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.
Poynter→ A video of Pfizer’s CEO was deceptively edited to make a false claim about population reduction
An alarming video provides supposed proof that Pfizer’s leaders are plotting a massive reduction in the world’s population — except that it doesn’t. The video, viewed tens of thousands of […] The post A video of Pfizer’s CEO was dec
Washington Post→ Biden’s fantastical claim of $500 in annual utility savings
In an opinion article, the president cited a figure that barely includes utility savings and is an estimate far in the future.
Snopes→ US and Germany Agree to Supply Advanced Weapons to Ukraine
The U.S. and Germany pledged to equip Ukraine with some of the advanced weapons it has long desired for shooting down aircraft and knocking out artillery.
Snopes→ Does a Video Show Crowd Reactions to Depp and Heard as They Arrived to Court?
A video posted online appeared to be just one weapon used in the war between the unhappy divorced couple.
Snopes→ Tulsa Police Report Active Shooter, ‘4 Casualties, Including the Shooter’
The Tulsa Police Department is providing updates on social media and reported multiple injuries as well as four casualties, "including the shooter."
Snopes→ Did Reagan Say ‘You Won’t Get Gun Control by Disarming Law-Abiding Citizens’?
A quote meme with former U.S. President Ronald Reagan's image also said "it's a nasty truth" that "those who seek to inflict harm are not fazed" by gun control laws.
Snopes→ No, This Illinois High School Isn’t Set To Implement Race-Based Grading
This rumor originated with a "local" news website that is part of a so-called "pink slime" news network.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, a Costco gas station pump screen did not display a message that said ‘Blame Joe Biden’
A Costco gas pump screen said “Don’t blame us. Blame Joe Biden.”
Snopes→ Sheryl Sandberg, Longtime No. 2 Exec at Facebook, Steps Down
Sandberg has served as chief operating officer at the social media giant for 14 years. She joined from Google in 2008, four years before Facebook went public.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 5 Inches Of Fat Does NOT Make Person ‘Bulletproof’
Are people who have five inches of fat on their body "bulletproof"? No, that's not true: Body fat may slow a bullet but it does not stop the projectile nor does it render a person "bulletproof." The claim appears in a 13-second reel publi
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘US Median Rent to Reach $2000’ in 2022
Amid an ongoing national discourse around average wages and a skyrocketing cost of living, a popular May 31 2022 tweet claiming that the median rent in the United States reached $2000 also spread in threads on Reddit and Imgur as part of a broader disc
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No record of a Florida man turning himself in for murdering his ‘imaginary friend’
"Florida man on drugs kills imaginary friend and turns himself in.”
Snopes→ Company to Las Vegas Chapels: No More Elvis-Themed Weddings
Las Vegas chapels of love that use Elvis Presley's likeness could find themselves becoming Heartbreak Hotels.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What steps do election officials take to prevent fraud?
Falsehoods continue to flow about voter fraud and election security. We explain the answers to voters’ questions about how officials take steps to deliver a secure election.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Was the Georgia Gubernatorial Primary Rigged?
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)After Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp beat former Sen. David Perdue in the gubernatorial Republican primary last week, voter conspiracy theories began circulating on social media. Perdue, who was endors
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Arkansas DA Did NOT Get Court Order To Exhume Vince Foster’s Body — It’s Satire
Did an Arkansas district attorney get a court order to exhume the body of former deputy White House counsel Vince Foster? No, that's not true: The claim, which suggests that former first lady Hillary Clinton was responsible for Foster's d
Snopes→ Egypt Displays Trove of Newly Discovered Ancient Artifacts
Egypt displayed a trove of ancient artifacts dating back 2,500 years that the country's antiquities authorities said were recently unearthed at the famed necropolis of Saqqara near Cairo.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About the Border Patrol and the Uvalde School Shooting
Viral social media posts claim that the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter was killed by an off-duty Border Patrol agent “who charged in the school with his dad shirt and jeans on.”The shooter was killed by Border Patrol agents. Early reports in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Law Enforcement Raided Arizona Nonprofits In ‘2000 Mules’ Ballot Trafficking Investigation
Is there proof of law enforcement raids on multiple Arizona nonprofit organizations in a "2000 Mules"-driven ballot trafficking investigation? No, there's no evidence that's true: Reporting by The Arizona Republic puts two uniformed offic
Snopes→ Jury Sides with Depp on Lawsuit, Heard on Counterclaim
Jury members found Depp should be awarded $15 million in damages, while Heard should receive $2 million.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Finland Did NOT Move Troops To The Border With Russia — Trains Moved In The Opposite Direction
By Uliana Malashenko Is it true that Finland transferred tanks to the Russian border at the beginning of May 2022? No, it's not true: A video showing trains carrying military equipment captured the Finnish army heading to a scheduled mili
Snopes→ Hinckley Nears Full Freedom 41 Years After Shooting Reagan
A federal judge is set to preside over an important hearing for John Hinckley, the man who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Video of Pfizer CEO was deceptively edited to make false claim
"Pfizer CEO says it’s their dream to reduce the population by 50% in 2023.”
Snopes→ Biden’s Ex Daughter-In-Law Opens Up About Marriage to Hunter
Kathleen Buhle describes her ex-husband's drug addiction, her response to his infidelity — including an affair with her widowed sister-in-law — and her challenges integrating into the Biden family.
Full Fact→ EU rules didn’t ‘ban’ crown symbols on pint glasses
18 years after the EU ordered us to remove Crown symbol from our pint glasses, Boris brings them back for Jubilee. Mail on Sunday, 29 May 2022 . A Mail on Sunday front page article claims that the crown symbol on pint glasses will be reintroduced by t
Snopes→ BTS Visits White House to Discuss Combating Hate Crime Surge
K-Pop sensation BTS visited the White House to talk with President Joe Biden about combating the rise in hate crimes targeting Asian Americans — bringing superstar sizzle to an otherwise sad and scary topic.
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/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chicago High School Will NOT Use Race-Based Grading System During 2022-23 School Year
Will a suburban Chicago high school use a race-based grading system during the 2022-2023 school year? No, that's not true: According to Oak Park and River Forest High School, such a policy has neither been proposed nor implemented at the
PolitiFact→ Emerald Robinson – The Pants on Fire claim that ‘nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes’
“Nobody in any election in America gets 74% of the votes. Ever. It doesn’t happen.”
Snopes→ Supreme Court Blocks Texas Law on Social Media Censorship
A divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives, that aimed to keep social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter from censoring users based on their viewpoints.
Full Fact→ The Queen was not involved in disappearance of Indigenous children from Canadian school
A Facebook post falsely claims that the Queen was found guilty in a missing children case. The post states that a whistleblower was “incarcerated” for “daring to ask superiors about Queen Elizabeth’s outstanding arrest warrant&r
Logically→ The Texas school shooter was trans.
A photo of an unrelated transgender woman from Georgia has been shared, with claims the image depicts the Texas school shooter.