“In his first months in office, the Prime Minister announced an extra £14.4 billion in funding for schools over three years. That translates to £135 million a week”. Department for Education, 29 June 2020 In a press release, t
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Liste→ This video has circulated online since at least 2018 in posts about a skydive in Russia
A video has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows bodies of Mexican COVID-19 victims being dumped in the sea from a helicopter. The claim is false; the video has circulated since 2018 about a syn
Liste→ Misinformation circulates online about COVID-19 government handouts in Australia
Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts shared repeatedly in July 2020 claim the local government in the Australian state of Victoria has begun handing out an AUD1,500 (USD1,044) payment to “anyone who tested positive for COVID-19”. The claim was share
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: States Were NOT Ordered To Fraudulently Inflate COVID-19 Cases 15 Times Actual Rate
Were Texas and other states ordered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization to fraudulently increase by 15-fold the tally of COVID-19 cases? No, that's not true. The CDC gathers data based on the no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: That Was NOT JFK Jr. Spotted At July 3, 2020, Mount Rushmore Celebration
TruthOrFiction→ LAPD ‘14188’ Badge Number Controversy
On July 3 2020, Twitter user Hayes Davenport shared a screenshot of a purported Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) example badge web page, featuring a badge with the number 14188: Unfortunate sample badge number choice in my opinion pic.twitter.co
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claim on Coronavirus Harm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that through May 30, 14% of confirmed coronavirus cases led to hospitalizations — including 2% in intensive care units. But President Donald Trump falsely claimed “99%” of cases
Snopes→ Hospitals Approaching Capacity as Miami Closes Restaurants
Confirmed cases are on the rise in 41 out of 50 states plus the District of Columbia, and the percentage of tests coming back positive for the virus is increasing in 39 states.
Snopes→ Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Contracts COVID-19
She said some of the symptoms she and her husband have experienced are those similar to allergies.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misguided Tweet Seeking Wallace Apology for Noose ‘Hoax’
President Donald Trump misdirected blame when he questioned why NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace had not “apologized to all of those great NASCAR drivers & officials who came to his aid … only to find out that the whole thing was just anoth
Snopes→ Pentagon Draft Policy Would Ban Confederate Flag Displays
A draft policy circulated by Pentagon leaders would ban the display of the Confederate flag in Defense Department workplaces or public areas by service members and civilian personnel.
Climate Feedback→ Article by Michael Shellenberger mixes accurate and inaccurate claims in support of a misleading and overly simplistic argumentation about climate change
SUMMARY The article by Michael Shellenberger was published in various media outlets, including Forbes, Zero Hedge, Breitbart, PJ Media, The Daily Wire, The Australian, and Quillette. The article has been shared more than 200,000 times on social medi
Snopes→ Native American Groups Ask NFL to Force Redskins Name Change
More than a dozen Native American leaders and organizations sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell calling for the league to force Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder to change the team name immediately.
FactCheck.org→ Officials Didn’t Say Epstein Associate Has COVID-19
Quick Take Social media posts falsely assert that Ghislaine Maxwell — the recently arrested associate of Jeffrey Epstein — has tested positive for COVID-19 in jail. The story is the product of a website that says its work is satire. Full
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ Has NOT Been Canceled
Did "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" get canceled? No, that's not true: The award-winning daytime talk show was renewed through the 2021-2022 season, DeGeneres herself announced in 2019 that she had signed on for three more years and a spokesperson
Snopes→ Did Samuel Pepys Write ‘The Taverns Are Full of Gadabouts’ in 1665?
And what in the world is a gadabout?
Liste→ Facebook did not say it would remove NRA supporters
Facebook posts shared more than 200,000 times claim the social network will remove users who announce support for the National Rifle Association. This is false, a Facebook spokeswoman said such a statement would not violate its community standards, and
TruthOrFiction→ Videos of Lynching Threat in Monroe County, Indiana Goes Viral on Facebook
On July 5 2020, an Indiana man shared the following three videos, an incident he described as an “attempted lynching” at Monroe Lake (archived here): Booker’s Written Account of the Altercation In the July 5 2020 post, Booker wro
Snopes→ Does the NFL Plan to Play the Black National Anthem Before Games?
The idea was floated to several media outlets by an unnamed source who claims to have knowledge of the plan.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Rashid Buttar Video Does NOT Prove ‘Everyone Could Test Positive’ for Coronavirus And ‘Hardly Anybody’ Has Died From COVID-19
Is it true that "everyone could test positive" for the novel coronavirus that has ravaged the United States and world? And is it true that hardly anyone has died of the disease COVID-19 caused by the virus? No, neither is true. If you just loo
Snopes→ Tell-All Book by Trump Niece To Be Released Next Week
Publisher Simon & Schuster cited “high interest and extraordinary interest” in the book by Mary Trump titled “Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man.”
