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.
Logically→ An image shows Dutch farmers stealing a fighter jet from a Dutch air force facility to protest the government’s environmental plans.
The image shows a tractor transporting an aircraft from Velika Gorica to Jarun city, Croatia. It is not linked to the recent Dutch farmers' protest.
Snopes→ Over-The-Counter Birth Control? Drugmaker Seeks FDA Approval
For the first time, a pharmaceutical company has asked for permission to sell a birth control pill over the counter in the U.S.
Snopes→ Yosemite Fire Grows As Crews Protect Iconic Sequoias
Firefighters were working in difficult terrain to protect the iconic trees and a small mountain town as the U.S. weathers another very active year for fires.
Logically→ The Highland Park shooter is a trans woman.
There is no evidence that the Highland Park mass shooter is transgender. The women's outfit was part of his escape plan.
Logically→ The Dutch government is using nitrogen standards to expropriate farmland to build a million houses for illegal immigrants.
The Dutch government is focused on reducing nitrogen emissions to achieve environment-related goals.
Poynter→ What protections would HIPAA provide against criminal prosecution for abortion?
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, more than a dozen states are moving toward outlawing or severely restricting abortion within their borders. Some abortion rights advocates have […] The post What protections would HIPAA prov
Health Feedback→ Abortion can be medically necessary to save the life of a pregnant woman
REVIEW In a video published by the organization Live Action, which opposes abortion, neonatologist Kendra Kolb claimed that abortion is never medically necessary. One of the reasons she cited is that the treatment of life-threatening conditions like
Snopes→ ‘Sopranos’ Actor Tony Sirico, ‘Paulie Walnuts,’ Dies at 79
Sirico, who played the impeccably groomed mobster Paulie Walnuts in “The Sopranos” and brought his tough-guy swagger to films including “Goodfellas,” died Friday.
Health Feedback→ Abortifacient plants are dangerous, and ineffective as an abortion method
REVIEW On 24 June 2022 the U.S. Supreme Court of Justice overturned the 1973 Roe vs. Wade ruling, putting an end to the constitutional protection of abortion rights and enabling each state to set its own laws regulating abortions. As more than 10 st
Washington Post→ A one-source story about a 10-year-old and an abortion goes viral
News reports around the globe and now President Biden have cited the case of a 10-year-old who sought an abortion. But this is a difficult story to confirm.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Restart Of CERN Collider Caused Time Travel
Did the restart of experiments at the CERN subatomic particle collider on July 5, 2022, cause time travel at the organization's headquarters along the border of France and Switzerland? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that anythin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 80 Million Tons Of Atrazine Are NOT Used On Crops; Atrazine Does NOT Change Your Gender
Are there 80 million tons of Atrazine used on American crops and does it change your gender? No, neither are true: The study cited in the post clearly states that 80 million pounds of Atrazine is used in the United States, not 80 million
Snopes→ No, That Plymouth Rock Meme Doesn’t Disprove Rise in Sea Level
Plymouth Rock has a complicated and contentious history in the U.S.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Ukrainian POWs Does NOT Prove That Ukrainian Soldiers Were Killing Civilians In Town of Rubizhne
By Uliana Malashenko Does a video of Ukrainian soldiers captured by the Russian army prove that their Ukrainian counterparts were killing civilians in Rubizhne, a town in the Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, in spring 2022? No, that's n
FactCheck.org→ ‘Liberal World Order’ Is Decades-Old Term Misinterpreted by Social Media Posts
Quick Take “Liberal world order” is a decades-old term referring to a system of global cooperation. A Biden administration adviser used the term to explain why gasoline prices are tied to the war in Ukraine. But social media posts use t
AllSides→ Fact check: Liberal website changes headline that falsely said DeSantis signed a bill that forces students to register their political views
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/08/politics/fact-check-desantis-florida-students-professors-political-views/index.html
Snopes→ Elon Musk Says He’s Terminating $44B Twitter Buyout Deal
Elon Musk’s tumultuous $44 billion bid to buy Twitter is on the verge of collapse — after the Tesla CEO sent a letter to Twitter's board Friday saying he is terminating the acquisition.
