Did "Dr. Sebi" cure AIDS? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Alfredo Bowman -- a self-described herbalist who referred to himself as Dr. Sebi even though he received no formal education -- cured AIDS. Although Sebi claimed his
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Deer licenses sold in Wisconsin don't prove the state has one of the world’s largest militaries
The sale of more than 600,000 Wisconsin deer licenses shows that Wisconsin’s hunters are the “eighth largest army in the world.”
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Biden didn’t give Americans the ‘cheapest’ gas prices on Earth.
Biden gave Americans “the cheapest gas prices on Earth.”
Snopes→ Proud Boys Charged with Seditious Conspiracy in Capitol Riot
Federal prosecutors allege the group coordinated an attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.
Snopes→ Weakened UK Leader Boris Johnson Survives No-Confidence Vote
The charismatic leader has struggled to turn the page on revelations that he and his staff repeatedly held boozy parties that flouted COVID-19 restrictions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Was NOT Endorsing Black Supremacist Theories — He Was Attacking Them
Was Tucker Carlson endorsing Black supremacist theories on his show on January 11, 2021? No, that's not true: The FOX News host was actually attacking the theories Kristen Clarke -- at the time the nominee for U.S. assistant attorney gene
Snopes→ Does a Coin Found in a Car Door Handle Mean Something?
We looked at the origins of an online advertisement that showed a strange picture of a coin wedged into a car door handle.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video clip of military helicopter crash is from a video game, not the war in Ukraine
Video shows Ukrainian soldiers shooting down Russian helicopters.
Truth or Fiction?→ Food Processing Plant Fires in 2022, Explained
A June 4 2022 tweet about the latest in a purported string of food processing plant fires (or “food factory” fires) built on other, similar narratives in order to go viral: The tweet addressed others who might be “not paying attention
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for May 2022
PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for May 2022
Snopes→ Mystery Solved: UK Queen Shares Secret with Paddington
Now we know what is in Queen Elizabeth II’s handbag.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Men CANNOT Transfer Eggs From One Woman To Another
Can a man's penis carry female eggs from one woman to another by having sex with two different women? No, that's not true: Dr. Kecia Gaither, an OB-GYN and associate professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology with Cornell Weill Medic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Destroyed Russian Landing Craft In June 2022 — It’s Civilian Vessel Hit in February 2022
Does a photograph in a June 2022 news story show a destroyed Russian landing craft? No, that's not true: The photo shows a vessel that was hit by a missile off the coast of Ukraine back in February 2022. The photograph appeared in a YouTu
Snopes→ Students of Color Push Back on Calls for Police in Schools
Police inside schools can make some students more uneasy, not less.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘BP Oil Executive Brice Cromwell’ Does NOT Exist, NO One At BP Wrote Social Media Commentary On High Oil, Gas Prices
Did a BP executive named "Brice Cromwell" write a commentary being shared on social media that blames the high cost of oil and gasoline on the United States not producing enough of "our very own American made product"? No, that's not true
Snopes→ Unverified Rumors Thrived After the Uvalde School Shooting
It’s unclear why so many social media users willingly share unverified rumors in the minutes, hours, and days following mass shootings.
Snopes→ Former Bon Jovi Bassist, Founding Member Alec John Such Dies
Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of the iconic rock band Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70.
PolitiFact→ Andy Biggs – No, government data does not say that defensive gun use saves lives
The U.S. Justice Department “conservatively estimated that guns are used 1.5 million times per year to save lives.”
Snopes→ British Prime Minister Johnson to Face No-Confidence Vote
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a no-confidence vote that could oust him from power, as discontent with his rule finally threatens to topple a politician who has often seemed invincible despite many scandals.
Snopes→ Did a BP Oil Exec Named Brice Cromwell Blame Biden for High Gas Prices?
One way to give undue weight to a political opinion is to pretend that it originated with a credible or authoritative source.
