Nagaraju was a Dalit man killed by his Muslim wife Syed Ashrin Sultana's family over their inter-faith marriage
Logically→ The U.S. state of Tennessee has banned contraceptive pills.
The new bill in Tennessee penalizes the distribution of abortion pills by mail and has not banned contraceptive medication.
Snopes→ ‘Succession’ Star Glues Hand to Starbucks Counter in Protest
Actor and activist James Cromwell has gone from “Succession’s” Uncle Ewan to real-life supergluin’ — pasting his hand to a midtown Manhattan Starbucks counter to protest the coffee chain’s extra charge for plant-based milk.
Logically→ A 2013 study found that coconut oil kills 93 percent of colon cancer cells.
A study on colon cancer by Adelaide University used lauric acid. This was incorrectly stated to be coconut oil, which contains lauric acid.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photo of sun is digitally enhanced, not the “sharpest image” ever recorded
Says photo shows "the sharpest image of the sun ever recorded."
Snopes→ Midterms 2022: Primaries in Nebraska and West Virginia
Republican voters in Nebraska picked Jim Pillen as their nominee for governor over a rival supported by former President Donald Trump.
Full Fact→ A man who arrived in Japan with a fake passport did not mysteriously vanish
A Facebook post claims that experts believe a man who travelled to Japan using a fake passport was from a parallel universe. This is not true. While there are records of a man attempting to enter Japan using a passport from a non-existent country, he d
Snopes→ Al Jazeera Reporter Killed During Israeli Raid in West Bank
Shireen Abu Akleh, a well-known Palestinian reporter for the broadcaster's Arabic language channel who is also a U.S. citizen, was shot and died soon afterward.
Poynter→ Poynter’s MediaWise to produce weekly fact checks on NBCLX
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (May 11, 2022) – The nonprofit Poynter Institute is collaborating with NBCLX, NBCUniversal Local’s national TV and streaming network serving Millennial and Gen Z audiences, to help […] The post Poynter’s MediaWise t
Full Fact→ Article 61 of the Magna Carta doesn’t mean you don’t have to pay council tax
A post on Facebook says: “What's everyone's opinions on council tax? The Crown has NO lawful authority to make demands whilst Article 61 Magna Carta 1215 is in effect.” This is accompanied by a link to a post on Patreon which features an im
Logically→ An image shows Tesla’s lithium mining site, where entire mountains are eliminated.
Lithium is not extracted by boring mountains. The image shows a copper mining site and is not owned by Tesla.
Logically→ The Chinese government have tranplanted chicken organs in animals like cows for faster egg production.
A doctored picture of cows laying eggs is being used to claim that China is boosting egg production by transplanting chicken organs in cows.
Washington Post→ J.D. Vance’s claim that Biden is targeting ‘MAGA voters’ with fentanyl
The GOP Senate candidate from Ohio claims that Biden’s border policies are intended to kill off Trump voters — an assertion based on zero facts.
Snopes→ Did Hitler Say He’d Put an ‘End to the Idea That a Woman’s Body Belongs to Her’?
"Nazi ideals demand that the practice of abortion shall be exterminated with a strong hand," the alleged quote continues.
FactCheck.org→ Post Misrepresents Democrats’ History of Opposing Platform Monopolies
Quick Take Elon Musk’s $44 billion offer to buy Twitter was criticized by several prominent Democrats. But a social media post misleadingly claims Democrats didn’t speak out against companies buying out competitors and creating monopoli
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this is not footage of Ukraine shooting down a Russian plane with troops on board
Says video shows "Ukrainian forces shoot down Russian plane carrying hundreds (of) troops on Kyiv airport."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Still not true: Kentucky Derby jockey wasn’t invited to White House, didn’t insult President Biden
"148th Kentucky Derby winner Rich Strike jockey Sonny Leon just turned down a White House invite, saying 'If I wanted to see a horse's ass, I would have came (sic) in second.’"
Snopes→ Why Is There a Baby Formula Shortage?
Here's what we know about the current baby formula shortage in the United States.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Racist Backstory Of Timberland Boots Is NOT ‘Black History Fact’ — It’s Totally False Satirical Post
Was the founder of the Timberland boot company an 18th-century slave owner in Mississippi named Timberland Hawkins who hung slaves he couldn't auction from a tree in his field that's still standing and is now featured as the Timberland co
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Sentence Tom Vilsack To Hang
Did a military tribunal sentence Tom Vilsack, the U.S. secretary of agriculture, to hang? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) told Lead Stories that this claim is false. A duty officer for the
Snopes→ No, NASA Does Not Plan To Send ‘Nude Pics’ into Space
Snopes spoke with NASA and the lead author of a popularly cited study to clarify.
