On March 1 2022, an Imgur user shared a purported screenshot from Twitter, apparently showing a tweet by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and a response: In the top tweet, author Jessica Shortall (@jessicashortall)
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FactCheck.org→ Benefits of COVID-19 Vaccination Outweigh the Rare Risk of Myocarditis, Even in Young Males
SciCheck Digest Rare cases of myocarditis have been reported following the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, particularly among young males after a second dose. Most cases resolve quickly without the need for advanced therapies, although research on any potentia
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s CPAC Speech
Former President Donald Trump’s keynote speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference included several false and misleading claims, some of which we’ve fact-checked before. Here we focus on assertions about foreign policy and energ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Samuyil Hyde Is NOT The Mythical "Ghost of Kyiv" Pilot in Ukraine
Is a man named Samuyil Hyde the mysterious pilot known as the "Ghost of Kyiv"? No, that's not true: at this point in time it is still uncertain if the rumored pilot said to have downed six or more Russian planes over Ukraine even exists.
Full Fact→ Maajid Nawaz got Covid-19 facts wrong on the Joe Rogan podcast
The broadcaster Maajid Nawaz got many of the facts about Covid-19 wrong while talking on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. The podcast was released on 19 February 2022, but it was recorded around three weeks earlier, on or around 25 January. At one poi
Health Feedback→ CDC’s updated developmental milestone checklists don’t mean that standards for children’s development are lowered; they signal a change in the surveillance strategy
REVIEW On 8 February 2022, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its checklist for developmental milestones for children up to five years old. These milestones are specific physical and behavioral skills that infants and
FactCheck.org→ Rick Scott Proposed ‘All Americans’ Should Pay Income Tax, Then Denied That He Did
A multipart policy plan released by Sen. Rick Scott on Feb. 22 says “all Americans” should have to pay “income tax,” while saying that “over half of Americans” currently do not. But in an interview later that day, af
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Data DO Show Measurable Impact Of Mass Vaccinations On COVID-19 Mortality In US
Do data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show mass vaccinations have had no measurable impact on COVID-19 mortality in the United States? No, that's not true: There are multiple reports and peer-reviewed studies s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Provide Factual Data About COVID-19 Vaccines
Does this video provide factual proof that COVID-19 vaccines interfere with human reproduction, cause cancer and are ineffective? No, that's not true: Peer-reviewed and evidence-based information from qualified scientists has disproved th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trucker Convoy Leader Was NOT Found Dead In Her Cell
Was Tamara Lich, one of the leaders of the Ottawa trucker convoy, found dead in her jail cell? No, that's not true: Lich was alive as of February 23, 2022, according to the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, where she was being detained. T
Full Fact→ Viral tweet on wealth tax generating £250 billion for NHS is misleading
Trade unionist Howard Beckett has claimed that a 0.05% wealth tax on financial transactions would raise £250 billion per year, in a tweet shared thousands of times. Mr Beckett, who is Assistant General Secretary for the Unite union, says that in
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer hasn’t voted 48 times to take the UK back into the EU
He [Keir Starmer] voted 48 times to take this country back into the European Union. Boris Johnson, 26 January 2022. He [Keir Starmer] voted 48 times to take this country back into the EU. Boris Johnson, 31 January 2022. The Leader of the Opposition
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Is NOT Collecting DNA Through COVID-19 Test Samples
Is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention collecting DNA through COVID-19 test samples? No, that's not true: The CDC published a tweet on February 16, 2022, that stated that if a person took a COVID nose swab test there was "a 10%
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Pass Bill Raising Taxes In 2021 And Every Two Years Until 2027
Did former President Donald Trump pass a bill in 2017 that increased tax rates for taxpayers making $75,000 or less starting in 2021 and ending in 2027? No, that's not true: Although an analysis of the 2017 Tax Cuts And Jobs Act (TCJA) su
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: News Report Accidentally Used Wrong Clip Featuring Incorrect Medication — Queen Is NOT Being Treated With Ivermectin
Did a news report accidentally reveal that doctors are giving a "banned" COVID-19 treatment to Queen Elizabeth? No, that's not true: Due to an editing error, the Australian program "A Current Affair" featured a clip showing a bottle of St
AllSides→ When George Washington fought misinformation
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/feb/21/when-george-washington-fought-misinformation/ While it
Full Fact→ Storms with female names are not ‘more deadly’ because people underestimate them
There’s a bank of fascinating psychological research to back up the fact that overall, female-titled storms and hurricanes are in fact far more deadly… That’s right: storms are sexist. The Independent, 17 February 2022. Storm Eunic
Full Fact→ Washington Post overstates prevalence of long Covid
“At least 50% of people who survive Covid have debilitating health issues in the months afterwards” Washington Post, 16 February 2022. A TikTok from the Washington Post claims that at least half of people who survive Covid-19 have de
AllSides→ 10 photos falsely linked to Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/feb/14/10-photos-falsely-linked-canadas-freedom-convoy-pr/ Days
Full Fact→ More older people have financial debt—but fewer are actually struggling
The Labour Party research is likely to raise concern that many pensioners had been struggling financially before this year’s cost-of-living squeeze struck. The Express, 15 February 2022. An article in the Express shared analysis from the Labour
