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Logically→ The image shows farmers blocking the highway with tractors in the Netherlands to protest against government plans to cut nitrogen emissions.
A photo taken during the 2019 farmer protests in De Bilt, Netherlands, has been misattributed to the 2022 protest.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dutch Farmers Did NOT Purchase A Tank To Block Distribution Centers
Did Dutch farmers protesting against government measures aimed at curbing emissions buy a tank to block supermarket distribution centers? No, that's not true: tweets making that claim actually show video of a restored World War II vintage
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: SUV Trump Was Riding In Did NOT Have Glass Partition Blocking Him From Steering Wheel On January 6, 2021
Was it impossible or difficult for then-President Donald Trump to reach the steering wheel of the vehicle he was riding in on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: The fortified SUV transporting him did not have a glass partition between
Snopes→ Texas Shooting Records Could Be Blocked by Legal Loophole
Some are concerned that Texas officials will use a legal loophole to block records from being released — even to the victims' families — once the case is closed.
Snopes→ Judge Blocks Texas Investigating Families of Trans Youth
The temporary restraining order halts investigations against three families who sued.
Full Fact→ Video of driver escaping police roadblock by driving on roof of bus is not real
A widely-shared video posted to Facebook which purports to show spectacular footage of a driver escaping a police roadblock is not real. In the video a blue car manages to avoid a roadblock by driving off a ramp next to a tunnel and using the roof of a
Snopes→ Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law on Social Media Censorship
A divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives, that aimed to keep social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users based on their viewpoints.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Has NOT Sent Warships To Black Sea To Break Russia’s Blockade As Of May 27, 2022– But Did Salute The Idea
Did the United Kingdom send warships to the Black Sea to break Russia's grain blockade in Ukraine during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: Although there have been reports that such a move was supported by the United
Poynter→ In Brazil, Telegram adds measures to block misleading information ahead of elections
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every other Thursday. Telegram was evading emails from Brazilian authorities for months,
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Republicans Block a Gas Price Gouging Bill?
On May 18 2022, a screenshot of a headline, “Republicans block bill to stop price gouging at the pump as gas hits new record high,” dated the day before, was popular on Imgur: We found a link to the article on Reddit’s r/democrats on
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Protest did not block visitors from entering Disney parks in Florida
"No one visiting Disney can get in” because of protest.
Snopes→ Twitter Launches Service Aimed at Bypassing Russia’s Block
Twitter has launched a privacy-protected version of its site to bypass surveillance and censorship after Russia restricted access to its service in the country.
Full Fact→ Pornhub isn’t blocked in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine
Several posts on Facebook have claimed that the pornography-hosting website Pornhub has been blocked for users in Russia since the country’s invasion of Ukraine. Some of these posts include a screenshot of a tweet from 25 February 2022, which rec
Logically→ Pornhub has blocked Russian internet users from viewing its content.
Contrary to the post circulating on social media, Pornhub has not blocked Russian internet users.
Snopes→ Did Pornhub Block Russian Users?
Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted sanctions that have blocked banking access, restricted air travel, and banned ... porn?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that Bill Gates is scheming to block the sun is wrong
"Bill Gates hatches 'horribly stupid' plan to block out the sun"
Snopes→ Trudeau Revokes Emergency Powers After Canada Blockades End
Canada's prime minister announced Wednesday he is removing emergency powers police can use after authorities ended the blockades at the borders and the occupation in Ottawa by truckers and others opposed to COVID-19 restrictions.
Snopes→ COVID-19 Truck Blockade in Canada Shuts Down Ford Plant
The protest by people mostly in pickup trucks entered its third day at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario.
Snopes→ Trump Asks Supreme Court to Block Release of Documents
Former President Donald Trump turned to the Supreme Court in a last-ditch effort to keep documents away from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol.
Snopes→ Anti-Government Protesters Block Bridges, Roads in Serbia
The demonstrators pledged further protests if the laws on property expropriation and referendum weren't withdrawn.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Amazon Customers Blocked From Using Visa Cards’
On November 17 2021, Twitter curated a headline — “Amazon customers blocked from using Visa cards” — to its trending topics and as an “event”; it looked like this: Twitter’s trending topics and “events&
Snopes→ Federal Judge Refuses Trump Request to Block Jan. 6 Records
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said that President Joe Biden had the authority to waive executive privilege over the documents despite Trump’s assertions otherwise.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Doesn’t Block Texas Abortion Law, Sets Hearing
The Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in place, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case in early November.
Snopes→ Trump Files Lawsuit to Block Release of Jan. 6 Documents
Trump claims in the lawsuit that the request “is almost limitless in scope,” and seeks records with no reasonable connection to that day.
Snopes→ Biden Administration Urges Judge to Block Texas Abortion Law
U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, did not say when he would rule following a nearly three-hour hearing in Austin.
Snopes→ Judge Blocks Key NYPD Tactic: Scouring Sealed Arrest Records
A judge barred New York City police officers from accessing sealed arrest records without a court order.
Snopes→ GOP Blocks Bill to Keep Government Going; New Try Ahead
Republican senators blocked a bill to keep the government operating and allow federal borrowing, but Democrats aiming to avert a shutdown pledged to try again — at the same time pressing ahead on President Joe Biden’s big plans to reshape government.
Full Fact→ Instagram isn’t blocking posts to your followers
A number of posts on Instagram claim that the social media company has changed its algorithm so that no more than 7% of an account's followers can see posts it makes. This isn’t correct. This is not the first time this claim has been shared, and
Snopes→ Did House Democrats ‘Block’ GOP from Reading Names of US Troops Killed in Kabul?
Republican Congress members and right-leaning websites failed to mention a significant piece of context about the Aug. 31 meeting of the House of Representatives.
Snopes→ Judge Blocks Florida Governor’s Order Banning Mask Mandates
School districts in Florida may impose mask mandates, a judge said Friday, ruling that Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority by issuing an executive order banning the mandates.
AllSides→ Twitter blocked and labeled Donald Trump’s tweets on election fraud. They spread anyway.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/08/24/trump-twitter-block-election-fraud-tweets-facebook-instagram-posts/8218382002/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Masks Are NOT As Ineffective At Blocking Virus As Chain-Link Fencing Is At Blocking Mosquitoes
Is wearing a face mask to prevent the transmission of an airborne virus as ineffective as building a chain-link fence to keep mosquitos out of a yard? No, that's not true: This is a misleading analogy, but it was made as a joke. The gapin
Snopes→ Federal Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Banning Most Abortions
U.S. District Judge Kristine Baker issued a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of the law, which was set to take effect on July 28.
Snopes→ Pelosi Moves to Block Trump Allies from Jan. 6 Committee
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting two Republicans tapped by House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, citing the “integrity” of the probe.
Snopes→ Biden Wants Spending to Boost Economy, GOP to Block Vote
President Joe Biden said that his infrastructure and families agenda must be passed to sustain the economic momentum of his first six months in office, aiming to set the tone for a crucial week of congressional negotiations on the two bills.
Snopes→ Are US Cities Using ‘Sunblock’ on Pavement?
Sometimes it's better not to take a headline literally.
Snopes→ Videos Show New York Heroes Removing Litter from Clogged Drain on Flooded Block
Videos of a flooded subway station may have overshadowed another moment that showed New Yorkers working together to clear litter from a storm drain.
Snopes→ ‘Homing Pigeons That Can’t Find Their Home’ Block I-95 Exit
Because the birds roost at night, the pigeons stayed on the road until bright lights from vehicles startled them.
Snopes→ Background Checks Blocked a Record High 300,000 Gun Sales
The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales.