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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Er Blood Group Is NOT From COVID Shots Or Vaccine Injury
Is the new Er blood group due to a genetic variation caused by COVID-19 mRNA vaccines or vaccine injury? No, that's not true: An expert from the United Kingdom's National Institute for Health and Care Research told Lead Stories that the b
Logically→ Adani Group signed a deal with Chinese firms to invest $300 million in Gujarat despite the recent clash in Tawang.
Adani Group signed a deal with Chinese firm East Hope Group in 2017, years before the Tawang clash took place. However, the deal did not materialize.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, an Ontario medical regulatory group didn’t say vaccine-hesitant patients may be mentally ill
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario suggested “that ‘unvaccinated’ people are mentally ill and in need of psychiatric medication.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian Doctors Group Did NOT ‘Mandate Psychiatric Medication’ For Unvaccinated
Did Canada or the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario -- a Canadian professional medical association -- "mandate psychiatric medication for those that refuse mRNA injections or any kind of vaccination"? No, that's not true: The
PolitiFact→ Senate Majority PAC – Democratic group omits details of Budd votes on Social Security, Medicare
“Ted Budd voted to cut Medicare and Social Security and voted to raise the retirement age, too.”
PolitiFact→ Senate Leadership Fund – GOP group exaggerates effect of Inflation Reduction Act
Cheri Beasley “backs tax hikes — even on families making under $75,000.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Immigrant, Retiree, Womens’ Groups File Lawsuits to Stop Voter Intimidation in Arizona
The right-wing group linked to various “poll watchers” in Arizona faces two separate lawsuits from organizations representing women, immigrants, and retirees. Both lawsuits — one by the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto
Snopes→ These Pro-DeSantis Facebook Groups Appear Inauthentic. Here’s What We Found.
A collection of Facebook groups all managed by the same three admins are a prime example of how it's not always easy to discern authentic from inauthentic.
Snopes→ Is a Christian Group Advertising ‘JesusWeen’ as Substitute for Halloween?
"JesusWeen" may have fizzled out in real life, but the concept is resurrected every Halloween as a running internet joke.
AllSides→ Illinois Law Doesn’t ‘Eliminate All Restrictions on Abortions,’ Contrary to Ad from Advocacy Group
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/09/illinois-law-doesnt-eliminate-all-restrictions-on-abortions-contrary-to-ad-from-advocacy-group/
Logically→ Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was surrounded by a group of women during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala.
An old image of Shashi Tharoor from an event in Germany held in 2019 is being shared as a visual from the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
FactCheck.org→ Illinois Law Doesn’t ‘Eliminate All Restrictions on Abortions,’ Contrary to Ad from Advocacy Group
In digital ads, a political advocacy group makes the false claim that Democratic Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Illinois Democrats voted to “eliminate all restrictions on abortions up until the day of birth.” Illinois law doesn’t allow for a
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – GOP group misses mark with claim prison population reduction would require fast release of criminals
“Mandela Barnes…wants to release 50% of the prison population when 68% is classified as ‘violent offenders.’”
PolitiFact→ Liberal Groups – Ad is off-base with claim that Tim Michels wants to treat women like criminals
Says Tim Michels' family foundation "funded an organization that tracks women when they get near abortion clinics … he wants to treat women like they're the criminals."
Logically→ Journalist Ravish Kumar gave an emotional speech after the Adani Group claimed a stake in NDTV.
The video is from 2017, and is unrelated to the recent deal between the Adani Group and NDTV.
Logically→ Indian journalist Ravish Kumar resigned from NDTV after Adani Group acquired 29.18 percent stake in the news channel.
Journalist Ravish Kumar clarified rumors around his resignation are baseless.
Logically→ A Hindu woman was physically assaulted by a group of people in Pakistan.
The incident occurred over a land dispute, and both the victim and perpetrators were Muslim. It being shared with a false communal narrative.
PolitiFact→ CatholicVote – Catholic group’s ad attacking Biden overstates role of abortion rights as motive in church arsons
Three churches were targeted during arson attacks over the summer “because they protect unborn babies and women in need.”
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – GOP Senate group off the mark with claim that Barnes backs abolishing ICE
Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.”
Logically→ Jammu & Kashmir Police thrashed a group of Rajasthani men for raising pro-Pakistan slogans.
