Does a purported increase in child-size casket orders at one company mean that children are dying from the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: There have been no confirmed reports of children dying from the vaccine. However, children h
Snopes→ Did Mike Tyson Post About Social Media Making People ‘Too Comfortable’?
While researching how — and where — this quote meme about former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson appeared online, we discovered a suspicious Facebook group.
Full Fact→ Channel 4 Conservative leadership debate: fact checked
With those running in the Conservative leadership race clashing over tax, the cost of living and more, we take a look at some of the claims made.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NATO F-35, Mirage-2000, F-16 Jets Are NOT In Warzone Against Russia
Are NATO F-35, Mirage-2000 and F-16 aircraft "suddenly fly entering warzone" amid the Russian war against Ukraine? No, that's not true: The U.S. Air Force has deployed F-35 fighter jets to Estonia to increase protection of NATO airspace,
Snopes→ Does Video Really Show a UPS Driver Dunking Over a Car?
We looked into the origins of a TikTok video reposted by ESPN that purported to show a UPS driver jumping over a car to dunk a basketball.
Snopes→ ‘Princess Doe’ Identified 40 Years After Remains Were Found
A girl who was dubbed Princess Doe after her remains were found 40 years ago in a New Jersey cemetery has been identified as a Long Island teenager.
PolitiFact→ Catherine Glenn Foster – Abortions done under legal exceptions are still abortions
"If a 10-year-old became pregnant as a result of rape and it was threatening her life, then that’s not an abortion."
Snopes→ Is This ‘Sky Hotel’ Real?
Don't hold your breath.
Snopes→ 3 Men Cleared in 1995 Killing of NYC Subway Token Clerk
After decades in prison, three men were cleared in one of the most horrifying crimes of New York’s violent 1990s — the killing of a clerk who was set on fire in a subway toll booth.
Snopes→ Can You Catch COVID from a Cat?
Don't worry, there's no need to treat your pet like a bioweapon.
Truth or Fiction?→ EU Parliament Roe v. Wade Resolution Vote
On July 14 2022, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a tweet with the claim that the European Parliament had then-recently voted to condemn the decision of the United States Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade: The EU Parliament just voted 324-155
AllSides→ Debunking Five Common Post-Roe Abortion Myths
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/07/11/debunking-five-common-post-roe-abortion-myths/ Ever since
AllSides→ Fact Check: Could Pregnant 10-Year-Old Girl Get an Abortion in Ohio?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-could-pregnant-10-year-old-girl-get-abortion-ohio-1725114 The shock
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Image of ‘Trump Train’ truck crashed into bridge is digitally edited
An image shows an “all aboard the Trump train” truck crashed into a bridge.
AllSides→ Fact-check: Can Texans ‘too dangerous to carry a loaded gun in public’ now carry?
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2022/07/12/fact-check-texans-ineligible-license-allowed-carry-guns/7455971001/
Snopes→ New 988 Hotline is the 911 for Mental Health Emergencies
Quick help for suicidal thoughts and other mental health emergencies will soon be as easy as 9-8-8.
Snopes→ Ashes of 8,000 WWII Victims Found in Two Poland Mass Graves
Special investigators in Poland say they have found two mass graves containing the ashes of at least 8,000 Poles slain by the Nazi during World War II.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Biden didn’t give the 'same exact speech' months apart
Video shows Biden giving the "same exact speech" months apart.
Snopes→ Did WNBA MVP Kelsey Plum Receive a Trophy That Cost Only $18?
Many sports trophies, including those for the WNBA, are made by Tiffany & Co.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Drake Was NOT Arrested By Swedish Police At Nightclub On July 14, 2022
Was the rapper Drake arrested by the Swedish police in a nightclub in July of 2022? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support the claim and both Drake's team and Swedish police have reportedly denied the rumor. The claim appear
Snopes→ Emmett Till Accuser, in Memoir, Denies Wanting Teen Killed
The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 says she neither identified him to the killers nor wanted him murdered.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Huge Army Of 1 Million Ukrainian Special Forces Did NOT Launch All-Out Attack From North
Did a huge army of one million Ukrainian special forces launch an all-out attack from the north? No, that's not true: Such an attack would be impossible. Ukraine's entire army is estimated to have only around 200,000 active-duty troops an
Snopes→ Jim Thorpe Reinstated As Sole Winner for 1912 Olympic Golds
Jim Thorpe has been reinstated as the sole winner of the 1912 Olympic pentathlon and decathlon in Stockholm — nearly 110 years after being stripped of those gold medals.
