The move is aimed at global energy markets, but also at voters who are coping with higher inflation and rising prices ahead of Thanksgiving and winter holiday travel.
Snopes→ Bus Crashes, Catches Fire in Bulgaria; at Least 45 Dead
Seven people were taken to hospitals for treatment. The accident happened around 2 a.m.
Poynter→ How high are today’s gas prices compared with recent history?
With overall inflation now reaching a three-decade high, Americans are worried. Despite positive numbers in job gains and economic growth, stubbornly high levels of inflation have cast a pall on the public’s view of the economy. A particular focus of
Logically→ British state pension is £7,488, significantly lower than Germany and France.
Since the countries pension systems vary, this claim is misleading. However, U.K. pensions do fare lower than others on various grounds.
PolitiFact→ Janet Bewley – Bewley wrong that Legislative maps could be drawn to provide a statehouse of half GOP, half Dems
“Wisconsin is almost equally divided on partisan lines” and therefore new Legislative maps could be drawn to “represent that 50-50 split.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All U.S. States Did NOT Approve $710 Savings For Drivers Without DUIs
Do all U.S. states award $710 to drivers who have had no driving under the influence (DUI) offenses in the past three years? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such a program exists across all 50 states -- or any state, for th
Snopes→ Is Coal-Powered Energy Charging These Electric Cars?
Another meme bites the dust.
Snopes→ What Is the ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ Movement?
The movement's spokesman insists it's not satire.
Snopes→ LeBron James Suspended 1 Game, Isaiah Stewart 2 Games for Altercation
Lebron James will forfeit about $284,000 in salary, while Isaiah Stewart will lose about $45,000.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Danny DeVito Is NOT Dead at 74
Did actor Danny DeVito die, surrounded by family? No, that's not true: One of DeVito's public relations representatives told Lead Stories she was "with Danny doing an interview at this very moment, thus I can tell you quite definitively t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kyle Rittenhouse IS NOT "an EMT Trained" — He Testified That He Lied When He Said He Was
Is Kyle Rittenhouse "an EMT trained"? No, that's not true. Rittenhouse testified during his trial that he lied about being an emergency medical technician to a video journalist shortly after he shot three men. Rittenhouse admitted he lied
Snopes→ House Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Alex Jones and Roger Stone
The subpoenas include demands for documents and testimony from former President Donald Trump’s ally Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Contrast in Rittenhouse, Maxwell trial coverage due to state and fed court rules, not hidden agenda
The media televised the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse “because he is a ‘white supremacist shooter,’” while limiting coverage of accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial to “some cartoon drawing….What are they hiding?”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: European Medicines Agency Data DOES Show More Than 1.1 Million Adverse Drug Reactions And More Than 30,000 Fatalities By COVID-19 Vaccinations — But All Are Unverified
Does European Medicines Agency data show more than 1.1 million adverse drug reactions and more than 30,000 deaths by COVID-19 vaccinations? Yes, that's true: Those numbers are found in EudraVigilance, the European Union's database of susp
Logically→ Fully vaccinated adults under 60 are twice as likely to die as unvaccinated people.
According to the Office for National Statistics data, mortality rates are consistently lower for the vaccinated than the unvaccinated.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the Vatican doesn’t own a telescope called Lucifer
The Vatican owns a telescope called Lucifer.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Camomiles and Pansies,’ A Fake Cosmetics Store to Assist Victims of Domestic Violence
On November 20 2021, posts about a fake online store called “Camomiles and Pansies” (for victims of domestic violence to seek help discreetly) were shared to Imgur and Reddit’s r/interestingasfuck: The Imgur iteration appeared to be
Snopes→ Was Black Police Officer Karl Baker Refused Service at Restaurant?
According to the story, the police officer who was refused service decided to return to the restaurant the next day while in uniform.
Snopes→ Did This Comic Strip Reference ‘China Virus’ in 1957?
In that year, superhero The Phantom encouraged mask use to prevent a mysterious illness.
