Do respirator masks prescribed to reduce viral spread contain nano-robot parasites called Morgellons? No, that's not true: "Nano" describes structures one billionth of a meter across, which makes the video images impossible, since it show
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Quarantine Camps For Unvaccinated Were NOT Proposed By Washington Health Board
Did the Washington State Board of Health adopt a rule that would involuntarily place unvaccinated residents, including children, into COVID-19 quarantine camps? No, that's not true: The board made an administrative rule change to the law
Washington Post→ Fact-checking President Biden’s second formal news conference
Biden’s lengthy second news conference included some errant facts and claims without context.
Snopes→ Yes, U-Haul Ran Out of Trucks for People Moving Out of California
California's population boom came to a screeching halt during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MIT Scientist Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Has Possible Long-Term Side Effects
Did an MIT scientist prove that the COVID-19 vaccines have possible long-term side effects? No, that's not true: The "scientist" at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a computer scientist who offered no proof that the COVID-19 v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Is NOT Completely Correct In Its Listing Of Duties, Requirements For Honor Guards At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier
Is a post listing more than a dozen duties, selection requirements and obligations for honor guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery entirely accurate? No, that's not true: While some of the claims in this
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim That Governments Kill Black People With Medicine Is NOT True — ‘Tribunal’ Hearing Claim is NOT Real Court
Did author and self-proclaimed naturopathic practitioner Robert O. Young present legitimate testimony that admits that governments are using medicine to "exterminate" Black people? No, that's not true: The International Tribunal for Natur
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Blue Cross Blue Shield physicians aren't paid a bonus to meet a vaccine quota
"Blue Cross Blue Shield pays your doctor a $40,000 bonus for fully vaccinating at least 100 patients under the age of two."
Snopes→ Is a ‘Gilligan’s Island’ Star Still Alive and Over Age 100?
Character actor Nehemiah Persoff appeared in a 1965 episode of "Gilligan's Island" titled, "The Little Dictator."
Snopes→ Joe Biden’s Political Diary for 2022
Here's a short run-down of developments the U.S. president (and voters) likely will keep an eye on.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Biden didn’t order media companies to ‘banish voices' that deviate from 'official narrative'
“DirecTV cancels OAN after Joe Biden orders media outlets and tech giants to banish voices that deviate from the regime’s official narrative.”
Snopes→ Joe Biden’s First Year in Office: Promises Kept, Promises Broken
How the 46th president performed in his first 12 months — a joint analysis by Snopes and OnTheIssues.
Snopes→ French Actor Gaspard Ulliel, 37, Dies After Ski Accident
Preliminary findings from an investigation indicated that "both skiers fell to the ground after the collision," the prosecutor said.
Snopes→ Starbucks Ends Vaccine Mandate After Supreme Court Ruling
“We respect the court’s ruling and will comply,” Starbucks Chief Operating Officer John Culver wrote in the memo.
Truth or Fiction?→ Sen. Marco Rubio’s MLK Quote Tweet
On January 18 2022, an Imgur account shared a screenshot of Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) quoting Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as well as a quoted tweet by Rep. Val Demings (D-Orlando) telling Rubio that he had interfered with voting rights: The Tweet
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – India requires voter ID, but its system still leaves some citizens disenfranchised
“India has nearly 1.4 billion citizens. Nearly 800 million of them live in extreme poverty — less than $1.90 per day. Yet EVERY singly (sic) Indian citizen is required to have a valid form of ID to vote in national elections.”
FactCheck.org→ Partisans Seize on Edited Clip of CDC Director’s Comments on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness
SciCheck Digest Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discussed a recent study that found that on the rare occasion when fully vaccinated people died from COVID-19, they often had multiple risk factors for
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Woman indicted in 1983 Capitol bombing is not a Black Lives Matter administrator
A Black Lives Matter administrator was arrested in a 1983 bombing at the U.S. Capitol.
