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PolitiFact→ Why France reports election results faster than the US
Ohio Senate candidate J.D. Vance said that in France “polls closed a few hours ago and they already know who the winners are.” Many read his tweet as making a comparison to the US. Vance’s tweet omits context about how French administer elections.
Truth or Fiction?→ Insulin Cap Vote Results
On April 1 2022, several popular Imgur posts covered an insulin cap vote in the House of Representatives, with the primary assertion that the votes to make the lifesaving medication affordable fell along party lines: Pure evil: 193 House Republicans
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Survey results about Trudeau, trucker protest mischaracterized
“Only 16% Of Canadians Would SUPPORT Trudeau After Trucker Protest!”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Survey results about Trudeau, trucker protest mischaracterized
“Only 16% Of Canadians Would SUPPORT Trudeau After Trucker Protest!”
PolitiFact→ More research needed on early Benadryl, COVID-19 lab results
Lab research that looked at the impact of Benadryl and milk protein on COVID-19 is promising, but scientists said that placebo-controlled clinical trials need to be conducted to determine whether it’s an effective treatment in humans.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Swabs Labeled ‘Positive’ And ‘Negative’ Are NOT Manipulated To Predetermine Results — They’re Control Swabs
Are COVID-19 tests that are labeled "positive control swab" and "negative control swab" manipulated to deliver predetermined results? No, that's not true: The SARS-CoV-2 test packaging shown in a photograph on social media are included in
Full Fact→ Are lateral flow test results included in headline Covid-19 case figures?
The government has announced that asymptomatic people who test positive for Covid-19 on a lateral flow device (LFD) test will no longer need to have a confirmatory PCR test. It said that this is a “temporary measure” while rates of Co
Logically→ Rapid home tests give COVID-19 positive results for tap water samples.
Rapid home tests for COVID-19 are intended to be done using samples from nasal swabs. Testing tap water samples might return false-positive results.
PolitiFact→ 2021 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results
Readers had no shortage of significant falsehoods to pick from for the 2021 Lie of the Year, but a large majority agreed
PolitiFact→ 2021 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results
Readers had no shortage of significant falsehoods to pick from for the 2021 Lie of the Year, but a large majority agreed
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Study Does NOT Show That Higher Vaccination Rate Results In Higher Excess Mortality
Does a new study from Germany show that a higher COVID-19 vaccination rate results in higher death rates? No, that's not true: A German politician had presented a paper in a state parliamentary debate on November 17, 2021, that allegedly
Snopes→ Identifying the ‘Right’ Results in a Search Engine
Vigilance is the order of the day.
Snopes→ Does Georgia Have ‘No Way to Verify’ 2020 Presidential Election Results?
A full year after the 2020 election, bogus claims of widespread fraud persisted.
Full Fact→ Government hasn’t explained differing statements on lab accused of inaccurate Covid-19 results
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has failed to explain why it released two different statements about a Covid testing laboratory in Wolverhampton which may have sent inaccurate results to 43,000 people. On 15 October a government s
The Dispatch→ Did Maricopa County ‘Delete All Records Used for Election Results’?
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Full Fact→ Fact checking works: results from a new international study
Over the last ten years, fact checking has grown around the world. As part of our work we’ve seen many examples of how good, timely information can change debate—and lives—for the better. We’ve also conducted research to help i
Health Feedback→ Study in Vietnam showed that Delta infection results in a higher viral load compared to earlier strains, not that vaccinated people are more infectious than unvaccinated people
REVIEW An article published on 24 August 2021 by Children’s Health Defense, an organization that opposes vaccination, claimed that research showed “vaccinated individuals carry 251 times the load of COVID-19 viruses in their nostrils compared to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Non-Professional’s ‘Trend Analysis’ Does NOT Explain Away Recent Election Results, Prove Trump Won
Does this DIY statistical analysis explain away recent election results and prove Donald Trump won the 2020 election? No, that's not true: In at least one state addressed by the model, experts trained in the specifics of election data ana
Full Fact→ Ketchup, squash and fruit do not deliver positive Covid-19 results
A Facebook post suggests that a number of foods and drinks can deliver a “positive” Covid-19 result on a lateral flow test. This is true, insofar as the acidity in some foods can break a test and cause a second line to appear, as if the tes
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 PCR tests are highly sensitive and specific for the virus SARS-CoV-2; the majority of positive results are true positives; there is no evidence that budesonide or HCQ are useful as COVID-19 treatments
On 16 and 17 April 2021, the Health and Freedom Conference was held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, an event organized by entrepreneur Clay Clark that was attended by over 4,000 people. The aim of the conference was to criticize the measures taken in response to t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Is NOT First State To Decertify 2020 Election Results — NO State Has
Is Georgia the first state to decertify 2020 election results? No, that's not true: Georgia officials have done no such thing. The claim appears based on speculation, not the circumstances as of the day it was published. The claim relates
Poynter→ No, the Census Bureau didn’t confirm a problem with the 2020 election results
The U.S. Census Bureau has been sucked into the swirl of misinformation surrounding the 2020 presidential election. “US Census Bureau confirms HUGE CONFLICT in total number of voters in 2020 election,” reads a claim that in recent days has
AllSides→ No, the Census Bureau didn’t confirm a problem with the 2020 election results
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/may/12/facebook-posts/no-census-bureau-didnt-confirm-problem-2020-electi/
Poynter→ Why Arizona Republicans are auditing election results
Nearly half a year after Arizona voted for Joe Biden, Republicans are pursuing an audit of election results in Maricopa County, fueling ongoing conspiracies about the presidential election. Republicans who organized the audit of 2.1 million ballots ack
Logically→ Kerala’s UDF candidate V V Prakash passed away before the election results were declared.
