Hundreds of Black NFL retirees denied payouts in the $1 billion concussion settlement now qualify for awards after their tests were rescored to eliminate racial bias.
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Snopes→ Biden Tests Negative for COVID-19, Ends ‘Strict Isolation’
President Joe Biden looked forward to ending his COVID-19 isolation after testing negative for the virus.
Poynter→ President Biden tests positive for COVID, a year after he said vaccines prevent infections
On July 21, 2021, President Joe Biden said during a CNN town hall, “You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations.” He continued, “This is a simple, […] The post President Biden tests positive for COVID, a year after he
Snopes→ Biden Tests Positive for COVID-19, Has ‘Mild Symptoms’
President Joe Biden tested positive for COVID-19, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus.
Poynter→ Sri Lanka’s protests faced an information war
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. Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa absconded via military air
Full Fact→ Report that Covid-19 vaccine was required to join Roe v Wade protests comes from satirical page
There’s no evidence “My body, my choice” protests actually had a “vaccination status check”.
Logically→ Dutch farmers bought a tank to use in the protests against the government’s nitrogen policy.
The video shows a refurbished vintage tank used in exhibitions. There is no evidence of military tanks purchased or used by farmers in the protest.
Logically→ A video shows the National President of Mahila Congress, Netta D’Souza, spitting on police during protests against the Agnipath Scheme.
The video showing Netta D'Souza spitting on police is from a protest against the ED's questioning of Rahul Gandhi, not the Agnipath scheme.
Truth or Fiction?→ L.A.’s Mayoral Candidates Mum after Police Attacks on Journalists at Roe v. Wade Protests
Despite ongoing attacks by law enforcement against journalists covering protests, Los Angeles’ mayoral candidates, both running on the Democratic Party ticket, have not weighed in on the accounts of police attacks against journalists during prote
Snopes→ Fauci Tests Positive for Virus, Has Mild COVID-19 Symptoms
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of America's pandemic response through two White House administrations, has tested positive for the coronavirus.
Logically→ A Muslim doctor in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, has performed nearly 2,000 abortions for Hindu parents after conducting illegal fetal sex tests.
Dr. Imtiaz has previously conducted illegal fetal sex determination tests. The current accusation is unconfirmed as investigations are ongoing.
Snopes→ Biden Offering Additional 8 Free COVID-19 Tests to Public
The government website for people to request free COVID-19 at-home tests from the U.S. government is now accepting a third round of orders.
Snopes→ Space Telescope in Home Stretch of Tests; Early Pics Impress
NASA's new space telescope is in the home stretch of testing, with science observations expected to begin in July.
Snopes→ No, Pregnancy Tests Do Not Contain Plan B Pills
Please, do not eat any part of a pregnancy test.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plan B Pills Are NOT Inside Pregnancy Tests — Tablet Inside Tests Is A Desiccant Disc To Keep Contents Dry
Are Plan B pills inside pregnancy tests? No, that's not true: The small discs that are found inside pregnancy test kits are not a consumable pill of any kind but desiccant tablets that are part of packaging. Desiccants are "commonly used
Full Fact→ Boots isn’t selling lateral flow tests ‘the taxpayer has already paid for’
It has been claimed on Facebook and Twitter that Boots is selling taxpayer-funded lateral flow tests back to the public. This is not true. The post reads: “I’m curious why Boots have been given all those lateral flow tests the taxpaye
Truth or Fiction?→ Disney Protests
On April 6 2022, a small but loud group of people showed up at Disney headquarters in Burbank, California to protest a vague swath of claims about the theme park “grooming” children. Local news station KTTV attempted to interpret the Disney
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Overwhelm A Baby’s Immune System And There Is NO Comparison With Food Allergy Tests
Is the comparison between testing new food items one by one on babies to determine an allergic reaction versus babies being able to safely handle "8 different antigens," presumably in a vaccine, valid? No, that's not true: Dr. James Cherr
Snopes→ Obama Tests Positive for COVID-19, Says He’s ‘Feeling Fine’
Former President Barack Obama said that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, though he's feeling relatively healthy and his wife, Michelle, tested negative.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – These photos of Molotov cocktails are from 2014 protests in Kyiv, not 2022
Photos show Ukrainian citizens destroying two Russian tanks with Molotov cocktails in Kyiv.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – These photos of Molotov cocktails are from 2014 protests in Kyiv, not 2022
Photos show Ukrainian citizens destroying two Russian tanks with Molotov cocktails in Kyiv.
