The United States is working with the World Health Organization's 193 other members to prepare for another global pandemic.
PolitiFact→ Elise Stefanik’s Facebook ads examined after Buffalo shooting
New York U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik ran Facebook ads that critics say echo the “great replacement theory” that motivated the gunman charged in the Buffalo mass shooting.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘US General Eric Olson’ Did NOT Surrender In Ukraine In May 2022 — Unrelated Image Of Other Soldiers Is From April 2022
Did "US General Eric Olson" surrender with other troops in at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine? No, that's not true: The image of a line of soldiers used in a post is from April 14, 2022, which was weeks before the Ukrainian
PolitiFact→ James Lankford – Most people released by immigration authorities do attend their court hearings
“The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, you can’t get free baby formula from your state by calling these numbers
Your state will send you free infant formula if you call Enfamil and Similac customer service numbers.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Ordering baby formula from Amazon in Canada has catches
Amazon will ship baby formula to U.S. addresses if you change your preferred country on its website from the U.S. to Canada.
FactCheck.org→ Plan B Pills Still Legal in Tennessee and Missouri, Contrary to Social Media Claims
Quick Take Proposed legislation in Tennessee and Missouri would not regulate Plan B contraception pills, and experts say state “trigger laws” that would take effect if Roe v. Wade were overturned will not ban methods of birth control. But social me
Health Feedback→ The U.S. COVID-19 death toll reached the 1 million mark in May 2022; 15 million estimated deaths worldwide
China officially reported its first COVID-19 death on 11 January 2020. On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) characterized COVID-19 as a pandemic, which is the worldwide spread of a disease. Since then, the disease has swept the globe,
Snopes→ FDA Clears COVID Booster Shot for Healthy Kids Ages 5 to 11
U.S. regulators authorized a COVID-19 booster shot for healthy 5- to 11-year-olds, hoping an extra vaccine dose will enhance their protection.
Truth or Fiction?→ Haven, Kansas ‘In God We Trust’ Police Vehicle Controversy
On May 3 2022, Kansas.com reported that officials in Haven, Kansas came to a decision about having controversial references to religion on police vehicles: The Haven City Council voted Monday [May 2 2022] to remove the “In God We Trust” decals fro
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Local TV error leads spurs Buffalo shooting ‘crisis actor’ conspiracy theory
A reporter who covered the Buffalo supermarket shooting was a "crisis actor."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Baby formula donations to Ukraine not linked to U.S. shortage
Donations of baby formula to Ukraine helped cause the current U.S. shortage.
PolitiFact→ Nancy Pelosi – Nancy Pelosi repeats outdated economic theory on link between unemployment, inflation
“When unemployment goes down, inflation goes up.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photos show Biden with Secret Service, not Marshals
Images show Joe Biden surrounded by U.S. Marshals.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Mark Zuckerberg wasn’t arrested
Mark Zuckerberg was arrested.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Disney’s stock did not drop 70%, contrary to social media claims
“Disney stock is down more than 70% and attendance is down more than 55%! 10.1 million people canceled their Disney+ subscription."
Snopes→ Did Fox News and Candace Owens Tweet About ‘Ivermectin’s Hidden Cost’?
A purported screenshot claimed Fox News tweeted about "new studies" that found ivermectin users suffered "long-term bowel and urinary incontinence."
Snopes→ Does a Photo Show Margaret Thatcher Talking to a Young Justin Trudeau?
In 1980, an 8-year-old Justin Trudeau accompanied his father Pierre on a trip to Europe.
Snopes→ Did Tucker Carlson Call Dan Crenshaw ‘Eye-Patch McCain’?
The supposed jab came after Fox News previously called out comedian Pete Davidson for a similar remark.
Snopes→ Did Kevin Costner Say Amber Heard Entered His Trailer Naked While Filming 2014 Movie?
A piece of decades-old unfounded gossip gained traction during Johnny Depp's defamation trial against Amber Heard.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Similac, Enfamil Will Send Free Baby Formula To Parents
Will Similac and Enfamil, two baby formula companies, send parents free formula through "the state" due to the ongoing formula shortage? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Abbott, the parent company of Similac, told us that this clai
Snopes→ Starbucks Will Cover Travel for Workers Seeking Abortions
Starbucks is among the most high-profile companies to have adopted a travel benefit for workers seeking abortions.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Doctored video appears to show 9/11 attack without planes
No planes are visible in footage of the 9/11 attack.
