SciCheck Digest Contrary to claims amplified by podcaster Bret Weinstein during an interview with Tucker Carlson, COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives, not killed 17 million people worldwide. Weinstein also inaccurately characterized a pr
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PolitiFact→ In final report, House Ethics Committee targets George Santos’ falsehoods
The release of a scathing House Ethics Committee report may hasten a vote to expel Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. The committee’s report accuses Santos of criminality, ethical violations and a wide range of falsehoods.
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: How Russian falsehoods spread to U.S. through faux local news
Websites posing as local news outlets may just be copy-and-paste sites pushing Russian propaganda. An expert describes how to detect linkages among these dubious pages.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Peter McCullough Cites Discredited Papers, Recirculates COVID-19 Falsehoods In September 13, 2023, Speech
Did Dr. Peter McCullough, an American cardiologist who has repeatedly made anti-COVID-19 vaccine statements, successfully discredit the World Health Organization (WHO) and the global health community's approach to COVID-19 treatment durin
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Trump’s ‘Meet the Press’ falsehoods about abortion, Jan. 6 security and bacon prices
Fact-checking Donald Trump’s false and misleading claims on “Meet the Press” about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, abortion and the 2020 election. He also said bacon’s price is up five times. That’s False.
PolitiFact→ How will prosecutors show that Donald Trump knowingly repeated election fraud falsehoods?
The third indictment of former President Donald Trump, for the events leading up to Jan. 6, 2021, says he was not misinformed or delusional. Prosecutors have many examples of times Trump was told his election claims were false.
Washington Post→ Trump’s indictment video features a litany of favorite falsehoods
The president's 4-minute video has a feel of a golden olide record.
PolitiFact→ George Santos has been arrested. Here’s a recap of his alleged falsehoods
Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., has been arrested. His prosecution in federal court may shed light on where he got some of the money he used for his campaign. But on many of the falsehoods he told during his campaign, Santos has remained quiet. Here’s a
Poynter→ Here are falsehoods we found in Tucker Carlson’s final Fox show
In Tucker Carlson’s final show on Fox News, he covered topics that might make any of his 3 million viewers anxious. More Black people will be selling weed in the […] The post Here are falsehoods we found in Tucker Carlson’s final Fox show app
PolitiFact→ Here are falsehoods we found in Tucker Carlson’s final Fox show
Tucker Carlson’s final show on Fox touched on the show’s most familiar themes: race, crime, Hunter Biden’s laptop, immigration, LGBTQ+ issues and pop culture. Here’s a fact-checker’s look at some of the claims he made.
PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson parts ways with Fox News. These are some of his most consequential falsehoods.
Our fact-checking of Tucker Carlson will likely continue, but his affiliation with Fox News will not. Here’s a look back at some of his biggest and most consequential falsehoods.
Poynter→ As the fact-checking world battles Russian falsehoods, Chinese misinformation often gets a pass
This op-ed was published in commemoration of International Fact-Checking Day, held April 2 each year to recognize the work of fact-checkers worldwide. The Russo-Ukrainian War that erupted in February 2022 prompted […] The post As the fact-checki
Washington Post→ New Trump campaign, same old falsehoods
Trump's announcement speech was filled with false claims. Here's a guide to 19 statements.
Snopes→ Did Pence Say Biden ‘Commits’ More Falsehoods Than Any Other President?
Pence was vice president under Donald Trump.
Poynter→ Indian fact-checkers are tracking the patterns of falsehoods in the country
Fact-checkers in India identified political falsehoods, communal rumors across the country’s hyper-local cultures and “miracle cures” that hawk foods as replacements for modern medicine as broad trends of misinformation in […] The post Indi
Poynter→ West Africa moves in unison to promote vaccination and curb falsehoods
In West Africa, fact-checkers are cooperating to expand their influence on local, national and international levels to curb misinformation about vaccines. Organizations are banding together, forming alliances with intergovernmental groups […] The
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.”
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→ Tucker Carlson’s ‘Patriot Purge’ film on Jan. 6 is full of falsehoods, conspiracy theories
In his controversial and conspiratorial documentary series attempting to rewrite the events of Jan. 6, Fox News host Tucker Carlson described the attack on the U.S. Capitol as a false-flag operation contrived to frame, trap and “purge” Trum
Snopes→ The Multiple Falsehoods of ‘Patriot Purge’
Tucker Carlson's "Patriot Purge" miniseries uses deceptive tactics and false statements to rewrite history.
