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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Gays’ Commit 45% Of Child Sexual Abuse

2023-03-28 Do gay men and gay women make up 2 percent of the world's population but commit 45 percent of all sexual assaults against children? No, that's not true: Experts in the field say there is not a greater risk that gay people will be child mo Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Taliban Sent ‘Real Tweet’ Claiming To Have ‘Second-Largest Collection Of Humvees Behind’ US

2023-03-28 Does a "real tweet" from a Twitter account called "Taliban Public Relations Department, Commentary" proclaim that Afghanistan has the second-largest collection of Humvees behind the United States? No, that's not true: There is no proof th Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Of John Fetterman Do NOT Show Evidence That He Has Been Replaced By Body Double

2023-03-28 Do recently released photos show some inexplicable changes to John Fetterman's appearance -- evidence that a clone has been substituted for the real senator from Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: Fetterman has been out of the public eye Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ No evidence Covid-19 vaccines have killed thousands of children

2023-03-27 An Instagram post wrongly claims that no “healthy” children have died from Covid-19, and that the vaccines have killed thousands. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ No scientific evidence for the claim that nattokinase can treat long COVID or “detox” COVID-19 vaccines

2023-03-24 REVIEW On 21 February 2023, cardiologist Peter McCullough, who has become known for spreading COVID-19 misinformation during the pandemic, published a Substack post claiming that nattokinase is the “Holy Grail of COVID-19 vaccine detoxification” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence That Drinking Urine Will Improve Eyesight

2023-03-23 Does drinking urine improve eyesight? No, that's not true: A medical doctor told Lead Stories there are no clinical studies concluding that drinking urine would improve one's eyesight. In addition, drinking urine can give the body bacteri Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Publisher Robert Maxwell Put False Information In US Textbooks

2023-03-22 Did British publisher Robert Maxwell, who owned Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Publishing Co. in a joint venture from 1989 until his death in 1991, put false information in American textbooks? No, that's not true: McGraw Hill told Lead Stor Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence Rubbing Ears Improves Kidney Health

2023-03-22 Will rubbing your ears increase the amount of energy that goes toward the kidneys? No, that's not true: A nephrologist told Lead Stories there is no scientific evidence that the ear exercises shown in an online video will increase kidney Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Shilajit Cures Cancer In Two Days

2023-03-20 Is there evidence that shilajit, a substance originating from high mountain rocks, can cure any form of cancer in two days? No, that's not true: While some rodent studies testing the effects of shilajit along with proven cancer treatments Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Coffee Enemas Are A Safe And Effective Way To Remove Toxins From Your Body

2023-03-20 Are self-administered coffee enemas an effective way to remove toxins in the body and safe enough to be considered "not that big of a deal"? No, that's missing context: The claim that do it yourself at-home coffee enemas are a safe and ef Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Seafood Causes Leukemia

2023-03-18 Does consuming seafood cause the form of cancer called leukemia? No, that's not true: No scientific proof exists that eating seafood causes leukemia, a University of California, Riverside expert, who specializes in the study of how enviro Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Scientists Received Grant for Changing Opinion on Pandemic Origins, Contrary to Claims

2023-03-17 In 2020, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases awarded 11 grants to scientists so they could investigate how and where infectious agents emerge from wildlife and cause illness in humans. Although the grants were r Go to site post…»

Logically→ SARS-CoV-2 virus has never been isolated, and there is no evidence that it even exists.

2023-03-17 Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tweets – Did Kari Lake tweet that Donald Trump was ‘fat’ in 2016? Not that evidence shows

2023-03-16 Kari Lake called Trump the “fattest president since Taft” in a 2016 tweet. Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ No evidence supports the use of medicinal plants mullein and marshmallow to cure or mitigate COVID-19

2023-03-16 REVIEW Many claims of alternative or natural remedies against COVID-19 circulated on the internet during the pandemic. However, such claims are typically unsupported by clinical evidence, as Health Feedback’s previous reviews show. Similarly, a vi Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Copper Bracelets Reduce Blood Sugar, Treat Diabetes

2023-03-14 Have copper bracelets made by "CopperHeal" been shown to "significantly reduce" blood sugar and treat diabetes? No, that's not true: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed to Lead Stories in an email that the agency had not Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ No evidence to support Rishi Sunak’s asylum backlog claim

2023-03-10 The Prime Minister said there were 6,000 fewer people in the “asylum backlog”—but the latest published figures show a large rise in the number of people waiting for applications to be resolved. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Jacob Chansley, The ‘QAnon Shaman,’ Was Led Through Capitol By Police Entire Time He Was In Building On Jan. 6, 2021

2023-03-09 Was Jacob Chansley, aka the "QAnon Shaman," led through the Capitol by police the entire time he was in the building on January 6, 2021? No, there's no evidence that's true: Chansley broke into the building, where he ignored repeated requ Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Matt Walsh – Gender affirmation is linked to improved mental health. There’s no evidence it drives youth suicide.

