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Poynter→ Fox News carried the third Jan. 6 committee hearing as testimony featured its hosts and guests
After brushing off the first hearing of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack in favor of hosts Tucker Carlson and Sean Hannity, Fox News carried the second and third […] The post Fox News carried the third Jan. 6 committee
PolitiFact→ Fox News carries third Jan. 6 committee hearing as testimony features its hosts and guests
The House Jan. 6 committee made references to Fox News’ hosts, guests, and segments during its latest hearing — all while Fox News carried it live.
Snopes→ Did Third-of-a-Pound Burger Fail Because People Didn’t Understand Fractions?
Fractions, man.
Truth or Fiction?→ Third January 6 Hearings Looks at Pressure, Disinformation Campaigns to Overturn Election
The third hearing by the House committee investigating the January 6 2021 insurrection focused on the pressure campaign to overturn the 2020 presidential election — and the deeply corrosive weaponized narratives which undergirded the attempt. The
Snopes→ WNBA Star Griner’s Russia Detention Extended for Third Time
WNBA star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2.
Logically→ An image shows Biden placing a third hand on the podium during a press conference.
A doctored image of President Biden making a press statement about Russia in February 2022 has been used to push a body double narrative.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Free Food Benefits’ Post Is NOT Real — It Leads To Third-Party Health Insurance Agency
Does this post lead senior citizens to accurate information about how to obtain free food from the government without it affecting their food stamps or other benefits? No, that's not true: The website linked in this Facebook post leads us
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Third Grader Did NOT Bring His Father’s Crystal Meth To School For Show-And-Tell
Did a third grader bring his father's crystal meth to school for show-and-tell? No, that's not true: The story is an old hoax that first made the rounds in 2018. Back then, the post's author admitted it was satire. A TV station in Albuque
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson flips position on seeking a third term
On not seeking a third term.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Times Editor Who Died Of Heart Attack Bragging After Third COVID Shot
Does a video show New York Times editor Carlos Tejada, who died of a heart attack in December 2021, bragging after getting his COVID-19 booster? No, that's not true: The man in the video is a Canadian comedian named Stewart Reynolds. The
Logically→ The Premier of Western Australia faked getting the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Although the safety syringe needle is not visible in certain photos of Mark McGowan getting the booster dose, it can be seen in videos.
Logically→ Pfizer made a $24.1 billion profit in the third quarter of 2021.
Pfizer did indeed make a $24.1 billion profit in the third quarter of 2021. However, only 60 percent of its profits came from vaccines.
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson did receive his third Covid-19 vaccine
A number of Facebook posts suggest photos of Boris Johnson receiving his third Covid-19 vaccination do not actually show him being vaccinated. Claims include that the injection can’t be seen, while others say the needle was covered with a protect
Full Fact→ NHS Covid-19 app is not the third most expensive project ever
A post on Facebook claims: “There are only TWO projects in history that have cost more than the Track & Trace app: the ISS (£72bn) and the entire US road network (£82bn). “So there we we [sic] have it: at £37 billion,
Logically→ Israel to administer the third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to people over 60.
Israel’s Prime Minister announced that the country would offer a Pfizer vaccine as a booster to people over 60 who are fully vaccinated.
Logically→ The third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is lethal.
COVID-19 vaccines are safe. They prevent death and severe sickness from COVID-19.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Medical Error’ Is NOT Proven To Be The Third Leading Cause Of Death In The United States
Full Fact→ Only a third of people first heard of the term ‘cancel culture’ in the past year
The experts found that cancel culture had exploded in the last year — with 82 per cent of people having first encountered it in the past 12 months. The Sun, 29 June 2021. An article in the Sun, published on 29 June, claims that experts found &ld
FactCheck.org→ FactCheck.org Wins Third Sigma Delta Chi Award
FactCheck.org has won its second consecutive Sigma Delta Chi Award for fact-checking from the Society of Professional Journalists. The announcement was made June 12. The winning submission was our 2020 story titled “Trump on the Stump.” In
Logically→ The third wave of COVID-19 in India is inevitable.
India's scientific adviser K Vijay Raghavan said the third wave is inevitable, and the health care system should be prepared for more waves.
