Facebook parent Meta said it will start publicly providing more details about how advertisers target people with political ads just months ahead of the U.S. midterm elections.
Snopes→ 4 People Fall off California Cliff; 1 Dead and 2 Badly Hurt
The fourth person, a man who suffered minor injuries, managed to climb back up from the beach below and alert a passing officer.
Full Fact→ Why Parliament must act on the Online Safety Bill
MPs can take action to protect us all from harmful misinformation What is the Online Safety Bill? The Online Safety Bill will bring in new rules for internet companies to make sure their users are protected from harms that can take place on thei
Logically→ Due to the widespread shortage of infant formula in the U.S., Tricare is now shipping it directly to families.
Tricare only covers specialized formulas for children requiring extra care; it doesn't cover or ship free formulas for healthy infants and children.
Logically→ An image shows Biden placing a third hand on the podium during a press conference.
A doctored image of President Biden making a press statement about Russia in February 2022 has been used to push a body double narrative.
Poynter→ In Georgia race, an election denier distorts Brad Raffensperger’s use of a Zuckerberg grant
U.S. Rep. Jody Hice is running to be Georgia Secretary of State on a platform of false claims about the 2020 election. Hice, who was endorsed by former President Donald […] The post In Georgia race, an election denier distorts Brad Raffensperger
Poynter→ The ‘2,000 mules’ trailer about voting by mail in the 2020 election is built on a faulty premise
“2000 mules,” a new documentary from a right-wing filmmaker with a history of spreading false claims, promises to give evidence to millions of Americans who believe something went wrong in […] The post The ‘2,000 mules’ trailer ab
Logically→ A shooter attacked a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, due to COVID-19 induced paranoia.
Preliminary investigation shows the Buffalo mass shooting was a racially motivated hate crime. There is no proof of COVID-19 being the cause.
Logically→ Half of President Biden’s Twitter followers are fake.
Analytics of Biden's personal Twitter account @JoeBiden were misinterpreted by media reports as that of his official account @POTUS.
Logically→ A video shows a bridge collapsing in Assam due to floods in May 2022.
The video showing a bridge collapsing is not from the recent Assam floods but from flash floods that hit Eastern Indonesia in April 2021.
Washington Post→ Biden’s fishy statistics about the global cost of corruption
The president offered estimates on the cost of corruption, but he's relying on statistics that do not have much validity.
Snopes→ After 3 Months of War, Life in Russia Has Profoundly Changed
Even vicarious travel via the Internet and social media has narrowed for Russians.
Snopes→ Expert: Monkeypox Likely Spread by Sex at 2 Raves in Europe
Monkeypox has not previously triggered widespread outbreaks beyond Africa, where it is endemic in animals
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Mars ‘doorway’ photo shows a naturally-occurring crevice, not proof of life on the planet
A Mars Rover photo captured by NASA shows a doorway, suggesting extraterrestrial life.
Truth or Fiction?→ Walmart Juneteenth Ice Cream, Trademark Controversy
In late May 2022, rumors began swirling of a flavor of ice cream available at Walmart called “Juneteenth” — setting off miscellaneous threads of discussion about whether it was real, whether Walmart had trademarked the term, and if th
PolitiFact→ Viral image – This is a video game, not combat in Ukraine
Video shows a “Russian pilot” escaping from jets and a Russian aircraft getting hit by a missile.
PolitiFact→ David Perdue – In Georgia, Perdue falsely claims Kemp allowed 7.5 million ballots to be sent to every voter
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp “allowed 7.5 million ballots to be sent to every registered voter.”
Snopes→ No, the US Military Didn’t Hang Tom Vilsack
A prodigious purveyor of junk news strikes again.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Keanu Reeves Work As a Reporter Covering a Teddy Bear Convention?
