Were Super Bowl LV attendees "packed like sardines" at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on February 7, 2021, creating the potential of a superspreader COVID-19 event? No, that's not true: Those weren't all people at the champions
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Health Feedback→ Article claiming that masks contribute to cancer development misrepresents a study about lung cancer, which didn’t involve masks at all
REVIEW An article published at the end of January 2021 by the outlet Blacklisted News, identified as a “conspiracy-pseudoscience” source by Media Bias/Fact Check, claimed that mask-wearing over a prolonged period of time contributes to the devel
FactCheck.org→ McCarthy Misleads on State and Local Revenue
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy misleadingly argues that federal aid to state and local governments is unnecessary because state and local tax receipts were “the highest… in American history” in the third quarter. State budget
The Dispatch→ Did the World Health Organization Say We Don’t Need to Wear Masks?
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Full Fact→ Evidence doesn’t show 20,000 people ‘sick with Covid’ fail to self-isolate every day
“Confirmation that 20,000 people a day sick with Covid are not isolating confirms our repeated warnings that without decent sick pay and support we won’t break chains of transmission.” Jonathan Ashworth MP, 3 February 2021. It has be
AFP Fact Check→ Facebook posts falsely report ‘arrest’ of discredited US researcher who featured in ‘Plandemic’ video
Multiple Facebook posts shared in February 2021 claim police have detained discredited US researcher Judy Mikovits for "discovering evidence that deadly retroviruses are transmitted through vaccines". This is false: Mikovits has not been arrested in
AFP Fact Check→ Article misleads on Merck’s decision to drop Covid-19 vaccines
An article shared on social media claims US pharmaceutical company Merck discontinued Covid-19 vaccine research and said recovering from the virus would be more effective. This is inaccurate; the company said it scrapped its vaccine candidates because
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Students Did NOT Jump From A Balcony At School To Flee A Mandatory Vaccine
Did students in a school in Nigeria jump from a balcony to get away from a mandatory vaccine? No, that's not true: This is video of a May 2019 incident at the Community Secondary School in Oroworukwo, in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The stampe
The Dispatch→ Do ‘All the Economics Show’ That a Minimum Wage Increase Will Help the Economy?
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Snopes→ Calls Grow for US to Rely on Rapid Tests to Fight Pandemic
Most experts agree that the current U.S. system, which relies heavily on lab testing, is still incapable of containing the virus that is killing more than 3,000 Americans per day.
Snopes→ Tax Forms Help Reveal Extent of Unemployment Fraud in US
Unemployment agencies across the U.S. became lucrative targets for criminals when they were bombarded with claims last year as millions lost jobs due to coronavirus shutdowns.
AFP Fact Check→ Doctor with expired license falsely claims masks don’t work
A YouTube video and social media posts claim a man blowing vape smoke through various face masks shows that they do not help prevent the spread of coronavirus. This is false; experts agree that while the virus itself is small enough to fit through mask
FactCheck.org→ Headlines Distort the Facts on CDC Mask Order
Quick Take Headlines shared on social media distort the facts of a recent order by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that mandates face masks be worn on public transportation. The order doesn’t require that individuals wear two masks
Snopes→ New Orleans to Shut Down Bars during Mardi Gras Weekend
That’s usually among the busiest times of the year, but Mayor LaToya Cantrell says it is an attempt to slow the spread of coronavirus.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada Is NOT Putting Passengers Arriving On International Flights In ‘Forced Detention…COVID Camp’
Is the Canadian government putting passengers arriving on international flights into 'forced detention' in a 'COVID camp'? No, that's not true: Canada has recently required passengers arriving on international flights, who had traveled fo
Full Fact→ Some people have died after Covid-19 vaccination—not because of it
We’ve seen several posts on Facebook using the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) in the US to claim that Covid-19 vaccines have caused many deaths. This is not what the VAERS data means. It is a list of reported incidents that took p
Logically→ COVID-19 originated in bat caves in China.
The World Helath Organization (WHO) are continuing to research the genetic makeup of COVID-19, which is similar to coronaviruses found in bats.
Full Fact→ Ipsos MORI isn’t trying to kill you with Covid tests
A number of posts on social media claim that the name of market research company Ipsos MORI translates to ‘they die’ in Latin. A TikTok video being shared widely on Whatsapp warns people this means they will die if they get a Covid-19 test.
Full Fact→ People giving Covid-19 vaccines won’t be tried as war criminals
A video that’s been shared over 10,000 times on Facebook from someone who calls himself “Old Man In A Chair” makes a number of misleading statements about the status of various Covid-19 vaccines being issued in the UK. His main claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elderly Woman In Washington State Was NOT ‘Kidnapped’ For Refusing To Take A Test For COVID-19
Was an elderly woman in Washington state "kidnapped" for refusing to take a COVID-19 test? No, that's not true: The woman was placed in quarantine while she received medical treatment, according to a statement from the Clark County Sherif
Full Fact→ No evidence that nanoparticles in Covid-19 vaccines affect fertility
A post on Facebook has claimed the Moderna and Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines “use lipid nanoparticles to deliver an mRNA load into cells” and claims those nanoparticles have adverse effects, like harming both male and female reproductive systems
The Dispatch→ Has Merck Said It’s ‘More Effective’ to Catch COVID Than Take a Vaccine?
