A Facebook post claims that the WEF has said there will be no need for animal charities in the future as people won’t have pets or eat meat. It hasn’t said this.
Snopes→ 2 Dead After All-Night Shooting Rampage in Vancouver, Canada
The attacks began in the wee hours in the bedroom community of Langley and continued until dawn.
Poynter→ Back by popular demand: Poynter and PolitiFact will host an online festival of fact-checking Sept. 27-29
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (July 26, 2022) – The nonprofit Poynter Institute and its Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checking site PolitiFact will present the second annual “United Facts of America: A festival of […] The post Back by popular demand
Logically→ A video shows Prime Minister Narendra Modi ignoring former President Ram Nath Kovind’s greeting at a farewell function in Parliament.
The viral video was purposefully edited to give the impression that Modi ignored Ram Nath Kovind's greetings.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Does Monkeypox Have 99.97 Survival Rate?
Liz Wheeler. (Photograph by Michael S. Schwartz/Getty Images.)Podcaster and former One America News Network anchor Liz Wheeler claimed in a recent viral tweet that the World Health Organization said monkeypox has a survival rate of 99.97 percent:Liz Wh
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Fact-checking the ‘hollow earth’ conspiracy theory
Antarctica has “an entrance to a different world” — a “mythic land” with green forests, giant animals, and “extraterrestrial technologies.”
Snopes→ Jury Selected for Alex Jones’ Sandy Hook Defamation Trial
A Texas jury was selected in a civil trial that will determine for the first time how much Infowars host Alex Jones must pay Sandy Hook Elementary School parents.
Full Fact→ No evidence Mel Gibson claimed Hollywood elites drink ‘baby blood’
Quotes about a conspiracy theory claiming Hollywood elites drink baby blood have been wrongly attributed to the actor.
Logically→ A video shows a person holding a transparent creature, and claims it is an alien.
Phronima sedentaria is a crustacean that lives in the oceans around the world. It is not an alien and the video does not prove their existence.
Snopes→ Griner’s Russian Trial Considers Medicinal Use of Cannabis
The drug trial of American basketball star Brittney Griner in a Russian court focused on testimony that cannabis, while illegal in Russia, is regarded in other countries as having legitimate medicinal use.
Snopes→ Trump Returning to Washington to Deliver Policy Speech
Former President Donald Trump will return to Washington for the first time since leaving office, delivering a policy speech before an allied think tank.
Logically→ A video from 2015 discusses the ability of an mRNA medical procedure to change the genetics of the subject and its offspring permanently.
The video shows a discussion on genome-editing technique rather than an mRNA procedure. mRNA isn't even mentioned once in the entire video.
Logically→ Wind turbines are not cost-effective as they produce less energy than they take to build.
Wind turbines operate for around 20 years and produce much more energy than invested during their lifetime.
Poynter→ Why Trump is wrong to call Alaska’s ranked choice voting ‘rigged’
Alaska voters this year are using a new method to elect members of Congress that former President Donald Trump dismissed in remarks in Anchorage as “ranked choice crap voting.” Trump […] The post Why Trump is wrong to call Alaska’s ranked c
Logically→ One cannot get pregnant if they take the COVID-19 vaccine.
Studies have proven that the COVID-19 vaccine does not affect a person's ability to get pregnant.
Logically→ The water level at Plymouth Rock proves the sea level has remained unchanged since 1620.
Plymouth Rock cannot be used as an accurate measure of sea level. The sea level trends show rising sea levels due to global warming.
Logically→ Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead by Chinese military intelligence.
A former Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force member was arrested for shooting Abe. The shooter has no connection to the Chinese government or army.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccines Do NOT Suppress Immune System
Do COVID-19 vaccines suppress the human immune system? No, that's not true: There is nothing to suggest that COVID shots have that sort of impact on the body's defenses. "There is no clinical or epidemiological evidence that COVID vaccine
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Permian Basin Oil CANNOT Fuel US For 200 Years
Does the Permian Basin hold enough oil to fuel the United States for the next 200 years? No, that's not true: The basin is the highest oil-producing region in the country, but estimates of its available resources vary and, based on the cu
Snopes→ Is the Quartz Crystal ‘Neither a Solid Nor a Liquid’?
It's probably a red flag if a meme starts with the phrase "forget everything you know."
