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.
PolitiFact→ Winsome Earle-Sears – Did Merrick Garland 'sic' police on parents at school board meetings?
Merrick Garland “sicced the police on parents when they were at the school boards simply trying to be heard for the safety of their children.”
Snopes→ 78,000 Pounds of Infant Formula Arrives in US
President Joe Biden authorized the use of Air Force planes for the effort because no commercial flights were available.
Snopes→ Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson Departing from ‘SNL’
Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney will also leave the cast,
Snopes→ Russian Sentenced to Life in Ukraine’s 1st War Crimes Trial
Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin pleaded guilty to shooting a 62-year-old man in the head in a village in the northeastern Sumy region in the early days of the war.
Logically→ Worldwide death tolls due to extreme weather-related events have decreased in recent decades.
The BBC confirmed that death tolls have decreased over the past 50 years due to better warning systems. Climate change remains a threat.
Snopes→ Biden: US Would Intervene with Military to Defend Taiwan
It was one of the most forceful presidential statements in support of self-governing in decades.
Logically→ A U.K. study discovered that microplastics found in the lungs came from face masks.
Pre-pandemic research by the University of Hull has been misinterpreted to say microplastics found in human lungs were due to face masks.
Logically→ A Russian Navy warship, Admiral Makarov, has been hit by a Ukrainian missile.
At present, there is a lack of verifiable evidence that Russia's Admiral Makarov warship has been hit by Ukraine's Neptune missiles.
Logically→ The Indian National Congress party used only white and green colors on the ceiling and deliberately put the saffron color on the ground to appease Pakistan during its Chintan Shivir pandal.
All three colors of Congress' flag – saffron, white, and green – were used to set the pandal's ceiling for its Chintan Shivir meeting.
Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence doesn’t support the claim that induced abortion increases the risk of breast cancer and mental illness
REVIEW On 18 May 2022, Newsmax posted to its Facebook page
Logically→ When Roe v. Wade was first recognised in 1973, pro-lifers didn’t riot.
Anti-abortion campaigners have participated in both violent and non-violent protests since Roe v. Wade was ruled.
Poynter→ A conspiracy theory tries to blame Pfizer and Bill Gates for the baby formula shortage
A Facebook post linked several unfounded claims to create one conspiracy theory about U.S. baby formula shortages. “(Pfizer) says do not breastfeed,” the May 17 post said. “Baby formula shortages everywhere. Gates […] The post
Logically→ An image shows a 12 feet long Shiva Linga discovered at the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh.
This image of the Shiva Linga is from the Cham Temple Complex in Vietnam, not from the Gyanvapi mosque.
Logically→ A video shows U.P. Police officers rescuing themselves from an overturned vehicle in a flooded street.
The viral video is from Rajasthan, not Uttar Pradesh.
Snopes→ Is the ‘Southwest Air Fans’ Facebook Ticket Giveaway a Scam or Legit?
The fake "69th anniversary" and "86th anniversary" free tickets scams on pages named "Southwest Air Fans" spread so quickly and widely on Facebook that Southwest Airlines decided to issue an official statement on a Sunday.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Dinesh D’Souza’s ‘2,000 Mules’
On May 7, 2,000 Mules, a documentary film from right-wing provocateur Dinesh D'Souza, debuted in more than 270 theaters across the country. The movie, which grossed more than $1 million on the streaming service Rumble in under 12 hours, purports
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Water Fluoridation Did NOT Result From Government Request For Scientists To Find A Use For Surplus Fluoride
Did the government ask scientists to find another use for fluoride, which had been used to make nuclear weapons, pesticides and herbicides, because 'there was too much of it"? Did someone "decide" that it would strengthen teeth -- and the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Is NOT ‘Set to Sell America’s Sovereignty to Globalists’ At The World Health Organization
Is President Joe Biden "set to sell America's sovereignty to globalists" at the World Health Organization (WHO)? No, that's not true: Proposed U.S. amendments to WHO rules are aimed at strengthening the organization's ability to prevent,
Snopes→ ‘Mandela Effect’: Ed McMahon and Publishers Clearing House
Here are eight reasons why so many Americans think they remember entertainer Ed McMahon handing out big checks at people's front doors.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Woke’ Marvel, Jane Foster, and ‘Thor Losers’
In an example of using memes to fight pop culture disinformation, a graphic circulating on the platform Imgur refutes the misconception that Natalie Portman’s appearance in an upcoming Marvel Studios movie is a modern concession to “woke
Snopes→ Yes, Someone Broke Down Laughing in Courtroom of Depp v. Heard Trial
Video footage of the trial observer leaving, seemingly because of uncontrollable laughter, captured social media attention.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Indiana woman accused of of pre-marking ballots applications wasn’t accused of tampering with ballot
“Indiana woman charged for mail in voter fraud, delivered 400 ballots with Democrat box pre-checked.”
Truth or Fiction?→ When Was Commercial Baby Formula ‘Invented’?
Amid a May 2022 baby formula shortage, dangerous discussions began about homemade formula — along with myriad social media posts asserting that Baby Boomers’ parents didn’t have access to formula, and they “turned out just fine
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada Did NOT Publish Data That ‘Suggests’ People Triple-Vaccinated For COVID-19 Get Sicker, Develop Vaccine-Associated Enhanced Disease
Did the Canadian government publish data suggesting those triple-vaccinated against COVID-19 develop vaccine-associated enhanced disease (VAED) or antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) and have higher COVID case rates than others? No, that
FactCheck.org→ Some Posts About NIH Royalties Omit Fauci Statement That He Donates His Payments
SciCheck Digest A nonprofit recently reported that, since 2009, the National Institutes of Health and many of its scientists received an estimated $350 million in royalties for developing experimental treatments. Some kept the money, but Dr. Anthony Fa
Snopes→ After String of Adventures, Ancient Gold Ring Back in Greece
It was the latest in a series of coups by Greek authorities seeking the return of works plundered from the antiquities-rich country.
Snopes→ Publishers Clearing House Scam Targets Victims by Phone
An old Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes phone scam usually asks for taxes and various fees to be paid up front in order to claim a supposed prize.
FactCheck.org→ Post Misleadingly Blames Shipments to Ukraine for Baby Formula Shortage in U.S.
Quick Take A Mississippi-based nonprofit has sent shipments of baby formula to Ukraine since Russia invaded the country. A social media post misleadingly suggests the shipments are responsible for the formula shortage in the U.S. But the shortage has b
Snopes→ German Farm Owner Saves Fuel Money with Horse-Drawn Carriage
Stephanie Kirchner's journey to work has got longer but, she says, cheaper: she has left her SUV at home and switched to real horse power.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Image of Clarence and Ginni Thomas enjoying bottle of wine predates Roe v. Wade draft opinion leak
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas and his wife Ginni posted a photo of themselves enjoying a $5,135 bottle of wine “as American women despair about abortion rights being taken away from them.”
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About an Alabama Abortion Law
Pro-choice protesters in front of the Alabama Capitol in 2019. (Photo by Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images)Viral social media posts claim that “if a 12-year-old girl is raped and impregnated by her father, she must carry to term, or be thrown in p
Truth or Fiction?→ Texas Governor Tweets, Quietly Deletes ‘@ElonMusk Picked the Right State to Move to’
On May 20 2022, journalist Kara Carlson tweeted an apparent screenshot of a deleted tweet from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R), in which Abbott retweeted Musk and addressed Musk’s relocation to Texas: now deleted: pic.twitter.com/QYtGbZhpp1 —
Snopes→ Is This Kevin Bacon Getting David Lee Roth’s Autograph?
Not everyone has six degrees of separation from actor Kevin Bacon.