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Full Fact→ The threshold for a recall petition to succeed is 10% of voters, not 10,000
Labour MP Jonathan Reynolds claimed a recall petition requires 10,000 constituents to sign it, but in nearly all constituencies the threshold is lower.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet That Tesla Was Forced To Recall Its Entire Fleet
Did Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweet that Tesla, his electric-vehicle and sustainable-energy company, was forced to recall its entire fleet? No, that's not true: The tweet was posted by a parody account impersonating Musk, the CEO of Tesla. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 50 Million Doses Of Vaccines Were NOT Recalled, Did NOT Give People AIDS
Were 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines recalled after giving people AIDS? No, that's not true: These vaccines were from a trial in Australia, where a plan to manufacture 50 million doses was suspended in December 2020 after the vaccin
Snopes→ Over 1M Teslas Recalled Because Windows Can Pinch Fingers
Tesla says in documents posted by U.S. safety regulators that the automatic window reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction.
Snopes→ Starbucks Drink Recall for ‘Metal Fragments’ Concerns 7 US States
News of a recall concerning a Starbucks prepackaged drink landed in September 2022.
Snopes→ Park Outside: Fire Risk Prompts Hyundai, Kia Hitch Recalls
Hyundai and Kia are telling owners of some of their large SUVs to park them outdoors and away from buildings after a series of fires involving trailer hitch wiring.
PolitiFact→ Why it’s misleading to compare Los Angeles recall petition rejections with mail ballot rejections
An Instagram post questions how less than 1% of 2020 mail ballots were rejected in California while 30% of signatures on a recall petition in Los Angeles were rejected. That’s a faulty comparison.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rejected Petition Signatures For LA County Recall NOT The Same As Rejected 2020 Ballots
Are the 30 percent of signatures that did not qualify for the recall of the Los Angeles County district attorney the same as ballots rejected in the 2020 election? No, the claim is missing context: Nothing stops an unqualified person from
Snopes→ Kraft Heinz Recalling Contaminated Capri Sun Juice Pouches
The company said it’s recalling about 5,760 cases of Capri Sun Wild Cherry flavored juice blend.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Global Recall Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Is there a global recall of all COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: There is no evidence of global public health agencies pulling their support for and endorsement of vaccinations to protect against SARS-CoV-2 (coronavirus disease) an
Snopes→ Coors Light Recall: Here’s What We Know
Molson Coors has issued a voluntary recall for Coors Light and Keystone Light products manufactured at an Ohio brewery. It's unclear if "slime" videos are related.
Snopes→ Goodyear to Recall RV Tires 19 Years After Last One Was Made
Goodyear has agreed to recall more than 173,000 recreational vehicle tires that the U.S. government says can fail and have killed or injured 95 people since 1998.
Snopes→ RECALL: Some Jif Peanut Butter Recalled After Illnesses Reported
Various Jif peanut butter products were recalled due to potential salmonella contamination.
Snopes→ Were Parent’s Choice Baby Wipes Recalled?
The Walmart brand sells wipes, formula, diapers, and several other baby products.
Snopes→ Nutella Is Not Part of Ferrero’s Kinder Salmonella Recall
Facebook users frantically reported seeing salmonella in their jars of Nutella, even though the bacteria can't be seen, smelled, or tasted.
Snopes→ Ferrero’s Kinder Recall Leads to Misleading Rumors of Maggots and Worms
Just days away from Easter Sunday, we contacted Ferrero about its recent Kinder chocolate recall to find out more about a viral Facebook post regarding maggots and salmonella.
Snopes→ RECALL: Over 161K Pounds of Skippy Peanut Butter
"A limited number of jars” of peanut butter were possibly contaminated with stainless steel fragments.
Snopes→ Jergens Lotion Recalled Over Possible Bacterial Contamination
The lotion could pose a health risk to people with weakened immune systems.
Snopes→ Tesla Recall: ‘Full Self-Driving’ Software Runs Stop Signs
Tesla is recalling nearly 54,000 cars and SUVs because their “Full Self-Driving” software lets them roll through stop signs without coming to a complete halt.
Snopes→ Final Goodbye: Recalling Influential People Who Died in 2021
Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld are among the many noteworthy people who died in 2021.
Full Fact→ The FDA recalls drugs for a wide range of reasons
A Facebook post claims that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recalled 12,787 drugs and that “1,270 drugs every year that were formerly approved get recalled because they were subsequently deemed unsuitable. These drugs were pre teste
Snopes→ RECALL: Coca-Cola Voluntarily Recalls Some Minute Maid Products
The products potentially have foreign objects in them, like metal bolts or washers.
