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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: National Institutes Of Health Study Does NOT Find Long COVID Isn’t Real

2022-06-02 Does a new National Institutes of Health study find that long COVID isn't real? No, that's not true: Nowhere in the study do the authors say long COVID, also known as post-acute sequelae of SARS CoV-2 infection (PASC), is fake. Lead stud Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Yellow Card data isn’t proof of Covid-19 vaccine deaths

2021-08-04 A widely shared Facebook post contains an image featuring the logos of gov.uk and the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Yellow Card reporting scheme. The graphic says “1517 deaths 1,102,228 adverse reactions” Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Telegraph headline linking depression and social media isn’t backed up by article

2021-04-30 “Doubling of teenage depression rates linked to social media use” Daily Telegraph print edition, 28 April 2021 A headline in the Daily Telegraph has claimed that teenage depression rates doubling is linked to social media use. The article a Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Details Of Inaugural Wreath Ceremony Do NOT Mean Biden Isn’t Official President

2021-02-26 Is Joe Biden not the official president because soldiers at a wreath ceremony did not wear their decorations on their coats and the 21-gun salute was moved to Arlington Cemetery on January 20, 2021? No, that's not true: Biden is the offic Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Details Of Inaugural Wreath Ceremony Do NOT Mean Biden Isn’t Official President

2021-02-26 Is Joe Biden not the official president because soldiers at a wreath ceremony did not wear their decorations on their coats and the 21-gun salute was moved to Arlington Cemetery on January 20, 2021? No, that's not true: Biden is the offic Go to site post…»

Logically→ Joe Biden isn’t President-Elect until Trump concedes the election.

2020-11-16 The winner of a presidential election is conventionally known as President-Elect. A concession is not required for the title to be used. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Ban This ‘President Trump Campaign Ad’ — Which Isn’t Really A Trump Ad

2020-10-29 Did Facebook ban this "President Trump campaign ad"? No, that's not true. It goes without saying that videos playing on a platform proclaiming they are banned by that platform have not been banned. Those behind such posts use them as a wa Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Amy Barrett Did NOT Say During Her Confirmation Hearing She Isn’t Using Notes Because ‘I’ve Got Seven Kids … I’m Used To Stupid Questions’

2020-10-14 Did Amy Coney Barrett say during her Supreme Court confirmation hearing she s wanot using notes because she has seven kids and is "used to stupid questions"? No, that's not true: The quote was incorrectly attributed to her. In a video of Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ It’s not true that data on causes of death isn’t published

2020-10-12 “We know that every single death has to be recorded and logged. So what, apart from simple old age (the vast majority and undisputed) are the principal death causes in our society? “Well, there are 20 to 40 diseases and illnesses that have Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: Muslamian Council Named ICE Did NOT Say ‘If Pork Isn’t Banned, We’ll Have To Leave America’

2019-08-02 Did an organization named "Islamia Coexistence Embassy" (ICE) claim they would leave America if pork wasn't banned? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans in Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fake News: Julia Roberts Did NOT Say ‘Michelle Obama Isn’t Fit To Clean Melania’s Toilet’

2019-07-03 Did Julia Roberts say Michelle Obama isn't fit to clean Melania Trump's toilet'? No, that's not true: the story was put out by a site once notorious for taking existing news reports and spicing them up with some invented facts to get a more sp Go to site post…»

NPR→ FACT CHECK: Mexico Isn’t Paying For The Border Wall, Military Unlikely To Build It

2018-12-20 With a proposed government funding bill not putting money into President Trump's border wall, he's now talking about different ways to complete his long-promised project.(Image credit: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images) Go to site post…»

NPR→ FACT CHECK: Mexico Isn’t Paying For The Border Wall, Military Unlikely To Build It

2018-12-20 With a proposed government funding bill not putting money into President Trump's border wall, he's now talking about different ways to complete his long-promised project.(Image credit: Guillermo Arias/AFP/Getty Images) Go to site post…»

ABC News→ NOT REAL NEWS: Recreational marijuana isn’t legal in Florida

2018-03-25 NOT REAL NEWS: Florida lawmakers haven't legalized recreational marijuana use, although some people have access to medical marijuana Go to site post…»

ABC News→ AP FACT CHECK: Trump says ‘Obamacare’ is repealed. It isn’t.

