An Indiana man who ran into a burning home and saved five people says he's no hero and that the serious injuries he suffered were “all worth it."
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Snopes→ Rare in US for an Active Shooter to Be Stopped by Bystander
A bystander's decision to shoot a man who opened fire at an Indiana mall was a rare occurrence of someone stepping in to try to prevent multiple casualties before police could arrive.
Snopes→ Does Ohio’s Abortion Ban Have a Rape Exception?
After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Ohio's law reportedly forced a 10-year-old rape victim to travel to Indiana for an abortion.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NATO F-35, Mirage-2000, F-16 Jets Are NOT In Warzone Against Russia
Are NATO F-35, Mirage-2000 and F-16 aircraft "suddenly fly entering warzone" amid the Russian war against Ukraine? No, that's not true: The U.S. Air Force has deployed F-35 fighter jets to Estonia to increase protection of NATO airspace,
AllSides→ Fact Check: Could Pregnant 10-Year-Old Girl Get an Abortion in Ohio?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-could-pregnant-10-year-old-girl-get-abortion-ohio-1725114 The shock
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Selling Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the Highest Bidding Companies
Q: Is the Biden administration selling crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to other countries? A: The oil is sold to eligible companies that make the highest offers. Some of the companies are U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies, and some
Snopes→ UN Projects World Population Will Reach 8 Billion on Nov. 15
The United Nations estimates that the world’s population will reach 8 billion on Nov. 15 and that India will replace China as the world’s most populous nation next year.
FactCheck.org→ Planned Parenthood Centers Remain Open Following the Ruling on Roe v. Wade
Quick Take Planned Parenthood has not closed any of its health centers after the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the organization told us. But social media posts falsely claim that Planned Parenthood clinics have been closing “all o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Trans Kids’ DON’T Exist Just In US Or ‘Certain Countries,’ But Around World
Do "trans kids" not exist in the "rest of the world" outside the United States or only in "certain countries"? No, that's not true: There have been multiple news reports about transgender children around the globe, from Japan to South Afr
FactCheck.org→ Biden Claims Too Much Credit for Decline in COVID-19 Deaths
With the U.S. experiencing a major dip in the number of daily deaths as the omicron variant wave runs its course, President Joe Biden has repeatedly boasted that his “approach has brought down COVID deaths by 90%.” That figure is accurate, but
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Hand Over Control Of ISS To Russia After They Threatened To Crash It Into Earth
Did NASA hand over control of the International Space Station (ISS) to Russia after a Russian official threatened to crash it into Earth? No, that's not true: A NASA spokesperson told Lead Stories that a long-established ceremonial change
Climate Feedback→ Yes, plants need carbon dioxide. No, that doesn’t mean it’s harmless.
Carbon Dioxide is critical for plants. It’s a key part of photosynthesis, the process by which plants turn CO2, water and sunlight into the sugars they need to grow – and the oxygen life on Earth needs to survive. But narratives that the elevated l
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About the January 6 Committee’s Partisanship
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Tom Fitton, president of the conservative organization Judicial Watch and supporter of Donald Trump, claimed in a widely-shared tweet that the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack is a “on
Snopes→ Did Man Accused of Murder Win GOP Primary from Jail?
Andrew Wilhoite was charged with killing his wife in Indiana.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Baselessly Link Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome to COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Sudden Arrhythmic Death Syndrome, or SADS, has been studied for decades and is caused by genetic heart problems. But social media posts suggest, with no evidence, that SADS is related to COVID-19 vaccines.
Truth or Fiction?→ Disinformation Takes Center Stage at January 6 Committee Hearings
The role of weaponized disinformation campaigns in the January 2021 attempted coup at the United States Capitol was the main topic at the second January 6 Committee hearing about the events that culminated in a violent insurrection. The House select
Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence shows that mask-wearing is effective at limiting community transmission; claims that face masks increase mortality are based on flawed correlation studies
REVIEW Mask mandates in public spaces have been a common feature in most countries during the COVID-19 pandemic, as countries sought to limit the spread of the virus. But the proliferation of mask mandates was equally met with growing resistance pro
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Christians Against Ms. Marvel’ Facebook Group
On June 8 2022, a tweet about the Facebook group “Christians Against Ms. Marvel” was wildly and virally popular: Thanos was right, half of humanity needs to go pic.twitter.com/bl8jiwd9fs — Julian Tesolin (famous era) (@TesolinJulian
Truth or Fiction?→ Book Lovers Fight Back Against Banning Attempts
As the far right’s attempts to ban books continues throughout the country, book lovers are fighting back. The latest attempt to ban Kurt Vonnegut’s works for “obscenity” has been challenged by both a Florida English teacher and a gr
Logically→ This image shows debris from Nepal’s Tara Air crash of May 30, 2022.
An image of the Air India Express crash of August 2020 is being falsely shown as the recent Nepal Tara Air crash.