Snopes→ Scientists Urge WHO to Acknowledge Virus Can Spread in Air
More than 200 scientists have called for the World Health Organization and others to acknowledge that the coronavirus can spread in the air — a change that could alter some of the current measures being taken to stop the pandemic.
Snopes→ Amy Cooper Charged After Racist Central Park Confrontation
District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said in a statement that his office had charged Amy Cooper with falsely reporting the confrontation, a misdemeanor.
TruthOrFiction→ Is This a Real Listing for an Anti-Semitic Trump Face Mask?
On July 4 2020, Twitter user Justin Stangel shared the following Amazon screenshot, of a “Trump Daily Mouth Face Cover Anti-Dust” mask — and a very swastika-like logo to match: Hey @amazon, you ok selling Donald Trump, antisemitic
Snopes→ Is ‘James Maxwell Trump’ the Son of Ghislaine Maxwell and Donald Trump?
We're going to need to see the long-form birth certificate.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Claim: President deployed National Guard to Minn. over objections of state leaders. Fact check: False
https://thefulcrum.us/balance-of-power/minnesota-national-guard "Minnesota's Democrat governor [Tim Wal
TruthOrFiction→ ‘This is the Beach Today in Raleigh, NC! Covid is Never Going Away!’
In early July 2020 ,the following screenshot circulated on Facebook, showing a post from an accout by the name of “Kal El” who said that “Covid is never going away” alongside a purported picture of a beach in Raleigh, North Ca
Liste→ Melania Trump’s dress did not feature drawings by child sex abuse victims
Social media posts shared tens of thousands of times claim that a dress worn by first lady Melania Trump featured drawings by child sex abuse victims. This is false; the images of “dancing girls” on the dress were created by fashion students, accor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOJ Did NOT Report Ghislaine Maxwell Tested Positive For COVID-19 In Jail
Did the Department of Justice report that Jeffrey Epstein companion Ghislaine Maxwell tested positive for COVID-19 in a New Hampshire jail? No, it did not: The claim that Maxwell, who was arrested by the FBI in Bedford, New Hampshire, on July
Full Fact - All content→ Coronavirus cures: debunked
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, readers have been asking us whether alleged cures or treatments for the coronavirus are real or not. It’s important to note that, currently, there is no approved vaccine for Covid-19. In the UK only
Snopes→ Country Rocker and Fiddler Charlie Daniels Dies at Age 83
Country music firebrand and fiddler Charlie Daniels who had a hit with "Devil Went Down to Georgia" has died at age 83.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Birth Certificate Does NOT Prove President Trump Fathered A Son With Ghislaine Maxwell In 1992
Does a birth certificate prove that Donald Trump and Ghislaine Maxwell had a son together in 1992? No, that's not true: The purported birth certificate was quickly revealed to be a fake soon after it was posted by an anonymous Twitter account
Snopes→ Did Melania Trump’s Dress Feature Drawings by Victims of Sexual Abuse?
First lady Melania Trump wore an Alexander McQueen dress to a Fourth of July event.
Snopes→ Frederick Douglass Statue Vandalized in Rochester Park
A statue of abolitionist Frederick Douglass was ripped from its base in Rochester on the anniversary of one of his most famous speeches, delivered in that city in 1852.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Melania Trump’s Mount Rushmore Dress Does NOT Feature Drawings Of Young Victims Of Sex Trafficking
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Fact-checking Trump’s Fourth of July speech
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/05/politics/fact-checking-trumps-fourth-of-july-speech/index.html In his Fo
Full Fact - All content→ Data from Barnardo’s doesn’t show the number of children needing foster care has grown 44%
“The number of British children who need foster care has risen by 44% during the pandemic, children’s charity Barnardo’s has warned.” Daily Mirror, 22 June 2020 “The number of children needing foster care has risen by 44%
Snopes→ Is This Queen Elizabeth Wearing a Yellow Face Mask?
Numerous celebrities reminded their followers to mask up amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Snopes→ Judge Orders Dakota Access Pipeline Shut Down Pending Review
The pipeline was the subject of months of protests, sometimes violent, during its construction near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
Snopes→ Justices Rule States Can Bind Presidential Electors’ Votes
The ruling, just under four months before the 2020 election, leaves in place laws in 32 states and the District of Columbia that bind electors to vote for the popular-vote winner.