CNN is recycling crisis actors in reports about a man dying in Afghanistan in 2021 and at the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting in 2022.
Full Fact→ The US military did not find traces of pesticides in Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine
A Facebook post claiming that vials of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine contained traces of pesticides is false. The story in the post is a screenshot of a website called Real Raw News and the article was originally published on 12 May 2022, claiming v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kyle Rittenhouse Did NOT Receive $22 Million From ‘The View’ — It’s Satire
Did the American daytime television show "The View" pay $22 million to Kyle Rittenhouse along with giving him a formal apology? No, that's not true: No such payment has been announced or reported. The claim was made without documentation
Snopes→ 329 Years Later, Last Salem ‘Witch’ Who Wasn’t is Pardoned
It took more than three centuries, but the last Salem “witch” who wasn’t has been officially pardoned.
Full Fact→ Private jet pictures aren’t from Davos ‘climate change conference’ this year
Pictures purporting to show private jets parked up at the “Davos 2022 Climate Change conference” have been shared hundreds of times on Twitter, as well as Facebook. There are several problems with this claim. First of all, the pictures in t
Full Fact→ Image said to show a centuries-old ship is actually a photo of a replica
An image of a ship sailing past Tower Bridge on the River Thames in London has been shared on Facebook, claiming to show: “A 282 year old East India trading company ship [returning] to London for the first time since 1787.” This photo has b
Full Fact→ White lines in the sky are not ‘chemtrails’
A post on Facebook shares several pictures of long white vapour trails, which it claims are “chemtrails, geo engineering all the sky”. This is false. As we’ve said before, lines like these are not evidence of the chemtrails conspiracy
Snopes→ Shooter Warning Signs Get Lost in Sea of Social Media Posts
The warning signs were there for anyone to stumble upon, days before the 18-year-old gunman entered a Texas elementary school and slaughtered 19 children and two teachers.
Full Fact→ No evidence Denzel Washington quote about being criticised is real
A quote attributed to actor Denzel Washington, about being criticised by others, has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook. The quote says: “You’ll never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You’ll always be
Snopes→ Rep. Randy Fine Didn’t Say He Would Sacrifice Children To Preserve 2nd Amendment
The Florida state representative is fervent defender of the 2nd Amendment, but he did not tweet this.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence that masks caused COVID-19 deaths
There’s a “‘positive correlation’ between higher mask usage and COVID-19 deaths.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That the Texas School Shooting Was a ‘False Flag’ Operation
After a deadly shooting in Uvalde,Texas, at Robb Elementary School on Tuesday, misinformation about the tragedy began spreading on social media. One viral Facebook post claims that CNN has reported the same man’s death in both Afghanistan an
PolitiFact→ Zach Nunn – Private rescue total in campaign ad overshoots on number of Americans
“Zack Nunn saved over 2,000 Americans abandoned in Afghanistan by leading private rescue missions.”
Logically→ Monkeypox is a sexually transmitted disease.
Public health experts worldwide agree that sexual contact is not needed for the spread of the monkeypox virus.
Logically→ Ukrainian refugees burned down a house in Germany, in 2022, when trying to burn a Russian flag.
The images in the video are from two different fire incidents, one from 2013 and the other from 2021. Bild media also confirmed the claim was fake.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – FBI data shows lower deaths by ‘hands, fists, feet’ than rifles. But there’s more to know
"More people die from hands, fists, feet, than rifles.”
Snopes→ Baby Formula Shortage Highlights Racial Disparities
As parents across the United States struggle to find formula to feed their children, the pain is particularly acute among Black and Hispanic women.
Snopes→ Depeche Mode Founding Keyboardist Andy Fletcher Dies at 60
Depeche Mode announced the death of founding member Fletcher on its official social media pages.
Snopes→ NRA Opens Gun Convention in Texas After School Massacre
Leaders of the powerful gun-rights lobbying group are gearing up to “reflect on” — and deflect any blame for — the deadly shooting earlier this week of 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas.
Logically→ Thirty-five thousand children in Ukraine were rescued from sex traffickers by Vladimir Putin.
This claim originates from a satirical article that has been shared widely in an attempt to justify Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
PolitiFact→ Harry Wilson – Wilson’s claim on Zeldin budget votes not fully accurate
Lee Zeldin “voted for Cuomo’s Billion Dollar Tax hike and every Cuomo budget.”
