The U.S. Justice Department is opening a sweeping civil rights investigation into the Louisiana State Police.
Full Fact→ Monkeypox is being detected in countries with and without wild monkeys
An image on Facebook showing a world map with countries with monkeypox outbreaks highlighted in red says “monkeypox detected in all countries where there are no monkeys”. The post also has the caption “When you know it’s so obvi
Snopes→ Misleading TikTok Video Claims Shein Clothing Tags Contain Cries for Help
The viral video compiled images from various sources.
Snopes→ US Inflation Hit a New 40-Year High Last Month of 8.6%
The prices of gas, food and most other goods and services jumped in May, raising inflation to a new four-decade high and giving American households no respite from rising costs.
Full Fact→ Video of driver escaping police roadblock by driving on roof of bus is not real
A widely-shared video posted to Facebook which purports to show spectacular footage of a driver escaping a police roadblock is not real. In the video a blue car manages to avoid a roadblock by driving off a ramp next to a tunnel and using the roof of a
Full Fact→ The Coalition did not build more affordable homes in a year than Labour did in 13 years of government
We built more affordable homes in one year of the incoming Conservative government after 2010—or Coalition government—than the Labour party did in 13 years in office. Boris Johnson, 9 June 2022. During a press conference in Blackpool, the
PolitiFact→ How many mass shootings have occurred since Uvalde tragedy?
Independent websites and government agencies have to define 'mass shooting' to collect data on gun violence.
PolitiFact→ Glenn Grothman – Grothman mostly right on who would benefit from student loan debt forgiveness
"Nearly 60% of all student loan debt is held by the rich and upper-middle class," so forgiveness would give the wealthy a "financial windfall" but not really help low-income people.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Arrest Congress At White House
Did the U.S. military arrest members of Congress at the White House? No, that's not true: This did not happen, and the video making the claim seemingly used the title for clickbait. The claim appeared in a video posted to Facebook publish
Snopes→ Britney Spears Marries Sam Asghari in California
Britney Spears has married her longtime partner Sam Asghari at a Southern California ceremony that came months after the pop superstar won her freedom from a court conservatorship.
Full Fact→ Ofgem said that 12 million households—not people—might end up in fuel poverty
The number of people in fuel poverty may double to 12 million. BBC News, 24 May 2022. A BBC News article claimed that Jonathan Brearley, CEO of the energy regulator Ofgem, told the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee that the num
Snopes→ White Supremacists Are Riling Up Thousands on Social Media
The social media posts are of a distinct type.
AllSides→ David Marcus: Nobody is checking the social media fact checkers. It’s time that changed
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/social-media-fact-checkers-david-marcus The left-leaning American news
PolitiFact→ House Republican Conference – Fact-checking whether Jan. 6 committee chairman Bennie Thompson objected to the 2004 election
“Bennie Thompson objected to the 2004 Presidential election.”
Logically→ A juror in the Depp v. Heard case uploaded videos, sharing his account of the defamation trial.
The TikTok user who originally uploaded the videos admitted they were false and issued an apology on his TikTok page.
AllSides→ Turkish ‘disinformation law’ will make it a crime to spread ‘fake news’
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2022/turkish-disinformation-law-will-make-it-a-crime-to-spread-fake-news/
AllSides→ Fact check: Screenshot of purported homophobic dog story is fabricated
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/06/08/fact-check-screenshot-supposed-washington-post-story-fabricated/9907327002/
Snopes→ Capitol Officer Recounts Jan. 6 ‘War Scene’ in Her Testimony
“It was something like I’ve seen in movies. I couldn’t believe my eyes,” Edwards said.
Logically→ Multiple images show Indian PM Narendra Modi inaugurating an underwater tunnel underneath the Brahmaputra river in Assam.
Images of a Fehmarnbelt project have been falsely shared as an underwater tunnel built under Brahmaputra, along with old photos of PM Modi from 2017.
Logically→ Planet Earth is a flat plane covered by a dome that acts as a nature preserve.
There is no evidence that the world is flat, nor that it was intentionally designed to be difficult but not impossible to detect whether it is flat.
Snopes→ Capitol Riot Panel Blames Trump for 1/6 ‘Attempted Coup’
The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol laid the blame firmly on Donald Trump.