Washington Post→ Trump’s never-ending parade of election falsehoods
The president keeps telling audiences stories about the election that have been repeatedly debunked and discredited.
Poynter→ Let’s review some falsehoods about masks
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. Masked mania The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its
Full Fact→ Free paper repeats falsehoods on deaths following vaccination
The front page of free newspaper ‘The Light’, shared on Facebook, claimed that there have been 1,400 deaths and a million injuries “from covid injections” in the UK. There have been just over 1,470 deaths following a Covid-19 va
Poynter→ Suspended from social media, Donald Trump has found a new, old way to spread falsehoods
Donald Trump’s social media posts in the aftermath of the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol got him suspended from Facebook and Twitter amid concerns that his false claims about a stolen election would provoke more violence. His Fac
Full Fact→ Video shares falsehoods about face masks and asymptomatic spread of Covid-19
A video which has been shared on social media shows a woman, who claims to be an attorney, speaking at the Orange County Board of Supervisor meeting on 2 June 2020. The video includes many outdated or untrue claims about the Covid-19 pandemic. As
Poynter→ Trump lost. Yet the 2020 election falsehoods thrive in Arizona’s review of ballots.
Republicans in Arizona are still pushing the myth that President Joe Biden stole the 2020 election — a falsehood that ultimately culminated in the Jan. 6 violent attack on the U.S. Capitol. The falsehood lives on in the review of about 2.1 million ba
Snopes→ The Unwitting Are the Target of COVID-19 Falsehoods Online
People across the country have found themselves swept into the misinformation maelstrom, their online posts or their very identities hijacked by anti-vaccine activists and others peddling lies about the outbreak.
Poynter→ Factually: “Don’t negate. Displace” falsehoods about public health
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. Flood the zone FactCheck.org co-founder Kathleen Hall Jamieson sat down with
Washington Post→ Stefanik defends election falsehoods told on Jan. 6
On Jan. 6, the New York Republican made several false claims about the vote count in Georgia. She has no regrets.
Poynter→ Factually: Falsehoods about COVID-19 suicides are nothing new for fact-checkers
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. It feels true, but… The Atlantic’s Tom Bartlett put a spotlight on a
Snopes→ ’18 Reasons I Won’t Be Getting a COVID Vaccine’ Post Filled With Reckless Falsehoods
A blog post riddled with misinformation is effectively a "Now That's What I Call Music" style anthology of debunked anti-vaccine and COVID-19 denial claims.
Poynter→ Factually: International falsehoods deserve international attention
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. Disinformation on the world stage Tomorrow is International Fact-Checking Da
Lead Stories→ Today Only: Try Our Free Online Test to Check How Vulnerable You Are To Online Falsehoods
UPDATE: Yes, this was an April Fools Day joke... Check the publication date. The "test" is just some progress bars moving and a message being displayed at the end. Of course a random website doesn't get to access to your browser history
Poynter→ Vaccine gaslighting, mask falsehoods and fake cures dominate recent claims added to the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance Database
As world leaders and everyday citizens roll up their sleeves to get vaccinated against COVID-19, purveyors of falsehoods have turned to a new tactic — claiming those vaccinations were a hoax. Vice President Kamala Harris, Australian Prime Minister Sc
New York Times→ Trump Revives Familiar Falsehoods in CPAC Speech
The former president attacked his successor and continued to claim that he won the 2020 election.
New York Times→ Trump Revives Familiar Falsehoods in CPAC Speech
The former president attacked his successor and continued to claim that he won the 2020 election.
Poynter→ Fact-checkers are already fighting the spread of falsehoods from Telegram
Fact-checkers in Ukraine, Germany and India were already contending with the spread of mis- and disinformation on the encrypted messaging app Telegram. Then the app’s popularity got a huge boost in early 2021 following the deplatforming of former U.S
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List Of Questions About Biden’s Inauguration Is Mix Of Myths And Falsehoods
Does a list of questions about Joe Biden's inauguration contain only accurate and factual statements? No, that's not true: The rhetorical questions, posed to imply that Biden is not really president, are a mix of myths, falsehoods and sta
Poynter→ 10,300 documented falsehoods in 12 months: the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance enters its second year
Today, the International Fact-Checking Network is honoring the one-year anniversary of the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance – the global collaborative project launched by 99 fact-checking organizations from more than 70 countries. The alliance is the larges
Snopes→ Trump’s Farewell Falsehoods
On his way out, President Donald Trump claimed credit for things he didn't do and twisted his record on jobs, taxes, the pandemic and much more.