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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim Fox News commentator Kelly Powers died from cancer caused by COVID-19 vaccines is unfounded
Fox News commentator Dr. Kelly Powers died from “turbo cancer” caused by COVID-19 vaccines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccine Did NOT Cause Death Of ‘Fully Vaccinated’ Fox Contributor Kelly Powers — Cancer Diagnosis In Mid-2020
Was Fox News contributor Dr. Kelly Powers' death from cancer due to the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: An article calling her "fully vaccinated" implies that she passed away from the COVID vaccine. Powers was diagnosed with gliobl
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Musk Threatened to Ban X Users Celebrating Hunter Biden’s Pardon
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Elon Musk trolled President Joe Biden on X after Hunter Biden’s pardon, sharing a community note mocking the president’s previous post that said, “No one is
Health Feedback→ Flu shots don’t contain dogs as ingredients; cell lines of canine origin are used during the manufacturing process and eliminated from the final vaccine product
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Full Fact→ No, a ‘jail’ is not being built in front of the White House
A false claim is being widely shared online that a stand being erected next to the White House is a prison, when it’s nothing of the kind. It’s the traditional presidential inauguration viewing stand.
PolitiFact→ Which states have laws about transgender people’s bathroom use, and how are the laws enforced?
More than a dozen states have laws banning trangender people from using some bathrooms that align with their gender identities. We found little detail about the laws’ enforcement. LGBTQ+ advocates say the laws increase harassment.
Full Fact→ Viral list of ‘patents on viruses’ fact checked
An image shared on social media with claims it shows a list of patent numbers for viruses such as H1N1 flu, Zika virus and SARS is not quite what it seems.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, abortion clinics haven’t warned of bankruptcy because of a Democratic ‘sex strike’
“Abortion clinics warn they’ll go bankrupt if Democrat ‘sex strike’ continues.”
The Dispatch→ No, Trump Is Not ‘Constitutionally Disqualified’ From Returning to the White House Under the 14th Amendment
The Supreme Court ruled in March that states could not independently disqualify public officeholders.
Full Fact→ Viruses are real and you can ‘catch’ them
Despite claims to the contrary, viruses are real and have been sequenced many times.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Italian Prime Minister Meloni Did NOT Say Italy Opposes Biden Permitting Ukraine To Use US Weapons To Strike Inside Russia
Did Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni say Italy opposes President Joe Biden's policy change that permits Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deep into Russia? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar Does NOT Use Apples Coated in ‘Apeel’
Did the recipe for Bragg Apple Cider Vinegar change after the company was purchased by Katy Perry -- and now, in partnership with Bill Gates, is the vinegar brand using "Apeel apples," which contain trans fats? No, that's not true: This r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Cause Liver Flukes; Parasites Come From Contaminated Food, Water, Not Vaccination
Do vaccinations cause liver flukes in the human stomach? No, that's not true: Vaccine experts contacted by Lead Stories called the notion "science fiction" and "nonsense." Liver flukes are parasites you can get from eating contaminated fo
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – AOC didn’t say a conservative news outlet asked her to resign because she’s a woman
AOC posted that Trump’s election victory emboldened a conservative news outlet to call for her resignation because she’s a woman.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Michael Jordan didn’t turn down a $100 million Disney deal because the company is too ‘woke’
“Michael Jordan turns down $100 million Disney deal, declares he won’t work for wokeness.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Did NOT Gift Trump 355,000 Acres For Deportation Camp — But Texas Official Did Propose Use Of Ranch
Did the state of Texas gift Donald Trump 355,000 acres for deportation camps? No, that's not true: The Texas land commissioner wrote to President-elect Trump on November 19, 2024, to offer a 1,402-acre state-owned ranch for deportation fa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce $10,000 ‘Tesla House’ In November 2024
Did Elon Musk announce in November 2024 that Tesla was launching a $10,000 home to provide more affordable housing? No, that's not true: The Tesla CEO made no such announcement on the company website nor through his account on X. Similar
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social posts about Kyle Rittenhouse registering a lien against Whoopi Goldberg started as satire
"Kyle Rittenhouse registers a lien against Whoopi Goldberg’s Malibu home for $22 million.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cleveland Clinic Did NOT Say mRNA COVID Vaccine Will Cause ‘Mass Deaths’ Within 5 Years
Did the Cleveland Clinic say widespread use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine will cause a wave of "mass deaths" within the next five years? No, that's not true: The medical center issued no such warning. A spokesperson for the Cleveland Clinic to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kyle Rittenhouse Did NOT Put $22 Million Lien On Whoopi Goldberg’s Home — From Self-Described Satire Website
Did Kyle Rittenhouse register a lien on Whoopi Goldberg's Malibu, California, home for $22 million? No, that's not true: This claim is from a self-described satire website. The article also uses two made-up names that commonly appear on t
Health Feedback→ Flawed analysis by Peter McCullough and others used to promote baseless claim that brain blood clots “112,000% more likely” after COVID-19 vaccine than flu vaccine
REVIEW In September 2024, a video posted on Facebook by the McCullough Foundation claimed that “brain clots […] are 112,000% more likely to occur after receiving a C-19 product than after receiving an influenza inoculation”. At the time
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: James Clapper Is NOT On Tape Saying Mike Pence Wanted To Use 25th Amendment To Oust Trump — Another Man’s Voice
Was former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper recorded in a 2021 videotaped deposition saying that Vice President Mike Pence and several others conspired in an attempt to remove President Donald Trump from office? No, that's
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Elon Musk didn’t threaten to suspend X users who call him fat
Says Elon Musk said he would suspend X “accounts calling me fat.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Trump isn’t axing a ‘trans-species child tax credit.’ Because it doesn’t exist
“Parents of trans-species kids no longer getting money every month” because of President-elect Donald Trump.
