Only 2% of K-12 students would benefit from Iowa’s school voucher bill.
Snopes→ Pink Floyd Members Reunite to Record Song for Ukraine
Pink Floyd is releasing its first new music in almost three decades to raise money for the people of Ukraine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Colorado Bill Does NOT Expand Abortion Limits — It Only Codifies The State’s Existing Reproductives Rights Including No Gestational Time Limit
Did Colorado Gov. Jared Polis sign a bill that legalizes abortion up until the time of birth? Not exactly: Although Polis did sign HB22-1279, also known as the Reproductive Health Equity Act, or RHEA, that bill only codified the state's a
PolitiFact→ Tweets – No, Tucker Carlson didn’t say this about Ukraine staging dead bodies
Says Tucker Carlson said, “What if these bodies of tortured, dead civilians were staged? What if they’re fake? What if the Ukrainian military killed them & then blamed Russia? I’m not saying any of this is true, I’m just asking the question
PolitiFact→ Occupy Democrats – No evidence Josh Mandel photoshopped his face onto body of Black Marine for campaign ad
Josh Mandel doctored an image in a campaign ad but "forgot to Photoshop the hands that clearly show he put his face on the body of a Black soldier."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Sphinx Was NOT Found In The Colorado River — It Was Discovered In Egypt
Did archeologists discover a sphinx found in the Colorado River of North America? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that this sphinx was discovered in the Colorado River. The Associated Press reported that archeologists found this
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer wrong to suggest taxes aren’t rising on stocks and shares
“Today the government chooses to impose a new tax on people and it's only on working people by the way, so if you’re working you get taxed. If you’re a landlord with very many properties, if you make your money from stocks and shares
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Fried, DeSantis claims about Florida’s investments in Russia
States across the U.S. have introduced policies to divest their holdings in Russia-based entities, but not Florida. We decided to find out what can be done to address the millions Florida has invested in Russian companies.
AllSides→ Pro-Lamb Super PAC Misfires in Attack Ad Against Fetterman
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/04/pro-lamb-super-pac-misfires-in-attack-ad-against-fetterman/ A super P
Snopes→ Are Pink, Fuzzy Bananas a Real Thing?
If true, imagine what a banana split would look and taste like.
Logically→ It is unsafe to receive a blood transfusion from a vaccinated person.
Accepting blood donations from vaccinated people is safe.
Snopes→ Pelosi Positive for COVID-19, Was at White House with Biden
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has tested positive for COVID-19, a day after appearing unmasked at a White House event with President Joe Biden.
Snopes→ Was Biden ‘Lost’ During Obama Visit?
The RNC shared misleadingly edited clips of President Biden.
Snopes→ Yellen Calls for Crypto Regulation to Reduce Risks, Fraud
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says more government regulation is needed to police the proliferation of cryptocurrency and other digital assets and to ward off fraudulent and illicit transactions.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Construction is not resuming on hundreds of miles of border wall that Trump promised
"Biden changes his mind and now wants to resume building Trump’s wall."
Logically→ A viral image purportedly shows Nazi supporters at a Trump rally with a Jesus-like picture of Trump in the background.
The original photo is from a 2010 Nazi rally in Knoxville. The background image is a digital overlay, depicting Trump as Christ.
Logically→ Violent crime went up more during the Trump administration than during the Obama administration.
There is no complete data on violent crime rates for the two administration periods. Regulations for recording crime have also changed in this time.
Snopes→ US: 2 Posed As Agents, Gave Gifts to Secret Service Officers
Federal prosecutors charged two men they say were posing as federal agents, giving free apartments and other gifts to U.S. Secret Service agents, including one who worked on the first lady’s security detail.
Snopes→ Six-Days-A-Week Mail Delivery Saved; Biden Signs Postal Bill
The legislation cleared Congress last month after fully a dozen years of discussion that took on a new sense of urgency amid widespread complaints about mail service delays.
Logically→ Vladimir Putin has appointed Ramzan Kadyrov, Head of the Chechen Republic, as lieutenant-general of Russia’s armed forces.
Despite the Chechen parliament's announcement on Ramzan Kadyrov's promotion, his role is still unclear. There is a lack of information.
Logically→ Shane Warne’s son claimed his father died due to COVID-19 vaccines.
Australian far-right nationalist and convicted criminal Blair Cottrell falsely claimed to be Warne's son. Warne died of natural causes.
Poynter→ Pfizer did not bribe the FDA for approval of its COVID-19 vaccine
Some social media users are falsely describing a document showing a $2.8 million payment from Pfizer to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a “bribe” for approval of the […] The post Pfizer did not bribe the FDA for approval of i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sunless Tanning Products Are NOT Considered More Dangerous Than Sun Exposure
Are sunless tanning products containing dihydroxyacetone dangerous because they "change your DNA," and as an alternative should people seeking a tan gradually increase their sun exposure (while avoiding burning) to build up a "natural sun
Snopes→ No, the U.S. Isn’t Banning Real Meat
An article claiming otherwise was an April Fools' joke.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wisconsin School District Did NOT Put A ‘Furry Protocol’ In Place
Did the Waunakee Community School District in Wisconsin put a "furry protocol" in place to normalize students who identify as and act like cats and dogs at school? No, that's not true: According to the superintendent of the school distric
Truth or Fiction?→ Three Things to Remember About That Study of Fox Viewers Who Watched CNN
A report published in April 2022 showing short-term effects (thus far) in viewers of the right-wing Fox network as greeted with widespread coverage and, in some cases, familiar distortions of its findings. In the study by David E. Broockman and Joshua
Snopes→ Mariupol’s Dead Put at 5,000 As Ukraine Braces in the East
Ukrainian authorities also continued gathering up the dead in shattered towns outside the capital.
FactCheck.org→ Pro-Lamb Super PAC Misfires in Attack Ad Against Fetterman
A super PAC supporting Rep. Conor Lamb for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania made two misleading claims about the Democratic front-runner, John Fetterman, one of which resulted in a Philadelphia TV station pulling the ad. The ad claims Fetterman is “a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Documents Do NOT Reveal Vaccinated People Transfer COVID Shot To Unvaccinated Through Inhalation, Skin Contact
Do Pfizer documents reveal vaccinated people will transfer their COVID-19 shots to the unvaccinated through inhalation and skin contact? No, that's not true: The claim is based on the standard clinical study protocol used for a wide range
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Vaccines are not linked to sudden death in any age group
Sudden death in adults and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome are caused by vaccines.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photo caption misrepresents details of US helicopter mission in Afghanistan
A photo shows a helicopter rescue mission in Afghanistan where wounded men were loaded onboard.
Truth or Fiction?→ January 6th Defense Lawyer Disbarred
Fifteen months after the January 6 2021 Capitol insurrection, news that defense lawyer Johnathon Moseley was disbarred in April 2022 began spreading on social media platforms: Court orders Jan. 6 defense lawyer disbarred from politics
PolitiFact→ Marjorie Taylor Greene – Greene twists logic and facts in pedophilia charge against GOP senators
Says Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Mitt Romney “are pro-pedophile.”
Snopes→ Huggy Wuggy Police Warning Prompts Misleading Rumors About TikTok and YouTube Kids
We looked at the origins of an inflated controversy about a character named Huggy Wuggy from a survival horror video game called "Poppy Playtime."
Snopes→ How You Can File Federal Taxes for Free Through the IRS
The IRS Free File program is a nonprofit, public-private partnership.
AllSides→ Fact-Checkers Are Joe Biden’s Swiss Guard
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/02/fact-checkers-are-joe-bidens-swiss-guard/ Appearing at a friend
AllSides→ Did VP Harris Say ‘Gas Prices Are High Due to Gas Prices Not Being Low as Before’?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/harris-gas-prices-quote/ On April 2, 2022, a fake quote was shared
PolitiFact→ Rob Astorino – Did New York Gov. Kathy Hochul fire 35,000 health care workers?
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s “record” includes “firing” 34,000 health care workers.
Snopes→ Did Woman in Swastika Shirt Give Nazi Salute at Trump Rally?
Some elements of this photograph are genuine, but it has little to do with Trump.
Snopes→ Did Police Warn Parents About Huggy Wuggy Videos?
Huggy Wuggy is an antagonist in "Poppy Playtime," a survival video game that's rated for teenagers on Android's Play Store and the iOS App Store.