White nationalist leader Richard Spencer vowed to appeal, saying the “entire theory of that verdict is fundamentally flawed.”
Snopes→ ‘Ellen’ Facebook Giveaway Scam Promises Amazon Gift Cards, PS5s, and iPhones
Facebook scammers posted pictures from "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" without permission in order to promote a fake giveaway.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Don’t Do Drugs’ Pencil
On November 22 2021, Imgur user CeleryMan7 shared a meme about a “don’t do drugs pencil” and its purported recall in the 1990s: At the top of the image was text reading “These pencils that recalled in the 1990s for obvious reas
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Build Back Better bill wouldn’t parole criminal immigrants
The Build Back Better bill provides “'parole' amnesty for millions of criminal illegal aliens.”
Snopes→ Officials: Brian Laundrie Died by Suicide
Found in a Florida nature preserve, Brian Laundrie’s skeletal remains were positively identified last month using dental records.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – FBI search didn’t target woman because of her role in school board politics
The FBI targeted a woman and searched her home because she “protested local school board, elections.”
Snopes→ Man Charged with 5 Homicide Counts in Deadly Waukesha Crash
Darrell Brooks Jr. was charged with intentional homicide in the parade crash Sunday in Waukesha, a Milwaukee suburb.
Snopes→ ‘Diesel Brothers’ Scam Targets Facebook Users After Rittenhouse Acquittal
The real Diesel Brothers, whose likeness was used without permission, had nothing to do with the scam.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘List Of Privileges’ Was NOT Sent Home With First-Grade Students In Delaware
Were first-grade students attending Nellie Stokes Elementary in the Caesar Rodney School District in Delaware sent home with a "List of Privileges"? No, that's not true: The handout in a photo was not given to all the students, and it is
Truth or Fiction?→ Big Macs in Denmark Versus Big Macs in the USA
On November 23 2021, the Facebook page “Gritty 2020” shared an image which purported to contrast the costs of Big Macs in the United States and Denmark with McDonald’s workers’ wages and benefits: In the above meme (“USA
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – Florida Sen. Rick Scott off-base in claim that Medicare premiums are rising due to inflation
An increase in Medicare Part B premiums means “America’s seniors are paying the price for Biden’s inflation crisis.”
Snopes→ Oath Keepers, Proud Boys Subpoenaed by Jan. 6 House Panel
The subpoenas are the latest in a wide net the House panel has cast in an effort to investigate the riot.
Snopes→ RECALL: Voluntary Recall Issued for Hand Sanitizer
The company cited concerns over consumers mistaking the packaging for alcohol bottles.
PolitiFact→ Colin Allred – Allred says fewer women are in the labor force because of the pandemic
"You've had over 2 million women drop out of the workforce during this pandemic."
Snopes→ Jury Holds Pharmacies Responsible for Role in Opioid Crisis
Snopes→ Boiling Lobsters Alive May Eventually Be Illegal in the UK
Changes possible after report reveals substantial evidence that lobsters feel pain.
FactCheck.org→ Facebook Post Spreads Bogus Claim About ‘Detox’ After Vaccination
SciCheck Digest A vaccination can’t be reversed through any “detox” process, medical experts say. Yet, a social media post is spreading the false claim that a bath with borax can “get rid” of a COVID-19 vaccine. The bath m
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – DNA damage from COVID-19 spike proteins in lab study does not apply directly to COVID-19 vaccines
"Spike protein goes to nucleus and impairs DNA repair."
