Does data from England show children are up to 303 times more likely to die from COVID-19 following vaccination than unvaccinated children? Yes, that's true, but raw numbers don't tell the full story. "The numbers appear correct, but ...
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, these photos of a person wearing a skirt aren’t of the Uvalde, Texas school shooter
Photos of a person in a skirt show the Uvalde, Texas, school shooter.
Snopes→ Did Gov. Greg Abbott Urge Texans To ‘Pick Up the Pace’ in Acquiring Guns?
The 2015 tweet resurfaced in the wake of a deadly mass shooting at a Texas elementary school nearly seven years later.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, estas no son las víctimas del tiroteo en una escuela de Uvalde, Texas
Esta imagen muestra a las víctimas del tiroteo en la escuela en Uvalde Texas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Salvador Ramos Was Transgender
Was Salvador Ramos, the Texas school shooter, transgender? No, there's no evidence that's true: A post saying he was offers nothing to substantiate the claim. It's likely related to other claims that falsely identify Ramos in photographs
Snopes→ Gun Advertised for Sale in Facebook Group that Sought to ‘Dox’ Psaki
According to commerce policies stated by Meta, Facebook's parent company, the sale of firearms is not allowed on its platforms.
Snopes→ Germany: Fake Doctor Gets Life in Prison for Patient Deaths
A German court sentenced a woman who posed as a doctor to life in prison for causing the deaths of several people she treated.
Snopes→ Did Amber Heard Pull Pills from Behind Her Ear and Eat Them?
Another rumor makes the rounds amid the Depp v. Heard trial.
Full Fact→ Did the Prime Minister mislead Parliament over ‘Partygate’?
On 25 May senior civil servant Sue Gray published her report into what’s been dubbed by some as “Partygate”—a series of events which took place in Downing Street and elsewhere in Whitehall while Covid-19 laws limiting social gat
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-checking misinformation about the Uvalde, Texas school shooter
The Uvalde, Texas, school shooter was a “transsexual leftist illegal alien named Salvatore Ramos.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show Texas School Shooter Salvador Ramos
Do some photographs in some social media posts show Texas school shooter Salvador Ramos wearing skirts? No, that's not true: Images depicting a person dressed in a skirt and holding a transgender pride flag do not show Ramos. They show a
Full Fact→ RNLI lifeguarded beaches don’t all provide wristbands with contact details for children
A Facebook post shared over 2,000 times claims that Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) lifeguarded beaches offer free wristbands for children on which their parents can write their phone numbers in waterproof ink, so that lifeguards can contact
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump Jr. – No, Jack Posobiec was not arrested or detained in Davos
“American journalist” Jack Posobiec was “arrested at World Economic Forum.”
Snopes→ Biden Says ‘We Have to Act’ After Texas School Shooting
Lamenting a uniquely American tragedy, an anguished and angry President Joe Biden delivered an urgent call for new restrictions on firearms after a gunman shot and killed at least 19 children at a Texas elementary school.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Gunman in Texas school shooting was not an immigrant illegally in the country
The Uvalde, Texas, mass shooter was an “illegal alien.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Sweden isn’t planning monkeypox restrictions like those enforced earlier in the coronavirus pandemic
“Swedish health authorities considering introducing restrictions because of monkeypox outbreak.”
Snopes→ Do 90% of Americans Want Universal Background Checks for Gun Buys?
NBA Coach Steve Kerr called on legislators to pass H.R. 8 after another school shooting left 19 children dead in Texas.
Logically→ The NHS website’s page for monkeypox has been changed to “revise the science.”
The edits in question do not alter details regarding current medical knowledge of the monkeypox virus.
Snopes→ Student Loan Debt: The $1.6 Trillion Problem Dividing Democrats
Joe Biden faces a fight from within his own party in solving the mounting student loan crisis and fulfilling a campaign promise.
Snopes→ After Texas Shooting, Conn. Senator Begs for Gun Compromise
A U.S. senator who came to Congress representing the Connecticut community where 26 elementary school students and educators were killed nearly a decade ago begged his colleagues to pass legislation addressing the nation's gun violence problem.
