In the early stages of the coronavirus epidemic in the UK, and in the absence of data splitting out Covid-19 deaths by ethnicity, reports of health workers from minority ethnicities dying of Covid-19 was the first clue that some groups of people might
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Atlanta Does NOT Allow White Volunteers To Serve Prison Time In Place Of A Person Of Color
Does Atlanta allow white volunteers to serve prison time in place of a person of color? No, that's not true: the story was published by a satire website. The story originated as an article (archived here) published by NPC Daily on June 18, 201
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Liberals and BLM Did NOT Petition to Change the Name of the White House
Did liberals and Black Lives Matter petition to change the name of the White House? No, that's not true: This claim was made in a satirical article published by a satire website that trolls conservatives. Sometimes, these stories are stolen by
Snopes→ Reddit, Twitch Clamp Down On Hate Speech, Including Trump Forums
r/The_Donald was banned from Reddit because it encouraged violence, regularly broke other rules, and defiantly “antagonized” both Reddit and other forums, the company said in a statement.
Full Fact→ The UK has had one of Europe’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks
A Facebook post compares the UK’s total population and what appears to be its Covid-19 death toll with a selection of other European countries. The combined population for the other countries is wrong, but its general point—that the U
Full Fact→ Full Fact welcomes new report from Lords Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee
Everyone deserves access to good information. That’s why our work doesn’t stop once we’ve published a fact check—we campaign to change debate for the better, and share what we’re learning in our fight against bad informati
Snopes→ Princeton to Remove Woodrow Wilson Name from School
Princeton University has announced plans to remove the name of former President Woodrow Wilson from its public policy school because of his segregationist views, reversing a decision the Ivy League school made four years ago to retain the name.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 is among the leading causes of death worldwide so far in 2020, but beware of incomplete graphs
An animated bar graph circulating on social media went viral in June 2020 and received more than 100,000 interactions on Facebook. The graph claims to report the number of deaths that have occurred worldwide from several causes, including COVID-19, bet
FactCheck.org→ FactCheck.org Wins Sigma Delta Chi Award for Steel Story
FactCheck.org has won a 2019 Sigma Delta Chi Award for fact-checking from the Society of Professional Journalists. “This award recognizes excellence in fact-checking, in a single work distributed on any platform,” including print, online, T
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Landlord Ask a Possible Tenant to Pay a Year’s Worth of Rent in Advance?
A property management company in Asheville, North Carolina became one of several symbols of landlord excess for social media users in June 2020, after a prospective tenant revealed that she was asked to provide a year’s worth rent before moving
FactCheck.org→ Trump Falsely Claims Obama ‘Destroyed’ Maine Lobster Industry
In a June 24 tweet, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that his predecessor had “destroyed” Maine’s lobster and fishing industry. It is true that, in an effort to protect a rich but delicate marine area, then-President Barack Oba
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Test Does NOT Show Face Masks Cause Oxygen Levels To Drop Into The ‘Danger Zone’
Did a test using a gas monitor show that face masks cause oxygen levels to drop into the "danger zone?" No, that's not true: The demonstration conducted by Ohio State Rep. Nino Vitale is flawed and misleading, according to a senior engineer wi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ear Loop Masks Meant To Protect Others From Coronavirus (NOT Yourself)
Are nonsurgical ear-loop masks useless at offering protection from COVID-19? No, that's not true: While the labeling on an ear loop mask box does say the wearer is not protected from COVID-19, the purpose of a mask is to protect other people f
Full Fact→ Why did few MPs attend a debate on health worker pay?
The online resource for nurses, Nursing Notes, has shared a photo of a sparsely populated House of Commons, claiming it shows low attendance for a debate on increasing pay for health and social care workers. The gathering pictured was a debate led by t
FactCheck.org→ Biden Floats Baseless Election Conspiracy
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, claimed without evidence that President Donald Trump “wants to cut off money for the post office so they cannot deliver mail-in ballots.” The perpetually cash-strapped U.S. Postal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue Was Vandalized In 2020, But Viral Image Is 2018 Attack
Was Austin's Stevie Ray Vaughan statue vandalized in 2020? Yes, that's true, but a viral image of paint on the rear side of the Vaughan memorial is from a 2018 incident blamed on a football fan after his team won the SuperBowl. A second photo
FactCheck.org→ Trump Falsely Says COVID-19 Surge ‘Only’ Due to Testing, Misleads on Deaths
With some states posting record numbers of new COVID-19 cases, President Donald Trump continues to downplay the concern, falsely asserting that cases are up “only because of our big number testing,” and pointing to the falling number of daily COVID
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: C.S. Lewis Did NOT Pen A ‘Prophesy’ That Appears To Have Parallels To The Coronavirus Crisis
Did C.S. Lewis write a passage in 1942 that appears to have parallels to the 2020 coronavirus crisis? No, that's not true: Scholars agree the widely circulated quote is not from Lewis. It's the latest in a long list of misattributions, accordi
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Spirit Halloween Announce It Would Not Open Stores in 2020?
