Border Patrol agents on horseback did not strike Haitian migrants with reins but did use force, or threats of force, a CBP investigation showed. Four agents will face disciplinary action nearly a year after the viral incident in Del Rio, Texas.
Snopes→ Were World Leaders Photographed with ‘Satanic’ Artwork at 2022 NATO Summit?
Photographs supposedly showed politicians such as Boris Johnson and Justin Trudeau standing next to artwork depicting skulls and dead babies.
PolitiFact→ Lauren Boebert – No, Rep. Mayra Flores, R-Texas, is not the first Mexican-born member of Congress
U.S. Rep. Mayra Flores is “the first Mexican-born member of Congress.”
Snopes→ Cat on the Lam: Pet Caught After Weeks on the Run at Airport
A family's beloved pet cat that escaped from a pet carrier at Boston's Logan International Airport about three weeks ago was finally caught.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Incorrectly Cite Map as Showing Future Effects of Climate Change
Quick Take An architect created a map in 2015 as a “thought experiment” to show how the Mediterranean Sea would fit inside the United States. However, social media posts have misinterpreted the map as a prediction of the impact of climate c
Snopes→ Pig Organ Transplants Inch Closer with Testing in the Dead
New York researchers transplanted pig hearts into two brain-dead people, the latest in a string of developments in the long quest to one day save human lives with animal organs.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘BMW Charging for Heated Seats’
On July 12 2022, Twitter user Joe Pompliano tweeted about vehicle manufacturer BMW charging for heated seats in a subscription model: This is wild — BMW is now selling a monthly subscription service for heated seats in your car. • Monthly fee: $1
PolitiFact→ Bombing of controversial Georgia Guidestones fuels online conspiracy theories
Mysterious benefactors and controversial engravings on the Georgia Guidestones fueled speculation that the monument was connected to the New World Order, an unfounded conspiracy theory. These claims spurred past vandalism of the monument.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden’s dubious math on the federal income tax burden
The “average federal income tax” paid by the richest Americans is “8%. … If you’re a cop, a teacher, a firefighter, union worker, you probably pay two to three times that.”
Snopes→ Did Ohio’s Abortion Ban Force a 10-Year-Old Rape Victim to Travel to Indiana?
The story went viral after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, viral images don’t show Joe Biden naked with a young girl
Images from Hunter Biden’s laptop show Joe Biden naked with a young girl.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ADHD was not invented to disadvantage Black children and increase pharmaceutical sales
"ADHD does not exist."
FactCheck.org→ Georgia Senate Candidate Herschel Walker Spouts Inaccurate ‘Bad Air’ Theory of Climate Change
In speaking about the Green New Deal, Herschel Walker, the former professional football player vying for a Senate seat in Georgia, incorrectly suggested that U.S. climate efforts were pointless because “China’s bad air” would simply move over int
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Is NOT Using More Fossil Fuels To Go Green
Will the state of California need to use more fossil fuels than usual to power electric vehicles to achieve its goal of going green? No, that's not true: A representative from the California Department of Energy said this claim was false,
Snopes→ Israeli Museum Finds Sketches Hidden in Modigliani Painting
Curators at an Israeli museum have discovered three previously unknown sketches by celebrated 20th-century artist Amedeo Modigliani hiding beneath the surface of one of his paintings.
PolitiFact→ Three things to know about insurance coverage for abortion
Three things to know about insurance coverage for abortion
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Capitalized Name Does NOT Mean Individual Is A Corporation Rather Than A Person
Does an individual's name being completely capitalized on legal documents mean that they are actually considered a corporation, not an individual? No, that's not true: This assertion, often embraced by followers of the sovereign citizens
Snopes→ Heard Faces High Legal Hurdles Seeking to Reverse Depp Win
The Johnny Depp-Amber Heard libel trial is not fading away quietly.
Snopes→ Did TikTok Video Reveal the Correct Way To Use BIC Lighters?