Snopes→ Deposition of Trump, 2 Children Delayed After Ivana’s Death
Former President Donald Trump and two of his children got their questioning postponed in a New York civil investigation into their business dealings, a delay that follows the death of Trump’s ex-wife Ivana.
Full Fact→ Martin Lewis has not endorsed a cryptocurrency platform in a BBC interview
A page appearing to mimic BBC News has claimed Martin Lewis announced he was endorsing a cryptocurrency platform.
Full Fact→ NASA has not faked images of the surface of Mars
Claims that NASA has released fake images of the surface of Mars are false as the images have never been released by the space agency.
Snopes→ Griner Lawyer: WNBA Star Had Doctor’s Letter for Cannabis
A lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner, who is jailed in Russia on drug charges, presented a court with a doctor's letter recommending she use cannabis to treat pain.
Full Fact→ Post comparing chemtrails and contrails shows two examples of contrails
An image posted to Facebook of two vapour trails left by aircraft does not show how chemtrails differ from contrails. Chemtrails do not exist.
Logically→ A video shows two women swept away by waves on Bandra beach in Mumbai.
The footage is from an incident on Al Mughsail Beach in Salalah, Oman, not Bandra beach in Mumbai.
Full Fact→ Health minister claims contract yet to be awarded has been ‘procured’—then denies she said it
Maria Caulfield told Parliament that an ambulance service support contract was “procured”—not that “we are procuring” it, as she later claimed. NHS England says this contract has not yet been awarded.
Logically→ Nikon is stopping the production of SLR cameras to focus on mirrorless models.
Nikon has refuted rumors of its withdrawal from SLR development and clarified that it would continue SLR's production, sales, and services.
Snopes→ Watchdog Says Secret Service Deleted Jan. 6 Text Messages
Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol even after an inspector general requested them as part of an investigation into the insurrection.
Logically→ An Israeli study has found that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine impairs sperm count.
The decrease in sperm concentration is temporary and returns to normal after 145 days.
Logically→ An image shows Sri Lankan civilians flying kites to interfere with the military helicopters at Galle Face Green.
A 2016 image of a kite festival at the Galle Face Green in Sri Lanka is recirculated by incorrectly linking it to the recent anti-government protests.
Logically→ U.K. Member of Parliament Rishi Sunak has been elected as Prime Minister of Britain.
Britain's new prime minister will be announced on September 5, 2022. Rishi Sunak is one of the frontrunners backed by Conservative MPs.
Logically→ India has imposed a goods and services tax on school books.
The government of India has not imposed a goods and services tax on school books. All printed books are tax-free.
Poynter→ Viral image: Border patrol says horseback agents used unnecessary force but did not strike Haitian migrants
After many months, Customs and Border Protection released findings from an investigation of a Sep. 19, 2021, incident in which Border Patrol agents on horseback pursued Haitian migrants as they […] The post Viral image: Border patrol says horseba
Washington Post→ RNC’s Biden ‘cheap fake’ paints a misleading picture of mental fitness
Once again, the Republican National Committee snips a clip, leaving the context out.
PolitiFact→ Glenn Youngkin – Youngkin's claim that Virginia protects same-sex marriage is flawed
“In Virginia, we actually do protect same-sex marriage.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Tax Yield’ Is NOT Real Term, Such Payments Are NOT ‘Guaranteed 100%’ By Government
Is there such a thing as a "tax yield" payment and are "tax yield" checks "guaranteed 100 percent by the government"? No, that's not true: "Tax yield" seems to be a made-up term for payments that result from tax deed sales by county gover