Elon Musk accused Twitter of fraud in a countersuit over his aborted $44 billion deal for the social media company, which he said held back necessary information and misled his team about its true user base.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines significantly increase the risk oh heart attacks in children.
Vaccines are safe for children, and there is no medical proof they can causes heart attacks in any age group.
Full Fact→ Warnings about ‘homeless pair’ attacking people are fake
A post warning that two people are pretending to be homeless before attacking people is fake. Several versions of the warning have been circulating on Facebook.
Snopes→ US Declares Public Health Emergency over Monkeypox Outbreak
The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rainwater Did NOT Contain Dangerous Levels Of Barium When Tested In ‘Chemtrail’ Investigative Report
Did rainwater collected in a man's backyard show dangerously high levels of barium in lab test results conducted for a 2007 TV station investigation about "chemtrails"? No, that's not true: The lab results for the test sample did not show
Snopes→ Are Orcas Not Whales But Dolphins?
Dubbed the “killer whale,” orcas have mouths full of dozens of interlocking, 3-inch teeth.
Snopes→ Wray: Trump WH Directed Kavanaugh Background Probe in 2018
U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., asked FBI Director Christopher Wray to answer a series of questions about Kavanaugh's one-week, follow-up background investigation.
PolitiFact→ Ad Watch: Nikki Fried's ad bashes Charlie Crist's Republican past
Nikki Fried's criticism of Charlie Crist, her opponent in Florida's Democratic primary, isn't "something new." But her remarks about Crist's past as a Republican hold some truth.
Snopes→ Alex Jones Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents More Than $4M
It likely won't be the last judgment over Jones' claims that the attack was staged in the interests of increasing gun controls.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Election Ballots DO Have Serial Numbers — But They Are Removed During Processing To Protect Voter Secrecy
Do election ballots have serial numbers to protect against voter fraud? Yes, that's true, but those numbers are removed during processing to protect the identity of the voter. In an email to Lead Stories, Christopher B. Mann, an associate
Snopes→ Did Marilyn Monroe Say, ‘Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History’?
The quote has become famous, but its original context was different than what many assume.
Full Fact→ Sky News Conservative leadership Q&A: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss fact checked
We’ve taken a look at some of the claims made by the final two contenders to be the next Prime Minister during Sky News’s “The Battle For Number 10” Q&A.
Snopes→ Does Photo Show Air Florida Flight 90 Crashing into Bridge?
In our research, we were less concerned with the fairly obvious fact that it didn't show the 1982 crash than we were with finding the origins of the image.
FactCheck.org→ How Does the Inflation Reduction Act Address Climate Change?
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate plans to hold its first vote on Aug. 6 on the Inflation Reduction Act, surprising legislation that he and West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, a previous holdout, announced on July 27. The budget reconc
PolitiFact→ The pace of Arizona’s primary ballot count isn’t ‘suspicious.’ Verifying mail ballots takes time
Tweets suggested that the pace of the ballot count in Arizona was “suspicious,” which ignores the facts about the laws election officials must follow to produce an accurate count, including the verification of mail ballot signatures.
Snopes→ WNBA’s Griner Convicted at Drug Trial, Sentenced to 9 Years
U.S. basketball star Brittney Griner was convicted in Russia of drug possession and smuggling and was sentenced to nine years behind bars.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – There’s no evidence that radiation emitted from Apple AirPods will cook your brain
"AirPods are essentially microwaving your brain.”
Snopes→ How Much is Zuckerberg Worth? Card Collector Could Find out
Allie Tarantino is hoping that a signed baseball card featuring one of the richest men in the world will bring a fortune when it is put up for auction next month.
FactCheck.org→ Sorting Out the Partisan Tax Spin on Inflation Reduction Act
Both political parties are spinning the facts on whether the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act would raise taxes. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says the climate bill “does not raise taxes” but merely closes tax “loopholes.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Reporter Wears Grape Costume to Defend Boy Suspended for Banana Suit’
An August 3 2022 post to Reddit (featured on r/all) featured a meme about a reporter wearing a “grape costume” as he interviewed a boy who had been suspended from school for wearing a “banana suit”: Fruit of the Loom,
PolitiFact→ Kat Cammack – A GOP talking point suggests birth control is not at risk. Evidence suggests otherwise.