Snopes→ In Buffalo, Biden Mourns Victims, Says ‘Evil Will Not Win’
In his remarks today, the president paid tribute to each of the 10 people who lost their lives in the Buffalo supermarket mass shooting.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Find Pesticides In Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines
Did the U.S. military find pesticides in Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vials? No, that's not true: Not only are there no pesticides on the ingredients list for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, but the Department of Defense press office issued a sta
Truth or Fiction?→ Candace Owens’ Ivermectin Fox News Tweet
On May 16 2022, Twitter user @BagdMilkSoWhat shared a purported screenshot of a tweet by right-wing pundit and disinformation purveyor Candace Owens, retweeting a Fox News tweet about parasite medication ivermectin causing incontinence: Oops #ShitCan
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Customers CANNOT Order Baby Formula From Amazon Canada
Can parents in the United States purchase baby formula from Amazon Canada to expedite the delivery during a shortage of formula in the U.S.? No, that's not true: Amazon consumers based in the U.S. are not able to purchase baby formula pro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tricare Will NOT Now Pay To Ship Baby Formula To All Beneficiaries — Only By Doctor’s Order
Due to recent baby formula shortages, is the U.S. military health care program Tricare shipping free baby formula to Tricare beneficiaries, based on how much the baby consumes each month? No, the information in the viral post is misleadin
Snopes→ Did WaPo Publish, ‘This Dog is the New Face of Online Homophobia’?
Another internet meme gets taken too seriously.
Full Fact→ Post claiming the Pfizer vaccine has only a 12% efficacy rate is inaccurate
A Facebook post has claimed that new documents released by Pfizer show that its Covid-19 vaccine has only a 12% efficacy rate, caused an “alarming amount of still births and deaths in pregnant women”, and is not recommended by the manufactu
Snopes→ Biden Offering Additional 8 Free COVID-19 Tests to Public
The government website for people to request free COVID-19 at-home tests from the U.S. government is now accepting a third round of orders.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actor Morgan Freeman Did NOT Tweet That Whiteness ‘Is A Disease’ — It’s Another Morgan Freeman
Did actor Morgan Freeman tweet that whiteness "is a disease"? No, that's not true: That tweet was made by a film director also named Morgan Freeman, who professionally goes by Morgan J. Freeman. Additionally, there are no tweets on actor
Full Fact→ The UN doesn’t have a plan to abolish private land ownership
A Facebook video, which has been viewed more than 100,000 times, falsely claims that the United Nations’ Agenda 21 programme aims to achieve “total collectivism”, meaning that people “can't have private property”. This isn
Logically→ Pills can be used to “reverse” an abortion.
Medical experts have said that there is no evidence that these drugs are fit for use. It is not scientifically possible to reverse a termination.
Logically→ The CEO of Pepsi was recorded saying that he’d never let his family touch any of the company’s products.
This claim is false, and likely based on a misreading of an interview given by the former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi in the New York Times.
Snopes→ W Australian Lawmakers Considering Ban On People Growing Food?
This claim is just the latest wrinkle in an oft-debunked conspiracy theory.
Full Fact→ Green levy costs do not make up 25% of energy bills
"We need to get rid of the green levies, that are 25% of our energy bills." Robert Halfon MP, 12 May 2022. During an appearance on Radio 4’s Today programme on 12 May, Conservative MP Robert Halfon wrongly claimed that green levies account for 2
PolitiFact→ Our American Century – Senate hopeful Kathy Barnette criticized Trump until he won 2016 nomination, then became a supporter
Kathy Barnette "pretends she's America First, but repeatedly attacked President Trump."
Snopes→ German Prosecutors Seek 5 Years for Alleged Ex-Nazi Guard
German prosecutors sought a five-year prison sentence for a 101-year-old man who is on trial for his alleged role as a Nazi SS guard at a concentration camp during World War II.
Full Fact→ Government minister made misleading claim about employment figures
"We're seeing more people in work, even than we saw before Covid." Brandon Lewis MP, 17 May 2022. During appearances on Sky News and BBC Breakfast this morning Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis claimed that more people are currently in work in