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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Illegal’ Migrant Workers Arriving At Florida Hotel
Does a video posted by Republican congressional candidate Laura Loomer show dozens of "illegal" migrant workers arriving at a Florida hotel? No, that's not true: The workers were legally contracted to work for a central Florida plant nurs
Truth or Fiction?→ FDR: ‘No Business Which Depends for Existence on Paying Less Than Living Wages to Its Workers Has Any Right to Continue in This Country’
On January 28 2022, a quote meme circulated on social media platforms, attributing commentary about businesses paying “less than a living wage” to United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt: On the right side of the meme was a portrai
Snopes→ Omicron is Latest Blow to Pandemic-Weary Front-Line Workers
Staff absences for COVID-19 tripled this month in London’s hospitals, and nearly 10% of the city’s firefighters called out sick.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Kellogg’s tweet about striking workers is fake
Says Kellogg’s tweeted, “Oh, so you think it's cool when workers strike jobs? Now replace 'jobs' with 'women.' Still think it's 'cool'?"
Snopes→ No, Amazon Didn’t Fire Workers Who Didn’t Clock Out After Getting Buried in Rubble
The claim originated on a website known for satirizing current events.
Snopes→ In a First, Starbucks Workers Agree to Union in Buffalo, NY
Starbucks workers have voted to unionize at a store in Buffalo, New York over the company’s objections.
Full Fact→ Video thanking Hungarian key workers doesn’t show pandemic is staged
A video appearing to show a camera crew filming several people in hazmat suits pushing a trolley with the caption “Caught in the act 🤔 light, camera, action! 🎬 The media is the v!rus 🤦♀️ wake up people 🤣” has over 5,000
Logically→ Supermarket chain Aldi will terminate the employment of all unvaccinated workers by March 2022.
Only Aldi Australia has made COVID-19 vaccination a requirement for its employees. The supermarket chain has not mandated it in other countries.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Health Care Workers Do NOT Need To Quarantine After Testing A COVID-19 Positive Person
Do health care workers giving COVID-19 tests need to quarantine after coming into contact with those who test positive? No, that's not true: Those workers are wearing personal protective equipment and are only in close contact for the sec
Logically→ 15,000 workers have died in Qatar during FIFA World Cup 2022 construction work.
Official statistics show that there were at least 15,000 migrant worker deaths between 2010-2020, but there is no reliable data on the cause of death.
Snopes→ Did Workers Spot a Giant Snake with a Massive Bulge?
The story told of a veterinarian who supposedly cut into a giant anaconda at a construction site and found something inside its body.
Washington Post→ The battle over Biden’s child tax credit and its impact on poverty and workers
A fierce dispute has erupted among economists about whether the president's child-tax credit expansion will cause parents to stop working. We explain the debate.
FactCheck.org→ FEMA Staff and Contracted Medical Workers Are Required to Follow Vaccine Mandate
SciCheck Digest The Federal Emergency Management Agency is deploying contracted medical workers to understaffed hospitals, where they are required to comply with COVID-19 vaccine mandates. But social media posts falsely claim that “doctors and nu
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Been Illegal for Employers to Forbid Workers From Discussing Their Pay For the Last 86 Years, Since the National Labor Relations Act of 1935’
An October 16 2021, a Facebook post by performance artist and perennial political candidate Vermin Supreme highlighted an October 11 tweet claiming that it became illegal for employers to forbid workers from discussing their pay rate 86 years earlier:
Full Fact→ No evidence Tesco is sacking 4,300 workers
A post shared 29,000 times on Facebook claims that Tesco is sacking 4,300 staff and relates this to the use of self-service checkout machines. There is no evidence that this is happening. Tesco also confirmed that this was false. The post may refer to
Snopes→ Deere & Co. Workers Go on Strike After Rejecting Contract
More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike, the first major walkout at the agricultural machinery giant in more than three decades.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fully Vaccinated Health Care Workers CAN Get Infected With And Spread COVID-19 To Other People
Are fully vaccinated people unable to spread COVID-19 if they are infected? No, that's not true. President Joe Biden incorrectly stated that vaccinated healthcare workers cannot spread the coronavirus if they are infected after receiving
Snopes→ Workers at All of Kellogg’s U.S. Cereal Plants Go on Strike
It wasn't immediately clear how much the supply of Frosted Flakes or any of the company's other iconic brands would be disrupted.
