A cause of death was not immediately known, but Lafleur had been diagnosed with lung cancer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Keoni CBD’ Gummies Do NOT ‘Cure’ Diabetes
Did an advertisement on Facebook lead viewers to a cannabidiol (CBD) product that can cure diabetes? No, that's not true: The link leads to an ad for Keoni CBD, a company that allegedly makes CBD gummies. Contrary to the advertisement's c
PolitiFact→ Ukraine war fuels surge of fake content impersonating BBC, CNN coverage
False images about the war in Ukraine use the logos of BBC and CNN to make their claims seem legitimate, fueling Russia’s efforts to sow distrust and confusion.
Snopes→ Video Shows Mike Tyson Punching Airline Passenger
Authorities were investigating an incident in which former heavyweight champ Mike Tyson was recorded on video punching a fellow first-class passenger.
Snopes→ Did Musk Reinstate Trump on Twitter?
The former president is still banned from several social media sites.
PolitiFact→ Charlie Crist – Crist says he ‘always’ supported abortion access. But his record shows inconsistency
Says he has “always” believed “in a woman’s right to choose.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fauci's comment about lockdowns, vaccination twisted out of context
Dr. Anthony Fauci said lockdowns are a method for coercing people to comply with COVID-19 vaccinations.
AllSides→ Mark Walker Voted Against Impeaching Trump, Contrary to a Misleading Ad
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/04/mark-walker-voted-against-impeaching-trump-contrary-to-a-misleading-ad/
Snopes→ Portugal Identifies Suspect in Probe of Missing British Girl
Prosecutors in southern Portugal are formally accusing a suspect in the investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann, a British girl who disappeared nearly 15 years ago.
AllSides→ The challenge of detecting misinformation in podcasting
https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/the-challenge-of-detecting-misinformation-in-podcasting/ Confronte
PolitiFact→ Mike Gallagher – Yes, inflation is at a 40-year high, and rates have been climbing throughout Biden’s time in office
“Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.”
Snopes→ Audio: McCarthy Said He Would Urge Trump to Resign
House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy told fellow GOP lawmakers shortly after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection that he would urge then-President Donald Trump to resign.
Logically→ A Hindu activist attacked a Muslim youth with a sword after watching the recently released movie, “The Kashmir Files”, in Haliyal, Uttar Kannad.
The attack on Amanullah Irfan was personally motivated. It has been misattributed as a hate crime inspired by watching "The Kashmir Files" movie.
Snopes→ Possible Mass Graves Near Mariupol As Russia Attacks in East
Mounds of dirt seen in satellite imagery that Ukrainian officials say indicate new mass graves highlighted the savagery of a war that showed no signs of abating.
Logically→ A video shows an MSNBC reporter saying Elon Musk is trying to “control how people think. That’s our job.”
A video clip from MSNBC's program Morning Joe about Donald Trump from 2017 has been misattributed to Elon Musk.
Logically→ This image shows a Ukrainian flag being removed and a Soviet flag hoisted in its place in Mariupol during the 2022 Russian invasion.
This collage of images has been circulating since at least 2015. It is not related to the recent Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Logically→ The statue of Christ remained standing even after a church was bombed and destroyed in Odesa, Ukraine.
The image of a ruined church shows the aftermath of an earthquake in Italy in 2009. The statue of Christ has been digitally added to the picture.
Logically→ The President of the University of Nantes broke rules of neutrality by expressing support for Le Pen.
Legal experts have said that the academic was permitted to express her views on an individual basis.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – US is not orchestrating a takeover in Ukraine
"America (is) trying to overthrow the Ukraine government just as the shadow government has infiltrated and overthrown the US government."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Infant daughter of Duke and Duchess of Sussex has not met Queen Elizabeth
Lilibet, baby daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, "made her first appearance with the queen.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Schwarzenegger sleeping bag photo was a joke, he was not turned away from a hotel
Arnold Schwarzenegger slept on the ground in front of a bronze statue of himself because he had been turned away from a hotel.
Logically→ The EU is planning to put an embargo on Russian oil but will hold off voting until after the French elections.
There are some reports that the EU is planning an embargo on Russian oil, but this can't be confirmed.
