Both political parties are spinning the facts on whether the Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act would raise taxes. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says the climate bill “does not raise taxes” but merely closes tax “loopholes.”
Search Results (11436) for: claims
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Monkeypox Is NOT Airborne Disease That Causes Paralysis
Is monkeypox an airborne disease that causes paralysis? No, that's not true: While its transmission might occur during prolonged face-to-face contact, the particles do not stay in the air for long and thus it cannot be classified as an ai
Health Feedback→ The CDC hasn’t classified monkeypox as airborne; transmission is typically through sustained physical contact
REVIEW The recent monkeypox outbreak has led to the disease spreading in dozens of countries where it isn’t normally found. There have been over 25,000 cases and a small number of deaths, leading to the World Health Organization (WHO) declaring a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Children Being Saved From Human Trafficker Selling Them For Adrenochrome
Does a video show children being saved from a human trafficker who may have been selling them for adrenochrome? No, that's not true: The video shows children being taken out of a truck by authorities after trying to leave a Syrian displac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fireball Whiskey Does NOT Contain Antifreeze, Propylene Glycol
Does Fireball whiskey contain antifreeze or propylene glycol? No, that's not true: It contains neither, according to the company, which states on its website: "All versions of Fireball, both in the U.S. and the rest of the world, are 100%
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Smithsonian Did NOT Destroy Giant Skeletons — It’s An Internet Hoax
Did the Smithsonian Institute admit to destroying thousands of giant human skeletons? Did the U.S. Supreme Court order the Smithsonian to release classified documents that would prove this? No, neither are true: A representative for the S
FactCheck.org→ Misrepresentation of Germany’s Data on Unverified COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects
SciCheck Digest Viral claims have repeatedly misrepresented unverified data from a U.S. vaccine safety system that encourages reports of any potential side effects — whether they’re likely to be caused by the vaccine or not. Now we’re
Health Feedback→ No evidence for claim that excess folic acid causes ADHD; MTHFR gene variants are common, generally don’t cause health problems
REVIEW On 26 July 2022, businessman Brad Lea posted a video excerpt of his interview with Gary Brecka, CEO of Streamline Medical Group, on Facebook. The caption of the video claimed that “The MTHFR gene mutation inhibits the way the body processes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Putin Is Preparing To Flee Russia ‘Should He Be Defeated In Ukraine’
Is Russian President Vladimir Putin preparing to "flee Russia should he be defeated in Ukraine"? As of August 2, 2022, there is no publicly available evidence that such plans are in place. The post making that claim cites a Telegram chann
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World’s First Female F-35 Fighter Pilot Did NOT Crash
Did the world's first female F-35 pilot crash a plane on its first flight? No, that's not true: According to Lt. Col. (retired) Christine Mau, she has "never crashed any airplane." A public affairs officer with the U.S. Air Force (USAF) c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: African Americans Do NOT Make Up 87% Of Kidney Dialysis Patients In US In 2022
Do African Americans make up 87 percent of kidney dialysis patients in the United States in 2022? No, that's not true: According to government data, the proportion of Black recipients of the treatment is 35 percent. The claim appeared in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Antifa, Federal Agents Were Behind The 2021 U.S. Capitol Attack
Were antifa and federal agents behind the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol? No, that's not true: Supporters of former President Donald Trump were behind the January 6, 2021, attack. Claims that antifa members were responsible have been rep
FactCheck.org→ ‘Unequivocal’ Evidence that Humans Cause Climate Change, Contrary to Posts of Old Video
SciCheck Digest There is “unequivocal” evidence that humans are causing global warming, the U.N. climate change panel has said. But viral posts revive a 2014 video of Weather Channel co-founder John Coleman falsely claiming “climate c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Machines Did NOT Fail Testing For Colorado Secretary Of State Recount
Did Dominion voting machines fail testing for a primary recount in the race for Colorado secretary of state? No, that's not true: Dominion Voting Systems, the Colorado secretary of state's office and the El Paso County clerk and recorder'
Snopes→ Did Trump Say Biden ‘Has Dementia’ and Is Moving to a Wisconsin Nursing Home?
Former U.S. President Donald Trump used his own social media platform, Truth Social, to spread baseless claims about the current president's health.
Truth or Fiction?→ Bank of America ‘We Hope Conditions for American Workers Will Get Worse’ Memo
On July 31 2022, posts to Twitter and Reddit referenced signs about a leaked Bank of America memo and a quote — “we hope conditions for American workers get worse”: Posters Everywhere At Bank Of America #BankOfAmericaScandal #Boycot
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Do the COVID Vaccines Contain Scopolamine, a Potentially Fatal Narcotic?
