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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NOT A New York Bill Intended To Round Up COVID Patients, Put Them In Camps, Or Forcibly Vaccinate, Projected To Pass On January 6

2021-01-06 Is there a bill projected to pass on January 6, 2021, that will allow the state of New York to round up COVID patients and put them in camps? No, that's not true: The hype surrounding this bill is not supported by evidence. The New York S Go to site post…»

AFP Fact Check→ Korean social media posts falsely claim that hydroxychloroquine cures Covid-19 after South Korea sees surge in confirmed cases

2021-01-06 Multiple posts shared repeatedly on Facebook in Korean language claim the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine cures Covid-19. The posts, which began circulating in December 2020, downplay the seriousness of contracting the virus despite a surge in c Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Will NOT Spend Tax Dollars On ‘Gender Studies’ In Pakistan As Part Of COVID-19 Relief And Government Funding

2021-01-06 Does the recent legislation that funds aid to Americans economically hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic also provide tax dollars for "gender studies" in Pakistan? No, that's not true: Though they were voted on as one package, the COVID Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Crowds Assembling in D.C. January 5, 2021, Ahead Of Demonstration Supporting Trump’s Attempt To Overturn Election

2021-01-05 Does this photo show crowds thronging the streets of Washington, D.C., on January 5, 2021, a day ahead of when supporters of Donald Trump planned to demonstrate in favor of his crusade to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential elec Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ 4th Precinct ‘Homeless Quilt,’ ‘Panhandler Patrol’ Post Resurfaces on Imgur

2021-01-05 On January 5 2021, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a Facebook post attributed to an unspecified “4th precinct,” alongside an image of two uniformed police officers and a “homeless quilt” of signs confiscated by a “pa Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Was a Chinese Company Set to Buy General Electric in 2021?

2021-01-05 A Facebook meme shared widely in late 2020 and early 2021 asked American readers, "Are you concerned yet?" Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eight Years Were NOT Lost When the Gregorian Calendar Was Unveiled in the 1500s, Mayan Calendar Apocalypse NOT Foretold

2021-01-05 Were eight years lost when the Gregorian calendar was introduced in 1582, meaning that the global apocalypse supposedly foretold in the Mayan calendar for 2012 actually was supposed to happen in 2020? No, that's not true: Only 10 days wer Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eight Years Were NOT Lost When the Gregorian Calendar Was Unveiled in the 1500s, Mayan Calendar Apocalypse NOT Foretold

2021-01-05 Were eight years lost when the Gregorian calendar was introduced in 1582, meaning that the global apocalypse supposedly foretold in the Mayan calendar for 2012 actually was supposed to happen in 2020? No, that's not true: Only 10 days wer Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Despite Claims In Georgia Senate Hearing, Dominion Voting Machines Were NOT Hacked Because They Don’t Have Modems

2021-01-05 Did someone hack into the electronic voting system being used in Georgia for the January 5, 2020, U.S. Senate runoff races? No, Georgia election officials say that's not true: The digital poll book was not even in use on December 30, 2020 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Despite Claims In Georgia Senate Hearing, Dominion Voting Machines Were NOT Hacked Because They Don’t Have Modems

2021-01-05 Did someone hack into the electronic voting system being used in Georgia for the January 5, 2020, U.S. Senate runoff races? No, Georgia election officials say that's not true: The digital poll book was not even in use on December 30, 2020 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The U.S. Is NOT Giving $700 Billion ‘To Other Countries’

2021-01-05 Is the United States giving $700 billion to other countries? No, that's not true: The entire U.S. State Department and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) budget was estimated at about $52.5 billion, or $52,505,402 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The U.S. Is NOT Giving $700 Billion ‘To Other Countries’

2021-01-05 Is the United States giving $700 billion to other countries? No, that's not true: The entire U.S. State Department and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) budget was estimated at about $52.5 billion, or $52,505,402 Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Citing Conspiracy Theories, Pennsylvania Republicans Refuse to Seat Democratic Party Senator

2021-01-05 As Pennsylvania’s legislature convened on January 5 2021 to commence its new two-year session, its Republican majority is blocking Sen. Jim Brewster (a Democrat) of Allegheny County from taking the oath of office: At the heart of the dispute is Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Are Georgia Runoff Voters Being Told Voting Machines Are ‘Malfunctioning’?

