REVIEW On 17 July 2022, political activist Charlie Kirk published a video on Facebook, claiming that Canadian data showed COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of death from COVID-19. The video was viewed more than 720,000 times and shared more than 2
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Truth or Fiction?→ NewsGuard Amends Fox News’ Rating from ‘Green’ to ‘Red’
On July 21 2022, anti-disinformation activist Nandini Jammi tweeted that NewsGuard (a subscription-based browser extension for tracking misinformation and disinformation by source) had downranked Fox News from “trustworthy” to “procee
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Guarantee ‘Medical Grade Water’ Will Get Through A TSA Checkpoint
Is it always "possible to get through TSA with your water, as long as it's living electrically reduced water" or "medical grade water"? Not necessarily: A spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) told Lead Stories
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Make Unsupported Claims About Zelensky’s Income, Net Worth
Quick Take Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had an income of about $623,000 in 2020, according to his financial disclosure submitted to the National Agency for the Prevention of Corruption in Ukraine. But posts on social media claim, without ev
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Explosion In City Of Shakhty In Russia On July 19, 2022
Does a Facebook video show the consequences of a Ukrainian missile attack on the Russian city of Shakhty on July 19, 2022? No, that's not true: The clip consists of footage from the Luhansk Oblast in Ukraine and more-than-decade-old image
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers (Second Quarterly Update)
Summary Since President Joe Biden took office: The economy regained nearly 9 million jobs, coming within about half a million of the pre-pandemic peak. Unemployment fell to 3.6%; unfilled job openings surged, with 1.9 slots for every person seeking wo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukraine Attacking Kerch Strait Bridge in Crimea
Did Ukraine attack the Kerch Strait Bridge, connecting the annexed Crimean Peninsula to Russian territories, on July 13, 2022? No, that's not true: The video that makes such a claim does not include a single shot capturing such an attack.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Global Recall Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Is there a global recall of all COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: There is no evidence of global public health agencies pulling their support for and endorsement of vaccinations to protect against SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus disease) an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO $1,728 ‘Boost’ To Social Security Checks Being Offered To People Born Before 1957
Is there a $1,728 "boost" to Social Security checks being offered to people born before 1957? No, that's not true: There was no such "boost" being added to seniors' Social Security checks when a social media post that made the claim was p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Report From 9/11 Does NOT Prove That Plane Didn’t Crash Into Pentagon
Does a news report from CNN that aired on September 11, 2001, prove that a plane didn't crash into the Pentagon on that day? No, that's not true: There is plenty of evidence that a plane crashed into the Pentagon on 9/11, and the news rep
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Store Clerk Passes Out, Gets Robbed’ Seattle Video
On July 18 2022, a video titled “Store clerk passes out. Customers rob store instead of helping him” was shared to Reddit’s r/PublicFreakout: Store clerk passes out. Customers rob store instead of helping him. from Pub
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Here’s to Politicians Using TikTok Properly’
On July 17 2022, a Twitter account shared a short TikTok clip by “kenforflorida,” described as “politicians using TikTok properly”: Here’s to politicians using TikTok properly lmao pic.twitter.com/VY7kOgjgE8 — Sonia B
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this video doesn’t show Trump speaking in Alabama in July 2022
Video shows Donald Trump at an Alabama rally on July 13, 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukrainian Or NATO Planes Bombing Russia On July 14, 2022
Does a Facebook video show Ukrainian and NATO planes bombing Russia on July 14, 2022, resulting in a gigantic blaze? No, that's not true: The video manipulates information and uses irrelevant images. The claim was posted on Facebook on Ju
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Private Election Data Stream Does NOT Prove GOP Primary Stolen From Colorado ‘Big Lie’ Purveyor Tina Peters
Does an election night correction made to a private company's Colorado vote tallies prove the primary election was manipulated by dark forces? No, that's not true: There is no evidence the official results "stole" votes from Mesa County C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Woman Experienced Fentanyl Overdose After Touching Folded Dollar Bill She Found At Tennessee McDonald’s
Did a woman experience a fentanyl overdose after touching a folded dollar bill she found at a Nashville McDonald's? No, there's no evidence of that: The dollar bill was never tested for narcotics and the woman was never treated for a fent
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Purported Hike In Kid-Size Casket Orders Does NOT Mean Kids Are Dying From COVID Vaccine
Does a purported increase in child-size casket orders at one company mean that children are dying from the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: There have been no confirmed reports of children dying from the vaccine. However, children h
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,
Truth or Fiction?→ EU Parliament Roe v. Wade Resolution Vote
On July 14 2022, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a tweet with the claim that the European Parliament had then-recently voted to condemn the decision of the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade: The EU Parliament just voted 324-155
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Drake Was NOT Arrested By Swedish Police At Nightclub On July 14, 2022
Was the rapper Drake arrested by the Swedish police in a nightclub in July of 2022? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support the claim and both Drake's team and Swedish police have reportedly denied the rumor. The claim appear
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Huge Army Of 1 Million Ukrainian Special Forces Did NOT Launch All-Out Attack From North
Did a huge army of one million Ukrainian special forces launch an all-out attack from the north? No, that's not true: Such an attack would be impossible. Ukraine's entire army is estimated to have only around 200,000 active-duty troops an
Logically→ U.K. Member of Parliament Rishi Sunak has been elected as Prime Minister of Britain.
