Was former President Donald Trump awakened out of bed by investigators seeking to search his Mar-a-Lago residence, as the headline of a video claims? No, that's not true: The video itself never mentions the search of the Florida property
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Un-spinning a White House chart on Biden’s job gains
The Biden administration has “created” more than double the number of jobs per month, on average, than any other administration going back to George H.W. Bush.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Home Depot Did NOT Donate $1.7 Million To Herschel Walker — Co-Founder Who Left Company In 2022 Did
Did Home Depot donate $1.7 million in October 2022 to former NFL player and 2022 Senate candidate Herschel Walker? No, that's not true: Bernard "Bernie" Marcus, a co-founder of Home Depot who retired from the company in 2002, made two don
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Trump for Testimony on Capitol Attack
The panel voted unanimously to compel the former president to appear.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID MRNA Vaccine NOT Found To Cause 84% Increase In Death For Men Ages 18-39
Have COVID mRNA vaccines been found to cause an 84 percent increase in death for men ages 18-39? No, that's not true: Lead Stories asked medical experts about the claim and they said it is misleading and can be misinterpreted to imply tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show A ‘Kiev Orphanage’ Destroyed By A Russian Drone
Did a video circulating on social media depict the collapse of an orphanage in Kyiv after a Russian drone attack on October 10, 2022? No, that's not true. The video in a claim does not show an orphanage collapsing in Kyiv. The footage sho
FactCheck.org→ Florida’s COVID-19 Vaccination Analysis Is Flawed, Experts Say
The state of Florida recently announced that it was no longer recommending that younger males receive mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, based on an unpublished analysis that purportedly found an increased risk of cardiac-related death following vaccination. But
Snopes→ Did a Youth Pastor Make an ‘I Heart Hot Youth Pastors’ Sticker?
"My best friend lives in South Carolina and sent me this screenshot from her local mom group and I just ... cannot," a tweet read.
PolitiFact→ Mark Finchem – Arizona Republican said he doesn’t ‘care for’ mail voting. He used it 28 times
“I don’t care for mail-in voting. That’s why I go to the polls.”
FactCheck.org→ Unraveling Wisconsin GOP Candidate’s Abortion Position
Wisconsin Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels — who opposes abortion rights —made headlines when he said in a radio interview last month that as governor, he would sign an abortion ban that included exceptions for rape and incest. A Face
PolitiFact→ West Virginia Republican Party – Overdoses reached an all-time high in 2021
“Overdoses reached an all-time high in 2021.”
Snopes→ Goose on Loose Causes Delay at Padres-Dodgers Playoff Game
The bird flew into Dodger Stadium and landed in shallow right field with two outs in the eighth inning.
Poynter→ Brazil’s fact-checkers concerned with their impact ahead of Oct. 30 runoff
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. Journalists and fact-checkers in Brazil are concerned about the [&
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Trump’s rally wasn’t canceled because of poor attendance
Donald Trump’s “rally just got shut down after no one shows up.”
Logically→ A 2019 court case ruling supports the Flat Earth theory.
The ruling was based on technical stipulations outlined by Zen Garcia in his contest and does not suggest that the earth's curvature cannot be proven.
Logically→ U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed distributing Hurricane Ian relief funds based on race.
Snopes→ Social Security Benefits to Jump by 8.7% Next Year
That’s a historic increase and welcome news for American retirees and others — but it’s tempered by the fact that it’s fueled by record high inflation that’s raised the cost of everyday living.
Logically→ An image of people injured in the October 10 missile strike in Kyiv, Ukraine, is fake.
Many credible media outlets have documented the missile attacks on October 10, proving that the image is not fake.
Health Feedback→ Analysis by Florida Department of Health about COVID-19 mRNA vaccines contains multiple methodological problems
REVIEW On 7 October 2022, the state of Florida issued new COVID-19 vaccine guidance recommending against men aged 18 to 39 years old getting the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. According to the guidance, this decision was based on a new unpublished study by
The Dispatch→ Russia’s Real Enemy Is China, Not the West
The Putin years have left it a vassal state of Beijing.The post Russia’s Real Enemy Is China, Not the West appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Will One Man’s Stroke Determine Control of the Senate?
John Fetterman’s recovery has become the central issue in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race.The post Will One Man’s Stroke Determine Control of the Senate? appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Joe Biden and Mary Jane
The president’s marijuana announcement is substantively slight but symbolically significant: A Dispatch Explainer.The post Joe Biden and Mary Jane appeared first on The Dispatch.
