A video clip from the Joe Rogan Experience podcast in which journalist Alex Berenson claims that over 70% of deaths from Covid-19 in the UK are now in fully vaccinated people has been widely shared on Facebook. This claim originates from UK Healt
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These 19 Studies On COVID Vaccine Efficacy Do NOT Prove Vaccines Are Ineffective
Do these 19 studies on COVID-19 vaccines show that vaccination isn't effectively fighting infection? No, that's not true. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention evaluated over 90 peer-reviewed studies and preprint publications to
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘There is No Evidence People Ever Saved Bacon Grease’ Facebook ‘Fact Check’
An October 21 2021 post generated a recursive rumor of its own, when it claimed that Facebook fact-checkers had determined there was “no evidence people ever saved aluminum foil or bacon grease” in the course of fact-checking a meme. This
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer DID Include Tromethamine, A Buffer, To Its COVID-19 Vaccine For Children — But It Is NOT Harmful
Did Pfizer include tromethamine, an "ingredient used to stabilize heart attack victims" in its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 years old? Only as a stabilizing pH buffer to make it easier to store. While tromethamine is being used
Full Fact→ Did the French PM really ask for the EU to ‘punish’ the UK over Brexit?
Amid rising tensions between the UK and France in a row over fishing, POLITICO reported on a leaked letter sent from French Prime Minister Jean Castex to the President of the European Commission last week. The letter called on the President, Ursu
Snopes→ Maricopa County Audit Did Not Find 712,152 New Trump Votes
A viral Facebook meme about votes in Arizona did not contain accurate numbers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Uttar Pradesh Did NOT Drop COVID Cases To Zero In 71 out 75 Districts In 24 Hours After Implementing Ivermectin Protocol
Did COVID-19 cases in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) drop in 71 out of 75 districts 24 hours after implementing ivermectin protocol? No, that's not true. While coronavirus cases plummeted in UP after peaking in late April 2021, it
FactCheck.org→ Answering Questions About #BeagleGate
Q: Did Dr. Anthony Fauci fund experiments on beagles? A: Fauci is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which has provided grants for medical studies using the dogs as test subjects. But the NIAID denied funding on
Truth or Fiction?→ Pierce Brosnan: ‘She Is in My Eyes the Most Beautiful Woman in the World …’
On October 21 2021, a virally popular Facebook post by the page “NEVER NEVER NEVER GIVE UP!!!” attributed to Pierce Brosnan a saccharine, condescending commentary about his wife Keely Shay Smith, who was apparently unworthy of being named
Truth or Fiction?→ Does the Second Controller Control the Duck in ‘Duck Hunt’?
On November 1 2021, a post claiming the Nintendo NES’s second controller can “control the duck” in Duck Hunt was shared to the Facebook group “I grew up in the 80’s & 90’s”: A user on Reddit’s r/gaming
Health Feedback→ Social media post claiming that fully vaccinated people are “filling up” morgues and hospitals is based on flawed reasoning; unvaccinated people are actually over ten times more likely to die
REVIEW The number of COVID-19 deaths rose again in the U.S. from July 2021 to mid-September 2021, amid concerns of the Delta variant spreading and vaccine-induced immunity waning over time. While data show that vaccines are safe and effective agains
Health Feedback→ An investigation found no evidence that deaths of HIV-positive foster children enrolled in AIDS drug trials were caused by trial medication, contrary to recent claims
REVIEW In October 2021, there were claims that Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), was linked to various research experiments allegedly funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: King Christian X Of Denmark Did NOT Wear A Yellow Star — Pictured Couple Were In Budapest, Hungary
Did King Christian X of Denmark and his wife Alexandrine wear the yellow Star of David sewn on their clothing as an act of resistance against a Nazi rule, thereby encouraging all Danes to do this to protect Danish Jews -- and is this a ph
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: In UK, Fully Vaccinated ARE 82% Of COVID-19 Deaths, 66% Of Hospitalizations — But Percentages Don’t Tell Full Story
Do fully vaccinated people account for 82% of recent COVID-19 deaths and 66% of hospitalizations in the UK? Yes, that's true. The figures are found in the COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report - Week 43 by the UK Health Security Agency pub
FactCheck.org→ Why It’s Easy to Misinterpret Numbers of Deaths Among the Vaccinated
SciCheck Digest Raw numbers of hospitalizations or deaths among those who are vaccinated are not a good indicator of whether vaccines are effective. If the large majority of a population is vaccinated, it’s not surprising if most deaths are among
Full Fact→ Spiking: Very rare to contract HIV through used needle
In October, reports of women being spiked via injection in nightclubs and bars began to emerge. As they did, posts on Facebook and Twitter started wrongly claiming that victims had tested positive for HIV shortly after being spiked with a needle.
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines do offer some protection against transmission and infection
An Instagram post includes a video of presenter and author Neil Oliver on GB News in which he suggests the government knows that Covid-19 vaccines don’t reduce the risk of transmission or infection from the virus. During the clip, Mr Oliver
Full Fact→ Standards in public life cannot be upheld without a focus on honesty
Full Fact response to 'Upholding Standards in Public Life', the Final report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life Standards Matter 2 review: In failing to address dishonesty in politics in its report, we appear to be left with the committee for
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alyssa Milano Did NOT Experience Several Menopausal Symptoms Due To COVID-19
Did actress Alyssa Milano say that, along with hair loss, she had several symptoms consistent with menopause that COVID-19 caused? No, that's not true: Milano did make a video demonstrating her hair loss from COVID-19 but did not mention
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Bone Fire Became Bonfire’
In October 2021 a screenshot of an Instagram post circulated on Facebook with the timely claim that “bonfire” was a compound word originating with the phrase “bone fire”: View this post on Instagram
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Donald Trump’s WSJ Letter to the Editor
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Full Fact→ What do we know so far about reports of ‘spiking’ with needles?
