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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BinaxNOW COVID Home Test Kit Is NOT For Use With Water
Did a woman find that there was evidence of SARS-CoV-2 in tap water because she tested the water with a COVID-19 home test kit? No, that's not true: The reading at the end of the video shows an invalid test result, not a positive COVID re
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence There’s ‘7 Minutes Of Brain Activity Left’ After Death
Does the brain have seven minutes of activity after the body dies, replaying memories in a dream sequence? No, there is no evidence to substantiate that claim: When the heart stops, the brain stops, according to a WebMD article titled, "D
The Dispatch→ Do Pfizer Vaccines Contain Microchips?
A viral tweet has been circulating claiming that Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has implied a connection between Pfizer vaccines and a microchip, based on a video clip of Bourla talking about the FDA’s approval of the “first electronic pill
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Vaccines Cause Brain Damage
Do vaccines cause brain damage? No, there's no evidence that's true: Although vaccines are not risk-free, there is an almost universal consensus in the medical community that they are safe and save millions of lives each year. A person is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ICC Does NOT Have A ‘Case’ Before It Concerning Crimes Purportedly Related To COVID-19 — It Has A Complaint
Does the International Criminal Court (ICC) have a "case" before it concerning serious crimes related to COVID-19? No, that's not true: Although a complaint was filed alleging crimes committed against people in the United Kingdom related
Snopes→ Candace Owens’ Trump Interview Now Free After Complaints
The video interview was published on Dec. 21 and originally required a $12 or $20 monthly membership to the Daily Wire to read it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada Did NOT Issue A List Of 18 Words Or Phrases That People Are No Longer Allowed To Say
Did Canada recently issue a list of 18 words or phrases that people are no longer allowed to say? No, that's not true: This video is missing context as these words were originally published in a news article about diversity initiatives --
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 10,000 Medical Experts Did NOT Start Nuremberg 2 Trial Against World Leaders for Crimes Against Humanity
Did a team of 1,000 lawyers and 10,000 medical experts start a second Nuremberg trial against world leaders and public health organizations for pandemic-related crimes against humanity? No, that's not true: Spokespersons for the Centers f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Female Afghan Pilot Was NOT Stoned To Death In Public — She’s Alive And In The US
Was a female Afghan pilot stoned to death in public? No, that's not true: The reports that claimed Afghanistan's second woman pilot, Safia Ferozi, was stoned to death by the Taliban came with a photograph of a different woman who was lync
Snopes→ Are McDonald’s Exercise Bikes Real?
A viral video supposedly shows a woman eating at a McDonald's restaurant while simultaneously riding an exercise bike to burn calories.
FactCheck.org→ ‘Santa’ Detained at Unregistered Protest, Not ‘Arrested’ for Mask Violation
Quick Take An increase in pandemic restrictions in Germany sparked a protest at a market, where a man dressed as Santa Claus was briefly detained. Online posts falsely claimed he was arrested for not wearing a mask. But police said he was detained fo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Does NOT Admit Vaccinated Parents Are Killing Unvaccinated Kids
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention admit that parents vaccinated for COVID-19 are killing their unvaccinated children? No, that's not true: The claim is made by a non-scientist citing a paper that mixes vaccination informa
Full Fact→ Funeral director’s viral claims about vaccinated people not based in fact
A video of a man who runs a funeral home in Milton Keynes talking about the pandemic has gone viral on social media. The man does operate a funeral home, and we have fact checked him before. He makes a number of claims in the video, namely that he&rsqu
Full Fact→ Evidence suggests myocarditis risk after Covid-19 vaccination is lower compared to Covid infection
A video posted on Facebook claims myocarditis is more dangerous if you catch it following Covid-19 vaccination than from a Covid-19 infection. The video, taken from a longer interview with American cardiologist Dr Peter A. McCullough, also claims
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Knocking At Wrong House Is NOT Real — It’s A Skit
Did a police officer, believing there was a domestic incident, knock for 10 minutes on the door of a house where no one lives until the homeowner arrives and tells her the house was empty? No, that's not true: This video is a scripted ski
Health Feedback→ The benefits of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for children outweigh the low risks, unlike what Robert Malone claimed
REVIEW A 12 December 2021 filmed statement on the topic of vaccinating children with the COVID-19 vaccines by Robert Malone, a medical doctor and researcher, was widely shared on a number of social media platforms (see here and here); as of 20 Decem
Climate Feedback→ Demonetization of climate change misinformation on Youtube: a quick check on the implementation of Google Ads’ new policy
On Oct. 7th 2021, Google announced a change in its policy on climate change misinformation. Starting in November, any content, including YouTube videos, that ‘contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climat
Truth or Fiction?→ In ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home,’ Disinformation is a Supervillain
Even as it deals with super-powered confrontations, the December 2021 movie Spider-Man: No Way Home introduces a different form of villainy to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in depicting the impact of disinformation on its titular hero. This post contai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Salvation Army Did NOT Mandate Critical Race Theory Training
Did The Salvation Army, an international Christian service organization, mandate critical race theory (CRT) training? No, that's not true: Although the organization has published resources detailing its stance on racism -- including a "Le
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Number Of Registered Voters Is NOT Greater Than The Voting-Age Population In Sells, Arizona
Is the number of registered voters greater than the voting-age population in Sells, Arizona? No, that's not true: The Pima County Recorder's Office told Lead Stories that the total number of registered voters in the district of Sells is 1
FactCheck.org→ Viral Story Takes Fauci COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Comments Out of Context
SciCheck Digest The COVID-19 vaccines available in the U.S. were found to be safe and effective in clinical trials and real-world conditions. Dr. Anthony Fauci did not admit that “Covid Vaccines May Actually Make People ‘Worse,'” as a
FactCheck.org→ Article Makes Unfounded Claims Linking Athletes’ Injuries, Deaths to Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Many U.S. athletes have been vaccinated against COVID-19 without any adverse effects. But a conservative outlet has cited a list of supposedly vaccine-injured athletes to claim “there may be something wrong with the vaccine.” There
Snopes→ Did Pfizer CEO Say COVID-19 Vaccines Contain Microchips?
