The picture was taken in Chile during a protest in 2016. It has been taken out of context to make it seem like it was shot in Palestine.
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Snopes→ Once a Retail Giant, Kmart Down to 3 Stores After NJ Closing
The familiar sights and sounds are still there.
Full Fact→ Pelicans don’t push their spines out of their mouths to cool down
A post on Facebook claims that pelicans “take their spines out of their mouths to cool themselves”. The claim is accompanied by three pictures of birds with what appear to be their spines appearing to protrude out of their mouths, and an il
Logically→ Pelicans shove their spines through their mouths to cool down.
Pelicans cannot push out their internal parts, but the pouch under the beak stretches over the neck, which appears as if the spine is coming out.
Health Feedback→ CDC’s COVID Data Tracker revised COVID-19 deaths downward, but more reliable mortality data still indicate that COVID-19 is a major cause of death in the U.S.
REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic caused more than 400 million confirmed cases and 6 million deaths worldwide as of 22 March 2022, according to Johns Hopkins University. Mortality is an important metric to guide and assess public policies against COVID-1
AllSides→ Two fact checks shut down claim US megachurches aren’t offering support to Ukraine
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/two-fact-checks-shut-down-claim-us-megachurches-arent-offering-support-to-ukraine
Snopes→ Were the Beatles Photographed Holding Upside-Down ‘Satanic’ Crosses?
Could it be ...... SATAN???
Logically→ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on his soldiers to lay down their weapons on March 16.
A deepfake video showing President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been widely circulated to falsely claim that he ordered his soldiers to surrender.
Snopes→ State-by-State Breakdown: U.S. 2022 Primary Election Dates
Texas kicked off the primary election season on March 1. About a dozen states will follow suit in May.
PolitiFact→ 'Zuckerbucks' for 2022 elections? Republicans say thumbs down
Republicans are banning Mark Zuckerberg’s charity dollars for elections. Who will pay now?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ukraine recognized downed pilot as ‘hero,’ but claims he was the ‘Ghost of Kyiv’ are unsubstantiated
Deceased Ukrainian fighter pilot Col. Oleksandr Oksanchenko was the “Ghost of Kyiv.”
Poynter→ Gas prices aren’t high due to shut down US production. Oil production in Biden’s first year is on par with Trump.
U.S. gas prices hit a high on March 8, and President Joe Biden warned Americans they may pay even more at the pump after he banned imports of oil from Russia to […] The post Gas prices aren’t high due to shut down US production. Oil productio
FactCheck.org→ What We’ve Learned About So-Called ‘Lockdowns’ and the COVID-19 Pandemic
SciCheck Digest Plenty of peer-reviewed studies have found government restrictions early in the pandemic, such as business closures and physical distancing measures, reduced COVID-19 cases and/or mortality, compared with what would have happened withou
Snopes→ Is Spotify Down?
The outage appeared to log users out of their accounts without the ability to log back in.
Snopes→ Did CDC Lower Speech Milestones for Kids Due to Effects of Masking, Lockdowns?
Children who are 30 months old should have a vocabulary of around 50 words, the new CDC guidelines say.
Logically→ An image shows the “Ghost of Kyiv” pilot who shot down 10 Russian military planes during the Russian invasion.
An old image of a pilot testing a new helmet in 2019 has been shared widely on social media as the "Ghost of Kyiv."
Logically→ This image shows a Russian fighter jet being shot down by the Ukrainian army.
A stock image from a Russian airshow in 2015 was incorrectly attributed to the current events of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Old Images Of Jet Crashes Do NOT Show Downed ‘Ghost Of Kyiv’
Do these photos show proof that the "Ghost of Kyiv" was shot down on February 25, 2022? No, that's not true: These images of jet crashes are several years old and are not associated with the February 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. It i
Logically→ An image shows a Russian aircraft being shot down by Ukraine during the Russian invasion, supposedly the sixth such craft to have been destroyed.
