Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for Black women in Hollywood when she played communications officer Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” television series, has died at the age of 89.
Snopes→ England Beats Germany 2-1 in European Championship Final
England beat Germany 2-1 in the final of the European Championship after extra time on Sunday to win its first major women’s soccer title.
Snopes→ Bill Russell, NBA Great and Celtics Legend, Dies at 88
His family posted the news on social media, saying Russell died with his wife, Jeannine, by his side.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Electric vehicle fires can be extinguished with water
You can't pour water on flames from an electric car battery because “water makes lithium burn."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Backing Story Of Child Prodigy Neurologist Healing Self, 4,000 Others With ‘Unique Scent’
Did a child named Susey who was completely paralyzed with cerebral palsy, "no different than a statue," become completely healed and acquire the "intelligence of a college student" when she was only 8? Was she granted scholarships where s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Soybeans Are NOT Unnatural Plastic Products Made In England
Do soybeans or soy-based products such as tofu contain plastic? No, that's not true: This claim is based on another false statement -- that starch, present in this plant in insignificant amounts -- is an unnatural product. The source of t
Snopes→ House Passes Semi-Automatic Gun Ban After 18-Year Lapse
Once banned in the U.S., the high-powered firearms are now widely blamed as the weapon of choice among young men responsible for many of the most devastating mass shootings.
FactCheck.org→ Late Ad Misleadingly Claims Republican Candidate for Governor Could ‘Slash’ State Police Funding
Tudor Dixon, a Republican candidate for governor in Michigan, proposes to phase out the state’s individual income tax, though she has not detailed how she would cut state government spending to make up for the lost revenue. Since the tax helps to
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccination Increases Immunity, Contrary to Immune Suppression Claims
SciCheck Digest The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines teach the immune system to recognize and fight the coronavirus, greatly reducing the likelihood of severe disease if a person is infected. There is no evidence the vaccines impair immunity, as some, including
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort Chinese Research Creating Fragment of Monkeypox Viral Genome
SciCheck Digest A Wuhan Institute of Virology study describes assembling part of a monkeypox viral genome for use in a diagnostic test. Although the researchers only made a fraction of the genome — and it matches a different version of the virus
Snopes→ Is Monkeypox Considered an STD?
Medical experts are still debating how to classify the disease.
Snopes→ Photo Does Not Show Couple Unable To Conceive Having Sex in Church
The church in Brazil explained in a series of Facebook posts about what the two people were actually doing onstage.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence 3 Canadian Doctors Died After Receiving 4th COVID-19 Shot
Did three doctors in Canada die after receiving a fourth COVID-19 shot? No, that's not true: There's no evidence any of the men were boosted a second time, but, if they were, there's also no evidence that the vaccinations caused their dea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT A 399-Year-Old Woman — This Is A Thai Monk Who Is 109
Is this person in this video a 399-year-old woman? No, that's not true: It's a 109-year-old Thai monk, according to a Thai media website. He gained a lot of attention when his granddaughter posted him to her TikTok account. The claim appe
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Evidence does not support link between Alzheimer’s and aluminum
“Know what they always find in Alzheimer’s patients? Excessive aluminum in the brain. Know what makes your body hoard aluminum? Fluoride.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – There is no evidence that vibrational frequencies from Rife machines can cure cancer
A cure for cancer, known as a Rife machine, was found in 1934.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Baby carrots are safe to eat, despite persistent claims otherwise
Baby carrots are soaked in bleach and can cause cancer.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Overheating can cause blood clots, but the UK’s Met Office didn’t issue a warning about it
In its July “red alert” for extreme heat, the U.K.'s Met Office warned that high temperatures could cause blood clotting.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no evidence the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is connected to the monkeypox outbreak
“‘Monkeypox’ is only circulating in countries where the Pfizer vaccine has been distributed and is being used to advance a Technocratic Great Reset."
Snopes→ Highway Double Take: Albuquerque Sign Spelled Without ‘R’
A newly upgraded state Department of Transportation sign erected last week that pointed drivers toward Albuquerque misspelled the city's name.
