On May 3 2022, a Facebook user warned that “yoga Barbie” poses a spiritual threat to innocent children: “Yoga Barbie” is at Target on the shelf. Satan always comes as appearing innocent. He will never come with horns and a pitch
PolitiFact→ Should you worry about data from your period-tracking app being used against you?
Ask KHN-PolitiFact: Should you worry about data from your period-tracking app being used against you
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas McCarthy, Four Other GOP Lawmakers
The panel is investigating McCarthy’s conversations with then-President Donald Trump the day of the attack and meetings the four other lawmakers had with the White House.
PolitiFact→ Aaron Lieberman – Neo-Nazi and racial discrimination claims in AZ governor’s race are Mostly False
"Kari Lake has been appearing at rallies with neo-Nazis," while "two federal juries have found" Katie Hobbs "guilty of racial discrimination."
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Tweets conflate Ron DeSantis’ massive campaign fundraising with his net worth
“Is ANYONE asking how Ron DeSantis was worth $340,000 in 2020 and is now worth $52 million?"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden, Soros, Obama Are NOT Planning A New World Order Conspiracy — Quotes Are Being Taken Out Of Context
Did President Joe Biden, George Soros and former President Barack Obama talk about fulfilling the conspiracy theory of tyrannically taking over the world, otherwise known as the New World Order? No, that's not true: The quotes are legitim
Snopes→ Army Poised to Revamp Alaska Forces to Prep for Arctic Fight
The U.S. Army is poised to revamp its forces in Alaska to better prepare for future cold-weather conflicts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Guarantee That Joining Satanic Temple Would Give Legal Religious Protection To Terminate Pregnancy
Does joining The Satanic Temple give a member legal protection to terminate a pregnancy? Not necessarily: According to legal experts, it could -- but joining "opportunistically" probably won't be applicable. Or as Mark Tushnet, the Willia
Snopes→ Did Karine Jean-Pierre Say Fox News Is ‘Racist’?
The alleged quote was cited in May 2022, just after it was announced that Jean-Pierre would take over the role of White House press secretary in the Biden administration.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misattribute Phrase ‘Domestic Supply of Infants’ in Draft Opinion on Abortion
Quick Take In a footnote of a draft opinion on abortion access, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito quoted from a 2008 government report on the demand for adoption in the U.S., which used the phrase, “domestic supply of infants.” Posts on so
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parents Should NOT Make, Feed Homemade Baby Formula To Infants
Should parents make and feed homemade baby formula to their infants if they can't find or afford it? No, that's not true: For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Infant Nutrition
Truth or Fiction?→ A ‘Homemade Baby Formula’ Recipe from 1960 is Viral — and Dangerous
An April 26 2022 Facebook post featuring an emergency “homemade baby formula” recipe spread virally on platforms as a baby formula shortage worsened — and as experts pleaded with parents not to experiment with diluted or homemade form
Snopes→ United States to Host Rugby World Cup for 1st Time
The United States will stage a Rugby World Cup for the first time after being voted as the host of the men's tournament in 2031 and the women's tournament two years later.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The adenovirus was not developed to kill kids, nor is it a combination of viruses including COVID-19
An adenovirus is a combination of viruses, gastrointestinal virus, pneumonia and COVID-19 mixed together to “kill our children.”
Snopes→ Pilot Down, Passenger Takes over with ‘No Idea How to Fly’
A passenger with no flying experience radioed an urgent plea for help when the pilot of a small plane suddenly fell ill off Florida’s Atlantic coast.
PolitiFact→ Suburban Virginia Republican Coalition – Yes, carbon dioxide is a pollutant
“CO2 is not a pollutant.”
Snopes→ Did Trey Gowdy Praise ‘2000 Mules’?
According to a viral meme, Gowdy attended a viewing of the film purporting to prove the 2020 presidential election was fraudulent at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort.
Full Fact→ Reports that ‘most teachers’ are suffering from depression are based on a self-selecting survey
Most teachers suffering from depression The Independent, 10 May 2022. A Press Association article published by the Independent, the Evening Standard, the National and many local newspapers has reported details of a survey on depression in teachers tha
Snopes→ Unauthorized Video of Jesse Williams Onstage Prompts Outrage
Video of a naked Jesse Williams captured onstage in a shower scene from a Broadway play has been posted online.
Snopes→ Egg-Sized Diamond Fetches over $21M with Fees at Geneva Sale
“The Rock,” an egg-sized white diamond billed as the largest of its kind to go up for auction, sold for more than 21.6 million Swiss francs ($21.75 million), including fees — though at the low end of the expected range.
