Ukrainian “attack destroys skyscraper in Moscow.”
Poynter→ Fact checker detained in India for allegedly inflaming religious strife
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. On June 27, Indian authorities arrested journalist […] The pos
Logically→ A viral video shows alcohol was served to attendees during a BJP event in Telangana in July 2022.
Snopes→ Johnson Resigns, Remains UK Prime Minister for Now
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson resigned, acknowledging that it was “clearly the will” of his party that he should go.
Logically→ An image shows that BJP’s presidential candidate, Draupadi Murmu, visited RSS headquarters in Nagpur to meet Mohan Bhagwat.
Logically→ A video shows the people of Aurangabad celebrating after their city was renamed Sambhaji Nagar.
A video of Aurangabad people celebrating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Jayanti was falsely shared as celebrating the renaming of Aurangabad city.
Poynter→ Marjorie Taylor Greene shared an edited image of the Highland Park shooting suspect
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., shared a doctored image that she falsely claimed showed the suspect in the Highland Park, Illinois, mass shooting was in a “in jail or rehab […] The post Marjorie Taylor Greene shared an edited image of t
Logically→ A video shows the National President of Mahila Congress, Netta D’Souza, spitting on police during protests against the Agnipath Scheme.
The video showing Netta D'Souza spitting on police is from a protest against the ED's questioning of Rahul Gandhi, not the Agnipath scheme.
PolitiFact→ John Gibbs – John Gibbs falsely claims Peter Meijer voted to create Jan. 6 committee
Peter Meijer voted to “create the Adam Schiff-led January 6th Commission.”
Snopes→ No, CERN Didn’t Open a Portal to Another Dimension in July 2022
CERN has long been a favorite obsession for conspiracy theorists.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Restart Of CERN Collider Opened Portals Or Produced Mandela Effect, 5D, Timeline Shifts
Did the restart of the CERN subatomic particle collider on July 5, 2022, open portals to other dimensions or release phenomena like the Mandela Effect, 5D or timeline shifts? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that that anything spi
Snopes→ Is the ‘Damn Those Pesky Facts’ Quotes Meme Accurate?
A meme purported to show eight quotes on the subject of religion from three Founding Fathers and "Common Sense" author Thomas Paine.
Snopes→ Do These Pics Really Show Green Skies During a South Dakota Storm?
Not all photographs need filters to appear moody.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook video shows an actual fly, not a ‘polymer drone’
Claims the U.S. military is using "polymer drone flies" that look and act like a large fly.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There was no mass shooting in Harrisburg on Fourth of July, despite social media claims
Video shows the aftermath of a mass shooting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Snopes→ Wisconsin Court: Sex Trafficking Can Be Defense for Homicide
A woman accused of killing a man can argue at trial that she was justified because he was sexually trafficking her, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ruled.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT Likely That Church Advocating For Particular Vote On An Issue Will Lose Its Tax-Exempt Status
Is it likely that a church with a sign advocating for a particular vote on an issue will lose its tax-exempt status? Not really: Although the IRS suggests that 501(c)(3) organizations refrain from publicly supporting a particular vote on
Snopes→ No, Mississippi GOP Did Not Float ‘Pregnancy-Sniffing Dogs’ as Anti-Abortion Tactic
The claim went viral in the days following the demise of Roe v. Wade.
PolitiFact→ Poll workers are short-staffed, under attack — and quietly defending democracy
Poll workers are short-staffed, under attack and quietly defending democracy
Snopes→ Are Missouri’s Pregnant Patients Being Denied Cancer Treatment Due to New Abortion Ban?
Cancer care could be affected by restrictive abortion laws that took effect in early summer 2022.
