Raphael Warnock and Catherine Cortez Masto “voted to allow hundreds of millions of dollars of COVID relief funds to be squandered” on leisure projects.
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PolitiFact→ One Nation – Warnock, Cortez Masto voted for COVID-19 relief bill, but not for leisure projects it helped fund
Raphael Warnock and Catherine Cortez Masto “voted to allow hundreds of millions of dollars of COVID relief funds to be squandered” on leisure projects.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – The Permian Basin is America’s largest oil basin, but alone couldn’t fuel the US for 200 years
A “small area” in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico “has enough oil to fuel America for the next 200 years.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disc Spotted In Arizona Sky Was NOT Unknown Object But A Lenticular Cloud
Was a large gray disc spotted hovering over Tempe, Arizona, an unknown object? No, that's not true: The unusual sight, which appeared in a TikTok video on July 15, 2022, was not a UFO from outer space or anything else unknown. Meteorologi
Snopes→ Beloved Monarch Butterflies Now Listed As Endangered
Scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers.
PolitiFact→ Tim Michels – End of Keystone pipeline did cost jobs, but most were temporary
The cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline by Joe Biden “killed hundreds of jobs, sent gas prices way up.”
Snopes→ Funeral Held for Ivana Trump; Ex-President Pays Tribute
The former president joined all his children, an array of other relatives and friends at a Manhattan church for Ivana Trump's funeral Mass.
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.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Didn’t Say ‘High Gas Prices Are Forcing People to Electric Vehicles’
RNC Research, a Twitter account managed by the Republican National Committee, claimed that Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg bragged in a recent interview that “high gas prices are forcing people to electric vehicles”:RNC Research @RN
PolitiFact→ Planned Parenthood Votes – Mehmet Oz has said he supports more restrictions on abortion but hasn’t spelled out penalties
Mehmet Oz “wants to make abortion a crime in Pennsylvania.”
Poynter→ Viral image: Border patrol says horseback agents used unnecessary force but did not strike Haitian migrants
After many months, Customs and Border Protection released findings from an investigation of a Sep. 19, 2021, incident in which Border Patrol agents on horseback pursued Haitian migrants as they […] The post Viral image: Border patrol says horseba
PolitiFact→ Border agents on horseback used unnecessary force but did not strike Haitian migrants: CBP
Border Patrol agents on horseback did not strike Haitian migrants with reins but did use force, or threats of force, a CBP investigation showed. Four agents will face disciplinary action nearly a year after the viral incident in Del Rio, Texas.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing a primary challenge, but she’s still a member of Congress
House Democrats have kicked Rep. Ilhan Omar out of Congress
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of Beating Do NOT Show Vigilante Justice in Mississippi But A Ukrainian Being Tortured
Was a pedophile who molested a 2-year-old girl whipped to death by Eddie Lavelle Wilson, a man who "loves the child dearly"? No, that's not true: These stills were taken from a real video that was filmed in the area around Kommunar in eas
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
Snopes→ Buttigieg Launches $1B Pilot to Build Racial Equity in Roads
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg launched a $1 billion first-of-its-kind pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects.
PolitiFact→ Gretchen Whitmer – Whitmer touts growth in auto industry, but jobs data doesn't show that
“Since I took office, Michigan has added more than 25,000 auto jobs.”
FactCheck.org→ Stimulus Spending a Factor, But Far From Whole Story on Inflation
Economists cite several reasons for high inflation in the United States, starting with the unprecedented circumstances created by the COVID-19 pandemic. But TV ads in midterm races across the country blame one culprit: stimulus spending by President Jo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Trans Kids’ DON’T Exist Just In US Or ‘Certain Countries,’ But Around World
Do "trans kids" not exist in the "rest of the world" outside the United States or only in "certain countries"? No, that's not true: There have been multiple news reports about transgender children around the globe, from Japan to South Afr
PolitiFact→ Tim Ryan – Ohio’s JD Vance wants to defund a federal law enforcement agency, but not all police departments
J.D. Vance "wants to defund law enforcement."
PolitiFact→ Texas Republicans want a vote on 'Texas Independence.' But can Texas secede from the union?
Texas GOP wants a vote on "Texas Independence." Experts said secession is not a constitutional right and was addressed in post-Civil War Supreme Court case.
Snopes→ John Williams, 90, Steps Away from Film, but Not Music
After more than six decades of making bicycles soar, sending panicked swimmers to the shore and other spellbinding close encounters, John Williams is putting the final notes on what may be his last film score.
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."
Snopes→ Did CNN, NBC, and ABC Not Cover the Dennis Butler Shooting in West Virginia?
According to The Associated Press, a woman in Charleston, West Virginia shot and killed a man named Dennis Butler who had begun firing an AR-15-style rifle into a crowd at a party.
Poynter→ Fact-checkers extend their global reach with 391 outlets, but growth has slowed
This article was originally published by the Duke Reporters’ Lab and is republished here with permission. The number of fact-checkers around the world doubled over the past six years, with […] The post Fact-checkers extend their global reac
Snopes→ Buttigieg: US May Act Against Airlines on Consumers’ Behalf
The day after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with airline leaders to quiz them about widespread flight disruptions, his own flight was canceled and he wound up driving from Washington to New York.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of Americans DO Die Each Year Of Medical Errors But It’s Unclear Whether Doctors Kill More People Than Guns
Are you six times more like to be killed by a doctor than a gun in the United States? We don't know. The estimates are too scattered to form a conclusion. Official mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Rules vary, but 35 states require some form of ID to vote
Americans aren’t required to show IDs to vote.
PolitiFact→ Zach Wahls – Iowa’s jobs numbers for now but will be recalculated
“There are fewer Iowans working today than when Gov. Reynolds took office.”
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Falsely Attribute Statement on Gasoline Prices to Nonexistent ‘BP Oil Executive’
Quick Take A supply and demand imbalance, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, led to a surge in gasoline prices. But an online statement attributed to a supposed “BP Oil Executive” blames gasoline prices on U.S. dependence on foreign oil
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Alien Abduction Video Was NOT Originally Intended To Deceive But To Practice CGI Skills
Was a man transported in broad daylight from a suburban neighborhood into a UFO in a beam of energy or light? No, that's not true: This video was made by the YouTuber idiotpie in 2010 to improve and test their CGI skills and to get sugges
Snopes→ Did Actor Cole Sprouse Post a Photo of His Naked Butt on Instagram?
More than 5 million accounts had "liked" the NSFW image.
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/
Full Fact→ War in Ukraine has contributed to global shortages of certain products
An Instagram post has suggested that the war in Ukraine is not the cause of global shortages of certain products. The post shows Ukraine highlighted on a world map, and says: “Let this sink in for a minute. They want you to believe because of thi
Snopes→ On Broadway, More Visibility, Yes, but Also an Unseen Threat
For the first full season since the death of George Floyd reignited a conversation about race and representation in America, Broadway responded with one of its most diverse Tony slates yet.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim suggests billions should go to SWAT in schools. But there’s more to consider
With the $53 billion spent in Ukraine aid, the U.S. “could pay five SWAT members $80,000 each and have them at EVERY school front door.”
AllSides→ A National Database for Sudafed, but No Background Check for Ammo?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/national-database-sudafed-background-check-ammunition/ Claim: Those b
Snopes→ A National Database for Sudafed, but No Background Check for Ammo?
The Uvalde massacre in May 2022 focused attention, once again, on the ease of availability of guns and bullets in the United States.
Snopes→ WHO: Monkeypox Won’t Turn into Pandemic, but Many Unknowns
Last week, WHO said 23 countries that haven't previously had monkeypox have now reported more than 250 cases.
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