Did Maggie Hassan, a New Hampshire Democrat who ran for Senate in the 2022 midterms, win 1,100 votes from a town with only 700 people? No, that's not true: The New Hampshire Secretary of State told Lead Stories the inflated vote tally was
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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
PolitiFact→ Everytown for Gun Safety – Yes, Arizona Republican governor candidate Kari Lake opposes red flag laws
“Kari Lake is opposed to red flag laws.”
Snopes→ Facebook Hoax Claims Officers Found Bear Inside Car in Your Town
Facebook users who appeared to be African scammers kept changing the town name when reposting this real story about a bear being found in a car.
Snopes→ Jurors Must Decide How Much Newtown Families Suffering Worth
A judge last year found Jones and his company, Free Speech Systems, liable by default for defaming and inflicting emotional distress on the plaintiffs.
FactCheck.org→ Everytown’s Misleading Ad on Johnson’s Votes ‘Against Funding for the Police’
A TV ad from a gun control advocacy group claims Republican Sen. Ron Johnson voted “against funding for the police, preventing local departments from hiring more officers.” But the two votes cited were against trillion-dollar spending bill
PolitiFact→ Peggy Hubbard – At least three Martha’s Vineyard towns adopted sanctuary policies in 2017
Martha's Vineyard declared itself as a sanctuary city until the buses arrived.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Alabama Town Disbands Police Force After Racist Text Message Surfaces’
On August 31 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of what appeared to be a news report that an Alabama police force had been entirely disbanded “after a racist text message” came to light: A source for the Imgur post wasn’t imm
Snopes→ R&B Hall of Fame Headed to Small Mississippi Delta Town
Project planners hope to finish building the facility in the town of Marks in two or three years.
Snopes→ Motown Songwriter-Producer Lamont Dozier Dead at 81
Dozier died “peacefully” at his home near Scottsdale, Arizona, according to a statement issued by his family.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Ukrainian POWs Does NOT Prove That Ukrainian Soldiers Were Killing Civilians In Town of Rubizhne
By Uliana Malashenko Does a video of Ukrainian soldiers captured by the Russian army prove that their Ukrainian counterparts were killing civilians in Rubizhne, a town in the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, in spring 2022? No, that's n
Snopes→ Man in Japan Gambles COVID Town Funds Mistakenly Sent to Him
The money was supposed to be COVID-19 assistance for low-income households in a small Japanese town.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT A Current ‘Whites Only Sundown Town’ Sign — It’s From 2018 Movie ‘Green Book’ Set In 1960s
Is this a real photo of a town on Mississippi Highway 14, either past or present, that has a road sign that warns, "Whites Only Within City Limits After Dark"? No, that's not true: This photo is a still frame from the 2018 movie "Green Bo
Snopes→ Is This a Real ‘Sundown Town’ Sign Photographed in 2022?
Racial discrimination is still a problem for Black drivers, but this sign?
Snopes→ As Gas Prices Rise, Towns Add Electric Car Charging Stations
A wave of new electric vehicle charging stations across the country is coming as interest in alternatives to gasoline-powered vehicles is on the rise and could heighten further due to a global spike in gasoline prices.
Snopes→ Suspected Arson in Downtown Osaka Building Leaves 24 Dead
Police were searching for a man in his 50s to 60s who witnesses saw carrying a paper bag from which an unidentified liquid was dripping.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Air Force Colonel Joe Jackson Did NOT Die In 2020 Ignored — He Died in 2019 Remembered By Hometown, Dept. of Defense
Did Air Force Col. Joe Jackson die in 2020 with his death ignored by the public and media? No, that's not true: He died on January 12, 2019, according to multiple sources including the obituary from Jackson's hometown newspaper, The Washi
Snopes→ Oh! Christmas Tree? Cardboard Display is the Talk of a Town
It has been called beautiful, awesome and brilliant, a transcendent work of art that reimagines the holiday experience with local touches of the Jersey Shore.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Video Shows Rigged Voting Machine In Middletown Township, NJ
Does a video posted to Facebook show a rigged digital voting machine used in Middletown Township, New Jersey, during the state's general election in 2021? There is no evidence to suggest that it does: While there were reports of touch scr
Snopes→ Did Biden Fart During a Town Hall?
