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Top Fact Checks→ The JCVI refused to recommend the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine for children.
The JCVI did not recommend COVID-19 vaccines for all children. It had already recommended COVID-19 vaccines for some children.
Top Fact Checks→ Young men are more likely to suffer from myocarditis, which is caused COVID-19 vaccines and not COVID-19.
Cases of myocarditis of COVID-19 vaccine are rare and typically mild. You are more likely to experience myocarditis if you have COVID-19.
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
Snopes→ Ex-Cops Accused of Violating Floyd’s Rights Face Arraignment
Four former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights are scheduled to be arraigned in federal court.
Snopes→ Apple Fixes Security Hole Reportedly Used to Hack an IPhone
Apple released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers to directly infect iPhones and other Apple devices without any user action.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That There Was A Montana Home Invader Who Used Recording Of Child To Attempt Entry Into Home
Was there a home invader in Laurel, Montana, who in late summer 2021 used a recording of a distressed child to attempt to gain entry into a home? No, that's not true: The police chief of the Laurel Police Department told Lead Stories that
Top Fact Checks→ Nasal swabs used in COVID-19 testing are unsafe because they have been sterilized with ethylene oxide.
Ethylene oxide is used to sterilize medical equipment, including swabs, globally. Any residue left is removed, making the swabs safe to use.
Snopes→ Did Police Issue Arrest Warrants for Man Accused of Accosting NBC Reporter?
Benjamin Eugene Dagley was on probation in August 2021 for a previous conviction for felony assault and vandalism stemming from an incident involving potentially dangerous chemicals.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Thalidomide, morning-sickness drug that caused disabilities, wasn’t FDA-approved for pregnant women
Since the Food and Drug Administration granted full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for adults Aug. 23, many skeptics of the vaccine have gone on social media to challenge the agency’s safety record and credibility. “Thalidomide was a
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Vaccine boosters help maintain protection provided by initial vaccination; boosters have been used for routine vaccinations like tetanus and polio for decades
REVIEW As the number of COVID-19 cases rises again, countries fortunate enough to have vaccinated a large proportion of their adult population against COVID-19 are now debating whether an additional vaccine dose (booster) might be needed for those w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fluoride Does NOT ‘Sterilise Humans’ — And Was NOT Used In Nazi Germany
Did Nazi Germany concentration camps sterilize prisoners with fluoridated water? No, that's not true: This is a recycled conspiracy theory, and an expert in this field told Lead Stories it didn't happen. In addition, water fluoridation ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Unlabelled Satire Meme’s Math Used To Lay Claim To Bezos’ Bucks For Every Earthling Is Laughably NOT Right
Could Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' fortune be divided amongst all earthlings, netting each of us $1 billion and leaving Bezos still wealthy? No, that's not true: Assuming it could all be reduced to cash, Bezos' net worth distributed equally
Top Fact Checks→ COVID-19 is not contagious because there are no biohazard bins for the disposal of used masks and gloves.
Masks and gloves used to contain COVID-19 are not considered infectious waste and can be disposed of as trash.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did the FDA Approve a Drug That Caused Birth Defects?
Following the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to grant full approval to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine—the vaccine had previously been distributed under emergency provisions—comparisons were made on social media to the FDAR
Full Fact - All content→ Magna Carta can’t be used to seize Edinburgh Castle
On Tuesday 17 August a group of protesters attempted to “seize” Edinburgh Castle, citing “Article 61” of Magna Carta as their justification for doing so. As we have written before, some people claim that clause 61 of the medieva
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lindell’s ‘Truth vs. The Big Lie’ Numbers Flat-Out Contradict Douglas G. Frank’s Theories About Phantom Voters Being Used To Inject Votes
Did "corrected" vote totals from the 2020 election presented by Mike Lindell at his election fraud Cyber Symposium as "Truth" support the theory that fake ballots were injected into every state's official election returns? No, that's not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Several New Pieces of Evidence Link Mike Lindell’s Election Data and Videos To Accused Con Man Dennis L. Montgomery
After Mike Lindell's appearance on the April 28, 2021, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show, Lead Stories published a story titled "Attention Mike Lindell: What You May Want To Know About The 'Data' Used In Your Stolen Election Claims" that traced s
Top Fact Checks→ Cancer and other diseases are caused by emotional problems.
Diseases rarely have one singular cause and are not a result of psychological issues.
Snopes→ Sheriff: Aide Who Accused Cuomo Files Criminal Complaint
A woman who accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her breast at the governor's state residence filed a criminal complaint against him, the Albany County Sheriff's office said Friday.
FactCheck.org→ Sequencing Used to Identify Delta, Other Coronavirus Variants
SciCheck Digest Researchers use genomic sequencing — not the clinical tests used to diagnose patients with COVID-19 — to identify and track specific variants of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, including the highly contagious delta varian
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ How ‘Gateway Pundit’ Used Vaccine And Election Misinformation To Earn $1.1 Million In Google Ad Revenue
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2021/07/29/gateway-pundit-election-vaccine-covid-misinformation-google/
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Ethylene oxide is used for sterilizing medical equipment, including nasal swabs, but it’s removed before use
REVIEW Testing for COVID-19 infection is one pillar in the attempt to contain the pandemic. For many types of antigen and PCR tests, swabs are used to collect material from the nasal passage or the throat, which is then tested for the presence of SA
Snopes→ Jackie Mason, Comic Who Perfected Amused Outrage, Dies at 93
Mason was known for his sharp wit and piercing social commentary, often about being Jewish, men and women and his own inadequacies.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Unsupported claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused hundreds of serious reactions among military veterans misuses VAERS reports
REVIEW On 14 July 2021, the organization Judicial Watch claimed in this press release to have records “detailing the adverse reactions veterans had to the COVID-19 vaccines”. These alleged reactions included cardiac arrests, strokes, dee
Top Fact Checks→ COVID-19 vaccines have caused 17,503 deaths and 1.7 million adverse reactions, according to data from the European Medicines Agency.
Data from the organization has been manipulated to cast doubt over the safety of vaccines.
Full Fact - All content→ Vaccines have not caused daily cases to increase
A post on Instagram seems to imply that the vaccine is causing more Covid-19 cases, by comparing the number of new cases at the start of July 2021, with the same time last year. It correctly states that there were 27,989 new cases reported on 1 July 20
Snopes→ Naomi Osaka Told Megyn Kelly to ‘Do Better’ After Being Accused of Hypocrisy Over Magazine Shoots
The tennis star faced criticism from the tv anchor for avoiding French Open journalists to protect her mental health.
Snopes→ Trump Inaugural Committee Head Accused of Being UAE Agent
Tom Barrack, 74, of Santa Monica, California, was among three men charged in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, with conspiring to act as an unregistered foreign agent.
Snopes→ Is an Arizona Hotel Being Used as an Illegal Safe House For ‘Illegal Immigrants’?
A holding facility for asylum seekers became the center of protests in June 2021.
Top Fact Checks→ In India, at least 17 children have died and 2000 are seriously ill with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS) caused by COVID-19 vaccines.
Deaths among children and young people due to MIS are rare and arise from complications caused by COVID-19 and other illnesses, not vaccines.
Snopes→ Microsoft Exchange Email Hack Was Caused by China, US Says
The Microsoft Exchange hack was first identified in January and was rapidly attributed to Chinese cyber spies by private sector groups.
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→ If used early enough, anti-inflammatories can treat COVID-19.
Anti-inflammatories are used to treat COVID-19 in hospital settings. However, anti-inflammatories are not appropriate for every patient.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George W. Bush Did NOT Admit Explosives Used In 9/11
Did George W. Bush admit that explosives were used in 9/11? No, that's not true: The claim relies on footage from a 2006 press conference. The video was edited and his comments were misconstrued. Bush was talking about explosives in the c
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Retracted study misused statistics and adverse event reports to claim that COVID-19 vaccines don’t offer “clear benefit” and caused deaths
REVIEW A study published in the journal Vaccines in late June 2021 claimed that there were two deaths caused by COVID-19 vaccines for every three lives saved by the vaccines, and concluded that COVID-19 vaccination showed a “lack of clear benefit
Snopes→ Justices Turn Away Florist Who Refused Same-Sex Wedding Job
Four justices are needed for the court to take a case.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove A Microchip Reader Used For Pets Found A Chip In A Vaccinated Woman’s Arm
Does a video show a microchip reader used for pets presumably registering a chip in a person's arm where she was vaccinated? No, that's not true: The company that makes the reader couldn't find any information linked to the number that fl
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Biden Energy Sec. Suggests Climate Change Could Have Caused Florida Building Collapse’
On June 29 2021, a Bongino Report clip (“Biden Energy Sec. Suggests Climate Change Could Have Caused Florida Building Collapse”) was shared to video hosting site Rumble.com, covering the devastating June 24 2021 collapse of a building in M
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List Does NOT Show Border Agents Who Died During ’90+ Days Kamala Harris Refused To Visit Border Communities’ — Many Of The Agents Listed Died Decades Ago
Does a list show "brave border agents who have died during the 90+ days Kamala Harris refused to visit border communities"? No, that's not true. The list is of customs and border patrol agents who died in the 100 years prior to 2021. Not