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Snopes→ Extremists Exploit a Loophole in Social Moderation: Podcasts

2021-01-16 Apple and Google, among others, have left open a major loophole for misinformation and conspiracy theories: Podcasts. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Expecting Trouble, DC Locks Down a Week Before Inauguration

2021-01-14 The FBI has warned that armed protests by violent Trump supporters were being planned in all 50 state capitals as well as in Washington for the days leading up to the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: House Speaker Pelosi NOT Raided or Handcuffed by Feds

2021-01-13 Was an "irrational" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi handcuffed by federal agents as they raided her office? No, that's not true. The story was published over a year ago by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Rep Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Discovery of Pipe Bombs in DC Obscured by Capitol Riot

2021-01-12 As thousands of supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol, federal agents were working at the same time to detonate two pipe bombs found just blocks away at the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ No, Apple Isn’t Shutting Off the Emergency Broadcast System

2021-01-11 A rumor about the alert system on Apple phones originated with an unreliable source. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Distorted Record on National Guard in DC

2021-01-11 President Donald Trump distorted how he responded to the chaos at the Capitol, falsely stating that he acted immediately to bring in the National Guard. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was ‘Capitol Invasion’ Lego Set Released Months Ahead of DC Riot?

2021-01-10 The purported set included a Lego likeness of a man dressed in horns and furs. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is American Airlines Taking Precautions Against Pro-Trump Rioters Leaving DC?

2021-01-08 Reports of politically motivated aggression on flights before the mob violence at the U.S. Capitol raised security concerns. Go to site post…»

Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The CDC reports more than 2.9 million deaths in the U.S. in 2020; at least 377,000 more deaths in 2020 compared to previous years

2021-01-07 REVIEW A screenshot of a tweet made by rapper and activist Maj Toure on 31 December 2020 (see the original tweet archived here), claiming that there were fewer deaths in America in 2020 compared to 2019, was published in numerous Facebook posts and Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Big Payback’ Meme Uses Old Photo From Los Angeles 2017 Women’s March — Not January 6, 2021, In DC

2021-01-06 Does a meme showing thousands of people packed into a street intersection depict a January 2021 "Big Payback" rally in Washington, D.C.? No, that's not true: The image used in the meme shows a January 21, 2017, women's anti-Trump march in Go to site post…»

Liste→ This photo shows a protest against gun violence in Washington DC in 2018, not a pro-Trump rally in 2021

2021-01-06 A photo of a large demonstration in Washington DC has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter and Facebook that claim it was taken on January 6, 2021, the same day that supporters of US President Donald Trump organised a rally in t Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Seattle Musician, Podcaster Apologizes for ‘Bean Dad’ Story

2021-01-06 John Roderick has apologized for a story he told online about making his young daughter spend six hours learning how to use a can opener. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This is NOT A Photo Of A Caravan Headed to DC For A January 2021 Protest: It Is From October 2020

2021-01-05 Does this photo show one of the "caravans from all over the nation headed to DC" for the January 6, 2021, protests in support of President Trump? No, that's not true: The photo was taken at an October 24, 2020, Trump rally in the San Fran Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This is NOT A Photo Of A Caravan Headed to DC For A January 2021 Protest: It Is From October 2020

2021-01-05 Does this photo show one of the "caravans from all over the nation headed to DC" for the January 6, 2021, protests in support of President Trump? No, that's not true: The photo was taken at an October 24, 2020, Trump rally in the San Fran Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A Trump Caravan Headed To DC From California in January, 2021 — It Is A 2020 Photo

2021-01-05 Does this photo show a caravan headed to DC from California in support of the pro-Trump rally on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: The photograph on social media showing a long line of cars with American flags traveling on a highway i Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did DC Mayor Shut Down Amenities To Prevent Electoral College Protesters from Gathering?

2021-01-04 The mayor did ask residents to avoid downtown but not for the reasons some asserted on social media. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Video of former China CDC director criticising China-made vaccines in 2010 is recirculated in misleading social media posts

2020-12-31 A news clip has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Twitter in December 2020 alongside a claim it shows the former Director of the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention (China CDC) criticising the quality of China Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Oklahoma Health Officials Reject CDC Vaccine Recommendation

2020-12-26 Oklahoma health officials say they don’t plan to follow all of the newly released federal guidelines for vaccine distribution and will keep adults 65 and older in phase two of the state’s distribution protocol. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ NYT’S ‘Caliphate’ Podcast Withdrawn as Pulitzer Finalist

2020-12-24 A high-profile podcast on terrorism from The New York Times that had been a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize was withdrawn as a contest entry in the wake of the newspaper saying the claims of a man central to “Caliphate" could not be verified. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Post A Tweet Encouraging Shoplifting

2020-12-22 Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) post a tweet encouraging people to shoplift to slow the spread of COVID-19? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated image of a tweet. tweet "does not come from our Twitter account Go to site post…»

