A year ago in the middle of the night, a 12-story oceanfront condo building in Surfside, Florida, came down with a thunderous roar.
Logically→ Ninety-nine percent of cancers are caused by parabens found in cosmetics.
Poynter→ No, Jen Psaki didn’t tweet about Joe Biden, Donald Trump and kneepads
President Joe Biden recently fell off his bike as he was trying to dismount in Delaware, but former White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki did not use the opportunity to […] The post No, Jen Psaki didn’t tweet about Joe Biden, Donald Trump and k
Logically→ A widely shared video shows thousands of dead sheep in Idaho days after the Kansas cattle deaths in June 2022.
Logically→ The lack of long-haul flights in the southern hemisphere proves that the Earth is flat.
Truth or Fiction?→ Fifth January 6 Hearing Shows Scope of Attempts to Undermine Democracy
The fifth hearing by the January 6 2021 committee covered the pressure that Donald Trump exerted on state and federal officials to call the U.S. presidential election in his favor in 2020 so that he could remain in power. The testimonials came on June
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Girls Starting Puberty Early Is NOT Exclusive To US
Are girls starting puberty as young as 6 years old something exclusive to the United States? No, that's not true: Although the U.S. has produced studies showing that young girls are experiencing signs of puberty earlier than previously ob
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims connecting sudden death in athletes to COVID-19 vaccines fall short of scrutiny
According to International Olympic Committee data, “an average of 29 athletes under the age of 35 suffered sudden death per year from 1966 to 2004. From March 2021 to March 2022, 769 athletes have died or suffered cardiac arrest."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Has NOT Just Begun Buying Ammunition — Its Criminal Investigation Unit Has Always Done So
Did the IRS just begin buying ammunition during President Joe Biden's time in office? No, that's not true: The IRS started buying ammunition, firearms and equipment for its law enforcement divisions more than 100 years ago. It's standard
PolitiFact→ Catherine Cortez Masto – GOP Nevada Senate hopeful Adam Laxalt backed birth control restrictions as attorney general
Adam Laxalt "wants to restrict" and "worked to limit access to birth control."
PolitiFact→ Catherine Cortez Masto – Nevada GOP Senate hopeful Adam Laxalt open to tightening abortion restrictions, but not banning it
Adam Laxalt "supports eliminating Nevada's protections for legal abortions."
Snopes→ Yes, a ‘Parade of Planets’ Will Be Visible in the Summer Sky
Early morning sky watchers should be able to see Saturn, Mars, Jupiter, and Venus line up with the crescent moon this week.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did an ‘Inside Man’ Open Capitol Doors for Rioters on January 6?
(Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Disinformation surrounding the 2021 Capitol insurrection has resurfaced in recent days following hearings of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof 5G Causes Nosebleeds, Cancer In The Brain, Low Sperm Count, Headaches Or Insomnia
Does 5G cause nosebleeds, cancer in the brain, low sperm count, headaches or insomnia? No, that's not true: A video offers no proof of the claims made about the wireless technology. While the long-term effects of 5G technology are still b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Air Force F-35s Did NOT Carry Out Air Raid In Black Sea Destroying Russian Forces In June 2022
Did U.S. Air Force F-35s carry out an air raid in the Black Sea destroying Russian forces in June 2022? No, that's not true: The United States, while offering billions of dollars in military aid, equipment and training to Ukrainian forces
Truth or Fiction?→ Fox News ‘They/Them Summer’
On June 23 2022, a Twitter screenshot of a purported Fox News article about a “they/them” summer spread virally: OH SHIT NOW ITS OFFICIAL WE IN THE THEY/THEM SUMMER YALL pic.twitter.com/YytV5UliW5 — Lily Simpson is They/Them Summer
PolitiFact→ The pros and cons of a gas tax holiday
Biden is answering public frustration with high gas prices by seeking a three-month pause in the federal gas tax, while encouraging gas tax holidays in the states. But economists have doubts about the idea.
Snopes→ Did Police in NC ‘Escort’ Proud Boys to LGBTQ Library Event?
Outraged social media posts went viral after a "Pride reading time" event at Pine Valley Library in Wilmington, North Carolina.
