Did the container ship run by Evergreen Marine, Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal in March 2021, catch fire? No, that's not true: The container ship in the video that did suffer a fire off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, is the X-
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Snopes→ Was the Skeleton of a Giant Battling a Serpent Found in Thailand?
Which one of the parties ultimately won the princess they were fighting over remains unknown.
Truth or Fiction?→ Margaret Mead ‘Femur’ Quote
On June 8 2021, a Facebook page shared a long-circulating quote attributed to anthropologist Margaret Mead about civilization’s earliest sign of appearing being a healed femur. In a status update, the page wrote “Be Civilized!” and ad
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Romana Didulo Is NOT The Commander In Chief of Canada
Did Romana Didulo become commander in chief of Canada? No, that's not true: according to a spokesperson from the Canadian government, the head of state of Canada is still Queen Elizabeth II and the head of government is Prime Minister Jus
Full Fact→ Don’t use washing up liquid to remove ticks
A social media post from 2014 which is still being shared has suggested that a safe and easy way to remove ticks is to apply a cotton wool ball soaked in washing-up liquid to the tick. The post claims this will cause the tick to detach. The washi
Snopes→ Novavax: Large Study Finds COVID-19 Shot About 90% Effective
While demand for COVID-19 shots in the U.S. has dropped off dramatically, the need for more vaccines around the world remains critical.
Full Fact→ Covid-19 is real and not a government euthanasia policy
Conspiracy theorist David Icke has released a long video that has been shared on social media, talking about the use of a drug called midazolam during the Covid-19 pandemic. He claims that midazolam was used to facilitate the “culling of ol
Health Feedback→ Fauci’s emails don’t support viral claims on masks, hydroxychloroquine and virus engineering
REVIEW On 1 June 2021, Washington Post and Buzzfeed News published reports on several thousands of emails sent by Anthony Fauci, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The emails, sent during the first half o
Health Feedback→ Byram Bridle’s claim that COVID-19 vaccines are toxic fails to account for key differences between the spike protein produced during infection and vaccination, misrepresents studies
REVIEW In late May 2021, the claim that COVID-19 vaccines could cause blood vessel damage to vaccinated people went viral on social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Twitter. Many posts and articles (see examples here, and
Snopes→ American Legion Official Resigns Over Censored Memorial Day Speech
Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter's microphone cut out just as began talking about how former slaves and freed Black men exhumed the remains of more than 200 Union soldiers from a mass grave in Charleston, SC, and gave them a proper burial.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Veterinary Professor Does NOT Prove Vaccine Causes Buildup Of Toxins
Is a Canadian veterinary school professor correct that public health officials made a colossal mistake and have injected millions of Americans with substances that cause the body to manufacture toxins that will injure them? No, that's not
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts, Pundits Distort Fauci Emails
SciCheck Digest Thousands of pages of redacted emails to and from Dr. Anthony Fauci are now publicly available, thanks to journalists’ Freedom of Information Act requests. Some of those messages have been distorted in viral posts, particularly ab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump’s Facebook And Instagram Accounts Have NOT Been Reinstated
Did Facebook and Instagram reinstate former President Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts on June 2, 2021? No, that's not true: There was no change in the status of Trump's social media accounts, Facebook spokesman Andy Stone s
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Biden Mindlessly Claims White Supremacy is a Bigger Threat to America than ISIS or Terrorism’
On June 1 2021, United States President Joe Biden gave a speech acknowledging the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, offering comments that seem to have pushed disinformation purveyors into previously undreamt-of heights of fantasy. For examp
Full Fact→ More than 10 people are dying of Covid-19 each week in the UK
“We’re seeing deaths under an average of 10 a week now from Covid, bearing in mind we’re going to be losing a lot more than that to heart disease and cancer and the like – well hundreds, I mean, hundreds more people – to
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence COVID Vaccines Are Rewriting DNA, Sneaking In Microchips, Causing Infertility
Are COVID-19 vaccines rewriting patients' DNA, sneaking microchips into people's bodies and causing infertility? No, that's not true: The claims are made without citations to research or other evidence and are directly refuted by public h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: An Image Of An Alien Is NOT Hidden In Plain Sight On A Dollar Bill
Is there an image of an extraterrestrial or humanoid hidden in plain sight on a dollar bill, which will appear if you "change the contrast"? No, that's not true: This transformation of the Great Seal of the United States on a dollar bill
Health Feedback→ CDC mask recommendations changed as more people in the U.S. are fully vaccinated; masks are effective at reducing virus transmission and are especially important when the majority of the population is unvaccinated
REVIEW On 13 May 2021, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their interim public health recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals. Among the changes was the recommendation that “fully vaccinated people no longer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Child Was NOT Incarcerated For Changing ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ Theme Song Lyrics — He Was A Murder Victim
Did a 9-year-old child go to prison for changing the theme-song lyrics to the classic Nickelodeon cartoon, "SpongeBob SquarePants"? No, that's not true: The picture used with the claim is of a young murder victim who was not named "Jake S
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Georgia Is NOT First State To Decertify 2020 Election Results — NO State Has
Is Georgia the first state to decertify 2020 election results? No, that's not true: Georgia officials have done no such thing. The claim appears based on speculation, not the circumstances as of the day it was published. The claim relates
Truth or Fiction?→ International Disinfo Machines Turning After State-Sponsored Kidnapping of Belarusian Journalist
On May 24 2021, in the hours and days after Belarusian dissident journalist Roman Protasevich was taken from a Ryanair flight that had been rediverted to Minsk and arrested along with his girlfriend, graduate student Sofia Sapega, in a dramatic state-
FactCheck.org→ China Closes Gap with U.S. on R&D Investments, But Hasn’t Caught Up
China has been rapidly closing the gap with the United States when it comes to research and development investments, experts tell us. But President Joe Biden left the impression in a Michigan speech that the U.S. has already fallen far behind China.
