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Top Fact Checks→ Idaho was the first state to pass a bill restricting transgender women and girls to participate in women’s sports.
Idaho was the first state to pass a bill limiting transgender women to compete in women's sports. It has been temporarily blocked by the federal court
Top Fact Checks→ Tamil Nadu was the first state to pioneer all-women police stations.
Although Tamil Nadu wasn't the first state to open the All Women Police Station(AWPS), it did implement the concept widely in a short span.
Liste→ British monarch’s first visit to Ethiopia came 10 years after this photo was taken
Posts circulating on social media claim to show a photo of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip bowing before the Ethiopian emperor and empress. This claim is false; the queen did not visit Ethiopia for the first time until 1965, a decade after the ph
Top Fact Checks→ Patanjali’s Coronil was recognized by the World Health Organization as the first evidence-based medicine for the coronavirus.
The World Health Organization clarified that it has not reviewed or certified any traditional medicine for the treatment of COVID-19.
Snopes→ Boy Scouts Celebrate First Group of Female Eagle Scouts
Nearly 1,000 girls and young women were honored by the Boy Scouts in a virtual celebration of the inaugural class of female Eagle Scouts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: $33 Million Was NOT Spent On Trump’s First Impeachment
Was $33 million spent on Donald Trump's first impeachment? No, that's not true: No government accounting of what was spent has been released. Independent estimates vary, but all put the cost of the trial at way under $33 million. One was
Top Fact Checks→ The first rioter arrested at the Capitol insurrection was an AntiFa member.
There is no evidence that AntiFa was behind the Capitol riot. Trump's lawyer, Michael van der Veen, did not substantiate his statement.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ How solid is Donald Trump’s First Amendment impeachment defense?
https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/feb/12/how-solid-donald-trumps-first-amendment-defense/ On the
Snopes→ Was Madam C.J. Walker the First Woman To Become a Millionaire?
There's little doubt about C.J. Walker's accomplishments.
Liste→ Nigeria was not on shortlist for first batch of COVAX-sponsored Pfizer vaccines, still eligible for others
Multiple posts shared thousands of times on Facebook claim that the World Health Organization (WHO) has “delisted” Nigeria from receiving Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines under the international effort known as COVAX. This is false; Nigeria was simply not
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Fact-checking the first day of Trump’s second impeachment trial
Before senators could consider a scrap of evidence in the case against former President Donald Trump, they first had to vote whether to try the case at all. House Democratic impeachment managers argued that even though Trump no longer holds office, the
Snopes→ Did a Florida Town Declare the First Week of February ‘Trump Week’?
The city of Frostproof in Florida's Polk County has a population of about 3,200.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘GME Frenzy Claims First Life’
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
Snopes→ Was a Snowy Owl Spotted in Central Park for the First Time in 130 Years?
It is thought that there are at least two other unverified reports of the snow-white raptor in recent decades.
NYT > U.S. > Politics→ Fact-Checking Biden’s First Week in Office
All but three of 20 claims the president made were accurate, demonstrating his regard for basic facts and his proclivity to err when speaking off the cuff.
Snopes→ Panel Overturns 4 Facebook Content Takedowns in First Ruling
Facebook’s quasi-independent oversight board issued its first rulings, overturning four out of five decisions by the social network to take down questionable content.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Viral Facebook claims about President Biden’s first actions are largely false
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/viral-facebook-claims-about-president-bidens-first-actions-are-largely-false/
Top Fact Checks→ Joe Biden signed blank executive orders on his first day in the office.
Joe Biden did not sign blank papers and higher quality videos and images show text on the papers.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Viral Facebook claims about President Biden’s first actions are largely false
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
Top Fact Checks→ Biden removed military flags from the Oval Office on the first day as president.
The Oval Office is redecorated by every new president and military flags are not traditionally displayed in the Oval Office.
Snopes→ Did a First Lady Wear a $46K Dress to an Inaugural Ball?
An online advertisement featured a lineup first ladies and hinted that one of them once wore a $46,000 dress on Inauguration Day.
Liste→ Biden’s first-day executive orders were not blank
Social media posts claim videos and images of Joe Biden signing executive orders on the first day of his presidency show him endorsing blank pages. This is false; although the text on the documents is barely visible in a recording of the event, enhance
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Here’s the Letter George H. W. Bush Left Bill Clinton for the First Day of His Presidency’
On January 18 2021, Imgur user SisterMidnight shared an image called, “Here’s the letter George H. W. Bush left Bill Clinton for the first day of his presidency,” with the comment “Classy,” and “I wonder what Presiden
Top Fact Checks→ In his first few days, Biden may cancel the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.
According to a person familiar with Biden’s plans, he could cancel the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline in his first few days.
Snopes→ Vehicle Battery Fires Pose Risks to First Responders, NTSB Says
Electric vehicle fires pose safety risks to first responders and guidelines from manufacturers about how to deal with them have been inadequate, according to U.S. investigators.
Snopes→ Capitol Assault a More Sinister Attack Than First Appeared
Only days later is the extent of the danger from one of the darkest episodes in American democracy coming into focus.
Snopes→ First Lady ‘Disappointed’ by Trump Supporters’ Capitol Riot
The statement from Melania Trump made no comment about her husband or his role in encouraging his supporters to go to the Capitol.
Liste→ This video of Indonesian officials dancing was taken before the country detected its first Covid-19 case
A video viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook purports to show Indonesia’s top officials “dancing without obeying health protocols” during the pandemic. The claim is false; the video was filmed in January 2020, weeks before Indonesia an
Snopes→ UK First in World to Start Using Oxford-AstraZeneca Vaccine
The U.K. is in the midst of an acute outbreak, recording more than 50,000 new coronavirus infections a day over the past six days.
Snopes→ In a First, Congress Overrides Trump Veto of Defense Bill
In a New Year's Day session, the Republican-controlled Senate overrode Trump's veto of a defense policy bill.
Snopes→ Is Times Square Closed to Crowds on New Year’s for First Time in History?
The ball drop on New Year's Eve is going to look a little different in 2020.
Snopes→ First Reported US Case of COVID-19 Variant Found in Colorado
The coronavirus variant was found in a man in his 20s who is in isolation southeast of Denver and has no travel history.
Snopes→ Did Antarctica Report Its First COVID-19 Cases in December 2020?
The southern continent fended off the novel coronavirus for nearly a year.
Top Fact Checks→ Melinda Gates has said Black people must be vaccinated first for COVID-19 after health care workers.
In June, Melinda Gates said Black people "should be," and not must be, first in line, after health care workers, to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Snopes→ Did The Three Stooges Perform During First Super Bowl Halftime Show?
The first halftime show featured marching bands, jet packs, and hundreds of pigeons.
Full Fact - All content→ PPE: What actually happened during the first wave?
On 16 April, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced at the daily coronavirus briefing the five tests that needed to be met before the government would consider easing the first national lockdown. To consider adjusting the current measures, the
Snopes→ Announcing: Our First Annual Snopes Awards
2020 was tough. But many "Lamplighters" have lit a path toward a brighter future.
Snopes→ Trump Downplays Russia in First Comments on Cyberattack
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had said the previous day that Russia was “pretty clearly” behind the cyberattack against the United States.
Snopes→ Jeremy Bulloch, Boba Fett in First ‘Star Wars’ Trilogy, Dies
As the Mandalorian bounty hunter Boba Fett, Bulloch made off with a froze-in-carbonite Han Solo in 1980′s “The Empire Strikes Back."