Does video show Irish police walking with schoolchildren in Dublin to protect them from asylum-seekers living in a tent camp? No, that's not true: The police told Lead Stories that the videos shared on social media showed a routine practi
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UN Did NOT Halve Its Estimate Of Women And Children Killed In Gaza
Did the United Nations revise the Gaza death toll in early May 2024, resulting in almost 50 percent fewer women and children reported as killed than previously estimated? No, that's not true: While the United Nations Office for the Coordi
The Dispatch→ The Therapeutization of American Childhood
In ‘Bad Therapy,’ Abigail Shrier shows how counterproductive versions of talk therapy became commonplace.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: SpongeBob SquarePants Was NOT Based On Boy’s Abusive Childhood In 1940s
Was SpongeBob SquarePants based on the abusive childhood of a 9-year-old boy in the 1940s, as a video on TikTok suggested? No, that's not true: Stephen Hillenburg, the cartoon's creator, said in a 2015 interview that he was inspired by hi
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Trump attended his eldest children’s graduations, contrary to online claims
Former President Donald Trump “didn’t attend the graduations” of his other children.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hush-Money Trial Judge Did NOT Say To Trump, ‘You Didn’t Attend The Graduations Of Your Other Four Children’
Did the hush-money trial judge say that Donald Trump missed the graduations of his older children, in response to the former president's request that he be allowed to attend youngest son Barron's graduation? No, that's not true: As previo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Marines Did NOT Rescue 11 Kidnapped Children in Kansas
Did U.S. Marines rescue 11 children who were purportedly imprisoned in Kansas by the Federal Emergency Management Agency? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that this claim is false. Also, this claim appeared i
PolitiFact→ X posts – Video shows prankster in character at city council meeting, not a “child groomer”
Video shows “child groomer” at city council meeting reacting to “getting exposed”
The Dispatch→ The Great Rewiring of Childhood
What's eating Gen Z?
Full Fact→ The Gates Foundation did not paralyse 300,000 children in India
There is no evidence to support this at all.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Children 5 And Older CANNOT Consent To Vaccination Under Obamacare Even If They Can Recite Alphabet
Can children 5 years and older consent to vaccination under Obamacare if they can recite the alphabet? No, that's not true: Minors cannot consent to vaccination solely based on their ability to say their ABCs, regardless of the health car
Full Fact→ Bus stop ‘eat your children’ poster was created by artist
The mock advert, which has been widely shared on social media, is the work of an artist known for his satirical creations.
Health Feedback→ CDC analysis of RSV vaccines data showed vaccines are safe, not associated with excess deaths, contrary to claim by Children’s Health Defense
REVIEW In 2023, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved several treatments to protect young children and older adults from infections with the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). In May of that year, the agency approved two RSV vaccines
PolitiFact→ Jessica Ramos – New York state senator wrong on how many cities in New York rank high on child poverty
“Half of the cities with the highest rates of child poverty are in” New York state.
Full Fact→ Parade of mounted guards through London unrelated to death of Jacob Rothschild
A baseless claim linking Lord Rothschild’s death with a manoeuvre by the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment has been circulating online.
Full Fact→ NHS England was wrong to claim its data showed 3.4 million children are ‘unprotected’ against measles
It seems the health service actually calculated that 3.4 million children might have missed at least one vaccine dose.
Health Feedback→ Childhood vaccine ingredients are safe in the amount present in vaccines; cells, animal products, and viruses aren’t part of these ingredients
REVIEW Vaccination helps people live longer and healthier by protecting them against life-threatening diseases that were widespread not long ago. According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), immunization against preventable disease
Truth or Fiction?→ Sugar & Child Hyperactivity: Myth or Fact?
Many believe that sugar is the culprit behind children’s hyperactive behavior, a topic that has sparked much debate and investigation over the years. This article aims to shed light on the origins of this myth and explores what scientific resea
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Rothschild conspiracy theory resurfaces, but family doesn’t control global financial system
“The Rothschilds were behind the Federal Reserve, and they now control the global financial system.”
Full Fact→ Video of shivering child is from Syria, not Gaza
The video appears to have been posted by someone in Syria, but has since been shared alongside the Palestinian flag.
