On February 12 2022, a Facebook user shared the following post, which purportedly describes how “hush puppies” got their name: Escaping slaves used to throw balls of fried cornmeal out to distract the hounds from tracking them. The hound st
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FactCheck.org→ Former Presidents Are Not Allowed to Take Home Official Records
Quick Take The National Archives recovered 15 boxes of materials from former President Donald Trump’s time in office. Tom Fitton, president of Judicial Watch, claimed that the law allowed Trump to “take documents when he left the White Hous
Truth or Fiction?→ Ben Shapiro ‘Look How Beautiful My Sister Looks’ Tweet
On February 18 2022, a screenshot of a purported Ben Shapiro tweet (“Look at how beautiful my sister looks”) was shared to Imgur: Atop two apparent photographs of Shapiro’s sister Abby, the tweet read: Look at how beautiful my sister
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pineapple Juice Does NOT Detox — Only The Kidneys And Liver Can Do That
Does pineapple juice help detox the body, make a person lose weight and relieve joint ache? No, that's not true: The only thing that can help detox the body is the liver and kidneys, according to a dermatologist. The Food and Drug Adminis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Was NOT Forced To Sell Mar-a-Lago As Of February 16, 2022
Was former President Donald Trump being forced to sell The Mar-a-Lago Club, a private club and residence, as of February 16, 2022? No, that's not true: Although Trump is facing potential financial consequences because of various controver
Full Fact→ Storms with female names are not ‘more deadly’ because people underestimate them
There’s a bank of fascinating psychological research to back up the fact that overall, female-titled storms and hurricanes are in fact far more deadly… That’s right: storms are sexist. The Independent, 17 February 2022. Storm Eunic
Full Fact→ Washington Post overstates prevalence of long Covid
“At least 50% of people who survive Covid have debilitating health issues in the months afterwards” Washington Post, 16 February 2022. A TikTok from the Washington Post claims that at least half of people who survive Covid-19 have de
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Medical Professor Did NOT Warn Natural Immunity Has Made Vaccine Mandates ‘Irrelevant’ In Lancet Letter
Did The Lancet publish a medical professor's warning that natural immunity has made vaccine mandates irrelevant? No, that's not true: The professor cited never uses the word "irrelevant" in his letter to the British medical journal but he
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gas Prices Did NOT Reach National Average Of $1.87 Per Gallon In February 2021
Did the price of regular gas reach a national average of $1.87 per gallon during February 2021? No, that's not true: While individual gas station prices always vary, the national average of regular gas prices during February 2021 never we
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Conflict Between Russia, Ukraine
Does a video posted to Facebook show footage of conflict between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022? No, that's not true: The video shows gameplay from Arma 3, a military shooter video game. Many social media users have posted similar fo
Truth or Fiction?→ Dasia Taylor Suture Invention
On February 1 2022, the Facebook page for Missouri radio station Y107 (KTXY-FM) shared a meme about Dasia Taylor, a teenager who purportedly developed a suture technology to detect infections: Alongside the meme, Y107 simply hashtagged the post #Black
Full Fact→ Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine does not cause birth defects
A Facebook post claims that a Pfizer document advises people not to have unprotected sex within 28 days of the second dose of its Covid-19 vaccine, because of the supposed risk of “birth defects due to genetic manipulation”. This is not tru
FactCheck.org→ Biden Initiative Funds Drug Overdose Prevention, Not ‘Crack Pipes’
The Department of Health and Human Services launched a $30 million grant program in December to help “address the nation’s substance use and overdose epidemic” by reducing the dangers related to drug use. The program doesn’t provide funding
Full Fact→ More older people have financial debt—but fewer are actually struggling
The Labour Party research is likely to raise concern that many pensioners had been struggling financially before this year’s cost-of-living squeeze struck. The Express, 15 February 2022. An article in the Express shared analysis from the Labour
Logically→ Deltacron is a new COVID-19 variant with the combined characteristics of Delta and Omicron.
Health authorities are yet to review the new discovery. More data and research is required to consider Deltacron an actual COVID-19 variant.
Poynter→ Children are at far higher risk of myocarditis from COVID-19 infection than from vaccines
Texas cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough recently claimed that a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study shows COVID-19 vaccines are causing myocarditis in children. But he took the data out […] The post Children are at far higher risk of
Health Feedback→ Alleged spikes in medical conditions among the military after COVID-19 vaccine rollout are based on faulty data resulting from a glitch in the database
REVIEW As of 15 February 2022, more than 4.8 billion people—almost 62% of the global population— have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Safety monitoring data clearly show that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their ris
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘FEMA Camp Containers’ Photo Is From China, NOT The 2022 ‘SuperbOwl’ Halftime Show
Are "FEMA Camp Containers" and the performance platforms in the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show the same construction? No, that's not true: The bottom image in this post is from a 2021 article about China building quarantine camps due to CO
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Standing Up During The Night Does NOT Cause Sudden Death
Does this screenshot of a WhatsApp post convey important information to avoid sudden death at night? No, that's not true: This advice -- that sitting up or standing up suddenly in the middle of the night could cause sudden death -- was re
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Weatherman Did NOT Identify Military ‘Spraying Chemtrails’ On Radar — It Was Anti-Radar Chaff
Did a meteorologist in Oregon "admit the military was spraying chemtrails" while giving an evening weather forecast on television? No, that's not true: Weatherman Kevin Lollis pointed out an area on the weather radar map that he identifie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO HIV Or ‘Foreign Bacteria’ In COVID Vaccines
Is there HIV and "foreign bacteria" in COVID vaccines or booster shots?? No, that's not true: The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer deliver biological blueprint material that causes your cells to generate spike proteins, which trai
Snopes→ Did NEJM Study Determine a Person’s Most Productive Age?
