There is no evidence that books are being banned on university campuses to protect students from challenging content.
Logically→ The BBC has confirmed that monkeypox is an airborne form of herpes that is capable of infecting anyone within 15 feet.
The graphic in question has been designed to deceive viewers into believing it is from the BBC. The claims it makes about monkeypox are false.
PolitiFact→ League of Conservation Voters – Johnson called climate change 'bull—-,' took $700,000 in donations from oil industry
Says Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson “called climate change ‘bull----’ during a record heatwave” and “raked in over $700k in fossil fuel cash.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Texas Senator Exposing FBI Lie Over Mar-a-Lago Raid
Does a video of Sen. Ted Cruz questioning current FBI Director Christopher Wray or former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe expose either man in a lie about the circumstances surrounding the August 8, 2022, search of Mar-a-Lago, the Flori
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Shots Given By Governments Did NOT Kill 12M People Worldwide
Did governments around the world kill 12 million people by giving them COVID-19 shots? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that anywhere near that number of people have died due to vaccination for the disease as of mid-August 2022. T
Snopes→ Do Shein Clothes Contain Unhealthy Lead Levels?
The Chinese fast-fashion giant has a long history of environmental issues.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t fall for this Amazon sale scam on social media
Amazon is “running a promotion and giving away random packages for just $1!”
Snopes→ Were Anne Frank’s Diary and the Bible ‘Banned’ by a Texas School District?
Controversial subjects like these often lead social media users to make comments before they grasp the full scope of the story.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, McConnell didn’t say Pelosi should be jailed
Video shows Mitch McConnell saying Nancy Pelosi “should be jailed!”
FactCheck.org→ Poliovirus Found in New York City Wastewater, Not Tap Water
Quick Take Wastewater surveillance is a public health tool that can track the spread of pathogens. The virus that causes polio was detected in New York City sewage as part of such monitoring efforts. Social media posts, however, have incorrectly clai
Snopes→ Do Cell Phones Emit More Radiation When Charging?
Generally speaking, phones have been found to emit levels of radiation that are likely not harmful to human health.
Snopes→ Anne Heche’s Death Ruled Accidental After Fiery Car Crash
Actor Anne Heche died from inhalation injury and burns after her fiery car crash and the death was ruled an accident.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Did NOT Include Authentic Audio Of Secret Service Bemoaning Biden’s Jacket Troubles
Did a social media video contain authentic audio recordings of a Secret Service agent bemoaning President Joe Biden's difficulty in putting on his jacket? No, that's not true: The video was a satirical clip originally posted online by a c
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video misleads about size of IRS, audits and armed agents
"The IRS is about to double in size, with 87,000 new armed agents and an additional $80 billion in order to primarily enhance IRS enforcement and operations.”
Snopes→ Designer Armani and Guests Flee Wildfire on Sicilian Island
Armani and guests evacuated to a boat in the harbor.
Snopes→ Are ‘Hunger Stones’ Emerging Along Europe’s Rivers Due to 2022 Drought?
One particularly apocalyptic message on a stone captured the internet's attention.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Jr. Did NOT Tweet "Do Not Come To Mar-A-Lago" On August 13, 2022
Did Donald Trump Jr. tell Trump supporters via Twitter to not come to Mar-a-Lago because "many important people are coming through the club and we need to keep it clean"? No, that's not true: Trump Jr. did not tweet this; it's not on his
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT True That ‘Radiation And Chemotherapy Actually Causes Cancer,’ Except In Tiny Percentage of Cases
Is it true that chemotherapy and radiation "actually causes cancer"? No, that's not true: Both treatments are rigorously studied, evidence-based effective therapies against this disease: They cure cancer, not cause it. Some people do deve
Snopes→ Judge Appears Willing to Unveil Some of Mar-A-Lago Affidavit
U.S. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart gave prosecutors a week to submit a copy of the affidavit with proposed redactions.
Truth or Fiction?→ Former CIA Director Gen. Michael Hayden’s ‘I Agree’ Tweet
On August 17 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of a concise tweet attributed to a former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director, Gen. Michael Hayden: In the screenshot shared to Imgur, Gen. Hayden appeared to retweet an observation by Fin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show IRS Agents In Training — Event Was For Accounting Students
Does this video show footage of new IRS agents in training? No, that's not true: The footage is from a university event held in 2017 for accounting students that allowed them to perform a mock investigation with IRS Criminal Investigation
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Ukraine’s Navy Artillery Destroying 13 Russian Warships In The Black Sea
Does a Facebook video show the Ukrainian navy destroying "13 Russian warships in the Black Sea"? No, that's not true: The clip recycles old unrelated footage of Russian -- not Ukrainian -- ships in action. More importantly, the video neve
Poynter→ Poynter and PolitiFact announce speakers for United Facts of America
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Aug. 18, 2022) – Next month, the nonprofit Poynter Institute and its Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking site PolitiFact will discuss the role of facts in everyday American life […] The post Poynter and PolitiFact ann
Snopes→ Is This a Real Deep-Sea Diving Suit from 1925?
This luxurious, patented, all-metal diving suit featured the latest in deep-sea technology, including automobile headlights on its shoulders.
Snopes→ Federal Study: New Climate Law to Slice Carbon Pollution 40%
That saving is equivalent to about the annual greenhouse gas emissions of every home in the United States.
Snopes→ Rosalynn Carter Marking 95th Birthday with Butterflies
Rosalynn Carter turns 95 on a birthday that will be marked not just with cards and best wishes, but with butterflies.
Snopes→ Kids-For-Cash Judges Ordered to Pay More Than $200M
Two former Pennsylvania judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay more than $200 million.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this video doesn’t show Ted Cruz questioning FBI director over Mar-a-Lago search
“Ted Cruz erupts as FBI director tries to defend Biden over Mar-a-Lago raid” in video.
Full Fact→ Reports of a serial killer on the loose in Dundee are false
Multiple posts claim the same individual is active in cities around the world.
Full Fact→ President Zelenskyy did not sell 17 million hectares of land to American conglomerates
There’s no record of Monsanto, Cargill or DuPont having bought large swathes of land from the Ukrainian government under President Zelenskyy, despite claims on social media.
Snopes→ Russian Spacewalk Cut Short by Bad Battery in Cosmonaut Suit
A Russian spacewalker had to rush back inside the International Space Station when the battery voltage in his spacesuit suddenly dropped.
Poynter→ Meta won’t comment on its plans to abandon CrowdTangle
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every other Thursday. It started as a rumor. Following reports alleging right-wing [R
Logically→ Rahul Gandhi claims that he spoke to Mahatma Gandhi.
Rahul Gandhi did not say he had a conversation with Mahatma Gandhi. The video claiming so has been edited out of a longer speech.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Obama was warning about disinformation, not endorsing it
Video shows former President Barack Obama sharing how to mislead the public.
Logically→ Tejashwi Yadav refuses to deliver 10 lakh promised jobs as he is yet to become a Chief Minister.
A clip from Yadav's full interview has been edited out and shared out of context. Yadav said the new government would deliver 10 lakh jobs as promised
Snopes→ Medical Expert: Flawed Research Can Harm Your Health
A new study provides tips for spotting medical research that is deeply flawed or fake and should not be trusted.
Snopes→ LeBron James Inks 2-Year, $97.1 Million Deal with Lakers
The league-maximum deal makes James the highest-paid player in NBA history.
Logically→ Anne Heche’s death was not an accident. She was killed for making a film on human trafficking.
According to medical and police reports, actor Anne Heche died from injuries sustained in a car accident in Los Angeles.
Snopes→ New Zealand Family Finds Children’s Bodies in Abandoned Bags
The suitcases had been in storage for at least three or four years.
FactCheck.org→ IRS Will Target ‘High-Income’ Tax Evaders with New Funding, Contrary to Social Media Posts
Quick Take The Inflation Reduction Act includes $79 billion for the IRS. Social media posts misleadingly claim the IRS will now hire “87,000 new agents” to investigate average citizens. But most new hires will provide customer services, and