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PolitiFact→ National Center for Public Policy Research . – Has Kohl’s Corp. donated to Black Lives Matter? Short answer: no
"Kohl’s has contributed $1,000,000 to the (Black Lives Matter) movement and related causes since 2020."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Roseanne Barr And Michael Richards Are NOT Developing ‘New Non-Woke Sitcom Focused On Traditional Values’ — It’s Satirical Article
Are actors Roseanne Barr and Michael Richards developing a "new non-woke sitcom focused on traditional values"? No, that's not true: The site that produced this claim describes itself as satirical. Lead Stories could find no evidence that
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Clips of Joe Rogan talking about sea monsters, El Dorado and the Bermuda Triangle are AI-generated
Video shows Joe Rogan talking about “mythical sea beasts,” gold in the Grand Canyon, and aliens in the Bermuda triangle.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Shooting 3 Rockets During Solar Eclipse Is NOT Nefarious Or ‘Strange’ — It’s Atmospheric Research During Unique Event
Is NASA launching three rockets during the solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, for nefarious or "strange" purposes, as a post on TikTok implied? No, that's not true: While NASA is indeed launching the rockets before, during and after the sola
Health Feedback→ Claims that long COVID doesn’t exist misrepresent study by Queensland Health researchers
REVIEW In March 2024, articles began circulating on social media platforms, alleging that Australian health officials claimed long COVID “isn’t real” or that it “doesn’t exist”. Examples of such articles appeared in the New York Post, Th
PolitiFact→ Sean Duffy – No, Tyson Foods didn’t announce it would hire 52,000 migrants
Tyson Foods announced it would hire 52,000 migrants.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, CNN did not announce that presidents of Kenya and U.S. discussed invading Haiti by sea
CNN posted on X that Kenyan President William Ruto called President Joe Biden to organize a “naval invasion of the Haitian coast.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT All Disease Symptoms Result From Lymphatic System Expelling Toxins
Are all disease symptoms the result of the lymphatic system expelling toxins? No, that's not true: Such claims are a "vastly oversimplified concept of how disease in humans occurs," an expert in infectious disease told Lead Stories. Sever
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Did NOT Cause ‘Explosion In Autoimmune Diseases’ — They Strengthen Body’s Natural Defenses
Did vaccines cause an "explosion in autoimmune diseases"? No, that's not true: Only in rare cases has vaccination been associated with autoimmune diseases. Vaccines are rigorously tested for safety before being approved for use, and exten
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Cause To Every Disease’ Does NOT Originate In The Colon
Does the "cause to every disease" originate in the colon, as a video on Instagram suggests? No, that's not true: Scientific literature shows that there is a relationship between gut health and both the management and prevention of certain
PolitiFact→ Sean Hannity – Sean Hannity is wrong. ‘Illegal immigrants’ cannot vote in New York City’s local elections
In New York City “local elections, illegal immigrants can vote.”
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea
An independent journalist incorrectly claimed the Houthis sank a ship and rescued the crew.
PolitiFact→ Sean Parnell – A Nevada glitch does not equal mail ballot fraud
Nevada database glitch showing voters cast ballots when they didn’t is evidence that voting by mail is “the largest source of potential voter fraud.”
PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Yes, the price of an inhaler in the U.S. is massively higher than overseas cost
“Big drug companies charge as little as $7 for an inhaler overseas and nearly $500 for the exact same one here in the US.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media claim wrong about number of immigrants and reemergence of livestock disease
Because “17 million immigrants” were “let in” the U.S, “ foot and mouth disease is back. We got rid of that fifty years ago.”
Full Fact→ Clip of missiles hitting ships is from video game Arma 3 (not the Red Sea)
Gameplay footage of Arma 3 has often been linked to misinformation about recent ongoing conflicts.
