Did Iran fund Hamas’ attack on Israel with money freed by the US? Republicans are criticizing the Biden administration after Hamas militants launched the deadliest attack on Israel in years. October 11, 2023 Samantha Putterman
Politicians blame ‘woke’ military policies for low recruitment. The problem is more complex, experts say The military in 2022 had one of the worst recruiting years since the all-volunteer force began in 1973, but not because of ‘wokeism’ September 26, 2023 Samantha Putterman
All abortion bans include exceptions for a mother’s life. Those exceptions can be ineffective in practice. Legal experts said that just because an abortion exception is included in a law doesn’t mean it will lead to any access. June 27, 2023 Samantha Putterman
‘Bleach’ and hammers? What really happened with Hillary Clinton’s emails? The FBI said that Clinton treated sensitive, classified information ‘extremely’ carelessly but found no evidence that she obstructed justice. June 19, 2023 Samantha Putterman
Donald Trump’s Bedminster speech following his documents indictment, fact-checked Trump ended the day he plead not guilty to 37 counts by addressing Americans with a litany of false and misleading defenses. June 15, 2023 Samantha Putterman
CNN didn’t decide to remove live audiences from future town halls after its Donald Trump event CNN didn't make such an announcement. The network confirmed the claim was fabricated. May 22, 2023 Samantha Putterman
7 false claims from Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s segments on Jan. 6 footage Carlson used newly released security video footage of Jan. 6 to falsely portray the riot as a peaceful gathering and push long-debunked claims. March 9, 2023 Samantha Putterman
Did Canada invent football? Pretty much. Dave Grohl’s Super Bowl claim is largely right. It's gone through iterations, but historians note that football was introduced to the US in a version closer to today’s form by a Canadian university. February 15, 2023 Samantha Putterman
Anti-vaccine activists are using faulty data to claim cardiac arrests are increasing in athletes. They’re not. Medical professionals in sports cardiology rejected the claim and reaffirmed that they have seen no increase in cardiac arrests among athletes. January 9, 2023 Samantha Putterman
No, CNN didn’t report that the same man died in Afghanistan and Uvalde A bogus tweet from accounts masquerading as CNN falsely asserted that the same man died in multiple events. CNN did not make these reports. May 31, 2022 Samantha Putterman
The Mars ‘doorway’ photo shows a naturally-occurring crevice, not proof of life A grainy image captured by NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover shows a formation that social media users seized on as some kind of alien door. May 25, 2022 Samantha Putterman
Making homemade baby formula is not safe or recommended The American Academy of Pediatrics says it isn't safe, does not meet babies’ nutritional needs, and risks contamination and infection. May 16, 2022 Samantha Putterman
A quote about Rupert Murdoch and white men attributed to New Zealand’s prime minister is bogus Jacinda Ardern did not say that her country lacks an issue with the 'rage of older white men' because Murdoch doesn't have a media company there. April 6, 2022 Samantha Putterman
A story that claims Putin bombed a Biden-owned villa and ‘hammered’ biolabs, pedophile rings is bogus It was created by Real Raw News, a misinformation website that regularly publishes made-up stories. March 9, 2022 Samantha Putterman
Watch out for these 6 hoaxes about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine As news of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine spread across the world, misinformation quickly followed. February 28, 2022 Samantha Putterman
