IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT Several studies find that mass shooting deaths fell slightly in the decade of the federal assault weapon ban, and then rose dramatically in the decade that followed. New research suggests that limits on large-capacity magazines play a key role. No strong evidence shows that the ban’s presence or its end […]
Americans, already weary of a nearly two-years-long pandemic, were dealt a new blow during the long Thanksgiving weekend with the announcement that a new coronavirus variant had emerged. The omicron variant, officially known as B.1.1.529, first surfaced in November in several southern African nations. The new variant set off alarm bells worldwide when public health […]
IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT The image was created by a blogger to see if the Mediterranean Sea could fit in the U.S. It was not intended as a prediction or depiction of what the U.S. could look like in 30 years due to climate change. But it has been used on social media to […]
IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT Allies of former President Donald Trump formed Defend Florida to challenge the integrity of the state’s elections. The group went door to door to find “invalid” voter registrations. Defend Florida said that 13% of 9,946 voters were “phantom voters,” which it defined as ballots cast by a person who is […]
IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT The Justice Department is prosecuting Jan. 6 rioters on charges of entering restricted federal property, assaulting police officers, and other criminal activity at or near the U.S. Capitol, often using the rioters’ own social media postings as proof of participation. There is no evidence that the government response to the […]
IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT No evidence has established that vaccines cause SIDS. See the sources for this fact-check A viral image doesn’t mention COVID-19, but it falsely implies that vaccines cause Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. The image states: “79.4% of babies who die of ‘SIDS’ had a vaccine the same day.” The claim, shared […]
IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT There is no evidence that Brian Laundrie had a twin whose remains were discovered in a Florida park on Oct. 20. The remains were found near Laundrie’s backpack and notebook, and the FBI later confirmed they were his with dental records. See the sources for this fact-check The murder of […]
On Oct. 21, actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on a movie set in New Mexico, killing the film’s cinematographer and injuring its director, according to the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office, which is investigating the killing. The fatal incident has drawn widespread news coverage, including by Variety, which has reported on the developing story and […]
As an NBC Sports reporter recently interviewed NASCAR driver Brandon Brown, she noted that the crowd could be heard chanting, “Let’s go, Brandon!” In reality, those NASCAR fans were booing the president: “F— Joe Biden.” A new anti-Biden slogan was born. Not far behind were claims that governments and social media companies are trying to […]
IF YOUR TIME IS SHORT A Facebook user shared a photo of a child car seat and said it was left in a Walmart parking lot in North Carolina. “Sex traffickers use this method to lure you in and snatch you up,” the poster warned. A TikTok user made a video that spread the rumor […]