Britain's new prime minister will be announced on September 5, 2022. Rishi Sunak is one of the frontrunners backed by Conservative MPs.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Tax Yield’ Is NOT Real Term, Such Payments Are NOT ‘Guaranteed 100%’ By Government
Is there such a thing as a "tax yield" payment and are "tax yield" checks "guaranteed 100 percent by the government"? No, that's not true: "Tax yield" seems to be a made-up term for payments that result from tax deed sales by county gover
FactCheck.org→ Fake Shinzo Abe Tweet Dredges Up Baseless Clinton Conspiracy Theory
Quick Take Internet trolls have used the death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and a fake tweet purportedly from Abe, to promote a long-standing, unfounded conspiracy theory that the Clintons are responsible for the deaths of multiple peo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Was NOT Murdered
Was Michal Stenger, the Senate sergeant-at-arms, murdered after saying the violence at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, was an inside job? No, that's not true: Stenger resigned after the January 6 riot, as did other officials who were
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
Health Feedback→ Consuming sufficient vitamin C is necessary for health and plays an important role in many of the body’s chemical processes
REVIEW Footage of a speech by the late Alfredo Bowman, who also went by Doctor Sebi even though he didn’t hold a doctoral degree, circulated on social media in July 2022. Bowman, who died in 2016, was a herbalist who made several inaccurate claims
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Spiderman’s ‘Tom Hollard’ Did NOT Die By Tripping, Falling Into Well And Freezing To Death
Did Spiderman's "Tom Hollard" die by tripping and falling into a well, then freezing to death? No, that's not true: The social media post making this claim misspelled Tom Holland's name when posting the clearly fake announcement. There ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Air Force Did NOT Drop 500-Pound Bomb On Russian Tank Convoy
Did a U.S. Air Force A-10 drop a "500-Pound BDU-50 bomb," destroying a 40-mile Russian tank convoy? No, that's not true: This is a clickbait headline with an eye-catching image, but this did not happen. The article paired with the false h
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misleadingly Edit and Misrepresent Biden Remarks from Teleprompter
Quick Take President Joe Biden quoted the Supreme Court majority opinion on ending the constitutional right to abortion in remarks he made on July 8. Social media posts falsely claim he mistakenly read teleprompter cues. A White House press secretary t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Crimes WERE Committed, Arrests WERE Made Inside Capitol Building On January 6, 2021
Was nobody arrested inside the Capitol on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: People were arrested inside the Capitol building on January 6, 2021, and they have been charged with crimes including "entering a restricted building and viol
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: High Vaccination Rate Explains Why 94% Of English COVID Deaths Are Among Fully Vaccinated — Numbers Only Part Of Full Story
Do fully vaccinated people account for 94 percent of COVID-19 deaths in England? Yes, that's true: However, a simple ratio analysis based on that statistic doesn't fully tell the story. A report that some of the information comes from war
FactCheck.org→ Posts Incorrectly Cite Map as Showing Future Effects of Climate Change
Quick Take An architect created a map in 2015 as a “thought experiment” to show how the Mediterranean Sea would fit inside the United States. However, social media posts have misinterpreted the map as a prediction of the impact of climate c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Is NOT Using More Fossil Fuels To Go Green
Will the state of California need to use more fossil fuels than usual to power electric vehicles to achieve its goal of going green? No, that's not true: A representative from the California Department of Energy said this claim was false,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Capitalized Name Does NOT Mean Individual Is A Corporation Rather Than A Person
Does an individual's name being completely capitalized on legal documents mean that they are actually considered a corporation, not an individual? No, that's not true: This assertion, often embraced by followers of the sovereign citizens
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fluoride In Toothpaste Does NOT Erode Teeth The Way Hydrofluorosilicic Acid Eroded Concrete In Illinois Spill
Does the safety protocol for cleaning up a spill of hydrofluorosilicic acid demonstrate that the fluoride in toothpaste must be damaging to teeth? No, that's not true: The concentrations and amounts of fluoride approved for use in both dr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Map Image Does NOT Depict Scientist’s Prediction Of US ‘In 30 Years If We Don’t Reverse Climate Change’
Does this image of a map show what a scientist thinks the United States will look like in 30 years if climate change is not reversed? No, that's not true: The image is a digital manipulation created to show the size of the Mediterranean S
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AR-15 Forward Assist Does NOT Switch Firearm From ‘Regular Semi-Auto To Overlapping Auto’
Does the forward assist on an AR-15 switch the firearm from "regular semi-auto to overlapping-auto"? No, that's not true: The forward assist is used to manually close the bolt of the AR-15 and has nothing to do with the AR-15 being a semi
Truth or Fiction?→ NYC Nuclear Attack Emergency PSA
On July 11 2022, a disturbing public service announcement purportedly created by the New York City Emergency Management Department began circulating on Twitter and TikTok: I'm sure its nothing.. but.. NYC has started running this ad.. can't i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Washington Post Did NOT Publish Article By Hunter Biden Titled ‘New Studies Show Moderate Crack Cocaine Use Not A Cause For Concern’
Did The Washington Post publish an article by Hunter Biden titled "New Studies Show Moderate Crack Cocaine Use Not A Cause For Concern"? No, that's not true: The headline of an article purporting to be on the Washington Post website is fa