Following the news that Elon Musk’s offer to purchase Twitter had been accepted, social media was flooded with a picture of the billionaire with Ghislaine Maxwell.Posting Italian Elon Musk until he sells this site @lesbiaudreyAyy!! I'm a out on t
Truth or Fiction?→ Marjorie Taylor Greene’s ‘Peaceful Transfer of Power’ Testimony
On April 26 2022, screenshots spread of a viral tweet claiming that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) inadvertently insisted that a statement objecting to a “peaceful transfer of power” be entered into evidence during an April 22 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Acknowledge Existence Of Alien Civilizations — Story Originated On Satire Site
Did "NASA spokeswoman Trish Chamberson" acknowledge the existence of an alien civilization? No, that's not true: A NASA spokesperson told Lead Stories, "There is no truth to this claim," and added that there is no NASA spokeswoman named T
PolitiFact→ Democracy experts support Alaska’s move to ranked choice voting. Here’s why
Alaska follows the lead of Maine and multiple cities in Utah as well as New York City to adopt ranked choice voting. Democracy experts say that the method makes it harder for extreme candidates to win with narrow margins.
Snopes→ Brooklyn Public Library Offers Free eCards to US Teens Facing Book Bans
The Books UnBanned program offers access to more than a half million e-books and audiobooks.
Snopes→ Delta to Begin Paying Flight Attendants During Boarding
It is a notable change for U.S. airlines, where pay for flight attendants starts when all the passengers are seated and the plane’s doors close.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Finland Did NOT Vote To Join NATO — Both Sweden, Finland Plan To Apply In May 2022
Did Finland vote to join NATO? No, that's not true: The Finnish Embassy in Washington, D.C., told Lead Stories that such a decision has not been made yet. Finland and Sweden plan to submit their NATO applications in May 2022, according to
PolitiFact→ David Perdue – David Perdue distorts facts in Georgia agreement on absentee ballot signatures
A consent decree approved by Gov. Brian Kemp “invalidated all voter ID law” and “allowed fraudulent ballots to be accepted” in the 2020 race.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, food-plant fires aren’t attempt to create food shortages
Fires at food processing plants are an “attempt to starve us.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Great Britain Did NOT Threaten To Nuke Russia As Of Late April 2022
Did Great Britain threaten to use nuclear weapons against Russia during the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: A spokesperson at the press office of No. 10 Downing Street in London -- the office of U.K. Prime Minister Bori
Snopes→ With $40B, Could Musk Have Given $1M to Every Person in the US Instead of Buying Twitter?
What would you do with $40 billion?
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Has a Wikipedia Founder Complained About the Site’s Liberal Bias?
(Stock photo from Getty Images.)Singer and right-wing activist Ted Nugent claimed in a recent Facebook post that a Wikipedia founder has decried the website’s liberal bias.The post was marked as potential misinformation by Facebook’s fact-c
Snopes→ Did Marion Stokes Record the World’s Largest Personal Archive of Television?
The activist had recorded thousands of hours of television over decades.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media posts twist facts about hepatitis outbreak in kids, Johnson & Johnson vaccines
Hepatitis outbreak in kids may be related to Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Snopes→ Harris Positive for COVID-19, Biden Not ‘Close Contact’
The White House said that Harris tested positive on both rapid and a PCR tests, and said she “has exhibited no symptoms.”
Snopes→ White House Seeks More Power to Counter Use of Drones in US
The Biden administration is calling on Congress to expand authority for federal and local governments to take action to counter the nefarious use in the U.S. of drones.
PolitiFact→ War crime prosecutions in the Russia-Ukraine war: What to expect
As the Russian military continues to pound Ukraine, evidence of war crimes keeps mounting. Could perpetrators be held to account under international law? If so, how soon could that happen?
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Viral claim distorts Finnish law on child sex abuse
“Finnish Court rules sex with children is permitted.”
Snopes→ Is Elon Musk Ending World Hunger?
Musk's decision to buy Twitter is unrelated to any philanthropic efforts.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Greg Abbott’s claims that Biden has ‘open border’ policies
The border has security measures: miles of fencing, surveillance systems, and on-the-ground personnel.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That the Bidens Faked Celebrating Easter at the White House
A popular right-wing Facebook account made a series of claims about the Bidens’ Easter celebrations at the White House and suggested the 2022 Easter egg roll was staged. Both the president and first lady gave remarks at the event, which were
Snopes→ Police Release Videos in Probe of Baldwin Film-Set Shooting
Data files released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office include lapel camera recordings taken by a commanding officer.
