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Health Feedback→ Studies show that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks; preprint claiming to show otherwise is flawed
REVIEW An article published by the website The Daily Sceptic, formerly known as Lockdown Sceptics, claimed that “Covid Vaccines More Likely to Put You in Hospital Than Keep You Out, BMJ Editor’s Analysis of Pfizer and Moderna Trial Data Finds”
Snopes→ Ludacris’ Manager and 2 Others Shot, 1 Fatally, in Georgia
A man was killed and two others were injured, including rap star Ludacris' manager, in a parking lot shooting in an upscale neighborhood north of downtown Atlanta.
Full Fact→ Carrie Johnson’s mother did not appear on recent episode of Question Time
Some social media users have suggested Ms Johnson’s mother was in the audience during an episode of the BBC debate show.
Full Fact→ Which train operating companies are run by other countries’ governments?
A list spreading on Facebook claims 17 train operators are fully or partly owned by state-run companies from abroad. But the list is out of date.
Snopes→ Did Pence Say Biden ‘Commits’ More Falsehoods Than Any Other President?
Pence was vice president under Donald Trump.
PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson – Tucker Carlson is wrong. Firearms, other weapons were found at the Capitol on Jan. 6
“Not a single person in the crowd on January 6 was found to be carrying a firearm. Not one.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2022 NOT A Record Year For Inflation In US – It’s Been Higher A Dozen Other Times
Did the U.S. inflation rate hit an all-time high in 2022? No, that's not true: While inflation, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI), is at a high level of 8.0 percent in June 2022, a dozen other years have had higher inflat
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Autism, allergies and other diseases and disorders afflicted baby boomers, too
Baby boomers didn’t have autism, seizures, allergies and other ailments when they were kids.
Snopes→ Griner’s Fate Tangled Up with Other American Held in Russia
The WNBA star's case is tangled up with that of a lesser-known American also imprisoned in Russia.
Snopes→ Simone Biles, Other Women Seek $1B-Plus from FBI over Nassar
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles and dozens of other women who say they were sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar are seeking more than $1 billion from the FBI for failing to stop the now convicted sports doctor when the agency first received allegatio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Men CANNOT Transfer Eggs From One Woman To Another
Can a man's penis carry female eggs from one woman to another by having sex with two different women? No, that's not true: Dr. Kecia Gaither, an OB-GYN and associate professor of clinical obstetrics and gynecology with Cornell Weill Medic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Purple Paint DOES Mean ‘No Trespassing’ — In Texas And At Least 11 Other States
Does purple paint on a post, tree or fence in Texas and "10 other states" mean no hunting, no trespassing, no solicitation or, simply, go away? Yes, that's true: According to a U.S. government database, Texas and at least 11 other states
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Uvalde Victim Amerie Jo Garza Did NOT Have 2 ‘Different Fathers’ Speaking On 2 TV Networks — One Is Her Father, The Other Her Stepfather
Did two different television networks report on the same Uvalde school shooting victim with two different fathers? No, that's not true: Both the biological father and stepfather of Amerie Jo Garza, 10, gave interviews to different network
Full Fact→ Australian grandmother did not shoot two rapists
A Facebook post claiming an Australian grandmother shot off the testicles of two men who had raped her granddaughter is false. The post relates the tale of 81-year-old Ava Estelle, a former librarian, who, after two men raped her 18-year-old gran
Poynter→ How to avoid misinformation as you read about Uvalde and other mass shootings
Misinformation after the May 24 shooting that killed at least 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, followed a familiar playbook. As authorities pieced together […] The post How to avoid misinformation as you read
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Breast Milk ‘Leakage’ Does NOT Contain ‘All The Impurity That’s In The Mother’s Body’
Does breast milk "leakage" contain "all the impurity that's in the mother's body"? No, that's not true: "This claim is false and is not grounded in science," Dr. Christopher M. Zahn, chief of clinical practice and interim chief of health
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.
PolitiFact→ Here’s how to avoid misinformation as you read about Uvalde and other mass shootings
Misinformation about the elementary school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, is all over the internet. Here’s how to be smart about the news you consume.
Full Fact→ Was the Attorney General right to say that a single mother will be £1,600 better off?
A single mother on the National Living Wage, with two children, who’s renting, will actually be £1,600 better off this year compared to last year because of these cumulative changes. Suella Braverman MP, 12 May 2022. Your numbers are lite
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Hemp and sea moss can harm babies. Social media advice saying otherwise is wrong
“Don't let this formula shortage scare you!!! Make your baby some hemp milk w/sea moss. It’s easy I promise!”
Snopes→ Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Tweet a Woman’s ‘Greatest Choice’ Is Becoming a Mother?
The tweet included a video of Greene talking to a crowd about abortion.
Health Feedback→ The benefits of COVID-19 vaccines in preventing severe disease and other complications outweigh the risk of myocarditis, which is higher after COVID-19 itself
REVIEW On 10 May 2022, comedian Theo Von posted on Facebook a four-minute video clip of an interview between him and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The clip was an excerpt of a 45-minute interview for Von’s podcast This Past Weekend, which was first publis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘US General Eric Olson’ Did NOT Surrender In Ukraine In May 2022 — Unrelated Image Of Other Soldiers Is From April 2022
Did "US General Eric Olson" surrender with other troops in at the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine? No, that's not true: The image of a line of soldiers used in a post is from April 14, 2022, which was weeks before the Ukrainian
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actor Morgan Freeman Did NOT Tweet That Whiteness ‘Is A Disease’ — It’s Another Morgan Freeman
Did actor Morgan Freeman tweet that whiteness "is a disease"? No, that's not true: That tweet was made by a film director also named Morgan Freeman, who professionally goes by Morgan J. Freeman. Additionally, there are no tweets on actor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove No Planes Were Involved In 9/11 Attacks — There Are Other Angles, Images, Videos
Does a video showing an explosion at the World Trade Center's South Tower on September 11, 2001, but no aircraft, prove no planes were involved in the 9/11 attacks? No, that's not true: Video and images from other angles show the planes h
Logically→ Hepatitis in children is caused by breastfeeding mothers who have been vaccinated against COVID-19.
There is no clinical evidence that hepatitis in children is caused by the COVID-19 vaccines or by vaccinated breastfeeding mothers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disinformation ‘Czar’ Did NOT Say She Wants ‘Trustworthy Verified People’ Like Herself To Be Able To ‘Add Context’ To Other People’s Tweets
Did White House disinformation "czar" Nina Jankowicz say she wants "trustworthy verified people" like her to be able to "add context" to other people's tweets? No, that's not true: Her clipped comments from January 2021 were taken out of
Logically→ Russia has seized drones carrying chemical agents that cause COVID-19 and other diseases in Ukraine.
The video shared by Russian media is not of combat drones, but agricultural DJI AGRAS T30 multi-copters used for crop dusting.
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas McCarthy, Four Other GOP Lawmakers
The panel is investigating McCarthy’s conversations with then-President Donald Trump the day of the attack and meetings the four other lawmakers had with the White House.
Full Fact→ No evidence hepatitis in children is caused by vaccinated breastfeeding mothers
A screenshot of an article posted to Facebook claims the “sudden rise of unvaccinated children with liver damage, were breastfed (by fully vaccinated mothers)”. The apparent implication of this is that recently-reported cases of hepatitis i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tennessee, Missouri Are NOT Banning Plan B, Other Emergency Contraceptive Pills
Did Tennessee and Missouri ban Plan B and other emergency contraceptive pills? No, that's not true: These states are not banning Plan B and other morning-after pills at the time of writing. Tennessee legislators passed a bill criminalizin
Snopes→ Ginsburg’s Tea Set, Coat, Other Items Raise $800K for Opera
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's silver tea set is going to a family with a 5-year-old daughter who once was Ginsburg for Halloween.
Logically→ Chinese state television displayed a map showing how Russia will be divided among other countries after its collapse.
China did not air a map depicting a divided Russia. A map showing Russia's neighboring countries relative to its vast area has been miscaptioned.
Snopes→ No, GOP Senator Didn’t Say Saving Fetus Is Worth Losing Mother’s Life
The statement attributed to Sen. Kevin Cramer, a North Dakota Republican, spread widely on social media in May 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Netherlands Does NOT Have Lowest Abortion Rate In The World, But Its Rate IS Low Compared To Other Countries
Does the Netherlands have the lowest abortion rate in the world? No, that's not true: Although the Netherlands has a low abortion rate, with data showing that it has an estimated average annual rate of seven abortions per 1,000 women, it
Snopes→ Is the Lowest Crime in US on Mother’s Day?
Should law enforcement add brunch to their crime fighting toolkits?
Snopes→ As US Poised to Restrict Abortion, Other Nations Ease Access
As women in the United States find themselves on the verge of possibly losing the constitutional right to abortion, courts in many other parts of the world have been moving in the opposite direction.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Otherkin’ Are NOT Being Integrated In Kokomo High School — The Fake Email Is From A Satirical Facebook Page
Did an email about "otherkin" -- nonhuman entities in human bodies -- being integrated into Kokomo High School get leaked to the public? No, that's not true: This email is fake and did not come from the school but from a Facebook page cal
PolitiFact→ Michael Savage – U.S. Cabinet secretaries did visit Kyiv, despite claims otherwise
Blinken, Austin trip to Kyiv may have been staged