It only took two decades, but a rare and endangered turtle species has finally bred at the San Diego Zoo.
Health Feedback→ Neither medical treatments nor errors are the third leading cause of death in the U.S.
REVIEW In September 2022, a Facebook user posted a video, which appeared to have originated from TikTok, featuring an interview with naturopath Peter Glidden. In that video, Glidden claimed that “The third leading cause of death, as published in t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pelosi Was NOT Removed From Office By House Democrats On Or Before October 4, 2022
Was House Speaker Nancy Pelosi removed from office by Democrats in the House on or before October 4, 2022? No, that's not true: Such a claim appears to be clickbait and there is no evidence to support it. The claim appeared in a Facebook
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Ivermectin From Rep. Paul Gosar
Rep. Paul Gosar. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.)A viral tweet from Arizona GOP Rep. Paul Gosar, a frequent purveyor of misinformation, claims that: “Ivermectin worked as a therapeutic treatment for Covid.” Rep. Paul Gosar, DDS
PolitiFact→ Glenn Youngkin – Did Democrats suggest 2016 presidential election was stolen?
“In 2016, Democrats suggested that the election was stolen.”
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for September 2022
The claims we looked at in September 2022, as the November election drew closer, became more pointed – and often m
PolitiFact→ EMILY's List – Attack ad exaggerates Ted Budd's involvement in anti-abortion bill
Ted Budd “helped write legislation to outlaw abortion nationwide with no exceptions for rape or incest — a law that could even put doctors in jail.”
Snopes→ Nobel Prize for 3 Chemists Who Made Molecules ‘Click’
Three scientists were jointly awarded this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing a way of “snapping molecules together” that can be used to design better medicines.
Full Fact→ Liz Truss’s 2022 Conservative party conference speech: fact checked
We check five key claims from Ms Truss’s speech, including on tax, GP access and whether she was the first PM to attend a comprehensive school.
Full Fact→ The Bank of England hasn’t already spent £65 billion following mini-Budget
Claims that the government had spent £65 billion have been shared extremely widely on social media.
Snopes→ The Onion and the Supreme Court. Not a Parody
The Onion has some serious things to say in defense of parody.
Logically→ Vanderbilt University Medical Center, a health clinic in Tennessee that provides transgender care, is “mutilating” minors.
The conservative activist Matt Walsh made numerous misleading and false statements about transgender health and VMUC.
Logically→ A video shows a topless woman in Iran protesting against the killing of Mahsa Amini.
The video shared on Twitter shows a demonstration in Amsterdam, not in Iran. The demonstration was in solidarity with the protests in Iran.
Health Feedback→ The amount of potassium chloride in Dasani bottled water is safe and won’t cause cardiac arrest
REVIEW On 16 September 2022, a Facebook user shared a TikTok video that claimed that Dasani Water, a Coca-Cola Company product, is “the most dangerous water” because it contains potassium chloride. The 59 second video goes on to claim that potas
Poynter→ No, Kamala Harris didn’t say Hurricane Ian relief would be based on skin color
After Hurricane Ian made landfall in both southwest Florida and South Carolina, an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris stirred up its own storm. Harris was speaking with actress Priyanka […] The post No, Kamala Harris didn’t say Hurri
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Websites About Geoengineering Do NOT Prove Airplanes Are Spraying The Atmosphere To Control Weather
Do a video of a plane's contrails and websites about geoengineering prove that climate control spraying is taking place? No, that's not true: There is no large-scale atmospheric spraying taking place. The plane's contrails are made almost
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Covid-19 Vaccination Reactions Are NOT Causing US Military Crashes And Aircraft NOT Grounded In September 2022
Are complications from COVID-19 vaccinations causing U.S. military pilots to crash, resulting in the U.S. Navy and U.S Marine Corps grounding all aircraft after crashes in California killed six people in September 2022? No, that's not tru
PolitiFact→ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – Did Herschel Walker misrepresent his record on veterans, graduation and law enforcement? Yes
Herschel Walker misled about “personally treating 4,500 veterans per year,” about “graduating from college” and about “working in law enforcement.”
Snopes→ Is This an Actual Pic of London Milkman Delivering Milk After WWII Bombing?
"Keep calm and carry on" was the motto of the day.
