A viral tweet from conservative talk show host Steve Deace claims that “Massachusetts reporting 45% of its Covid deaths last week were fully vaccinated.” Steve Deace @SteveDeaceShowMassachusetts reporting 45% of its Covid deaths last w
Full Fact→ Vaccinated pilot did not die mid-flight
An Instagram post claims that a vaccinated pilot died during a flight causing an “emergency landing and uproar in the aviation industry”. While the screenshot used on Instagram doesn’t specify the airline involved, the article t
Full Fact→ NHS Covid-19 app is not the third most expensive project ever
A post on Facebook claims: “There are only TWO projects in history that have cost more than the Track & Trace app: the ISS (£72bn) and the entire US road network (£82bn). “So there we we [sic] have it: at £37 billion,
Full Fact→ Facebook post claiming to show Palestinian girl who grew up to be a lecturer not what it seems
A post on Facebook shows a picture of a young girl in distress alongside an image of a woman. It claims the young girl was a Palestinian called Sarah whose house was “demolished by the Israeli occupation” in 2003, and has grown up to
Snopes→ Is Blue Tape Laced With Fentanyl Being Placed on Cars?
How many iterations of this scarelore can there be?
Full Fact→ Churchill street sweeper quote has been attributed to many politicians
A post on Facebook tells the story of a supposed conversation between former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine Churchill. In the anecdote, shared more than 1,700 times, Mrs Churchill tells her husband that she had been
Health Feedback→ Prenatal ultrasound is generally safe when performed by trained personnel and used only when medically necessary; its benefits outweigh the risks
REVIEW Ultrasound (also called ultrasonography) is widely used in medicine for imaging. It uses high-frequency sound waves to produce internal images of the body. One of its advantages is that it doesn’t use X-rays, meaning that patients aren’t
Snopes→ Rare Coin Made in Colonial New England Could Fetch $300,000
The silver one shilling coin made in Boston in 1652 was recently found in the United Kingdom inside a candy tin.
Full Fact→ Official LEGO donation service not yet available in UK
A Facebook post claims that you can donate old LEGO bricks to a service that will wash, sort and donate the bricks to charities that work with children. The post, from a UK Facebook account, also claims the “LEGO Replay” service offer
Logically→ Bangladesh used to be a secular country before 1972
It is misleading to say Bangladesh used to be a secular country prior to 1972 since it only came into existence in 1971.
Snopes→ NFL, Players Agree to End ‘Race-Norming’ in $1B Settlement
The NFL and lawyers for thousands of retired NFL players have reached an agreement to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing.
AllSides→ Blood clots associated with COVID-19 vaccine are extremely rare
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Logically→ U.K. Prime minister Boris Johnson and Bill Gates are planning a “digital control grid infrastructure that will measure everything you do.”
There is no evidence that mass surveillance will take place as the government plans to invest in green technologies.
Snopes→ Chappelle Special Spurs Netflix Walkout; ‘Trans Lives Matter’
Netflix employees who walked out Wednesday in protest of Dave Chappelle's special and its anti-transgender comments were joined by allies who chanted “Trans lives matter,” getting pushback from counterprotesters who also showed up.
Logically→ The Pfizer-Biotech vaccine can severely react with the flu vaccine when they are given at the same time.
COVID-19 vaccines that are given at the same time as a flu vaccine do not cause significantly worse reactions.
Health Feedback→ There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines contain graphene or parasites
REVIEW Several videos have gone viral claiming that COVID-19 vaccines contain certain kinds of synthetic organisms. On 1 October 2021, a video was published by The Stew Peters Show, in which osteopath Carrie Madej claimed to have discovered “s
Full Fact→ Picture of refugees on ship isn’t from WWII
A post on Facebook claims to show a ship full of European refugees fleeing to North Africa during the Second World War. This is not true. The picture featured in the post was actually taken in 1991, and shows thousands of Albanian people boarding
Full Fact→ A photo of a tiny bird actually shows a tiny sculpture
A photograph of a tiny bird is being shared on Facebook with the caption: “The Humming bird [sic]... Smallest in the world.” In fact, this photograph does not show a real bird. It is a sculpture by the artist Ina Malinik, who specialises in
Logically→ Lithium extraction for electric cars has a bigger environmental impact than fossil fuels.
Despite the lithium battery manufacturing process, electric vehicles emit less carbon during their lifetime compared to conventional vehicles.
Full Fact→ Fireworks are not banned in London on New Year’s Eve
A post on Facebook with over 700 comments says: “the Mayor of London has cancelled New Year's Eve celebrations in London......and will not allow fireworks. Yet is it true that he will allow celebrations of Divali [sic], including fireworks?
Poynter→ Don’t blame inflation. A viral photo of a $123,000 turkey at Target is an old pricing error.
