Is Starbucks "going cashless" regarding payment options for customers as of August 2022? No, that's not true: The article seen in this particular post that includes comments made by the Starbucks CEO fails to disclose that the cashless op
Snopes→ Record-Setting Sherpa Guide Contemplates Retirement
Sanu Sherpa recently returned to Nepal after completing his second round of all 14 peaks over the height of 8,000 meters (26,240 feet).
PolitiFact→ What the federal infrastructure bill means for water systems nationwide
Jackson, Mississippi — which has no drinkable water and no timeline to remedy the problem — is an extreme example of problems that local governments face coast to coast. Washington’s infrastructure law has over $55 billion to help. It won’t be
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did 44 Percent of Pregnant Women in a COVID Vaccine Trial Miscarry?
(Md Rafayat Haque Khan / Eyepix G/Future Publishing via Getty Images)An article from the Florida Standard falsely claims that 44 percent of pregnant women who took part in Pfizer’s COVID vaccine trial miscarried. The claim, the article notes, com
PolitiFact→ Charlie Crist – Charlie Crist misleads on Ron DeSantis' record on taxes
Gov. Ron DeSantis raised "taxes on the middle class by more than $1.5 billion while giving away $624 million to big corporations."
Snopes→ Ravens’ Mascot Headed to IR with ‘Drumstick’ Injury
The Baltimore Ravens are making a feathered addition to their injured reserve list.
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Campaign-Style Distortions
As the midterm elections draw near, President Joe Biden has delivered campaign-style speeches that misstated statistics on the COVID-19 pandemic, may leave the wrong impression that police officers were killed during the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech about democracy before the 2022 midterms
We fact-checked Biden’s speech about democracy. His comments about a threat to same-sex marriage were speculative, but he was on firmer ground about efforts by individuals who deny the 2020 election.
Snopes→ Did a Woman Go To Jail for Wearing Slacks in 1938?
Helen Hulick wore a controversial pair of slacks to court while testifying.
PolitiFact→ Love fact-checking? Join Poynter and PolitiFact’s online fact-checking festival
Join PolitiFact at United Facts of America Sept. 27-29! Get context and clarity on America’s most pressing issues leading up to the midterm elections from some of the nation’s top experts in media, politics, technology and counterintelligence.
Snopes→ Does ‘Club’ in ‘Club Sandwich’ Stand for ‘Chicken Lettuce Under Bacon’?
The ever-popular club sandwich dates back at least to the late 1800s, which is more than can be said for a viral theory about how it got its name.
Snopes→ Is the James Comey ‘Unequal Justice’ Quote Meme Accurate?
An "Unequal Justice" meme displayed a purported quote from former FBI Director James Comey about the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails.
Snopes→ Panel: West Point Should Rename Lee Barracks, Nix KKK Art
A commission created by Congress is recommending changes at the storied academy when it comes to buildings, places and memorials that include the names or images of Robert E. Lee and other Confederate officers.
Snopes→ America Is in the Middle of a Labor Mobilization Moment
Self-organizers, for example, are behind union drives at Starbucks, Amazon, Trader Joe’s, and Chipotle.
Snopes→ Have We Forgotten the True Meaning of Labor Day?
The first Labor Day was hardly a national holiday. Workers had to strike to celebrate it.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for August 2022
PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for August 2022
Snopes→ NASA Aims for Saturday Launch of New Moon Rocket After Fixes
The Kennedy Space Center clocks started ticking again as managers expressed confidence in their plan and forecasters gave favorable weather odds.
PolitiFact→ Tom Cotton – How Tom Cotton misleads about ranked choice voting in Alaska
“60% of Alaska voters voted for a Republican, but thanks to a convoluted process and ballot exhaustion — which disenfranchises voters — a Democrat ‘won.’"
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That New Yorkers Must Show ID to Buy Whipped Cream
(Photograph by Matt Cardy/Getty Images.)A number of viral social media posts claim that you don’t need an ID to vote in New York, but you do need one to buy a can of whipped cream.🇺🇸ProudArmyBrat @lesliblessIn New York you donR
Snopes→ Trump Search Inventory Reveals New Details from FBI Seizure
The inventory disclosed by the Justice Department reveals in general terms the contents of 33 boxes and containers taken from an office and a storage room at Mar-a-Lago during the Aug. 8 search.