Snopes→ Elon Musk Says He’s Terminating $44B Twitter Buyout Deal
Twitter did not immediately respond to a message for comment.
Snopes→ Did Madame Tussauds Put Boris Johnson Figure Outside Unemployment Office?
Critics of the outgoing Conservative U.K. prime minister experienced considerable schadenfreude after he announced his resignation, in July 2022.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No horsing around: Wendy’s uses real beef, company officials say
Fast food chain Wendy’s was “exposed for using horse meat.”
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Ron DeSantis falsely claims Biden trying to ‘buy off’ states to adopt critical race theory
The Civics Secures Democracy Act “would allow the Biden administration to buy off states with $6 billion” if they adopt critical race theory.
Snopes→ Tear Gas: Senators Decry Lack of Federal Safety Assessment
In 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters were doused with tear gas.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Police Statement About Fourth of July Shooter
Quick Take Seven people died in a mass shooting in a Chicago suburb on Independence Day. Police said they believe the shooter was dressed in women’s clothing to conceal his identity and help him during his escape. But some social media users are
AllSides→ ‘Straight-Up Misinformation’: Pollster Nate Silver Calls Out Speaker Pelosi For Misrepresenting His Work
https://dailycaller.com/2022/07/05/straight-up-misinformation-pollster-pelosi-misrepresenting-work-disinformation-polls/
Snopes→ Impassioned Biden Signs Order on Abortion Access
Under mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful in response to the ruling, he signed an executive order to try to protect access to the procedure.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Moscow wasn’t ‘engulfed in flames’
“Moscow was engulfed in flames” after a giant explosion.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Joe Biden isn’t in the process of being impeached
“Biden impeachment in progress.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Biden didn’t put the Medal of Honor around a Vietnam War veteran’s neck
Video shows Joe Biden putting a Medal of Honor on a Vietnam War veteran backward.
Snopes→ Is the ‘Inventor of Autocorrect Died’ Sign Real?
The funnel will be held tomato. Rest in peas.
Snopes→ Larry Storch, Zany Cpl. Agarn on TV’s ‘F Troop,’ Dies at 99
Storch died of natural causes in his New York City apartment, according to his manager.
Snopes→ Did Rosa Parks Say Thomas’ Confirmation Would Be ‘U-Turn’ on Road to Racial Progress?
The civil rights activist expressed her disapproval of the judge decades before the overturning of Roe v Wade.
PolitiFact→ What Clarence Thomas said about fetal cell lines and COVID-19 vaccines
Fetal cell lines are derived from aborted fetuses and have been used to test and develop vaccines since the 1960s. That includes the COVID-19 vaccines, but some vaccines have closer connections to fetal tissue than others.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Boris Johnson didn’t go swimming after his resignation. This viral image is outdated
An image shows that “following his resignation, Boris Johnson has escaped to the sea.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Trump was in SUV after Jan. 6 rally, not presidential limousine
President Donald Trump was in a presidential limousine as he left his Jan. 6, 2021, rally at the White House Ellipse.
Snopes→ Gun Applicants in NY Will Have to Hand over Social Accounts
As missed warning signs pile up in investigations of mass killings, New York state is rolling out a novel strategy to screen applicants for gun permits.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: GOP Texas Lawmaker Did NOT Recently Introduce Bill To Allow Death Penalty For Women Who Have Abortions
Did a GOP Texas lawmaker recently introduce a bill to allow the death penalty for women who have abortions? No, that's not true: State Rep. Bryan Slaton did introduce such a bill, but he did so in March 2021, not May 2022. The claim was i
Snopes→ No, This Meme Doesn’t ‘Debunk’ Sea Level Rise, Climate Change
Complex climatic processes like sea level rise and climate change cannot be generalized to a measuring cup analogy.