Logically→ The video shows Argentine fans gathered outside Wembley Stadium in London ahead of a match final on June 1, 2022.
This video has been misattributed. It was taken in 2019 when former Argentine President Mauricio Macri held a rally in Buenos Aires.
Logically→ The European Union ordered the U.K to remove the crown stamp from pint glasses.
The European Union did not issue any specific ban on using crown symbols on British pint glasses.
Logically→ England Cricketer Moeen Munir Ali will boycott the IPL over Nupur Sharma’s blasphemous statement.
A fake Twitter account alleged that English batsman Moeen Munir Ali threatened to boycott the IPL. There is no evidence to corroborate the statement.
Logically→ This video shows Peru taking down 5G antennas due to health concerns.
A 2019 video of a telephone antenna removal in Peru has been miscaptioned as a 5G antenna. There is no evidence that 5G technology harms human health.
PolitiFact→ As America watched Jan. 6 hearing, Fox viewers heard Tucker Carlson’s alternate reality
As the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection held its first primetime hearing, Fox News host Tucker Carlson ran a nonstop segment rehashing many of the same falsehoods about the U.S. Capitol attack he has promoted for months.
PolitiFact→ Key takeaways from the Jan. 6 committee’s primetime hearing
The Jan. 6 committee showed video after video of people who had told Trump that he lost.
PolitiFact→ Trump’s own advisers add to evidence that election wasn’t stolen
The Jan. 6 committee adds more evidence to show the 2020 election wasn’t rigged or stolen.
Snopes→ 3 Foreigners Who Fought for Ukraine Sentenced to Death
The proceedings against the three captured fighters were denounced by Ukraine and the West as a sham and a violation of the rules of war.
Snopes→ NASA Launches Study of UFOs Despite ‘Reputational Risk’
NASA is launching a study of UFOs as part of a new push toward high-risk, high-impact science.
Snopes→ Gas Prices Close in on $5 a Gallon in US, Hit Record in UK
California has the highest average price at $6.40 a gallon.
Snopes→ What We Know About Trump’s Actions As Insurrection Unfolded
Much is already known about where Trump was, what he said, and how he reacted. But large gaps remain.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Matthew McConaughey Did NOT Tweet About An Account Harassing Him For ‘Wanting To Take Action Against Guns’
Did actor Matthew McConaughey tweet that Instagram needs to shut down an account for harassing him because he "wanted to take action against guns"? No, that's not true: The tweet is fake and the account shown for @McConaughey is suspended
Snopes→ Report: Police Knew of Injured at Texas School While Waiting
Sixty officers had assembled on the scene by the time four officers made entry, according to the report.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ted Gunderson Did NOT Provide Evidence Of Chemtrail ‘Death Dumps’
Did a retired FBI agent provide evidence that the United Nations and U.S. Congress is conducting genocide against the people of the world, the United States and even their own families by dumping poison chemicals on them from airplanes? N
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Geotracking NOT Only Evidence Used By Justice Department To Place January 6 Defendants Inside Capitol
Is geotracking the only evidence being used by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to place January 6, 2021, defendants inside the U.S. Capitol? No, that's not true: FBI investigators and the DOJ are using the tracking data, along with Wi-Fi
Snopes→ Authorities: 3 Dead, Trooper Wounded in Maryland Shooting
The three victims were found dead at Columbia Machine Inc. in Smithsburg and a fourth victim was critically injured.
PolitiFact→ Jack Del Rio – Washington Commanders’ Jack Del Rio downplays Jan. 6 attack as a ‘dust-up’
The Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “was a dust-up.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cop At Parkland School Was NOT ‘Stealing Hundreds Of Dollars From Backpacks Of Students’ Before 2018 Shooting
Was the school resource officer assigned to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, "literally stealing hundreds of dollars from the backpacks of students" just before the 2018 shooting? No, that's not true: The Instagr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Students Did NOT ‘Serve Lawsuit’ At Virginia School Board Meeting On February 8, 2022
Does a video show students serving a lawsuit at a Virginia school board meeting? No, that's not true: Although students did present a so-called "affidavit" disputing the Loudoun County Public Schools mask mandate to the Loudoun County Sch