To suggest a decline in abortion-related deaths was purely due to the legalization of the procedure is an overgeneralization.
Snopes→ Lawyer Charged with Lying to FBI in Russia Probe Faces Trial
A lawyer for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign is accused of lying to the FBI as it investigated potential ties between Donald Trump and Russia in 2016.
Full Fact→ £37 billion was the two-year budget for NHS Test and Trace, not how much was spent
Posts on Facebook which have been shared hundreds of times have questioned where the £37 billion allocated for the running of the NHS Test and Trace scheme was spent. One post, which is a screenshot of a tweet, states: “Tories explain
Snopes→ Does Photo Show Dr. Oz Groping Michelle Obama?
The fake photograph showing Mehmet Oz, a U.S. Senate candidate, and the former first lady builds on a longstanding (and completely fabricated) rumor about her.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart Has NOT Announced A Plan To Offer Abortion Services – That Claim Is Satirical
Has Walmart announced a plan to offer abortion services? No, that's not true: The creator of a video that made the claim labelled as satirical his "report" that the major retailer would offer abortion services . The claim appeared in a vi
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines prevent infection in just 12 percent of those vaccinated.
Most COVID-19 vaccines are found to provide protection against the transmission of COVID-19 in around 50 percent of recipients.
Snopes→ Does This Video Show a ‘Perpetual’ Marble Machine?
In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
PolitiFact→ Charlie Crist – Florida rents are high, but Crist exaggerates with New York market comparison
“It costs more to live in many Florida cities than New York City.”
Full Fact→ There’s no evidence Jean-Claude Van Damme is Muslim
An image shared widely on Facebook claims the actor and martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme said the following: “After I converted to Islam, I did not get any job offer from directors…But this is not important. I believe that I got the ri
Snopes→ Did Buffalo Shooting Suspect Attack Fox News in ‘Manifesto’?
The screed mentioned the "Great Replacement Theory," a white supremacist narrative that has also found footing on Fox News.
Snopes→ Ukrainian Band Kalush Orchestra Wins Eurovision Amid War
Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest, a clear show of popular support for the group's war-ravaged nation that went beyond music.
Snopes→ Independent Probe Points to Israeli Fire in Journalist Death
As Israel and the Palestinians wrangle over the investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, several independent groups have launched their own probes.
Logically→ COVID-19 is not a respiratory disease, but is instead caused by snake venom.
There is no evidence that COVID-19 is caused by snake venom. This claim is based on a number of misinterpretations.
Snopes→ Buffalo Shooter’s Prior Threat, Hospital Stay Face Scrutiny
The white gunman accused of committing a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket made threating comments that brought police to his high school last spring, but he was never charged with a crime and had no further contact with law enforcement after hi
Snopes→ McDonald’s to Sell Its Russian Business, Try to Keep Workers
McDonald's said that it has started the process of selling its Russian business, which includes 850 restaurants that employ 62,000 people.
Logically→ A World Economic Forum commercial shows a man suggesting killing a woman’s son to reduce the environmental impact of carbon emissions.
A scene from the TV show Utopia, which aired between 2013 and 2014, was shared with a false narrative as a World Economic Forum commercial.
Logically→ Hepatitis in children is caused by breastfeeding mothers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
There is no clinical evidence that hepatitis in children is caused by the COVID-19 vaccines or by vaccinated breastfeeding mothers.
Poynter→ Making homemade baby formula is not safe or recommended
As people grapple with America’s infant formula shortage, some social media users have started sharing homemade recipes, telling frantic parents who can’t find food for their babies that they can make […] The post Making homemade baby formul
Snopes→ California Churchgoers Detained Gunman in Deadly Attack
One person was killed and four others were critically wounded in the afternoon shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church in the city of Laguna Woods, officials said.
Snopes→ Authorities: Multiple People Shot at California Church
“We have detained one person and have recovered a weapon that may be involved,” one official said.
