Did a military tribunal sentence Tom Vilsack, the U.S. secretary of agriculture, to hang? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) told Lead Stories that this claim is false. A duty officer for the
Snopes→ No, NASA Does Not Plan To Send ‘Nude Pics’ into Space
Snopes spoke with NASA and the lead author of a popularly cited study to clarify.
Snopes→ Unbanning Trump on Twitter: Elon Musk’s Full Explanation
"Important to listen to my full explanation," Musk later tweeted after his remarks made the news.
Truth or Fiction?→ Congressional UFO Hearing Slated for May 17 2022
On May 10 2022, lawmakers on Twitter disclosed that an open hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena (or UAPs, formerly known as UFOs, or unidentified flying objects) would be held the following week in Congress. California congressmember Adam Schiff (
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tennessee, Missouri Are NOT Banning Plan B, Other Emergency Contraceptive Pills
Did Tennessee and Missouri ban Plan B and other emergency contraceptive pills? No, that's not true: These states are not banning Plan B and other morning-after pills at the time of writing. Tennessee legislators passed a bill criminalizin
Snopes→ No Charges for Mike Tyson for Punching Airplane Passenger
The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office said it has closed the case and decided against pursuing charges based on “the circumstances surrounding the confrontation.”
Snopes→ Did Elon Musk Offer to Buy ABC’s ‘The View’?
A meme about Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the daytime talk show "The View," and an Applebee's coupon spread widely on social media.
PolitiFact→ What exactly will new DHS ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ do?
A seemingly unplanned announcement about the creation of the Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security led to an array of speculation and backlash. Some questions remain unanswered, but here’s what we know about the board
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence That Burning Food Factories, Bird Flu, Food Crisis Are Globalist Plot For Control
Is there an orchestrated globalist plot to control the world's population that includes burning down food processing plants, introducing bird flu to commercial poultry flocks, raising the price of fertilizer and disrupting the growing sea
Snopes→ Bodies Found in Lake Mead Renew Interest in Vegas Mob Lore
“There’s no telling what we’ll find in Lake Mead,” former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said.
Truth or Fiction?→ … ‘In the 90s, the [Supreme] Court Held That Protesting Outside of the Homes of Abortion Clinic Employees Is Protected by the First Amendment’
On May 9 2022, discourse about the SCOTUS/Roe v. Wade leak turned to ongoing protests outside the homes of Supreme Court justices — and a very popular tweet suggested that in the 1990s, that same court ruled that protests outside the homes of abo
Snopes→ Does Video Show Amber Heard Sniffing Cocaine at Depp v. Heard Trial?
A video purports to show the actor's sneaking a bump mere feet away from the judge during her testimony.
PolitiFact→ Is the Iowa Legislature repeatedly passing bills unpopular in the state? An examination
How bulletproof the Republican legislative agenda is in Iowa: Critics of Iowa’s Republican legislators have suggested their majority is so large they can pass bills that are unpopular among Iowans.
PolitiFact→ Peggy Hubbard – Founder of Planned Parenthood did not refer to Black women as weeds, was not Ku Klux Klan supporter
Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, referred to Black women as weeds that needed to be plucked from their garden, and was a supporter of the Ku Klux Klan and a Democrat.
Snopes→ Space Telescope in Home Stretch of Tests; Early Pics Impress
NASA's new space telescope is in the home stretch of testing, with science observations expected to begin in July.
Snopes→ No, Pregnancy Tests Do Not Contain Plan B Pills
Please, do not eat any part of a pregnancy test.
PolitiFact→ Why Democrats’ control of the White House and Congress isn't enough to pass law protecting abortion
Without changing voting rules in the Senate, Democrats don’t have the votes to pass legislation that would protect abortion access.
AllSides→ What Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett Said About Roe at Confirmation Hearings
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/05/what-gorsuch-kavanaugh-and-barrett-said-about-roe-at-confirmation-hearings/
Snopes→ Atlanta Rapper Young Thug Arrested on RICO, Gang Charges
The Atlanta rapper, whose name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams, was arrested at his home in Buckhead.
Snopes→ Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ Auction Nabs $195M; Most for US Artist
Andy Warhol's “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” sold for a cool $195 million, making the iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever sold at auction.
Full Fact→ The Lancet didn’t say Covid-19 vaccines are only 1% effective
A post on Facebook, apparently discussing the Covid-19 vaccines, claims: “Imagine a product expected to be taken multiple times by billions of people...that was presented in a way that led those people to believe its effectiveness was 98% good...
