Did Klaus Schwab, executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, write a book entitled "COVID-19: The Great Reset" and did a page in that book discuss eliminating 4 billion "useless eaters" by 2050 via wars, disease and starvation? No, t
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FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Mislead on Harris Border Trip
Quick Take Some popular online posts suggest that Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to El Paso is “over 1000 miles away” from the “border crisis.” It’s true that other areas — including the Rio Grande Valley &
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stacey Abrams Does NOT Own 16% Of A Firm That Counted Votes In Fulton County, Georgia
Does Stacey Abrams own 16% of a firm that counted votes in Fulton County, Georgia? No, that's not true: The claim is in reference to a company called Happy Faces, which was contracted by the county to provide staffing for the 2020 electio
FactCheck.org→ Misinformation About WHO’s COVID-19 Vaccine Guidance for Children
SciCheck Digest A World Health Organization advisory group has concluded that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine “is suitable for use by people aged 12 years and above,” and is specifically recommending it for children ages 12 to 15 who are at hig
FactCheck.org→ The Facts – and Gaps – on the Origin of the Coronavirus
A year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic — and with a death toll approaching 4 million lives — how the coronavirus came to spark a global scourge remains unknown. Was it the result of a spillover from an animal to a human, as has happen
Full Fact→ The BMJ didn’t say PCR tests are useless
A social media post has shared a screenshot of an article in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) about PCR testing, and says “how much more proof do you want that tests are a massive part of the problem”. PCR tests are one type of test
AllSides→ Rudy Giuliani’s Bogus Election Fraud Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/06/rudy-giulianis-bogus-election-fraud-claims/ A New York court suspende
Full Fact→ NHS says you should perform rescue breaths on children who aren’t breathing
Following the collapse of footballer Christian Eriksen during a recent Euro 2020 match between Denmark and Finland, social media users have been sharing information on how to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), a potentially life saving interv
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Blog Post Does NOT Prove 25,800 Deaths Were Caused By The mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19
Does this blog post prove 25,800 people have died of reactions to COVID vaccines? No, that's not true: The claim recycles an oft-rebuked misuse of the U.S. government's unverified list of vaccine reaction reports called VAERS (Vaccine Adv
Snopes→ Aunt Jemima Syrup Now Hitting Store Shelves Under New Brand Name
The change was announced following the Black Lives Matter protests of the spring and summer of 2020.
FactCheck.org→ Rudy Giuliani’s Bogus Election Fraud Claims
A New York court suspended former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s law license in that state for making “demonstrably false and misleading statements” about the 2020 presidential election results to the courts and the public at lar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Female Weightlifter Did NOT Suffer ‘Tragic Testicle Injury’ Just Weeks Before Tokyo Olympics
Did New Zealand female weightlifter Laurel Hubbard suffer from a testicular injury just weeks before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics? No, that's not true: the claim is lifted from from The Babylon Bee, a satirical website that writes about "Chris
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman Who Boxed Was NOT A British Special Forces Female Super Soldier
Was a female British special forces soldier ruthlessly beaten by a "regular guy" in boxing? No, that's not true: This photo is from a fight that was a part of the reality TV show modeled after special forces-style training called, "SAS: W
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t affect ovaries or fertility in general; the vaccines are highly effective at preventing illness and death
REVIEW An article published by Steve Kirsch on TrialSite News in late May 2021 claimed that RNA vaccines would affect fertility. Kirsch is the CEO of a digital money platform. According to social media analytics tool CrowdTangle, the article receive
AllSides→ Trump’s Pants on Fire distortion about Georgia’s voter rolls
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/23/donald-trump/trumps-pants-fire-distortion-about-georgias-voter-/
Snopes→ Border Patrol Chief Who Supported Trump’s Wall Is Forced out
Rodney Scott, a career official, was appointed head of the border agency in January 2020 and enthusiastically embraced then-President Donald Trump's policies.
Truth or Fiction?→ Study Fails to Find Any Tuna DNA Inside Subway Tuna Sandwich
A viral June 22 2021 @Complex tweet contained a startling claim — that a “new study” utilizing DNA testing technology failed to find any tuna whatsoever in what was supposed to be a Subway tuna sandwich: New study fails to find any
Snopes→ Michigan Senate GOP Probe: No Systemic Fraud in Election
State Senate Republicans who investigated Michigan's 2020 presidential election for months concluded there was no widespread or systemic fraud.
