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The Dispatch→ Congress Debates Airline Pilot Safety Measures
Plus: An impeachment inquiry could give House Republicans more power to investigate Joe Biden.
The Dispatch→ Staying Safe: Try That in a Small Town
The crime rate in an undersized municipality often isn’t what most expect.
Full Fact→ Full Fact campaign wins improved media literacy in the Online Safety Bill
If implemented effectively, changes to the Bill will now help more people spot truth from fiction online.
Health Feedback→ The commercially available Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine is safe and was tested on more than 250 people, contrary to claim by statistician Christine Cotton
REVIEW A 2020 clinical trial on more than 43,000 participants showed that the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine had a 95% efficacy at preventing symptomatic forms of the disease[1]. The positive result led to the vaccine authorization both in th
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Experts warn that borax cleaning powder isn’t safe to ingest, as social media posts claim
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Health Feedback→ Analysis of adverse event variation between Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine batches doesn’t indicate safety problems, contrary to claim by John Campbell
REVIEW On 5 July 2023, YouTuber and retired nurse instructor John Campbell published a YouTube video regarding findings published in a research letter by Schmeling et al. in the European Journal of Clinical Investigation[1]. In the video, which rece
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Soldiers Were NOT Banned From Restaurant Over ‘Safe Space’ Claim
Is a story about a restaurant banning these pictured veterans to establish a "safe space" authentic? No, that's not true: The article uses completely fabricated details and is illustrated with an assortment of photographs taken from vario
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clinical Trials For MRNA Universal Influenza Vaccine Will NOT Involve Only ’50 Healthy Volunteers’ To ‘Assess The Safety’
Will a new mRNA universal flu vaccine only be tested on 50 volunteers to "assess the safety" of the experimental shot? No, that's not true: New drugs and medicines in the United States go through rigorous testing and three phases of clini
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Do Tdap shots expose pregnant women to undue risk? No. Studies show the vaccines are safe
Pregnant women getting the Tdap vaccine “voluntarily are quite literally the experiment.”
Full Fact→ Fact checkers and leading health organisations urge Government to take health misinformation seriously in Online Safety Bill
Open letter warns that the Online Safety Bill does not offer sufficient protection to prevent a surge of harmful health misinformation
Logically→ Elon Musk’s 2016 statement on Tesla autopilot safety is not a deepfake
Health Feedback→ Peter McCullough makes multiple false, misleading, and unsupported claims about COVID-19 vaccine safety and efficacy in viral podcast
REVIEW On 22 April 2023, the website X22 Report published a 27-minute podcast interview with cardiologist Peter McCullough. During the interview, McCullough referred to the COVID-19 vaccination campaign as a “worldwide debacle” and repeated prev
AllSides→ Crime victims unload on NYC mayor, DA: ‘I don’t understand how anybody can feel safe here’
https://www.foxnews.com/media/crime-victims-unload-nyc-mayor-da-dont-understand-anybody-feel-safe Victi
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Fact-checking Joe Biden on whether rugby is safer than football
“Fewer people get hurt playing rugby” than American football.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Suppress Results Of Study On Safety Of Hepatitis B Vaccine In Infants — Results Available For Decades
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suppress the results of a study that purportedly showed an increased risk of neurodevelopmental delays in newborns who were given a Hepatitis B vaccine during the first month of lif
Logically→ Video of Ram Navami procession from Kashmir falsely shared as a ‘safe’ celebration in Pakistan
Health Feedback→ Vaccination recruits both the innate and adaptive immune system; COVID-19 vaccines are safe for children
REVIEW In May 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 12 to 15. The FDA later extended its authorization for children from five to 11 in October 2021 and from six months of age
Full Fact→ Labour MP wrong to say ‘there are no safe routes’ to enter UK
Khalid Mahmood wrongly claimed in Parliament that routes for people from Hong Kong and Afghanistan have been closed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Coffee Enemas Are A Safe And Effective Way To Remove Toxins From Your Body
Are self-administered coffee enemas an effective way to remove toxins in the body and safe enough to be considered "not that big of a deal"? No, that's missing context: The claim that do it yourself at-home coffee enemas are a safe and ef
The Dispatch→ How Fox News Created a ‘Safe Space’ for Its Audience
Fox News host Tucker Carlson. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)The network didn’t want to upset its audience with the truth about the 2020 election.The post How Fox News Created a ‘Safe Space’ for Its Audience appeared first on The Dispatch.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Governments regulate chlorine levels in water to keep it safe for consumers to drink
Drinking or using tap water treated with chlorine is dangerous because “chlorine is a poison.”
