On May 16 2022, a screenshot of a purported tweet attributed to Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colorado) circulated, pinning the blame for a “severe thunderstorm watch” in New York to the policies of United States President Joe Biden: @laurenboeb
Snopes→ Did Ben Franklin Publish a Recipe on How to Induce Abortion in a Math Textbook?
Such recipes have been common since the early days of the U.S.
Snopes→ Once Neutral Sweden Seeks NATO Membership in Historic Shift
Sweden has decided to join neighboring Finland in seeking NATO membership, ending more than two centuries of military nonalignment in a historic shift prompted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Finland’s NATO membership is not final
“Finland joins NATO.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-checking warnings that NewProfilePic app is Russian spyware
The NewProfilePic app is Russian spyware.
Snopes→ Can US Parents Order Baby Formula From Amazon Canada?
Changing your location settings on Amazon doesn't mean much unless you can also change your shipping address.
PolitiFact→ North Carolina Futures Action Fund – Liberal group targets incumbent NC Democrat with false claims
State Sen. Kirk deViere voted against Medicaid expansion, the governor’s budget and teacher raises.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Viking Was a Job … Not a Race or Ethnicity’
In May 2022, screenshots of a tweet about Netflix, Vikings, and white supremacy circulated on Facebook. In tweet seen in the screenshot, user @YasmineJibril retweeted another user’s commentary about Netflix’s purported casting of a woman of
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – White House errs on vaccine availability, then corrects it
“When President Biden took office … there was no vaccine available.”
Snopes→ US Deaths from COVID Hit 1 Million, Less Than 2 1/2 Years in
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 hit 1 million, a once-unimaginable figure that only hints at the multitudes of loved ones and friends staggered by grief and frustration.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove No Planes Were Involved In 9/11 Attacks — There Are Other Angles, Images, Videos
Does a video showing an explosion at the World Trade Center's South Tower on September 11, 2001, but no aircraft, prove no planes were involved in the 9/11 attacks? No, that's not true: Video and images from other angles show the planes h
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Still no connection between COVID-19 vaccines and AIDS
“Your government quietly confirmed the fully vaccinated are developing Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims photos of Buffalo shooting suspect show crisis actors are unfounded
Photos of the alleged Buffalo shooting gunman show two different people.
FactCheck.org→ Pfizer Documents Show Vaccine Is Highly Effective, Contrary to Social Media Posts
SciCheck Digest The Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine showed a final efficacy of 91% against symptomatic illness in its phase 3 trial. Social media posts wrongly claim recently released Pfizer documents show the vaccine is “12% effective.” T
Snopes→ No, This Photo Doesn’t Show a Baby Platypus
But the picture does show a very real, very adorable “puggle.”
Snopes→ Is This a Real Video of a Queen’s Guard Shooting at a Tourist?
The guards really don’t like to be bothered.
Snopes→ Is WordsRated Paying $200 per Book to Readers for a Living?
We looked into the legitimacy of a purported job listing that promised hired candidates $200 for every book they finished.
Snopes→ Have US Abortion-Related Deaths Decreased Since Roe v. Wade?
To suggest a decline in abortion-related deaths was purely due to the legalization of the procedure is an overgeneralization.
Snopes→ Lawyer Charged with Lying to FBI in Russia Probe Faces Trial
A lawyer for the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign is accused of lying to the FBI as it investigated potential ties between Donald Trump and Russia in 2016.
Full Fact→ £37 billion was the two-year budget for NHS Test and Trace, not how much was spent
Posts on Facebook which have been shared hundreds of times have questioned where the £37 billion allocated for the running of the NHS Test and Trace scheme was spent. One post, which is a screenshot of a tweet, states: “Tories explain
Snopes→ Does Photo Show Dr. Oz Groping Michelle Obama?
