A piece of decades-old unfounded gossip gained traction during Johnny Depp's defamation trial against Amber Heard.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Similac, Enfamil Will Send Free Baby Formula To Parents
Will Similac and Enfamil, two baby formula companies, send parents free formula through "the state" due to the ongoing formula shortage? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Abbott, the parent company of Similac, told us that this clai
Snopes→ Starbucks Will Cover Travel for Workers Seeking Abortions
Starbucks is among the most high-profile companies to have adopted a travel benefit for workers seeking abortions.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Doctored video appears to show 9/11 attack without planes
No planes are visible in footage of the 9/11 attack.
Snopes→ In Buffalo, Biden Mourns Victims, Says ‘Evil Will Not Win’
In his remarks today, the president paid tribute to each of the 10 people who lost their lives in the Buffalo supermarket mass shooting.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Find Pesticides In Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines
Did the U.S. military find pesticides in Moderna COVID-19 vaccine vials? No, that's not true: Not only are there no pesticides on the ingredients list for Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine, but the Department of Defense press office issued a sta
Truth or Fiction?→ Candace Owens’ Ivermectin Fox News Tweet
On May 16 2022, Twitter user @BagdMilkSoWhat shared a purported screenshot of a tweet by right-wing pundit and disinformation purveyor Candace Owens, retweeting a Fox News tweet about parasite medication ivermectin causing incontinence: Oops #ShitCan
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Customers CANNOT Order Baby Formula From Amazon Canada
Can parents in the United States purchase baby formula from Amazon Canada to expedite the delivery during a shortage of formula in the U.S.? No, that's not true: Amazon consumers based in the U.S. are not able to purchase baby formula pro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tricare Will NOT Now Pay To Ship Baby Formula To All Beneficiaries — Only By Doctor’s Order
Due to recent baby formula shortages, is the U.S. military health care program Tricare shipping free baby formula to Tricare beneficiaries, based on how much the baby consumes each month? No, the information in the viral post is misleadin
Snopes→ Did WaPo Publish, ‘This Dog is the New Face of Online Homophobia’?
Another internet meme gets taken too seriously.
Full Fact→ Post claiming the Pfizer vaccine has only a 12% efficacy rate is inaccurate
A Facebook post has claimed that new documents released by Pfizer show that its Covid-19 vaccine has only a 12% efficacy rate, caused an “alarming amount of still births and deaths in pregnant women”, and is not recommended by the manufactu
Snopes→ Biden Offering Additional 8 Free COVID-19 Tests to Public
The government website for people to request free COVID-19 at-home tests from the U.S. government is now accepting a third round of orders.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actor Morgan Freeman Did NOT Tweet That Whiteness ‘Is A Disease’ — It’s Another Morgan Freeman
Did actor Morgan Freeman tweet that whiteness "is a disease"? No, that's not true: That tweet was made by a film director also named Morgan Freeman, who professionally goes by Morgan J. Freeman. Additionally, there are no tweets on actor
Full Fact→ The UN doesn’t have a plan to abolish private land ownership
A Facebook video, which has been viewed more than 100,000 times, falsely claims that the United Nations’ Agenda 21 programme aims to achieve “total collectivism”, meaning that people “can't have private property”. This isn
Logically→ Pills can be used to “reverse” an abortion.
Medical experts have said that there is no evidence that these drugs are fit for use. It is not scientifically possible to reverse a termination.
Logically→ The CEO of Pepsi was recorded saying that he’d never let his family touch any of the company’s products.
This claim is false, and likely based on a misreading of an interview given by the former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi in the New York Times.
Snopes→ W Australian Lawmakers Considering Ban On People Growing Food?
This claim is just the latest wrinkle in an oft-debunked conspiracy theory.
Full Fact→ Green levy costs do not make up 25% of energy bills
"We need to get rid of the green levies, that are 25% of our energy bills." Robert Halfon MP, 12 May 2022. During an appearance on Radio 4’s Today programme on 12 May, Conservative MP Robert Halfon wrongly claimed that green levies account for 2
PolitiFact→ Our American Century – Senate hopeful Kathy Barnette criticized Trump until he won 2016 nomination, then became a supporter
Kathy Barnette "pretends she's America First, but repeatedly attacked President Trump."
Snopes→ German Prosecutors Seek 5 Years for Alleged Ex-Nazi Guard
German prosecutors sought a five-year prison sentence for a 101-year-old man who is on trial for his alleged role as a Nazi SS guard at a concentration camp during World War II.
