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AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Kamala Harris said corruption costs as much as 5% of the world’s GDP. That stat is questionable
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/07/kamala-harris/kamala-harris-said-corruption-costs-much-5-worlds-/
Snopes→ Is a New ‘TRON’ Ride Under Construction at Disney World?
The sci-fi adventure films appear to be getting the Disney theme parks treatment.
Snopes→ Is ‘Long Boi’ the Tallest Mallard Duck in the World?
Long Boi is definitely a long boi, but is he the longest boi?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Shots Are NOT Set To Contribute To The ‘Decimation Of The World’s Population’
Are COVID-19 shots set to contribute to the "decimation of the world's population"? No, that's not true: The claim is one of several presented without credible evidence during a video interview with Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, a German microbiol
Snopes→ Satellites Show World’s Glaciers Melting Faster Than Ever
The annual melt rate from 2015 to 2019 is 78 billion more tons (71 billion metric tons) a year than it was from 2000 to 2004.
Snopes→ US to Share AstraZeneca Shots with World After Safety Check
“Given the strong portfolio of vaccines that the U.S. already has and that have been authorized by the FDA... we do not need to use the AstraZeneca vaccine here during the next several months," said White House COVID-19 coordinator Jeff Zients.
Snopes→ Could Jerry Seinfeld’s Hallway Exist in the Real World?
If this conundrum blows your mind, do not, under any circumstances, research who played Jerry's and George's fathers in season one.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The World Health Organization doesn’t recommend ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment; the drug’s safety and effectiveness remains uncertain in COVID-19 patients
REVIEW On 13 April 2021, Collective Evolution published this article claiming that data from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows ivermectin reduced COVID-19 mortality and hospitalizations by 81% and 64% respectively, compared to standard of ca
Snopes→ Coronavirus Hug Image Named World Press Photo of the Year
The choice of a winning photo portraying the global pandemic was almost inevitable.
Snopes→ Did World’s Oldest Fish ‘Hanako’ Live To Be 226 Years Old?
Hanako, a scarlet koi, was rumored to have been alive at the time of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Under Stalin, Repression Was So Severe That Soviet Gulags Held 22% Of the World’s Prison Population’
On April 8 2021, Imgur user “superscout0233” shared the following meme with a fakeout ending, initially stating that “under [Joseph] Stalin,” the Soviet Union’s gulags held 22 percent of the world’s prison population
Snopes→ Reigning Mrs. World Arrested over Onstage Melee in Sri Lanka
She was later released on bail.
Snopes→ Does Walt Disney World Have an Abandoned Airport?
The Mouselets, a group of Disney fans, documented the history of the Lake Buena Vista STOLport, which existed next to the Magic Kingdom parking lot.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘A 1916 Propaganda Map Created by the Allies During World War I’
On April 6 2021, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of an undated tweet that purportedly depicted a “propaganda map” created by the Allied powers during the first World War: A 1916 propaganda map created by the Allies during World War I.
Snopes→ Discarded Masks Litter Beaches Worldwide, Threaten Sea Life
To the usual list of foul trash left behind or washed up on beaches around the world, add these: masks and gloves used by people to avoid the coronavirus and then discarded on the sand.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say George Floyd’s Death Had Greater ‘Worldwide Impact’ Than MLK’s?
Remarks attributed to U.S. President Joe Biden saw a resurgence in social media sharing in April 2021.
Snopes→ Is There a ‘No-Fly Zone’ Over Walt Disney World?
The most magical place on Earth may also be one of the safest.
Liste→ Facebook posts falsely claim Sri Lanka was ranked among world’s ‘most corrupt nations’
Facebook posts shared tens of thousands of times claim Sri Lanka has been ranked in the “top four most corrupt nations” in the world. The claim, which has circulated online since at least 2019, is misleading. The posts did not cite any official lis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nostradamus Did NOT Predict ‘A Feeble Man Shall Rule The Western World With A Jezebel’
Did the 16th century French astrologer Nostradamus write a quatrain that made a prediction there would be a plague and that afterward, "a feeble man would rule the Western World with a jezebel"? No, that's not true: There is no record of
Snopes→ Stuck Ship in Egypt’s Suez Canal Imperils Shipping Worldwide
In a sign of the global turmoil the blockage has caused, the ship's Japanese owner even offered a written apology for the incident as well.
