Photo shows “the oldest man in the history of mankind” recorded by Guinness World Records.
Truth or Fiction?→ Jesse Waters’ Mom Called During His Fox News Show to Remind Him Not to Lie?
On July 19 2023, a post on Reddit’s r/TikTokCringe — a forum dedicated, as its name indicates, to cringe-inducing videos — purportedly depicted an on-air phone discussion between Fox News personality Jesse Watters and his mother:
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t try to get a $500 refund from Walmart; this offer isn’t authentic
Walmart must refund 2022 customers $500.
PolitiFact→ Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' video includes footage from non-U.S. protests
Country singer Jason Aldean said he used real news clips in the music video for his song “Try That in a Small Town.” PolitiFact analyzed the video used and found that many of the clips depicting crowd violence were from non-U.S. protests.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Las Vegas Sphere photo showing crude message to Biden was fabricated
The Las Vegas Sphere displayed a derogatory message directed at President Joe Biden.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Video altered to suggest Obama admitted he was born in Africa
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, these decade-old-plus videos don’t ‘expose’ Planned Parenthood aiding sex traffickers
Videos show Planned Parenthood “aiding sex traffickers in their crimes.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Does the World Economic Forum need to get under your skin (with a chip)? No
The World Economic Forum “says CBDCs must be ‘implanted under your skin’ if you want to participate in society.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Unfounded claims about the World Economic Forum, mark of the beast and microchips spread online
The World Economic Forum “launches ‘mark of the beast’ CBDC microchip that will ‘end gun ownership in America.’”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claim tornado planned for Pfizer insurance money unfounded
The tornado that destroyed a Pfizer building in North Carolina was orchestrated using weather manipulation to provide “an insurance claim for big pharma.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Say Pedophiles Deserve ‘Same Rights’ as 2SLGBTQI+
Did former President Barack Obama say that pedophiles deserve the "same rights'' as 2SLGBTQI+ people? No, that's not true: The tweet attributed to him that says, "Minor-attracted persons deserve human rights" is fabricated and was never p
The Dispatch→ Ultra Vires
Down with ‘Popular Constitutionalism.’
Health Feedback→ Vaccines don’t cause the increase in autism prevalence, changes in diagnostic criteria is the most plausible explanation
REVIEW While Andrew Wakefield’s 1998 study purporting to link autism to the MMR vaccine has since been retracted for numerous flaws, including data fabrication and ethical violations, the claim that vaccines cause autism still persists to this day
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kiev Traffic Jam Video Was NOT Filmed In 2023 — Dates Back To August 2022
Is there a huge traffic jam leaving Kiev to get to western Ukraine "right now," on July 17, 2023? No, that's not true: The video shown in this tweet goes back at least to August 22, 2022. It does not show a traffic jam made up of people f
PolitiFact→ Why immigration promises by Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis are a long shot
Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump are telling Republican voters they will end automatic U.S. citizenship for children born here to parents illegally in the country. But that promise — and others — can’t be unilaterally met.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Contrary to claims, Pfizer plant damaged by tornado didn’t hold COVID vaccines
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT ‘Stocked’ At NC Pfizer Facility Damaged By A Tornado
Was a Pfizer manufacturing site in North Carolina that was damaged by a tornado "stocked with" COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: A Pfizer spokesperson told Lead Stories that COVID-19 vaccines are not made or stocked at the facility.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims connecting arsonists to dozens of recent wildfires in Canada don’t stand up under scrutiny
Video shows that Royal Canadian Mounted Police investigators determined that “dozens of wildfires in Canada” were caused by arson in 2023.
Full Fact→ Hoax post about missing six-year-old girl shared on Facebook
The picture used in the post is of a girl from the US, not Lancashire.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, Florida has not invalidated all licenses from Vermont, Delaware, RI, Connecticut or Hawaii
"If you get pulled over driving in Florida and your license is from Vermont, Delaware, RI, Connecticut or Hawaii, your license is invalid."
PolitiFact→ What Biden video keeps, ignores about Marjorie Taylor Greene’s speech seemingly praising him
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign recently tweeted a clip seeming to show one of his biggest opponents, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga. praising him. Here’s what she said and how Biden’s team edited it.
PolitiFact→ Once the new over-the-counter birth control pill is available, what about cost and coverage?
The Food and Drug Administration recently approved Opill, the first daily oral contraceptive that will be available for sale over the counter. Questions remain about how much these over-the-counter pills will cost — especially for people with health
Logically→ Death of former village revenue assistant falsely shared as case of farmer suicide in Andhra
AllSides→ The Twitter Debate About Biden’s Wages Claim
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/the-twitter-debate-about-bidens-wages-claim/ A reader’s note tempor
Logically→ Pakistani army officer misidentified as Seema Haider, woman who entered India illegally
Logically→ No, Klaus Schwab did not say middle class is holding back Fourth Industrial Revolution
Logically→ No, Cumbria County Council’s ‘net zero’ strategy will not impose travel restrictions
Logically→ Law Commission hasn’t launched a ‘missed call’ campaign to show support for Uniform Civil Code
Logically→ Video of New York politician being hit by water balloon misidentified as Mike Pence
Health Feedback→ Claim that a mouse study shows COVID-19 vaccine causes “turbo cancer” distorts study findings
REVIEW On 13 July 2023, the website The Florida Standard published an article carrying the headline “New Study Links Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine to ‘Turbo Cancer’”. Screenshots of the article’s headline circulated on social media in July 2023
The Dispatch→ AI Infiltrates the 2024 Race
Plus: IRS whistleblowers testify before Congress on the Hunter Biden probe.
Logically→ No, Justice Dalveer Bhandari was not elected ‘Chief Justice’ of the International Court of Justice
The Dispatch→ In Abe We Trust
They're 100% wrong and I'm 100% right.
The Dispatch→ Russia’s Withdrawal From Ukraine Grain Deal Threatens Millions
Food shortages are likely if agricultural goods can't get out of the Black Sea.
The Dispatch→ Our Imperial City of Marble
The political grandiosity of Washington, D.C.
Logically→ Post exaggerates breast cancer cases estimates for 2023 to claim COVID jabs are ‘bioweapons’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Audio Clip NOT A Recording Of Biden Talking About Bank Collapse — It’s A Fake
Is a social media post featuring an audio recording of President Joe Biden talking about the banks collapsing real? No, that's not true: Experts in digital forensics and deepfakes told Lead Stories that the recording is not authentic. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NBC News Did NOT Report DeSantis’ Classmates Referred To ‘Muffin Incident’
Did NBC News report that the news outlet was told that several of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' classmates "vaguely referred to an event known as the 'muffin incident'"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that NBC News published a cla
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t fall for this Facebook post promising cheap Walmart bikes
Walmart is selling bicycles for $6.95 instead of recycling them.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No news of a snooze: President Biden didn’t nod off during meeting with Israel’s president
President Joe Biden fell asleep during a meeting with Israeli President Isaac Herzog.