Trucks are expected to roll out Sunday morning as shipping companies UPS and FedEx begin delivering Pfizer’s vaccine to nearly 150 distribution centers across the states.
Snopes→ UK Homeowner Delays Sale of Home After Banksy Mural Appears
The elusive British street artist's piece — titled “Aachoo!!” — depicts an elderly woman sneezing, sending her dentures flying out of her mouth.
Snopes→ Is McDonald’s Huge Chicken Pack Intended to Serve 2 People?
How many people should it take to eat four McChicken sandwiches, four medium fries, and 20 McNuggets?
Snopes→ Nick Stahl is Not Dead, despite Misleading Ads
A photograph of "Terminator 3" star Nick Stahl was misleadingly used to illustrate a third-party clickbait story about celebrity deaths in 2020.
Snopes→ Nick Stahl is Not Dead, despite Misleading Ads
A photograph of "Terminator 3" star Nick Stahl was misleadingly used to illustrate a third-party clickbait story about celebrity deaths in 2020.
Snopes→ Is This ‘Chemistree’ Picture Real?
Oh chemistree, oh chemistree, how organic are your branches?
Snopes→ Is This ‘Chemistree’ Picture Real?
Oh chemistree, oh chemistree, how organic are your branches?
Snopes→ US Allows Emergency COVID-19 Vaccine in Bid to End Pandemic
Shots for health workers and nursing home residents are expected to begin in the coming days in the U.S.
Snopes→ US Allows Emergency COVID-19 Vaccine in Bid to End Pandemic
Shots for health workers and nursing home residents are expected to begin in the coming days in the U.S.
Logically→ Six people died as a result of the COVID-19 vaccine trials of Pfizer and BioNTech.
Out of six people who died during the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine trials, only two were given the vaccine, & none of the deaths were linked to the trial.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Fleets Were NOT Positioned Off Both U.S. Coasts Bracing For Unrest After Supreme Court Rejects Suit To Overturn Election
Were U.S. Navy aircraft carrier fleets positioned off both U.S. coasts after the Supreme Court refused to hear the lawsuit seeking to overturn election results that cost Trump a second term? No, that's not true: A Pentagon source confirme
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: What The Story About China, Dominion and $400 Million Is Actually About
Did China buy Dominion Voting Systems for $400 million in October 2020? No, that's not accurate: A Swiss investment bank's New York subsidiary, UBS Securities LLC, in October bought $400 million in shares Dominion's parent company, Staple
Snopes→ Did a Man Sue Chick-fil-A Over Long Drive-Thru Lines?
Chick-fil-A is one of the popular fast food restaurants known for typically having lengthy drive-thru lines.
Snopes→ Northern Lights a ‘Big Miss,’ US Space Forecaster Says
An initially promising U.S. forecast for the northern lights has gone bust.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Rejects Texas Attack on Biden Victory
The Supreme Court has rejected a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory.
Snopes→ Viral Spread: Americans Paying the Price for Thanksgiving
Across the country, contact tracers and emergency room doctors are hearing repeatedly from new coronavirus patients that they socialized over Thanksgiving with people outside their households.
Snopes→ As He Rails on Election, Trump Largely Mum on Toll of Virus
Of Trump's recent tweets, 82 percent have been focused on the election and just 7 percent on the COVID-19 coronavirus.
Snopes→ Can an 18-Year-Old ‘Legally Adopt’ a 17-Year-Old?
An interesting legal claim stirred up plenty of debate on TikTok in December 2020.
Snopes→ Baseless Claims Fill Trump-Backed Election Case
A lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to subvert the will of the voters who elected Joe Biden president over Donald Trump makes a barrage of claims that don't hold up under basic scrutiny.
Snopes→ Is Olive Garden Going Out of Business?
An online ad promoting a list of restaurants closing in 2020 may have stopped breadstick-lovers in their tracks.
Snopes→ Did the Sky Turn Purple in Sweden?
Aurora borealis? A nuclear explosion? No, just a tomato farm.
FactCheck.org→ Nine Election Fraud Claims, None Credible
A list of bogus election fraud claims, cobbled together from dubious websites and failed lawsuits aimed at overturning President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, has spread widely online. It appeared in a recent story posted in a p
Snopes→ Does Pouring Dish Soap Down Drains Remove Clogs?
