Whoever that person on the viral call may be, you should know Canadian medical organizations have released statements refuting his comments.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Mask Study Did NOT Prove ‘Mask Wearing Basically Doesn’t Do A Damn Thing’
Did a Danish study show mask-wearing has a statistically insignificant impact on COVID-19 infection and "basically doesn't do a damn thing"? No, that's not true: Both the study authors and an editorial in the journal where it was publishe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Votes Are Recorded And Stored Locally In The US: They Are NOT Controlled By Scytl and Dominion Voting Systems
Does a company named Scytl control votes cast in United States elections because Dominion Voting Systems and other election technology companies upload election results to Scytl databases? No, that's not true: The OSET (Open Source Elect
Snopes→ Did White House Press Secretary Call COVID-19 Guidelines ‘Orwellian’?
The term has been used to describe overbearing government regimes.
Snopes→ No, Barr Didn’t Call ‘Emergency Meeting’ after ‘Major’ Post-Election Discovery
The year 2020 was challenging enough without junk news forcing us to travel backwards in time.
Snopes→ No, Barr Didn’t Call ‘Emergency Meeting’ after ‘Major’ Post-Election Discovery
The year 2020 was challenging enough without junk news forcing us to travel backwards in time.
TruthOrFiction→ Twitter Amends Flag from ‘Official Sources Called This Election Differently’ to ‘Multiple Sources Called This Election Differently’
In mid-November 2020, Twitter updated one of its election information flags, changing the wording from the uncertain-sounding, “Official sources called this election differently” to the even less forceful, “Multiple sources called th
TruthOrFiction→ Twitter Amends Flag from ‘Official Sources Called This Election Differently’ to ‘Multiple Sources Called This Election Differently’
In mid-November 2020, Twitter updated one of its election information flags, changing the wording from the uncertain-sounding, “Official sources called this election differently” to the even less forceful, “Multiple sources called th
Snopes→ Did Amazon Recall Ring Doorbells That Can Catch Fire?
An important reminder to closely read the owner's manual.
TruthOrFiction→ Has RealClearPolitics ‘Rescinded’ Pennsylvania and ‘Uncalled’ the Race?
After the 2020 election was “called” with former United States Vice President Joe Biden as victor, a rumor circulated that a website called RealClearPolitics had “rescinded” Pennsylvania, effectively undoing Biden’s win:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: RealClearPolitics Did NOT Rescind Call For Biden Winning Pennsylvania
Did Joe Biden lose his status as president-elect after RealClearPolitics rescinded its call of Pennsylvania for Joe Biden? No, that's not true. RealClearPolitics Co-founder and President Tom Bevan tweeted it was false news. A search of we
Top Fact Checks→ Trump called for Biden to be ‘shot’.
Donald Trump has frequently used the word 'shot' to assert his notion that Joe Biden lacks the mental acuity to be the president of the US.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Retract Its Projection That Biden Won Arizona — CNN Had Yet To ‘Call’ Arizona When Claim Was Made
Did CNN retract its projection that that Joe Biden will win Arizona? No, that's not true: CNN had yet to call Arizona for either candidate at the time the claim was posted. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) where it wa
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ What does it mean when the media ‘calls’ an election?
Major news networks and the Associated Press have declared Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential election. What now? Here’s what we know. What does the media’s “call” of a winner actually mean? The media’s “call” o
Snopes→ Was Trump Golfing When the 2020 Presidential Election Was Called?
On an historic day in America, rumors held that the incumbent president spent the key moment on a golf course.
TFCN Feature – Poynter→ TFCN Roundup: Did Trump call to stop counts where he leads, but not where Biden does?
This week, MediaWise's Teen Fact-Checking Network took on seven claims, focusing hard on the 2020 presidential election. The post TFCN Roundup: Did Trump call to stop counts where he leads, but not where Biden does? appeared first on Poynter.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Michigan ‘Magically’ Find 138,339 Votes for Joe Biden?
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FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleadingly Claims That Ballot Count Was ‘Called Off’
President Donald Trump misleadingly said early in the morning after Election Day that ballot counting in states where he was leading had been “called off,” baselessly suggesting there was something suspicious happening. Similar complaints w
Top Fact Checks→ Robocalls made to people in Michigan urging them to stay home on Election Day.
Michigan officials warned voters of robocalls on Election Day urging voters to stay home because of long queues and vote the next day.
