Did the World Health Organization (WHO) declare that the inability to find an intimate partner is now considered a disability? No, that's not true: A WHO representative emailed Lead Stories that "this is a false claim." It has been resurf
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bubbling Water In Hudson River Is NOT ‘Boiling,’ NOT Near A Nuclear Power Plant
Was water in the Hudson River boiling? And was bubbling related to a nuclear power plant that was supposed to be nearby? No, neither claim is true: The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) told Lead Stories via em
Snopes→ Native Americans Urge Boycott of ‘Tone Deaf’ Pilgrim Museum
Native Americans in Massachusetts are calling for a boycott of a popular living history museum.
PolitiFact→ Ron DeSantis – Transition-related surgery limited to teens, not 'young kids.' Even then, it's rare
"They are literally chopping off the private parts of young kids."
Snopes→ Don’t Be Too Quick to Blame Social Media for America’s Polarization – Cable News Has Bigger Effect, Study Finds
The study tracked the TV news consumption habits of tens of thousands of American adults each month from 2016 through 2019.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No proof Trump asked for troops on Jan. 6 or that Democrats denied a request
Former President Donald Trump asked “for troops around the Capitol to make sure everyone is safe,” on Jan. 6, 2021, but was “turned down by the Democrats.”
Snopes→ Cigarette Ads Aggressively Target Kids in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, New Study Finds
The tactics included displaying cigarettes near snacks, sweets, and sugary drinks.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media video doesn’t show evidence of voter fraud in Washington state
Video shows Clark County poll worker acting illegally by asking people to place their ballots into a bag outside of a drop box.
Snopes→ Biden Signs ‘Burn Pits’ Help for Vets; a Personal Win, Too
President Joe Biden signed legislation expanding federal health care services for millions of veterans who served at military bases where toxic smoke billowed from huge “burn pits.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Trump ‘The Mob Takes the Fifth Amendment’ Quote
On August 10 2022, an Imgur account shared two images — one news screenshot suggesting that former United States President Donald Trump had invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, and the following quote meme indicating that
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this photo doesn’t show abandoned French electric cars
Photo shows electric cars that were bought for civil servants in France and then abandoned because “it was too expensive to replace the batteries.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Paul Pelosi Was NOT Arrested By ‘US Army Special Forces’
Did "U.S. Army Special Forces" arrest Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, on August 6, 2022? No, that's not true: "There is no truth to this claim," a duty officer at the Pentagon told Lead Stories. The U.S. military i
Snopes→ Did Biden Try To Shake Hands with Schumer Twice?
Many thought the president looked a little confused at a recent press event.
Snopes→ Iranian Operative Charged in Plot to Murder John Bolton
Shahram Poursafi, identified by U.S. officials as a member of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, is currently wanted by the FBI on charges related to the murder-for-hire plot.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Viral Photo of Melania Trump
A viral photo claims to show Melania Trump posing for a picture on the grave of Donald Trump’s ex-wife Ivana Trump:church girl @KiaSpeaksHaving the third wife standing on the first wife’s grave and smiling is brazy! August 1st 202210,516 Re
Snopes→ Social Media Offers Parents More Controls. But Do They Help?
Platforms from Snapchat to TikTok to Instagram are bolting on new features they say will make their services safer and more age appropriate.
Snopes→ Russians Buy Last Goods from H&M, IKEA As Stores Wind Down
Russians are snapping up Western fashion and furniture this week as H&M and IKEA sell off the last of their inventory in Russia.
Snopes→ Elon Musk Sells $7B in Tesla Shares Ahead of Twitter Fight
Elon Musk has sold nearly $7 billion worth of shares in Tesla as the billionaire gets his finances in order ahead of his court battle with Twitter.
Full Fact→ Wigan ‘diaper give away’ seems not to be genuine
A Facebook post promising details of a free nappy event leads instead to a website that asks people to share personal and financial details and claim ‘deals’ such as entering a lottery.
Snopes→ Trump Says He Took the Fifth in NY Civil Investigation
Donald Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment and wouldn't answer questions under oath in the New York attorney general's long-running civil investigation into his business dealings.
Full Fact→ Who can vote in the Conservative leadership contest?
We’ve taken a look at the membership rules for the leadership contest, to see who could be eligible to vote in the upcoming vote.
