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Logically→ U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris laughed at a question about Ukrainian refugees in a press conference.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris and Polish President Andrzej Duda laughed at the confusion over who should a press question first.
Snopes→ 7.3 Magnitude Quake Hits North Japan, Tsunami Alert Issued
A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness.
PolitiFact→ Tyler Kistner – Claims that Biden is ‘secretly’ flying immigrants into U.S. cities ignore key facts
Joe Biden "has been secretly flying illegal immigrants into communities across the country in the middle of the night."
Snopes→ How Trump is Carving His Name Into the 2022 GOP Primaries
From the sidelines, the former president is pulling strings and serving up revenge.
Snopes→ Is This Tractor Towing a Russian Jet Captured in Ukraine?
Ukrainian farmers have been filmed towing all sorts of abandoned military gear with their tractors.
Snopes→ State-by-State Breakdown: U.S. 2022 Primary Election Dates
Texas kicked off the primary election season on March 1. About a dozen states will follow suit in May.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – American megachurches are offering support to Ukraine, despite claims on social media
“We haven’t seen a single American megachurch offer anything to help Ukrainians.”
Snopes→ Zelenskyy Tells US Congress, ‘We Need You Right Now’
Zelenskyy has used his campaign to implore allied leaders to “close the sky” to prevent the Russian airstrikes that are devastating his country.
Logically→ Images show African students assaulted in Ukraine during the Russian invasion.
Images of wounded people in temporary camps for asylum seekers in Melilla have been falsely attributed to violence enacted by Ukrainian forces.
Full Fact→ Edited image falsely claims to show Ukrainian tractor pulling Russian rocket
A photo purportedly showing a Ukrainian tractor pulling a trailer carrying a Russian rocket has been shared on Facebook by a group called ‘Farmers Against Misinformation’. The post is an edited image of a Soyuz space rocket from 2018, not a
Logically→ The New York Stock Exchange displayed a message stating “Modi wins landslide election victory in India’s biggest state.”
The viral picture is from 2017, and the message was run on the Thomson Reuters building in London, not on the New York Stock Exchange.
Poynter→ Could a Russian strike on Poland trigger Article 5 and bring NATO into war?
So far, the military conflict following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has remained within the borders of Ukraine. But it may not stay there — and if not, there’s a chance […] The post Could a Russian strike on Poland trigger Article 5 and br
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Was NOT Sentenced To Death At Guantanamo Bay
Was Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor sentenced to death at Guantanamo Bay? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Sotomayor has been arrested or sentenced to death as of March 15, 2022, as claimed in an online article. Also,
FactCheck.org→ TV Ad Features Cherry-Picked Comments from Rep. Ted Budd About Putin
In late February, Republican Rep. Ted Budd described Russian President Vladimir Putin as “erratic,” a “thug” and “intelligent.” He also said Putin has “strategic reasons” for wanting to “protectR
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Ukraine Press Release About Joe Biden’ Video Is NOT New — It Is From 2020
Does a video show a Ukrainian press conference about President Joe Biden amid Russia's invasion of the country? No, that's not true: The video is from 2020 and includes footage of a press conference with a Ukrainian lawmaker who has been
Snopes→ Scam Alert: ‘Welcome to CarShield’ Auto Insurance Emails
Readers should avoid clicking any links in messages like these that don't come from official company email addresses.
Snopes→ Two Journalists Working for Fox News Killed in Ukraine
Pierre Zakrzewski and Ukrainian journalist Oleksandra “Sasha” Kuvshynova were killed in Horenka.
PolitiFact→ Pat McCrory – McCrory misrepresents Budd comments on Russia
“While Ukrainians bled and died, Congressman Budd excused their killer.”
Snopes→ The Big Sneeze: Climate Change to Make Pollen Season Nastier
Climate change has already made allergy season longer and pollen counts higher, but you ain’t sneezed nothing yet.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Congress Members Did NOT Receive 21% Pay Raise
Did congressional members receive a 21% pay raise? No, that's not true: An appropriations bill that became law in March 2022 only included a provision to raise the Members' Representational Allowance (MRA) in the House of Representatives
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Mark Twain Say ‘The Truth Has No Defense Against a Fool Determined to Believe a Lie’?
