Actor Richard Gere was the subject of yet another internet death hoax. This time, it was about his net worth.
Logically→ Texas state representative Terry Meza wants to repeal the ‘Castle Doctrine’.
The bill proposed by Terry Meza does not repeal the castle doctrine in Texas, but it modifies the terms of the castle doctrine.
Logically→ West Bengal has the highest number of rape cases.
The National Crime Records Bureau’s 2019 annual report shows that Rajasthan reported the highest number of rapes cases with 5,997 cases.
Logically→ President Trump is above the law.
The U.S. Supreme Court upheld a fundamental principle of democracy that no one is above the law and rejected President Trump's law privilege claim.
Logically→ At least 655 people have died after being stunned by the police.
The figures are disputed, but at least 500 people have died after being stunned by the police in the past two decades.
Health Feedback→ There is no risk of infertility from COVID-19 vaccines, as SARS-CoV-2 proteins and placenta proteins are different
REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic motivated unprecedented efforts to develop vaccines against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the disease. Towards the end of 2020, several vaccine candidates reached the approval phase. However, the rollout of these
Snopes→ Did TV Chef Nigella Lawson Mispronounce ‘Microwave’?
Internet users reacted with a mix of bemusement and delight at video clips taken from Lawson's BBC series in December 2020.
Snopes→ Is Cadbury Giving Away Hampers of Chocolate?
Another giveaway scam was circulated on Facebook in December 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: First Brit To Receive Approved COVID Vaccine Is NOT A Crisis Actor
Did the United Kingdom's National Health Service hire a "crisis actor" to play the part of the first person to receive Pfizer's approved COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: A visual comparison of the Irish granny who got a needle in th
Snopes→ RUMOR ALERT: Is Trump Planning To Skip Biden’s Inauguration?
It wouldn't be the first time the sitting president broke from tradition.
Logically→ Georgia election officials packed uncounted ballots into suitcases and prepared to lock up for the evening on Nov. 3.
Georgia election officials refuted the fraudulent activity claims and said the unedited video footage shows regular ballot processing by the workers.
AFP Fact Check→ Covid-19 vaccines don’t change your DNA
As Britain became the first Western country to roll out a mass coronavirus vaccine campaign, articles surfaced claiming various high-profile figures like Bill Gates and Robert F Kennedy Jr had warned the jabs can change a person's DNA. This is false; w
Snopes→ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Reveals Past Prostate Cancer Diagnosis
Abdul-Jabaar revealed the past diagnosis in an essay on WebMD.
Logically→ Yahoo is closing its Yahoo Mail services.
Yahoo Groups will be shut down on Dec.15 due to a steady decline in usage over the past years, but Yahoo Mail will continue to function normally.
Logically→ Yahoo is closing its Yahoo Mail services.
Yahoo Groups will be shut down on Dec.15 due to a steady decline in usage over the past years, but Yahoo Mail will continue to function normally.
AFP Fact Check→ Canadian Prime Minister did not sign executive order granting special E-visas for Nigerians
Multiple posts shared hundreds of times on Facebook claim Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed an executive order allowing Nigerian professionals a limited period in which to apply for extended “E-visas”. This is false; the Nigerian High
Logically→ As per NCRB data of 2019, Trinamool ruled West Bengal witnessed the highest number of political murders.
Data from 2018 was refurbished for use in the NCRB report of 2019 and the numbers presented by the MHA do not corroborate with the 2018 data.
Logically→ As per NCRB data of 2019, Trinamool ruled West Bengal witnessed the highest number of political murders.
Data from 2018 was refurbished for use in the NCRB report of 2019 and the numbers presented by the MHA do not corroborate with the 2018 data.
Snopes→ Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Faces Last Hurdle Before US Decision
The Dec. 10 meeting of the Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisory panel is likely the last step before a U.S. decision to begin shipping millions of doses of the shot, which has shown strong protection against the coronavirus.
AllSides→ A Guide to Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/12/a-guide-to-pfizer-biontechs-covid-19-vaccine/ The first COVID-19 vacc
AFP Fact Check→ Georgia video of ballots in suitcases does not show election fraud
Social media posts claim security footage shows election workers in the US state of Georgia committing fraud by counting ballots from suitcases. This is false; the Georgia investigator who conducted a probe into the video, the state’s voting system i
Logically→ Aliens have been in contact with the U.S. and Israel for a long time.
