The Biden administration said it is approving 18,000 loan forgiveness claims from former students of ITT Technical Institute.
Snopes→ Message in a Bottle Travels Across the Atlantic Ocean
The note included an email address to respond.
Logically→ The skeleton of a giant who died battling a large serpent was found in Krabi, Thailand, in 2017.
Images of a Taiwanese art installation that looked like fossils of a giant and a snake have been falsely shared as being from Thailand.
Snopes→ EU Members Agree to Lift Travel Restrictions on US Tourists
The recommendation is non-binding, and national governments have authority to require test results or vaccination records and to set other entry conditions.
Health Feedback→ Yellow Card scheme for adverse events does not suggest any new side effects of COVID-19 vaccines
REVIEW On 11 June 2021, an article on America’s Frontline Doctors reported on a British organization that called for the cessation of COVID vaccine use. The organization, called The Evidence-Based Medicine Consultancy Ltd, used data from the U.K.’
Snopes→ ‘Two Great Powers’: Biden, Putin Plunge into Hours of Talks
President Joe Biden and Russia's Vladimir Putin are expected to meet for four to five hours of wide-ranging talks.
Poynter→ The lessons of Squash, the first automated fact-checking platform
Squash began as a crazy dream. Soon after I started PolitiFact in 2007, readers began suggesting a cool but far-fetched idea. They wanted to see our fact checks pop up on live TV. That kind of automated fact-checking wasn’t possible with the technolo
Poynter→ Donald Trump says he was ‘right about everything.’ Is he right about being right?
Former President Donald Trump recently released a statement claiming he was “right about everything” that critics said he was wrong on. Is he right about being right? We looked through the 10 points in Trump’s June 12 statement and found
Logically→ Mahatma Gandhi’s great-granddaughter was sentenced to seven years in prison in connection with a forgery case.
Ashish Lata Ramgobin was sentenced to seven years in prison for 6.2 million South African rands in fraud, forgery, and fabrication.
Snopes→ Did Johnny Carson Make a Risqué Remark About a Guest’s Cat?
A purported quip by 'Tonight Show' host Johnny Carson regarding Zsa Zsa Gabor and her cat has become one of the most infamous of broadcast legends.
Snopes→ Senate Approves Bill to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holiday
The bill would lead to Juneteenth becoming the 12th federal holiday. It is expected to easily pass the House, which would send it to President Joe Biden for his signature.
Snopes→ Does a Photo Show British Soldiers in Drag Fighting Nazis?
The photograph and others like it were initially censored by the British government.
Snopes→ Why We’re Not Opposed to ‘Why We Oppose Pockets for Women’
Suffragist Alice Duer Miller penned "Why We Oppose Pockets for Women" in 1914. Her logic is still sound.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Giant’ Sculpture Creators Can NOT Be Built in 2021
Are 'giant' sculptures going to be built in 21 states in 2021? No, that's not true: The company creating them plans to use the structures to showcase quasi-animated images of heroes, athletes and celebrities once they have found investors
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Container Ship Pictured On Fire Is NOT Evergreen’s Ever Given — It’s The X-Press Pearl
Did the container ship run by Evergreen Marine, Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal in March 2021, catch fire? No, that's not true: The container ship in the video that did suffer a fire off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, is the X-
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Compare States’ Vaccination Rates To Trump Support, Blaming Him For Vaccine Hesitancy
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issue a report that compared how states voted in the 2020 presidential election with their vaccination rates? No, that's not true: There is no such report, according to a CDC spokes
Snopes→ No, Disney World Employees Aren’t Left on a Bench if They Die in Costume
The term "creepypasta" refers to a short piece of horror-fiction that is oft-repeated on the internet.
Snopes→ Yes, Disney World Saw Increase in Arrests for Gun Possession During Pandemic
The park, a private property, prohibits firearms — even for gun owners who have permits to carry.
Snopes→ RUMOR ALERT: Korean Actor Park Seo Joon To Star in Marvel Sequel?
If true, he would be the third Korean actor to star in a Marvel movie.
Snopes→ Is This ‘Pink Fairy Armadillo’ Real?
Little is known about this seemingly enigmatic species.
