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Snopes→ Warriors Beat Celtics 103-90 to Win 4th NBA Title in 8 Years
The Golden State Warriors are NBA champions once again, topping the Boston Celtics 103-90 for their fourth title in the last eight seasons.
Snopes→ San Diego Zoo Welcomes 1st Aardvark Birth in Years
An aardvark cub born at the San Diego Zoo is doing well and developing quickly, according to wildlife specialists.
Snopes→ Did Disney Deny Tim Allen ‘Lightyear’ Role Due to His Political Beliefs?
While Allen wasn't cast in the 2022 "Lightyear" movie, he was working on a different project with Disney.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of Americans DO Die Each Year Of Medical Errors But It’s Unclear Whether Doctors Kill More People Than Guns
Are you six times more like to be killed by a doctor than a gun in the United States? We don't know. The estimates are too scattered to form a conclusion. Official mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (
Snopes→ Danish-Canadian Deal Ends 49-Year-Old Feud over Arctic Isle
A territorial dispute between Denmark and Canada over a barren and uninhabited rock in the Arctic that has led to decades of friendly friction has come to an end.
PolitiFact→ Most Republicans falsely believe Trump’s stolen election claims, a year and a half after the Jan. 6
Multiple recounts and election audits have confirmed the accuracy of the election results. But most Republicans agree with Donald Trump that the election was stolen.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2022 NOT A Record Year For Inflation In US – It’s Been Higher A Dozen Other Times
Did the U.S. inflation rate hit an all-time high in 2022? No, that's not true: While inflation, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI), is at a high level of 8.0 percent in June 2022, a dozen other years have had higher inflat
Snopes→ US Inflation Hit a New 40-Year High Last Month of 8.6%
The prices of gas, food and most other goods and services jumped in May, raising inflation to a new four-decade high and giving American households no respite from rising costs.
Full Fact→ The Coalition did not build more affordable homes in a year than Labour did in 13 years of government
We built more affordable homes in one year of the incoming Conservative government after 2010—or Coalition government—than the Labour party did in 13 years in office. Boris Johnson, 9 June 2022. During a press conference in Blackpool, the
Snopes→ Grammys Add New Categories, Including Songwriter of the Year
The Grammys are adding a special song for social change award and five new categories including songwriter of the year, giving the Recording Academy an avenue to honor music’s best composer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Australian Police Officer’ Does NOT Detail Increase In Homicide Rate A Year After New Gun Control Laws Were Introduced
Did an Australian police officer named "Ed Chenel" detail an increase in that country's homicide rate a year after new gun control laws were introduced? No, that's not true: It's unclear whether Chenel ever existed but statistics from the
Logically→ Oak Park and River Forest High School in Illinois plans to implement a race-based grading system for the 2022-23 school year.
The Oak Park and River Forest High School confirmed that the reports of implementing a race-based grading policy in its school for 2022-23 are fake.
Snopes→ Goodyear to Recall RV Tires 19 Years After Last One Was Made
Goodyear has agreed to recall more than 173,000 recreational vehicle tires that the U.S. government says can fail and have killed or injured 95 people since 1998.
Snopes→ Avenatti Gets 4 Years in Prison for Cheating Stormy Daniels
Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing book proceeds from Stormy Daniels, the porn actor who catapulted him to fame.
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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chicago High School Will NOT Use Race-Based Grading System During 2022-23 School Year
Will a suburban Chicago high school use a race-based grading system during the 2022-2023 school year? No, that's not true: According to Oak Park and River Forest High School, such a policy has neither been proposed nor implemented at the
Snopes→ EU Leaders Agree to Ban 90% of Russian Oil by Year-End
The embargo covers Russian oil brought in by sea, allowing a temporary exemption for imports delivered by pipeline.
Snopes→ 329 Years Later, Last Salem ‘Witch’ Who Wasn’t is Pardoned
It took more than three centuries, but the last Salem “witch” who wasn’t has been officially pardoned.
