A story published by the student newspaper at Boston University attracted attention online on August 12 2020, after revealing the school’s move to formalize the process behind awarding posthumous degrees. The Daily Free Press first broke the sto
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FactCheck.org→ Face Masks Don’t Cause Legionnaires’ Disease
Quick Take A viral social media post is spreading the falsehood that wearing a face mask to slow the spread of COVID-19 could cause Legionnaires’ disease. But Legionnaires’ disease is caused by bacteria that festers mostly in warm, standing
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Missteps on COVID-19 Mortality
President Donald Trump exaggerated Americans’ comparative success battling the coronavirus, falsely saying in a press briefing that the U.S. per capita death rate is lower than “most” of Western Europe. He also claimed a 9% decrease in COVID-19 f
Truth or Fiction?→ Does a Facebook Live Reveal a Shocking Secret about ‘LOL Dolls’ Amid #SaveTheChildren Panic?
On August 11 2020, social media users shared a Facebook Live video (archived here), which purportedly unveiled a shocking surprise harbored by the popular LOL Surprise! dolls — that their bodies change color when immersed in water, often in the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Face Masks DO Work. Period.
Has no scientific study demonstrated masks protect people from COVID-19? No, that's not true: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides a list of 19 scientific publications its infectious disease experts rely on whe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Descended From A Slave Owner, But It’s Not ‘An Inconvenient Part Of Her History’ Or A ‘Deep, Dark Secret’ That ‘Could Come Back To Haunt Her’
Did Kamala Harris descend from a slave owner and it is a "deep, dark secret" that has "come back to haunt" her? Yes, it is true that Sen. Harris does apparently have an Irish great-great-great-great-great grandfather who owned sl
The Dispatch→ Did Hillary Clinton’s Emails Include Evidence of Child Sex Trafficking?
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AFP Fact Check→ Gas cylinders don’t have expiry dates printed on them
Facebook posts claiming that liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders have coded expiry dates imprinted on them, making them a “time bomb” if stored in the house, have resurfaced online, attracting hundreds of shares. The claim is false; experts exp
Poynter→ Are you writing about ‘the Russian COVID-19 vaccine?’ Avoid clickbait headlines and publish explainers
Humankind is obviously looking forward to a COVID-19 vaccine. However, the announcement made by Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday got journalists and fact-checkers questioning the best way to cover it without amplifying what could be false ho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MLK Jr. Family Sued Cafe Owner Loyd Jowers, NOT U.S. Government, For Civil Rights Leader’s Murder
Did the family of Martin Luther King Jr. successfully sue the U.S. government for the civil rights leader's murder? No, that's not true: The family brought a civil suit against a Memphis man, Loyd Jowers, not the U.S. government.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Weekend Press Briefings
President Donald Trump made several false, misleading and exaggerated claims in press briefings he held Aug. 7 and 8 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, spinning the facts on COVID-19 and the economy, among other topics: Trump fa
New York Times→ Trump Cherry-Picks Coronavirus Data in Briefing Appearance
The president selectively highlighted statistics, falsely claimed New York and New Jersey were solely responsible for high national death rates and again wrongly asserted that a rise in cases was because of testing.
Snopes→ Did Kurt Russell Share A Poem Opposing the Defunding of Police?
A poem titled "The Badge" circulated on social media in June 2020 following nationwide protests calling for the defunding of police.
Truth or Fiction?→ How COVID-19 Triggered a #SaveTheChildren Child Trafficking Panic
In the summer of 2020, a massive amount of rumors about child trafficking appeared under the hashtag #savethechildren — and temporary hashtag filtering by Facebook in response was cited as evidence of “media suppression” of a massive
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Illinois Did NOT Just Quietly Pass A Law Making It A Felony To Record Police Without Consent
Did Illinois just quietly pass a law making it a felony to record police without consent? No, that's not true. Illinois did pass a law in 2014 that relates to "eavesdropping" devices to record "private conversations," but this do
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images in ‘1918 Flu Pandemic’ Photo Post Are NOT All From That Period In History
Are a series of images circulating on social media accurately depicting what life looked and felt like during the 1918 flu pandemic? No, that's not true: While some of the photographs are, in fact, from the time when what was kno
Full Fact→ There is no proof you’re more likely to get Covid-19 if you’re tall
“People over 6ft have double the risk of coronavirus, study suggests.” The Telegraph, 28 July 2020 “People who are over 6ft tall are twice as likely to catch coronavirus, study claims.” The Daily Mirror, 28 July 2020 “Doe
Full Fact→ You were more likely to catch Covid-19 in Spain than the UK in late July.
A viral Facebook post compares the number of Covid-19 deaths in the UK with the number in Spain, saying it is wrong to suggest that Spain is “in worse shape than the UK.” This follows the decision by the government in July to remove Spain f
Washington Post→ Amy McGrath’s spurious claim that McConnell ‘made millions from China’
It’s the latest attack ad to get Pinocchios for claiming Sen. Mitch McConnell is mixing business and family.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Joe Biden ‘Take a Knee’ Near His Childhood Home?
Despite being thoroughly debunked, a series of posts pushing a fake claim about former Vice President Joe Biden remained available online even as new reports shed light on Facebook’s unwillingness to stop far-right disinformation. In early July
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the United States Issue a COVID-19 Travel Advisory for New Zealand?
