Brittney Griner's appeal to President Joe Biden in a handwritten letter continued to garner reaction after the WNBA All-Star acknowledged she feared never returning home.
Logically→ The images claim to be of spider season in Australia.
Logically→ Congress MP Rahul Gandhi called Udaipur killers “children.”
Poynter→ Can states punish women for traveling out of state to get an abortion?
When the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade — the five-decade-old decision that protected abortion rights nationally — it created a new legal battlefield. One of the most vexing […] The post Can states punish women for traveling out of
Logically→ Money magazine called Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy the king of western corruption.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dutch Farmers Did NOT Purchase A Tank To Block Distribution Centers
Did Dutch farmers protesting against government measures aimed at curbing emissions buy a tank to block supermarket distribution centers? No, that's not true: tweets making that claim actually show video of a restored World War II vintage
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Did NOT Seal Ghislaine Maxwell’s Court Case
Did a judge seal the court case of Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell? No, that's not true: The majority of the documents from the case are available to the public and were shown during her trial. Only one piece of evidence remai
Snopes→ Did Ohio’s Abortion Ban Force a 10-Year-Old Rape Victim to Travel to Indiana?
The story went viral after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Mr. K Brendon’ Is NOT A Real Danger — It’s A Ruse — Using Canceled 2016 Public Warning
Did "Mr K Brendon" kill his wife's cat and go missing from his home, causing the police to issue a public warning to be on the lookout for this "very dangerous" man? No, that's not true: The post is designed to trick people to urgently sh
Truth or Fiction?→ Richmond Police Retract Disinformation Blaming George Floyd Protesters for Tear-Gassing
Police in Richmond, Virginia have formally retracted a two-year-old disinformation campaign that they used justify attacking demonstrators with tear gas during protests in the summer of 2020. In a thread of tweets late on the afternoon of July 1 2022 &
PolitiFact→ Marjorie Taylor Greene – Marjorie Taylor Greene shared edited image of Highland Park shooting suspect
Says an image shows the Highland Park shooting suspect "in jail or rehab or a psychiatric center" before the shooting.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Fried – Nikki Fried’s ad misleads on Crist’s position on abortion access
“Charlie Crist is pro-life.”
FactCheck.org→ Fabricated Fourth of July Tweet Was Not from Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene
Quick Take Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was among the many politicians who posted Fourth of July messages on social media. But a bogus, nonsensical July Fourth tweet purportedly from the congresswoman has been spread by partisan accounts. The post was m
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No Planned Parenthood clinics have closed since the abortion ruling
Planned Parenthood clinics are “closing down all over the country” because Roe v. Wade was overturned.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t tweet this on July 4
Says Marjorie Taylor Greene said “246 years ago Jesus Christ performed his miracle of making a single days worth of bullets last 8 days.”
Snopes→ Did a Texas Homeowner Shoot 5 Armed Robbers with an AK-47?
A social media meme claimed three of the men died from gunshot wounds during the home invasion robbery, and that two others were injured.
PolitiFact→ Nikki Haley – Fact-checking Nikki Haley’s inflation math on July 4 cookout costs
The cost of a Fourth of July cookout in 2022 increased by 67.2% because of inflation.
Truth or Fiction?→ Rosa Parks on Clarence Thomas: ‘His Confirmation to the Highest Court in the Land …’”
On July 4 2022, a pair of tweets purportedly quoting civil rights activist Rosa Parks on Clarence Thomas began circulating as part of ongoing discourse about the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade just before the Fourth of July:
Snopes→ Biden Awards Medal of Honor to 4 for Vietnam Heroism
President Joe Biden bestowed the nation's highest military honor to four Army soldiers for heroism that he said rose above and beyond the call of duty during the Vietnam War.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clarence Thomas Did NOT Claim ‘Aborted Fetus Cells’ Are In COVID Vaccines In Decision Not To Take Up Challenge To NY Vaccine Mandate
Did Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas claim "aborted fetus cells" are in COVID vaccines in writing a decision by the Court to not take up a legal challenge by New York health care workers who opposed the state's vaccine mandate on rel
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Tweeted About Socialist Mexicans, Liberal British On July 4, 2022
Did Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene tweet that Jesus Christ made a single day's worth of bullets last eight days and allowed the Continental Army to defeat socialist Mexicans and liberal Muslim British? No, that's not true: This is a fake twe
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘San Diego Lights All the Fireworks at Once’
On July 4 2022, a Reddit account shared an informatively titled post to r/funny, “happy 4th of July folks it’s the 11th anniversary of the infamous San Diego fireworks show where they all went off at once”: happy 4th of Jul
Snopes→ World War II-Era Boat Emerges from Shrinking Lake Mead
A sunken boat dating back to World War II is the latest object to emerge from a shrinking reservoir that straddles Nevada and Arizona.