Truth or Fiction?→ Asparagus for Hangovers
On May 24 2021, an Imgur image showed a bunch of asparagus promoting itself as a hangover cure if eaten before drinking alcohol, in a post titled “Time to party”: ‘Want to Avoid a Hangover? Eat Asparagus!’ Imgur Post A close-up
Health Feedback→ No data available to suggest a link between India’s reduction of COVID-19 cases and the use of ivermectin
REVIEW Starting mid-March 2021, India experienced a massive second wave of COVID-19 cases. As of 20 May 2021, there have been more than 25 million confirmed cases and almost 300,000 registered deaths in India since the beginning of the COVID-19 pand
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. States Are NOT Liquefying ‘Vaccine-Murdered People,’ Spreading Them On Food Crops
Are U.S. states liquefying "vaccine-murdered people" and spreading them on food crops? No, that's not true: A video claims that a Wisconsin bill is legalizing such actions -- but the legislation does not allow for liquefied remains of "va
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rapper NBA YoungBoy NOT Found Dead In His Jail Cell
Was rapper NBA YoungBoy found dead in his jail cell? No, that's not true. The claim was made without any documentary evidence or eyewitness proof to support it. The Atlantic Records artist, whose real name is Kentrell Gaulden, is alive an
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Safety’ App Citizen Pushes Users to ‘Bring Justice’ Against Wrong Man in L.A. Arson Probe
Authorities in Los Angeles announced on May 17 2021 that they had arrested a suspect in an arson investigation, around 48 hours after a “safety” app had posted a photograph falsely identifying a man as the possible culprit. Fire Chief Ralph
FactCheck.org→ Exploring the Legality of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Q: Can employers, colleges and universities require COVID-19 vaccinations? A: Generally, they may require immunizations. But there is some uncertainty about the legality of mandating vaccines authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Admi
Snopes→ Montana Governor Signs Bill Targeting Transgender Athletes
Supporters of the bill have said it will ensure the playing field in girls’ sports remains fair.
Truth or Fiction?→ Signal Says Facebook Banned ‘Transparent’ Ads, Facebook Issues Denial
On May 4 2021, Signal app creator Moxie Marlinspike (Matthew Rosenfeld) tweeted about a series of Facebook ads purportedly banned by the platform — for reasons apparent upon seeing examples of the advertisements: Signal tried to use Instagram a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Boycott Did NOT Cause Pepsi To Outsell Coke And Was Not Cause Of 100 Cancelled Delta Flights
Did Pepsi sell more products than Coca-Cola during the April, 2021 boycott declared by conservatives to punish the company for criticizing Georgia's new voting restrictions? Did Delta cancel 100 flights because of the boycotts? No, that's
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dollar General Workers Quit and Call for a General Strike?
A call to action by a trio of former Dollar General employees in Maine went viral after they announced their resignations on Twitter. Berndt Erikson’s first posted aa photograph declaring the group’s intent on May 3 2021. “Got real ti
AFP Fact Check→ This photo shows an Italian artist’s sculpture, not a mythical giant’s skeleton
An image of a huge skeleton has been shared on Facebook with claims that it shows the remains of Bulatha, a mythical giant that is said to have built a reservoir in Sorabora, Sri Lanka - 200 kilometres east of Colombo. This is false; the image shows a
The Dispatch→ Did Ted Cruz Lie About Republicans Not Engaging in ‘Court Packing’?
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Climate Feedback→ Wall Street Journal article repeats multiple incorrect and misleading claims made in Steven Koonin’s new book ’Unsettled’
SUMMARY A Wall Street Journal article published in April 2021 reviews Steven Koonin’s book ‘Unsettled’, which is scheduled to be published in May 2021. In ‘Unsettled’, Koonin, a theoretical physicist and professor at New York University,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All Charges Have NOT Been Dropped Against Bill Cosby, Who Was NOT Granted Early Release
Have all charges been dropped against Bill Cosby? Was he granted early release? No, that's not true: The disgraced actor and comedian remains behind bars. Cosby was convicted of felony sex assault in 2018 and is serving a three- to 10-yea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Final Moves Against Deep State’ Claims NOT Proved By Video
Does a video prove that "final moves against the deep state" are happening now? No, that's not true: Many of the conspiracy theories claimed in the video are false. Donald Trump is not still president or "in charge," the London 2012 Olymp
FactCheck.org→ Editing in Cruz Video Distorts Biden’s Position on Guns
President Joe Biden opposes the sale of assault weapons, and he supports a mandatory federal registry and a voluntary buyback program for all legally purchased assault weapons. But a video shared on Twitter by Sen. Ted Cruz leaves the false impression
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Black Lives Matter’s Statement About Ma’Khia Bryant’s Death
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation released a statement on April 23 in response to the death of Ma’Khia Bryant. The website states: “Ma’Khia Bryant called the police for help. Columbus police officer Nicholas Reardon sho