Critics claimed the billionaire philanthropist purposefully donned the symbol in video interviews about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Snopes→ Are the Unvaccinated Being Forcibly Rounded up in Oklahoma?
An outdated conspiracy video about FEMA camps and vaccines gained new life amid 2020 pandemic worries.
Snopes→ Burr Submits Final Russia Report before Leaving Chairmanship
The report on the panel's counterintelligence findings – including whether President Donald Trump's campaign coordinated with Russia — marks the conclusion of its Russia probe.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Spreads Distorted Claim on Wuhan Lab Funding
The Wuhan Institute of Virology received $600,000 as part of a larger five-year U.S. government grant to a U.S.-based nonprofit studying emerging infectious diseases. But President Donald Trump put the figure at $7.5 million, saying he “ended it.
Snopes→ Did Trump Call for Obama to Resign After Ebola Doctor Returned to U.S.?
"We all lose when we allow irrational fear, fueled in part by prime-time ratings and political expediency, to supersede pragmatic public health preparedness," that doctor later wrote.
Snopes→ Pandemic Claims Yet Another Retailer: J.C. Penney
The coronavirus pandemic has pushed troubled department store chain J.C. Penney into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. It is the fourth major retailer to meet that fate.
Snopes→ Truckers Honk Near White House over Shipping Rates, Not ‘In Favor of’ Trump
President Donald Trump says the sound of truck horns just south of the White House is a “sign of love” for him from truckers. But the truckers are actually honking their opposition to low shipping rates.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Flu Shot Reticence
President Donald Trump cast doubt on the value of influenza vaccines, saying he has never had the seasonal flu and only got a flu shot because he was required to as president. “I don’t know if I should have. Who knows?” We don’t know what pro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stories About Pedophile Priest With HIV Who Raped 30 Children Then ‘Forgiven By Church’ NOT Real
Did the Catholic Church forgive a pedophile priest with HIV who raped 30 children? No, that's not true: There is no evidence the priest the story claims was HIV-positive, raped 30 children and was forgiven by the Catholic church ever existed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Someone Got Two Mail-In Ballots in California
Does a photo show someone received two mail-in ballots in California? No, that's not true: This photo shows two ballots for the upcoming Republican primary election in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, not California. The photo appeared in a post (arc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Greg Evensen’s ‘Heads Up Oklahoma’ Posted By Johnnie Cheadle Is NOT About 2020 Coronavirus
Are Oklahoma police planning to set up roadblocks to enforce a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination law and slap micro-chipped bracelets on people? No, this is not true: A video featuring conspiracy blogger Greg Evensen is from a 2009 speech in whic
Snopes→ Is This a 1918 Quarantine Ad for the Bell Telephone?
We'll say this much: This is a real advertisement from the New York phone company.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Thousands Upon Thousands’ Of Children Purportedly Kidnapped By A Satanic Pedophile Ring Have NOT Been ‘Pulled From Underground Bunkers’
Have thousands of children been pulled from secret pedophile bunkers and underground cities in a massive rescue operation led by President Trump and Russian President Putin? No, that's not true: It is a false conspiracy theory unsupported by r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Research Proves Mouthwash Could Protect Against COVID-19, But Scientists Say It Should Be Studied
Does research prove that commercial mouthwash could protect against COVID-19? No, that's not true: the effectiveness of gargling with mouthwash on killing the novel coronavirus is "under researched," according to British scientists who suggest
Snopes→ Are Democratic Legislators ‘Giddy’ Over COVID-19 Economic Fallout?
A classic example of what's called "copypasta" spreading unfounded rumors on social media.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Ulta Paying Employees for the Duration of the COVID-19 Pandemic?
On May 10 2020, Ulta Beauty became the subject of a viral Facebook post claiming that the chain continued paying their furloughed employees for the duration of the pandemic: In what appeared to be originally a friends-locked post, the alliterativel
Snopes→ Are Vegetarians Safe from COVID-19?
A claim alleges the World Health Organization found that vegetarians are unaffected by COVID-19 because the virus survives in animal fat.
Snopes→ FBI: Missouri Man Planning to Bomb Hospital Killed Himself
A Missouri man who was planning to bomb a Kansas City-area hospital killed himself as FBI agents served a probable cause arrest warrant, the FBI said.
Snopes→ Is This a 1962 Vision of Life in 2022?
Imagine scooting around in something like a cross between the Segway and the Smart car.
Snopes→ Coronavirus: Why the Math Behind ‘COVID Alert Levels’ Makes No Sense
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Twitter account released a number of “infographics” which are, quite frankly, baffling.
Snopes→ NIH director: Large-Scale Vaccine Testing Expected by July
At least four or five possible vaccines “look pretty promising,” National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins told the Associated Press.
