https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/12/misplaced-outrage-over-hunter-biden-us-oil-reserves-bought-by-china/
AllSides→ Why U.S. Petroleum Reserve Oil Went Overseas
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2022/07/08/why_us_petroleum_reserve_oil_went_overseas_147862.html
AllSides→ Biden Sold a Million Barrels From US Strategic Petroleum Reserve to China-Owned Gas Giant
https://freebeacon.com/national-security/biden-sold-a-million-barrels-from-us-strategic-petroleum-reserve-to-china-owned-gas-giant/
Snopes→ Buffalo Supermarket to Reopen 2 Months After Mass Shooting
The Buffalo supermarket where 10 Black people were killed by a white gunman is set to reopen its doors to the public, two months after the racist attack.
Logically→ A cure for cancer was found over 40 years ago by Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski.
Dr. Burzynski, a practitioner with no oncology training, advocates unproven cancer cures. No scientific institutions support his therapy.
Poynter→ Is the future of fact-checking automated?
Ten years ago, the concept of real-time fact-checking may have been a pipe dream. The process takes time and effort, from identifying claims from hours of broadcasts, cross-referencing them with […] The post Is the future of fact-checking automat
Logically→ A factory owned by Bill Gates that produced synthetic lab-grown meat was burned down in the Netherlands.
Bill Gates is not a majority shareholder in the Dutch company. The building destroyed in the fire was used for delivery services.
Logically→ A video shows people celebrating the death of Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in China.
A video of a police march against bank protests in China has been misattributed as people celebrating Shinzo Abe's death.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Adults older than 51 won’t get free money to help stave off inflation
“Adults over 51 can receive $$$ in additional spending for groceries and expenses.”
Snopes→ Who Is the Cop Checking His Phone in Uvalde Shooting Surveillance Video?
Questions about the identity of the officer have polarized people online.
Snopes→ Did Video Capture Man in Sheriff Vest Using Hand Sanitizer During Uvalde Shooting?
The visual evidence circulated as alleged proof of law enforcement's poor response to the mass shooting that led to the deaths of 19 children and two teachers in Texas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine’s Sapphire Rescue Ship Did NOT Break Into Crimea in July 2022
Is it true that Ukraine's Sapphire rescue ship "broke into" Crimea in July 2022? No, that's not true: Russian forces captured the vessel near Snake Island in the Black Sea and brought it to the annexed peninsula months earlier. In April 2
Snopes→ Jim Jordan’s Tweet Scoffing at Story About 10-Year-Old Rape Victim Deleted
The tweet disappeared from Twitter soon after a man was arrested and charged with the rape of a 10-year-old girl in Jordan's own state of Ohio.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: High Vaccination Rate Explains Why 94% Of English COVID Deaths Are Among Fully Vaccinated — Numbers Only Part Of Full Story
Do fully vaccinated people account for 94 percent of COVID-19 deaths in England? Yes, that's true: However, a simple ratio analysis based on that statistic doesn't fully tell the story. A report that some of the information comes from war
Snopes→ Pic Doesn’t Show Paul Pelosi Jr. with ‘Tied Up Asian Girl Doing Lines of Coke’
A picture shared by conspiracy theorists since 2019 made the rounds again following the alleged hacking of Hunter Biden's iCloud account.
PolitiFact→ Border agents on horseback used unnecessary force but did not strike Haitian migrants: CBP
Border Patrol agents on horseback did not strike Haitian migrants with reins but did use force, or threats of force, a CBP investigation showed. Four agents will face disciplinary action nearly a year after the viral incident in Del Rio, Texas.
Snopes→ Were World Leaders Photographed with ‘Satanic’ Artwork at 2022 NATO Summit?
Photographs supposedly showed politicians such as Boris Johnson and Justin Trudeau standing next to artwork depicting skulls and dead babies.
PolitiFact→ Lauren Boebert – No, Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, is not the first Mexican-born member of Congress
U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is “the first Mexican-born member of Congress.”
Snopes→ Cat on the Lam: Pet Caught After Weeks on the Run at Airport
A family's beloved pet cat that escaped from a pet carrier at Boston's Logan International Airport about three weeks ago was finally caught.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Incorrectly Cite Map as Showing Future Effects of Climate Change
Quick Take An architect created a map in 2015 as a “thought experiment” to show how the Mediterranean Sea would fit inside the United States. However, social media posts have misinterpreted the map as a prediction of the impact of climate c
Snopes→ Pig Organ Transplants Inch Closer with Testing in the Dead
New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people, the latest in a string of developments in the long quest to one day save human lives with animal organs.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘BMW Charging for Heated Seats’
On July 12 2022, Twitter user Joe Pompliano tweeted about vehicle manufacturer BMW charging for heated seats in a subscription model: This is wild — BMW is now selling a monthly subscription service for heated seats in your car. • Monthly fee: $1
PolitiFact→ Bombing of controversial Georgia Guidestones fuels online conspiracy theories
Mysterious benefactors and controversial engravings on the Georgia Guidestones fueled speculation that the monument was connected to the New World Order, an unfounded conspiracy theory. These claims spurred past vandalism of the monument.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden’s dubious math on the federal income tax burden
The “average federal income tax” paid by the richest Americans is “8%. … If you’re a cop, a teacher, a firefighter, union worker, you probably pay two to three times that.”
Snopes→ Did Ohio’s Abortion Ban Force a 10-Year-Old Rape Victim to Travel to Indiana?
The story went viral after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, viral images don’t show Joe Biden naked with a young girl
Images from Hunter Biden’s laptop show Joe Biden naked with a young girl.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ADHD was not invented to disadvantage Black children and increase pharmaceutical sales
"ADHD does not exist."
FactCheck.org→ Georgia Senate Candidate Herschel Walker Spouts Inaccurate ‘Bad Air’ Theory of Climate Change
In speaking about the Green New Deal, Herschel Walker, the former professional football player vying for a Senate seat in Georgia, incorrectly suggested that U.S. climate efforts were pointless because “China’s bad air” would simply move over int
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Is NOT Using More Fossil Fuels To Go Green
Will the state of California need to use more fossil fuels than usual to power electric vehicles to achieve its goal of going green? No, that's not true: A representative from the California Department of Energy said this claim was false,
Snopes→ Israeli Museum Finds Sketches Hidden in Modigliani Painting
Curators at an Israeli museum have discovered three previously unknown sketches by celebrated 20th-century artist Amedeo Modigliani hiding beneath the surface of one of his paintings.
PolitiFact→ Three things to know about insurance coverage for abortion
Three things to know about insurance coverage for abortion
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Capitalized Name Does NOT Mean Individual Is A Corporation Rather Than A Person
Does an individual's name being completely capitalized on legal documents mean that they are actually considered a corporation, not an individual? No, that's not true: This assertion, often embraced by followers of the sovereign citizens
Snopes→ Heard Faces High Legal Hurdles Seeking to Reverse Depp Win
The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard libel trial is not fading away quietly.
Snopes→ Did TikTok Video Reveal the Correct Way To Use BIC Lighters?
Everything you thought you knew about BIC lighters ... hasn't changed.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Social media claims that slave ships didn't exist are wrong
There are no artifacts to prove that slave ships existed.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Mammatus Clouds in South Dakota’ Viral Pic
On July 6 2022, news and photographs of green clouds and a green sky in South Dakota began circulating, only to be followed on July 10 2022 by another image of green clouds over an abandoned house in South Dakota: Mammatus clouds over an ab
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Probe: Trump Sets Rally After ‘Unhinged’ WH Meeting
Raising the question of witness tampering, the panel’s vice-chair said Trump himself had tried to contact a person who was talking to the committee about potential testimony.
Full Fact→ Average household unlikely to save £900 per year under Zahawi’s plan to cut income tax
The Chancellor had pledged to cut income tax by 1p in 2023 and 2p by 2024 if he became Prime Minister, but available data suggests this would save the average household less than claimed.
Full Fact→ Claim two-thirds of child asylum seekers are actually adults is false
A Sun article wrongly claimed that two-thirds of people who sought asylum in the UK as unaccompanied children were in fact over 18.
Snopes→ Dettelbach Becomes Head of ATF, 1st Confirmed Chief in Years
The U.S. Senate confirmed Steve Dettelbach, a former federal prosecutor, to run the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, making him the agency’s first confirmed director since 2015.