Pouring dish soap in household plumbing, whether it be a toilet, bath tub, or kitchen sink, has prompted a lot of online tips and warnings.
Snopes→ Did a Photo Show iPads Used for Virtual End-of-Life Visits Due to COVID-19?
A viral picture of a roomful of tablets alluded to the widespread emotional devastation caused by COVID-19.
Snopes→ Does a Photograph Show Rep. Eric Swalwell With Alleged Chinese Spy?
The woman, who left the country abruptly in 2015, has been photographed with several high-profile U.S. politicians.
Snopes→ White House Threatens FDA Chief’s Job over Vaccine Approval
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows pressed Food and Drug Administration chief Stephen Hahn to grant an emergency use authorization for Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine by the end of the day or face possible firing.
AFP Fact Check→ Claims of Nevada voter fraud rejected by state’s top court
Social media posts claim about 100,000 votes cast in Nevada were fraudulent, surpassing US president-elect Joe Biden’s margin of victory in the state. This is false; the Supreme Court of Nevada examined the claims and denied the request to overturn e
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Joe Biden’s Brother James Now Being Investigated by ‘the Feds’?
On December 11 2020, a dubious right wing blog called ThePoliticalInsider.com published an item (“Joe Biden’s Brother Is Being Investigated By The Feds, New Report Says”) which claimed that new information had come to light about the pur
Snopes→ Senate Sends Trump Defense Bill He Has Vowed to Veto
The Senate has approved a wide-ranging defense policy bill, sending it to President Donald Trump, despite his threat to veto the bill because it does not clamp down on big tech companies he claims were biased during the election.
Snopes→ Did a Former Disney World Princess ‘Reveal the Truth’?
Disney theme parks have been the subject of countless rumors since Disneyland first opened in Anaheim in 1955.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Homemade Chemical Mixtures And FDA-Approved Vaccines Are NOT Comparable
Are chemical mixtures made at home comparable to vaccines approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)? No, that's not true: Vaccines, which mostly consist of weakened or killed viruses or bacteria to boost the body's immune re
Snopes→ Does Lil’ Rabbit in ‘Goodnight Moon’ Take 70 Minutes to Say Good Night?
The great green room of the children's book features not one but two illustrated clocks.
AFP Fact Check→ Georgia vote-counting machines were not rigged to give Biden lead
Social media posts claim an examination of Dominion vote-counting equipment revealed it automatically gave president-elect Joe Biden a 26 percent lead in Georgia’s Ware County. This is false; officials said there is no truth to the allegations, and w
Snopes→ Does Costco Lose Millions Annually for Keeping Rotisserie Chicken Cheap?
The $4.99 price tag has held firm for one of the company’s most popular items.
Snopes→ Does Meme Accurately Compare US COVID Relief Funds to Other Countries’?
Comparing apples to oranges is ironically a fruitless method of argument.
AllSides→ Ingraham wrongly claims ‘no science’ suggests restaurants spread COVID-19
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2020/dec/10/laura-ingraham/ingraham-wrongly-claims-no-science-suggests-restau/
Logically→ Corey’s Digs is spreading misinformation about COVID-19.
The website Corey's Digs is being used by COVID-19 deniers to spread misinformation among the public.
Full Fact→ Cambridge Covid-19 test results don’t mean PCR tests are inaccurate
In the past few days, claims about Covid-19 testing at the University of Cambridge have been spreading on Twitter and Facebook, specifically relating to the number of “false positive” results. These claims need some context. It is not
Health Feedback→ Cases of Bell’s palsy and death observed during Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine clinical trials were within expected background range of general population
REVIEW Following the publication of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) review of the COVID-19 vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech, social media posts and articles went viral on Facebook, claiming that the vaccine was responsible for causing adve
Logically→ Under the TMC, over 150 BJP workers have been murdered, and 11 innocent Gorkhas were shot dead by the TMC police.
West Bengal has witnessed deadly clashes between TMC and BJP workers over the years, but an accurate death toll cannot be verified