This year's macabre, record-tying toll of eight deaths has politicians and animal rights defenders heaping much criticism on the practice.
Logically→ Boris Johnson advised the public to replace old kettles in order to save on energy bills.
In the full video of this speech, it is clear that the Prime Minister was not giving advice to households.
Logically→ An Aam Aadmi Party billboard written in Gujarati asks Gujarat to offer Namaz and quit unnecessary practices like reading Bhagwat Saptah and Satyanarayan Katha.
The viral photo of the billboard has been altered to give it a communal spin. The original poster by the AAP states, "Gujarat will change now."
Snopes→ Fighting Goes on Near Ukraine Nuclear Plant; IAEA on Site
Britain's Defense Ministry says shelling continued in the district where the Zaporizhzhia power plant sits.
Logically→ Energy bills in the U.K. have risen by 215 percent since 2021.
Although U.K. households are facing a rise in energy bills, the change in percentage from 2021 has been exaggerated and misinterpreted.
Logically→ Lithium leach fields kill birds within minutes after they land on the fields.
Lithium extraction negatively impacts the environment, but no proof suggests that lithium leach fields contain toxins that can kill birds.
Snopes→ Biden Sounds Newly Strong Alarm: Trumpism Menaces Democracy
President Joe Biden summoned Americans of all stripes to help counter what he sketched as dark forces within the Republican Party trying to subvert democracy.
Logically→ U.K. hotels are housing U.N. troops disguised as asylum seekers.
There is no evidence that foreign soldiers are being covertly housed in British hotels.
Logically→ India released a tremendous amount of water into Ravi, intentionally causing floods in Pakistan.
India has not recently released any water into the Ravi river. Heavy monsoon rain, which began in mid-July, is a key source of floods in Pakistan.
Logically→ The higher mortality rates in Israel in 2021 and 2022 are due to vaccines.
Logically→ The NHS has changed its guidelines regarding vaccination for pregnant and breastfeeding women.
The claims being shared across social media are based on a misinterpretation of a U.K. Government page hosting a now-outdated document by the MHRA.
Poynter→ A viral post falsely claims Fox News sought the legal right to lie
A viral post recycled an old claim that Fox News Channel is officially registered as an entertainment outlet — not an authentic news organization. To build the case, the post […] The post A viral post falsely claims Fox News sought the legal ri
Logically→ A Hindu woman was physically assaulted by a group of people in Pakistan.
The incident occurred over a land dispute, and both the victim and perpetrators were Muslim. It being shared with a false communal narrative.
Logically→ Starbucks will stop accepting cash in the U.K.
While some franchises may choose not to accept cash, not all U.K. outlets will adopt the practice, Starbucks U.K. clarified.
Logically→ BCCI Secretary Jay Shah insulted the Tricolor by refusing to hold it after India’s win in Asia Cup.
Jay Shah did not insult the Tricolour. He followed the ACC President's protocol as he should not promote the interests of any particular stakeholder.
Logically→ Climate change is not responsible for the 2022 Pakistan floods.
Floods in Pakistan are well-documented and have affected millions of people. Experts say the leading causes of the flood is climate change.
Washington Post→ Biden’s bungled talking point on the muzzle velocity of AR-15s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence UK Schoolchildren Are Being Coached To Befriend Pedophiles
Are these posts proof that British elementary school students and kindergarteners are being taught to tolerate sexual abuse? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to authenticate pictures of a brochure about strangers who approach, wit
Snopes→ Why Virtue Signaling Isn’t the Same as Virtue – It Actually Furthers the Partisan Divide
When virtue signaling takes place, it's important to ask who is being signaled to, and to what end?
PolitiFact→ CatholicVote – Catholic group’s ad attacking Biden overstates role of abortion rights as motive in church arsons
Three churches were targeted during arson attacks over the summer “because they protect unborn babies and women in need.”
Snopes→ California Bill To Make Vasectomies Cheaper Goes to Governor
Months after making abortions cheaper for women, California lawmakers have now voted to make vasectomies cheaper for men.
