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AllSides→ Posts misrepresent satirical story on Jan. 6 text exchanges
https://apnews.com/article/Fact-Check-Satire-Capitol-Insurrection-Texts-643546347076 CLAIM: Leaked text
AllSides→ Sunday Shows Ignore Foiled Kavanaugh Assassination Plot
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/sunday-shows-ignore-foiled-kavanaugh-assassination-plot/ Welcome ba
Snopes→ Biden Takes Spill While Getting off Bike After Beach Ride
President Joe Biden fell when he tried to get off his bike at the end of a ride at Cape Henlopen State Park near his beach home in Delaware, but wasn't hurt in the tumble.
Poynter→ GlobalFact 9 headliners, a closer look
OSLO, Norway – GlobalFact is an annual fact-checking and journalism conference hosted by the International Fact-Checking Network. This year marks the world’s largest fact-checking summit’s ninth iteration. It will be […] The post GlobalFact
AllSides→ Kansas Cattle Died After Unusual Heat Wave, Contrary to Baseless Claims Online
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/06/kansas-cattle-died-after-unusual-heat-wave-contrary-to-baseless-claims-online/
Snopes→ 7 Arrested in House Office Building Linked to Colbert Show
U.S. Capitol Police said that officers arrested seven unauthorized people in a congressional office building and charged them with unlawful entry.
Logically→ Our drinking water contains fluoride, which is as harmful as rat poison.
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Snopes→ Buttigieg: US May Act Against Airlines on Consumers’ Behalf
The day after Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg met with airline leaders to quiz them about widespread flight disruptions, his own flight was canceled and he wound up driving from Washington to New York.
Logically→ A video shows a mob vandalizing a Hindu temple and attacking a priest in Karachi, Pakistan.
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Poynter→ Fox News carried the third Jan. 6 committee hearing as testimony featured its hosts and guests
After brushing off the first hearing of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack in favor of hosts Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, Fox News carried the second and third […] The post Fox News carried the third Jan. 6 committee
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: PAC News Release Does NOT Prove Lauren Boebert Had 2 Abortions, Was Unlicensed Paid Escort
Has a political action committee proved that Colorado Rep. Lauren Boebert had two abortions and worked as an unlicensed escort? No, as of June 19, 2022, the allegations about the anti-abortion Republican congresswoman, made in a press rel
PolitiFact→ Cindy Axne – Blaming one legislator for accident ignores a lot
“Zach Nunn took money from Adventureland’s CEO, then sponsored legislation to loosen amusement park safety rules. A child died. Zach Nunn put his big donor first, ahead of the safety of Iowa families.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Poland Did NOT Annex Ukraine Via Tax Office Data Contract
Is it true that at the beginning of June 2022 Poland annexed Ukraine? No that's not true. Such posts on social networks began to appear after the publication of a press release from the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, in which the a
Snopes→ Court Rejects Trump-Era EPA Finding That Roundup Safe
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered the EPA to reexamine its 2020 finding that glyphosate did not pose a health risk for people exposed to it.
Snopes→ Did Actor Russell Johnson Fly 44 Combat Missions in WWII?
Johnson was best known for his role as the brainy professor in the 1960s TV series "Gilligan's Island."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plant Oils Do NOT Provide Effective Natural Sun Protection AND Sunscreen Does NOT Cause Cancer
Do plants produce oils that provide effective natural sun protection and do sunscreens cause cancer? No, neither is true: "There is no evidence that they afford even close to adequate protection," board-certified dermatologist Julie K. Ka
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘In 2014, This French Weather Presenter Announced the Forecast for August 18, 2050’
On June 15 2022, a viral tweet a sobering claim — that a 2014 French weather forecast “for 2050” wound up matching the real-life French weather forecast in June 2022: In 2014, this French weather presenter announced the forecast for
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Test Will NOT Tell You If You Have ADHD
Will this test, which asks you to stare at a flashing blue dot to see if surrounding yellow dots disappear, tell you if you have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD? No, that's not true: Experts consulted by Lead Stories say
FactCheck.org→ Kansas Cattle Died After Unusual Heat Wave, Contrary to Baseless Claims Online
Quick Take At least 2,000 cattle have died following a heat wave in southwestern Kansas. Although the cattle apparently died of heatstroke, social media posts have made baseless claims suggesting that the deaths might be part of a larger conspiracy the
Poynter→ No, CNN did not fake Ukrainian war footage
Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine beginning Feb. 24, misinformation about the situation has spread rapidly. For example, this tweet claims that CNN was faking war footage in Ukraine. The tweet […] The post No, CNN did not fake Ukrainian wa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Navy JAG Did NOT Amend Method of Execution
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG) change the method of execution from hanging to a gunshot to the head? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Navy JAG told Lead Stories on a June 17, 2022, phone call that this claim
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered photo makes Kim Jong Un appear thinner
Photo shows Kim Jong Un’s weight loss
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Young Girls Working at an Oyster Processing Plant’
On June 16 2022, an Imgur user shared a photograph of three young girls, purportedly child workers who labored shucking oysters; the same image was colorized and shared in May 2021 to Reddit’s r/TheWayWeWere: Coloured by me, 3 girls wh
Snopes→ Eurovision 2023 Won’t Be Held in Ukraine; UK May Step in
The organizer of the Eurovision Song Contest said that it will start talks with the BBC on possibly holding next year's event in the U.K. after concluding that it can't be held in Ukraine.
