Akamai, which runs one of the internet's main content-delivery systems, said the outage was not caused by a cyberattack.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson Was NOT Arrested For Child Porn
Was actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson arrested for possessing child pornography, and did CNN report the arrest? No, neither of those things is true: The "arrest" image originated from a movie, was taken from one of his social media accounts
Snopes→ Walmart Security Cameras on Shelves Are ‘Fake,’ TikTok Videos Claim
A seemingly countless number of TikTok videos purport to show that Walmart security cameras attached to the top of shelves aren't real.
Snopes→ ‘Murder Hornet’ Found in Washington State
It marks the first of the insects to be seen in the northwestern state this year.
Snopes→ Weird ‘Living Fossil’ Fish Lives 100 Years, Pregnant for 5
These nocturnal fish grow at an achingly slow pace.
Logically→ The anesthetics can be life-threatening for COVID-19 vaccinated people.
A false social media post says anesthetics might put a vaccinated individual's life at risk, though there is no scientific proof to back up the claim.
Snopes→ Is George Clooney’s ‘Convict Trump’ Shirt Real?
T-shirt companies frequently photoshop celebrities into their merchandise.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing illness and death; rare infections in vaccinated people can still occur, as seen in the Celebrity Millennium cruise
REVIEW On 26 May 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lifted the requirement for mask-wearing and physical distancing on cruise ships where at least 95% of the crew and 95% of the passengers were vaccinated against COVID-1
Snopes→ Janet Malcolm, Provocative Author-Journalist, Dies at 86
Malcolm's death was confirmed Thursday by a spokesperson for The New Yorker, where Malcolm was a longtime staff writer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Gas & Oil Company HR Execs Say Firms Are Planning To Have Their Vaccinated Staff Replaced Within Next 3 Years
Are gas and oil company HR executives saying their firms are planning to have their vaccinated staff replaced within the next three years? No, that's not true. There is no evidence that the large oil and gas companies are going through th
Snopes→ Maple, the Viral Dog Who Loved Music, Has Died
Maple really loved listening to the acoustic guitar, and even contributed backup percussion too.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Airlines In Spain and Russia Are NOT Recommending Vaccinated People Should Not Travel — But Boy, Did This Rumor Travel
Did airlines in Spain and Russia recommend vaccinated people not travel due to the risk of blood clots? No, that's not true: the rumor was based on a debunked story that apparently traveled from a Telegram channel to a Dutch website befor
Full Fact→ Claims that Covid vaccine spike proteins are harmful are unevidenced
An article published by website The Conservative Woman reports on an interview with a Canadian scientist who claimed researchers had made a “big mistake” and were “inadvertently inoculating” people with a “toxin” via
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden’s Military Does NOT Put West Point Cadets In Solitary Confinement If They Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine
Does the military under President Joe Biden put West Point cadets in solitary confinement if they refuse the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true. Unvaccinated cadets at West Point "are required to spend seven days in restriction of move
Snopes→ No, This Wind Turbine Didn’t Melt in Texas Heat
It's certainly hot in Texas, but not quite that hot.
Snopes→ Does Irish Spring Soap Repel Flies?
If it worked as well as people say it does, why don't they sell Irish Spring Fly Repellent?
Logically→ U.S. politicians are refusing to release footage of the Capitol riots.
Several U.S. politicians have spoken to credible media outlets about the riots, and its footage was also released.
The Dispatch→ Has Apple Banned Grindr? Did eBay Ban Erotica?
