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Snopes→ Does Cinnamon Toast Crunch Contain BHT?
Here's what we know about butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and its inclusion in some breakfast cereals made by General Mills and Kellogg's.
Snopes→ Dolly Parton Is Not ‘Currently on Life Support’
We received messages from readers asking about a rumor that claimed the American music icon had been diagnosed with a "dangerous disease."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t fall for this Walmart gift card offer
“Walmart management is helping with rising prices with $500 grocery cards for $2.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart DOES Pay Taxes
Is it true that Walmart doesn't pay taxes? No, that's not true: In 2022 Walmart paid nearly $4.76 billion in income taxes as recorded on the annual report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The claim appeared original
Snopes→ Juul to Pay Nearly $440M to Settle States’ Teen Vaping Probe
Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products.
Snopes→ Irish Watchdog Fines Instagram 405M Euros in Teen Data Case
An investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers' personal information in violation of strict European Union data privacy rules.
PolitiFact→ When does life begin? As state laws define it, science, politics and religion clash
When does life begin? After Roe’s overturning, states adopt jumble of terms
Snopes→ Tiafoe Ends Nadal’s 22-Match Slam Streak in US Open 4th Rd
Frances Tiafoe was thrilled — overwhelmed, even — when the last point was over and it hit him that, yes, he had ended Rafael Nadal's 22-match Grand Slam winning streak and reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time.
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump Fundraising Email: ‘Eric and I Were Having Dinner Tonight’
On September 5 2022, a popular post to Reddit’s r/WhitePeopleTwitter purportedly depicted a fundraising email connected to former United States President Donald Trump: Imagine the type of people who actually subscribe to Trump’s
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: NIH Not Recommending Ivermectin for COVID
(Photo by Soumyabrata Roy/NurPhoto via Getty Images)A viral tweet, which has been shared more than 17,000 times, claims that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is recommending ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19. “Suddenly Ivermectin show
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Edited Photo Is NOT Proof Of Real ‘Team Chemtrail’ — Air Force Reserve C-130 Equipped For Mosquito Spraying
Does a photo of a man in a military flight suit appearing to wear a #TEAMCHEMTRAIL patch as he stands in front of a large silver tank provide evidence that the military is spraying "chemtrails"? No, that's not true: This image has been al
Snopes→ Colorful West Indian Day Parade Returns to NYC Streets
The steel bands and brightly colored costumes of Caribbean Carnival came back to the streets of New York City.
Snopes→ Scholar: Frank Drake’s Equation For Alien Intelligence Is More Important Than Ever
Known for the Drake equation, the famous astrophysicist died on Sept. 2.
Snopes→ Philosophy Scholar: Here’s Why News Consumers Experience Crisis Fatigue
Being attentive to realities like war is often painful, and people are not well-equipped to keep a sustained focus on ongoing or traumatic occurrences.
Snopes→ Dog Sniffs Out Cocaine Hidden in Wheelchair at Milan Airport
A drug-sniffing dog led frontier police Friday at a Milan airport to some 13 kilograms (nearly 30 pounds) of cocaine stuffed into the leather upholstery of a motorized wheelchair.
Truth or Fiction?→ Biden’s ‘Red Speech’
In early September 2022, images from a speech given by United States President Joe Biden quickly nicknamed the “red speech” — so called because it appeared to be against the backdrop of menacing red lights — began circulating on
Snopes→ Did Harry Styles Spit on Chris Pine?
Everyone is worried, darling.
Snopes→ Mississippi Jet Fueler Denied Bond in Theft of Small Plane
A man charged with stealing a plane that he didn’t know how to land will remain behind bars, denied bond by a judge who took a dim view of his lawyer’s promise that he wouldn’t take off again.
PolitiFact→ The Gateway Pundit – Bank of America’s new home loan program does not exclude any race, despite claims that say otherwise
Bank of America “announced a new mortgage home loan program for first-time homebuyers. But only blacks and Hispanics will be eligible.”
