Indigenous leaders from Canada and survivors of the country’s notorious residential schools met with Pope Francis and told him of the abuses they suffered at the hands of Catholic priests and school workers.
Snopes→ Holocaust Survivors Flee from Ukraine to Germany for Safety
In an unexpected twist of history, some of the 10,000 Holocaust survivors who had been living in Ukraine have now been taken to safety in Germany.
Logically→ This image of Biden leaving for Europe is fake, as the trees in the background would not have been in full foliage on the day it was taken.
Our analysis found that the image was not staged but was captured in the south lawns where there are evergreen southern magnolia trees.
Snopes→ At a Pugnacious Oscars, Apple’s Feel-Good ‘CODA’ Triumphs
After a movie year often light on crowds, the Academy Awards named an unabashed crowd-pleaser, the deaf family drama “CODA,” best picture, handing Hollywood’s top award to a streaming service for the first time in a ceremony that saw the greatest
Poynter→ Fact-checking Ginni Thomas’ texts to Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows about the 2020 election
Virginia Thomas, a conservative activist and the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, made a series of false and conspiratorial claims shortly after the 2020 election in text messages […] The post Fact-checking Ginni Thomas’ texts
Snopes→ Will Smith Confronts Chris Rock, then Wins Best Actor Oscar
Chris Rock made a joke. Will Smith took immediate offense. And the Oscars suddenly had a scene like none other.
Snopes→ Hans Zimmer Wins Best Score for ‘Dune’ at Oscars
He won his first Oscar in 1995 for the score of “The Lion King.” The 64-year-old German had been nominated without a win nine times since.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian Medals For ‘Seizure Of Crimea’ NOT Found in Kherson — They’re Counterfeits
Did Russian troops in Kherson find pre-made Ukrainian medals "For the Taking of Crimea" when they captured a Ukrainian military facility at Kherson? No, that's not true. The photos circulated by the Russian news media and social media use
Health Feedback→ Infants’ immune systems are perfectly able to safely cope with several vaccines in one day
REVIEW In the last century, infants in the U.S. went from receiving one routine vaccine protecting against a single disease (smallpox) to receiving as many as 26 inoculations that protect against 14 different diseases. In their first year of life, i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Prove Kyiv Sends Armed Children To The Front Lines
Does Ukraine engage teenagers in its military forces by providing them with shoulder-mount anti-tank weapons and grenade launchers and sending them to the front lines as an Instagram post claims? No, this is not true: there is no photo, v
Snopes→ Foo Fighters Drummer Taylor Hawkins Dead at 50
There were few immediate details on how Hawkins died, although the band said in a statement Friday that his death was a “tragic and untimely loss.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Biden Did NOT Tweet A Stock Photo Taken In The Middle of Summer
Did President Joe Biden tweet a stock photo in March 2022 with trees covered in leaves taken in the middle of summer? No that's not true: The photo of Biden boarding Marine One on March 23, 2022, is not old or stock. It was taken at the t
Snopes→ Did McConnell Say ‘No Question’ Jackson Qualified, Then Say He Won’t Support Appointment?
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared on "The Guy Benson Show" on Fox News Radio in early March 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Man Was NOT Arrested At Utah Legislative Meeting Over His T-Shirt
Was a man arrested at a state legislature meeting for wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with "We The People" and an image of the Statue of Liberty? No, that's not true: The man was arrested at a Utah state Senate committee meeting held on Marc
Snopes→ Email Prompts Several Applebee’s Managers To Walk Off the Job
The leaked email cited the rising cost of living as a win for the company because it would force employees to work more for less.
Snopes→ Watch This Sea Slug Survive Self-Decapitation
This video might make you lose your head.
FactCheck.org→ Former Judge Janice Rogers Brown Was Not Nominated to the Supreme Court
Quick Take Republicans did not nominate former Judge Janice Rogers Brown to the U.S. Supreme Court. A Facebook post falsely claims that Brown — not Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson — was the first Black woman to be nominated to the nation’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NPR Did NOT Report On January 6 Storming Of Capitol Before It Happened
Did NPR publish an article on the morning of January 6, 2021, about Trump supporters storming the U.S. Capitol and clashing with police before any clashes with police had occurred? No, that's not true: This intentionally deceptive post fo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Arrest Loretta Lynch
Did the military arrest Loretta Lynch? No, that's not true: The claim that the former U.S. attorney general was arrested by the Marines is a complete fabrication by a website known for its made-up stories. A spokesperson for the U.S. Mari
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Putin Beheaded Bioweapon Engineers In Ukraine
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin behead 12 bioweapon engineers in Ukraine? No, there's no evidence that's true: The allegation was published by a website well known for publishing fake news stories. The supposed source for the claim w
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, these trees don’t prove White House tweeted an old photo of Joe Biden
A photo of President Joe Biden leaving for Europe that the White House tweeted wasn’t actually taken on March 23.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine Gun Battle Is From 2018 NOT 2022
Did this footage of a gun battle between Ukraine and Russia get caught on camera in 2022? No, that's not true: Sky News' YouTube channel posted this exact video on August 3, 2018, with the title, "On the frontline in Ukraine | Hotspots."
