“Ninety-two percent of abortions in Virginia take place before 15 weeks.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ads For ‘Secret’ Weight Loss Product Do NOT Provide Evidence To Back Claims
Is there a weight loss product that can boost your metabolism by 60 to 90 percent, that can help a person lose 52 pounds in only 28 days simply by taking a pill or eating a gummy every day? No, that's not true: These ads are deceptive in
Snopes→ Far Out: NASA Space Telescope’s 1st Cosmic View Goes Deep
The first image from the $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope is the farthest humanity has ever seen in both time and distance.
Snopes→ Hunter Biden’s iCloud Account Allegedly Hacked by 4chan User
A "data dump" supposedly revealed the contents of an iCloud account associated with an iPhone and iPad owned by U.S. President Joe Biden's son, Hunter.
Truth or Fiction?→ Florida Newspaper Pulls Op-Ed Sympathizing With White Nationalist Group
A Florida newspaper has apologized and pulled an op-ed by a woman married to a member of the far right, white nationalist group calling itself the Proud Boys — which they originally ran without disclosing her ties to that organization. The execu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Japanese Ex-PM Abe Assassinated Because He Didn’t Follow WEF Orders, Didn’t Mandate COVID Vaccines, Gave Citizens Ivermectin
Was former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe assassinated because he didn't follow World Economic Forum (WEF) orders, didn't mandate COVID-19 vaccines, sent 1.6 million doses back and gave citizens ivermectin? No, that's not true: There'
Snopes→ ‘Costco’ Power Generator Scam Hits Facebook Marketplace
Here's everything we know so far about this scam that advertised Honda and Ryobi portable power generators on Facebook Marketplace.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence Shinzo Abe was assassinated over his response to COVID-19
Shinzo Abe was assassinated because he “didn’t mandate vaccines, sent 1.6 million doses back and gave citizens ivermectin.”
Snopes→ Does This Pic Show a Real Animal Called a ‘Carpet Shark’?
The so-called “carpet shark,” or tasseled wobbegong, is said to inhabit shallow coral reefs near northern Australia.
Snopes→ No, Shinzo Abe Didn’t Tweet This About Hillary Clinton Before His Death
"I have information that will lead to the arrest of Hillary Clinton," said a fake tweet attributed to Abe.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – The immune system exists, despite what a TikTok may say
“The immune system does not exist.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Belarus hasn’t declared war on Poland
“Belarus declares war on Poland.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing a primary challenge, but she’s still a member of Congress
House Democrats have kicked Rep. Ilhan Omar out of Congress
Snopes→ Blind, Older Dog Found in Alaska 3 Weeks After Wandering off
A construction crew found Lulu in salmonberry bushes after initially confusing her for a bear.
PolitiFact→ Why is the US selling stockpiled oil to China? We have answers
Critics of President Joe Biden complain that crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is being sold to China, rather than lowering prices in the U.S. Experts say this criticism misunderstands how the global oil market, and U.S. law, works.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Anthony Bourdain and other celebrities weren’t killed while working on a film about pedophilia
Anthony Bourdain and Chris Cornell were killed while working on a documentary about “widespread pedophilia.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Any Sitting Senator Who Won’t Comply With a Subpoena Shouldn’t Be a Sitting Senator Anymore’ Lindsey Graham Meme
On July 10 2022, an Imgur account shared a meme with a photo of Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham alongside a quote stating that “any sitting senator” who refused to comply with a subpoena “shouldn’t be a sitting senator anymore
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Don’t fall for this hoax about two men pretending to be homeless to rob you
A photo shows two men on the run who pretend to be homeless and then “attack and rob you.”
Snopes→ Vernon Winfrey, Oprah’s Father, Dies at 89
Oprah confirmed in an Instagram post that her father died in Nashville, Tennessee.
PolitiFact→ Did President Biden read off directions from a teleprompter?
Critics of President Joe Biden said he mistakenly read aloud directions from his teleprompter during a recent speech. The White House says he didn’t mistake stage directions for lines of his speech. We take a closer look.