Full Fact→ Miscarriage does not occur in 90% of vaccinated pregnant women
A video featuring former University College Dublin professor Dolores Cahill and Dr Anne McCloskey, a GP who was suspended by the Health and Social Care Board in Northern Ireland and the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service pending investigation, has
PolitiFact→ Build Back Better tax break in play for some millionaires
Build Back Better tax break in play for some millionaires
Snopes→ Prosecutor: Defendants in Arbery Case Can’t Use Self-Defense
The prosecution gets the final word because it carries the burden of proving its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
PolitiFact→ Why you can’t find cheap at-home COVID tests
Why you can't find cheap at-home COVID-19 tests
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact’s guide to commonly misunderstood vaccine terms, and how to talk about them
In 2020, words like lockdown, quarantine and herd immunity entered the world lexicon. The massive rollout of COVID-19 va
AllSides→ Are Donald Trump’s California Gas Price Claims Accurate?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-are-donald-trumps-california-gas-price-claims-accurate-1651859 Risi
Logically→ Supermarket chain Aldi will terminate the employment of all unvaccinated workers by March 2022.
Only Aldi Australia has made COVID-19 vaccination a requirement for its employees. The supermarket chain has not mandated it in other countries.
Snopes→ US to Release 50 Million Barrels of Oil to Ease Energy Costs
The move is aimed at global energy markets, but also at voters who are coping with higher inflation and rising prices ahead of Thanksgiving and winter holiday travel.
Snopes→ Bus Crashes, Catches Fire in Bulgaria; at Least 45 Dead
Seven people were taken to hospitals for treatment. The accident happened around 2 a.m.
Poynter→ How high are today’s gas prices compared with recent history?
With overall inflation now reaching a three-decade high, Americans are worried. Despite positive numbers in job gains and economic growth, stubbornly high levels of inflation have cast a pall on the public’s view of the economy. A particular focus of
Logically→ British state pension is £7,488, significantly lower than Germany and France.
Since the countries pension systems vary, this claim is misleading. However, U.K. pensions do fare lower than others on various grounds.
PolitiFact→ Janet Bewley – Bewley wrong that Legislative maps could be drawn to provide a statehouse of half GOP, half Dems
“Wisconsin is almost equally divided on partisan lines” and therefore new Legislative maps could be drawn to “represent that 50-50 split.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All U.S. States Did NOT Approve $710 Savings For Drivers Without DUIs
Do all U.S. states award $710 to drivers who have had no driving under the influence (DUI) offenses in the past three years? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such a program exists across all 50 states -- or any state, for th
Snopes→ Is Coal-Powered Energy Charging These Electric Cars?
Another meme bites the dust.
Snopes→ What Is the ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ Movement?
The movement's spokesman insists it's not satire.
Snopes→ LeBron James Suspended 1 Game, Isaiah Stewart 2 Games for Altercation
Lebron James will forfeit about $284,000 in salary, while Isaiah Stewart will lose about $45,000.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Danny DeVito Is NOT Dead at 74
Did actor Danny DeVito die, surrounded by family? No, that's not true: One of DeVito's public relations representatives told Lead Stories she was "with Danny doing an interview at this very moment, thus I can tell you quite definitively t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kyle Rittenhouse IS NOT "an EMT Trained" — He Testified That He Lied When He Said He Was
Is Kyle Rittenhouse "an EMT trained"? No, that's not true. Rittenhouse testified during his trial that he lied about being an emergency medical technician to a video journalist shortly after he shot three men. Rittenhouse admitted he lied
Snopes→ House Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Alex Jones and Roger Stone
The subpoenas include demands for documents and testimony from former President Donald Trump’s ally Roger Stone and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Contrast in Rittenhouse, Maxwell trial coverage due to state and fed court rules, not hidden agenda
The media televised the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse “because he is a ‘white supremacist shooter,’” while limiting coverage of accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell’s trial to “some cartoon drawing….What are they hiding?”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: European Medicines Agency Data DOES Show More Than 1.1 Million Adverse Drug Reactions And More Than 30,000 Fatalities By COVID-19 Vaccinations — But All Are Unverified
Does European Medicines Agency data show more than 1.1 million adverse drug reactions and more than 30,000 deaths by COVID-19 vaccinations? Yes, that's true: Those numbers are found in EudraVigilance, the European Union's database of susp
Logically→ Fully vaccinated adults under 60 are twice as likely to die as unvaccinated people.
According to the Office for National Statistics data, mortality rates are consistently lower for the vaccinated than the unvaccinated.