An August 7 2020 tweet by the New Zealand Herald claimed that the United States issued a travel warning to its citizens about New Zealand due to the country’s purported 23 active cases of COVID-19: The US Government has warned its citizens t
FactCheck.org→ Dueling Trump, Biden Claims on COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution
As scientists work to find a safe vaccine for COVID-19, President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, have made competing claims about the administration’s plans to carry out the daunting task of distributing hundreds of millio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Face Masks Kill Or That Microchips Will Be Forced Into Everyone Through Vaccines
Are face masks dangerous and deadly, and would a COVID-19 vaccine alter our DNA and be used implant microchips in everyone? No, that's not true. Face masks are proven to be safe, and since there is no current vaccine, it is not p
FactCheck.org→ Voting by Mail in the Swing States
President Donald Trump has repeatedly attacked mail-in voting as “fraudulent” and “corrupt,” even going so far to suggest it might be a reason to postpone the Nov. 3 election. But voters can use that option without giving a reas
Full Fact→ The RSPCA has said that they are worried people will abandon pets because the economic effects of Covid-19
A Facebook post shared over one thousand times in total claims that the RSPCA said that you cannot catch Covid-19 from your pets and that people had been abandoning pets, suggesting this was due to fear of transmission. Firstly, there is no evidence of
Health Feedback→ Hydroxychloroquine, alone or in combination with azithromycin, found ineffective for treating COVID-19 in large clinical trials
REVIEW In late July 2020, numerous memes on social media spread the unsupported claim that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), azithromycin (AZM), and zinc can cure COVID-19. Other versions questioned why the drug is considered unsafe for COVID-19 patients wh
Health Feedback→ Wearing masks aims at slowing SARS-CoV-2 circulation, not protecting against a certain death
REVIEW In August 2020, a post circulating on social media, which received millions of views, questioned how people who are not wearing face masks in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic have still remained alive. Using the rhetorical technique of “j
Washington Post→ Trump campaign ad manipulates three images to put Biden in a ‘basement’
In the latest example of manipulated video, the Trump campaign Photoshopped images of Biden campaigning so he appears to be alone.
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax circulates online that Fauci ‘knew’ about effective coronavirus treatments in 2005
Multiple posts shared hundreds of times on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and on various websites claim that US top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci “has known for 15 years” that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are effective treatments
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Long List Of Politicians Were NOT Indicted, Sued, Fired, Or Disgraced With Unsealing Of Documents In Ghislaine Maxwell Civil Case
Were a long list of politicians indicted, sued, fired, or disgraced for sex offenses as documents relating to a defamation lawsuit against accused sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell were unsealed by a judge? No, that's not true: Th
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Oprah Condone Child Abuse and Say ‘If It Feels Good’ that the Child ‘Won’t Even Know’ Abuse Happened?
Child trafficking and abuse conspiracy theories circulated in July and August 2020 thanks to ongoing disinformation campaigns, such as the now-infamous — and entirely debunked every step of the way — QAnon conspiracy theory; among those w
AllSides→ What’s Driving Recent Crime Statistics?
https://abridgenews.com/topic/recent-crime-statistics This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique ar
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Georgia High School’s Senior Class Photographed Together Without Masks?
Online criticism concerning safety measures in schools trying to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic circulated around a second Georgia school in August 2020 as a photo spread online showing an entire senior class gathered together without face covering
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Most Important Video You’ll Ever Watch’ Is A Rehash Of Misleading Coronavirus Vaccine Claims
Is it true that "the" coronavirus vaccine will alter the DNA of people who receive it, making it a menace to humanity and making future generations not fully human? Or that nanoparticles are going to be injected into humans with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BLM Did NOT Buy Two New Luxury Buses With Money Raised — They’re Toronto Raptors Team Buses
Did Black Lives Matter buy two new luxury buses with money donated to the movement? No, that's not true: The black luxury buses with "BLACK LIVES MATTER" written in large letters on the sides belong to the Toronto Raptors basketb
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ruth Bader Ginsberg Did NOT Say The Age Of Consent For Sex Must Be Lowered To 12 Years Old
Did Ruth Bader Ginsberg say the age of consent for sexual acts must be lowered to age 12 years old? No, that is not true. The Supreme Court justice did not ever say this. The claims have gone viral with fake quotes from Ginsberg.
FactCheck.org→ False Claims Follow Old Portland Mugshots
Quick Take Old mugshots circulating on social media falsely suggest that they show 13 teachers who were recently arrested during the protests in Portland, Oregon. The photos are actually from 2017, and the posts provide no evidence that any of them are
Full Fact→ How to check coronavirus cases near you
If you live in England, it is easy to check how many cases of Covid-19 are being reported in your area each day. The government publishes this information every afternoon, along with other data, on its coronavirus dashboard. How to check First, v
Full Fact→ Why this poll gives a misleading view on how many people the public think Covid-19 has killed
Last week, Twitter was awash with claims about how many people the British public think had died from Covid-19. “Scottish people think COVID-19 has killed 10% of the U.K. population,” said Toby Young. “The British public believe
New York Times→ Trump Cherry-Picks Coronavirus Data in Briefing Appearance
The president selectively highlighted statistics, falsely claimed New York and New Jersey were solely responsible for high national death rates and again wrongly asserted that a rise in cases was because of testing.