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Snopes→ Queen Elizabeth II Says COVID Vaccine is Quick, Painless and Helps Others

2021-02-26 “Well, once you’ve had the vaccine you have a feeling of, you know, you’re protected, which is, I think, very important,” Queen Elizabeth II said in a video call. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Peppa Pig Theme Park Set for Legoland Florida Resort in 2022

2021-02-26 The Peppa Pig theme park will feature rides, interactive attractions, themed playscapes, water play areas and live shows, officials said. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Does Not Have The Medal Of Honor, 4 Nobel Peace Prizes, And Did NOT Cure AIDS, Cancer, Autism

2021-02-26 Was Joe Biden awarded the medal of honor and four Nobel Peace Prizes and did he cure AIDS, cancer and autism? No, that's not true: The 46th U.S. president has achieved none of those accomplishments. The false claims appeared in a meme tha Go to site post…»

Liste→ This photo shows a human flag formed in Gujarat in 2015 to celebrate the BJP’s 35th anniversary

2021-02-26 A photo of thousands of people forming the lotus flag of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been widely shared on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows supporters welcoming a minister visiting the southern state of Kerala in Fe Go to site post…»

Liste→ These photos were taken after fuel vehicles exploded in Afghanistan

2021-02-26 Multiple Facebook posts have shared photos they claim show a gas pipeline exploding in Myanmar. The posts began circulating online after anti-coup activists issued calls to damage gas pipelines connecting Myanmar and China, as they accuse Beijing of Go to site post…»

Liste→ Indian social media posts, media reports falsely claim WHO approved herbal medicine as Covid-19 treatment

2021-02-26 Multiple Facebook and Twitter posts shared hundreds of times claim the World Health Organization (WHO) approved Coronil, an Indian herbal medication, as a Covid-19 treatment. The claim was also shared in multiple Indian news reports. The claim is fals Go to site post…»

WaPo Fact Checker→ Biden’s pick for HHS sued the Trump administration, not a group of nuns

2021-02-26 There’s a difference between suing nuns and suing the federal government in a case that nuns decide to join. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Indian social media users share doctored image mocking Greta Thunberg after she voiced support for farmers’ protests

2021-02-26 An image has been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts that purports to show Swedish environmentalist Greta Thunberg eating on a train while a group of African children look on. The posts mocked Thunberg for her social activism after she twee Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Conspiracy Theories May Start to Take Hold at Age 14

2021-02-26 Many adolescents have been home schooled and isolated from their peer groups for much of the COVID-19 pandemic. Go to site post…»

Hoax-Slayer→ Don’t Get Caught by These Nasty Facebook Messenger Scams

2021-02-26 Let’s review a common Facebook Messenger-based scam tactic that continues to gain new victims. These are scams that all Facebook users need to be aware of. The post Don’t Get Caught by These Nasty Facebook Messenger Scams appeared first on Hoax-Sla Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Stevie Wonder Say He’s Moving to Ghana?

2021-02-26 Reports of the statement went viral in February 2021. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Conservative Gathering to Feature Trump’s False Fraud Claims

2021-02-26 A gathering of conservatives in Florida will serve as a forum to fan Trump's false claim that he lost the November election only because of widespread voter fraud. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Is NOT Withholding Information About Post-Vaccination Deaths, NOT Lacking A Data Category For Them

2021-02-26 Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention withhold data that showed a federal vaccine reaction-reporting database -- VAERS -- was under-reporting the number of people who have died after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine? Does the CDC Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Neera Tanden Criticize Joe Manchin’s Daughter for Raising the Price of EpiPens?

2021-02-25 https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-neera-tanden-criticize-joe-manchins On Friday, Sen. Joe Manchin Go to site post…»

Snopes→ McPlant on the Way at McDonald’s from Beyond Meat

2021-02-25 Chicago-based McDonald's will use the Beyond Meat partnership to roll out what it is calling the “McPlant” burger, which was previously teased in a video. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Biden Hasn’t Reduced COVID-19 Testing at the Border

2021-02-25 Quick Take The Biden administration has made no changes to COVID-19 testing policies for either U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or Customs and Border Patrol. But a claim circulating online falsely suggests that the administration has stopped t Go to site post…»

Liste→ Jill and Joe Biden’s love story did not start when she was 15

2021-02-25 Facebook posts claim President Joe Biden and his wife Jill met when she was a teenager and he was in his thirties. This is false; according to Jill Biden and media reports they went on their first date in 1975 when she was 23 and he 32, both had previo Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Neera Tanden Criticize Joe Manchin’s Daughter for Raising the Price of EpiPens?

