President Joe Biden has formally revoked a series of presidential orders and memorandum signed by Donald Trump, including one that sought to cut funding from several cities the 45th president deemed “anarchist” havens.
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Snopes→ Funky Electronics Chain Fry’s is No More
Neil Saunders, managing director at GlobalData, called it “the end of an era, and a sad day” for an army of loyal customers.
Full Fact - All content→ We can’t say if Test and Trace has cost more than the Channel Tunnel—yet
A widely shared Facebook post compares the cost of the NHS Test and Trace programme with the cost of constructing the Channel Tunnel. It seems to be a screenshot of a post on Twitter from 14 February. The post says that “the failing Test and Trac
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ More evidence needed for the claim that vitamin D supplements reduce risk of COVID-19 infection
REVIEW An Instagram post claimed that a study had shown that vitamin D supplements reduced the risk of COVID-19 infections by 34 percent. The study[1], published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, used data from the U.K. Biobank, a large
Full Fact - All content→ Many more than 3,000 people have died of Covid-19
Readers have asked us about a widely shared blog which falsely claims that “only 3,000 people have died of Covid-19”. This is based on a misreading of statistics from NHS England. The most recent data available, up to 5 February, shows that
Snopes→ Back in Paris Climate Accord, US Vows No More Sidelining of Climate
“Climate change and science diplomacy can never again be ‘add-ons’ in our foreign policy discussions,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement.
Liste→ The photo is of a church destroyed more than 20 years ago
Posts claiming to show a church destroyed by the Ethiopian government during the recent conflict in the Tigray region have been shared multiple times on Facebook and Twitter. The claim is misleading; the church depicted in the images was destroyed in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List Of Claims About Diseases And More Relies On Common Conspiracy Theories
Does a list of claims about diseases and more rely only on factual and proven statements? No, that's not true: Most of the claims are common conspiracy theories repeatedly disproven. Medical experts, for example, agree that the Spanish fl
Snopes→ 46,218 News Transcripts Show Ideologically Extreme Politicians Get More Airtime
Extremely conservative and extremely liberal legislators receive far more airtime on cable and broadcast news than their moderate counterparts.
Top Fact Checks→ Mining Bitcoins consumes more electricity annually than Argentina.
The environmental impacts of mining bitcoins are alarming experts because a large amount of electricity is being used in the process.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ The impeachment trial is over, but Donald Trump faces more investigations
By a vote of 57 to 43, the Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., cautioned that Trump might still face charges or lawsuits for his role in the attack on the Capito
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The CDC didn’t introduce a “major rule change” to inflate COVID-19 deaths; there have been more than 490,000 excess deaths in the U.S. to date
REVIEW An article published by the Gateway Pundit in early February 2021 claimed that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) “illegally inflated the COVID fatality number by at least 1,600 percent”. The article received more t
Snopes→ Trial Highlights: Trump Grievances, Angry Outbursts and More
In a whirlwind defense, Donald Trump’s impeachment attorneys aired a litany of grievances, arguing the former president bore no responsibility for the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol while accusing Democrats of “hatred” and “hypocrisy.”
Full Fact - All content→ Study doesn’t say most vapers are 17% more likely to transmit Covid
“Vapers with Covid-19 up to 20% more likely to transmit it than infected non-smoker [...] Vapers who have Covid-19 are up to 17% more likely to transmit the virus, spreading it in clouds of smoke”. The Telegraph, 7 February 2021. “V
Snopes→ Taylor Swift Has Finished Redoing Sophomore Album ‘Fearless’
The singer said online that “Fearless: Taylor's Version” is finished and “will be with you soon."
Snopes→ Were UK Midwives Encouraged To Say ‘Chestfeeding’ To Be More Inclusive?
Adding new words is not the same as banishing the old ones.
Top Fact Checks→ The annual budget allocated to Scotland is more than the taxes paid by Scottish taxpayers.
The Scottish government spent at least £15 bn more in than it raised in tax in 2019-20.
Snopes→ Does This Picture Show an Armored 2021 Dodge Ram?
An online advertisement for the 2021 Dodge Ram featured an unrelated vehicle from a company that once promised whale penis leather seating.