On March 15 2022, an Imgur user shared a quote meme suggesting that American author Mark Twain once said that “the truth has no defense against a fool determined to believe a lie”: On the meme, an illustration of Twain was accompanied by
PolitiFact→ Michael Gableman – Courts have repeatedly upheld grants Gableman says amount to 'massive election bribery'
Five Wisconsin cities received money for the 2020 election from Mark Zuckerberg, which amounted to "a wave of massive election bribery."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: High Number of Registrations Is NOT Evidence of Voter Fraud in Michigan
Is the relatively high number of registrations on November 2 and November 3, 2020, evidence of voter fraud in Michigan? No, that's not true: On Election Day alone, close to 32,000 people registered to vote in Michigan, according to offici
Snopes→ Lawmakers Rip Emmert, Demand More Progress on NCAA Equity
Lawmakers have sent a letter to NCAA President Mark Emmert accusing the organization of making “inadequate progress” in addressing "historically disparate" treatment of male and female athletes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: West Virginia Inspection Sticker On Car In Irpin, Ukraine, Is NOT An Improbability
Does a newsreel clip showing the shattered windshield of a car that was carrying American journalists when it came under gunfire near Irpin, Ukraine, show evidence of news media manipulation because the car appears to have a 2021 West Vir
Snopes→ Does Ukraine Stamp Commemorate ‘Russian Warship, Go F*ck Yourself’ Moment?
A Ukrainian soldier's response to a Russian warship has become a powerful slogan for the besieged nation.
Full Fact→ Photograph of crowded railway station is from Ukraine in March 2022
Several posts shared thousands of times on Facebook show a black-and-white photograph of a crowded railway station in Ukraine. The captions read: “This is not a photo from 1941. This is a Photo from March 2022 with all the colour taken out. A chi
Snopes→ Is a Ukraine Pavilion Coming to EPCOT at Disney World?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ Musher Brent Sass Wins His 1st Iditarod Race Across Alaska
Musher Brent Sass won the arduous Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race across Alaska as his team of 11 dogs dashed off the Bering Sea ice through a crowd of fans in downtown Nome.
Full Fact→ Social media posts overestimate how much tax is on petrol and diesel
A post shared over 8,000 times on Facebook claims that “the tax man takes £1 for every litre of fuel sold!” and calls for protests and motorway blockages. We’ve fact checked claims like this recently, which have been shared in t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Government Did NOT Secretly Pay Major Media Outlets To Promote COVID Vaccines, Suppress Negative Coverage
Did the U.S. government secretly pay major media outlets to promote COVID-19 vaccines and suppress negative coverage? No, that's not true: The public education campaign via ads was announced by the White House and the Department of Health
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘An Octopus Walking On The Beach … 🐙’
On March 15 2022, the account @UberFacts shared purported video of an “octopus walking on the beach” on Twitter, but with certain odd details. For example, the octopus appeared to have nine tentacles. A search quickly indicated that the
Snopes→ Then and Now: Battle Over Books in US Heats Up … Again
The latest fury over books available in schools is not new to American society, despite the First Amendment.
Snopes→ Was a ‘Tower of Babel’ Burned to the Ground in Russia?
The biblical story of the tower attempts to explain why people around the world speak different languages.
Snopes→ Scam Alert: Chick-fil-A and Olive Garden Facebook Vouchers
Viral Facebook posts on multiple pages and profiles claimed to offer a "meal for two with drinks voucher offer for everyone!"
Snopes→ Biden Moving to Narrow Gender Pay Gap for Federal Workers
The White House is marking Equal Pay Day by taking new steps aimed at ending the gender pay gap for federal workers and contractors.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Kamala Harris Avoid a Question About Inflation?
A viral video clip appears to show Vice President Kamala Harris avoiding a question about how long Americans “should be bracing for this historic inflation and some unprecedented gas prices.”RNC Research @RNCResearchREPORTER: "How long shou
PolitiFact→ 'Zuckerbucks' for 2022 elections? Republicans say thumbs down
Republicans are banning Mark Zuckerberg’s charity dollars for elections. Who will pay now?
Logically→ A video shows a “bolom” found in Saint Lucia, lying on the floor in a corner.
A video of a sculpture from a Parisian art exhibit has been falsely claimed to be a creature from Caribbean folklore.