The real trend here is an uptick in fear-mongering over food-supply shortages.
Snopes→ Ukrainian Journalists Report 3rd Mass Grave Site Near Mariupol
Trenches containing deceased civilians were said to be hundreds of feet long.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Video shows Norwegian military practice shot, not Russian warship exploding
A video shows the Russian warship Moskva exploding.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Did Finnish Parliament Vote to Join NATO?
https://www.newsweek.com/did-finnish-parliament-vote-join-nato-fact-check-1700315 Several accounts on
Snopes→ Melissa Lucio’s Execution Delayed by Texas Appeals Court
A Texas appeals court delayed the execution of a woman amid growing doubts about whether she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter.
Truth or Fiction?→ Brooklyn Public Library Grants Teens Across America Access
On April 24 2022, Facebook page “The Other 98%” shared another page’s Twitter screenshot from @Goodable, in a post about the Brooklyn Public Library purportedly granting teenaged readers access to uncensored material: The Brooklyn
Snopes→ Judge Finds Trump in Contempt in Legal Fight with NY AG
A New York judge found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court Monday for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by the state's attorney general.
Washington Post→ Kevin McCarthy’s master class in spin and obfuscation
The House Republican leader over and over has denied he said he would ask Trump to resign -- and here are the many ways he has been misleading.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Commemorative Zelenskyy coins created by private gift shop, not Biden White House
“The White House presented commemorative coins” dedicated to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Snopes→ Buffett to Auction off One Last Private Lunch for Charity
The world's most expensive lunch will go on sale again this spring when investor Warren Buffett auctions off a private meal to raise money for a California homeless charity one last time.
Full Fact→ High reported Covid-19 deaths due to Easter holiday backlog
Posts on social media claim that 482 Covid-19 deaths were reported in the UK on 19 April, 508 on 20 April and 646 on 21 April. While these figures are correct, they need significant additional context. Firstly, these figures represent the number of dea
Logically→ This video shows an electric bus on fire.
The bus that can be seen on fire in the video, near the Italian city of Perugia, was powered by compressed natural gas (CNG).
Snopes→ Playwright Neil Simon’s Papers Go to Library of Congress
The collection offers offering historians and researchers access to the creative process of American theater’s most successful and prolific playwright.
Logically→ Non-Hindus cannot carry out short-term businesses inside or outside temple premises during festivals and fairs in Karnataka.
There are no legal restrictions against setting up stalls during religious fairs for short-term leases.
Snopes→ Jurors Reject Array of Defenses at Capitol Riot Trials
Jurors have heard — and rejected — an array of excuses and arguments from the first rioters to be tried for storming the U.S. Capitol.
Logically→ This video contains actual audio from Biden’s secret service team.
This video is in fact one of several similar satirical videos by a comedian and TikTok user.
Snopes→ Russia Hits Rail, Fuel Facilities in Attacks Deep in Ukraine
Russia unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel facilities, striking crucial infrastructure far from the front line of its eastern offensive.
Poynter→ The Ukraine war has fueled a surge of fake content impersonating BBC and CNN coverage
In the days after a deadly missile strike blasted a railway station in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk, a viral online video — dressed as a news report — […] The post The Ukraine war has fueled a surge of fake content impersonating B
Health Feedback→ Social media posts inaccurately link hormonal contraceptives with polycystic ovarian syndrome, infertility, and depression
REVIEW Birth control (contraception) refers to any method, medicine, or device used to prevent pregnancy. Common methods include permanent male and female sterilization, barrier methods that block the sperm like condoms and diaphragms, and hormonal
Snopes→ Long-Serving Utah Senator Orrin Hatch Dies at Age 88
Orrin G. Hatch, who became the longest-serving Republican senator in history as he represented Utah for more than four decades, died Saturday at age 88.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Government, Media Lies About War In Ukraine — Video Recycles Debunked Claims, Misattributes Info
Does a Stew Peters Show video prove mainstream media and the U.S. government lie about the war in Ukraine? No, that's not true: The video by the radio and TV host repeats debunked claims and misattributes information, often embracing Krem
Snopes→ Climate Progress Remains Elusive for Biden on Earth Day
The gap between the scale of the global warming crisis and the president’s initiatives seemed wider than ever.