Prakash died on April 29, due to a cardiac arrest, three days before the declaration of Kerala assembly election results.
Logically→ Kerala’s UDF candidate V V Prakash passed away before the election results were declared.
Prakash died on April 29, due to a cardiac arrest, three days before the declaration of Kerala assembly election results.
Snopes→ Is This an April 2021 Video of Trump Complaining About 2020 Election Results?
The former president's remarks were captured at a $2,900 per person fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago.
Full Fact→ Results of Covid-19 vaccine trials have been published and peer-reviewed
A Facebook post states that the Covid-19 vaccines will not have finished testing until 2023. The post says that therefore the vaccinations are unsafe and suggests that as a result, fact checkers have been spreading disinformation regarding the safety o
Full Fact→ Twitter poll results don’t show ‘wide support’ for Thailand’s travel policy
UK attitudes to Thailand’s foreign travel policy are not normally high up the list of misinformation concerns. Nevertheless, an article on the subject in The Independent does neatly encapsulate almost everything that is bad about doing polls on s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Lab Results Do NOT Prove That There Are Harmful Microorganisms Growing On Your Mask
Did a laboratory analysis commissioned by a German children's charity find bacteria and mold on a mask? Yes, that is true, but it does not mean these microorganisms are harmful or abnormal. According to experts, it is likely that the bact
AFP Fact Check→ South Africa is yet to release Grade 12 results for 2020
Social media posts claim that only 120,000 matric pupils in South Africa out of 700,000 who wrote their final exams ending up passing the 2020 academic year. This claim is false; while more than one million candidates sat for the final exams in 2020, r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hand Recount Of 2020 Election Results In Windham, New Hampshire Is NOT Proof Of Election Fraud By ‘Dominion Voting Machines’
Is a hand recount of 2020 election results in Windham, New Hampshire, proof of election fraud by "Dominion Voting Machines"? No, that's not true: The results changed markedly in the recount, but it's unclear why. The original report, the
Snopes→ Twitter Posts Strong Q4 Results as User Base, Revenue Jumps
Twitter posted solid results for the last three months of 2020, capping what CEO Jack Dorsey called “an extraordinary year” for the platform.
Health Feedback→ Most positive COVID-19 PCR test results are true positives; WHO information notice didn’t change threshold or criteria for a positive COVID-19 test
REVIEW Claims aimed at discrediting the COVID-19 PCR test and by extension, public health responses to the pandemic including the wearing of face masks, have repeatedly made their appearance over the course of the pandemic. An Information Notice reg
Health Feedback→ Strong evidence lacking to support claim that ivermectin is a cure for COVID-19 ; there are only limited clinical results at this stage
REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic that has swept the world since early 2020 sparked an intense research effort to uncover cures for it. To date, scientific and general public media outlets presented several molecules as possible cures for COVID-19, such
Logically→ Mike Pence has the power to reject election results.
The Vice President presides over Congress' certification of the results, but he cannot intervene in the process.
Snopes→ Why Trump’s Senate Supporters Can’t Overturn Electoral College Results
In his refusal to concede, Trump is pressuring VP Mike Pence and Republicans in Congress to delay or oppose certification.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 antigen tests are highly accurate, but incorrect use on food items such as fruits or Coca-Cola can produce false positive results
REVIEW During a 10 December 2020 parliamentary speech, Michael Schnedlitz, a member of the National Council of Austria, shared a live video showing how Coca-Cola tested positive in a COVID-19 antigen test. Based on this result, Schnedlitz claimed in
Snopes→ Can Veep Play the ‘Pence Card’ and Reject US Election Results?
An error-riddled rumor was copied and pasted across social media in an exceedingly desperate attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.