One more fart rumor and we may have to assign a reporter to the Biden butt beat.
Snopes→ Former MLB Manager Valentine Runs for Mayor in Hometown
Former Major League Baseball manager and player Bobby Valentine scoffs at any suggestion he might be out of his league running for mayor in his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut.
AllSides→ Fact Checking President Biden’s Town Hall Claims About the Vaccine Rollout
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/fact-checking-president-bidens-town At a town hall Thursday night i
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking President Biden’s Town Hall Claims About the Vaccine Rollout
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AllSides→ CNN Fact Checks Biden’s Town Hall But Neglects Claim That Multi-Trillion-Dollar Agenda Will Cost $0
https://dailycaller.com/2021/10/22/cnn-fact-checks-biden/ President Joe Biden made some false claims at
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall
We spotted a few instances in President Joe Biden’s televised town hall when his answers didn’t square with the facts: Biden said that both he and his wife had “been” to the U.S-Mexico border. But the White House press secretary said he wa
Snopes→ Australian Town Overwhelmed by Response to Free Land Offer
Authorities have been overwhelmed by more than 250 inquires in less than two weeks from around Australia and internationally.
Snopes→ Official Says Only 225 Migrants Remain in Texas Border Town
Migrants driven by confusion over the Biden administration’s policies and misinformation on social media converged at the border crossing between Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.
Snopes→ German Town Seeks Owner of Baby Ostrich Found in Local Park
Is anyone missing an ostrich?
Snopes→ Cleanup Begins of Haiti Town’s Earthquake-Crumbled Homes
On Tuesday, U.S.-based relief organization Samaritan’s Purse handed out big blue tarps for temporary shelters and small solar lights that also allow people to charge their cell phones.
Snopes→ Big Bird on Water is Mystery, but Town Calls It Just Ducky
The sudden appearance of a giant rubber duck in a Maine harbor is a whimsical whodunit that's defied sleuths so far.
Snopes→ Did CDC Say 74% of COVID Cases Tied to Provincetown Event Were Fully Vaxxed?
Some social media users misconstrued a statistic to suggest that COVID-19 vaccinations didn’t work.
AllSides→ Posts Misinterpret CDC’s Provincetown COVID-19 Outbreak Report
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/08/scicheck-posts-misinterpret-cdcs-provincetown-covid-19-outbreak-report/
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misinterpret CDC’s Provincetown COVID-19 Outbreak Report
SciCheck Digest Social media posts are misinterpreting the results of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, which found 74% of people in a COVID-19 outbreak were vaccinated, to argue against immunization. But experts say the headline-gra
Snopes→ Chicago Police Officer Charged in Downtown Subway Shooting
A Chicago police officer who shot an unarmed man in the back as he tried to escape capture by running up an escalator in a busy subway station has been charged with felony aggravated battery with a firearm and official misconduct.
Poynter→ President Biden exaggerated the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines during a CNN town hall
President Joe Biden exaggerated when he spoke about the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine during a CNN town hall. “You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations,” Biden said. It is rare for people who are fully vac
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Biden’s town hall on CNN
We looked into five claims the president made on topics such as covid-19, the economy and a new child tax credit.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s CNN Town Hall
In a prime-time town hall aired on CNN, President Joe Biden overstated some facts and misled on others. The COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in preventing symptomatic disease, hospitalizations and deaths from the disease. But no vaccine is 100%
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Highest Flood In German Town Of Bad Schandau Germany Was NOT So Long Ago
Did the highest flood to ever happen in the German town of Bad Schandau happen over a century ago? No, that's not true: The highest flood in Bad Schandau happened on August 16, 2002 -- the flood water rose a few centimeters higher than it
Snopes→ Despite Warning, Town Deemed Condo Building in ‘Good Shape’
Despite an engineer’s warning of major structural problems, a town building official told board members their Florida high-rise condominium was in “very good shape” almost three years before it collapsed, according to minutes of that meeting.
Snopes→ Florida Town Accidentally Sells Municipal Water Tower
“We’re human,” the Brooksville, Fla. city manager said. “Sometimes we make a mistake.”