Snopes→ Jury Finds Man Guilty of Murder of Rapper Nipsey Hussle
The Los Angeles County jury also found Eric R. Holder Jr. guilty of two counts of attempted voluntary manslaughter for gunfire that hit other men at the scene.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of Beating Do NOT Show Vigilante Justice in Mississippi But A Ukrainian Being Tortured
Was a pedophile who molested a 2-year-old girl whipped to death by Eddie Lavelle Wilson, a man who "loves the child dearly"? No, that's not true: These stills were taken from a real video that was filmed in the area around Kommunar in eas
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Post shows video game footage, not the war in Ukraine
Video shows Russian artillery tanks “completely destroyed by Bayraktar TB2 drones” on July 2.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Drug Lab Bust Was NOT On NATO Base
Was there a drug lab bust at a NATO nuclear base in Belgium? No, that's not true: The Belgium defense press office told Lead Stories that the drug lab bust was a few kilometers away from the Kleine-Brogel Air Base, a NATO facility. The Fe
Snopes→ Was ‘Official Trump Rally Photo’ Photoshopped To Make Crowd Seem Bigger?
The image supposedly exposed a photoshop fail on behalf of the former president's campaign. But was that really the case?
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Thomas Jefferson Say Americans Should Rewrite the Constitution to Account for Modern Society?
On July 4 2022, a viral tweet claimed that Thomas Jefferson, a Founding Father of the United States, said that “we should rewrite the constitution every 20 years so that dead people wouldn’t rule over modern society”: Reminder that Thom
PolitiFact→ Gun safety ‘wrapped in a mental health bill’: A look at health provisions in the new law
Gun safety ‘wrapped in a mental health bill’: Health provisions in the new law
Snopes→ Rocker Carlos Santana ‘Doing Well’ After Collapsing Onstage
Guitar icon Carlos Santana collapsed on stage during a show and was rushed to a hospital, later blaming the episode on forgetting to eat or drink water.
PolitiFact→ Doctors ‘strongly discourage’ using herbs to induce a miscarriage
There’s little scientific evidence to back claims that various herbs can be used to safely end pregnancies. Many of the herbs mentioned in an online post can imperil the health of the person using them if taken in large amounts.
Truth or Fiction?→ Simplisafe Fireworks Video
On July 5 2022, footage often described as the “Simplisafe fireworks video” was shared on several platforms, including Reddit’s r/AbruptChaos (titled “Best finale ever”): Best finale ever from AbruptChaos
Snopes→ Trump White House Counsel Cipollone to Testify to 1/6 Panel
Pat Cipollone, Donald Trump’s former White House counsel, is scheduled to testify before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson repeats false claim about Keir Starmer voting 48 times to ‘take us back’ into the EU
The Prime Minister has made the same incorrect claim several times before.
Snopes→ Did Trump Criticize ‘Lyin’ Joe Rogan’ and Say He Turned Down Show Invites?
First, Rogan said he wasn't a "Trump supporter in any way, shape or form." Then, this statement supposedly showing the former president's response circulated online.
Snopes→ FDA Temporarily Suspends Order Banning Juul Cigarettes
The Food and Drug Administration issued an administrative stay on the order it issued last month for vaping company Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the market.
Full Fact→ Social media posts about the ‘birth song’ of the Himba tribe are false
A popular Facebook post describing unique songs created for every child born to the Himba tribe in Africa has no basis in fact.
Snopes→ Judge Throws out Trump-Era Rollbacks on Endangered Species
A federal judge threw out a host of actions by the Trump administration to roll back protections for endangered or threatened species.
Snopes→ NASA: Contact Lost with Spacecraft on Way to Test Moon Orbit
NASA said it has lost contact with a $32.7 million spacecraft headed to the moon to test out a lopsided lunar orbit, but agency engineers are hopeful they can fix the problem.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Did Trump make this statement about Cassidy Hutchinson?
https://checkyourfact.com/2022/06/30/fact-check-trump-cassidy-hutchinson/ A post shared on Twitter pu
AllSides→ Fact check: Video falsely claims to demonstrate lack of birth records for Uvalde victims
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/07/05/fact-check-birth-records-young-uvalde-victims-arent-public/7770760001/
AllSides→ Fact Check: Biden Administration Falsely Claims Oil Production at Record High
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2022/06/24/fact-check-record-oil/ Claim: U.S. oil production is at a