Do people need to "remember to get vaccinated or a vaccinated person might get sick from the virus they got vaccinated against because you're not vaccinated"? No, that's not true. Mocking public health advice, this meme leaves out the pri
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Cuban Crowd Is From Years Ago, NOT 2021 Cuban Protests Against Communism
Does a picture of thousands of people packing a wide Cuban street show 2021 protesters taking to the streets against Communism? No, that's not true: The picture is several years old and has been described in captions either as a parade of
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ IFCN launches working group to address harassment against fact-checkers
The International Fact-Checking Network, a global coalition of fact-checkers, has been monitoring the increasing number of harassment cases against its more than 120 verified signatory organizations operating in 62 countries. Incidents of harassment, r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New England Journal of Medicine Did NOT Find 82% Miscarriage Rate Among Pregnant Women Vaccinated Against COVID-19
Did the New England Journal of Medicine find that women who received the COVID-19 vaccine -- within 30 days of becoming pregnant and up to 20 weeks pregnant -- had a miscarriage rate of 82%? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the Cen
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scientists Have NOT Confirmed That Most Of Those Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Will Die Soon
Have scientists confirmed that most of those vaccinated against COVID-19 will die soon? No, that's not true: There's no evidence the vaccines will cause widespread deaths. In fact, scientists almost universally agree that the shots will d
Snopes→ Trump Announces Suits Against Facebook, Twitter and Google
Trump said he was serving as lead plaintiff in the class-action suits, claiming he has been wrongfully censored by the companies.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ The World Health Organization states that COVID-19 vaccination for children is less urgent, but doesn’t recommend against it
REVIEW The development and authorization of COVID-19 vaccines initiated a large worldwide campaign of mass vaccination. As of 25 June 2021, there were 2.79 billion doses administered in the world. In the U.S., 150 million people are already fully va
Top Fact Checks→ Madagascar has quit the World Heath Organization (WHO) over backlash against its proposed herbal remedy for COVID 19.
Madagascar has been elected to the WHO Executive Board and continues to actively participate in WHO member meetings.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Blog Post Does NOT Prove 25,800 Deaths Were Caused By The mRNA Vaccines Against COVID-19
Does this blog post prove 25,800 people have died of reactions to COVID vaccines? No, that's not true: The claim recycles an oft-rebuked misuse of the U.S. government's unverified list of vaccine reaction reports called VAERS (Vaccine Adv
Snopes→ Do Senators Who Support Voting Reform Bill Represent 43M More People Than Those Against?
A filibuster by Senate Republicans halted a major piece of Democratic legislation, the For the People Act, in June 2021.
Full Fact - All content→ Vaccinated people are not warned against flying
We’ve seen several posts on social media claiming that people in Spain and Russia who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 have been advised not to fly. Readers have asked us to look into it as well. This claim is not true. Claims about travel a
Full Fact - All content→ Covid-19 victims cannot be cremated against their wishes
A widely-shared post on Facebook contains a number of inaccurate and misleading claims about the Covid-19 crisis, including claims about asymptomatic transmission, death statistics and cremation procedures. We’ve checked five of the main on
Snopes→ ‘The Conjuring 3’: Forgotten Son Rails Against ‘Demonic Possession’ Story
Snopes spoke to Carl Glatzel Jr. — completely absent from "The Devil Made Me Do It," but a key figure in the true, tragic family history behind the new hit horror movie.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DeAnna Lorraine DID Run Against Nancy Pelosi In California In March 2020 Primary (But Lost)
Is DeAnna Lorraine currently running against Nancy Pelosi in California? No, that's not true: Despite claims in a meme posted in April 2020 that went viral again in June 2021, Lorraine is not currently running in any type of election agai
Snopes→ Fla. Politician Allegedly Threatened to Use Russian Mafia Hitmen Against Opponent
A purported secret call recording was published by Politico.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: First Postmortem Study In A Patient Vaccinated Against SARS-CoV-2 Did NOT Find Viral RNA In ‘Every Organ Of The Body’
Did the first case of postmortem study of a patient vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2 find viral RNA in every organ of the body? No, that's not true: Researchers found viral RNA in seven of the nine organs they analyzed. "This is not even the
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ CDC study finds five percent of teens hospitalized due to COVID-19 require ventilation, vaccinating against COVID-19 can help reduce the risk of severe disease in teens
REVIEW On 8 June 2021, radio host Wendy Bell posted photos and a video on Facebook in response to an article in the Washington Post reporting on a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)[1]. The report, which analyzed r
WaPo Fact Checker→ The bogus claim that Democrats voted against funding for Israel
A conservative group is attacking Democrats for a procedural vote that made no mention of funding Israel.
