When Joe Biden was sworn in as president, two COVID-19 vaccines had already been authorized and millions of people nationwide had been vaccinated against the disease. But in a May 12 tweet touting economic progress made under Biden, the White House fal
PolitiFact→ Lindsey Graham – Fact-checking Lindsey Graham on the US allowing abortions at 20 weeks
“We’re one of the seven nations in the world that allow abortion on demand at 20 weeks.”
PolitiFact→ Kathy Barnette – Kathy Barnette is wrong that agriculture is Pennsylvania’s No. 1 industry
“Agriculture is the No. 1 industry here in Pennsylvania.”
Snopes→ Michigan Profs Push ‘Pee for Peonies’ Urine Diversion Plan
A pair of University of Michigan researchers are putting the “pee” in peony.
FactCheck.org→ Baby Formula Shortage Fuels Misleading Partisan Claims
Quick Take A shortage of baby formula has provoked misleading partisan claims that suggest President Joe Biden is responsible for the “bare shelves.” But the shortage has been caused by a recall and plant shutdown by a major manufactur
Truth or Fiction?→ Becky Lynn Paige ‘Parents Divorce Due to Medical Debt’ Tweet
On May 12 2022, an Imgur account shared a purported screenshot of a tweet by a woman who said that her parents had divorced after 52 years — so that her mother would not inherit her father’s medical debt after his death: On a patterned ba
Snopes→ Was Baby Formula Shipped to US-Mexico Border Amid Shortage?
Border officials are required by law to provide food for any minors in their custody.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Hunter Biden Was Arrested On May 12, 2022
Was Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden's son, arrested on May 12, 2022? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that this has happened. Trustworthy media outlets have not reported on this story, either. Claims that Hunter Biden was arres
Snopes→ A Trifle for the Queen: UK Unveils Jubilee Pudding Winner
It’s not just a trifle. It’s history.
Full Fact→ Amber Heard did not quote The Talented Mr Ripley during trial
A post circulating on Facebook claims that the actor Amber Heard used a quote from a movie in the opening lines of her testimony during the trial of a defamation case brought against her by her former husband, the actor Johnny Depp. A number of people
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Fact-checking Joe Biden on paying down the federal debt
“My Treasury Department is planning to pay down the national debt this quarter, which never happened under my predecessor.”
Snopes→ Alabama Shipwreck Holds Key for Kin of Enslaved Africans
Keys to the past and the future of a community descended from enslaved Africans lie in a river bottom on Alabama's Gulf Coast.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth II Did NOT Congratulate Marcos Jr. On May 11, 2022, For His Presidential Election Win — It’s Satire Post
Did Queen Elizabeth II congratulate Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the presumptive president-elect of the Philippines, on May 11, 2022, for his presidential election win? No, that's not true: A social media post claiming that the queen called Marc
Full Fact→ Facebook image promoting vaccine damage payments scheme is not an official government poster
A post on Facebook shows what looks like a government poster, which says “Have you noticed your health declining since receiving the Covid-19 injection? If you weren’t made fully aware of the risks from the Covid-19 vaccines, you are entitl
Full Fact→ Covid vaccines haven’t been mandated in the EU ‘under the radar’ under ‘Resolution 2361’
A post on Facebook claims: “Mandatory Vaccination for the EU Just Went Through Under the Radar”. The post adds that the “European Council has amended resolution 2361 and no longer objects to compulsory vaccination.”
Snopes→ Is Twitter’s ‘Home’ Icon a Birdhouse?
File this under "Things we just realized."
Full Fact→ No evidence John Lennon quote about happiness is real
A quote attributed to John Lennon, recounting a childhood story about an interaction with his teacher, has been shared on Facebook. The full quote says: “When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. W
Snopes→ No, Military Didn’t Find Pesticides in Moderna Vaccines
Is it "satire," or gaslighting the public with potentially dangerous medical misinformation? You be the judge.
PolitiFact→ A voter guide to North Carolina’s Senate primaries
In the GOP primary to succeed Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate, Ted Budd, seems to have an edge. The Republican nominee would likely face former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley. Election Day is May 17.
Snopes→ Was the Snapchat Crying Filter Inspired By Amber Heard?
Another rumor about the Depp v. Heard case makes the rounds.
