The company has had an outsized influence on this part of Japan.
FactCheck.org→ No Indication Breast Milk After Vaccination Unsafe, Despite Posts About New Study
SciCheck Digest No evidence suggests it’s dangerous for babies to consume breast milk from mothers who get vaccinated against COVID-19. Online posts, however, have pointed to a study that found temporary, trace amounts of vaccine mRNA in milk aft
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Florida Female Student Athletes Have to Report Their Menstrual History to Play’
On October 3 2022, social media discourse followed claims that Florida’s female student athletes were made to disclose their “menstrual history” in order to participate in athletics: Florida female student athletes are aske
Snopes→ Yes, Kate Moss Said This About Being Skinny
Don't try this at home.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Report That Trump’s Judge ‘Loses Her License’
Did U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon lose her license for being corrupt, as the title of a video claims? No, that's not true: The content of the video doesn't support the title, and no articles in major news publications reported on this
Logically→ Electric cars are as harmful to the planet as air conditioning.
The climate impact of EVs varies due to factors like the source of electricity, but air conditioners have a greater impact on global warming overall.
Full Fact→ Kwasi Kwarteng wrong on ‘record unemployment’ under Labour
The Chancellor was wrong to say that Labour left office with record unemployment. During this period unemployment peaked below the record level, set in 1984.
PolitiFact→ Restoration PAC – No, Mandela Barnes doesn’t support killing babies born as “preemies”
Says Mandela Barnes supports killing “preemies” – “infants born prior to 37 weeks of pregnancy"
Full Fact→ Article on impact of voice assistants on children is not ‘new research’
An article which suggests voice assistants may hinder children's cognitive and social development is not based on original research, and has been criticised by experts.
Snopes→ Loretta Lynn, Coal Miner’s Daughter and Country Queen, Dies
Loretta Lynn, the Kentucky coal miner’s daughter whose frank songs about life and love as a woman in Appalachia pulled her out of poverty and made her a pillar of country music, has died.
AllSides→ Herschel Walker calls report he paid for abortion ‘flat-out lie’ and a ‘hatchet job’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/10/04/herschel-walker-calls-report-he-paid-abortion-flat-out-lie/8174630001/
Snopes→ Nobel Prize: Svante Pääbo’s Ancient DNA Discoveries Offer Clues as to What Makes Us Human
Pääbo is widely regarded as having pioneered the field of ancient DNA.
Snopes→ 3 Physicists Share Nobel Prize for Work on Quantum Science
Three scientists jointly won this year's Nobel Prize in physics for their work on quantum information science.
AllSides→ STUDY: PolitiFact Is Nearly 6 Times More Likely to Defend Biden Than Check His Facts
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2022/09/28/study-politifact-nearly-6-times-more-likely-defend-biden-check-his
AllSides→ Putin’s Russia Doesn’t Fully Control Annexed Ukrainian Regions
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-putins-russia-doesnt-fully-control-annexed-ukrainian-regions-1747858
Snopes→ Super Squash: 2,554-Pound Pumpkin Carves out New US Record
A 2,554-pound pumpkin grown in upstate New York has set a new U.S. record for the heaviest.
Poynter→ The 2022 election winners might not be clear for days. That’s normal.
In 2020, it took four days for enough votes to be counted in Pennsylvania for media outlets to declare with confidence that Joe Biden had won the presidential election. During […] The post The 2022 election winners might not be clear for days. Th
Snopes→ No Evidence for ‘Italian Ghost Train’ Story
Who needs a good ghost story to be true, anyway?