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Biden’s Gun Proposals
In a prime-time speech to the nation, President Joe Biden spoke about gun violence and his proposals to reduce it. Here, we answer common questions about some of the statistics the president cited and actions he proposed. His remarks on June 2 were mad
Full Fact→ The Queen was not involved in disappearance of Indigenous children from Canadian school
A Facebook post falsely claims that the Queen was found guilty in a missing children case. The post states that a whistleblower was “incarcerated” for “daring to ask superiors about Queen Elizabeth’s outstanding arrest warrant&r
Logically→ This image shows the 2022 plane crash in Nepal.
An image of a 2021 chopper crash in India has been misattributed to the 2022 plane crash in Nepal.
Full Fact→ Image said to show a centuries-old ship is actually a photo of a replica
An image of a ship sailing past Tower Bridge on the River Thames in London has been shared on Facebook, claiming to show: “A 282 year old East India trading company ship [returning] to London for the first time since 1787.” This photo has b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Old Stock Photos Of Monkeypox Lesions Do NOT Mean Fraud By Press
Do many media outlets recycle old photos of monkeypox lesions when reporting on current or past outbreaks of monkeypox? Does this indicate that there have not been any new cases of monkeypox found and the reporting is not factual? No, tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Monkeypox, Shingles
Do COVID-19 vaccines cause monkeypox and shingles? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that either disease is caused by the shot for COVID. Both monkeypox and shingles are caused by specific viruses, neither of which are included in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tom Vilsack Was NOT Hanged By Military At Guantanamo Bay On May 16, 2022
Was Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack hanged by the U.S. military at Guantanamo Bay on May 16, 2022? No, that's not true: The claim is the latest in a series of falsehoods about Vilsack published by Real Raw News, a website known for i
Truth or Fiction?→ ’10 Weeks of Wheat’ in Global Reserves?
On May 22 2022, popular posts to r/worldnews and elsewhere carried an alarming claim that only ten weeks of wheat remained in global supply reserves — mostly, but not entirely, because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: World has
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Water Fluoridation Did NOT Result From Government Request For Scientists To Find A Use For Surplus Fluoride
Did the government ask scientists to find another use for fluoride, which had been used to make nuclear weapons, pesticides and herbicides, because 'there was too much of it"? Did someone "decide" that it would strengthen teeth -- and the
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Russian Orthodox Priests Bless a Missile Named ‘Satan’?
Viral social media post claims to show Russian Orthodox priests blessing a missile named “Satan.”Mikhail Khodorkovsky (English) @mbk_centerI don't think you'll ever see a bigger weirdness: Russian Orthodox Church☦️ leaders ble
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ruble’s Designation As ‘World’s Best-Performing Currency’ Does NOT Tell Full Story
Was the Russian ruble named the "world's best-performing currency" in May 2022? Yes, but that claim requires significant context: Bloomberg did publish an article on May 11, 2022, stating that the ruble was the "year's best performing cur
Truth or Fiction?→ Congressional UFO Hearing Slated for May 17 2022
On May 10 2022, lawmakers on Twitter disclosed that an open hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena (or UAPs, formerly known as UFOs, or unidentified flying objects) would be held the following week in Congress. California congressmember Adam Schiff (
FactCheck.org→ What Happens if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned?
A leaked draft opinion indicated that the Supreme Court is ready to abolish the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion. The draft isn’t final, but what happens if the court decides that Roe “must be overru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Otherkin’ Are NOT Being Integrated In Kokomo High School — The Fake Email Is From A Satirical Facebook Page
Did an email about "otherkin" -- nonhuman entities in human bodies -- being integrated into Kokomo High School get leaked to the public? No, that's not true: This email is fake and did not come from the school but from a Facebook page cal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hawaii Is NOT ‘Importing 174 Saltwater Crocodiles From Australia’ To Kill Off Sharks
Did the government of Hawaii announce that it is "importing 174 adult saltwater crocodiles from Australia" to reduce the number of shark attacks? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Recent Fires At US Food Processing Plants Do NOT Show Plot To Cause Food Shortage
Did American food processing facilities mysteriously and suspiciously begin to catch fire after President Joe Biden predicted that there could be real food shortages due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine? No, that's not true: Several inc
Health Feedback→ Claim that squalene in vaccines causes autoimmune diseases and Gulf War Syndrome is unsubstantiated by evidence
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Truth or Fiction?→ Brooklyn Public Library Grants Teens Across America Access
On April 24 2022, Facebook page “The Other 98%” shared another page’s Twitter screenshot from @Goodable, in a post about the Brooklyn Public Library purportedly granting teenaged readers access to uncensored material: The Brooklyn
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That Obama Adviser David Axelrod Was Arrested
(Photograph by Paul Morigi/Getty Images/Concordia Summit.)A Facebook post claims that David Axelrod, former senior adviser to Barack Obama and political commentator for CNN, was arrested in Chicago on April 15. The post shares a screenshot of a viral a
Logically→ A video shows children being trained to shoot in a madrasa.
The video of Muslim children being taught how to use firearms is not from the Indian madrasas. The viral video is from Afghanistan.