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The Dispatch→ Did the Gates Foundation Get $3.5 Billion From the COVID Relief Bill?
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Snopes→ Is Horseshoe Crab Blood Required for COVID-19 Vaccines?
“Anyone who has had an injection, vaccination, or surgery has benefited from horseshoe crabs!”
Logically→ An armed man was arrested near U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ official residence.
On March 17, 2021, Paul Michael Murray was initially detained by the U.S. Secret Service division for possessing illegal weapons and ammunition.
Snopes→ Did Georgia Capt. Jay Baker Promote ‘Imported Virus From Chy-na’ Shirts?
We also transcribed more of Baker's purported "had a bad day" remarks in reference to the motive behind the March 2021 Georgia spa killings.
AFP Fact Check→ Pelicans do not cool down by pushing spines out of mouths
Social media posts claim photos of pelicans show the birds taking their spines out of their mouths to cool down. But they are not capable of doing so; experts say that when the birds yawn, the pouch under their beak stretches over their neck, creating
Snopes→ Is This a Pic of Steve Irwin Hanging Out with Mr. Rogers in Bob Ross T-Shirt?
The real world simply does not allow this amount of cool to gather in one place.
Full Fact→ A weasel did take a ride on a woodpecker
An image of what appears to be a weasel on the back of a flying woodpecker has resurfaced on Facebook, prompting some users to ask again if the image is real. The picture first appeared in 2015, and was covered in the national media. Amateur phot
Snopes→ 7 Ways to Avoid Becoming a Misinformation Superspreader
Here are some strategies you can use to avoid being misled, and to prevent yourself – and others – from spreading inaccuracies.
Full Fact→ The infectious diseases in an ONS graph are not the ones you might expect
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published a graph on 15 March 2021, which claimed to show deaths due to “infectious and parasitic diseases” in England and Wales from 1901 to 2020, along with the deaths due to Covid-19 in 2020.
Snopes→ UK Regulator: People Should Keep Getting AstraZeneca Shots
No causal link has been established, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency said.
Snopes→ Was Biden Filmed Talking to Press in Front of a Green Screen?
Despite suggestions to the contrary, the president of the United States exists in a corporeal form.
Snopes→ EU Regulator Reviews AstraZeneca Shot and Blood Clot Links
Concerns over the clotting led more than a dozen European countries to suspend use of the vaccine, even though the company and international health agencies said there was no indication the vaccine caused the clotting and recommended continuing inocula
Snopes→ Did ‘Big Smoke Burger’ Give a 50% Discount for Customers With COVID-19 Vaccination?
A widely-shared photograph suggested one of the Canadian company's restaurants was offering a discount to vaccinated diners in March 2021.
AFP Fact Check→ Social media posts falsely claim that USAID found no evidence of a massacre in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Two weeks after Amnesty International released an in-depth investigation concluding that hundreds of civilians were killed by Eritrean forces in the city of Axum in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, posts circulating on social media claimed that the United S
Snopes→ Asian Americans Grieve, Organize in Wake of Atlanta Attacks
Six of the seven slain women in the shootings were identified as Asian.
Logically→ 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.
Poynter→ When will we reach herd immunity? Here’s what the experts say.
It’s been a long, dark winter of COVID-19 concerns, stoked by high post-holiday case counts and the American death tally exceeding 530,000 lives lost. But with three vaccines — Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson — now authorized f
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows an Iraqi mosque attacked by American troops
A video has been viewed millions of times in multiple posts on TikTok, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows Israeli soldiers shooting a minaret of a Palestinian mosque while an Islamic call to prayer is being broadcast. The claim is
AFP Fact Check→ Hackers cannot post Facebook comments on your behalf without you seeing it
Multiple posts shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook warn users of a supposed hack where harmful comments can be posted on their behalf without their knowledge. The claim, which has circulated for years in various forms, is false. Facebook to
AFP Fact Check→ This image shows the bodies of coal miners who were murdered in Pakistan in January 2021
An image has been shared tens of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside claims that it shows members of an Islamic missionary group, the Tablighi Jamaat, killed in a purported attack in March 2021. The claim is false: the image actuall
Washington Post→ Little evidence for the claim McConnell would quickly ditch the filibuster
Democrats suggest the Senate minority leader would quickly ditch the 60-vote rule if he had a chance. But McConnell has consistently supported it.
