New Jersey Rep. Mikie Sherrill made the assertion on a Facebook Live broadcast and has asked "certain agencies" to investigate her claim.
Truth or Fiction?→ Oak Ridge National Laboratory Parallel Universe Experiments
Has the multiverse finally arrived? A June 18 2022 post by the Facebook page “Unexplained Mysteries” claimed scientists at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in eastern Tennessee endeavored to “open a portal” to a parallel univer
PolitiFact→ Ted Cruz – High electricity costs tied to price of natural gas, not Green New Deal
"The impact of President Biden being beholden to the Green New Deal radicals in his party has electricity costs through the roof in Texas."
Snopes→ 2 Deputies Disciplined After Bob Saget Death Investigation
Two Florida deputies have each been suspended for leaking news about actor and comedian Bob Saget’s death before his family was alerted.
Snopes→ Did Price of Arizona Iced Tea Increase?
This 99-cent can is still 99 cents (in the United States).
Snopes→ Are There No Athletes Assigned Female at Birth Who Transitioned and Competed in Men’s Sports?
Meanwhile, transgender women are effectively banned from competing in women’s events by world FINA, the world swimming body.
Snopes→ Nobel Sold for Ukrainian Kids Shatters Record at $103.5M
The Nobel Peace Prize auctioned off by Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov to raise money for Ukrainian child refugees sold for $103.5 million, shattering the old record for a Nobel.
Full Fact→ European Court of Human Rights not involved in 2014 deportation case
The court was not involved in the decision to overturn the deportation of a Libyan man convicted of 78 offences in the UK.
Full Fact→ Popular tips on filling cars with petrol don’t offer big savings
A widely-circulated selection of tips on how to save money when filling your car is unlikely to provide any economic benefit.
Snopes→ 1st Native American US Treasurer to Be Appointed, Head Mint
A Native American is being appointed U.S. treasurer, a historic first.
Snopes→ Report: Police in Uvalde Had Rifles Earlier Than Known
It marks the latest embarrassing revelation about the failure of law enforcement to thwart the attack.
Snopes→ Crowds Mark Summer Solstice at Ancient Stonehenge Monument
Thousands of druids, pagans and New Age revelers greeted the summer solstice at Stonehenge on the longest day of the northern hemisphere year.
Logically→ Indian military service men attested after January 1, 2019, who are below the rank of Naik on July 1, 2022, will have to undergo fresh selection under the Agnipath scheme.
Logically→ The monkeypox pathogen originated in U.S.-funded biolabs in Nigeria.
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Logically→ A video shows an explosion that occurred at the Azot plant in Severodonetsk, Ukraine, in 2022.
An old video from a 2014 explosion in Donetsk, a city in eastern Ukraine, has been falsely shared as a recent explosion in Severodonetsk, Ukraine.
Poynter→ No, Soviet and Chinese communists have not controlled US institutions for decades
During a recent interview with Fox News, Monica Crowley, a conservative commentator and longtime foreign policy specialist, made a bold claim: Overseas communists have controlled key institutions of American life […] The post No, Soviet and Chine
Logically→ A video depicts Hoori, a silicone-based artificial woman built in China that can function for 72 hours after being charged.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Newborn NOT Stolen from ‘Magee Hospital’
Did someone steal a newborn from "Magee Hospital" as of June 17, 2022? No, that's not true: The only similarly named hospital that specializes in labor and delivery found in the American Hospital Directory is UPMC Women's Magee Hospital i
Snopes→ Did George Lucas Confirm the Millennium Falcon Is in ‘Revenge of the Sith’?
The scene with the supposed Millennium Falcon sighting is visible just a few seconds short of 24 minutes into 2005's "Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plane From United Airlines Flight 93 On 9/11 DID Crash In Pennsylvania — It Disintegrated Into Small Pieces
Was the plane from United Airlines Flight 93 not at the reported crash site near Shanksville, Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: The hijacked plane crashed into the ground on September 11, 2001, almost upside down at a speed of up to 580
Snopes→ Elephant Reportedly Returns to Woman’s Funeral After Trampling Her to Death
Elephants are intelligent, social animals known to grieve the loss of their kin.