2017-12-20 AP FACT CHECK: Trump's report on the death of 'Obamacare' is premature Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines Do NOT Show Increased Risk Of Serious Adverse Events Of Special Interest In Randomized Trials

2022-07-01 Are Pfizer and Moderna mRNA COVID-19 vaccines associated with an increased risk of serious adverse events of special interest? No, that's not true: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said in an email to Lead Stories that the vacc Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Apple Logo Is NOT Honoring Inventor Alan Turing Who May Have Died By Poisoned Apple

2022-07-01 Is the Apple logo honoring Alan Turing, whose theoretical work led to the computer and died, possibly by suicide, after eating an apple that may have been poisoned? No, that's not true: Apple co-founder Steve Jobs denied it, saying, "It i Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Uvalde School District Police Chief Donated To Biden, Beto O’Rourke

2022-06-27 Did the police chief for Uvalde, Texas, Consolidated Independent School District, make political contributions to President Joe Biden and Beto O'Rourke, candidate for governor of Texas in 2022 and a former U.S. representative for the stat Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Long-Term Impact On Sperm Production From Pfizer COVID Vaccination — Sperm Count Also Drops After Viral Infection

2022-06-22 Does the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine have a long-term impact on the production of sperm? No, that's not true: The shot temporarily lowers sperm count, much the same as after a "simple viral infection," according to Itai Gat, one of the author Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 58% Of SIDS Cases Reported To VAERS Do NOT Happen Within 3 Days Of Vaccination, Nor 78% Within 7 Days

2022-06-10 Did 58 percent of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) happen within three days of vaccination and 78.3 percent within seven days? No, that's not true: Since the VAERS sy Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Evidence Gaps in ‘2000 Mules’

2022-06-10 A conservative film now playing in select theaters around the country isn’t “determinative, definitive” proof of widespread voter fraud, as former President Donald Trump has claimed. “It’s called ‘2000 Mules,'” Tru Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Geotracking NOT Only Evidence Used By Justice Department To Place January 6 Defendants Inside Capitol

2022-06-09 Is geotracking the only evidence being used by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to place January 6, 2021, defendants inside the U.S. Capitol? No, that's not true: FBI investigators and the DOJ are using the tracking data, along with Wi-Fi Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Costco Digital Gas Pump Screen Did NOT Display ‘Blame Joe Biden’ Message — It’s An Altered Image

2022-05-31 Did a digital display screen at a Costco Wholesale gas pump display a message that said, "Don't blame us. Blame Joe Biden"? No, that's not true: This image has been edited. The digitally altered image began appearing on Facebook on about Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Photo Of Person Wearing Checkered Skirt Is Texas School Shooter

2022-05-27 Does a photograph of a person wearing a checkered skirt and a dark top show Salvador Ramos, the Texas school shooter? No, there's no evidence that's true: A post making the claim does not identify the source of the photo, which appeared o Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Breast Milk ‘Leakage’ Does NOT Contain ‘All The Impurity That’s In The Mother’s Body’

2022-05-26 Does breast milk "leakage" contain "all the impurity that's in the mother's body"? No, that's not true: "This claim is false and is not grounded in science," Dr. Christopher M. Zahn, chief of clinical practice and interim chief of health Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Launch ‘Artificial Breast Milk’ During 2022 Baby Formula Shortage

2022-05-18 Did Bill Gates launch "artificial breast milk" during the U.S. baby formula shortage in 2022? No, that's not true: Although Gates' investment fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures is an investor in BIOMILQ, a startup that is developing lab-gr Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ruble’s Designation As ‘World’s Best-Performing Currency’ Does NOT Tell Full Story