Poynter→ 5 takeaways from Thursday’s GlobalFact sessions
GlobalFact is the largest fact-checking summit in the world, with almost 600 in-person attendees this year. As the second day of GlobalFact 9 comes to an end Thursday, here are […] The post 5 takeaways from Thursday’s GlobalFact sessions appear
Snopes→ What is the Gas Tax Holiday Proposed by Biden?
Gas prices skyrocketed in the summer of 2022.
Snopes→ Feds Search Trump-Era Official’s Home, Subpoena GOP Leaders
Federal agents searched the home of a former top Justice Department official and seized records from key Republicans across the country linked to Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Truth or Fiction?→ $7250 ‘Westwood Lake’ Housing Advertisement from 1955
On June 20 2022, Twitter user @glory_manz shared a purported old advertisement for “Westwood Lake,” featuring houses priced at $7450: They really had it easy back then pic.twitter.com/VQmizZlO5R — King Glocky (@glory_manz) June 20,
Snopes→ Biden Administration Moves to Expand Title IX Protections
The proposal, announced on the 50th anniversary of the Title IX women's rights law, is intended to replace a set of controversial rules issued during the Trump administration.
Snopes→ Pope Orders Online Release of WWII-Era Pius XII Jewish Files
The documentation contains 2,700 files of requests for Vatican help from Jewish groups and families, many of them baptized Catholics.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is a Kansas City News Outlet Ducking Questions About its ‘Fentanyl Overdose’ Story?
A Kansas City news organization is not addressing major questions around a story about a suspected “fentanyl overdose” that relies on disinformation and debunked law enforcement narratives. The story, which aired on KCTV-TV on June 16 2022,
Full Fact→ Public information film about the dangers of electricity has not been banned
A segment of a 1970s short film warning about the dangers of playing near electrical substations has not been banned.
Snopes→ FDA Bans Juul E-Cigarettes Tied to Teen Vaping Surge
Federal health officials ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market, the latest blow to the embattled company widely blamed for sparking a national surge in teen vaping.
Climate Feedback→ Yes, plants need carbon dioxide. No, that doesn’t mean it’s harmless.
Carbon Dioxide is critical for plants. It’s a key part of photosynthesis, the process by which plants turn CO2, water and sunlight into the sugars they need to grow – and the oxygen life on Earth needs to survive. But narratives that the elevated l
Full Fact→ Which train operating companies are run by other countries’ governments?
A list spreading on Facebook claims 17 train operators are fully or partly owned by state-run companies from abroad. But the list is out of date.
Snopes→ ‘Groomers’ Rhetoric Targeting LGBTQ People Nothing New
Those calling members of the LGBTQ community "groomers" are just echoing an old, hateful smear.
Full Fact→ Rainbow ‘Gayo’ mayonnaise for Pride is not real
The product, although realistic-looking, is not genuine.
Snopes→ Did Pence Say Biden ‘Commits’ More Falsehoods Than Any Other President?
Pence was vice president under Donald Trump.
Full Fact→ Image does not show chemicals being dispersed over the UK
A Facebook post inaccurately compares contrails caused by a US Air Force formation over the UK to a chemical spraying operation during the Vietnam War.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Expands Gun Rights, Striking New York Limits
In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said that Americans have a right to carry firearms in public.
PolitiFact→ Lawrence Summers – Fact-checking Larry Summers’ formula for unemployment, inflation, and recessions
“When you have unemployment below 4% and inflation above 4%, recession always follows within two years.”
Snopes→ Sound Off! Trumpet is 1st Bloodhound to Win Westminster Show
A bloodhound named Trumpet won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, marking the first time the breed has ever snared U.S. dogdom’s most coveted best in show prize.
Logically→ The polio vaccine does not protect against poliovirus as new cases of polio are “vaccine-derived.”
PolitiFact→ Rebecca Kleefisch – Kleefisch campaign wrong that Wisconsin had smallest margin in 2020 presidential election
“Joe Biden’s margin of the less than 21,000 votes in Wisconsin was the tightest of any state in 2020.”
Snopes→ US Coach Makes Dramatic Rescue of Artistic Swimmer at Worlds
Andrea Fuentes prevented a tragedy at the swimming world championships with her quick reaction.
Snopes→ Ohio State Gets Approval to Trademark ‘The’ for Merchandise
Ohio State University has won its fight to trademark the word “The.”