 2021 were taken out of
Snopes→ Did Texas Ban Instagram Filters?
A lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton provoked headlines and social media posts in May 2022.
PolitiFact→ USA Freedom Fund – Pennsylvania US Senate candidate Kathy Barnette wanted Obama statue, but never voted for him
“Kathy Barnette wants to build a statue of Barack Obama right next to the one of Abraham Lincoln on Capitol Hill."
PolitiFact→ Is it legal to protest outside justices’ homes? The law suggests no
Whether recent abortion protests are considered illegal would be up to a court’s interpretation, constitutional law experts say.
FactCheck.org→ Q&A On Paxlovid, Pfizer’s COVID-19 Oral Antiviral
For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were few effective treatments — and no easy-to-take oral pill to treat infection with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. That changed when the Food and Drug Administration authorized Paxl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Two Graphs Of Election Returns Do NOT Compare Voter Turnout in US and Philippines
Do these two charts showing election returns -- from Michigan in the U.S. and from the Philippines -- compare voter turnout in the U.S. and the Philippines? No, that's not true: These two graphs that are presented for comparison are not d
Snopes→ Mixed Texas Ruling Allows Trans Youth Parent Investigations
The Texas Supreme Court allowed the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse while also ruling in favor of one family that was among the first contacted by child welfare officials following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
PolitiFact→ Greg Abbott – Providing baby formula for babies held at the border is a legal requirement
Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘NASA’ Warns Asteroid Headed Toward Earth?
On May 13 2022, an item from a site called American Military News (“NASA warns asteroid larger than Empire State Building headed towards Earth this weekend”) appeared on Trendolizer, indicating significant social media traction: NASA war
PolitiFact→ Kathy Barnette – Kathy Barnette largely correct on course of inflation under Joe Biden
Joe Biden “inherited inflation of 1.7%. Now we're well over 8% and growing.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, making your own homemade baby formula is not safe or recommended
Homemade baby formula recipes offer a ‘viable option’ during U.S. shortage
Snopes→ Indian Couple Longing for Grandchild Sues Son, His Wife
A retired Indian couple is suing their son and daughter-in-law, demanding that they produce a grandchild within a year or pay them 50 million rupees ($675,000).
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The World Health Organization Will NOT Have Authority To Lock Down All of America
Will the World Health Organization (WHO) have the authority to lock down all of America? No, that's not true: The claim, made by former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, spins proposed changes to WHO rules into something much greater than they
Snopes→ Does Fox News’ Peter Doocy Live in a ‘Luxurious’ Barn?
An online advertisement showed a picture of the White House correspondent and led to a 223-page slideshow article.
Snopes→ Bracing for Her Future: Baby Giraffe Fitted with Orthotic
The calf was born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, north of San Diego, with her front limb bending the wrong way.
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccines Were Available Before Biden Took Office, Contrary to False Tweet
When Joe Biden was sworn in as president, two COVID-19 vaccines had already been authorized and millions of people nationwide had been vaccinated against the disease. But in a May 12 tweet touting economic progress made under Biden, the White House fal
PolitiFact→ Lindsey Graham – Fact-checking Lindsey Graham on the US allowing abortions at 20 weeks
“We’re one of the seven nations in the world that allow abortion on demand at 20 weeks.”
PolitiFact→ Kathy Barnette – Kathy Barnette is wrong that agriculture is Pennsylvania’s No. 1 industry
“Agriculture is the No. 1 industry here in Pennsylvania.”
Snopes→ Michigan Profs Push ‘Pee for Peonies’ Urine Diversion Plan
A pair of University of Michigan researchers are putting the “pee” in peony.
FactCheck.org→ Baby Formula Shortage Fuels Misleading Partisan Claims
Quick Take A shortage of baby formula has provoked misleading partisan claims that suggest President Joe Biden is responsible for the “bare shelves.” But the shortage has been caused by a recall and plant shutdown by a major manufactur
Truth or Fiction?→ Becky Lynn Paige ‘Parents Divorce Due to Medical Debt’ Tweet
On May 12 2022, an Imgur account shared a purported screenshot of a tweet by a woman who said that her parents had divorced after 52 years — so that her mother would not inherit her father’s medical debt after his death: On a patterned ba
Snopes→ Was Baby Formula Shipped to US-Mexico Border Amid Shortage?
Border officials are required by law to provide food for any minors in their custody.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Hunter Biden Was Arrested On May 12, 2022
Was Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, arrested on May 12, 2022? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that this has happened. Trustworthy media outlets have not reported on this story, either. Claims that Hunter Biden was arres
Snopes→ A Trifle for the Queen: UK Unveils Jubilee Pudding Winner
It’s not just a trifle. It’s history.
Full Fact→ Amber Heard did not quote The Talented Mr Ripley during trial
A post circulating on Facebook claims that the actor Amber Heard used a quote from a movie in the opening lines of her testimony during the trial of a defamation case brought against her by her former husband, the actor Johnny Depp. A number of people
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Fact-checking Joe Biden on paying down the federal debt
“My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.”
Snopes→ Alabama Shipwreck Holds Key for Kin of Enslaved Africans
Keys to the past and the future of a community descended from enslaved Africans lie in a river bottom on Alabama's Gulf Coast.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth II Did NOT Congratulate Marcos Jr. On May 11, 2022, For His Presidential Election Win — It’s Satire Post
Did Queen Elizabeth II congratulate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the presumptive president-elect of the Philippines, on May 11, 2022, for his presidential election win? No, that's not true: A social media post claiming that the queen called Marc