Logically→ This image shows a 282-year-old East India Company ship returning to London for the first time since 1787.
The image, taken in 2007, shows a replica of Sweden's Gotheborg ship on the Thames at Tower Bridge. The original shipwrecked in 1745.
Snopes→ School Massacre Continues Texas’ Grim Run of Mass Shootings
Once again, one of America's deadliest mass shootings happened in Texas.
Logically→ Monkeypox is just shingles, which is a side effect of COVID-19 vaccines.
Shingles is a reactivation of the chickenpox virus in previously infected individuals. Its transmission routes are not related to COVID-19 vaccines.
Snopes→ Gunman Kills 19 Children, 2 Adults in Texas School Rampage
An 18-year-old gunman killed 19 children as he went from classroom to classroom at a Texas elementary school in a rampage that also left two adults dead.
Logically→ Homemade baby formula is safe to use.
Pediatricians do not recommend homemade baby formula.
Poynter→ No, the Uvalde school shooting wasn’t a false flag
Eighteen children and one teacher were killed in a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde County, Texas, on May 24, according to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and news reports […] The post No, the Uvalde school shooting wasn’t a false flag appea
Poynter→ The Mars ‘doorway’ photo shows a naturally-occurring crevice, not proof of life
At first, it certainly looks like a doorway. A grainy image captured by NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover in May 2022 shows a formation in the planet’s rock that social media […] The post The Mars ‘doorway’ photo shows a naturally-occurring cre
Logically→ An image shows the Nandi statue from Kashi Vishwanath temple in Varanasi, UP.
The viral image of the Nandi statue is from Kashi Vishweshwar Temple, Wai, Maharashtra, not from Varanasi's Kashi Vishwanath temple.
Logically→ The Biden administration has shipped pallets of baby formula to migrant holding facilities despite a national shortage.
It is misleading to blame Biden for the shortage. Moreover, the president is bound to provide for migrants according to the Flores Agreement.
Washington Post→ Numbers behind Afghanistan evacuation come into focus
Which Afghans actually managed to get on the planes after the fall of Kabul? We have some answers.
Snopes→ Gunman Kills 19 Children in Texas School Rampage
The death toll also included two adults, authorities said. Gov. Greg Abbott said one of the two was a teacher.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wilhelm Reich Did NOT Invent A Cure For Cancer Or Claim That He Had
Did Wilhelm Reich invent a way to cure cancer and many other ailments -- simply by sitting a patient in an "Orgone Accumulator" box for a few sessions? And did the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ban the invention and sentence Reich to
Snopes→ Biden Says ‘We Have to Act’ After Texas School Shooting
At least 18 students were killed after a gunman opened fire at a Texas elementary school.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, the Uvalde school shooting wasn’t a false flag
The shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde County, Texas, was a false flag.
Snopes→ Did the Texas School Shooting Suspect ‘Cross the Border Illegally’?
We found no evidence supporting the claim Salvador Ramos, 18, was undocumented.
Snopes→ Sen. Murphy Begs for Gun Compromise After Texas Shooting
Connecticut U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, who came to Congress representing Sandy Hook, begged his colleagues to finally pass legislation addressing the nation’s gun violence problem as the latest school shooting unfolded in Uvalde, Texas.
Snopes→ Biden to Address Nation Following Texas School Shooting
The president directed that American flags be flown at half-staff through sunset Saturday in honor of the victims.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Pepsi Navy — U.S.-Soviet Deal Did NOT Make Pepsi The ‘6th Most Powerful Military In The World’
Was PepsiCo ever the "6th most powerful military in the world"? No, that's not true: A University of Massachusetts Amherst professor tells Lead Stories, "The statement is false on several details." While portions of this claim have been r
Snopes→ Was the Last NYC Pay Phone Really Removed?
Here are the facts behind the endlessly shared viral rumor that claimed New York City removed its "last" and "final" pay phone in May 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Monkeypox, Shingles
Do COVID-19 vaccines cause monkeypox and shingles? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that either disease is caused by the shot for COVID. Both monkeypox and shingles are caused by specific viruses, neither of which are included in