Republicans are worried that a corporate backlash stirred by the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection could crimp a vital stream of campaign cash, complicating the party’s prospects of retaking the Senate in the next election.
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Snopes→ Is Trump Back on Twitter Using the Alias ‘John Barron’?
John Barron is a name Trump used when leaking information to reporters in the 1980s and '90s.
Snopes→ Was ‘TRUMP’ Carved into a Florida Manatee’s Back?
Mutilating a manatee carries a fine of up to $100,000 upon conviction.
Snopes→ Lawmakers Who Voted Against Biden Get Blasted Back Home
Republican members of Congress who voted against certifying Joe Biden’s presidential victory, even after a mob broke into the Capitol, are getting blasted by critics in their home districts who demand that they resign or be ousted.
Snopes→ Oaths Questioned As Trump’s Backers Fight Against Loss
Before they take office, elected officials swear to uphold the U.S. Constitution. But what happens when they are accused of doing the opposite?
Snopes→ Rioters Who Stormed US Capitol Now Face Backlash at Work
People on social media have been trying to identify rioters photographed or filmed at the Capitol, pressuring companies that employ them to fire them.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Big Payback’ Meme Uses Old Photo From Los Angeles 2017 Women’s March — Not January 6, 2021, In DC
Does a meme showing thousands of people packed into a street intersection depict a January 2021 "Big Payback" rally in Washington, D.C.? No, that's not true: The image used in the meme shows a January 21, 2017, women's anti-Trump march in
Snopes→ Protesters Backing Trump Roll into Capital to Cheer Him on
President Donald Trump's supporters have descended on the nation’s capital to cheer his baseless claims of election fraud ahead of a congressional vote to affirm Joe Biden's election victory.
Snopes→ GOP Voters in Georgia Back Trump’s False Claims
About three-quarters of voters who backed Republican candidates in Georgia's Senate runoffs say President-elect Joe Biden was not legitimately elected in November.
TruthOrFiction→ Georgia Republican’s Photograph Brings Back Concern Over ‘White Power’ Gesture
Heading into one of two Senate runoff elections in Georgia, a photograph of right-wing incumbent Sen. David Perdue — and the purported intent behind it — received newfound attention in January 2021, including a side debate over whether it
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ The second round of Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grant recipients report back on their projects
A little less than a month after the International Fact-Checking Network and Facebook distributed more than half a million dollars in grant funding to 13 fact-checking organizations fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the pair awarded an additional $300,00
Snopes→ Is the Star of Bethlehem Making a Comeback?
On Dec. 21, 2020, Jupiter and Saturn will cross paths in the night’s sky. Is this the same phenomenon as the Star of Bethlehem?
Snopes→ Black Michigan State Rep Responds to Lynching Threats, Faces Backlash
Democratic lawmaker Cynthia Johnson appeared to threaten Trump supporters in a Facebook video.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ The first round of Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grant recipients report back on their projects
In April the International Fact-Checking Network partnered with Facebook to dole out more than half a million dollars in grant funding to fact-checking organizations fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The first round of Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grants he
Liste→ Video of daring hold-up by two men on horseback was filmed in Brazil, not Lesotho
A video showing two masked men on horseback carrying out an armed robbery has been shared more than a thousand times on Facebook, alongside the claim that the incident happened in Lesotho. This is false; while the video is genuine, the brazen act took
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Comments Made In The Year 1957’ List Has A History, But Not Back To The ’50s
Does this collection of comments date back to 1955 or 1957? No, that's not true: These 20 quips do harken to an earlier time but they do not trace all the way back to the 1950s. This contrived collection of comments seems to have been a p
Liste→ Sri Lankan faith healer touts false ‘miracle cure’ for Covid-19, prompting pushback from doctors
A Sri Lankan faith healer claims to have created a concoction that is a “miracle cure” for Covid-19 that will offer “lifetime protection” against the disease. A purported recipe for the alternative medicine was subsequently shared thousands of
Snopes→ Baseless Claims Fill Trump-Backed Election Case
A lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to subvert the will of the voters who elected Joe Biden president over Donald Trump makes a barrage of claims that don't hold up under basic scrutiny.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Cases of Bell’s palsy and death observed during Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine clinical trials were within expected background range of general population
REVIEW Following the publication of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of the COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech, social media posts and articles went viral on Facebook, claiming that the vaccine was responsible for causing adve
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Fatal Car Crash Was A Message For Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp ‘To Get Back In Line’
Was a fatal car crash a message for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp "to get back in line"? No, there's no evidence that's true: Although the cause of the crash, which killed an aide to Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler, remains under investigation, a p
Liste→ CNN did not back-pedal and say Trump will win US presidency
A video has been shared thousands of times on Facebook with claims that after initially calling the US election for Joe Biden, American TV network CNN had back-pedalled and was now saying President Donald Trump would win a second term. This is misleadi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denver Broncos Did NOT Sign Colin Kaepernick To Play Sunday, November 29, 2020, After Other Quarterbacks Were Placed In COVID-19 Quarantine
Did the Denver Broncos sign Colin Kaepernick to play quarterback on Sunday, November 29, 2020, after all of the team's quarterbacks were ordered into quarantine for COVID-19 exposure? No, that's not true: The same NFL COVID-19 protocols t
Liste→ Claims of pandemic spike in suicides are not backed by data
Posts spread by celebrities and liked about 250,000 times on Instagram claim suicides have risen 200 percent since pandemic-linked lockdowns in America began. This is false; there is no data to support such a statement, the timing of which coincides w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Johnny Depp Did NOT Say Warner Bros. Would Bring Him ‘Back In’ After Studio Forced Him Out Of ‘Fantastic Beasts’ Movie
Did Johnny Depp say Warner Bros. would bring him "back in" if the fans asked for it after the studio forced him out of the "Fantastic Beasts" movie? No, that's not true. A viral meme shows a Tweet from Depp stating that the movie studio c
Snopes→ GOP Backs Trump as He Fights Election Results, Transition
Some Republicans, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, have rallied behind Trump's efforts to fight the election results.