The Dispatch→ The Problem With ‘Credibly Accused’
In this era, we cannot rely on people in positions of trust to be sensible about unprovable allegations.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Bragg’s apple cider vinegar does not use ‘Apeel,’ an edible coating to lengthen produce’s shelf life
Bragg’s apple cider vinegar uses Bill Gates’ ‘Apeel’ apples, which harm the body.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Proposed bill banning stock trading wouldn’t bar Trump from White House
“The U.S Senate accidentally passed a bill banning Trump from becoming President, and Biden is planning to sign it.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – The proof is in the pudding: Elon Musk isn’t suspending users who post food pics on X
“Elon Musk thinks that posting what you eat is worthy of a suspension” from X.
PolitiFact→ What’s going on with Matt Gaetz’s attorney general bid and the House ethics report?
Matt Gaetz, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general, resigned from Congress before a House committee released a report investigating alleged sexual misconduct by Gaetz. Would the House break precedent by releasing a report?
PolitiFact→ What does a small majority mean for House Republicans? 3 things to know
As the final House races’ results fall into place, it appears Republicans will win a slim House majority. Could Democrats take it back from untimely deaths, illnesses or resignations?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Putin Asserting Right To Use Nukes After Biden Authorized Ukraine Use Of US ‘Mass Missile’
Did Vladimir Putin say in a televised address on November 17, 2024, that Russia could use nuclear weapons if Ukraine launches "a mass missile" to strike targets inside Russia? No, that's not true: A viral post on X reused footage from alm
Full Fact→ Has the government stopped using hotels to house asylum seekers?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to end the use of “asylum hotels”.
Full Fact→ Is the government on course to introduce a mandatory retirement age for members of the House of Lords?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s manifesto pledge to bring in a mandatory retirement age for House of Lords members, as part of a wider set of reforms.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC Did NOT Issue ‘Official Statement’ That Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg Contracts ‘Will Not Be Renewed Because They Are Too Toxic’
Did ABC issue an "official statement" that it would not renew the contracts of "The View" hosts Joy Behar and Whoopi Goldberg because they are "too toxic"? No, that's not true: ABC told Lead Stories that this is false. There have been no
Health Feedback→ ACE inhibitors aren’t snake venom, no evidence they cause cancer
REVIEW A Facebook reel that received more than 82,000 views claimed that snake venom has been “published to cause rapid turbo cancers to form in any tissue in the human body”, that ACE inhibitors (a type of medication used to treat high blood pr
Full Fact→ Serco has not been instructed to ‘secure all’ empty rentals in UK to house ‘illegal immigrants’
A post claiming this has been shared widely on Facebook.
Health Feedback→ Infectious diseases like chickenpox and measles are much more likely to cause serious health problems than vaccination
REVIEW In late October 2024, a Facebook post claimed chickenpox and measles aren’t diseases but infections. It argued that while a disease “stays, and frequently can’t be cured”, infections go away, leaving behind “a lifetime of immunity
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Posts about purported missing police officer are scams, and misuse a photo of a deceased NYPD cop
Photo shows a missing police officer.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Image of Joe Biden in MAGA hat is not authentic image from Donald Trump’s Nov. 13 White House visit
Image shows Joe Biden and Trump meeting at the White House on Nov. 13.