“We need filibuster reform, and I’ve always been very clear about that.”
Snopes→ Did White Supremacists Shoot at Rep. Cori Bush and Ferguson Protesters?
The Missouri Congresswoman's claims about an alleged 2015 incident were met with considerable skepticism, in November 2021.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook post overstates rapper’s role in Seattle’s police-free protest zone
Says Raz Simone “conquered” part of Seattle, handed out guns to form a paramilitary force that murdered three people, robbed the locals and walked away without being questioned.
Snopes→ Judge Tosses Convictions of 2 Men in Killing of Malcolm X
Manhattan judge Ellen Biben dismissed the convictions of Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam.
Snopes→ Oklahoma Governor Grants Clemency, Spares Julius Jones’ Life
Gov. Kevin Stitt commuted the 41-year-old Jones’ death sentence to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole. He had been scheduled for execution at 4 p.m.
Truth or Fiction?→ Ulmer Nest
On October 23 2021, the Facebook page “Scientific Facts” shared a meme which purportedly describing the “Ulmer Nest” in the German city of Ulm; a Twitter user shared the same meme on November 14 2021: The ulmer nest would be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Refugees NOT Paid More In Benefits Than Social Security Recipients
Does the government pay refugees more in monthly benefits than the average retired person drawing Social Security? No, that is not true. Refugees do receive some benefits during their first 90 days in the U.S.; however, those payments are
Snopes→ No, This Is Not Kyle Rittenhouse Wearing KKK Garb as a Child
This isn't the first time that this photo has been used to smear someone.
PolitiFact→ Jen Psaki – Jen Psaki incorrect in saying no economist thinks Biden bill will boost inflation
“No economist out there is projecting that (the Build Back Better bill) will have a negative impact on inflation.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pile of Bricks In Kenosha Is NOT Found Suspicious By Police And Photos Are From 970 Miles Away
Did a Kenosha, Wisconsin, police officer find a suspicious pile of bricks in a back alley and were these bricks placed by leftists in preparation for rioting? No, that's not true: An audio recording of police officers speaking with their
Snopes→ Detective: ‘Tiger King’ Star Won’t Talk About Missing Spouse
A detective in Florida investigating the disappearance of Carole Baskin's second husband said that the “Tiger King” star had three times refused requests for interviews.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence Keystone pipeline was canceled for Warren Buffett’s benefit
Keystone Pipeline was blocked by Obama on Warren Buffett’s behalf.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Story about SEALs rescuing children in cargo ship is false
“NAVY SEALs raid cargo ship full of smuggled children.”
Snopes→ Differences Endure As Biden Brings Back North America Summit
North America's leaders are reviving three-way summitry after a Trump-era break.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Photos of high gas prices are at a California station that’s not yet open
Unleaded gas costs nearly $7 in Lancaster, Calif.
Full Fact→ Research does not show 80% of vaccinated pregnant women experienced miscarriage
Using data from research in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), an article in Science, Public Health Policy, and the Law (SPHPL) claimed that over 80% of pregnant women vaccinated against Covid-19 experienced spontaneous abortions, also known a
Logically→ Double-jabbed people are dying at a 6x higher rate than the unvaxxed.
Data and analysis from the U.K. Office of National Statistics show that double-vaccinated people die at a lower rate than unvaccinated people.
Snopes→ Contrary to Popular Belief, No Great Migration in Pandemic
New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that the proportion of people who moved over the past year fell to its lowest level in the 73 years that it has been tracked.
Logically→ The U.K. government has to convince people the vaccine does not work, so they will get booster shots.
COVID-19 booster shots do not suggest that vaccines are ineffective.
Full Fact→ Health doesn’t account for 40% of day-to-day public spending
“Incredibly, 40 per cent of all day-to-day spending by the State now goes to the health sector.” Daily Mail, 17 November 2021. The Daily Mail has claimed that “incredibly” 40% of day-to-day state spending goes to the health sec
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Data to Falsely Claim Italy Reduced Its COVID-19 Death Count
SciCheck Digest The vast majority of people who have died with COVID-19 had other medical conditions that put them at risk of severe disease, or other conditions caused by COVID-19. But internet posts misinterpret data about those conditions to falsely
AllSides→ Rittenhouse Testified He Drove Himself to Kenosha Without Weapon
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/11/rittenhouse-testified-he-drove-himself-to-kenosha-without-weapon/ Kyl
Snopes→ Under Pressure, Apple Allows Self-Repairs to IPhones, Macs
Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones.