Logically→ Arvind Kejriwal asked to hoist the national flag on August 14 to honor Pakistan’s Independence day.
The campaign of Har Ghar Tiranga is observed from August 13 to August 15, 2022. Arvind Kejriwal urged Delhi residents to hold it on August 14, 2022.
Logically→ Forbes has listed India as the most corrupt country in its latest report.
India had the highest recorded level of bribery in Forbes' 2017 corruption report. Forbes has not cited India as a corrupt country in the 2021 report.
Snopes→ ‘El Jefe’ the Jaguar, Famed in US, Photographed in Mexico
They call him “El Jefe,” he is at least 12 years old, and his crossing of the heavily guarded U.S.-Mexico border has sparked celebrations on both sides.
Snopes→ FBI Raid of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago: What Were Agents Looking For?
The Presidential Records Act, first passed in 1978, governs what happens to presidents' documents.
Full Fact→ Post warning communities of a dangerous man in the area are fake
A post warning that a man is attacking people is fake. Multiple versions of the warning have been circulating on Facebook.
Logically→ Cashew is a natural anti-depressant making it a therapeutic equivalent of Prozac.
There is no reliable medical evidence that supports the claim that cashews could be used as a replacement for any anti-depressant.
Snopes→ Motown Songwriter-Producer Lamont Dozier Dead at 81
Dozier died “peacefully” at his home near Scottsdale, Arizona, according to a statement issued by his family.
Snopes→ Anne Heche in Critical Condition, on Ventilator After Crash
Anne Heche remained hospitalized on a ventilator to help her breathe and faced surgery, days after the actor was injured in a fiery car crash.
Poynter→ Comparing Hillary Clinton’s emails and Donald Trump’s boxes of files
Soon after FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate, former President Donald Trump posted a statement decrying the “weaponization of the justice system.” He called the search “political targeting at the […] The post Comparing Hil
Poynter→ What we know about how monkeypox is spreading — and what we still don’t know
As monkeypox cases mount and the disease spreads, some people might have déjà vu — here comes another potentially life-disrupting virus. Although monkeypox first surfaced more than six decades ago, […] The post What we know about how monkeypo
Logically→ The Times of India ran a story with a headline saying 5G spectrum auctions caused a record loss of ₹2.8 lakh crore
The newspaper clipping in question is morphed. The original headline stated that the Centre had earned ₹1.5 lakh crore from the 5G spectrum auctions.
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Trump’s new campaign-style video
Trump made 18 statements of material fact in his new campaign-style video. Almost 90 percent are false or misleading.
PolitiFact→ Michael Easley Jr. – Easley Jr. mostly right about North Carolina ghost gun numbers
“North Carolina is among some of the top states in the country for the number of ghost guns that are seized as crime guns.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Israel Destroying The Russian Nuclear Submarine Kazan
Does a video posted on Facebook prove that Israel destroyed one of Russia's nuclear submarines, the Kazan? No, that's not true: The clip contains an image of a different submarine, and there have been no credible reports about any Russian
PolitiFact→ Comparing Hillary Clinton’s emails and Donald Trump’s boxes of files
In February, the National Archives said it had recovered 15 boxes of government documents at Mar-a-Lago, containing some documents marked as classified national security. The presence of information with classification markings in Hillary Clinton’s e
Snopes→ Do These Photos Show People ‘Sky Camping’?
True or false, you'll only catch us "sky camping" inside the cabin of an airplane.
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the FBI’s Search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Home
Former President Donald Trump announced that the FBI had searched Mar-a-Lago, his Palm Beach, Florida, home on Aug. 8. Trump’s son Eric told Fox News that the search warrant involved “more than 30 FBI agents” and that he was told it c
PolitiFact→ Trump says Watergate burglary and search of Mar-a-Lago were similar. They’re not
Former President Donald Trump compared the search of his Mar-a-Lago home to the Watergate break-in. But there’s a huge difference, legal experts say: The Mar-a-Lago search was legal and approved by a judge; the Watergate break-in was an illegal burgl
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Ted Cruz didn’t leak a document implicating Hunter Biden, Nancy Pelosi
“Ted Cruz leaks new document obtained from Hunter’s laptop implicating Nancy Pelosi.”