Did illustrator Lainey Molnar make a webcomic where the two panels compare "An Established And Complete Woman" with "A Victim Of Feminism"? No, that's not true: The original artwork has undergone several changes. Some changes were made by
Snopes→ Official: US Gave Intel Before Ukraine Sank Russian Warship
It was a high-profile embarrassment for Russia's military, but the Pentagon denied that it played a direct role in the strike.
Snopes→ No, New Pfizer Docs Don’t Show That Vaccines Are Unsafe During Pregnancy
These so-called "Pfizer Docs" have been a source of several false claims.
Snopes→ Were Most Conservative Supreme Court Justices Appointed by Presidents Who Lost Popular Vote?
And were they confirmed by Senators who represented a minority of Americans?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT Of Yemeni Child Sleeping Between Parents’ Graves — It’s Old Image From Art Project
Does a photograph show a Yemeni child sleeping between the graves of his parents? No, that's not true: The picture was staged by a photographer in Saudi Arabia in 2014 for an art project. He has given multiple interviews over the years ab
Truth or Fiction?→ Was the Original Roe v. Wade Decision Leaked?
On May 5 2022, popular posts claimed that the “original Roe v. Wade decision was leaked, too,” addressing assertions that the May 2022 leak of a Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v. Wade was “unprecedented”: Fact-ch
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim exaggerates fuel tax rates in Australia and Canada
“If you earn $100 and pay $33 income tax you’re left with $67. You then buy $67 worth of fuel and in doing so pay a 48% fuel tax (fuel tax = $32.16 + $6.70 GST). This means that the government just got $71.86 tax from your hard earned $100.”
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, the military hasn’t arrested Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack
“Military Arrests Biden’s Sec. of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.”
PolitiFact→ On student loan forgiveness, Joe Biden has many options
People who make under $75,000/year owe about half of government student debt. We look at the options for targeted debt relief.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fetuses Do NOT Have Fingerprints At 9 Weeks
Do fetuses have fingerprints at nine weeks? No, that's not true: According to the Mayo Clinic, fingerprints don't start to form until around week 23 of fetal development. This claim, along with a number of others, appeared in a Facebook p
Full Fact→ Man wasn’t jailed only for staring at a woman on the train
Last month a man was sentenced to 22 weeks in prison after a woman reported him for ‘continuously staring’ at her on a train in Berkshire. The Spectator, 30 April 2022. A recent Spectator article, published both online and in print, claims
Full Fact→ Harrier jets didn’t spell out expletive over Houses of Parliament
A post on Facebook claims to show the UK’s decommissioned Harrier jet fleet flying in a formation spelling “fuck off” over the Houses of Parliament. The caption states: “The British government has scrapped the Harrier fleet and
Snopes→ Nearly 1 Million COVID-19 Deaths: A Look at the US Numbers
Three out of every four deaths were people 65 and older, according to U.S. data.
PolitiFact→ Lee Zeldin – Does New York lead the nation in population loss?
“New York leads the U.S. in population loss.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Netherlands Does NOT Have Lowest Abortion Rate In The World, But Its Rate IS Low Compared To Other Countries
Does the Netherlands have the lowest abortion rate in the world? No, that's not true: Although the Netherlands has a low abortion rate, with data showing that it has an estimated average annual rate of seven abortions per 1,000 women, it
FactCheck.org→ Biden Hasn’t ‘Stopped Abortion,’ Contrary to Social Media Claim
Quick Take A leaked draft opinion suggests that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade. Shortly after the document was published, a meme began circulating that falsely claims President Joe Biden has “[s]topped abortion.” Full
Snopes→ Is Kevin Samuels Dead? Friends, Family, Media Outlets Confirm News
Many people were skeptical about initial reports of Samuels' death.
Snopes→ Is the Lowest Crime in US on Mother’s Day?
Should law enforcement add brunch to their crime fighting toolkits?
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What would the end of Roe mean for access to abortion pill?
Many states have already passed restrictions that reduce access to abortion pills. If Roe v. Wade is overturned by SCOTUS and states ban abortions, such bans would also include abortion pills.
PolitiFact→ Michigan Republican secretary of state pick leveled baseless claims of election misconduct
Republican Kristina Karamo launched her campaign for Michigan secretary of state with a promise to end election corruption. A close examination of her claims reveal no evidence of fraud or wrongdoing in 2020 election but rather a misunderstanding of
Logically→ A video shows a Muslim man stabbing a girl for refusing to convert to Islam in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district.