Washington Post→ Mark Meadows was simultaneously registered to vote in three states
The former White House chief of staff has decried the inaccuracy of voter rolls because people moved and yet did not inform election officials himself.
Snopes→ Bath & Body Works Responds to Infertility Claims in Viral Facebook Post
A Facebook post made several claims about the safety of some of the company's products.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 80% Of U.S. Dollars In Existence Were NOT Created In ‘Last Two Months’ As Of April 16, 2022
Was 80% of all U.S. dollars in existence created within the "last two months" as of April 16, 2022? No, that's not true: The Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), the agency within the Department of Treasury responsible for producing U.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Defense Department Did NOT Award Contract For ‘COVID-19 Research’ In Ukraine 3 Months Before Virus Was Known
Did the U.S. Department Of Defense award a contract for "COVID-19 Research" in Ukraine three months before the virus was known to exist? No, that's not true: The Department of Defense (DOD) contract that was originally awarded on November
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2009 TV Show NOT Proof COVID-19 Was Planned — It’s Just An Older Conspiracy Theory
Does a 2009 television show prove the COVID-19 pandemic was planned? No, that's not true: There is no evidence presented in the nearly three-minute clip from the "Secret Societies" episode of the truTV show "Conspiracy Theory with Jesse V
FactCheck.org→ Mark Walker Voted Against Impeaching Trump, Contrary to a Misleading Ad
Republican Mark Walker voted against former President Donald Trump’s first impeachment in December 2019, and he was no longer a U.S. congressman when the House of Representatives voted to impeach Trump a second time in January 2021. A misleading
Snopes→ The Onion Has Been Banned on Twitter, Tweets The Onion
Despite what The Onion stated on Twitter, the humor site hasn't been banned. But they're still asking for everyone's help to fight this terrible injustice.
Snopes→ Apollo 16 Moonwalker Reflects on Mission’s 50th Anniversary
Charlie Duke is part of a tiny fraternity that’s getting even smaller: People who walked on the moon.
PolitiFact→ Matt Gaetz – Gaetz’s diagnosis of what’s driving insulin costs misses the root cause
“The price of insulin increases as waistlines increase.”
Health Feedback→ Claim by Mercola that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine causes immunosuppression is inaccurate, misrepresents study’s findings
REVIEW An article written by Joseph Mercola and republished by The Epoch Times claimed that the “FDA and Pfizer knew COVID shot caused immunosuppression” and that fully vaccinated people are more likely to die from COVID-19. It also claimed that
PolitiFact→ Is the Buffalo Bills' Highmark stadium built on an early Erie Indian village?
The Buffalo Bills’ stadium was built on Indian burial grounds, leading some to suspect a ghostly curse. However, a sign at the stadium is incorrect to say it was built on an Erie Indian village.
Snopes→ Court Upholds Puerto Ricans’ Exclusion from Benefits Program
The Supreme Court has upheld the differential treatment of residents of Puerto Rico.
Snopes→ Did an Electric Bus Catch Fire on Karen Road in Kenya?
Photographs and videos highlighting the supposedly negative aspects of electric vehicles are often shared on social media, whether they're truthful or not.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims That Obama Adviser David Axelrod Was Arrested
(Photograph by Paul Morigi/Getty Images/Concordia Summit.)A Facebook post claims that David Axelrod, former senior adviser to Barack Obama and political commentator for CNN, was arrested in Chicago on April 15. The post shares a screenshot of a viral a
Snopes→ Did the FBI Compile an 83-Page Guide to Internet Slang?
Even the FBI needs help decrypting what the youth are saying.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘This is What a Dial Up Modem Connection Looks Like on the Spectrogram (DTMF Handshake and Call)
On April 21 2022, an Imgur account shared video of what was apparently a visual representation of “what a dial up modem connection looks like on the spectrogram,” a post that evoked nostalgia for those who populated the early internet: Thi
Snopes→ Biden Announces Heavy Artillery, Other Weapons for Ukraine
The new military package includes much needed heavy artillery, 144,000 rounds of ammunition and drones for the escalating battle in the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine.
Poynter→ West Africa moves in unison to promote vaccination and curb falsehoods
In West Africa, fact-checkers are cooperating to expand their influence on local, national and international levels to curb misinformation about vaccines. Organizations are banding together, forming alliances with intergovernmental groups […] The