Snopes→ World’s Oldest Person, a Japanese Woman, Dies at 119
A Japanese woman recognized as the world’s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, has died at age 119, just months short of her goal of reaching 120.
Logically→ Swedish social service agencies are kidnapping Muslim children for religious conversion.
The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has discredited the claims of Muslim children being kidnapped by government social services.
Snopes→ Biden Pardons Former Secret Service Agent and 2 Others
President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term.
Full Fact→ Photographs of aeroplanes don’t prove existence of ‘chemtrails’
A Facebook post shared over 1,400 times contains multiple pictures of aeroplanes with the caption: “To those who say that chemtrails don't exist and that it's just 'aeroplane fumes'”. The idea of ‘chemtrails’ refers to a c
Logically→ Governments are using nanotechnology to create mosquitoes and spread disease.
Genetically modified mosquitoes have been created to prevent diseases like dengue, chikungunya, and malaria; not to spread or develop them.
Poynter→ What Kevin McCarthy said, and didn’t say, about Trump and the Capitol assault
Reporting on the Jan. 6 Capitol breach has given House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy a tough couple of days. The New York Times published an article saying that in the […] The post What Kevin McCarthy said, and didn’t say, about Trump and th
Logically→ Seventy percent of WHO’s funding comes from pharmaceutical companies.
The majority of WHO’s funding comes from its member states, intergovernmental organizations, and development banks.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Did NOT Dismiss Kyle Rittenhouse’s (Nonexistent) $25 Million Lawsuit Against Whoopi Goldberg
Did a Justice Sandy Barron-Batt deny a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Whoopi Goldberg filed by Kyle Rittenhouse? No, that's not true: For one thing, the lawsuit does not actually exist, it was invented by a liberal satire website. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Private Prison Investment Adviser Is NOT Verified Identity On Twitter
Is there a successful self-made billionaire prison investor offering tips and advice to Twitter followers about how to get rich buying private prisons? No, that's not verified: The @prisoninvestor1 account of "Dallas Liam" uses inflammato
Snopes→ Is the Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell Photo Real?
A frequently shared picture purportedly shows Tesla CEO Elon Musk posing next to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell at a party.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anthony Fauci, Loretta Lynch Were NOT Hanged In A ‘Double-Header Execution’ At GITMO
Were Anthony Fauci and Loretta Lynch hanged in a "double-header execution" at GITMO? No, that's not true. A Pentagon spokesperson told Lead Stories the claim was a "fabrication." Real Raw News, the website that published the story, is a s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence COVID-19 Vaccines Suppress Innate Immunity, Increase Risk To Infectious Diseases, Cancer
Do COVID-19 vaccines suppress innate immunity and increase the risk of infectious disease and cancer? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that COVID (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccines are causing these maladies. The data used to make those c
Snopes→ Facebook Still Allowing Baseless Mayim Bialik ‘Allegations’ Ads, Despite Reassurances from Meta
Despite previous reassurances from Meta, Facebook users are continuing to report seeing scammy ads with pictures of the "Jeopardy" co-host that lead users to CBD gummies scams.
PolitiFact→ Tim Westley – Health care systems for detained migrants, veterans are not an apples-to-apples comparison
"We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Child Hepatitis Cases NOT Related To J&J Vaccine — It’s NOT Approved For Youths In US Or UK
Are hepatitis cases in children related to the J&J COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The claim that the adenovirus vector in the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine is related to youths being diagnosed with hepatitis is not possi
FactCheck.org→ Context for Ohio GOP Senate Race Spat on Taxes
In the crowded Republican primary field for a U.S. Senate seat in Ohio, candidate Mike Gibbons charges in a TV ad that his cohorts have taken his words on taxes “out of context” — but his ad leaves out context and stretches the facts
Truth or Fiction?→ Atlanta AirBnB Rules
On April 25 2022, various social media groups published a screenshot of a tweet describing purported AirBnB rules introduced in Atlanta, Georgia in April 2022: I personally loved the new rules ATL put into place for Airbnbs in April. – You ca
Snopes→ Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44B and Will Privatize Company
Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion, promising a more lenient touch to policing content.