Full Fact→ Private jet pictures aren’t from Davos ‘climate change conference’ this year
Pictures purporting to show private jets parked up at the “Davos 2022 Climate Change conference” have been shared hundreds of times on Twitter, as well as Facebook. There are several problems with this claim. First of all, the pictures in t
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.
Snopes→ Scientists Will Set 1,000 Traps for Murder Hornets This Year
Scientists will set about 1,000 traps this year in their quest to wipe out the Asian giant hornet in Washington.
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.
Logically→ This image shows a 282-year-old East India Company ship returning to London for the first time since 1787.
The image, taken in 2007, shows a replica of Sweden's Gotheborg ship on the Thames at Tower Bridge. The original shipwrecked in 1745.
Snopes→ Do 2,500 Lefties Die Each Year Using Right-Handed Equipment?
There's no doubt that being left-handed brings some annoyances.
Snopes→ German Prosecutors Seek 5 Years for Alleged Ex-Nazi Guard
German prosecutors sought a five-year prison sentence for a 101-year-old man who is on trial for his alleged role as a Nazi SS guard at a concentration camp during World War II.
Snopes→ US Deaths from COVID Hit 1 Million, Less Than 2 1/2 Years in
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration.
Full Fact→ £37 billion was the two-year budget for NHS Test and Trace, not how much was spent
Posts on Facebook which have been shared hundreds of times have questioned where the £37 billion allocated for the running of the NHS Test and Trace scheme was spent. One post, which is a screenshot of a tweet, states: “Tories explain
PolitiFact→ Andrea Stewart-Cousins – More than 50 years ago in New York, Republican support for abortion
When the New York State Senate voted to legalize abortion in 1970, 12 Republican senators voted in favor of it.
Poynter→ Jeanine Pirro wrongly says there are 63 million abortions per year in the US
Abortion rates and the number of overall abortion procedures have been declining in the U.S. over the last decade, data show. But if you were watching a May 3 segment […] The post Jeanine Pirro wrongly says there are 63 million abortions per year
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – JFK Jr. died over 20 years ago — he is not a QAnon leader
Says JFK. Jr is masquerading as QAnon promoter Juan O. Savin.
Snopes→ US Mortgage Rates Rise; 30-Year at 5.27%, Highest Since 2009
The average rate on 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages jumped to 4.52% from 4.4% last week.
PolitiFact→ Jeanine Pirro – Jeanine Pirro wrongly says there are 63 million abortions per year in the U.S.
“There are 63 million abortions a year in this country.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Not Just Freshii: U.S. Restaurant Chains Have Tested Outsourcing Cashiers for Years
While it quickly attracted attention online in April 2022, the introduction of “Virtual cashiers” in a string of grocery stores in Canada is only the latest iteration of companies testing the idea of outsourcing customer-service functions.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, using Tylenol isn't killing ‘at least 100,000’ people per year
“Tylenol is the #1 cause of acute liver failure in the US with 27% of people dying & kills at least 100,000 per year from its use.”
Snopes→ Becker Gets 2 1/2 Years in Prison for Bankruptcy Offenses
The three-time Wimbledon champion was convicted earlier this month on four charges under the Insolvency Act and had faced a maximum sentence of seven years in prison.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Fact-checking Joe Biden on being a full professor for four years
"For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania."
PolitiFact→ Mike Gallagher – Yes, inflation is at a 40-year high, and rates have been climbing throughout Biden’s time in office
“Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.”
Logically→ A thousand-year-old temple in Kanchipuram has been occupied and converted into a tire shop.
There is no clear evidence as to whether there was a temple or a monastery in place of the tire shop. The matter is under ongoing investigation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lyme Disease Was NOT Invented In A Lab In 1975 — Its Bacteria Is Thousands Of Years Old
Did Nazi scientists create Lyme disease on Plum Island in the 1970s by order of the U.S. government? No, that's not true: There is research from multiple sources that say Lyme disease has been around for thousands of years. Scientists in