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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Was NOT Silent On The 4 Million People Without Power Due To The Winter Storm

2021-02-19 Was Joe Biden silent on the 4 million people without power due to a February 2021 winter storm? No, that's not true. The president did not appear on camera to address the situation, but he made several public statements about the storm an Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Millions Endure Record Cold Without Power; At Least 20 Dead

2021-02-17 A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather has claimed more lives. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Millions Endure Record Cold Without Power; at Least 14 Dead

2021-02-16 The storm that overwhelmed power grids and immobilized the Southern Plains carried heavy snow and freezing rain into New England and the Deep South. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: $33 Million Was NOT Spent On Trump’s First Impeachment

2021-02-16 Was $33 million spent on Donald Trump's first impeachment? No, that's not true: No government accounting of what was spent has been released. Independent estimates vary, but all put the cost of the trial at way under $33 million. One was Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Tennessee Man Leaves $5 Million to Pet Border Collie

2021-02-15 Lulu, an 8-year-old border collie, will be living the good life in Nashville after inheriting $5 million in her owner's will. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was Madam C.J. Walker the First Woman To Become a Millionaire?

2021-02-13 There's little doubt about C.J. Walker's accomplishments. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ India vaccinated over 7 million people against COVID-19 within 26 days.

2021-02-12 As of Feb 12, 2021, 7.5 million Indians were administered the COVID-19 vaccine, making India the fastest in crossing the 70 lakh mark in 26 days. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Pop star Rihanna was paid $2.5 million by a PR firm with Khalistani links to tweet in support of farmer protests.

2021-02-11 There is no evidence to indicate that Rihanna was paid $2.5 million by Skyrocket PR or by any other agency or firm for her tweet on farmers' protests. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Bill Gates lives in a home worth $147.5 million, which is enough money to buy 1,000 struggling U.S. families a home.

2021-02-09 $147.5 million is not enough money to buy 1,000 averagely-priced properties. Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ Did 20 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses ‘Go Missing’?

2021-02-02 Online speculation around former presidential advisor Jared Kushner swirled on social media after stories appeared about ongoing problems facing United States President Joe Biden’s administration as it continued fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, n Go to site post…»

Liste→ Warren Buffett did not donate $58 million to Joe Biden’s campaign

2021-01-29 Social media posts claim billionaire investor Warren Buffett donated $58 million to Joe Biden’s campaign, linking this to the Democratic president’s decision to revoke the Keystone XL oil pipeline permit. But US Federal Election Commission records Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Warren Buffett Did NOT Give $58 Million To The Biden Campaign and Has Long Supported The Keystone XL Pipeline

2021-01-29 Did Warren Buffett make a $58 million political contribution to Joe Biden's presidential campaign because a railroad the billionaire owns would have financially suffered if Biden allowed the Keystone XL pipeline to be completed? No, that' Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Biden’s Fuzzy Math on 1 Million New Auto Jobs

2021-01-29 Auto industry analysts don’t see how a net gain of 1 million jobs in that sector can come from Biden’s plan. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Michigan Mega Millions Ticket Wins $1 Billion Jackpot

2021-01-23 It's the third-largest lottery prize in U.S. history. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ $1B Mega Millions Prize a Result of Long Odds, Slow Sales

2021-01-22 The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing after more than four months without a winner thanks to bad luck, poor odds and reduced play partially blamed on the coronavirus pandemic. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Sales of US Constitution Topped 1 Million During Trump Years

2021-01-20 At the National Constitution Center, in Philadelphia, they like to joke that what's bad for the country is often good for the organization. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia County Meant To Order 250,000 Individual Voter Applications, NOT 25 Million

2021-01-19 Did a Georgia county mean to order 25 million voter applications after the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The order was the result of an input error. Officials meant to order 250,000 individual voter applications, not 250,000 packs o Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Anonymous $40 Million Gift Funding 50 Civil Rights Lawyers

2021-01-18 With that whopping gift, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund launched a scholarship program to put 50 students through law schools around the country. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There is NO Proof Donald Trump Settled Multiple Child Rape Cases For Millions Of Dollars

2021-01-15 Did Donald Trump settle multiple child rape cases for millions of dollars? No, that's not true: A claim has gone viral again that there is a list of payments Trump made to settle rape accusations brought against him by male and female min Go to site post…»

Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The CDC reports more than 2.9 million deaths in the U.S. in 2020; at least 377,000 more deaths in 2020 compared to previous years

2021-01-07 REVIEW A screenshot of a tweet made by rapper and activist Maj Toure on 31 December 2020 (see the original tweet archived here), claiming that there were fewer deaths in America in 2020 compared to 2019, was published in numerous Facebook posts and Go to site post…»

Full Fact - All content→ Millions—not thousands—caught Covid last year

2021-01-05 We’ve seen many claims on Facebook and on Instagram that just 13,844 people in England and Wales were infected with Covid-19 in 2020. Readers have also asked us to look into it.  This claim is not true. It’s a misunderstanding of data Go to site post…»

Snopes→ U.S. Hits 20 Million Mark in Coronavirus Cases

2021-01-01 That’s nearly one-quarter of the more than 83 million COVID-19 cases globally. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Race to Vaccinate Millions in US off to Slow, Messy Start

2020-12-31 Overworked, underfunded state public health departments are scrambling to patch together plans for administering vaccines. Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ ‘Trump Got 74 Million Votes With 133 Million Registered Voters in the USA … There’s Only 59 Million Votes Left for Biden, How Did He Get 81 Million?’

