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PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘10-years challenge’ on climate change exaggerates impact on Greenland ice, polar bears
Images show how climate change destroyed the Greenland ice sheet and harmed a polar bear from 2009 to 2019.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Make-A-Wish Did NOT Deny A Wish For Unvaccinated 4-Year-Old Cancer Patient — Charity Asked Him To Make Another
Did the Make-A-Wish Foundation refuse to grant a 4-year-old cancer patient a wish because he is not vaccinated? That's not true: The charity's medical team had ruled out air travel and large group settings for unvaccinated and critically
PolitiFact→ Tracking Biden's campaign promises, one year in
One year in, how well has Biden kept his promises on COVID, racial justice and the economy?
PolitiFact→ Tracking Biden's campaign promises, one year in
One year in, how well has Biden kept his promises on COVID, racial justice and the economy?
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The false claim that 100,000 Wisconsin voters registered more than 100 years ago
“The Wisconsin voter roll has over 120,000 active voters who have been registered to vote for over 100 years.”
Snopes→ Medicare Limits Coverage of $28,000-A-Year Alzheimer’s Drug
For Medicare to pay, patients taking Biogen’s Aduhelm medication will have to be part of clinical trials to assess the drug’s effectiveness.
Snopes→ US Consumer Prices Soared 7% in Past Year, Most Since 1982
Inflation has spiked during the recovery from the pandemic recession as Americans have ramped up spending on goods such as cars, furniture and appliances.
Washington Post→ Manchin’s incorrect claim of a 232-year filibuster ‘tradition’
The history of unlimited debate is more nuanced than the West Virginia Democrat suggests.
Snopes→ Georgia Snaps 41-Year Title Drought with 33-18 Win over Bama
Confetti rained down on Georgia.
Snopes→ UK Plans Holiday Weekend to Honor Queen’s 70 Years on Throne
The United Kingdom will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne with a military parade, neighborhood parties and a competition to create a new dessert for the Platinum Jubilee.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘In The [One] Year Since the [1/6/2021] Insurrection, [the GOP] Has Introduced 550+ Bills To Restrict The Vote …’
On January 6 2021, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of the following tweet, which appears to describe the legislative aftermath of the January 6 2021 insurrection: In the 1 year since the Jan 6 insurrection, GOP has introduced 550+ bills to restrict
Snopes→ 1 Year Later: Here’s What’s Happening with Key Jan. 6 Capitol Rioters
From court cases involving the so-called "QAnon Shaman" to "Zip-tie guy," we obtained and analyzed federal documents for this breakdown.
Poynter→ A year of false narratives about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, summarized
On Jan. 6, 2021, PolitiFact journalists were waiting to fact-check comments from senators and House members as they counted electoral votes and certified Joe Biden as president. Instead we watched, […] The post A year of false narratives about th
Snopes→ Man Free After 37 Years Due to ‘Sex for Lies’ False Witness
The trial witness was charged with perjury just days after Willie Stokes was convicted of murder in 1984.
Snopes→ FBI Still Hunting Jan. 6 Suspects, Pipe Bomber a Year Later
The suspect placed two explosives outside the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees.
PolitiFact→ The Jan. 6 Capitol attack: A year of debunking false narratives
A year of debunking false narratives about Jan. 6
Full Fact→ Guardian didn’t deactivate ‘Person of the Year’ poll because J.K. Rowling took the lead
“Guardian ‘Person of the Year’ Poll Deactivated After J.K. Rowling Takes Lead” Breitbart, 29 December 2021. Breitbart has reported that the Guardian deactivated a “Person of the Year” poll shortly after Harry Potter
Logically→ In India, expired Covaxin vials are being used to jab children above 15 years of age.
The shelf life of Covaxin was extended after taking approvals and carrying out required tests.
Snopes→ Julius Caesar: He Came, He Saw, He Conquered the Calendar and Gave Us New Year’s Day
Yes, you can blame your New Year's hangover on Caesar ... mostly.
Snopes→ New Year’s Eve Muted by Omicron; Many Hoping for Better 2022
Good riddance to 2021. Let 2022 bring fresh hope.
Snopes→ Schwarzenegger and Shriver Divorce Final After 10 Years
The pair had been married since 1986.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: 2021 Year In Review
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Snopes→ Friendly Family Man’s 50-Year Secret: He Was Fugitive, Too
Their friend they’d spent countless hours swapping stories with never told them his biggest secret of all.
Snopes→ Yes, More Cars Are Stolen on New Year’s than Other Holidays
Of all the holidays, your car is probably safest on Christmas.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Macaulay Culkin is Now 4 Years Older than Catherine O’Hara Was When She Played His Mom in Home Alone’
In December 2021, screenshots of a tweet indicating that former child actor Macaulay Culkin was “now” four years older that Catherine O’Hara when Home Alone was filmed began circulating among Facebook users: In the screenshot, the T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Devils Tower Is NOT A Giant Silicon Tree Trunk — It’s A Rock Formed 50 Million Years Ago
Is Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming a remnant of an ancient giant tree made out of silicon? No, that's not true: Devils Tower is sedimentary rock that got pushed up to the surface millions of years ago. The National Park Service
Snopes→ US Population Growth at Lowest Rate in Pandemic’s 1st Year
U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as the coronavirus curtailed immigration, delayed pregnancies and killed hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents.
PolitiFact→ Events within and beyond Joe Biden’s control stymied progress on COVID-19 in his first year
The vaccine rollout was a success, but events within and beyond Biden’s control stymied progress
Snopes→ Has the Sturgeon Fish Been on Earth for 200 Million Years?
This ancient family of fish predates most other fish in the world.
Snopes→ What We Learned This Year, and What’s Next for Snopes
Revisit some unforgettable moments with our recap of 2021, and get caught up on the lawsuits threatening Snopes’ independence.
PolitiFact→ WATCH: Lie of the Year 2021
WATCH: Lie of the Year 2021
PolitiFact→ WATCH: Lie of the Year 2021
We use the word "lie" only once a year. We reserve that designation for the most egregious and harmful claim w
Snopes→ Snopes Looks Back on Eventful Year, Prepares for Upcoming Trial
Our fact-checking team has been energized by court victories, including penalties ordered against our opponents.
Logically→ A book being sold on Amazon about the Omicron variant has a copyright date of 2020, a year before the variant was first reported.
The Amazon listing for the book has now been removed. The content of the text is not legitimate.
Poynter→ PolitiFact’s 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance
Shortly after 2 p.m. on Jan. 6, supporters of President Donald J. Trump breached the U.S. Capitol, turning the seat of American democracy into the scene of an unforgettable crime. […] The post PolitiFact’s 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about t
Snopes→ US COVID Death Toll Hits 800,000, a Year into Vaccine Drive
More than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available practically for the asking last spring.
PolitiFact→ The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance
Nearly a year later, there is zero evidence to say that Jan. 6 was an antifa operation, a tourist visit, a false flag, or an uneventful day to forget.
PolitiFact→ A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020
A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020
PolitiFact→ 2021 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results
Readers had no shortage of significant falsehoods to pick from for the 2021 Lie of the Year, but a large majority agreed