Logically→ United Nations troops have been flown in to help Canadian police deal with the protests in Ottawa.
There is no evidence to suggest the presence of United Nations (UN) troops in Canada, despite the presence of a UN aircraft in North Bay airport.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the CDC is not collecting human DNA from COVID-19 PCR tests
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has amassed the “largest collection of human data in history” through COVID-19 PCR tests.
Logically→ As a part of the Great Reset, a Canadian woman’s bank account has been frozen for making a $50 donation to the freedom convoy protests.
Authorities have denied blocking the bank accounts of individual donors. This accusation against the Canadian government has been misrepresented.
Logically→ PCR tests don’t detect COVID-19 because they didn’t use isolated samples of the virus in their development.
The CDC used genetic sequencing to develop the initial PCR test in place of virus isolates.
Snopes→ Queen Elizabeth II Tests Positive for COVID; Mild Symptoms
The queen is experiencing mild, cold-like symptoms, Buckingham Palace said, adding that she still plans to carry on working.
Logically→ The NHS is reducing screenings and tests to fight global warming.
A sharp shortfall in screenings was seen during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not related to the NHS' plans to reach net-zero.
AllSides→ 10 photos falsely linked to Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/feb/14/10-photos-falsely-linked-canadas-freedom-convoy-pr/ Days
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Need For HIV Tests After COVID Shots — Australia’s Vaccine With False Positives Never Mass-Produced
Does everyone who got a COVID-19 vaccine need to be tested for HIV? No, that's not true: A COVID vaccine that produced false-positive results for the virus that causes AIDS was used during clinical trials in Australia but later discontinu
Snopes→ Canada’s Trudeau Invokes Emergency Powers to Quell Trucker Protests
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked emergency powers to quell the paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions, outlining plans not only to tow away their rigs but to strike at their bank accounts and their l
PolitiFact→ 10 photos falsely linked to Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests
Supporters of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ are using images of large gatherings of trucks — some decades old, some taken in other countries — to claim that their demonstrations against vaccine mandates are more numerous and widespread than they actuall
AllSides→ Debunking false claims about the Canadian convoy protests
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/politics/fact-check-canadian-convoy-protest-ottawa/index.html Canadian
Snopes→ COVID-19 Protests Threaten Border Trade Between Canada, US
The blockade at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, prevented traffic from entering Canada.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, half of Ottawa’s police force didn’t quit in connection with the ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests
“Fifty percent of the Ottawa police force have all turned in their resignation.”
Logically→ The CDC and FDA faked COVID-19 testing protocol as PCR tests merely detect common cold.
The PCR test is conducted to find out if a person is infected with COVID-19 or not. There are other tests available to detect the common cold.
PolitiFact→ Charlie Crist – Charlie Crist overstates in claim about ‘millions’ of expired COVID-19 tests in Florida
Ron DeSantis let "millions of COVID-19 tests expire."
Logically→ The mainstream media are not talking about the Freedom Convoy protests.
Some mainstream outlets have been covering the Freedom Convoy since the protests began, while others have only recently started to cover it.
FactCheck.org→ Posts About ‘Cross Reactants’ Misrepresent Accuracy of COVID-19 PCR Tests
SciCheck Digest Polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests for COVID-19 are highly accurate. People on social media, however, are circulating lists of germs that they baselessly claim will cause such tests to be falsely positive. In reality, it’s t
FactCheck.org→ Posts About ‘Cross Reactants’ Misrepresent Accuracy of COVID-19 PCR Tests
SciCheck Digest Polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests for COVID-19 are highly accurate. People on social media, however, are circulating lists of germs that they baselessly claim will cause such tests to be falsely positive. In reality, it’s t
Full Fact→ PCR inventor Kary Mullis quote doesn’t prove the tests are useless
A post on Facebook claims that Kary Mullis, the inventor of the biotechnological process of PCR said the following: “Anyone can test positive for practically anything with a PCR test, if you run it long enough with PCR if you do it well, you can