Snopes→ Yes, You Still Need a Booster After Being Infected with Omicron
While timelines vary, everyone agrees that vaccinations only help reduce your chances of infection.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Joe Biden never said ‘dozens of police were killed’ during the U.S. Capitol attack
Says Joe Biden said “dozens of police were killed” during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol but “exactly zero people” died that day.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Debunked claim about boneless chicken wings makes the rounds again
“Million pounds of rat meat being sold as boneless chicken wings in the U.S.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence Donald Trump is fluent in Japanese
Former President Donald Trump “is fluent in Japanese.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Photo shows bubble tea, not sheep feces
Photos show “sheep feces” that are “now in high demand in China because of their richness in protein.”
Snopes→ Does Infrastructure Bill Require Surveillance System in New Vehicles to Track Drivers?
The bill was said to require a "kill switch" that law enforcement could use to "shut your car off."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, putting a stop to COVID-19 testing won't make the pandemic disappear
“If you stop testing (for COVID-19) it all goes away and people just have colds like before.”
Snopes→ Was Hope Hicks Cast on ‘Big Brother’?
As of this writing, CBS had made no announcements regarding the cast for the next season of "Celebrity Big Brother."
PolitiFact→ Same-day voter registration is on the Democrats’ wishlist. Why do some Republicans oppose it?
Democrats want same-day registration in every state, which has faced opposition from some Republicans. About 20 states already use same-day registration, which is popular with students.
Snopes→ The Anne Frank ‘Good News’ Quote Is Fake
A quote attributed to Frank began: "Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news."
Truth or Fiction?→ Keanu Reeves: ‘To Me, Nature Is a Place Where You Retreat Whenever You Feel Exhausted or Sad …’
On January 12 2022, the Facebook page “Anxiety Freedom” shared the following quote meme, which attributes a quote about nature as a “retreat” from stressors to actor Keanu Reeves: Underneath a black and white photograph of Reev
Snopes→ Pioneering Fashion Journalist André Leon Talley Dies at 73
He was as a rare Black editor in an overwhelmingly white industry.
Full Fact→ Japan has never enforced a Covid-19 vaccine mandate
An Instagram post claims: “Japan drops all vaccine mandates, places myocarditis warning on label”. It appears to be talking about Covid-19 vaccines, as the caption of the post mentions the UK “rollout” and consideration of wheth
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Biden’s Surgeon General Is NOT CGI
Is Vivek Murthy, the Biden administration's surgeon general, computer-generated imagery (CGI)? No, that's not true: The duty officer in the Pentagon press office told Lead Stories that Murthy "is 100% a real person." The claim came from a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘10-years challenge’ on climate change exaggerates impact on Greenland ice, polar bears
Images show how climate change destroyed the Greenland ice sheet and harmed a polar bear from 2009 to 2019.
PolitiFact→ Scott Fitzgerald – Lawmaker's claim that mask mandates harm early childhood development falls short of scientific proof
"Mask mandates on children lead to learning loss that harms early childhood development."
Full Fact→ An Instagram post underestimates Covid-19 deaths among younger people
A post on Instagram from 15 January 2022 says: “Did you know that only 3,774 people under 65 have died of covid in the UK?” This is not correct. Up to the end of November 2021, which is the latest data available, 17,095 people aged under 65
Snopes→ Explainer: AT&T and Verizon Delay 5G Plans Near Key Airports
Aircraft radar altimeters operate on what's known as C-Band between 4.2-4.4GHz, while 5G service was set to deploy within the 3.7-3.98 GHz frequency range.
Snopes→ We Noticed This Trend in Misinformation Since Biden Took Office
But claims alleging embarrassing presidential behavior weren't unique to the Democratic administration.
PolitiFact→ Reiner Fuellmich – No, WHO has not said COVID-19 no worse than the flu
"Even the WHO has conceded that the (SARS- CoV-2) virus … is no more dangerous than the common flu, with an infection fatality rate of 0.14%."
Snopes→ U. of Michigan Reaches $490M Settlement over Sexual Abuse
The settlement involved more than 1,000 people who say they were sexually assaulted by a former sports doctor.
PolitiFact→ America First Political Committee – Attack that calls GOP House member a socialist is wrong that a bill would create a tracking database
Carlos Gimenez “wants a national database to track you and discriminate against you.”