A woman who admitted her role in a scam that raised $400,000 using a fake story about a homeless man received a one-year prison sentence in federal court.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Jersey Is NOT Launching New ’30-Day Speeding Ticket Frenzy’ On July 28, 2022
Is New Jersey planning to launch a new "30-day speeding ticket frenzy" on July 28, 2022? No, that's not true: The New Jersey State Police has publicly debunked this recycled hoax several times since at least 2015. The claim appeared in a
Full Fact→ No evidence Covid-19 vaccines causing heart attacks in children
A Facebook post misleadingly suggests that the vaccines are causing all sorts of previously rare health problems, including heart attacks in children.
Full Fact→ ‘Sky News’ screenshot linking vaccines with climate change is a fake
The broadcaster never published an article claiming that people should get vaccinated to beat climate change.
Snopes→ Monkeypox Virus Could Become Entrenched As New STD in the US
Experts don't agree on the likely path of the disease, with some fearing that it is becoming so widespread that it is on the verge of becoming an entrenched STD — like gonorrhea, herpes and HIV.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Trump Statement on Biden’s COVID Diagnosis a Fake
(Photo by Bridget Bennett/Getty Images)After the White House announced that President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday, an image of what was purportedly a statement on the matter from Donald Trump went viral.Clay Travis @ClayTravisDonald
Snopes→ Immigration Judge Union Seeks Recognition As Top Judge Quits
The National Association of Immigration Judges asked the federal government to restore its union recognition.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, a Tennessee court did not approve ‘No Jews allowed’ signs
Tennessee court rules “taxpayer-funded establishments can place signs that say ‘No Jews allowed.’”
Full Fact→ Zara hasn’t banned women wearing hijab from its stores
The claim has been reshared on social media after first going viral in 2015.
Snopes→ Judge Says Prince Harry Can Sue UK Govt over Security Plan
Prince Harry can take the British government to court over his security arrangements in the U.K., a judge in London ruled.
Snopes→ White House Tries to Make Biden’s COVID a ‘Teachable Moment’
For more than a year, President Joe Biden’s ability to avoid the coronavirus seemed to defy the odds.
Logically→ President Biden misread the teleprompter during a speech about abortion rights on July 8, 2022.
Biden's statements "end of quote" and "repeat the line" were not cues, but were meant to be a part of his speech.
Logically→ The wildfires in the U.K. heatwave were planned.
The wildfires in the U.K. happened due to a recent heatwave. The heatwave was due to climate change caused by human emissions of greenhouse gases.
Logically→ NASA’s images of Jupiter are fake.
The NASA images of Jupiter NASA are authentic. A few of the images are in processed form from citizen scientists.
Logically→ U.S. President Joe Biden announces he has cancer.
The White House clarified that President Biden did not announce he had cancer. He was referring to an old diagnosis for which he has been treated.
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Takeaways: White House in Chaos, Unmovable Trump
The House Jan. 6 committee closed out its set of summer hearings with its most detailed focus yet on the investigation’s main target: former President Donald Trump.
Logically→ Drinking cold water when it is hot outside can send one’s body into shock.
A person may experience headaches or pass out from overheating. However, drinking cold water does not send a person into shock.
Logically→ NASA deliberately cut the live feed on UFO sightings on the Earth’s horizon.
NASA has previously explained that the live feed from the ISS gets disrupted due to signal loss, and has denied searching for UAPs.
Logically→ A video shows Ukrainian farmers continuing to harvest amid shelling during the Russian invasion in 2022.
An old video of a burning field from 2014 has been falsely shared as farmers harvesting in Ukraine farmlands during Russian shelling in July 2022.
Poynter→ Plymouth Rock pictures don’t prove sea levels are the same as 1620
Legend has it that, upon arriving in North America, the Pilgrims stepped off the Mayflower onto the large boulder that now sits in a place of prominence on the Plymouth, […] The post Plymouth Rock pictures don’t prove sea levels are the same as
Logically→ This image shows former U.K. Prime Minister contender Penny Mordaunt wearing military medals.
Penny Mordaunt's photo wearing military medals is edited.