Liste→ No evidence behind claims that Putin vowed to back Ethiopia in Nile dam dispute
A Facebook post shared in Ethiopia claims to show comments from Russian President Vladimir Putin backing the African country in its dispute with neighbours over the mega-dam it has built on the Nile river. However, AFP Fact Check found no evidence that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT Enough Science Backing Claims That Drinking Water From Copper Cup Yields Host Of Health Benefits
Does drinking water from a copper cup provide such health benefits as regulating the thyroid gland, slowing aging, getting rid of anemia and lowering risks of heart disease and cancer? No, that is not true. Not only can high doses of copp
Snopes→ McDonald’s Cult Classic, The McRib, Is Coming Back
McDonald's announced that for the first time in eight years it will be offering nationwide its barbeque slathered sandwich with the cult following.
Climate Feedback→ Guardian article on Arctic methane emissions claiming “a new climate feedback loop may have been triggered” lacks important context
SUMMARY This article “‘Sleeping giant’ Arctic methane deposits starting to release, scientists find” was published in The Guardian in October 2020, and has received more than 150,000 interactions on social media, according to
Liste→ After 50 Cent backs Trump, Republicans share rappers’ doctored image
Social media users including Donald Trump’s son Eric spread an image of rappers 50 Cent -- who has urged supporters to vote for the president -- and Ice Cube, both wearing Trump 2020 hats. But the image has been doctored; in the original, their hats
Snopes→ Bleached Halloween Pumpkin Post Sparks Vitriolic, Misinformed Backlash
Please remember to check your facts before piling on to the social media hate fest.
Full Fact - All content→ Shamima Begum is not back in the UK
A post shared hundreds of times on Facebook has claimed that Shamima Begum, the woman who left the UK as a teenager in 2015 to go to Syria, has been allowed back into the UK. It also claims her protection and legal aid has all been paid for by the taxp
Snopes→ Who Are the Proud Boys Trump Told To ‘Stand Back and Stand By’?
Members of the fringe club turned volunteer "security" force have openly advocated violence and white supremacy.
Snopes→ Trump, Contagious at White House, Back to Downplaying Virus
Still sickened by COVID-19, President Donald Trump plunged back into playing down the disease that hospitalized him for three days and has so far killed more than 210,000 Americans.
Snopes→ Trump, Still Infectious, Back at White House — Without Mask
President Donald Trump staged a dramatic return to the White House after leaving the military hospital where he has been receiving an unprecedented level of care for COVID-19.
Top Fact Checks→ Trump: I brought back manufacturing jobs
In Trump’s first 30 months as president, manufacturers added 499,000 jobs. The sector has been impacted severely due to trade wars and COVID-19.A study published by the Economic Policy Institute in August shows that President Trump has not
Snopes→ Did Obama Call a UN Security Meeting Behind Trump’s Back?
A routine review of content labeled satire.
Snopes→ Gale Sayers, Bears Hall of Fame Running Back, Dies at 77
He made his mark as one of the NFL’s best all-purpose running backs and was later celebrated for his enduring friendship with a Chicago Bears teammate with cancer.
Top Fact Checks→ Biden: After Trump removed BLM protestors to walk across to a church, he held a Bible upside down, and then went back to a bunker in the White House.
Biden's claims are false since both the incidents happened on two separate days amid protests in the wake of George Floyd's death
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Was NOT Waving To An Empty Field; Firefighters In Background
Did Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wave to an empty field when he stepped off his jet in Tampa, Florida, as though he was waving to no one? No, that's not true. A video making this claim and gaining wide attention on social med