With millions of people having stayed home from places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic, struggling congregations have one key question: How many of them will return?
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Full Fact - All content→ British Airways hasn’t told their pilots they don’t need Covid-19 vaccine
A post on Facebook claims that British Airways has released a statement telling their pilots that they don’t need to have a Covid-19 vaccine, and other airlines are not allowing people to fly who have had a vaccine. Like other posts we&rsqu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Three-Hour Traffic Jam Would NOT Strand All Electric Cars, And They Do NOT Lack Heating Systems
Would electric cars caught in a three-hour traffic jam drain their batteries? Will electric car drivers suffer with "virtually no heating" if stuck overnight on a cold road? Will the GPS, radio and heating drain the battery? No, none of t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccine ‘Candidates’ Transferred In December 2019 Were NOT For The Coronavirus That Causes COVID-19 — They Were For MERS
Were COVID-19 vaccine "candidates" transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in December 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak? No, that's not true: The vaccine materials transferred were for MERS-CoV, the virus tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disney World Character Performers Are NOT Left At Their Park Until It Closes If They Die While In Costume
Do Disney World character performers who die while in costume remain in costume until the park closes? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such a policy exists, according to historians of The Walt Disney Company. The claim appe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden’s Military Does NOT Put West Point Cadets In Solitary Confinement If They Refuse COVID-19 Vaccine
Does the military under President Joe Biden put West Point cadets in solitary confinement if they refuse the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true. Unvaccinated cadets at West Point "are required to spend seven days in restriction of move
Snopes→ No, Disney World Employees Aren’t Left on a Bench if They Die in Costume
The term "creepypasta" refers to a short piece of horror-fiction that is oft-repeated on the internet.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: You CANNOT Always Tell The Difference Between A Venomous And A Nonvenomous Snake By How They Swim
Can you tell the difference between a venomous snake and a nonvenomous one by the way they swim? No, that's not always true: Some venomous snakes do swim on top of the water, but some swim submerged and the same is true for nonvenomous sn
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Central America’s prevailing conditions and how they drive people to the US
Ask Americans why Central American immigrants are arriving at the southern U.S. border in ever-larger numbers, and some will say it’s lax border enforcement, disregard for the law and the temptations of U.S. jobs and generous welfare benefits. Others
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anthony Fauci’s Emails Were NOT Leaked — They Were Released Through The FOIA
Were Dr. Anthony Fauci's emails leaked to the public? No, that's not true: Several media outlets, including The Washington Post, CNN and BuzzFeed News, filed Freedom of Information Act requests to access copies of Fauci's office emails. A
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ Fully vaccinated individuals are exempt from wearing a mask because they are less vulnerable to infection by SARS-CoV-2 than unvaccinated people
REVIEW As of 2 June 2021, more than 136 million people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in the U.S. In parallel, the country has seen a significant decrease in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. As of late May 2021, the daily number
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Trump Supporters Seek an Audit in Georgia. What Are They Looking For?
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Snopes→ Did Popeyes Hang a Sign Saying They Will Refuse To Serve White People?
A sign that stirred controversy on social media triggered a police investigation.
Snopes→ Those Who Think They Can Spot Misinformation Are More Likely to be Duped by It, Study Finds
From the COVID-19 pandemic to the presidential election, 2020 was rife with misinformation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Local Popeyes Did NOT Post a Sign Saying They ‘Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To White People’
Did a local Popeyes post a sign saying they reserve the right to refuse service to white people? No, that's not true: Lake St. Louis, Missouri, police say the sign was a prank posted by someone who does not work for the company and that t
Full Fact - All content→ Are senior civil servants really as privileged as they were 50 years ago?
“The class composition of the senior ranks of the civil service has barely changed since 1967, research reveals.” The Guardian, 20 May 2021. “Senior civil servants are as privileged today as 50 years ago, with fewer than one in five
Snopes→ Do Polar Bears Yell When They Poop?
If you repeat a joke over and over, it may eventually be considered an interesting "fact."
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Ballot drop boxes were popular in 2020. Then they became a GOP target.
As the U.S. Postal Service struggled and COVID-19 raged, millions of 2020 voters chose to return their mail ballots using official ballot drop boxes rather than risk unreliable mail delivery or crowded spaces. These drop boxes — often big, sturdy, sl
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.
TruthOrFiction→ Agriculture Workers Are Killed on the Job at a Higher Rate Than Cops,’ ‘They Make about a Third as Much Money’
In April 2021, a popular tweet contained the claim that agricultural workers were likelier to die on the job than law enforcement officers, adding that farm labor also generally pays far less: Reminder that agriculture workers are killed on the job
Top Fact Checks→ Interpreters who helped the British Army in Afghanistan cannot resettle in the UK if they are dismissed.
There are no provisions in UK's resettlement scheme for interpreters who resigned, were dismissed, or fled to a third-world country.
