Although violent crime remains below the record rates of the early 1990s, several categories of violent crime have seen significant increases since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Experts say the ads are meant to induce fear, which can moti
FactCheck.org→ Everytown’s Misleading Ad on Johnson’s Votes ‘Against Funding for the Police’
A TV ad from a gun control advocacy group claims Republican Sen. Ron Johnson voted “against funding for the police, preventing local departments from hiring more officers.” But the two votes cited were against trillion-dollar spending bill
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Most Energetic’ Russian Propagandist Did NOT Say He ‘Gets Drafted’
Did Vladimir Solovyov, dubbed "the most energetic" Russian state TV propagandist by the U.S. State Department, say he got drafted? No, that's not true: Deliberately mistranslated subtitles in a viral video that allegedly shows this scene
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Charles IS Expected To Be Crowned King
Is the United Kingdom's current head of state, Charles III, expected not to become the country's crowned king? No, that's not true: Upon the death of his mother Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, 2022, Charles, the prince of Wales, became
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video of Italian demonstrators removing European Union flag is from 2013
Video shows “Italians take down an EU flag and replace it with an Italian flag” after the 2022 national election.
Snopes→ This Is Not a Real Pic of an Orca in a Flooded City Street
This fabricated photo was making the rounds well before anyone claimed it was taken during Hurricane Ian.
Snopes→ Ian Makes Landfall in Southwest Florida As Category 4 Storm
Hurricane Ian made landfall in southwest Florida as one of the most powerful storms ever recorded in the U.S.
Snopes→ Hold Fire: Re-Enactors Fear Being Targeted by NY Gun Law
Some historical battle re-enactors in New York are holding their musket fire because of worries over the state's new gun rules.
Snopes→ Did Police Return Jeffrey Dahmer’s Victim to Him, Whom He Then Murdered?
The real-life Milwaukee serial killer was the subject of a Netflix show in fall 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hospitals Did NOT Force Vaccination Of Children For COVID-19; Myocarditis Risk Is Greater Without Vaccine Than With It
Did hospitals force the vaccination of millions of children for COVID-19 and are they now trying to normalize a rare side effect? No, that's not true: Hospitals do not have that kind of power and less than a handful of states have mandate
Snopes→ ‘Rainbow Fentanyl Candy’ Scare Erupts Just in Time for Halloween
So far, it appears to be a 2022 twist on an old type of scarelore.
Truth or Fiction?→ Publix Hurricane Cake (Ian Edition)
As Hurricane Ian approached Florida, images of “hurricane cakes” purportedly being sold at Publix began circulating on social media platforms: #HurricaneIan I think we're being warned pic.twitter.com/XLk9by8xTL — Inappropriate
Snopes→ NASA Moon Rocket Back in Hangar, Launch Unlikely Until Nov.
NASA’s moon rocket returned to the safety of its hangar as Hurricane Ian approached Florida, its launch now unlikely before mid-November.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Most Intense Weather Broadcast Ever’
As Hurricane Ian bore down on Florida in September 2022, old clips of Shepard Smith’s blunt warnings to Floridians about a different storm gained new life online. “So the weatherman just gonna OD on us like that?” read one tweet showi
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Biden’s remarks about COVID-19 vaccines predate Hurricane Ian by more than a year
As Hurricane Ian approached, President Joe Biden said, “a vital part of preparing for hurricane season is to get vaccinated now.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Government Does NOT Own Or Co-Own Moderna’s COVID Vaccine, Has No ‘Ulterior Motive’ To Mandate Shots
Does the U.S. government own or co-own Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, giving it an "ulterior motive" for mandating the shots? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support this claim. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious D
Snopes→ Do the ‘Time Warp’ Again — ‘Rocky Horror’ Show Will Travel
Grab your toilet paper. Bring a flashlight. Don't forget a newspaper — or your fishnets.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Hurricane Matthew coverage in 2016 spreads without context as Hurricane Ian heads toward Florida
A news anchor warned that if Hurricane Ian “moves 20 miles to the west … you and everyone you know are dead.”
Snopes→ NKorea Test Launches Missiles on Eve of Harris Trip to Seoul
North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles toward its eastern waters, a day before U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is to visit South Korea.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Has Xi Jinping Been Arrested?
