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Full Fact - All content→ Social media post appears to overstate risk of vaccine blood clots
A post on Facebook appears to compare reported Covid-19 vaccine side effects with mild symptoms of the virus itself. Although it doesn’t explicitly mention Covid-19 vaccination, the post seems to weigh up the pros and cons, claiming that “s
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Incorrect vaccine administration is a potential cause of post-vaccine adverse effects, but more research is still needed to confirm or reject this hypothesis
REVIEW A video published by the Jimmy Dore Show claimed in its title that a study showed COVID-19 vaccines are being administered incorrectly. In the video, the comedian Jimmy Dore cited another video, made by staff nurse John Campbell, who discusse
Snopes→ 3 Employees Killed in Shooting at Postal Facility in Memphis
Two U.S. Postal Service workers were fatally shot Tuesday at a postal facility in Memphis and a third employee identified as the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot, authorities said.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Spread Baseless Claims About Cause of Cargo Ship Backups
Quick Take U.S. ports slowed by pandemic-induced labor and equipment shortages cannot keep up with Americans’ demand for imported goods, resulting in cargo ship backups on both coasts. But social media posts, without citing evidence, falsely claim
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Video: Instagram Posts Spread Texas Lawmaker’s False Claims on Vaccine Testing
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/10/video-instagram-posts-spread-texas-lawmakers-false-claims-on-vaccine-testing/
FactCheck.org→ Video: Instagram Posts Spread Texas Lawmaker’s False Claims on Vaccine Testing
In this video, FactCheck.org and Univision Noticias teamed up to debunk false claims, spreading on social media, that were made by a state senator in Texas about vaccine safety. All three of the COVID-19 vaccines administered in the U.S. went throu
FactCheck.org→ Facebook Posts Distort Robert E. Lee’s Actions and Views on Slavery
Quick Take A statue commemorating Gen. Robert E. Lee was taken down in Richmond, Virginia, on Sept. 8. Days after the statue was removed, Facebook posts about Lee misleadingly claimed he freed his slaves, and a quote from Lee referring to slavery as a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Reddit Post And Re-posts Elsewhere Are NOT A Parent Forcing A Gender Transition On Their Child — It’s A Fabricated Story
Did this Reddit post, which migrated to other platforms, chronicle a transgender parent forcibly giving their child the female hormone estradiol so that their son could transition into their daughter? No, that's not true: The content was
FactCheck.org→ Posts Spread Dubious Claim About Ivermectin and Male Fertility
SciCheck Digest The Food and Drug Administration says male infertility is not a known side effect of the antiparasitic medication ivermectin. Dubious claims that the drug sterilizes 85% of male users were incorrectly attributed to a questionable 2011
TruthOrFiction→ Facebook Data Mining Posts
On September 22 2021, actor Wil Wheaton shared a warning about data mining on Facebook (one of many circulating at the time), advising followers to educate themselves about data mining. Facebook Warnings About Data Mining in September 2021 Wheaton̵
TruthOrFiction→ Eric Cantona ‘Kicking a Nazi’ Facebook Post
On September 17 2021, the Facebook page “These memes kill fascists” shared a post about Manchester United striker Eric Cantona kicking a Nazi: Kicking a Nazi cost Manchester United striker Eric Cantona a 9 month penalty, an €18000 fine, a
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Post on Use of Ivermectin for Refugees Lacks Context
SciCheck Digest The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the use of ivermectin as a treatment for arriving refugees to treat parasitic infections. But a social media post by Dr. Simone Gold, a proponent of ivermectin as a trea
Full Fact - All content→ Posts claiming ‘every share earns money’ for sick children tend to be fake
A post on Facebook with a picture of a little girl in hospital claims: “She gets a dollar for every pic that's shared it goes towards her kidney transplant”. Although the post is from 2018, it has been going viral again recently and has bee
Full Fact - All content→ Poster claiming bread is healthy for ducks gets its facts in a flap
A Facebook post shows a photograph of a poster claiming it’s safe to feed bread to ducks. The poster suggests the idea that bread makes ducks ill is wrong and has led to the birds “dying of starvation”. It also encourages
Snopes→ Elton John Postpones European Shows After Hip Injury
Elton John says he is postponing European dates on his world tour until 2023 so that he can have an operation on an injured hip.
Snopes→ Did Tim Tebow Write Apocalyptic Facebook Post About ‘Cashless Society’?
