Hepatitis outbreak in kids may be related to Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine.
Snopes→ Harris Positive for COVID-19, Biden Not ‘Close Contact’
The White House said that Harris tested positive on both rapid and a PCR tests, and said she “has exhibited no symptoms.”
Snopes→ White House Seeks More Power to Counter Use of Drones in US
The Biden administration is calling on Congress to expand authority for federal and local governments to take action to counter the nefarious use in the U.S. of drones.
PolitiFact→ War crime prosecutions in the Russia-Ukraine war: What to expect
As the Russian military continues to pound Ukraine, evidence of war crimes keeps mounting. Could perpetrators be held to account under international law? If so, how soon could that happen?
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Viral claim distorts Finnish law on child sex abuse
“Finnish Court rules sex with children is permitted.”
Snopes→ Is Elon Musk Ending World Hunger?
Musk's decision to buy Twitter is unrelated to any philanthropic efforts.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Greg Abbott’s claims that Biden has ‘open border’ policies
The border has security measures: miles of fencing, surveillance systems, and on-the-ground personnel.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That the Bidens Faked Celebrating Easter at the White House
A popular right-wing Facebook account made a series of claims about the Bidens’ Easter celebrations at the White House and suggested the 2022 Easter egg roll was staged. Both the president and first lady gave remarks at the event, which were
Snopes→ Police Release Videos in Probe of Baldwin Film-Set Shooting
Data files released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff's Office include lapel camera recordings taken by a commanding officer.
Snopes→ World’s Oldest Person, a Japanese Woman, Dies at 119
A Japanese woman recognized as the world’s oldest person, Kane Tanaka, has died at age 119, just months short of her goal of reaching 120.
Logically→ Swedish social service agencies are kidnapping Muslim children for religious conversion.
The Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has discredited the claims of Muslim children being kidnapped by government social services.
Snopes→ Biden Pardons Former Secret Service Agent and 2 Others
President Joe Biden has granted the first three pardons of his term.
Full Fact→ Photographs of aeroplanes don’t prove existence of ‘chemtrails’
A Facebook post shared over 1,400 times contains multiple pictures of aeroplanes with the caption: “To those who say that chemtrails don't exist and that it's just 'aeroplane fumes'”. The idea of ‘chemtrails’ refers to a c
Logically→ Governments are using nanotechnology to create mosquitoes and spread disease.
Genetically modified mosquitoes have been created to prevent diseases like dengue, chikungunya, and malaria; not to spread or develop them.
Poynter→ What Kevin McCarthy said, and didn’t say, about Trump and the Capitol assault
Reporting on the Jan. 6 Capitol breach has given House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy a tough couple of days. The New York Times published an article saying that in the […] The post What Kevin McCarthy said, and didn’t say, about Trump and th
Logically→ Seventy percent of WHO’s funding comes from pharmaceutical companies.
The majority of WHO’s funding comes from its member states, intergovernmental organizations, and development banks.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judge Did NOT Dismiss Kyle Rittenhouse’s (Nonexistent) $25 Million Lawsuit Against Whoopi Goldberg
Did a Justice Sandy Barron-Batt deny a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against Whoopi Goldberg filed by Kyle Rittenhouse? No, that's not true: For one thing, the lawsuit does not actually exist, it was invented by a liberal satire website. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Private Prison Investment Adviser Is NOT Verified Identity On Twitter
Is there a successful self-made billionaire prison investor offering tips and advice to Twitter followers about how to get rich buying private prisons? No, that's not verified: The @prisoninvestor1 account of "Dallas Liam" uses inflammato
Snopes→ Is the Elon Musk and Ghislaine Maxwell Photo Real?
A frequently shared picture purportedly shows Tesla CEO Elon Musk posing next to convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell at a party.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anthony Fauci, Loretta Lynch Were NOT Hanged In A ‘Double-Header Execution’ At GITMO
Were Anthony Fauci and Loretta Lynch hanged in a "double-header execution" at GITMO? No, that's not true. A Pentagon spokesperson told Lead Stories the claim was a "fabrication." Real Raw News, the website that published the story, is a s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence COVID-19 Vaccines Suppress Innate Immunity, Increase Risk To Infectious Diseases, Cancer
Do COVID-19 vaccines suppress innate immunity and increase the risk of infectious disease and cancer? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that COVID (SARS-CoV-2) mRNA vaccines are causing these maladies. The data used to make those c
Snopes→ Facebook Still Allowing Baseless Mayim Bialik ‘Allegations’ Ads, Despite Reassurances from Meta
Despite previous reassurances from Meta, Facebook users are continuing to report seeing scammy ads with pictures of the "Jeopardy" co-host that lead users to CBD gummies scams.
