A newly upgraded state Department of Transportation sign erected last week that pointed drivers toward Albuquerque misspelled the city's name.
FactCheck.org→ Faulty Research Paper Leads to Unfounded Claims About Health of Atlantic Ocean
SciCheck Digest Climate change has affected ocean ecosystems, scientists say. But an unfounded claim on social media that “plankton in the Atlantic Ocean is 90% gone” and the ocean is “now pretty much dead” is based on a faulty
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove That Sea Levels Aren’t Rising — They Are
Do photos prove that sea levels aren't rising? No, that's not true: Scientists agree that the global sea level is rising, and it is rising at an increasing rate. Photographs of historic landmarks, displayed without any context or explanat
Snopes→ Russian Space Chief: No Date Yet for Space Station Pullout
The head of Russia's space agency said that the country has not set a date for pulling out of the International Space Station.
PolitiFact→ The Gateway Pundit – Deaths of three doctors in Canada were neither sudden nor linked to COVID-19 vaccines
“Three doctors from the same hospital ‘die suddenly’ in the same week,” after the hospital mandated a fourth COVID-19 vaccine for employees.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Convict, Vote To Execute Secretary Of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough
Did the U.S. military convict and vote to execute Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the Pentagon told Lead Stories the story was "completely false." The U.S. Department of Veterans Affa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Food Additives Found In Dairy Queen Soft Serve Are NOT Enough To Cause Cancer, Heart Disease
Are the food additives found in Dairy Queen's soft serve harmful to the human body? No, that's not true: The amount of food additives in a Dairy Queen soft serve is not enough to cause the health problems in this claim. A chemist told Lea
Snopes→ Did Mark Zuckerberg Say, ‘Move Fast And Break Things’?
We looked into the origins of the thought process behind the creation of Facebook's motto.
Snopes→ Will Smith Posts an Apology Video for Slapping Chris Rock
Will Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in a new video.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – It’s physically impossible to overdose from touching a dollar bill laced with fentanyl
"A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it."
Snopes→ Does US Constitution Have No Pronouns?
Boy, do we have news for you.
Snopes→ No, Weather Maps Aren’t Scare-Mongering About Climate Change
A NOAA spokesperson told Snopes that the point isn't to trick anyone or make the weather seem scarier ... the point is to make the maps more intuitive and easy to understand.
Snopes→ Falling Screen Hits 2 Dancers on Stage at Hong Kong Concert
A falling video screen struck and injured two dancers on the concert stage as Cantopop band Mirror was performing in Hong Kong.
Truth or Fiction?→ Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘I Trust [the Government] Even Less Now That I’m in It.’
On July 28 2022, the Twitter account Conservative Self-Owns (@ConSelfOwns) tweeted a screenshot of a quote attributed to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), suggesting that she had said that she distrusted the government less after becoming a part
Snopes→ Navy Expedites Waterborne Drones to Close Gap with China
The Navy envisions drone ships keeping an electronic eye on enemy forces across the vast Pacific Ocean.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Does NOT Directly Offer Free Smartphone — Just Cheaper Service For Those Who Qualify
Can people receiving government benefits get a free smartphone directly through the government? No, that's not true: There is no government program that directly offers a free smartphone. However, the Federal Communications Commission (FC
Poynter→ Meta Oversight Board to rule on COVID-19 misinformation policy
Meta has asked its Oversight Board whether its existing policy on the removal of COVID-19 misinformation — “introduced in extraordinary circumstances at the onset of the pandemic” — should be […] The post Meta Oversight Board to rule on C
Full Fact→ Article about monkeypox living on door handles for 120 years is fake
The altered screenshot also claims the virus “can infect anyone from 5 miles away”.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Deborah Birx didn't change her 'tune' on COVID vaccines
Dr. Birx "changes tune on" COVID-19 vaccines and "admits vaccines don't work."
