The Civics Secures Democracy Act “would allow the Biden administration to buy off states with $6 billion” if they adopt critical race theory.
Snopes→ Tear Gas: Senators Decry Lack of Federal Safety Assessment
In 2020, Black Lives Matter protesters were doused with tear gas.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Police Statement About Fourth of July Shooter
Quick Take Seven people died in a mass shooting in a Chicago suburb on Independence Day. Police said they believe the shooter was dressed in women’s clothing to conceal his identity and help him during his escape. But some social media users are
AllSides→ ‘Straight-Up Misinformation’: Pollster Nate Silver Calls Out Speaker Pelosi For Misrepresenting His Work
https://dailycaller.com/2022/07/05/straight-up-misinformation-pollster-pelosi-misrepresenting-work-disinformation-polls/
Snopes→ Impassioned Biden Signs Order on Abortion Access
Under mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful in response to the ruling, he signed an executive order to try to protect access to the procedure.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Moscow wasn’t ‘engulfed in flames’
“Moscow was engulfed in flames” after a giant explosion.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Joe Biden isn’t in the process of being impeached
“Biden impeachment in progress.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Biden didn’t put the Medal of Honor around a Vietnam War veteran’s neck
Video shows Joe Biden putting a Medal of Honor on a Vietnam War veteran backward.
Snopes→ Is the ‘Inventor of Autocorrect Died’ Sign Real?
The funnel will be held tomato. Rest in peas.
Snopes→ Larry Storch, Zany Cpl. Agarn on TV’s ‘F Troop,’ Dies at 99
Storch died of natural causes in his New York City apartment, according to his manager.
Snopes→ Did Rosa Parks Say Thomas’ Confirmation Would Be ‘U-Turn’ on Road to Racial Progress?
The civil rights activist expressed her disapproval of the judge decades before the overturning of Roe v Wade.
PolitiFact→ What Clarence Thomas said about fetal cell lines and COVID-19 vaccines
Fetal cell lines are derived from aborted fetuses and have been used to test and develop vaccines since the 1960s. That includes the COVID-19 vaccines, but some vaccines have closer connections to fetal tissue than others.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Boris Johnson didn’t go swimming after his resignation. This viral image is outdated
An image shows that “following his resignation, Boris Johnson has escaped to the sea.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Trump was in SUV after Jan. 6 rally, not presidential limousine
President Donald Trump was in a presidential limousine as he left his Jan. 6, 2021, rally at the White House Ellipse.
Snopes→ Gun Applicants in NY Will Have to Hand over Social Accounts
As missed warning signs pile up in investigations of mass killings, New York state is rolling out a novel strategy to screen applicants for gun permits.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: GOP Texas Lawmaker Did NOT Recently Introduce Bill To Allow Death Penalty For Women Who Have Abortions
Did a GOP Texas lawmaker recently introduce a bill to allow the death penalty for women who have abortions? No, that's not true: State Rep. Bryan Slaton did introduce such a bill, but he did so in March 2021, not May 2022. The claim was i
Snopes→ No, This Meme Doesn’t ‘Debunk’ Sea Level Rise, Climate Change
Complex climatic processes like sea level rise and climate change cannot be generalized to a measuring cup analogy.
Snopes→ Dispatcher Who Didn’t Send Ambulance Charged in 2020 Death
A Pennsylvania 911 operator faces a rare charge of involuntary manslaughter for failing to send an ambulance to the rural home of a woman who died of internal bleeding.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Samzuki Hydaiko Was NOT Identified As Shooter Of Shinzo Abe — Yet Another ‘Sam Hyde Is The Shooter’ Hoax
Was Samzuki Hydaiko identified as the person who shot former prime minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe? No, that's not true: A man named Tetsuya Yamagishi was taken into custody by security officers at the scene of the shooting. A gun that appe
Snopes→ Huge Underground Search for Mysterious Dark Matter Begins
In a former gold mine a mile underground, inside a titanium tank filled with a rare liquified gas, scientists have begun the search for what so far has been unfindable: dark matter.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the Supreme Court didn’t overturn the 2020 election
“SCOTUS overturned the 2020 election.”