FactCheck.org→ Faulty Research Paper Leads to Unfounded Claims About Health of Atlantic Ocean
SciCheck Digest Climate change has affected ocean ecosystems, scientists say. But an unfounded claim on social media that “plankton in the Atlantic Ocean is 90% gone” and the ocean is “now pretty much dead” is based on a faulty
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove That Sea Levels Aren’t Rising — They Are
Do photos prove that sea levels aren't rising? No, that's not true: Scientists agree that the global sea level is rising, and it is rising at an increasing rate. Photographs of historic landmarks, displayed without any context or explanat
Snopes→ Russian Space Chief: No Date Yet for Space Station Pullout
The head of Russia's space agency said that the country has not set a date for pulling out of the International Space Station.
PolitiFact→ The Gateway Pundit – Deaths of three doctors in Canada were neither sudden nor linked to COVID-19 vaccines
“Three doctors from the same hospital ‘die suddenly’ in the same week,” after the hospital mandated a fourth COVID-19 vaccine for employees.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Convict, Vote To Execute Secretary Of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough
Did the U.S. military convict and vote to execute Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the Pentagon told Lead Stories the story was "completely false." The U.S. Department of Veterans Affa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Food Additives Found In Dairy Queen Soft Serve Are NOT Enough To Cause Cancer, Heart Disease
Are the food additives found in Dairy Queen's soft serve harmful to the human body? No, that's not true: The amount of food additives in a Dairy Queen soft serve is not enough to cause the health problems in this claim. A chemist told Lea
Snopes→ Did Mark Zuckerberg Say, ‘Move Fast And Break Things’?
We looked into the origins of the thought process behind the creation of Facebook's motto.
Snopes→ Will Smith Posts an Apology Video for Slapping Chris Rock
Will Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast in a new video.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – It’s physically impossible to overdose from touching a dollar bill laced with fentanyl
"A Jackson, Tennessee, employee passed out this morning from handling a dollar bill with fentanyl on it."
Snopes→ Does US Constitution Have No Pronouns?
Boy, do we have news for you.
Snopes→ No, Weather Maps Aren’t Scare-Mongering About Climate Change
A NOAA spokesperson told Snopes that the point isn't to trick anyone or make the weather seem scarier ... the point is to make the maps more intuitive and easy to understand.
Snopes→ Falling Screen Hits 2 Dancers on Stage at Hong Kong Concert
A falling video screen struck and injured two dancers on the concert stage as Cantopop band Mirror was performing in Hong Kong.
Truth or Fiction?→ Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘I Trust [the Government] Even Less Now That I’m in It.’
On July 28 2022, the Twitter account Conservative Self-Owns (@ConSelfOwns) tweeted a screenshot of a quote attributed to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), suggesting that she had said that she distrusted the government less after becoming a part
Snopes→ Navy Expedites Waterborne Drones to Close Gap with China
The Navy envisions drone ships keeping an electronic eye on enemy forces across the vast Pacific Ocean.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Does NOT Directly Offer Free Smartphone — Just Cheaper Service For Those Who Qualify
Can people receiving government benefits get a free smartphone directly through the government? No, that's not true: There is no government program that directly offers a free smartphone. However, the Federal Communications Commission (FC
Poynter→ Meta Oversight Board to rule on COVID-19 misinformation policy
Meta has asked its Oversight Board whether its existing policy on the removal of COVID-19 misinformation — “introduced in extraordinary circumstances at the onset of the pandemic” — should be […] The post Meta Oversight Board to rule on C
Full Fact→ Article about monkeypox living on door handles for 120 years is fake
The altered screenshot also claims the virus “can infect anyone from 5 miles away”.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Deborah Birx didn't change her 'tune' on COVID vaccines
Dr. Birx "changes tune on" COVID-19 vaccines and "admits vaccines don't work."
Snopes→ Saudi Prince Plans To Construct 105-Mile-Long ‘Skyscraper Megacity’
Whether it’s feasible or not remains to be determined
PolitiFact→ The Gateway Pundit – Gateway Pundit distorts unofficial Georgia 2020 results
In 2020, “250,000 ballots were manufactured” in Georgia and “Biden was given win” by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger