Do all U.S. states award $710 to drivers who have had no driving under the influence (DUI) offenses in the past three years? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such a program exists across all 50 states -- or any state, for th
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kyle Rittenhouse IS NOT "an EMT Trained" — He Testified That He Lied When He Said He Was
Is Kyle Rittenhouse "an EMT trained"? No, that's not true. Rittenhouse testified during his trial that he lied about being an emergency medical technician to a video journalist shortly after he shot three men. Rittenhouse admitted he lied
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: European Medicines Agency Data DOES Show More Than 1.1 Million Adverse Drug Reactions And More Than 30,000 Fatalities By COVID-19 Vaccinations — But All Are Unverified
Does European Medicines Agency data show more than 1.1 million adverse drug reactions and more than 30,000 deaths by COVID-19 vaccinations? Yes, that's true: Those numbers are found in EudraVigilance, the European Union's database of susp
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Camomiles and Pansies,’ A Fake Cosmetics Store to Assist Victims of Domestic Violence
On November 20 2021, posts about a fake online store called “Camomiles and Pansies” (for victims of domestic violence to seek help discreetly) were shared to Imgur and Reddit’s r/interestingasfuck: The Imgur iteration appeared to be
Health Feedback→ Contrary to claim in Becker News article, not all cases of infection lead to immunity; falsely claims that most COVID-19 deaths weren’t caused by COVID-19 but by comorbidities
REVIEW An article published by Becker News in mid-November 2021, written by former Fox News writer Kyle Becker, claimed in its headline that “The CDC Finally Admits a Massive Number of Americans Have ‘Natural Immunity’: 146.6 Million People”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Vaccine Will NOT Kill 117 Kids To Save 1 Child From Dying Of COVID In 5 To 11 Age Group
Will the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine kill 117 children ages 5 to 11 to save one child from dying of the virus? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support that claim, which was made using data reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Re
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Stunt Development Of Children’s Immune Systems
Do messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines instruct cells to produce "non-human" proteins -- spike proteins -- that would stunt the development of children's immune systems? No, that's not true: On the contrary, the purpose of spike protei
FactCheck.org→ Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine Formulation Tweaked to Improve Stability
SciCheck Digest With the release of its pediatric COVID-19 vaccine, Pfizer switched the buffer used in its formulation to increase the stability of the product, allowing it to remain at refrigerator temperatures for longer. The Food and Drug Administra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Marc Mezvinsky, Chelsea Clinton’s Husband, Will Face Military Tribunal
Will Marc Mezvinsky, Chelsea Clinton's husband, face a military tribunal? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available information to support that claim, which was made on Real Raw News, a website known for publishing fake stories.
Full Fact→ Unvaccinated people aren’t 32,000 times more likely to die from Covid-19
“There’s figures from the Office of National Statistics [sic] that say, what is it? You’re 32,000 times more likely to die if you’ve not been double jabbed from Covid.” Andrew Pierce, 18 November 2021. Speaking on the Jer
Full Fact→ Radio 4 programme featured Covid vaccine misinformation
On 16 November, BBC Radio 4 broadcast a live episode of the programme You and Yours, which invited listeners to call in and discuss why they were hesitant about taking the Covid-19 vaccines. The discussion was led by presenter Winifred Robinson,
Full Fact→ Study doesn’t show masks cause 53% drop in Covid risk
“Mask-wearing cuts Covid incidence by 53%, says global study”. The Guardian, 18 November 2021. The Guardian, New Scientist and Forbes have reported that a new study found wearing a mask cuts the risk of Covid-19 by 53%. This isn’t wh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence These Pictures Document ‘Horrific’ COVID Vaccine Damage To Patients’ Blood
Do these photos document "horrific" damage to the blood of patients who have been given the COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: There's no corroborative evidence provided in the video to prove the authenticity or contents of the pictu
FactCheck.org→ Colorado Order Addresses Surge in Hospitalizations, Not Vaccination Status
SciCheck Digest Responding to a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order on Oct. 31 allowing hospitals that are at or near capacity to transfer or stop admitting patients. Social media posts falsely claime
FactCheck.org→ White House Uses ‘Job-Years,’ Not Jobs, to Tout Infrastructure Law
Both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris lauded the bipartisan infrastructure legislation for creating good-paying jobs for “millions” of Americans. But they meant millions of job-years, not millions of additional jobs. In
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Myocarditis Is NOT Necessarily ‘Irreversible’ — Recovery Is Possible
Is myocarditis, a rare disease that causes the swelling of the heart muscle, "irreversible"? Not exactly: Many patients fully recover from myocarditis, although the damage done by the disease varies based on its severity. The claim appear
Truth or Fiction?→ Ulmer Nest
On October 23 2021, the Facebook page “Scientific Facts” shared a meme which purportedly describing the “Ulmer Nest” in the German city of Ulm; a Twitter user shared the same meme on November 14 2021: The ulmer nest would be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Refugees NOT Paid More In Benefits Than Social Security Recipients
Does the government pay refugees more in monthly benefits than the average retired person drawing Social Security? No, that is not true. Refugees do receive some benefits during their first 90 days in the U.S.; however, those payments are
Full Fact→ Research does not show 80% of vaccinated pregnant women experienced miscarriage
Using data from research in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), an article in Science, Public Health Policy, and the Law (SPHPL) claimed that over 80% of pregnant women vaccinated against Covid-19 experienced spontaneous abortions, also known a
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Data to Falsely Claim Italy Reduced Its COVID-19 Death Count
SciCheck Digest The vast majority of people who have died with COVID-19 had other medical conditions that put them at risk of severe disease, or other conditions caused by COVID-19. But internet posts misinterpret data about those conditions to falsely