Full Fact→ Will the next Prime Minister rebuild trust in politics? Not from what we’ve seen
Will the next Prime Minister rebuild trust in politics? Not from what we’ve seen. A Full Fact opinion piece.
Full Fact→ The government hasn’t ‘removed’ Covid-19 vaccine advice in pregnancy
Claims seem to be based on a document published around the time the Pfizer vaccine was first approved.
Full Fact→ Telegraph miscalculates the cost of working from home
Its estimate that on average working from home will add £2,500 a year to energy bills was flawed, and there are other questions around its calculations too.
Full Fact→ Report of abandoned newborn babies around the country are false
Images of a newborn baby supposedly abandoned in several English towns and cities were actually taken in Thailand in 2017.
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson’s kettle comments taken out of context
An out-of-context clip of the Prime Minister talking about savings from buying a new kettle appears to have been an attempt at an analogy about nuclear power.
Snopes→ Argentina: Attempt to Kill VP Fails when Handgun Misfires
A man tried to kill Argentina's politically powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández outside her home, but the handgun misfired.
AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden’s Pennsylvania speech on gun violence
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/fact-check-biden-speech-crime-wilkes-barre
Snopes→ Protesting Activists Superglue Themselves in UK Parliament
The environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion said its supporters have superglued themselves to one another in a chain around the chair used by the speaker in the House of Commons chamber.
PolitiFact→ Democratic Party of Wisconsin – Wisconsin Dems exaggerate with claim that Tim Michels believes gay people shouldn’t be out in public
Says “Tim Michels doesn’t think gay people should be out in public.”
PolitiFact→ Anuncio republicano falsamente dice que Crist quiere quitar fondos a la policía, auditar clase media
En Español: Charlie Crist, el candidato demócrata para la gubernatura de la Florida, no apoya el quitarle fondos a la policía.
Snopes→ Wave of Bull Runner Deaths Turns Focus on Spain’s Fiestas
This year's macabre, record-tying toll of eight deaths has politicians and animal rights defenders heaping much criticism on the practice.
Logically→ Boris Johnson advised the public to replace old kettles in order to save on energy bills.
In the full video of this speech, it is clear that the Prime Minister was not giving advice to households.
Logically→ An Aam Aadmi Party billboard written in Gujarati asks Gujarat to offer Namaz and quit unnecessary practices like reading Bhagwat Saptah and Satyanarayan Katha.
The viral photo of the billboard has been altered to give it a communal spin. The original poster by the AAP states, "Gujarat will change now."
Snopes→ Fighting Goes on Near Ukraine Nuclear Plant; IAEA on Site
Britain's Defense Ministry says shelling continued in the district where the Zaporizhzhia power plant sits.
Logically→ Energy bills in the U.K. have risen by 215 percent since 2021.
Although U.K. households are facing a rise in energy bills, the change in percentage from 2021 has been exaggerated and misinterpreted.
Logically→ Lithium leach fields kill birds within minutes after they land on the fields.
Lithium extraction negatively impacts the environment, but no proof suggests that lithium leach fields contain toxins that can kill birds.
Snopes→ Biden Sounds Newly Strong Alarm: Trumpism Menaces Democracy
President Joe Biden summoned Americans of all stripes to help counter what he sketched as dark forces within the Republican Party trying to subvert democracy.
Logically→ U.K. hotels are housing U.N. troops disguised as asylum seekers.
There is no evidence that foreign soldiers are being covertly housed in British hotels.
Logically→ India released a tremendous amount of water into Ravi, intentionally causing floods in Pakistan.
India has not recently released any water into the Ravi river. Heavy monsoon rain, which began in mid-July, is a key source of floods in Pakistan.
Logically→ The higher mortality rates in Israel in 2021 and 2022 are due to vaccines.