FactCheck.org→ What Vice President Harris Said — And Didn’t Say — About Hurricane Relief
In a “fireside chat” with actress Priyanka Chopra, Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration is “thinking about the families in Florida [and] in Puerto Rico” and “what we need to do to help them in terms o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Drinking Breast Milk Containing Vaccine mRNA Killed 6 Babies
Did six babies die after drinking breast milk that contained traces of a mRNA COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support such claims and alleged cases are unverifiable. In September 2022, vaccine skeptics misre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Was NOT Caught Admitting ‘Climate Change Is WEF Scam’
Was Bill Gates caught admitting the climate change agenda is a giant scam for the New World Order? No, that's not true: A video clip of Gates used in a claim does not show him saying the word "scam" when speaking about climate change. He
Snopes→ Hurricane Ian Capped 2 Weeks of Extreme Storms Around the Globe: Here’s What’s Known About How Climate Change Fuels Tropical Cyclones
Snopes→ Hurricane Ian Capped 2 Weeks of Extreme Storms Around the Globe: Here’s What’s Known About How Climate Change Fuels Tropical Cyclones
Truth or Fiction?→ Study: ‘Registered Republicans Had Far Higher Excess Death Rates Than Registered Democrats’ in Ohio and Florida
On October 3 2022, journalist James Surowiecki tweeted about a “new study” of post-vaccine pandemic mortality, contrasting deaths in Florida and Ohio with voter registrations: New study of almost 600,000 deaths in Ohio and Florida shows t
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Florida public schools were closed during Hurricane Ian, despite claim
"Florida schools (were) still open during the start of the hurricane."
Snopes→ Is This Photo of Windows Holding Back Hurricane Ian Floodwaters Real?
A popular tweet with more than 300,000 likes showed a picture of three windows appearing to withstand the pressure of Hurricane Ian's floodwaters.
Snopes→ Is This Photo of Windows Holding Back Hurricane Ian Floodwaters Real?
A popular tweet with more than 300,000 likes showed a picture of three windows appearing to withstand the pressure of Hurricane Ian's floodwaters.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Did NOT Appear On Charlie Hebdo Cover As ‘An Obedient Dog At The European Feeder’
Did Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical weekly, mock Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by portraying him on its cover as "an obedient dog" eating out of a "European" dog dish? No, that's not true. The publication has stated that this
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Biden didn’t say he met Jill Biden when she was 12
Joe Biden said of Jill Biden, “She was 12, I was 30.”
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – No, Kamala Harris didn’t say Hurricane Ian relief would be based on skin color
Kamala Harris said about Hurricane Ian that “if you have a different skin color, you're going to get relief faster.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, a Stockton, California, council member didn’t say there’s a serial killer there
A Stockton, California, council member said “there’s a serial killer in Stockton.”
PolitiFact→ West Virginia Republican Party – Fact-checking how much fentanyl is coming into the U.S.
“More fentanyl has crossed the border in the last two months under Biden than in 2019 under Trump.”
Snopes→ Expert: Holocaust Comparisons in US Politics Reflect a Shallow Understanding of History
Many Americans know a simple version of Holocaust history, in which their country played the savior. The reality isn’t so comfortable, this historian writes.
PolitiFact→ Alex Mooney – Fact-checking the current scale of U.S.-Mexico border crossings
“There have now been 16 straight months of OVER 150,000 illegal border crossings.”
Snopes→ Did Keanu Reeves Say, ‘Grief Changes Shape but It Never Ends?’
Quotes seen as deep and thoughtful are often attributed to the widely loved actor.
Snopes→ Did Bill Gates Say ‘Hung Election and Civil War’ Are Coming?
According to Forbes, Gates said that "political polarization may bring it all to an end" and referenced "a hung election and a civil war."
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Iranian Women in the 60s’
On October 2 2022, the Facebook page “Feminist News” shared a photograph labeled “Iranian women in the 60s”: No context or source for the image was provided, and it was more accurate to say that it pictured an individual woman
Snopes→ Sacheen Littlefeather, Actor Who Declined Brando Oscar, Dies
Sacheen Littlefeather has died. She was 75.
Full Fact→ Queen’s funeral was not cover-up for planning global recession
There’s no evidence to support a video claiming that the Queen did not die on 8 September, and that her funeral was a cover-up for world leaders to gather to plan a global recession.
PolitiFact→ Is fentanyl the leading cause of death among American adults?
Fentanyl is not the leading cause of death among American adults, but some data suggests it is a leading cause of death for people ages 18-45.