A Facebook posts suggests that serial numbers should be placed on ballots. Election officials say that would violate the right to cast a secret ballot.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Old video mischaracterized as showing troops at the Ukraine-Russia border in 2022
Video shows troops at the Ukraine-Russia border on Jan. 27, 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Illegal’ Migrant Workers Arriving At Florida Hotel
Does a video posted by Republican congressional candidate Laura Loomer show dozens of "illegal" migrant workers arriving at a Florida hotel? No, that's not true: The workers were legally contracted to work for a central Florida plant nurs
Snopes→ Did a Police Drug Raid Unexpectedly Find a Bitcoin Farm Instead?
This rumor took us to the town of Santiponce, Spain, which is near Seville.
Snopes→ Longest Lightning Bolt Record: 477 Miles over 3 States
A bolt of lightning that stretched nearly 500 miles across three U.S. states is the new world record holder for longest flash.
Truth or Fiction?→ Stephen King Banned Books Quote
In late January and early February 2022, various quotes and memes circulated as the nation continued to talk about (and argue over) a Tennessee school district’s decision to ban the Holocaust graphic novel Maus: Tennessee School District Bans &#
Logically→ Gross GST collection in January 2022 was the highest since the inception of tax.
January 2022 had the highest gross GST revenue compared to January's figure in previous years whereas GST revenue of April 2021 is the highest so far.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump falsely says Electoral Count Act talks prove he was right on Pence’s power
Proposed changes to the Electoral Count act show Pence had the power and “could have overturned the election!”
Snopes→ Whoopi Goldberg Regrets Saying Holocaust Not About Race
“The View” brought on Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League and author of “It Could Happen Here,” to discuss why her words had been hurtful.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Clip of Jen Psaki talking about stimulus payments is old
Says Jen Psaki said in January 2022 that people will start seeing direct deposits in their bank account this weekend and payments to eligible Americans will continue for several weeks.
Logically→ India’s 2022 Union Budget levies 30 percent tax on cryptocurrency transactions.
A flat rate of 30 percent tax will be imposed only on gains derived from any digital asset.
PolitiFact→ Carla Sands – Fact-checking whether Biden’s Build Back Better would be largest expansion of welfare in 60 years
Joe Biden's “$4 trillion” Build Back Better bill is "the largest expansion of welfare programs in 60 years."
Snopes→ Tesla Recall: ‘Full Self-Driving’ Software Runs Stop Signs
Tesla is recalling nearly 54,000 cars and SUVs because their “Full Self-Driving” software lets them roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt.
Full Fact→ Statistics watchdog challenges government’s ‘disappointing’ false employment claims
The Office for Statistics Regulation (OSR) has challenged the Prime Minister’s repeated false claims about employment statistics, responding to a letter from Full Fact. Boris Johnson and other ministers have repeatedly and misleadingly claimed th
Logically→ The union government has provided tap water to nearly 5.5 crore households in the last two years.
Jal Jeevan Mission, launched by the central government, has covered more than 5.5 crore households providing tap water connections since 2019.
Snopes→ Tom Brady Has Retired After 22 Seasons, 7 Super Bowl Titles
The greatest quarterback in NFL history has retired after winning seven Super Bowls and setting numerous passing records in an unprecedented 22-year-career.
Logically→ Actor Tom Hanks is on Jeffery Epstein’s flight logs.
Hanks is not reported to have been linked with the sex offender Jeffery Epstein or to have appeared on flight logs to his private island.
The Dispatch→ No, Voltaire Didn’t Say That
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The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Rand Paul’s Professional Background
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Snopes→ New York Times Buys Viral Word Game Wordle
It listed the purchase price as being in the “low-seven figures,” but did not disclose specifics.
FactCheck.org→ Scientist Misleads on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Vaccine Safety for Children
SciCheck Digest The approved and authorized COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. are effective at preventing severe disease, and experts say the benefits of vaccination for children outweigh any known or potential risk. But social media users have shared vide
Logically→ England dropped its COVID-19 measures after the GSK CEO was arrested for medical genocide.
