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Logically→ Bill Gates’ remarks taken out of context to claim he admitted to injecting GMOs into children
Logically→ A statement by EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell was taken out of context by the Russian Embassy in London
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Were Florida lawmakers dancing after passing anti-trans bills? No, social media claims lack context
Florida lawmakers danced “after passing anti-trans legislation.”
Full Fact→ Comparison of junior doctors’ pay with baked beans prices lacks context
Most junior doctors are paid more than the equivalent of ten tins per hour, even if you only consider basic pay.
Full Fact→ Advice to ‘NEVER’ give babies water is missing context
A video on social media, and written up in the Mail Online, warns against giving young babies water. But some babies may need some in hot weather.
Full Fact→ Video of woman stuffing seagull into bag is missing context
An out-of-context video has left social media users wondering if seagulls are being eaten due to the cost of living crisis.
Poynter→ Tips for detecting doctored or out-of-context videos
False or misleading videos pop up a lot of ways online, like this one where an Instagram user posted a video of a woman revealing a hidden trap door leading […]
Poynter→ How to uncover out-of-context quotes
A viral meme going around seems to suggest President Joe Biden is knowingly escalating the Russia/Ukraine conflict into “World War III.” The meme is made up of two photos: The […] The post How to uncover out-of-context quotes appeared first o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim About Biden Having Spent 40 Percent Of His Presidency ‘On Vacation’ Is Missing Context
Is the claim that President Joe Biden has spent 40 percent of his presidency "on vacation" a straightforward statement? No, that's not true: It's missing context. The count includes days the president makes public appearances and days he
AllSides→ Explaining the Missing Context of Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Presentation
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/explaining-the-missing-context-of-tucker-carlsons-jan-6-presentation/
FactCheck.org→ Explaining the Missing Context of Tucker Carlson’s Jan. 6 Presentation
Quick Take On Jan. 6, 2021, about 140 police officers were assaulted during the Capitol riot, and 326 participants — more than 100 armed with weapons — have been charged. But Fox News commentator Tucker Carlson has used recently re
Full Fact→ Daily Express claim on Scotland’s ‘deficit’ needs context
It’s true that Scotland technically has a large budget ‘deficit’, but the level of the deficit is mainly due to decisions made by the UK Government not the Scottish Government.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Biden’s debt comments taken out of context
“Biden smirks while saying he has added more to the debt than any president before him.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Biden stumbled in December speech, but altered video removes context and clarity
President Joe Biden said, “To the Ukrainian people, I say to them all, you might you might they they might be able to make right and they’re not able to.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden blames Donald Trump for one quarter of today’s debt, ignores context
“One quarter” of today’s $31.4 trillion federal debt “was accumulated in the four years of my predecessor,” Donald Trump.
PolitiFact→ Eric Adams – Claim about wealthy residents and taxes in New York City needs context
“Fifty-one percent of our taxes are paid by 2% of New Yorkers.”
PolitiFact→ William Barclay – Comparison between spending in New York and California is missing context
California has twice the population of New York, but spends $260 billion, while New York spends $220 billion.
Poynter→ An Instagram post takes a Tom Hanks clip out of context to falsely claim he condones pedophilia
An Instagram post claims to show proof that the actor Tom Hanks supports pedophilia. The Jan. 3 post showed a snippet of Hanks clapping his hands and shouting “sexy baby” at a […] The post An Instagram post takes a Tom Hanks clip ou
Poynter→ What Biden said about migrants at the southern US border and Jews fleeing the Holocaust, in context
President Joe Biden visited the Mexico-Texas border Jan. 8 and expanded an immigration program that will give more migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela the chance to enter the […] The post What Biden said about migrants at the south
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Instagram post takes Tom Hanks clip out of context to falsely claim he condones pedophilia
Tom Hanks shouting "sexy baby" is connected to Jeffery Epstein and pedophilia.
