The sports star also set a British record time in swimming.
Snopes→ Did Bannon Say ‘All Hell Is Going To Break Loose’ Before Capitol Attack?
A number of false and fear-mongering theories about the 2020 election were pushed on Bannon's podcast in the days before the Capitol attack.
Snopes→ Did Gymnast Oksana Chusovitina Compete at 8 Olympics?
The stories behind the Uzbek gymnast's extraordinary career are even more remarkable than the numbers suggest.
Snopes→ German Court Faults Facebook’s Past Handling of Hate Speech
The court ruled that the social network giant can't delete posts without at least informing users afterward, and must give users advance notice when it moves to suspend their accounts.
Snopes→ Alaska Quake Produces Prolonged Shaking, Small Tsunami
The 8.2 magnitude quake hit 56 miles east southeast of Perryville, Alaska.
Full Fact→ The CDC has not said PCR tests don’t work
An alert from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in America announcing that it will withdraw the request for emergency authorisation of a PCR test has been widely shared on social media in the UK, and claimed to be evidence that the t
Logically→ The CIA popularized the term “conspiracy theorist” to stop critical thinkers from asking questions.
The idea that the CIA popularized the term "conspiracy theorist" to stop critical thinkers from asking questions is, in itself, a conspiracy theory.
Snopes→ Bob Odenkirk Condition Stable After ‘Heart Related Incident’
"He and his family would like to express gratitude for the incredible doctors and nurses looking after him, as well as his cast, crew and producers who have stayed by his side," his representatives said in a statement.
Full Fact→ Tanks in Paris were almost certainly there for Bastille Day
A Facebook post includes an image of tanks lined up along Paris’ Champs-Élysées with the caption “Ladies and gentlemen, here we have an image of tanks on the streets of Central Paris. Nothing to worry about though.” Alth
Full Fact→ Daily cancer deaths not higher than those from Covid during last 40 days
The UK has recorded fewer Covid deaths in the past 40 days combined than just one day of cancer deaths. James Melville, 18 July 2021. Prominent tweeter and communications consultant James Melville tweeted on 18 July that over the past 40 days fewer pe
Poynter→ Let’s review some falsehoods about masks
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. Masked mania The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its
Poynter→ How some mysterious mutations make delta the most transmissible COVID virus yet
Upon first inspection, the mutations in the highly contagious delta COVID-19 variant don’t look that worrisome. For starters, delta has fewer genetic changes than earlier versions of the coronavirus. “When people saw that the epidemic in India
Logically→ Oceans produce more oxygen than all trees combined.
Around 28 percent of the Earth's oxygen is produced by trees. More than 70 percent of oxygen is produced by marine plants.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tweets Replicating ER Doc’s Lament About Rising Delta Variant Caseload Are NOT All Pro-Vaccination — Examples Show Anti-Vaccine Gaslighting
Are the tweets replicating a Florida emergency room doctor's lament over rising Delta variant cases all part of a pro-vaccine propaganda campaign? No, that's not true: Several replicas appear to be part of a gaslighting ploy by anti-vacci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Head In The Fridge Was NOT An Act Of Revenge
Did a woman frighten her husband and cause him to have a heart attack by making a likeness of his girlfriend's head and leaving it in their refrigerator? No, that's not true: This unnerving refrigerator photo of an item wrapped with paper
Snopes→ Did the CDC Recall PCR Covid-19 Tests Because They ‘Failed Full Review’?
Social media posts alleged the tests were revoked after receiving the “most serious type of recall.”
Snopes→ Cannabis Company Sues Tennessee Titans’ Julio Jones, Others
Tennessee Titans wide receiver Julio Jones is facing allegations of illegally harvesting and selling millions of dollars of cannabis in California.
Snopes→ Does This Chart Show When COVID-19 Variants Will Be ‘Released’?
If credible scientists faced an uphill challenge to try to predict COVID-19 mutations, it was unlikely this unsourced meme did it first.
Snopes→ Woman Convicted of Swapping Pebbles for Gems in London Heist
A woman who secretly swapped seven pebbles for $5.7 million worth of diamonds has been sent to prison for her role in the audacious heist at a luxury jewelry store.
Snopes→ What Is a ‘Misinformation Ouroboros’?
