Reports about changes in women's menstrual cycles are being used to falsely claim that vaccines negatively affect fertility. An article published by the Daily Mail is doing the rounds on Facebook. It concerns reports that 35,000 women in Bri
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Top Fact Checks→ Vaccines are unsafe – more than 30,000 women in the U.K. have reported disrupted periods after their COVID-19 vaccine.
Reports about changes in women's menstrual cycles are being used to falsely claim that vaccines negatively affect fertility.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hurricane Hunters Did NOT ‘Abandon Their Mission’ After Crack In A Plane’s Window A Day Before Ida Made Landfall
Did the hurricane hunters of the Air Force Reserve "abandon their mission" because their aircraft suffered cracked windows while chasing Hurricane Ida in late August 2021? No, that's not true: An aircraft used by the hurricane hunters had
WaPo Fact Checker→ Murphy’s misfired claim that 8 out 10 U.S. drones miss their target
The Democratic senator from Connecticut made a startling statement that turns out to be wrong.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: $100 Bills Do NOT Contain Tags In Their Blue Security Ribbons That Are Connected To Devices Used By Law Enforcement
Do $100 bills contain tags in their blue 3-D security ribbons that are connected to devices used by law enforcement? No, that's not true: A representative from the U.S. Department of the Treasury confirmed that the claim is false. Additio
Top Fact Checks→ Bill Gates smiled after suggesting that unvaccinated people should be stripped of their Social Security.
Gates smiled very often through the interview. He did not suggest that unvaccinated should be stripped of their Social Security.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ No, the U.S. government isn’t telling farmers to destroy their crops
A collection of videos circulating on social media claim the U.S. government is forcing farmers in the U.S. to destroy their crops. Several of the videos say the intent is to cause food shortages and mass starvation in the country. The videos were edit
Top Fact Checks→ The COVID-19 patients talking about their illnesses featured in a public health announcement from the New South Wales government are paid actors.
This is false. These are real patients. Although they look similar to some actors or comedians, they are different people.
Top Fact Checks→ Taliban fighters jumping on a trampoline as they celebrate their return to power in Afghanistan.
The alleged video of Taliban forces bouncing on a trampoline has been circulating since 2020, and it was not captured after the Afghanistan takeover.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Farmers Are NOT Being Told They Must Destroy Their Crops
Has the government sent letters to farmers telling them that they must destroy their crops and be paid one-and-a-half times the value of the crop or lose all government farm subsidies? No, that's not true: A collection of hoax TikTok vide
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The development of mRNA vaccines was a collaborative effort; Robert Malone contributed to their development, but he is not their inventor
REVIEW As of 23 August 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized two and approved one COVID-19 vaccines: the Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Janssen vaccines. The Janssen vaccine is an adenovirus-based vaccine, where the instruct
Snopes→ Do Falls from Milk Crates Have Their Own ICD-10 Code?
The code "Id10T" was taken.
Snopes→ Pentagon: US Troops Must Get Their COVID-19 Vaccines ASAP
More than 800,000 service members have yet to get their shots, according to Pentagon data.
Top Fact Checks→ Cadbury Chocolates is having its anniversary and is offering free chocolate hampers to anyone who comments and shares on their posts.
This is a scam. Cadbury's chocolates is not offering free chocolates to anyone who likes and shares. This scam has been tried multiple times.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIPAA Does NOT Protect People From Having To Reveal Their COVID-19 Vaccination Status
Does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, more commonly known by its acronym HIPAA, protect people from having to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status at a restaurant, bar or similar business or organization? No, t
Top Fact Checks→ Under Operation Allies Refuge, 2,000 Afghans eligible for special immigration visas and their families have moved to the U.S.
Since July, the U.S. has only evacuated about 2,000 Afghan allies and their families, a small fraction of the 88,000 who have applied for a visa.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Suggest ‘People Inject Versions Of Poison Into Their Veins’
Did Donald Trump suggest "people inject versions of poison into their veins"? No, that's not true: Although he speculated in 2020 that injecting disinfectant could have a curative effect on COVID-19, he stopped short of telling people to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fully Vaccinated Individuals In Italy Did NOT Burn Their COVID-19 ‘Green’ Certification Passes In Solidarity With Unvaccinated Individuals — There’s No Paper Pass
Did individuals in Italy who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 burn their vaccine "passes" in solidarity with unvaccinated individuals? No, that's not true: Italy's COVID-19 "green" certification is a digital pass -- not a green piece
Top Fact Checks→ A man named Ajmal Khan killed a Hindu family in Rajasthan after not being allowed to marry their daughter.
Ajit Cheeta assaulted his wife and killed both of his daughters and injured his wife. No communal reasons were cited by police reports.
Snopes→ Why Do Olympic Athletes Wear Tape on Their Bodies?
