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Snopes→ Did Georgia Pass a Law Imposing Severe Criminal Penalties for Abortions and Miscarriages?
House Bill 481, signed into law in May 2019, prompted a wave of assertions about its possible effects.
Snopes→ Are Texas Legislators ‘Considering the Death Penalty for Women Who Have Abortions’?
Republican-sponsored House Bill 896 garnered nationwide attention in the spring of 2019.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Say ‘White Women’ Need to Have Fewer Children and ‘More Abortions’?
In early March 2019, a Facebook user shared the following indifferently-spelled meme (archived here), featuring Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a quote in which she purportedly insisted that “white women” ought to have ̶
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘What If the Government Funded Adoptions Instead of Abortions?’
During ongoing national debate about a new abortion law in New York in February 2019, a Facebook user shared a meme with a photograph of an infant atop an American flag, bearing the following caption: WHAT IF THE GOVERNMENT FUNDED ADOPTIONS INSTEAD O
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Martin Luther King, Jr. Say ‘the Dream’ Cannot Survive if Women Have Abortions?
In January 2019, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the passage of a new abortion law in New York state occurred in close proximity, facilitating the circulation of the following quote meme: The above-reproduced quote meme included a photograph of King a
Snopes→ Did New York Pass a Bill Legalizing Abortions Up to Birth?
Opponents claimed the law "strips unborn children of their rights and jeopardizes women's health by allowing non-physicians to perform" abortions
Snopes→ Does a Proposed Ohio Bill Posit the Death Penalty for Women Who Undergo Abortions?
Ohio's legislature is considering a bill that would criminalize abortion and potentially impose extreme penalties on women and abortion providers.
Snopes→ Did Senate Candidate Kyrsten Sinema Vote to ‘Allow Abortions Up to Birth’?
A pro-life web site misrepresented the pro-choice Arizona Democrat's voting record on partial-birth and late-term abortions.
FactCheck.org→ No ‘World Record’ for Abortions
Q: Is it true that “pro-choice activist” Elena Travis has received a “world record” number of abortions? A: No. This story was made up by a satirical website. FULL ANSWER World News Daily Report, a self-described satirical website, p
Hoax-Slayer→ FAKE-NEWS: Circulating Story Falsely Claims Pro-Choice Activist Has Had 27 Abortions
According to a report that is being shared via social media, a 34-year-old pro-choice activist in California has officially broken a world record after receiving her 27th abortion. The post FAKE-NEWS: Circulating Story Falsely Claims Pro-Choice Activis
Snopes→ Did Brett Kavanaugh Argue That People with Disabilities Could Be Forced to Undergo Elective Surgeries, Including Abortions?
Advocates for the disabled community largely oppose Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court.
Snopes→ Did Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb Sign a Law Mandating Women Disclose Abortions or Face Jail Time?
Vague social media posts and news items led to confusion over a broad Indiana law addressing "abortion complications."
Washington Post→ Is the United States one of seven countries that ‘allow elective abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy?’
“Seven out of 198 nations allow elective abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy.” — statement of Trump administration policy, Oct. 2, 2017 The House approved a ban on 20-week abortions this week, and this dramatic statistic cau
Snopes→ Did Jeff Sessions Say Marijuana Use Leads to Abortions?
A report that the U.S. Attorney General said that marijuana caused more unwanted pregnancies were a hoax from a "hybrid" news site.
Snopes→ Are Abortions Linked to an Increased Risk of Breast Cancer?
Despite early uncertainty, the weight of scientific evidence and medical consensus is that abortions do not lead to an increased risk of breast cancer.
Snopes→ Does Planned Parenthood Provide No Prenatal Care, Only Abortions?
A video investigation purportedly showed that Planned Parenthood does not offer health services for women such as prenatal care, only abortions.
Snopes→ In Flurry of Court Activity, Rulings on Abortion Bans Mixed
A federal court allowed Tennessee to ban abortions as early as six weeks into pregnancy, while in Texas a judge temporarily blocked an even stricter decades-old law from taking effect.
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
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
PolitiFact→ Catherine Cortez Masto – Nevada GOP Senate hopeful Adam Laxalt open to tightening abortion restrictions, but not banning it
Adam Laxalt "supports eliminating Nevada's protections for legal abortions."
PolitiFact→ Young America's Foundation – Hoax claim about Mayo Clinic, Trump supporters and ectopic pregnancy is still false
A doctor at the Mayo Clinic is misdiagnosing pregnancies of Trump supporters so they have abortions.
