Author name: Lance Hudgins

Oregon leaders declared a state of emergency Wednesday to address the fentanyl crisis. Democratic Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek, Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Peterson and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler each issued a 90-day declaration to address public health and safety. “Our country and our state have never seen a drug this deadly and addictive, and

A photo shared on X , formerly Twitter, allegedly shows President Joe Biden in the Situation Room. This pic is 100% real. It’s Biden in the Situation Room moments ago. Look at the blank look on his face. Does he even have pants on? pic.twitter.com/6IEfi0c8Tt — PAMELA HENSLEY🇺🇸 (@PamelaHensley22) January 30, 2024 Verdict: False The

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg apologized to families Wednesday as Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley berated him over his alleged failure to address the harm and exploitation children were purportedly suffering on his social media platforms. Attorneys general in 33 states filed a federal lawsuit in November accusing Meta of using manipulative algorithms and tools to

A post  shared on social media purports transgender swimmer Lia Thomas is leaving the US for a “more tolerant country.” Verdict: False The claim is inaccurate. Fact Check: The surf brand Rip Curl is facing backlash in Australia after they used a transgender surfer to promote women’s surfing,  The Daily Mail  reported. The brand is

A post shared on Instagram claims to show a recent tweet from President Joe Biden mocking the Trump defamation trial verdict. Verdict: False The claim is false. The original post, shared on X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter, stems from a parody account. Fact Check: Writer E. Jean Carroll has threatened to

A pro-Palestinian protester berated Republican Florida Rep. Brian Mast after he called the United Nations (UN) “moronic” Tuesday for creating the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Several countries, including the United States, announced they will temporarily suspend funding to UNRWA following allegations staff may have participated

A post  shared on social media purportedly shows Georgia Senators Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff are still wearing masks in the Capitol building. Verdict: False The claim is inaccurate. The image is from 2021. Fact Check: 19 Congress members have called for answers from Secretary of State Antony Blinken for providing arms sales to

A post shared on Facebook claims the British landmark Big Ben was purportedly set on fire as a result of a recent protest. Verdict: False There is no evidence to support the claim. An image featured in the Facebook post that appears to show Big Ben on fire originally stems from a now-deleted TikTok video

President Joe Biden is planning to visit East Palestine, Ohio, one year after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in the community, The White House told Cleveland.com. Biden promised to visit the community following the disaster on Feb. 3, 2023, though he has yet to follow through on that commitment until now. During his

A bipartisan bill was introduced in the U.S., Tuesday, that would allow victims of “digital forgeries” to pursue penalties against their alleged perpetrators, The Guardian reported. The Disrupt Explicit Forged Images and Non-Consensual Edits Act of 2024, or the “Defiance Act,” will grant people depicted in sexually explicit or naked “digital forgeries” to pursue civil