Snopes→ Donald Trump: More Likely Useful Idiot Than Putin’s Agent
Could it really be true that one of Washington’s bitterest adversaries would have a stooge at the very top of its ranks?
Top Fact Checks→ COVID-19 vaccines are killing more people than the coronavirus itself.
The number of deaths reported from the virus is more than the number of people who died because of COVID-19 vaccines.
Top Fact Checks→ COVID-19 vaccines are killing more people than the coronavirus itself.
The number of deaths reported from the virus is more than the number of people who died because of COVID-19 vaccines.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Has Merck Said It’s ‘More Effective’ to Catch COVID Than Take a Vaccine?
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Top Fact Checks→ Vaccine side effects are more common after the second dose.
Side effects of COVID-19 vaccines have generally been found to be more common after the second dose because of the big immune response.
Snopes→ A Gloomy Groundhog Day: Punxsutawney Phil Says More Winter
Phil this year, like many years in the past, gave his forecast during a major snowstorm that hit the entire Northeast.
Snopes→ Hate Groups Migrate Online, Making Tracking More Difficult
During one of the most politically divisive years in recent memory, the number of active hate groups in the U.S. actually declined as far-right extremists migrated further to online networks.
Snopes→ Major Storm Hits Northeast, More Than Foot of Snow Forecast
A slow-moving storm could bring many states more than a foot of snow.
Snopes→ Walmart to Build More Robot-Filled Warehouses at Stores
The company said that it plans to build warehouses at its stores where self-driving robots will fetch groceries and have them ready for shoppers to pick up in an hour or less.
Snopes→ Did MyPillow Offer Discounts With Codes Like ‘QAnon’ and More?
CEO Mike Lindell, a Trump supporter, has long promoted false claims and conspiracy theories.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ People who received the COVID-19 vaccine aren’t more likely to develop facial paralysis than people who didn’t receive the vaccine
REVIEW To date, there have been 95 million cases and two million deaths from COVID-19 worldwide. To curb the spread of the disease, several governments initiated massive vaccination campaigns using some of the recently developed and approved vaccine
Full Fact - All content→ We don’t know whether teachers are more likely to catch Covid
“Coronavirus rates among teachers are 333% above the average.” Claudia Webbe MP, 10 January 2020. Claims that Covid-19 infections among teachers are up to 333% above the average have been going viral on Twitter. The claim comes from an art
Liste→ Canadian retirees receive more pension money in 2021, not less
A post shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook claims that Canadian retirees will see their annual pension decrease by $500 in January 2021 as a result of cuts to the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government. This
Snopes→ Capitol Assault a More Sinister Attack Than First Appeared
Only days later is the extent of the danger from one of the darkest episodes in American democracy coming into focus.
Full Fact - All content→ More people are dying than usual at the moment
“We're seeing mortality that's well within the envelope of what normally happens this time of year. The last five years have been a below average number of death years if you look at the ONS data anyway compared to the last 27, which is how far
Full Fact - All content→ More people are dying than usual at the moment
“We're seeing mortality that's well within the envelope of what normally happens this time of year. The last five years have been a below average number of death years if you look at the ONS data anyway compared to the last 27, which is how far
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
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: PCR Tests Do NOT Have An Accuracy of 0% When More Than 35 Cycles Are Used
Do PCR tests have an accuracy of 0% when more than 35 amplification cycles are used? No, that's not true: Multiple infectious disease experts confirm polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, ac
Snopes→ GA Election Officials Reject Trump Call to ‘Find’ More Votes
Trump repeatedly cited disproven claims of fraud and raised the prospect of a “criminal offense" if officials did not change the vote count.
Snopes→ Does ‘Simple Math’ Show Biden Received More Votes Than Eligible Voters?
With basic arithmetic, viral posts attempted to expose discrepancies in Biden's presidential win.
Snopes→ Landslide in Norway Leaves 10 Injured, More Than 20 Missing
Some 700 people were evacuated near the Norwegian capital amid fears of further landslides.
Snopes→ Did Pennsylvania Record 205,000 More Votes Than Voters?
Pennsylvania officials warned of "the dangers of uninformed, lay analysis combined with a basic lack of election administration knowledge."