PolitiFact→ Mick McGuire – Fact-checking false claim about Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s record on immigration
Ketanji Brown Jackson has "a weak record — defund police, abolish ICE and now a completely open border policy."
PolitiFact→ Jack Posobiec – Viral tweet distorts Ketanji Brown Jackson’s answer on report about child porn sentencing
Ketanji Brown Jackson “says she gave pedophiles lighter sentences (because) it’s different when they use computers vs mail to get volumes of child porn. This makes ‘total sense’ according to Jackson.”
FactCheck.org→ Save America
Political leanings: Republican 2020 total spending: n/a Former President Donald Trump established the Save America political action committee in November 2020, just days after he lost the presidential election to Joe Biden. Save America is a so-called
FactCheck.org→ Viral Photo of Russian Bomber Shows Incident from 2020
Quick Take Amid rising tensions between the U.S. and Russia over the invasion of Ukraine, a misleading photo posted March 22 on Facebook shows an American fighter jet intercepting a Russian bomber near Alaskan airspace. But the incident was not related
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Hunter Biden hasn’t been arrested despite persistent online rumors
“Hunter Biden has been arrested!”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, JFK Jr. isn’t alive (or behind anonymous QAnon messages)
John F. Kennedy Jr. is alive and the author of anonymous QAnon messages.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, the Simpsons did not predict Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
“The Simpsons” predicted Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
PolitiFact→ Lars Larson – Lars Larson leaves out context on Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s article on sex offender registries
“Judge Jackson doesn’t think perverts should have to register (as sex offenders). She says it ‘stigmatizes’ THEM.”
PolitiFact→ A fact-checker’s guide to Ginni Thomas’ texts to Trump’s chief of staff
Ginni Thomas, the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, made a series of false claims about the 2020 election in texts to Mark Meadows, Trump’s chief of staff.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Zelensky’s shirt bears emblem of Ukraine armed forces, not Nazi cross
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wore a Nazi cross symbol.
Snopes→ Experts Worry About How US Will See Next COVID Surge Coming
Scientists acknowledge that the wide availability of vaccines and treatments puts the nation in a better place than when the pandemic began.
PolitiFact→ Rebecca Kleefisch – Yes, Evers gave COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood — but it’s not being used to fund abortions
Says Gov. Tony Evers gave $2.4 million in COVID relief money to Planned Parenthood affiliates throughout Wisconsin “to bail them out and fund abortions."
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘1970 and 2022 Are as Far Apart as 1970 and 1918 … I’m Just Going to Need a Minute’
In early 2022, social media posts claiming “1970 and 2022 are as far apart as 1970 and 1918” circulated on Facebook and Twitter. Typically, the posts appeared as status update images, and variations read: “I was just reminded that 197
Snopes→ Did Biden Say to US Troops About Ukraine: ‘You’re Gonna See When You’re There’?
The Kyiv Independent referred to U.S. President Joe Biden's choice of words in front of U.S. troops in Poland as an "apparent gaffe."
Snopes→ Was a Giant Snake Skeleton Found on Google Maps?
Titanoboa was "the largest snake that ever lived" at a length of "about 42 feet (13 meters) long," according to paleontologist Alex Hastings.
Logically→ Pelicans shove their spines through their mouths to cool down.
Pelicans cannot push out their internal parts, but the pouch under the beak stretches over the neck, which appears as if the spine is coming out.
Full Fact→ Fake Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe photo makes it look like husband and daughter aren’t smiling
A photo purporting to show Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe with her husband and daughter is being shared on Twitter and Facebook, with a caption along the lines of “What a lovely picture of Richard and Gabriella thrilled to have Nazanin back home&rdquo
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘NASA Has Outdone Themselves, This Is an Image of the Entire Observable Universe’
On March 19 2022, a Facebook user shared what looked like a cropped Twitter screenshot, depicting a purported NASA image of the “entire observable universe”: Text on the “night mode” screenshot read: NASA has outdone themselves