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Health Feedback→ The lethality of COVID-19 is much higher than the flu; the Biden press corps didn’t say COVID-19 was a hoax
REVIEW The coronavirus caused more than 100 million COVID-19 cases and more than 2 million deaths worldwide as of January 2021. However, the impact of the disease has been the subject of disinformation throughout the pandemic. Many claimed that COVI
Health Feedback→ Vaccines are useful even when there is a treatment for a disease, contrary to claim by Lee Merritt in The New American video
REVIEW A video of an interview, published by The New American on 15 January 2021, featured Lee Merritt, an orthopedic surgeon and former president of the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). The AAPS has previously published misin
AFP Fact Check→ False social media posts claim WHO advised against wearing face masks in 2021, despite raging pandemic
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times in January 2021 claim the World Health Organization (WHO) has issued new advice against wearing face masks during the coronavirus pandemic. The posts contain a screenshot of an article that purports to
FactCheck.org→ Video Wrong About Fauci, COVID-19
Quick Take A video from conservative commentator Liz Wheeler falsely claims the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, repeatedly “lied” to the American public about the COVID-19 pandemic. She also misleads about C
Health Feedback→ The American Journal of Medicine didn’t recommend hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19; scientific evidence doesn’t show hydroxychloroquine is effective against COVID-19
REVIEW In late January 2021, social media posts and articles claimed that hydroxychloroquine was effective for the early treatment of COVID-19 patients based on a scientific publication in The American Journal of Medicine. The claim went viral on so
FactCheck.org→ Video Uses Bogus Claims to Stoke Race-Based Fears of COVID-19 Vaccine
Quick Take A viral video clip makes bogus claims about COVID-19 vaccines and falsely accuses the government of “pure racism” for “push[ing] this heavily on Blacks and browns.” Public health experts have recommended prioritizing
FactCheck.org→ Meme Misleads on Early Actions by Biden
Quick Take A meme purports to list actions taken by President Joe Biden in his “first 48 hours” in office — but most of the points are misleading or wrong. For example, the purported tax changes are proposals — some of which nee
Snopes→ Did ‘Yardi Gras’ Replace Mardi Gras Parades in New Orleans?
New Orleans residents marked the holiday a little differently in 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Full Fact→ There’s no proof steam inhalation cures Covid-19
We’ve been asked to check a chain message spreading on WhatsApp and Facebook, that makes a number of claims about Covid-19 and steam inhalation. The message claims that inhaling steam through the mouth and nose kills the virus while it is still i
Full Fact→ Pfizer vaccine effective, though not as effective as newspapers suggest
“Two Pfizer doses 'are 99.96% effective': Double jab weeks apart prevents almost ALL cases of Covid-19, research in Israel suggests”. Daily Mail, 29 January 2021. The Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine has been shown to be over 90% effective, but not
Truth or Fiction?→ Did 20 Million COVID-19 Vaccine Doses ‘Go Missing’?
Online speculation around former presidential advisor Jared Kushner swirled on social media after stories appeared about ongoing problems facing United States President Joe Biden’s administration as it continued fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, n
Poynter→ The WHO did not say you don’t need to wear a mask
As some experts have advised Americans to wear higher-quality or multiple face masks to protect against the coronavirus, a recent blog post that’s spreading widely on social media claims the World Health Organization says no masks are necessary.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘When Covid Hit New Zealand’ Tweet
In February 2021, an undated screenshot of a tweet spread on Reddit and Imgur, which purportedly described the way New Zealand handled the COVID-19 pandemic (with an unvoiced but inherent contrast with the United States): Yep here you are f
The Dispatch→ Are Guantanamo Prisoners Getting COVID Vaccines Before American Citizens?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: France And Australia Did NOT Say COVID-19 Vaccine Is A Fraud
Did France and Australia suspend their COVID-19 vaccination programs and say vaccine is a fraud? No, that's not true. Both France and Australia are continuing their vaccination programs to protect people from coronavirus infection. The cl
Snopes→ Vaccine Skepticism Lurks in Town Famous for Syphilis Study
The coronavirus immunization campaign is off to a shaky start in Tuskegee, Alabama, namesake of an infamous syphilis study.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The World Health Organization (WHO) Did NOT Say You Do Not Need To Wear A Mask
Did the World Health Organization (WHO) say you do not need to wear a mask? No, that's not true: A WHO Global COVID-19 Press Conference on January 22, 2021 emphasized that the public needs to wear masks in order to protect themselves from
The Dispatch→ Was Joe Biden’s Inauguration ‘Empty’?
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