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Fact-Checking – Poynter→ NBC spotlights MediaWise’s efforts to arm the public against misinformation
NBC News correspondent and MediaWise ambassador Savannah Sellers says the impact of online falsehoods has never been more evident in everyday life. “There’s a very real issue when people, no matter what age they are, can’t tell the difference bet
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ So Far, Vaccines Remain Effective Against Variants
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/05/scicheck-so-far-vaccines-remain-effective-against-variants/ So far, C
FactCheck.org→ So Far, Vaccines Remain Effective Against Variants
SciCheck Digest So far, COVID-19 vaccines have been effective against variants of the coronavirus. Scientists are monitoring the situation carefully, with updated or new vaccines a possibility in the future, if need be. Social media claims blaming vacc
Top Fact Checks→ A fourth stimulus payment limited to Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 to be announced.
The U.S. government has not revealed any plans for another round of stimulus payments based on the COVID-19 vaccination status of Americans.
Snopes→ Meghan Wins Remainder of Copyright Claim Against UK Tabloid
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has won her remaining copyright claim against a British tabloid publisher over the publication of a personal letter she wrote to her estranged father.
Liste→ Indian villagers are not ‘rebelling against Covid-19 testing’ in social media video
As a surge in Covid-19 infections overwhelmed Indian hospitals, a video emerged online in posts that claimed it shows villagers attacking health workers who tried to test them for the virus. The claim is false: the video shows a group of villagers
Snopes→ Republicans Promote Pandemic Relief They Voted Against
Every Republican in Congress voted against the sweeping pandemic relief bill that President Joe Biden signed into law three months ago.
Top Fact Checks→ Almost 70 percent of Americans over 65 years of age are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Sixty-nine percent of fully vaccinated adults over 65 years were 94 percent less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19.
Liste→ Viral video misleads with claim that the Philippines won a case filed against China in 2021
A video viewed more than a million times on Facebook and YouTube claims to share “breaking news” about Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte winning a case against Beijing over the South China Sea in April 2021. But the claim is misleading: the vi
Snopes→ India Launches Effort to Inoculate All Adults Against COVID
Concerns that pricing issues could deepen inequities are only the most recent hitch in India’s sluggish immunization efforts.
Liste→ Facebook posts exaggerate size of London protest against coronavirus rules
Facebook posts claim that a rally in the British capital of London against coronavirus rules on April 24, 2021 attracted 750,000 protesters. This figure, however, has been exaggerated; British media reported the rally attracted around 10,000 protes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All Charges Have NOT Been Dropped Against Bill Cosby, Who Was NOT Granted Early Release
Have all charges been dropped against Bill Cosby? Was he granted early release? No, that's not true: The disgraced actor and comedian remains behind bars. Cosby was convicted of felony sex assault in 2018 and is serving a three- to 10-yea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Final Moves Against Deep State’ Claims NOT Proved By Video
Does a video prove that "final moves against the deep state" are happening now? No, that's not true: Many of the conspiracy theories claimed in the video are false. Donald Trump is not still president or "in charge," the London 2012 Olymp
Top Fact Checks→ The Uttar Pradesh Police filed a criminal complaint against a youth who sought oxygen for his grandfather via Twitter.
Uttar Pradesh police have booked an FIR against Shashank Yadav for allegedly tweeting a false message about the non-availability of medical oxygen.
Snopes→ No Charges Against R&B Artist Trey Songz over NFL Scuffle
R&B artist Trey Songz will not face charges in an alleged altercation with police officers at the AFC championship game in Kansas City, prosecutors announced.
Liste→ Doctored image does not show ex-South Korean presidents protesting against expressway project
A photo that purports to show two former South Korean presidents protesting against the construction of an expressway in the 1960s has been widely shared on Facebook. The photo, however, has been doctored. The original photo, taken by a news organisat
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Current data from clinical trials offer no reliable evidence that ivermectin is effective against COVID-19; better-quality clinical trials are needed to resolve this question
REVIEW A Sky News segment hosted by Alan Jones and featuring Craig Kelly, a Member of the Australian Parliament, claimed that scientific studies supported the use of ivermectin for treating COVID-19. Published on 19 April 2021, the segment was share
Snopes→ Biden to Recognize Atrocities Against Armenians as Genocide
U.S. presidents for decades have acknowledged Remembrance Day to mark the events of 1915 to 1923 but have avoided using the term “genocide” to sidestep alienating Turkey.
Snopes→ Was Josh Hawley the Only Senator To Vote Against COVID-19 Hate Crimes Bill?
The U.S. Senate passed the bill nearly unanimously on April 22, 2021.
