Latest Fact-Checks By Gabrielle Settles

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In this photo from May 13, 2015, a a Bayer Pharmaceuticals employee shops at the employee shop in the company's facility in Whippany, N.J. (AP)

B12 found in children’s vitamins is safe — here’s why

August 2, 2022

Synthetic cyanide-based B12 is a "toxic ingredient in your kids vitamins."

Baby carrots on a plate.

Baby carrots are safe to eat, despite persistent claims otherwise

July 29, 2022

Baby carrots are soaked in bleach and can cause cancer.

Correctional facility inmates

No, third-grade reading scores are not being used to plan for how much space is needed in prisons

July 20, 2022

“Third grade reading scores in the USA help correctional institutions predict how many beds they'll need in the future."

Pregnant women in Kenya have the right to vote

July 14, 2022

In Kenya, “pregnant women can’t leave the house, so they absolutely have no constructive right to vote.”

Team of researchers pull up piece of the Clotilda

Social media claims that slave ships didn’t exist are wrong

July 13, 2022

There are no artifacts to prove that slave ships existed.

No horsing around: Wendy’s uses real beef, company officials say

July 8, 2022

Fast food chain Wendy’s was “exposed for using horse meat.”

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There was no mass shooting in Harrisburg on Fourth of July, despite social media claims

July 6, 2022

Video shows the aftermath of a mass shooting in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Pro-abortion demonstrators in Austin, Texas

Headline about Texas lawmaker’s anti-abortion bill was from 2021

June 28, 2022

A Texas GOP lawmaker recently introduced a bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion.

AR-15 rifles being displayed for sale

A House proposal does not criminalize gun owners for performing maintenance on their guns

June 17, 2022

“U.S. House of Reps. votes 226-194 to criminalize disassembling, cleaning, and re-assembling your gun without a firearm manufacturer’s license, including 8 Republicans!”

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BP oil executive mentioned in viral Facebook posts doesn’t exist

June 7, 2022

A BP oil executive named Brice Cromwell blamed the Biden administration for high gas prices.

Police procession for funeral of Aaron Salter, Jr.

Salter’s Buffalo slaying was unrelated to his work on water-powered engines

June 2, 2022

Aaron Salter Jr. was killed by a mass shooter because he was working on creating a water-powered car engine.

Masked travelers in the airport

No evidence that masks caused COVID-19 deaths

May 27, 2022

There’s a “‘positive correlation’ between higher mask usage and COVID-19 deaths.”

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