COVID-19 measures were lifted after infection rates plateaued. No legal warrant has been issued against the CEO of GSK Emma Walmsley.
Snopes→ On Lunar New Year, Chinese Offer Prayers at Temples
Chinese people rang in the Lunar New Year despite pandemic restrictions, as small crowds gathered at temples to offer traditional prayers for the Year of the Tiger.
Poynter→ Donald Trump falsely claimed that New York delayed COVID-19 treatment for white people
At an Arizona rally, former President Donald J. Trump stirred up the crowd with inaccurate claims about how white people are being put at a disadvantage when seeking health care during the […] The post Donald Trump falsely claimed that New York
Washington Post→ How the falsehood of athletes dying from covid vaccines spread
Austrian websites linked to a far-right populist party have fostered the persistent false claim that hundreds of athletes have died from coronavirus vaccines — and now Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has repeated it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CBD Gummies Are NOT Endorsed By ‘Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond
Did Ree Drummond reverse her husband's Type 2 diabetes and launch a line of CBD gummies on live TV? No, that's not true: Unscrupulous marketers have hijacked Drummond's name and reputation using Facebook ads and a bogus version of her web
Snopes→ Is the Video of Pills Burning on Top of a Stove Real?
The video showed 10 pills growing into a snake-like form above the flames from the stovetop that might remind some readers of Medusa.
The Dispatch→ No Evidence to Suggest Navy Pilot’s Crash Was Because of a Vaccine Reaction
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Snopes→ Georgia DA Investigating Trump Asks FBI for Security Help
Fani Willis on Sunday wrote a letter to the FBI office in Atlanta asking for a risk assessment of the county courthouse.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say He Decided To Become A Republican After Spilling Beans On Himself In Movie Theater And Getting Laughed At
Did former President Donald Trump say in a People magazine interview that he spilled baked beans all over himself watching "Cars 2" in a theater, a Black teenager laughed at him and that is when he decided to become a Republican? No, that
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl are not among the artists who removed music from Spotify
Bruce Springsteen, Queen, Pearl Jam and Dave Grohl removed their music from Spotify.
Snopes→ Is the Equifax Data Breach Settlement Email Legit?
Such emails claimed to offer a free membership in Experian IdentityWorks for four years.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctors In Western Countries Are NOT Being Arrested For Prescribing Ivermectin
Are doctors in Western countries being arrested for prescribing ivermectin? No, that's not true: Representatives of the American Medical Association, the Federation of State Medical Boards and Health Canada said they knew of no health pro
Snopes→ Rogan Responds to Spotify Protest, COVID Advisories
Spotify is pledging to combat the spread of COVID-19 misinformation as part of a damage-control campaign sparked by musician Neil Young.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No evidence to support claim that CDC staged monkey crash
The CDC staged “the ‘escaping monkeys’ as a cover story for releasing the next bioweapon.”
PolitiFact→ Thomas Massie – Neo-Nazi, not Voltaire, originated quote about 'who rules over you'
Says Voltaire said, “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.”
Snopes→ Judge Rejects Plea Deal for Man Who Killed Ahmaud Arbery
A federal judge rejected a plea agreement Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial for the man convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.
PolitiFact→ The battleground states where Republicans want to overhaul voting laws
GOP state lawmakers in battlegrounds have proposed new restrictions on voting such as banning mail ballots or adding new rules to cast ballots by mail, such as cutting back the availability of ballot drop boxes.
PolitiFact→ Chuck Todd – Supreme Court nominees confirmed by opposite party in Senate are rare
“Clarence Thomas is about to become the only member of the current Supreme Court who was nominated by a president of one party and confirmed by a Senate controlled by the other party.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Calm Harm App
A December 2019 Facebook post about a self-harm prevention app called “Calm Harm” continued to circulate as of January 2022. In total, ten Tumblr screenshots were attached to the post describing the “Calm Harm” app. The original