Fans of the Spirit Halloween chain of seasonal stores could be reassured about the chance to shop there in 2020, after a YouTube creator apologized for his role in the false rumor spreading online. “This is a great example to not trust you see o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Offer $10 Billion Bribe To Nigeria To Impose Forced Vaccinations
Did Bill Gates give a $10 billion bribe to the Nigerian government to impose forced vaccinations on its citizens? No, that's not true. There is no evidence of such a huge payment offered beyond an unsupported accusation by a political oppositi
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Shaky Warning About Counterfeit Mail-In Ballots
President Donald Trump has ramped up his rhetoric about voting fraud to include foreign interference — specifically making the unfounded claim that “MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES,” resulting in a
Snopes→ US Sent $1.4B in Virus Relief Payments to Dead People
The errors occurred mainly because of a lag in reporting data on who is deceased — a lapse that tax experts say is almost inevitable.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Unsupported Claim About Opportunity Zone Investments
At his rally in Tulsa on June 20, President Donald Trump asserted without evidence that $100 billion had been invested in opportunity zones under a federal program that provides tax incentives to encourage development in low-income neighborhoods. That
Truth or Fiction?→ Is There a Garden in England Dedicated Solely to Deadly Plants Called the ‘Poison Garden’?
On June 21 2020, the Facebook page “The Runic Witch” shared the following meme, which described a garden in England “dedicated entirely to plants that … can kill you”: At the bottom of the meme was a photograph
FactCheck.org→ Fake AOC Tweet Politicizes COVID-19 Business Restrictions
Quick Take A fabricated tweet attributed to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez advocates extending COVID-19 restrictions on businesses “until after the November Elections.” There is no evidence Ocasio-Cortez sent the bogus tweet, which was share
Truth or Fiction?→ Is This a ‘Shooting Target’ Holding a Phone in the ‘Police Supply’ Section of a Gun Store in Lexington, Kentucky?
Amidst ongoing nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd, Facebook user Charlie Sickles shared the following post on June 21 2020, which had a photograph of a purported “shooting target” of a figure which appeared to be recording
AFP Fact Check→ Map used to make misleading comparison of COVID-19 spread in US, Canada
A post shared thousands of times on Facebook claims to show a map comparing the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and Canada. This claim is misleading according to the map’s creators because it is comparing cumulative cases between countries wit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Typing Any 3-digit Number And ‘New Cases’ In Google Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Is Hoax
Does typing any three-digit number and the words "new cases" into Google prove that COVID-19 is a hoax? No, that's not true: COVID-19 is a real and deadly pandemic. And the massive volume of coronavirus-related content on the internet, along w
Health Feedback→ OSHA recommends the use of cloth face coverings at the workplace, contrary to claim by Peggy Hall
REVIEW A video by Peggy Hall, who runs a lifestyle website, made numerous claims about mask safety, which went viral in June 2020, receiving more than 1.8 million views on Facebook. An article promoting the video, published by GreenMedInfo, separate
Full Fact→ More people have probably been killed by coronavirus than were killed during the Blitz
An image that’s been shared over a thousand times on Facebook claims that the “official death toll” from the coronavirus pandemic in the UK now equals the death toll from the Blitz during the Second World War. The widely-shared image
Snopes→ Prosecutor: Trump Ally Roger Stone Was ‘Treated Differently’
A federal prosecutor is prepared to tell Congress that Roger Stone, a close ally of President Trump, was given special treatment ahead of his sentencing because of his relationship with the president.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Chained Woman Is NOT ‘Aunt Jemima’
Does a photo of an African-American woman holding a plate of pancakes and with her leg chained to a table show "Aunt Jemima" who represented the pancake brand for decades? No, it does not: The photo is of photographer Sally Stockhold, a white
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Tweet That Governors Should Maintain Shutdowns To Hinder Trump’s Reelection Effort
Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweet that governors should keep businesses closed in an effort to hinder Donald Trump's reelection effort? No, that's not true: This is a fake tweet. It does not appear in the archives of Ocasio-Cortez tweets
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Daughters Of The Confederacy Group Did NOT Sue NASCAR For ‘Violating First Amendment’
Did the Daughters of the Confederacy sue NASCAR for violating the First Amendment? No, that's not true: This claim is from a satirical article written by a known network of satire websites. Once the user clicks on the story -- instead of just
Truth or Fiction?→ Were Four Busloads of Protesters (or ‘Antifa’) in Ada, Oklahoma Met by ‘600 Armed Americans,’ — and the News Won’t Report It?
On June 18 2020, Facebook user Eric Wicklund shared the following post, claiming (in yet another warmed-over variation on very well-worn scarelore) that “four busloads” of protesters planned to descend on Ada, Oklahoma — but their ne
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meme Claiming Five Reasons Not To Wear A Face Mask Is Misleading
Did a meme provide five accurate reasons why people should not wear masks amid the novel coronavirus outbreak? No, several of the reasons were misleading. A viral post about why "I don't wear a mask" gives five reasons not to don a face coveri
Full Fact→ Does any country have ‘a functioning track and trace app’?
“Yes of course it’s perfectly true that it would be great to have an app, but no country currently has a functioning track and trace app.” Boris Johnson, 23 June 2020 In Parliament, Boris Johnson said no country currently has &ldquo
Truth or Fiction?→ Is There a Painting of J. Marion Sims’ Experiments on Black Women at the Alabama State Capitol?
Amid the removal and re-evaluation of statues commemorating historical figures in June 2020, a Facebook post that spread widely in June 2020 conflated a statue of a gynecologist who experimented on enslaved Black women with a painting depicting him al
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Protesters Did NOT Use The Hashtag ‘Black-Owned’ On Twitter To Tell People Which Businesses To Loot
Did the hashtag "black-owned" trend on Twitter as part of an effort by protesters to tell people to "loot" white-owned businesses during demonstrations? No, that is not true: Twitter has repeatedly said an account claiming to represent an Anti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT Of ‘Brian’ And He Is NOT An Antifa Street Rioter
Does the photo of a badly battered face circulating on social media belong to an Antifa member named Brian who got beaten up for hitting a woman? No, that's not true. The photo is of a young man attacked in 2015 in what police said was an assa