Truth or Fiction?→ GOP Gubernatorial Hopefuls Regurgitate ‘Students Identifying as Cats’ Smear
A right-wing, fully debunked smear about “students identifying as cats” spread further up the disinformation chain in late September 2022, going from local school gossip to statements from Republican gubernatorial candidates: Right-Wing La
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Videos Do NOT Prove That Meghan Markle Is ‘A Clone Or Robot’
Is Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, the American wife of Britain's Prince Harry, "a clone or robot"? No, that's not true: The videos repeating this claim borrowed footage from the 2018 Madam Tussaud's live figures events, when actors put on lat
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Gates’ comments on renewable energy taken out of context
2018 interview shows Bill Gates has changed his position on clean energy
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CBD Gummies Do NOT ‘Cure’ Diabetes
Does an advertisement on Facebook lead viewers to a cannabidiol (CBD) product that can cure diabetes? No, that's not true: The link attached to this post displays a misleading advertisement. There is no "cure" for diabetes at the time of
FactCheck.org→ Ad Distorts Abortion Views of Republican House Candidate from Nevada
An ad from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee falsely claims that Nevada Republican House candidate April Becker supports a nationwide abortion ban and “taking away a woman’s right to abortion with no exceptions.” Becker h
PolitiFact→ Tim Ryan – Ohio’s Tim Ryan says he ‘voted with Trump on trade,’ but what about Trump’s tariffs?
“I voted with Trump on trade.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Rand Paul didn’t tell Nancy Pelosi she’s a ‘traitor’ in this video
Video shows Rand Paul telling Nancy Pelosi “she’s a traitor.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Numbers Only Part Of Reason Triple-Vaccinated Account For 9 Of 10 COVID Deaths In England Over Last Year
Did the United Kingdom publish a report that shows individuals fully/triple-vaccinated against the coronavirus account for nine in every 10 COVID-19 deaths in England over the past year? That's true, but simple statistics don't tell the f
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Most of Florida's Lee County wasn't in the cone three days before hurricane, but parts of it were
Lee County, Florida, wasn't "even in the cone" of Hurricane Ian 72 hours before landfall.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – This isn’t a prescient PSA from the 1950s. It’s satire from 2020
A 1956 video warned about COVID-19.
Truth or Fiction?→ I-80 Wyoming, ‘Highway to Heaven’
A September 30 2022 Facebook image of a “highway to heaven” in Wyoming spread virally in late September and early October 2022; the attached image looked like this: No links to additional information or a source for the image appeared alo
PolitiFact→ J.D. Vance – What’s ‘love’ got to do with it? Ad shows Ryan’s support for Pelosi, but omits bid to replace her
Tim Ryan said “I do love” Nancy Pelosi and votes with Joe Biden and Pelosi 100%.
Snopes→ Was Toyota City in Japan Named After the Car Manufacturer?
The company has had an outsized influence on this part of Japan.
FactCheck.org→ No Indication Breast Milk After Vaccination Unsafe, Despite Posts About New Study
SciCheck Digest No evidence suggests it’s dangerous for babies to consume breast milk from mothers who get vaccinated against COVID-19. Online posts, however, have pointed to a study that found temporary, trace amounts of vaccine mRNA in milk aft
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Florida Female Student Athletes Have to Report Their Menstrual History to Play’
On October 3 2022, social media discourse followed claims that Florida’s female student athletes were made to disclose their “menstrual history” in order to participate in athletics: Florida female student athletes are aske
Snopes→ Yes, Kate Moss Said This About Being Skinny
Don't try this at home.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Report That Trump’s Judge ‘Loses Her License’
Did U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon lose her license for being corrupt, as the title of a video claims? No, that's not true: The content of the video doesn't support the title, and no articles in major news publications reported on this
Logically→ Electric cars are as harmful to the planet as air conditioning.
The climate impact of EVs varies due to factors like the source of electricity, but air conditioners have a greater impact on global warming overall.
Full Fact→ Kwasi Kwarteng wrong on ‘record unemployment’ under Labour
The Chancellor was wrong to say that Labour left office with record unemployment. During this period unemployment peaked below the record level, set in 1984.
PolitiFact→ Restoration PAC – No, Mandela Barnes doesn’t support killing babies born as “preemies”
Says Mandela Barnes supports killing “preemies” – “infants born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy"
Full Fact→ Article on impact of voice assistants on children is not ‘new research’
An article which suggests voice assistants may hinder children's cognitive and social development is not based on original research, and has been criticised by experts.