Snopes→ Missouri Man Executed for Killing 3 Workers in ’94 Robbery
Ernest Johnson died from an injection of pentobarbital at the state prison in Bonne Terre.
Snopes→ Workers at Bezos’ Rocket Company Allege Sexism, Safety Risks
More than 20 current and former employees are accusing Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin rocket ship company of being a toxic work environment and not adhering to proper safety protocols.
Snopes→ Health Workers Once Saluted As Heroes Now Get Threats
Some are being issued panic buttons in case of assault and ditching their scrubs before going out in public for fear of harassment.
Full Fact→ New healthcare workers suicide figures should be treated with caution
“More than 60 frontline UK healthcare workers took their own life at the beginning of the pandemic.” The i, 9 September 2021. The i newspaper has reported new data claiming to show that 64 frontline healthcare workers died by suicide at th
Snopes→ AP Source: Biden Requiring Federal Workers to Get COVID Shot
Biden will sign a new executive order to require vaccination for employees of the executive branch and contractors who do business with the federal government.
Snopes→ Shortages of Supplies and Workers Will Delay Gulf Rebuilding
Ida slammed into the Gulf Coast at a time when building contractors were already grappling with severe shortages of workers and depleted supply chains.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Study Does NOT Say Fully Vaccinated Health Care Workers Carrying 251 Times Viral Load of Unvaccinated Workers Pose Threat To Unvaccinated Patients, Co-Workers
Does a study say fully vaccinated health care workers carry 251 times the viral load of unvaccinated and pose a threat to unvaccinated patients and co-workers? No, that's not true: This is a distortion of what the published paper actually
Snopes→ Nursing Home to Workers: Get Vaccine or Lose Your Job
The new requirement comes from Genesis Healthcare, which has 70,000 employees at nearly 400 nursing homes and senior communities.
Snopes→ Biden Orders Tough New Vaccination Rules for Federal Workers
Federal workers will be required to sign forms attesting they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus or comply with other requirements.
Snopes→ Veterans Affairs Requires COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers
The department's move came on a day when nearly 60 leading medical and health care organizations issued a call for health care facilities to require their workers to get vaccinated.
Full Fact→ Mandatory Covid-19 vaccine is only for care home workers
A post on Facebook claims that a law mandating the Covid-19 vaccine has been passed through the House of Lords without an impact assessment. This is true, but refers only to an amendment of the Health and Social Care Act which will make it a requ
Snopes→ NYC to Require Vaccines or Weekly Testing for City Workers
“This is about our recovery. This is about what we need to do to bring back New York City," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Snopes→ Frito-Lay Workers End Strike
The workers were on the picket line for nearly three weeks.
Snopes→ Frito-Lay Workers Allege Colleague Died on Assembly Line, Was Moved Aside
Striking employees allege deplorable work conditions.
Snopes→ 52 Dead in Bangladesh Factory Fire; Workers Locked Inside
Many workers jumped from the upper floors of the factory, and at least 26 suffered injuries, the United News of Bangladesh agency reported.
FactCheck.org→ Is Unemployment Bonus Keeping Workers on Sideline?
Despite a stubbornly high unemployment rate of 6.1% in April — representing 9.8 million people who say they are actively looking for work — many employers are reporting that they can’t find people to hire. Republicans say the $300 a w
Snopes→ Nervous Workers Struggle to Adjust to New Mask Policies
An abrupt relaxation of mask policies has left workers at supermarkets and other stores reeling as they try to sort out what the new environment means for their own safety and relationship with customers.
Snopes→ McDonald’s Raising US Workers’ Pay in Company-Owned Stores
McDonald's is the latest restaurant chain to announce pay raises, following Chipotle, Olive Garden, and others.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Every Year, Americans Spend $153,000,000,000 to Subsidize McDonald’s and Walmart’s Underpaid Workers’
On May 12 2021, a screenshot of a tweet by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich appeared across platforms amid a larger discussion around employee treatment and pay by corporations. His tweet contained the claim that American taxpayers subsidized $153,0
Logically→ BJP workers in West Bengal vandalized their own office over the non-availability of medical oxygen.
The incident is related to some disgruntled BJP workers vandalizing their own party office over candidates' ticket allocation during the WB elections.
Snopes→ Is Crocs Giving Away Free Footwear to Healthcare Workers?
The company is reportedly providing 10,000 free pairs a day to healthcare workers from now until May 14, 2021.