A young woman was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend in Berhampore over a personal issue, not a communal issue.
Logically→ Fifty-two percent of Americans support overturning Roe v Wade.
According to Gallup, 52 percent of those who are anti-abortion-rights support overturning Roe v. Wade, not the US population overall.
Logically→ Fifty-two percent of Americans support overturning Roe v Wade.
According to Gallup, 52 percent of those who are anti-abortion-rights support overturning Roe v. Wade, not the US population overall.
Snopes→ Swiss Nespresso Workers Find Cocaine Stash Amid Coffee Bean Bags
They found 500 kilograms (over 1,100 pounds) of cocaine, with a street value of $50 million, as they unloaded coffee beans that had arrived by train.
Full Fact→ There were not 65,000 flu deaths in the winter of 2017/18
A video on Facebook claims that 65,000 people in the UK died “of the winter flu” during the two-month period of December 2017 and January 2018. This isn’t correct. The total number of flu deaths can be difficult to count, but the best
Logically→ The Guttmacher Institute admits that almost 99 percent of abortions are just birth control.
A 2015 report notes that 92 percent of abortions were "elective." This is not the same as birth control, which prevents pregnancies.
Snopes→ New Effort Races to Rescue Civilians from Mariupol Plant
Some 2,000 Ukrainian fighters, by Russia’s most recent estimate, are holed up in a vast maze of tunnels and bunkers beneath Azovstal steelworks.
Snopes→ US Added 428,000 Jobs in April Despite Surging Inflation
The Labor Department's latest job report showed that last month’s hiring kept the unemployment rate at 3.6%, just above the lowest level in a half-century.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Contrary to claim, rape never mentioned in Roe v. Wade proceedings and did not form basis of case
“Roe v. Wade happened because a woman lied about being raped by black men.”
PolitiFact→ YouTube videos – Fact-checking claims about Danish preprint study on COVID-19 vaccines and mortality
“mRNA Vaccines Show No Mortality Benefit - Danish Study”
Logically→ NHS data from April 2022 revealed that only 5,115 people died of COVID-19 in England since the pandemic began.
NHS data showing deaths of people with no comorbidities is falsely shared as total COVID-19 deaths in England.
Logically→ This image shows a bridge that was destroyed in the Kursk region in Russia on May 1, 2022.
An old image from 2020 of a railway bridge collapse in the Murmansk region, Russia, has been incorrectly attributed to the recent incident in 2022.
Poynter→ Jeanine Pirro wrongly says there are 63 million abortions per year in the US
Abortion rates and the number of overall abortion procedures have been declining in the U.S. over the last decade, data show. But if you were watching a May 3 segment […] The post Jeanine Pirro wrongly says there are 63 million abortions per year
Logically→ Ukrainian artist Daria Marchenko created a portrait of Vladimir Putin titled ‘The Face of War’ in 2022 using bullet shells from the streets of Ukraine.
The giant portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin made of bullet shells was not created during the recent Ukraine invasion, but in 2015.
Logically→ English actor Ian McKellen went to Lviv to support Ukraine amid the Russian invasion.
Ian McKellen clarified via Twitter that he had not visited Ukraine during Russia's invasion after social media posts spread misinformation.
Washington Post→ A pair of Four-Pinocchio abortion claims
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) each earn Four Pinocchios for claims they made in recent days about abortion laws.
PolitiFact→ John Macco – Macco is mostly right on tax claim, but off base on how Evers sought to raise them
Says Gov. Tony Evers "wanted to increase your taxes by $1 billion just for heating your homes Instead, Republicans cut your taxes by more than $2 billion."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: End Of The World Was NOT Ushered In By A Shelf Cloud
Did an ominous cloud signal the end of the world? No, that's not true: This shelf cloud was photographed in Anna, Illinois, in 2018 and the world hasn't ended in the years since. The video of a dramatic cloud moving toward the parking lot
Snopes→ No, a ‘Potentially Hazardous’ Asteroid Isn’t Buzzing Earth in May 2022
We're not getting another Chelyabinsk, despite what some say.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No credible reports indicate that Starlink was used in Russian ship attack
“Space X’s Starlink internet constellation has angered Russia as it was reported that the Starlink satellite constellation was used to guide the fire” on the Russian ship Moskva.