Snopes→ Unbanning Trump on Twitter: Elon Musk’s Full Explanation
"Important to listen to my full explanation," Musk later tweeted after his remarks made the news.
Truth or Fiction?→ Congressional UFO Hearing Slated for May 17 2022
On May 10 2022, lawmakers on Twitter disclosed that an open hearing on unidentified aerial phenomena (or UAPs, formerly known as UFOs, or unidentified flying objects) would be held the following week in Congress. California congressmember Adam Schiff (
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tennessee, Missouri Are NOT Banning Plan B, Other Emergency Contraceptive Pills
Did Tennessee and Missouri ban Plan B and other emergency contraceptive pills? No, that's not true: These states are not banning Plan B and other morning-after pills at the time of writing. Tennessee legislators passed a bill criminalizin
Snopes→ No Charges for Mike Tyson for Punching Airplane Passenger
The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office said it has closed the case and decided against pursuing charges based on “the circumstances surrounding the confrontation.”
Snopes→ Did Elon Musk Offer to Buy ABC’s ‘The View’?
A meme about Tesla CEO Elon Musk, the daytime talk show "The View," and an Applebee's coupon spread widely on social media.
PolitiFact→ What exactly will new DHS ‘Disinformation Governance Board’ do?
A seemingly unplanned announcement about the creation of the Disinformation Governance Board at the Department of Homeland Security led to an array of speculation and backlash. Some questions remain unanswered, but here’s what we know about the board
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence That Burning Food Factories, Bird Flu, Food Crisis Are Globalist Plot For Control
Is there an orchestrated globalist plot to control the world's population that includes burning down food processing plants, introducing bird flu to commercial poultry flocks, raising the price of fertilizer and disrupting the growing sea
Snopes→ Bodies Found in Lake Mead Renew Interest in Vegas Mob Lore
“There’s no telling what we’ll find in Lake Mead,” former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said.
Truth or Fiction?→ … ‘In the 90s, the [Supreme] Court Held That Protesting Outside of the Homes of Abortion Clinic Employees Is Protected by the First Amendment’
On May 9 2022, discourse about the SCOTUS/Roe v. Wade leak turned to ongoing protests outside the homes of Supreme Court justices — and a very popular tweet suggested that in the 1990s, that same court ruled that protests outside the homes of abo
Snopes→ Does Video Show Amber Heard Sniffing Cocaine at Depp v. Heard Trial?
A video purports to show the actor's sneaking a bump mere feet away from the judge during her testimony.
PolitiFact→ Is the Iowa Legislature repeatedly passing bills unpopular in the state? An examination
How bulletproof the Republican legislative agenda is in Iowa: Critics of Iowa’s Republican legislators have suggested their majority is so large they can pass bills that are unpopular among Iowans.
PolitiFact→ Peggy Hubbard – Founder of Planned Parenthood did not refer to Black women as weeds, was not Ku Klux Klan supporter
Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, referred to Black women as weeds that needed to be plucked from their garden, and was a supporter of the Ku Klux Klan and a Democrat.
Snopes→ Space Telescope in Home Stretch of Tests; Early Pics Impress
NASA's new space telescope is in the home stretch of testing, with science observations expected to begin in July.
Snopes→ No, Pregnancy Tests Do Not Contain Plan B Pills
Please, do not eat any part of a pregnancy test.
PolitiFact→ Why Democrats’ control of the White House and Congress isn't enough to pass law protecting abortion
Without changing voting rules in the Senate, Democrats don’t have the votes to pass legislation that would protect abortion access.
AllSides→ What Gorsuch, Kavanaugh and Barrett Said About Roe at Confirmation Hearings
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/05/what-gorsuch-kavanaugh-and-barrett-said-about-roe-at-confirmation-hearings/
Snopes→ Atlanta Rapper Young Thug Arrested on RICO, Gang Charges
The Atlanta rapper, whose name is Jeffrey Lamar Williams, was arrested at his home in Buckhead.
Snopes→ Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ Auction Nabs $195M; Most for US Artist
Andy Warhol's “Shot Sage Blue Marilyn” sold for a cool $195 million, making the iconic portrait of Marilyn Monroe the most expensive work by a U.S. artist ever sold at auction.
Full Fact→ The Lancet didn’t say Covid-19 vaccines are only 1% effective
A post on Facebook, apparently discussing the Covid-19 vaccines, claims: “Imagine a product expected to be taken multiple times by billions of people...that was presented in a way that led those people to believe its effectiveness was 98% good...