REVIEW In a 30 January 2024 episode of the Big Honker Podcast, Texas physician Richard Bartlett claimed that he had developed a “silver bullet” treatment for COVID-19 comprising budesonide, clarithromycin, and aspirin. The podcast’s co-host, A
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tyson Foods Is NOT Adding Insects To Meat Products
Do Tyson Foods brand meat products contain insects and are the bugs listed on the labels, as implied by a post on Facebook? No, that's not true: In a phone interview with Lead Stories, a spokesperson for Tyson Foods responded to the socia
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Image Purporting To Show ‘Dr. Sebi’s Son’ In Court Is Authentic — Likely AI Creation
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Kelly Clarkson isn’t promoting weight loss gummies or other diet products. Such claims are scams
Kelly Clarkson is promoting weight loss gummies or other diet products.
The Dispatch→ Mike Johnson Tries to Do the Impossible
Could the speaker open the door to a new era of deliberation for the House?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ben Carson Did NOT Endorse Cure For Tinnitus, Hearing Loss — Audio Is AI-Generated
Did Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon and former Department of Housing and Urban Development secretary, endorse a cure for tinnitus and hearing loss? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Carson called the video a "scam and completely fa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lainey Wilson Has NOT Endorsed Weight-Loss Gummies
Did American singer-songwriter Lainey Wilson endorse weight-loss gummies in a video posted on Facebook? No, that's not true: The audio has been edited from a video originally posted on Wilson's Instagram page. In June 2023, Wilson issued
The Dispatch→ Ukraine Aid Could Cost Mike Johnson the Speakership
'You do the right thing, and you let the chips fall where they may.'
The Dispatch→ House Democrats Help Mike Johnson Tee Up Ukraine Aid for a Vote
Plus: What to watch for as arguments in Trump’s Manhattan trial begin.
The Dispatch→ Tucker Carlson, King of the Isolationists
"Israel is allowed to fight, but they are only allowed to fight to a tie."
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered video appears to show Kelly Clarkson endorsing weight loss gummies
Video shows Kelly Clarkson divulging her “weight loss tips.”
Health Feedback→ Video of person smoking in a pile of body bags isn’t a staging of COVID-19 victims but part of a Russian music video
REVIEW In April 2024, a Facebook reel claimed to show people “preparing body bags for the evening news clip during the pandemic”. The brief footage showed a pile of black body bags loaded on a truck. Within the pile was a live person lying down
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Trump says New York judge won’t let him attend son’s graduation, no ruling has been made
As he left court following the trial’s first day, Trump said of Merchan, “it looks like the judge will not let me go to the graduation of my son.”
Health Feedback→ Country-to-country comparison doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective, contrary to Facebook post by journalist Sharyl Attkisson
REVIEW Country-to-country comparisons have been used to push the narrative that COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective, even though clinical trials and post-marketing surveillance proved the opposite[1-3]. Science Feedback previously covered such claims
The Dispatch→ House Speaker Mike Johnson Gets Political Cover From Donald Trump
Plus: Don’t expect the former president to face backlash from pro-life leaders for his turn on abortion.
Full Fact→ Clip of Israelis ‘panicking’ during Iran’s airstrike is actually Louis Tomlinson fans in Argentina
The footage has been shared widely on social media but it predates Iran’s recent missile attack on Israel and shows scenes in Buenos Aires.
Full Fact→ Viral screenshots claiming to show OJ Simpson’s final posts are not real
Screenshots suggesting the star confessed to the notorious double murder appear to have been faked as a joke.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tucker Carlson Did NOT Release A Photo Of Zelenskyy Captured and Arrested
Did online talk show host Tucker Carlson release a photo of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy "captured" and being sent to a high-security prison in Russia? No, that's not true: The image posted on social media is a screenshot from
FactCheck.org→ O.J. Simpson Died from Cancer, Not COVID-19 Vaccine
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. SciCheck Digest O.J. Simpson, a football star who was acquitted in the murder of his ex-wife and her friend, died of cancer on April 10 at age 76. Misinformation spread online with
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago press conference with Mike Johnson
Seeking to present a unified Republican front, former President Donald Trump and embattled Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson met April 12 at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club. Trump made several false or misleading statements. Here are some of them.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Fact-checking the false claim that O.J. Simpson posted an online confession before his death
An X post that said, “I did it” was “the last thing O.J. Simpson tweeted before he passed.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ No, OJ Simpson did not admit on X to the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend
Following his family’s announcement, social media users falsely claimed that Simpson had made a deathbed confession on X that he killed Brown and Goldman — crimes he was acquitted of in 1995.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mel Gibson, Mark Wahlberg Did NOT Co-Create ‘Non-Woke Film Production Studio’ — Satire Website Source
Did Hollywood director Mel Gibson and actor Mark Wahlberg "join hands to create a non-woke film production studio," as a post on Instagram claims? No, that's not true: The meme image and caption that make this claim were taken word for wo
The Dispatch→ Old Lessons for the New Right
What a Depression-era farm program gone awry shows about the limits of federal power.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NJ Trump Supporter Was NOT Attacked Due To His Political Beliefs — It Was Personal Dispute
Was a Trump supporter in New Jersey attacked in early April 2024 because of his political beliefs? No, that's not true: Middletown Township, New Jersey, police told Lead Stories "there is no political tie-in" in the sledgehammer attack on
The Dispatch→ Will Ukraine Aid Sink or Save Speaker Mike Johnson?
