REVIEW On 26 May 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lifted the requirement for mask-wearing and physical distancing on cruise ships where at least 95% of the crew and 95% of the passengers were vaccinated against COVID-1
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Snopes→ 7 States Still Have Bans on Atheists Holding Office
Tennessee’s Constitution includes a provision that bars three groups from holding office: atheists, ministers and those engaging in duels.
Snopes→ Mosaic Virus Causes Pattern on Watermelon — But Can You Still Eat the Fruit?
It’s not only watermelon that can become infected by the virus.
FactCheck.org→ Dominion’s Defamation Lawsuits Are Still Active
Quick Take Dominion Voting Systems has sued Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell for making false accusations of election fraud that defamed the company after the 2020 election. Both of those lawsuits are ongoing, but a false claim circulating on social med
Snopes→ Why Do Women Still Get Judged So Harshly for Having Casual Sex?
Both men and women assume that a woman who has casual sex must have low self-esteem. But that perception isn’t based in reality.
Snopes→ Back to Square One? Trump Decision Still Weighs on Facebook
Trump's presence or absence on the platform is unlikely to greatly influence users whether they should stay or they should go.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ No symptoms after a COVID-19 vaccine? Don’t worry, the vaccine is still working.
If you think vaccination is an ordeal now, consider the 18th-century version. After having pus from a smallpox boil scratched into your arm, you would be subject to three weeks of fever, sweats, chills, bleeding and purging with dangerous medicines, ac
Full Fact - All content→ Boris Johnson promised to publish his Dyson communications—we’re still waiting on “all the details”
During an exchange at Prime Minister’s Questions last week, Boris Johnson promised to publish “all the details” of his conversations about procuring ventilators with the entrepreneur Sir James Dyson. He also later confirmed to a journ
TruthOrFiction→ Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Still Going Strong on Social Media: Report
Just twelve accounts are responsible for fully two-thirds of online disinformation about vaccines — but social media platforms still aren’t doing much about them. In a follow-up to a report tracking a majority of disinformation about vaccin
Snopes→ More Tests and Still More Questions About the Tokyo Olympics
The Tokyo Olympics open in under three months and there are still more questions than answers, despite the rollout of new rule books to explain how the games will take place in the middle of a surging pandemic in Japan.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ohio Child Was NOT Shot With ‘No Questions Asked,’ And NOT All U.S. Capitol Rioters Are Still Alive
Did a child get shot, "no questions asked"? And are all the people who stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, still alive? No, that's not true: A post compares the death of a Black teenager, who was shot by police in Columbus, Ohio,
Snopes→ Did WWII Plane Found in Jungle Still Have Coffee in Thermoses?
The story of "Swamp Ghost," a Boeing B-17E bomber, began during World War II and has continued well into the 21st century.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms; other factors may determine an individual’s susceptibility to infection, but the microorganism is still the cause
REVIEW The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that SARS-CoV-2 is not an equal-opportunity virus. Certain medical conditions, such as asthma, pregnancy, and diabetes among others, can make someone more likely to get severely ill from COVID-1
Liste→ Florida local coronavirus measures still in place despite prohibitions on fines
Social media posts from April 2021 claim Florida has no mask mandates or other coronavirus-related restrictions and yet is not seeing a spike in cases. This is misleading; major Florida counties still have measures aimed at curbing the spread of Cov
Liste→ Still no evidence Rwanda’s president ordered deportation of 18 Chinese nationals after claim resurfaces
Posts claiming that Rwandan President Paul Kagame ordered the deportation of 18 Chinese nationals for mistreating local workers have resurfaced online. AFP Fact Check debunked the same claim in 2020 and found no evidence backing up the allegations. To
Hoax-Slayer→ Old ‘Crabzilla’ Giant Crab Hoax Image Still Circulating
In 2014, the interwebs were all abuzz concerning an image that appears to depict a gigantic crab - quickly dubbed 'Crabzilla' - just offshore from the seaside town of Whitstable in the UK. The post Old ‘Crabzilla’ Giant Crab Hoax Image Stil
Snopes→ QAnon Facebook Group Linked to Capitol Riot Still Active
The group has also hosted violent rhetoric, QAnon recruitment, and was used to coordinate real-time movements to "block" a Biden-Harris campaign bus.
The Dispatch→ Biden Has a New Vaccine Goal. It’s Still Too Low.
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Top Fact Checks→ The Indiana Bell building was made to move 15 inches per hr, all while 600 employees still worked there.
In 1930, the building of Indiana Bell telephone company rotated 90 degrees and moved to build an extended building.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines are critical for controlling the pandemic; vaccines still offer partial protection against new variants of the virus
REVIEW On 6 March 2021, the independent consultant Geert Vanden Bossche published an open letter to the World Health Organization on Twitter. In it, Vanden Bossche claimed that COVID-19 vaccines “should not be used amid an epidemic” and
Snopes→ J-Rod Continues: Lopez, Rodriguez Say They’re Still Together
Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez said that March 2021 reports of their split were inaccurate.
