PolitiFact Wisconsin 'High Five' for May 2022
Snopes→ Mystery Solved: UK Queen Shares Secret with Paddington
Now we know what is in Queen Elizabeth II’s handbag.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Men CANNOT Transfer Eggs From One Woman To Another
Can a man's penis carry female eggs from one woman to another by having sex with two different women? No, that's not true: Dr. Kecia Gaither, an OB-GYN and associate professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology with Cornell Weill Medic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Destroyed Russian Landing Craft In June 2022 — It’s Civilian Vessel Hit in February 2022
Does a photograph in a June 2022 news story show a destroyed Russian landing craft? No, that's not true: The photo shows a vessel that was hit by a missile off the coast of Ukraine back in February 2022. The photograph appeared in a YouTu
Snopes→ Students of Color Push Back on Calls for Police in Schools
Police inside schools can make some students more uneasy, not less.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘BP Oil Executive Brice Cromwell’ Does NOT Exist, NO One At BP Wrote Social Media Commentary On High Oil, Gas Prices
Did a BP executive named "Brice Cromwell" write a commentary being shared on social media that blames the high cost of oil and gasoline on the United States not producing enough of "our very own American made product"? No, that's not true
Snopes→ Unverified Rumors Thrived After the Uvalde School Shooting
It’s unclear why so many social media users willingly share unverified rumors in the minutes, hours, and days following mass shootings.
Snopes→ Former Bon Jovi Bassist, Founding Member Alec John Such Dies
Alec John Such, the bassist and a founding member of the iconic rock band Bon Jovi, has died. He was 70.
PolitiFact→ Andy Biggs – No, government data does not say that defensive gun use saves lives
The U.S. Justice Department “conservatively estimated that guns are used 1.5 million times per year to save lives.”
Snopes→ British Prime Minister Johnson to Face No-Confidence Vote
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a no-confidence vote that could oust him from power, as discontent with his rule finally threatens to topple a politician who has often seemed invincible despite many scandals.
Snopes→ Did a BP Oil Exec Named Brice Cromwell Blame Biden for High Gas Prices?
One way to give undue weight to a political opinion is to pretend that it originated with a credible or authoritative source.
Full Fact→ BBC didn’t ‘censor’ audio of crowd booing over Boris Johnson clip
Claims that the BBC “censored” footage of Boris and Carrie Johnson arriving at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee thanksgiving service to remove audio of the crowd booing have been shared widely on social media. The claim is based on
Snopes→ Nigerian Forces Hunt for Gunmen Who Killed 50 at Church
The gunmen who killed 50 people at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria opened fire on worshippers both inside and outside the building in a coordinated attack before escaping the scene.
Snopes→ Was ‘The Sound of Silence’ Inspired by Art Garfunkel’s Blind Friend, Sandy Greenberg?
A Facebook post about the song's opening line "Hello darkness, my old friend?" went viral in the spring of 2022, capturing key elements of the men's lifelong friendship.
Snopes→ And She Waved: Festive Pageant Caps Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
In a crowning moment for her Platinum Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth II waved at tens of thousands of adoring crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Logically→ Senator Ted Cruz wrote very similar tweets following mass shootings between 2012 and 2022. He only changed the location name.
The image in question has been digitally altered. Cruz did not write the same condolence message for different mass shootings.
Snopes→ Russia Hits Kyiv with Missiles; Putin Warns West on Arms
Russia took aim at Western military supplies for Ukraine, launching airstrikes on Kyiv that it claimed destroyed tanks donated from abroad.
Logically→ McDonald’s uses human meat in its burgers.
In a tweet to its user, McDonald's refuted the claim.
Logically→ The monkeypox virus can mutate as rapidly as COVID-19.
Monkeypox is a DNA virus and SARS-CoV-2 is an RNA virus. DNA viruses are less likely to undergo significant mutations.
Logically→ The U.S. government is planning to “zap” people if they try to eat real cheeseburgers.
Despite what Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed, the U.S. government has no plans to monitor people via microchips or control what they eat.
