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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO COVID ‘Ligma’ Variant Outbreak — It’s An Old Dirty Joke
Are all the "I just left the ER...We are officially getting crushed" memes about the COVID-19 Delta variant outbreak part of a fear campaign aimed at the unvaccinated? Not all of them. Some have been altered to refer to a "Ligma" variant,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Hermann Goering Ever Said Quote About Using Fear To Control People
Did Hermann Goering say that the only reason Nazism worked in Germany was because the government convinced the German people to be afraid? No, that's not true: A history professor says there is no evidence of Goering, a leader in Nazi Ger
Top Fact Checks→ Researchers approved the COVID-19 vaccine for children in a rush.
The MHRA followed a rigorous review of the vaccine's safety and effectiveness in children aged 12 to 15 before approving the vaccine.
Top Fact Checks→ The central government levies only 5 percent tax on LPG cylinders, whereas the state governments levy a tax of 55 percent.
The Central and the State governments do not levy separate taxes of their own on the LPG cylinders.
Snopes→ Did William Phelps Eno, the ‘Father of Traffic Safety,’ Never Learn to Drive?
William Phelps Eno was the man who penned some of the first traffic laws.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Delaware Does NOT Have ‘Child Support Card’ That Controls What Mothers Can Purchase
Does Delaware have a "child support card" that controls what mothers can purchase with child support payments? No, that's not true: While Delaware does give a client the option to enroll in its U.S. Bank ReliaCard program (previously the
Full Fact - All content→ Vaccines reduce the risk of death but don’t eliminate it altogether
A widely shared Facebook post asks “If the jabbed are apparently dying from the unjabbed. Why are the unjabbed not dying? And why are the jabbed dying?” As we have written about before, the Covid-19 vaccines have been shown to be high
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Marjorie Taylor Greene says HIPAA shields her from vaccination questions. It doesn’t.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has been an outspoken critic of vaccines and masks to stop the spread of COVID-19. After she tweeted that the disease was a threat only to people who are obese or over 65 — very inaccurate medical guidance — Twit
Top Fact Checks→ Chick-fil-A funds the National Christian Foundation, which paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers draft a bill that would impose the death penalty for homosexuality.
WinShape Foundation, which is run by Chick-fil-A's owners, donated to the NCF. The company did not directly donate to the foundation.
Snopes→ Remembering Aviator Amelia Earhart on Her Birthday (07/24/1897)
The record-setting aviator has remained a fixture in the public's imagination.
Snopes→ NBC Quickly Hires Maria Taylor After Her Departure from ESPN
NBC formally made the announcement during its primetime Olympic show.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Marjorie Taylor Greene says HIPAA shields her from vaccination questions. It doesn’t.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/21/marjorie-taylor-greene/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-hipaa-shields-her-vacc/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence That Cut Onions’ Irritating Enzymes Are Drawn To Water
Does placing a wet towel near the cutting surface when slicing onions prevent crying by absorbing the irritating enzymes released? No, there is no evidence that this cooking hack works better than any other methods. The reason why slicing
Snopes→ Did Kevin Hart Prank Nick Cannon By Sharing His Cell Number for ‘Advice on Fatherhood’?
We called the phone number supposedly linked to Cannon, a father of seven.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Interview Does NOT Prove There’s No Variants, No Novel Coronavirus, No Pandemic — It Recycles Debunked Conspiracy Theories
Does a podcaster's online video prove there are no SARS-CoV-2 variants, that there's no pandemic and that COVID-19 isn't a novel disease? No, that's not true: coronavirus conspiracist David Martin's claims fly in the face of the establish
Snopes→ Bin There, Done That: Cockatoos Learn to Lift Trash Lids
Not every resident would be thrilled, but ornithologist Richard Major was impressed by the ingenuity.
Snopes→ No, There Weren’t More COVID-19 Vaccine Deaths Than COVID-19 Deaths
A vaccine adverse reaction tracking tool was misleadingly interpreted by junk news sites.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘In the Cayman Islands, There Is a Modest Five-Story Building That Is Home to 18,857 Companies’
On July 16 2021, an Imgur user shared a Bernie Sanders quote meme which alleged that a “modest building” in the Cayman Islands was the address for “18,857 companies”: Text on the meme attributed its creation to “Ro Khanna
Snopes→ Is the ‘Rules for Teachers – 1872’ List Real?
The 'Rules for Teachers - 1872' list prompts us to marvel at the grimness of a late nineteenth century American schoolteacher's lot.
Snopes→ Weinstein Brought to California to Face Further Rape Charges
New York prison officials have handed convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein over to California to face additional sexual assault charges.