Snopes→ Where’s the Beef? Runaway Steer Still Roaming Rhode Island
Where's the beef? Still very much on the mooove in Rhode Island.
Liste→ The footage is from a Bastille Day parade in France in 2017
A Facebook live stream broadcast on March 10, 2021 purports to show former US president Donald Trump arriving at a parade. The claim is misleading; the footage in fact shows a 2017 Bastille Day parade in Paris, France, where Trump had been invited as a
Hoax-Slayer→ Brief but Still Nasty – ‘Donation of $2,500,000.00’ Advance Fee Scam Email
At first glance, you would perhaps conclude that the advance fee scammer who sent the email featured below must be either very… The post Brief but Still Nasty – ‘Donation of $2,500,000.00’ Advance Fee Scam Email appeared first o
Snopes→ States Drop COVID-19 Mask Mandates But Still Urge People to Wear Them
An emerging trend of some states is bucking national and international public health recommendations.
Snopes→ Does the Original Website for 1996 Film ‘Space Jam’ Still Work?
Apparently the '90s never truly left.
Snopes→ Even More Chaotic Than Usual, Globes Still Had Their Moments
Co-host Tina Fey raised a theoretical question: “Could this whole night have been an email?”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The U.S.A. Is NOT A Corporation And African Americans Are NOT Still Owned By Anyone
Is the United States a corporation in the way General Motors is? Is the president the head of a corporation called the United States of America? And are African Americans emancipated but not free? No, none of that is true: this conspiracy
Liste→ Students kidnapped from secondary school in northern Nigeria still held in captivity
Multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter shared newspaper reports claiming that students and staff abducted from a secondary school in Nigeria were released on February 19, 2021. This is false; the governor of the state where the group was taken from co
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Facebook’s fact-checking partners in Australia are blocked from posting on their own pages but can still assess content for the platform
It’s been two days since Australian fact-checkers have been able to publish their content on Facebook’s NewsFeed. Their URLs have been considered news content and are now blocked on the social media platform. While trying to find other ways
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Facebook’s fact-checking partners in Australia are blocked from posting on their own pages but can still assess content for the platform
It’s been two days since Australian fact-checkers have been able to publish their content on Facebook’s NewsFeed. Their URLs have been considered news content and are now blocked on the social media platform. While trying to find other ways
Liste→ The Pakistani mountaineer remains missing and the search is still ongoing
Multiple posts on Facebook and videos on YouTube claim that famous Pakistani mountaineer Ali Sadpara has been found alive after he was reported missing on February 5, 2021. The claim is false: Sadpara and his group of mountaineers went missing scaling
Liste→ Nigeria was not on shortlist for first batch of COVAX-sponsored Pfizer vaccines, still eligible for others
Multiple posts shared thousands of times on Facebook claim that the World Health Organization (WHO) has “delisted” Nigeria from receiving Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines under the international effort known as COVAX. This is false; Nigeria was simply not
Snopes→ Months After Biden Win, Arizona Officials Still Face Threats
For months, the four elected Republicans and one Democrat on the board overseeing Arizona's most populous county have been facing threats and harassment for backing election results that saw Democrat Joe Biden win in the state.
Snopes→ Ancient Shell Horn Can Still Play a Tune After 18,000 Years
A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument — and it still works.
Snopes→ Ancient Shell Horn Can Still Play a Tune After 18,000 Years
A large conch shell overlooked in a museum for decades is now thought to be the oldest known seashell instrument — and it still works.
Snopes→ Did Kayleigh McEnany Tweet That Obama’s Brother Was ‘Still In That Hut In Kenya’?
The tweet was a contribution to the hashtag #ObamaTVShows.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Still the Best Picture of #BernieSanders Sitting Though’
A January 20 2021 image of Bernie Sanders sitting (with mittens) at United States President Joe Biden’s inauguration ceremony went instantly viral as a meme, and among responses was a since-deleted tweet — labeled “Still the best pic
Full Fact - All content→ Some pensioners still receive a free TV licence
A post on Facebook that’s been shared over 27,000 times claims that a BBC Radio 2 DJ gets paid over £1.3 million a year but pensioners have to pay for the TV licence. It’s correct that Radio 2 DJ Zoe Ball was paid between £1,360
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Facebook has banned QAnon, but false claims connected to the conspiracy are still circulating on the platform ahead of Inauguration Day
Facebook and Instagram posts are spreading false claims that President Donald Trump is set to impose martial law ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration. Many of them allude to QAnon, a baseless conspiracy theory that’s banned on the platforms. On Jan. 6