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PolitiFact→ The Gateway Pundit – Deaths of three doctors in Canada were neither sudden nor linked to COVID-19 vaccines
“Three doctors from the same hospital ‘die suddenly’ in the same week,” after the hospital mandated a fourth COVID-19 vaccine for employees.
PolitiFact→ The Gateway Pundit – Gateway Pundit distorts unofficial Georgia 2020 results
In 2020, “250,000 ballots were manufactured” in Georgia and “Biden was given win” by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger
PolitiFact→ The Gateway Pundit – Claims that the 2020 election was stolen are still false
“A STOLEN ELECTION: State totals minus illegal ballot trafficking numbers give President Trump decisive victories in AZ, GA, MI, PA, and WI.”
PolitiFact→ The Gateway Pundit – A report about omicron cases in Germany was based on an incorrect number
"Germany: 96% of Latest Omicron Patients were FULLY Vaccinated – Only 4% Unvaccinated”
PolitiFact→ The Gateway Pundit – US southern border 'completely open'? That’s False
Because of omicron, “the Biden administration has decided to leave the U.S. southern border completely open.”
Poynter→ Conservative pundits say Biden and Democrats want more lockdowns. That’s not accurate
Some right-wing commentators are warning that the White House and Democrats around the country are plotting another round of stay-at-home orders and business closures, public-health measures that devastated the economy and divided the nation in 2020, e
AllSides→ How ‘Gateway Pundit’ Used Vaccine And Election Misinformation To Earn $1.1 Million In Google Ad Revenue
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2021/07/29/gateway-pundit-election-vaccine-covid-misinformation-google/
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts, Pundits Distort Fauci Emails
SciCheck Digest Thousands of pages of redacted emails to and from Dr. Anthony Fauci are now publicly available, thanks to journalists’ Freedom of Information Act requests. Some of those messages have been distorted in viral posts, particularly ab
Truth or Fiction?→ Native American Journalists Call On Cohorts to ‘Withdraw Support from CNN’ after Pundit’s Racist Comments
The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) called on fellow industry advocacy groups to push back against CNN in response to inaccurate and racist comments by one of the news network’s pundits. The group made the request in the wake of pa
Poynter→ The Gateway Pundit falsely claimed two vaccines used in the US caused deaths and injuries in Europe
As states across the U.S. expand the eligibility for getting a COVID-19 shot, a conservative website blasted out a warning from Europe. The Gateway Pundit claimed two of the vaccines being used in the United States are behind thousands of deaths and in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Analysis Of Data Used By The Gateway Pundit Does NOT Reveal Massive Vote Theft From Trump to Biden
Does an analysis of election data from Michigan and Georgia show suspicious vote shifts after the polls closed that took the leads away from President Trump and suspiciously awarded a disproportionate number of votes to Democratic candida
Snopes→ Trump the Pundit Handicaps 2020 Democratic Contenders
In tweets, public remarks and private conversations, President Trump is making clear he is closely following the campaign to challenge him on the ballot.
Snopes→ Twitter Account Hacks Target Pundits, Diplomats
Turkey "cyber army" Ayyıldız Tim is claiming responsibility for the hacks, which have been directed mostly at public figures worldwide.
FactCheck.org→ Three Canadian Doctors Died of Long-Term Illnesses, Contrary to False Claims COVID-19 Vaccine Was Cause
SciCheck Digest It’s estimated that COVID-19 vaccines have saved millions of lives, but false claims continue to cast doubt on their safety and efficacy. One such claim that has spread around the world falsely suggests that three Canadian doctors
Truth or Fiction?→ Nick Adams’ ‘Men in Denim Built America Only for the Men in Suits to Destroy It’ Tweet
An August 3 2022 tweet by the account Conservative Self-Owns (@ConSelfOwns) on Twitter featured a screenshot of a purported tweet from internet user Nick Adams — who happened to be wearing a suit in his Twitter avatar: pic.twitter.com/k4uEjV5nx
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines Did NOT Fail Testing For Colorado Secretary Of State Recount
Did Dominion voting machines fail testing for a primary recount in the race for Colorado secretary of state? No, that's not true: Dominion Voting Systems, the Colorado secretary of state's office and the El Paso County clerk and recorder'
Truth or Fiction?→ Vice President Kamala Harris ‘I Am a Woman Sitting at the Table Wearing a Blue Suit’ Controversy
On July 26 2022, the Republican National Committee’s @RNCResearch mockingly tweeted a clip of U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris stating her pronouns (“she/her”) and adding that she was a woman wearing a blue suit: "I am Kamala
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Are Arizona Election Workers Breaking the Law with Mail-In Ballots?
(Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)On July 19, Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward—who has has pushed baseless voter fraud claims about the 2020 election in Arizona—tweeted a picture of an early voting mailing envelope from Maricopa
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines reduce the risk of death from COVID-19; the vaccines don’t alter our DNA
REVIEW On 17 July 2022, political activist Charlie Kirk published a video on Facebook, claiming that Canadian data showed COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of death from COVID-19. The video was viewed more than 720,000 times and shared more than 2
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Differences Between Private Election Data Stream And Official Count Do NOT Prove ‘Something Is Very Wrong’ With 2020 Election Results
Do differences between an unofficial election data stream provided by Edison Research and official sources prove "Something Is Very Wrong" with the 2020 election results? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that anything is wrong wi
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Selling Oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to the Highest Bidding Companies
Q: Is the Biden administration selling crude oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to other countries? A: The oil is sold to eligible companies that make the highest offers. Some of the companies are U.S. subsidiaries of foreign companies, and some
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccines Don’t Result in Male Infertility
(Photo by Zabed Hasnain Chowdhury/NurPhoto via Getty Images)A widely shared article from The Gateway Pundit claims that “according to a recently released medical study, in a group of 37 sperm donors, across 220 samples collected, the impact of th
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Tucker Carlson’s Mother Left Him $1 in Her Will’
On June 29 2022, a claim that Tucker Carlson’s mother left him one dollar (USD$1) in her will as the entirety of his inheritance began circulating on Twitter: remember when your mom died and left you one dollar in her will https://t.co/Tw0ZGkvu
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did an ‘Inside Man’ Open Capitol Doors for Rioters on January 6?
(Photo by Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Disinformation surrounding the 2021 Capitol insurrection has resurfaced in recent days following hearings of the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Claims That COVID Vaccines Cause a Brain Disorder
A viral article recently published at The Defender claims in its headline “COVID-19 Vaccines linked to New Type of Incurable, Fatal Degenerative Brain Disorder.”The Defender is a news website of the Children’s Health Defense, a non-pr
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Day 2 of the January 6 Hearings
(Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images)The second day of hearings by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol focused on Donald Trump’s role in knowingly perpetuating the false narrativ
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Arson In Minnesota Egg Farm Fire On May 28, 2022 — Investigation Closed, Cause Undetermined
Did someone "torch" one of the largest egg factories in the United States on May 28, 2022? And is this incident connected to an "outbreak" of fires at similar facilities across the country in the past six months? No, those rumors are not
Health Feedback→ Large-scale studies have found that COVID-19 vaccination doesn’t increase the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes, contrary to claim by Naomi Wolf
REVIEW On 25 May 2022, Steve Bannon, former White House strategist, hosted author Naomi Wolf on his podcast War Room Battleground. During the podcast, Wolf claimed that the babies of vaccinated mothers were dying in disproportionately higher numbers
Truth or Fiction?→ Food Processing Plant Fires in 2022, Explained
A June 4 2022 tweet about the latest in a purported string of food processing plant fires (or “food factory” fires) built on other, similar narratives in order to go viral: The tweet addressed others who might be “not paying attention
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Arizona Woman Did NOT Plead Guilty To Role In Supposed Ballot Trafficking Ring From 2020 Presidential Election
Did a Yuma County, Arizona, woman plead guilty to a role in a sophisticated ballot trafficking ring that supposedly stole the 2020 presidential election from Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Guillermina Fuentes did plead guilty on June
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Law Enforcement Raided Arizona Nonprofits In ‘2000 Mules’ Ballot Trafficking Investigation
Is there proof of law enforcement raids on multiple Arizona nonprofit organizations in a "2000 Mules"-driven ballot trafficking investigation? No, there's no evidence that's true: Reporting by The Arizona Republic puts two uniformed offic
Health Feedback→ Following COVID-19 vaccination, the spike protein is produced in small quantities in the body without causing harm and is cleared naturally within days
REVIEW The spike protein on the surface of the SARS-CoV-2 virus binds to human cells and allows the virus to enter. The COVID-19 vaccines were developed to target the spike protein in order to induce immunity against SARS-CoV-2. The most common vaccin
FactCheck.org→ Border Patrol Required to Provide Formula to Detained Infants
Q: Has the Biden administration sent “pallets” of infant formula to the border amid a nationwide shortage? A: Yes. Customs and Border Protection, the agency that first encounters and then processes immigrants, is legally required to provide
Truth or Fiction?→ Candace Owens’ Ivermectin Fox News Tweet
On May 16 2022, Twitter user @BagdMilkSoWhat shared a purported screenshot of a tweet by right-wing pundit and disinformation purveyor Candace Owens, retweeting a Fox News tweet about parasite medication ivermectin causing incontinence: Oops #ShitCan
Health Feedback→ No evidence that SARS-CoV-2 was engineered in a laboratory, contrary to claim by Li-Meng Yan
REVIEW An article published by the website AnonHQ.com promoted claims by scientist Li-Meng Yan that the virus SARS-CoV-2 was engineered at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and released on purpose by the Chinese government. This isn’t the first time
FactCheck.org→ Unfounded Claims About Frequency and Causes of Food Plant Fires
Quick Take Data on the number fires at food-processing plants in 2022 “does not signal anything out of the ordinary,” according to the National Fire Protection Association. Despite no evidence of foul play, unfounded rumors from conservativ
Truth or Fiction?→ LibsOfTikTok ‘Doxxed’ Controversy
On April 19 2022, Washington Post writer Taylor Lorenz’s profile of the @LibsOfTikTok account was published — followed by intense discourse about whether the subject of the piece was “doxxed” by the outlet. Early that morning, L
Poynter→ Broken URLs helped fuel the unfounded conspiracy theory about biolabs in Ukraine
Ukraine’s biological research laboratories have been in the news in recent weeks as Russia, China and a number of media pundits falsely claimed that their existence was proof that the […] The post Broken URLs helped fuel the unfounded conspirac