Amber Heard notified a Virginia court that she will appeal the $10.35 million judgment she was ordered to pay ex-husband Johnny Depp.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, 100 corporations do not produce 70% of total greenhouse gas emissions
"If every person on earth just recycled, stopped using plastic straws, and drove an electric car, 100 corporations would still produce 70% of total global emissions."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Detroit Man Arrested For Kissing Daughter
Was a Detroit man arrested for kissing his daughter and posting a photo of the kiss online? No, there's no evidence that's true: The Detroit police have no record of such an arrest. Also, a father kissing his daughter is not illegal -- a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Jill Biden did not make ‘stunning admission,’ said the president is ‘fine’ after COVID-19 diagnosis
“Jill Biden makes stunning admission after” President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Helicopter Did NOT Carry Silver UFO To Area 51
Did a U.S. military transport helicopter carry a silver disc-shaped UFO to Area 51? No, that's not true: This photo has been edited. A Swedish helicopter was carrying a European Space Program shuttle prototype of a "reusable launch vehicl
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Social media post is wrong to claim George Floyd and COVID-19 ‘never existed’
George Floyd and COVID-19 “never existed.”
Snopes→ Is Freya the Walrus Sinking Boats in Norway?
She just needs a place to relax.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a real New York Times headline about a conservative activist’s illness
The New York Times reported on a conservative activist’s “superdiarrhea.”
Snopes→ Steve Bannon Convicted of Contempt for Defying 1/6 Subpoena
Steve Bannon was convicted of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Are Arizona Election Workers Breaking the Law with Mail-In Ballots?
(Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)On July 19, Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward—who has has pushed baseless voter fraud claims about the 2020 election in Arizona—tweeted a picture of an early voting mailing envelope from Maricopa
Snopes→ New California Gun Control Law Mimics Texas Abortion Measure
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will sign a controversial, first-in-the-nation gun control law patterned after a Texas anti-abortion law.
Snopes→ Atlanta Pastor Charles Stanley Did Not Endorse CBD Gummies
Scammers pushing CBD oil and gummies appeared to have first begun using his image and likeness sometime in early 2021.
PolitiFact→ Herschel Walker – Did Biden stop domestic oil drilling, as Herschel Walker said? Hardly
Democrats, including President Joe Biden, “stopped domestic drilling” for oil, driving gasoline prices higher.
PolitiFact→ Dave LaRock – No, Virginia does not have 'the most liberal abortion laws in the world'.
“Virginia now has the most liberal abortion laws in the world.”
Snopes→ Woman in $400K GoFundMe Scam Gets 1 Year in Federal Case
A woman who admitted her role in a scam that raised $400,000 using a fake story about a homeless man received a one-year prison sentence in federal court.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Jersey Is NOT Launching New ’30-Day Speeding Ticket Frenzy’ On July 28, 2022
Is New Jersey planning to launch a new "30-day speeding ticket frenzy" on July 28, 2022? No, that's not true: The New Jersey State Police has publicly debunked this recycled hoax several times since at least 2015. The claim appeared in a
Full Fact→ No evidence Covid-19 vaccines causing heart attacks in children
A Facebook post misleadingly suggests that the vaccines are causing all sorts of previously rare health problems, including heart attacks in children.
Full Fact→ ‘Sky News’ screenshot linking vaccines with climate change is a fake
The broadcaster never published an article claiming that people should get vaccinated to beat climate change.
Snopes→ Monkeypox Virus Could Become Entrenched As New STD in the US
Experts don't agree on the likely path of the disease, with some fearing that it is becoming so widespread that it is on the verge of becoming an entrenched STD — like gonorrhea, herpes and HIV.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Trump Statement on Biden’s COVID Diagnosis a Fake
(Photo by Bridget Bennett/Getty Images)After the White House announced that President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, an image of what was purportedly a statement on the matter from Donald Trump went viral.Clay Travis @ClayTravisDonald
Snopes→ Immigration Judge Union Seeks Recognition As Top Judge Quits
The National Association of Immigration Judges asked the federal government to restore its union recognition.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, a Tennessee court did not approve ‘No Jews allowed’ signs
Tennessee court rules “taxpayer-funded establishments can place signs that say ‘No Jews allowed.’”
Full Fact→ Zara hasn’t banned women wearing hijab from its stores
The claim has been reshared on social media after first going viral in 2015.
Snopes→ Judge Says Prince Harry Can Sue UK Govt over Security Plan
Prince Harry can take the British government to court over his security arrangements in the U.K., a judge in London ruled.
Snopes→ White House Tries to Make Biden’s COVID a ‘Teachable Moment’
For more than a year, President Joe Biden’s ability to avoid the coronavirus seemed to defy the odds.
Logically→ President Biden misread the teleprompter during a speech about abortion rights on July 8, 2022.
Biden's statements "end of quote" and "repeat the line" were not cues, but were meant to be a part of his speech.
Logically→ The wildfires in the U.K. heatwave were planned.
The wildfires in the U.K. happened due to a recent heatwave. The heatwave was due to climate change caused by human emissions of greenhouse gases.
Logically→ NASA’s images of Jupiter are fake.
The NASA images of Jupiter NASA are authentic. A few of the images are in processed form from citizen scientists.
Logically→ U.S. President Joe Biden announces he has cancer.
The White House clarified that President Biden did not announce he had cancer. He was referring to an old diagnosis for which he has been treated.
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Takeaways: White House in Chaos, Unmovable Trump
The House Jan. 6 committee closed out its set of summer hearings with its most detailed focus yet on the investigation’s main target: former President Donald Trump.
Logically→ Drinking cold water when it is hot outside can send one’s body into shock.
A person may experience headaches or pass out from overheating. However, drinking cold water does not send a person into shock.
Logically→ NASA deliberately cut the live feed on UFO sightings on the Earth’s horizon.
NASA has previously explained that the live feed from the ISS gets disrupted due to signal loss, and has denied searching for UAPs.
Logically→ A video shows Ukrainian farmers continuing to harvest amid shelling during the Russian invasion in 2022.
An old video of a burning field from 2014 has been falsely shared as farmers harvesting in Ukraine farmlands during Russian shelling in July 2022.
Poynter→ Plymouth Rock pictures don’t prove sea levels are the same as 1620
Legend has it that, upon arriving in North America, the Pilgrims stepped off the Mayflower onto the large boulder that now sits in a place of prominence on the Plymouth, […] The post Plymouth Rock pictures don’t prove sea levels are the same as
Logically→ This image shows former U.K. Prime Minister contender Penny Mordaunt wearing military medals.
Penny Mordaunt's photo wearing military medals is edited.
Washington Post→ Biden’s claim that the drug-price bill will ‘help fight inflation’
The president is pushing a bill that he says will tackle the high prices of some prescription drugs. But not all of it will happen right away.
PolitiFact→ Jan. 6 hearing details Trump’s inaction as Capitol riot unfolded
Jan. 6 committee says Trump chose not to act to quell the Capitol attack. Instead of calling for aid, he called senators to delay the certification of the vote.
PolitiFact→ What’s next for the Jan. 6 Committee?
The House’s Jan. 6 committee has completed its second prime-time hearing, and its eighth overall. What’s next?
PolitiFact→ Bipartisan bill aims to close the legal gaps in the Electoral Count Act Trump used to disrupt Jan. 6
Senators proposed a bill to reform the Electoral Count Act to protect the will of the voters. Another bill increases penalties for threatening election workers.
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Probe: Irate Trump Demanded to Join, Not Call off Mob
Among the witnesses testifying in a recorded video was retired District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. Mark Robinson.