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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.”
Full Fact→ An Instagram post underestimates Covid-19 deaths among younger people
A post on Instagram from 15 January 2022 says: “Did you know that only 3,774 people under 65 have died of covid in the UK?” This is not correct. Up to the end of November 2021, which is the latest data available, 17,095 people aged under 65
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – NASA did not hire or employ theologians for research project
“NASA hired 24 theologians to study human reaction to aliens.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Tylenol doesn’t ruin your ability to fight COVID-19
Tylenol "ruins your ability to kill” COVID-19.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Danish study shows decline in vaccine protection against omicron is restored with Pfizer booster
"Yale study: Vaccinated people more likely to be infected than those without the jab.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – The CDC didn’t say its COVID-19 tests can’t differentiate between the virus and the flu
The CDC finally admits its COVID-19 test can’t tell the difference between the virus and the flu
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, declining the COVID-19 vaccine won’t make you ‘99.8%’ safe from the virus
"By declining the vax, I am 100% safe from adverse reactions and 99.8% safe from COVID."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Tweet Kyle Rittenhouse Should Be Jailed For Murder And His Instagram Account Taken Down
Did Kamala Harris take to her Facebook account to discourage traffic to Kyle Rittenhouse's Instagram account by writing he should be "locked up in jail" for murder? No, that's not true: The post is a counterfeit image found in a meme libr
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – BBC reporting error is not proof the network was part of an ‘inside job’ on 9/11
A video from British public broadcaster BBC shows the network was part of a 9/11 conspiracy.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – There’s no basis to claim thousands have died from COVID-19 vaccines
Deaths from vaccines have totaled 1,621 from Johnson & Johnson, 4,799 from Moderna, 13,039 from Pfizer and 73 from unknown vaccines. And this is an undercount because “only 1% of deaths are reported.”
Snopes→ Instagram Head Faces Senators Amid Anger over Possible Harms
Senators are demanding the company commit to making changes and increase its transparency.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Kamala Harris didn’t call unvaccinated Americans ‘dirty Trump people’
Says Vice President Kamala Harris called the unvaccinated “dirty Trump people.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – European leader did not say the Nuremberg Code should be disregarded
“SHOCKING: In the wake of Austria’s drastic lockdown of unvaccinated people, EU chief calls for throwing out Nuremberg Code.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – COVID-19 vaccines are not gene therapy and a Forbes article doesn’t say they are
COVID-19 vaccines are gene therapy and a recent Forbes article proves that.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Can taking vitamin D really eliminate all COVID-19 deaths?
“Vitamin D levels of 50 ng/mL correlates to zero mortality rate from COVID.”
Snopes→ Anderson Cooper Says He Used Fake Name on Instagram To Help Sell His Mom’s Art
The famous news anchor helped his mother's art collectors while posing as "Monica."
AllSides→ Video: Instagram Posts Spread Texas Lawmaker’s False Claims on Vaccine Testing
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/10/video-instagram-posts-spread-texas-lawmakers-false-claims-on-vaccine-testing/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook’s Master Code Was NOT Deleted, Facebook And Instagram Are NOT ‘Gone Forever’
Was the "Master Code" of Facebook deleted, putting Facebook and Instagram in jeopardy of being "gone forever"? No, that's not true. After an outage lasting most of Monday, October 4, 2021, the two social media platforms were up and runnin
FactCheck.org→ Video: Instagram Posts Spread Texas Lawmaker’s False Claims on Vaccine Testing
In this video, FactCheck.org and Univision Noticias teamed up to debunk false claims, spreading on social media, that were made by a state senator in Texas about vaccine safety. All three of the COVID-19 vaccines administered in the U.S. went throu
Snopes→ Facebook Is Down, as Are Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp
The websites and apps for all four Facebook products were not available on the morning of Oct. 4.
Snopes→ Senators Push Facebook Exec on Instagram Policies for Youth
Senators fired a barrage of criticism at a Facebook executive over the social-networking giant’s handling of internal research on how its Instagram photo-sharing platform can harm teens.
Snopes→ Facebook Puts Instagram for Kids on Hold After Pushback
Facebook is putting a hold on the development of a kids' version of Instagram, geared toward children under 13, to address concerns that have been raised about the vulnerability of younger users.
Snopes→ Facebook Knew for 1 1/2 years Instagram Is Bad for Teens, Despite Claiming Otherwise
Here are the harms researchers have been documenting for years.
Full Fact→ Instagram isn’t blocking posts to your followers
A number of posts on Instagram claim that the social media company has changed its algorithm so that no more than 7% of an account's followers can see posts it makes. This isn’t correct. This is not the first time this claim has been shared, and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Martin Scorsese Is NOT Holding Zack Snyder’s Justice League In Instagram Post
Did American film director Martin Scorsese endorse the Zack Snyder version of the movie "Justice League"? No, that's not true: The photo of Scorsese holding "Zack Snyder's Justice League" is nowhere to be found on Scorsese's verified Inst
FactCheck.org→ Instagram Post Missing Context About Israeli Study on COVID-19 Natural Immunity
SciCheck An Instagram post highlighted a headline about a non-peer-reviewed study from Israel that found that unvaccinated people previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 had greater immunity against the delta variant than never-infected people fully vaccin
FactCheck.org→ Instagram Post Wrong on U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan
Quick Take Eleven American military members were killed in Afghanistan in 2020, including four in combat. But, as the U.S. nears its Aug. 31 deadline for a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan, a social media post falsely claims that there weren’
Full Fact→ Messi didn’t double PSG’s Instagram followers
A Facebook post claims Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) Instagram followers more than doubled in the 24 hours after the club signed Lionel Messi, increasing by over 20 million. The picture shows two images of PSG’s Instagram account side-b
Snopes→ Instagram Feed Errors Continue with No Word from Company
In August 2021, Instagram users took to Twitter to discuss experiencing a "couldn't refresh feed" error when trying to load new content.
Snopes→ Instagram Is Partially Down with ‘Couldn’t Refresh Feed’ Error
The Instagram feed problem appeared to only impact a select number of users.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Why the COVID-19 survival rate is not over 99%
The survival rate for COVID-19 is over 99% for most age groups.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – CDC did not say vaccines are failing or vaccinated people are superspreaders
“CDC confesses: Vaccines are failing, and the vaxxed can be superspreaders.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, DC Officer Michael Fanone isn’t man who stormed Capitol with Confederate flag
Says D.C. police officer Michael Fanone is the same person who was arrested after carrying a Confederate flag through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
Snopes→ Issa Rae Announced She Got Married with Instagram Photo Drop
The "Insecure" star somehow kept the whole thing secret.
Poynter→ Instagram stat about pregnancies and vaccines needs context
As more Americans get COVID-19 vaccinations, misinformation about their side effects has popped up all over the place. In this video, we take a look at a specific area of misinformation: how vaccines are affecting pregnancies. An Instagram post wit
Snopes→ The Garth Brooks and Tom Segura Instagram Feud, Explained
"Garth, please return my grandma," a commenter and fan of "Your Mom's House" joked, posting under one of Brooks' Instagram videos.
Full Fact→ Instagram post gets it wrong about Covid-19 vaccines and animal testing
An Instagram post has made misleading claims about Covid-19 survival rates and vaccine safety testing. It states: “99.998% chance of survival But takes part in human vaccine trial where they skipped animal testing.” Both of the claims
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Instagram Did NOT Remove Double-Tap Feature For Most Users
Did Instagram remove the double-tap-to-like feature? No, that's not true: Facebook, which owns Instagram, confirmed that the feature is still intact. The claim appeared in an Instagram post (archived here) published on June 20, 2021. The