A 2018 video featuring Albert Bourla had nothing to do with COVID-19 or vaccines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Early Warning’ Cartoon With Pandemic Plot Was NOT Prediction From The Past
Does an animated short film from the 1920s or 1930s foretell a planned introduction of "weaponized influenza" in order to control the world? No, that's not true: This film is a modern creation done in the style of, and in some portions co
FactCheck.org→ The Whoppers of 2021
Summary Mass rollout of the COVID-19 vaccines has been the defining story of 2021, yet for all its success, vaccination rates remain stubbornly low in some populations. As with all things in American life these days, partisanship has played an outsized
Poynter→ A BBC reporting error is not proof the network was part of an ‘inside job’ on 9/11
A longstanding conspiracy theory about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks has resurfaced on social media. A widely shared Instagram post claims that a video from British public broadcaster BBC shows that the network […] The post A BBC repo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT An X-Ray Of A 700-Pound Man — It’s A Digital Artist’s Rendering
Is this an accurate X-ray image of the skeleton in a "700-pound man"? No, that's not true: It is not even an X-ray. This image depicts a digital 3D model of what the body of a 900-pound man might look like, if a person that size could sta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List Of Dead Or Collapsed Athletes Not Clearly Linked To Vaccine
Does a list of athletes from around the world who have died or collapsed help parents of athletic children to weigh the risks and benefits of their child receiving the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: While this list does enumerate
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS DOES Have Plan In Case Of Nuclear Bomb Explosion
Does the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have a plan in place to instruct employees on how to proceed after a disaster such as a nuclear bomb explosion? Yes, it does: Like other executive government departments and agencies, the IRS is req
FactCheck.org→ Doctor Makes False Claim About Stillbirths in Canadian Hospitals
SciCheck Digest The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant people, and the World Health Organization says the vaccines are safe for them. Yet online articles cite a Canadian doctor who falsely claims that t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Pose 7 Times Higher Death Risk Than COVID For People In 20s
Do vaccines pose a seven times higher risk of death than COVID for people in their 20s? No, that's not true: The authors of a Japanese medical bulletin provide no clear evidence of deaths due to the vaccine to establish a ratio with death
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Police Did NOT Arrest Man Dressed As Santa For No Mask — He Refused To Show ID While Protesting At A Christmas Market
Did German police arrest a man in a Santa Claus costume at a Christmas market in the city of Stralsund because he was not wearing a mask? No, that's not true: Local police told Lead Stories the man was not hired to appear as Santa Claus a
The Dispatch→ Did Fauci Say COVID Vaccines Could Make People More Likely to Be Infected?
A viral tweet shows a video of Dr. Anthony Fauci speaking with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and makes the claim that, “Dr. Fauci opens up the possibility that the COVID-19 vaccine could be making people more likely to be infected with the virus.̶
Full Fact→ Actor pretended to have Covid-19 for hospital training exercise, not for propaganda
A Facebook post claims to have proof an actor was contracted to pretend they were a hospital patient with Covid-19. The post includes a screenshot of a tweet. It says the actor “shows her contract detailing her role” and that it requi
Snopes→ Did a Dog Paint a Portrait of a Dog?
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Full Fact→ What we know about the alleged Downing Street parties so far
The biggest political story of the last month has been a series of reports on parties allegedly held late last year in Downing Street and Westminster at a time when strict Covid-19 restrictions were in force. Much of the coverage so far has been based
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – BBC reporting error is not proof the network was part of an ‘inside job’ on 9/11
A video from British public broadcaster BBC shows the network was part of a 9/11 conspiracy.
FactCheck.org→ No Credible Evidence COVID-19 mRNA Vaccines ‘Dramatically Increase’ Heart Attack Risk, Contrary to Flawed Abstract
SciCheck Digest The COVID-19 vaccines administered in the U.S. are not known to increase the risk of heart attack. But social media posts are misinterpreting an abstract in an American Heart Association journal as proof that the vaccine kills. The publ
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It is that time of year when we ask for you to help support fact-based reporting on major public policy issues. This year, we have brought you reports on the Capitol riot, including a same-day fact-checking article of then President Donald Trump’s fa