2023-03-08 “The youth suicide rate has increased exponentially alongside trans affirmation. Trans affirmation causes the suicide rate, not the other way around.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson – Evidence rebuts Tucker Carlson’s claim about Capitol Police acting as tour guides to ‘QAnon Shaman’

2023-03-08 Capitol Police officers “helped” QAnon Shaman Jacob Chansley and “acted as his tour guides.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence New Zealand’s ‘Biggest Increase In Registered Deaths In 100 Years’ Related To COVID Vaccine

2023-03-07 Is the "biggest increase in registered deaths in 100 years" in New Zealand due to the nation's high vaccination rate? No, that's not true: "There is absolutely no evidence that the increase in mortality in 2022 is related to Covid-19 vacc Go to site post…»

Poynter→ Claims that acid rain fell over Ohio farmlands after the train derailment lack evidence, experts say

2023-03-07 Is acid rain coming down over Ohio farmlands? Social media posts claim this is an effect of the response to the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. A […] The post Claims that acid rain fell over Ohio farmlands after the train derailm Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Ukrainian Children Are Being Punished For Questioning Zelenskyy

2023-03-07 Is there evidence that children in Ukraine are being punished for questioning Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no information that supported this statement. Additionally, an image used to su Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Putin ‘Ordered The Destruction Of All Covid-19 Vaccine Stockpiles On Russian Soil’

2023-03-06 Did Russian President Vladimir Putin order the destruction of all COVID-19 vaccine supplies in Russia? No, that's not true. The claim originated from a website known for spreading false claims, and no other independent credible source has Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ No clinical evidence supports the use of baking soda as a cancer treatment

2023-03-03 Baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate, is a chemical compound commonly used as a raising agent in baking and household cleaning. It is an alkaline substance, which means that it reduces acidity. This property has also led it to be used for medi Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that acid rain fell over Ohio farmlands lacks evidence, experts say

2023-03-03 In Ohio, “there are 75,000 acres of farmland, fertile farmland, that are all now being poured down with acid rain.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Harvard Medical Student Discovered Secret Mineral That Can Help Someone Lose ’52 Lbs in 28 Days’

2023-03-02 Is there proof that a Harvard Medical student discovered a "secret mineral" that can help someone lose "52 lbs in 28 Days"? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence for this claim in an online article. The images in the articl Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Homeless Couple Was Found Living In Walmart Attic

2023-03-02 Was a homeless couple found living in a Walmart's attic with a hot plate, meth lab and 42-inch TV? No, that's not true: This story has been ripped from a fake news website called Now8News and reposted to another fake news website. No othe Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That 90-Day Herbs, Water, Juice Diet Cures Diabetes, Impotence

2023-03-02 Will a 90-day diet of "herbs, water and juice" eliminate diabetes and impotence? No, that's not true: The assertion, made by "Dr. Sebi," a self-proclaimed healer and non-doctor whose health claims have been repeatedly debunked, is not bac Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Credible Evidence Arizona Lawmakers, Judges, Other Public Officials Taking Bribes From Sinaloa Cartel, Fixing Elections

2023-02-28 Are lawmakers, judges and other public officials in Arizona taking bribes from the Sinaloa cartel and fixing elections? No, there's no reliable evidence that's true: Jacqueline Breger, an insurance agent who made the allegations during a Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ No evidence 5G can cause memory loss, nosebleeds or irregular heartbeat

2023-02-28 False claims that 5G can cause worrying health conditions are widespread on social media. Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Limited Evidence of a Link Between Acetaminophen and Autism or ADHD

2023-02-28 https://www.factcheck.org/2023/02/limited-evidence-of-a-link-between-acetaminophen-and-autism-or-adhd/ Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Charles Darwin Predicted ‘The Rise Of The Woke’

2023-02-28 Did British naturalist Charles Darwin, best known for his contributions to the evolutionary theory in biology, who died in 1882, predict "the rise of The Woke," a modern-day slang term frequently used by the opponents of those raising awa Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Bill Gates Is Creating A Seed To ‘Target Black People’

2023-02-27 Is Bill Gates engineering a seed that "will target Black people" and possibly kill them? No, that's not true: A video making that claim offers no evidence that Gates is producing a seed for plants that can attack the immune system of Blac Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Pfizer Conducting Any Inappropriate Coronavirus Experiments

2023-02-24 SciCheck Digest Scientists say the experiments Pfizer has performed on the coronavirus are standard for the industry. Baseless claims that the company is mutating the virus for profit, however, have been circulating since the release of a Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Claims that Vladimir Putin destroyed an ‘adrenochrome warehouse in Ukraine’ lack evidence

2023-02-23 “Putin decimates another adrenochrome warehouse in Ukraine.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Winston Churchill’s World War II memoirs aren’t evidence that the Holocaust didn’t happen

2023-02-23 Winston Churchill didn’t mention the Holocaust in his memoirs because it didn’t happen. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Limited Evidence of a Link Between Acetaminophen and Autism or ADHD

2023-02-22 Q. Is the use of acetaminophen during pregnancy linked to autism or ADHD? A: There is currently no strong evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy causes autism or ADHD in children. Expert groups continue to recommend use of the drug during Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Evidence doesn’t support claim that Richard Belzer died because of COVID-19 vaccine

2023-02-22 Richard Belzer died because of a COVID-19 vaccine. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘REAL’ Epstein List Of Fellow Pedophiles Leaked on Dark Web

2023-02-20 Was the "REAL" Epstein list leaked on the dark web? No, that's not true: The article that made the claim in the headline offered no evidence and zero proof in the body of the story that a list belonging to convicted pedophile Jeffery Epst Go to site post…»

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