Economic measures affect our lives in many ways. They can impact how much tax you pay, how much it costs to take out a loan, and how much financial support job seekers receive—to name just a few. But research published today—to which Full F
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Snopes→ India Virus Cases Pass 9M; Capital’s Hospitals Under Strain
“The next four weeks are crucial. The road is very bumpy,” said Dr. S.K. Sarin, director of New Delhi’s Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Danish face mask study did not show that masks were ineffective at reducing spread of COVID-19; study was underpowered and results were inconclusive
REVIEW Several reports on the findings of a face mask study conducted in Denmark[1], which was published in the scientific journal Annals of Internal Medicine, went viral on Facebook within a day of publication, receiving a total of more than 18,000
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Gov. Cuomo Say It Was ‘Bad News’ Pfizer Vaccine Progress Came Under Trump?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cuomo-vaccine-bad-news-trump/ In November 2020, a raft of Republican
Snopes→ Did Gov. Cuomo Say It Was ‘Bad News’ Pfizer Vaccine Progress Came Under Trump?
Republican lawmakers and right-leaning commentators seized upon remarks made by the New York Democrat during an interview on "Good Morning America."
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Evidence undermines Trump campaign’s claims of dead people voting in Georgia
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/12/politics/trump-campaign-georgia-dead-voters-fact-check/index.html With C
Snopes→ Did Biden Create ‘Office of the President Elect’ To Undermine Trump?
Not everything U.S. President-elect Joe Biden does is a scheme against the current president.
Top Fact Checks→ Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in adults under age 65.
Cataract or uncorrected refractive errors account for most vision loss among all ages worldwide.
Snopes→ Did Gray Wolves Lose Federal Protections Under Trump Administration?
Canis lupus is among more than 50 species of plants and animals that have been delisted from the Endangered Species Act.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Such Thing As The ‘Texas Day Of Purge’ Allowing ‘DemSocialist Anarchist’ To Be Chased Down And Legally Shot Under The Insurrection Act
If President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act after the election does it mean that "DemSocialist Anarchists" can be "chased down and legally shot" for the Texas Day of Purge"? No, that's not true: Shooting American citizens beause of th
Snopes→ Did McDonald’s Release Quarter Pounder Scented Candles?
For those times when you crave the smell of burgers in your home without actually eating them ...
Snopes→ Did US Gas Prices Average $5 Per Gallon Under Obama and Biden?
Viral images of Exxon gas station signs were shared in October 2020, ahead of Election Day.
Liste→ This is not a real photo of a Russian jet flying under a bridge — it is a collage
An image has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Chinese social media posts and articles online alongside a claim it shows the moment a Russian pilot navigated a plane under a bridge in 1965. The claim is misleading; the image is not a real photo
Top Fact Checks→ America’s imprisonment rate has dropped to its lowest level under Trump administration.
America’s imprisonment rate has been dropping consecutively for 11 years reaching its lowest in 2019 since 1995.
Liste→ This image shows children taking a nap under a tree at a school in Nigeria, not in South Sudan
An image of children sleeping under a tree being has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook, alongside the claim that it shows schoolchildren in South Sudan. However, the claim about the location is false; the photo was taken in Nigeria at a neglec
Snopes→ Under Trump, US No Longer Leads World on Refugee Protections
For decades, America led the world in humanitarian policies by creating a sanctuary for the oppressed, admitting more refugees annually than all other countries combined.
Snopes→ Do ‘1 in 4’ Women Undergo an Abortion in Their Lifetime?
A commonly cited statistic had a resurgence on social media in October 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Breitbart Did NOT Report Daughter Of Sen. Coons And 7 Underaged Girls Were ‘Featured’ On Hunter Biden’s Laptop
Did Breitbart News report that the daughter of Delaware Democratic Senator Chris Coons and seven other underaged girls were "featured" on Hunter Biden's laptop? No, that's not true: The claim cannot be found anywhere on Breitbart.com and
Liste→ These photos do not show skylines under different prime ministers in Thailand — they were taken in Singapore
A photo collage has been shared thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Instagram alongside a claim it shows an accurate comparison between the skyline in Thailand under the prime ministership of Prayut Chan-O-cha and his predecessor Thaks
Top Fact Checks→ That’s why not one single person with private insurance would lose their insurance under my plan, nor did they under Obamacare unless they choose to do something else
Many people lost their insurance when companies sent them notices canceling their insurance because it did not meet the higher standards of the ACA.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aboriginal Australians Were NOT Classified As Animals Under The ‘Flora And Fauna Act’ Until The 1960s
Did a law called "The Flora and Fauna Act" classify aboriginal people as animals until Australian voters overturned it in the 1960s? No, that's not true: There is no record a Flora and Fauna Act ever existed. While the historic Australian
Top Fact Checks→ All Whatsapp group admins must register themselves with valid ID proof under new regulations.
