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NYT > U.S. > Politics→ Assessing Claims in the Coronavirus Stimulus Debate

2021-02-27 Lawmakers have made an array of misleading claims about “Pelosi’s subway,” unauthorized immigrants receiving checks, school funding and the minimum wage as they debate the $1.9 trillion relief bill. Go to site post…»

NYT > U.S. > Politics→ Assessing Claims in the Coronavirus Stimulus Debate

2021-02-27 Lawmakers have made an array of misleading claims about “Pelosi’s subway,” unauthorized immigrants receiving checks, school funding and the minimum wage as they debate the $1.9 trillion relief bill. Go to site post…»

NYT > U.S. > Politics→ Assessing Claims in the Coronavirus Stimulus Debate

2021-02-27 Lawmakers have made an array of misleading claims about “Pelosi’s subway,” unauthorized immigrants receiving checks, school funding and the minimum wage as they debate the $1.9 trillion relief bill. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Old panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover circulates online with false claims about its Perseverance Mars rover

2021-02-26 A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Twitter, Facebook and Weibo posts alongside a claim it shows visual footage and sound captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover during the US space agency's latest Mars mission in February 2021. The c Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Conservative Gathering to Feature Trump’s False Fraud Claims

2021-02-26 A gathering of conservatives in Florida will serve as a forum to fan Trump's false claim that he lost the November election only because of widespread voter fraud. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ DMK claims to have conducted Gram Sabha Meets in 25,000 villages while Tamil Nadu has only 15,979 villages.

2021-02-25 The latest list by the TN Govt. shows that the state has more than 30,000 villages and DMK has conducted Gram Sabha Meets in about 25,000 villages. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Repeats Election Claims in Interviews, Is Unchallenged

2021-02-20 In the first television interviews of his post-presidency, Donald Trump repeated his false claims that the election was stolen from him 10 times — each instance unprompted and unchallenged. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Fabricated report falsely claims Italian police ‘arrested scores of paedophile cardinals’ in Vatican

2021-02-19 Social media posts circulating online in February 2021 have shared a purported report stating Italian law enforcement "arrested scores of paedophile cardinals" in Vatican City. The claim is false: the purported report is not a genuine news article. Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Vaccines, Schools And Racist Insurance: ‘Fact-Checking’ Biden’s Town Hall Claims

2021-02-18 https://www.dailywire.com/news/vaccines-schools-and-racist-insurance-fact-checking-bidens-town-hall-claims Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Biden makes at least four false statistical claims at CNN town hall

2021-02-18 https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/17/politics/fact-check-biden-cnn-town-hall-anderson-cooper-milwaukee/index.html Go to site post…»

Liste→ Old photo of former Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni circulates online with false claims

2021-02-18 An image showing former Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni standing on a tractor has circulated online in social media posts that claim that he is supports a tractor rally organised by protesting Indian farmers in January 2021. The claim is false: Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Video Airs False, Misleading Claims About Face Masks

2021-02-17 Quick Take Evidence of the efficacy of face masks to help control the spread of the novel coronavirus has grown since the start of the pandemic. But a Facebook video, viewed tens of thousands of times, uses false and misleading claims to tell viewers t Go to site post…»

Liste→ Fabricated news report falsely claims South Korea PM threatened to arrest people who refuse Covid-19 vaccination

2021-02-17 A fabricated news report shared repeatedly on Facebook states South Korea's Prime Minister threatened to arrest citizens who refuse to receive a Covid-19 vaccination. The report, however, is not a genuine article from a South Korean media outlet. A  Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List Of Claims About Diseases And More Relies On Common Conspiracy Theories

2021-02-17 Does a list of claims about diseases and more rely only on factual and proven statements? No, that's not true: Most of the claims are common conspiracy theories repeatedly disproven. Medical experts, for example, agree that the Spanish fl Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Assessing the Various Claims in Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Proof’

2021-02-16 a.image2.image-link.image2-683-1024 { padding-bottom: 66.69921875%; padding-bottom: min(66.69921875%, 683px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image2-683-1024 i Go to site post…»

Liste→ Video falsely claims an airport in the Philippines was renamed in February 2021 to remove reference to former senator

2021-02-16 A video has been viewed more than one hundred thousand times on social media in February 2021 which claims the Philippines changed the name of its biggest international airport in Manila to remove a reference to a former senator. The claim is false Go to site post…»

NYT > U.S. > Politics→ Trump’s Lawyers Repeated Inaccurate Claims in Impeachment Trial

2021-02-13 The three members of the former president’s legal team made a number of misleading or false claims about the events of Jan. 6, antifa, the impeachment process and voter fraud. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Video Makes Bogus Claims About ‘War Crimes’ and COVID-19 Vaccine Safety

2021-02-12 Quick Take A video falsely claims that people receiving authorized COVID-19 vaccines are taking part in a deadly clinical trial and that those administering the doses are war criminals under the Nuremberg Code. That’s bogus. People getting the Go to site post…»

Climate Feedback→ Breitbart article makes numerous false claims about the impacts of climate change, based on Global Warming Policy Foundation post

2021-02-12 SUMMARY The article was published by Breitbart as well as dozens of other blogs, such as Climate Change Dispatch, Principia Scientific, Climate Depot, and Technocracy News. It is repeating a series of claims made in a blog post from the Global Warmi Go to site post…»