Snopes→ Wordle Answer Changed to Avoid Fraught Word, NY Times Says
The New York Times moved swiftly to change Monday's answer to its daily Wordle puzzle out of fear that it would be seen as some sort of commentary on the debate over abortion rights.
AllSides→ Joe Biden Claims MAGA ‘Most Extreme Political Organization in Recent American History’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/05/04/fact-check-joe-biden-claims-maga-most-extreme-political-organization-in-recent-american-history/
AllSides→ What would the end of Roe mean for access to abortion pill?
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/may/06/ask-politifact-what-would-end-roe-mean-access-abor/ A dr
Snopes→ Fugitive Inmate Captured After Manhunt, Ex-Jail Officer Dead
A former Alabama jail official on the run with a murder suspect she was accused of helping escape shot and killed herself as authorities caught up with the pair after more than a week of searching.
Logically→ Research shows bitter melon kills cancer cells.
The experiment is yet to be performed on humans. So far, the effects of bitter melon have only been tested on rats.
Logically→ The FDA is trying to restrict access to superfoods and natural supplements.
A bill has called for greater regulation of the dietary supplement industry. There are no plans to ban or restrict healthy foods and supplements.
PolitiFact→ Eric Toney – State Crime Lab doing less testing and generally taking longer than under previous AG
The state crime lab under Attorney General Josh Kaul "is testing significantly less items than former AG Brad Schimel and is still taking longer to test many categories of key items in comparison to Schimel, including DNA."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rubbing Vicks VapoRub On Feet, Covering With Socks Does NOT Stop Coughing
Does rubbing a generous amount of Vicks VapoRub on feet and covering them with socks minimize coughing? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that using Vicks VapoRub on the feet will stop a cough. The company says it should be used a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Documents Do NOT Show COVID Vaccine Claim Of 95% Efficacy Is ‘Completely False,’ Do NOT Show Harm To Fetuses
Do Pfizer documents prove the COVID-19 vaccine claim of 95% efficacy is "completely false"? No, that's not true. It's also not true that the vaccine hurts fetuses: While the 95% efficacy claim cited in memes on social media is a small exa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kentucky Derby Winning Jockey Did NOT Reject White House Invitation By Referring To ‘A Horse’s Ass’ — It’s Old Fake Quote
Did winning Kentucky Derby jockey Sonny Leon turn down a White House invitation, saying he didn't want to see "a horse's ass"? No, that's not true: This is a fake quote that has been recycled since at least 2018 and previously debunked by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian EV Charging Station Is NOT Powered With Diesel Generator — Proximity In Photo Is Coincidental
Did King Township in Ontario, Canada, install new electric vehicle charging stations that are powered with a diesel generator? No, that's not true: A communications officer with King Township informed Lead Stories the generator that appea
Snopes→ Pulitzer Prizes Award Washington Post for Jan. 6 Coverage
The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize in public service journalism Monday for its coverage of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
FactCheck.org→ What Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett Said About Roe at Confirmation Hearings
In the wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that indicates the court could overturn Roe v. Wade, some lawmakers have charged that conservative Supreme Court justices led them astray during Senate confirmation hearings. We’ll look at wha
PolitiFact→ Mike Franken – Chuck Grassley left the Senate Finance Committee? That's wrong
“Senator Grassley hopped off the Finance Committee, where he could be helpful to Iowa and the nation, in favor of the Judiciary Committee"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Americans CAN Own Private Property; All Children Are NOT Wards Of State
Do U.S. government laws say no American can own a house or car and that all children are wards of the state? No, that's not true: According to Jeff Feldman, professor of practice at the University of Washington Law School, individuals or
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Was the Secretary of Agriculture Arrested?
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)A viral article from Real Raw News claims that the military arrested U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack on April 26, “after connecting him to the calculated destruction
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No evidence Blackburn wants to limit birth control to married couples only
"GOP Sen. Marsha Blackburn has proposed that birth control should only be legal for MARRIED couples.”
PolitiFact→ Pam Keith – Tennessee passed a ban on mailing abortion pills, not emergency contraceptives like Plan B
“Tennessee just banned Plan B and made it a crime punishable by a $50,000 fine to order it.”
Snopes→ Portland ‘Crisis Pregnancy Center’ Hit With Vandalism
The incident followed a leaked draft decision showing the U.S. Supreme Court potentially overturning Roe v. Wade, a landmark abortion ruling.