Did mechanical ventilators kill "nearly all COVID patients" during the early stages of the pandemic? No, that's not true: The headline making the claim misrepresented the results of a study that reached a different conclusion: that second
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The Dispatch→ Members Discussion for ‘Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan’ -June 2023
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PolitiFact→ State legislatures rarely expel lawmakers. We found 19 examples in nearly 23 years
State legislatures rarely expel members. PolitiFact found only 19 lawmakers who were expelled from state legislatures around the country since 2000. Experts say expulsion is typically reserved for cases of serious, and often criminal, misconduct.
Poynter→ Trump said violent crime in Manhattan is ’now at a record level.’ It’s nowhere near record.
As he awaits a possible indictment in New York City, former President Donald Trump has taken to his social media platform, Truth Social, to preemptively criticize Manhattan District Attorney Alvin […] The post Trump said violent crime in Manhatta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccine Is NOT Linked To ‘Nearly Doubled’ Stillbirths In Singapore — Law Changed How Stillbirths Are Registered
Did COVID-19 vaccines lead to the number of stillbirths being "nearly doubled" in Singapore? No, that's not true: The former journalist who posted the claim retracted it on his blog, noting that he missed the fact a law change in Singapor
PolitiFact→ Glenn Youngkin – Youngkin is near the mark on tax growth claim
Virginia tax receipts “in just the last four years alone have grown 50%.”
Logically→ This image shows Nepal security forces near the 2023 plane crash debris in Pokhra.
An old image from the 2012 Sita Air plane crash has been shared by people claiming it is from the recent Yeti Airlines plane crash in January 2023.
Logically→ Video shows the Yeti Airlines aircraft crashing and bursting into flames near a road in Pokhara, Nepal.
A 2013 video from Afghanistan has been falsely shared as the recent 2023 plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Myocarditis, Pericarditis Did NOT Increase Nearly Eightfold In Swindon, England, After COVID Shots Began
Did the incidence of the heart conditions myocarditis and pericarditis increase nearly eightfold in the English town of Swindon after the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The numbers, which were released through
Full Fact→ Near-identical posts about a missing child called Tyler are fake
Several of the posts feature almost identical text, with the name of the child and the accompanying image changed.
Logically→ A tsunami-like wave triggered by an earthquake struck a ship near Cianjur, Indonesia.
An old video of a ship being struck be a wave in Antarctica has been falsely linked to the recent earthquake in Indonesia.
PolitiFact→ Katie Hobbs – AZ GOP governor hopeful Lake called a near-total abortion ban law ‘great’
Kari Lake has “gone on the record saying she supports Arizona's complete abortion ban. She's called it a great law.”
AllSides→ STUDY: PolitiFact Is Nearly 6 Times More Likely to Defend Biden Than Check His Facts
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2022/09/28/study-politifact-nearly-6-times-more-likely-defend-biden-check-his
Snopes→ Ian Just Shy of a Category 5 Hurricane As It Nears Florida
Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified off Florida's southwest coast, gaining top winds of 155 mph (250 kph), just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status.
Snopes→ Hurricane Ian Nears Cuba on Path to Strike Florida As Cat 4
Hurricane Ian moved near the Cayman Islands and closer to western Cuba on a track to hit Florida as a major hurricane.
Snopes→ Westminster Abbey Has Witnessed Nearly a Millennium of British History – but Many Rituals, Like Those at Royal Funerals, Are More Modern
The royal funeral for Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19, 2022, was a public ceremony on a truly global scale.
Snopes→ Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Auction Brings in Nearly $517K
A gold judicial collar made of glass beads that belonged to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has sold at auction for $176,775.
Snopes→ 2 Busloads of Migrants Dropped off Near VP Harris’ Residence
Two buses of migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border were dropped off near Vice President Kamala Harris' home in residential Washington.
Snopes→ Nearly 300 Demand South Korea Probe Their Adoptions Abroad
Louise Kwang felt her entire sense of identity collapse in 2016 when her South Korean agency matter-of-factly acknowledged that her origin story was fiction aimed at ensuring her adoptability.
PolitiFact→ Republican Governors Association – No, Biden didn’t say nearly half of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy
Says President Joe Biden “recently said that 48.8% of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy.”
Snopes→ Here’s What Two Scholars of Politics and Religion Observed Near the US Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
Having studied political demonstrations before, these cultural anthropologists documented the public display and interviewed participants.
Snopes→ Juul to Pay Nearly $440M to Settle States’ Teen Vaping Probe
Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products.
Snopes→ Fighting Goes on Near Ukraine Nuclear Plant; IAEA on Site
Britain's Defense Ministry says shelling continued in the district where the Zaporizhzhia power plant sits.
Snopes→ WHO: New COVID Cases, Deaths Keep Falling Nearly Everywhere
The U.N. health agency said there were 4.5 million new COVID-19 cases reported last week, a 16% drop from the previous week.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Jan. 6 Capitol attack investigation nowhere near as lengthy as the one for 9/11
The FBI “spent more time investigating” the Jan. 6 Capitol attack than 9/11.
Snopes→ Coming to a Theater Near You: $3 Movie Tickets for One Day
For one day, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters as part of a newly launched “National Cinema Day” to lure moviegoers during a quiet spell at the box office.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – It’s not true that nearly half of pregnant women in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial miscarried
“Nearly half of pregnant women in Pfizer trial miscarried.”
Snopes→ Jobs’ Apple-1 Computer Prototype Auctioned for Nearly $700K
The prototype was used by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 1976.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bubbling Water In Hudson River Is NOT ‘Boiling,’ NOT Near A Nuclear Power Plant
Was water in the Hudson River boiling? And was bubbling related to a nuclear power plant that was supposed to be nearby? No, neither claim is true: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) told Lead Stories via em
Snopes→ Lightning Strike Near White House Leaves 3 Dead, 1 Injured
Authorities did not reveal how the people were injured, other than to say they were critically hurt in the lightning strike.
Snopes→ Lightning Strike Near White House Leaves 2 Dead, 2 Injured
Two people who were critically injured in a lightning strike outside the White House have died.
Snopes→ Hessian Remains Unearthed at Revolutionary War Battle Site
Researchers believe they have uncovered in a mass grave in New Jersey the remains of as many as 12 Hessian soldiers who fought during the Revolutionary War.
Snopes→ Crews Protect Homes As California Fire Burns Near Yosemite
Some 2,000 firefighters battled the Oak Fire, along with aircraft and bulldozers, facing tough conditions.
Snopes→ New York Reports 1st US Polio Case in Nearly a Decade
The person developed symptoms a month ago and did not recently travel outside the country.
Snopes→ US Report: Nearly 400 Crashes of Automated Tech Vehicles
Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 involving Teslas, according to statistics released by U.S. safety regulators.
Snopes→ Is This Lauren Boebert With Two Near-Naked Men?
Social media users should be wary of photographs that start circulating after a scandal.
Snopes→ 31 Patriot Front Members Arrested Near Idaho Pride Event
Authorities arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear.
Snopes→ What’s the Price of Fuel Near You? Share a Gas Station Pic
With U.S. gasoline prices rapidly rising, we're collecting photos of signs depicting fuel prices at gas stations across the country. Send us one.
Snopes→ Hinckley Nears Full Freedom 41 Years After Shooting Reagan
A federal judge is set to preside over an important hearing for John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
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.