Full Fact - All content→ Independent adviser can’t launch investigations into ministers—they should
Yesterday the Prime Minister appointed Lord Geidt as Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests. While discussing the appointment this morning on the BBC’s Today programme vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi wrongly said the new adviser would
Snopes→ Did England Ban Fox News ‘Because They Saw It as Propaganda’?
A widely shared tweet in April 2021 grossly misrepresented the controversial news network's history in the United Kingdom.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say He’ll Cancel Fourth of July If Americans Don’t Do What They’re Told?
Certain sources distorted remarks the president made about staying vigilant in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Pockets in Dresses Were Phased Out So Women Could Prove They Were Not Witches’
On April 19 2021, a Facebook user shared a screenshot of a tweet claiming that pockets had been “phased out” of women’s dresses due to accusations of witchcraft, and so that women could prove that they were not hiding spells, herbs, o
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Biden Tells Un-Vaccinated Americans They May Have to Cancel the Fourth of July’
On April 22 2021, repeat disinformation offender Hannity.com published a post with the outrage-bait headline, “JOE NO! Biden Tells Un-Vaccinated Americans They May Have to Cancel the Fourth of July,” which contained a single paragraph of or
Snopes→ Olympic Athletes Promised Legal Support If They Protest
Athletes who make political or social justice protests at the Tokyo Olympics have been promised legal support by a global union and an activist group in Germany.
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Are the COVID Vaccines Experimental? Did They Skip Animal Trials?
A viral Facebook post lists “6 facts” about the three COVID-19 vaccines currently in use in the United States. These “facts” are listed as follows: “none are FDA approved, all are considered ‘experimental,’ non
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Are the COVID Vaccines Experimental? Did They Skip Animal Trials?
A viral Facebook post lists “6 facts” about the three COVID-19 vaccines currently in use in the United States. These “facts” are listed as follows: “none are FDA approved, all are considered ‘experimental,’ non
Liste→ A satirical group confirmed that they had started the petition
A petition calling for the name of popular Australian snack fairy bread to be changed has been shared widely online, prompting outrage from social media users. However, the petition was started by a satirical group. There is no real campaign to chang
Snopes→ Costco Salmon Burgers Being Recalled Over Fears They ‘May Contain Small Pieces of Metal’
Anyone concerned about an injury or illness should contact their healthcare provider.
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t hamper the function of the immune system and are likely to limit the generation of variants; no evidence that they produce more lethal variants
REVIEW On 13 March 2021, Vernon Coleman posted a video on the platform BrandNewTube, in which he claimed that the COVID-19 vaccines are “dangerous” and caused numerous health problems like strokes. Within two weeks, the video reached 240,000 views
Claim-Reviews – Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines received Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA after clinical trials demonstrated that they are safe and effective; COVID-19 vaccines aren’t experimenta
REVIEW The rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines allowed the U.S. to initiate a nationwide campaign of vaccination against the disease in December 2020. More than 138 million vaccine doses were administered as of 24 March 2021. U.S. president Joe B
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: National Guard Troops Guarding The Capitol Are NOT Forced To Sleep On The Floor – They Have Hotel Rooms
Are National Guard troops guarding the Capitol forced to sleep on the floor? No, that's not true. The men and women serving in the National Guard on the DC Mission have hotel rooms and other accommodations. The images Donald Trump Jr. use
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ How COVID-19 vaccines can be safe when they were developed so fast
The development of the first COVID-19 vaccines may have seemed to occur at a dizzying pace. After all, scientists identified a new virus and created vaccines to protect against its most severe effects within a year. But the research underpinning these
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nike Did NOT collaborate With MSCHF And Lil Nas X On ‘Satan Shoes’ — They Are Refashioned Nike Sneakers
Did Nike collaborate in the release of "new demonic shoes on March 29, 2021 for $1,018 USD"? No, that's not true: Nike wrote Lead Stories in a March 29, 2021, email that the company did not collaborate on the "Satan Shoes" venture between
The Dispatch→ ‘They Aren’t Who You Think They Are’
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AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Why do Americans share so much fake news? One big reason is they aren’t paying attention, new research suggests
https://www.niemanlab.org/2021/03/why-do-americans-share-so-much-fake-news-one-big-reason-is-they-arent-paying-attention-new-research-suggests/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Biden And VP Harris Did NOT Travel Together On Air Force One — They Flew Separately Then Met On AF1
Did President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris fly together on Air Force One? No, that's not true. The president and vice president took separate planes to Atlanta on March 19, 2021. She flew on Air Force Two and he flew on Air
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Medbeds’ Exist Or That They’ll Be Available Soon
Do "medbeds" exist? Will they be available soon? No, that's not true: There's no publicly available evidence such devices are real. The claim is situated within the broader QAnon conspiracy theory that believes the world is controlled by