Truth or Fiction?→ Agriculture Workers Are Killed on the Job at a Higher Rate Than Cops,’ ‘They Make about a Third as Much Money’
In April 2021, a popular tweet contained the claim that agricultural workers were likelier to die on the job than law enforcement officers, adding that farm labor also generally pays far less: Reminder that agriculture workers are killed on the job
AFP Fact Check→ Nigeria stays third in 2020 global terrorism ranking for fifth year in a row
A misleading graphic about Nigeria's global terrorism ranking, which AFP Fact Check debunked in 2020, is again causing a stir on social media. The graphic, released last September by a Nigerian TV station, showed that the nation placed third on an ind
Full Fact→ The government hasn’t said the vaccine will cause a third wave of deaths
A video spreading on Instagram claims to show evidence of the government saying that the third wave of deaths during the pandemic will come from vaccines. The person recording the video can be heard saying: “People need to read this: ‘The r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Third Bridge Spanning The Chesapeake Bay Is NOT In Planning Stages: It’s April Fools’
Did Jeff Bezos agree to pay for a six and a half mile long bridge in Maryland in exchange for the rezoning of some land to build an Amazon distribution center and drone launching facility? No, that's not true: A short film produced by Que
Truth or Fiction?→ How Homeless People Can Receive Third Stimulus and an ‘EIP’
On March 15 2021, @Hamdia_Ahmed tweeted about homeless people not having access to the first or second stimulus payments — adding that anyone who is experiencing homelessness could receive the third stimulus with something called an “EIP r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Campaign Did NOT Win ‘Two-Thirds Of the Cases Adjudicated’ — Unless You Count Pre-Election Day Suits
Has former President Donald Trump won "two-thirds of the cases that have been adjudicated by the courts" in his crusade to overturn the election result? That's only true if you leave out certain cases and add in others. The "two-thirds" c
Snopes→ A Third of US Adults Skeptical of COVID Vaccines in AP-NORC Poll
The poll suggests that substantial skepticism persists more than a month and a half into a U.S. vaccination drive that has encountered few if any serious side effects.
AFP Fact Check→ US military did not arrest two-thirds of Congress
An article claims the US military, including National Guard members deputized on behalf of the US Marshals Service, was set to indict and detain a majority of Congress on January 25, 2021. But Congress is functioning normally, and the US Marshals Serv
AFP Fact Check→ US military did not arrest two-thirds of Congress
An article claims the US military, including National Guard members deputized on behalf of the US Marshals Service, was set to indict and detain a majority of Congress on January 25, 2021. But Congress is functioning normally, and the US Marshals Serv
AFP Fact Check→ Beware false job ads – WHO does not recruit through third-party job portals
A post circulating on Facebook claims the World Health Organization (WHO) is recruiting via a job portal called the Recruitment Trust. But this is false: the UN agency has confirmed it only hires people through its official careers website.
Full Fact→ The laws introducing a third English lockdown do not make the Covid-19 vaccine mandatory
A video on Facebook posted on 4 January claims that on “Wednesday they’re passing a bill to make the Covid regulations law.” The man in the video claims this means that “Mandatory vaccinations, house arrest until you&rsquo
Full Fact→ Full Fact publishes new report on Facebook’s Third-Party Fact-Checking programme
Today we publish our second report on our experience of the Third-Party Fact-Checking programme run by Facebook. We attempt in these reports to create further transparency around the Third-Party Fact-Checking programme, so that people can reach i
Snopes→ Was a Third ‘Monolith’ Found in California?
The mysterious structures have been popping up in various locations.
Poynter→ Brazilian election: Fact-checkers detected 16 electoral hoaxes in 48 hours, a third of the total registered in 2018
In the first round of the 2020 Brazilian local election, three technological errors created an opportunity for disinformation to thrive. An app launched by the Superior Electoral Court to help voters find their voting section or justify their absence (
Logically→ A vote for a third party is a vote for Trump.
Unlike the 2016 election result, votes to third-party candidates are likely to have little significance this presidential race.
Logically→ Gold prices fall for the third day in a row from August 31, 2020.
The future price of gold was ₹51,024 on September 02, 2020, which continues to fall the third day in row ₹51,405.
Washington Post→ Fact-checking the third night of the 2020 Republican National Convention
The third night offered yet another cascade of false claims, especially in Vice President Pence's speech. Here are 19 statements that caught our attention.
Snopes→ 3 Shot, 2 Killed in Third Night of Unrest Over Blake Shooting
Police fired tear gas for the third straight night to disperse protesters who had gathered outside the courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Washington Post→ Fact-checking the third night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention
The Democrats aren't breaking the fact-check meter in their virtual convention.