Was John F. Kennedy Jr., preparing to make an announcement about his candidacy for U.S. senator of New York right before his death? No, that's not true: Although reports have suggested that Kennedy was considering running for the Senate s
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Snopes→ 3 Foreigners Who Fought for Ukraine Sentenced to Death
The proceedings against the three captured fighters were denounced by Ukraine and the West as a sham and a violation of the rules of war.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ted Gunderson Did NOT Provide Evidence Of Chemtrail ‘Death Dumps’
Did a retired FBI agent provide evidence that the United Nations and U.S. Congress is conducting genocide against the people of the world, the United States and even their own families by dumping poison chemicals on them from airplanes? N
Snopes→ Putin Compares Self to Monarch, Foreign Fighters Face Death
The proceedings against the three captured fighters were denounced by Ukraine and the West as a sham and a violation of the rules of war.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Obama didn’t announce Biden’s death
Says Barack Obama announced Joe Biden’s death.
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/
Washington Post→ Biden’s startling statistic on school-age gun deaths
The president's math adds up — but is he comparing apples and oranges?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Murders Are NOT Only 17% Of Gun-Related Deaths In US; The Number Is More Than Double That
Do murders make up only 17% of gun-related deaths in the United States? No, that's not true: In 2020, the most recent year for which complete data is available, 45,222 people died from gun-related injuries in the United States, according
Poynter→ Are firearms the leading cause of death in children?
Are firearms the leading cause of death in children? In a speech on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., recounted details of two recent mass shootings, one in a […] The post Are firearms the leading cause of death in child
PolitiFact→ Charles Schumer – Among children, firearms the leading cause of death in 2020
“The leading cause of death among children is a firearm.”
Snopes→ Deaths of 3 Women in Early Heat Wave Raise Questions, Fears
Temperatures barely climbed into the 90s and only for a couple of days.
Snopes→ Probe Could Shed Light on Police Time Lapse in Uvalde Deaths
Officers in Uvalde, Texas, took more than an hour to kill a shooter who massacred 19 children.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence that masks caused COVID-19 deaths
There’s a “‘positive correlation’ between higher mask usage and COVID-19 deaths.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – FBI data shows lower deaths by ‘hands, fists, feet’ than rifles. But there’s more to know
"More people die from hands, fists, feet, than rifles.”
Logically→ Aerospace engineer Boyd Bushman provided evidence of human contact with aliens just before his death in August 2014.
The only proof provided by Bushman is supposed pictures of the aliens. There was no evidence proving any form of communication.
Snopes→ Nearly 6 Years Later, Man Indicted in Mother’s Death at Sea
The indictment offers no clues and no new information on the case, which included a dramatic rescue at sea and the suspicious deaths of two members of a wealthy New England family.
Snopes→ Biden Signs Policing Order on Anniversary of Floyd’s Death
The event shaped by one tragedy occurred a day after a second one, a mass shooting at a Texas elementary school that killed 19 children and two teachers.
Truth or Fiction?→ Leading Cause of Death in Children Since 2020
On May 25 2022, ongoing discussions and discourse about the devastating Uvalde, Texas school shooting included a circulating statistic — that as of 2020, the leading cause of death in children was gun related: The leading cause of death among
Snopes→ Germany: Fake Doctor Gets Life in Prison for Patient Deaths
A German court sentenced a woman who posed as a doctor to life in prison for causing the deaths of several people she treated.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alec Baldwin Was NOT Arrested, Sentenced To Death By US Military On May 16, 2022
Was actor Alec Baldwin arrested, convicted and then sentenced to death by the U.S. military? No, no part of the claim is true: Baldwin was seen in a New York City park with his children a day before the story making the death-sentence cla
Snopes→ Does County in NC Give Option To Request Death Certificate for ‘Myself’?
A widely-viewed screenshot prompted jokes about ordering one's own death certificate prematurely.
Logically→ Worldwide death tolls due to extreme weather-related events have decreased in recent decades.
The BBC confirmed that death tolls have decreased over the past 50 years due to better warning systems. Climate change remains a threat.
