Are the tweets replicating a Florida emergency room doctor's lament over rising Delta variant cases all part of a pro-vaccine propaganda campaign? No, that's not true: Several replicas appear to be part of a gaslighting ploy by anti-vacci
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Snopes→ Did the CDC Recall PCR Covid-19 Tests Because They ‘Failed Full Review’?
Social media posts alleged the tests were revoked after receiving the “most serious type of recall.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All-Black, All-Female Chess Champions Did NOT Get Snubbed By Mainstream Media
Did a team of all-Black, all-female chess champions get snubbed by mainstream media? No, that's not true: the middle-school-aged team, which competed in 2016, was recognized by both local and national media outlets. The claim appeared in
Snopes→ RECALL: McCormick Italian Seasoning Products
Samples of some seasoning and sauces were found to contain salmonella.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ An Olympics hot mic video allegedly of an NBC producer isn’t real — it’s a joke
A spoof video shared on a comedian’s Twitter page has journeyed from joke to scandal as some people sharing and seeing it online appear to believe it’s authentic. It’s not. But here’s the premise: an NBC producer is caught on a hot mic saying:
Snopes→ Bob Odenkirk Collapses on ‘Better Call Saul’ Set
Crew members called an ambulance that took the 58-year-old actor to a hospital.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Pennsylvania Receive More Mail-In Ballots Than Were Sent Out?
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TruthOrFiction→ Does a Hospital in France Allow Terminal Patients to Meet With ‘Peyo the Horse’?
The story of a French hospital’s unusual relationship with a former dressage horse — and the horse’s relationship with terminal patients there — recirculated online in July 2021. Interest in “Doctor Peyo” reignited f
TruthOrFiction→ Anatomy of an Inauthentically Organized Campaign
In mid-2021, as the Delta variant rapidly spread among unvaccinated populations across the United States and public officials began publicly flirting with the prospect of still more measures to quell the spread of the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemi
Snopes→ Yes, the Cleveland Baseball Team Has a New Name
The name change comes after years of advocacy by indigenous organizations.
Snopes→ Free Money for All? Mayors Hope Local Tests Bring Big Change
The surge in interest in these so-called free money pilot programs shows how quickly the concept of just handing out cash, no strings attached, has shifted from far-fetched idea to serious policy proposal.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ President Biden exaggerated the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines during a CNN town hall
President Joe Biden exaggerated when he spoke about the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine during a CNN town hall. “You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations,” Biden said. It is rare for people who are fully vac
WaPo Fact Checker→ Fact-checking Biden’s town hall on CNN
We looked into five claims the president made on topics such as covid-19, the economy and a new child tax credit.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s CNN Town Hall
In a prime-time town hall aired on CNN, President Joe Biden overstated some facts and misled on others. The COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective in preventing symptomatic disease, hospitalizations and deaths from the disease. But no vaccine is 100%
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CA Proposition 47 Does NOT Allow Theft Of Property Valued Under $950 To Occur Without Police Intervention
Does California's Proposition 47 state that theft of property valued under $950 will not be prosecuted, so police will not show up if such theft occurs? No, that's not true: The proposition, which passed in 2014 and has been on the books
Snopes→ RECALL: Tyson Chicken Linked to Listeria, BrightFarms Salads to Salmonella
Federal agencies announced two major product recalls in July 2021, amid outbreaks of listeria and Salmonella in several states.
Snopes→ RECALL: Give and Go Muffins Pulled From Walmart, 7-Eleven, Over Listeria Concerns
The company's announcement, in July 2021, was posted online by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Top Fact Checks→ Joe Biden and Kamala Harris cheated in the 2020 elections with mail-in ballots.
President Joe Biden's victory was certified by the Electoral College. There was no evidence of voter fraud.
Snopes→ Pic Shows Difference Between Men’s, Women’s Beach Handball Uniforms?
Norway's women's beach handball team was fined in July 2021 for protesting against the sport's "bikini bottoms" requirement.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Story of the Wooden Bombs Dropped by Allied Forces on German Decoy Airfields During WW2 is Likely True
Did Allied bomber pilots drop wooden bombs on German decoy airfields made from wood to let them know they saw through the ruse? While no historical sources can confirm this story beyond a doubt, researchers have compiled eyewitness accoun
Snopes→ Frito-Lay Workers Allege Colleague Died on Assembly Line, Was Moved Aside
Striking employees allege deplorable work conditions.
