A viral claim on social media wrongly suggests that the amount spent on the NHS Test and Trace scheme would fund a 15% pay rise for all NHS staff until 2058.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Government Did NOT Claim Investigating COVID Vaccines Would Be ‘Dangerous For Democracy’
Did the German government claim that investigating COVID vaccines would be "dangerous for democracy"? No, that's not true: Alena Buyx, who is not in the German government, did not claim that such investigations would be a threat to democr
Logically→ Klaus Schwab warned of a global cyber attack, after which digital biometric IDs would be required to access the internet.
A video clip of Klaus Schwab's opening remarks at the 2020 Cyber Polygon initiative has been edited and shared with a false narrative.
Full Fact→ Excess deaths would be higher without Covid-19 vaccines
Dr Aseem Malhotra told the BBC that mRNA vaccines were “a likely contributing factor” to excess deaths in the UK. But the vaccines will have limited them, by preventing tens of thousands of deaths.
PolitiFact→ Hakeem Jeffries – Hakeem Jeffries said a U.S. debt limit default would be a historical first. He’s mostly right.
A “default on our debt” would be unprecedented in American history.
Logically→ A doctor tweeted they would be glad to have taken the vaccine even if it was ‘actual poison’
No such tweet was posted. This claim stems from an edited image designed to provoke a backlash.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce He Would Run For President, As Of December 24, 2022
Did Elon Musk announce, as of December 24, 2022, that he is running for president? No, that's not true: As one of the most-reported-on persons of 2022, any such announcement would have been a top story for dozens of credible professional
PolitiFact→ Elon Musk – Elon Musk said he wouldn’t ban the Twitter account tracking his jet. Weeks later, he suspended it
“My commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show senator telling Mayorkas he would be impeached
Video shows Sen. John Kennedy telling Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, “You will be impeached.”
Logically→ If CO2 increased five times, it would still not increase the global temperature by more than 1 degree Celsius.
Global temperatures have already increased by 1 degree Celsius with only a 45% increase in atmospheric Co2.
Logically→ AIMIM MLA Akbaruddin Owaisi said he would destroy the Congress party by collaborating with PM Modi.
The AIMIM MLA had not said anything about collaborating with PM Modi but was talking about wiping out both the BJP and Congress in his speech.
PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What would speed up election results?
Close races and millions of mail ballots means that it takes several days or longer to tabulate unofficial results. But state laws that set earlier deadlines to mail out and return ballots can speed up the process. It also helps if voters submit mail b
The Dispatch→ What Would the Middle East Look Like Without the Meddlesome Ayatollahs?
Iran’s leaders have upended governments and enmeshed themselves in regional governance, economics, and culture.The post What Would the Middle East Look Like Without the Meddlesome Ayatollahs? appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Biden didn’t say Democrats would dump ballots
“Joe Biden announced to the world tonight that they are going to cheat by dumping ballots.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dietary Supplement Measure Would NOT Ban ALL Non-FDA-Approved Supplements, Would Not Ban Herbs
Will the proposed Dietary Supplement Listing Act of 2022 ban all non-Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved supplements and ban all herbs? No that's not true: Senate Bill 4090 doesn't give the FDA more power. The bill would make ingr
Poynter→ CNN didn’t report that Uganda’s president said it would be ‘disgusting’ to support Ukraine
Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, the son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, came out as an early supporter of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tweeting in February that the “majority of mankind (that are […] The post CNN didn’t re
PolitiFact→ Viral image – CNN didn't report that Uganda's president said it would be 'disgusting' to support Ukraine
A CNN headline shows Uganda’s president saying he doesn’t support Ukraine because it would be “disgusting.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Would NOT Be Reinstated Immediately By Supreme Court Decision — It’s About Redistricting NOT 2020 Election
Can former President Donald Trump be reinstated by a Supreme Court decision in the case of Moore v. Harper? No, that's not true: Lead Stories asked legal experts about the claim and they said there's no chance that Trump could be reinstat
Poynter→ No, Kamala Harris didn’t say Hurricane Ian relief would be based on skin color
After Hurricane Ian made landfall in both southwest Florida and South Carolina, an interview with Vice President Kamala Harris stirred up its own storm. Harris was speaking with actress Priyanka […] The post No, Kamala Harris didn’t say Hurri
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – No, Kamala Harris didn’t say Hurricane Ian relief would be based on skin color
Kamala Harris said about Hurricane Ian that “if you have a different skin color, you're going to get relief faster.”