The fake photograph showing Mehmet Oz, a U.S. Senate candidate, and the former first lady builds on a longstanding (and completely fabricated) rumor about her.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart Has NOT Announced A Plan To Offer Abortion Services – That Claim Is Satirical
Has Walmart announced a plan to offer abortion services? No, that's not true: The creator of a video that made the claim labelled as satirical his "report" that the major retailer would offer abortion services . The claim appeared in a vi
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines prevent infection in just 12 percent of those vaccinated.
Most COVID-19 vaccines are found to provide protection against the transmission of COVID-19 in around 50 percent of recipients.
Snopes→ Does This Video Show a ‘Perpetual’ Marble Machine?
In this house, we obey the laws of thermodynamics!
PolitiFact→ Charlie Crist – Florida rents are high, but Crist exaggerates with New York market comparison
“It costs more to live in many Florida cities than New York City.”
Full Fact→ There’s no evidence Jean-Claude Van Damme is Muslim
An image shared widely on Facebook claims the actor and martial artist Jean-Claude Van Damme said the following: “After I converted to Islam, I did not get any job offer from directors…But this is not important. I believe that I got the ri
Snopes→ Did Buffalo Shooting Suspect Attack Fox News in ‘Manifesto’?
The screed mentioned the "Great Replacement Theory," a white supremacist narrative that has also found footing on Fox News.
Snopes→ Ukrainian Band Kalush Orchestra Wins Eurovision Amid War
Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision Song Contest, a clear show of popular support for the group's war-ravaged nation that went beyond music.
Snopes→ Independent Probe Points to Israeli Fire in Journalist Death
As Israel and the Palestinians wrangle over the investigation into the killing of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, several independent groups have launched their own probes.
Logically→ COVID-19 is not a respiratory disease, but is instead caused by snake venom.
There is no evidence that COVID-19 is caused by snake venom. This claim is based on a number of misinterpretations.
Snopes→ Buffalo Shooter’s Prior Threat, Hospital Stay Face Scrutiny
The white gunman accused of committing a racist massacre at a Buffalo supermarket made threating comments that brought police to his high school last spring, but he was never charged with a crime and had no further contact with law enforcement after hi
Snopes→ McDonald’s to Sell Its Russian Business, Try to Keep Workers
McDonald's said that it has started the process of selling its Russian business, which includes 850 restaurants that employ 62,000 people.
Logically→ A World Economic Forum commercial shows a man suggesting killing a woman’s son to reduce the environmental impact of carbon emissions.
A scene from the TV show Utopia, which aired between 2013 and 2014, was shared with a false narrative as a World Economic Forum commercial.
Logically→ Hepatitis in children is caused by breastfeeding mothers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
There is no clinical evidence that hepatitis in children is caused by the COVID-19 vaccines or by vaccinated breastfeeding mothers.
Poynter→ Making homemade baby formula is not safe or recommended
As people grapple with America’s infant formula shortage, some social media users have started sharing homemade recipes, telling frantic parents who can’t find food for their babies that they can make […] The post Making homemade baby formul
Snopes→ California Churchgoers Detained Gunman in Deadly Attack
One person was killed and four others were critically wounded in the afternoon shooting at Geneva Presbyterian Church in the city of Laguna Woods, officials said.
Snopes→ Authorities: Multiple People Shot at California Church
“We have detained one person and have recovered a weapon that may be involved,” one official said.
Snopes→ Supermarket Shooter Sought Black Neighborhood, Official Says
The suspect reportedly arrived there at least a day in advance to conduct reconnaissance.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: The White House Corrects Itself After False Claim About Vaccine
(Photo by Al Drago/New York Times/Getty Images.)At 5:45 p.m. on Thursday, the official White House Twitter account published a tweet claiming that there was no vaccine when President Joe Biden came into office. The White House @WhiteHouseWhen Pres
Snopes→ 10 Dead in Mass Shooting at Supermarket, Suspect Arraigned
A teenage gunman wearing military gear and livestreaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a Buffalo, New York, supermarket in what authorities described as “racially motived violent extremism."