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Logically→ Fires at food processing plants in the U.S. have been deliberately planned due to food shortages.
There is no evidence that any food processing plant fires in the U.S. were planned or that these fires have resulted in a food shortage problem.
Health Feedback→ Social media posts inaccurately link hormonal contraceptives with polycystic ovarian syndrome, infertility, and depression
REVIEW Birth control (contraception) refers to any method, medicine, or device used to prevent pregnancy. Common methods include permanent male and female sterilization, barrier methods that block the sperm like condoms and diaphragms, and hormonal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Vaccines Are Killing People Of Color At Twice The Rate Of White People,’ As HHS Head Said On April 14, 2022
Are COVID-19 vaccines "killing people of color at twice the rate of white people," as Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said on April 14, 2022? No, that's not true: There's no evidence the vaccines are killing people in g
PolitiFact→ Mike Gibbons – In Senate race, JD Vance’s call for higher taxes is only for certain corporations, corporate leaders
“J.D. Vance called for higher taxes.”
PolitiFact→ Mike Gallagher – Yes, inflation is at a 40-year high, and rates have been climbing throughout Biden’s time in office
“Inflation has gone up every month of the Biden presidency and just hit another 40-year high.”
Health Feedback→ Claim by Mercola that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine causes immunosuppression is inaccurate, misrepresents study’s findings
REVIEW An article written by Joseph Mercola and republished by The Epoch Times claimed that the “FDA and Pfizer knew COVID shot caused immunosuppression” and that fully vaccinated people are more likely to die from COVID-19. It also claimed that
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this presidential seal doesn’t prove the Bidens pretended to celebrate Easter at the White House
Footage of the Bidens celebrating Easter at the White House is fake.
Poynter→ Poynter’s MediaWise debuts a new course in Madrid to help Spaniards separate fact from fiction on the internet
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (April 19, 2022) – MediaWise, the digital media literacy initiative of the nonprofit Poynter Institute, has launched a new microlearning course to help Spaniards sort fact from […] The post Poynter’s MediaWise debut
Snopes→ Pandas Devour Ice Cake to Celebrate 50 Years at National Zoo
The “cake” was made from frozen fruit juice, sweet potatoes, carrots and sugar cane and it lasted about 15 minutes once giant panda mama Mei Xiang and her cub Xiao Qi Ji got hold of it.
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccines Reduce Hospitalization and Death Rates, Contrary to Social Media Claims
SciCheck Digest Those who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 are more prone to serious illness and are dying at higher rates than those who are vaccinated. But partisan social media accounts, including a post by a member of former President Donald Tru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: High Vaccination Rate Explains Why 92% Of English COVID Deaths Are Among Fully Vaccinated — Numbers Only Part Of Full Story
Do fully vaccinated people account for 92 percent of COVID-19 deaths in England? Yes, it's slightly exaggerated but true: However, simple ratio analysis based on that statistic doesn't fully tell the story. The report these figures come f
Health Feedback→ Comparing SARS-CoV-2 infection rate of vaccinated and unvaccinated populations doesn’t reflect the real COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness
REVIEW The United Kingdom was the first country to authorize COVID-19 vaccines and to initiate the vaccine roll out in December 2020. Since then, 86% of the UK population above 12 has received at least two vaccine doses, as of 7 April 2022. Although
Full Fact→ The UK’s Covid ‘survival rate’ is lower than 99.972%
A chart being shared on Instagram claims to show the “Covid survival rate” for ten different countries, giving a figure for all of them of above 99.9%. This is not correct. For the UK, where the true figure (using the chart’s definiti
PolitiFact→ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – Democratic ad exaggerates GOP embrace and scope of Scott's proposal on Social Security, Medicare
“Senate Republicans’ plan" would "end Social Security" and "end Medicare."
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Build Up the Strategic Petroleum Reserves to ‘100% Full’?
(Photograph by Sean Rayford/Getty Images.)In a statement released by Donald Trump, the former president claimed that “after 50 years of being virtually empty, [he] built up our oil reserves during my administration … to 100% full.”Liz
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Biden’s Plan To Draw From Strategic Oil Reserve Does NOT Suck It Dry
Did President Joe Biden suck the country's Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) dry -- and all for only a $.014 decrease in the price at the pump? No, that's not true: This meme is based on two false suggestions: that Biden's plan has exhaus
PolitiFact→ Ron Klain – Ron Klain exaggerates turnaround in jobs on Joe Biden’s watch
The economy was "dead in the water when we got here. Virtually no jobs created."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Both parties’ tax proposals exaggerated in Facebook post
“Democrat’s New Plan: Tax billionaires to lower the deficit by $1 TRILLION and fund clean energy independence. Republican’s New Plan: Raise taxes on households earning less than $50,000 by an ADDITIONAL $4,500 after CUTTING taxes for the rich.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media post makes inaccurate comparison between antigens in vaccines, food allergies
A baby’s immune system can’t handle antigens from vaccines, because new food must be introduced slowly to identify allergic reactions.