As supply chain issues mount, some Facebook users are sharing an image that purports to show a turkey for sale at Target for an eye-popping price: $123,199, and $9,999.99 per pound. “No Turkey for Thanksgiving this year,” said one such F
Washington Post→ Biden’s favorite stat — that 55 major corporations paid no federal income tax
The president says this over and over. But the number is not based on an examination of tax returns.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Magic Johnson’s Ability To Play Basketball With HIV Is NOT Comparable To Kyrie Irving’s Restriction Due To Being Unvaccinated
Is former professional basketball player Earvin "Magic" Johnson being allowed to continue playing basketball after testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) comparable to current professional basketball player Kyrie Irving's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Hospital Did NOT Replace Vaccine Mandate Resisting Nurses With Unvaccinated ‘FEMA Nurses’
Did a hospital in McKinney, Texas, bus FEMA nurses in from out of state to replace staff lost due to a vaccine mandate? No, that's not true: Additional medical staff has been needed in hospitals throughout North Texas for some time. In Au
Logically→ Vitamin D, zinc, Ivermectin, and hydroxychloroquine can cure hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Scientific evidence does not suggest that vitamin D, zinc, Ivermectin, and hydroxychloroquine are beneficial in treating COVID-19.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT True That Fact Checkers Never Fact Check Anything That Attacks Conservatives
Do fact checkers never fact check posts and photos that attack conservatives? No, that's not true: If you conduct a search of fact checking sites like Lead Stories, you'll find examples that disprove the claim. The claim has appeared on s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ben Shapiro Did NOT Tweet ‘Next Joe Biden Is Gonna Tell Me How Long My Pubes Have To Be’
Did conservative commentator Ben Shapiro tweet "next Joe Biden is gonna tell me how long my pubes have to be"? No, that's not true. A tweet allegedly by Shapiro that claimed he "doesn't have any pubes yet" is a fake satirical message. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Author Of Article Does NOT Question Positive Effects Of Vaccines The Way Commentary Spun From It Does
Did a Harvard study show that a large number of countries and U.S. counties with high vaccination rates may have higher rates of COVID-19 infection than places with low vaccination rates, and is the vaccination rate the cause? No, that's
Snopes→ Does Vid Show Seattle First Responders Turning in Boots After Being Fired Over Vaccines?
Footage of the alleged protest received more than 3 million online views — and counting.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Every Peer-Reviewed Study In Existence Does NOT Agree On Superiority Of Natural vs. Vaccine-Induced Immunity
Does every peer-reviewed study in existence suggest that being infected with COVID-19 builds stronger immunity to the delta variant than does vaccination? No, that's not true: Conclusions drawn from research into COVID immunity differ, de
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trisodium Phosphate Is NOT Unsafe To Eat As Ingredient — But It CAN Be Hazardous In Other Settings
Is trisodium phosphate, an inorganic compound utilized as a cleaner among other uses, unsafe to eat as an ingredient in Lucky Charms cereal? No, that's not true: While the compound is an ingredient in the cereal, it essentially works as a
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Is Sending Aid to Independent Groups in Afghanistan, Not the Taliban
Quick Take The U.S. is providing humanitarian aid through several independent organizations in Afghanistan, but not through the Taliban government. Yet an online article falsely claims that the Biden administration will “send the Taliban millions
Snopes→ FDA OKs Mixing COVID Vaccines; Backs Moderna, J&J Boosters
U.S. regulators on signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially.
Snopes→ Did a Ghost Remove a Dog’s Collar?
Here's a logical look at a viral video.
Snopes→ Why We Can’t Definitively Say TikTok Causes Tics
Remember, correlation does not equate to causation.
Snopes→ Officials: Items Linked to Laundrie, Potential Remains Found
Items believed to belong to Brian Laundrie and potential human remains were found at a Florida wilderness park during the search for clues in the slaying of Gabby Petito during the couple's cross-country road trip.
Snopes→ No, This ‘Illegal Aliens’ Meme Does Not Show the US Border
"The difference is obvious."
FactCheck.org→ PhRMA Ad Misleads on Medicare Drug Negotiation Legislation
In TV ads, the pharmaceutical industry claims congressional plans to allow the federal government to negotiate drug prices in Medicare would deny beneficiaries’ access to medicines their doctors prescribe. Experts say that’s unlikely, and a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Cancer Has Increased From 1 In 20 People During Early 1900s To 1 In 3 People Today — But Cancer Risks DO Depend On Area
Have cancer cases increased from 1 in 20 people in the early 1900s to 1 in 3 people, according to the latest available data? It depends: While there does not appear to be widespread cancer data from the early 1900s for comparison, the cur
Snopes→ Why No Ads for COVID-19 Vaccines? (Hint: It Has Nothing To Do with Side Effects)
Full FDA approval of the vaccines would change the picture.