Monkeypox seems to be most efficiently transmitted through close physical contact during sex, experts say. Because the virus is spreading within sexual networks of men who have sex with other men, those men are the most affected.
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Snopes→ Is Monkeypox Spread Through Airborne Droplets?
Health officials are still working to better understand the virus.
Snopes→ Western Flames Spread, California Sees Its Largest 2022 Fire
The McKinney Fire was burning out of control in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest, with expected thunderstorms a big concern just south of the Oregon state line.
Snopes→ Western Flames Spread, California Sees Its Largest 2022 Fire
The McKinney Fire was burning out of control in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest, with expected thunderstorms a big concern just south of the Oregon state line.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gyms Are NOT Locked Down, Masks NOT Mandated To Stop Monkeypox Spread As Of July 27, 2022
Are gyms locked down and are people forced to wear masks to stop the spread of monkeypox? No, that's not true: There have been no federal government orders as of July 27, 2022, for gyms to be closed or mask mandated to stop the spread of
Logically→ Climate change is just propaganda spread by the government.
Climate change is real. Weather Channel co-founder John Coleman's controversial comments were made when he was no longer with the company.
Logically→ Monkeypox has spread only in countries without wild monkeys.
An outdated map depicting the monkeypox outbreak is used to spread misinformation. Countries with and without wild monkeys have seen a rise in cases.
Full Fact→ Fake post about a missing child is spreading on Facebook
The post contains a link to a false article about a missing child which may be from an unsafe website.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Flight Attendant Vaccine Mandate Did NOT Lead To Staffing Shortages, Widespread Flight Delays In June 2022
Did the now-suspended COVID vaccine mandate for flight attendants cause a shortage in staffing that was to blame for widespread June 2022 flight delays? No, that's not true: None of the airlines that responded to inquiries by Lead Stories
AllSides→ Turkish ‘disinformation law’ will make it a crime to spread ‘fake news’
https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2022/turkish-disinformation-law-will-make-it-a-crime-to-spread-fake-news/
Poynter→ Turkish ‘disinformation law’ will make it a crime to spread ‘fake news’
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it in your email every other Thursday. A “disinformation law” that, if passed, would impose up [̷
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence that lab monkeys in PA crash were infected with monkeypox or spread it to humans
Suggests a January traffic accident involving lab monkeys was responsible for spreading monkeypox to humans.
PolitiFact→ Monkeypox outbreak: What to know about its spread, symptoms and vaccines
A rare outbreak of monkeypox outside of Africa has health officials worldwide scrambling to find its source and contain it. The disease is not as easily spread as COVID-19 and vaccines are available, so pandemic-weary Americans shouldn’t expect lockd
Logically→ Due to the widespread shortage of infant formula in the U.S., Tricare is now shipping it directly to families.
Tricare only covers specialized formulas for children requiring extra care; it doesn't cover or ship free formulas for healthy infants and children.
Snopes→ Expert: Monkeypox Likely Spread by Sex at 2 Raves in Europe
Monkeypox has not previously triggered widespread outbreaks beyond Africa, where it is endemic in animals
Health Feedback→ Multiple studies show that COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause pregnancy or fertility problems, despite widespread claims on social media
REVIEW On 27 April 2022, The Epoch Times published an article in which gynecologist James Thorp and former Pfizer scientific advisor Michael Yeadon associated COVID-19 vaccines with poorer pregnancy outcomes and fertility problems. The article recei
Logically→ Governments are using nanotechnology to create mosquitoes and spread disease.
Genetically modified mosquitoes have been created to prevent diseases like dengue, chikungunya, and malaria; not to spread or develop them.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Spread Unfounded Claims About Disney Company’s Financial Health
Quick Take The Disney Company opposed Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” law, also referred to by critics as “Don’t Say Gay.” Disney’s actions sparked calls from conservatives for a boycott of Disney R
Truth or Fiction?→ Right-Wing Lawmakers Take Up Spreading Fake ‘Students Identify as Cats’ Rumors
Amid the latest wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation around the United States, right-wing candidates and social media boards are pushing a separate type of disinformation to gin up concerns that local students are “identifying as cats.” In a rece
AllSides→ Fact check: Fictional Tucker Carlson quote about Ukraine spreads on social media
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2022/04/08/fact-check-fictional-tucker-carlson-quote-ukraine-spreads-online/9511561002/
FactCheck.org→ Donald Trump Jr. Spreads His Father’s False Russia-Related Claims on Facebook
Quick Take Former President Donald Trump repeated false claims about a Russian natural gas pipeline, U.S. energy production and the 2020 U.S. presidential election in a four-minute video clip posted to Facebook by his eldest son, Donald Jr. YouTube rem
Snopes→ 350K Disney+ Cancellations? Evidence-Free Rumor Spreads Online
Unsourced Facebook posts aren't the most reliable places to find accurate news.
