REVIEW Social media platforms have become a major source of unproven cancer cures and alternative treatments[1]. Some of these alleged remedies might be toxic or reduce the effectiveness of proven medical treatments. But even those that aren’t har
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT Unnatural For Humans To Get Sick, Thoughts Do NOT Cure All Sickness
Are humans never supposed to get sick and does the power of the human mind heal all sickness? No, that's not true: Medical experts have identified several causes of diseases other than human thoughts that affect the human body. The claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plane Crash Victims Were NOT Headed To East Palestine, Ohio, To Investigate Train Derailment
Were the victims of an Arkansas plane crash on their way to East Palestine, Ohio, to test the water, soil and air after a train carrying toxic chemicals derailed there? No, that's not true: The five victims, employees of CTEH -- an enviro
Full Fact→ There is no free ‘mystery bus’ in Brussels
A viral Twitter joke about a bus supposedly called ‘not the 48’ is being taken seriously by some.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Environmental team killed in plane crash was en route to Ohio metals plant, not train derailment
“The five people that died in that plane crash … were supposed to go to Ohio to test the water, the soil and the air quality in East Palestine.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Iowa ‘Recouping’ Houses of Medicaid Recipients
On March 6 2023, a Reddit account shared a screenshot of a tweet about Iowa “recouping” the homes of Medicaid recipients with a sarcastic post to the subreddit r/WhitePeopleTwitter: Iowa leading the way in caring for its citizens
Health Feedback→ No clinical evidence supports the use of baking soda as a cancer treatment
Baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate, is a chemical compound commonly used as a raising agent in baking and household cleaning. It is an alkaline substance, which means that it reduces acidity. This property has also led it to be used for medi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Harvard Medical Student Discovered Secret Mineral That Can Help Someone Lose ’52 Lbs in 28 Days’
Is there proof that a Harvard Medical student discovered a "secret mineral" that can help someone lose "52 lbs in 28 Days"? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence for this claim in an online article. The images in the articl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccinated People Do NOT Become The Property Of mRNA Vaccine Patent Holders — mRNA Does NOT Alter Natural DNA
Do gene editing mRNA vaccine patent holders own vaccinated people outright once injected, and does mRNA alter natural human DNA? No, that's not true: A Stanford University professor of law specializing in bioethics told Lead Stories that
Truth or Fiction?→ Propublica’s Politwoops Archive in Peril — Can It Be Saved?
On February 24 2023, data journalist Derek Willis tweeted a “eulogy” for Politwoops, an archive of deleted tweets in the public interest maintained by investigative journalism organization ProPublica: For six years I had the responsibilit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Definition Of Word ‘Horizontal’ Does NOT Prove Earth Is Flat
Did the word "horizon" come from the word "horizontal," and is this evidence that the Earth must be flat? No, that's not true: The word "horizon" came first, and the adjective "horizontal" followed. The adjective describes something "rela
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The ’15-Minute City’ Is NOT About Restricting Movement
Will the "15-minute city" require residents to carry permits for more than 15 minutes of travel, track "in real time" their carbon footprints and block violators of city rules from accessing "daily activities"? No, that's not true: The 15
Truth or Fiction?→ Bill Maher ‘Natural Immunity’ Study Tweet
On February 19 2023, a Twitter user tweeted a quote (with video) from talk show host and comedian Bill Maher, on the subject of a “big study” on “natural immunity” and how it held up against vaccines: Bill Maher: “Big story,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fire Safety Watchdog Estimates 2,600-3,100 Industrial Fires Annually In U.S.
Was there an uptick in industrial fires in the U.S. in early 2023, indicating that the country is "under attack"? No, that's not true: Annually, there are between 2,600 and 3,100 structure fires in industrial properties in the U.S., accor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Raise ‘Lethality’ Bar For Vinyl Chloride Just Before Ohio Derailment
Did the Centers for Disease Control change the level of exposure considered lethal for vinyl chloride from 100 parts per million to 100,000 parts per million shortly before the February 3, 2023 train derailment and vinyl chloride spill ne
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Promise Zelenskyy A ‘Stake In The United States’
During his February 20, 2023, trip to Ukraine, did President Joe Biden promise Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy a "stake in the United States" as a reward for "staying the course"? No, that's not true: This claim was published by a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘REAL’ Epstein List Of Fellow Pedophiles Leaked on Dark Web
Was the "REAL" Epstein list leaked on the dark web? No, that's not true: The article that made the claim in the headline offered no evidence and zero proof in the body of the story that a list belonging to convicted pedophile Jeffery Epst
Health Feedback→ Multiple studies show that face masks reduce the spread of COVID-19; a Cochrane review doesn’t demonstrate otherwise
REVIEW A review published by the Cochrane Library on 30 January 2023 triggered renewed claims that face masks are ineffective at reducing the spread of SARS-CoV-2 and other respiratory infections. This review, which analyzed mask effectiveness data
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Backflip Was NOT Prohibited In Figure Skating Because Of Surya Bonaly
Was the backflip banned after it was performed by the prominent Black figure skater Surya Bonaly in 1998? No, that's not true: Decades ago, the International Skating Union banned somersault jumps, which includes backflips with a one-foot
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Sen. Scott’s Claim That Biden Is a ‘Tax Cheat’
After President Joe Biden took a veiled swipe at him during the State of the Union address, Sen. Rick Scott released an ad labeling Biden a “tax cheat.” Biden was first scrutinized in 2019 for using what one nonpartisan expert described as an “a
Full Fact→ Fake social media appeals for a missing boy called James Peltier
Posts about this supposedly missing boy have appeared on Facebook groups all over the world, using a picture of a girl who has appeared on many fake appeals before.