2022-05-12 Was the Russian ruble named the "world's best-performing currency" in May 2022? Yes, but that claim requires significant context: Bloomberg did publish an article on May 11, 2022, stating that the ruble was the "year's best performing cur Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Guarantee That Joining Satanic Temple Would Give Legal Religious Protection To Terminate Pregnancy

2022-05-12 Does joining The Satanic Temple give a member legal protection to terminate a pregnancy? Not necessarily: According to legal experts, it could -- but joining "opportunistically" probably won't be applicable. Or as Mark Tushnet, the Willia Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Keir Starmer’s GMB interview: fact checked

2022-05-04 Yesterday we fact checked Boris Johnson’s interview on Good Morning Britain ahead of the local elections. Today it was Labour leader Keir Starmer’s turn to face presenters Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley.   Here are two of his comment Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ What Happens if Roe v. Wade Is Overturned?

2022-05-03 A leaked draft opinion indicated that the Supreme Court is ready to abolish the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision establishing a constitutional right to abortion. The draft isn’t final, but what happens if the court decides that Roe “must be overru Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Attack Ad Leaves Misleading Impression on Vance’s View of Trump Voters

2022-04-29 It’s well known that JD Vance — Donald Trump’s endorsed candidate in the Ohio Republican primary for U.S. Senate — was no fan of the former president just a few years back. Vance’s past quotes practically write his opponen Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Moon At The Border Of Russia And Canada At The North Pole’– It’s Computer-Generated Art

2022-04-29 Does this video show the moon eclipsing the sun over the North Pole at "the border of Russia and Canada"? No, that's not true: A NASA spokesperson told Lead Stories that this video "isn't showing a real phenomenon." This footage is from a Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Tweet Is FAKE — French President Macron Did NOT Say Europe Needs To Be Prepared To Take Up To 60 Million Refugees

2022-04-22 Did French President Emmanuel Macron make a campaign promise that "Europe must be ready to accept up to 60 million refugees over the next 20 years from Africa and the Middle East"? No, that's not true: This is a fake tweet that is designe Go to site post…»

Logically→ Pfizer made alopecia a side effect of its COVID-19 vaccine so that it could introduce medication for this side effect.

2022-04-21 There isn't conclusive evidence to indicate that COVID-19 vaccination causes baldness, and Pfizer does not have any ready-to-use alopecia treatments. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Security Payment Will NOT Become ‘Federal Benefit Payment’ — It’s ALWAYS Been Considered A ‘Benefit’

2022-04-20 Will Social Security payments just now or in the near future be referred to as "federal benefit" payments? Not exactly: Payments from the Social Security program have been considered federal benefits since the federal government created t Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden’s Gesture Was NOT Directed To Empty Space — There Was Audience Seating There

2022-04-19 Did President Joe Biden try to "shake hands with thin air" and then wander around looking confused after he finished a speech at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro on April 14, 2022? No, that's not tr Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ McDonald’s Ice Cream Isn’t Toxic for Dogs, Contrary to Viral Posts

2022-04-15 Quick Take The ingredients of McDonald’s restaurant food have been the subject of bogus claims in social media posts in recent years. In April, posts falsely claimed the fast-food chain includes xylitol, which is toxic to dogs, in its ice cream. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Is This Photo of Don Jr. and Eric Trump Smiling Real?

2022-04-13 This isn't the first time that strange photos of Donald Trump's eldest sons have circulated on social media. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Josh Mandel Did NOT Photoshop His Face Onto A Black Soldier

2022-04-08 Did Republican U.S. Senate candidate Josh Mandel photoshop his face onto the body of a Black soldier? No, that's not true: A Mandel spokesperson told Lead Stories that this claim is false. A Cincinnati.com article reported that the image Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Coconut Oil Does NOT Prevent, Treat Alzheimer’s Disease

2022-04-07 Does coconut oil prevent and treat Alzheimer's disease? No, that's not true: A spokesperson from the Alzheimer's Association told Lead Stories, "There isn't a single food, ingredient or supplement that -- through rigorous scientific resea Go to site post…»

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