Xi Jinping. (Photo by Rao Aimin/Xinhua/Getty Images.)Following an absence from public view since mid-September, rumors began spreading on social media that Chinese President Xi Jinping had been arrested. Xi’s alleged disappearance combined with a
Full Fact→ Video of Italian protesters removing European flag from building is from 2013
It’s been claimed that the video was filmed during the recent general election in Italy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Advise Americans To Get COVID Vaccine Ahead Of Hurricane Ian
Did President Joe Biden tell Americans to get COVID vaccinations as Hurricane Ian was bearing down on Florida in late September 2022? No, that's not true: A post suggesting he did uses a video recorded in August 2021, not on the eve of Ia
Snopes→ Katie Couric Says She’s Been Treated for Breast Cancer
Katie Couric said that she'd been diagnosed with breast cancer, and underwent surgery and radiation treatment this summer to treat the tumor.
Logically→ A new study demonstrates that vaccine-related harms outweigh their benefits.
The methodology and data used to support this conclusion are highly dubious.
Logically→ Covid-19 vaccinations cause AIDs, weaken immune systems, and cause other forms of harm.
Previous fact checks by Logically show that there is no evidence that Covid-19 vaccines cause AIDs or weaken immune systems. The claims are false.
Snopes→ EU Vows to Act if Energy Lines Hit As Firms Ramp Up Security
The European Union suspects that damage to two underwater natural gas pipelines was sabotage.
Snopes→ Photos From Space: The Seconds Before NASA’s Spacecraft Crashed Into an Asteroid
Here's what happened in the seconds before the collision — a first of its kind.
Snopes→ Capitol Rioter, a ‘One Man Wrecking Ball,’ Gets 7-Year Term
Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced Kyle Young in U.S. District Court in Washington to the long term, noting he had admitted to helping in the assault of a police officer during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccinations have caused more than 70,000 deaths.
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Snopes→ Russia Prepares to Annex Occupied Ukraine Despite Outcry
Pro-Moscow administrations of all four occupied regions of southern and eastern Ukraine said that their residents voted to join Russia in five days of Kremlin-orchestrated balloting.
Snopes→ Ian Just Shy of a Category 5 Hurricane As It Nears Florida
Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified off Florida's southwest coast, gaining top winds of 155 mph (250 kph), just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status.
Full Fact→ Claims about vaccine adverse events based on article since-deleted over inaccuracies
An Express headline is being shared to claim the truth about the Covid-19 vaccine is “starting to unravel”. The article in question was deleted after the Express acknowledged it was inaccurate.
Poynter→ Did House Democrats oust Nancy Pelosi? No.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in 2018 this year would be her last as the chamber’s Democratic leader, and there’s some speculation she might retire from Congress entirely. But a recent Facebook […] The post Did House Democrats oust Nancy
Logically→ Baba Ramdev’s company Patanjali sells beef biryani spice mix.
An image of a box of beef biryani recipe mix manufactured by a Pakistani company National Foods was morphed to show it as a Patanjali product.
Logically→ A Muslim man stabbed another Muslim youth for attending a Ganesh Chaturthi procession in Delhi.
Delhi Police has ruled out a communal angle in the matter. The victim did attend the Hindu festival, but the attack was a result of a family dispute.
Logically→ Ukrainian nationals were arrested for selling Stinger missiles in Bremen, Germany.
Bremen Police have denied the claim saying they haven't made any such arrests. The video in question is manipulated.
Poynter→ PBS NewsHour anchor Judy Woodruff will headline the second day of United Facts of America
The ways media — conventional and social — shape perceptions and filter facts dominated the opening sessions of the second annual United Facts of America conference. The three-day conference, co-presented […] The post PBS NewsHour anchor Judy
Poynter→ Experts say facts alone won’t bridge the partisan divide
The 2020 presidential election result is clear: Donald Trump lost. But fighting his stolen election narrative is a problem that requires a multipronged solution, three experts said Sept. 27 at […] The post Experts say facts alone won’t brid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: High-Dose Intravenous Vitamin C Is NOT A Proven Alternative To Chemotherapy That ‘Will Kill Cancer Cells’
Can high-dose intravenous treatments of vitamin C kill cancer cells and act as an alternative to chemotherapy? No, that's not entirely true: Though preliminary evidence suggests that treatment by intravenous vitamin C (IVC), or ascorbic a
Snopes→ NAACP Says Jackson’s Water Problems Are Civil Rights Issue
In a federal complaint Tuesday, the NAACP said Mississippi officials “all but assured” a drinking water calamity in Jackson by depriving the state’s majority-Black capital city of badly needed funds to upgrade its infrastructure.