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Financial Disclosures by Government Scientists
In this story, we’ll explain what we know about the financial and conflict-of-interest disclosure requirements for Dr. Anthony Fauci, other National Institutes of Health higher-ups and members of two U.S. vaccine advisory committees. The topic came u
Snopes→ EXPLAINER: When is Manhattanhenge? Where Can You See It?
Didn't make it to Stonehenge for the solstice? There's still time to catch Manhattanhenge, when the setting sun aligns with the Manhattan street grid and bathes the urban canyons in a rosy glow.
Snopes→ Do Some Woodpeckers Store Acorns in Specialized Tree Holes?
Some trees are said to have up to 50,000 holes in them, bored by generations of acorn woodpeckers.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Astronaut Mark Kelly Once Smuggled a Full Gorilla Suit Aboard the International Space Station …’
On July 9 2022, Twitter account @latestinspace shared a video and a popular claim that “Astronaut Mark Kelly once smuggled a full gorilla suit aboard the International Space Station”: Astronaut Mark Kelly once smuggled a full gorilla sui
Snopes→ Did Larry the Cat Outlast 3 British Prime Ministers?
The chief mouser to the Cabinet Office has made a significant impact on 10 Downing Street.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Was Elon Musk’s account “suspended on Twitter after backing out of $44B deal”?
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/jul/11/viral-image/no-twitter-didnt-suspend-elon-musks-account/
Snopes→ Beyond Buffets and Slots: Casinos Double Down on Fine Art
The Louvre, The Museum of Modern Art and ... the Hard Rock?
AllSides→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Misquotes Clarence Thomas in Dobbs Decision
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/07/08/fact-check-joe-biden-misquotes-clarence-thomas-in-dobbs-decision/
Snopes→ No, This Pic Doesn’t Show a Shirtless Hunter Biden with Melania Trump
U.S. President Joe Biden's son was not photographed with former President Donald Trump's wife.
Full Fact→ Conservative leadership contest: four early claims fact checked
We take a look at some of the early claims, including Penny Mordaunt’s estimate of fuel VAT savings and Jeremy Hunt’s claim about corporation tax.
AllSides→ ‘Liberal World Order’ Is Decades-Old Term Misinterpreted by Social Media Posts
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/07/liberal-world-order-is-decades-old-term-misinterpreted-by-social-media-posts/
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Are Democrats ‘Poised to Win’ Ohio and Florida Senate Races?
Val Demings (Photo by Octavio Jones/Getty Images)In a recent campaign email, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi claimed that polling website FiveThirtyEight predicts Democrats “are poised to win” Senate seats in Florida and Ohio, among other
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Twitter didn’t suspend Elon Musk’s account
Elon Musk’s account “is suspended on Twitter after backing out of $44B deal.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Lilibet Has Died
Has Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor -- the daughter of Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex -- died? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Lilibet has died at the time of writing and a video making the claim doesn't attempt
Snopes→ Report: Uber Lobbied, Used ‘Stealth’ Tech to Block Scrutiny
As Uber aggressively pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service used a “kill switch" to thwart regulators and law enforcement.
Snopes→ New Coronavirus Mutant Raises Concerns in India and Beyond
Scientists say the variant – called BA.2.75 – may be able to spread rapidly and get around immunity from vaccines and previous infection.
Snopes→ Trump Associates’ Ties to Extremists Probed by Jan. 6 Panel
After members of the far-right Oath Keepers extremist group stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6, 2021, their leader called someone on the phone with an urgent message for then-President Donald Trump.
Logically→ An Italian news channel used visuals from the film Deep Impact to depict an exodus of people from Kyiv.
TGcom24's logo was digitally added to a frame from the movie Deep Impact, to appear as though the network was using the image as authentic footage.
Snopes→ Trump Ally Bannon Now Willing to Testify Before Jan. 6 Panel
Steve Bannon has told the House committee investigating the attack that he is now willing to testify.
Logically→ Wendy’s uses horse meat in its products.
Wendy's does not use horse meat in its products. An old, debunked image has been repurposed to make this false claim.