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The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Biden’s Latest Statements on the Afghanistan Withdrawal
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Shot’ Is NOT Failing — It Prevents Most Infections And Reduces Symptoms Of Breakthrough Infections
Is a meme correct in implying vaccination ("the shot") is not working to prevent COVID-19? No, that's not true: Since it uses an image of a comedian's fictional rapper character, "Ali G," it may be satire. But the apparent reference to va
Snopes→ Country Singer Tom T. Hall Dies; Wrote ‘Harper Valley PTA’
Tom T. Hall, the singer-songwriter who composed “Harper Valley P.T.A.” and sang about life’s simple joys as country music’s consummate blue collar bard, has died. He was 85.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Taliban DOES Have More Black Hawk Helicopters Than 166 Other Nations But The Images Do NOT Show A Combat-Ready Aircraft
Is it true the Taliban are now in possession of more Black Hawk helicopters than 166 other nations around the globe? Yes, but context partially changes the meaning of that. For instance, images of Taliban insurgents standing near Black Ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Scientifically Speaking,’ The Vaccinated Are NOT The Disease Vectors ‘Spreading The Mutant Variants’ of COVID-19
Are people vaccinated against COVID-19 "superspreaders," serving as the transmitting vectors for the virus that caused the midsummer 2021 increase in hospitalizations, and did the delta variant and other new forms of the SARS-CoV-2 virus
Snopes→ Justice Dept. Seeks High Court Input on ‘Remain in Mexico’
The Justice Department asked the U.S. Supreme Court to delay the implementation of a judge’s order reinstating a Trump administration policy that forced thousands to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.
Snopes→ WATCH: Check Out the Winners of Nikon ‘Small World in Motion’ Video Competition
From a pooping worm to a birthing water flea, the videos offer an up-close-and-personal look at our world.
Snopes→ Official Taliban Websites Abruptly Go Offline
Cloudflare has not responded to emails and phone calls seeking comment on the development, which was first reported by The Washington Post.
Snopes→ AP Urges DeSantis to End Bullying Aimed at Reporter
The Associated Press called on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to end “harassing behavior” by one of his press aides against an AP reporter who has received threats and other online abuse.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Statements About Afghanistan
Since the Taliban seized control of the Afghanistan capital Kabul on Aug. 15, President Joe Biden has delivered speeches and given interviews to defend his administration’s handling of the U.S. withdrawal that preceded the swift fall of the Afghan go
FactCheck.org→ Malala Yousafzai Has Responded to Taliban Takeover, Plight of ‘My Afghan Sisters’
Quick Take Malala Yousafzai has expressed deep concerns for women and children in Afghanistan since the Taliban entered the country’s capital on Aug. 15. Yet a post on social media falsely accused Yousafzai, a children’s rights advocate, of bei
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIPAA Does NOT Protect People From Having To Reveal Their COVID-19 Vaccination Status
Does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, more commonly known by its acronym HIPAA, protect people from having to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status at a restaurant, bar or similar business or organization? No, t
Snopes→ No, Australian Officials Did Not Say They Would ‘Seize’ and Forcibly Vaccinate 24,000 Kids
Vaccine-skeptical outlets took a voluntary vaccination drive in New South Wales and distorted it into a barbaric (and fictional) incident of mass kidnapping and forced injection.
Snopes→ Soccer Player, Zaki Anwari, Died Falling From Plane Departing Kabul
The teenager had played for Afghanistan’s national youth team.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Danny DeVito Lose His ‘Verified’ Status on Twitter?
Actor Danny DeVito’s show of support for Nabisco workers gained attention on Twitter not just for the sentiment, but for the accusations that followed of reprisal from the platform. “Support Nabisco workers striking for humane working hours
Snopes→ New England Preps for 1st Hurricane in 30 Years with Henri
New Englanders bracing for their first direct hit by a hurricane in 30 years began hauling boats out of the water and taking other precautions as Tropical Storm Henri barreled toward the Northeast coast.
Truth or Fiction?→ Why is OnlyFans Banning Content?
On August 20 2021, an Imgur user shared screenshots of a Twitter thread about the news that OnlyFans was banning sexually explicit content: A lot of people are getting the OnlyFans story wrong, and the reality of it is a lot more damaging and concer
AllSides→ More Americans now say government should take steps to restrict false information online than in 2018
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Snopes→ Biden Pledges to Americans in Kabul: ‘We Will Get You Home’
Biden also said Friday the United States is committed to evacuating all Afghans who assisted the war effort.
