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The Dispatch→ The EU Is Missing a Chance to Address Its Problems With Turkey
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Richard A Rothschild Did NOT Patent A COVID-19 Test Kit In 2015
Did Richard A Rothschild patent a COVID-19 test kit in 2015? No, that's not true: Richard A Rothschild's patent application for a system and method to test for Covid-19 was submitted on May 17, 2020, not in 2015. The 2020 patent applicati
Health Feedback→ Both viruses and bacteria cause disease; pathogenic viruses aren’t naturally created in the body as a response to damage
REVIEW In March 2021, a series of Facebook posts (see examples here, here, and here) discussing what viruses are and if viruses and bacteria can cause diseases were posted by chiropractor Melissa Sell. The posts made a number of inaccurate and misle
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Richard Grenell Is NOT The President Of The United States
Is Richard Grenell the president of the United States and could you "prove" it by looking it up on Google? No and yes. No, Grenell is not and never has been the president. Yes, for a short time Google did prominently list Grenell as the p
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Cost of a Standard Unit of Insulin’
On March 22 2021, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) published a Facebook post and tweet purportedly listing the cost of “a standard unit of insulin” in the United States, and comparing it to the same standard unit in other developed nations:
Poynter→ Why European governments took a closer look at AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine
The news that most European governments suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has health experts worried that it could hamper an already slow vaccine rollout on the continent and fuel vaccine skepticism. France, Italy, Spain and
Full Fact→ 17 countries haven’t ‘banned’ the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
The data in this piece is correct as of the time of writing, on 17 March 2021. A post on Facebook has claimed that 17 countries have “banned” the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, and the UK hasn’t. The post previously claimed that 12 count
Snopes→ Major European Nations Suspend Use of AstraZeneca Vaccine
A cascading number of European countries — including Germany, France, Italy, and Spain — suspended use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine over reports of dangerous blood clots in some recipients.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Kerry Is NOT A Major Stockholder In RWE, Which Has Wind Turbines In Texas
Is U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry a major stockholder in RWE AG, a German multinational energy company, that owns wind turbines in Texas? No, that's not true: In an email to Lead Stories, the company's head of inve
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading posts circulate online claiming that NYT, Deutsche Welle endorsed China’s Covid-19 vaccines
A claim that US newspaper The New York Times and German broadcaster Deutsche Welle have endorsed China’s Covid-19 vaccines has been shared in multiple Facebook posts, alongside a list claiming the top four safest Covid-19 vaccines in the world are a
Poynter→ Factually: Covid disinformation turning up in the mail
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. In your traditional mailbox: pizza coupons and COVID-19 disinformation Germa
Snopes→ Were Biden’s Dogs Kicked Out of White House Due to Aggressive Behavior?
The two German shepherds, Major and Champ, moved into the presidential mansion in late January.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Lab Results Do NOT Prove That There Are Harmful Microorganisms Growing On Your Mask
Did a laboratory analysis commissioned by a German children's charity find bacteria and mold on a mask? Yes, that is true, but it does not mean these microorganisms are harmful or abnormal. According to experts, it is likely that the bact
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Depict Backlash To ‘Height Privilege’ — It’s An Art Piece About Seeing Literally Eye-To-Eye
Did a feminist conference use platform shoes of various heights to negate "height privilege" and lobby to make such shoes mandatory on college campuses? No, that's not true: This post is from a satire page that mocks various social justic
AFP Fact Check→ These images show different vaccinations in recent years
A collage of seven photos featuring Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder receiving vaccinations has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook, purporting to show the evidence of “fake jabs” as countries including Germany and Australia roll ou
AFP Fact Check→ The photo shows a computer-generated image, not an actual picture of three planets viewed from Mars
An image of an orange-coloured skyline with three white dots has been shared thousands of times in multiple social media posts worldwide, including in the US, Spain, Germany and many countries in Africa. The post purports to capture Earth, Venus and Ju
FactCheck.org→ The Evolving Science of Face Masks and COVID-19
Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention began recommending that members of the public mask up last spring, additional research has backed the use of face masks to combat the coronavirus. While knowledge gaps still remain, experts agree tha
FactCheck.org→ A Guide to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine
The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is the third COVID-19 vaccine to be authorized by the Food and Drug Administration. Here, we give a rundown of basic facts about the vaccine and an overview of how it works. Quick Summary Vaccine name: Ad26.COV2.S Desi
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Vaccines Impact Fertility
Q: Do the COVID-19 vaccines cause infertility? A: There’s no evidence that approved vaccines cause fertility loss. Although clinical trials did not study the issue, loss of fertility has not been reported among thousands of trial participants nor
AFP Fact Check→ This photo was taken in Berlin in 2019, a year before Indian farmers’ protests began
An image has been shared in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts alongside a claim it shows a tractor protest organised by German farmers in Berlin in February 2021 to support Indian farmers protesting against new agricultural laws. The claim is false:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Shows NO Scientific Proof That Antibodies Produced By COVID-19 Vaccines Will Turn Deadly
