“When you compare us to the European Union, we're something like 23 times more likely” to have homicides and handgun killings.
AllSides→ U.S. Aid to Ukraine, Explained
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/12/u-s-aid-to-ukraine-explained/ When asked whether Republicans would
PolitiFact→ Tony Evers – Evers right that majorities of Wisconsin voters support restoring Roe v. Wade, legalizing marijuana
“An overwhelming majority of Wisconsinites support restoring #Roe and legalizing marijuana.”
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Aid to Ukraine, Explained
When asked whether Republicans would “make it more difficult” for Congress to approve Ukrainian aid, Rep. Mike Turner criticized the $40 billion package enacted in May, saying: “We don’t need to pass $40 billion large Democrat bill
Logically→ Indian PM Narendra Modi is always accompanied by a photographer who works for him.
A digitally altered image showing a photographer lying on the ground to click PM Modi's photo is shared with an incorrect narrative.
The Dispatch→ Masterpiece Cakeshop 2.0?
The Supreme Court will weigh whether Colorado’s anti-discrimination protections conflicts with creative professionals’ free speech.The post Masterpiece Cakeshop 2.0? appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Around 250 boats were lit to celebrate Karthika Deepotsava at Mahankaleshwara temple in Kerala.
A video of illuminated bamboo rafts sailing on the Yulong river in China has been falsely shared as footage from a celebration in Kerala.
PolitiFact→ Chris Murphy – Chris Murphy said most counties refuse to enforce gun laws. What’s on paper isn’t always reality
“60% of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun laws.”
FactCheck.org→ ‘Died Suddenly’ Pushes Bogus Depopulation Theory
SciCheck Digest What appear to be ordinary postmortem blood clots are held up in a viral online video as supposed evidence that there’s a depopulation plot underway using COVID-19 vaccination to kill people. There’s no evidence for this theory.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Media NOT ‘Put To Death For Lying’ At Nuremberg Trials — Those Executed Were Convicted Of War Crimes Against Humanity
Was "even the media" prosecuted during the 1945-46 Nuremberg trials of Nazi Germany's leadership and "put to death for lying to the public"? No, that's not true: This claim misrepresents the purpose of these historical legal proceedings,
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Rod Rosenstein and John Podesta are not the sons of high-profile Nazis
Rod Rosenstein and John Podesta are the sons of Nazi leaders.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hitler Did NOT Invent Highways And Microphones As Ye (Formerly Kanye West) Said
Did Hitler invent highways and microphones, as Ye said in a radio interview? No, that's not true: The Nazis appropriated highway plans and construction already occurring. Several people are credited with inventing the microphone in the la
PolitiFact→ Ad Watch: The context of Herschel Walker’s comments about vampires, a bull, China’s air
A Raphael Warnock ad highlights Herschel Walker campaign comments about vampires, a bull and China’s air. Here’s the context.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla isn’t a reptile
Video confirms Pfizer’s CEO is “reptilian.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ’88 Words’
On November 30 2022, tweets about a Republican fundraising email containing the phrase “88 words” appeared: I hate playing “gotcha” — regardless of the side. But I’m striving to understand why — during week of Trump/Kanye/Fuente
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Fraud As Wisconsin’s Active Military Votes Tumble From 2020 To 2022
Does a large drop in Wisconsin's active military votes between 2020 and 2022 suggest fraud? No, that's not true: There's no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election. Turnout can vary greatly from election to el
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Carrageenan In Tom’s Of Maine Toothpaste Causes Cancer
Does carrageenan, a food stabilizer made from red seaweed, cause cancer? No, that's not true: A registered dietitian told Lead Stories that there is no substantial evidence that carrageenan causes cancer. Neither the Food and Drug Adminis
FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead on Number of Election Day Votes in Maricopa County
Quick Take About 540,000 voters went to polling places in Arizona’s Maricopa County on Election Day, including roughly 250,000 who voted in person and over 290,000 who dropped off mail-in and provisional ballots, according to election officials
PolitiFact→ With Georgia’s race still undecided, a look at whether Democrats’ midterm Senate wins are historic
Georgia’s Senate race won’t be decided until a Dec. 6 runoff election. Democrats’ Senate wins in the Nov. 8 midterms are already historic for a Democratic president’s first midterms, though some recent GOP presidents did better.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Baal Enci Aga’ Is NOT Latin For ‘Baal Is The King’ — But Google Translate Can Be Tricked Into Saying It Is
Does the misspelled, separated name of fashion house Balenciaga as "Baal enci aga" translate to "Baal is the king" in Latin? No, that's not true: The claim arises from bugs in Google Translate. In Latin, "Baal is the king" would be "Baal
PolitiFact→ League of Conservation Voters – Oil and gas industry supports Herschel Walker, but has not ‘heavily funded’ his campaign
Herschel Walker “is heavily funded by the oil and gas industry, raking in more than $140,000 in donations from Big Oil and other energy interests."