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – Democratic bill didn’t 'slash' Medicare spending. It would get the same drugs, cheaper
Sen. Raphael Warnock "voted with Biden to slash Medicare spending.”
Snopes→ Bills Would Curtail Objections at Future Jan. 6 Vote Counts
Members of Congress have officially objected to the results in four of the last six presidential elections.
Snopes→ CBO: Biden’s Student Debt Plan Would Cost $400 Billion
The figures were released Monday in response to a request from Republican lawmakers.
PolitiFact→ Mandela Barnes – High probability that Barnes plan to end cash bail would have kept parade suspect in jail
Says under his plan to end cash bail "the Waukesha perpetrator wouldn’t have been released "
PolitiFact→ National Republican Senatorial Committee – GOP group misses mark with claim prison population reduction would require fast release of criminals
“Mandela Barnes…wants to release 50% of the prison population when 68% is classified as ‘violent offenders.’”
PolitiFact→ Electoral reform: What would updating the Electoral Count Act do?
One of the major legislative efforts to prevent another insurrection like the one on Jan. 6, 2021 is moving one step closer to enactment. We looked at the Senate and House bills to update the Electoral Count Act and found a lot of similarities, as well
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Nostradamus didn’t predict that Queen Elizabeth II would die in 2022
Nostradamus “accurately predicted Queen Elizabeth II’s passing.”
Logically→ The Supreme Court of India said those who feed stray dogs routinely would be responsible for their vaccination.
The Supreme Court did not order stray dog feeders to be held liable for their vaccination.
Snopes→ Did Nostradamus Predict Charles Would Abdicate, Leave Harry the Throne?
Claiming 16th-century French astrologer Nostradamus predicted various world events is a never-ending pastime for some.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Queen Elizabeth Did NOT Say She Wished ‘The Lord Would Come In My Lifetime’
Did the late Queen Elizabeth II say she wished Jesus Christ would return in her lifetime so she could "lay her crown at His feet?" No, that's not true: Queen Elizabeth II did not make those comments. They were first published in a book in
Snopes→ Did a High School Football Team Lead the National Anthem After Being Told It Wouldn’t Be Played?
According to a popular article that was shared in 2022, events that occurred in 2019 were inspired by news from 2020. Confused yet?
Full Fact→ Labour’s £29 billion plan would not fully cover the cost of freezing the energy price cap
Freezing the price cap would require roughly £8 billion more funding, according to the IFS.
Washington Post→ The IRS retirements wave — and whether current funding would cover it
Readers urged another look at whether the Biden administration is blowing smoke when it says the IRS funding bill will not double the size of the agency.
Snopes→ Explained: A New Bill Would Create a National Standard For US Data Privacy
The American Data and Privacy Protection Act still needs to pass the full House and the Senate, and negotiations are ongoing.
Snopes→ ‘Guard Cat’ Credited with Preventing Would-Be Robbery
A Mississippi man said his pet cat helped prevent a robbery at his home, and he credits the calico with possibly saving his life.
Full Fact→ Would Liz Truss’s plans for regional pay boards have saved £8.8 billion?
We look at the detail of the Conservative leadership candidate’s proposals for public sector pay, which she has now dropped after criticism.
PolitiFact→ Mariannette Miller-Meeks – Fact-checking Rep. Miller-Meeks claims that Democratic bill would allow abortion up until birth
The Democrats’ Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 “would permit abortion up until delivery.”
Poynter→ Same-sex marriage would be illegal in 25 to 32 states if the Supreme Court overturned Obergefell
Now that the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, sending abortion policy back to the states, could the court do the same thing with same-sex marriage by overturning the 2015 ruling […] The post Same-sex marriage would be illegal in 25 to
PolitiFact→ What states would ban same-sex marriage if the Supreme Court overturned Obergefell?
If the Supreme Court were to overturn its Obergefell decision, as some have speculated it might do after overturning Roe v. Wade, same-sex marriage would likely become illegal overnight in two-thirds of the states.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Group – Milwaukee’s hotels and restaurants would benefit from RNC visitors, despite community concerns
"Milwaukee’s hotels and restaurants are already filled during the summer. The RNC convention will simply replace those who normally visit our city."