Does a video by an anti-vaccine physician show conclusive scientific evidence that the antibodies produced by the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines will cause severe harm and even death if a vaccinated person is exposed to the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Renewable Energy Sources Are NOT The Leading Cause Of Blackouts Amid Deadly Winter Storm
Are renewable energy sources the main reason for blackouts amid a deadly winter storm? No, that's not true: Renewables like wind and solar continue to produce, according to power grid officials, and are not the leading cause of the blacko
Climate Feedback→ Breitbart article makes numerous false claims about the impacts of climate change, based on Global Warming Policy Foundation post
SUMMARY The article was published by Breitbart as well as dozens of other blogs, such as Climate Change Dispatch, Principia Scientific, Climate Depot, and Technocracy News. It is repeating a series of claims made in a blog post from the Global Warmi
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘In Finland Speeding Tickets Are Linked to Your Income’
In February 2021, a year-old Facebook post was shared tens of thousands of times, bearing the claim that in Finland, “speeding tickets are calculated based on your income”: The post, which was originally shared by the page “The Fe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Is NOT Under Military Law, Congress NOT Arrested, Or ‘War With CCP Won’ — None Of It Happened
Was an interim military U.S. government installed in the days after a fake staged inauguration of Joe Biden was broadcast, and were 80 to 140 members of Congress arrested by the National Guard in the middle of the night on January 25, 202
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Fun Fact … If a Fire Starts in the [Yale] Library, All the Oxygen Leaves the Building,’ ‘Killing [People] … to Protect the Rare Books’
On February 7 2021, a Facebook user shared a Twitter screenshot with a “fun fact” about a library at Yale University that involved a mechanism that would “protect the rare books” from the effects of a putative fire, but at the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Reddit/GameStop Trading Likely DID Cause Nearly $4 Trillion in Global Market Capitalization Losses
Did the massive and sudden increase in the value of GameStop stock set off by the buying frenzy from the Reddit r/WallStreetBets community the week of January 25, 2021 cause nearly $4 trillion in losses for global market capitalization? Y
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Proof’ Video, Promising To Expose Election Fraud, Relies On False And Unsubstantiated Claims
By Dana Ford and Alexis Tereszcuk Does Mike Lindell's "Absolute Proof" video, which promises to expose election fraud, contain only factual and proven statements about the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The nearly two-hour video recy
Snopes→ Russia Expels Western Diplomats over Navalny Rally
Russia's Foreign Ministry said diplomats from Sweden and Poland in St. Petersburg and from Germany in Moscow took part in what it called “unlawful” rallies on Jan. 23.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The World Health Organization (WHO) Did NOT Say You Do Not Need To Wear A Mask
Did the World Health Organization (WHO) say you do not need to wear a mask? No, that's not true: A WHO Global COVID-19 Press Conference on January 22, 2021 emphasized that the public needs to wear masks in order to protect themselves from
Full Fact→ Adolescents have been recruited for Covid-19 vaccine trials in the US
A viral tweet claiming that Pfizer is “using children as lab rats to test their Covid-19 vaccine” has also been shared on Facebook. It’s correct that in the US, Pfizer has enrolled over 2,000 children aged between 12 and 15 to take pa
Poynter→ Fact-checkers are already fighting the spread of falsehoods from Telegram
Fact-checkers in Ukraine, Germany and India were already contending with the spread of mis- and disinformation on the encrypted messaging app Telegram. Then the app’s popularity got a huge boost in early 2021 following the deplatforming of former U.S
Health Feedback→ Frequency of deaths in elderly individuals after COVID-19 vaccination wasn’t higher than the frequency in those who weren’t vaccinated
REVIEW Baseball legend Hank Aaron passed away at the age of 86 on 22 January 2021. Aaron was among several civil rights icons to receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on 5 January 2021. Motivated by the wish to show the African-American community tha
Health Feedback→ Overwhelming weight of scientific evidence demonstrates that vaccines are safe and effective, contrary to claims in video by chiropractor Steve Baker
REVIEW On 13 January 2021, the chiropractor Steven Baker posted this video on Facebook, titled “the top five reasons to not vaccinate”. The 15-minute long video contains several claims regarding vaccine safety which have been debunked many times
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Farewell Remarks
In a video farewell address on Jan. 19 and in remarks at Joint Base Andrews before leaving for Florida on Jan. 20, outgoing President Donald Trump distorted the facts on the economy, his tax cuts, veterans, the military, drug prices and more. Economy T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Photos Are NOT Associated With ‘Chemtrails’
Does this collection of photos show the inner workings of airplanes that spray "chemtrails" and has this information been "declassified"? No, that's not true: These photos do not show "chemtrail spraying equipment." The photos are either
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Much Of The ‘What Is Happening?’ Post Is NOT Happening: It’s Either Old Or Fake News
Does the "What is Happening?" Instagram post offer some alarming news, such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel resigning and also the unrelated matter of Italian officials interfering with the U.S. presidential elections? No, that's not t
Truth or Fiction?→ How to Fight Disinformation: Part II — Gaslighting
This is part of an ongoing series about how communities can fight back and protect themselves against weaponized disinformation. You can read Part I here. On January 6 2021, a mob of Donald Trump supporters, enraged by corrosive rhetoric and lies fr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Raw Data Analytics’ Posted By The American Report Does NOT Prove China, Russia Hacked 2020 Election
Does an article posted by The American Report prove China and Russia hacked the 2020 Election and does it show IP addresses from China, Russia, Hong Kong, Germany, Canada and the Czech Republic hacking "PA, NV, MI, GA Battleground States"