The former Denver Broncos tight end became a household name in the 2010s as an outspoken conservative Christian.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 7NewsAustralia Did NOT Report Australians Will Be Put Into ‘Isolation Camps’ By The End Of 2021 — It’s A Counterfeit Post
Will all Australians who are not vaccinated by the end of the year be put into "isolation camps"? No, that's not true: A spokesperson at 7News Australia told Lead Stories that the account in which this claim was made is fake. Also, a repr
Full Fact - All content→ Instagram isn’t blocking posts to your followers
A number of posts on Instagram claim that the social media company has changed its algorithm so that no more than 7% of an account's followers can see posts it makes. This isn’t correct. This is not the first time this claim has been shared, and
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Mislead on COVID-19 Vaccines, Deaths in Afghanistan
SciCheck Digest Afghanistan has implemented a COVID-19 vaccination program and, although administration of vaccines has slowed due to internal armed conflicts, the program is still under way. But some prominent conservative purveyors of misinformation
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Martin Scorsese Is NOT Holding Zack Snyder’s Justice League In Instagram Post
Did American film director Martin Scorsese endorse the Zack Snyder version of the movie "Justice League"? No, that's not true: The photo of Scorsese holding "Zack Snyder's Justice League" is nowhere to be found on Scorsese's verified Inst
Snopes→ Young Sikhs Still Struggle with Post-Sept. 11 Discrimination
Sikh entrepreneur Balbir Singh Sodhi was killed at his Arizona gas station four days after the Sept. 11 attacks by a man who declared he was “going to go out and shoot some towel-heads” and mistook him for an Arab Muslim.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Lab In Madrid Was NOT On Fire, A Nearby Composting Facility Was
Did the Pfizer lab in Madrid suffer a fire or burn to the ground? No, that's not true: Pfizer officials confirmed there was a lightning-caused fire near the pharma giant's lab, but it burned a biocomposting lot near the the Pfizer plant w
FactCheck.org→ Instagram Post Missing Context About Israeli Study on COVID-19 Natural Immunity
SciCheck An Instagram post highlighted a headline about a non-peer-reviewed study from Israel that found that unvaccinated people previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 had greater immunity against the delta variant than never-infected people fully vaccin
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Draw Unsupported Conclusion on Afghan Helicopter Video
Quick Take Afghan journalists report that a video of a person suspended from a helicopter shows an operation in which the person was trying to change a flag. But critics of President Joe Biden have used the footage to claim the Taliban used U.S. equipm
Snopes→ Black Men Executed in 1951 Rape Granted Posthumous Pardons
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam granted posthumous pardons to seven Black men who were executed in 1951 for the rape of a white woman.
Snopes→ Viral ‘NAYC21’ Facebook Post About Christian Event Lacked Context
The post led commenters to believe that a large gathering of Christians in St. Louis was ignored by the news media in 2021.
Snopes→ Facebook Page with Russian Name Posted Altered Fox News Videos, Earning Tens of Millions of Views
It's not everyday that a Facebook page pushing disinformation involves three foreign countries and a Spanish-language telenovela.
Snopes→ Bulgarian Facebook Pages Post Altered Fox News Videos, Earning Tens of Millions of Views
It's not everyday that a Facebook network pushing disinformation involves a Spanish-language telenovela.
TruthOrFiction→ 9/11 Stair Climb Treadmill Post
In late August 2021, a September 2018 Facebook post recirculated — purportedly a candid image captured at a gym, depicting a firefighter “on the stair climber in full equipment” ascending 110 floors in memory of the firefighters kille
FactCheck.org→ Instagram Post Wrong on U.S. Casualties in Afghanistan
Quick Take Eleven American military members were killed in Afghanistan in 2020, including four in combat. But, as the U.S. nears its Aug. 31 deadline for a complete withdrawal from Afghanistan, a social media post falsely claims that there weren’
Full Fact - All content→ Facebook post and MP wrong to claim BBC lost £50 million in licence fees
A Facebook post claims the BBC has lost £50 million “this year” from non-payment of licence fees. It also states that 260,000 over-75s had “refused to pay” for the TV licence. Neither of these points are right.
Full Fact - All content→ Facebook post makes incorrect claims about TV licence fee non-payment
A Facebook post claims the BBC has lost £50 million “this year” from non-payment of the TV licence fee. It also states that 260,000 over-75s have “refused to pay” for the TV licence. Neither of these points are right.
Top Fact Checks→ Cadbury Chocolates is having its anniversary and is offering free chocolate hampers to anyone who comments and shares on their posts.
This is a scam. Cadbury's chocolates is not offering free chocolates to anyone who likes and shares. This scam has been tried multiple times.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 31 US Troops Were NOT ‘Killed In Afghanistan Yesterday’ — Recycled Post Is About 2011 Attack
Were 31 U.S. servicemen killed in Afghanistan "yesterday"? No, that's not true: Versions of a post that has circulated since at least 2015 use details of a 2011 attack in which 30 U.S. servicemen and eight Afghans were killed when a U.S.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Protests Against Vaccine Mandates Are NOT Accurately Represented With Captions And Photos In Online Posts
Does this collection of photos together with this caption accurately portray protests against COVID-19 vaccine passports and mandates that took place for several weeks in July and August of 2021 in France? No, many of the photos currently
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘867-5309’ Is NOT A Number To Call To Report Maskless People — It’s From An Old Pop Song, And The Post Is A Joke
Can people wanting to report someone for not wearing a mask do so by phoning "867-5309"? No, that's not true: The number that appears in the claim is the title of a popular 1980s song, "867-5309/ Jenny" by Tommy Tutone. This number has be
Full Fact - All content→ Post makes misleading claims about Covid vaccines and animal trials
A post on Facebook incorrectly claims that vaccines are unapproved and experimental, and that all the animals used in trials died. The author does not specify that they are discussing the Covid-19 vaccines, but the claims are very similar to ones
FactCheck.org→ Post Offers Misleading Advice on Mandatory Vaccines and Unemployment Benefits
SciCheck Digest As some companies mandate COVID-19 vaccines for employees, a social media post misleadingly tells workers who don’t want the vaccine that they can collect unemployment benefits if they are fired. In most states, workers fired for viol
FactCheck.org→ Posts Show Manipulated Image of T-Shirt Held by DeSantis
Quick Take A manipulated image online shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis holding a T-shirt reading, “Your mask is as useless as Joe Biden.” DeSantis and the White House have sparred, including on the issue of masks, but the original photo is f