Snopes→ ‘Nobody Wants to Work Anymore’ Meme Cites Real Newspaper Articles
We looked for the origins of clippings from 14 articles that were published between 1894 and 2022, most of which we found in newspaper archives.
Snopes→ AP Source: Top Aide to Pence Testifies Before 1/6 Grand Jury
Marc Short, a close aide to Pence, was at the Capitol on the day of the siege and was with the vice president as he fled his post presiding over the Senate and hid from rioters who had stormed the building and called for his hanging.
Snopes→ Snopes Tips: How to Spot Social Media Bots
Bots are used for a variety of reasons online, from boosting follower counts to interfering in political elections.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Delta Pilots In Video Were NOT Protesting COVID-19 Vaccine
Does this video show Delta Air Lines pilots protesting against the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: This video shows Delta pilots picketing at an airport to demand higher pay. The picket was unrelated to the COVID vaccination. The c
Full Fact→ BBC Conservative leadership debate: Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss fact checked
We’ve taken a closer look at the claims made by the final two contenders to be the next Prime Minister.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UK Has NOT Sent Warships To Black Sea To Attack Russian Submarines As Of July 25, 2022
Did the United Kingdom send warships to the Black Sea to attack Russian submarines during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict as of July 25, 2022? No, that's not true: No credible reports suggest that the Royal Navy sent warships or attacked
FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead About Status of 2021 North Carolina Abortion Bill
Quick Take A bill introduced in the North Carolina House of Representatives last year said anyone getting an abortion should be “held accountable” for murder. The bill received little support and did not advance. But social media posts misleadi
Truth or Fiction?→ Can Self Driving Cars Be ‘Trapped’ By a Salt Circle?
In July 2022, a DIYauto.com Facebook post suggested that self-driving cars can be “trapped” in a salt circle, showing a tweet as a citation with no visible date in the screenshot: FUN FACT: self-driving cars can be “trapped” using a
PolitiFact→ Qasim Rashid – Did the North Carolina GOP reintroduce abortion bill defining life at conception?
"North Carolina GOP is re-introducing a bill that says life begins at conception and anyone who destroys that fertilized egg is guilty of first-degree murder."
Snopes→ Rare 1952 Mickey Mantle Baseball Card Going Up for Auction
A decades-old, mint condition Mickey Mantle baseball card could break records when it goes up for auction next month.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO’s Tedros Was NOT Arrested For ‘Crimes Against Humanity And Genocide’
Was Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, arrested by Interpol on July 24, 2022, for crimes against humanity? No, that's not true: The website of the International Criminal Police Organization does not cor
Snopes→ UK to Host 2023 Eurovision After Ukraine Ruled Too Risky
Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in Britain, organizers announced, after concluding it is too risky to hold the much-loved pop extravaganza in the designated host country, Ukraine.
Snopes→ Newport Folk Festival Includes Stage Powered by Bicycles
The Newport Folk Festival has a small outer stage that is being powered in part by festival-goers on stationary bicycles.
PolitiFact→ Examining Japan's gun laws after Shinzo Abe assassination
Shootings, such as the one that killed former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, are extremely rare in Japan. In 2020, Japanese police reported 10 shootings, resulting in one death and four injuries.
Snopes→ Are Amazon Emails About ‘Prime Day Small Business’ Sweepstakes a Scam or Legit?
According to email messages posted on Twitter, Amazon was hosting the special sweepstakes around "Prime Day," an annual sale by the e-commerce giant.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Did The White House ‘Change Definition of Recession’?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-white-house-change-definition-recession-1727641 The U.S.' econo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2 German Weather Maps Do NOT Prove Climate Change Isn’t Real
Does a comparison of two German news channel weather maps -- one from 2017 and one from 2022 -- prove that climate change isn't real? No, that's not true: Although the map from 2017 has higher temperatures than the 2022 map, one is a topo
Snopes→ ‘Goodfellas,’ ‘Law & Order’ Actor Paul Sorvino Dies at 83
His publicist Roger Neal said he died in Indiana of natural causes.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Bennie Thompson Falsely Claims Police ‘Killed’ in Capitol Riot
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/07/21/fact-check-bennie-thompson-falsely-claims-police-killed-in-capitol-riot/
AllSides→ Is This a Real Trump Statement About Biden’s COVID-19 Diagnosis?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-covid-trump-statement/ Claim After U.S. President Joe Biden was