PolitiFact→ Wild GOP Senate primary in Pennsylvania coming to a close
Mehmet Oz and Dave McCormick have beat each other up in the GOP primary for a key U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania. Now, as the campaign draws to a close, a third MAGA candidate, Kathy Barnette, is gaining ground.
AllSides→ Yes, Safe Smoking Kits Include Free Crack Pipes. We Know Because We Got Them.
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/yes-safe-smoking-kits-include-free-crack-pipes-we-know-because-we-got-them/
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Posts misattribute quote about the US needing a ‘domestic supply of infants’ to Alito, Barrett
Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito said that the U.S. needs a “domestic supply of infants” to meet the needs of parents seeking to adopt.
Logically→ A video shows a Nazi swastika displayed on the stairs of a shopping center in Ukraine in 2022.
A 2019 video of a Ukrainian mall's hacked LED-lit staircase has been shared in the current context of the war in Ukraine.
Snopes→ Finland’s Leaders Call for NATO Membership ‘Without Delay’
Finland’s leaders said they’re in favor of rapidly applying for NATO membership, paving the way for a historic expansion of the alliance.
Full Fact→ No hard evidence behind claim holidaymakers have 50% chance of ‘timely’ passport renewal
ITV has reported that it’s estimated holidaymakers have only a 50% chance of getting their passport renewed in a “successful and timely manner”. This figure was also reported by a number of other outlets including LBC, The Mirror and
Logically→ Nestlé has not stopped its business operations in Russia.
Nestlé has stopped most of its operations in Russia. It continues to provide essential infant, medical, and hospital nutrition.
Poynter→ Misinformed electorate contributed to Marcos Jr. win, say Filipino fact-checkers
Son of disgraced Philippine dictator Ferdinand Marcos and heir to the family dynasty, Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. won the Philippine general election in a landslide victory on Tuesday. Based on […] The post Misinformed electorate contribu
Snopes→ Biden Co-Hosts 2nd Global COVID Summit As US Nears 1M Deaths
President Joe Biden will appeal for a renewed international commitment to attacking COVID-19 as he convenes a second virtual summit on the pandemic and marks “a tragic milestone" as the U.S. approaches 1 million deaths.
Logically→ Stratospheric aerosol injections cause allergies and trouble breathing.
2016 footage of an ex-CIA director talking about using stratospheric aerosol injections to reverse global warming has been misinterpreted.
Washington Post→ Dissecting White House spin that most Republicans want to raise taxes
The White House keeps doubling down on the false claim that there is brosd support among the GOP to raise middle-class taxes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘2000 Mules’ Does NOT Prove 2020 Election Was Stolen — Documentary Contains Holes, Assumptions
Does the movie "2000 Mules" prove the 2020 presidential election was stolen by voter fraud? No, that's not true: The film's producers promote a theory that 2,000 people in five key swing states collected and delivered hundreds of thousand
Snopes→ No, the Man in the ‘Size of the Donut Hole’ Photo Isn’t Mitch McConnell
We have finally tracked down the origins of this mystery picture, which has confounded the internet for years.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Economic Spin
In a speech on inflation and the economy, President Joe Biden made some misleading claims and used political spin to criticize Republicans and promote his policies. Biden said higher inflation was due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Russian President Vla
Snopes→ Senate Bid To Save Roe V. Wade Falls to GOP-Led Filibuster
The Senate fell far short Wednesday in a rushed effort toward enshrining Roe v. Wade abortion access as federal law, blocked by a Republican filibuster.
Snopes→ Does This NASA Photo Show a ‘Portal’ and ‘Wall’ on Mars?
It's either a door leading to another celestial dimension ... or part of a rock.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photo does not show lithium mine — it’s a copper mine
Says photo shows "one of Tesla's lithium supply mines where entire mountains are eliminated."
Snopes→ Roe Leak: No, Justices Didn’t Argue Against Abortion to Boost ‘Domestic Supply of Infants’
Abortion-rights activists responded with outrage to a footnote from the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. What it actually said was very different.
Snopes→ Did ‘Ninja’ Tweet ‘My Braless Wife Brings Me a Sandwich’?
Twitter users celebrated the first anniversary of the original tweet by reposting the message to their own accounts without any context.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trey Gowdy Did NOT Say He Saw Movie ‘2000 Mules’ Or He ‘Always Believed That Rampant Cheating Occurred’ In Election
Did former U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy say he saw the movie "2000 Mules" at Mar-a-Lago and that he "always believed that rampant cheating occurred" in the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The Republican from South Carolina told Lead Stories b