While nearly naked, a member of Mexico’s congress said, “You are ashamed to see me naked, but you are not ashamed to see your people in the streets naked.”
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FactCheck.org→ Ventilators Save Lives, Did Not Cause ‘Nearly All’ COVID-19 Deaths
SciCheck Digest Ventilators can be lifesaving for critically ill COVID-19 patients. A social media claim that a new study shows ventilators killed “nearly all” COVID-19 patients is “quite wrong,” according to the study’s co-author. Ve
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ventilators Did NOT Kill ‘Nearly All COVID Patients’ — Study’s Conclusion Was Misrepresented
Did mechanical ventilators kill "nearly all COVID patients" during the early stages of the pandemic? No, that's not true: The headline making the claim misrepresented the results of a study that reached a different conclusion: that second
PolitiFact→ State legislatures rarely expel lawmakers. We found 19 examples in nearly 23 years
State legislatures rarely expel members. PolitiFact found only 19 lawmakers who were expelled from state legislatures around the country since 2000. Experts say expulsion is typically reserved for cases of serious, and often criminal, misconduct.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccine Is NOT Linked To ‘Nearly Doubled’ Stillbirths In Singapore — Law Changed How Stillbirths Are Registered
Did COVID-19 vaccines lead to the number of stillbirths being "nearly doubled" in Singapore? No, that's not true: The former journalist who posted the claim retracted it on his blog, noting that he missed the fact a law change in Singapor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Myocarditis, Pericarditis Did NOT Increase Nearly Eightfold In Swindon, England, After COVID Shots Began
Did the incidence of the heart conditions myocarditis and pericarditis increase nearly eightfold in the English town of Swindon after the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The numbers, which were released through
AllSides→ STUDY: PolitiFact Is Nearly 6 Times More Likely to Defend Biden Than Check His Facts
https://newsbusters.org/blogs/nb/tim-graham/2022/09/28/study-politifact-nearly-6-times-more-likely-defend-biden-check-his
Snopes→ Westminster Abbey Has Witnessed Nearly a Millennium of British History – but Many Rituals, Like Those at Royal Funerals, Are More Modern
The royal funeral for Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19, 2022, was a public ceremony on a truly global scale.
Snopes→ Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Auction Brings in Nearly $517K
A gold judicial collar made of glass beads that belonged to the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has sold at auction for $176,775.
Snopes→ Nearly 300 Demand South Korea Probe Their Adoptions Abroad
Louise Kwang felt her entire sense of identity collapse in 2016 when her South Korean agency matter-of-factly acknowledged that her origin story was fiction aimed at ensuring her adoptability.
PolitiFact→ Republican Governors Association – No, Biden didn’t say nearly half of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy
Says President Joe Biden “recently said that 48.8% of Wisconsin voters are threats to democracy.”
Snopes→ Juul to Pay Nearly $440M to Settle States’ Teen Vaping Probe
Electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs has agreed to pay nearly $440 million to settle a two-year investigation by 33 states into the marketing of its high-nicotine vaping products.
Snopes→ WHO: New COVID Cases, Deaths Keep Falling Nearly Everywhere
The U.N. health agency said there were 4.5 million new COVID-19 cases reported last week, a 16% drop from the previous week.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – It’s not true that nearly half of pregnant women in Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine trial miscarried
“Nearly half of pregnant women in Pfizer trial miscarried.”
Snopes→ Jobs’ Apple-1 Computer Prototype Auctioned for Nearly $700K
The prototype was used by Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in 1976.
Snopes→ New York Reports 1st US Polio Case in Nearly a Decade
The person developed symptoms a month ago and did not recently travel outside the country.
Snopes→ US Report: Nearly 400 Crashes of Automated Tech Vehicles
Automakers reported nearly 400 crashes of vehicles with partially automated driver-assist systems, including 273 involving Teslas, according to statistics released by U.S. safety regulators.
Snopes→ Nearly 6 Years Later, Man Indicted in Mother’s Death at Sea
The indictment offers no clues and no new information on the case, which included a dramatic rescue at sea and the suspicious deaths of two members of a wealthy New England family.
Logically→ A Muslim doctor in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, has performed nearly 2,000 abortions for Hindu parents after conducting illegal fetal sex tests.
Dr. Imtiaz has previously conducted illegal fetal sex determination tests. The current accusation is unconfirmed as investigations are ongoing.
Snopes→ Nearly 1 Million COVID-19 Deaths: A Look at the US Numbers
Three out of every four deaths were people 65 and older, according to U.S. data.