PolitiFact→ In Context: What Biden said about migrants at the southern US border and Jews fleeing the Holocaust
Biden mentioned Jews fleeing the Holocaust in remarks about immigrants arriving at the southern U.S. border. Some conservatives called his words misguided. Here is the full context.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Katie Porter Saying Pedophilia Is An ‘Identity’ Not A Crime — Clip Is Taken Out Of Context
Does a video of a congressional hearing show a Democratic congresswoman from California saying she believes pedophilia is an identity and not a crime? No, that's not true: Katie Porter's remarks were about the use of false narratives on s
PolitiFact→ Ad Watch: The context of Herschel Walker’s comments about vampires, a bull, China’s air
A Raphael Warnock ad highlights Herschel Walker campaign comments about vampires, a bull and China’s air. Here’s the context.
Full Fact→ Big spending list on Test and Trace and furlough loss needs context
£37 billion was the budget for the first two years, but less was actually spent and the furlough fraud figure is out of date and includes losses from other Covid-19 payment schemes.
Full Fact→ ‘Wanted’ poster missing context on Test and Trace spending
£37 billion was the budget for Test and Trace, not the spend.
Full Fact→ British Heart Foundation comments on 30,000 excess deaths lack important context
Not all of the 30,000 excess deaths involving heart disease in England since the pandemic started were necessarily caused by healthcare disruption. Many may have been caused by Covid-19.
Poynter→ Gun laws and book bans: How to find the missing context
A Twitter user recently posted, “Seniors in high school in Oklahoma can carry an AR-15 without a permit but are banned from reading To Kill a Mockingbird.” This tweet went […] The post Gun laws and book bans: How to find the missing con
Full Fact→ Claims about 47,000 homeless veterans need context
The figure is the estimated number of homeless veterans in 2015 in the United States. We don’t know how many homeless veterans there are in the UK.
PolitiFact→ In Context: What Stacey Abrams said about the economic aspect of abortion
Georgia governor candidate Stacey Abrams, a Democrat, went on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” and said abortion is an economic issue. But she didn’t claim that having abortions would solve women’s, or families’, inflation-sparked financial challenges.
Full Fact→ Claims that Pfizer vaccine wasn’t tested on preventing transmission need context
Post-trial studies showed the Covid-19 vaccine offered some protection against transmission of early variants.
PolitiFact→ En Nevada, Cortez Masto saca de contexto comentarios de Laxalt sobre negocios latinos
Cortez Masto sacó de contexto comentarios de Laxalt sobre negocios latinos. Laxalt no celebró la pérdida de trabajos y negocios latinos durante la pandemia.
PolitiFact→ In Context: What J.D. Vance said about rape, abortion and ‘inconvenience’
During a Senate debate, U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, said Republican rival J.D. Vance “called rape inconvenient.” Vance denied that. We reviewed Vance’s comments about abortion in cases of rape.
Full Fact→ Claim that Scotland receives no money from England is missing context
The level of public spending is higher than its level of contribution to the UK economy.
Full Fact→ Labour claims about a £500 rise in mortgage payments lack important context
Sir Keir Starmer said mortgages are going up as “a direct consequence” of the mini-Budget. But much of the rise estimated by Labour is due to rates climbing earlier.
FactCheck.org→ In Context: Laxalt’s Comments on Latino Businesses
In the tight Senate race in Nevada, where nearly a third of the population is Latino, the campaigns of Republican challenger Adam Laxalt and Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto have been locked in a dispute over remarks Laxalt made about the impact
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Johnson leaves out context in claim that Barnes supported a gas tax hike
Says Mandela Barnes “supported a 20% increase in the gas tax.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Gates’ comments on renewable energy taken out of context
2018 interview shows Bill Gates has changed his position on clean energy
AllSides→ Posts Take Biden’s Vaccination and Hurricane Prep Comments Out of Context, Again
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/09/scicheck-posts-take-bidens-vaccination-and-hurricane-prep-comments-out-of-context-again/
Poynter→ Hurricane Matthew coverage from 2016 spread without context as Hurricane Ian moved toward Florida
As Hurricane Ian churned toward Florida, a news clip predicting death and destruction tore its own path on social media. “See this? Melbourne, Daytona Beach, all the way up to […] The post Hurricane Matthew coverage from 2016 spread without