Health Feedback→ Florida Department of Health misleads on COVID-19 vaccine safety with erroneous comparison of VAERS reports
REVIEW On 15 February 2023, the Florida Department of Health published a “Health Alert on mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Safety”, stating that “In Florida alone, there was a 1,700% increase in VAERS reports after the release of the COVID-19 vaccine, co
Washington Post→ The Buttigieg-Rubio grudge match over rail safety
The transportation secretary and the Florida Republican traded sharp words after the East Palestine train derailment. We assess their debate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fire Safety Watchdog Estimates 2,600-3,100 Industrial Fires Annually In U.S.
Was there an uptick in industrial fires in the U.S. in early 2023, indicating that the country is "under attack"? No, that's not true: Annually, there are between 2,600 and 3,100 structure fires in industrial properties in the U.S., accor
PolitiFact→ Occupy Democrats – Obama-era safety rule for high-hazard cargo trains was repealed under Trump
“Obama imposed stricter rules on trains carrying toxins. Trump killed them.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ALC-0315 Ingredient In Pfizer’s COVID Vaccine Is NOT Unsafe
Is ALC-0315, an ingredient in Pfizer's COVID vaccine, unsafe? No, that's not true: A claim to the contrary relies on a misunderstanding and misapplication of a safety data sheet, which was created in the context of occupational safety for
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – The sauce is safe: Experts say Chick-fil-A dip ingredient isn’t a health hazard
An ingredient in some of Chick-fil-A’s dipping sauces can cause serious health problems.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: RNA Technology Is NOT Causing Chickens To Have Fertility Problems, Eggs NOT Unsafe For Human Consumption
Is the same RNA technology found in COVID-19 shots now being added to chicken feed, causing the poultry that eats it to have fertility problems? No, that's not true: "Commercial feed manufacturers are not adding RNA to chicken feed," a sp
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Safe Blood Donation’ Blood Bank Is NOT Open in 16 Countries, Does NOT Offer Unvaccinated ‘Pure Blood’
Has an international blood bank called Safe Blood Donation been opened in at least 16 countries to offer "pure blood," free of COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: A disclaimer on the company's website says the Safe Blood Donation bloo
Full Fact→ Installing defibrillators in schools is not proof that Covid-19 vaccines are unsafe
Defibrillators were being installed in schools prior to the pandemic and there is no evidence linking vaccines to cardiac arrest.
The Dispatch→ ‘Gun Safety’ Isn’t the Issue
Nicholas Kristof in New York, 2015. (Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images)What Nicholas Kristof doesn’t understand about our national firearms debate.The post ‘Gun Safety’ Isn’t the Issue appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fluoride In Drinking Water Is NOT Unsafe, NOT Ineffective In Preventing Tooth Decay
Is fluoride a toxic chemical that is neither safe or effective at preventing tooth decay? No, that's not true: In the right concentrations fluoride is a safe and effective tool for preventing tooth decay, although overexposure to high lev
AllSides→ Posts Mislead on Illinois SAFE-T Act and Elimination of Cash Bail
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/01/posts-mislead-on-illinois-safe-t-act-and-elimination-of-cash-bail/ Il
FactCheck.org→ Posts Mislead on Illinois SAFE-T Act and Elimination of Cash Bail
Quick Take Illinois’ new criminal justice law, known as the SAFE-T Act, would eliminate cash bail but allow a judge to detain anyone who is deemed a danger to others or a flight risk. Social media posts misleadingly claim tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Borax Is NOT Safe, Effective Treatment For Parasites
Is ingesting Borax a reliable treatment for parasites that can yield "good results"? No, that's not true: Borax, which is often used as a cleaning product, can cause nausea and vomiting if ingested or inhaled. In higher doses, it can caus
Health Feedback→ Video by John Campbell comparing historical and COVID-19 vaccines misleads on vaccine safety
REVIEW In a YouTube video uploaded on 31 December 2022, retired nurse practitioner John Campbell discussed vaccine adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination. Citing the manner in which previous vaccine safety concerns—namely the swine flu vacc
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent FDA’s COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research
SciCheck Digest A vaccine safety surveillance study from the Food and Drug Administration has been misrepresented online. The paper did not establish a link between the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and blood clots, as some have claimed — a
FactCheck.org→ Autopsy Study Doesn’t Show COVID-19 Vaccines Are Unsafe
SciCheck Digest To date, the benefits of COVID-19 mRNA vaccination outweigh the risks, which include a rare but increased risk of myocarditis, or heart inflammation. Social media posts, however, are citing a German autopsy study to misleadingly sug
Logically→ Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has resigned from his post, admitting that mRNA vaccines are unsafe.
Albert Bourla has not said that the mRNA vaccines are unsafe, nor has he resigned as CEO. Ample evidence shows vaccines are safe and effective.