An image shows a “UFO photographed on June 21, 2014 by the pilot from the cockpit of an F-16 military plane flying near Lackland Air Force Base of the United States located in San Antonio, Texas.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, J.K. Rowling did not write this tweet advising American women how to avoid abortions
J.K. Rowling tweeted, “If you American birds could keep your legs closed then maybe you wouldn’t need abortions in the first place?”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this 911 audio is not related to the migrants in the truck found in San Antonio, Texas
This is the 911 call placed by the migrants trapped in the truck found in San Antonio, Texas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Farmers Are NOT Being Offered Money To Destroy Crops
Is the government sending letters to farmers offering them "$3,800 an acre to dispose of their crops"? No, that's not true: An official of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) told Lead Stories that this claim is false as "there is n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Trans Kids’ DON’T Exist Just In US Or ‘Certain Countries,’ But Around World
Do "trans kids" not exist in the "rest of the world" outside the United States or only in "certain countries"? No, that's not true: There have been multiple news reports about transgender children around the globe, from Japan to South Afr
Snopes→ Is the ‘What I Would Do’ Trump Quote About Ukraine Real?
A meme displayed a genuine quote from former U.S. President Donald Trump that showed some of his thoughts on how to help Ukraine during Russia's invasion.
Snopes→ California Late Start Law Aims to Make School Less of a Yawn
Beginning this fall, high schools in the nation’s most populous state can’t start before 8:30 a.m. and middle schools can’t start before 8 a.m.
PolitiFact→ Tim Ryan – Ohio’s JD Vance wants to defund a federal law enforcement agency, but not all police departments
J.D. Vance "wants to defund law enforcement."
AllSides→ Abortion Advocates Show Their True Colors after Roe Reversal
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/abortion-advocates-show-their-true-colors-after-roe-reversal/ Welco
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: ARE WOMEN IN KENTUCKY REQUIRED TO SUBMIT MONTHLY STATEMENTS DECLARING WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE PREGNANT?
https://checkyourfact.com/2022/06/30/fact-check-kentucky-statements-pregnant/ An image shared on Faceb
AllSides→ Fact check: Image showing news story on LGBTQ Marine uniform pin is fabricated
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/06/30/fact-check-altered-image-makes-false-claim-marines-can-wear-lgbtq-pin/7760554001/
Snopes→ Biden Backs Filibuster Exception to Protect Abortion Access
Although Democrats already control the Senate by the narrowest of margins, there isn’t enough support within their caucus to change the filibuster rule.
PolitiFact→ What is the ‘boyfriend loophole,’ and how does the new gun law close it?
In 2020, about half of women killed by their partners were in a dating relationship. The new gun law closes the “boyfriend loophole.”
Snopes→ Judge Lifts Trump’s Contempt Order After 2-Month Legal Fight
Donald Trump is no longer in contempt of court.
FactCheck.org→ Satirical Amendment Cited in False Claims About Kentucky Abortion Law
Quick Take The Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, allowing laws banning abortion in several states, including Kentucky, to take effect. But social media posts falsely claim Kentucky is considering a law requiring all women of childbearing
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Is NOT ‘True Face Found On Mars,’ NOT A Former CIA File
Does this image show the supposed "true face found on Mars" and is the image a "former CIA file"? No, that's not true: The image discussed in this fact check is a creation by an artist, and the famed "Face On Mars" image is actually a roc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Convict, Execute White House Deputy Chief of Staff
Did the U.S. military convict and execute Jennifer O'Malley Dillon, White House deputy chief of staff? No, that's not true: A Pentagon spokesperson told Lead Stories the claim is "completely false," and O'Malley Dillon was listed among re
Snopes→ New Zealand Designates Proud Boys a Terrorist Organization
New Zealand's government has declared that American far-right groups the Proud Boys and The Base are terrorist organizations.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, este audio no está relacionado con los migrantes encontrados en San Antonio, Texas
Esta grabación muestra una llamada al 911 de los migrantes atrapados en un camión en San Antonio, Texas.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Border Patrol agents can’t enter a home without a warrant. SCOTUS case dealt with suing agents
"The Supreme Court ruled that border agents can enter anyone’s home within a 100-mile radius of the border without a warrant for any reason and federal courts cannot do anything about it."
