On September 14 2022, social media posts claimed that the state of Texas had delayed maternal mortality data until after the November 2022 midterm elections: Texas found out abortion bans are unpopular so they’re hiding their maternal death data u
Snopes→ ‘Wrap Foil on Doorknob When Alone’ Is Misleading Clickbait
If an online ad hints at placing a household object where it doesn't normally belong, it's probably nothing more than misleading clickbait.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Plane debris was found at Pentagon after 9/11
“No plane debris was found at the Pentagon.”
Snopes→ TikTok Search Results Riddled with Misinformation: Report
Researchers found that nearly 1 in 5 of the videos automatically suggested by the platform contained misinformation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Did NOT Win Supreme Court Ruling On COVID Vaccine Causing ‘Irreparable’ Harm — There’s No Case
Did Robert F. Kennedy Jr. win a Supreme Court lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies and prove that the COVID-19 vaccine does irreparable damage? No, that's not true: No such case was found in the Supreme Court docket. Lead Stories has
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this isn’t a Trump speech from 2022
Video shows a statement from Donald Trump on Sept. 8, 2022.
Snopes→ Businesses, White House Plan for Possible Rail Strike
Business and government officials are bracing for the possibility of a nationwide rail strike while talks carry on between the largest U.S. freight railroads and their unions.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Yes, a plane crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001
A Boeing 757 didn’t fly into the Pentagon on 9/11.
Snopes→ Here’s a Rundown of the Last Multistate Primaries of the 2022 Midterm Season
On Tuesday, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Delaware hosted the final multistate primary elections before the general election on Nov. 8.
Snopes→ Did Thomas Paine Write, ‘The Duty of a True Patriot Is to Protect His Country from Its Government’?
We recommend taking a few seconds to search Google for reliable sources before blindly sharing quote memes on social media.
Snopes→ Queen Elizabeth II Lies in State After Solemn Procession
The coffin of Queen Elizabeth II left Buckingham Palace for the last time, borne on a horse-drawn carriage and saluted by cannons and the tolling of Big Ben, in a solemn procession through the flag-draped, crowd-lined streets of London to Westminster H
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, these photos don’t prove Queen Elizabeth II was a ‘Luciferian’
Photos show Queen Elizabeth II was a “Luciferian.”
Full Fact→ The government hasn’t proposed banning unions
Digitally manipulated images designed to look like the government website have been shared hundreds of times online.
Snopes→ MyPillow Exec Lindell Says FBI Agents Seized His Cellphone
Lindell was approached in the drive-thru of a Hardee’s fast-food restaurant in Mankato, Minnesota, by several FBI agents, he said on his podcast.
Logically→ The Medieval Warm Period was hotter than today’s temperatures, and carbon dioxide is the lowest it’s been in millions of years.
Current global temperatures are hotter, and the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere is higher than during pre-industrial civilization.
Snopes→ Are There UFOs Over Kyiv?
Ukrainian astronomers are studying the skies.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Pelosi isn’t resigning because Trump initiated impeachment proceedings against her
“Nancy Pelosi set to resign from Congress as Trump files impeachment lawsuits against her.”
PolitiFact→ Abigail Spanberger – Spanberger's rejection of corporate PAC money needs a little explanation
“I don’t accept a dime of corporate money.”
Snopes→ Woman with Toy Gun Grabs Trapped Savings from Beirut Bank
A woman accompanied by activists and brandishing what she said was a toy pistol broke into a Beirut bank branch, taking $13,000 from her trapped savings.
Snopes→ A New Study Explores How Devices May Shape Our Behavior When Bargaining With Strangers
People’s use of technology in decision-making can subtly, yet fundamentally, shift the way our brains work, according to this group of academics.
Snopes→ Iowa Teen Who Killed Rapist Sentenced, Ordered to Pay $150K
Pieper Lewis, 17, pleaded guilty last year to involuntary manslaughter and willful injury in the June 2020 killing of 37-year-old Zachary Brooks of Des Moines.
Logically→ The U.K. government is deliberately raising energy prices as part of the Great Reset.