The Dispatch→ The World as It Is
This week (so far) we have seen a mass shooting, a crisis at the border, a major walkback from President Trump’s favorite lawyer, Sidney Powell, and more. On today’s Dispatch Podcast, Steve, Sarah, Jonah, and David talk about all
Snopes→ Is Shrimpgate Guy Married to Actor Who Played Topanga on ‘Boy Meets World’?
What is going on?
Top Fact Checks→ Tamil is the world’s oldest language.
Though we can not ascertain the world's oldest language, other languages including Chinese and Egyptian are older than Tamil.
Top Fact Checks→ Pfizer is attempting to block efforts to share the vaccine’s intellectual property with the developing world.
Pfizer officials have shot down the proposals to share the Covid vaccine's IP rights.
Top Fact Checks→ The prices of Indian COVID-19 vaccines are the lowest in the world.
Several countries offer COVID-19 vaccines free of charge to individuals.
Top Fact Checks→ The prices of Indian COVID-19 vaccines are the lowest in the world.
Several countries offer COVID-19 vaccines free of charge to individuals.
Top Fact Checks→ The World Health Organization approved Coronil as a COVID-19 treatment.
WHO has clarified that it has not reviewed or certified the effectiveness of any traditional medicine for the treatment of COVID-19.
Top Fact Checks→ The World Bank has said that COVID-19 will continue until March 2025.
The World Bank set out an economic recovery plan lasting until March 2025. It did not provide a date for the end of the pandemic.
Snopes→ Was the World’s Longest Human Poop 26 Feet Long?
The world record was supposedly set at a bowling alley.
Liste→ Misleading video on risks from charging phone spreads worldwide
A video shared hundreds of thousands of times warns against using mobile phones while they charge because “electric waves” will pass through your body. This advice is misleading, according to experts who say other appliances would also exhibit simi
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The U.S. leads the world in number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered, but not in the proportion of the population vaccinated
REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the world since early 2020, causing more than 100 million confirmed cases and more than 2.5 million deaths worldwide to date, 500,000 of which happened in the U.S. Since the first COVID-19 vaccines were authori
FactCheck.org→ Pace of U.S. Vaccinations vs. the World
President Joe Biden boasts that the U.S. is on pace to be the first country in the world to vaccinate 100 million people. That’s true, but per capita the U.S. is not tops in the world in vaccinations. Israel has administered about four times as m
Liste→ This photo is not of World Trade Organization Director-General as a child
An image of a young girl has been shared thousands of times on social media in Nigeria alongside claims that the photo shows the new director-general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, as a child. This is false. The photograph
Top Fact Checks→ Patanjali’s Coronil was recognized by the World Health Organization as the first evidence-based medicine for the coronavirus.
The World Health Organization clarified that it has not reviewed or certified any traditional medicine for the treatment of COVID-19.
Snopes→ Even Without Listening, US Lives in Limbaugh’s Media World
You didn't have to like or even listen to Rush Limbaugh to be affected by what he did.
Top Fact Checks→ Lithuania has the highest suicide rate in the world.
In 2016, Lithuania led the world in suicide with about 32 reported cases for every 100,000 population. The data for 2020 is unavailable.
Snopes→ Is the ‘Most Dangerous Garden in the World’ a Real Place?
To enter the "Poison Garden" you must pass through a gate with a skull and crossbones.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did the World Health Organization Say We Don’t Need to Wear Masks?
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Snopes→ Does Tom Brady Hold Record for Getting Paid To Say ‘I’m Going to Disney World’?
Here's the origin story of the famous post-Super Bowl advertising slogan.