A paid ad on Facebook showed a picture of "The Price Is Right" host Drew Carey and asked the question, "Will the show stay on air?"
Snopes→ Goodwill Find in Texas Turns out to Be Ancient Roman Bust
A marble bust that a Texas woman bought for about $35 from a Goodwill store is temporarily on display at a San Antonio museum.
Truth or Fiction?→ Wisconsin ‘Child Labor Laws’ Meme
On May 8 2022, the Twitter account @YourAnonNews (and an Imgur account) shared a meme about Wisconsin child labor law changes to combat a “labor shortage”: pic.twitter.com/YSRz865fm3 — Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) May 8, 2022 On M
Snopes→ Biden Starts Program to Provide Discounted Internet Service
The Biden administration announced that 20 internet companies have agreed to provide discounted service to people with low incomes.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Bill Gates Coronavirus Soundbite
Fareed Zakaria and Bill Gates (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)A viral Instagram post displays a quote it claims is from Bill Gates comparing COVID-19 to the flu:therobherringA post shared by Rob Herring (@therobherring)The quote is accurate, a
Snopes→ Is Abortion Permitted in Judaism?
And what do other religions say about it?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Polish Armed Forces Did NOT Write Letter In April 2022 Announcing Plan To Send ‘Airborne Units’ To Ukraine
Did Polish armed forces write a letter in April 2022 announcing a plan to send "airborne units" to Ukraine? No, that's not true: The Armed Forces General Command of Poland debunked the claim. There are also no other credible reports of su
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Does NOT Offer Free Dental Work For Senior Citizens
Does the government cover free dental work for senior citizens through plans called "Senior Alliance Program" or "Dental Alliance"? No, that's not true: Medicare does not cover most dental work and dental procedures, and Lead Stories did
PolitiFact→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Texas law targets abortion providers, not patients
"In Texas, Republicans passed a law allowing rapists to sue their victims for getting an abortion."
Snopes→ Ginsburg’s Tea Set, Coat, Other Items Raise $800K for Opera
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's silver tea set is going to a family with a 5-year-old daughter who once was Ginsburg for Halloween.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Alito and Barrett Claim That America Needs a ‘Domestic Supply of Infants’?
(Photograph by Erin Schaff/Getty Images.)A viral tweet claims that Supreme Court Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Samuel Alito justified overturning Roe v. Wade in the leaked draft majority opinion because “the US needs a ‘domestic supply of
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Amber Heard didn’t steal lines from ‘The Talented Mr. Ripley’ during testimony in Depp trial
Amber Heard plagiarized lines from the movie “The Talented Mr. Ripley” in her opening statement during the Johnny Depp libel trial.
Snopes→ Was George Soros’ Son ‘Behind’ SCOTUS Leak?
The logic presented on a junk news website leaves much to be desired.
Snopes→ 80-1 Shot Rich Strike Races to Huge Upset in Kentucky Derby
Anyone anticipating a return to normalcy in the Kentucky Derby got a dose of crazy on Saturday when an 80-1 shot came charging up the rail to win at Churchill Downs.
Snopes→ Did Musk Say ‘I Hate When People Confuse Education with Intelligence’?
We looked for the origins of a quote about confusing education with intelligence that has been attributed online to Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Truth or Fiction?→ Russian Ambassador to Poland Covered in Red Paint?
On May 9 2022, three Imgur posts purportedly showed Russia’s ambassador to Poland after an incident in Warsaw in which protesters threw red paint at him: One of the three posts linked to a tweet featuring video of the purported protest in Warsa
Full Fact→ NHS dentists are still operating in Somerset
The Times has reported that a patient watchdog has warned: “Somerset ‘has no NHS dental care’”. The health watchdog in question has clarified it was not claiming that there is no NHS dental treatment in Somerset, but was instead
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Is There a Major Shortage of Baby Formula?
(Photograph by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images.)Viral social media posts claim that 40 percent of baby formula products are out of stock in the United States, forcing some mothers to drive hours away to find the necessary product.Lan
Snopes→ Did Witness Fart Loudly While Testifying in Depp v. Heard Trial?
This rumor doesn't pass the smell test.
Snopes→ ‘Jeopardy’ Savors Run of Super Champions After Host Stumbles
As Mattea Roach, Amy Schneider and Matt Amodio can attest, it's cool to be smart again.