Snopes→ Who’s in Charge of Lifting Lockdowns?
In the absence of nationwide coordination and leadership, governors have made their own decisions about how to contain the spread of the virus.
Snopes→ Louisville Seeks Federal Review of Police Killing of Breonna Taylor
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad have asked the U.S. Justice Department and the FBI to investigate Breonna Taylor's death.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Worker Did NOT Expose COV-19 Circuit Boards Being Installed in 5G Towers
Did a brave telecommunications worker expose circuit boards being installed in 5G towers bearing markings that read "COV-19"? No, that's not true: the piece of equipment visible in the viral video appears to be a piece of kit stripped from an
Snopes→ US Retail Sales Plunged in April as Coronavirus Hit
Sales fell a record 16.4% from March to April, nearly doubling the previous record — which was set a month earlier.
Washington Post→ Biden vs. Trump: The ad battle over China and the coronavirus
Both candidates are attacking each other as soft on China. Here's a guide to their claims.
Truth or Fiction?→ OurMine Seizes Popeyes, Burger King Web Sites
Late on May 14 2020 (or early on May 15 2020) Popeyes.com and BurgerKing.com were hacked, replaced with the following message, an email address, and the hashtag #OurMine: Our Mine is here[,] contact us for better security[.] Use of the hashtag #OurMin
Hoax-Slayer→ New Zealand Inland Revenue Tax Refund Phishing Scam
According to this email, which claims to be from New Zealand's Inland Revenue, you are eligible to receive a tax refund from 2019. The post New Zealand Inland Revenue Tax Refund Phishing Scam appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Hong Kong Shop Offers ‘Tear Gas’ Flavor Ice Cream
The main ingredient is black peppercorns, a reminder of the pungent, peppery rounds fired by police on the streets of the semi-autonomous Chinese city.
Snopes→ Virus Tests Hospitals in Pockets of US as Some States Reopen
From a hospital on the edge of the Navajo Nation to the suburbs of the nation's capital, front-line medical workers in coronavirus hot spots are struggling to keep up with a crushing load of patients while lockdown restrictions are lifting in many othe
Snopes→ Appeals Court Reinstates Lawsuit Over Trump’s Hotel Profits
A lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel has been revived by a divided federal appeals court.
The Dispatch→ Did Dr. Fauci Disagree With Trump’s Decision to Curtail Travel From China?
a.image2.image-link.image2-971-1456 { padding-bottom: 66.68956043956044%; padding-bottom: min(66.68956043956044%, 971px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image
Snopes→ Burr Steps Aside as Senate Intelligence Chair amid FBI Probe
A Republican senator with access to some of the nation's top secrets became further entangled in a deepening FBI investigation as agents examining a well-timed sale of stocks during the coronavirus outbreak showed up at his home with a warrant to searc
Snopes→ Man Accused of Eating Parts of Ex Going to Mental Hospital
A southern Indiana man accused of killing his ex-girlfriend and eating parts of her body in 2014 is headed to a state mental hospital months after being found incompetent to stand trial.
Snopes→ Man Blocks Black Delivery Driver in an Oklahoma Neighborhood
A black delivery driver says he was overcome with emotion while recording himself and a black co-worker being blocked into a gated Oklahoma City neighborhood for more than an hour by a white resident who demanded to know why they were there.
Truth or Fiction?→ Were Pride Parades Cancelled Over COVID-19 Without Sparking Armed Protests?
Right-wing personality Tomi Lahren’s attempt to criticize “liberals” on Twitter was refuted when several other users pointed out that she was attempted to gin up controversy that was already moot. “To the pro-eternal shutdown c
Snopes→ Hundreds Protest Stay-at-Home Order Outside Michigan Capitol
Hundreds of people angry or frustrated over Michigan's coronavirus stay-at-home order protested again outside the state Capitol, standing in the rain to call for a loosening of restrictions and for business owners to reopen in defiance of Gov. Gretchen
Snopes→ Stopped Cold: ‘Frozen’ Musical on Broadway Not to Reopen
The big budget musical "Frozen" will not reopen when Broadway theaters restart, marking the first time an established show has been felled by the coronavirus pandemic.
FactCheck.org→ Treason Conviction Wouldn’t Erase Presidential Actions
Quick Take Social media posts targeting former President Barack Obama suggest he will be tried for “treason” and falsely claim that if convicted his title would be “stripped away” along with all his presidential actions. There
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The United States Is NOT The Only Country On Earth Where People Are Protesting Coronavirus Lockdown
Is the United States the only country on Earth that is protesting being on lockdown amid the coronavirus outbreak? No, that's not true: There have been COVID-19 lockdown fueled protests around the world. There have been protests in France, Ger