Health Feedback→ Various childhood vaccines have been tested in saline placebo-controlled randomized trials, contrary to claims by those opposed to vaccination
REVIEW The claim that no childhood vaccine has ever been tested against a placebo in a double-blind, randomized trial commonly crops up in anti-vaccine content. One example of this claim can be seen in this Instagram post. Prominent figures in the
Health Feedback→ The level of aluminum in childhood vaccines is safe, even for babies
REVIEW Opponents to vaccination commonly point to the presence of aluminum in some vaccines as supporting evidence for their toxicity. Health Feedback explained that these claims are unsubstantiated in previous reviews. Nevertheless, these claims pe
AllSides→ Real Video of Children in Chicken Coop Cages During Israel-Hamas Conflict?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/children-coop-cages-israel-hamas/ From October 2023 and into early 2
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parents’ Refusal To Use Chosen Pronouns Was NOT Reason Child Was Removed From Indiana Home — Care For Eating Disorder, Mental Health Were Needed
Did the Indiana Department of Child Services remove a child from their home because the parents refused to call them by their preferred pronouns, as a social media post suggests? No, that's not true: The complex situation outlined in Indi
Health Feedback→ Vaccines don’t cause autism; difference in infant mortality rates between Japan and the U.S. unrelated to childhood vaccine coverage
REVIEW An Instagram reel posted on 12 February 2024 made a number of claims about vaccine safety and questioned the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s current immunization schedule for children and adolescents in the United St
Health Feedback→ Childhood vaccines are an important protection against preventable diseases, not “poison” as claimed by Candace Owens
REVIEW Social media posts have repeatedly spread misleading claims about the safety of the contents of vaccines. These posts typically misrepresent the nature of individual vaccine components and disregard the safety and benefits of vaccination. In
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic News Segment About Genetically Engineered Disney Child Stars
Does a video shared on social media show authentic news coverage confirming that Disney child stars are genetically engineered humans? No, that's not true: The segment comes from the satirical website The Onion. The video was posted on Th
Washington Post→ Is gun violence the leading cause of death for children?
The White House likes to cite this statistic, but so much depends on what is included — such as whether 18- and 19-year-olds are considered children.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff on the Child Tax Credit and the GOP Primary
And yes, we weighed in on the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce conspiracy theory.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof ‘Dozens Of Ukrainians’ Asked Russia To Help Return Ukrainian Refugee Children From European Union
Did "dozens of Ukrainians" apply to Russia's mission to the United Nations for help getting their children back from welfare agencies in the European Union? No, that's not true: Parents of such children, Russian officials and European Uni
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Increase Risk Of Ear Infections In Children
Do recommended childhood vaccinations increase the risk of ear infections in those they're intended to protect? No, that's not true: Infectious disease experts told Lead Stories that vaccinations, such as those for diseases like influenza
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media post misleads about children’s deaths in RSV drug clinical trials
Twelve babies died from taking RSV drug in clinical trials.
The Dispatch→ A Child Tax Credit Compromise for the Real World
The Wyden-Smith deal would take a modest step toward improving the CTC’s ability to support families.
The Dispatch→ Let’s Not Turn the Child Tax Credit Into Welfare
The CTC at its best can provide tax relief for families and encourage work. That’s not what Congress’ recent proposal does.
Health Feedback→ Vaccines don’t cause childhood cancer, contrary to claim by Candace Owens
REVIEW In January 2024, political commentator and talk show host Candace Owens posted a tweet on X (formerly Twitter) claiming that vaccine package inserts state vaccines haven’t been tested for carcinogenic or mutagenic effect, that there has bee
Logically→ Tunnel under Chabad Lubavitchs huvudkontor är inte ansluten till Jewish Children’s Museum
Full Fact→ Video does not show ‘Muslim black man’ pushing child off train platform in France
A woman named Brianna Lace Workman was charged over the incident which occurred in Oregon in the United States in 2022.
Full Fact→ Tunnel under New York synagogue does not connect to a children’s museum
Thousands of people have shared this claim on social media.
The Dispatch→ Congress Moves to Expand the Child Tax Credit
The bipartisan sponsors hope to pass the measure before tax season.
PolitiFact→ Glenn Grothman – Grothman falsely claims birthright citizenship doesn’t apply to migrant children born in the US
“Our government, wrongly, is saying if you’re born in this country you’re automatically an American citizen.”