Full Fact→ ‘Pfizer document’ doesn’t show company admitting vaccines unsafe in pregnancy
Claims that Pfizer had recently released documents stating that the Covid-19 vaccines were not recommended during pregnancy and breastfeeding have been shared thousands of times on Twitter. The posts, which show an extract from an official-lookin
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Kentucky Derby Quotes
Jockey Sonny Leon (Photo by Brian Spurlock/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Viral Facebook posts claim that the jockey who won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday turned down an invitation to the White House and called President Joe Biden “a horseR
Snopes→ Did Kentucky Derby Winner Turn Down White House Invite?
You may have heard this "horse's ass" joke before.
Snopes→ FACT FOCUS: Gaping Holes in the Claim of 2K Ballot ‘Mules’
AP: New film uses a flawed analysis of cellphone location data and ballot drop box surveillance footage to cast doubt on the results of the 2020 presidential election.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Overturning Roe v. Wade Will Not Ban Abortion
(Photograph by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.)Last week, Politico published a draft of a majority opinion for the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The draft opinion is written by Justice Samuel Alito,
Snopes→ No End in Sight for Ukraine War As Putin Hails Victory Day
The Russian leader oversaw a Victory Day parade on Moscow's Red Square, with troops marching in formation, military hardware on display, and a brass band blaring to mark the Soviet Union's role in the 1945 defeat of Nazi Germany.
Logically→ Angela Merkel has Kuru, a rare disease caused by cannibalism.
The former German Chancellor suffered from dehydration in 2019, which gave her tremors or muscle jerks. She does not have Kuru.
Logically→ Chinese state television displayed a map showing how Russia will be divided among other countries after its collapse.
China did not air a map depicting a divided Russia. A map showing Russia's neighboring countries relative to its vast area has been miscaptioned.
AllSides→ Biden Hasn’t ‘Stopped Abortion,’ Contrary to Social Media Claim
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/05/biden-hasnt-stopped-abortion-contrary-to-social-media-claim/ A leaked
Logically→ Amber Heard used lines from the movie The Talented Mr. Ripley in her opening statement.
Heard's attorney Benjamin Rottenborn opening statement during the trial did not include lines from The Talented Mr. Ripley script.
Health Feedback→ Multiple studies show that COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause pregnancy or fertility problems, despite widespread claims on social media
REVIEW On 27 April 2022, The Epoch Times published an article in which gynecologist James Thorp and former Pfizer scientific advisor Michael Yeadon associated COVID-19 vaccines with poorer pregnancy outcomes and fertility problems. The article recei
Snopes→ Was VP of Pfizer Arrested After Document Dump?
In less than 24 hours, a fabricated claim from a self-described "satire" website was copied and shared, without a disclaimer, from one end of the internet to the other.
PolitiFact→ Andrea Stewart-Cousins – More than 50 years ago in New York, Republican support for abortion
When the New York State Senate voted to legalize abortion in 1970, 12 Republican senators voted in favor of it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fat Cells Do NOT Have ‘Eternal Life’ — They Die And Are Replaced
Do fat cells have "eternal life"? No, that's not true: While a post making that claim is a joke, we found the question interesting so we reached out to a few experts anyway and an Obesity Medicine Association (OMA) committee member told u
Health Feedback→ The CGG CGG genetic sequence and furin cleavage sites also exist in naturally-occurring viruses; these features aren’t evidence of genetic manipulation
REVIEW The origin of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19, has been a topic of intense debate. The available evidence suggests that a zoonotic origin, meaning that SARS-CoV-2 jumped from animals to humans, is the most likely hypothesis[1,2
Snopes→ Mystery Solved: The Origins of the Creepy Pyramid Photo
An online ad featured a particularly eerie looking photo of a hotel in an apocalyptic setting. Was it real? Where did it come from? Here's how we found answers.
Snopes→ No, GOP Senator Didn’t Say Saving Fetus Is Worth Losing Mother’s Life
The statement attributed to Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, spread widely on social media in May 2022.
PolitiFact→ Dennis Prager – Dennis Prager baselessly claims Black students commit ‘overwhelming’ share of campus hate crimes
When there is “a noose on a college dorm of a Black student” or a racial slur “on a dormitory building, the odds are overwhelming that a Black student actually did that."
Snopes→ Powerful Blast at Havana Hotel Kills at Least 8, Injures 40
A powerful explosion apparently caused by a natural gas leak Friday killed at least eight people and injured 40 when it blew away outer walls from a luxury hotel in the heart of Cuba’s capital.
Truth or Fiction?→ Louisiana IUD Bill
On May 6 2022, a Twitter screenshot posted to Imgur suggested that Louisiana planned to vote to criminalize IUDs. No link was provided, but the screenshot of a tweet by Pam Keith was originally shared on May 5 2022: Louisiana is voting on a bill to