Logically→ At the World Economic Forum 2022, Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla revealed that one of his goals for 2023 was to reduce the global population by 50 percent.
The video has been edited to misrepresent Bourla's comments. He was actually speaking about providing affordable medicines to low-income countries.
Logically→ A video shows an aerial view of Mount Kailash.
The mountain in question is Mount Fuji and not Mount Kailash.
Logically→ Chimpanzee adenovirus vector in the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine causes monkeypox.
The chimpanzee adenovirus vector used in AstraZeneca vaccines is harmless to humans and does not cause monkeypox.
Poynter→ Are firearms the leading cause of death in children?
Are firearms the leading cause of death in children? In a speech on the Senate floor, Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., recounted details of two recent mass shootings, one in a […] The post Are firearms the leading cause of death in child
Logically→ This image shows debris from Nepal’s Tara Air crash of May 30, 2022.
An image of the Air India Express crash of August 2020 is being falsely shown as the recent Nepal Tara Air crash.
AllSides→ Biden keeps repeating false Second Amendment claim, despite repeated fact checks
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-false-claim-second-amendment-fact-checks President Biden has rev
AllSides→ FACT CHECK: WAS PAUL PELOSI ARRESTED FOR POSSESSION OF CHILD PORN?
https://checkyourfact.com/2022/06/02/fact-check-paul-pelosi-child-porn-arrest/ A video shared on Insta
AllSides→ Fact check: Did border policy change for adults from April 2020 to April 2022?
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/politifact/2022/06/05/politifact-fact-check-did-border-policy-change-april-2020-2022/7505561001/
Snopes→ Russia Hits Kyiv with Missiles; Putin Warns West on Arms
Vladimir Putin warned that any Western deliveries of longer-range rocket systems would prompt Moscow to hit “objects that we haven't yet struck.”
PolitiFact→ Charles Schumer – Among children, firearms the leading cause of death in 2020
“The leading cause of death among children is a firearm.”
Snopes→ Did Reagan Say ‘No Reason’ to Carry Loaded Guns in Public?
Readers emailed us to ask if former U.S. President and California Gov. Ronald Reagan once made a statement about carrying loaded weapons in the streets.
Snopes→ Jennifer Lopez To Receive Honor at MTV Movie & TV Awards
The network announced Friday that Lopez will receive the Generation Award on Sunday in Santa Monica, California.
Snopes→ Monkeypox Is Not a ‘Gay Disease’
Health experts have linked the outbreak to two raves in Europe. Close physical contact with any infected individual can result in infection.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Arizona Woman Did NOT Plead Guilty To Role In Supposed Ballot Trafficking Ring From 2020 Presidential Election
Did a Yuma County, Arizona, woman plead guilty to a role in a sophisticated ballot trafficking ring that supposedly stole the 2020 presidential election from Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Guillermina Fuentes did plead guilty on June
Snopes→ Fake CNN Headline Reports Johnny Depp Organizing ‘Defamation’ Tour With Kyle Rittenhouse
The fake headline appeared to be a satire of real events.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 19,000 Late, Invalid Ballots Were NOT Counted in 2020 Arizona Election
Were 19,000 late, invalid ballots counted in the 2020 Arizona election? No, that's not true: An article making the claim relies on a report that appears to misconstrue what a particular type of receipt shows. It's a record of when electio
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Biden’s Gun Proposals
In a prime-time speech to the nation, President Joe Biden spoke about gun violence and his proposals to reduce it. Here, we answer common questions about some of the statistics the president cited and actions he proposed. His remarks on June 2 were mad
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Illinois high school is not grading students based on their race
Illinois high school to implement race-based grading system in 2022-2023 school year
Snopes→ Exhibit of Famed Prehistoric Cave to Open in Marseille
A permanent virtual exhibit of one of France’s most famous prehistoric sites, the undersea Cosquer Cave, is set to open its doors.
Truth or Fiction?→ Welsh Road Sign Error
On June 2 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of a Facebook post which purportedly showed a Welsh road sign with an amusing translation: The screenshot was undated; a status update above a photograph of a street sign in English and Welsh read: