On April 21 2022, several news organizations reported that Florida revoked Disney’s tax status in retaliation for the company’s position on the “Don’t Say Gay” (formally called the Parental Rights in Education) bill —
PolitiFact→ Mike Gibbons – In Ohio US Senate race, Gibbons levels misleading attack against Mandel about China
"As Ohio treasurer, Josh Mandel loaned your money to Chinese business interests, and Mandel opposed a bill holding Communist China accountable when they cheated and stole American jobs."
Snopes→ Program Helps Congo Families Protect Endangered Gorillas
The number of Grauer’s gorillas has declined, largely due to habitat loss and hunting.
PolitiFact→ Ruling on mask mandate highlights limits of CDC’s power
The role that the federal government plays in containing future epidemics will hinge on the outcome of an appeal of this week’s court ruling that overturned the mask mandate for travelers on airlines, trains, and the nation’s mass transit systems.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Make Unfounded Claims About Political Affiliation of John Wilkes Booth
Quick Take John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Republican President Abraham Lincoln in 1865, was affiliated with the anti-immigrant Know-Nothing Party and was a supporter of slavery and the Confederacy. Social media posts claim without evidence that Bo
AllSides→ What weapon killed 50 people in station attack?
https://www.bbc.com/news/61079356 A BBC investigation has found clear evidence that a cluster bomb, ban
Snopes→ Is the ‘Gladiator’ Airplane ‘Movie Mistake’ Real?
A Twitter advertisement highlighted a "movie mistake" that appeared to show an airplane's flying over actor Russell Crowe and the set of the 2000 film "Gladiator."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Sentence Dr. Anthony Fauci to Hang At Guantanamo Bay
Did the U.S. military sentence Dr. Anthony Fauci to hang at Guantanamo Bay? No, that's not true: A duty officer from the Pentagon said this story was fabricated. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Dise
Snopes→ Did Binance Create a Twitter Emoji That Looked Like a Swastika?
The offensive emoji was deleted soon after.
Full Fact→ Did David Blunkett propose sending asylum seekers abroad in 2004?
I was slightly taken aback for the Government to be criticised over the policy that we have devised to end the deaths at sea in the Channel as a result of cruel criminal gangs[…]Do you know who proposed that policy first of all, in 2004? It was
Snopes→ Hockey Hall of Famer Guy Lafleur Dies at Age 70
A cause of death was not immediately known, but Lafleur had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Keoni CBD’ Gummies Do NOT ‘Cure’ Diabetes
Did an advertisement on Facebook lead viewers to a cannabidiol (CBD) product that can cure diabetes? No, that's not true: The link leads to an ad for Keoni CBD, a company that allegedly makes CBD gummies. Contrary to the advertisement's c
PolitiFact→ Ukraine war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage
False images about the war in Ukraine use the logos of BBC and CNN to make their claims seem legitimate, fueling Russia’s efforts to sow distrust and confusion.
Snopes→ Video Shows Mike Tyson Punching Airline Passenger
Authorities were investigating an incident in which former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was recorded on video punching a fellow first-class passenger.
Snopes→ Did Musk Reinstate Trump on Twitter?
The former president is still banned from several social media sites.
PolitiFact→ Charlie Crist – Crist says he ‘always’ supported abortion access. But his record shows inconsistency
Says he has “always” believed “in a woman’s right to choose.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fauci's comment about lockdowns, vaccination twisted out of context
Dr. Anthony Fauci said lockdowns are a method for coercing people to comply with COVID-19 vaccinations.
AllSides→ Mark Walker Voted Against Impeaching Trump, Contrary to a Misleading Ad
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/04/mark-walker-voted-against-impeaching-trump-contrary-to-a-misleading-ad/
Snopes→ Portugal Identifies Suspect in Probe of Missing British Girl
Prosecutors in southern Portugal are formally accusing a suspect in the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a British girl who disappeared nearly 15 years ago.
AllSides→ The challenge of detecting misinformation in podcasting
https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/the-challenge-of-detecting-misinformation-in-podcasting/ Confronte
PolitiFact→ Mike Gallagher – Yes, inflation is at a 40-year high, and rates have been climbing throughout Biden’s time in office
“Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.”