“In no way, shape, or form is access to contraception limited or at risk of being limited.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Monkeypox Is NOT Airborne Disease That Causes Paralysis
Is monkeypox an airborne disease that causes paralysis? No, that's not true: While its transmission might occur during prolonged face-to-face contact, the particles do not stay in the air for long and thus it cannot be classified as an ai
Snopes→ Feds Charge 4 Police Officers in Fatal Breonna Taylor Raid
The charges are an effort to hold law enforcement accountable for the killing of the 26-year-old medical worker.
FactCheck.org→ Three Canadian Doctors Died of Long-Term Illnesses, Contrary to False Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Was Cause
SciCheck Digest It’s estimated that COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives, but false claims continue to cast doubt on their safety and efficacy. One such claim that has spread around the world falsely suggests that three Canadian doctors
Truth or Fiction?→ Nick Adams’ ‘Men in Denim Built America Only for the Men in Suits to Destroy It’ Tweet
An August 3 2022 tweet by the account Conservative Self-Owns (@ConSelfOwns) on Twitter featured a screenshot of a purported tweet from internet user Nick Adams — who happened to be wearing a suit in his Twitter avatar: pic.twitter.com/k4uEjV5nx
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Tiny House’ Facebook Page Will NOT Give Away This Home
Did the Facebook page Tiny House give away a home to "everyone who shared and signed 'Done' before August 5rd [sic] at 6pm"? No, that's not true: The real owners of the home have told Lead Stories that the owners of this Facebook page do
Snopes→ Did Kate Bush Say She Has Never Even Seen a Hill?
Was she only imagining "Running Up That Hill"?
Snopes→ New York Prisons Lift Ban on Book About Attica Uprising
New York authorities have lifted a ban that had stopped state prison inmates from reading a book about the 1971 Attica Correctional Facility uprising.
Health Feedback→ The CDC hasn’t classified monkeypox as airborne; transmission is typically through sustained physical contact
REVIEW The recent monkeypox outbreak has led to the disease spreading in dozens of countries where it isn’t normally found. There have been over 25,000 cases and a small number of deaths, leading to the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring a
Snopes→ US Proposes to Increase Refund Protections for Air Travelers
The Transportation Department is proposing to require airlines to offer passengers a refund if their flight schedule is changed significantly or the airline makes major changes to their itinerary.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccine Trials Did NOT Skip Animal Testing Because All The Animals Were Dying — No Steps Were Skipped
Did COVID vaccine trials skip animal testing and go straight to people because all the animals were dying? No, that's not true: In an email to Lead Stories, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said, "The claim is completely false.
Poynter→ Factually: In Georgia, fact-checkers have become targets of the ruling party
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. While Georgian democracy has never flourished, fact-checkers in th
Snopes→ Suspect Mistakenly Freed in Lady Gaga’s Dog Theft Recaptured
James Howard Jackson was arrested nearly five months after he was released from jail while awaiting trial “due to a clerical error.”
Full Fact→ The government has not awarded a £70 billion net zero contract to a small Cornish company
A public body consortium has chosen the company to provide a procurement service.
Full Fact→ Not all people with hearing loss are unable to access extra cancer care help
A tweet from Macmillan Cancer Support appears to suggest that 11 million people with hearing loss in the UK can’t access extra help following a cancer diagnosis. This is unlikely to be the case.
Full Fact→ Do a disproportionate number of women end up in prison for failing to pay TV licences?
Conservative leadership candidate Liz Truss has raised concerns over the number imprisoned, but since 1995 twice as many men have been jailed.
Snopes→ Christian Flag in Speech Battle Flies, Briefly, over Boston
The Christian flag that became the focus of a free speech legal battle that went all the way to the Supreme Court was raised — briefly — outside Boston City Hall.
Snopes→ ‘Stray’ Cat Video Game Brings Some Benefits to Real Cats
Thanks to online fundraising platforms, gamers are playing “Stray" while streaming live for audiences to raise money for animal shelters and other cat-related charities.
Snopes→ Expert: Crossing the US-Mexico Border Is Deadlier Than Ever For Migrants
A Vassar College professor of geography who's been researching U.S.-Mexico border policing since 1994 explains.
Snopes→ Russian Prosecutors Seek 9 1/2-Year Sentence for Griner
The trial is nearing its end nearly six months after Griner's arrest at a Moscow airport and subsequent detention.