https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/politics/fact-check-biden-false-claims-first-year-2021/index.html When
Search Results (7577) for: false
FactCheck.org→ Fake Article Falsely Links Dr. Sanjay Gupta to CBD Products
Quick Take CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta has reported extensively on the growing popularity of cannabis-based products. But a social media post, which links to a web page masquerading as a CNN article, falsely claims Gupta is selling
Logically→ The creator of PCR tests said it gives false positives.
The biologist Kary Mullis referred to HIV while talking about false results by PCR tests, not COVID-19.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The false claim that 100,000 Wisconsin voters registered more than 100 years ago
“The Wisconsin voter roll has over 120,000 active voters who have been registered to vote for over 100 years.”
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Trump has spread falsehoods about voting by mail while also using it himself
“In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”
Snopes→ Was Alexander the Great Falsely Declared Dead?
The conqueror died at the young age of 32.
Poynter→ Dana Perino falsely claimed a Virginia law that restricts military-gear purchases hurt I-95 recovery efforts
Hundreds of motorists were left stranded in freezing temperatures on Interstate 95 in Virginia, some for more than 24 hours, after heavy snowfall led to multiple crashes and slowed emergency response. The […] The post Dana Perino falsely claime
Snopes→ False Ad Claims Matthew McConaughey Had Affair
The ad was hosted by the Taboola advertising platform.
PolitiFact→ Dinesh D'Souza – D’Souza falsely claims Jan. 6 video shows police using ‘massive’ force on ‘unarmed Trump supporters’
Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women."
Washington Post→ Sotomayor’s false claim that ‘over 100,000’ children are in ‘serious condition’ with covid
During oral argument over President Biden's workplace rule, Justice Sonia Sotomayor offered a number that is at least 20 times too high.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Claim that children will be harmed by spike proteins from COVID-19 vaccines is false
When children are given vaccines for COVID-19, “a viral gene will be injected into your children's cells. This gene forces your child’s body to make toxic spike proteins. These proteins often cause permanent damage in children’s critical organs."
FactCheck.org→ Death of Betty White Leads to Swirl of Falsehoods on Social Media
SciCheck Digest TV actress Betty White passed away at age 99 on Dec. 31. Following her passing, various falsehoods appeared on social media about White, including claims that she died after getting a COVID-19 booster shot and that she was the sister of
Poynter→ A year of false narratives about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, summarized
On Jan. 6, 2021, PolitiFact journalists were waiting to fact-check comments from senators and House members as they counted electoral votes and certified Joe Biden as president. Instead we watched, […] The post A year of false narratives about th
Snopes→ Zach Roloff Death Hoax: False Suicide Claims Came from Obscure Website
Roloff and the rest of his family star in the long-running TLC reality TV show, "Little People, Big World."
Snopes→ Man Free After 37 Years Due to ‘Sex for Lies’ False Witness
The trial witness was charged with perjury just days after Willie Stokes was convicted of murder in 1984.
Snopes→ Copypasta Falsely Claims Anesthesia May Kill Those Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Anesthesia was said to pose “a great hazard” and may cause a fully vaccinated person to “die immediately.”
PolitiFact→ The Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A year of debunking false narratives
A year of debunking false narratives about Jan. 6
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – False claims about Jan. 6 insurrection and 2020 presidential election rely on debunked information
“Jan. 6 was NOT an insurrection…but Nov. 4 at 3 a.m. was!”
Poynter→ Claims that six-month Pfizer data show its COVID-19 vaccine causes more illness than it prevents are false
A headline widely shared on Facebook alleges that Pfizer’s own data show that the company’s COVID-19 vaccine causes more harm than good. “Alarming Six Month Pfizer Data Show COVID Vaccine […] The post Claims that six-month Pfizer data s
Health Feedback→ Joe Rogan interview with Peter McCullough contains multiple false and unsubstantiated claims about the COVID-19 pandemic and vaccines
REVIEW The Joe Rogan Experience, a podcast hosted by actor and comedian Joe Rogan, interviewed cardiologist Peter McCullough in December 2021. During the interview, which spanned about two hours and 45 minutes, McCullough made multiple inaccurate, m
PolitiFact→ An enduring tradition: False claims about attacks on Christmas
Pants on Fire claims about attacks on Christmas have become their own holiday tradition.
