Quick Take Seven people died in a mass shooting in a Chicago suburb on Independence Day. Police said they believe the shooter was dressed in women’s clothing to conceal his identity and help him during his escape. But some social media users are
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AllSides→ Fact Check: Did Trump make this statement about Cassidy Hutchinson?
https://checkyourfact.com/2022/06/30/fact-check-trump-cassidy-hutchinson/ A post shared on Twitter pu
Poynter→ The International Fact-Checking Network’s statement on the Philippine government’s decision to shut down Rappler
It is disappointing to see that the Philippines Securities and Exchange Commission affirmed its earlier decision to revoke the certificates of incorporation of Rappler Inc. and Rappler Holdings Corporation, effectively […] The post The Internatio
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: ARE WOMEN IN KENTUCKY REQUIRED TO SUBMIT MONTHLY STATEMENTS DECLARING WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE PREGNANT?
https://checkyourfact.com/2022/06/30/fact-check-kentucky-statements-pregnant/ An image shared on Faceb
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kentucky Legislation NOT Passed That Required Women To Submit Doctor’s Statement About Whether They Were Pregnant
Did Kentucky legislation require women to submit a doctor's statement about whether they are pregnant? No, that's not true: An amendment in 2019 to an abortion "trigger bill" that would outlaw abortion in Kentucky was proposed as a protes
Truth or Fiction?→ American Academy of Pediatrics Statement on the ‘Grave Consequences’ of Forcing Children to Give Birth
After the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade — effectively reversing the decades-old landmark decision recognizing the right to an abortion — an Imgur account shared a screenshot of a tweet referencing a statement by t
Logically→ England Cricketer Moeen Munir Ali will boycott the IPL over Nupur Sharma’s blasphemous statement.
A fake Twitter account alleged that English batsman Moeen Munir Ali threatened to boycott the IPL. There is no evidence to corroborate the statement.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Falsely Attribute Statement on Gasoline Prices to Nonexistent ‘BP Oil Executive’
Quick Take A supply and demand imbalance, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, led to a surge in gasoline prices. But an online statement attributed to a supposed “BP Oil Executive” blames gasoline prices on U.S. dependence on foreign oil
FactCheck.org→ Some Posts About NIH Royalties Omit Fauci Statement That He Donates His Payments
SciCheck Digest A nonprofit recently reported that, since 2009, the National Institutes of Health and many of its scientists received an estimated $350 million in royalties for developing experimental treatments. Some kept the money, but Dr. Anthony Fa
Logically→ Amber Heard used lines from the movie The Talented Mr. Ripley in her opening statement.
Heard's attorney Benjamin Rottenborn opening statement during the trial did not include lines from The Talented Mr. Ripley script.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Issue Statement Calling For ‘MAGA Patriots’ To Boycott Midterm Elections
Did Donald Trump issue a statement on his "Save America" letterhead that encouraged "all the Great MAGA Patriots" to boycott the midterm elections in November? No, that's not true: According to Trump's chief spokeswoman, that April 27, 20
PolitiFact→ Raphael Warnock – Fact-checking Warnock’s statement that a drop in oil prices doesn’t cause major drop in gas prices
“While the initial increase in oil prices resulted in a near instantaneous increase in gas prices for consumers, the subsequent decrease in crude oil prices has failed to meaningfully provide relief for Georgia's families at the pump.”
Logically→ Chris Rock released an apology statement concerning the slap he received from Will Smith at the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony.
A fake social media post alleged that Chris Rock released an apology statement to Will and Jada Smith.
PolitiFact→ Bill O'Reilly – Bill O’Reilly’s misleading statement on Biden and fossil-fuel subsidies
“As soon as Biden took office, he eliminated all subsidies for fossil fuels.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden’s blanket statement — ‘No more surprise billing’ — doesn’t quite cover it
“Millions of hardworking Americans will no longer have to worry about unexpected medical bills.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden’s blanket statement — ‘No more surprise billing’ — doesn’t quite cover it
“Millions of hardworking Americans will no longer have to worry about unexpected medical bills.”
Poynter→ A Putin spokesman says ‘Russia has never attacked anyone.’ That statement ignores centuries of Russian attacks.
As Russia’s military was surrounding Ukraine and threatening to invade, Russian president Vladimir Putin’s spokesman gave an interview in which he denied that Russia had ever invaded any other country. […] The post A Putin spokesman says R
PolitiFact→ Dmitry Peskov – Russian spokesman’s statement ignores centuries of Russian attacks
“Russia has never attacked anyone throughout its history.”
PolitiFact→ Shelia Stubbs – Stubbs’ 48-hour gun waiting period statement backed by some studies, but other factors muddy claim
"48-Hour waiting periods limit crimes of passion and keep our communities safe.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – FDA didn’t say Pfizer misled them about vaccine safety. The statement came from a public commenter
Says the FDA said that Pfizer “falsely misled” the agency about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines and that the shots are killing more people than they save.
