“Sixty-four members of Congress – Republicans and Democrats – have broken a law to stop insider stock trading, yet Washington refuses to do anything about it.”
Snopes→ Does a Tampa School Library Book Teach About Gay Sex?
The Florida Standard reported that Pierce Middle School offered "a book promoting gay sex – including instructions on how to use 'hookup apps.'"
Snopes→ Twitter Readies Edit Feature for Premium Users
Permanently misspelled tweets might soon be a thing of the past.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Show ID to buy whipped cream, but not to vote? In New York, that’s misleading
In New York, you need to show identification to buy whipped cream, but not to vote.
Snopes→ Republicans Notably Silent, Split As Trump Probe Deepens
The deepening investigation into Trump's handling of sensitive government information has disclosed damaging and unsettling new details.
Snopes→ Axolotls Can Regenerate Their Brains, Helping to Unlock the Mysteries of Brain Evolution
The little salamanders are also pretty adorable.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The US Navy Does NOT Have a Flying Aircraft Carrier
Is the U.S. Navy ready to deploy a multi-billion-dollar aircraft carrier that can go airborne? No, that's not true: A video that announced supposed U.S. Navy plans to deploy such a carrier used images from the fictional Marvel Cinematic U
Full Fact→ Innovative bus driver strike in Japan is not ‘currently’ happening
Industrial action by drivers in Okayama ended in May 2018.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say AR-15 Bullet Travels 5 Times Faster than Bullet of Any Other Gun?
The president made the remark while laying out his Safer America Plan in Pennsylvania.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘TIL That the Civil Rights Act Was Not the First One in the U.S., But Rather the Second One….’
On August 31 2022, a Reddit account shared a post to r/todayilearned which made the assertion that the Civil Rights Act was not a novel effort — and that similar, preceding legislation was overturned by the Supreme Court in 1883: TIL
Snopes→ Tech Tool Offers Police ‘Mass Surveillance on a Budget’
Police have used “Fog Reveal” to search hundreds of billions of records from 250 million mobile devices.
Snopes→ Spain’s ‘Tomatina’ Battle Returns After Pandemic Hiatus
People from around the world pasted each other with tomatoes as Spain’s famous “Tomatina” street tomato fight took place following a two-year suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Snopes→ The ‘Publix Branch Opening Promotion’ for $8,000 Is a Scam
According to Facebook users who fell victim to the scam, their accounts were compromised and messages promoting the scam were sent to their contacts.
Snopes→ White House to Encourage COVID Boosters, Flu Shot This Fall
The Biden administration hopes to make getting a COVID-19 booster as routine as going in for the yearly flu shot.
Health Feedback→ Insufficient evidence to support Kanye West’s claim that fluoride in toothpaste harms the pineal gland
REVIEW During an interview on the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, American rapper Kanye West claimed that fluoride in toothpaste “blocks your pineal gland”. Although this interview dates back to October 2020, video clips of West making this cl
Snopes→ Peltola Beats Palin, Wins Alaska House Special Election
Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Viral Claim About Banned Books
A viral tweet from actor Mark Hamill claims to show a list of books that have been banned from Florida schools. The list includes books such as the Harry Potter series, 1984, and The Handmaid’s Tale.Mark Hamill @MarkHamillThis also works nicely a
Snopes→ S. Korea May Conduct Survey on BTS Members’ Military Duty
South Korea may conduct a public survey to help determine whether to grant exemptions to mandatory military service to members of the K-pop boyband BTS.
Poynter→ Prebunking is effective at fighting misinfo, study finds
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. A study that dropped last week strongly suggests […] The po
Logically→ Trump’s National Golf Club resort in New Jersey will be exempt from taxes as it is his ex-wife’s burial site.
Trump's Bedminster golf resort does not qualify as a cemetery company and is not eligible for tax breaks as the area used for the burial is small.
Logically→ Politicians voted to dump sewage into British waterways.