2021-02-25 a.image2.image-link.image2-971-1456 { padding-bottom: 66.68956043956044%; padding-bottom: min(66.68956043956044%, 971px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ No, Mr. Potato Head Is Not Gender Neutral Now

2021-02-25 On February 25 2021, social media erupted into outrage over a widely-aggregated Associated Press item claiming that the children’s toy previously known as Mr. Potato Head was being changed to be “gender neutral”: Mr. Potato Head is Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Do These Photos Show Staph Infections Caused by Face Masks?

2021-02-25 "Having a staph infection [from wearing a face mask] is a pretty rare occurrence, and it usually involves multiple things for it to happen." Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Mexico Bid to Sell Presidential Jet Stretches into 3rd Year

2021-02-25 Ever since he took office, the president has vowed to sell off the plane because it is too luxurious. Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ ‘If $15/Hr is Too Much For Minimum Wage Then $85/Hr is Too Much to Pay Our Senators to Literally Do Nothing’ Tweet

2021-02-25 A February 23 2021 tweet asserting that “If $15/hr is too much for minimum wage then $85/hr is too much to pay our senators to literally do nothing” immediately spread in viral form, quickly migrating as a screengrab to a popular post on R Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was Rand Paul Certified as an Ophthalmologist by a Board He Created?

2021-02-25 The Kentucky senator’s qualifications came under a microscope in a new meme. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Joe Biden Use the N-Word in a Recorded Speech?

2021-02-25 Social media posts claimed he used the racial slur in a speech about international security. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did a Seattle Woman Find Cocaine in a Crochet Kit?

2021-02-25 News reports claimed that the woman got more than she bargained for at a Seattle thrift store in February 2021. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Shot and Her Dogs Stolen?

2021-02-25 Someone made off with Koji and Gustav, the singer’s French bulldogs. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Republican Wants to Require National Anthem in Wisconsin

2021-02-25 The national anthem would have to be played before all sporting events held at Wisconsin venues that received any public funding, under a bill that a Republican lawmaker has introduced. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Tamil Nadu was the first state to pioneer all-women police stations.

2021-02-25 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. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Has Mr. Potato Head Gone Gender Neutral?

2021-02-25 Mr. Potato Head will no longer be a mister, its maker has announced. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Indian army demolished Chinese bunkers after the PLA moved back from their positions.

2021-02-25 The viral video of the Indian army demolishing Chinese bunkers actually belongs to a rescue operation in Uttarakhand. Go to site post…»

Full Fact - All content→ No evidence Boris Johnson said he wanted to “lop the heads off of smelly peasants”

2021-02-25 A Facebook post with almost 1,500 shares shows an alleged quote made by Boris Johnson in May 2015 saying: “I have to be honest here. I was born in the wrong time. I’d be much happier living in the middle ages, lopping the heads off of smell Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Republicans are planning to reduce the minimum wage from $11 to $10.

2021-02-25 Republicans introduced a bill with a $10 minimum wage plan, but the wage rate ranges between $5.15 to $15 in the U.S., and there is no standard rate. Go to site post…»

Full Fact - All content→ Some farmers dye their sheep, but a photo of a neon flock has been edited

2021-02-25 A picture purporting to show sheep dyed a selection of neon colours by their farmer has been shared on Facebook. The photo has been edited to make normal sheep look like they have been dyed, and the edited picture has been doing the rounds online for q Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Shakira Did NOT Give Computer Lessons To Bill Gates When He Was A Kid

2021-02-25 Did Shakira give computer lessons to Bill Gates in 1995 and encourage him to never give up? No, that's not true: This is a silly satire; Shakira was born in 1977 and Bill Gates was born in 1955. In 1995 Gates was 39 years old, not only wa Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Flu Has Disappeared in the US

2021-02-25 Flu has virtually disappeared from the U.S., with reports coming in at far lower levels than anything seen in decades. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Under AIADMK Tamil Nadu has become the second-largest contributor to India’s GDP.

2021-02-25 Although the state has seen growth under AIADMK's successive tenures, both AIADMK and DMK's commitment to progressive politics has aided rise in GDP. Go to site post…»

Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Factually: Fact-checking works and may give you ‘pleasure’

2021-02-25 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. ‘True’ fact checks bring ‘cognitive pleasure’ Fact checks that label Go to site post…»

Full Fact - All content→ There are no human cells in the AstraZeneca vaccine, and it won’t give you a chimpanzee virus

2021-02-25 It has been claimed on Facebook that the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine contains viruses from chimpanzees and human foetal cells. The post suggests this means the vaccine contains animal products. Does the vaccine contain human foetal cells? We have fact c Go to site post…»

WaPo Fact Checker→ Dissecting the House GOP spin against Biden’s $1.9 trillion covid relief bill

2021-02-25 Here's a guide to what's wrong or off-base about House GOP talking points attacking the covid-rleief plan. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ LA Sheriff Calls Tiger Woods Crash ‘Purely an Accident’

2021-02-24 The Los Angeles County sheriff appeared to rule out any potential criminal charges even as authorities were still investigating. Go to site post…»

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