Snopes→ RECALL: Frozen Cauliflower Recalled Over Possible Listeria Concerns
The bacteria can cause a sometimes-fatal disease called listeriosis.
Snopes→ RECALL: Voluntary Recall Issued for Hand Sanitizer
The company cited concerns over consumers mistaking the packaging for alcohol bottles.
Health Feedback→ No evidence suggests that Pfizer’s smoking cessation medication Chantix increases the risk of cancer; recall of this product is irrelevant to the safety of COVID-19 vaccines
REVIEW Misinformation discouraging COVID-19 vaccination has taken many forms. One of them involves misleading claims suggesting that COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers marketed unsafe products in the past. These narratives foster distrust in the product
Snopes→ RECALL: Walmart Pulls Essential Oil Spray Over Deadly Bacteria
Federal agencies were investigating four recent cases of melioidosis — an extremely rare but sometimes fatal infectious disease.
Snopes→ RECALL: Butterball Recalls More Than 14,000 Pounds of Ground Turkey
Products were said to be contaminated with “extraneous materials, specifically blue plastic.”
Snopes→ RECALL: Boppy Pulls 3.3M ‘Newborn Loungers’ After 8 Infant Deaths
Between 2015 and 2020, eight infants reportedly suffocated after being placed on one of three varieties of Boppy "newborn loungers."
Logically→ Pfizer has voluntarily recalled all lots of its anti-smoking drug over carcinogen presence.
Pfizer's recall of Chantix over a "potential increased cancer risk in humans" is wrongly being used to question the safety of the company's vaccine.Sharing the screenshot of a Daily Mail article on the recalling of Chantix, an anti-smoking d
The Dispatch→ Did 400,000 Votes ‘Disappear’ in California’s Recall Election?
A number of viral social media posts show a segment of CNN’s coverage of California’s gubernatorial recall election returns, in which the “Yes” vote count drops from 2,225,915 votes to 1,874,206 votes and the overall estimated v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: iPad Glitch At Los Angeles Voting Center Does NOT Mean GOP Votes Were Stolen In California Recall
Is the message some citizens received at one Los Angeles County voting center -- that a county computer indicated they had already voted -- evidence that Republican votes were stolen in California's gubernatorial recall election? No, that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 351,709 Votes Cast To Recall California Governor Newsom Did NOT Vanish — A Data Entry Error Was Corrected
Did 351,709 votes that had been cast to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom mysteriously vanish during a live CNN broadcast of the California election night results when about half of the votes had been counted? No, that's not true: There
Truth or Fiction?→ CNN Missing 351K (or 400K) Votes in CA Recall Segment, Explained
On September 15 2021, rumors that “351K” or “400K” votes had “disappeared” from California gubernatorial recall totals during a CNN segment were popular on social media: Someone explain to me why the Gavin Newsom r
Snopes→ California Gov. Newsom Crushes Republican-Led Recall Effort
Despite warnings the race would be close, California Gov. Gavin Newsom decisively defeated efforts to kick him out of office, a win the Democrat cast as an endorsement of his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and his party's liberal values.
Truth or Fiction?→ Right-Wing Disinformation Surges As California Recall Election Unfolds
As the recall election against California governor Gavin Newsom drew closer to a close, both the leading right-wing candidate and conspiracy theorists continued pushing disinformation painting the process as “rigged” before polls even opene
Truth or Fiction?→ CA Recall Election Disinformation Roundup
In the lead up to the California gubernatorial recall election of September 14 2021, the usual disinformation purveyors went into high gear, poisoning the well with wall-to-wall claims of perfidy and election theft. Overall, the California recall and i
Washington Post→ Larry Elder’s false and misleading claims in California recall race
Elder has a Trumpian knack for delivering false and misleading claims on the 2020 election, the coronavirus pandemic and the economy.
FactCheck.org→ Exposing the Holes in a California Recall Election Conspiracy Theory
Quick Take Videos on social media suggest that holes in the return envelopes being used for mail-in ballots in California were designed to allow election officials to peek inside and toss out ballots in favor of recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom. Officials s
Snopes→ RECALL: FDA Expands Recall of Frozen Shrimp Linked to Salmonella Outbreak
Dozens of product names were distributed across the U.S. from November 2020 to May 2021.