Snopes→ FAA Proposes Fines for Alcohol-Related Incidents on Planes
The Federal Aviation Administration said the biggest single proposed fine topped $40,000.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Asparagus Does NOT Cure Cancer
Does asparagus cure cancer? No, that's not true: While asparagus could be part of an overall healthy plant-based diet to help lower cancer risks, it is not a miracle cure for cancer. This claim has been making the rounds for more than a d
Snopes→ Waukesha SUV Incident: What’s True, False About Suspect Darrell Brooks
We looked into online rumors surrounding the Waukesha parade fatalities suspect Darrell Brooks.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Squirrel Teeth’ Fashion Trend
On November 14 2021, a Facebook user shared images of “squirrel teeth,” a purported “fashion trend” to the Facebook group “بن بريم للطبخ والحلويات وكل مايخص المطبخ والتدابير ال
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, President Biden won’t slap a 95% tax on prescription drugs
President Joe Biden will “control health care costs by slapping a 95% tax on prescription drugs.”
Snopes→ Yes, There Are Turkeys for Thanksgiving — for a Price
Before 2021, the annual dinner cost estimate had been falling since 2015.
Snopes→ Did Rittenhouse’s Grandparents Own Gas Station in Kenosha?
Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted on all charges in November 2021 in the case of a deadly protest.
Snopes→ Prosecutor: Three Men Had No Cause to Chase Ahmaud Arbery
The man who shot Ahmaud Arbery testified that he pulled the trigger in self-defense.
PolitiFact→ Dave Loebsack – Tweet claiming Hinson and Miller-Meeks denied Iowans broadband needs context
Ashley Hinson’s and Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ no votes on the infrastructure bill are "denying rural Iowa broadband internet."
Snopes→ Is the US Postal Service’s ‘Operation Santa’ Real?
The U.S. Postal Service may be answering your letters to Santa Claus.
Full Fact→ Former MEP wrongly uses UK Covid-19 data
A video posted on Facebook by former UKIP and independent MEP Godfrey Bloom claims vaccines are ineffective based on data looking at the proportion of cases of Covid-19 among vaccinated and unvaccinated adults. The video’s narrator says inf
Logically→ You are safer being unvaccinated than vaccinated against COVID-19.
There is a higher risk of death from COVID-19 among unvaccinated people. The benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine outweigh the risks.
Full Fact→ Test and Trace money didn’t all go to one company
A tweet shared almost 5,000 times and cross-posted on Facebook seems to raise questions about Test and Trace, asking why a £22 billion contract was given to a company which has been prosecuted twice for fraud by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Th
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact’s guide to commonly misunderstood vaccine terms, and how to talk about them
In 2020, words like lockdown, quarantine and herd immunity entered the world lexicon. The massive rollout of COVID-19 va
Full Fact→ QR scanners in Sainsbury’s are not for vaccine passes
A video shared widely on Twitter and Facebook shows a member of the public filming inside Sainsbury’s, claiming that new gates installed in the store’s entrance are for Covid-19 vaccine passports. This is not true. The video is from a
PolitiFact→ How high are today's gasoline prices compared with recent history?
How high are today's gasoline prices compared with recent history?
AllSides→ MSNBC’s Joy Reid’s false ‘fact-check’ claims Moderna, Pfizer not part of Operation Warp Speed
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-joy-reid-false-fact-check-moderna-pfizer-operation-warp-speed MSNBC
Snopes→ Jury in Ahmaud Arbery Death Trial to Hear Closing Arguments
The jury heard 10 days of trial testimony that concluded last week.
Snopes→ 5 Dead, 40 Injured After SUV Speeds into Christmas Parade
A “person of interest” was in custody, Waukesha Police Chief Dan Thompson said, but he gave no details about the person or any possible motive.
Poynter→ Misinformation is spreading online about a military media takeover
The title of a recent Facebook video claims that the military has taken over the mainstream media. “Military takes over MSM to broadcast a truthful event,” the Nov. 17 title says. We, the media, are here to tell you that’s incorrect. Thi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘CaptainJenkem’-Tweeted Photo Is NOT A Photo Of The Driver Who Hit The Waukesha Christmas Parade — It’s A Recycled Hoax
Does this photo posted by the Twitter account @CaptainJenkem show the man who drove his vehicle into a Christmas parade in Waukesha, Wisconsin? No, that's not true: This photo is not recent and has a history of being used in pranks since