Is geotracking the only evidence being used by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to place January 6, 2021, defendants inside the U.S. Capitol? No, that's not true: FBI investigators and the DOJ are using the tracking data, along with Wi-Fi
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Costco Digital Gas Pump Screen Did NOT Display ‘Blame Joe Biden’ Message — It’s An Altered Image
Did a digital display screen at a Costco Wholesale gas pump display a message that said, "Don't blame us. Blame Joe Biden"? No, that's not true: This image has been edited. The digitally altered image began appearing on Facebook on about
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Photo Of Person Wearing Checkered Skirt Is Texas School Shooter
Does a photograph of a person wearing a checkered skirt and a dark top show Salvador Ramos, the Texas school shooter? No, there's no evidence that's true: A post making the claim does not identify the source of the photo, which appeared o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Breast Milk ‘Leakage’ Does NOT Contain ‘All The Impurity That’s In The Mother’s Body’
Does breast milk "leakage" contain "all the impurity that's in the mother's body"? No, that's not true: "This claim is false and is not grounded in science," Dr. Christopher M. Zahn, chief of clinical practice and interim chief of health
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Launch ‘Artificial Breast Milk’ During 2022 Baby Formula Shortage
Did Bill Gates launch "artificial breast milk" during the U.S. baby formula shortage in 2022? No, that's not true: Although Gates' investment fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures is an investor in BIOMILQ, a startup that is developing lab-gr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ruble’s Designation As ‘World’s Best-Performing Currency’ Does NOT Tell Full Story
Was the Russian ruble named the "world's best-performing currency" in May 2022? Yes, but that claim requires significant context: Bloomberg did publish an article on May 11, 2022, stating that the ruble was the "year's best performing cur
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Guarantee That Joining Satanic Temple Would Give Legal Religious Protection To Terminate Pregnancy
Does joining The Satanic Temple give a member legal protection to terminate a pregnancy? Not necessarily: According to legal experts, it could -- but joining "opportunistically" probably won't be applicable. Or as Mark Tushnet, the Willia
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer’s GMB interview: fact checked
Yesterday we fact checked Boris Johnson’s interview on Good Morning Britain ahead of the local elections. Today it was Labour leader Keir Starmer’s turn to face presenters Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley. Here are two of his comment
FactCheck.org→ What Happens if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned?
A leaked draft opinion indicated that the Supreme Court is ready to abolish the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion. The draft isn’t final, but what happens if the court decides that Roe “must be overru
FactCheck.org→ Attack Ad Leaves Misleading Impression on Vance’s View of Trump Voters
It’s well known that JD Vance — Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate in the Ohio Republican primary for U.S. Senate — was no fan of the former president just a few years back. Vance’s past quotes practically write his opponen
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Moon At The Border Of Russia And Canada At The North Pole’– It’s Computer-Generated Art
Does this video show the moon eclipsing the sun over the North Pole at "the border of Russia and Canada"? No, that's not true: A NASA spokesperson told Lead Stories that this video "isn't showing a real phenomenon." This footage is from a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Tweet Is FAKE — French President Macron Did NOT Say Europe Needs To Be Prepared To Take Up To 60 Million Refugees
Did French President Emmanuel Macron make a campaign promise that "Europe must be ready to accept up to 60 million refugees over the next 20 years from Africa and the Middle East"? No, that's not true: This is a fake tweet that is designe
Logically→ Pfizer made alopecia a side effect of its COVID-19 vaccine so that it could introduce medication for this side effect.
There isn't conclusive evidence to indicate that COVID-19 vaccination causes baldness, and Pfizer does not have any ready-to-use alopecia treatments.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Security Payment Will NOT Become ‘Federal Benefit Payment’ — It’s ALWAYS Been Considered A ‘Benefit’
Will Social Security payments just now or in the near future be referred to as "federal benefit" payments? Not exactly: Payments from the Social Security program have been considered federal benefits since the federal government created t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden’s Gesture Was NOT Directed To Empty Space — There Was Audience Seating There
Did President Joe Biden try to "shake hands with thin air" and then wander around looking confused after he finished a speech at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro on April 14, 2022? No, that's not tr
FactCheck.org→ McDonald’s Ice Cream Isn’t Toxic for Dogs, Contrary to Viral Posts
Quick Take The ingredients of McDonald’s restaurant food have been the subject of bogus claims in social media posts in recent years. In April, posts falsely claimed the fast-food chain includes xylitol, which is toxic to dogs, in its ice cream.
Snopes→ Is This Photo of Don Jr. and Eric Trump Smiling Real?
