As a "settlement" for raising prices "unfairly," is Target giving out $500 gift cards to people who shopped with them during the fourth fiscal quarter of 2022 and who will answer three questions? No, that's not true: A Target spokesperson
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PolitiFact→ Bryan Steil – Steil on target with claim on Milwaukee’s homicide rate
In Milwaukee, "The (homicide) rate has nearly doubled in the past two years."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Assailants Are NOT Using Zip Ties To Target Women In Texas College Town
Are zip ties being attached to trash cans outside homes in a Texas college town to target the women who live there for assault? No, that's not true: Police in College Station, Texas, say they and other law enforcement agencies have invest
Truth or Fiction?→ How to Fight Disinformation — Part V: Resilience Targeting
This is the last in a series about how communities can fight back and protect themselves against weaponized disinformation campaigns. You can read our previous articles here: Part I: Firehosing Part II: Gaslighting Part III: Distraction Part IV: Sign
Logically→ Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is deliberately targeting farmers to create food shortage and control people.
Rutte's government is attempting radical changes in farming practices to cut nitrogen emissions. He is not deliberately targeting farmers.
PolitiFact→ National Rifle Association – National Rifle Association off target on red flag law process
Says Gov. Tony Evers would, “allow the government to use red flag laws to confiscate your firearms without due process.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Arizona ballot error did not target Republicans
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs “sent 6,000 wrong ballots to Republicans.”
Poynter→ Trick or truth: Are drug dealers really targeting kids on Halloween?
“Watch your kids’ candy!” “Looks like SweeTarts!” Halloween’s coming, and you may be seeing social media posts like these about the dangers of brightly colored pills sometimes called “rainbow fentanyl.” […] The post Trick or tru
PolitiFact→ A Better Wisconsin Together – Better Wisconsin Together on target with ad on Michels and gun law loophole
Says Tim Michels "opposes closing the loophole that allows domestic abusers to buy guns."
PolitiFact→ Joe Manchin – Fact-checking Joe Manchin on the targeting of IRS audits
“WV families making less than $400K & small businesses will NOT be targeted by the IRS.”
Poynter→ Election Integrity Partnership targeted election misinformation, not conservatives
A former congressional candidate claims that he and other conservatives were targeted on social media with the government’s help around the time of the 2020 election. “(The) Department of Homeland […] The post Election Integrity Partnersh
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Partnership targeted election misinformation, not conservatives
The "Department of Homeland Security and the State Department coordinated with a group called the ‘Election Integrity Partnership’ to censor Joe Biden’s opponents.”
Snopes→ Governor Voids Territorial Orders Targeting Native Americans
Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham described the 19th century proclamations by former territorial governors as offensive.
Logically→ The deep state created Hurricane Ian to target red states.
Hurricane Ian is a natural disaster that hit Cuba and Florida state. The claim is baseless and stems from a conspiracy theory.
Snopes→ Hold Fire: Re-Enactors Fear Being Targeted by NY Gun Law
Some historical battle re-enactors in New York are holding their musket fire because of worries over the state's new gun rules.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Strawberry Breeze’ Is NOT A Real Drug Targeted At Children
Are drug dealers selling schoolkids a new type of methamphetamine called "Strawberry Breeze," that looks like strawberry-flavored candy? No, that's not true: Warnings about "Strawberry Breeze," "Strawberry Quick" and "Strawberry Quick Met
Snopes→ Long COVID: How Researchers Are Zeroing in on the Self-Targeted Immune Attacks that May Lurk Behind It
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, much attention focused on reports of harmful inflammation.
Snopes→ US Clears Updated COVID Boosters Targeting Newest Variants
The move by the Food and Drug Administration tweaks the recipe of shots made by Pfizer and rival Moderna that already have saved millions of lives.
FactCheck.org→ IRS Will Target ‘High-Income’ Tax Evaders with New Funding, Contrary to Social Media Posts
Quick Take The Inflation Reduction Act includes $79 billion for the IRS. Social media posts misleadingly claim the IRS will now hire “87,000 new agents” to investigate average citizens. But most new hires will provide customer services, and
Snopes→ Scam for Target and Walmart Refrigerators and Ovens Hits Facebook
We strongly recommend sharing this article with any family members or friends who might be susceptible to falling for this potentially dangerous scam.