A glimpse of actor Keanu Reeve’s first media jobs spread online once again in May 2022, thanks to a movie podcast. The show, “All The Right Movies,” posted a clip of Reeves’ work as a correspondent for the CBC Television program
PolitiFact→ Gary Black – Raphael Warnock may love puppies. But that beagle was borrowed
In 2020, when Raphael Warnock ran a campaign ad featuring himself with a beagle, “that wasn’t his dog.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A misused shingles photo fuels a conspiracy theory about monkeypox
A 2021 article about monkeypox that used a photo of a shingles rash proves the monkeypox virus is a hoax.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – It’s not true that a new benefit gives Americans up to ‘$50k in relief’
“Americans can get up to $50k in relief” from a “new benefit that just got released last week."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Have News Report On April 22, 2022, About New Program That Could Earn Americans Up To $50,000
Was there a CNN news report on April 22, 2022, about a new program that could earn Americans up to $50,000? No, that's not true: Instead, a video that claimed that such a financial program has "been all over the news lately" used stock fo
Snopes→ Rural Texas Official Arrested, Charged with Stealing Cattle
The top elected official in a rural and sparsely populated West Texas county has been arrested after being accused of stealing cattle.
Snopes→ Toyota 4Runner ‘Anniversary Giveaway’ on Facebook Is a Scam
A post told users that they would be entered to win by commenting “Done.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ’10 Weeks of Wheat’ in Global Reserves?
On May 22 2022, popular posts to r/worldnews and elsewhere carried an alarming claim that only ten weeks of wheat remained in global supply reserves — mostly, but not entirely, because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: World has
Snopes→ Priceless Seeds, Sprouts Key to US West’s Post-Fire Future
A New Mexico facility where researchers work to restore forests devastated by fires faced an almost cruelly ironic threat: The largest wildfire burning in the U.S. was fast approaching.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Monkeypox Is Biological Warfare
Are governments waging biological war via monkeypox? No, that's not true: There's zero evidence monkeypox virus, the virus that causes monkeypox, is being used by governments to cause disease. Monkeypox was first identified in humans in 1
Snopes→ No, Nintendo Isn’t Banning Female Characters from Driving in ‘Mario Kart’
A satirical headline apparently fooled some readers.
Snopes→ Did Florida’s Secretary of Education Say Uranus is ‘Suggestive’?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ RECALL: Some Jif Peanut Butter Recalled After Illnesses Reported
Various Jif peanut butter products were recalled due to potential salmonella contamination.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, these photos don’t prove monkeypox is a hoax
Photos of monkeypox lesions prove the current virus outbreak is a hoax.
Snopes→ 3 Air Force Cadets Who Refused Vaccine Won’t Be Commissioned
Three cadets at the U.S. Air Force Academy who have refused the COVID-19 vaccine will not be commissioned as military officers but will graduate with bachelor's degrees.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT True That ‘Not One Real Video Has Surfaced’ From 2022 Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Is it true that "not one real video has surfaced" from the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: There is an abundance of footage showing the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The claim appeared in a Facebook post on May 20, 2022.
Snopes→ Pool Noodle Fight over the Name Josh Again Attracts Hundreds
A couple hundred people grabbed their pool noodles and headed to a Nebraska park to battle over the right to the name Josh.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sniper Wali Did NOT Say That Fraudulent Scheme Was Organized In Ukraine To Steal US Military Aid
Did the Canadian sniper known by the pseudonym Wali claim that a fraudulent scheme was organized in Ukraine to steal U.S. military aid? No, that's not true: In a conversation with a journalist from the Canadian edition of La Presse, which
Poynter→ Lebanese fact-checkers feel tempered hope after Hezbollah loses majority in parliament
On Tuesday, Hezbollah and its allies lost their edge in the Lebanese parliament, winning 62 of the 128 parliamentary seats, three fewer than the 65 needed to retain a voting […] The post Lebanese fact-checkers feel tempered hope after Hezbollah l
Snopes→ Yes, This Is Ronald Reagan with a Half-Shaved Head
In 1989, the former president had surgery on his skull.
Snopes→ Report: Top Southern Baptists Stonewalled Sex Abuse Victims
Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest Protestant denomination, stonewalled and denigrated survivors of clergy sex abuse over almost two decades while seeking to protect their own reputations.
Logically→ Contrails that don’t dissipate instantly are proof that chemtrails exist.
Depending on the atmospheric conditions, white trails of condensed water vapor can remain visible in the sky for hours.