Commonly called AZT, azidothymidine was originally produced to treat cancer two decades prior to the HIV epidemic.
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Truth or Fiction?→ Biden ‘Fellow Down Under’ Controversy
On September 16 2021, Trendolizer identified a Hannity.com post (“???????: Biden Seemingly Forgets Australian Prime Minister’s Name, Calls Him ‘That Fella Down Under’”) as showing signs of viral popularity. It began: President Biden s
Truth or Fiction?→ The Oklahoma Ivermectin Overdose Controversy
A viral September 5 2021 tweet thread “debunking” a series of stories about ivermectin use and hospitals shows that disinformation and the way it is delivered is mutating. Republican public relations strategist and freelance writer Drew Ho
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Controversial COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Plan
Last month, the Biden administration announced a plan to begin administering third shots of the two mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to healthy people in mid-September to shore up potentially flagging immunity to the coronavirus. But many scientists say that g
Snopes→ Spike Lee Re-Edits Documentary Series on 9/11 After ‘Truther’ Conspiracies Controversy
An episode in the series featured interviews with members of a conspiracy theorist group.
Snopes→ Possible ‘Jeopardy!’ Host Pick Mike Richards Stirs Controversy
Mike Richards has been accused of discrimination and harassment in the past, according to the Daily Beast.
Snopes→ Euro 2020’s Anti-Racism Row Is Tournament’s Latest Controversy
As soccer fans clash over "taking a knee," a look back at the European Championship's past controversies and political disputes.
Truth or Fiction?→ Sliders Seaside Grill ‘Handouts’ Controversy
On June 9 2021, an Imgur user shared the following viral tweet, about a Florida-based resturant called Sliders Seaside Grill (and referencing ongoing disinformation campaigns about purported labor shortages): Handouts for me but not for thee says S
Snopes→ GM’s Newest Vehicle: Off-Road, Self-Driving Rover for Moon
General Motors is teaming up with Lockheed Martin to produce the ultimate off-road, self-driving, electric vehicles — for the moon.
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
Full Fact→ Ivermectin for Covid-19 remains controversial
In recent months there has been a lot of debate about the drug Ivermectin and how it could be used to treat or prevent Covid-19. One particular claim that gained a lot of attention was that the drug could reduce Covid-19 deaths by three quarters. This
AFP Fact Check→ Philippine official who sparked lockdown controversy becomes target of death hoax
Facebook and YouTube posts circulating in the Philippines claim CCTV footage shows a village official being shot dead after she made controversial comments about essential food products during lockdown. The claim is false: the video shared in the
Snopes→ Did Hunter Biden Say Controversial Laptop ‘Could Be’ His?
It's also common for people to raise hypotheticals as answers to tough questions.
Snopes→ What Is ‘Excited Delirium’ and Why Is It Controversial?
The public most often sees the term invoked in news stories about cases involving deaths in police custody, like George Floyd's.
Truth or Fiction?→ Cinnamon Toast Crunch ‘Shrimp Tails’ Twitter Controversy
On March 22 2021, Twitter user Jensen Karp (@JensenKarp) alerted the official Twitter presence of Cinnamon Toast Crunch that he had found what appeared to be “shrimp tails” in his box of cereal: Ummmm @CTCSquares – why are there shr
Truth or Fiction?→ The ‘Yellow Square’ Instagram Controversy, Explained
On March 17 2021, the day a spree shooter reportedly killed eight people at three Asian spas, the verified Instagram account @88rising shared a simple yellow square — content which led to significant and tense discourse. The Incident On March 16
Snopes→ New Hosts for ‘The Bachelorette’ After Racial Controversy
Tayshia Adams and Kaitlyn Bristowe will pick up hosting duties for the show’s next season.
Snopes→ Does This Photo Show the Milky Way From Perseverance Mars Rover?
The Mars rover is equipped with five cameras.
AFP Fact Check→ Old panorama captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover circulates online with false claims about its Perseverance Mars rover
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in Twitter, Facebook and Weibo posts alongside a claim it shows visual footage and sound captured by NASA’s Perseverance rover during the US space agency's latest Mars mission in February 2021. The c
Snopes→ Mars Rover’s Giant Parachute Carried Secret Message
The huge parachute used by NASA’s Perseverance rover to land on Mars contained a secret message, thanks to a puzzle lover on the spacecraft team.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 360-Degree Panorama of Mars ‘With Sound’ Is NOT 2021 Footage From Perseverance Rover
Is this a video "with sound" of the Martian landscape beamed, back to Earth from the Perseverance rover? No, that assumption would be wrong. This video does show the landscape of Mars, and the scenery was captured by a rover, but the scen
Snopes→ Mars Landing Team ‘Awestruck’ by Photo of Descending Rover
The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface.
