A video on social media, and written up in the Mail Online, warns against giving young babies water. But some babies may need some in hot weather.
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Logically→ Claims of UK’s scheduled emergency text service indicating ‘start of World War Three’ are false
Logically→ Video misrepresents email from Fauci and his advice about wearing masks amid spread of COVID-19
Logically→ Video misrepresents email from Fauci and his advice about wearing masks amid spread of COVID-19
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the FedNow Service is not replacing cash. It’s an instant payment service.
The FedNow program “is going to replace your paper currency.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Postal Inspection Service Has Warned Of Counterfeit Forever Stamps Sold Online
Is it possible to purchase real Forever Stamps at deep discounts through online resellers? No, that's not true: The United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS), the federal law enforcement agency of the United States Postal Service, h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FedNow Service Will NOT Replace Traditional U.S. Currency — It’s Just A Payment System
Is the Federal Reserve's FedNow service now the primary form of currency in the United States? No, that's not true: FedNow is just an instant payment system and will not change the currency infrastructure in the United States. Rather, the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Zombie Virus In China — Video Shows Event Organized By Transit Service
Did a virus that turns its host into a zombie get released in China? No, that's not true: This video shows an event put on by the Jakarta Light Rail Transit and an event organizer in Indonesia. Multiple videos on social media also prove t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Child Protective Services Is NOT A ‘For-Profit Corporation’ Without Jurisdiction Or Authority
Is Child Protective Services a "for-profit corporation" that has no legal power to make demands or exercise authority "over you and your children"? No, that's not true: No public Child Protective Services (CPS) agency is registered in the
Full Fact→ ‘Human cages’ in California were used by prison service
A video claiming the police promised to destroy the cages is wrong.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Ditch those crucifixes; video doesn’t prove Secret Service agents are demons
Video shows U.S. Secret Service agents are demons.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Invent Energy-Saving Device That Will Cut Power Bills By 90%
Did Elon Musk invent a ground-breaking plug-in device that helps lower electric bills by lowering consumption instantly? No, that's not true: Electrical devices with identical plastic housings have been marketed online for years without m
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show U.S. Rep. Chip Roy grilling Vice President Kamala Harris
“Crowd erupts as Chip Roy grills Kamala Harris as she lies in Congress” in video.
Logically→ Smart lights are surveillance devices that can identify the luciferase in COVID-19 vaccines.
Logically→ Dr. Devi Shetty has written an open letter calling to end the 5 percent health service tax imposed by Modi Government.
Full Fact→ How does the government’s minimum service level legislation compare to strike laws in other European countries?
Rishi Sunak and Grant Shapps have compared the new Bill to laws in France, Spain, Italy and Ireland.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That So-Called Power-Saving Device Will ‘Cut Electric Bill In Half’
Does a device called "Pro Power Save" help consumers cut their electric bills in half? No, that's not true: such devices have not been proven to work as advertised. The claim appeared in a post published on Facebook on December 9, 2022. T
Health Feedback→ PCR-based COVID-19 tests aren’t cloning devices and don’t modify the human genome
REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic brought new scientific concepts to the public’s attention, such as mRNA or the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). While it’s a good opportunity to popularize science, misunderstanding of these concepts can help spread
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John F. Kennedy’s Secret Service Driver Did NOT Kill Former President
Did the driver for John F. Kennedy, Secret Service Agent William Greer, turn around and shoot the former president when JFK was assassinated in Dallas in November 1963? No, that's not true: A video posted on social media that makes this c
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – FAA: Medical guidelines changed on advice from cardiologists, not because of the COVID-19 vaccine
The Federal Aviation Administration widened its electrocardiogram parameters for pilots because “a substantial number of airline pilots have had serious heart damage” from COVID-19 vaccines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Max Loughan NOT Missing ‘About Six Years’ — ‘Energy Harvesting Device’ Creator Was In Middle, High School
Did Max Loughan, a 13-year-old who gained fame in 2016 for creating an "energy harvesting device," disappear for "about six years"? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that Loughan was or is missing or hiding. A video posted by his s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Thieves Stole U.S. Postal Service Uniforms And Are Using Them To Rob Homeowners At Gunpoint
Did thieves steal U.S. Postal Service uniforms and use them to rob homeowners at gunpoint? No, there's no evidence that's true: A local Postal Service spokesman told Lead Stories the claim "could not be substantiated." Additionally, there
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – No evidence to support Joe Biden's anecdote about giving uncle a Purple Heart while vice president
After Joe Biden became vice president, at the behest of his father, he gave his uncle, Frank H. Biden, a Purple Heart for serving in the U.S. military during World War II.