(Photograph by Patric T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images.)A widely shared article from Real Raw News, which describes itself as an “independent publisher” that “explores content often avoided by the mainstream media,” claims that “
AllSides→ Fact Check: Is Justin Trudeau Under Investigation for Genocide
https://checkyourfact.com/2022/07/27/fact-check-trudeau-investigation-genocide/ A post shared on Faceb
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Backing Story Of Child Prodigy Neurologist Healing Self, 4,000 Others With ‘Unique Scent’
Did a child named Susey who was completely paralyzed with cerebral palsy, "no different than a statue," become completely healed and acquire the "intelligence of a college student" when she was only 8? Was she granted scholarships where s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Soybeans Are NOT Unnatural Plastic Products Made In England
Do soybeans or soy-based products such as tofu contain plastic? No, that's not true: This claim is based on another false statement -- that starch, present in this plant in insignificant amounts -- is an unnatural product. The source of t
FactCheck.org→ Posts Distort Chinese Research Creating Fragment of Monkeypox Viral Genome
SciCheck Digest A Wuhan Institute of Virology study describes assembling part of a monkeypox viral genome for use in a diagnostic test. Although the researchers only made a fraction of the genome — and it matches a different version of the virus
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove That Sea Levels Aren’t Rising — They Are
Do photos prove that sea levels aren't rising? No, that's not true: Scientists agree that the global sea level is rising, and it is rising at an increasing rate. Photographs of historic landmarks, displayed without any context or explanat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Convict, Vote To Execute Secretary Of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough
Did the U.S. military convict and vote to execute Secretary of Veterans Affairs Denis McDonough? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the Pentagon told Lead Stories the story was "completely false." The U.S. Department of Veterans Affa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Food Additives Found In Dairy Queen Soft Serve Are NOT Enough To Cause Cancer, Heart Disease
Are the food additives found in Dairy Queen's soft serve harmful to the human body? No, that's not true: The amount of food additives in a Dairy Queen soft serve is not enough to cause the health problems in this claim. A chemist told Lea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Does NOT Directly Offer Free Smartphone — Just Cheaper Service For Those Who Qualify
Can people receiving government benefits get a free smartphone directly through the government? No, that's not true: There is no government program that directly offers a free smartphone. However, the Federal Communications Commission (FC
Full Fact→ Article about monkeypox living on door handles for 120 years is fake
The altered screenshot also claims the virus “can infect anyone from 5 miles away”.
Full Fact→ Monkeypox is not a cover-up for the effects of the Covid-19 vaccine
There’s no evidence of any link between the recent monkeypox virus outbreak and the Covid-19 vaccines, which do not damage immune systems, as a video claims.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ray Epps’ Wife Robyn Does NOT Work For Company That’s A Division Of Dominion Voting Systems
Does Ray Epps' wife work for a company that owns Dominion Voting Systems? No, that's not true: Robyn Epps is the wife of Ray Epps, who has become a target of a conspiracy theory that claims that since he has not been arrested for particip
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Did NOT Find Wasp Venom In COVID Vaccines For Children
Did the U.S. military find wasp venom in COVID-19 vaccines for children? No, that's not true: As of July 28, 2022, only Pfizer and Moderna vaccines were approved for people 17 and under in the United States. Neither of them includes the v
FactCheck.org→ Unraveling Trump’s Unsubstantiated Claim of ‘Crooked’ Nursing Home Votes
Former President Donald Trump is making yet another unsubstantiated claim of voter fraud, this time relying on a disputed, partisan report to assert that “thousands and thousands and thousands of crooked votes” came out of nursing homes in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Represent Devon Island, Canada, As Mars
Did NASA use the landscape of a remote Arctic island in Canada to produce fake images that were then falsely represented as exploration on the planet Mars? No, that's not true: This accusation lacks a key element -- there is no evidence t
Truth or Fiction?→ DCCC Spending Half a Million Dollars to Meddle in GOP Primary?
In late July 2022, posts on social media asserted that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) allocated “nearly half a million dollars to air ads boosting Donald Trump-endorsed John Gibbs over Rep. Peter Meijer (R-Mich.), who vot
Full Fact→ Tumours are not ‘there to save your life’
A Facebook post which claims cancer is ‘created’ by doctors performing needle biopsies on tumours and that it can be starved by natural remedies is inaccurate and potentially harmful.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t weaken the immune system; Lancet study misrepresented in Virology Journal comment
REVIEW On 21 July 2022, Fox News host Tucker Carlson claimed that “it’s looking likely that [COVID-19] vaccines suppress the immune system”. To support that assertion, Carlson cited a review article by Seneff et al. and a comment in Virology J
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT True That Without Your Written Consent Debt Collectors Can’t Buy Your Debt, ‘Come After You’
Is it true that debt collection agencies cannot buy your debt and "come after you" without your written consent? No, that's not true: Although they must follow strict communication guidelines, debt collectors can purchase debt and pursue
Truth or Fiction?→ No, the Loch Ness Monster’s Existence is Not ‘Plausible’
On July 26 2022, several organizations claimed that the existence of the Loch Ness monster had just been deemed “plausible,” an odd story promoted to readers on social media already inured to bizarre developments: The Loch Ness Monster is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Requiring Federal Taxes IS Legal
Did a former IRS agent discover that there is no law stating that taxes need to be paid? No, that's not true: The IRS says that paying federal income tax is not voluntary. Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code says there is a tax on taxa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plankton In Atlantic Ocean Is NOT 90% Gone
Is plankton in the Atlantic Ocean 90 percent gone? No, that's not true; this claim is missing context. The author of the plankton study told Lead Stories that the newspaper article making the claim did not accurately reflect that his stud
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Identify ‘New Cloud’ Called A Sundog In 1998
Did NASA designate a "new cloud" called a sundog in 1998? No, that's not true: A sundog is not a cloud. It is an optical phenomenon caused by refraction of the sun's rays by ice crystals in the atmosphere. This phenomenon is not caused by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Register To Vote As A Man
Did Michelle Obama register to vote as a man in 1994 in Illinois? No, that's not true: A public information officer at the Illinois State Board of Elections told Lead Stories that this claim is inaccurate. The document that is supposedly