The cited vote to support this claim was not on whether companies should be allowed to discharge sewage into waterways.
Logically→ A U.K. billboard in the Ukrainian flag colors suggests people will be cold in winter because the government chose to help Ukraine.
A digitally altered image of a billboard contains this message. There is no evidence that such a billboard was put up in the U.K.
Snopes→ Serena Beats No. 2 Seed Kontaveit at US Open to Reach 3rd Round
If she keeps playing like this, who knows how long this farewell will last?
Logically→ J.K. Rowling tweeted that LGBTQ people should live “in the closet.”
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Snopes→ Obstruction Now a Major Focus in Trump Documents Probe
The FBI investigation into top-secret government information discovered at Mar-a-Lago is zeroing in on the question of whether former President Donald Trump's team criminally obstructed the probe.
Snopes→ 5 Things Immunologists Want You to Know About Omicron-Specific Booster Vaccines
In a matter of days, eligible people will be lining up to receive the shots that are tailored to combat the most recent and contagious COVID subvariants.
Logically→ A video shows Union Minister Nitin Gadkari making a dig at the Modi government, which led to his removal from the party’s parliamentary board.
BJP didn't reveal why Nitin Gadkari had been removed from the party's parliamentary board. An old video of Gadkari was falsely linked to his removal.
Snopes→ UN Nuclear Agency Team Arrives at Ukraine Power Plant
A team from the U.N. nuclear agency has arrived at the site of Europe’s largest nuclear plant to inspect security conditions.
Full Fact→ No proof drinking tea cuts risk of early death
A headline published in the Daily Mail incorrectly claims a study showed tea cuts the risk of an early death.
Logically→ The World Economic Forum wants to microchip humans with augmented reality, including healthy adults and children, in order to control society.
The WEF has not claimed they want to microchip humans; this belief and the idea they want to control the world is tied to the Great Reset conspiracy.
Poynter→ Businesses associated with these GOP politicians had pandemic loan program borrowings forgiven
Conservative politicians have condemned President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel certain student debt. U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, R-Fla., said it would be unfair to people who didn’t take on loan or who […] The post Businesses associated with the
Logically→ Indian National Security Advisor Ajit Doval was recently spotted with his wife Aruni Doval at the airport.
Logically→ BJP government is giving a ₹6,000 allowance every month to unemployed youth.
The Union government announced no scheme called under Pradhan Mantri Berojgari Bhatta Yojana.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Juice Is NOT Going to Prevent Diabetes And Cause Consumer To Lose ’20 Pounds In 20 Days’
Will this sugary drink of orange peels, orange flesh, carrots, lemon juice, and ginger prevent diabetes and make a body lose "20 pounds in 20 days"? No, that's not entirely true: A Ph.D. clinical dietician told Lead Stories it's not recom
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claim of water-fueled dune buggy defies physics
"Water fueled car can travel from LA to NY on 22 gallons."
PolitiFact→ Adam Laxalt – Title 42 is not ‘the last tool’ Border Patrol has to prevent illegal immigration
The public health order Title 42 is "the last tool Border Patrol has to stop the overwhelming flood of illegal immigrants pouring into our country.”
Snopes→ Snapchat’s Parent Company Cutting 20% of Staff
CEO Evan Spiegel said sales were not keeping up with earlier projections.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Is homeownership harder for Black Americans to achieve?
After President Joe Biden mentioned Black homeownership in a speech about student loan forgiveness, talk show host Dan Bongino questioned whether it is harder for Black Americans to own homes. Data and history show that it is and always has been.
Snopes→ Is Starbucks Going Cashless in UK, US, and Canada?
A picture of a sign taken inside a Starbucks store read, "We're Going Cashless." A closer look hinted that there was more to the story.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Document doesn't prove Biden 'lied' about Mar-a-Lago probe
"Documents prove White House behind entire FBI targeting of Trump. Biden lied."