On April 17 2021, a Facebook page shared the following meme, which asserted that law enforcement in Japan uses paintballs as a means of marking vehicles involved in crime: Underneath a photograph of a vehicle covered with splotches of orange paint, te
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FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claims Follow Donation of Kamala Harris’ Children’s Book
Quick Take A single copy of Vice President Kamala Harris’ children’s book was one of many titles donated to a shelter for immigrant children in Long Beach, California. But a debunked New York Post article – which led to the reporter’s resig
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A 5G Horse Did NOT Appear On The Lawn Of An Unvaccinated Family — It’s Art
Did a 5G horse appear on the lawn of a family's home, worrying the unvaccinated family who live there? No, that's not true: This photo of a flyer stapled to a wooden pole is an art piece by prankish artist Alan Wagner that has been altere
Truth or Fiction?→ Michael Collins: ‘If You Had Any Balls …’
Memorials, reminiscing, and memes following the death of astronaut Michael Collins in April 2021. We saw one popular meme pop up again and again, claiming that when Neil Armstrong was pondering what he might say as he stepped onto the surface of the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parents In Vail School District Did NOT Take Over Board, Remove Mask Mandate
Did protesters at a governing board meeting for the Vail Unified School District in Arizona elect a new school board and legally vote for the district's mask policy to be lifted? No, that's not true: While the protestors did stage what ap
FactCheck.org→ Video From Biden’s Address to Congress Misleadingly Edited
Quick Take In his April 28 address to Congress, President Joe Biden said, “No one should have to choose between a job and a paycheck or taking care of themselves and their loved ones — a parent, or spouse, or child.” Partisan social m
Health Feedback→ Insufficient evidence to claim COVID-19 vaccines cause menstrual irregularities in vaccinated women; vaccinated people aren’t making unvaccinated people ill
REVIEW In April 2021, multiple social media posts and articles claimed that COVID-19 vaccines cause menstrual problems in vaccinated women (see examples here, here, here, and here). Others even claimed that vaccinated women were causing unvaccinated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Final Moves Against Deep State’ Claims NOT Proved By Video
Does a video prove that "final moves against the deep state" are happening now? No, that's not true: Many of the conspiracy theories claimed in the video are false. Donald Trump is not still president or "in charge," the London 2012 Olymp
Snopes→ Was a Woman Shouted at by Sentinel at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier?
Stay behind the rail unless you want to get yelled at by The Old Guard.
Truth or Fiction?→ What is an ‘Apology Dinner’?
On April 29 2021, “Apology Dinner” became a Twitter trending topic — sufficiently popular to warrant a Twitter blurb explaining the phrase: Many people are confused about the concept of an apology dinner after a woman shared in a vir
Truth or Fiction?→ Apollo 11 Customs Form
On April 29 2021 (a day after the passing of Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins was reported), historian Michael Beschloss tweeted an interesting image — specifically, a purported United States Customs declaration form filed after the crew of th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Say, ‘You Will Do Whatever The Chinese Tell You’ To Joe Biden During Debate
During a debate, did Kamala Harris say to Joe Biden, "You will do whatever the Chinese tell you! They gave your son over a billion dollars"? No, that's not true: Kamala Harris never said this to Joe Biden during a debate. The claim seems
Health Feedback→ Flawed speculative study incorrectly claims that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines cause neurodegenerative diseases
REVIEW As of 27 April 2021, more than 1.04 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, according to the New York Times vaccine tracker. Such unprecedented vaccination efforts led to viral claims that question the safety of COVID-1
Full Fact→ Ketchup did not ‘test positive’ for Covid-19
A post on Facebook claims that a small amount of Heinz tomato ketchup tested positive for Covid-19 using a lateral flow test. This is inaccurate. We have seen, and reported on, a number of similar self-styled experiments with food including orang
Poynter→ Factually: Fact-checkers have the answers to Joe Rogan’s vaccine hesitancy
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. I’m just answering questions Podcast host Joe Rogan made headlines in the
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Address to Congress
Summary In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Joe Biden got some facts wrong and stretched others, mainly repeated claims we’ve heard before: Biden said he inherited the “worst economic crisis since the Great Depre
Truth or Fiction?→ Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Still Going Strong on Social Media: Report
Just twelve accounts are responsible for fully two-thirds of online disinformation about vaccines — but social media platforms still aren’t doing much about them. In a follow-up to a report tracking a majority of disinformation about vaccin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Henry Repeating Arms Is NOT Giving Away Rifles To Five Lucky Winners
Is Henry Repeating Arms giving away rifles to five lucky winners? No, that's not true: A spokesman for the company told Lead Stories the giveaway is not real. A post making the claim is riddled with spelling errors and appears on a page t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Shots Are NOT Set To Contribute To The ‘Decimation Of The World’s Population’
Are COVID-19 shots set to contribute to the "decimation of the world's population"? No, that's not true: The claim is one of several presented without credible evidence during a video interview with Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, a German microbiol
Truth or Fiction?→ Native American Journalists Call On Cohorts to ‘Withdraw Support from CNN’ after Pundit’s Racist Comments