Snopes→ 76 Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Skeleton to Be Auctioned in NYC
The fossilized skeleton of a T. rex relative that roamed the earth about 76 million years ago will be auctioned in New York this month.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Systems Did NOT Pay Bill Barr Millions In Cash And Stocks — Unrelated Dominion Energy Paid Him
Did Dominion Voting Systems pay former U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr millions in cash and stock awards, according to Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings? No, that's not true: Barr has no documented financial connection with
Snopes→ Is This a Video of 7,000 Fireworks Going Off in San Diego in 2012?
The Fourth of July festivities became the internet’s punchline.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Is NOT Sending Fighter Jets To Help Ukraine Fight Russia And This Video Does NOT Show Jets
Does this video prove the United States is sending fighter jets to help Ukraine fight Russia? No, that's not true: U.S. Air Force Capt. M. Ryan Goss said the video doesn't show U.S. fighter jets, and the video was published on an Egyptian
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Ted Cruz Revealing Documents That Expose Nancy Pelosi, Hunter Biden
Does a video show Sen. Ted Cruz revealing documents that expose House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden? No, that's not true: The video just shows clips of Cruz speaking about unrelated matters during two s
AllSides→ Fact check: False claim that Michigan attorney general is warning of gang tactics
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/06/30/fact-check-false-claim-michigan-ag-warning-gang-tactics/7658240001/
AllSides→ Fact Check: Is Mississippi Planning to Use Dogs to Detect Pregnant Women?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-mississippi-planning-use-dogs-detect-pregnant-women-1721513 A tweet
AllSides→ Joe Biden Can’t Stop Lying About This Inflation Stat
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2022/06/30/joe-biden-cant-stop-lying-about-this-inflation-stat-n2609598
Snopes→ California Forest Fire Temporarily Strands July 4th Revelers
A Fourth of July wildfire that authorities say may have been sparked by fireworks or a barbecue temporarily trapped holiday revelers as it chewed through a mountainous California region.
PolitiFact→ Evers-O-Meter update of Gov. Tony Evers campaign promises
Evers-O-Meter update of Gov. Tony Evers campaign promises
Snopes→ Long-Missing Alexander Hamilton Letter Put on Public Display
A letter written by Alexander Hamilton in 1780 and believed stolen decades ago from the Massachusetts state archives is going back on display — though not exactly in the room where it happened.
AllSides→ Gasoline Prices Up Due to Global Supply-Demand Issues, Russian Invasion of Ukraine
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/07/gasoline-prices-up-due-to-global-supply-demand-issues-russian-invasion-of-ukraine/
Snopes→ Does This Waterpark Slide Launch People Into the Air?
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Full Fact→ No evidence half of UK was victim of online crime in past year
We couldn’t find any data to support a claim made by a former police watchdog on the Today programme.
Snopes→ Ukrainian Mathematician Awarded Prestigious Fields Medal
Ukrainian mathematician Maryna Viazovska was named as one of four recipients of the prestigious Fields Medal, which is often described as the Nobel Prize in mathematics.
Snopes→ Body Parts, Gear Found on Italian Glacier After Avalanche
Rescuers found body parts and equipment as they searched for hikers missing following a powerful avalanche that killed at least seven people.
Logically→ A video shows people running in fear after hearing gunshots at Lake Eola, Orlando.