Snopes→ Ruby Bridges, Desegregation Trailblazer, Writes Kid’s Book
Ruby Bridges has authored a picture book about her experience for the youngest of readers.
Full Fact→ Claim that 44% of Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine trial pregnancies ended in miscarriage is wrong
The number is based on miscalculation from a now-deleted blog post.
Logically→ A German study shows a link between COVID-19 vaccines and excess deaths.
The study in question has not been peer reviewed and does not claim a causal link between vaccination and death.
Snopes→ Memphis Police Identify Body of Abducted Jogger
Investigators identified the body of Eliza Fletcher, 34, a school teacher and granddaughter of a prominent Memphis businessman.
Logically→ Bill Gates is responsible for monkeypox.
Social media users have inaccurately conflated Gates' comments on preparing for future pandemics with the spread of the monkeypox virus.
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – No. Despite claim, Barnes does not back 'stripping health care away from millions.'
Says Mandela Barnes "supports stripping health care away from millions."
Logically→ The National Institutes of Health has listed the drug ivermectin as a therapy for COVID-19.
The NIH COVID-19 treatments guidelines panel recommends against using ivermectin for the treatment of COVID-19, except in clinical trials.
Snopes→ Canada Police Hunt Remaining Suspect in Stabbing Attacks
Damien Sanderson, 31, was found dead near the stabbing sites and authorities believe his brother and fellow suspect, Myles Sanderson, 30, is injured, on the run, and likely in the provincial capital of Regina
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson’s final speech as PM: fact checked
We’ve checked six key claims from Boris Johnson’s final speech as Prime Minister, on the vaccine rollout, NHS, schools and more.
PolitiFact→ A surprising number of Americans believe these false claims about immigrants. Here are the facts
Many Americans believe there’s an invasion at the southern border and that immigrants are responsible for fentanyl overdoses in the U.S. Here are the facts.
Snopes→ Judge Grants Trump Bid for Special Master in Document Search
The decision authorizes an outside legal expert to review the records taken during the Aug. 8 search and to weed out from the rest of the investigation any that might be protected by claims of attorney-client privilege or executive privilege.
Logically→ Holland celebrated Ganesha Chaturthi with an idol made of citrus fruits.
A video of a Lord Ganesha statue made out of oranges from France's Lemon festival in 2018 has been shared with a false narrative.
Logically→ Massive crowd at PM Modi’s rally in Mangaluru.
A video of Modi's election rally from 2019 in Kolkata is being wrongly linked to his recent visit to Mangaluru.
Snopes→ Liz Truss Becomes Britain’s New Prime Minister
At the top of her in-box is the energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Logically→ The Indian national flag was designed by Muslim woman Surayya Badruddin Tyabji.
Although Tyabji suggested swapping the spinning wheel with the Ashoka Chakra on the national flag, Pingali Venkkaya designed the flag.
Logically→ Rahul Gandhi said flour is sold in liters.
Rahul Gandhi promptly correctly himself after using the wrong unit of measuring flour. An edited clip is being shared.
Poynter→ Unpacking Tom Cotton’s misleading tweet about ranked choice voting in Alaska
Critics of ranked choice voting are using Democrat Mary Peltola’s win of Alaska’s House seat to distort the new method of casting votes. Peltola defeated two Republicans: Sarah Palin and […] The post Unpacking Tom Cotton’s misleading tw
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Clip Of Old ‘American Idol’ Audition Does NOT Show Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Does a viral clip of an old "American Idol" audition show U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene? No, that's not true: The woman in the video "obviously isn't her," a spokesman for Greene told Lead Stories. The woman belting her heart out was i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Tweet About ‘When Being Anti-Bug Is Bigotry’
Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) post a tweet about "when being anti-bug is bigotry"? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the WEF told Lead Stories the tweet is fake. Additionally, a search of the WEF's Twitter feed turned up no suc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ivermectin Is NOT Recommended By NIH To Treat COVID-19
Is ivermectin recommended by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) or the U.S. government for the treatment of COVID-19 as of September 2022? No, that's not true: Neither the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention nor the Food and D