PolitiFact→ Progress Iowa – Iowa group corrects statement on Charles Grassley’s infrastructure vote
"Only one member of Iowa’s federal delegation" voted in favor of the bipartisan infrastructure legislation.
Logically→ 15,000 workers have died in Qatar during FIFA World Cup 2022 construction work.
Official statistics show that there were at least 15,000 migrant worker deaths between 2010-2020, but there is no reliable data on the cause of death.
Full Fact→ Study doesn’t show tea and coffee cause lower dementia and stroke risk
“Keeping the cuppas coming reduces risk of stroke and dementia” The Daily Telegraph, 17 November 2021. “Stroke risk: The drink to make at home that slashes your risk of the condition by 32%” The Daily Express, 17 November 2021
Snopes→ Hong Kong Declares Wild Boars Fair Game After Animal Attacks
Hong Kong authorities have had enough of wild boars.
Snopes→ White House Offering More Aid for Winter Heat, Utility Bills
The Biden administration provided an additional $4.5 billion for the government's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which typically has funding of $3 billion to $4 billion annually.
Logically→ The military has arrested former President George W Bush.
Real Raw News, a satirical website, published an article with this headline and the claim is baseless.
Poynter→ No, Facebook and parent company Meta do not have a new rule that allows them to use people’s photos
After Facebook announced that it changed its name to “Meta,” a refurbished rumor surfaced that claims the company can freely use people’s photos and messages. “The new Facebook/Meta rule starts tomorrow where they can use your phot
Washington Post→ A bridge too far: Jefferies doubles the number of ‘structurally deficient’ bridges
Jeffries also suggested that 100,000 bridges may be close to collapse — a number that's way too high.
PolitiFact→ Meagan Wolfe – Elections administrator right on who can decide when someone is incompetent to vote
"Only a court can decide that somebody is incompetent to vote" -- the state Election Commission "cannot force facilities, private facilities, to allow special voting deputies" inside.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell Did NOT Tell Donald Trump The Truth About His 2020 Vote Total, Courtroom Election Challenges And Michigan Vote Counters
Did Mike Lindell tell former President Donald Trump the truth when he said Trump won 80 million votes in the 2020 election, that no judge ever ruled on the meat of Trump's challenges to the election outcome and that hundreds of thousands
Snopes→ Rittenhouse Lawyers Ask Judge to Declare Mistrial over Video
Kyle Rittenhouse's attorneys asked the judge to declare a mistrial even as the jury in the murder case was deliberating, saying the defense received an inferior copy of a potentially crucial video from prosecutors.
Snopes→ Did a Woman File for Divorce After Seeing This Photo?
We read through a 77-page slideshow article so our readers didn't have to.
Snopes→ No, This Isn’t a Real Headline About Cuba and Woodchippers
The fabricated headline appeared to be a response to media reports of political repression in Cuba.
Snopes→ Rapper Young Dolph Fatally Shot at Tennessee Cookie Shop
Police tweeted that they had no information to release about a possible suspect in the shooting.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Spike Protein Created in Vaccines Are NOT Proven To Be ‘Hijacking’ Human Body DNA Repair
Has a Swedish university proved that the COVID-19 vaccine creates spike proteins that are "hijacking" the human body's DNA repair and adaptive immune mechanisms? No, that's not true: The claim was based on a preliminary research report, n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hydroxychloroquine Does NOT Work As A Vaccine For COVID-19
Does hydroxychloroquine work as a vaccine against COVID-19? No, that's not true: The Food & Drug Administration and the World Health Organization don't recommend the drug, which is used to treat malaria, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taking A Bath In Borax Does NOT ‘Detox’ Vaccine From Your Body
Is bathing in a mixture of borax, baking soda, "Indian healing clay" and Epsom salt a good way to "detox" the COVID-19 vaccine from your body? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence that bathing in a borax mixture will remov