The legend of the Ukrainian farmer continues to grow.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO Evidence Brent Renaud Was An American Spy
By Uliana Malashenko and James Rosen Was U.S. citizen Brent Renaud, who was killed March 13 by Russian troops at a checkpoint near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, an American intelligence operative? No, it is not true. The claim was made w
Snopes→ Was Boeing 737 Plane Crash in China Captured in This Video?
Miscaptioned videos and photos often circulate in the wake of breaking news.
AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden’s claim that oil and gas companies are price gouging
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/fact-checking-bidens-claim-that-oil-and-gas-companies-are-price-gouging
Logically→ Russia fired a hypersonic missile at Ukraine.
Russia made claims that it fired a Kinzhal missile in Ukraine, but other governments and international bodies have not confirmed it.
Snopes→ Chinese Airliner Crashes with 132 Aboard in Country’s Southern Province
China Eastern online made its website have a black-and-white homepage after the crash.
Poynter→ Tulsi Gabbard falsely claimed the US is ‘not so different’ from Russia on freedom of speech
Speaking on Fox News amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard falsely claimed that Russia and the U.S. are largely the same when it comes to […] The post Tulsi Gabbard falsely claimed the US is
Logically→ U.S. state Rhode Island officially recognized the “Kashmir genocide” before the release of The Kashmir Files.
The citation provided by Rhode Island was simply to recognize the premiere of the film "The Kashmir Files."
Snopes→ Justice Thomas Hospitalized with Infection, High Court Says
Thomas, 73, has reportedly been at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., since Friday.
Health Feedback→ Health benefits of CBD gummies are unsupported by scientific evidence; Shark Tank and other TV personalities didn’t endorse them
REVIEW The legal market for cannabis is soaring in the U.S. since the 2018 Farm Bill classified hemp, a variety of the plant Cannabis sativa, as a crop and not as a drug. This market is expected to grow by 37% to reach 19.5 billion by 2025. The main
Snopes→ Were the Beatles Photographed Holding Upside-Down ‘Satanic’ Crosses?
Could it be ...... SATAN???
Snopes→ Yes, This ‘Rocking Horse Graveyard’ Is Real
Is it real? Yes. Is it creepy? Also yes.
Snopes→ Scientists Name Extinct, 10-Armed Octopus Ancestor After Biden
The practice of naming species after presidents is neither new nor uncommon.
Snopes→ Does Russia Want Alaska Back?
We all want what we can't have.
Snopes→ Did ‘The Simpsons’ Parody Joe Rogan?
Although the episode in question never mentioned Rogan by name, it did contain a podcasting Rogan look-alike.
Snopes→ No, These Shoes Weren’t Worn by Spies To Foil Spy Hunters
From the color and style of the shoes it seems they were more likely to have been a costume piece from an "Austin Powers" movie than real clandestine footwear.
Washington Post→ Josh Hawley’s misleading attack on Judge Jackson’s sentencing of child-porn offenders
With selective snips and out-of-context quotes, Hawley attacked the Supreme Court nominee.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia Boycott, Keystone XL Stoppage Are NOT The Drivers Of Gas Price Hikes
Did President Joe Biden's wartime ban on Russian oil imports cause the cost of gasoline to skyrocket and would completing the XL branch of the Keystone pipeline bring prices down? No, that's not true: Oil market experts and economists say
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NATO Did NOT Launch More Than 10,000 Air Raids On Libya In 2011 With Over 500,000 Civilian Casualties
Did NATO launch more than 10,000 air raids on Libya in 2011 with over 500,000 civilian casualties? No, that's not true: According to a NATO official, the claim is "bogus." The director of the nonprofit watchdog group Airwars says the acco
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Now-Deleted Ilhan Omar Tweet
(Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)In a now-deleted tweet, Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Thursday shared a viral TikTok clip of part of journalist Julia Ioffe’s March 15 CNN interview. In the clip Ioffe says: “It’s one t
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Kamala Harris Imply Ukraine is Part of NATO?
(Photo by Mateusz Wlodarczyk/NurPhoto via Getty Images)Right-wing websites like the Post Millennial, the New York Post, and Blaze Media published articles claiming Vice President Kamala Harris referred to Ukraine as a part of the North Atlantic Treaty
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misinterpret Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Monitoring Document
SciCheck Digest A Pfizer document recently released by the Food and Drug Administration describes adverse events reported following vaccination and attests to the continued safety of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine. A popular video and other online po
Snopes→ Super-Valued: Special Copy of Marvel Comics #1 Fetches $2.4M
A particularly prized copy of the first-ever Marvel comic book fetched more than $2.4 million in an online auction, the auctioneer said Friday.
Snopes→ Yes, This Photograph Shows Bill Clinton Meeting JFK
Clinton said the meeting inspired him to pursue a life of public service.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Russian Soldiers In Ukraine — They Are Kenya Defence Forces
Does a Facebook video show Russian soldiers using a Soviet-era rocket-propelled grenade in Ukraine during the 2022 invasion? No, that's not true: Two military experts contacted by Lead Stories in March 2022 said the uniforms worn in the v
FactCheck.org→ Polio Vaccine Is a Four-Shot Series, Contrary to Greene Comments
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it “recommends that children get four doses of polio vaccine,” with the last dose given between ages 4 and 6. But Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, when speaking against a potential fourth dos
Snopes→ Putin Appears at Big Rally As Troops Press Attack in Ukraine
The rally took place three weeks into the invasion that has led to heavier-than-expected Russian losses on the battlefield and increasingly authoritarian rule at home.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT True That Orwell Wrote Line About Society Hating Those That Speak The Truth
Did George Orwell say or write: "The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate those who speak it"? No, that's not true: Orwell never said this. The quote is from a freelance writer named Selwyn Duke, who coined it in a 20
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There is no evidence that Putin invaded Ukraine to fight child trafficking
“Putin Vows to ‘Crush’ Child Traffickers in Ukraine”
Snopes→ Did a Paris Orphanage Hold a Raffle with Babies as Prizes in 1911?
Early 20th-century Paris had not legalized child adoptions.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Viral image of helicopter lifting tractor does not show NATO ‘resupplying Ukrainian farmers’
A photo shows "NATO resupplying Ukrainian farmers anti-tank supplies."
Snopes→ Did Russia ‘Only Sanction Democrats’ and Not Republicans?
In March 2022, Russia barred hundreds of Canadians, and 13 Americans, from entering the country.
Snopes→ Rubens’ ‘Portrait of a Lady’ Sells for $3.4 Million
The painting sold for 14.4 million zlotys, auction fee included, at an Old Masters auction at the Desa Unicum.
PolitiFact→ Tulsi Gabbard – Tulsi Gabbard falsely claims U.S. ‘not so different’ from Russia on freedom of speech
"What is happening here is not so different from what we're seeing happening in Russia, where you have got state TV and controlled messaging across the board."
Snopes→ Was the CEO of Disney Arrested for Child Trafficking?
Four Disney employees were among 108 arrests in a Florida human trafficking sting. But was Disney’s CEO arrested, too?
PolitiFact→ Alex Lasry – Ron Johnson has not endorsed plan to phase out of Social Security, Medicare
Says Ron Johnson "is supporting the Republican plan that phases out Social Security and Medicare."
Truth or Fiction?→ June 2008 Gas Prices
On March 14 2022, Twitter user Qasim Rashid tweeted about purported oil and gas prices in June 2008, in contrast with their prices in March 2022: Oil & Avg Gas $ June 2008:•Oil: $181.58/barrel•Gas: $4.10/gallon Oil & Avg Gas $ Mar 2022:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Electric Vehicles DO Pollute — But Engineers Are Reducing Impacts
Are electric vehicles (EVs) bad for the environment? Yes, that's partially true: Two experts in the field have looked over the claim for Lead Stories and come to two different conclusions. One believes the claim is accurate, while the oth
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook post rehashes false claim that Hillary Clinton was found guilty of spying on Trump
“Just a reminder that right before Ukraine was invaded, Hillary was found to be guilty of spying on a sitting U.S. president.”
Snopes→ Weighty Case: Alabama Man Charged in Theft of 70-Ton Crane
An Alabama man who called a wrecker service asking to have a 70-ton crane pulled out of the woods is now charged with stealing the heavy machinery.