Full Fact→ Study doesn’t show tea and coffee cause lower dementia and stroke risk
“Keeping the cuppas coming reduces risk of stroke and dementia” The Daily Telegraph, 17 November 2021. “Stroke risk: The drink to make at home that slashes your risk of the condition by 32%” The Daily Express, 17 November 2021
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell Did NOT Tell Donald Trump The Truth About His 2020 Vote Total, Courtroom Election Challenges And Michigan Vote Counters
Did Mike Lindell tell former President Donald Trump the truth when he said Trump won 80 million votes in the 2020 election, that no judge ever ruled on the meat of Trump's challenges to the election outcome and that hundreds of thousands
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Spike Protein Created in Vaccines Are NOT Proven To Be ‘Hijacking’ Human Body DNA Repair
Has a Swedish university proved that the COVID-19 vaccine creates spike proteins that are "hijacking" the human body's DNA repair and adaptive immune mechanisms? No, that's not true: The claim was based on a preliminary research report, n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hydroxychloroquine Does NOT Work As A Vaccine For COVID-19
Does hydroxychloroquine work as a vaccine against COVID-19? No, that's not true: The Food & Drug Administration and the World Health Organization don't recommend the drug, which is used to treat malaria, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sidney Powell Did NOT File A Lawsuit Against Dominion On November 14, 2021 — It Was Filed In September 2021
Did Sidney Powell, an attorney who previously worked for former President Donald Trump, file a lawsuit against Dominion Voting Systems on November 14, 2021? No, that's not true: Powell filed a counterclaim in September 2021 in response to
Truth or Fiction?→ 2021 USPS Veterans Day Acknowledgement
On November 11 2021, social media users shared a purported United States Postal Service (USPS) card, acknowledging their dedication to “pubic service”: This is what Louis DeJoy had distributed to Veterans at the Postal Service today. Seem
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story About 480-Pound Annabelle Gaston Involuntary Manslaughter Charge For Killing Husband Is NOT True
Did a 480-pound Ohio woman named Anabelle Gaston accidentally kill her husband while they were engaged in a sex act? And has she now been charged with involuntary manslaughter? No, that's not true: This is a fictional story that was publi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Deaths Reported To VAERS Associated With COVID-19 Vaccinations Do NOT All Come From Five Percent Of Vaccine Batches
Do deaths reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) associated with COVID-19 vaccinations all stem from 5% of vaccine batches? No, that's not true: There is no evidence of widespread issues with specific vaccine lots.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT True ‘There’s No National Manhunt’ For The January 5, 2021, Pipe Bomb Maker
Is there no national manhunt for the January 5, 2021, bomb maker? No, that's not true: The search for the pipe-bomb maker involves the FBI's Washington, D.C., field office and that agency's partners at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire
Full Fact→ Japan is not using ivermectin instead of vaccines to treat Covid-19
A radio show website in the US has falsely claimed that Japan has ended its Covid-19 vaccination programme and begun treating patients with ivermectin, which it claims proves that ivermectin can “wipe out the disease”. This is not tru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fauci Does NOT Admit ‘Vaccines Did Not Work As Advertised And That Vaccinated Are In Great Danger Today’
Did Dr. Anthony Fauci admit that COVID vaccines did not work as advertised and that the vaccinated are in great danger? No, that's not true. The director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Biden admi
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Snow in Wizard of Oz Was Pure Asbestos’
On November 14 2021, the Facebook page “Sized” shared a meme claiming that the snow in the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz was made from “pure asbestos”: Underneath a still of The Wizard of Oz that showed Dorothy with the Scarecro
Snopes→ Did a 5-Year-Old Girl Disappear from Her Home Every Night?
According to a story, the father called the police after he found out why the little girl was walking away from their home every night.
Full Fact→ No evidence GPS ‘smart dust’ is being implanted in humans
A picture shared on Facebook claims to show a tiny chip, invented by Hitachi which has GPS capabilities and can be absorbed through human skin after being sprayed onto people, ingested through food or drink, or injected. A Google reverse image se
Snopes→ Did Workers Spot a Giant Snake with a Massive Bulge?
The story told of a veterinarian who supposedly cut into a giant anaconda at a construction site and found something inside its body.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thousands Of 2020 Ballot Images Required By Law CANNOT Be Produced By Georgia Election Officials — But They Still Have All 5 Million Originals
Did Georgia election officials fall short of producing all the 2020 election ballot images required by law? Yes, that's true: A top Georgia election official says not all the scans of original ballots were transferred into the election ma
FactCheck.org→ Electric Vehicle Tax Credits in Democratic Plan
The House’s current Build Back Better plan calls for extending a $7,500 tax credit for the purchase of electric vehicles, and it includes an additional $4,500 credit for electric vehicles built in the U.S. by union labor. In a press conference bl
FactCheck.org→ SciCheck Featured on Podcast About COVID-19 Misinformation Directed at Latinos
FactCheck.org staffer Catalina Jaramillo was featured on the latest episode of “A Better Life?,” a podcast that explores how COVID-19 has made immigrants’ lives harder. Jaramillo, a bilingual journalist and native of Chile, joined Fac
Truth or Fiction?→ Sweden Twitter ‘My Best Advice …’ Meme
On November 10 2021, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a 2014 tweet apparently from Sweden’s @sweden Twitter account — which looked like it was offering up advice on improving one’s fellatio skills: The tweet was prefaced by the n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Of Argument Over Vaccination Status On A Plane Is NOT Real — It’s An Ad-Eligible Skit Film With Actors
Did a scene between a passenger, flight attendant and airline captain erupt on a plane about the passenger not wanting to sit next to someone who had not been vaccinated? No, that's not true: The scene was staged and filmed, and listed on