Next year’s Eurovision Song Contest will be staged in Britain, organizers announced, after concluding it is too risky to hold the much-loved pop extravaganza in the designated host country, Ukraine.
Snopes→ Newport Folk Festival Includes Stage Powered by Bicycles
The Newport Folk Festival has a small outer stage that is being powered in part by festival-goers on stationary bicycles.
PolitiFact→ Examining Japan's gun laws after Shinzo Abe assassination
Shootings, such as the one that killed former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, are extremely rare in Japan. In 2020, Japanese police reported 10 shootings, resulting in one death and four injuries.
Snopes→ Are Amazon Emails About ‘Prime Day Small Business’ Sweepstakes a Scam or Legit?
According to email messages posted on Twitter, Amazon was hosting the special sweepstakes around "Prime Day," an annual sale by the e-commerce giant.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Did The White House ‘Change Definition of Recession’?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-white-house-change-definition-recession-1727641 The U.S.' econo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2 German Weather Maps Do NOT Prove Climate Change Isn’t Real
Does a comparison of two German news channel weather maps -- one from 2017 and one from 2022 -- prove that climate change isn't real? No, that's not true: Although the map from 2017 has higher temperatures than the 2022 map, one is a topo
Snopes→ ‘Goodfellas,’ ‘Law & Order’ Actor Paul Sorvino Dies at 83
His publicist Roger Neal said he died in Indiana of natural causes.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Bennie Thompson Falsely Claims Police ‘Killed’ in Capitol Riot
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/07/21/fact-check-bennie-thompson-falsely-claims-police-killed-in-capitol-riot/
AllSides→ Is This a Real Trump Statement About Biden’s COVID-19 Diagnosis?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/biden-covid-trump-statement/ Claim After U.S. President Joe Biden was
AllSides→ Posts Misleadingly Omit Critical Data Supporting COVID-19 Vaccines for Youngest Kids
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/07/scicheck-posts-misleadingly-omit-critical-clinical-trial-data-supporting-covid-19-vaccines-for-littlest-kids/
Snopes→ Pope Apologizes for ‘Devastating’ School Abuses in Canada
Pope Francis has apologized for the Catholic Church’s cooperation with Canada’s “devastating” policy of Indigenous residential schools.
PolitiFact→ Evers-O-Meter update of Evers promises, Part 2
Evers-O-Meter update of Gov. Tony Evers promises, Part 2
Snopes→ Attorney Wins Ernest Hemingway Contest in Key West Tradition
Some came in wool fisherman's sweaters, and other contestants had sportsmen's attire.
Snopes→ No, WHO Director-General Tedros Was Not Arrested
The rumor came from the Vancouver Times, a website that calls itself "the most trusted source for satire on the West Coast."
Snopes→ Were Klondike’s ‘Choco Tacos’ Discontinued?
What would you do ... to keep buying this Klondike bar.
Snopes→ Big Papi a Big Hit at His Baseball Hall of Fame Induction
David Ortiz promised to speak from the heart. As usual, Big Papi delivered.
Full Fact→ Did the heatwave see London Fire Brigade’s busiest day since WWII?
The claim was repeated by Sadiq Khan and subsequently reported around the world.
Truth or Fiction?→ Live Monarch Foundation ‘Free Milkweed Seeds’
As news about monarch butterflies appeared the week of July 22 2022, a post to the Facebook group “Addicted to Gardening” claimed that readers could send a self-addressed stamped envelope to a group called the Live Monarch Foundation and r
PolitiFact→ American Commitment – Ad targeting Manchin, AARP misses on Medicare drug price negotiations
Sen. Joe Manchin and AARP “support government price-setting schemes” to divert money from Medicare to “unrelated government programs or pad big insurers’ profits.”
Snopes→ Young Ukrainians Use Techno Parties to Rebuild Villages
In a bombed-out building, more than 200 young people have found a novel way to help rebuild their country.
Snopes→ Japan’s Sakurajima Volcano Erupts, Triggering Evacuation
A volcano on Japan’s main southern island of Kyushu erupted Sunday night, spewing ash and rocks.
Logically→ Climate change is just propaganda spread by the government.
Climate change is real. Weather Channel co-founder John Coleman's controversial comments were made when he was no longer with the company.
