On August 12 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot from Twitter, purportedly featuring a prophetic article from The Onion in 2017, describing nuclear material improperly stored at Mar-a-Lago: little known fact: the onion is staffed by wizards
Snopes→ Rodolfo Castro’s On-Field MLB Phone Flub a Relatable Moment
The moment was hilarious because it was so relatable.
PolitiFact→ Is the titanium dioxide in tampons toxic?
Titanium dioxide is a common ingredient in sunscreen, toothpaste, paper and coffee creamers. Some online claim the mineral is toxic and causes cancer and reproductive harm. There is no evidence that is the case, but more research is needed.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Why Trump is wrong to suggest Obama personally kept ‘33 million pages of documents’
"President Barack Hussein Obama kept 33 million pages of documents, much of them classified. How many of them pertained to nuclear? Word is, lots!"
PolitiFact→ Tim Michels – Once on the fence, Michels reconsiders and endorses Donald Trump in 2024 bid
On endorsing former President Donald Trump in 2024.
Full Fact→ Report of newborn baby abandoned in Barnsley is fake
An image of a newborn baby abandoned in South Yorkshire was taken in Thailand in 2017.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT Real That Shows Ghislaine Maxwell Partying With Judge Who Approved Mar-a-Lago Warrant
Is a photograph real that shows Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, partying with the judge who approved the FBI warrant to search former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence? No, that's not true: It's be
Snopes→ Getty Museum in LA to Return Illegally Exported Art to Italy
The Getty will return a nearly life-size group of Greek terra-cotta sculptures known as “Orpheus and the Sirens," believed to date from the fourth century B.C.
PolitiFact→ Matt Gaetz – No, Biden is not arming up the IRS with guns and ammunition
The government is arming up the IRS because “Joe Biden is raising taxes and disarming Americans.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Is NOT Opening ‘Sniper School,’ Its Criminal Investigation Unit Says
Is the IRS opening a "sniper school"? No, that's not true: The IRS Criminal Investigation unit declared to Lead Stories that there is no such school opening. The claim was made in an article on a website known for fictitious content. The
Full Fact→ Are one million people in the UK using anabolic steroids?
The widely quoted figure can be traced to an extrapolated estimate from 2015, but a review earlier this year suggests the actual number is much lower.
Snopes→ More Black NFL Retirees Win Dementia Cases in Rescored Tests
Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias.
Full Fact→ Mark Zuckerberg is not David Rockerfeller’s grandson
The Rothschilds don’t have a 10% stake in Facebook either.
Full Fact→ YouTuber misinterprets Covid-19 vaccine evidence on children from Singapore
Dr John Campbell claims that new evidence shows more children “suffered a severe reaction to vaccine” than required oxygen therapy for Covid-19. But this is incorrect, and the comparison is flawed.
Full Fact→ Leaked report doesn’t ‘vindicate’ view that most people crossing the Channel on small boats are ‘economic migrants’
The Mail on Sunday recently published an article stating that four in 10 people crossing the Channel in small boats are from Albania.
Snopes→ J&J to End Sales of Baby Powder with Talc Globally Next Year
Talc will be replaced by cornstarch.
Snopes→ Were the Blue People of Kentucky Real?
A rare genetic condition led to the unusual-looking skin tone.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Photo doctored to look like Ghislaine Maxwell was massaging Judge Bruce Reinhart’s feet
A photo shows Ghislaine Maxwell and Bruce Reinhart.
Snopes→ Author Salman Rushdie Attacked on Lecture Stage in New York
Salman Rushdie, the author whose writing led to death threats from Iran in the 1980s, was attacked as he was about to give a lecture in western New York.
Snopes→ In Biden’s Big Bill: Climate, Health Care, Deficit Reduction
The package heading toward final passage in Congress and to the White House for President Joe Biden's signature will touch countless American lives.
Snopes→ Beto O’Rourke Responds to Heckler over Uvalde with Expletive
Video of O'Rourke's exchange at a town hall in rural Mineral Wells drew millions of views on social media,.