Snopes→ Giuliani’s Lawyers Told He’s a Target of Ga. Election Probe
Special prosecutor Nathan Wade alerted Giuliani’s local attorney in Atlanta, Bill Thomas.
Snopes→ Cigarette Ads Aggressively Target Kids in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, New Study Finds
The tactics included displaying cigarettes near snacks, sweets, and sugary drinks.
Poynter→ Factually: In Georgia, fact-checkers have become targets of the ruling party
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every other Thursday. While Georgian democracy has never flourished, fact-checkers in th
PolitiFact→ American Commitment – Ad targeting Manchin, AARP misses on Medicare drug price negotiations
Sen. Joe Manchin and AARP “support government price-setting schemes” to divert money from Medicare to “unrelated government programs or pad big insurers’ profits.”
Truth or Fiction?→ YouTube Targeting ‘Abortion Misinformation’ Post-Dobbs
Nearly a month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24 2022, YouTube indicated that it would identify and remove “abortion misinformation” from its platform in a July 21 2022 statement: YouTube says it will cra
PolitiFact→ Tim Michels – Michels on target with claim his company was building Keystone Pipeline when Biden ended it
“My company was building the Keystone Pipeline when (President Joe) Biden canceled it.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Moscow was not targeted in a missile attack
Video claims Moscow turned into “sea of fire after being attacked by two mysterious missiles.”
Snopes→ ‘Groomers’ Rhetoric Targeting LGBTQ People Nothing New
Those calling members of the LGBTQ community "groomers" are just echoing an old, hateful smear.
Washington Post→ Ad targeting Manchin on prescription drugs uses misleading math
The 60 Plus Association claims the West Virginia Democrat wants to strip $300 billion from Medicare. A lot of that is Washington funny money.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy Full-Ship Shock Trial Was NOT Targeting A Sea Monster Heading Toward Florida In June 2021
Did the U.S. Navy use a 40,000-pound explosive to blow up a sea monster from the bottom of the ocean that was heading toward Florida? No, that's not true: This detonation of a 40,000-pound explosive in the Atlantic Ocean was part of a Ful
Snopes→ Target Shopper Says ‘Traffickers’ Left Sunglasses On Her Car Door Handle
"So many people have asked how I knew the sunglasses were a sign of potential trafficking," the Target shopper posted on Facebook.
Snopes→ Police: Tulsa Gunman Targeted Surgeon He Blamed for Pain
A man who blamed his surgeon for continuing pain after a recent back operation bought an AR-style rifle and opened fire hours later at a Tulsa medical office, killing the doctor and three other people.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videotaped Threats Against Phoenix Target Stores, LGBT People And Supporters WERE Posted To Social Media
Did a man make it public that he plans to go after Target stores in Phoenix, Arizona, that support the LGBT movement? Yes, the screenshot of a text message warning is real. A person who considers himself a professional internet provocateu
Snopes→ Bad Actors Target Trans Women With False Uvalde Shooter Claims
"It's literally me," one falsely accused woman wrote online. "Stop fucking spreading this image please God."
Truth or Fiction?→ Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘White Supremacy Should Not Be the Main Target … We Should Not Be Pursuing People Based on How They Vote’
As the nation continued to discover and discuss “replacement theory” in late May 2022, a Twitter screenshot on Imgur attributed a quote to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), addressing white supremacy by saying that the government
Snopes→ Facebook, Instagram to Reveal More on How Ads Target Users
Facebook parent Meta said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads just months ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
Snopes→ Publishers Clearing House Scam Targets Victims by Phone
An old Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes phone scam usually asks for taxes and various fees to be paid up front in order to claim a supposed prize.
PolitiFact→ North Carolina Futures Action Fund – Liberal group targets incumbent NC Democrat with false claims
State Sen. Kirk deViere voted against Medicaid expansion, the governor’s budget and teacher raises.
Washington Post→ J.D. Vance’s claim that Biden is targeting ‘MAGA voters’ with fentanyl
The GOP Senate candidate from Ohio claims that Biden’s border policies are intended to kill off Trump voters — an assertion based on zero facts.
PolitiFact→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Texas law targets abortion providers, not patients
"In Texas, Republicans passed a law allowing rapists to sue their victims for getting an abortion."