Facebook users have shared an article claiming that Spain’s Ministry of Health “Admits Covid-19 Has Never Been Isolated”. This story is false. The ministry did not say this. As we have said before, the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes C
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Full Fact - All content→ There is no HIV in the Covid-19 vaccines
A video on Instagram makes a number of false or misleading claims about the Covid-19 vaccines, including that the vaccine interval is designed to “hit” the immune system when it is particularly vulnerable, different doses of the vaccines in
Snopes→ Liberian Teen Becomes Hero for Finding and Returning $50,000
Emmanuel Tuloe has been invited to meet Liberian President George Weah.
Snopes→ Cher Sues Heirs of Sonny Bono over Song and Record Revenue
Cher has sued the widow of her former musical partner and ex-husband Sonny Bono over royalties for Sonny and Cher songs including “I Got You Babe” and “The Beat Goes On."
Top Fact Checks→ Neither the PCR tests nor the lateral flow tests are effective in detecting COVID-19.
Although a few recent PCR results are different from the lateral flow results, evidence suggests that both tests are effective.
WaPo Fact Checker→ Youngkin, McAuliffe target each other with false attack ads
Both campaigns are targeting voters with ads that use partisan reports to make bogus claims.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Vaccination enhances immunity in people who previously had COVID-19; little evidence for claim that the Amish community in Lancaster County, PA, have herd immunity
REVIEW A transcript of a report on the show “Full Measure with Sharyl Attkisson”, published on 10 October 2021, contained several claims about how the Amish community of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have coped with COVID-19. The Amish are an Am
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Covid-19 vaccines: Has China made more than other countries combined?
https://www.bbc.com/news/58808889 China says it has provided more than half of all the Covid-19 vaccine
Top Fact Checks→ Irish novelist Sally Rooney banned the Hebrew translation of her latest book.
Rooney chose not to work with an Israeli publishing house, but rights for the Hebrew translation of her latest novel are still available.
Top Fact Checks→ In the Netherlands, you can buy ice cream containing paracetamol.
A bakery in Holland manufactured the desert as a 'hangover cure' in 2016 but does not have a license to sell it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fully Vaccinated Health Care Workers CAN Get Infected With And Spread COVID-19 To Other People
Are fully vaccinated people unable to spread COVID-19 if they are infected? No, that's not true. President Joe Biden incorrectly stated that vaccinated healthcare workers cannot spread the coronavirus if they are infected after receiving
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There IS NOT A Visible Difference Between The Blood Of Vaccinated And Unvaccinated People
Does the blood of vaccinated people look visibly darker than the blood of people who were not vaccinated and is this the result of hemoglobin depletion? No, that's not true: This video provides no evidence to back up this claim. According
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks; vaccinated children don’t die at a higher rate compared to unvaccinated children
REVIEW On 2 October 2021, writer Adrian Norman claimed on Instagram that for every 1,000 children vaccinated, one had died due to the vaccine during the clinical trials for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines against COVID-19. Norman a
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ There’s no evidence whistleblower Frances Haugen was planted by Facebook
A viral image circulating on social media baselessly claimed that former Facebook employee Frances Haugen, who turned over troves of internal company documents to the Wall Street Journal, was not a real whistleblower, but a plant set up by Facebook i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cherry-Picked ‘Studies’ Do NOT Prove COVID Vaccines Don’t Work
Does a collection of "new studies" on COVID-19 prove vaccines are not working as claimed? No, that's not true: The claim rests on the false premise that vaccine makers and public health officials promised 100% prevention. No responsible s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plastic Water Bottles Do NOT Contain Dioxin, But Breast Cancer Researchers Worry About Other Compounds
Does drinking out of a water bottle that's been left in a hot car give people breast cancer due to dioxin exposure? No, that's not true: Dioxins can give people cancer, but dioxin is not found in the plastics used to bottle water, be they
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence So Far That ‘Slap A Teacher’ Challenge Is An Actual Thing On TikTok
Do "slap a teacher" challenge videos exist on TikTok? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has done an extensive search of TikTok and can find no proof that there are videos of students recording themselves slapping a teacher, then posting i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Are NOT ‘Over 1,000 Cargo Ships Sitting Off The California Port’
Are there "over 1,000 cargo ships' sitting off the California coast at the end of the first week of October, 2021? No, that's not true: Although there was an unusually high number of ships waiting to be unloaded, the number was less than
Snopes→ Fears Raised Over ‘Slap a Teacher’ TikTok Challenge — But Is It Real?