2021-01-05 Georgia’s long-anticipated runoff elections were slated for January 5 2020; that day, the disreputable site TrendingPolitics.com published an item headlined, “BREAKING: Georgia Voters Sound the Alarm, Claim They’re Being Told Votin Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘ANTIFA Being Bused Into D.C. In Advance Of MAGA Rally’

2021-01-05 Does a video show "ANTIFA being bused into D.C. in advance of a MAGA rally on January 6, 2020"? No, that's not true: A video that claims to show buses of protesters heading into Washington, D.C., for the pro-Trump rally on January 6, 2021 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘ANTIFA Being Bused Into D.C. In Advance Of MAGA Rally’

2021-01-05 Does a video show "ANTIFA being bused into D.C. in advance of a MAGA rally on January 6, 2020"? No, that's not true: A video that claims to show buses of protesters heading into Washington, D.C., for the pro-Trump rally on January 6, 2021 Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Right-Wing Senator’s Claim of ‘Antifa’ Attack Debunked by Protesters’ Video

2021-01-05 A right-wing U.S. lawmaker’s attempt to claim that “Antifa” threatened his family was immediately debunked by video showing a peaceful protest outside his home. The activist group ShutdownDC streamed video of its demonstration on Jan Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Nashville bomber died in the explosion, not from COVID-19

2021-01-05 REVIEW On 25 December 2020, 63-year-old Anthony Quinn Warner exploded a bomb in a recreational vehicle in downtown Nashville, Tennessee, injuring eight people. A few days later, the claim that Warner died from COVID-19 started circulating on social Go to site post…»

AllSides→ Did Democrats Object the Last Three Times a Republican Won the White House?

2021-01-05 https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-democrats-object-the-last-three Populist provocateur Charlie K Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Millions—not thousands—caught Covid last year

2021-01-05 We’ve seen many claims on Facebook and on Instagram that just 13,844 people in England and Wales were infected with Covid-19 in 2020. Readers have also asked us to look into it.  This claim is not true. It’s a misunderstanding of data Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Did Democrats Object the Last Three Times a Republican Won the White House?

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The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Explaining the Claims Made by ‘Whistleblower’ Jesse Morgan

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Poynter→ Congress will formally count electoral votes for president on Jan. 6. Here’s what you need to know.

2021-01-05 The 2020 presidential election cycle is almost over. After the voting, the counting, the legal challenges, and the casting of the electoral college votes in December, a joint session of Congress will formally count the electoral votes for president at Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Ballots Were NOT Printed Differently for GOP Areas Versus Democrat Areas To Enable Election Rigging

2021-01-05 Were ballots used in Republican areas of Georgia different from ballots used in Democratic areas of the state, resulting in a rigged election? No, that's not true: A purported elections expert -- who the Georgia secretary of state's offic Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Trump’s Claims From His Call With Brad Raffensperger

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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Hospital Surges Are NOT Just Like Flu Season Hospital Surges

2021-01-05 Are COVID-19 hospital surges just like flu season hospital surges? No, that's not true: The COVID-19 burden is significantly higher. At least 758,261 hospitalizations for COVID-19 have occurred so far in the United States, and that figure Go to site post…»

Snopes→ With Call, Trump Shows No Limit to His Power Grab

2021-01-05 President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to overturn the 2020 election results are demonstrating his unrestrained determination to maintain a grip on power no matter Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Secretary Of State Brad Raffensperger Does NOT Have A Brother Ron Who Is CTO Of China’s Huawei Corp