Snopes→ New York Times: ‘Caliphate’ Podcast Didn’t Meet Standards

2020-12-21 The New York Times admitted that it could not verify the claims of a Canadian man whose account of committing atrocities for the Islamic State in Syria was a central part of its 2018 podcast “Caliphate.” Go to site post…»

Snopes→ New York Times: ‘Caliphate’ Podcast Didn’t Meet Standards

2020-12-21 The New York Times admitted that it could not verify the claims of a Canadian man whose account of committing atrocities for the Islamic State in Syria was a central part of its 2018 podcast “Caliphate.” Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ New York Times: ‘Caliphate’ podcast didn’t meet standards

2020-12-18 https://apnews.com/article/caliphate-podcast-new-york-times-hoax-4b0cd1c9b75673de46e40cad1beb430c The N Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ New York Times admits ‘Caliphate’ podcast based on botched reporting

2020-12-18 https://nypost.com/2020/12/18/ny-times-admits-caliphate-podcast-based-on-botched-reporting/ The New Yor Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ New York Times Admits Its Caliphate Podcast Fell for ISIS Hoaxer’s Bullshit

2020-12-18 https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-york-times-admits-its-caliphate-podcast-fell-for-terrorism-hoaxers-bullshit Go to site post…»

Liste→ Philippine broadcaster’s social media post doctored to include false quote from leftist Philippine politician

2020-12-17 An image that carries the logo of a Philippine broadcaster has been shared in multiple Facebook posts that claim it shows a genuine quote by a leftist Philippine politician after her daughter was killed in a military standoff. The claim is false; th Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Does NOT Have Funds To Deliver Groceries and Cleaning Products To COVID-19 Patients In Quarantine

2020-12-14 Can COVID-19 patients in quarantine call a CDC hotline to get free groceries and cleaning products delivered to their home? No, that's not true: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control does not have a special fund for home grocery deliveries Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Probe: CDC Official Says She Was Ordered to Delete Emails

2020-12-10 A senior manager with the CDC told congressional investigators she was ordered to delete an email suggesting attempted political interference by the Trump administration in coronavirus reports to the public. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Fewer Black Kids Getting Flu Shots, Worrying CDC Officials

2020-12-10 More Americans have been getting flu shots this year, apparently heeding the advice of health officials fearful of a flu and coronavirus double pandemic, public health officials said. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did the CDC Allege Anyone Entering a Hospital is ID’ed as a COVID-19 Case?

2020-12-04 Some rumors about hospital practices during the 2020 pandemic proved almost too wild to be true. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Polio Vaccine Worked And The CDC Did NOT Admit 98 Million Americans Received Vaccine Contaminated With Cancer Agent

2020-12-04 Did the CDC admit 98 million Americans received the polio vaccine between 1955 and 1963 when it was "contaminated with cancer-causing virus 'SV 40'"? No, that mis-states what the public health agency said and over-states the number expose Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Stay Home for the Holidays or Get Tested Twice, CDC Urges

2020-12-03 “Cases are rising, hospitalizations are increasing, deaths are increasing," said the CDC's Dr. Henry Walke Go to site post…»

Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ CDC data shows higher number of deaths in 2020 compared to previous years; Johns Hopkins student article compared percentages, not raw numbers

2020-11-30 REVIEW Several articles, such as this one by LifeSiteNews and this one by the Gateway Pundit, published at the end of November 2020, claim that a “Johns Hopkins study” had shown no excess deaths in the U.S. due to COVID-19, and that the study wa Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Johns Hopkins Student Paper Retracted Because CDC Data DOES Show Excess Deaths Caused By Covid-19

2020-11-27 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 Go to site post…»

Liste→ This graphic from a Philippine broadcaster has been doctored to include a false quote about President Duterte

2020-11-26 A graphic has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts purporting to show a genuine quote from a Philippine television personality published by a Philippine broadcaster. The alleged quote and the posts suggest the television personalit Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is the CDC Setting Up ‘Green Zones’ or COVID-19 Containment Camps?

2020-11-25 A months-old document exploring one possible response to the COVID-19 pandemic was misrepresented on social media. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Website DOES Show Age And Other Conditions For People Who Died From COVID-19

2020-11-23 Is it true ages and pre-existing medical conditions for U.S. residents who died from COVID-19 are not available? No, that's not true: the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website shows ages, additional medical conditi Go to site post…»

Liste→ Manipulated footage purporting to show a Pornhub logo during a CNN election broadcast circulates online

2020-11-23 A video that appears to show a notification for adult site Pornhub appearing on a screen during CNN’s live coverage of the 2020 US election has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube. The video, however, h Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ The CDC has recommended Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving.

2020-11-20 CDC recommended Americans to avoid traveling and celebrate Thanksgiving with the people they live in at homes as a safety measure against COVID-19. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ CDC Pleads with Americans to Not Travel for Thanksgiving

2020-11-19 With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household. Go to site post…»

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