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Snopes→ Watch a Hummingbird Slap a Bee in Slow Motion
The fiery throated hummingbird beats its wings close to 100 times per second.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Sides with Catholic Agency in LGBTQ+ Foster Care Dispute
The justices came down unanimously against Philadelphia and for Catholic Social Services.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Dismisses Challenge to Obamacare
The law’s major provisions include protections for people with pre-existing health conditions, a range of no-cost preventive services and the expansion of the Medicaid program that insures lower-income people, including those who work in jobs that do
Poynter→ What we can learn from the media’s dismissal of the Wuhan lab theory
For more than a year, the theory that the COVID-19 pandemic began with the leak of a previously unknown coronavirus from a laboratory at China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology in late 2019 was roundly, even vociferously, dismissed by many scientists and
Snopes→ Rafael Nadal Pulls out of Wimbledon and Tokyo Olympics
Nadal, who reached the French Open semifinals last week but lost to Novak Djokovic, has won the title at Wimbledon twice, in 2008 and 2010.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 itself can cause heart inflammation, in addition to other problems like long COVID; benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks
REVIEW The ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in many countries have been accompanied by close attention from health authorities to monitor vaccine safety. Indeed, thanks to monitoring by regulatory agencies, researchers have been able to detect
Snopes→ Editors of Hong Kong Newspaper Arrested Under Security Law
Apple Daily said in a statement that the move left it “speechless” but vowed to continue its reporting.
Full Fact→ The UK will cut aid this year, but barely did last year
The government’s decision to cut aid spending [makes it] the only G7 country to do so. Ed Miliband, 9 June 2021. The Prime Minister will walk into the G7 summit as the only leader who is cutting development aid to the world’s poorest. Ian
Poynter→ Election fraud claims proliferate in Germany, Peru and Brazil
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. A fraudulent export As the debate in the United States rages over the voting
Washington Post→ Republican governors’ misleading spin on new voting restrictions
At least 14 states have enacted new voting restrictions this year, some of them based on Donald Trump's false election claims.
Snopes→ Capitol Rioter Used Charity to Promote Violence, Feds Say
A California man charged with joining anti-government extremists in rioting at the U.S. Capitol told the IRS last year that he formed a charity called the American Phoenix Project to defend “human and civil rights."
Snopes→ House Poised to Repeal 2002 Iraq War Authorization
The Democratic-led House, with the backing of President Joe Biden, is expected to approve legislation to repeal the 2002 authorization for use of military force in Iraq.
Snopes→ Legend: Drunk Groom Accidentally Returns Home Alone from His Honeymoon
A group returns a soused young man to his hometown, not realizing he's a newly-married groom on his honeymoon.
AllSides→ ‘There will always be claims of cheating’ in elections, but fact-checkers can work together to fight back
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/there-will-always-be-claims-of-cheating-in-elections-but-fact-checkers-can-work-together-to-fight-back/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Promotional Captions For This Video Do NOT Accurately Describe U.S. Senate Action, Nor Senators’ Words
Does this video say that the Senate has declared "Corona is a lie" and the media are covering up the truth? No, that's not true: The Senate has made no such statement. Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and four colleagues, shown in the vide
Truth or Fiction?→ Fox’s Tucker Carlson Pushes Conspiracy Theory Blaming FBI For Capitol Riot
Television presenter Tucker Carlson pushed another far right conspiracy theory downplaying the rioters who attacked the United States Capitol in January 2021, suggesting on his show that the attack was orchestrated by federal “operatives.”
Snopes→ 2 South Carolina Executions Halted Until Firing Squad Formed
The South Carolina Supreme Court has blocked the planned executions of two inmates by electrocution, saying they cannot be put to death until they truly have the choice of a firing squad option.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Brennan Has NOT Been Hanged At Gitmo
Has former CIA Director John Brennan been hanged at Guantanamo Bay? No, that's not true: A spokesperson at the Defense Department told Lead Stories that this is "completely false." The claim appeared in an article published by Real Raw Ne
Snopes→ Did US Rep. Tim Burchett Say Recent UFO Sightings Were Evidence of Technology ‘Out of Our Galaxy’?
If authentic, the quote would be an example of a high-profile politician siding with alien enthusiasts who believe top U.S. intelligence officials aren't sharing everything they know.
Snopes→ No, the Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol Wasn’t an FBI False Flag
This isn't the first time right-leaning commentators have tried to blame a third party for the 2021 deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Snopes→ Georgia County’s Elections Messy, But No Evidence of Fraud
Election processes in Georgia's most populous county were badly managed, sloppy and chaotic, but there was no evidence of fraud, said an independent monitor who spent many hours over several months observing county election workers.
Snopes→ The Replaced Rabbit
A family legendarily replaced their neighbor's dead rabbit after mistakenly believing their own dog had killed it.