Quick Take Social media posts falsely suggest there was fraud in the Pennsylvania gubernatorial race, citing a TV graphic that showed Republican State Sen. Doug Mastriano with nearly 500,000 more votes than Democratic Attorney General Josh Shapiro, but
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wisconsin Poll Worker Was NOT Caught ‘Rigging Ballots On Live TV’
Did a poll worker in Dane County, Wisconsin get caught rigging ballots on live television? No, that's not true: The Dane County Clerk, whose office records election information, explained that this poll worker was doing routine work, prep
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did a Phoenix TV Station Air Results From the State’s Gubernatorial Election?
Viral social media posts are claiming that Fox 10 Phoenix aired election results of the Arizona gubernatorial race prior to the election, showing Democratic candidate Katie Hobbs winning in favor of her Republican opponent, Kari Lake. An Instagram post
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Phoenix TV station accidentally airs mock election results
A Phoenix TV station aired the election results more than a week early.
Snopes→ Is This Pop Rocks Ad a Real and ‘Banned’ TV Commercial?
Social media posts claimed that the video was a real commercial for the Pop Rocks candy product that had been "banned" from being shown on TV.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines were designed to sterilize the population in a manner foretold by the plot of the TV series Utopia.
There is no evidence to support the claim that COVID-19 vaccines negatively affect fertility.
FactCheck.org→ TV Ads Distort Tshibaka’s Position on Birth Control
A super PAC supporting Sen. Lisa Murkowski claims in several TV ads that her top challenger, Kelly Tshibaka, “wants to ban birth control in the mail.” Tshibaka has said she would ban the sale of the morning-after pill via the mail, but the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Slap Donald Trump’s Hand — It’s A Clip From A Late-Night TV Show
Did Pope Francis slap Donald Trump's hand away when Trump tried to hold his hand? No, that's not true: The pope and Trump did meet at the Vatican on May 24, 2017, but the hand-touching clip is not real. That clip is from "Jimmy Kimmel Liv
Logically→ Congress leaders will stay in air-conditioned containers equipped with TV and internet, during the Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Though photos in the post are misattributed, some containers used in the Yatra do have ACs. However, amenities like TV and barbecue are not included.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video doesn’t show a child escaping Buckingham Palace. It’s an old TV promo
A “13 or 15 year old boy escapes Buckingham Palace” in video.
Snopes→ Did TV News Chyron Say Prince Charles ‘Automatically Becomes Queen’?
A Kenyan TV station apologized for an embarrassing flub that occurred during a news report on the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Logically→ Journalist Ravish Kumar gave an emotional speech after the Adani Group claimed a stake in NDTV.
The video is from 2017, and is unrelated to the recent deal between the Adani Group and NDTV.
Logically→ Indian journalist Ravish Kumar resigned from NDTV after Adani Group acquired 29.18 percent stake in the news channel.
Journalist Ravish Kumar clarified rumors around his resignation are baseless.
Snopes→ Latvia Brings Down Soviet-Era Monument’s Obelisk in Capital
A concrete obelisk topped by Soviet stars that was the centerpiece of a monument commemorating the Red Army’s victory over Nazi Germany was taken down in Latvia's capital.
Full Fact→ Do a disproportionate number of women end up in prison for failing to pay TV licences?
Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss has raised concerns over the number imprisoned, but since 1995 twice as many men have been jailed.
Snopes→ ‘Brazil in a Nutshell’ Street Gunfire Video Shows TV Series Filming
According to HoaxEye, a video of men on a motorcycle trading gunfire with others in a Brazilian street was from the shooting of a film.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking attacks on GOP Arizona governor candidate Kari Lake in TV ad narrated by drag queen
Fact-checking an ad narrated by a drag queen that makes several attacks on Kari Lake, a GOP candidate for Arizona governor.
Full Fact→ ITV Conservative leadership debate: fact checked
We’ve looked into some of the claims made by the contenders to be the next Prime Minister.
Snopes→ Larry Storch, Zany Cpl. Agarn on TV’s ‘F Troop,’ Dies at 99
Storch died of natural causes in his New York City apartment, according to his manager.
AllSides→ Republican TV Ad Makes False Claim About ‘Dead’ Voters
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/06/republican-tv-ad-makes-false-claim-about-dead-voters/ An illegal ball
FactCheck.org→ Republican TV Ad Makes False Claim About ‘Dead’ Voters
An illegal ballot cast on behalf of a deceased voter is rare, and we could find no examples of it occurring in Michigan in 2020 or 2016. Yet, a Republican gubernatorial candidate in Michigan falsely claims in a TV ad that “dead people always vote
Snopes→ Jennifer Lopez To Receive Honor at MTV Movie & TV Awards
The network announced Friday that Lopez will receive the Generation Award on Sunday in Santa Monica, California.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Uvalde Victim Amerie Jo Garza Did NOT Have 2 ‘Different Fathers’ Speaking On 2 TV Networks — One Is Her Father, The Other Her Stepfather
Did two different television networks report on the same Uvalde school shooting victim with two different fathers? No, that's not true: Both the biological father and stepfather of Amerie Jo Garza, 10, gave interviews to different network
PolitiFact→ Tweets – TV interviews with Uvalde victim's family fuel false claim
TV interviews with two different men who are each identified as Uvalde victim's father show the Robb Elementary School mass shooting was staged.
FactCheck.org→ TV Ads About Cheri Beasley’s Record on Violent Crime Lack Context
Democrat Cheri Beasley’s record in North Carolina Supreme Court cases involving violent crime is the subject of competing TV ads in the state’s U.S. Senate race. But neither ad gives viewers all of the necessary context for the claims portr
Snopes→ Reality TV’s Josh Duggar Gets 12 Years in Child Porn Case
Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was sentenced to about 12 1/2 years in prison after he was convicted of receiving and possessing child pornography.
Snopes→ Walmart Facebook Scam Promises Free LG and Samsung TVs
Always look for the verified badge next to company names on social media.
Full Fact→ Shadow cabinet member uses misleading £2,600 cost of living figure on BBC, ITV and Sky
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement [...] left the average household £2,600 a year worse off. Steve Reed MP, 11 May 2022. The Labour MP and shadow justice secretary Steve Reed claimed on BBC Breakfast, ITV’s Good Morning Britain and Sk
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Local TV error leads spurs Buffalo shooting ‘crisis actor’ conspiracy theory
A reporter who covered the Buffalo supermarket shooting was a "crisis actor."
PolitiFact→ How a rumor about Justice Alito in 'hiding' jumped to primetime TV
The person whose comments appear to have fueled the unverified rumor about Justice Alito moving to an “undisclosed location” has said he cannot remember where he first heard that claim.
Full Fact→ Clip of French TV shows technical glitch, not election fraud
A post on Facebook claims that an inconsistency in vote numbers broadcast on TV during the French presidential election is evidence of “electronic fraud”. The post itself is the screenshot of a tweet, which includes a short clip of a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Election Fraud On French TV Station Showing Macron Behind 217,571 Against Le Pen — It Was Software Glitch
Did a French television station's display showing French President Emmanuel Macron behind 217,571 votes prove election fraud? No, that's not true: An election night broadcast that aired numbers showing Macron behind opponent Marine Le Pen
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2009 TV Show NOT Proof COVID-19 Was Planned — It’s Just An Older Conspiracy Theory
Does a 2009 television show prove the COVID-19 pandemic was planned? No, that's not true: There is no evidence presented in the nearly three-minute clip from the "Secret Societies" episode of the truTV show "Conspiracy Theory with Jesse V
FactCheck.org→ TV Ad Attacking Brian Kemp Makes Unsubstantiated Georgia Election Claim
The Georgia secretary of state’s office is investigating a conservative watchdog group’s claims of illegal “ballot harvesting” in the state during the November 2020 general election and a special election runoff in January 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Prop Dummy Was NOT Used In Ukrainian War Propaganda But Was For A TV Series Filmed In Russia
Did Ukrainian soldiers prepare a poseable dummy with tape to use in the production of war propaganda, to fabricate a death with a fake corpse in order to "blame Putin"? No, that's not true: This behind-the-scenes video shows a prop dummy
Truth or Fiction?→ DirecTV Drops One America News Network From its Lineup
On April 5 2022, an Imgur user shared a post saying, “DirecTv dropped OAN today!” — alongside an image of OAN’s logo. On Twitter, several prominent accounts made similar claims: OAN has officially been booted from DirecTV’s
Full Fact→ Facebook video shows actors making a TV series in 2020—not staging the war in Ukraine
A video of someone applying fake blood to actors is being shared on Facebook with the caption “White helmets in action, ‘innocent victims of Russian aggression’ smile and wave you [sic]”. The phrase “white helmets&rd
Logically→ A Hindutva mob lynched two Muslim men over a scuffle in the Kaushambi district of Uttar Pradesh.
Kaushambi Police confirmed that the two young men were thrashed by villagers due to a love affair and ruled out a communal issue as a reason.
Health Feedback→ Health benefits of CBD gummies are unsupported by scientific evidence; Shark Tank and other TV personalities didn’t endorse them
REVIEW The legal market for cannabis is soaring in the U.S. since the 2018 Farm Bill classified hemp, a variety of the plant Cannabis sativa, as a crop and not as a drug. This market is expected to grow by 37% to reach 19.5 billion by 2025. The main
Snopes→ Netflix Is Streaming Zelenskyy’s 2015 TV Show, ‘Servant of the People’
The one where he played a schoolteacher who was elected president of Ukraine.