2020-12-30 On December 19 2020, the following screenshot was shared by someone going by the name Thor Arne to Facebook, questioning the math of the 2020 presidential election, which delivered Democratic Party candidate Joe Biden a resounding victory over Republi Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Will ‘Million Militia March’ Try To Stop Biden’s Inauguration?

2020-12-23 Given the tumultuous 2020 election season, some unrest is expected. Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Joe Biden Receive Millions More Votes Than There Were Eligible Voters?

2020-12-22 a.image2.image-link.image2-971-1456 { padding-bottom: 66.68956043956044%; padding-bottom: min(66.68956043956044%, 971px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Tuberculosis kills millions but has not received the same public health measures or warnings as COVID-19.

2020-12-22 While Tuberculosis kills millions, it is not deadlier than COVID-19, and geographic, socioeconomic and public health context is lacking in this claim. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Were NOT Just 133 Million Registered Voters In November 2020 US Presidential Election

2020-12-20 Were there just 133 million registered voters in the United States for the November 2020 presidential election? No, that's not true: While we could not find a total for voters registered in for all 50 states as of November 4, 2020, we did Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Scientists Recover ‘Extraterrestrial Material’ from Asteroid 190 Million Miles from Earth?

2020-12-18 It would be the world’s first sample of a gaseous material from deep space. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: What The Story About China, Dominion and $400 Million Is Actually About

2020-12-12 Did China buy Dominion Voting Systems for $400 million in October 2020? No, that's not accurate: A Swiss investment bank's New York subsidiary, UBS Securities LLC, in October bought $400 million in shares Dominion's parent company, Staple Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Does Costco Lose Millions Annually for Keeping Rotisserie Chicken Cheap?

2020-12-11 The $4.99 price tag has held firm for one of the company’s most popular items. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Polio Vaccine Worked And The CDC Did NOT Admit 98 Million Americans Received Vaccine Contaminated With Cancer Agent

2020-12-04 Did the CDC admit 98 million Americans received the polio vaccine between 1955 and 1963 when it was "contaminated with cancer-causing virus 'SV 40'"? No, that mis-states what the public health agency said and over-states the number expose Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Defying Warnings, Millions in the US Travel for Thanksgiving

2020-11-25 Many were tired of more than eight months of social distancing and determined to spend time with loved ones. Go to site post…»

Liste→ Hoax circulates online that Afghanistan announced $30 million Covid-19 aid package for Pakistan

2020-11-24 An image of a purported news report by a Pakistani broadcaster has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook and Twitter in November 2020 alongside a claim that Afghanistan announced a $30 million aid package for Pakistan to support the country during Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Were Millions of Mail-in Ballots Wrongly Sent to People Who Didn’t Request Them?

2020-11-21 Some states automatically send mail-in ballots to all registered voters ... because they registered to vote. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did George Clooney Give Each of His 14 Best Friends Suitcases Filled with $1 Million?

2020-11-19 It pays to be close to the Hollywood actor. Go to site post…»

Top Fact Checks→ Dolly Parton supported the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine research with $1 million donations.

2020-11-19 Singer Dolly Parton via Instagram acknowledged her $1 million contribution towards COVID-19 research at Vanderbilt University. Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ ‘This Is a Line For a Food Bank in Dallas, Congress Has Decided to Leave Millions of Americans to Suffer and Die’

2020-11-18 On November 18 2020, the Gravel Institute (@GravelInstitute) tweeted a photograph purportedly showing cars waiting to get to a food bank in Dallas, Texas: This is a line for a food bank in Dallas. Congress has decided to leave millions of Americans t Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Trump Pays $3 Million for Recount of 2 Wisconsin Counties

2020-11-18 The president paid for recounts that cover Milwaukee and Dane counties, two heavily Democratic areas. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘DC Park Service’ Did NOT Put The Number Of People Attending The ‘Million MAGA March’ At 11,600

2020-11-17 Did the "DC Park Service" put the number of people attending the "Million MAGA March" in Washington, D.C., at 11,600? No, that's not true. No agency released that number as an official crowd estimate. The National Park Service, not the "D Go to site post…»

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