Everything you thought you knew about BIC lighters ... hasn't changed.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Social media claims that slave ships didn't exist are wrong
There are no artifacts to prove that slave ships existed.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Mammatus Clouds in South Dakota’ Viral Pic
On July 6 2022, news and photographs of green clouds and a green sky in South Dakota began circulating, only to be followed on July 10 2022 by another image of green clouds over an abandoned house in South Dakota: Mammatus clouds over an ab
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Probe: Trump Sets Rally After ‘Unhinged’ WH Meeting
Raising the question of witness tampering, the panel’s vice-chair said Trump himself had tried to contact a person who was talking to the committee about potential testimony.
Full Fact→ Average household unlikely to save £900 per year under Zahawi’s plan to cut income tax
The Chancellor had pledged to cut income tax by 1p in 2023 and 2p by 2024 if he became Prime Minister, but available data suggests this would save the average household less than claimed.
Full Fact→ Claim two-thirds of child asylum seekers are actually adults is false
A Sun article wrongly claimed that two-thirds of people who sought asylum in the UK as unaccompanied children were in fact over 18.
Snopes→ Dettelbach Becomes Head of ATF, 1st Confirmed Chief in Years
The U.S. Senate confirmed Steve Dettelbach, a former federal prosecutor, to run the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, making him the agency’s first confirmed director since 2015.
PolitiFact→ Mailbag: The stolen election myth, abortion laws, defending fact-checkers
Our latest mail from readers: Comments on the hold of the stolen election myth within the GOP, and a quote from J. Edgar Hoover applied to today’s conspiracy claims.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Land documents claiming Ukrainian officials bought fancy properties in Switzerland are forged
“High-ranking Ukrainian officials caught splurging on luxury real estate in Switzerland.”
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines have not killed twice as many people as the virus
This claim is based on a survey which is unlikely to be representative of the US population.
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines do not harm fertility
An article from the misinformation site, the Exposé, is full of false information about fertility, based on misrepresented science.
Snopes→ LGBTQ Harassment, Slurs Abound on Social Media, Report Says
Social media platforms including Facebook and TikTok are failing to stop hate and threats against LGBTQ users.
Snopes→ Uvalde’s New Anguish: Video Shows Police Waiting in School
A new wave of anger swept through Uvalde over surveillance footage of police officers in body armor milling in the hallway of Robb Elementary School.
Snopes→ US Inflation Reached a New 40-Year High in June of 9.1%
Surging prices for gas, food and rent catapulted U.S. inflation to a new four-decade peak.
Logically→ A viral video of people burying their heads in the sand is from a protest organized by Greta Thunberg to reduce CO2 emissions.
The protest was organized by Extinction Rebellion climate activists in 2019. It was not led by Thunberg to reduce CO2.
Snopes→ Cost-Of-Living Crisis to Hit Women Hardest
A cost-of-living crisis sparked in part by higher fuel and food prices is expected to hit women the hardest, the World Economic Forum reported.
Logically→ NIA India has released phone number 011-24368800 to report people that use the slogan “Sir Tan Se Juda.”
The National Investigation Agency released the phone number to complain against social media accounts propagating IS ideology.
Poynter→ Why the US is selling stockpiled oil to China
Critics, including conservative media outlets, attacked President Joe Biden for selling oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to a Chinese-owned company. Some of the coverage implies a connection between the sales and Chinese […] The post W
Logically→ The Georgia Guidestones monument collapsed due to an earthquake.
The Georgia Guidestones was damaged in a bombing and later destroyed by authorities out of safety concerns. It was not due to an earthquake.
Logically→ A video shows a huge crowd gathered to welcome the Liverpool Football Club in Thailand.
The video shows protesters surrounding President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's official residence in Colombo, not a crowd gathered to receive Liverpool FC.
Logically→ A viral video shows fire has engulfed the Majuba Power Station in South Africa.
The video dates back to 2019. Eskom has clarified that there were no fires at any of its power stations recently.
PolitiFact→ ‘A call to action’: Jan. 6 hearing shows Trump’s sway on rioters with words, tweets
When Trump told his followers to march on Washington, they went. When he told them to leave the Capitol, they left. See the key takeaways from the latest House select committee hearing.