If legislators fail to act, he warned, voters should use their “outrage” to turn gun violence into a central issue in November’s midterm elections.
AllSides→ A National Database for Sudafed, but No Background Check for Ammo?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/national-database-sudafed-background-check-ammunition/ Claim: Those b
AllSides→ North Korea: The mystery of its Covid outbreak
https://www.bbc.com/news/61651016 It's been three weeks since North Korea announced its first ever Covi
Snopes→ Will Depp Case Lead to More Lawsuits Against Alleged Abuse Victims?
Some have expressed concern that the fallout from the high-profile lawsuit could chill victims of domestic violence from speaking out.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Vaccine Data Given To FDA Does NOT Show Up To 97% Of Vaccinated Pregnant Women Lost Their Babies
Does data given to the Food and Drug Administration before Pfizer COVID-19 shots were officially approved show up to 97 percent of vaccinated pregnant women lost their babies? No, that's not true: The Pfizer document that was released as
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Purple Paint DOES Mean ‘No Trespassing’ — In Texas And At Least 11 Other States
Does purple paint on a post, tree or fence in Texas and "10 other states" mean no hunting, no trespassing, no solicitation or, simply, go away? Yes, that's true: According to a U.S. government database, Texas and at least 11 other states
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Saturn as Captured from a Backyard Telescope’
On May 28 2022, a Facebook user shared an image captioned, “Saturn as seen from a backyard telescope” to the large public group “Physics and Astronomy.” Commenters on the post seemed to believe the sharer captured the image pers
Snopes→ Melatonin Poisoning Reports Are Up in Kids, Study Says
In 2021, U.S. poison control centers received more than 52,000 calls about children consuming worrisome amounts of the dietary supplement — a six-fold increase from about a decade earlier.
Snopes→ What’s the Price of Fuel Near You? Share a Gas Station Pic
With U.S. gasoline prices rapidly rising, we're collecting photos of signs depicting fuel prices at gas stations across the country. Send us one.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Speedway isn’t offering customers $500 ‘fuel cards’
Speedway is offering $500 fuel cards for $1.95 to help customers with rising fuel costs.
Snopes→ WH: 1st COVID Shots for Kids Under 5 Possible by June 21
White House COVID-19 coordinator Ashish Jha outlined the administration's planning for the last remaining ineligible age group to get shots.
PolitiFact→ Kevin Rinke – Debunking the zombie claim that ‘dead people always vote Democrat’
"Dead people always vote Democrat."
Snopes→ Texas Senator: School Police Chief Didn’t Know of 911 Calls
Sen. Roland Gutierrez said it was a “system failure” that word of the pleas for help from people inside Robb Elementary School did not make their way to school district police Chief Pete Arredondo.
PolitiFact→ Charlie Kirk – World Economic Forum does not have its own police force
The World Economic Forum has its own police force.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Just Destroy A Chinese Spy Satellite With a SpaceX Rocket
Did Elon Musk "just save us" by destroying a Chinese spy satellite with a SpaceX rocket? No, that's not true: This is a baseless clickbait video manufactured for views. There are news stories from late 2021 about close calls between two S
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Salter’s Buffalo slaying was unrelated to his work on water-powered engines
Aaron Salter Jr. was killed by a mass shooter because he was working on creating a water-powered car engine.
PolitiFact→ Mark Brnovich – Despite uptick in border encounters, policies for adults traveling alone haven't changed under Biden
Increased encounters at the southwest border in April 2022 compared to April 2020 are attributable to changes in border policy.
Truth or Fiction?→ Leonna Hale Photoshop Controversy
On May 30 2022, social media users discussed the shooting of Leonna Hale, a purportedly unarmed pregnant woman in Kansas City — frequently in the context of police actions during and after the May 24 2022 Uvalde, Texas school shooting: Kansas C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Paul Pelosi Was NOT Charged With Possession Of Child Pornography
Was Paul Pelosi charged with possession of child pornography? No, that's not true: Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on May 28, 2022, and was not charged with posse
Snopes→ Harvey Weinstein’s Rape Conviction Upheld by Appeals Court
A New York appeals court upheld Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction and 23-year prison sentence.