The Republican’s position hangs in the balance.
PolitiFact→ Benny Johnson – No, this video doesn't show New York Gov. Kathy Hochul being denied entry into police officer’s wake
Video shows “New York Governor Kathy Hochul being denied entry into the wake for slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jason Aldean Did NOT Say ‘Straight Day Of Visibility Concert Is Happening’
Did country music star Jason Aldean say a "straight day of visibility concert" is happening? No, that's not true: This article originated from a website that labels itself satire. The site has a disclaimer that describes it as part of a n
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the FBI did not say Venezuela sent its prison population to the U.S.
The FBI admitted that Venezuela emptied its prisons and sent the inmates to the U.S.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Los Simpson’ no predijeron la caída del puente Francis Scott Key de Baltimore
"Los Simpson predicen la caída del puente en Maryland".
Health Feedback→ 2019 report by TV host Sharyl Attkisson exaggerates one expert’s opinion in court case to claim vaccines cause autism
REVIEW On 6 January 2019, an episode of the TV show Full Measure, hosted by journalist Sharyl Attkisson, went viral on social media. The episode, titled “The Vaccine Debate”, claimed to provide evidence that the U.S. government knew long ago tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Kelly Clarkson Promoting Keto Weight-Loss Gummies Is NOT Authentic
Did singer Kelly Clarkson promote ketogenic gummies to lose weight in a Facebook video? No, that's not true: The audio has been edited from a video originally posted on Clarkson's Facebook page. Lead Stories searched and found no evidence
PolitiFact→ Derrick Van Orden – No, you cannot vote in-person absentee the day before Election Day in Wisconsin
You can vote in-person absentee at your clerk’s office on Monday before Election Day.
The Dispatch→ Evan Gershkovich Marks One Year in Russian Prison
The Wall Street Journal reporter’s arrest shines a light on Americans detained around the world.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Simpsons Did NOT Predict Baltimore Bridge Collapse — Image Was Created By AI
Did "The Simpsons" TV show predict that a ship would crash into the Francis Scott Key Bridge over Baltimore Harbor? No, that's not true: The image purportedly foretelling the crash was created using artificial intelligence, based on the r
The Dispatch→ Mass Murderers and Bomb Makers: The Prisoners Hamas Wants Israel to Free
Hamas is demanding the release of high-profile terrorists as a condition of a hostage deal with Israel.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Navy JAG Did NOT Charge Merrick Garland With Treason, Did NOT Begin ‘Military Tribunal Day I’
Did the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps begin the tribunal of Attorney General Merrick Garland on March 22, 2024, because he was purportedly charged with treason? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer told Lead Stories that the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hallie Biden Did NOT Write On X That Trump Won The 2020 Election — Post Is From Suspended Account That Impersonated Her
Did Hallie Biden, the widow of the president's son Beau Biden, post on X in 2024 that Trump won the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The post originally appeared on an account impersonating her. That account was already suspended in 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Navy JAG Did NOT Convict ‘D.C. District Attorney’ Matthew Graves Of Treason In March 2024
Did the Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps convict the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, Matthew Graves, of treason in March 2024? No, that's not true: This claim appears in an article on a website that regularly publishes fabr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Call For Tyson Foods Boycott As Of March 23, 2024
Did Elon Musk encourage a boycott of Tyson Foods as of March 23, 2024? No, that's not true: There is no such statement on Musk's X account. The claim originated from a satirical website, and Musk doesn't appear to be involved in calls for