Poynter→ ‘There will always be claims of cheating’ in elections, but fact-checkers can work together to fight back
Fact-checkers emphasized Tuesday the importance of collaboration in protecting election integrity and fighting back against false accusations of fraud. Speaking at Tuesday’s IFCN Talk, Gilberto Scofield Jr., business and development director for the
Snopes→ Does Louisiana Textbook Teach Civil War from Perspective of Wealthy, White Slave Owner?
A viral tweet claimed a textbook for eighth-graders focused on the war's effect on a 20-year-old white woman whose family owned slaves.
AllSides→ Fact Checking ‘Absolutely 9-0,’ the Latest Documentary From Mike Lindell
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/fact-checking-absolutely-9-0-the On June 3, MyPillow CEO and Donald
Snopes→ Did DC Comics Say Batman Can’t Go Down on Catwoman?
The controversy over a comment in a magazine interview was heated.
Snopes→ US Park Service Sued After Gate Kills Ugandan Humanitarian
The family of a women’s rights activist from Uganda sued the National Park Service after she was decapitated by a gate at Utah’s Arches National Park.
Snopes→ Ikea Fined $1.3 Million over Spying Campaign in France
A French court ordered home furnishings giant Ikea to pay fines and damages over a campaign to spy on union representatives, employees and some unhappy customers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Shackled Teen Is NOT A Hacker Who Broke Into A Swiss Bank’s Computer System And Stole Billions
Did a kid hacker break into a Swiss bank's computer system and transfer $75 billion to his father's bank account? No, that's not true: there is no evidence that such an act occurred in the U.S. or abroad. Additionally, the images used to
Snopes→ Disney World Guests Spot ‘Cokehead Matt Gaetz’ Signs in the Orlando Skies
A TikTok comment noted that the banners could be seen over Disney Springs, while the video itself appeared to have been shot in Universal's Islands of Adventure.
Snopes→ Did Muhammad Ali Once Talk a Suicidal Man off a Building’s Ledge?
The heavyweight boxer made an impact in more ways than one.
Snopes→ Does This Photo Show D-Day Paratroopers in 1944 and Today?
Similarities abound, but not exactly in the fashion outlined in a popular meme.
Snopes→ US COVID-19 Deaths Hit 600,000, Equal to Yearly Cancer Toll
The number of lives lost is greater than the population of Baltimore or Milwaukee.
Snopes→ MLB Threatens Pitchers with 10-Game Bans for Altering Balls
Pitchers will be ejected and suspended for 10 games for using illegal foreign substances to doctor baseballs in a crackdown by Major League Baseball that will start June 21.
Truth or Fiction?→ Bob Marley ‘I Wish We Were All Hippies’ Quote
A June 11 2021 Facebook post attributed a quote (beginning with “I wish we were all hippies”) to late musician Bob Marley, and that post has since spread like wildfire: Nothing in the image nor the status update inspired confidence that t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Discontinue COVID Vaccination For Those Under Age 30, Did NOT ‘Acknowledge’ Heart Risks To Young People
Must public health agencies discontinue COVID-19 vaccinations for people under age 30 because federal authorities "acknowledge" heart risks to young people? No, that's not true. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not
Snopes→ André the Giant and the 16-Second Fart
André the Giant's "Princess Bride" co-star Cary Elwes wrote about this "veritable symphony of gastric distress" in his 2014 book "As You Wish."
Logically→ Girl Scouts of the United States of America have millions of unsold cookies.
Around 15 million Girl Scout cookie boxes are unsold due to the pandemic, however, the organization urges people to buy cookies through their website.
Snopes→ Is This a Real List of Jim Caviezel’s Injuries from Filming ‘The Passion of the Christ’?
Caviezel has not been shy about the physical toll of filming the 2004 movie.
AllSides→ Kayleigh McEnany claimed she ‘never lied’ as White House press secretary. Here are 5 times she did.
https://www.businessinsider.com/5-times-former-white-house-press-secretary-kayleigh-mcenany-lied-2021-6
The Dispatch→ Is Nickelodeon Featuring a Drag Queen for Pride Month?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Soros Did NOT Die On June 10, 2021
Did billionaire philanthropist George Soros die on June 10, 2021? No, that's not true: according to the Open Society Foundations, Soros' charitable arm, the 90-year-old is alive at the time of writing. Additionally, Lead Stories could not