2021-01-05 Does Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger have a brother named Ron who is the chief technology officer for the China-based Huawei Corporation? No, that's not true: While Huawei does have a Ron Raffensperger working as the CTO of Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Georgia Republican’s Photograph Brings Back Concern Over ‘White Power’ Gesture

2021-01-05 Heading into one of two Senate runoff elections in Georgia, a photograph of right-wing incumbent Sen. David Perdue — and the purported intent behind it — received newfound attention in January 2021, including a side debate over whether it Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Why a Wisconsin Pharmacist Allegedly Destroyed COVID-19 Vaccines

2021-01-04 Wisconsin pharmacist Steven Brandenburg was arrested on December 31 2020 after he reportedly destroyed 57 vials (or more than 500 doses) of coronavirus vaccine, possibly intentionally. On January 4 2020, Ozaukee County District Attorney Adam Gerol add Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President-Elect Biden Is NOT Stepping Down

2021-01-04 Is Joe Biden stepping down as president-elect because of health issues? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated claim. Biden is not stepping down. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) where it was published by @Undergro Go to site post…»

Truth or Fiction?→ Did Rep. Emanuel Cleaver Say ‘Amen and Awomen’ During a Congressional Prayer?

2021-01-04 On January 3 2021, Rep. Emanuel Cleaver led a Daily Congressional Prayer, drawing intense scrutiny from certain circles for purportedly concluding with “amen and awomen” (or “awoman”) in lieu of the standard “amen” Go to site post…»

Health Feedback→ Asymptomatic and presymptomatic people can spread COVID-19

2021-01-04 REVIEW The respiratory disease COVID-19, which is caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2, spread around the world in 2020. COVID-19 has caused more than 85 million confirmed cases and more than 1.8 million confirmed deaths globally as of 4 January 2020. In Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: D.C. Mayor Did NOT Shut Down Businesses To Discourage Trump Supporters From Gathering

2021-01-04 Did D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser order the shut down of businesses during the week of January 4, 2021, to discourage Trump supporters from gathering in Washington? No, that's not true: In a statement on protests planned for January 6, 2021, M Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: D.C. Mayor Did NOT Shut Down Businesses To Discourage Trump Supporters From Gathering

2021-01-04 Did D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser order the shut down of businesses during the week of January 4, 2021, to discourage Trump supporters from gathering in Washington? No, that's not true: In a statement on protests planned for January 6, 2021, M Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Literally Beg Georgia Secretary Of State To ‘Invent’ 11,000 Votes

2021-01-04 Did Donald Trump literally beg the Georgia secretary of state to "invent" 11,000 votes? No, that's not true: The president did not utter "invent" during an hour-long phone call with Brad Raffensperger. To be clear, Trump repeatedly pressu Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Literally Beg Georgia Secretary Of State To ‘Invent’ 11,000 Votes

2021-01-04 Did Donald Trump literally beg the Georgia secretary of state to "invent" 11,000 votes? No, that's not true: The president did not utter "invent" during an hour-long phone call with Brad Raffensperger. To be clear, Trump repeatedly pressu Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Georgia Senate Runoffs

2021-01-04 Two months after Election Day, control of the U.S. Senate in the 117th Congress comes down to two races in Georgia on Jan. 5. None of the four candidates on the ballot garnered 50% of the vote on Nov. 3, which forced separate runoffs. In one of the con Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York Times Election Report Did NOT Reveal 104,984 Stolen Votes in Ga, 347,768 in PA — Also NOT Published In "European paper"

2021-01-04 Did a "New York Times Election Report" reveal 104,984 Stolen Votes in Georgia and 347,768 in Pennsylvania? And was this report published by a "European paper" because the rest of the world gets different news? No, that's not true: the hea Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Atlanta Warehouse Does NOT House Counterfeit Fulton County, Georgia Ballots

2021-01-02 Did a pro-Trump "operative" uncover thousands of counterfeit November 2020 Fulton County ballots stored in an Atlanta warehouse? No, that's not true: Photos of boxes of ballots showed emergency paper ballots stored in the warehouse as bac Go to site post…»

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