Logically→ “Nitish belongs to everyone” poster put up at Patna’s JD(U) headquarters after Nitish Kumar ended alliance with BJP
A poster from 2020 was shared as a recent one after Nitish Kumar resigned as the Chief Minister and joined hands with RJD and left alliance with BJP.
PolitiFact→ Republican Governors Association – Democrat Evers didn’t give Wisconsin counties 'the green light' to defund police
"Governor Tony Evers gave counties the green light to defund Wisconsin's police departments."
Snopes→ The US Military’s Approach To Curbing Online Extremism Within Its Ranks, Explained
The new rules prohibit any statement that advocates for “violence to achieve goals that are political ... or ideological in nature."
Snopes→ Trump Calls for ‘Immediate’ Release of Mar-a-Lago Warrant
Former President Donald Trump called for the “immediate” release of the federal warrant the FBI used to search his Florida estate.
Logically→ Train full of Rohingya refugees leaves Bangladesh for Bihar following the formation of the new state government.
A video of people returning home on train before the Eid celebration in Bangladesh is wrongly attributed to Rohingya Muslims leaving for Bihar.
Full Fact→ Monkeypox is not a government conspiracy to cover up ‘vaccine-induced’ diseases
Thousands of monkeypox infections have been directly confirmed in laboratories, and the Covid-19 vaccines have not caused widespread damage to people’s immune systems
Snopes→ CDC Drops Quarantine, Distancing Recommendations for COVID
The changes are driven by a recognition that an estimated 95% of Americans 16 and older have acquired some level of immunity.
Logically→ Google Earth shows a sunken plane off the coast of the Bahamas.
The image is not proof of a plane crash and is likely to be an image capture of a live plane caught by satellites.
Poynter→ How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda
Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, a newly-launched fact-checking service called War on Fakes published a piece claiming to debunk the notion that Ukrainians were not waging an information war against Russians. Not […] The post How ‘War on Fa
Logically→ PM Modi insulted the National Flag by wiping the sweat off his face with it.
Logically→ Fast food is designed to modify your DNA
This claim exaggerates valid concerns about the prevalence of preservatives and other additives in the modern diet.
Logically→ Forwarding ‘good morning, good evening’ messages etc can expose one’s private banking information.
There are no credible reports or official warnings that the forwarded messages expose one's private information.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ad NOT Realistic In Claiming ‘Slimming Patch’ Brings Quick Weight Loss
Is an online video advertisement that implies people can rapidly lose weight by wearing a "slimming patch" on their skin realistic? No, that's not true: This is a misleading ad. A bariatric surgeon who also serves as a spokesperson for Th
Snopes→ Fake Photo Shows Fla. Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart with Ghislaine Maxwell
According to Politico, Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart "signed off on the warrant that allowed federal agents to search former President Donald Trump's Florida residence."
Snopes→ Armed Man Killed After Trying to Breach FBI Office, Standoff
An armed man clad in body armor who tried to breach the FBI’s Cincinnati office on Thursday was shot and killed by police after he fled the scene and engaged in an hourslong standoff in a rural part of the state.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Brittney Griner Is NOT A Man — She Has Already Debunked This
Is WNBA player Brittney Griner a "he" and not a "she"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Griner -- who uses "she," "her" and "hers" pronouns to describe herself -- identifies as a man. Griner has publicly discussed being misg
Snopes→ Is the Meme About Brittney Griner and Audrey Lorber True?
According to the meme, a white American named Audrey Lorber received far less jail time in Russia than Griner did for a similar drug possession crime.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media, Politicians Make Unfounded Claims of Politicized Mar-a-Lago Search
Quick Take FBI agents searched the home of former President Donald Trump in Florida on Aug. 8 looking for presidential records and classified materials that were improperly removed from the White House. Social media posts claiming the FBI search was po
Snopes→ Is IRS Hiring 87K New Agents To Audit Middle-Class Americans?
The GOP claimed newly hired tax agents will be "coming after" ordinary Americans.