The “extensive” research was said to confirm a person reaches their "most productive age" between 60 and 70.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fauci Is NOT A Freemason Just Because He Put His Hand Inside His Jacket
Did Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), prove he is a member of the secret society the Freemasons because he put his hand in his jacket? No, that's not true: A grand secretary o
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Wisconsin’s Number of Registered Voters
(Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua via Getty)On February 9, Peter Bernegger, spoke before the Wisconsin informational hearing of the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections, claiming to have evidence of voter fraud in the Wisconsin 2020 presidential el
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Is Now a Good Time [to] Remind Truckers That EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN Voted Against Saving Truckers’ Pensions Last Year?’
In mid-February 2022, an Imgur user and the Facebook page “The Other 98%” shared a screenshot of a tweet from broadcaster and talk show host Chip Franklin: Is now a good time remind truckers that EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN voted against sav
Full Fact→ Warning that vigorous duvet-shaking can raise risk of heart attack is fake
A screenshot of what appears to be an ITV News article with the headline “Shaking the duvet too vigorously while making your bed can increase your chances of a heart attack, scientists warn” is doing the rounds on Facebook, and on Twitter,
Full Fact→ Potential Covid-19 vaccine which used HIV protein was never rolled out
Content shared on Facebook claims the BBC has said that HIV is used to make the Covid-19 vaccines. This isn’t true, but there is a kernel of truth behind the claim. In June 2021, the BBC released a documentary telling the stories of different res
Truth or Fiction?→ Anthony Bourdain: ‘Eat at a Local Restaurant Tonight’ Quote
On February 12 2022, the Facebook page “Messages for the Soul” shared the following quote attributed to Anthony Bourdain, along with an image: “Eat at a local restaurant tonight. Get the cream sauce. Have a cold pint at 4 o’clock i
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines don’t cause immunodeficiency syndrome
An article published by a blog called The Exposé claims that people vaccinated against Covid-19 may be experiencing a form of “vaccine induced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome”, otherwise labelled as vaccine induced AIDS. As
Full Fact→ ‘BBC article’ claiming shallow breathing increases risk of heart attack is fake
An image of a fake mocked-up BBC News article is being shared on social media. The headline reads: “Breathing too many times a day could raise your risk of a heart attack”, and the article excerpt claims a trial found that this can increase
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Photos Show COVID Vaccine Or ‘Nanotech’
Do these photos prove someone found nanotechnology in Pfizer Comirnaty COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The claim is based on use of a home microscope that could not see nanoscale items, which are one-billionth of a meter across. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2022 Was NOT The First Time CDC Talked About Blood Clots Ahead Of Super Bowl
Was 2022 the first time the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention talked about blood clots ahead of the Super Bowl? No, that's not true: The CDC also publicized blood clots in connection with the NFL championship on Twitter before th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moderna CEO Did NOT Sell $400 Million Worth Of Company Stock, But His Twitter Account WAS Deleted
Did Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel suddenly sell $400 million worth of stock in the company and delete his Twitter account, indicating something suspicious going on with the biopharmaceutical company? Not really: Bancel has steadily sold sh
Truth or Fiction?→ Stephen King ‘Hard to Believe There Was Ever a World Leader as Dumb as Donald Trump’ Quote Meme
On February 15 2022, an Imgur user shared the following quote meme, reportedly showcasing commentary by author Stephen King on former United States President Donald Trump’s fitness for office: A different quote attributed to Stephen King spread
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Shots Have NOT Increased ‘Serious Injury’ From Vaccines By Over 2000% In Germany
Have COVID-19 shots increased "serious injury" from vaccines by over 2,000% in Germany? No, that's not true: A press and public relations officer for DKG, the German Hospital Federation, says information was improperly analyzed by a consp
Health Feedback→ Study on SARS-CoV-2 antibodies levels following infection don’t prove that recovered patients are protected from reinfection
REVIEW As of February 2022, more than 77 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection, with more than 4 million requiring hospitalization, and more than 910,000 deaths. But many of these outcomes are preventable with vacc
FactCheck.org→ Biden Stretches Evidence for Universal Pre-K
President Joe Biden has made sweeping claims about evidence that he says supports his universal pre-kindergarten plan. There is plenty of research on specific targeted programs, but there isn’t much on universal programs. And the research that do
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aerial Image Does NOT Show ‘Freedom Convoy’ In Canberra, Australia
Does an aerial image of several vehicles and hundreds of encampments on a farm show an offshoot of the "Freedom Convoy" in Canberra, Australia? No, that's not true: The image is actually of a festival site in England and was taken in 2019
Full Fact→ Bill Gates didn’t say all Covid-19 vaccines should be withdrawn
A Facebook post incorrectly claims that Microsoft founder Bill Gates called for all Covid-19 vaccines to be withdrawn. The post includes a screenshot of a headline saying “Bill Gates Regrets Promoting Covid-19 Vaccine, Calls For Its Withdra
Full Fact→ Wales and Scotland are getting money to fund a council tax rebate
Members of the Scottish and Welsh governments have claimed that they will not receive any new funding to match the UK government’s £150 council tax rebate in England for homes in bands A-D. Last week @HMTreasury said Wales would rece