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FactCheck.org→ Post Makes False Claim About Children Missing After Maui Wildfires

2023-09-20 Quick Take The wildfires in Maui caused widespread destruction on the island and claimed the lives of 97 people. The Maui Police Department and the FBI have released the list of 31 individuals still unaccounted for following the fire. Yet an Instag Go to site post…»

ABC News / AP Fact Check→ False claim that Navy SEALs rescued missing Maui children from cages comes from a parody site

2023-09-20 AP’S ASSESSMENT: False. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – More than 60 people missing after Maui fires, not 1,000 children

2023-09-13 “Over 1,000 missing children in Maui.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Report Does NOT Link Developmental Disabilities In Children With 2019-21 Pandemic Masking

2023-09-12 Did a July 2023 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conclude that children are being harmed by masks, resulting in a 17 percent rise in developmental disabilities in children 3-17? No, that's not true: A misleading Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Study didn’t show COVID-19 vaccines weaken children’s immune response, contrary to claim by Alex Berenson

2023-09-11 REVIEW A study from researchers at the University of Melbourne[1] became the basis of claims on social media that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine damaged children’s immune response against other diseases. One example of such a claim can be seen in thi Go to site post…»

Logically→ Study on COVID-19 vaccines misrepresented to claim they cause ‘VAIDS’ in children

2023-09-11 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Truck Driver Did NOT Rescue ‘Approximately 15’ Children ‘Trapped In Padlocked Cages’ On Pickup Truck — It Was Mother, Her 4 Kids Heading Home, Police Say

2023-09-06 Did a truck driver in New Mexico rescue "'Approximately 15' Children Trapped in Padlocked Cages in the Back of Pickup Truck" during a kidnapping incident? No, that's not true: The New Mexico State Police told Lead Stories, "This story is Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Government Report’ Did NOT Find ‘Millions of Children’ Vaccinated With COVID Vaccines Developed ‘VAIDS’

2023-09-06 Did a 2023 "government report" prove that "millions of children" who were vaccinated with the Pfizer mRNA COVID-19 vaccine developed a condition known as "vaccine acquired immune deficiency, or VAIDS"? No, that's not true: There was no "g Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – COVID-19 vaccines not a threat to children of vaccinated women, experts say

2023-08-29 Women vaccinated against COVID-19 face "unknown side effects that could perpetually go down through the lineage" to their children. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines not ‘Mass Genocide’ of children

2023-08-29 A Facebook post repeats the claim that Covid vaccines are causing death to children on a large scale. This isn’t true. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Missing children, lost dogs and escaped snakes: how hoax posts are swamping local Facebook groups

2023-08-23 Our investigation reveals over 100 communities across the UK have been the victim of hoaxes, and uncovers why they’re happening. Go to site post…»

Logically→ RFK Jr. makes false claims about children’s vaccines safety

2023-08-18 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Secret CDC Report’ Shows Hundreds Of Thousands Of Children ‘Died Suddenly’ Following Rollout Of COVID-19 Vaccines

2023-08-18 Does a "secret CDC report" show hundreds of thousands of children "died suddenly" in the United States following the COVID-19 vaccine rollout? No, that's not true: The author or authors of the article making the claims did not find any su Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – California law did not reduce penalties for having sex with children

2023-08-09 California passed a law “reducing penalties for oral, anal sex with willing children.” Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ A very small share of malnutrition cases in hospital are in children

2023-08-03 Articles in the Sun said that about a third of 11,000 malnutrition cases in England involved children. The actual share is about 3%. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ An estimated 250,000 children would be lifted out of poverty if the two-child benefit limit was removed

2023-08-03 A social media post claims that 1.5 million children were pushed into poverty by the two-child limit. The estimated number in poverty because of the limit is lower. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Anthony Bourdain Were NOT All Killed For Their Work On Child Sex Trafficking Documentary ‘The Silent Children’

2023-08-02 Were DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell and Anthony Bourdain all killed because of their work on a child sex trafficking documentary called "The Silent Children"? No, that's not true: The producer of the movie told Lead Stories Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell, Anthony Bourdain Were NOT All Killed For Their Work On Child Sex Trafficking Documentary ‘The Silent Children’

2023-08-02 Were DJ Avicii, Chester Bennington, Chris Cornell and Anthony Bourdain all killed because of their work on a child sex trafficking documentary called "The Silent Children"? No, that's not true: The producer of the movie told Lead Stories Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Claim by Brian Hooker that unvaccinated children are healthier compared to vaccinated children relies on flawed studies