Several major factors connected to the war in Ukraine resulted in the U.K. energy price increase. The Great Reset is an unproven conspiracy theory.
Snopes→ GOP’s Graham Unveils Nationwide Abortion Ban After 15 Weeks
Upending the political debate, Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a nationwide abortion ban, sending shockwaves through both parties and igniting fresh debate.
Logically→ The 9/11 attack was a hoax as crisis actors were hired to give their account of what happened to news reporters.
Numerous eyewitness accounts of the 9/11 attacks have been recorded in official public testimony.
Logically→ The Government of India is awarding ₹5,000 to citizens vaccinated against COVID-19.
A fraudulent link is being shared on social media with the fake message that the government is offering Rs 5000 to those vaccinated against COVID-19.
Snopes→ Package Explodes on Boston Campus; 1 Injured, FBI Involved
A package exploded on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston, and the college said a staff member suffered minor injuries.
Logically→ A time-lapse video shows a cloud burst in Bengaluru, Karnataka, captured on September 4, 2022.
A 2020 time-lapse video from Australia has been falsely shared as a recent cloud burst in Bangalore.
Full Fact→ The Atlantic did not publish an article titled ‘The Soft Bigotry of Bush did 9/11’
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Logically→ Soy lowers testosterone, makes men feminine, and causes depression.
Soy does not lower testosterone or have a negative impact on men's health. In fact, soy provides many health benefits.
Logically→ Twenty-eight sadhus were caught by police for kidnapping and selling children’s kidneys in Uttar Pradesh.
Varanasi police clarified the sadhus were not involved in any criminal activities. The interrogation video has been falsely attributed.
Poynter→ 5 outlandish claims we’ve fact-checked about Queen Elizabeth II
What do the COVID-19 vaccine, superstar musician Prince and lizards have to do with Queen Elizabeth II? Nothing. But conspiracy theorists claim otherwise. After the news broke Sept. 8 about […] The post 5 outlandish claims we’ve fact-checked ab
Logically→ BJP leader Gaurav Bhatia quit the party and blamed the BJP, RSS, and VHP for creating communal riots in India.
Gaurav Bhatia has not quit the BJP or spoken against the party recently. This is a 2014 video from when he was a spokesperson for Samajwadi Party.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Swiss Authorities Did NOT Call On Citizens To Report Neighbors Who Consume Too Much Gas
Did the Swiss government call on its citizens to turn in their neighbors to the authorities if people heat their homes above 19 degrees Celsius (66.2 degrees Fahrenheit)? No, that's not true: A claim on social media originated from a tabl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pelosi Is NOT ‘Set To Resign’; Trump Did NOT File ‘Impeachment Lawsuits Against Her’
Is House Speaker Nancy Pelosi "set to resign" as former President Donald Trump "files impeachment lawsuits against her"? No, that's not true: The headline that contains this claim is for a video posted on Facebook that does not feature Tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2011 ‘Captain America’ Movie Did NOT Foretell Coronavirus Pandemic With Hidden Clues
Did the movie, "Captain America: The First Avenger" contain secret clues about the coronavirus years in advance -- proving that the COVID-19 pandemic was planned? No, that's not true: The Times Square advertisements appearing in the backg
Snopes→ Whistleblower: China, India Had Agents Working for Twitter
Peiter “Mudge” Zatko is a respected cybersecurity expert who appeared before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee.
Snopes→ Fed Likely to Stay the Course on Interest Rate Hike
Even as inflation ticks up, gas prices have eased.
Snopes→ Did Queen Elizabeth Say This About the Need To ‘Kick Some Ass’?
The Queen could be said to have kicked some proverbial ass during the Second World War, but did she make this comment?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth Did NOT Say She Wished ‘The Lord Would Come In My Lifetime’
Did the late Queen Elizabeth II say she wished Jesus Christ would return in her lifetime so she could "lay her crown at His feet?" No, that's not true: Queen Elizabeth II did not make those comments. They were first published in a book in
PolitiFact→ Elizabeth Warren – 40% of student borrowers lack a four-year degree
"40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses’ aides.”