Snopes→ Mississippi School Board Upholds Firing over ‘New Butt’ Book
A Mississippi educator who was fired for reading a children’s book called “I Need a New Butt!” to second graders says he will go to court to try to get his job back.
Logically→ A video shows a Muslim man assaulted by a Hindu extremist mob in Delhi on May 11, 2022.
The man being beaten in the video has been criminally charged with abusing an underage girl. This is the motive for the attack; not a communal issue.
Snopes→ Astronomers Capture 1st Image of Milky Way’s Huge Black Hole
Astronomers believe nearly all galaxies, including our own, have these giant black holes at their bustling and crowded center.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Experts warn against homemade baby formula
Says people can follow a 1960 recipe for homemade baby formula as a workaround during the current shortage.
Full Fact→ No evidence inspiring Facebook quote comes from Sir Anthony Hopkins
Several Facebook posts, including one shared more than 35,000 times, have recently attributed some famous inspirational advice to the actor Sir Anthony Hopkins. But we can find no evidence he’s behind the quote, and it actually appears to have be
Snopes→ Detention of WNBA’S Griner in Moscow Extended for 1 Month
The lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner said her pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month.
Logically→ Russia has seized drones carrying chemical agents that cause COVID-19 and other diseases in Ukraine.
The video shared by Russian media is not of combat drones, but agricultural DJI AGRAS T30 multi-copters used for crop dusting.
Snopes→ Elon Musk Says Twitter Deal ‘Temporarily on Hold’
Musk, who has been vocal about his desire to clean up Twitter's problem with “spam bots” that mimic real people, appeared to question whether the company was underreporting them.
Poynter→ Indian fact-checkers are tracking the patterns of falsehoods in the country
Fact-checkers in India identified political falsehoods, communal rumors across the country’s hyper-local cultures and “miracle cures” that hawk foods as replacements for modern medicine as broad trends of misinformation in […] The post Indi
Logically→ An image still from a video shows Oleksandra Zelenska, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s daughter, disowning her father for killing Ukrainian people during the Russian invasion.
An image from a 2017 video of a girl tearfully begging for an iPhone 7 from a man has been mislabeled as Volodymyr Zelenskyy's daughter.
Logically→ A letter proves that the General Commander of the Polish Armed Forces ordered troops to invade western Ukraine.
The General Command of the Polish Armed Forces has clarified that the order being circulated on social media is fake.
Logically→ A fetus feels pain during an abortion procedure.
Studies show that fetuses do not have a connection to the brain, and as a result, they cannot feel pain during an abortion procedure.
Logically→ A video shows hundreds of Muslims praying on the streets of Paris to celebrate Eid.
The video showing a mass gathering of worshippers on the streets is from Moscow, Russia, not Paris, France.
Health Feedback→ “Fibers” in the iris of the eye aren’t associated with the strength of the immune system
REVIEW A meme posted to Facebook showing two pictures of blue eyes claimed that “[one] can see the strength of the immune system from looking at the eyes” and that “The closeness of the fibers reflects the bodies (sic) level of health and stre
PolitiFact→ Tom Tiffany – Tiffany overstates report on shortcomings of Afghan vetting
The Biden administration has been "recklessly releasing potentially dangerous Afghans into our communities."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ruble’s Designation As ‘World’s Best-Performing Currency’ Does NOT Tell Full Story
Was the Russian ruble named the "world's best-performing currency" in May 2022? Yes, but that claim requires significant context: Bloomberg did publish an article on May 11, 2022, stating that the ruble was the "year's best performing cur
Washington Post→ The faux outrage that Biden is stockpiling baby formula for undocumented immigrants
Republicans are trying to make an issue out of the fact that the administration is following the law.
Snopes→ Is Gmail ‘Actively Suppressing’ Emails from Republicans?
Or could it be a simple switch of spam settings?
Snopes→ What Was That Underwater ‘Yellow Brick Road’ Scientists Found?
The formation looks eerily like something that could have been made by human hands.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Official Study’ Is NOT Official, Does NOT Conclude That Masks Caused More COVID
Did an official study conclude that masks caused more COVID-19? No, that's not true: This is not an official study by a government or medical organization. It is a study written by an individual, Beny Spira, an associate professor of micr