Liste→ Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones falsely claims Australia and France ditched coronavirus vaccination drives

2021-02-12 A video of far-right broadcaster Alex Jones claiming that Australia and France have suspended Covid-19 vaccination campaigns because the jab “does not work” has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook in February 2021. The claim is misleading: a Go to site post…»

Liste→ US rapper Pitbull falsely claims Covid-19 pandemic was planned

2021-02-11 In a video clip viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media, US rapper Pitbull repeats the false assertion that the Covid-19 pandemic was planned. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Can’t Hang on to Lawyers After False Election Claims

2021-02-11 Established firms backed away from the former president's baseless claims of election fraud. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Misleading claims about pharmaceutical company’s Covid vaccine circulate in South Africa

2021-02-11 Numerous posts on social media claim that an Indian company has sold South Africa “a less effective” Covid-19 vaccine nearing expiry and which the Swiss have since banned. The claims are misleading; the vaccines developed by AstraZeneca had already Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ ‘Deep state’ theory makes false claims about martial law, arrests, pandemic

2021-02-10 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2021/02/09/fact-check-false-claims-military-takeover-mass-arrests-covid-19/4419059001/ Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ MyPillow CEO’s Video Rehashes Debunked Election Fraud Claims

2021-02-06 Quick Take A two-hour video, claiming to prove that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” from former President Donald Trump, has been viewed tens of thousands of times online and aired on the cable channel One America News Networ Go to site post…»

Liste→ Doctor with expired license falsely claims masks don’t work

2021-02-06 A YouTube video and social media posts claim a man blowing vape smoke through various face masks shows that they do not help prevent the spread of coronavirus. This is false; experts agree that while the virus itself is small enough to fit through mask Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ ‘GME Frenzy Claims First Life’

2021-02-05 On February 4 2021, a screenshot of a purported news article (“GME frenzy claims first life as 28yo retail trader shoots himself in Florida”) spread on Facebook and Reddit, appearing to report the death of a man named Jake McGuirrey of Peb Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Proof’ Video, Promising To Expose Election Fraud, Relies On False And Unsubstantiated Claims

2021-02-05 By Dana Ford and Alexis Tereszcuk Does Mike Lindell's "Absolute Proof" video, which promises to expose election fraud, contain only factual and proven statements about the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The nearly two-hour video recy Go to site post…»

Liste→ Viral video falsely claims US President Biden signed blank executive orders

2021-02-03 A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook, TikTok and other platforms alongside a claim it shows US President Biden signing blank executive orders. The claim is false; while the overexposed lighting of the footage appears to show Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Video Uses Bogus Claims to Stoke Race-Based Fears of COVID-19 Vaccine

2021-02-02 Quick Take A viral video clip makes bogus claims about COVID-19 vaccines and falsely accuses the government of “pure racism” for “push[ing] this heavily on Blacks and browns.” Public health experts have recommended prioritizing Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Fact-checking 7 statistical claims from Biden’s (quite factual) economic speech

2021-01-29 https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/26/politics/fact-check-biden-economic-stats-pandemic-rescue-plan/index.html Go to site post…»

Liste→ False claims circulate online following unrest in Nigeria’s southeast

2021-01-29 Various images have been shared online in Nigeria alongside false claims that they show clashes between national troops and a local militia in the country’s southeastern region last week. AFP Fact Check rounds up some of the viral posts spreading dis Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Hold The Line’ Video Contains Several False Claims About Biden, Trump, COVID-19

2021-01-28 Does a video titled "Hold The Line" present the truth about President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and a range of other subjects from COVID-19 to birth certificates? No, that's not true. The video pushes debunked QAnon conspir Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Viral Facebook claims about President Biden’s first actions are largely false

2021-01-28 https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/viral-facebook-claims-about-president-bidens-first-actions-are-largely-false/ Go to site post…»

Full Fact - All content→ Viral influencer video full of false Covid-19 claims

2021-01-26 A viral video of an influencer spreading on social media makes a number of incorrect claims about the coronavirus pandemic, including its impact on children and suicide rates and misinformation about testing and face masks. “They’ve introd Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Vatican Clears Retired US Bishop of Multiple Abuse Claims

2021-01-26 Retired Wyoming Bishop Joseph Hart was accused of sexually abusing minors and teenagers. Go to site post…»

Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Viral Facebook claims about President Biden’s first actions are largely false

2021-01-26 Joe Biden has only been president for a couple of days, but already his critics on social media are saying the country has fallen apart during his tenure. A reader pointed us to a Facebook post dated Jan. 24 that promised to “take a look at the Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Dominion Voting Systems Sues Giuliani over Election Claims

2021-01-25 The voting machine company faced such a mountain of threats and criticism that one of its top executives went into hiding. Go to site post…»

WaPo Fact Checker→ Trump’s false or misleading claims total 30,573 over 4 years

2021-01-24 A four-year Fact Checker project comes to an end. Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Biden falsely claims journalists had all said his vaccination goal was impossible to meet

2021-01-23 https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/22/politics/fact-check-biden-100-million-doses-vaccine-goal-media/index.html Go to site post…»

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