Do COVID-19 vaccines contain 81 strands of bacteria and HIV? No, that's not true: A video showing a masked woman making false claims about COVID vaccines is an altered audio-and-video package from a real interview done by VICE Media with
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Snopes→ Did ‘Gold Rush’ Cast Admit the Show Is Fake?
We took a closer look at an online story that teased a picture of Parker Schnabel, a cast member on the Discovery Channel series, "Gold Rush."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Vegan Blood’ Study Does NOT Prove This Diet Can Fight ALL Cancers
Did scientists find blood from vegans is eight times more protective against cancer? No, that statement is misleading because it is missing context. This meme caption refers to a study done in 2005. The meme overstates the findings withou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT Real: 1927 News Article ‘Showing America Was Sold To 5 Billionaires’
Is a 1927 news article saying that America was sold to five billionaires real? No, that's not true: This is a photo of a fake headline from a book published by The Onion, a website whose disclaimer says their content is "satirized." The c
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Press Conference
In a nearly two-hour press conference, President Joe Biden stretched the facts and left out important context on vaccinations, funding for lead pipe removal, child poverty and more. Biden exaggerated his administration’s progress against COVID-1
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This is NOT Benjy Stacy, Born With Dark Blue Skin — It’s Paul Karason Who Turned Himself Blue
Was Benji Stacy born in 1975 with dark blue skin that shocked his nurses? Yes, but this is not a picture of him. According to ABC News, infant Stacy did frighten maternity doctors and they quickly transferred him to the University of Kans
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is omicron variant the fastest spreading virus? It depends on the metric used for measuring
Omicron is “the fastest-spreading virus known to humankind."
PolitiFact→ Viral image – News headline about Supreme Court justice appears to be fabricated
“Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tests positive for COVID-19 despite triple vaccination, diligent masking and working from home.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Just 50,000 People Have NOT Died From ‘COVID-ONLY’ — Death Toll From Virus Tops 840,000
Have just 50,000 people in the United States died from "COVID-ONLY" during the pandemic? No, that's not true: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) counts COVID deaths as cases where COVID-19 was the immediate cause of deat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Some Mouthwashes DO ‘Disrupt’ Coronavirus In Lab Tests — But They’re NOT A Cure, And More Study Is Needed
Do some mouthwashes "disrupt" COVID-19 in the lab? Yes, that's true in a lab, but it's not a field-tested cure and researchers say it needs more study. The report by Rutgers University scientists, published March 1, 2021, shows two types
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘When We Were Young’ Festival’s ‘Red Flags,’ Astroworld Connection
On January 18 2022, posts about a “When We Were Young” festival created social media hype across platforms with a virally popular promotional flyer; KnowYourMeme.com described the event as an “Emo Fyre Festival”: When
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim of FEMA ‘prison camps’ is part of long-running, thoroughly debunked conspiracy theory
“There (are) over 800 prison camps in the United States, all fully operational and ready to receive prisoners. They are all staffed and even surrounded by full-time guards, but they are all empty. These camps are to be operated by FEMA.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Researchers Did NOT Discover ‘Various Foreign Objects’ Like Worms In Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Did researchers discover "various foreign objects" -- like worms hatching from eggs -- in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: None of the listed ingredients in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine are intentionally har
PolitiFact→ WATCH: Flurona isn’t a combination strain of COVID and the flu. What is it?
Did COVID-19 and the flu join together in a new strain? No.
PolitiFact→ Michael Savage – Texas rabbi not 'anti-Zionist,' no evidence in early investigation and news reports he knew gunman
Rabbi taken hostage in Texas synagogue is “anti-Zionist” who may have known gunman.
Full Fact→ Met Police has not launched an investigation into the Covid-19 vaccine programme
Multiple social media posts claim the Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into the Covid-19 vaccine programme. This is not true. Some of these posts include recordings of phone calls from members of the public (with what seem to b
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson’s PPE figures don’t tell the whole story
Thanks to the efforts of people across Whitehall, this country is now capable of producing 80% of our own PPE. Boris Johnson, 19 January 2022 . During Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday 19 January, Boris Johnson claimed the UK is now
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Djokovic isn’t the first athlete to be banned from sporting events for being unvaccinated
Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.”
Snopes→ No, Dr. Kerry Chant Didn’t Celebrate the Death of 3 Kids
The number of false COVID-19 vaccine death rumors outpaces the number of actually COVID-19 vaccine deaths.
Snopes→ The ‘Police Bulletin’ About Chemical-Doused Masks Is a Hoax
For starters, the "police bulletin" was not a real police bulletin.
AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden’s one-year anniversary press conference
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fact-checking-bidens-one-year-anniversary-press-conference Pres
Logically→ Argentina’s drug regulatory body found graphene in the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
The National Administration of Drugs, Foods, and Medical Devices clarified that the document highlighted on social media had a typographical error.
Poynter→ Hospitalization data is being used to claim that the pandemic is overblown. Here’s why that’s wrong
Soon after positive omicron COVID-19 cases exploded across the U.S., hospitalizations followed. Many states are seeing their highest levels of COVID-19-related hospitalizations since the start of the pandemic nearly two years ago. […] The post
Logically→ California state has passed a law to curb the menace of open defecation on the streets.
The report was published by a satirical website. In California, there has been no decree on alternative street defecation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video’s Purported ‘Morgellons’ In Respirator Masks Could NOT Be Nano-Robots — ‘Nano’ Is Not Visible To Human Eye
Do respirator masks prescribed to reduce viral spread contain nano-robot parasites called Morgellons? No, that's not true: "Nano" describes structures one billionth of a meter across, which makes the video images impossible, since it show
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Quarantine Camps For Unvaccinated Were NOT Proposed By Washington Health Board
Did the Washington State Board of Health adopt a rule that would involuntarily place unvaccinated residents, including children, into COVID-19 quarantine camps? No, that's not true: The board made an administrative rule change to the law
Washington Post→ Fact-checking President Biden’s second formal news conference
Biden’s lengthy second news conference included some errant facts and claims without context.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MIT Scientist Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Has Possible Long-Term Side Effects
Did an MIT scientist prove that the COVID-19 vaccines have possible long-term side effects? No, that's not true: The "scientist" at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a computer scientist who offered no proof that the COVID-19 v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Is NOT Completely Correct In Its Listing Of Duties, Requirements For Honor Guards At Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier
Is a post listing more than a dozen duties, selection requirements and obligations for honor guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery entirely accurate? No, that's not true: While some of the claims in this
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim That Governments Kill Black People With Medicine Is NOT True — ‘Tribunal’ Hearing Claim is NOT Real Court
Did author and self-proclaimed naturopathic practitioner Robert O. Young present legitimate testimony that admits that governments are using medicine to "exterminate" Black people? No, that's not true: The International Tribunal for Natur
Logically→ BBC Presenter Stephan Nolan called Novak Djokovic a “threat to health services.”
There's no evidence Nolan accused Djokovic of being a threat to health services.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Joe Biden never said ‘dozens of police were killed’ during the U.S. Capitol attack
Says Joe Biden said “dozens of police were killed” during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol but “exactly zero people” died that day.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Debunked claim about boneless chicken wings makes the rounds again
“Million pounds of rat meat being sold as boneless chicken wings in the U.S.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Photo shows bubble tea, not sheep feces
Photos show “sheep feces” that are “now in high demand in China because of their richness in protein.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, putting a stop to COVID-19 testing won't make the pandemic disappear
“If you stop testing (for COVID-19) it all goes away and people just have colds like before.”
Snopes→ Was Hope Hicks Cast on ‘Big Brother’?
As of this writing, CBS had made no announcements regarding the cast for the next season of "Celebrity Big Brother."
PolitiFact→ Same-day voter registration is on the Democrats’ wishlist. Why do some Republicans oppose it?
Democrats want same-day registration in every state, which has faced opposition from some Republicans. About 20 states already use same-day registration, which is popular with students.
Snopes→ The Anne Frank ‘Good News’ Quote Is Fake
A quote attributed to Frank began: "Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news."
Truth or Fiction?→ Keanu Reeves: ‘To Me, Nature Is a Place Where You Retreat Whenever You Feel Exhausted or Sad …’
On January 12 2022, the Facebook page “Anxiety Freedom” shared the following quote meme, which attributes a quote about nature as a “retreat” from stressors to actor Keanu Reeves: Underneath a black and white photograph of Reev
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Biden’s Surgeon General Is NOT CGI
Is Vivek Murthy, the Biden administration's surgeon general, computer-generated imagery (CGI)? No, that's not true: The duty officer in the Pentagon press office told Lead Stories that Murthy "is 100% a real person." The claim came from a