Top Fact Checks→ South Korea to protest against Japan over Tokyo Olympics map.
The Japanese government's designation of Dokdo as their territory on their Olympics website sparked outrage and objections in South Korea.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Did Dominion Voting Systems Lose Its Lawsuits Against Giuliani and Powell?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-dominion-voting-systems-lose In January of this year, Dominion
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Did Dominion Voting Systems Lose Its Lawsuits Against Giuliani and Powell?
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Snopes→ Supreme Court Rules Against Immigrants with Temporary Status
The case pitted the Biden administration against immigrant groups that argued many people who came to the U.S. for humanitarian reasons have lived in the country for many years, given birth to American citizens and put down roots in the U.S.
Top Fact Checks→ West Virginia is offering free guns to those who get vaccinated against COVID-19.
West Virginia offers free custom hunting rifles and shotguns to people who got their first COVID-19 vaccine.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Dominion’s defamation lawsuit against Giuliani, Powell remains active, despite claims of otherwise
Two of Donald Trump’s lawyers, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, repeatedly pushed conspiracy theories and baseless claims about the 2020 presidential election, leading Dominion Voting Systems to sue them for defamation. Over the Memorial Day week
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Did NOT Lose Its Lawsuits Against Rudy Giuliani And Sidney Powell
Did Dominion Voting Systems lose its lawsuits against Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, court records show that both defamation cases remain open. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived
Top Fact Checks→ People who are vaccinated against COVID-19 can receive free marijuana in the U.S.
Only a few organizations and states offered cannabis to people who got their first COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.
Snopes→ Under HIPAA Rules, Can Businesses Ask If You Have Been Vaccinated Against COVID-19?
Where does HIPAA's privacy rule apply?
Snopes→ Republican Leaders Turn Against Bipartisan Jan. 6 Commission
Top Republicans in Congress are working to stop the formation of an independent commission into the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Safety’ App Citizen Pushes Users to ‘Bring Justice’ Against Wrong Man in L.A. Arson Probe
Authorities in Los Angeles announced on May 17 2021 that they had arrested a suspect in an arson investigation, around 48 hours after a “safety” app had posted a photograph falsely identifying a man as the possible culprit. Fire Chief Ralph
Snopes→ Can Everyone Who’s Fully Vaccinated Against COVID-19 Go Anywhere Maskless Now?
If you're planning to travel or visit a doctor, the CDC says cover your face regardless of your vaccination status.
Top Fact Checks→ The U.S. has condemned rocket attacks by Hamas against Israel.
President Joe Biden has expressed his support for Israel as the White House approved a $735 million weapons sale to the country.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ NBC spotlights MediaWise’s efforts to arm the public against misinformation
NBC News correspondent and MediaWise ambassador Savannah Sellers says the impact of online falsehoods has never been more evident in everyday life. “There’s a very real issue when people, no matter what age they are, can’t tell the difference bet
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ So Far, Vaccines Remain Effective Against Variants
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/05/scicheck-so-far-vaccines-remain-effective-against-variants/ So far, C
FactCheck.org→ So Far, Vaccines Remain Effective Against Variants
SciCheck Digest So far, COVID-19 vaccines have been effective against variants of the coronavirus. Scientists are monitoring the situation carefully, with updated or new vaccines a possibility in the future, if need be. Social media claims blaming vacc
Top Fact Checks→ A fourth stimulus payment limited to Americans vaccinated against COVID-19 to be announced.
The U.S. government has not revealed any plans for another round of stimulus payments based on the COVID-19 vaccination status of Americans.
Snopes→ Meghan Wins Remainder of Copyright Claim Against UK Tabloid
Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, has won her remaining copyright claim against a British tabloid publisher over the publication of a personal letter she wrote to her estranged father.
Liste→ Indian villagers are not ‘rebelling against Covid-19 testing’ in social media video
As a surge in Covid-19 infections overwhelmed Indian hospitals, a video emerged online in posts that claimed it shows villagers attacking health workers who tried to test them for the virus. The claim is false: the video shows a group of villagers
Snopes→ Republicans Promote Pandemic Relief They Voted Against
Every Republican in Congress voted against the sweeping pandemic relief bill that President Joe Biden signed into law three months ago.
Top Fact Checks→ Almost 70 percent of Americans over 65 years of age are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Sixty-nine percent of fully vaccinated adults over 65 years were 94 percent less likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19.
Liste→ Viral video misleads with claim that the Philippines won a case filed against China in 2021
A video viewed more than a million times on Facebook and YouTube claims to share “breaking news” about Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte winning a case against Beijing over the South China Sea in April 2021. But the claim is misleading: the vi