Snopes→ Crews Protect Homes As California Fire Burns Near Yosemite
Some 2,000 firefighters battled the Oak Fire, along with aircraft and bulldozers, facing tough conditions.
Logically→ 5G frequencies will activate the Marburg virus in people vaccinated against COVID-19.
5G networks do not cause viral infections. The Marburg virus spreads via direct contact. COVID-19 vaccination status does not affect how it spreads.
Logically→ A video shows military tanks deployed in China’s Henan province to protect banks from protesters.
A video of an annual military drill in China's Shandong province has been incorrectly linked to bank protests in the Henan province.
Snopes→ Alaska Experiencing Wildfires It’s Never Seen Before
Already more than 530 wildfires have burned an area the size of Connecticut, and the usual worst of the fire season lies ahead.
Logically→ Pope Francis has announced his retirement.
Pope Francis dismissed the reports of his resignation. He has no immediate plans to step down from his post.
Logically→ Biden administration is selling millions of American oil barrels from strategic petroleum reserves to China in the middle of the energy crisis.
U.S. law does not restrict awarding SPR crude oil contracts to companies from countries. The sale is expected to ease the gas prices.
Poynter→ What’s next for the House’s Jan. 6 committee?
The House’s Jan. 6 select committee has completed its second prime-time hearing, and its eighth overall. What’s next? The specifics of any future business of the committee remain unclear — […] The post What’s next for the House’s Ja
Logically→ Monkeypox has spread only in countries without wild monkeys.
An outdated map depicting the monkeypox outbreak is used to spread misinformation. Countries with and without wild monkeys have seen a rise in cases.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Supreme Court Did NOT Sign Verdict To Impeach Speaker Pelosi
Did the Supreme Court finally sign a verdict to impeach Speaker Pelosi? No, that's not true: The clickbait headline for a video that shows multiple republican lawmakers speaking but makes no mention of an impeachment of Pelosi and offers
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scenes Do NOT Show Secret Moon Landing Hoax — They Are Clips Shot On A Real Movie Set
Do recently declassified behind-the-scenes film clips show that the moon landing was really a hoax -- that it was actually filmed on a movie set here on Earth? No, that's not true: This does not show the staging of a massive hoax. These c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Megan Rapinoe NOT Booted From US Team For Assaulting Teammate
Was Megan Rapinoe booted from the U.S. women's soccer team for assaulting a teammate? No, that's not true: The story was posted on a satire website. The claim is "100 percent not true," Neal Buethe, spokesperson for U.S. Soccer, told Lead
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Find Scopolamine In COVID Vaccines For Children
Did the U.S. military find scopolamine in COVID-19 vaccines for children? No, that's not true: As of July 22, 2022, only Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were approved for people 17 and under in the United States. Neither of them includes the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Destroy 2 HIMARS On July 6, 2022
Did Russia destroy two U.S.-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) operated by Ukrainian forces on July 6, 2022? No, that's not true: Kyiv immediately refuted the claim, and two weeks later, the Pentagon confirmed that all 1
Snopes→ Liz Cheney Braces for Primary Loss As Focus Shifts to 2024
Three weeks before the most significant election of her political career, Liz Cheney was nowhere to be seen as thousands of voters gathered for a massive midsummer rodeo and cowboy festival in Wyoming’s largest city.
Snopes→ Is This Bug with Wings That Look Like Stained Glass Real?
The iridescent wings on the insect give it a surreal look.
Snopes→ Does Pic Show Woman Cutting Birthday Cake in Iran in 1973?
A popular tweet from June 2022 captioned the picture with, "Woman cutting her birthday cake in Iran 1973, 5 years before the Islamic Revolution."
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misleadingly Omit Critical Data Supporting COVID-19 Vaccines for Youngest Kids
SciCheck Digest In young children, the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are expected to primarily protect against severe disease. Both shots successfully met the set benchmarks for vaccine effectiveness, which involved comparing antibody
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Make Same Speech On 12/21 And 3/22
Did President Joe Biden make the same speech on the dates of "12/21 and 3/22"? No, that's not true: While it's unclear whether the post is referring to dates by month/date (i.e., December 21 and March 22) or month/year (December 2021 and