REVIEW A study in the peer-reviewed journal Annals of Internal Medicine, published at the end of November 2022, generated renewed discussion over the effectiveness of mask-wearing against COVID-19[1]. According to the social media analytics tool Buz
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Media NOT ‘Put To Death For Lying’ At Nuremberg Trials — Those Executed Were Convicted Of War Crimes Against Humanity
Was "even the media" prosecuted during the 1945-46 Nuremberg trials of Nazi Germany's leadership and "put to death for lying to the public"? No, that's not true: This claim misrepresents the purpose of these historical legal proceedings,
The Dispatch→ How the Supreme Court Could Reshape Social Media
Internet companies might lose some protection from legal liability for user-generated content.The post How the Supreme Court Could Reshape Social Media appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media posts mislead about virologist’s cause of death
Suggests virologist’s death is linked to COVID-19 vaccines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman In Social Media Photo Is NOT Balenciaga Stylist Lotta Volkova
Does a photo circulating on social media show Lotta Volkova, a stylist for Paris-based fashion house Balenciaga, which is facing condemnation after releasing an ad campaign featuring children holding stuffed animals in bondage gear? No, t
AllSides→ WaPo Committed The Worst Media Malfeasance During The Brett Kavanaugh Smear Campaign
https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/21/wapo-committed-the-worst-media-malfeasance-during-the-brett-kavanaugh-smear-campaign/
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Social media followings of Katie Hobbs, Kari Lake, not evidence of fraud
The number of followers Katie Hobbs and Kari Lake have on Instagram suggests election fraud.
Health Feedback→ Death of a four-year-old boy in Argentina was due to lung infection, contrary to social media posts implying vaccination was the cause
REVIEW On 13 November 2022, the website the Western Journal published an article with the headline “Poster Boy for Vaccination Campaign Dies Suddenly at Just 4 Years Old”. Posts sharing screenshots of this headline and the photo of a chi
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Argentine boy’s death not related to vaccination, despite social media claims
The death of a 4-year-old who appeared in vaccination campaign posters is linked to vaccines.
Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence shows that unvaccinated people are more likely to develop severe COVID-19 and die, contrary to claim in viral social media posts about Germany data
REVIEW Despite scientific evidence demonstrating that COVID-19 vaccination effectively reduces the risk of severe disease[1-5], claims that COVID-19 vaccines don’t work or even make things worse persist in online spaces and social media. Such clai
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Large social media followings don’t ensure election wins
The number of followers John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz have on Instagram proves the Pennsylvania Senate race was illegitimate.
Logically→ Media discussion of likely ‘red mirages’ reveals which states democrats plan to steal in the midterms.
This phenomenon is not indicative of fraud. Election night tallies are frequently not reflected in results when all votes have been counted.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media post falsely claims 2022 election fraud because ‘mostly Democrats vote early’
Suggests that “since mostly Democrats vote early” then that represents “made-up ballots or dead people voting.”
Poynter→ Media Literacy 2.0 with MediaWise and Noticias Telemundo
Disinformation travels fast! With that in mind, MediaWise and Noticias Telemundo have teamed up again to create a course specifically informing you about the dangers of misleading information, and how […] The post Media Literacy 2.0 with MediaWis
FactCheck.org→ Bodybuilder Died from COVID-19, Not the Vaccine as Social Media Posts Claim
SciCheck Digest A 62-year-old bodybuilder who had heart disease died after contracting COVID-19. But vaccine opponents are falsely suggesting that he died from the COVID-19 vaccine. He didn’t. He’d been vaccinated 18 months before his death
AllSides→ Media Rush to Assign Blame after Attack on Paul Pelosi
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/media-rush-to-assign-blame-after-attack-on-paul-pelosi/ The media h
PolitiFact→ Deidre DeJear – DeJear social media post says Reynolds thinks nurses required education, but she didn’t say that
"Kim Reynolds doesn’t think nurses are educated."
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Post Misrepresents Connecticut Ballot Question on Early Voting
Quick Take A ballot question in Connecticut asks voters if they want to enact early voting. But a social media post falsely claims the proposal would also “remove the requirement of a certified seal from certain ballots.” The measure refers
Full Fact→ President Zelenskyy magazine cover circulating on social media is a fake
An image of a magazine cover showing Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy drawing in money and weapons is circulating on social media.
Full Fact→ How the media misreported the ‘£2,500 energy bill cap’
Our analysis using Full Fact’s AI media-monitoring software has found more than 100 potentially misleading claims about the government’s Energy Price Guarantee—which is a cap on prices, not bills.
