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
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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
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
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: 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
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
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – Facebook post misleads on cases and outcomes among Israel’s fully vaccinated
“Pfizer vaccine now completely worthless in Israel as >80% of all COVID-19 patients were previously vaccinated.”
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Posts Misinterpret CDC’s Provincetown COVID-19 Outbreak Report
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/08/scicheck-posts-misinterpret-cdcs-provincetown-covid-19-outbreak-report/
politifact.com/→ Instagram posts – Why the COVID-19 survival rate is not over 99%
The survival rate for COVID-19 is over 99% for most age groups.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misinterpret CDC’s Provincetown COVID-19 Outbreak Report
SciCheck Digest Social media posts are misinterpreting the results of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report, which found 74% of people in a COVID-19 outbreak were vaccinated, to argue against immunization. But experts say the headline-gra
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – Be careful, getting fired over a vaccine mandate may cost you unemployment aid
"If your employer is mandating any pokes, do not quit. Make them fire you. That way you get unemployment benefits."
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – A pro-capitalism quote misattributed to Abraham Lincoln resurfaces
Quotes Abraham Lincoln as saying, “You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.”
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – Feds did not drop off immigrants illegally in the country at Mexican restaurant in Florida
Two federal government buses “stopped in front of a Mexican restaurant in the very small town of Green Cove Springs Florida… The passengers were illegal immigrants, straight from the southern border.”
politifact.com/→ Instagram posts – CDC did not say vaccines are failing or vaccinated people are superspreaders
“CDC confesses: Vaccines are failing, and the vaxxed can be superspreaders.”
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – Claim that ivermectin is bringing down COVID-19 mortality rate in Mexico lacks evidence
Ivermectin caused a substantial decrease in the excess mortality rate in Mexico.
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – Fauci did not say there was a COVID-19 variant that can evade detection
“Fauci just told us they found a (coronavirus) variant that ‘evades the test.’”
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – No, exercise and healthy eating are not 'the best way' to avoid getting COVID-19
“The best way to avoid COVID altogether is to exercise, eat healthy and let your immune system beat it naturally.”
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – Fact-checking claim criticizing Nikki Fried’s suspension of Jan. 6 defendants’ gun permits
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried “suspended gun rights — no due process — just because she says these people were merely ‘involved’ in January 6.”
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – Reinfection rates do not tell the whole story about protection against COVID-19
“Thanks to (Israel's) sacrifice, we now know that natural immunity is far superior with 1% experiencing re-infection while 40% of new cases were previously vx'd."
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – No, Novak Djokovic did not refer to Simone Biles when he said ‘pressure is a privilege’
Says Novak Djokovic said of Simone Biles: “Pressure is a privilege, my friend. ...If you are aiming to be at the top of the game you better start learning how to deal with pressure…”
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – No evidence that Olympics barred gymnast Simone Biles from using a medication
"They didn't allow" Simone Biles "to take her ADHD medication."
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – A social media post about a passenger on Rosa Parks’ bus is satire
Says the white man who wanted Rosa Parks’ seat on the bus was suffering from ADHD and anxiety.
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – Most states require signature verification for mail ballots
Mail-in voting requires no signature verification.
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – CDC test can’t differentiate between COVID and the flu? That’s wrong.
CDC "will revoke the emergency use authorization" of the PCR COVID tests because those tests don't differentiate between COVID and flu viruses. "Translation: They've been adding flu cases to Covid cases when using that test.”
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – No, dozens of military tribunals aren’t underway
“More than 40 military tribunals testified.”
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – A UK health official misspoke when he said 60% of hospitalized patients had been fully vaccinated
“60% of patients admitted to the hospital in the UK have been fully vaccinated”
politifact.com/→ Instagram posts – No, DC Officer Michael Fanone isn’t man who stormed Capitol with Confederate flag
Says D.C. police officer Michael Fanone is the same person who was arrested after carrying a Confederate flag through the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
politifact.com/→ Facebook posts – No, the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics didn’t predict the pandemic
The opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics predicted the COVID-19 pandemic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Does NOT Take Down Posts That Include The Pledge Of Allegiance To The United States of America
Does Facebook take down posts that include the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag? No, that's not true: A Facebook spokesperson said there was no truth to this. And posts with the Pledge of Allegiance are on Facebook at the time of this wri
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Posts Baselessly Link COVID-19 Tests to Vaccine Conspiracy Theory
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/scicheck-posts-baselessly-link-covid-19-tests-to-vaccine-conspiracy-theory/
FactCheck.org→ Posts Baselessly Link COVID-19 Tests to Vaccine Conspiracy Theory
SciCheck Digest The COVID-19 vaccines currently in use must be administered via injection. But Instagram posts baselessly suggest that Bill Gates and George Soros will use COVID-19 tests to secretly vaccinate people who haven’t yet received the s
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Misrepresent CDC Announcement on COVID-19 PCR Test
SciCheck Digest Scientists consider polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests a highly reliable tool for diagnosing COVID-19. But social media posts are misrepresenting a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcement regarding the event
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Lift Bogus ‘Quarantine’ Story from Satire Site
SciCheck Digest A satire site a month ago published a joke about the Biden administration creating “quarantine camps” for the unvaccinated. Now that fabricated story is circulating online, presented as if it’s real.
Snopes→ Comedian Tom Segura Posts Update After Surgery on Nerve
A photo posted by Segura led some fans to believe he had sustained another fall after previously seriously injuring himself playing basketball in 2020.
TruthOrFiction→ Finland Reindeer Reflective Paint Posts
On July 10 2021 the Facebook group Illusions featured a striking image, purportedly depicting reindeer in Finland whose antlers are painted with reflective paint in order to prevent collisions with cars: An appended status update from a group member r
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Accuse U.S. Women’s Soccer Team of Disrespecting Veteran During Anthem
Quick Take Before a July 5 match against Mexico, some members of the U.S. women’s soccer team turned toward the flag while a World War II veteran played the national anthem on his harmonica. But social media posts mischaracterized their actions b
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Social Media Posts Mislead on Harris Border Trip
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/06/social-media-posts-mislead-on-harris-border-trip/ Some popular online
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Mislead on Harris Border Trip
Quick Take Some popular online posts suggest that Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to El Paso is “over 1000 miles away” from the “border crisis.” It’s true that other areas — including the Rio Grande Valley &
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Tie Evangelical Leader to Cannabis Product
Quick Take A viral Facebook post, which links to a webpage that misrepresents itself as a Fox News report, pushes the false story that evangelical Christian leader Charles Stanley sells CBD, a cannabis product. Stanley’s organization said the story i