The colorful tape adorning various parts of athletes’ bodies have been a mainstay of the Olympics over the last few decades.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All Spirit Airlines Flight Attendants Did NOT Quit Their Jobs And The Airline Did NOT Cancel All Its Flights As of August 3, 2021
Did all Spirit Airlines flight attendants quit their jobs and did the airline cancel all its flights as of August 3, 2021? No, that's not true: Although Spirit experienced significant delays and cancellations in the first days of August 2
politifact.com/→ Rick Scott – Rick Scott’s false claim that Biden, Democrats have done nothing to help families pay their bills
Says Joe Biden and Democrats “have done absolutely nothing to help families struggling to keep up with inflation.”
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Vaccinated people are much more protected from COVID-19 than unvaccinated individuals; the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks
REVIEW After authorizing the first COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in late 2020, the U.S. entered a nationwide vaccination campaign. As of 28 July 2021, 49% of the population has been fully vaccinated. Claims raising doubts about the effectivenes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Vaccinated Person Is NOT Wrong To Think An Unvaccinated Person Is A Threat To Their Health
Is a vaccinated person wrong to believe an unvaccinated person is a threat to their health? No, that's not true: No vaccine is 100% effective, so the vaccinated person is still at risk of infection and, at the time the post appeared, unva
Top Fact Checks→ Chick-fil-A funds the National Christian Foundation, which paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers draft a bill that would impose the death penalty for homosexuality.
WinShape Foundation, which is run by Chick-fil-A's owners, donated to the NCF. The company did not directly donate to the foundation.
Snopes→ Can Sheepshead Fish Bite People with Their ‘Human’ Teeth?
The so-called "demon fish" have a mouthful of molars and two incisors.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ VAERS reports may initiate investigations into potential associations between a vaccine and adverse events, but on their own cannot prove causality
REVIEW On 21 July 2021, multiple social media posts drew attention to the website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a doubling of death reports made to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System. The specific sta
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Hundreds of Cars Are Lined Up Along Hwy 18 Into Mission, South Dakota as the Remains of Native Children Were Returned to Their Homelands’
On July 17 2021, a photograph described as showing “Hundreds of cars … lined up along Hwy 18 into Mission, South Dakota as the remains of Native children were returned to their homelands” was posted to Facebook, echoing a tweet from t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taxing Churches Would NOT Mean Everyone Would Only Pay 3% Of Their Taxes
Would taxing churches in the U.S. result in taxpayers paying only around 3% of what they pay now? No, that's not true: Although religious institutions may receive an estimated $71 billion in tax exemptions, the 3% statistic does not appea
Full Fact - All content→ No evidence three presidents died because they refused vaccines for their nations
A meme shared on Facebook features actor John Krasinski in The Office with a whiteboard with edited text, which says: “3 countries refused the covid vaccine”, followed by: “Now all 3 of their presidents have died unexpectedly”.
Top Fact Checks→ One cannot get COVID-19 if they wash their hands after touching an infected surface.
Contracting COVID-19 after washing your hands with water and soap immediately after touching an infected surface is very unlikely.
Top Fact Checks→ Over 600,000 people have lost their lives due to COVID-19 in the U.S.
The United States reported 600,296 COVID-19 deaths from January 3, 2020, to July 5, 2021.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did U.S. Soccer Players Turn Their Back on a World War II Vet Playing the National Anthem?
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Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Several states have deployed police to the southern border. What is their role?
It started with a plea from the Republican governors of Texas and Arizona. “We respectfully but urgently request that you send all available law enforcement resources to the border in defense of our sovereignty and territorial integrity,” G
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Did NOT Turn Their Backs On WWII Vet Playing National Anthem On His Harmonica
Did the U.S. Women's National Soccer team turn their back on a WWII vet playing the national anthem on his harmonica? No, that's not true: Most of the players on the team had turned to face the American flag, a tradition during the nation
Snopes→ Why Do Pigeons Bob Their Heads When Walking?
Scientists in the 1970s literally walked pigeons on treadmills to find out.
Snopes→ ‘Homing Pigeons That Can’t Find Their Home’ Block I-95 Exit
Because the birds roost at night, the pigeons stayed on the road until bright lights from vehicles startled them.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claims About CEOs Who Don’t Use Their Company’s Products Are NOT All True
Does this meme accurately represent the relationships of several CEOs to the products of their respective companies? This tweet from 2019 contains a mixture of true, false, unverified and misleading statements. This screenshot meme origin
Snopes→ Can Women ‘Hack’ Disney Parks for Free Shirts by Showing Their Boobs?
"Absolutely show your boobs when you go to Disney World if you want a free shirt," a park guest recommended on TikTok.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Fact-checkers use automation to maximize their impact
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