PolitiFact→ Herschel Walker – What Herschel Walker gets wrong, and right, about federal funding for more trees
Joe Biden and Raphael Warnock "are spending $1.5 billion on ‘urban forestry’ and raising taxes on those making under $200k to pay for it.”
Snopes→ Ex-NYPD Officer Sentenced to Record 10 Years for Jan. 6 Riot
Thomas Webster's prison sentence is the longest so far among roughly 250 people who have been punished for their conduct during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Alabama Town Disbands Police Force After Racist Text Message Surfaces’
On August 31 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of what appeared to be a news report that an Alabama police force had been entirely disbanded “after a racist text message” came to light: A source for the Imgur post wasn’t imm
PolitiFact→ Cheri Beasley – Beasley ad half right about STOCK Act violations
“Sixty-four members of Congress – Republicans and Democrats – have broken a law to stop insider stock trading, yet Washington refuses to do anything about it.”
Snopes→ Does a Tampa School Library Book Teach About Gay Sex?
The Florida Standard reported that Pierce Middle School offered "a book promoting gay sex – including instructions on how to use 'hookup apps.'"
Snopes→ Twitter Readies Edit Feature for Premium Users
Permanently misspelled tweets might soon be a thing of the past.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Show ID to buy whipped cream, but not to vote? In New York, that’s misleading
In New York, you need to show identification to buy whipped cream, but not to vote.
Snopes→ Republicans Notably Silent, Split As Trump Probe Deepens
The deepening investigation into Trump's handling of sensitive government information has disclosed damaging and unsettling new details.
Snopes→ Axolotls Can Regenerate Their Brains, Helping to Unlock the Mysteries of Brain Evolution
The little salamanders are also pretty adorable.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The US Navy Does NOT Have a Flying Aircraft Carrier
Is the U.S. Navy ready to deploy a multi-billion-dollar aircraft carrier that can go airborne? No, that's not true: A video that announced supposed U.S. Navy plans to deploy such a carrier used images from the fictional Marvel Cinematic U
Full Fact→ Innovative bus driver strike in Japan is not ‘currently’ happening
Industrial action by drivers in Okayama ended in May 2018.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say AR-15 Bullet Travels 5 Times Faster than Bullet of Any Other Gun?
The president made the remark while laying out his Safer America Plan in Pennsylvania.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘TIL That the Civil Rights Act Was Not the First One in the U.S., But Rather the Second One….’
On August 31 2022, a Reddit account shared a post to r/todayilearned which made the assertion that the Civil Rights Act was not a novel effort — and that similar, preceding legislation was overturned by the Supreme Court in 1883: TIL
Snopes→ Tech Tool Offers Police ‘Mass Surveillance on a Budget’
Police have used “Fog Reveal” to search hundreds of billions of records from 250 million mobile devices.
Snopes→ Spain’s ‘Tomatina’ Battle Returns After Pandemic Hiatus
People from around the world pasted each other with tomatoes as Spain’s famous “Tomatina” street tomato fight took place following a two-year suspension because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Snopes→ The ‘Publix Branch Opening Promotion’ for $8,000 Is a Scam
According to Facebook users who fell victim to the scam, their accounts were compromised and messages promoting the scam were sent to their contacts.
Snopes→ White House to Encourage COVID Boosters, Flu Shot This Fall
The Biden administration hopes to make getting a COVID-19 booster as routine as going in for the yearly flu shot.
Health Feedback→ Insufficient evidence to support Kanye West’s claim that fluoride in toothpaste harms the pineal gland
REVIEW During an interview on the podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, American rapper Kanye West claimed that fluoride in toothpaste “blocks your pineal gland”. Although this interview dates back to October 2020, video clips of West making this cl
Snopes→ Peltola Beats Palin, Wins Alaska House Special Election
Democrat Mary Peltola won the special election for Alaska’s only U.S. House seat.