Full Fact→ Government minister made misleading claim about employment figures
"We're seeing more people in work, even than we saw before Covid." Brandon Lewis MP, 17 May 2022. During appearances on Sky News and BBC Breakfast this morning Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis claimed that more people are currently in work in
Poynter→ No, Ukraine isn’t using cats to spot Russian sniper lasers
The internet is full of cute cat content ― cats wearing funny outfits, cat memes, cats chasing lasers, and of course, everyone loves a good “cat-does-incredible-thing” story. However, not everything […] The post No, Ukraine isn’t using ca
Snopes→ White House Moves to Loosen Remittance, Flight Rules on Cuba
The State Department said in a statement that it will remove the current $1,000-per-quarter limit on family remittances and will allow non-family remittance, which will support independent Cuban entrepreneurs.
Full Fact→ BlackRock doesn’t own 75% of Ancestry
A Facebook post has claimed that the investment management firm BlackRock owns 75% of the genealogy company Ancestry. This isn’t true. Ancestry is actually owned by another investment management firm called Blackstone. Ancestry was acquired back
Snopes→ Big Cross-Border Tunnel Found Linking Tijuana, San Diego
The secret passage from Tijuana to San Diego featured rail and ventilation systems, electricity and reinforced walls.
Logically→ A video shows a Hindu police officer faking an injury to incite violence against Muslims in Jodhpur.
ASI Dhannaram of Jodhpur has filed a First Investigation Report against unidentified persons for injuries sustained during a stone-pelting incident.
Snopes→ Ukraine Working to Pull Last Fighters from Mariupol Mill
Russia called the operation a mass surrender. The Ukrainians avoided using that word — but said the garrison had completed its mission.
Poynter→ Claims that photos of the Buffalo shooting suspect show crisis actors are unfounded
Authorities have identified 18-year-old Payton Gendron as the suspect in a May 14 massacre at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, that left 10 people dead and others injured. […] The post Claims that photos of the Buffalo shooting suspect show
Logically→ Stern magazine featured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on its cover with the title “King of Lies.”
Stern magazine's March 2022 cover featuring Zelenskyy with the title "King of Lies'' is digitally altered. The original cover says "Hero of Freedom."
PolitiFact→ Tom Nelson – Re-crossings at the border not the only factor in ongoing border crisis
“Title 42 has fueled the border crisis. In 2019, 7 percent of illegal border crossings were repeated crossings. Today the rate is 27 percent.”
Snopes→ Online Diary: Buffalo Massacre Suspect Plotted Attack for Months
The keeper of the diary posted hand-drawn maps of the grocery store where 10 people eventually were killed, along with tallies of the number of Black people he counted there.
Snopes→ Does Photo Show Russian Priests Blessing ‘Satan’ Missile?
The picture has been online for years preceding Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIV Can NOT Be Reversed Naturally
Can HIV be reversed naturally? No, that's not true: "Unfortunately not," Dr. Monica Ghandi, an HIV and infectious disease specialist, told Lead Stories. A video with a headline making the claim about HIV never gives specific proof of how
Snopes→ Did Keith M. Alber Write, ‘Opinion From a Former Judge’?
Among the purported steps to overturn democracy were "divide the nation philosophically" and "control all media."
PolitiFact→ What is the ‘great replacement theory’ linked to the Buffalo shooter?
Online writings allegedly posted by the Buffalo shooting suspect repeatedly cited the racist “great replacement theory,” which warns of white Americans being “replaced” by non-white people as part of an elaborate conspiracy.
FactCheck.org→ Misleading Late Attack on Kathy Barnette in Pennsylvania Senate Race
A late attack ad from a super PAC supporting one of Kathy Barnette’s opponents in the Pennsylvania Senate Republican primary makes several misleading claims about Barnette, who has surged in the polls. The ad highlights a Barnette tweet with the
PolitiFact→ Blake Masters – Factchecking Arizona’s Blake Masters’ claim of open borders and Democratic amnesty plans
“Democrats want open borders so they can bring in and amnesty tens of millions of illegal aliens — that’s their electoral strategy.”
PolitiFact→ Kathy Barnette – Senate candidate Kathy Barnette tweeted a headline that said, ‘Pedophilia is a cornerstone of Islam’
Says she never tweeted comments linking pedophilia and Islam.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Though many Americans live paycheck to paycheck, some posts inflate the stat
“We have 76% of Americans living paycheck to paycheck, meaning they are one paycheck away from poverty.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media users wrong to suggest Megan Thee Stallion wasn’t shot
Suggests Megan Thee Stallion was not shot in the foot.