Snopes→ Cawthorn Says Lingerie Photos Were from Cruise Game Show
Politico published "exclusive" pictures of what appeared to show U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn of North Carolina wearing women's lingerie.
PolitiFact→ What Kevin McCarthy said, and didn’t say, about Trump and the Capitol assault
What Kevin McCarthy said, and didn’t say, about Trump and the Capitol assault
Snopes→ No, David Axelrod Hasn’t Been Arrested by the US Military
The claim was made by a website that frequently makes fantastical (i.e., false) claims.
FactCheck.org→ California Not Poised to ‘Legalize Infanticide’
Quick Take A California bill would do away with mandatory investigations of stillbirths. Opponents misleadingly claim it would “legalize infanticide.” The bill would prevent prosecution in cases of “perinatal death due to a pregnancy-
Snopes→ Viral ‘Ukraine Windows’ Photo Didn’t Show Whole Picture
More than 400 Ukrainians civilians were massacred in Bucha by the Russian military, regardless of whether one building still had windows.
Snopes→ Disney Government Dissolution Bill Signed by DeSantis
The law would eliminate the Reedy Creek Improvement District, as the 55-year-old Disney government is known, as well as a handful of other similar districts by June 2023.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Tweet Is FAKE — French President Macron Did NOT Say Europe Needs To Be Prepared To Take Up To 60 Million Refugees
Did French President Emmanuel Macron make a campaign promise that "Europe must be ready to accept up to 60 million refugees over the next 20 years from Africa and the Middle East"? No, that's not true: This is a fake tweet that is designe
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media posts misrepresent safety of Bath & Body Works products during pregnancy
Bath and Body Works products are not recommended during pregnancy because they are suspected of “damaging fertility or the unborn child.”
PolitiFact→ Thom Tillis – Tillis stakes Title 42 claim on limited data
“Most Americans favor keeping Title 42 in place.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump is wrong about Marjorie Taylor Greene legal challenge and Georgia officials
Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger “perhaps in collusion with the Radical Left Democrats” are attempting to “unseat” U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
FactCheck.org→ Attorney General Never Called Concerned Parents ‘Domestic Terrorists’
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said that he couldn’t even “imagine a circumstance” where “parents complaining” at a school board meeting would be “labeled as domestic terrorism.” Yet, several Republicans
Truth or Fiction?→ Tennessee Drunk Driving Child Support Bill
On April 22 2022, posts on Imgur and Reddit alluded to a purported new bill in Tennessee requiring “drunk drivers” to pay child support if their actions led to the death of a parent of a minor child or children: A post was published by a n
Snopes→ Dumpster Find Leads to Rediscovery of Artist Francis Hines
After fading into obscurity, the late artist Francis Hines is gaining new attention after a car mechanic rescued hundreds of his paintings from a dumpster in Connecticut.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Vaccines Are Killing People Of Color At Twice The Rate Of White People,’ As HHS Head Said On April 14, 2022
Are COVID-19 vaccines "killing people of color at twice the rate of white people," as Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said on April 14, 2022? No, that's not true: There's no evidence the vaccines are killing people in g
Snopes→ Algae a Winner in Elon Musk-Funded Greenhouse Gas Contest
From algae farming to producing a sort of artificial limestone, ideas for reducing greenhouse gas in the atmosphere are getting a funding boost from famed entrepreneur Elon Musk.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Photo of Kissing Cliff Is NOT Real But Digitally Altered
Is this a photo of two rock formations at Pacific Grove, California, that look like a couple about to kiss? No, neither is true: The photo has been digitally altered and these cliffs are not in Pacific Grove. An unedited photo of the clif
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Fact-checking Joe Biden on being a full professor for four years
"For four years, I was a full professor at the University of Pennsylvania."
PolitiFact→ Mike Gibbons – In Senate race, JD Vance’s call for higher taxes is only for certain corporations, corporate leaders
“J.D. Vance called for higher taxes.”