PolitiFact→ Monica Crowley – The Pants on Fire claim that communists have controlled U.S. institutions for decades
Soviet and Chinese communists have “grabbed control” of U.S. entertainment, movies, television, music, academia, K-12 education and the news media.
PolitiFact→ Tampon shortage fueled by supply chain woes and materials shortage, not customer base
Supply chain volatility due to COVID-19, shortages of the raw materials used to make tampons and increasing costs are all driving the current tampon shortage, experts say.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What is Juneteenth and when did it become a federal holiday?
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, but states have been slow to follow suit. Learn more about the day in 1865 that freed the last enslaved people in the U.S.
Snopes→ Do Democrats Want ‘Open Borders’?
The real question is: What do they actually want when it comes to immigration?
PolitiFact→ Fox News carries third Jan. 6 committee hearing as testimony features its hosts and guests
The House Jan. 6 committee made references to Fox News’ hosts, guests, and segments during its latest hearing — all while Fox News carried it live.
Snopes→ NYC Guitar Concert by Hinckley, Who Shot Reagan, is Canceled
The Market Hotel in Brooklyn cited “very real and worsening threats and hate” in its announcement on social media that it was canceling the July 8 concert.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Food Processing Plant Fires, Death Of Cattle Are ‘Intentional’
Did nearly 100 food processing plants mysteriously explode in 2022? Did 10,000 cattle in Kansas die mysteriously too? No, neither of those claims are true: Lead Stories determined the food processing explosions claim was false -- because
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Question About Cause of Cattle Deaths In June 2022 Kansas Heat Wave
Do Kansas ranchers have no idea what might have killed hundreds or thousands of cattle during an extreme heat wave and believe their feed or water was poisoned? No, that's not true: The cause of death is not a mystery to the people in the
Snopes→ Freedom Riders’ 1947 Convictions Vacated in North Carolina
Legendary civil rights leader Bayard Rustin and three other men who were sentenced to work on a chain gang in North Carolina after they launched the first of the “freedom rides” to challenge Jim Crow laws will have their sentences posthumously vacated
Snopes→ Did Third-of-a-Pound Burger Fail Because People Didn’t Understand Fractions?
Fractions, man.
Snopes→ Did Man Accused of Murder Win GOP Primary from Jail?
Andrew Wilhoite was charged with killing his wife in Indiana.
Snopes→ Malaysia: Disney Refused to Cut Gay Scenes in ‘Lightyear’
Malaysia's film censors said that it was Disney's decision to ax the animated film “Lightyear” from the country's cinemas after refusing to cut scenes promoting homosexuality.
Snopes→ FDA Authorizes 1st COVID-19 Shots for Infants, Preschoolers
U.S. regulators authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin.
Full Fact→ The EU did not completely outlaw use of imperial measures in the UK
Claims that the EU forced the UK to adopt the metric system and made the use of imperial measures illegal are not entirely true.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Miami DID Sponsor ‘Guns 4 Ukraine’ Gun Buyback Program
Did the city of Miami sponsor a gun buyback program in support of Ukraine? Yes, that's true: The June 18, 2022, event is being used to get guns off the street and also to support Ukraine. Donations are going to the Ukrainian Congress Comm