Full Fact→ BBC didn’t ‘censor’ audio of crowd booing over Boris Johnson clip
Claims that the BBC “censored” footage of Boris and Carrie Johnson arriving at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee thanksgiving service to remove audio of the crowd booing have been shared widely on social media. The claim is based on
Snopes→ Nigerian Forces Hunt for Gunmen Who Killed 50 at Church
The gunmen who killed 50 people at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria opened fire on worshippers both inside and outside the building in a coordinated attack before escaping the scene.
Snopes→ Was ‘The Sound of Silence’ Inspired by Art Garfunkel’s Blind Friend, Sandy Greenberg?
A Facebook post about the song's opening line "Hello darkness, my old friend?" went viral in the spring of 2022, capturing key elements of the men's lifelong friendship.
Snopes→ And She Waved: Festive Pageant Caps Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
In a crowning moment for her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II waved at tens of thousands of adoring crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Logically→ Senator Ted Cruz wrote very similar tweets following mass shootings between 2012 and 2022. He only changed the location name.
The image in question has been digitally altered. Cruz did not write the same condolence message for different mass shootings.
Snopes→ Russia Hits Kyiv with Missiles; Putin Warns West on Arms
Russia took aim at Western military supplies for Ukraine, launching airstrikes on Kyiv that it claimed destroyed tanks donated from abroad.
Logically→ McDonald’s uses human meat in its burgers.
In a tweet to its user, McDonald's refuted the claim.
Logically→ The monkeypox virus can mutate as rapidly as COVID-19.
Monkeypox is a DNA virus and SARS-CoV-2 is an RNA virus. DNA viruses are less likely to undergo significant mutations.
Logically→ The U.S. government is planning to “zap” people if they try to eat real cheeseburgers.
Despite what Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed, the U.S. government has no plans to monitor people via microchips or control what they eat.
Logically→ At the World Economic Forum 2022, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla revealed that one of his goals for 2023 was to reduce the global population by 50 percent.
The video has been edited to misrepresent Bourla's comments. He was actually speaking about providing affordable medicines to low-income countries.
Logically→ A video shows an aerial view of Mount Kailash.
The mountain in question is Mount Fuji and not Mount Kailash.
Logically→ Chimpanzee adenovirus vector in the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine causes monkeypox.
The chimpanzee adenovirus vector used in AstraZeneca vaccines is harmless to humans and does not cause monkeypox.
Poynter→ Are firearms the leading cause of death in children?
Are firearms the leading cause of death in children? In a speech on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., recounted details of two recent mass shootings, one in a […] The post Are firearms the leading cause of death in child
Logically→ This image shows debris from Nepal’s Tara Air crash of May 30, 2022.
An image of the Air India Express crash of August 2020 is being falsely shown as the recent Nepal Tara Air crash.
AllSides→ Biden keeps repeating false Second Amendment claim, despite repeated fact checks
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-false-claim-second-amendment-fact-checks President Biden has rev
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: WAS PAUL PELOSI ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORN?
https://checkyourfact.com/2022/06/02/fact-check-paul-pelosi-child-porn-arrest/ A video shared on Insta
AllSides→ Fact check: Did border policy change for adults from April 2020 to April 2022?
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2022/06/05/politifact-fact-check-did-border-policy-change-april-2020-2022/7505561001/
Snopes→ Russia Hits Kyiv with Missiles; Putin Warns West on Arms
Vladimir Putin warned that any Western deliveries of longer-range rocket systems would prompt Moscow to hit “objects that we haven't yet struck.”
PolitiFact→ Charles Schumer – Among children, firearms the leading cause of death in 2020
“The leading cause of death among children is a firearm.”
Snopes→ Did Reagan Say ‘No Reason’ to Carry Loaded Guns in Public?
Readers emailed us to ask if former U.S. President and California Gov. Ronald Reagan once made a statement about carrying loaded weapons in the streets.