Poynter→ Election Integrity Partnership targeted election misinformation, not conservatives
A former congressional candidate claims that he and other conservatives were targeted on social media with the government’s help around the time of the 2020 election. “(The) Department of Homeland […] The post Election Integrity Partnersh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Vaccine Clinical Trial NOT Intended To Test Transmission Prevention — That’s Not How Clinical Trials Work
Did a Pfizer representative "admit" the company erred when its COVID-19 vaccine was "never tested on preventing transmission" of the virus during clinical trials? No, that's not true. Vaccine clinical trials for drug approval are not mean
Snopes→ Did US Gas Prices Drop Below $2 Under Trump?
"They want you to forget gas was under $2 when Trump was in office," one Twitter user posted.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO New Stimulus Giving $440 A Month To Low-Income Americans Who Don’t Have Medicaid Or Medicare
Is there a new stimulus package that is giving $440 a month to low-income Americans who don't have Medicaid or Medicare? No, that's not true: The claim offers no proof that the money is being distributed to people who do not have Medicaid
Snopes→ The Green Children of Woolpit
The old British tale dating back to the 12th century has historians debating its origins.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Boiling Lettuce And Drinking The Water Makes You Sleepy
Does boiling lettuce and drinking the water make you sleepy? There isn't evidence to prove this: At the time of writing, there is no peer-reviewed research that overwhelmingly supports the idea that boiled lettuce water can act as an effe
Snopes→ Alex Jones Ordered to Pay $965 Million for Sandy Hook Lies
The verdict is the second big judgment against the Infowars host over his relentless promotion of the lie that the 2012 massacre never happened.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sen. John Kennedy Releasing Classified Documents, He Does NOT Say ‘You Had A Deal With Hunter’
Does a video posted on Facebook show Sen. John Kennedy releasing classified documents in the Senate or declaring that an interlocutor had "a deal" with President Joe Biden's son, Hunter Biden? No, that's not true: The video shows Kennedy
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Starbucks Corporate Is Leaving Mobile Orders on When Workers Are on Strike’
On October 11 2022, footage from TikTok was shared to Imgur with a descriptive on-screen top caption — “Starbucks corporate is leaving mobile orders on when workers are on strike”: Starbucks Corporate latest union busting tactics;
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Snow and a lack of wind are not stopping solar and wind energy production in Germany
"In Germany, millions of solar panels are blanketed in snow and 30,000 wind turbines are sitting idle because there’s no wind.”
PolitiFact→ Women’s issues and a few other fact checks in Iowa’s US Senate race
Women’s issues and a few other fact-checks in Iowa’s US Senate race
Truth or Fiction?→ MSNBC, Disgraced Host ‘Analyze’ John Fetterman Interview
As criticism built against NBC for its framing of a recent interview with Pennsylvania Lt. Governor and Democratic senatorial candidate John Fetterman, its sister cable broadcaster invited former presenter Chris Matthews, who left the network amid alle
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Green-Screen-Studio Photo Does NOT Reveal Deception By Zelenskyy
Did Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy use green screen technology, lots of editing and help from Hollywood to produce propaganda to "make things appear real"? No, that's not true: This photo shows a studio that created a hologram of
PolitiFact→ Catherine Cortez Masto – Cortez Masto’s Spanish ad twists Laxalt’s remarks on lost Hispanic jobs and businesses
Says Adam Laxalt said it is “good news” that “a lot of those Hispanic small businesses never reopened” after the pandemic.
Snopes→ Did Darwin Say It Is ‘Not the Strongest of Species That Survives’ but the ‘Most Adaptable’?
The English naturalist has often been the subject of misattributions.
PolitiFact→ Katie Hobbs – AZ GOP governor hopeful Lake called a near-total abortion ban law ‘great’
Kari Lake has “gone on the record saying she supports Arizona's complete abortion ban. She's called it a great law.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Harvard ‘Black Hole’ Is a ‘Discovery of a Lifetime’
On October 12 2022, astronomer and Redditor u/Andromeda321 shared post to r/science, about novel behavior by a black hole: ‘We’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before:’ Black Hole Spews Out Material Years After Shredding Star from
Snopes→ King Charles III to Be Crowned May 6 Next Year, Palace Says
King Charles III will be crowned at Westminster Abbey on May 6 in a ceremony that will embrace the past but look to the modern world after the 70-year reign of the late Queen Elizabeth II.