2023-07-28 REVIEW On 7 July 2023, the anti-vaccine organization Children’s Health Defense (CHD) published a video of an interview with chemical engineer Brian Hooker, offering a sneak peek into Hooker’s upcoming book “Vax-Unvax: Let the Science Speak”, Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Shows Children Who Are Sex, Organ Trafficking Victims

2023-07-26 Are the children shown being removed from the back of a semi-trailer in a video on social media, purportedly in London, the victims of sex or organ trafficking? No, that's not true: There's no substantiated evidence or credible sources su Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Kamala Harris Falsely Claims Gun Violence Leading Cause of Death for Children

2023-07-19 https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/07/17/fact-check-kamala-harris-falsely-claims-gun-violence-leading-cause-death-children/ Go to site post…»

Logically→ 2018 video of man rescuing his children during earthquake in Alaska shared as recent

2023-07-19 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Masons’ Child ID Programs NOT Injecting Children With ‘CHIP’ Or Collecting DNA — ID Info Is Kept By Parents, Guardians

2023-07-18 Are Masonic Lodges injecting children with "'free child identification chips' to 'help combat abduction,'" also collecting those children's DNA? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence or reliable information to support such a Go to site post…»

Logically→ No, Disney is not opening themed pediatric transgender clinics for children

2023-07-14 Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Government figures don’t show 140,000 children were ‘completely missing’ from formal schooling last year

2023-07-06 Labour MP Ian Mearns told us his claim was based on a Sky News report which said around 140,000 were “never in class”. But that’s not what the data shows, and both have corrected their claims. Go to site post…»

Logically→ No, burgers and sausages do not contain human meat from missing children

2023-06-26 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Law Would NOT Allow Children ‘As Young As 12’ To Be Sent ‘To Group Homes Without Parents’ Permission’

2023-06-22 Is California considering a bill that will send children "as young as 12" to be sent "to group homes without the parents permission," potentially allowing minors to receive gender-affirming medical or surgical care? No, that's not true: A Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Trump didn’t rescue children born into sex slavery under Central Park, despite online claims

2023-06-14 Former President Donald Trump rescued deformed children who were born into sex slavery in tunnels under Central Park in New York. Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ ‘We’re Not After Children, We Just Want to Live Our Lives’ Doctored Pride Image

2023-06-12 On June 9 2023, a Twitter user shared a screenshot of a tweet featuring a purported photograph of a man wearing a “trans kids are sexy” shirt at an unspecified Pride event: That screenshot was shared as a response to a user objecting to ch Go to site post…»

Logically→ No, WHO and the U.N. are not encouraging children to have sex partners

2023-06-12 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Target is not selling children’s clothes with satanic imagery. Photos are AI-generated

2023-06-06 Photos show Target selling children’s clothing with satanic imagery. Go to site post…»

Logically→ A transgender woman did not expose herself to children before being beaten by Italian police

2023-06-05 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gay Men’s Chorus Did NOT Vow To Convert Children To Homosexuality

2023-06-02 Did the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus vow in a song to convert children to homosexuality? No, that's not true: The satirical song titled, "Message from the Gay Community," was sharing the specific and direct message that they wanted to c Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Bird flu is not a pandemic, and Bill Gates didn’t say children are being targeted

2023-05-25 "The NEXT pandemic is here and children are the target, says Bill Gates.” Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Chelsea Clinton did not say children should be force-jabbed

2023-05-24 Posts on social media are attributing a false quote to Chelsea Clinton. She did not say that children in the USA should be forcibly vaccinated. Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Young Children Do Not Receive Medical Gender Transition Treatment

2023-05-23 https://www.factcheck.org/2023/05/scicheck-young-children-do-not-receive-medical-gender-transition-treatment/ Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Young Children Do Not Receive Medical Gender Transition Treatment

2023-05-23 https://www.factcheck.org/2023/05/scicheck-young-children-do-not-receive-medical-gender-transition-treatment/ Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Young Children Do Not Receive Medical Gender Transition Treatment

2023-05-22 SciCheck Digest Families seeking information from a health care provider about a young child’s gender identity may have their questions answered or receive counseling. Some posts share a misleading claim that toddlers are being “transitione Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Biden’s Education Secretary Insists He Didn’t Support Mandatory COVID Vaccines for Schoolchildren

2023-05-19 https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/fact-check-bidens-education-secretary-insists-he-didnt-support-mandatory-covid-vaccines-for-schoolchildren/ Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Biden’s Education Secretary Insists He Didn’t Support Mandatory COVID Vaccines for Schoolchildren

2023-05-19 https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/fact-check-bidens-education-secretary-insists-he-didnt-support-mandatory-covid-vaccines-for-schoolchildren/ Go to site post…»

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