A video posted by the House minority whip distorts and twists comments made by President Biden and other Democrats in 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT True That Whether Vaccines Work Or Don’t Work For Others, You Don’t Need One
Is it true that whether a vaccine works or doesn't work for other people, you don't need one? Paradoxically, neither of these claims is true: You need protection even if others are vaccinated and especially when the vaccine, like many oth
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fireworks ‘Stairway To Heaven’ Is NOT Tribute To Led Zeppelin
Was a fireworks version of the Led Zeppelin song "Stairway to Heaven" created in Japan as a tribute to the rock band? No, that's not true: "Sky Ladder" was an art installation originally showcased in Quanzhou, China, by artist Cai Guo-Qia
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All Spirit Airlines Flight Attendants Did NOT Quit Their Jobs And The Airline Did NOT Cancel All Its Flights As of August 3, 2021
Did all Spirit Airlines flight attendants quit their jobs and did the airline cancel all its flights as of August 3, 2021? No, that's not true: Although Spirit experienced significant delays and cancellations in the first days of August 2
Snopes→ Did CDC Say That COVID-19 Vaccines Are ‘Failing’?
Social media posts also claimed the U.S. health agency announced that the vaccinated are “superspreaders.”
Snopes→ Nursing Home to Workers: Get Vaccine or Lose Your Job
The new requirement comes from Genesis Healthcare, which has 70,000 employees at nearly 400 nursing homes and senior communities.
Snopes→ Unvaccinated, Hospitalized: Patient Now Advocates for Vaccine
Cedric Daniels and Joshua Bradstreet Contreras initially didn't think they really needed the coronavirus vaccine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The ‘Lovers And Friends Festival’ Lineup Is NOT A Fake — It’s Scheduled For May 2022
Is the "Lovers and Friends Festival" lineup a fake? No, that's not true: The music festival is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas in May 2022 with the artists listed on the festival's website. The claim of a fake appeared in a July 30,
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – CDC did not say vaccines are failing or vaccinated people are superspreaders
“CDC confesses: Vaccines are failing, and the vaxxed can be superspreaders.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Fox Host’s Visit Brings New Attention to Hungary’s ‘Illiberal’ Regime
A far right Fox News presenter’s appearance in Hungary — and photographed meeting with its authoritarian head of state — has brought new attention to that country’s descent into what one observer described as “soft fascism
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Capitol Police’s Tampa Office
In a July 6 press release about changes the U.S. Capitol Police is making in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol, the agency announced it is adding field offices in Tampa and San Francisco to investigate threats against members of Congress. Sinc
Truth or Fiction?→ Ashli Babbitt Cremation Request
On August 3 2021, longtime disinformation purveyor Judicial Watch issued a “press release” provocatively titled, “New Documents reveal the DC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner Submitted a Request to Cremate Ashli Babbitt Two Days
Snopes→ Odd Baseball Cards: Mickey Hatcher and the Giant Glove
Hatcher was one of the "stunt men" on the bench of the 1988 championship Dodgers team.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Safer to be unvaccinated against COVID-19? In several ways, that’s False
It’s safer to be unvaccinated than vaccinated against COVID-19.
FactCheck.org→ Sequencing Used to Identify Delta, Other Coronavirus Variants
SciCheck Digest Researchers use genomic sequencing — not the clinical tests used to diagnose patients with COVID-19 — to identify and track specific variants of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, including the highly contagious delta varian
Snopes→ 700,000 People Expected at Sturgis Bike Rally, Despite Virus Variant
Crowds of bikers are rumbling their way towards South Dakota's Black Hills, raising fears that COVID-19 infections will be unleashed among the 700,000 people expected to show up at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally.
FactCheck.org→ Senators Claim Infrastructure Bill Is ‘Paid For’; Experts Disagree
Both Democratic and Republican senators who negotiated a bipartisan infrastructure bill have claimed the legislation is “paid for.” But a budget watchdog group says the bill only pays for about half of the $548 billion in new spending. The
Snopes→ Why Designing an Olympic Logo Is So Difficult
The history of Olympic logos shows it’s not easy to strike the tricky balance between capturing the spirit of the Games and that of the host city.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that ivermectin is bringing down COVID-19 mortality rate in Mexico lacks evidence
Ivermectin caused a substantial decrease in the excess mortality rate in Mexico.