Snopes→ Mars Landing Team ‘Awestruck’ by Photo of Descending Rover
The world got its first close-up look at a Mars landing as NASA released a stunning picture of its newest rover being lowered onto the dusty red surface.
Snopes→ NASA Rover Lands on Mars to Look for Signs of Ancient Life
A NASA rover streaked through the orange Martian sky and landed on the planet, accomplishing the riskiest step yet in an epic quest to bring back rocks that could answer whether life ever existed on Mars.
Snopes→ ‘Mandalorian’ TV Star Gina Carano Again Under Fire for Controversial Social Media Posts
The Disney+ star was accused of amplifying conspiracy theories and anti-Semitic messages.
AFP Fact Check→ Controversial Austrian bill does not involve banning Muslims from politics
Facebook posts circulating in Sri Lanka claim Austria has banned Muslims from engaging in politics. This is misleading; although Austrian lawmakers attempted to curb "political Islam" with a bill due to be voted on shortly, the controversial term was
Snopes→ No ‘Controversial Scene’ Took ‘The Beverly Hillbillies’ Off the Air
"The Beverly Hillbillies" remained a popular TV series up to the end, but it drew the wrong type of viewers to carry on.
Snopes→ Pakistan’s #MeToo Case Highlights Controversial Cybercrime Law
Pakistan’s biggest sexual harassment case between singers Meesha Shafi and Ali Zafar exposed how the country’s cyber laws can be used against accusers.
Truth or Fiction?→ Neera Tanden Didn’t Tweet ‘Hitler Was Certainly Controversial But No One Gives Him Proper Credit for Fighting to the Death Against Communism’
On December 1 2020, a fabricated tweet attributed to Neera Tanden began circulating, which read, “Hitler was certainly controversial but nobody gives him proper credit for fighting to the death against Communism”: .@neeratanden, WHAT pic
Snopes→ Did Searches for “Change My Vote” Spike After Final Prez Debate or Hunter Biden Controversy?
Trendception: A master class in the use of spurious data to make bogus and self-referential political talking points unsupported by empirical evidence.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Netflix Indicted by a Texas Grand Jury over ‘Cuties’ Controversy?
On October 7 2020, posts claiming that a Texas grand jury had “indicted Netflix” over its distribution of the film Cuties began circulating on social media: Netflix’s Indictment in the News Readers searching to validate the stor
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Crying Baby’ Ethics Question Causes Viral Controversy
In September 2020, screenshots of a virtual lesson about the ethics of smothering a crying baby (which was purportedly posed to students in Stevenson, Washington) spread virally on Facebook and Twitter. A September 17 2020 post from user Chellie Anne
AllSides→ Fact-checking the controversy over the USPS voting mailer
https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/sep/15/fact-checking-controversy-over-usps-voting-mailer/ The r
Snopes→ NASA Launches Mars Rover to Look for Signs of Ancient Life
NASA's Perseverance rode a mighty Atlas V rocket into a clear morning sky in the world's third and final Mars launch of the summer.
Truth or Fiction?→ LAPD ‘14188’ Badge Number Controversy
On July 3 2020, Twitter user Hayes Davenport shared a screenshot of a purported Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) example badge web page, featuring a badge with the number 14188: Unfortunate sample badge number choice in my opinion pic.twitter.co
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Golden Girls’ Blackface Controversy
On June 28 2020, Facebook user Matt Joseph shared the following post, which showed a BuzzFeed article (“An Episode Of “The Golden Girls” Was Pulled From Hulu For Featuring Blackface”) and a comment about how the decision was co
AllSides→ New York Times public editor: the Times corrects factual errors. What about bigger controversies?
https://www.cjr.org/public_editor/nyt-correction-factual-errors-editors-note.php RECENTLY, THERE HAS BE
Truth or Fiction?→ The ‘Asymptomatic Carriers’ of COVID-19 Controversy, Explained
On June 9 2020, what was framed as a World Health Organization (WHO) finding about asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 was shared seemingly everywhere — but within 24 hours, the organization had stepped in to issue an important clarification. A WHO
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Elon Musk Tweet ‘If One Day, My Words are Against Science, Choose Science’ Before a COVID-19 Controversy?
As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed in the United States, dueling opinions were politicized and bluntly split between opinions based on hard science versus economics. This ended up leading to the recirculation of a purported tweet from Elon Musk about
Hoax-Slayer→ Yet More Range Rover Giveaway Scams Hitting Facebook
According to a post currently being shared across Facebook, you can get a chance to win a free Range Rover just by sharing and commenting. The post Yet More Range Rover Giveaway Scams Hitting Facebook appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.