An old video from 2020 of Delhi Police beating up Muslim men during the Delhi riots has been falsely shared as Jammu & Kashmir Police hitting men.
Snopes→ Anti-Vax Group in Europe Thrives Online, Thwarts Tech Effort
The group, active in France and Italy, has harassed doctors and public health officials, vandalized government offices, and tried to disrupt vaccine clinics.
Snopes→ Did Alabama GOP Group Post Elephant Photo with KKK Imagery?
According to the Lawrence County Republican Party, the group accidentally used an altered image of a GOP elephant that was saved from Google.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Fried – Nikki Fried falsely claims environmental group paid for sugar cane coverage
"We also know (the Sierra Club) paid for those reporters" at the Palm Beach Post.
Snopes→ RFK Jr.’s Anti-Vaccine Group Kicked off Instagram, Facebook
Children's Health Defense has spread misleading claims about vaccines and other public health measures designed to control the pandemic.
Logically→ A Sikh group protested against actor Aamir Khan’s film Laal Singh Chaddha.
The viral photo depicts Sikh groups demonstrating in support of actor Aamir Khan's film and not against it. Slogans were raised in favor of the film.
PolitiFact→ Rebecca Kleefisch – No evidence Michels personally pushed for gas tax increase, despite ties to groups that did
“Tim Michels pushed for years to raise (Wisconsin’s) gas tax.”
PolitiFact→ National Republican Congressional Committee – National Republican group falsely claims Spanberger backs defunding police
“Abigail Spanberger is raking in thousands from defund the police groups because she supports defunding the police.”
Snopes→ Amazon Sues Admins of 10K Facebook Groups over Fake Reviews
Amazon has filed a lawsuit against administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups it accuses of coordinating fake reviews in exchange for money or free products.
Washington Post→ The misleading claim that a Democratic candidate ‘sued’ a group of nuns over contraception coverage
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a gubernatorial hopeful, sued the federal government — not nuns providing charity for the poor.
PolitiFact→ Focus on the Family – Anti-abortion group exaggerates how states regulate late-term abortions
Abortion is available at any point of pregnancy and for any reason in Alaska, Colorado, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon and Vermont.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Group – Milwaukee’s hotels and restaurants would benefit from RNC visitors, despite community concerns
"Milwaukee’s hotels and restaurants are already filled during the summer. The RNC convention will simply replace those who normally visit our city."
Truth or Fiction?→ Florida Newspaper Pulls Op-Ed Sympathizing With White Nationalist Group
A Florida newspaper has apologized and pulled an op-ed by a woman married to a member of the far right, white nationalist group calling itself the Proud Boys — which they originally ran without disclosing her ties to that organization. The execu
AllSides→ Fact check: Democratic group makes multiple false claims in its dramatic allegations about Lauren Boebert’s past
https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/25/politics/fact-check-super-pac-lauren-boebert-escort-abortion-sugar-daddy/index.html
Snopes→ For K-Pop Supergroup BTS, Questions Remain About Its Future
The surprise announcement by BTS last week that they were taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects stunned their global fanbase.
Logically→ A video circulating online shows a group of Ukrainian refugees beating a Polish citizen to death.
Polish officials have confirmed that the perpetrators of the murder in the video were Polish citizens, not Ukrainian refugees.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Christians Against Ms. Marvel’ Facebook Group
On June 8 2022, a tweet about the Facebook group “Christians Against Ms. Marvel” was wildly and virally popular: Thanos was right, half of humanity needs to go pic.twitter.com/bl8jiwd9fs — Julian Tesolin (famous era) (@TesolinJulian
Snopes→ State Farm Cuts Ties With Group After Anti-LGBTQ Campaign
The insurance company cut ties with a group seeking to provide positive stories about transgender and non-binary kids after a conservative backlash online.
Snopes→ Gun Advertised for Sale in Facebook Group that Sought to ‘Dox’ Psaki
According to commerce policies stated by Meta, Facebook's parent company, the sale of firearms is not allowed on its platforms.
Logically→ Peter Brabeck-Letmathe, the former CEO of the Nestle group, said that “water is not a human right.”
Though Peter did discuss the idea of water being a human right as "extreme," after a backlash, he clarified he was talking about wasting water.