Snopes→ Pelosi Moves to Block Trump Allies from Jan. 6 Committee
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting two Republicans tapped by House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, citing the “integrity” of the probe.
Full Fact - All content→ Young people do face a small risk from Covid
Youngsters are not at risk from this disease at all. Sir Charles Walker, 20 July 2021 [18:35]. During a conversation about nightclub rules on the BBC radio programme World at One, the Conservative MP Sir Charles Walker said that young people are not a
Snopes→ Were Anti-Sex Beds Installed at the 2020 Olympics?
You don't have to give up sex to help save the environment.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Tucker Carlson spins a web of misleading claims as he alleges ‘meaningful voter fraud’ in Georgia
Fox News host Tucker Carlson promoted a number of false, misleading and unsubstantiated claims about election fraud in Georgia in a recent segment on his cable news program. “It now appears there actually was meaningful voter fraud in Fulton Coun
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Tucker Carlson spins web of misleading claims as he alleges ‘meaningful voter fraud’ in Georgia
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/20/tucker-carlson/tucker-carlson-spins-web-misleading-claims-he-alle/
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Trump’s claim about Arizona mail-in ballots is based on a misunderstanding of early voting
Persisting in the quest to dispute his loss in the 2020 presidential election, former President Donald Trump claimed that tens of thousands of mail-in ballots in Maricopa County, Arizona, were improperly counted without a record of them having been sen
Snopes→ Biden: ‘Killing People’ Remark Was Call for Big Tech to Act
The White House says platforms such as Facebook haven't done enough to stop misinformation that has helped slow the pace of new vaccinations in the U.S. to a trickle.
Snopes→ Why Are Blue Laws Called ‘Blue Laws’?
The term 'blue laws' historically defined regulations intended to preserve the Sabbath by proscribing what activities were allowed on that day.
Snopes→ Yes, This Phallic Lamp is Real
"It is about love, light and life," says its creator. It is also priced at nearly $5,000.
Top Fact Checks→ During the Arizona audit of the 2020 Presidential election, 74,243 mail-in ballots were found with no record of them being sent.
This claim misrepresents a normal feature of elections - some early ballots are not returned by post because people choose to vote in person instead.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Are state legislators really seeking power to overrule voters?
In a speech on voting rights in Philadelphia, President Joe Biden vowed that his administration would fight back against new voting restrictions pushed by allies of former President Donald Trump. State legislators are now engaged in a “broad as
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ballots Cast By People Not On The Voter Rolls In Maricopa County, Arizona, Are NOT Evidence of Fraud
Do ballots cast by people not on the voter rolls in Maricopa County, Arizona, constitute evidence of fraud in the 2020 election? No, that's not true: People can cast provisional ballots, which are only counted if it's determined that the
Snopes→ Yankee Stadium Fan Banned from MLB Parks for Hitting Verdugo with Ball
The fan who hit Boston Red Sox left fielder Alex Verdugo with a baseball thrown from the Yankee Stadium stands has been banned for life from attending big league games.
Snopes→ Padres, Nats Recall Harrowing Scene After Shots Outside Park
As the shots rang out, Nationals manager Dave Martinez was making sure his players were safe.
Snopes→ Gaetz and Greene’s ‘America First’ Rally in Anaheim Canceled
The third time proved not to be the charm.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ink Bleeding Through Ballots Did NOT Impact Vote Tallies in Maricopa County, Arizona
Did ink bleeding through ballots impact vote tallies in the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Arizona? No, that's not true: Even if a voter's ballot marks do bleed through from one side of a ballot to another, they don't impact the tally,
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The Nuremberg Code specifically addresses experimentation; COVID-19 vaccines aren’t experimental, and therefore, don’t violate the Code
REVIEW In June 2021, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 employees of the Houston Methodist Hospital system who claimed the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement violated the Nuremberg Code. The employees also comp
Snopes→ Did Trump Say ‘Some of the Stars I Produced Are Actually Made of Garbage’?
The former president faced a wave of unflattering press coverage in the summer of 2021, amid a raft of "tell-all" books about his presidency.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Were NOT ‘Over 74,000’ More Mail-In Ballots Received, Counted In Maricopa County, Arizona, Than Were Mailed Out
Were over 74,000 more mail-in ballots received and counted than were mailed out for the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Arizona? No, that's not true: County officials say the true tally shows there were 446,000 fewer mail-in votes than