Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer.
Full Fact→ Viral tweet on wealth tax generating £250 billion for NHS is misleading
Trade unionist Howard Beckett has claimed that a 0.05% wealth tax on financial transactions would raise £250 billion per year, in a tweet shared thousands of times. Mr Beckett, who is Assistant General Secretary for the Unite union, says that in
PolitiFact→ Putin’s one-sided history of Ukraine’s relationship with Russia
Putin gave a one-sided history of ethnic and religious brotherhood to justify his latest incursion into Ukraine. In reality, the region has seen a tug-of-war over religion, language and political control that has gone on for centuries.
Logically→ United Nations troops have been flown in to help Canadian police deal with the protests in Ottawa.
There is no evidence to suggest the presence of United Nations (UN) troops in Canada, despite the presence of a UN aircraft in North Bay airport.
Full Fact→ Estimating vaccine effectiveness by comparing case rates is seriously flawed
A Facebook post claims that “raw data from a recent Vaccine Surveillance report from the UKHSA shows a sharp drop in vaccine effectiveness against infection in most age groups.” It doesn’t. There are various reasons why this data shou
Snopes→ A 10% Drop for Stocks is Scary, but It’s Not That Rare
Such drops occur regularly, and market pros tend to see them as potentially healthy setbacks that can clear out unjustified market exuberance or excessive risk-taking.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the CDC is not collecting human DNA from COVID-19 PCR tests
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has amassed the “largest collection of human data in history” through COVID-19 PCR tests.
Logically→ As a part of the Great Reset, a Canadian woman’s bank account has been frozen for making a $50 donation to the freedom convoy protests.
Authorities have denied blocking the bank accounts of individual donors. This accusation against the Canadian government has been misrepresented.
Logically→ Some pesticides banned in the European Union are allowed in the U.K.
A few banned chemicals in pesticides like Imazalil are still being used by the U.K., while Propiconazole is not.
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson repeats misleading claim on number of people in employment
“430,000 more in employment now than there were before the pandemic began” Boris Johnson, 23 February 2022. At Prime Minister’s Questions Boris Johnson today repeated misleading statements about employment by claiming there are 430,0
Poynter→ Poynter’s MediaWise expands its digital media literacy program to help France slow the spread of misinformation
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2022) – French citizens can learn how to protect themselves from false and misleading information on the internet thanks to a new app-based program from […] The post Poynter’s MediaWise expands its digital m
Logically→ The 2022 Beijing Olympics will introduce a New World Order.
An image of a fireworks display during the closing ceremony was taken out of context. The Beijing Olympics did not introduce a "new world order."
Snopes→ ‘Thugs and Bullies’: Nations Sanction Russia over Ukraine
World leaders sought to back up their tough words over Russia's aggression against Ukraine, announcing financial sanctions, trade and travel bans and other measures.
Poynter→ A Putin spokesman says ‘Russia has never attacked anyone.’ That statement ignores centuries of Russian attacks.
As Russia’s military was surrounding Ukraine and threatening to invade, Russian president Vladimir Putin’s spokesman gave an interview in which he denied that Russia had ever invaded any other country. […] The post A Putin spokesman says R
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer hasn’t voted 48 times to take the UK back into the EU
He [Keir Starmer] voted 48 times to take this country back into the European Union. Boris Johnson, 26 January 2022. He [Keir Starmer] voted 48 times to take this country back into the EU. Boris Johnson, 31 January 2022. The Leader of the Opposition
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Putin’s speech on Ukraine
The Russian president spoke at length — and made many factually dubious claims.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Public Health Scotland Did NOT Stop Publishing Weekly COVID Data Because ‘Fully Vaccinated Are Developing AIDS’
Did Public Health Scotland (PHS) stop publishing weekly COVID-19 data to hide that fully vaccinated people are developing AIDS? No, that's not true: The agency said it's because of an "increasing risk of misinterpretation." COVID skeptics
Snopes→ Was the ‘World’s Biggest Spider’ Found in the UK?
It's a big spider. Whether it's "the biggest" spider ever is another question.
Snopes→ Biden Sanctions Russian Oligarchs, Banks in Ukraine Crisis
The East-West faceoff over Ukraine escalated dramatically Tuesday.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Is NOT Collecting DNA Through COVID-19 Test Samples
Is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collecting DNA through COVID-19 test samples? No, that's not true: The CDC published a tweet on February 16, 2022, that stated that if a person took a COVID nose swab test there was "a 10%
Snopes→ What Did John Durham’s Latest Court Filing Say About Trump, Russia, and Clinton?
