Endemic to Japan, the Joro spider likely first entered the U.S. in shipping containers.
Snopes→ Was Walmart Giving Away $1,000 Gift Cards by Email?
An email claimed that taking a survey would enter the user into a sweepstakes to win a Walmart gift card for up to $1,000.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence NATO Laptop With Intelligence Found At Headquarters Of Ukrainian Nationalists — Computer Is NATO Surplus
Was a NATO-labeled laptop with intelligence found at the headquarters of Ukrainian nationalists? No, that's not true: NATO told Lead Stories the unit appears to be one of their old surplus laptops that was sold years ago, and one that wou
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fauci has regularly given interviews and appeared at press briefings
Dr. Anthony Fauci has not spoken or appeared publicly for several weeks.
PolitiFact→ Evan McMullin – Evan McMullin ad portraying GOP Utah Sen. Mike Lee as pro-Russia, anti-Ukraine is Mostly False
“As the world rallies around Ukraine, Mike Lee was one of only two senators to oppose sanctions on Putin. Then he flew to the Kremlin and discussed dropping sanctions. Lee even opposed arming Ukrainians fighting for their lives.”
FactCheck.org→ Priorities USA Action
Political leanings: Democratic/liberal 2020 total spending: $138.3 million Priorities USA Action, a super PAC, was formed in 2011 by former White House staffers Bill Burton and Sean Sweeney to help reelect then-President Barack Obama in 2012. Priorit
FactCheck.org→ Future Forward USA PAC (FF PAC)
Political leanings: Democratic 2020 total spending: $150.8 million Future Forward USA PAC, legally known as FF PAC, is a liberal political action committee created in 2018 to support the presidential election of Joe Biden. The group is what’s known
FactCheck.org→ Senate Majority PAC
Political leanings: Democratic 2020 total spending: $372 million The Senate Majority PAC is a super PAC that describes its “one mission” as helping Democrats “win Senate races.” The super PAC is headed by J.B. Poersch, a forme
FactCheck.org→ National Victory Action Fund
Political leanings: Republican 2020 total spending: $4.8 million The National Victory Action Fund was established in 2020 by several Republican political strategists. The group is what’s known as a hybrid PAC or “Carey committee,” meaning
FactCheck.org→ Senate Leadership Fund
Political leanings: Conservative/Republican 2020 total spending: $476 million The Senate Leadership Fund is a Republican super PAC that was established in 2015 by allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The group says its purpose is
Snopes→ Apple Investors Urge Company to Undergo Civil Rights Audit
Apple's shareholders have approved a proposal urging the iPhone maker to undergo an independent audit assessing its treatment of female and minority employees.
Snopes→ Meet Michel Lotito, the Man Who Ate an Airplane … or So He Claimed
Gastroenterologists supposedly confirmed Lotito was able to consume 2 pounds of metal per day, though not without consequences.
Snopes→ Zelenskyy Swastika Jersey Pic is Fake
There's been a concerted effort by Russian propagandists to depict Ukrainian's president as a Nazi.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim misleads about 2020 press conference orchestrated by Russian agent
Ukraine issued a press release about Joe Biden
Snopes→ CURIOUS KIDS: Why Did Russia Invade Ukraine?
A very short summary of a very long, troubled history.
Snopes→ Is There a Unique Tip for Cars with Automatic Headlights?
We looked for the truth behind online advertisements that claimed there was a unusual or unique tip or trick for cars with automatic headlights.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – California gas prices are going up, but not at $9 a gallon in early March 2022
Gas cost $9 a gallon in California in early March 2022.
PolitiFact→ Jamaal Bowman – Fact-checking Rep. Jamaal Bowman on legacy admissions, affirmative action
“More white legacy students get admitted to top universities than Black & Latinx students admitted through affirmative action.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT Russia Vs. Ukraine Tank Battle — Video Shows Abrams Tank Training
Does this video show a battle between Russian and Ukrainian tanks? No, that's not true: This video shows American-made Abrams tanks in a training exercise. The video was posted on TikTok by an account called @mzhoneybunn81 and also posted
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Ukraine Looters Taped to Poles’
On March 7 2022, a screenshot of the following reply tweet purportedly depicting a Russian soldier caught looting in Ukraine appeared on Imgur and elsewhere: My favorite….this Russian soldier was marking buildings for rocket hits…and was doing a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Dr. Rochelle Walensky referenced CNN report from 2020, before she joined CDC
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said she gets COVID-19 reports from CNN.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this former Ukrainian beauty queen has not joined the Ukrainian military to fight Russians
“The former Miss Universe-Ukraine, Anastasiia Lenna, turned in her high heels for some combat boots to fight for her country.”