PolitiFact→ Cavalier Johnson – Mayor Johnson overestimates economic benefit of hosting RNC
The RNC is “a $200 million economic infusion into our communities.”
Full Fact→ Did Boris Johnson actually resign?
Following speculation on social media we’ve taken a look at the context behind Boris Johnson’s decision to remain in office until a new leader is elected.
Snopes→ Did Joe Biden Once Vote To Overturn Roe v. Wade?
In the post-Roe summer of 2022, critics highlighted the former Delaware senator's past record on abortion rights.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Convict, Execute Former Clinton Lawyer Michael Sussmann
Did the military convict and execute former Hillary Clinton campaign lawyer Michael Sussmann? No, that's not true: Sussmann was not convicted or executed and the claim was made without documentary evidence. The website that posted this cl
Full Fact→ What payouts do ministers receive when they leave office?
Government ministers under 65 are entitled to severance pay when they leave office, as long as they don’t return within three weeks.
Snopes→ Trump White House Counsel Cipollone Meets with Jan. 6 Panel
Cipollone had been a sought-after witness after bombshell testimony revealed his apparently desperate and last-ditch efforts to prevent Trump's actions.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccines Don’t Result in Male Infertility
(Photo by Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images)A widely shared article from The Gateway Pundit claims that “according to a recently released medical study, in a group of 37 sperm donors, across 220 samples collected, the impact of th
AllSides→ Noem’s Misleading Claim About Safety of Medication Abortion
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/07/noems-misleading-claim-about-safety-of-medication-abortion/ The Food
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for June 2022
PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for June 2022
Snopes→ IRS Asks Treasury Watchdog to Probe Comey, McCabe Tax Audits
The IRS commissioner has asked the Treasury Department’s internal watchdog to immediately review the circumstances surrounding intensive tax audits that targeted ex-FBI Director James Comey and former Deputy Director Andrew McCabe.
FactCheck.org→ Democracy PAC/Democracy PAC II
Political leanings: Democratic/liberal 2020 total spending: $81.1 million Democracy PAC and Democracy PAC II are liberal super PACs created by billionaire George Soros to fund political organizations that help elect Democrats. Michael Vachon, an ad
Logically→ The image shows farmers blocking the highway with tractors in the Netherlands to protest against government plans to cut nitrogen emissions.
A photo taken during the 2019 farmer protests in De Bilt, Netherlands, has been misattributed to the 2022 protest.
Logically→ The World Economic Forum is going to freeze the bank accounts of meat-eaters.
The WEF's support for Doconomy's credit card has been misrepresented to show that meat-consuming customers' bank accounts would be frozen.
Snopes→ Chauvin Gets 21 Years for Violating Floyd’s Civil Rights
A federal judge sentenced Derek Chauvin to 21 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, telling the former Minneapolis police officer that what he did was “simply wrong” and “offensive.”
Snopes→ Japan Ex-Leader Shinzo Abe Assassinated While Giving Speech
Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a divisive arch-conservative and one of his nation's most powerful and influential figures, has died after being shot during a campaign speech in western Japan.
Logically→ President Joe Biden tied the Medal of Honor backward on a Vietnam War veteran.
A clearer picture from the award ceremony shows that President Biden didn't tie the medal incorrectly.
Logically→ The image shows Supreme Court Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala having lunch with Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy.
Tamil Nadu Finance Minister P Thiagarajan and Ram Narasimhan have been misidentified as Supreme Court Justices Surya Kant and JB Pardiwala.
AllSides→ Did Video Show Capitol Police Waving in Rioters on Jan. 6?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/capitol-police-waving-video/ Claim A video shot from the east side of
AllSides→ Fact Check-No evidence Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted 4th of July tweet
https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-mtg-july/fact-check-no-evidence-rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-posted-4th-of-july-tweet-idUSL1N2YO1IQ