SUMMARY This article, published on 6 Jan. 2021 by MIT Technology Review, titled “COVID-19 immunity likely lasts for years”, reports the findings of a study led by researchers at the La Jolla Institute for Immunology. The article received more th
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Snopes→ Is Tesla Hiring Someone to Handle Complaints Tweeted at Elon Musk?
The job listing came after the electric car company dissolved its U.S. press team.
Full Fact - All content→ Clearing up some of the confusion over free school meals
Last week, social media was full of images of food parcels sent to parents to feed their children. Ordinarily, state schools in England provide meals to eligible children free of charge, including children whose families receive certain benefits, and a
Snopes→ California Urges Stop to 300K Vaccines after Some Fall Ill
California’s state epidemiologist is urging a halt to more than 300,000 coronavirus vaccinations using a Moderna vaccine version because some people received medical treatment for possible severe allergic reactions.
Snopes→ Some in the GOP Parrot Far-Right Talk of a Coming Civil War
The heightened rhetoric mimics language far-right extremists and white supremacists have used for years.
Snopes→ Humane Society: 97 Cats Survive House Fire; Some Injured
Nearly 100 cats have survived a house fire in a town outside Rochester, New York.
Top Fact Checks→ In England, an employer must tell their staff if someone they work with tests positive for COVID-19.
An employer should inform workers if someone they have come into contact with has tested positive for COVID-19.
Liste→ Non-medical masks can offer some protection against Covid-19, scientists say
As Covid-19 cases surge in Thailand, claims that non-medical masks are ineffective in preventing the spread of the disease are circulating online. This is misleading: scientists told AFP that these masks offer some form of protection. The US Center
Snopes→ ‘He’s on His Own’: Some Republicans Begin to Flee from Trump
“I want him out,” Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska told The Anchorage Daily News.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Is this a coup? Some history and context to help you decide
Are Americans witnessing a coup? Before the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the case was arguable, but not a slam dunk. After the Capitol was breached, the case became more clear cut, experts say. The questions stem from President Donald Trump
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Is this a coup? Some history and context to help you decide
Are Americans witnessing a coup? Before the storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, the case was arguable, but not a slam dunk. After the Capitol was breached, the case became more clear cut, experts say. The questions stem from President Donald Trump
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Some California Counties DID Allow Voters To Use ImageCast Remote Software To Mark Mail-In Ballots, But There’s No Evidence It’s Not Secure
Did some California counties allow voters to use ImageCast Remote software to mark their mail-in ballots? Yes, that's true, but election officials insist the system is secure from fraud. The ImageCast Remote system allows voters to downlo
Snopes→ Kushner Pardon Revives ‘Loathsome’ Tale of Tax Evasion, Sex
Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie called it “one of the most loathsome, disgusting crimes” he ever prosecuted as U.S. attorney.
Snopes→ Why Some Americans Don’t Believe the Election Results
When an unfavorable decision is very important to someone, they tend to look for flaws demonstrating that the process used to make the decision was unfair.
Full Fact - All content→ The needles in some syringes are supposed to ‘disappear’
Various posts on social media show news footage of a Covid-19 vaccination being given to a patient. After the vaccine is apparently administered, it appears as if the needle has disappeared. Some have suggested that this is evidence that these pa
Full Fact - All content→ Some on the Pfizer vaccine trials did get Bell’s palsy, but not more than we’d expect by chance
A video on Youtube and a post on Facebook have claimed that four volunteers taking part in the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine trials were left with Bell’s palsy after participating. Bell’s palsy is a weakness or paralysis of one side of t
Snopes→ ‘Do As I Say’: Anger as Some Politicians Ignore Virus Rules
To the public’s chagrin, some of America’s political leaders have been caught preaching one thing on the coronavirus and practicing another.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Q-Tip Nasal Swab For COVID-19 ‘Up Someone’s Brain’ Is NOT Equivalent To ‘Drop Of Spit’ From Six Feet Away
Is the Q-tip nasal swab for COVID-19 that is stuck "up someone's brain" equivalent to "a drop of spit" that can infect someone from six feet away? No, that's not true. A single virus can hatch an infection, while a much bigger sample is n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ID Chip In Some COVID-19 Vaccine Syringes Would NOT Be Injected Into Patients; It Signals Vaccine Expiration Date
Will a Radio Frequency Identification Chip that may be on the ApiJect COVID-19 vaccine syringes be injected into patients and would it track who has been vaccinated and where they are? No, that's not true: The tiny RFID chips would be pla
Snopes→ Did Biden Say He’d ‘Develop Some Disease’ and Resign If He and Harris Disagreed?
The president-elect’s purported joke fell flat during an interview with CNN.