PolitiFact→ How Ye stirred up anti-Semitism among social media users
Over the last several weeks, Ye has doubled down on his antisemitic rhetoric. Social media users have reshared hate speech against Jewish people and credited Ye for their posts.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – DTaP vaccine is safe and effective, contrary to social media claims
The diphtheria vaccine is a “poison dart” with side effects worse than the symptoms of diphtheria.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Plenty of photos of Biden in the Oval Office since early 2021, despite social media claims
There are no photos of “Biden in the Oval Office” from after early 2021.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Claims Misrepresent Boston U. Study of What Causes Severity of COVID-19 Strains
SciCheck Digest To study the role of the spike protein in the severity of COVID-19 illnesses, researchers exposed 10 mice prone to develop severe disease to a hybrid version of the virus. Eight mice died. Social media posts say researchers created a da
Poynter→ 5 media literacy tips to avoid election misinformation, from Carl Azuz and Hasley Pitman
Media Literacy Week starts Monday. Follow @MediaWise on TikTok, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube for resources to make sure you go to the polls with the facts Nov. 8. Check out […] The post 5 media literacy tips to avoid election misinformation, fr
Poynter→ Iran’s media blackout sets the stage for state violence
Right now, there is countrywide, ongoing unrest in Iran, spurred by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while she was in the custody of the “morality police,” a security force […] The post Iran’s media blackout sets the stage for state vio
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Social media post critical of Zelenskyy came from Kid Rock fan account, not the artist
Kid Rock posted “Zelensky just bought his parents an $8,000,000 villa, complete with a salt water pool & 3 brand new vehicles.”
AllSides→ Social Media Claims Misrepresent Election Software CEO’s Arrest
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/10/social-media-claims-misrepresent-election-software-ceos-arrest/ Socia
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Claims Misrepresent Election Software CEO’s Arrest
Quick Take The CEO of a company that maintained poll worker data for Los Angeles County has been arrested as “part of an investigation into the possible theft of personal identifying information” of those poll workers, according to Los Ange
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Would NOT Be Reinstated Immediately By Supreme Court Decision — It’s About Redistricting NOT 2020 Election
Can former President Donald Trump be reinstated by a Supreme Court decision in the case of Moore v. Harper? No, that's not true: Lead Stories asked legal experts about the claim and they said there's no chance that Trump could be reinstat
Poynter→ Greeks don’t trust their media. Fact-checkers are trying to help
ATHENS, Greece — Dubious news and online content is everywhere. Even here, in the birthplace of democracy. The challenges facing media outlets across the globe are many, including widespread public […] The post Greeks don’t trust their media.
PolitiFact→ Greeks don’t trust their media. Fact-checkers are trying to help
The challenges facing media outlets across the globe are varied and widespread, but they appear to be particularly severe in Greece. Journalists and innovators in fact-checking are trying to address the tide of misinformation.
Full Fact→ Image shared on social media doesn’t show BBC journalist pretending to be on the frontline of war in Ukraine
A single screenshot of a news report from March has led to claims that the BBC exaggerated the situation in Ukraine.
Snopes→ Judy Tenuta, Brash ‘Love Goddess’ Comedian, Dies at 72
Judy Tenuta, a brash standup who cheekily styled herself as the “Love Goddess” and toured with George Carlin as she built her career in the 1980s golden age of comedy, has died.
Health Feedback→ Biden’s 2021 remarks on the role of COVID-19 vaccines in hurricane preparedness misrepresented in social media posts
REVIEW In late September 2022, Hurricane Ian hit several parts of the U.S., leaving a trail of destruction, with Florida and South Carolina being the most affected areas. Around the same time, social media posts began to appear, suggesting that U.S.
Poynter→ United Facts of America: Woodruff, Stirewalt discuss media’s role in fighting disinformation
Judy Woodruff and Chris Stirewalt approach news delivery differently. Woodruff, the longtime “PBS NewsHour” anchor and managing editor, emphasizes neutrality and keeping her personal opinions to herself. Stirewalt, the former […] The
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: Woodruff, Stirewalt discuss media’s role in fighting disinformation
“PBS Newshour” Managing Editor and anchor Judy Woodruff and former Fox News Political Editor Chris Stirewalt approach news delivery differently, but both believe in journalists’ ability to tap the power of words to inform the American electorate.
Poynter→ How partisan television media fuels persistent echo chambers
How do you get dedicated Fox News viewers to drop Tucker Carlson for a month and change the channel? Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley and Yale University landed […] The post How partisan television media fuels persistent ec
PolitiFact→ United Facts of America: How partisan television media fuels persistent echo chambers
Can Americans escape partisan news echo chambers? Researchers David Broockman of the University of California, Berkeley and David Rothschild of Microsoft Research discuss cable news and misinformation in the United States.
Logically→ David Rockefeller thanked the media for supporting his attempt to dominate the world economy.
Rockefeller's speech was taken out of context to mislead people. He did not thank the media for helping him take complete control over the world.