Snopes→ Accounting Firm: Trump Financial Statements Aren’t Reliable
The accounting firm that prepared former President Donald Trump’s annual financial statements says the documents, used to secure lucrative loans and burnish Trump's image as a wealthy businessman, “should no longer be relied upon” after New York'
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden's statement on Trump's 2020 mail voting is Half True
“In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About a Statement by Rochelle Walensky
On Monday, a video went viral in which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said, “The overwhelming number of [COVID-19] death, over 75%, occurred in people who had at least four comorbidities.” RNC
Health Feedback→ Robert Malone’s statements on The Dana Show about vaccine safety and virus variants are inaccurate and unsupported
REVIEW On 9 December 2021, The First TV network broadcasted this video interview between host Dana Loesch and Robert Malone. The interview went viral on Facebook, receiving more than 88,000 interactions only on Loesch’s Facebook page. In addition,
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Jen Psaki Statement on Whether Biden Once Said Travel Restrictions Were ‘Xenophobic’
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PolitiFact→ Progress Iowa – Iowa group corrects statement on Charles Grassley’s infrastructure vote
"Only one member of Iowa’s federal delegation" voted in favor of the bipartisan infrastructure legislation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Gruden Did NOT Make Statements About Poor Kids, Indian Accents & Mainstream African-Americans — Joe Biden Said Them All
Did John Gruden make statements about poor kids, people with Indian accents and the "first mainstream African-American"? No, that's not true: Four statements attributed to ex-NFL football coach John Gruden were not made by him but by Joe
Full Fact→ Government hasn’t explained differing statements on lab accused of inaccurate Covid-19 results
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has failed to explain why it released two different statements about a Covid testing laboratory in Wolverhampton which may have sent inaccurate results to 43,000 people. On 15 October a government s
The Dispatch→ Did Donald Trump Issue a Statement Calling the Late Colin Powell a ‘RINO’?
With a (shall we say) unique approach to grammar and style, former President Donald Trump’s personal messages have been an easy target for parodists. One doesn’t have to look far for fake Trump emails or tweets from before he was banned fro
Snopes→ Did Trump Release Statement Bashing Colin Powell After His Death?
Powell died of COVID-19 complications while battling cancer on Oct. 18, 2021.
Health Feedback→ Article by OffGuardian, ZeroHedge claiming to list 30 facts about COVID-19 contains multiple inaccurate and misleading statements
REVIEW On 22 September 2021, OffGuardian published an article, which was reprinted by ZeroHedge and shared by other websites like InfoWars, listing 30 claims related to COVID-19. These articles, which went viral, received altogether more than 19,000
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Man Touted By Others As ‘Ph.D., Oxford’ Did NOT Make True Statements About COVID-19 Vaccines To A School Board — Did NOT Attend Oxford University
Does a doctor share evidence of vaccine harm to an Ohio school board? No, that's not true: A man who appeared at a school board meeting in Ohio repeated multiple COVID-19 vaccine conspiracy theories that Lead Stories has previously debunk
AllSides→ FactChecking Biden’s Statements About Afghanistan
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/08/factchecking-bidens-statements-about-afghanistan/ Since the Taliban s
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Biden’s Latest Statements on the Afghanistan Withdrawal
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FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Statements About Afghanistan
Since the Taliban seized control of the Afghanistan capital Kabul on Aug. 15, President Joe Biden has delivered speeches and given interviews to defend his administration’s handling of the U.S. withdrawal that preceded the swift fall of the Afghan go
Washington Post→ Biden, Trump and Afghanistan: Statements that haven’t aged well
As events have unfolded in Afghanistan, former president Donald Trump, President Biden and members of the Biden administration have made statements that were wildly off in light of recent events.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Get Subpoenas For Arizona Routers, They Could NOT Pave The Way To Reinstatement
Did former President Donald Trump get subpoenas for routers associated with Arizona's voting-counting machines and does that pave the way for Trump to be reinstated as president? No, that's not true: While Arizona's senate is attempting t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Promising To Blow The Lid Off COVID-19 Vaccines Does NOT Stick To True And Verified Statements
Does a video promising to blow the lid off COVID-19 vaccines present only true and verified statements? No, that's not true: It makes claims about vaccine-related deaths that are not proven. The video also questions why pregnant women and
Health Feedback→ U.S. CDC director didn’t state that COVID-19 deaths were over-counted; her statements about deaths among vaccine breakthrough cases were misinterpreted
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused more than 600,000 deaths in the U.S. and 3.4 million deaths worldwide as of 19 May 2021. Although the excess mortality in the U.S. since March 2020 clearly demonstrates that the pandemic has caused many more deaths than
Snopes→ Did US Capitol Police Release a Statement on Jan. 6 Commission?
An anonymous member of USCP, not the organization's leadership, penned this statement.