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Snopes→ Did Adolph ‘Harpo’ Marx Change His Name Because of Hitler?
Arthur "Harpo" Marx's name change took place long before the world had heard of an Austrian named Adolf Hitler.
TruthOrFiction→ Did the CDC Issue Zombie Apocalypse Guidelines in 2021 Because of a Nostradamus Prophecy?
On March 3 2021, a number of Fox affiliates shared an article claiming that due to a purported 2021 Nostradamus prophecy, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had created “just in case” guidance for a “zombie apocalypse̶
Snopes→ Are Boston Public Schools Suspending Advanced Classes Because of Too Many White and Asian Students?
A few headlines missed the mark on this story.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Merrick Garland Deny Antifa Attacks Were Domestic Terrorism Because They Happened at Night?
Following the Senate confirmation hearings for attorney general nominee Merrick Garland, viral posts on social media claimed that he said Antifa attacks on federal property were not domestic terrorism because they occured at night.Disclose.tv
TruthOrFiction→ Are Life Insurance Policies Being Canceled Because of the COVID-19 Vaccine?
As an example of how disinformation can get laundered through Facebook, witness the attempt to spread a lie about the current vaccination efforts against the COVID-19 pandemic. The claim originated with a post from a user based in England reading: Che
Top Fact Checks→ Schools in Arizona are closed because undocumented people can’t get the COVID-19 vaccine.
There is a shortage of vaccines in Arizona but this is unrelated to immigration.
Top Fact Checks→ The USA is not a democracy because the term does not appear in the Constitution.
The United States has elements of both a republic and a democracy. The definition of democracy has changed over time.
Snopes→ Did Dave Ramsey Say He Doesn’t Believe in Stimulus Checks Because if You Need Them ‘You Were Pretty Much Screwed Already’?
The radio host made a comment on Fox News that was received unfavorably by many.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Simone Biles Was Banned from Doing Moves Because They Couldn’t Score Them Fairly,’ and ‘They Were Too Dangerous for Other Gymnasts’
One day after the February 7 2021 Super Bowl LV victory of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Twitter user @yungwonk (Regina Pearson) quote-tweeted another user’s praise of quarterback Tom Brady with additional information: Simone Biles was banned from
Top Fact Checks→ Shell is eliminating 9000 jobs because of President Joe Biden.
In September, before Biden was elected, energy supplier Shell revealed that the company would slash up to 9,000 jobs globally.
Full Fact - All content→ Some people have died after Covid-19 vaccination—not because of it
We’ve seen several posts on Facebook using the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) in the US to claim that Covid-19 vaccines have caused many deaths. This is not what the VAERS data means. It is a list of reported incidents that took p
Snopes→ Does Andrew Yang Want To Rename NYC Because ‘There Isn’t an Old York’?
Andrew Yang is running for mayor of New York, not Old York.
Full Fact - All content→ 53 people have not died in Gibraltar because of the Covid-19 vaccine
Claims that 53 people died in Gibraltar in the first ten days after Covid-19 vaccinations started there have gone viral on Facebook. The implication in the article seems to be that these deaths were caused by the vaccine. Linking these deaths to the va
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California DID Lift Stay-At-Home Order While Hospitalizations Remain High — Because Those Numbers Are Dropping
Did California lift the state's regional stay-at-home order in January 2021 even though hospitalization numbers are much higher than when the order was put in place in 2020? Yes, but that summary leaves out context: California Gov. Gavin
Snopes→ Is Migrant Caravan Headed for US Because of Biden’s Immigration Policies?
Biden's critics were quick to conflate immigration policies and misrepresent facts about a caravan of Honduras migrants.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Despite Claims In Georgia Senate Hearing, Dominion Voting Machines Were NOT Hacked Because They Don’t Have Modems
Did someone hack into the electronic voting system being used in Georgia for the January 5, 2020, U.S. Senate runoff races? No, Georgia election officials say that's not true: The digital poll book was not even in use on December 30, 2020
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Despite Claims In Georgia Senate Hearing, Dominion Voting Machines Were NOT Hacked Because They Don’t Have Modems
Did someone hack into the electronic voting system being used in Georgia for the January 5, 2020, U.S. Senate runoff races? No, Georgia election officials say that's not true: The digital poll book was not even in use on December 30, 2020
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Say The U.S. Is ‘Doomed’ Because The U.S. Will Be Minority Non-Hispanic White In The Near Future
Did Joe Biden say "this country is doomed" because non-Hispanic white people will become a minority share of the U.S. population in the near future? No, that's not true: This is a deceptively edited clip. He did say those words, but the r
Snopes→ No, a Nurse Didn’t Faint Because of the COVID-19 Vaccine
Tennessee critical care nurse Tiffany Dover became the target of vaccine misinformation as the result of an unrelated medical condition.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Is SF Changing the Name of a School Because Lincoln Didn’t Show ‘Black Lives Matter’?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/san-francisco-lincoln-blm/ On Dec.