Truth or Fiction?→ Head of Shuttered DHS Disinfo Agency Says She Got Death Threats Amid Right-Wing Campaign
Besides being targeted by a right-wing disinformation campaign, the official who would have headed up a federal initiative fighting that sort of rhetoric said she received daily death threats. “Over the last three weeks, I maybe had one or two da
Health Feedback→ The U.S. COVID-19 death toll reached the 1 million mark in May 2022; 15 million estimated deaths worldwide
China officially reported its first COVID-19 death on 11 January 2020. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic, which is the worldwide spread of a disease. Since then, the disease has swept the globe,
Snopes→ US Deaths from COVID Hit 1 Million, Less Than 2 1/2 Years in
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration.
Snopes→ Have US Abortion-Related Deaths Decreased Since Roe v. Wade?
To suggest a decline in abortion-related deaths was purely due to the legalization of the procedure is an overgeneralization.
Snopes→ Independent Probe Points to Israeli Fire in Journalist Death
As Israel and the Palestinians wrangle over the investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, several independent groups have launched their own probes.
Snopes→ Biden Co-Hosts 2nd Global COVID Summit As US Nears 1M Deaths
President Joe Biden will appeal for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he convenes a second virtual summit on the pandemic and marks “a tragic milestone" as the U.S. approaches 1 million deaths.
Snopes→ Nearly 1 Million COVID-19 Deaths: A Look at the US Numbers
Three out of every four deaths were people 65 and older, according to U.S. data.
Full Fact→ There were not 65,000 flu deaths in the winter of 2017/18
A video on Facebook claims that 65,000 people in the UK died “of the winter flu” during the two-month period of December 2017 and January 2018. This isn’t correct. The total number of flu deaths can be difficult to count, but the best
Full Fact→ GB News presenter wrong about booster vaccine deaths
Why aren’t we talking about this? It seems, if the booster shot is making it thrice as likely that you’re going to be deadsville, that they’re going to carrying you out by the handles, why aren’t we talking about that? Mark Ste
Full Fact→ High reported Covid-19 deaths due to Easter holiday backlog
Posts on social media claim that 482 Covid-19 deaths were reported in the UK on 19 April, 508 on 20 April and 646 on 21 April. While these figures are correct, they need significant additional context. Firstly, these figures represent the number of dea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Hitler Said That Even In His Death He Will Start ‘World War 3’
Did Adolf Hitler say that even in his death he would start World War 3? No, that's not true: This is a recycled conspiracy theory, and multiple historians told Lead Stories it didn't happen. Also, contrary to the claim's suggestion, Hitle
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Minnesota Man Arrested for Death Party’
On April 19 2022, Imgur power user OctopussSevenTwo shared a purported news screenshot, which reported that a Minnesota man had been charged for throwing a “death party” in honor of his ailing wife. That same day, a user shared a slightly d
Full Fact→ Number of death certificates with only Covid-19 is a bad estimate of the death toll
An infographic posted on Instagram claims to show different ways of calculating the Covid-19 death toll in the UK up to December 2021. The figures are broadly correct but give a misleading impression without additional context. The infographic appears
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim Of More Than 4,000 Fetal Or New-Born Deaths Due To COVID Shots NOT Found In US VAERS Data
Do the reported adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines in the United States include more than 4,000 fetal or newborn deaths? No, that's not true: A Lead Stories analysis of the numbers found in the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccines Reduce Hospitalization and Death Rates, Contrary to Social Media Claims
SciCheck Digest Those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 are more prone to serious illness and are dying at higher rates than those who are vaccinated. But partisan social media accounts, including a post by a member of former President Donald Tru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: High Vaccination Rate Explains Why 92% Of English COVID Deaths Are Among Fully Vaccinated — Numbers Only Part Of Full Story
Do fully vaccinated people account for 92 percent of COVID-19 deaths in England? Yes, it's slightly exaggerated but true: However, simple ratio analysis based on that statistic doesn't fully tell the story. The report these figures come f
Snopes→ COVID-19, Overdoses Pushed US to Highest Death Total Ever
2021 was the deadliest year in U.S. history, and new data and research are offering more insights into how it got that bad.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2022 Bird Flu Has NOT Caused Over 50 Million Bird Deaths As Of April 7, 2022
Did over 50 million chickens and turkeys die from the 2022 bird flu outbreak as of April 7, 2022? No, that's not true: The Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Centers for Disease Control