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Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Misinterpretation of VAERS database leads Tucker Carlson to wrongly suggests that COVID-19 vaccines are linked to higher mortality on Fox News
REVIEW As of 11 May 2021, the COVID-19 pandemic caused 160 million cases and more than 3 million deaths worldwide, including almost 600,000 deaths in the U.S. alone. The pandemic prompted an unprecedented effort to develop, test, and administer vacc
Full Fact - All content→ A mistake in the New York Post has been misconstrued as a sign of Covid-19 conspiracy
Claims that media outlets are reusing images of people injured following a gas leak in India to illustrate a story on the Covid-19 death toll in the country have been circulating online. Some Instagram users have suggested that this is propaganda being
Liste→ This image of New Zealand prime minister is a composite of two different photos
An image appearing to show New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugging a man wearing the colours of infamous Kiwi gang the Mongrel Mob has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook. However, the image has been doctored; the picture of Ardern ha
Snopes→ MLB Tells Athletics to Explore Relocation If No New Ballpark Is Funded
MLB released a statement expressing its longtime determination that the current Coliseum site is “not a viable option for the future vision of baseball.”
Full Fact - All content→ Conflicting claims about ‘new’ cancer drug thanks to Brexit are both misleading
“UK gets new lung cancer drug under international scheme thanks to Brexit deal.” Daily Express , 7 May 2021. “We looked it up. This drug is licensed for use in the EU. It's been available to EU countries since 2016.” Best for
Full Fact - All content→ The BBC didn’t edit the headline of a Scottish newspaper
People on social media have suggested the BBC deliberately altered the headline on the front page of the Herald newspaper from “Landslide” to “Split Decision” for a story about the Scottish parliamentary election results. The o
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Evidence shows that lockdowns implemented to tackle the spread of COVID-19 have saved lives, contrary to claims in the New York Post
REVIEW In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, long before vaccines became available, many countries tried to curb the spread of the virus by imposing lockdowns. Exactly what a lockdown consists of is highly variable depending on the country and
Full Fact - All content→ New York Post’s use of old India gas leak picture causes confusion
We have been asked by readers to fact check claims that media outlets are re-using images from a gas leak in India to illustrate a story on the Covid-19 death toll. Posts on social media show a screenshot of a New York Post article with the headline &l
Snopes→ Is a New ‘TRON’ Ride Under Construction at Disney World?
The sci-fi adventure films appear to be getting the Disney theme parks treatment.
Liste→ This clip actually shows a Kazakh newscaster performing tongue twisters
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Facebook and Twitter posts claiming it shows a news report announcing that Indonesia has lifted a travel ban for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr this year. However, the posts are intended as sa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘New Evidence’ On Voting Systems In Antrim County, Michigan, Lacks Context
By Dana Ford and Maarten Schenk Does "new evidence" on voting systems in Antrim County, Michigan, give a full and complete picture of how tabulation machines and software work? No, that's not true: The evidence, which consists of a video
Liste→ Fabricated screenshots of news broadcasts used to spread false claims about Ugandan presidential inauguration
Facebook posts shared multiple times with purported screenshots from major news networks have claimed that Uganda’s opposition leader Bobi Wine will be sworn in as president ahead of his rival Yoweri Museveni. The claim is false; the screenshots are
Liste→ New Zealand did not tell broadcaster to ‘censor’ anti-government comments on its social media
Facebook posts claim New Zealand ordered public broadcaster Radio New Zealand to remove comments critical of government policy from its social media platforms. The claim is false: New Zealand’s government and RNZ both told AFP the claims were fabric
Snopes→ America’s New Normal: A Degree Hotter Than Two Decades Ago
Scientists have long talked about climate change — hotter temperatures, changes in rain and snowfall and more extreme weather — being the “new normal.”
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ There is no evidence that eating cucumbers reduces the risk of cancer; cucumbers contain cucurbitacin B, which could be a candidate for developing new anti-cancer drugs
This post published on the Facebook Page The Eden Prescription, which is run by Ethan Evers, who authored a novel about the search for a cure for cancer, claimed that eating cucumbers can kill cancer cells, reduce their growth, and reduce the risk for
Climate Feedback→ Wall Street Journal article repeats multiple incorrect and misleading claims made in Steven Koonin’s new book ’Unsettled’
SUMMARY A Wall Street Journal article published in April 2021 reviews Steven Koonin’s book ‘Unsettled’, which is scheduled to be published in May 2021. In ‘Unsettled’, Koonin, a theoretical physicist and professor at New York University,
Top Fact Checks→ Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation released new lockdown guidelines effective from May 1, 2021.
BMC clarified that it has not released any new lockdown guidelines over the COVID-19 outbreak. The state government's guidelines will remain in place.
Snopes→ Newsmax Apologizes to Dominion Worker for False Allegations
Newsmax has apologized for airing false allegations that an employee for Dominion Voting Systems manipulated machines or tallies on Election Day.