Full Fact→ Samaritans no longer operates a text-based support service
Posts on social media claiming you can text Samaritans for support are using out of date information.
Logically→ New Zealand’s intelligence services guide includes opposition to COVID-19 health measures as a sign of terrorism.
New Zealand Security Intelligence Service's guide has not included opposition to COVID-19 health measures as signs of terrorism.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence of fraud in case of NY man who incorrectly used ballot-marking device
Video shows a faulty New York voting machine invalidated a GOP vote in governor’s race.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AutoMARK Terminal Is NOT Ballot Tabulator — It’s Marking Device For Voters With Physical Impairments
Do videos show a voting machine at a New York polling place disregarding a voter's selections -- even though he made an effort to darken the selected circles? No, that's not true: The terminal pictured in the video is an AutoMARK assistiv
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Postal Service workers cannot ‘do anything they want’ to mail-in ballots
“If you use the US Postal Service certified mail or registered mail, they can do anything they want with those ballots." They “can burn your mail and they won't get in any trouble.”
Logically→ Tornado and hurricane control device patents prove that the deep state controls disasters.
Tornadoes and hurricanes occur under certain environmental conditions. A deep state controlling disasters is an unfounded conspiracy theory.
Full Fact→ Uber ‘walking buddy’ service is fake
The joke first appeared online in 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Uber Does NOT Have A ‘Walking Buddy’ Service
Did Uber add a "walking buddy" option to its usual ridesharing services? No, that's not true: An Uber spokesperson denied that claim in an email to Lead Stories. The claim appeared in a tweet on October 19, 2022 (archived here), that open
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris Did NOT Resign On October 12, 2022
Did U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris resign from office on or even before October 12, 2022? No, that's not true: The claim was made in the title of a video on Facebook, but, in the actual video, Newsmax talk show host Rob Schmitt does no
Logically→ U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris has proposed distributing Hurricane Ian relief funds based on race.
FactCheck.org→ What Vice President Harris Said — And Didn’t Say — About Hurricane Relief
In a “fireside chat” with actress Priyanka Chopra, Vice President Kamala Harris said the Biden administration is “thinking about the families in Florida [and] in Puerto Rico” and “what we need to do to help them in terms o
Snopes→ Ohio GOP House Candidate Has Misrepresented Military Service
Campaigning for a northwestern Ohio congressional seat, Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Snopes→ A New Study Explores How Devices May Shape Our Behavior When Bargaining With Strangers
People’s use of technology in decision-making can subtly, yet fundamentally, shift the way our brains work, according to this group of academics.
Snopes→ Internet Service Providers Drop Challenge of Privacy Law
One of the strictest internet privacy laws in the United States has withstood a legal challenge.
Logically→ The President of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club offered Romana Didulo the club’s services as a security detail.
Romana Didulo is known for making false or otherwise tenuous claims to legitimacy. All of the available evidence suggests that this letter is fake.
Full Fact→ The government hasn’t ‘removed’ Covid-19 vaccine advice in pregnancy
Claims seem to be based on a document published around the time the Pfizer vaccine was first approved.
Snopes→ Secret Service Recovers $286M in Stolen Pandemic Loans
The U.S. Secret Service said that it has recovered $286 million in fraudulently obtained pandemic loans and is returning the money to the Small Business Administration.