FactCheck.org→ Strategic Petroleum Reserve Oil Stocks Declined Under Trump, Contrary to His Claim
The U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve was set up in the 1970s as an emergency source of oil in the event of unexpected supply disruptions. When Donald Trump took office as president in January 2017, the reserve held 695.1 million barrels of crude oil. T
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump wrong that Strategic Petroleum Reserve has been ‘mostly empty’ for decades
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve has “been mostly empty” for decades.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Germany’s Tampon Tax Rate Is NOT 19% — It Was Dropped To 7% In 2019
Is a German company packaging tampons as books (which have only a 7% tax rate) as a means of getting around a 19% tax on tampons? No, that's not true: "The Tampon Book" was a real thing, but it was created as a novel ad campaign or protes
PolitiFact→ Ted Budd – Budd exaggerates role of McCrory appointee in NC redistricting case
“Pat McCrory appointed the ‘Republican’ judge who sided with Democrats in the partisan Democrat lawsuit/power-grab over redistricting.”
Snopes→ Watch: Cat Demonstrates Proper Way To Use a Crosswalk
Why did the cat cross the road? To go viral, obviously.
Health Feedback→ Fox News article listing alleged mistakes in COVID-19 public health response mixes accurate information with unsubstantiated claims
REVIEW On 16 March 2022, Fox News published this opinion article by Marty Makary, a surgical oncologist at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. In the article, Makary listed what he considered the “10 biggest COVID mistakes” that health authorities
Snopes→ Does Ukraine Stamp Commemorate ‘Russian Warship, Go F*ck Yourself’ Moment?
A Ukrainian soldier's response to a Russian warship has become a powerful slogan for the besieged nation.
Snopes→ How Accurate Was That ‘Open Keystone XL’ Meme?
As some called for the re-opening of the Keystone XL pipeline in March 2022, one viral Facebook post took them to task.
Health Feedback→ Pfizer’s confidential document shows adverse events reported following vaccination; it doesn’t demonstrate that the vaccine caused the events or is unsafe
REVIEW On 23 August 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted the first approval for a COVID-19 vaccine to Pfizer and BioNTech. The information contained in the Biological License Application was confidential and unavailable to the p
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim misleads about 2020 press conference orchestrated by Russian agent
Ukraine issued a press release about Joe Biden
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Tell Trump That Russian ‘Spetznas’ Liberated Child Trafficking Victims In Ukraine
Did Russian "spetznas" liberate child trafficking victims in Ukraine and did Russian President Vladimir Putin tell former President Donald Trump about this during a recent phone call? No, that's not true: "This is fake," Trump's spokesper
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden exaggerates trips to Iraq, Afghanistan in State of the Union address
“I’ve been in and out of Iraq and Afghanistan over 40 times.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: High Vaccination Rate Explains Why 9 In 10 English COVID Deaths Are Among Fully Vaccinated — Numbers Are Only Part Of The Full Story
Do fully vaccinated people account for nine in every 10 COVID-19 deaths in England? Yes, it's slightly exaggerated but true: However, simple ratio analysis based on that statistic doesn't fully tell the story. The report that these figure
Health Feedback→ CDC’s updated developmental milestone checklists don’t mean that standards for children’s development are lowered; they signal a change in the surveillance strategy
REVIEW On 8 February 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its checklist for developmental milestones for children up to five years old. These milestones are specific physical and behavioral skills that infants and
Snopes→ Yes, Trump Called Putin’s Ukraine Strategy ‘Savvy’ and ‘Genius’
However, the former U.S. president did not publicly condone the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Full Fact→ Estimating vaccine effectiveness by comparing case rates is seriously flawed
A Facebook post claims that “raw data from a recent Vaccine Surveillance report from the UKHSA shows a sharp drop in vaccine effectiveness against infection in most age groups.” It doesn’t. There are various reasons why this data shou
PolitiFact→ Rick Scott – In Durham filing, Scott exaggerates proof of Clinton campaign spying on Trump
"The latest with the Durham report is that the Clinton campaign … actually spied on the president of the United States.”
Snopes→ Swastikas and Confederate Flags Seen at Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’
These were the sightings of swastikas and other symbols of hate at "Freedom Convoy" protests in Canada alluded to by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Snopes→ Did Blink-182 Incorporate Itself Under the Name ‘Poo Poo Butt, Inc.’?
Because the 1997 PooPoo PeePee Tour wasn’t enough.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Special Counsel Did NOT Say Clinton Paid Tech Boss To ‘Infiltrate’ Trump Tower And White House Servers
Did Special Counsel John Durham's court filings say the Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016 paid to have servers in Trump Tower and in the White House infiltrated in hopes of establishing a link between Russian operatives and Donald J. Trump