Top Fact Checks→ More than one million, three hundred thousand new jobs have been created since Biden took to office as the POTUS.
Data suggest that 1.4 million jobs have been created since Biden took office in January 2021.
Top Fact Checks→ More than one million, three hundred thousand new jobs have been created since Biden took to office as the POTUS.
Data suggest that 1.4 million jobs have been created since Biden took office in January 2021.
Snopes→ Is Hunter Biden Teaching a ‘Fake News’ Class at Tulane?
Always read beyond the headline before deploying outrage.
Snopes→ Did England Ban Fox News ‘Because They Saw It as Propaganda’?
A widely shared tweet in April 2021 grossly misrepresented the controversial news network's history in the United Kingdom.
Top Fact Checks→ Indian State governments are receiving money from the PM CARES Fund to build new oxygen plants.
The center allocated PM CARES funds to the Central Medical Services Society for installing PSA oxygen plants Pan India. Not to the state governments.
WaPo Fact Checker→ Stacey Abrams’s pitch that the new Georgia law ‘eliminates hours of voting’
The voting rights activist spoke with more precision than President Biden about a key part of the new Georgia election law, but she still left a misleading impression.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘New Poll Spells Doom For Democrats in the 2022 Midterm Elections’
On April 27 2021, Trendolizer.com featured a TrendingPolitics.com item titled “UH OH: New Poll Spells Doom For Democrats In The 2022 Midterm Elections” for much of the day — purportedly reporting unfavorable polling data then-recently
Snopes→ Did Rupert Murdoch Say Fox News Only Cares About Ratings, Not Facts?
If they were real, these quotes would be front page news — not meme fodder.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Is Joe Biden banning burgers? Fox News and GOP politicians fuel a false narrative
One day after President Joe Biden pledged to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half, Fox News and Fox Business Network personalities repeatedly and baselessly claimed that the move would also force Americans to say goodbye to hamburgers and steaks
Snopes→ Has White Claw Released a New Hard Seltzer With More Booze in It?
"We know some consumers are looking for a higher alcohol option from White Claw," a company spokesperson said, "that's what White Claw Hard Seltzer Surge delivers."
Liste→ Video of DMX fans blasting music on the street was shot in Orlando, not New York where he died
Facebook posts claiming to show a crowd escorting the body of American rapper DMX from White Plains hospital in New York — where he passed away — while blasting his music has been viewed thousands of times online. The claim is misleading; AFP Fact
Snopes→ Explosion at New Hampshire Gender Reveal Party Heard in Massachusetts
One New Hampshire family's gender reveal party was definitely a blast.
TruthOrFiction→ Alleged Billboard Renews Interest in Online Campaign to ‘Bring Back Tony Stark to Life’
On April 22 2021, a fan campaign seeking to resurrect the Marvel Studios version of the character Tony Stark drew attention on social media with what appeared to be a photo of a billboard. We contacted Outfront Media, the company which owns the billboa
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Factually: Falsehoods about COVID-19 suicides are nothing new for fact-checkers
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. It feels true, but… The Atlantic’s Tom Bartlett put a spotlight on a
Liste→ Doctored report falsely warns of new nationwide curfew in Thailand after Covid-19 infections surge
As Covid-19 infections surged in Thailand, multiple Facebook posts shared a purported news report stating a new nationwide curfew would be announced on April 23, 2021. The claim is false: the photo has been doctored from an old news report about an
Snopes→ Pelosi Floats New Proposal for Bipartisan Jan. 6 Commission
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is renewing her push for a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.
Liste→ Doctored news graphic shares false quote from top diplomat about Philippine vice president
A purported news graphic has been shared thousands of times in social media posts that claim it shows disparaging remarks made about Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo by a top diplomat. The claim is false: the graphic has been doctored from a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oft-Cited Article Proposes A Hypothesis, Does NOT Provide New Data Against Mask-Wearing, Is NOT A ‘Stanford Study"
Did this "Stanford Study" prove that face masks don't slow the spread of COVID-19 and harm the health of mask-wearers? No, that's not true: Stanford University disavows the article, which is not a report on new research and is full of the
Liste→ Doctored newspaper headline falsely claims Sri Lanka minister played down toxic coconut oil
A photo of a newspaper clipping has circulated in Facebook posts that claim it shows Sri Lanka Minister of Industries Wimal Weerawansais saying consuming a tiny amount of toxic coconut oil is harmless. The claim is false; the photo has been doctor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Florida Law Does NOT Grant Total Immunity To ‘People Who Drive Through Rioters’ — Only Civil Immunity
Did Florida pass a law granting immunity to people who drive through rioters amid BLM riots? Yes, but it only grants civil immunity, not criminal immunity. HB1, signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis on April 19, 2021, grants an "affirmative defense
Snopes→ New Migrant Facilities Crop Up to Ease Crowding, Again
For the third time in seven years, U.S. officials are scrambling to handle a dramatic spike in children crossing the U.S.-Mexico border alone.