Washington Post→ Biden’s claim that the drug-price bill will ‘help fight inflation’
The president is pushing a bill that he says will tackle the high prices of some prescription drugs. But not all of it will happen right away.
PolitiFact→ Jan. 6 hearing details Trump’s inaction as Capitol riot unfolded
Jan. 6 committee says Trump chose not to act to quell the Capitol attack. Instead of calling for aid, he called senators to delay the certification of the vote.
PolitiFact→ What’s next for the Jan. 6 Committee?
The House’s Jan. 6 committee has completed its second prime-time hearing, and its eighth overall. What’s next?
PolitiFact→ Bipartisan bill aims to close the legal gaps in the Electoral Count Act Trump used to disrupt Jan. 6
Senators proposed a bill to reform the Electoral Count Act to protect the will of the voters. Another bill increases penalties for threatening election workers.
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Probe: Irate Trump Demanded to Join, Not Call off Mob
Among the witnesses testifying in a recorded video was retired District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department Sgt. Mark Robinson.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no evidence that shooter at Indiana mall was a CIA asset
“The gunman at Greenwood Park Mall was a CIA asset.”
AllSides→ Nolte: One Year Ago Today, Joe Biden Said Vaccinated Cannot Get COVID
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/07/21/nolte-one-year-ago-today-joe-biden-said-vaccinated-cannot-get-covid/
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: WAS JOE BIDEN FEATURED ON THE COVER OF ALZHEIMER’S TODAY MAGAZINE?
https://checkyourfact.com/2022/07/20/fact-check-alzheimers-biden-magazine/ An image shared on Facebook
AllSides→ Fact check: No clinics have closed since Roe v. Wade overturned, Planned Parenthood says
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/07/20/fact-check-no-planned-parenthood-closures-since-roe-v-wade-ruling/7809764001/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Mexican Drug Cartel Members ‘Ready To Invade America’
Does a social media video show Mexican drug cartel members "ready to invade America"? No, that's not true: When the video was released in July 2020 by a Mexican criminal group, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), it was meant as a p
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Ronald Reagan Lower the Top Tax Rate from 70 to 28 Percent and Introduce Income Tax on Social Security Benefits to Offset It?
On July 21 2022, a Twitter user shared a meme claiming that former United States President Ronald Reagan lowered the top tax rate from 70 percent — and then introduced a tax on Social Security benefits to offset the cut: Friendly reminder… p
Snopes→ FBI: No Sign of Jimmy Hoffa Under New Jersey Bridge
The Pulaski Skyway now becomes another dead end in the decadeslong mystery that has stretched from a Michigan horse farm to the East Coast: Where are the remains of one of America's most powerful labor leaders?
Snopes→ Does Lex’s Tank Top Change Inexplicably in ‘Jurassic Park’?
The movie made a major cultural impact when it was released in 1993, but some have spotted a subtle costume blooper.
Snopes→ Lowe’s Email Scam Promises Portable Air Conditioners
We advise readers never to click links in these kinds of emails, since they often lead to phishing attempts.
Snopes→ Can Simparica TRIO Cause Dog Seizures?
A 10-year-old boxer named Blayz reportedly suffered seizures, ultimately resulting in him being euthanized.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: North Carolina Bill Is NOT Expected To Legalize Murdering A Pregnant Woman To Defend Baby’s Life
Is North Carolina House Bill 158 expected to legalize the murder of a pregnant woman if the person who kills the woman is defending the life of the baby? Not really: Although state representatives did propose HB158 -- which would allow a
PolitiFact→ Viral image – This isn’t a real NBC News headline about a Biden impersonator exploiting immigrants
A Texas farmer was “arrested for using illegal immigrants for free labor by pretending to be Joe Biden.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – This isn’t a real NBC News headline about a Biden impersonator exploiting immigrants
A Texas farmer was “arrested for using illegal immigrants for free labor by pretending to be Joe Biden.”
PolitiFact→ Could 10-year-old rape victim have gotten abortion in Ohio? Experts say exceptions in law are vague.
A Facebook video said that a 10-year-old rape victim in Ohio who went to Indiana to receive an abortion could have had the procedure in Ohio under the law’s exceptions. Experts we spoke with say that’s not at all clear, due to the law’s vague lan