Snopes→ Belarus Olympic Runner Who Feared Going Home Lands in Poland
Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who feared for her safety at home after criticizing her coaches on social media, flew into Warsaw on a humanitarian visa.
Snopes→ Library Book Returned After 50 Years with $20 Bill
A book checked out a half-century ago has been anonymously returned to a library in northeastern Pennsylvania, officials said.
PolitiFact→ The CDC’s new eviction moratorium: Is it legal?
Truth or Fiction?→ Taino Chief Hatuey’s Last Words Meme
On August 4 2021, prolific Imgur account OctopussSevenTwo shared a meme to Imgur which described the purported last words of Taíno chief Hatuey before being burned alive. One day prior, a Reddit account shared the same meme to r/Damnthatsinteresting
Snopes→ Sumo Scare? Riders Say Horses Might Be Spooked by Statue
Riders say a life-size sumo wrestler positioned next to the 10th obstacle on the 14-jump Olympic course may have distracted several horses in qualifying for the individual jumping final.
Snopes→ Trump Absent from Highlight Reel at Disney World’s Reopened Hall of Presidents
Video from Joe Biden's animatronic debut at the reopened Magic Kingdom attraction showed a film that ended with Obama, not Trump.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Officer Michael Fanone Was NOT U.S. Capitol Rioter Carrying A Confederate Flag
Was Washington, D.C., Metropolitan police officer Michael Fanone the person carrying a Confederate flag during the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection? No, that's not true: Although photos of Fanone and the person carrying the flag
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – Rick Scott’s false claim that Biden, Democrats have done nothing to help families pay their bills
Says Joe Biden and Democrats “have done absolutely nothing to help families struggling to keep up with inflation.”
Snopes→ Yes, This ‘Smokenado’ Video Is Real
The video features a strange, funnel cloud-shaped column of smoke.
Snopes→ Push to Oust Cuomo Gathers Force as Prosecutors Eye Him, Too
While political pressure grew, so did the potential for criminal charges against the third-term Democratic governor.
Snopes→ DC Police Officer Michael Fanone Did Not Storm Capitol with Confederate Flag
A baseless smear directed at D.C. police officer Michael Fanone was circulated on social media.
Snopes→ Mattel Releases Barbie Doll of Scientist Behind Oxford COVID-19 Vaccine
Mattel, the company behind Barbie, is honoring women in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
The Dispatch→ Did a Man Win Gold in the Olympic Women’s Weightlifting Competition?
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Snopes→ Did Obama Scale Back ‘Massive’ 60th Birthday Party Due to COVID-19 Concerns?
George Clooney, Steven Spielberg, and Oprah Winfrey were reportedly among the "hundreds" of invitees.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fauci did not say there was a COVID-19 variant that can evade detection
“Fauci just told us they found a (coronavirus) variant that ‘evades the test.’”
Full Fact→ Yellow Card data isn’t proof of Covid-19 vaccine deaths
A widely shared Facebook post contains an image featuring the logos of gov.uk and the Medicine and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) Yellow Card reporting scheme. The graphic says “1517 deaths 1,102,228 adverse reactions”
Full Fact→ There is no graphene oxide in the Covid-19 vaccines
A widely shared Facebook post claims that vaccines contain “Graphene Oxide Nano Particles” and that these can reassemble on command and travel to any part of the body. Nanoparticles are a generic term for very small particles which ar
AllSides→ Facebook bans academics who researched ad transparency and misinformation on Facebook
https://www.theverge.com/2021/8/4/22609020/facebook-bans-academic-researchers-ad-transparency-misinformation-nyu-ad-observatory-plug-in
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines can cause humans to become magnetic.
The COVID-19 vaccines do not contain any ingredient that can produce an electromagnetic field.
Snopes→ Head of UN Health Agency Seeks Vaccine Booster Moratorium
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said richer countries have administered about 100 doses of coronavirus vaccines for every 100 people on average, while low-income countries — hampered by short supplies — have provided only about 1.5
Logically→ Nancy Pelosi made millions in insider trading.
Although some claims in Russel Brand's video are true, the facts are out of context. There is no evidence to suggest the Pelosi's violated any law.