The Native American Journalists Association (NAJA) called on fellow industry advocacy groups to push back against CNN in response to inaccurate and racist comments by one of the news network’s pundits. The group made the request in the wake of pa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Effuel’ Company Behind The ‘ECO OBD2’ Purported Fuel-Saving Chip Is NOT What It Claims
Did a Japan-based startup company come up with a new, innovative and inexpensive fuel-saving device that not only helps lower a vehicle's fuel consumption but also reduces the carbon footprint? No, that's not true: The three men pictured
Truth or Fiction?→ Academy Awards ‘Savage’ Response to Trump’s Oscars Statement
On April 28 2021, an Imgur post (“The Academy is savage”) purportedly showed a statement in response to former United States President Donald Trump attributed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Contents of the Screenshot
AllSides→ Washington Post Will No Longer Maintain Presidential Fact-Checking Database
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2021/04/27/washington-post-will-no-longer-maintain-presidential-fact-checking-database/
FactCheck.org→ Editing in Cruz Video Distorts Biden’s Position on Guns
President Joe Biden opposes the sale of assault weapons, and he supports a mandatory federal registry and a voluntary buyback program for all legally purchased assault weapons. But a video shared on Twitter by Sen. Ted Cruz leaves the false impression
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris’ Book Is NOT In ‘Welcome Bags’ For Illegal Migrant Children in California
Is Kamala Harris' book in "welcome bags" for illegal migrant children in California? No, that's not true. The spokesperson for the city of Long Beach told Lead Stories there was one copy of the book that appeared in a widely circulated ph
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Contraceptive Guidance Found In A Clinical Trial Protocol Is NOT Proof Of Vaccine Danger
Has Pfizer instructed male COVID-19 vaccine recipients to refrain from donating sperm, to wear condoms and/or be abstinent for at least 28 days after getting a shot? No, that's not true: A screenshot used as the basis of the claim was tak
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO Documentation Of Claims COVID Was Launched By Elites, Is Less Dangerous Than Flu
Was the novel coronavirus launched as a diversionary tactic to distract the masses from misdeeds of global elites, and is COVID-19 less dangerous than the seasonal flu? No, that's not true: Experts in public health and virology have publi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Was NOT Hanged At Gitmo
Was Hillary Clinton hanged at Guantanamo Bay on April 26, 2021? No, that's not true: The claim is the latest in a series of false claims about Clinton that have appeared on a website known for publishing fake news. Lead Stories has debunk
FactCheck.org→ Artificial Beef About Biden’s Climate Plan
When President Joe Biden announced plans to reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by the end of the decade, he provided a few examples, but no detailed plan, about how that would be achieved. Nonetheless, speculation by a British tabloid that it
Truth or Fiction?→ Sen. Lora Reinbold/Alaska Airlines Mask Controversy
In an April 26 2021 Imgur post, an Occupy Democrats meme took Alaska state senator Lora Reinbold (R) to task for her purported refusal to wear a mask on an Alaska Airlines flight: Text under a photograph of a woman read: PLAY KAREN GAMES, WIN KAREN P
Snopes→ Ex-White House Adviser for Obama Charged in $200K Theft from Schools
The founder of a national charter school network who once served as a White House adviser under President Barack Obama was arrested on charges alleging he stole over $200,000 from the network and used it to get a better interest rate on a multimillion-
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Iron In Breakfast Cereal Is NOT ‘Terrible For The Body’
Did General Mills put a type of iron that is not able to be digested and used by the body in Cinnamon Toast Crunch? No, that's not true: the iron found in breakfast cereals is fine to consume and is digested by humans. The claim appeared
Logically→ The E.U. has pledged to cut carbon emissions by 55 percent by 2030.
The actual figure stands at 52.8 percent, as campaigners accused the E.U. of watering down targets from the proposed 60 percent.
Full Fact→ What are lateral flow tests, and why do the numbers of false positives keep changing?
PCR tests have been the main test used for Covid-19 during the early part of the pandemic. They can detect Covid-19 very well, but need to be processed in a laboratory. Therefore, they have mainly been used in symptomatic people or people who have been
Poynter→ Is Joe Biden banning burgers? Fox News and GOP politicians fuel a false narrative
One day after President Joe Biden pledged to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions in half, Fox News and Fox Business Network personalities repeatedly and baselessly claimed that the move would also force Americans to say goodbye to hamburgers and steaks
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Is NOT Cutting 90% Of Red Meat From Your Diet, NOT Limiting You To One Burger Per Month
Is President Biden cutting 90% of red meat from your diet, limiting you to four pounds a year and one burger per month? No, that's not true. A U.S. Department of Agriculture spokesperson told Lead Stories there's no such proposal. The Bid
The Dispatch→ Is Joe Biden Trying to Limit Americans to Four Pounds of Red Meat Per Year?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Facebook Community Standards Team
Does a photo of a dozen people dining at a restaurant show Facebook's community standards team? No, that's not true: The photo was first published in 2018 on a Facebook page of "Flat Earthers," a group that challenges the idea that the ea
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause herpes infections; a possible association with the reactivation of herpes zoster in patients with rheumatic diseases remains unconfirmed
REVIEW On 20 April 2021, the New York Post published this article claiming that “herpes infections may be a side effect of a COVID-19 vaccine”. News outlets like Fox News echoed the New York Post article, which received more than 25,000 interact
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Arrest James Comey
Did the military arrest former FBI Director James Comey? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the office of the secretary of defense said no such arrest happened. An article making the claim relies on a purported unnamed source and app