Police across the UK are investigating dozens of reports of people being spiked with needles in clubs and bars, with fears of a worrying new trend emerging. The reports, alongside a significant number of drink spiking cases, have led to a nationw
Full Fact→ Why can you mix and match booster jabs in pregnancy?
We have been asked on WhatsApp about the Covid-19 booster vaccines in pregnancy. In particular people have asked why the booster vaccine is deemed to be safe in pregnancy, and why mixing and matching vaccines for the booster is sometimes recommended (d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Are NOT Cockroach Parts In Your Chocolate
Are pieces of cockroaches found in chocolate and chocolate liquor? And when people have allergic reactions to chocolate, are they actually having allergic reactions to the cockroach pieces in the chocolate? No, that's not true: According
FactCheck.org→ Biden Spins Facts on Framework
In a speech announcing the framework for a pared-down spending plan, President Joe Biden made some questionable claims: Biden said the plan is “fully paid for,” but some economists believe the White House revenue estimates are a bit rosy and warn
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC HAS Recommended Exercise, Healthy Eating During Pandemic — But Not Just To Prevent COVID-19
Has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) failed to recommend exercise and healthy eating as health measures during the COVID-19 pandemic? No, that's not true: Although the agency has not directly recommended those lifestyl
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A Statue of Medusa Holding Perseus’ Severed Head Will Be Installed in Manhattan Across from the NY County Criminal Court to Honor #MeToo’
In October 2021, posts about a statue of Medusa holding the severed head of Perseus being installed at a New York criminal court in honor of the #MeToo movement appeared on Facebook and Twitter: Text on the image read: A Statue of Medusa Holding [Pers
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 79.4% Of Babies Who Died Of SIDS Did NOT Have A Vaccine The Same Day
Did nearly 80% of the babies who died of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) have a vaccine the same day? No, that's not true. The number appears to come from misinterpreted materials from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS
Full Fact→ False claims from funeral director about facemasks, vaccines and the pandemic
A video interview of a funeral director from Milton Keynes has been shared on social media. The video contains a lot of false or misleading information about the Covid-19 pandemic including false claims about facemasks, use of midazolam, death rates an
FactCheck.org→ Video Spreads Bogus Claims About Plane Crashes and COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest The number of U.S. plane accidents has been about the same this year as it was last year. But posts on social media falsely claim that there has been a significant increase due to pilot reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines. The Federal Av
Full Fact→ Murky claims about sewage bill fact checked
The past few days have seen MPs defend themselves over accusations they voted with the government against plans to reduce the discharge of sewage into rivers. The government has now said it will propose an amendment “very similar” to the on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Student Loans Do NOT Cost Government Over $60B More Than Those Loans Bring In During The Year
Do U.S. student loans cost the government over $60 billion more to service than those loans bring in during the year? No, that's not true: According to experts, the cost of servicing student loans is a much smaller figure than $60 billion
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Patent Documents Do NOT ‘Expose Medical Devices’ In COVID Vaccines, Including Injectable Tracking And Computing System
Do patent documents "expose" the existence of microscopic computing, tracking and medical devices in the COVID vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer? No, that's not true: The patents described are for the lipids used to send mRNA instructio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 IS Number One Cause Of Death For Cops
Is the number one cause of death for cops now COVID-19? Yes, that's true: The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund published a report that stated COVID-related fatalities are "the single highest cause of law enforcement deaths
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Death Toll Does NOT Count Everyone Who Dies With The Virus — Deaths From Other Causes Are Not Included
Is every death of people with COVID-19 counted as a COVID death? No, that's not true: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says COVID-19 should not be reported on the death certificate if it did not cause or contribute to
Full Fact→ Is the UK really the EU’s ‘Treasure Island’?
“A shocking report from Facts4EU.Org suggests the EU's ‘UK Treasure Island’ delivers a staggering 69 percent of the bloc's entire world trade surplus.” Daily Express, 19 October 2021. Last week, the Express said that a new repo
Health Feedback→ The COVID-19 vaccines provide strong protection against hospitalization and death; number of vaccinated people in hospital does not indicate evidence against this
REVIEW Almost 80% of people aged 12 and over in the U.K. have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The level of protection provided by the vaccines means that the number of COVID-19 deaths is about 10% of the level seen in the previous wave (120 de
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Drinking Water While Standing Does NOT Damage The Stomach And Surrounding Organs
Does drinking water while standing damage the body's organs? No, that's not true: Drinking water while standing does not damage the stomach or surrounding organs, a UCLA medical expert told Lead Stories. The opposite is true in many cases
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: National Heritage Area Designation Does NOT Impose NHA Control Over Private Land — It’s A Tourism Map Device
Do private landowners lose control of their property when tourism promoters and/or history buffs get a region of their state designated a National Heritage Area? No, that's not true: There is no evidence National Heritage Areas empower fe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Seismic Activity Grid Pattern On Map Is NOT Evidence The La Palma Eruption And Earthquakes Are An Artificial Attack
Does the grid pattern on a seismic activity map indicate the La Palma volcanic eruption and earthquakes are an artificial attack? No, that's not true: The grid effect which appears on the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (ESMC)