Liste→ The US Supreme Court did not rule against mandatory vaccination
A post shared on Facebook in South Africa claims that the US Supreme Court “overturned” mandatory vaccination following a lawsuit filed by attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. This is false; the precedent for mandatory vaccination dates back to a Suprem
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did an Italian Lawmaker Call for Bill Gates to Face Trial for ‘Crimes Against Humanity’?
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The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did an Italian Lawmaker Call for Bill Gates to Face Trial for ‘Crimes Against Humanity’?
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Full Fact - All content→ Being near to people vaccinated against Covid-19 won’t give you side effects
Some social media posts claim that unvaccinated people can experience Covid-19 vaccine side effects, particularly issues with fertility, simply by being in close proximity to people who have had a vaccine. This is not true. The three types of vaccine d
Snopes→ NY Man on Trial for Threats Against Pelosi, AOC, and Schumer
A prosecutor urged a jury in a trial's opening statement to convict a New York man who threatened to kill members of Congress in a video posted online, but a defense lawyer dismissed his rants as speech-protected hyperbole so absurd that they bordered
Top Fact Checks→ Double masking provides extra protection against COVID-19.
The CDC has said that wearing two masks could provide twice as much protection against the virus, but ensuring a proper fit is vital.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ The guilty verdict against Derek Chauvin, explained
After weeks of testimony and a year of reckoning, a jury in Minneapolis convicted former police officer Derek Chauvin of two counts of murder and one count of manslaughter for the killing of George Floyd, who died gasping for air while Chauvin kneeled
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oft-Cited Article Proposes A Hypothesis, Does NOT Provide New Data Against Mask-Wearing, Is NOT A ‘Stanford Study"
Did this "Stanford Study" prove that face masks don't slow the spread of COVID-19 and harm the health of mask-wearers? No, that's not true: Stanford University disavows the article, which is not a report on new research and is full of the
Snopes→ Were MGT, Lauren Boebert the Only Lawmakers Who Voted Against Marrow-Donor Bill?
The Transplant Act would reauthorize the National Marrow Donor Program, a database of donors for people with fatal blood diseases.
Snopes→ Ohio Officer Whose Pat-Down Missed Gun Cautioned Against Rushing
An Ohio officer who missed a gun during a pat-down of Miles Jackson had been previously encouraged to not rush his job responsibilities, records show.
Snopes→ Did RFK Jr. Win a Supreme Court Case Against Mandatory Vaccination?
Two false rumors combined does not make a truth.
Snopes→ Protest Near Masters Pushes Back Against Georgia Voting Law
Georgia's law — which opponents say is designed to reduce the impact of minority voters by making it more difficult to cast a ballot — has drawn fire from around the country.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There is NO Indictment Against The Norwegian Government For Crimes Against Humanity
Is the Norwegian government facing an indictment for crimes against humanity related to its handling of the novel coronavirus? No, that's not true: According to the Norwegian government, there is no information about an indictment. The cl
WaPo Fact Checker→ Matt Gaetz’s claim that ‘travel records’ debunk the allegations against him
As a House member, Gaetz is not required to file disclosures concerning his private life and expenses. So his records show nothing.
Snopes→ Does Calif. Ethnic Studies Curriculum Call for Chants to Aztec Gods, ‘Countergenocide’ Against White Christians?
Though adoption by schools is voluntary, the California Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum has generated intense controversy in the state.
Liste→ Indian media outlet The Wire denies offering ‘apology’ for alleged defamation case against Home Minister’s son
Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts have shared a text message in Hindi that claims Indian news website The Wire has tendered an “apology” after “losing a defamation case against Jay Shah”, son of the minister of Home Affairs, in the Supreme Co
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines are critical for controlling the pandemic; vaccines still offer partial protection against new variants of the virus
REVIEW On 6 March 2021, the independent consultant Geert Vanden Bossche published an open letter to the World Health Organization on Twitter. In it, Vanden Bossche claimed that COVID-19 vaccines “should not be used amid an epidemic” and
TruthOrFiction→ Did Chuck Todd Host a Panel on Violence Against Asian-Americans Without One Asian-American Guest?
NBC News presenter Chuck Todd came under fire on March 21 2021 for addressing a mass shooting that killed eight people in the state of Georgia earlier in the week — six of whom were of Asian descent — without asking any Asian-Americans for
Liste→ Image shows US march against gun violence, not Montreal rally
Facebook posts claim a photo shows protesters filling several blocks at a 2021 rally in Montreal to oppose Covid-19 restrictions. This is false; the image was taken in the US capital Washington at a 2018 march against gun violence.
Snopes→ Trump Endorses Challenger Against Georgia Elections Chief
Current Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger certified Joe Biden's narrow win in the state.