This isn't the first time that strange photos of Donald Trump's eldest sons have circulated on social media.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Josh Mandel Did NOT Photoshop His Face Onto A Black Soldier
Did Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel photoshop his face onto the body of a Black soldier? No, that's not true: A Mandel spokesperson told Lead Stories that this claim is false. A Cincinnati.com article reported that the image
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Coconut Oil Does NOT Prevent, Treat Alzheimer’s Disease
Does coconut oil prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease? No, that's not true: A spokesperson from the Alzheimer's Association told Lead Stories, "There isn't a single food, ingredient or supplement that -- through rigorous scientific resea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Agency Did NOT Publish Data Suggesting People Triple-Vaccinated For COVID-19 Are Developing A New Form Of AIDS
Did the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) publish data suggesting that triple vaccinated people in England are developing a new form of AIDS? No, that's not true: The data does not show immune systems being destroyed by COVID-19 vaccines
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Some types of alopecia are a disease
"Alopecia isn't a medical disease; it's an aesthetic one."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Freshwater’ Sharks Found In Deep Creek Lake, MD
Was the "longest freshwater shark on record" found in Deep Creek Lake in Maryland? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources told Lead Stories this claim is "false" as "Deep creek lake is a fresh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Electric Vehicles DO Pollute — But Engineers Are Reducing Impacts
Are electric vehicles (EVs) bad for the environment? Yes, that's partially true: Two experts in the field have looked over the claim for Lead Stories and come to two different conclusions. One believes the claim is accurate, while the oth
Lead Stories→ Several Red Flags Raised Over New Russian ‘Fact Checking’ Site WarOnFakes.com
Is the new Russian website "War on Fakes" a real and reliable fact checking website run by "experts and journalists"? We have questions. The site appeared to spring up almost overnight in early March 2022 in the wake of the Russian invasi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence of Human Trafficking At Ingram Park Mall In San Antonio
Did police in San Antonio find a human trafficking ring near that city's Ingram Mall? No, that's not true: San Antonio police told Lead Stories they are aware of social media posts making such a claim, but said there was no evidence of hu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence President Zelenskyy Left Kyiv In Early March 2022
Does a disproved meme using an old photo of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy imply that he must have left the capital city of Kyiv in early March 2022? Does the Russian chairman of the State Assembly, Vyacheslav Volodin, know that
Snopes→ ‘Putin Bombs Biden-Owned Villa’ Claim Comes from Far-Right Fantasy Website
The news on "Real Raw News" isn't real, raw, or news.
Logically→ Time magazine’s March 2022 issue compares Russian President Putin to Adolf Hitler.
The image that is being shared online isn't a cover of Time magazine but an artwork by graphic designer Patrick Mulder.
Snopes→ ‘ArmA 3’ Game Clip Miscaptioned as Ukraine Invasion Footage
This isn't the first time that clips from the video game ArmA 3 have circulated with incorrect captions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: More People ARE Dying In Their Prime Of Life, But Q3 2019 Comparisons Mislead; Also, COVID Causes Rise
Did the death rate of working-age Americans rise 40 percent from the summer of 2019 to the summer of 2021? Yes, there has been a sharp rise. Is the COVID-19 pandemic not the cause? There is no basis to blame it on anything other than the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘20,000 German Bikers’ Riding For Boy With Cancer
Did a video uploaded initially on TikTok by user @mihai.off show "20,000" bikers in Germany riding by the house of a 6-year-old boy with cancer? No, that's not true: While the story of a group of bikers riding past the home of a sickly Ge
FactCheck.org→ Former Presidents Are Not Allowed to Take Home Official Records
Quick Take The National Archives recovered 15 boxes of materials from former President Donald Trump’s time in office. Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, claimed that the law allowed Trump to “take documents when he left the White Hous
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO HIV Or ‘Foreign Bacteria’ In COVID Vaccines
Is there HIV and "foreign bacteria" in COVID vaccines or booster shots?? No, that's not true: The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer deliver biological blueprint material that causes your cells to generate spike proteins, which trai
FactCheck.org→ Biden Stretches Evidence for Universal Pre-K
President Joe Biden has made sweeping claims about evidence that he says supports his universal pre-kindergarten plan. There is plenty of research on specific targeted programs, but there isn’t much on universal programs. And the research that do
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccines Are NOT Experimental Gene Technology — They ARE Fully Authorized
Are COVID-19 vaccines experimental gene technology that is still under development? No, that's not true: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in the United Kingdom says none of the vaccines authorized in the U.K.
Snopes→ No, the 2022 Olympics Aren’t Taking Place at Chernobyl
These photographs are real, but this isn't the site of a nuclear power plant, much less that of the Chernobyl disaster.
Full Fact→ Estimates of heart condition prevalence in the UK isn’t linked to vaccines
A video being shared on Facebook makes a number of claims about a recent study into how common a heart condition is in the general population, but the central claim is that this has only come about due to the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine. This is no
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Use Old Video of White House Official to Make False Claim About Stimulus Checks
Quick Take Three stimulus payments have been sent to Americans to help them weather the economic impact of the pandemic. Social media posts are using a video clip of a White House official to falsely claim a fourth payment will arrive soon. But the v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Data From England And Wales Do NOT Show Teens Vaccinated For COVID-19 Are 3 Times More Likely To Die Than Unvaccinated Teens
Do data from England and Wales show teens vaccinated for COVID-19 are three times more likely to die than unvaccinated teens? No, that's not true: The United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics (ONS) says the information lacks contex
PolitiFact→ Whoopi Goldberg – Whoopi Goldberg wrongly claims the Holocaust was ‘not about race’
"The Holocaust isn't about race. No, it's not about race."