Snopes→ Watch This Atlantic Ghost Crab Wipe Its Eyes with Windshield Wiper-Like Appendages
“Quid putting sand on your windshield.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest White House Deputy Chief of Staff
Did the military arrest the current White House deputy chief of staff, Jennifer Brigid O'Malley Dillon? No, that's not true: Lead Stories received an email from a duty officer at the Pentagon who told us the claim was not true. The claim
Snopes→ Did Washington Say When Nation Mistrusts Citizens with Guns, the Government Has ‘Evil Plans’?
We don't recommend relying on quote memes as credible sources of information.
Snopes→ Police: Tulsa Gunman Targeted Surgeon He Blamed for Pain
A man who blamed his surgeon for continuing pain after a recent back operation bought an AR-style rifle and opened fire hours later at a Tulsa medical office, killing the doctor and three other people.
Snopes→ Depp and Heard Face Uncertain Career Prospects After Trial
A jury's finding that both Johnny Depp and his ex-wife, Amber Heard, were defamed in a long-running public dispute capped a lurid six-week trial that also raised questions about whether the two actors can overcome tarnished reputations.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Smartphones Do NOT Transmit Electricity To The Human Body
Will electricity go through your body while you use a smartphone? No, that's not true: Trac-Duy Tran, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Johns Hopkins University, told Lead Stories that smartphones do not transmit elect
Snopes→ Does Washington Face Opposite Direction on 2022 US Quarter?
While some suggested the new quarter reflects modern society turning its back on God, this design was created in the 1930s.
Snopes→ No, Uvalde Shooting Victim’s 2 Fathers Were Not Proof of a ‘False Flag’
Conspiracy theorists reached unimaginable new lows in response to the grief of parents whose children were slaughtered in their elementary school classroom.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: National Institutes Of Health Study Does NOT Find Long COVID Isn’t Real
Does a new National Institutes of Health study find that long COVID isn't real? No, that's not true: Nowhere in the study do the authors say long COVID, also known as post-acute sequelae of SARS CoV-2 infection (PASC), is fake. Lead stud
Snopes→ Avenatti Gets 4 Years in Prison for Cheating Stormy Daniels
Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing book proceeds from Stormy Daniels, the porn actor who catapulted him to fame.
AllSides→ Fact check: Fabricated CBS News tweet misleads on Buffalo shooting
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/05/31/fact-check-fabricated-cbs-news-tweet-misleads-buffalo-shooting/9894761002/
FactCheck.org→ Tactical Unit, Not Off-Duty Officer, Killed Uvalde Gunman
Quick Take Jacob Albarado, who has been described in media reports as an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer, helped students escape the Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24. But online rumors falsely claim he was the CBP officer who k
AllSides→ Media Aim to Rewrite Catholic Teachings after Pelosi Denied Communion
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/media-aim-to-rewrite-catholic-teachings-after-pelosi-denied-communion/
AllSides→ Ask SciCheck Files: The Relationship Between Mental Health and Mass Shootings
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/05/ask-scicheck-files-the-relationship-between-mental-health-and-mass-shootings/
Poynter→ False information ramps up ahead of Colombia’s presidential runoff
In Colombia, leftist presidential candidate Gustavo Petro entered the first round of voting as a clear front-runner. But despite clinching a plurality of votes of 40% — over 10 percentage […] The post False information ramps up ahead of Colombi
Snopes→ UK Pledges Missiles to Ukraine; New US Ambassador in Kyiv
Western arms have been critical to Ukraine’s success in stymieing Russia’s much larger and better-equipped military.
Snopes→ Vocab Questions Reduce Spelling Bee to 3 Letters: A, B or C
The Scripps National Spelling Bee was rolling smoothly through the second day of its first fully in-person competition in three years. Then it transformed into the SAT.
PolitiFact→ The race for the Nevada Senate seat: A guide
As both parties fight for control of the U.S. Senate during the midterm elections, Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada is one of the most vulnerable Democratic incumbents.
Snopes→ OPEC+ Alliance Decides Output Amid Record U.S. Pump Prices
The OPEC oil cartel and allied countries including major exporter Russia are weighing how much oil to produce as U.S. gasoline prices hit another record high.
Snopes→ Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Kicks off with Pomp
Formal celebrations for the Platinum Jubilee began with Trooping the Color, an annual military review that has marked the sovereign’s official birthday since 1760.