Snopes→ Audio: McCarthy Said He Would Urge Trump to Resign
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy told fellow GOP lawmakers shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection that he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign.
Logically→ A Hindu activist attacked a Muslim youth with a sword after watching the recently released movie, “The Kashmir Files”, in Haliyal, Uttar Kannad.
The attack on Amanullah Irfan was personally motivated. It has been misattributed as a hate crime inspired by watching "The Kashmir Files" movie.
Snopes→ Possible Mass Graves Near Mariupol As Russia Attacks in East
Mounds of dirt seen in satellite imagery that Ukrainian officials say indicate new mass graves highlighted the savagery of a war that showed no signs of abating.
Logically→ A video shows an MSNBC reporter saying Elon Musk is trying to “control how people think. That’s our job.”
A video clip from MSNBC's program Morning Joe about Donald Trump from 2017 has been misattributed to Elon Musk.
Logically→ This image shows a Ukrainian flag being removed and a Soviet flag hoisted in its place in Mariupol during the 2022 Russian invasion.
This collage of images has been circulating since at least 2015. It is not related to the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Logically→ The statue of Christ remained standing even after a church was bombed and destroyed in Odesa, Ukraine.
The image of a ruined church shows the aftermath of an earthquake in Italy in 2009. The statue of Christ has been digitally added to the picture.
Logically→ The President of the University of Nantes broke rules of neutrality by expressing support for Le Pen.
Legal experts have said that the academic was permitted to express her views on an individual basis.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – US is not orchestrating a takeover in Ukraine
"America (is) trying to overthrow the Ukraine government just as the shadow government has infiltrated and overthrown the US government."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Infant daughter of Duke and Duchess of Sussex has not met Queen Elizabeth
Lilibet, baby daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, "made her first appearance with the queen.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Schwarzenegger sleeping bag photo was a joke, he was not turned away from a hotel
Arnold Schwarzenegger slept on the ground in front of a bronze statue of himself because he had been turned away from a hotel.
Logically→ The EU is planning to put an embargo on Russian oil but will hold off voting until after the French elections.
There are some reports that the EU is planning an embargo on Russian oil, but this can't be confirmed.
Washington Post→ Mark Meadows was simultaneously registered to vote in three states
The former White House chief of staff has decried the inaccuracy of voter rolls because people moved and yet did not inform election officials himself.
Snopes→ Bath & Body Works Responds to Infertility Claims in Viral Facebook Post
A Facebook post made several claims about the safety of some of the company's products.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 80% Of U.S. Dollars In Existence Were NOT Created In ‘Last Two Months’ As Of April 16, 2022
Was 80% of all U.S. dollars in existence created within the "last two months" as of April 16, 2022? No, that's not true: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), the agency within the Department of Treasury responsible for producing U.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Defense Department Did NOT Award Contract For ‘COVID-19 Research’ In Ukraine 3 Months Before Virus Was Known
Did the U.S. Department Of Defense award a contract for "COVID-19 Research" in Ukraine three months before the virus was known to exist? No, that's not true: The Department of Defense (DOD) contract that was originally awarded on November
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2009 TV Show NOT Proof COVID-19 Was Planned — It’s Just An Older Conspiracy Theory
Does a 2009 television show prove the COVID-19 pandemic was planned? No, that's not true: There is no evidence presented in the nearly three-minute clip from the "Secret Societies" episode of the truTV show "Conspiracy Theory with Jesse V
FactCheck.org→ Mark Walker Voted Against Impeaching Trump, Contrary to a Misleading Ad
Republican Mark Walker voted against former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment in December 2019, and he was no longer a U.S. congressman when the House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump a second time in January 2021. A misleading
Snopes→ The Onion Has Been Banned on Twitter, Tweets The Onion
Despite what The Onion stated on Twitter, the humor site hasn't been banned. But they're still asking for everyone's help to fight this terrible injustice.
Snopes→ Apollo 16 Moonwalker Reflects on Mission’s 50th Anniversary
Charlie Duke is part of a tiny fraternity that’s getting even smaller: People who walked on the moon.