PolitiFact→ Mike Palicz – Check, please. Are IRS agents coming for servers’ tips?
The 87,000 new IRS agents who were supposed to “only target the rich” are now “coming after waitresses’ tips.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Young Girl Was NOT Found Alone At Gas Station In Multiple Cities
Was a young girl found alone at a gas station in multiple cities across the United States? No, that's not true: The claim is a scam meant to trick people into sharing the post. The post is an example of a common -- and deceptive -- method
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Twitter Files’ Hearing Further Exposes How It ‘Bent and Broke’ Rules for the Trump Administration
A House Oversight Committee ostensibly geared toward showing “suppression” of information regarding the laptop of Hunter Biden — the son of United States President Joe Biden and a frequent target of far-right conspiracist fantasies
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thailand Does NOT Plan To ‘Nullify’ Pfizer-BioNTech Contracts — NO Evidence COVID-19 Vaccination Caused Thai Princess’ Collapse
Did the government of Thailand announce plans to cancel COVID-19 vaccine contracts with Pfizer-BioNTech after a suspected connection between the Pfizer vaccine and Princess Bajrakitiyabha's December 2022 collapse was established? No, that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk NOT Endorsing Quantum Ai Crypto Platform Despite Falsified CBC Report
Did business mogul Elon Musk and Canadian celebrities endorse the "new" cryptocurrency platform Quantum Ai, according to a video supposedly from the CBC? No, that's not true: CBC News told Lead Stories that they did not publish the video
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart Is NOT Giving $500 To Customers For Selling ‘Contaminated Water’
Is Walmart giving $500 to shoppers because the retailer sold "contaminated" water last year? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Walmart has sold contaminated water or that they're compensating their customers. Walmart's corpor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: RNA Technology Is NOT Causing Chickens To Have Fertility Problems, Eggs NOT Unsafe For Human Consumption
Is the same RNA technology found in COVID-19 shots now being added to chicken feed, causing the poultry that eats it to have fertility problems? No, that's not true: "Commercial feed manufacturers are not adding RNA to chicken feed," a sp
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sarah Palin Did NOT Endorse ‘Dental Giveback’ Program For Seniors
Did U.S. politician Sarah Palin endorse a "dental giveback" program for seniors? No, that's not true: The video of the former governor of Alaska is an edited version of a Cameo video she had previously recorded for a different purpose. Th
Truth or Fiction?→ Donald Trump and Bob Woodward ‘Depends’ Tweet
On January 31 2023, a screenshot purportedly of a tweet by journalist Bob Woodward disclosing information about former United States President Donald Trump’s “Depends” [sic] appeared on Imgur: At the top of the image, the name “
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Costco Is NOT Giving Away $500 To Female Victims Of Gender Discrimination
Did a court rule that all female victims of gender discrimination by Costco can receive a $500 grocery credit from the membership warehouse club? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Costco is giving out $500 credits to anyone.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Marines And FBI Did NOT ‘Clash’ At Camp Pendleton, California
Did FBI agents "clash" with U.S. Marine Corps guards at Camp Pendleton in California? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such a "clash" happened. Real Raw News, which originated the claim, has a history of writing false storie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Dr. Derek Knauss’ Did NOT Prove 1,500 COVID-19 Samples Were Actually Influenza
Did a medical expert named Dr. Derek Knauss (or Knaus) prove that 1,500 COVID-19 diagnostic tests did not actually contain traces of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, but did test positive for influenza A and B? No, that's not true: Lead Stories foun
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Is NOT Forcing Member-States To End Human Rights And Freedoms Worldwide
Is the World Health Organization (WHO) compelling member states, through an amendment to its International Health Regulations, to abandon "the dignity of human beings, the human rights of human beings and fundamental freedoms"? No, that's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT Warn Eggs Are Causing Thousands Of People To ‘Suddenly’ Form Blood Clots
Did scientists warn that eggs are causing thousands of people to "suddenly" form blood clots? No, that's not true: The 2017 study by Cleveland Clinic researchers that is supposed to support this assertion makes no such connection. The med
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Electrically Charged’ Rocks Discovered In Democratic Republic Of Congo
Were "electrically charged rocks" discovered in the Democratic Republic of Congo in January 2023? No, that's not true: No such discovery had been formally announced in the scientific community as of this publication, and a geology expert
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Russian Media Did NOT Report That Ukrainians Used Russian Soldiers’ Corpses To Form Image Of Ukrainian Nationalist Stepan Bandera
By Evgenia Prodaeva Did the Russian media outlet Komsomolskaya Pravda (Young Communist League Truth) report that Ukrainians used dead Russian soldiers to assemble a battlefield image of assassinated Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Ban
Truth or Fiction?→ Pink Floyd’s ‘Woke’ 50th Anniversary Rainbow Controversy
On January 19 2023, popular Twitter account @TravisAkers tweeted the following screenshot, purportedly illustrating backlash aimed at rock band Pink Floyd over a 50th anniversary “rainbow” logo on Facebook: Pink Floyd updated their profil
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York Was NOT Bombed On Or Around January 22, 2023
Was New York bombed on or directly before January 22, 2023, and was there an exclusive video of the attack on a Telegram channel? No, that's not true: The attack referenced in the claim is from 2017. The prompt to visit a specific Telegra
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misinterpret NYC Health Tweet About Omicron Subvariant XBB.1.5
SciCheck Digest An unclear tweet from New York City health officials was meant to caution residents that the latest omicron subvariant, XBB.1.5, might be more likely than previous variants to infect vaccinated or previously infected people. Social