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Full Fact→ The number of people in poverty has remained relatively stable since 2010
SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford claimed last week that the Conservatives have “pushed millions of people into poverty”.
Logically→ People carrying or waving the Pride flag at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be arrested.
Full Fact→ Covid vaccines won’t stop people getting pregnant
There’s no evidence the vaccines affect fertility.
Full Fact→ Unvaccinated people are still dying from Covid-19
An Instagram post claiming that “the unvaccinated aren’t dying” is not correct. Sadly, unvaccinated people are still dying from Covid-19 and other causes.
Snopes→ ‘Groomers’ Rhetoric Targeting LGBTQ People Nothing New
Those calling members of the LGBTQ community "groomers" are just echoing an old, hateful smear.
Snopes→ Afghanistan Quake Kills 1,000 People, Deadliest in Decades
Officials warned that the already grim toll may still rise.
Snopes→ Did Third-of-a-Pound Burger Fail Because People Didn’t Understand Fractions?
Fractions, man.
Logically→ Flights are being deliberately canceled to prevent people from traveling.
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Logically→ Klaus Schwab was caught on camera boasting that he has all the people he needs for “The Great Reset.”
Klaus Schwab speaking about various stakeholders of the WEF in 2007 has been misattributed to The Great Reset initiative introduced in 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of Americans DO Die Each Year Of Medical Errors But It’s Unclear Whether Doctors Kill More People Than Guns
Are you six times more like to be killed by a doctor than a gun in the United States? We don't know. The estimates are too scattered to form a conclusion. Official mortality statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (
Logically→ Chair of the U.K.’s Social Mobility Commission Katharine Birbalsingh said working-class people should aim lower than Oxbridge.
Headlines suggesting that Birbalsingh said this are inaccurate. Birbalsingh commented that we need to rethink our approach to social mobility.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What are red flag gun laws and do they keep people safe?
Democratic and Republican senators may find rare consensus on gun legislation by supporting the expansion of "red f
FactCheck.org→ Vaccinated People Not More Susceptible to COVID-19 Than Unvaccinated
Q. Are vaccinated and boosted people more susceptible to infection or disease with the omicron variant than unvaccinated people? A. No. Getting vaccinated increases your protection against COVID-19. Sometimes, certain raw data can suggest otherwise, bu
Full Fact→ Ofgem said that 12 million households—not people—might end up in fuel poverty
The number of people in fuel poverty may double to 12 million. BBC News, 24 May 2022. A BBC News article claimed that Jonathan Brearley, CEO of the energy regulator Ofgem, told the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee that the num
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: People In Zimbabwe Are NOT ‘Selling Their Toes’ For Thousands — It’s A Joke
Are people in Zimbabwe "selling their toes for as much as US$40,000 for the big toe, US$25,000 for the middle toe and US$10,000 for the tiny toe because of high costs of living"? No, that's not true: This claim originally circulated on so
Snopes→ No, the World Population Hasn’t Reached 8 Billion People (Yet)
But we are gradually inching toward the milestone.
Logically→ People in Zimbabwe are selling their toes to make ends meet.
According to the Zimbabwean government, the claims are a hoax and are being spread to tarnish the country's image.
Logically→ The U.S. government is planning to “zap” people if they try to eat real cheeseburgers.
Despite what Marjorie Taylor Greene claimed, the U.S. government has no plans to monitor people via microchips or control what they eat.
PolitiFact→ Kevin Rinke – Debunking the zombie claim that ‘dead people always vote Democrat’
"Dead people always vote Democrat."
Logically→ The Indian Ministry of Railways runs a subsidy program worth Rs 6000 in exchange for people’s details.
The Indian railway ministry has not launched any subsidy program in exchange for personal information.
Logically→ A video shows people in Varanasi celebrating after a Shivling was discovered in the Gyanavapi Mosque.
The video dates back to 2019 and is not related to the recent Gyanavapi mosque controversy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla Did NOT Say By 2023 ‘We Will Reduce’ The Number Of People By 50%
Did Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla say by 2023 that "we will reduce" the number of people in the world by 50%? No, that's not true: This is a doctored video and Bourla did not say that. The phrase clipped out of this video -- about reducing the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videotaped Threats Against Phoenix Target Stores, LGBT People And Supporters WERE Posted To Social Media
Did a man make it public that he plans to go after Target stores in Phoenix, Arizona, that support the LGBT movement? Yes, the screenshot of a text message warning is real. A person who considers himself a professional internet provocateu
Snopes→ Rumors of Threat Against Black People at Walmart Unfounded, Police Say
A piece of copypasta spread baseless rumors around social media.
Logically→ Australia has approved a bill that prohibits people from growing their own food.
The Agriculture Amendment Bill 2022 does not outlaw people from growing their own food, but focuses on potential biosecurity issues.
Logically→ Australia has approved a bill that prohibits people from growing their own food.
The Agriculture Amendment Bill 2022 does not outlaw people from growing their own food, but focuses on potential biosecurity issues.
Truth or Fiction?→ Marjorie Taylor Greene: ‘White Supremacy Should Not Be the Main Target … We Should Not Be Pursuing People Based on How They Vote’
As the nation continued to discover and discuss “replacement theory” in late May 2022, a Twitter screenshot on Imgur attributed a quote to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia), addressing white supremacy by saying that the government
Snopes→ 4 People Fall off California Cliff; 1 Dead and 2 Badly Hurt
The fourth person, a man who suffered minor injuries, managed to climb back up from the beach below and alert a passing officer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada Did NOT Publish Data That ‘Suggests’ People Triple-Vaccinated For COVID-19 Get Sicker, Develop Vaccine-Associated Enhanced Disease
Did the Canadian government publish data suggesting those triple-vaccinated against COVID-19 develop vaccine-associated enhanced disease (VAED) or antibody-dependent enhancement (ADE) and have higher COVID case rates than others? No, that
PolitiFact→ James Lankford – Most people released by immigration authorities do attend their court hearings
“The vast majority of individuals that we’re releasing out are not showing up for hearings.”
Snopes→ W Australian Lawmakers Considering Ban On People Growing Food?
This claim is just the latest wrinkle in an oft-debunked conspiracy theory.
Snopes→ Authorities: Multiple People Shot at California Church
“We have detained one person and have recovered a weapon that may be involved,” one official said.
Snopes→ ‘Multiple People’ Shot at Buffalo, New York, Supermarket
The alleged shooter reportedly was in custody.
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→ An image still from a video shows Oleksandra Zelenska, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s daughter, disowning her father for killing Ukrainian people during the Russian invasion.
An image from a 2017 video of a girl tearfully begging for an iPhone 7 from a man has been mislabeled as Volodymyr Zelenskyy's daughter.
Snopes→ Did Musk Say ‘I Hate When People Confuse Education with Intelligence’?
We looked for the origins of a quote about confusing education with intelligence that has been attributed online to Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
Logically→ NHS data from April 2022 revealed that only 5,115 people died of COVID-19 in England since the pandemic began.
NHS data showing deaths of people with no comorbidities is falsely shared as total COVID-19 deaths in England.
PolitiFact→ One America News – Pfizer did not ‘hide’ hiring of 2,400 people to handle expected increase of vaccine-related health
"Pfizer tries to hide 2.4K full-time hires handling vax injuries."
Snopes→ Did Pastor Dave Barnhart Say, ‘The Unborn Are a Convenient Group of People to Advocate For’?
This quote went viral in May 2022 as many feared that Roe v. Wade would be overturned in the U.S.