The image of a snake eating its own tail is a metaphor at least as ancient as the tomb of Tutankhamen.
Snopes→ Infrastructure Deal: Senate Ready to Move Ahead on $1T Bill
President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached agreement Wednesday on a $1 trillion national infrastructure package.
Snopes→ ZZ Top’s Dusty Hill Dead at 72
The iconic bassist and vocalist was in the band for more than five decades.
Snopes→ Lay’s Releases New Mashups With Doritos Cool Ranch, Wavy Funyuns
Doritos and Funyuns find new life as Lays traditional potato chips in a flavor swap.
Snopes→ Russian Police Raid Home of Investigative Journalist
In recent months, the government has designated several independent media outlets and journalists as "foreign agents" — a label that implies additional government scrutiny and carries strong pejorative connotations that could discredit the recipients.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All-Black, All-Female Chess Champions Did NOT Get Snubbed By Mainstream Media
Did a team of all-Black, all-female chess champions get snubbed by mainstream media? No, that's not true: the middle-school-aged team, which competed in 2016, was recognized by both local and national media outlets. The claim appeared in
Truth or Fiction?→ Simone Biles, Kerri Strug, and ‘the Twisties’
On July 27 2021, Simone Biles (and fellow gymnast Kerri Strug) were the subject of a spate of widely-shared Facebook posts, largely forming a groundswell of support for Biles in the face of nonstop Olympics news stories around her decision to drop out
Snopes→ Lucy Liu Opened up About Fight With Bill Murray on ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Set
A production assistant on the film debunked a rumor that Liu threw actual punches at Murray.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Letter Rejecting AARP Membership And Criticizing Biden’s ‘Socialist Politics’ Is From 2009, NOT 2021, And It’s Been Altered
Is a letter rejecting AARP membership and criticizing President Joe Biden's "Socialist politics" from 2021? No, that's not true: The letter was written in 2009 during the administration of former President Barack Obama. A copy of the lett
Snopes→ More a Molehill: Visitors Slam London’s New Tourist ‘Mound’
The Marble Arch Mound, an artificial hill beside one of the city’s busiest intersections, opened this week.
Snopes→ RECALL: McCormick Italian Seasoning Products
Samples of some seasoning and sauces were found to contain salmonella.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO COVID ‘Ligma’ Variant Outbreak — It’s An Old Dirty Joke
Are all the "I just left the ER...We are officially getting crushed" memes about the COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak part of a fear campaign aimed at the unvaccinated? Not all of them. Some have been altered to refer to a "Ligma" variant,
Snopes→ Racism of Rioters Takes Center Stage in Jan. 6 Hearing
Four officers detailed the racism and bigotry they encountered during the violent assault on the Capitol.
Snopes→ A Mathematician Just Won an Olympic Gold Medal in Cycling
Austrian Anna Kiesenhofer was considered to be a dark horse in the race.
Snopes→ Was Kerri Strug Team USA’s Only Chance for Gold?
Kerri Strug fought through the pain of an ankle injury to compete at the 1996 Olympic Games, but was it necessary?
Snopes→ Yes, the Kellogg’s Cereal Class Action Lawsuit is Real
Plaintiffs accused the company of deceptive marketing by describing their sugary cereals as "heart healthy" and "lightly-sweetened."
Logically→ Ear candling helps remove excess amounts of earwax.
Ear candling is not an effective way to clear out earwax. It is also an unsafe pseudoscientific treatment.
Snopes→ Turn Off, Turn On: Simple Step Can Thwart Top Phone Hackers
The NSA issued a “best practices” guide for mobile device security last year in which it recommends rebooting a phone every week as a way to stop hacking.
AllSides→ Posts Baselessly Link COVID-19 Tests to Vaccine Conspiracy Theory
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/scicheck-posts-baselessly-link-covid-19-tests-to-vaccine-conspiracy-theory/
Snopes→ Woman Unaware She Had $39M Lottery Ticket in Purse for Weeks
The mother of one had picked random numbers on the lottery ticket and doesn't plan to play again
Snopes→ Slipknot Founding Drummer Joey Jordison Dies at 46
Jordison was already a veteran of the De Moines metal scene when he founded the band that would become Slipknot in 1995, along with percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray.