Political leanings: Conservative 2020 total spending: $71.2 million Club for Growth Action, the super PAC of the conservative Club for Growth, was launched in August 2010. On its website, the organization declares its mission is to “take on any Membe
FactCheck.org→ Lincoln Project
Political Leanings: Republican/Anti-Trump 2020 Spending: $82 million Established in late 2019, the Lincoln Project is a super PAC that initially aimed to “defeat Donald Trump at the ballot box” in 2020 and protect democracy from “the populist nat
PolitiFact→ David Willis – NC lawmaker misleads about Union County COVID cases, criticism
There are now zero students, staff or anyone “related to the school system” in Union County” hospitalized with COVID-19, despite harsh criticism of school COVID policy.
FactCheck.org→ Americans for Prosperity
Political leanings: Conservative/Libertarian 2020 total spending: $60.6 million for the super PAC alone Americans for Prosperity, a “social welfare” organization, along with Americans for Prosperity Action and Americans for Prosperity Foundation ar
PolitiFact→ The race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat: A guide
The race for the Ohio U.S. Senate seat: A guide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Dogfight Between Russian And Ukrainian Fighter Jets
Does a YouTube video show a dogfight between Russian and Ukrainian fighter jets? No, that's not true: There's nothing in the 30-second clip that clearly identifies a warplane from either country and the maneuvers being made by the pilots
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent U.S.-Ukraine Threat Reduction Program
Quick Take The U.S. Department of Defense’s Biological Threat Reduction Program has provided technical support to improve and protect Ukraine’s public health laboratories. Social media posts, however, falsely claim the program created ̶
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Standoff Between Russian And Ukrainian Soldiers Is NOT From 2022 — It Was Crimea In 2014
Does a video show a standoff between Russian and Ukrainian soldiers? Yes, but that alone is misleading. The video is footage of a standoff between the soldiers in 2014 during Russia's invasion of Crimea. It does not show a standoff during
Snopes→ Are Ukrainians Selling Used Russian Tanks on eBay?
Ukrainians have truly taken over some Russian tanks, but selling them on eBay?
Truth or Fiction?→ Interfax Ukraine: ‘No Need to Declare’ Captured Russian Tanks on Tax Forms
On March 2 2022, at least six posts on Imgur and countless posts on Facebook and Twitter covered a rumor that Ukraine’s tax authorities had issued guidance indicating citizens need not declare captured Russian tanks as taxable income or assets:
Snopes→ Yes, Elon Musk Sent Starlink Terminals to Ukraine, But at What Safety Cost?
One expert who weighed in noted that satellite communications may pose more danger than safety.
Poynter→ No, Bob Saget and Betty White’s deaths were not due to the COVID-19 vaccine
After the loss of actors Betty White and Bob Saget, many social media users began spreading the baseless claim that both of these deaths were actually caused by the COVID-19 […] The post No, Bob Saget and Betty White’s deaths were not due to t
Snopes→ In Wartime Battle Over Imagery, So Far It Hasn’t Been Close
For people outside Ukraine, the conflict with Russia is experienced almost solely through the media. In that theater, it hasn't been close.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Are NO U.S.-Run Bioweapons Laboratories In Ukraine
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin destroy U.S.-run bioweapons laboratories in Ukraine? No, that's not true: There are no U.S.-run bioweapons laboratories in Ukraine, according to the U.S. Department of Defense's (DOD) Threat Reduction
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukraine’s First Female Fighter Pilot ‘Natasha Perakov’ Did NOT Die In Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Did Ukraine's "first female fighter pilot" Natasha Perakov die after sustaining critical wounds in the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true: Not only is a picture used to identify Perakov actually of another service member in
Snopes→ Pupil Propoganda? Yes, ‘Propaganda’ Was Misspelled on CPAC Stage
Articles about embarrassing typos will undoubtedly contain at least one embarrasing typo.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ukrainian Flag Was NOT Draped On Statue Of Liberty — This Is Replica In France
Was the Ukrainian flag draped on the Statue of Liberty? No, that's not true: This is a smaller replica of the Statue of Liberty in Colmar, France. The photo in the Facebook post is from the "Official Twitter account of the city of #Colmar
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photo of Ukrainian road sign with colorful language for Russian troops was digitally altered
Ukrainians altered this street sign to tell Russian troops to go “f---” themselves.
Snopes→ Biden Joins Allies, Bans Russian Planes from US Airspace
President Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union address that the U.S. is banning Russian flights from its airspace in retaliation for the invasion of Ukraine.
Logically→ The Russian Army is destroying U.S.-controlled biolabs.
Putin has not ordered the Russian Army to destroy "U.S. biolabs" in Ukraine as part of an operation against the "Deep State."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Footage Of Train Carrying Tanks Is NOT Headed To Ukraine — Shows California In 2017
Does this video show a train carrying tanks to Ukraine? No, that's not true: This train was filmed from several locations as it was crossing through the Tehachapi Mountains in California on April 22, 2017. The video was originally posted
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russia Did NOT Send Bombers To Venezuela During Ukraine Invasion — News Report Is From 2018
Did Russia send jet bombers to Venezuela during its ongoing invasion of Ukraine in 2022? No, that's not true: A CNN news report describing Russian bombers that landed in Venezuela to conduct exercises over the Caribbean was broadcast in 2
Full Fact→ Video shows game footage, not a plane being shot at in Ukraine
A video appearing to show a plane being shot at with the caption “Plane being shot in sky #war #russia #usa #ukraine” has been viewed over 26,000 times on Facebook. But the short clip is not genuine footage of the fighting in Ukraine. The v
Snopes→ Is This Ukraine Vice President’s Wife in Combat Gear?
No, and it's not the first lady either.
Snopes→ UKRAINE: New Crisis, Grimly Familiar Disinformation Trends
Rehashed videos, offensive memes, fear-mongering conspiracy theories — Snopes writers know the patterns of an unfolding crisis only too well.
AllSides→ FactChecking Biden’s State of the Union Address
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/03/factchecking-bidens-state-of-the-union-address/ In his first State of
Logically→ Still from a video shows people in Ukraine running for their lives.
The video is from a film scene shot in Birmingham in 2013. It has been incorrectly attributed to Russia's invasion in Ukraine.
Snopes→ MLB Cancels Opening Day After Sides Fail to End Lockout
Commissioner Rob Manfred canceled the first two series for each of the 30 teams, cutting each club's schedule from 162 games to likely 156 at most.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – These photos of Molotov cocktails are from 2014 protests in Kyiv, not 2022
Photos show Ukrainian citizens destroying two Russian tanks with Molotov cocktails in Kyiv.
Snopes→ Russians to Compete As ‘Neutral Athletes’ at Paralympics
Russians and Belarusians at the Winter Paralympics in Beijing will compete as “neutral athletes” because of their countries' roles in the war against Ukraine, the International Paralympic Committee said.
Logically→ Russia unveiled a nuclear missile dubbed “Satan 2” amid the invasion of Ukraine.
Russia unveiled RS-28 Sarmat, colloquially known as Satan 2, in 2016. It has no connection to the current invasion of Ukraine.
Snopes→ State of the Union: Biden Vows to Halt Russia, Hit Inflation
Biden declared that he and all members of Congress, whatever their political differences, are joined “with an unwavering resolve that freedom will always triumph over tyranny.”
Logically→ This image from a video shows a Ukrainian soldier bidding farewell to his family.
A 2018 video of a U.S. marine meeting his family has been shared with a false narrative saying a Ukrainian soldier is bidding farewell to his family.
Logically→ The Ukrainian army has trained cats to spot sniper lasers.
Ukraine has not trained cats to help its military. An image of a soldier with a cat has been captioned to suit this narrative about the current war.
Logically→ Drones displayed an aggressive message next to Ukraine’s Motherland Monument against Russian warships.
The image of the Motherland Monument was photoshopped and shared with a false narrative on Twitter.
Full Fact→ Map of Russian nuclear targets in UK dates back to the Cold War
A map being shared on Facebook claims to show the locations of potential Russian nuclear targets in the UK. Twenty towns and cities are highlighted on the map including London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. As far as we can tell, the map was first pu
AllSides→ Vulnerable Democrat Tom Malinowski Says the Economy is ‘Incredibly Strong,’ ‘Booming’
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/02/25/fact-check-vulnerable-democrat-tom-malinowski-says-the-economy-is-incredibly-strong-booming/
AllSides→ Fact-checking Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/mar/02/fact-checking-joe-bidens-2022-state-union-address/ Presi
Full Fact→ Ensuring honesty in public life needs a new system for correcting mistakes in Parliament
Full Fact welcomes the Committee on Standards inquiry on MPs Code of Conduct, and in particular the proposals to update the descriptors of the Seven Principles of Public Life in the Code so that they better reflect MPs’ roles. Yet the publi
Logically→ The media wants us to hate Putin because he rejected the New World Order.
Putin is facing criticism because Russia is invading its neighbor Ukraine. This has nothing to do with the New World Order conspiracy theory.