Did 44 percent of pregnant women in Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trial have miscarriages? No, that's not true: Author/activist Naomi Wolf incorrectly analyzed public information when making the claim that "out of 50 pregnant women, 22 of the
Snopes→ UN Agency to Inspect Ukraine Nuclear Plant in Urgent Mission
The stakes couldn't be higher for the International Atomic Energy Agency experts who will visit the plant in a country where the 1986 Chernobyl disaster spewed radiation throughout the region.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Tea Will NOT Cure Women Of Cancer, Fibroids, Cysts
Will this oregano, turmeric and ginger tea cure women of cancer, fibroids or cysts? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that this tea will cure any cancer, fibroids or cysts. A registered dietitian nutritionist (RDN) told Lead Stori
PolitiFact→ Ad Watch: Florida GOP misleads on Crist’s stance on ‘defund the police,’ IRS
Florida's Democratic gubernatorial nominee Charlie Crist does not support defunding the police, contrary to an ad from the state's GOP. The spot also misrepresents the funding the IRS will receive from Congress and its intended use.
Snopes→ Was Dr. Oz Trolled With Sideways ‘NO’ Campaign Sign?
Conveniently for pranksters, the name "OZ" turned sideways looks like "NO."
Snopes→ ‘Zombie Ice’ from Greenland Will Raise Sea Level 10 Inches
Zombie or doomed ice is ice that is still attached to thicker areas of ice, but is no longer getting fed by those larger glaciers.
Truth or Fiction?→ GOP Candidates Scrub Anti-Abortion Positions From Campaign Sites After Kansas Referendum
On August 28 2022, screenshots of tweets claiming that Republican candidates were hastily, and quietly, amending their positions on abortion from vocally supportive of widespread restrictions to a more nebulous stance: Huh. Is forced birth unpopular
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Student Debt Relief Dollars Will NOT Be Taxed by IRS
Does the student loan forgiveness program announced by the Biden administration on August 25, 2022, treat canceled student debt as taxable income? No, that's not true. Although debt cancellation is usually considered taxable, the Biden st
Snopes→ Coming to a Theater Near You: $3 Movie Tickets for One Day
For one day, movie tickets will be just $3 in the vast majority of American theaters as part of a newly launched “National Cinema Day” to lure moviegoers during a quiet spell at the box office.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – It’s not true that nearly half of pregnant women in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial miscarried
“Nearly half of pregnant women in Pfizer trial miscarried.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robots Did NOT Kill 29 Scientists In Japan
Did four robots powered by artificial intelligence kill 29 scientists in Japan on August 28, 2022? No, that's not true: This is a 4-year-old hoax with a fluctuating time and place of the purported incident, not backed up by any corroborat
Snopes→ Secret Service Recovers $286M in Stolen Pandemic Loans
The U.S. Secret Service said that it has recovered $286 million in fraudulently obtained pandemic loans and is returning the money to the Small Business Administration.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – U.S Supreme Court is not going to put Trump back in office
The Supreme Court will put Donald Trump back in office in October
Snopes→ Did Disney World Cancel Its Splash Mountain Retheme?
According to the online rumor, Disney World changed its mind about the retheme of the Splash Mountain ride to "The Princess and the Frog."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Waitress Is NOT Holding Dr. Oz Sign To Read ‘NO’ — This Photo Has Been Edited
Did a waitress at a diner hold a Dr. Mehmet Oz campaign sign so that it would read "NO"? No, that's not true: The picture with the "NO" sign has been edited. On Oz's verified social media accounts, the sign is much smaller and is being he
Snopes→ NASA Scrubs Launch of New Moon Rocket After Engine Problem
The next launch attempt will not take place until Friday at the earliest and could be off until mid-September or later.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘No On Oz’
After being ridiculed by a political opponent, television personality turned right-wing candidate Mehmet Oz was the butt of a joke yet again, this time thanks to a well-placed photo alteration. On August 12 2022, Oz posted two photographs of himself at
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – GOP Senate group off the mark with claim that Barnes backs abolishing ICE
Says Democratic Senate candidate Mandela Barnes “supports abolishing ICE.”
Snopes→ Mickey Mantle Card Breaks Record, As Sports Memorabilia Soar
A mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card sold for $12.6 million, blasting into the record books as the most ever paid for sports memorabilia.
Snopes→ Sick Dolphin Calf Improves with Tube-Fed Milk, Helping Hands
The Irrawaddy dolphin calf — sick and too weak to swim — was drowning in a tidal pool on Thailand’s shore when fishermen found him.
Snopes→ US Agents in Memphis Seize Shipped Ancient Egyptian Artifact
Federal agents in Memphis have seized a potentially 3,000-year-old ancient Egyptian artifact that was shipped in from Europe.
Snopes→ NASA’s Artemis 1: Here’s Why the Moon Rocket Is Important
The rocket's launch was scheduled for Monday morning but postponed due to a fuel leak and engine problem.
Logically→ Huge discrepancies in electricity prices observed between U.K. and the rest of Europe in August 2022.
Data from September 2021 is misinterpreted as data representing electricity prices in the U.K. and other European countries in 2022.
Snopes→ 2 Air France Pilots Suspended After Fighting in Cockpit
Air France pilots are under scrutiny after recent incidents that have prompted French investigators to call for tougher safety protocols.
Logically→ American armed forces are stationed in Ukraine.
There are no U.S. armed forces in Ukraine. The Pentagon ordered all U.S. troops in Ukraine to leave the country before the 2022 Russian invasion.
Snopes→ Detroit Police: Suspect Arrested in Fatal ‘Random’ Shootings
A person waiting for the bus and another walking their dog were among four people shot, three fatally, by a man who appeared to fire randomly over about 2 1/2 hours in Detroit.
Poynter→ ‘All they had to do was ask,’ said Trump: A timeline of efforts to retrieve presidential records
Former President Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Aug. 12 to complain about the FBI’s unannounced search at his Mar-a-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, days earlier. The agents […] The post ‘All they had to do was ask,’ said Trump: A ti
Logically→ Instagram’s new update can track user’s exact location, and this data is used to commit crimes.
Instagram does not track or share its users' locations without their consent. Users can turn off the precise location setting on their devices.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death, contrary to Mark Steyn’s misleading interpretation of mortality data
REVIEW On 24 August 2022, Mark Steyn, a host on GB News, a television and radio channel in the United Kingdom, claimed that young, healthy people died at a higher rate in 2021 than in previous years. Steyn suggested a link between this alleged incre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Did NOT Pay $1.5M To Customer Denied Extra Napkins
Did McDonald's pay $1.5 million in damages to a Black customer who asked a McDonald's manager for extra napkins and instead received a racist slur? No, that's not true: Court records show that the presiding judge dismissed the customer's
Snopes→ Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Get PPP Loan Forgiveness?
Greene and her husband own a construction company.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking statistics about Biden's student loan forgiveness plan
Depending on the lens, Biden’s student debt relief plan might look like help for people of modest means, a gift to the well-to-do, or an unfair burden on hard-working Americans. See how the competing claims hold up.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Political commentator Ben Shapiro didn’t receive PPP loan forgiveness
Screenshots show that conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro received more than $20,000 in Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russian Power Plant NOT Blown Up In Ukrainian Counterattack As Of August 26, 2022
Did Ukraine launch a counterattack against Russia by crossing its border and blowing up a Russian power plant, leaving the country in flames? No, that's not true: Although the Ukraine military has launched some cross-border missile attack
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, your body’s pH levels can’t prevent you from getting cancer
"If your body's pH is alkaline, you cannot get cancer. And if you have cancer, it goes away."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video falsely claims monkeypox is a governmental hoax
"Monkeypox is a complete, fake sham” that’s “designed to force lockdowns, mandates and shots.”
FactCheck.org→ Widespread Claims Misrepresent Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest As the virus that causes COVID-19 has evolved, the vaccines have become less effective in preventing symptomatic infection while remaining highly effective in preventing severe disease and death. This shift has been misrepresented by an
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic video of Tucker Carlson speechless before a guest
Video shows Tucker Carlson speechless in interview with a guest.
PolitiFact→ Pitbull – Recycled claim is still false: The COVID-19 pandemic was not planned
The COVID-19 pandemic was planned, and a 2019 simulation called Event 201 was a rehearsal for it.
Snopes→ Drought Forces Earliest Harvest Ever in French Wine Country
The harvest that once started in mid-September is now happening earlier than ever — in mid-August — as a result of severe drought and the wine industry's adaptation to the unpredictable effects of climate change.