Snopes→ Saudi Prince Plans To Construct 105-Mile-Long ‘Skyscraper Megacity’
Whether it’s feasible or not remains to be determined
PolitiFact→ The Gateway Pundit – Gateway Pundit distorts unofficial Georgia 2020 results
In 2020, “250,000 ballots were manufactured” in Georgia and “Biden was given win” by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
Snopes→ New USPS Election Division Will Oversee Mail-In Ballots
The United States Postal Service is creating a division to handle election mail issues as part of an effort to ensure swift and secure delivery of ballots for the 2022 midterm election.
Full Fact→ Monkeypox is not a cover-up for the effects of the Covid-19 vaccine
There’s no evidence of any link between the recent monkeypox virus outbreak and the Covid-19 vaccines, which do not damage immune systems, as a video claims.
Logically→ No increasing trend was observed in communal riots in India between 2018 and 2020.
Even though there was a decline in the number of communal riots from 2018 to 2019 in India, the figure almost doubled in 2020 as per NCRB data.
AllSides→ Unraveling Trump’s Unsubstantiated Claim of ‘Crooked’ Nursing Home Votes
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/07/unraveling-trumps-unsubstantiated-claim-of-crooked-nursing-home-votes/
Snopes→ Spain: Prosecutors to Seek 8-Year Prison Term for Shakira
Shakira, whose full name is Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll, is charged with failing to pay the Spanish government 14.5 million euros ($15 million) in taxes between 2012 and 2014.
Snopes→ Climate Change Is Making Flooding Worse. Here’s How.
One effect of climate change is that a warmer atmosphere creates more intense precipitation events.
Snopes→ Black Family Sues Sesame Place, Alleging Discrimination
The lawsuit comes in the wake of a video, shared widely on social media, showing two other Black girls apparently being snubbed by a costumed employee during a parade at the park.
Snopes→ Commanders Owner Dan Snyder Testifies Before House Committee
Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder testified before a congressional committee investigating the NFL team’s history of workplace misconduct.
Full Fact→ No proof ‘cancer cure’ in viral TikTok actually cured cancer
There’s no evidence that products made by an Amish man who was jailed for breaking FDA laws actually cured disease.
Logically→ The New York Times published an article about U.S. President Joe Biden’s death.
President Biden is very much alive, the altered image's claim was false. The New York Times confirmed that it did not publish such an article.
Logically→ President Zelensky’s and his wife Olena Zelenska’s photoshoot for Vogue is proof that war in Ukraine is staged.
Vogue's cover story on Olena Zelenska was about her perspective of the war in Ukraine. The Russia-Ukraine war is going on since February.
Poynter→ How Facebook pages exploit Russia’s war in Ukraine with false videos
Twin Facebook pages advertise themselves as providing newsy and up-to-the-minute coverage of Russia’s war in Ukraine. But on a given day, their followers might see videos claiming Norwegians raided Russian ships, Vladimir […] The post How Fac
Full Fact→ Vigorous coughing will not save you during a heart attack
Advice that coughing vigorously could save you in the event of a heart attack is incorrect and could make things worse.
Logically→ The Ukrainian forces are using Swedish Archer artillery howitzers against the Russians.
No official statements confirm that Ukraine is using Sweden's Archer Artillery System in the ongoing war with Russia.
PolitiFact→ Robin Vos – Vos’ claim on ‘illegal’ drop boxes conflicts with earlier stance on their use
“The legislature has long maintained that the law never allowed these illegal drop boxes.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 1994 Crime Bill Did NOT Lead To Incarceration Of 1 Million Black Men
Did the 1994 crime bill put over a million Black men in prison? No, that's not true: The Biden administration announced a plan in late July 2022 that, similar to the 1994 crime bill, would increase police funding and aim to crack down on
Snopes→ iTunes Connect Email Not a Scam, Reportedly Sent by Apple in Error
Social media users reported receiving an email from Apple about iTunes Connect that said, "Correct your banking details to receive payments."
Snopes→ Flooding in Central Appalachia Kills at Least 8 in Kentucky
Rescue crews used helicopters and boats to pick up people trapped by floodwaters.
Snopes→ Did the White House Change the Definition of ‘Recession’?
"Apparently the White House is changing the definition of recession this week so we can pretend that we’re not in one," said one prominent Biden critic.