PolitiFact→ Keith Pekau – Orland Park Mayor says crime at lowest in nearly three decades
We’ve reduced crime to its lowest level in 27 years.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Amount Elon Musk Just Paid for Twitter ($44 Billion) is Nearly Equal to Biden’s Proposed Climate Budget ($44.9 Billion)’
On April 27 2022, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a viral tweet claiming the amount of money Elon Musk would purportedly pay in order to acquire Twitter was nearly equal to funds allocated in the Biden administration’s proposed climate budge
Washington Post→ Does Russia sell nearly $1 billion in uranium to the U.S. a year?
Despite sanctions imposed on Russia for the invasion of Ukraine, it still sells lots of uranium for nuclear energy -- but the precise number for its U.S. business is maddeningly difficult to determine.
PolitiFact→ Sarah Godlewski – Claim that prescription drug costs have grown nearly twice as much as incomes is mostly on the money
"Here in Wisconsin, prescription drug costs grew at a pace of nearly twice as much as the average Wisconsinite's income from 2015-2019."
Snopes→ Authorities Seize Nearly $3M Worth of Meth in Onion Shipment
Authorities seized nearly $3 million worth of methamphetamine, hidden among a shipment of onions, during a tractor-trailer's inspection at federal facility in San Diego.
Snopes→ Huge Opal Sells for Nearly $144,000 at Alaska Auction
A gemstone, billed as one of the largest gem-quality opals in existence, was sold for $143,750 at auction in Alaska
Snopes→ Nearly Half of US Bald Eagles Suffer Lead Poisoning
America’s national bird is more beleaguered than previously believed, with nearly half of bald eagles tested across the U.S. showing signs of chronic lead exposure.
Logically→ The union government has provided tap water to nearly 5.5 crore households in the last two years.
Jal Jeevan Mission, launched by the central government, has covered more than 5.5 crore households providing tap water connections since 2019.
Logically→ Nearly 96 percent of Omicron cases were among the fully vaccinated, German government reports.
The German institute's report summarized numbers of cases of those vaccinated and unvaccinated. It did not provide any classifications.
Logically→ Nearly 96 percent of Omicron cases were among the fully vaccinated, German government reports.
The German institute's report summarized numbers of cases of those vaccinated and unvaccinated. It did not provide any classifications.
Snopes→ Officials: Nearly 1K Structures Destroyed in Colorado Fire
Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle also said that investigators are still trying to find the cause of the wind-whipped blaze that blackened entire neighborhoods in the area located between Denver and Boulder.
Logically→ Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine has a mortality rate of nearly 6 percent.
The graph provides data on adverse events, not considering underlying conditions. Studies show adverse reactions to the vaccine is extremely rare.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: In Scotland, Fully Vaccinated ARE Nearly 9 In Every 10 COVID-19 Deaths — But Simple Numbers Can Mislead
Do fully vaccinated people account for nine in every 10 COVID-19 deaths in Scotland? Yes, that's a bit exaggerated yet true: But simple ratio analysis based on that statistic doesn't tell the story fully. The figures are found in the COVI
Snopes→ CNN’s Clarissa Ward Says Kabul Colleague Nearly Pistol-Whipped
“I've covered all sorts of crazy situations,” Ward said in a report that aired on CNN. “This was mayhem. This was nuts.”
Snopes→ QAnon Still Thrives on Facebook Nearly a Year After ‘Ban’
Even when various QAnon-themed posts were manually reported, Facebook's support team responded to say the content didn't violate company policies.
Snopes→ US Hands Bagram Airfield to Afghans After Nearly 20 Years
Bagram Airfield was the epicenter of the U.S. war to oust the Taliban and hunt down the al-Qaida perpetrators of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America.
Snopes→ Nearly 4K COVID-19 Patients in Massachusetts Had Been Vaccinated. Here’s the Full Story.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has stated that breakthrough cases are expected, even going so far as to bold the statement on its website.
Snopes→ Nearly All COVID Deaths in US Are Now Among Unvaccinated
Deaths per day — now down to under 300 — could be practically zero if everyone eligible got the vaccine.
Snopes→ RECALL: Nearly 2 Dozen Types of Dry Cat Food Made by Fold Hill Foods
Veterinarians found a possible link between the food and a rare blood deficiency disease.
Logically→ A single dose of a COVID-19 vaccine can nearly halve the transmission of the virus.
The results are restricted to Pfizer-BioNTech or AstraZeneca vaccines and in the case of passing on the infection to household contacts.