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO HIV Or ‘Foreign Bacteria’ In COVID Vaccines
Is there HIV and "foreign bacteria" in COVID vaccines or booster shots?? No, that's not true: The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer deliver biological blueprint material that causes your cells to generate spike proteins, which trai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Consumers Should NOT Use This Mixture As Medicine For Diabetes
Should consumers drink the mixture in this video to put an end to diabetes? No, that's not true: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said consumers should be cautious about what they put into their body. An active ingredient in a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Shots Have NOT Increased ‘Serious Injury’ From Vaccines By Over 2000% In Germany
Have COVID-19 shots increased "serious injury" from vaccines by over 2,000% in Germany? No, that's not true: A press and public relations officer for DKG, the German Hospital Federation, says information was improperly analyzed by a consp
Health Feedback→ Study on SARS-CoV-2 antibodies levels following infection don’t prove that recovered patients are protected from reinfection
REVIEW As of February 2022, more than 77 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection, with more than 4 million requiring hospitalization, and more than 910,000 deaths. But many of these outcomes are preventable with vacc
AllSides→ Did Moderna CEO Suddenly Dump $400M in Stock?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/moderna-ceo-dump-400-million-stock/ In February 2022, a rumor started
FactCheck.org→ U.S. COVID-19 Vaccines Follow Conventional Health Standards and Protocols
SciCheck Digest Clinical and real-world studies have shown that the COVID-19 vaccines are effective in preventing serious disease, and there is a long history of vaccine requirements in the U.S. But a list of bogus claims, shared around the world in re
AllSides→ Debunking false claims about the Canadian convoy protests
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/politics/fact-check-canadian-convoy-protest-ottawa/index.html Canadian
Health Feedback→ Claims that a “Johns Hopkins study” showed lockdowns are ineffective at reducing COVID-19 mortality are based on a working paper with questionable methods
REVIEW In early February 2022, multiple social media posts and articles published by various outlets, including Fox News (see here and here) and the Daily Mail, widely touted a “Johns Hopkins study” purportedly showing that lockdowns only reduce
FactCheck.org→ Latest CDC Data: Unvaccinated Adults 97 Times More Likely to Die from COVID-19 Than Boosted Adults
SciCheck Digest As of early December, unvaccinated adults were about 97 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people who had received boosters, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. But a Twitter user fals
Health Feedback→ A new, highly virulent HIV variant named VB variant was indeed identified in the Netherlands
REVIEW The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has infected around 80 million people worldwide since the beginning of the HIV pandemic. HIV infection results in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which has claimed the lives of about 36 millio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Document Does NOT Admit Shots May Cause Vaccine-Associated Enhanced Disease — Real-World Data Do NOT Support It
Does Pfizer admit in confidential documents that its COVID-19 vaccine may cause vaccine-associated enhanced disease (VAED)? No, that's not true: The document, called 5.3.6 CUMULATIVE ANALYSIS OF POST-AUTHORIZATION ADVERSE EVENT REPORTS OF
The Dispatch→ Arizona Bill Peddles Debunked Election Fraud Claims
Cyber Ninja workers examine Arizona ballots in May 2021. (Photo by Courtney Pedroza/Getty Images)Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem introduced a bill earlier this week to attempt, once again, to decertify the results of the Arizona 2020 presidential elect
FactCheck.org→ Facebook Post Misleads on NIH’s Position on Ivermectin
SciCheck Digest The National Institutes of Health has not recommended and the Food and Drug Administration has not approved ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment. But a Facebook post misleadingly implies that an article published on the NIH website is an
AllSides→ Fact-check site Snopes panned for ‘weird’ post about AOC’s Capitol claim
https://www.foxnews.com/media/snopes-aoc-fact-check-capitol-hill The liberal fact-checking website Snop
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thrombosis Deaths In UK Are NOT 500-600% Greater Than In Any Of The Last 14 Years
Are thrombosis deaths in the United Kingdom 500% to 600% greater than in any of the last 14 years? No, that's not true: The UK's Office of National Statistics (ONS) says there's no evidence of an increase in thrombosis deaths in 2021. In
Full Fact→ Estimates of heart condition prevalence in the UK isn’t linked to vaccines
A video being shared on Facebook makes a number of claims about a recent study into how common a heart condition is in the general population, but the central claim is that this has only come about due to the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccine. This is no
AllSides→ Left-Wing Activists Tied To ‘Disinformation’ Group Are Working To Demonetize Conservative News Sites
https://dailycaller.com/2022/02/03/check-my-ads-reid-hoffman-good-information-inc/ Activists linked to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Data From England And Wales Do NOT Show Teens Vaccinated For COVID-19 Are 3 Times More Likely To Die Than Unvaccinated Teens
Do data from England and Wales show teens vaccinated for COVID-19 are three times more likely to die than unvaccinated teens? No, that's not true: The United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics (ONS) says the information lacks contex
FactCheck.org→ Cotton Distorts Border Apprehension Impact
Sen. Tom Cotton falsely equated the nearly 2 million apprehensions of immigrants attempting to illegally cross the southern border during Joe Biden’s presidency to “adding the entire population of Nebraska to this country.” He’s wrong f
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Repeat Inaccurate Reporting on Ivermectin and Omicron
SciCheck Digest A Japanese company found that the antiparasitic drug ivermectin showed an “antiviral effect” against the omicron variant in a lab setting. Reuters has corrected a story in which it “misstated” that the drug was e