Poynter→ Twitter’s policy on misleading COVID-19 information is ‘no longer in effect’
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every other Thursday. The latest issue of the saga we’re all tired […] The post
PolitiFact→ Robin Vos – Vos mostly wrong on claim that pandemic unemployment payments are keeping Wisconsinites from working
“A lot of the programs (that were) started during the pandemic are still going, even though the pandemic is long over.”
Full Fact→ Disney Christmas show accused of pushing ‘satanic agenda’
Thousands of people have shared claims that a moment from a new Disney+ miniseries reveals a ‘satanic agenda’.
Full Fact→ No evidence radiation from AirPods is causing brain tumours
Some scientists have expressed concern over the potential health effects of low-level radiation from mobile devices, but there’s no evidence wireless headphones like AirPods are causing brain tumours.
Full Fact→ No evidence midazolam used to kill thousands of patients in April 2020
It is not surprising that prescriptions of a palliative care drug used to make dying people more comfortable increased during one of the worst months of the pandemic.
AllSides→ McCarthy Mischaracterizes Trump’s Response to Fuentes Meeting
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/11/mccarthy-mischaracterizes-trumps-response-to-fuentes-meeting/ Asked a
The Dispatch→ How the Supreme Court Could Reshape Social Media
Internet companies might lose some protection from legal liability for user-generated content.The post How the Supreme Court Could Reshape Social Media appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Sanctions Are Freeing Iran
The measures have made it hard for the regime to crack down on the people. The post Sanctions Are Freeing Iran appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Number of FIFA footballers who ‘died suddenly’ in 2021 was 300 percent higher than the previous 12-year average.
No professional football player died in 2021 because of side effects of COVID-19 vaccines. The Exposé has misinterpreted data to suggest the same.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence COVID-19 PCR Tests Are ‘Linked To Human Cloning’
Are COVID-19 PCR tests "linked to human cloning"? No, that's not true. There is no evidence confirming that human cloning ever occurred. A study cited in a video making the claim never discussed PCR tests used during the pandemic because
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet He Is ‘Buying Snapchat And Deleting All The Filters’
Did Twitter CEO Elon Musk announce in a tweet that he is "buying Snapchat and deleting all the filters"? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available evidence to suggest that Musk said or tweeted such a statement. The "tweet" in th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Morgan Freeman Did NOT Announce Conversion To Islam
Did actor Morgan Freeman announce after performing at the 2022 World Cup that he has converted to Islam? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Freeman ever publicly confirmed that he converted to Islam. The claim appeared in a Fa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Did NOT Pick ‘Satan Worshipper’ to ‘Oversee American Health’
Did President Joe Biden choose a "Satan worshipper" to oversee the health of Americans? No, that's not true: Biden picked Dr. Demetre Daskalakis to serve as the deputy coordinator of a national health response team for a single disease, m
PolitiFact→ Kevin McCarthy – Fact-checking Kevin McCarthy on what Donald Trump said about Nick Fuentes
"I think President Trump came out four times and condemned” Nick Fuentes.
Truth or Fiction?→ The Rail Strike, Explained
On November 30 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill aimed at preventing a railroad strike ahead of the holiday season — although the matter was not yet fully settled: The House on Wednesday [November 30 2022] resoundingly approve
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, singer Jake Flint didn’t die from the COVID-19 vaccine
Country singer Jake Flint died because of the COVID-19 vaccine.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media posts mislead about virologist’s cause of death
Suggests virologist’s death is linked to COVID-19 vaccines.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Conspiracy theory about the NASA’s Challenger space shuttle is still wrong
No NASA Challenger rocket blew up with people on it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Warnock Is NOT The Man In The Photo With Women Wearing Penis Pants
Does a photo on social media show Georgia's U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, clad in a jumpsuit, walking in front of a line of women wearing penis pants? No, that's not true: The image is of a Nigerian celebrity attending a funeral in Nigeria f