Logically→ Florida Rep. Randy Fine tweeted that elementary school children are a “small sacrifice” for the Second Amendment.
Randy Fine did not say that children were a "small sacrifice" for the Second Amendment. A parody Twitter account in his name tweeted this instead.
Logically→ Aerospace engineer Boyd Bushman provided evidence of human contact with aliens just before his death in August 2014.
The only proof provided by Bushman is supposed pictures of the aliens. There was no evidence proving any form of communication.
Logically→ Calcutta High Court has asked the Election Commission to deport TMC MLA Alo Rani Sarkar.
Alo Rani Sarkar has dual citizenship and her name appeared on Bangladesh's electoral list, so the court has asked the EC to deport the TMC MLA.
Poynter→ How to avoid misinformation as you read about Uvalde and other mass shootings
Misinformation after the May 24 shooting that killed at least 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, followed a familiar playbook. As authorities pieced together […] The post How to avoid misinformation as you read
Health Feedback→ No scientific data support the existence of orgone and its ability to cure cancer
REVIEW Cancer is a leading cause of mortality worldwide, with 20 million new cases and 10 million new deaths in 2020 across the globe. As such, cancer draws significant research efforts and spending to improve diagnostics and therapies. Owing to the
Washington Post→ What research shows on the effectiveness of gun-control laws
Academics have investigated whether assault-weapons bans, large-capacity magazine restrictions, universal background checks and other curbs have worked.
Snopes→ Gunman’s Final 90 Minutes Fuel Questions About Police Delays
What happened in those 90 minutes has fueled mounting public anger and scrutiny over law enforcement's response to the rampage.
Snopes→ RUMOR ALERT: Officers Rescued Own Children During Texas School Shooting
A number of rumors came out of the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which left 19 children and two adults dead.
Snopes→ State Farm Cuts Ties With Group After Anti-LGBTQ Campaign
The insurance company cut ties with a group seeking to provide positive stories about transgender and non-binary kids after a conservative backlash online.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videotaped Threats Against Phoenix Target Stores, LGBT People And Supporters WERE Posted To Social Media
Did a man make it public that he plans to go after Target stores in Phoenix, Arizona, that support the LGBT movement? Yes, the screenshot of a text message warning is real. A person who considers himself a professional internet provocateu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Most Horrible Emergency Landing Ever’ — It’s Computer-Generated Video Game Footage
Does this video accurately show airplanes in situations that depict the "most horrible emergency landing ever"? No, that's not true: This footage is not real. It is a computer-generated video that is from a flight-simulator game, one of n
Snopes→ CEO Pay Rose 17% in 2021 As Profits Soared; Workers Trailed
The gain towers over the 4.4% increase in wages and benefits netted by private-sector workers through 2021.
AllSides→ Herschel Walker falsely claims he never falsely claimed he graduated from University of Georgia
https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/politics/fact-check-walker-university-of-georgia-graduated/index.html He
AllSides→ Fact Checking Dinesh D’Souza’s ‘2,000 Mules’
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/fact-checking-dinesh-dsouzas-2000?s=r On May 7, 2,000 Mules, a doc
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Make Baseless Claims About Gender Identity of Uvalde Shooter
Quick Take Police are still investigating the shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, but as of May 26 they had shared no evidence about the shooter’s gender identity. Despite that lack of evidence, Rep. Paul Gosar and others claimed t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Breast Milk ‘Leakage’ Does NOT Contain ‘All The Impurity That’s In The Mother’s Body’
Does breast milk "leakage" contain "all the impurity that's in the mother's body"? No, that's not true: "This claim is false and is not grounded in science," Dr. Christopher M. Zahn, chief of clinical practice and interim chief of health
FactCheck.org→ FDA-Approved ‘Electronic Pill’ Isn’t Evidence That COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Microchip’ Conspiracy Is ‘Proven’
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain microchips and have readily available ingredient lists. But social media posts use an old clip of the Pfizer CEO talking about an “electronic pill” to leave the false impression he was confirming a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video of a drone attacking a Russian base is from a game
Video shows “Russian desert base and infrastructure hit by Bayraktar TB2 drone.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Texas School Shooting Was A False Flag
Was the May 2022 Texas school shooting a "false flag"? No, there's no evidence that's true: A false flag is an operation, or attack, that's made to look like it was carried out by someone other than the person who is responsible. Authorit