Aliens have not been in contact with either the U.S. or Israel for any length of time.
Full Fact→ False claims about first vaccine recipients spread on social media
Following the first UK vaccinations against Covid-19, various far-fetched falsehoods are spreading on social media about the people who were vaccinated. One post notified to us by readers on WhatsApp, which has also been shared on Facebook and Tw
Logically→ The COVID-19 vaccine may cause side effects including fever.
Experts say COVID-19 vaccines could cause side effects such as headache, fever, muscle aches, and pain in the area injected.
Logically→ The COVID-19 vaccine may cause side effects including fever.
Experts say COVID-19 vaccines could cause side effects such as headache, fever, muscle aches, and pain in the area injected.
Full Fact→ Claims about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine ingredients lack evidence
We’ve been asked to check a number of claims about the new Covid-19 vaccine and its ingredients. Several websites have claimed the Pfizer vaccine contains “PEG” which could cause large numbers of allergic reactions, and also that the
Health Feedback→ Study on vaccinated and unvaccinated children used a dubious metric for comparing disease incidence in both groups
REVIEW The claim that unvaccinated children are healthier than vaccinated children is common in vaccine-skeptic and anti-vaccine circles. The claim was recently revived on Facebook after a study was published on 22 November 2020 in the International
Poynter→ An inoculation strategy: Give people good information on COVID-19 vaccines
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. Minding the gap Last week, Facebook announced it would be
Poynter→ An inoculation strategy: Give people good information on COVID-19 vaccines
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. Minding the gap Last week, Facebook announced it would be
Poynter→ Citing an October CNN story, a conspiracy theory targets the first UK recipient of the COVID-19 vaccine
On Dec. 8, 2020, news organizations around the world published stories about the first patient in the United Kingdom to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine outside of trials: 90-year-old Margaret Keenan. Along with the stories came images showing Keena
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows an eruption of Indonesia’s Mount Sinabung
Footage of a volcano eruption has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows the eruption of Mount Semeru on the Indonesian island of Java in 2020. The claim, however, is false; this video has ci
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows dancers on a UK television talent show
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows a performance by robot dancers at Shanghai Disneyland. The claim is false; the video actually shows a 2013 performance from compet
Full Fact→ Eight days. Eight hundred donors. One huge thank you.
Wow, we did it. Our supporters just helped us raise £55,014 in the Big Give Christmas Challenge–that’s £2,000 over our intended target.While bad reporting and vaccine conspiracies threaten to hamper uptake of a cure in 20
AFP Fact Check→ The clips in this video are unrelated to a 2020 protest demanding the expulsion of certain Philippine Congress members
A video montage has been viewed tens of thousands of times on Facebook, YouTube and multiple blogs alongside a claim it shows protesters outside the main office for the Philippine election body calling for the expulsion of opposition Congress members.
AFP Fact Check→ This image of a sign at a Singapore cemetery has been doctored to include a ‘ghost’ warning
A photo that purports to shows a sign warning of "ghosts" at a Singaporean cemetery has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook and Reddit. The image, however, has been doctored from a photo of an original sign produced by Singapore’s National
Snopes→ Wisconsin Courts to Consider Trump’s Election Lawsuits
President Donald Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn Joe Biden's win in Wisconsin returns to the courtroom, with hearings in federal and state lawsuits seeking to invalidate hundreds of thousands of ballots and give the GOP-controlled Legislature
Snopes→ Was Georgia Sen. Elena Parent Counting Votes in PA?
Beware of imitations -- many poll workers look alike.
Snopes→ Judge Tosses Suit Seeking to Decertify Biden Win in Arizona
A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that sought to decertify Democrat President-elect Joe Biden’s win over Republican President Donald Trump in Arizona.
AFP Fact Check→ New Zealand party spreads misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines, attributed to anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr
A New Zealand political party has shared a claim on Facebook that the Covid-19 mRNA vaccine will “intervene directly in the genetic material of the patient and therefore alter the individual genetic material”. The post, shared hundreds of times a
Snopes→ Americans Can Pay Their Credit Card Bills, but for How Long?
The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped Americans from keeping up with their credit card payments, thanks in large part to government relief programs passed by Congress in early 2020.