Full Fact→ Full Fact launches consultation on the Framework for Information Incidents
Over the next eight weeks, we’re seeking feedback on a new shared model to fight online misinformation: the Framework for Information Incidents. The framework is the product of hard-won experience of how certain events such as pandemics, terroris
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated in reports about a deadly landslide disaster in Myanmar in 2020 – months before the military coup
A photo of corpses has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Twitter and a discussion forum alongside a claim that it shows anti-coup demonstrators who were killed by Myanmar’s military. The claim is false; the photo has circulated seve
AFP Fact Check→ This photo from Pakistan has been doctored to include Modi’s name and statue
An image has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim it shows a statue of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi erected at an intersection named after him. The claim is false: the image has been doctored to digitally insert the statue an
AFP Fact Check→ Facebook posts circulate misleadingly claims that drinking alcohol makes women live longer
Multiple Facebook posts have shared a text screenshot alongside a claim that medical research has found women who drink alcohol live longer and have less chance of suffering from heart attack than those who do not. The claim omits important context: t
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated since October 2020 in reports about a Yemini boy who was assaulted by his father
Photos of a boy covered in bruises have been shared thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim that he is the Muslim boy who was beaten for allegedly drinking tap water inside a Hindu temple in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in Mar
AFP Fact Check→ This graphic was created from an old advertisement featuring former Indian cricketer Sourav Ganguly
A graphic that appears to show that Sourav Ganguly, a former Indian cricketer, has joined India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook. The claim is false: the image was created by superimposing an old phot
AFP Fact Check→ This image has circulated online since at least 2014 in different contexts
Multiple social media posts have shared a photo they claim shows a baby rescued from an underground tunnel in Australia. The claim is false: the image has circulated online since 2014 in multiple different contexts, including on a satirical website; AF
Snopes→ IRS Will Delay Tax Filing Due Date Until May 17
Americans will be getting extra time to prepare their taxes. The Internal Revenue Service says it’s delaying the traditional tax filing deadline from April 15 until May 17.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 9,000 ‘Illegals’ In 2020 And 108,000 In 2021 Are NOT Accurate Numbers Of Border Apprehensions And Entries Into The U.S.
Did 9,000 "illegals" enter the United States in all of 2020 versus 108,000 in the first three months of 2021? No, that's not true: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection confirmed to Lead Stories the agenc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mass Vaccination Amid The COVID-19 Pandemic Does NOT Create An ‘Irrepressible Monster’
Does mass vaccination amid the COVID-19 pandemic create an "irrepressible monster" of disease? No, that's not true: Vaccines represent one of our best hopes of stopping the spread of the virus and its variants, according to medical expert
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Cop Who Blamed a ‘Very Bad Day’ for Fatal Georgia Shootings Promote Racist Shirts?
The Georgia law enforcement spokesperson who drew criticism for apparently downplaying the motive behind a rash of fatal shooting attacks on March 17 2021 came under even more scrutiny online, after reports that he promoted shirts pushing a racist R
Logically→ Robert Aaron Long said the U.S. must “fight back” against China on Facebook.
A screenshot of a Facebook status supposedly written by Robert Aaron Long, the suspected Atlanta gunman, is a hoax.
Snopes→ Is Meme Correct in Saying Atlanta Shooting Suspect Was ‘Inspired by Trump’s Racism’?
A man is accused of shooting and killing eight people, most of whom of Asian descent, at massage parlors in the Atlanta area.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: One-Ring Call Scams Do NOT Copy Your Contacts And ‘Bank Or Credit Details’ — (But There Is A One-Ring Scheme)
Is there a phone scam in which "these guys only ring once and hang up," and if you call back, they can copy your contact list in three seconds as well as your "bank or credit details"? No, that's not true: But, an AT&T spokesman email
Snopes→ Officials: Violent Extremists Pose ‘Elevated Threat’ to US
Violent extremists motivated by a range of political grievances and racial biases pose an “elevated threat” to the United States, officials said in an unclassified intelligence report.
Snopes→ Our First Interstellar Visitor is a Cookie-Shaped Planet Shard
Arizona State University astronomers reported that the strange 148-foot (45-meter) object named Oumuamua appears to be made of frozen nitrogen.
AFP Fact Check→ US border authorities apprehended many more than 9,000 people in 2020
Facebook posts shared thousands of times claim only 9,000 migrants illegally passed through the United States border in 2020 during the administration of former Donald Trump, while more than 100,000 have entered the country unlawfully under President
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Joe Biden Talking To Press on W.H. Lawn Does NOT Reveal A ‘Green Screen Fail’
Does this video show a "green screen fail" that proves Joe Biden was deceptively edited into video of a quick exchange with reporters at the White House? No, that's not true. The 46th president was live and in person at the presidential h