An old image of two aircraft colliding at the RAF Fairford airshow in the U.K. in July 1993 has been misattributed to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Logically→ This image from a video clip shows a Russian fighter jet shot down in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian army has said it has shot down five Russian jets but this image is from footage in Libya in 2011.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo of Pilot Ejecting From Exploding Plane Does NOT Show Shootdown of Russian Plane
Was the photo used by KyivPost to illustrate a tweet about the alleged downing of a plane over Ukraine a picture of the actual incident? No, that's not true: The photo of a pilot ejecting from a MiG-29S Fulcrum was taken in 1993 shortly a
AllSides→ Did a Johns Hopkins Study ‘Prove’ Lockdowns Don’t Work? What We Know So Far
https://www.newsweek.com/did-johns-hopkins-study-prove-lockdowns-dont-work-what-we-know-so-far-1676724
Snopes→ Israeli Authority Backs Down from Mount of Olives Park Plan
The Mount of Olives in east Jerusalem rises above Jerusalem’s Old City and its sites are holy to three monotheistic faiths.
Snopes→ Did George Washington Actually Chop Down a Cherry Tree?
A tale about honesty might have actually been very dishonest.
Snopes→ Spotify Is Partially Down, Some Podcasts Unavailable
The company has not yet made a statement about the apparent outage.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Magnetic Bracelet Does NOT Increase Metabolism, Promote Fat Breakdown
Does this magnetic bracelet increase metabolism and promote fat breakdown? No, that's not true: "There really is no scientific evidence to prove these work," UCLA Prof. Zhaoping Li, M.D., PhD told Lead Stories. The claim appeared as a vid
Health Feedback→ Claims that a “Johns Hopkins study” showed lockdowns are ineffective at reducing COVID-19 mortality are based on a working paper with questionable methods
REVIEW In early February 2022, multiple social media posts and articles published by various outlets, including Fox News (see here and here) and the Daily Mail, widely touted a “Johns Hopkins study” purportedly showing that lockdowns only reduce
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.
Poynter→ What to know about a study on lockdowns and COVID-19 deaths by economists affiliated with Johns Hopkins
Fox News and other outlets are touting a new study that looked at how early COVID-19 lockdowns impacted mortality of the disease. The stories come with bombshell headlines that say […] The post What to know about a study on lockdowns and COVID-19
PolitiFact→ What to know about the study on lockdowns and COVID-19 deaths by economists
A non-peer-reviewed working paper by economists affiliated with Johns Hopkins University found that lockdowns barely reduced COVID-19 deaths. But there are several issues with the paper. We break it down here.
Snopes→ China’s Pandemic Olympics Begins, with Lockdown and Boycotts
Beijing became the first city to host both winter and summer Games.
Snopes→ Here’s What We Know About ‘Johns Hopkins Study’ on Lockdowns
It's a non-peer reviewed working paper that has not been endorsed by the university.
Full Fact→ Higher number of reported Covid-19 deaths down to backlog
Covid deaths climb to 534 in deadliest daily figure in 11 months The Evening Standard, 2 February 2022. 534 deaths recorded over 24 hours in highest rise for 11 months The Mirror, 2 February 2022. UK Covid deaths hit 11-month record high The Sun, 2
Snopes→ Driver Plows into Illinois Wendy’s, Flipping Car Upside Down
A picture and video were posted to Reddit that showed emergency crews looking at the wreckage at a Wendy's in East Dundee, Illinois.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Lockdowns Had Little To No Effect On COVID-19 Mortality But Had Devastating Effects On Society’
On February 1 2022, DailyWire.com published an article with the authoritative-sounding headline, “Lockdowns Had ‘Little To No Effect On COVID-19 Mortality’ But Had ‘Devastating’ Effects On Society.” It began: A new [in February 202
Full Fact→ What did Boris Johnson tell MPs about the alleged 13 November Downing Street party?
Following the publication of Sue Gray’s initial update on her report into the alleged parties in Downing Street during lockdown, there has been speculation about whether or not Boris Johnson misled Parliament over an alleged party on 13 November
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meghan Markle’s Mother Did NOT Announce Lilibet Has Down Syndrome — And Photos With Claim Are Not Lilibet
Did Meghan Markle's mother, Doria Ragland, announce that her granddaughter Lilibet, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, most commonly referred to as Harry and Meghan, has Down syndrome? No, she didn't. Plus the pictures used t
Snopes→ Yes, Jimmy Carter Really Did Once Help Contain a Nuclear Meltdown
The more you know ...
PolitiFact→ Rand Paul – Sen. Rand Paul’s ad was wrong claiming there are no omicron hospitalizations; he took the ad down
“No one has been hospitalized for” the omicron variant of COVID-19.
Snopes→ Did Mark Wahlberg Tweet ‘Sometimes God Slows You Down’?
The quote was virally shared beginning in late 2021.