Snopes→ Posts About Diesel Exhaust Fluid Shortages Are Misleading
You may have seen copied and pasted Facebook raising alarms about Union Pacific, Pilot Flying J, and shortages of DEF. Here are the facts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Chemicals Have Been ‘Covertly Added’ To Food Supply To Lower Testosterone
Have chemicals been "covertly added" to the food supply to lower testosterone? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such actions have taken place and there is no evidence suggesting that generally eating food lowers testosterone
Snopes→ For K-Pop Supergroup BTS, Questions Remain About Its Future
The surprise announcement by BTS last week that they were taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects stunned their global fanbase.
Snopes→ Facebook: Greitens’ ‘RINO Hunting’ Video Violates Standards
Facebook removed a campaign video by a U.S. Senate candidate in Missouri for violating "policies prohibiting violence and incitement."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Boeing 737 NOT Forced To ‘Emergency Land On Beach After Pilot Has Heart Attack’ — It’s Gaming Video Footage
Was a Boeing 737 forced into an emergency landing on the beach after the pilot had a heart attack? No, that's not true: The footage is not real; it's gaming video footage created for entertainment. The video shows an animated airplane bei
Snopes→ Belgium Returns Congo Independence Hero’s Tooth to Family
Belgian authorities returned a gold-capped tooth belonging to the slain Congolese independence hero Patrice Lumumba.
Snopes→ Cambodian Catches World’s Largest Recorded Freshwater Fish
The stingray, captured on June 13, measured almost four meters (13 feet) from snout to tail and weighed slightly under 300 kilograms (660 pounds).
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Claims That COVID Vaccines Cause a Brain Disorder
A viral article recently published at The Defender claims in its headline “COVID-19 Vaccines linked to New Type of Incurable, Fatal Degenerative Brain Disorder.”The Defender is a news website of the Children’s Health Defense, a non-pr
Poynter→ Fact-checkers extend their global reach with 391 outlets, but growth has slowed
This article was originally published by the Duke Reporters’ Lab and is republished here with permission. The number of fact-checkers around the world doubled over the past six years, with […] The post Fact-checkers extend their global reac
Snopes→ Fitzpatrick a Winner Again at Brookline As US Open Champion
On a back nine filled with clutch moments, Fitzpatrick delivered the biggest of them all.
Full Fact→ Child self-harm numbers in the Guardian, Mirror and Independent don’t reflect survey’s actual findings
About 3% of parents taking part in a survey said their children had begun to self-harm in response to the cost of living crisis.
Snopes→ ‘Military Polymer Drone Flies’ Are Just Bugs
Bugs aren't real?
Snopes→ Are These Real Jen Psaki Tweets About Trump After Biden’s Bike Fall?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ Bill Cosby Civil Trial Jury Must Start Deliberations over
After two days of deliberations in which they reached verdicts on nearly all of the questions put before them, jurors in a civil trial who were deciding on sexual abuse allegations against Bill Cosby will have to start from scratch.
Full Fact→ EU court didn’t prevent Rwanda flight from taking off
It was the European Court of Human Rights, which isn’t an EU institution.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About the January 6 Committee’s Partisanship
(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Tom Fitton, president of the conservative organization Judicial Watch and supporter of Donald Trump, claimed in a widely-shared tweet that the House committee investigating the January 6 Capitol attack is a “on
Full Fact→ Article vastly exaggerates number of Covid-19 vaccine deaths
Reports of death following vaccination do not mean that the vaccine caused the death.
Snopes→ US Opens COVID Vaccine to Little Kids; Shots Begin This Week
The U.S. opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers.
Snopes→ ‘Tall Barron Trump’ Pic Was Already a Year Old When It Went Viral
Fact: Barron Trump is taller than both his parents.