Snopes→ Was the US Still Buying Oil From Russia in Early 2022?
The U.S. was looking into banning imports from Russia, however.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Putin’s Hand Going Through Microphone Is NOT Proof Of Green Screen — It’s Due To Compressed Video
Does a video of Russian President Vladimir Putin show him putting his hand through a microphone, meaning it was filmed in front of a green screen? No, that's not true: His hand appearing to float through the microphone is only visible in
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: A Video Claiming to Show Ukrainian ‘Crisis Actors’ Is Fake
A viral video claims to show a newscast from Ukraine in which one of the supposedly deceased Ukrainians in a body bag in the background moves.Lashes Clay💅🏾 @HELDbytheBELLESooo is he dead or ? March 6th 20224,915 Retweets18,512 LikesOne
Truth or Fiction?→ Kharkiv Railway Station Image
Amid an ongoing attack on Ukraine by Russian forces, Imgur posts on March 6 and March 7 2022 purportedly showed photographs of a crowded railway station in Kharkiv, Ukraine, illustrating residents’ attempts to flee to safety: “Photo of Kha
FactCheck.org→ Post Misconstrues Public Health Awareness Campaigns About Blood Clots
SciCheck Digest The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Pfizer tweeted in February about the dangers of blood clots in veins, which are relatively common and affect as many as 900,000 Americans each year. A story shared on social media, howe
Snopes→ Japan’s ‘Killing Stone,’ Rumored To House an Evil Spirit, Has Split in Half
While we can't speak to the existence of the supposed evil spirit, Sessho-seki (the "Killing Stone") truly did split in two in March 2022.
Snopes→ Do Automatic Headlights Enable a Car Insurance Discount?
We contacted several of the largest car insurance providers in the U.S. to ask about automatic headlights and daytime running lights (DRLs).
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: Can Donald Trump run for president if indicted or convicted of a crime?
The Constitution lays out age, citizenship and residency rules to run for president. A criminal indictment would not legally prevent Trump from running in 2024.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Won’t Review Decision That Freed Bill Cosby
The high court — whose nine members include two men accused of sexual misconduct themselves — declined to review a stunning decision out of Pennsylvania that released Cosby from prison in June.
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson’s claims on UK accepting people fleeing conflict miss vital context
I think we have taken more vulnerable people fleeing theatres of conflict since 2015 than any other country in Europe. Boris Johnson, 2 March 2022 . Boris Johnson claimed during Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) that the UK has “taken more
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Putin Bombed ‘Biden-Owned 200-Acre Villa’ in Ukraine Or ‘Biolabs & Pedophile Rings’ — Or That Any Of Those Exist in Ukraine
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin bomb a villa in Ukraine that U.S. President Joe Biden owned? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that this happened or that Biden owns a villa in Ukraine. When searching for credible articles abo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Destroyed City Does NOT Show ‘Present Situation’ In Ukraine
Does a video showing a destroyed city highlight the "present situation" in Ukraine during the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: The video used as evidence of the "present situation" is footage from at least 2020 that s
Snopes→ Texas Family Targeted by Anti-Transgender Directive Files Lawsuit
A judge blocked an investigation by the state's child protective services agency pending further court proceedings.
PolitiFact→ The race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat: A guide
The race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat: A guide
Logically→ Pakistani MPs repeated slogans praising Indian PM Narendra Modi.
A parliamentary hearing from 2020 in Pakistan was taken out of context and misinterpreted to make it seem like MPs were chanting pro-Modi slogans.
Logically→ Vladimir Putin met Indian students aboard the Air India flight evacuating from Ukraine to wish them a safe journey.
A video of Indian ambassador Rahul Shrivastava with the Indian students in the aircraft was falsely shared as Putin addressing them.
Snopes→ Were Strollers Left at Poland Train Station for Ukraine Refugees?
Ukrainian refugees have been met with food, supplies, and additional transport upon arriving in Poland.
Logically→ The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a “smokescreen” meant to distract the public from the New World Order.
This is an instance of a well-known conspiracy theory, and there is no evidence to support it.