AllSides→ Fact check: Abortion-related deaths continued after Roe v. Wade, but occurred less often
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/06/06/fact-check-false-claim-abortion-related-deaths-ended-after-roe-ruling/9764955002/
Health Feedback→ Large-scale studies have found that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes, contrary to claim by Naomi Wolf
REVIEW On 25 May 2022, Steve Bannon, former White House strategist, hosted author Naomi Wolf on his podcast War Room Battleground. During the podcast, Wolf claimed that the babies of vaccinated mothers were dying in disproportionately higher numbers
Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence doesn’t support the claim that induced abortion increases the risk of breast cancer and mental illness
REVIEW On 18 May 2022, Newsmax posted to its Facebook page
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About an Alabama Abortion Law
Pro-choice protesters in front of the Alabama Capitol in 2019. (Photo by Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images)Viral social media posts claim that “if a 12-year-old girl is raped and impregnated by her father, she must carry to term, or be thrown in p
Snopes→ Oklahoma Passes Strictest Abortion Ban; Services to Stop
Oklahoma lawmakers approved a bill prohibiting all abortions with few exceptions, and providers said they would stop performing the procedure as soon as the governor signs it.
FactCheck.org→ Plan B Pills Still Legal in Tennessee and Missouri, Contrary to Social Media Claims
Quick Take Proposed legislation in Tennessee and Missouri would not regulate Plan B contraception pills, and experts say state “trigger laws” that would take effect if Roe v. Wade were overturned will not ban methods of birth control. But social me
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart Has NOT Announced A Plan To Offer Abortion Services – That Claim Is Satirical
Has Walmart announced a plan to offer abortion services? No, that's not true: The creator of a video that made the claim labelled as satirical his "report" that the major retailer would offer abortion services . The claim appeared in a vi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Guarantee That Joining Satanic Temple Would Give Legal Religious Protection To Terminate Pregnancy
Does joining The Satanic Temple give a member legal protection to terminate a pregnancy? Not necessarily: According to legal experts, it could -- but joining "opportunistically" probably won't be applicable. Or as Mark Tushnet, the Willia
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Individuals Who Seek Or Get Abortion in Alabama Are NOT ‘Thrown In Prison For Life’
Are people in Alabama who seek or get an abortion "thrown in prison for life," even if the pregnancy was a result of rape or incest? No, that's not true: There's no such law in Alabama. In 2019, Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed into law a bil
Truth or Fiction?→ … ‘In the 90s, the [Supreme] Court Held That Protesting Outside of the Homes of Abortion Clinic Employees Is Protected by the First Amendment’
On May 9 2022, discourse about the SCOTUS/Roe v. Wade leak turned to ongoing protests outside the homes of Supreme Court justices — and a very popular tweet suggested that in the 1990s, that same court ruled that protests outside the homes of abo
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Overturning Roe v. Wade Will Not Ban Abortion
(Photograph by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.)Last week, Politico published a draft of a majority opinion for the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The draft opinion is written by Justice Samuel Alito,
Truth or Fiction?→ Louisiana IUD Bill
On May 6 2022, a Twitter screenshot posted to Imgur suggested that Louisiana planned to vote to criminalize IUDs. No link was provided, but the screenshot of a tweet by Pam Keith was originally shared on May 5 2022: Louisiana is voting on a bill to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Netherlands Does NOT Have Lowest Abortion Rate In The World, But Its Rate IS Low Compared To Other Countries
Does the Netherlands have the lowest abortion rate in the world? No, that's not true: Although the Netherlands has a low abortion rate, with data showing that it has an estimated average annual rate of seven abortions per 1,000 women, it
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What would the end of Roe mean for access to abortion pill?
Many states have already passed restrictions that reduce access to abortion pills. If Roe v. Wade is overturned by SCOTUS and states ban abortions, such bans would also include abortion pills.
Snopes→ Next Battle over Access to Abortion Will Focus on Pills
Use of abortion pills has been rising in the U.S. since 2000 when the FDA approved mifepristone — the main drug used in medication abortions.
FactCheck.org→ What Happens if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned?
A leaked draft opinion indicated that the Supreme Court is ready to abolish the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion. The draft isn’t final, but what happens if the court decides that Roe “must be overru
Truth or Fiction?→ Can Congress Codify Roe v. Wade?
A May 2 2022 tweet by Sen. Bernie Sanders — asserting that Congress “must act” to codify Roe v. Wade — was widely popular on Twitter and shared at least three times to Imgur the following day: Sanders tweeted the same text twic
Truth or Fiction?→ Jason Miller’s ‘Antifa Narrative’ Capitol Insurrection Texts
On April 26 2022, a viral screenshot of a tweet purportedly showed the content of a text message in which Jason Miller, advisor to former United States President Donald Trump, suggested blaming anti-fascist protestors for the deadly Capitol insurrect