FactCheck.org→ Doctor Makes False Claim About Stillbirths in Canadian Hospitals
SciCheck Digest The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant people, and the World Health Organization says the vaccines are safe for them. Yet online articles cite a Canadian doctor who falsely claims that t
AllSides→ Missouri attorney general’s scathing letter to Biden begins with false claim
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/politics/fact-check-missouri-schmitt-biden-travel/index.html President J
PolitiFact→ Lindsey Graham – Sen. Graham’s false claim about Build Back Better adding $3 trillion in deficits
“The CBO says (the Build Back Better Act) is $3 trillion of deficit spending.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UNICEF, NHS, Others Did NOT Endorse Flyer With False Mask Information
Did UNICEF and several agencies and organizations based in the United Kingdom endorse a graphic that includes misinformation about masks? No, that's not true: Six of the eight agencies and organizations included in the graphic told Lead S
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Johnson falsely says unvaccinated people around the world are being put into 'internment camps'
Around the world, people who exercise their "health autonomy" and don't get vaccinated are being put "basically into internment camps."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A claim that viruses and other pathogens always evolve to become less lethal is false
"Pathogens evolve to become less, not more, virulent over time” because otherwise, “they’d destroy their hosts which they depend on to live.”
Full Fact→ Facebook posts falsely advertise weight loss pills as endorsed by judges on US Dragons’ Den
Clips advertising weight loss pills have been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook, claiming endorsement from judges on Shark Tank, the US version of Dragons’ Den. This is false. Weight loss pills have never featured on the US version of
Poynter→ Hannity falsely claimed the US ‘didn’t import a single barrel’ of Saudi oil pre-pandemic under Trump
Rattling off a list of praises for former President Donald Trump during an interview with Donald Trump Jr., Fox News host Sean Hannity falsely claimed that under Trump, the U.S. completely scrapped […] The post Hannity falsely claimed the US
PolitiFact→ Sean Hannity – Hannity falsely claims U.S. ‘didn’t import a single barrel’ of Saudi oil pre-pandemic under Trump
"If you look pre-COVID" under President Donald Trump, "we didn't import a single barrel of oil from Saudi Arabia.”
PolitiFact→ The Gateway Pundit – US southern border 'completely open'? That’s False
Because of omicron, “the Biden administration has decided to leave the U.S. southern border completely open.”
Health Feedback→ Inaccurate clickbait headline in Forbes article used to promote the false claim that COVID-19 vaccines change our DNA
REVIEW On 29 November 2021, Forbes published an article written by Steven Salzburg, a professor of biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, bearing the headline “Yes, The Vaccine Changes Your DNA. A Tiny Bit. That’s A Good Thing”. T
Washington Post→ Rand Paul’s false claim that masks don’t work
The Republican senator mischaracterized one scientific study and ignored all the others.
Snopes→ Waukesha SUV Incident: What’s True, False About Suspect Darrell Brooks
We looked into online rumors surrounding the Waukesha parade fatalities suspect Darrell Brooks.
AllSides→ MSNBC’s Joy Reid’s false ‘fact-check’ claims Moderna, Pfizer not part of Operation Warp Speed
https://www.foxnews.com/media/msnbc-joy-reid-false-fact-check-moderna-pfizer-operation-warp-speed MSNBC
Health Feedback→ Contrary to claim in Becker News article, not all cases of infection lead to immunity; falsely claims that most COVID-19 deaths weren’t caused by COVID-19 but by comorbidities
REVIEW An article published by Becker News in mid-November 2021, written by former Fox News writer Kyle Becker, claimed in its headline that “The CDC Finally Admits a Massive Number of Americans Have ‘Natural Immunity’: 146.6 Million People”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Story about SEALs rescuing children in cargo ship is false
“NAVY SEALs raid cargo ship full of smuggled children.”
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Data to Falsely Claim Italy Reduced Its COVID-19 Death Count
SciCheck Digest The vast majority of people who have died with COVID-19 had other medical conditions that put them at risk of severe disease, or other conditions caused by COVID-19. But internet posts misinterpret data about those conditions to falsely
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A false anecdote about Stalin and a chicken circulates again — adapted for the pandemic
“Stalin once ripped all the feathers off a live chicken as a lesson to his followers.”
Full Fact→ Hunt for child who told man ‘you’re not my dad’ was false alarm
Several newspapers published online articles on 14 November claiming that Greater Manchester Police were searching for a boy and a ‘suspicious male’ after a member of the public reported that the child had been heard telling the man “