Health Feedback→ Childhood vaccines are an important protection against preventable diseases, not “poison” as claimed by Candace Owens
REVIEW Social media posts have repeatedly spread misleading claims about the safety of the contents of vaccines. These posts typically misrepresent the nature of individual vaccine components and disregard the safety and benefits of vaccination. In
Health Feedback→ Instagram reel promotes the baseless claim that viruses don’t exist, ignoring more than a century of science about infectious diseases
REVIEW An Instagram reel posted in February 2024 claimed that several viral diseases aren’t actually caused by viruses and that viruses don’t exist. Specifically, it claimed that herpes is caused by lack of collagen, flu is caused by salt imbala
The Dispatch→ Democrats Win Back the Santos Seat
Tom Suozzi will return to the House, but don’t read too much into a special election.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Measles outbreaks not linked to ‘Disease X’ pandemic planning
https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/measles-outbreaks-not-linked-disease-x-pandemic-planning-2024-02-08/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Seek Surveillance Powers To Monitor Every Person For ‘Disease Control’ — Proposed Plan NOT Legally Binding Document
Did the World Health Organization seek "surveillance powers to monitor every man, woman, and child for 'disease control'" as a post on Instagram implied? No, that's not true: The post in question referred to a set of WHO recommendations t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy Seal ‘White Hats’ Did NOT Kill Intruders At Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Estate In January 2024
Did U.S. Navy Seal "white hats" kill two intruders at Donald Trump's Mar-A-Lago estate on January 27, 2024? No, that's not true: This claim originated from a website that regularly publishes fabricated content. A Palm Beach Police Departm
Health Feedback→ Epidemiological data refutes the claim that polio is renamed to hide the disease and the polio vaccine doesn’t work
REVIEW An Instagram reel posted in January 2024 claimed that polio hasn’t actually been eradicated in India and that the disease was only being renamed as acute flaccid myelitis and Guillain Barré syndrome to hide its existence. It cited how case
Full Fact→ Measles is a potentially dangerous disease
Between 10% and 20% of cases result in complications, even in the developed world.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, X is not blocking users from searching for Taylor Swift because of past “pro-Biden” images
Elon Musk is not allowing X users to search for Taylor Swift on the platform “out of fear they will find this pro-Biden image of her.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF Did NOT Admit Disease X Will Be Leaked In 2025
Did the World Economic Forum admit that Disease X will be "unleashed onto the public" by 2025, with "devastating" consequences for humanity? No, that's not true: Disease X is not a known disease. It's a hypothetical pathogen that health c
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent WHO Term ‘Disease X’ for Possible Future Illness
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. SciCheck Digest The World Health Organization began using the term “Disease X” in a 2018 planning document to refer to a “currently
Logically→ Unsubstantiated sea ice figures misused to deny 2023 was hottest year on record
The Dispatch→ Autocrat-Immunity Disease
That we’re having a conversation about presidential immunity from criminal acts is insane.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, vaccines do not contain unsafe amounts of aluminum for infants, research shows
Vaccines that are routinely given to children contain unsafe amounts of aluminum.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, vaccines do not contain unsafe amounts of aluminum for infants, research shows
Vaccines that are routinely given to children contain unsafe amounts of aluminum.
The Dispatch→ The Recently Unsealed Jeffrey Epstein Documents, Explained
Documents made public last month reveal new details in ongoing Epstein cases.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Disease X isn’t being planned at World Economic Forum meeting
World Economic Forum event is evidence that global leaders are planning a new pandemic called Disease X.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A panel of healthcare experts discussed ‘Disease X’ at Davos. But it’s only a hypothetical illness
In the days leading up to Wednesday’s panel on the topic, social media users began sharing a range of posts misrepresenting Disease X as real, and portraying it as an imminent threat to society.
Logically→ The WEF is not planning to impose restrictions in the name of ‘Disease X’
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Possible measles exposure at Washington, D.C., area airports is not Disease X
A possible measles exposure at Dulles and Reagan airports is related to “Disease X.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF ‘Disease X’ Meeting Does NOT Prove A Conspiracy To Implement A Planned Pandemic
Does a meeting about "Disease X" at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, prove the existence of some sinister plan to start a pandemic intentionally? No, that's not true: The panel discussion to be led by the World Health Organ
The Dispatch→ No, Rep. Steve Scalise Didn’t Vote Against Stem Cell Research From Which He Is Now Benefiting
Claims of hypocrisy miss the mark in a couple of ways.
Health Feedback→ Hulda Clark’s “zapper” device is based on pseudoscience; doesn’t kill parasites or cure diseases
REVIEW Social media is flooded with a vast assortment of supplements, natural remedies, and devices that are touted as complementary or alternative treatments for virtually any disease. Many of these products promise extraordinary health benefits fa