Full Fact - All content→ Average Covid-19 victim dies years before they otherwise would
In an allegedly leaked WhatsApp message, shared with the BBC by the Prime Minister’s former chief political adviser Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson appears to say “get Covid and live longer”, alluding to the average age of Covid-19 de
Snopes→ The ‘I Am Your Father’ 1980 Audience Reaction Video Is Fake, But We Found a Real One
The viral "Star Wars" video featured a fake cinema reaction to Darth Vader's infamous line from "The Empire Strikes Back." Here's how we know it's fake.
TruthOrFiction→ Rep. Matt Gaetz Says if Democrats Pass Voting Bill, Republicans Will ‘Never Win Another Election’
On July 18 2021, the Facebook page “Call to Activism” shared the following quote meme, claiming that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) said that if Democrats pass “their voting rights bill,” then Republicans will “never win anot
Snopes→ In Trump’s Jan. 6 Recast, Attackers Become Martyrs, Heroes
A cocktail of propaganda, conspiracy theory and disinformation is fueling delusion over the agonies of the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence That Edward Mordrake Was A Real Person
Was Edward Mordake a man born with a second face on the back of his head that could laugh, cry and whisper horrible things to him? No, that's not true: The legend of Edward Mordake, sometimes called Mordrake, appears to have begun as a wo
Snopes→ Here’s How To Get Free and Discounted Treats This National Ice Cream Day
We’ve got you covered on National Ice Cream Day, July 18.
Snopes→ Does Curious George ‘Get High’ on Ether in an Old Children’s Book?
"Suddenly his head began to turn, then he felt as if he were flying."
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The Nuremberg Code specifically addresses experimentation; COVID-19 vaccines aren’t experimental, and therefore, don’t violate the Code
REVIEW In June 2021, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes dismissed a lawsuit brought by 117 employees of the Houston Methodist Hospital system who claimed the hospital’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement violated the Nuremberg Code. The employees also comp
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Were NOT ‘Over 74,000’ More Mail-In Ballots Received, Counted In Maricopa County, Arizona, Than Were Mailed Out
Were over 74,000 more mail-in ballots received and counted than were mailed out for the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Arizona? No, that's not true: County officials say the true tally shows there were 446,000 fewer mail-in votes than
Snopes→ Is Use of Lye-Based Hair Relaxers Linked to a Higher Risk of Breast Cancer?
Frequent and long-term use of lye-based hair straightening products, or relaxers, may increase the risk of breast cancer among Black women, compared with more moderate use.
Snopes→ Were the Founding Fathers Not Involved in Pledge, Anthem, ‘In God We Trust’?
A popular meme argued that Washington, Jefferson, et al had no role in the creation of four major totems of American political and civic culture.
TruthOrFiction→ Facebook’s Reshuffling of Data Tool Worries Researchers and Collaborators
A New York Times column on Facebook’s actions against the data analysis tool CrowdTangle prompted concern from both independent researchers and at least one group collaborating with the platform. According to Kevin Roose, a tech columnist for the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Incoming Solar Storm — It Has Already Passed
Is a solar storm coming to Earth, so dangerous that it could impact GPS, the internet and satellites? No, that's not true: a solar storm has already come -- on July 3, 2021, -- and gone, according to NASA. It did briefly impact radio comm
TruthOrFiction→ ‘This Picture Was Taken in 1925, Of a Girl Visiting Her Twin Sisters Grave’
On July 14 2021, a Facebook account shared the following image and explanation to a Facebook group; it purportedly showed an image taken in 1925 of a girl at a cemetery visiting the grave of her deceased twin sister: This picture was taken in 1925. It
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines are highly effective but don’t prevent the disease completely; unvaccinated people place themselves and others at risk as a reservoir for virus spread
REVIEW In early July 2021, this meme claiming that “a vaccinated person might get sick from the virus they got vaccinated against because you’re not vaccinated” went viral on social media platforms. The meme received more than 65,000 interacti
Full Fact - All content→ This isn’t a real image of the Northern Lights from space
An image claiming to show the Northern Lights from space has been going viral on Facebook. The post says the image comes “courtesy of NASA” which is true. But the image is not a real photo from space but a computer generation. As Snop
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Here are Twitter’s most prolific citizen 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. Watchers on your wall Ryan, a college student without a journalism backgroun
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Trump said there were ‘no guns whatsoever’ at the Capital riot. But some defendants were armed, documents show.
President Donald Trump claimed on Fox News that there were no guns in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. During an on-air conversation with Trump on July 11, “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo twice broached
Snopes→ Here’s What’s Going on with That Viral, Twig-Camouflaged Moth
The insect looks like the tip of a twig.