Snopes→ Jackson Sworn In, Becomes 1st Black Woman on Supreme Court
Ketanji Brown Jackson has been sworn in to the Supreme Court, shattering a glass ceiling as the first Black woman on the nation’s highest court.
Snopes→ Was Uterus Mailed to Supreme Court? TikTok Fantasy Goes Viral
Some people definitely fantasized about committing such an act after Roe v. Wade was overturned.
Full Fact→ Announcement of Prince Philip’s death on BBC is edited
The announcement of the Duke of Edinburgh’s death did appear abruptly on the radio station, but not quite in the way the viral clip suggests.
Full Fact→ Argentina is not giving all its citizens a 40-day public holiday so they can watch the World Cup
Claims that the entire nation of Argentina will begin a 40-day public holiday in November so citizens can watch the World Cup are untrue.
Full Fact→ An image of a rock shaped like an elephant has been digitally altered
The original image shows a real UNESCO world heritage site in Greece.
Snopes→ Supreme Court: Biden Properly Ended Trump-Era Asylum Policy
The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the Biden administration properly ended a Trump-era policy forcing some U.S. asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico.
Logically→ Udaipur’s Muslim population has grown from 3.5 percent in 2011 to 15.67 percent in 2021.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Limits EPA in Curbing Power Plant Emissions
In a blow to the fight against climate change, the Supreme Court limited how the nation’s main anti-air pollution law can be used to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power plants.
Snopes→ Marcos Takes Helm in Philippines, Silent on Father’s Abuses
Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the namesake son of an ousted dictator, praised his father's legacy and glossed over its violent past as he was sworn in as Philippine president.
Logically→ The planes that hit the Twin Towers in the 9/11 attacks were holograms created using Project Blue Beam technology.
Logically→ The current monkeypox outbreak appears to be a lab strain with unknown characteristics that likely originated in a U.S. bioweapons laboratory in Ukraine.
Preliminary analysis by the World Health Organization confirms that the current monkeypox cases belong to known variants found in West Africa.
Logically→ Space suits do not work and the space program is a lie.
Snopes→ Putin: Western Leaders Would Look ‘Disgusting’ Topless
Russian President Vladimir Putin shot back at Western leaders who mocked his athletic exploits, saying they would look “disgusting” if they tried to emulate his bare-torso appearances.
Snopes→ Toll Now at 53 in San Antonio As Families Wait for Answers
In the chaotic minutes after dozens of migrants were found dead inside a tractor-trailer sweltering under the Texas sun, the driver tried to slip away by pretending to be one of the survivors.
Logically→ Oklahoma democrat proposes a bill that mandates vasectomy for males when they reach puberty.
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Poynter→ What is Jan. 6 hearing witness Cassidy Hutchinson’s background?
A former White House staffer on June 28 took center stage in the congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, delivering the most revealing testimony […] The post What is Jan. 6 hearing witness Cassidy Hutchinson
Logically→ A video shows Muslims holding a massive rally in Bareilly, India, demanding Nupur Sharma’s arrest over her remarks against Prophet Muhammad.
A video of Muslims protesting against Haridwar Dharam Sansad's hate speech in Bareilly on January 2022 has been falsely linked to the Prophet Muhammad row.
Logically→ Cases of paralysis from the polio outbreak in the early 20th century were caused by the insecticide DDT.
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Washington Post→ The most popular fact checks of 2022, so far
Here are the 10 fact checks that have most captivated — or angered — readers so far in 2022.
PolitiFact→ Abigail Spanberger – 'Big Four' meat packers are seeing record profits
“The four big meat packers are raking in record profits … ”