Truth or Fiction?→ Conspiracists Seize on Study to Attack COVID-19 Mask Mandates
Far-right conspiracy theorists began circling in May 2021 around a study “pre-print” they claimed vindicated their refusal to wear face masks to blunt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, posted in the journal BioRxiv (pronounced
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci Was NOT Arrested By US Navy SEALs On June 1, 2021
Was Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, arrested by U.S. Navy SEALs on June 1, 2021? No, that's not true: Not only is there no credible information about such an arrest, but Fauci has
Truth or Fiction?→ Big Thunder Mountain Kidney Stones Meme
In June 2021 (and in December 2020), the Facebook page “Did You Know” shared the following meme about Disney’s Big Thunder Mountain ride, and its purported effect on painful kidney stones: Underneath the “did you know? ”
FactCheck.org→ Video: Texas Doctor Spreads False Claims About Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines
In this video, FactCheck.org and Univision Noticias team up to debunk false claims made by a Texas doctor about the two mRNA vaccines authorized for emergency use in the U.S. for COVID-19. The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines demonstrated in cli
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Four British Airways Pilots Did NOT Die In One Week And There Is NO Proof Deaths Were From COVID-19 Vaccine
Did four British Airways pilots die in one week after getting the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true. Four pilots for the airline did pass away but they did not all die within one week, and there is no proof they died from a COVID-19 v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccine ‘Candidates’ Transferred In December 2019 Were NOT For The Coronavirus That Causes COVID-19 — They Were For MERS
Were COVID-19 vaccine "candidates" transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in December 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak? No, that's not true: The vaccine materials transferred were for MERS-CoV, the virus tha
FactCheck.org→ Airlines Are Encouraging, Not Banning, Vaccinated Passengers
SciCheck Digest Airlines are encouraging people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine to fly once again. Yet social media posts falsely claim that airline executives around the world are discussing banning vaccinated passengers due to a risk of blood cl
FactCheck.org→ Airlines Are Encouraging, Not Banning, Vaccinated Passengers
SciCheck Digest Airlines are encouraging people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine to fly once again. Yet social media posts falsely claim that airline executives around the world are discussing banning vaccinated passengers due to a risk of blood cl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Clinton Is NOT Facing A Military Tribunal At Guantanamo Bay
Is Bill Clinton facing a military tribunal for crimes of "murder, sex crimes against minors, treason, theft of government property"? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer confirmed to Lead Stories that this claim was "Not true." Th
FactCheck.org→ Post Misrepresents Details of Postmortem Study of Vaccinated Patient
SciCheck Digest A controversial radio show host and blogger misrepresented findings of a published case report to conclude that an 86-year-old man died as a result of being vaccinated against COVID-19. The case report’s lead author said the man d
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines can enhance protective immunity in previously infected people
REVIEW On 8 June 2021, Medical News published an article titled “No point vaccinating those who’ve had COVID-19”. The article went viral on Facebook, receiving more than 70,000 interactions and 17,500 shares in one day, according t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Sleeves’ Or Human Bodies Used For Cloning — It Is A Netflix Promotional Event
Does a video show a "sleeve," or human body used for cloning? No, that's not true. The video was copied from promotion for the Netflix show Altered Carbon. This was a presentation the streaming service used to garner attention for the sho
AllSides→ Schumer’s false claim that no Democrats supported new voting restrictions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/06/18/schumers-false-claim-that-no-democrats-supported-new-voting-restrictions/
FactCheck.org→ Soccer Star’s Collapse Was Unrelated to COVID-19 Vaccine
SciCheck Digest Danish soccer star Christian Eriksen is recovering well after he suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed during a match on June 12. But after the incident, social media posts falsely claimed he had recently been vaccinated for COVID-19 an
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Ken Griffin Sells Condo’
On June 19 2021, a popular stock trading-based Twitter account tweeted about Citadel hedge fund manager Ken Griffin purportedly selling a condominium in Florida, interpreted as a bullish signal by many retail investors: Well well well, how the turns
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Harris Did NOT Exclude Black Leaders From Private Dinner For No Reason
Did Vice President Kamala Harris host a private dinner at her residence that excluded Black leaders without explanation? No, that's not true: although the dinner that Harris hosted on June 15, 2021 was attended almost exclusively by non-B
Full Fact→ Hydroxychloroquine study not all that it seems
An article on MailOnline and several Facebook posts have claimed that a new study shows that hydroxychloroquine “can increase COVID survival rates by 200%”. This is not as promising as it sounds, because the study in question, which has not
Health Feedback→ PCR tests are reliable to detect and monitor COVID-19 infections, which are real and had caused millions of deaths worldwide
REVIEW On 10 June 2021, the podcast War Room: Pandemic, hosted by Steve Bannon, published this video interview with lawyer Reiner Fuellmich. First published on Facebook, the video was later removed, but it continued to circulate on other platforms l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chart Of Death Rates Of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Does NOT Prove Vaccination Solved A Minor Problem
Does this colorful graphic chart, with a footnote that the data was sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fairly represent the impact of vaccines on vaccine-preventable diseases? No, that's not true: By carving off
Truth or Fiction?→ Is the ‘Illinois Father’ Who Criticized CRT Candace Owens’ Brother?
On June 18 2021, Twitter discourse about a viral video of an “Illinois father” discussing critical race theory expanded to suggest the man in the video was Candace Owens’ brother: This is literally Candace Owens’s brother. I’m
Full Fact→ Covid-19 victims cannot be cremated against their wishes
A widely-shared post on Facebook contains a number of inaccurate and misleading claims about the Covid-19 crisis, including claims about asymptomatic transmission, death statistics and cremation procedures. We’ve checked five of the main on
Full Fact→ April’s trade figures fact checked
A column in the Daily Express makes a number of claims about the latest trade data published by the Office for National Statistics. A few of the claims could use more context. “The deficit in trade with the EU has narrowed by £