Little evidence exists that "slap a teacher" is an actual "challenge" on TikTok.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Is NOT Mandating Vaccine With Mortality Rate 174X Higher Than COVID-19
Is California mandating a vaccine with a mortality rate 174 times higher than the COVID-19 virus? No, that's not true: No children or adolescents died in the COVID vaccine trials, Pfizer told Lead Stories. The claim appeared in an Instagr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Shaking Is NOT Necessary For Red Ants And Black Ants To Fight, Kill Each Other — They’ll Fight Regardless
Are red ants and black ants peaceful if placed in the same enclosure, but start fighting when an outside force shakes them? No, that's not true: There are thousands of species of red ants and black ants, not just one per color. There is n
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Sen. Ron Johnson incorrectly claimed there are no approved COVID-19 vaccines in the US
With COVID-19 still surging in parts of the country and booster shots being rolled out to strengthen immunity against the virus, many are still hesitant to get their first vaccine doses. A recent report from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that a m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 48,000 Did NOT Die Within 14 days Of COVID-19 Vaccination, And There Is NO ‘Medicare Tracking System’
Did more than 48,000 people die within 14 days of receiving COVID-19 vaccines, according to data revealed in the "Medicare Tracking System"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that there have been that many deaths caused by COVID v
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Study by UCSF researchers found that vaccinated people made up the minority of infections and that vaccination protects against hospitalization and death
REVIEW An article published by The Conservative Treehouse claimed that a “California study finds that vaccinated individuals are more susceptible to COVID variant infections than unvaccinated”. This claim was based on a preprint (a study not yet
Snopes→ Is Buzz Aldrin’s Mother’s Maiden Name ‘Moon’?
Aldrin's 1969 trip to the Moon was, in some respects, a family visit.
Snopes→ Jury Awards $6.3M to Shannen Doherty in State Farm Fire Suit
The jury found that the insurance giant's failure to pay policy benefits for Doherty's Malibu home were “unreasonable and without proper cause.”
Snopes→ COVID Vaccine Mandate Takes Effect for NYC Teachers, Staff
A COVID-19 vaccination requirement for teachers and other staff members took effect in New York City’s sprawling public school system in a key test of the employee vaccination mandates now being rolled out across the country.
Snopes→ Here’s How Many Millions in Ad Revenue Facebook Could Be Losing Every Second During Outage
We used Facebook Inc.'s latest financial report to estimate its revenue loss per second during the global shut down.
Snopes→ Henrietta Lacks Estate Sues Company Using Her ‘Stolen’ Cells
Tissue taken from the woman's tumor before she died of cervical cancer became the first human cells to be successfully cloned.
Snopes→ Scientists Decipher Marie Antoinette’s Redacted Love Notes
"Not without you." "My dear friend." "You that I love."
Snopes→ Circus Owner Says Northern Ireland is Experiencing a Clown Shortage
This is no joke.
Top Fact Checks→ The herb artemisia absinthium can kill 98 percent of cancer cells in just 16 hours.
Artemisia absinthium does not have cancer-killing properties. Artemisia annua has been used in clinical trials against cancer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence These Gumdrops Cure COPD
Do two shiny gumdrops per day cure COPD? No, that's not true: Neither the Food and Drug Administration nor the American Lung Association include gumdrop-form medications on their list of tested and approved medications for treatment of th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show ‘First’ Version Of Statue Of Liberty — There’s Just One Version
Does the photo in this social media post show the first version of the Statue of Liberty, and was it sent back to France? No, neither is true: The photo is of a different statue, in the Caribbean nation of St. Martin. The first Statue of
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Contrary to claims on social media, people who received a COVID-19 vaccine can donate blood and other blood products, including convalescent plasma
REVIEW This video, originally posted to TikTok and shared on social media platforms, claimed that people who received a COVID-19 vaccine can’t donate convalescent plasma because the vaccine “wipes out” natural antibodies. The video
Snopes→ Judge Suspends Britney Spears’ Father from Conservatorship
A judge on Wednesday suspended Britney Spears’ father from the conservatorship that has controlled the singer’s life and money for 13 years, saying the arrangement “reflects a toxic environment.”
Snopes→ Idaho Respiratory Therapist Treating COVID Patients Shares Emotional Moment in Viral Video
"I'm currently hiding in the bathroom, because every time I try to leave, I start crying again."
Snopes→ Health Workers Once Saluted As Heroes Now Get Threats
Some are being issued panic buttons in case of assault and ditching their scrubs before going out in public for fear of harassment.
Top Fact Checks→ Currently, there is no shortage of fuel or truck drivers in the U.K.
Although there is an adequate fuel supply, a shortage of truck drivers in the U.K. has led to dry fuel stations.
Snopes→ It’s National Coffee Day! Here’s Where You Can Get the Best Deals
In case you need a pick-me-up.