A 2019 image of a Dutch farmer protest has been wrongly attributed to the 2022 protest.
Washington Post→ The Senate bill and Biden’s pledge to not raise taxes on people making less than $400,000
The president made a big promise during the campiagn. Whether he kept it depends on how you look at arcane tax math.
Logically→ Satanic rituals were performed at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
There is no proof to support that the Games included Satanic rituals. The Raging Bull used at an event has a special significance to the host city.
Logically→ The U.S. Supreme Court has signed a verdict to impeach U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
The U.S. Constitution gives sole power of impeachment to the House of Representatives. The Supreme Court cannot impeach public officials.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Biden in ‘Predator’ Sting Is NOT Real — It’s A Mashup of 2019 CNN Interview, Old ‘Dateline’ Footage
Was President Joe Biden caught in a child predator sting by NBC "Dateline" host Chris Hansen and a decoy pretending to be a 13-year-old girl? No, that's not true: This video mashup uses clips from two unrelated videos that were filmed mor
Snopes→ Reba McEntire CBD and Keto Gummies Are a Scam
Scammers were creating as many Facebook pages and websites as they could to make Google search results appear as if McEntire endorsed the products. She did not.
Snopes→ Trump Says FBI Conducting Search of Mar-a-Lago Estate
Former President Donald Trump said in a lengthy statement that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe.
Snopes→ Is This ‘Mayonnaise Safety’ Military Handbook Real?
What will they think of next? Ketchup protocols?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT An Accurate Picture Of Donald Trump On A Golf Course — It’s Been Widened
Is this picture an accurate depiction of former President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: This picture has been widened to make it look as if Trump has gained weight. The true picture, credited to Getty Images, is not as wide and featu
Snopes→ Was This Giant Jellyfish Found Off Ireland’s Coast?
It's called a "lion's mane" for a reason.
Snopes→ Does Wrapping Car Keys in Foil Protect from Vehicle Theft?
We looked into a wave of crimes related to keyless entry technology after seeing the rumor, "Wrap Your Car Keys in Foil at Night When Alone."
Snopes→ Who Were the Knocker-Uppers?
Before alarm clocks became common, someone had to wake up workers in industrialized England.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Photo claiming ‘massive’ crowd at Trump’s Aug. 5 Wisconsin rally is actually from 2020
Photo shows a “massive” crowd at a Trump rally in Wisconsin on Aug. 5, 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viruses HAVE Been Isolated, Measles Virus DOES Exist
Is it fact that viruses have never been isolated and there is no measles virus? No, that's not true: Scientists first isolated a virus in the 1890s. And a Persian doctor published written accounts about measles disease in the late 800s. I
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The President Did NOT Announce New ‘Health Credits’ For Anyone Making Under $50,000 A Year
Did the U.S. president announce a program giving "Health Credits" to anyone making under $50,000 a year? No, that's not true: This claim does not contain any proof of the purported program, and government resources do not show any informa
Snopes→ David McCullough, Pulitzer-Winning Historian, Dies at 89
He died less than two months after his beloved wife, Rosalee.
Snopes→ Olivia Newton-John, Superstar Singer and Actress, Dies at 73
Newton-John died at her southern California ranch, John Easterling, her husband, wrote on Instagram and Facebook.
PolitiFact→ Karine Jean-Pierre – Karine Jean-Pierre’s mistaken comment on Supreme Court’s abortion decision
Overturning Roe v. Wade was an “unconstitutional action by” the Supreme Court.
Snopes→ Do Spiders Sleep? Study Suggests They May Snooze Like Humans
It's a question that keeps some scientists awake at night: Do spiders sleep?