Snopes→ Zoos Hiding Birds As Avian Flu Spreads in North America
Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and potentially deadly avian influenza.
Snopes→ Manipulated Pic of British, French Navy Ships Spreads on April Fools’ Day
A joke about the size of a French naval ship went over the heads of some social media users.
Poynter→ How memes are used to spread misinformation
Memes can be fun ways to comment on current events or pop culture. They also build a sense of community on social media. Unfortunately, memes have also become a sneaky […] The post How memes are used to spread misinformation appeared first on Poy
Full Fact→ £24bn in extra defence spending will be spread over four years
“Asked whether he supported an overall increase in spending, Mr Wallace insisted that he had already secured £24 billion of additional defence funding” Sunday Telegraph, 6 March 2022. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has claimed the gov
Poynter→ How misinformers exploit TikTok’s audio features to spread fake war footage in Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has fueled a surge of false and misleading content on TikTok. Countless videos are exploiting the platform’s defining features around audio creation and sharing in order […] The post How misinformers exploit TikTo
PolitiFact→ As Russia invades Ukraine, misinformers exploit TikTok’s audio features to spread fake war footage
Across TikTok, videos falsely claiming to show the conflict in Ukraine are taking advantage of the very same audio sharing feature that helped TikTok grow in the first place.
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Tweet Spreads False Account of ‘First American Casualty’ in Ukraine
Quick Take “Bernie Gores” was not killed in Afghanistan in August, and he wasn’t the “first American casualty of the Ukraine crisis.” He doesn’t exist. But Facebook users were faked out by fabricated tweets that purport to show CNN
Snopes→ Military Experts React to Ukraine Invasion, Assess Potential for Widespread Aggression and Risks to US
The Conversation asked three scholars to briefly discuss the attack on Ukraine.
Poynter→ Poynter’s MediaWise expands its digital media literacy program to help France slow the spread of misinformation
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2022) – French citizens can learn how to protect themselves from false and misleading information on the internet thanks to a new app-based program from […] The post Poynter’s MediaWise expands its digital m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Widespread Fraud In Wisconsin’s Voter Database
Is there "shocking evidence of widespread fraud" in Wisconsin's voter database? No, that's not true: Responding to a slew of allegations, Wisconsin election officials pointed out that lists of inactive voters - who are not on poll books a
Snopes→ US Accuses Financial Website of Spreading Russian Propaganda
Zero Hedge, which has 1.2 million Twitter followers, published articles created by Moscow-controlled media that were then shared by outlets and people unaware of their nexus to Russian intelligence.
Poynter→ False flags are real, but far less widespread than social media suggest
Citing newly acquired intelligence, the U.S. in early February accused Russia of plotting a fake attack by Ukrainian forces as a pretext for invading the neighboring country. U.S. officials provided few details […] The post False flags are real
PolitiFact→ False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest
The U.S. has accused Russia of planning a false flag operation to spur an invasion of Ukraine. Don’t assume that means other false flag accusations are real.
PolitiFact→ False flags: They’re real, but far less widespread than social media suggest
The U.S. has accused Russia of planning a false flag operation to spur an invasion of Ukraine. Don’t assume that means other false flag accusations are real.
Snopes→ Is Dickman’s Horsefat Spread a Real Product from the 1950s?
From the maker of Johnson's Winking Glue and Arden Weenus Meat Softener comes Dickman's Horsefat Spread.
Washington Post→ How the falsehood of athletes dying from covid vaccines spread
Austrian websites linked to a far-right populist party have fostered the persistent false claim that hundreds of athletes have died from coronavirus vaccines — and now Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has repeated it.
AllSides→ Kamala Harris Spreads Misinformation on Human Trafficking
https://reason.com/2022/01/31/kamala-harris-spreads-misinformation-on-human-trafficking/ Vice President
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is omicron variant the fastest spreading virus? It depends on the metric used for measuring
Omicron is “the fastest-spreading virus known to humankind."