The admins of WhatsApp groups run by media persons need to be officially registered in some districts in the country.
Top Fact Checks→ Biden and Harris want to bury our economy under a Green New Deal.
The Green New Deal is a congressional resolution to combat climate change. It is not yet legislation. There are no official government cost estimates.
Top Fact Checks→ Under President Trump, the US has reduced CO2 emissions more than countries still in the Paris Climate Accord.
While it is true that US Co2 emissions have declined by more than 10 percent in the past decade, more than a dozen other countries have seen declines of more than twice that.
Snopes→ Facebook, Twitter Flounder in QAnon Crackdown
The social media companies still aren’t enforcing even the limited restrictions they’ve recently put in place to stem the tide of dangerous QAnon material
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pepsi Did NOT Omit ‘Under God’ From An Upcoming Can Design Featuring Part Of The Pledge Of Allegiance
Did Pepsi omit "Under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance on a new can design? No, that's not true: This is a false claim that has been circulating since the early 2000s when it was Dr Pepper that released a can with the phrase, "One Natio
Snopes→ Don’t Underestimate the Power of the Putdown in a Presidential Debate
Delivering a comeback can be a potent political weapon, deflecting criticism, hammering home a point and even leaving an opponent speechless.
Top Fact Checks→ Twenty-seven men were arrested in an undercover online child predator operation.
The officials confirmed that 27 men from Ohio were arrested in an undercover operation led by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
Top Fact Checks→ The restrictions under section 144 of CrPC are reimposed in Mumbai.
Mumbai Police have reimposed restrictions under Section 144 of CrPC over concerns of surge in COVID-19 cases.
Top Fact Checks→ Union Home Minister Amit Shah is vouching to increase the pensions under the EPS 95 pension scheme.
There is no proof that Home Minister Amit Shah is vouching for an increase in pension under the EPS 95 scheme.
Snopes→ Barr Under Fire Over Comparison of Virus Lock-In to Slavery
In remarks at Hillsdale College in Michigan, Barr had called the lockdown orders the “greatest intrusion on civil liberties in American history” since slavery.
Full Fact - All content→ This viral post understates the risk of Covid-19 infection
A post circulating on Facebook makes several claims about coronavirus, flu and cancer. The post starts: “There will never be an end to Covid. It will never go away. We have to get used to it and get used to living with it. Flu came along, k
Snopes→ Bill Gates Sr., Father of Microsoft Co-founder, Dies at 94
“My dad’s wisdom, generosity, empathy, and humility had a huge influence on people around the world,” Bill Gates wrote in a tribute.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Science and health fact-checkers put pandemic claims under a microscope
In the face of a global pandemic, science and health fact-checking journalists are having their moment. Over the past two decades, political claims and widespread hoaxes and rumors have dominated fact-checking journalism. Snopes began debunking online
Top Fact Checks→ The lowest unemployment for Hispanic Americans ever recorded was under the Trump administration.
The unemployment rate for Hispanic Americans plummeted to an all-time low in September 2019. The rate rose significantly after March 2020.
Liste→ This is a simulation video of an undersea volcanic eruption shown at a New Zealand museum
A video has been viewed hundreds of times on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows CCTV footage of Mount Sinabung in Indonesia erupting in 2019. The claim is false; the video is a video of an undersea volcanic eruption shown at a museum in New Zeal
Top Fact Checks→ AstraZeneca -Oxford vaccine trials for COVID-19 has been halted after a patient under trial fell ill.
AstraZeneca temporarily paused its COVID-19 vaccine trial due to an unexplained illness in a study participant, who is said to recover soon.
Snopes→ Did a ‘Trump Train’ Truck Get Stuck Under a Bridge?
The truth was even stranger than the fiction.
TruthOrFiction→ Were 94 Percent of COVID-19 Deaths Caused by ‘Underlying Conditions’?
A false interpretation of new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) spread online in late August 2020, buoyed by both social media and various local television news outlets. The result was a slew of posts and stories pushing t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Insulin Prices Under Trump Have NOT Gone From $600 A Month To $35 A Month — They Will In 2021 But Only For Seniors With Medicare Part D
Have insulin prices under President Trump gone from $600 a month to $35 a month? No, the claim takes details out of context. The American Diabetes Association told Lead Stories the $35 price for insulin will apply only to seniors with Med