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘1994, CEOs of Seven Major Tobacco Corporations in the United States Swear That Nicotine is Not Addictive’
On August 8 2022, an image purportedly showing seven chief executive officers of tobacco companies at a 1994 hearing was shared to Reddit’s r/agedlikemilk (a subreddit for anything that has deteriorated with age instead of improving over time):
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest DNI Avril Haines
Did the U.S. military arrest Avril Haines, the director of National Intelligence, on August 2, 2022? No, that's not true: A duty officer at the Pentagon told Lead Stories that this claim was "false." The claim is not corrobrated by contem
Snopes→ UK Museum Agrees to Return Looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria
The Horniman Museum and Gardens in southeast London said that it would transfer a collection of 72 items to the Nigerian government.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Officials Ordered A DNA Test To Determine Male Or Female Prison For Brittany Griner
Was a DNA test ordered to "determine male or female prison" professional basketball player Brittany Griner would be placed in while imprisoned in Russia? No, that's not true: There have been no reports in any reputable media that a DNA te
Snopes→ 1st Sea Turtle Nest Found on Mississippi Beach Since 2018
A Harrison County Sand Beach crew that was cleaning up found what appeared to be turtle tracks just east of the Pass Christian Harbor.
Truth or Fiction?→ Benny Johnson’s ‘Trump’s Enthusiasm is Bigger Than in 2016’ Deleted Tweet
On August 6 2022, Twitter user Ron Filipkowski tweeted a screenshot of a tweet that was purportedly posted, and then quietly deleted by right-wing blogger Benny Johnson, in which Johnson shared an image that he claimed was from a rally for former Unite
Snopes→ Researchers Ask Census to Stop Controversial Privacy Method
Prominent demographers are asking the U.S. Census Bureau to abandon a controversial method for protecting survey and census participants' confidentiality
Full Fact→ Rishi Sunak video fails to say some retained EU laws have already been repealed or replaced
Mr Sunak’s pledge to review or repeal ‘all 2,400’ EU laws retained following Brexit doesn’t account for the fact many have already been repealed or replaced.
Snopes→ Man Who Shot Ahmaud Arbery Gets Life Sentence for Hate Crime
The white man who fatally shot Ahmaud Arbery after chasing the 25-year-old Black man in a Georgia neighborhood was sentenced to life in prison for committing a federal hate crime.
PolitiFact→ How ‘War on Fakes’ uses fact-checking to spread pro-Russia propaganda
War on Fakes claims to be a fact-checking service countering “an information war launched against Russia.” But a review by PolitiFact shows that its “fact-checks” are actually pieces of pro-Russia disinformation packed with falsehoods.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Dominion Voting Systems and the Colorado Recount
Tina Peters. (Photo by Marc Piscotty/Getty Images)A recent article from The Gateway Pundit, which has a history of promoting false voter conspiracy theories, claims that Dominion Voting System machines failed a logic and accuracy test in El Paso County
Logically→ AirPods emit over ten times the radiation emitted by cell phones and are dangerous to the human brain.
Airpods emit less radiation than cell phones, and there is no evidence that they can cause health problems.
Snopes→ A First: African American Marine Promoted to 4-Star General
Gen. Michael E. Langley was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, and grew up at military bases as his father served in the Air Force.
Snopes→ Woman Injured by Polar Bear on Norway’s Svalbard Islands
A polar bear attacked a campsite in Norway’s remote Arctic Svalbard Islands, injuring a French tourist.
Snopes→ Expert: Climate Bill Could Short-Circuit EV Tax Credits
The bill, which needs House approval, requires that new electric vehicles meet stringent sourcing requirements for critical materials to qualify for the tax credits.
Snopes→ Anne Heche in Hospital, ‘Stable’ After Fiery Car Crash
Actor Anne Heche was in the hospital following an accident in which her car smashed into a house and flames erupted.
Logically→ North Carolina proposed a bill that legalizes the murder of pregnant women who seek an abortion.
North Carolina HB 158 has not been reintroduced in 2022.
Logically→ Narednra Modi-led BJP government is planning to privatize the CISF.
Home Minister Amit Shah said CISF should train private security agencies to provide protection to the industrial sector by working in a hybrid model.
Snopes→ Albuquerque Police Seek Car in Killings of 4 Muslim Men
Albuquerque police said they released photos of the vehicle suspected of being used in the four homicides, hoping people could help identify the car.
Logically→ A cloud ‘absorbed’ water from river Ganga in Allahabad.
The video is from Pune, Maharashtra, and not from Allahabad. Also, it shows a tornado-like situation, not a cloud 'absorbing' water from a river.
Logically→ A Muslim man in India threatened to kill an electrician over the restoration of an illegal power supply connection.
A video of a Pakistani man threatening officials from the electricity department in 2020 has been falsely shared as an incident from India.