Snopes→ Is SF Changing the Name of a School Because Lincoln Didn’t Show ‘Black Lives Matter’?
A story that rocketed around the internet for its clickbait value employed misleading framing of an issue in San Francisco.
Full Fact - All content→ Vaccine approval isn’t quicker because of Brexit
“Because of Brexit we’ve been able to make a decision [to approve the Pfizer vaccine] based on the UK regulator, a world class regulator, and not go at the pace of the Europeans who are moving a little bit more slowly. We do all the same s
Top Fact Checks→ The U.K was able to approve the vaccine quickly because of leaving the EU.
The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine was authorized under the European law, and Britain is still subject to EU rules until the end of the year.
Full Fact - All content→ Mersey Care has only had five Covid-19 deaths because it is a mental health and disability services trust
A post on Facebook with over 1,000 shares shows a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, which says that there were only five deaths related to Covid-19 in that trust, and that those patients all had pre-existing cond
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Johns Hopkins Student Paper Retracted Because CDC Data DOES Show Excess Deaths Caused By Covid-19
Is it true the lethality of COVID-19 is being overblown by government mortality data, and was a Johns Hopkins University student paper censored when it posted a story about that claim? No, that is not true. There is no evidence that offic
Snopes→ Did Costco Stop Selling Chaokoh Coconut Milk Because of Exploited Monkeys?
According to PETA, Costco said it had temporarily halted the sale of Chaokoh coconut milk.
Snopes→ Did a Church Close Its Food Bank ‘Because It Attracts Poor People’?
One would think poor people are most at risk around food insecurity.
Snopes→ Is COVID-19 Stimulus Legislation Delayed Because of Pelosi?
The president repeatedly blamed the U.S. House Speaker for not caring about Americans since she would not agree to his terms for COVID-19 relief aid.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Amy Barrett Did NOT Say During Her Confirmation Hearing She Isn’t Using Notes Because ‘I’ve Got Seven Kids … I’m Used To Stupid Questions’
Did Amy Coney Barrett say during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing she s wanot using notes because she has seven kids and is "used to stupid questions"? No, that's not true: The quote was incorrectly attributed to her. In a video of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Tell Reporters The Main Reason He Nominated Amy Barrett Was Because She Is Attractive
Did President Donald Trump tell reporters the main reason he nominated Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court Justice was because she is attractive? No, that is not true: It is a made up quote. There is no instance of that statement in Factba
Snopes→ Did Trump Say He Nominated Amy Coney Barrett Because of Her Looks?
"I think Amy is much, much better looking than the women we have had," Trump supposedly said of his Supreme Court nominee.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Do these hoaxes about Trump and COVID-19 look familiar? That’s because they are
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. Déjà vu: Hoaxers turn to the same tactics all over agai
Snopes→ Did Biden Say Americans Could Stay Home During Pandemic Because ‘Some Black Woman’ Stocked Grocery Shelves?
A 10-second-clip from a 90-minute event was missing some context.
Top Fact Checks→ Lulu Mall, situated in Edapally, is closed because of COVID-19.
Lulu Mall at Edappally Junction, in the city of Kochi, remains closed until further notice as the area was declared as a containment zone.
FactCheck.org→ Social Security Didn’t Stop Mailing Checks ‘Because It’s Not Secure’
Quick Take A social media post claims that Social Security checks have not been sent by mail “since 2013 because it’s not secure.” The Social Security Administration required electronic payment transfers in compliance with a 1996 fede
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Tweet That It’s ‘Not Fair For A President To Leave Office Because Of BAD Votes’
Did President Trump post a tweet that said it was "not fair for a president to leave office because of BAD votes" and that "the Supreme Court should decide the presidency"? No, that's not true: It is a fake tweet that was shared as real o
Top Fact Checks→ Donald Trump thinks the U.S. wildfires started because of explosive trees.
The 85 to 90 percent wildfires result from human causes, including unattended camp and debris fires, discarded cigarettes, and arson.
Top Fact Checks→ Trump: We were short on ventilators because the cupboards were bare when we took it over.
Around 16,660 working ventilators were available at the start of the pandemic. This was also the number of ventilators inherited by Trump admin.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Cloth masks are effective at reducing virus transmission because it spreads in respiratory droplets, which are larger than smoke particles and the pores in fabric
REVIEW Memes appeared on Facebook in late August 2020 claiming that cloth masks are ineffective at reducing virus transmission because smoke particles are larger than virus particles and cannot be filtered by cloth masks (see examples here and here)