Former President Trump suggested Clinton and others should face execution for their supposed crimes. But what did Special Counsel Durham actually say, in February 2022?
PolitiFact→ Marjorie Taylor Greene – Marjorie Taylor Greene falsely claims Ukraine was ‘No. 1 donor’ to Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign
"Ukraine was the No. 1 donor to Hillary Clinton when she was running for president.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Trudeau foundation does not own stock in company involved with COVID-19 vaccine production
"Trudeau's foundation owns 40% of Acuitas Therapeutics which makes mechanic lipids for Pfizer."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Pass Bill Raising Taxes In 2021 And Every Two Years Until 2027
Did former President Donald Trump pass a bill in 2017 that increased tax rates for taxpayers making $75,000 or less starting in 2021 and ending in 2027? No, that's not true: Although an analysis of the 2017 Tax Cuts And Jobs Act (TCJA) su
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No truth to claim that Billie Eilish has a sister
Billie Eilish's younger sister has an OnlyFans account.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim misleads on handshake between Trump and Trudeau
Photo shows Donald Trump refusing to shake hands with Justin Trudeau.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video showing man diving into pool on moving boat used special effects
Video shows man diving off a high bridge and into a swimming pool on a moving boat.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Survey results about Trudeau, trucker protest mischaracterized
“Only 16% Of Canadians Would SUPPORT Trudeau After Trucker Protest!”
Truth or Fiction?→ Berlin Wall ‘10316 Days’ Meme
On February 22 2022, an Imgur user shared their “13th favorite” post, about how the Berlin Wall “stood for 10316 days” (and a proportional passage of time); on the date it was shared, Imgurians flooded the front page of Imgur wi
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Ottawa didn’t threaten to punish protesters by killing their pets
"Ottawa may euthanize truckers’ pets as punishment.”
Snopes→ Fire Subsides on Huge Cargo Ship Adrift in Mid-Atlantic
The blaze on the Felicity Ace has burned for six days near Portugal’s Azores Islands.
PolitiFact→ What happened when Ottawa police horses went into a crowd of protesters?
A protester was not trampled to death by a police horse in Ottawa last week, though one woman was injured in the incident. A police watchdog group is investigating the incident. Here’s what we know about what happened.
Truth or Fiction?→ Normandale Park Mass Shooting
After a February 19 2022 shooting in Portland’s Normandale Park, disinformation spread rapidly on social media — including claims that the alleged shooter was an “armed homeowner” facing off against “armed protesters.̶
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Greenpeace USA didn’t place a derogatory sign on Trump’s Las Vegas hotel
Greenpeace USA had a banner on Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas making fun of Donald Trump’s genitalia.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Do the COVID Vaccines Contain HIV?
(Photograph by Jacquelyn Martin-Pool/Getty Images.)Several Facebook posts claim that the COVID-19 vaccine contains HIV. One post claims that “the vaccine has HIV as an ingredient.” Another Facebook post reads: “When 70% of Americans f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: News Report Accidentally Used Wrong Clip Featuring Incorrect Medication — Queen Is NOT Being Treated With Ivermectin
Did a news report accidentally reveal that doctors are giving a "banned" COVID-19 treatment to Queen Elizabeth? No, that's not true: Due to an editing error, the Australian program "A Current Affair" featured a clip showing a bottle of St
Snopes→ Beekeepers Turn to Anti-Theft Technology As Hive Thefts Rise
Beehive thefts have become so prevalent that beekeepers are now turning to GPS tracking devices, surveillance cameras and other anti-theft technology to protect their precious colonies.
Full Fact→ News clip doesn’t prove Queen is being treated with ivermectin
A number of posts on Facebook claim that Queen Elizabeth II is being treated for Covid-19 with ivermectin, based on an error in a news report released by an Australian news broadcaster. A video, which features a doctor describing treatment option
PolitiFact→ A far-left group bombed the Capitol in 1983. Here’s how that’s different from the Jan. 6 attack
In November 1983, a few Americans in a far-left group set off a bomb in the U.S. Capitol. That doesn’t mean the Jan. 6 attack wasn’t unprecedented.
Logically→ Type two diabetes is caused and worsened by green vegetables.
Green leafy vegetables are full of essential vitamins and minerals. They might reduce the risk of type two diabetes.