Liste→ Philadelphia DA office calls polling violation tweet ‘deliberately deceptive’
A tweet claiming to show a polling violation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has been retweeted more than 8,000 times on election day. The tweet is misleading; the city’s district attorney’s office said an investigation had shown there was no breach
Liste→ Phony flyer calls for Antifa riots after US election day
On election day, an image circulating online purportedly called on supporters of the leftist Antifa movement to dress up as Trump voters and riot the day after polls close. The claim is false; the image previously circulated prior to peaceful, anti-T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Stay Home’ Robocalls To Voters Are NOT Authentic
Did election officials warn voters to "stay home and stay safe"? No, state officials in Nebraska and other states say robocalls with that message are fraudulent attempt to suppress voting. The deception was spotlighted in a tweet (archive
TruthOrFiction→ Flint Robocalls Purportedly Advised Voters to Avoid Long Lines and ‘Vote Tomorrow’
Election Day 2020 brought with it expectations of widespread, ongoing attempts at voter suppression — and those expectations bore out early and often. One report from Flint, Michigan concerned “robocalls” warning of long lines at
Snopes→ Michigan AG Warns of Robocalls Aimed at Voter Suppression
A suspicious robocall campaign has reportedly urged people of Flint, Michigan, to "vote tomorrow" after the election ends.
Liste→ Trump falsely claims Biden called Black youths ‘super predators’
US President Donald Trump claimed on Twitter that his Democratic rival Joe Biden referred to young Black men as “super predators.” This is false; it was Hillary Clinton, not Biden, who used the phrase in the 1990s when she was speaking about gangs.
Top Fact Checks→ Ivanka Trump Declares She Is ‘Unapologetically’ ‘Pro-Life’ for the First Time.
A week before the U.S. elections, Ivanka Trump has taken an anti-abortion stance publicly for the first time.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Percy Long Prong’ Calling Card: Racy Relic, or Out of Context Hoax?
An October 15 2020 post to Reddit’s r/myfavoritemurder, titled “Found under floorboards[,] Percy Long Prong’s business card,” introduced a battered but risque calling card for a male sex worker purportedly catering to widows, s
Snopes→ Did AOC Call GOP ‘Sad’ and ‘Stupid’ for Criticizing Her Outfits?
Republicans criticized the expensive price tags on outfits worn by U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in a Vanity Fair photo shoot.
Snopes→ No, Trump Did Not Call for Biden’s Assassination
Critics of the president latched onto his use of the phrase "Joe's shot," in a speech in October 2020. What did he actually say?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Call For The Assassination Of His Political Opponent
Did President Trump call for the assassination of his political opponent, Joe Biden? No, that's not true: While it may have been a poor choice of words, President Trump's comments in a speech Tuesday, October 27, 2020, in which he suggest
Full Fact - All content→ Stanley Johnson did write a novel called ‘The Virus’
A post on Instagram claims that Stanley Johnson, father of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, wrote a novel called ‘The Virus’ in 1982 and includes a synopsis of the book. This is correct. The book was initially published in 1982, and was republ
TruthOrFiction→ Did Joe Biden Call Trump ‘George’ During a Live Video?
A tweet from an official for United States President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign highlighted a widespread disinformation campaign that hinged on attempting to manufacture a “gaffe” to pin on Democratic Party presidential nomi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Call Black Criminals ‘Super Predators.’
Did Joe Biden call young Black criminals "super predators"? No, that's not true: He used the term "predators" multiple times when giving speeches in support of the The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which he co-aut
Snopes→ Did Biden Call Black Americans ‘Super-Predators’?
In two debates, U.S. President Donald Trump mistakenly conflated a remark made by Joe Biden with one made by Hillary Clinton.
Snopes→ Was The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin Suspended After Exposing Himself on a Zoom Call?
The incident was witnessed by co-workers preparing for election night coverage.
Snopes→ Was The New Yorker’s Jeffrey Toobin Suspended After Exposing Himself on a Zoom Call?
The incident was witnessed by co-workers preparing for election night coverage.
Full Fact - All content→ WhatsApp messages about a video called “India is doing it” are a hoax
We’ve received questions from readers about a message circulating on WhatsApp, other messaging apps and Twitter. It is about a supposed video called “India is doing it” and readers wanted to know whether claims it can hack your phone
Liste→ False claim circulates online that Rahul Gandhi called himself India’s ‘biggest fool’ during speech
A video has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook and Youtube alongside a claim it shows former Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi calling himself “the biggest fool” in the country. The claim is false; the video has been edited in a mislead
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Amy Coney Barrett Say “Being Called the N-Word Does Not Constitute a Hostile Work Environment”?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/barrett-nword-opinion/ In October 2020, as the U.S. Senate began conf
Snopes→ Did Amy Coney Barrett Say “Being Called the N-Word Does Not Constitute a Hostile Work Environment”?
Barrett wrote for a unanimous three-judge panel in 2019 that upheld the dismissal of a workplace discrimination lawsuit by a Black employee who claimed he was called a racial slur by a supervisor.