Snopes→ Dick Allen, Fearsome Hitter and 7-Time All-Star, Dies at 78
Allen’s No. 15 was retired by the Phillies in September, an honor that was considered long overdue by many for one of the franchise’s greatest players.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meme Does NOT Show Some Virginia Counties Had Turnout Exceeding 100%
Did a meme correctly cite Virginia voter turnout numbers exceeding 100% in several counties and did these numbers appear as "voter turnout" data in a Judicial Watch report? No, that's not true: the meme falsely presents Judicial Watch's v
Snopes→ Sheriff’s Christmas Tree ‘Thugshots’ Rub Some the Wrong Way
Officials from an Alabama sheriff's department are being criticized for displaying a photo of a Christmas tree adorned with what they called “thugshots” of people who have been arrested.
Top Fact Checks→ Someone broke into the Queen’s bedroom to speak with her at length.
In reality, Fagan and the Queen didn't speak for very long.
Top Fact Checks→ President Trump secretly watermarked mail-in ballots to prove some ballots were fraudulent.
Federal agencies do not print electoral ballots. This theory originated from QAnon affiliated accounts
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Although fetal cell lines are used to grow viruses for some COVID-19 vaccines, the cells are not part of the vaccines
REVIEW A Facebook video published on 15 November 2020 claims that “aborted fetal tissue” is present in the COVID-19 vaccine produced by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, and that the vaccine can change a person’s DNA. Shared by the anti-vacci
Snopes→ Did a Pennsylvania Judge Rule Out Some Mail-In Ballots?
A viral YouTube video claimed: "TRUMP TEAM WIN: MAJOR Legal Win For President Trump IN PENNSYLVANIA."
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Does a Video Show Someone Burning Ballots With Votes for Trump?
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AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Some New York Residents Receive Pre-Marked Ballots?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/nyc-premarked-ballots/ Just days before the 2020 U.S.
Snopes→ Did Some New York Residents Receive Pre-Marked Ballots?
Some human voters can in fact be perfect about filling in all the blanks.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Someone on the Walmart Social Media Team Has Had Enough of COVIDiots’
On October 29 2020, a Reddit user created a thread titled “Someone on the Walmart social media team has had enough of COVIDiots” in the subreddit r/MurderedByWords: Someone on the Walmart social media team has had enough of COVI
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wind Turbines Do NOT Need Their Oil Changed Every 500 Hours, Some Can Go Years
Do wind turbines need the oil in their gearboxes changed every 500 hours? No, that's not true: Based on model types and in what geographical areas the turbines are located, oil change intervals can range from three to 10 years. The claim
Top Fact Checks→ That’s why not one single person with private insurance would lose their insurance under my plan, nor did they under Obamacare unless they choose to do something else
Many people lost their insurance when companies sent them notices canceling their insurance because it did not meet the higher standards of the ACA.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rudy Giuliani Was NOT Prank Texted By Someone Pretending To Be Ivanka Trump
Did a Twitter user text Rudy Giuliani pretending to be Ivanka Trump, the president's eldest daughter, with a new number? No, that's not true: The messages were fabricated as a joke. The Twitter user was not actually texting Giuliani, Pres
Full Fact - All content→ Labour’s tweet about Serco is missing some important context
The Labour party claimed on Twitter on 14 October that contact tracers working for local authorities are more effective than those employed by Serco, an outsourcing company that runs part of the NHS Test and Trace service in England. Labour tweeted tha
Full Fact - All content→ Some Covid-positive students are being recorded at their home addresses
Students who test positive for coronavirus at university will be recorded as a positive case at their usual home address unless they have registered with a new doctors’ surgery, the government has confirmed—although their term-time addresse
Snopes→ Some States Allow Ballots if Voters Die Before Election Day
Questions over whether ballots will count if someone votes early but dies before Election Day are especially pressing this year, amid a coronavirus outbreak that has been especially perilous for older Americans.
Top Fact Checks→ Trump administration has attacked the rights of transgender people – banning them from military service, weakening non-discrimination protection and even removing the word transgender from some govern
The Trump administration has rolled back several rights and measures against discrimination that protected the transgender community.
TruthOrFiction→ Pete Buttigieg: ‘I Don’t Have a Problem Standing up to Somebody Who Was Working on Season Seven of Celebrity Apprentice When I Was Packing My Bags for Afghanistan’
On October 15 2020, a meme quoting former South Bend, Indiana mayor and Democratic Party presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg began circulating, in which he purportedly said that he was shipped off to Afghanistan while United States President Donald
Snopes→ Fred Dean, 68, Fearsome Pass Rusher of 49ers’ Dynasty, Dies
Dean, the Hall of Fame pass rusher for the San Francisco 49ers, was hospitalized last week with the coronavirus and was on a ventilator and in intensive care, according to former teammate Dwight Hicks.