Snopes→ Supermarket Shooter Sought Black Neighborhood, Official Says
The suspect reportedly arrived there at least a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: The White House Corrects Itself After False Claim About Vaccine
(Photo by Al Drago/New York Times/Getty Images.)At 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, the official White House Twitter account published a tweet claiming that there was no vaccine when President Joe Biden came into office. The White House @WhiteHouseWhen Pres
Snopes→ 10 Dead in Mass Shooting at Supermarket, Suspect Arraigned
A teenage gunman wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket in what authorities described as “racially motived violent extremism."
Snopes→ ‘Multiple People’ Shot at Buffalo, New York, Supermarket
The alleged shooter reportedly was in custody.
Snopes→ Actor Fred Ward, of ‘Tremors,’ ‘The Right Stuff’ Fame, Dies
No cause or place of death was disclosed per the family’s wishes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disinformation ‘Czar’ Did NOT Say She Wants ‘Trustworthy Verified People’ Like Herself To Be Able To ‘Add Context’ To Other People’s Tweets
Did White House disinformation "czar" Nina Jankowicz say she wants "trustworthy verified people" like her to be able to "add context" to other people's tweets? No, that's not true: Her clipped comments from January 2021 were taken out of
Snopes→ Did Texas Ban Instagram Filters?
A lawsuit by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton provoked headlines and social media posts in May 2022.
PolitiFact→ USA Freedom Fund – Pennsylvania US Senate candidate Kathy Barnette wanted Obama statue, but never voted for him
“Kathy Barnette wants to build a statue of Barack Obama right next to the one of Abraham Lincoln on Capitol Hill."
PolitiFact→ Is it legal to protest outside justices’ homes? The law suggests no
Whether recent abortion protests are considered illegal would be up to a court’s interpretation, constitutional law experts say.
FactCheck.org→ Q&A On Paxlovid, Pfizer’s COVID-19 Oral Antiviral
For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were few effective treatments — and no easy-to-take oral pill to treat infection with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. That changed when the Food and Drug Administration authorized Paxl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Two Graphs Of Election Returns Do NOT Compare Voter Turnout in US and Philippines
Do these two charts showing election returns -- from Michigan in the U.S. and from the Philippines -- compare voter turnout in the U.S. and the Philippines? No, that's not true: These two graphs that are presented for comparison are not d
Snopes→ Mixed Texas Ruling Allows Trans Youth Parent Investigations
The Texas Supreme Court allowed the state to investigate parents of transgender youth for child abuse while also ruling in favor of one family that was among the first contacted by child welfare officials following an order by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.
PolitiFact→ Greg Abbott – Providing baby formula for babies held at the border is a legal requirement
Says the Biden administration is choosing to send baby formula to the border as one of its “out-of-touch priorities.”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘NASA’ Warns Asteroid Headed Toward Earth?
On May 13 2022, an item from a site called American Military News (“NASA warns asteroid larger than Empire State Building headed towards Earth this weekend”) appeared on Trendolizer, indicating significant social media traction: NASA war
PolitiFact→ Kathy Barnette – Kathy Barnette largely correct on course of inflation under Joe Biden
Joe Biden “inherited inflation of 1.7%. Now we're well over 8% and growing.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, making your own homemade baby formula is not safe or recommended
Homemade baby formula recipes offer a ‘viable option’ during U.S. shortage
Snopes→ Indian Couple Longing for Grandchild Sues Son, His Wife
A retired Indian couple is suing their son and daughter-in-law, demanding that they produce a grandchild within a year or pay them 50 million rupees ($675,000).
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The World Health Organization Will NOT Have Authority To Lock Down All of America
Will the World Health Organization (WHO) have the authority to lock down all of America? No, that's not true: The claim, made by former U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, spins proposed changes to WHO rules into something much greater than they
Snopes→ Does Fox News’ Peter Doocy Live in a ‘Luxurious’ Barn?
An online advertisement showed a picture of the White House correspondent and led to a 223-page slideshow article.
Snopes→ Bracing for Her Future: Baby Giraffe Fitted with Orthotic
The calf was born at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, north of San Diego, with her front limb bending the wrong way.