Snopes→ Mike Richards out as ‘Jeopardy!’ Host After Past Scrutinized
Producer Mike Richards stepped down from his brief tenure as host of “Jeopardy!” after a report about past misogynistic comments surfaced this week and following a drumbeat of criticism about his selection and how it was made.
Snopes→ Does Twitter Allow Taliban-Affiliated Accounts?
Such accounts are banned or being removed from Facebook and YouTube.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: An Afghan Man Did NOT Ride On Airplane’s Engine – It Was Photoshopped
Did an Afghan man clamber onto a departing jet and ride atop its engine to escape the Taliban? No, that's not true: A Vietnamese man who produces trick photos did the video as a prank. Also, a spokesperson for an airplane manufacturing co
Snopes→ Walmart ‘GALE’ Receipts Are Outdated
Isolated cashiers' errors in 2019 continue to stir up concerns in 2021.
Snopes→ Did Boebert Praise Taliban for ‘Building Back Better’?
The supposed tweet came after the fundamentalist group took over Afghanistan in August 2021.
Full Fact→ Covid testing hasn’t left 12 million on NHS waiting lists
A Facebook post shares a meme which says “Britain in 2021: We are currently testing millions of people who aren’t ill, whilst not treating 12 million people who are ill”. The caption of the post then says that this backlog of “g
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Biden’s Claim That ‘Some of the Afghans Did Not Want to Leave Earlier’
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Snopes→ GOP Governors, School Districts Battle over Mask Mandates
Millions of students in Florida, Texas and Arizona are now required to wear masks in class as school boards in mostly Democratic areas have defied their Republican governors and made face coverings mandatory.
The Dispatch→ Did Biden Nominate the First Gay Federal Appeals Court Judge?
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Health Feedback→ Video shared by Sebastian Gorka Facebook page shows nurse making false and unsubstantiated claims about ivermectin, COVID-19 PCR tests, and COVID-19 vaccine safety
REVIEW On 13 August 2021, the Facebook page “America First With Dr. Sebastian Gorka” published a video of nurse Nicole Whitley, who made several claims about ivermectin, COVID-19 vaccine safety, and the COVID-19 PCR tests. Sebastian Gork
Logically→ COVID-19 mRNA vaccines cannot alter your DNA.
mRNA is different from DNA. mRNA can’t combine with DNA to alter our genetic code.
Snopes→ US Struggles to Speed Kabul Airlift Despite Taliban, Chaos
The United States is struggling to pick up the pace of American and Afghan evacuations at Kabul airport, constrained by obstacles ranging from armed Taliban checkpoints to paperwork problems.
Full Fact→ Covid vaccines and pregnancy: fact checked
We all deserve information we can trust, especially when making important decisions about our health. For pregnant women and their families, this has been an especially worrying time. Vaccine uptake among pregnant women has been lower than other
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ICU Nurse Offers NO Proof Ivermectin Is Effective At Treating COVID-19
Does an ICU nurse give proof that ivermectin is effective at treating COVID-19? No, that's not true: Ivermectin, which is frequently used to treat or prevent parasites in animals, is not approved for treating or preventing COVID-19 in hum
Snopes→ Texas Democrats Return, End 38-Day Holdout over Voting Bill
A standoff in Texas over new voting restrictions that gridlocked the state Capitol for 38 consecutive days ended when some Democrats who fled to Washington, D.C., dropped their holdout, paving the way for Republicans to resume pushing an elections over
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: PEZ Candy Dispensers CANNOT Be Loaded From The Bottom
Can PEZ candy dispensers be loaded from the bottom with a wrapped candy roll? No, that's not true: The PEZ Twitter account tweeted that "you can't load a wrapped #PEZ candy roll from the bottom." Why? Because there's a spring and a piece
Snopes→ Record Delta Wave Hits Kids, Raises Fear As US Schools Open
The surging virus is spreading anxiety and causing turmoil and infighting among parents, administrators, and politicians around the U.S., especially in states like Florida and Texas.
Snopes→ Man Surrenders After Claiming to Have Bomb Near US Capitol
A North Carolina man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff that prompted a massive police response and the evacuations of government buildings in the area.
Snopes→ Man Surrenders After Claiming to Have Bomb Near US Capitol
A North Carolina man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff that prompted a massive police response and the evacuations of government buildings in the area.
Snopes→ Three Senators Test Positive for COVID in Breakthrough Cases
Three senators said they have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated, a high-profile collection of breakthrough cases that comes as the highly infectious delta variant spreads rapidly across the United States.