PolitiFact→ Tim Westley – Health care systems for detained migrants, veterans are not an apples-to-apples comparison
"We have (people detained by ICE) that have to be seen within 24 hours, while veterans are seen within months.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Child Hepatitis Cases NOT Related To J&J Vaccine — It’s NOT Approved For Youths In US Or UK
Are hepatitis cases in children related to the J&J COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The claim that the adenovirus vector in the Johnson & Johnson COVID vaccine is related to youths being diagnosed with hepatitis is not possi
FactCheck.org→ Context for Ohio GOP Senate Race Spat on Taxes
In the crowded Republican primary field for a U.S. Senate seat in Ohio, candidate Mike Gibbons charges in a TV ad that his cohorts have taken his words on taxes “out of context” — but his ad leaves out context and stretches the facts
Truth or Fiction?→ Atlanta AirBnB Rules
On April 25 2022, various social media groups published a screenshot of a tweet describing purported AirBnB rules introduced in Atlanta, Georgia in April 2022: I personally loved the new rules ATL put into place for Airbnbs in April. – You ca
Snopes→ Elon Musk Buys Twitter for $44B and Will Privatize Company
Elon Musk reached an agreement to buy Twitter for roughly $44 billion, promising a more lenient touch to policing content.
Snopes→ Are Fires at Food Processing Plants a ‘New Trend’?
The real trend here is an uptick in fear-mongering over food-supply shortages.
Snopes→ Ukrainian Journalists Report 3rd Mass Grave Site Near Mariupol
Trenches containing deceased civilians were said to be hundreds of feet long.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Video shows Norwegian military practice shot, not Russian warship exploding
A video shows the Russian warship Moskva exploding.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Did Finnish Parliament Vote to Join NATO?
https://www.newsweek.com/did-finnish-parliament-vote-join-nato-fact-check-1700315 Several accounts on
Snopes→ Melissa Lucio’s Execution Delayed by Texas Appeals Court
A Texas appeals court delayed the execution of a woman amid growing doubts about whether she fatally beat her 2-year-old daughter.
Truth or Fiction?→ Brooklyn Public Library Grants Teens Across America Access
On April 24 2022, Facebook page “The Other 98%” shared another page’s Twitter screenshot from @Goodable, in a post about the Brooklyn Public Library purportedly granting teenaged readers access to uncensored material: The Brooklyn
Snopes→ Judge Finds Trump in Contempt in Legal Fight with NY AG
A New York judge found former President Donald Trump in contempt of court Monday for failing to adequately respond to a subpoena issued by the state's attorney general.
Washington Post→ Kevin McCarthy’s master class in spin and obfuscation
The House Republican leader over and over has denied he said he would ask Trump to resign -- and here are the many ways he has been misleading.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Commemorative Zelenskyy coins created by private gift shop, not Biden White House
“The White House presented commemorative coins” dedicated to Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Snopes→ Buffett to Auction off One Last Private Lunch for Charity
The world's most expensive lunch will go on sale again this spring when investor Warren Buffett auctions off a private meal to raise money for a California homeless charity one last time.
Full Fact→ High reported Covid-19 deaths due to Easter holiday backlog
Posts on social media claim that 482 Covid-19 deaths were reported in the UK on 19 April, 508 on 20 April and 646 on 21 April. While these figures are correct, they need significant additional context. Firstly, these figures represent the number of dea
Logically→ This video shows an electric bus on fire.
The bus that can be seen on fire in the video, near the Italian city of Perugia, was powered by compressed natural gas (CNG).
Snopes→ Playwright Neil Simon’s Papers Go to Library of Congress
The collection offers offering historians and researchers access to the creative process of American theater’s most successful and prolific playwright.