Defending his early response to the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump wrongly claimed that in late February, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was saying, “This is no problem. This is
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viruses DO Exist; NOT Just Cell Erosion Caused By Mucus From Food We Eat
Was the late herbalist known as "Dr. Sebi" (real name Alfredo Bowman) correct when he claimed that viruses don't exist? No, this is false. Viruses do exist, as the world is witnesseing now with the novel coronavirus, which is responsible for m
FactCheck.org→ Ditch Fund
Political leanings: Democratic/Anti-Mitch McConnell 2018 total spending: $21,870 Ditch Fund describes itself as a “grassroots-funded” PAC that is “solely dedicated” to defeating Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell “once
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judicial Watch Settlement Did NOT Prove 1 Million Illegal Votes Were Cast In 2018 Election
Did a legal settlement between Judicial Watch and California election officials prove that one million illegal votes were cast in the 2018 elections in California? No, that's not true: The settlement agreement in Judicial Watch's latest Califo
Washington Post→ The sexual allegations against Joe Biden: The corroborators
Before publishing allegations of sexual misconduct, reporters seek out people who heard about the incidents at the time.
Truth or Fiction?→ Medical Community Refutes Bakersfield Doctors’ Attempts to Minimize COVID-19
Two California-based doctors’ attempt to compare COVID-19 to the common flu has incurred criticism and debunking from not only their local colleagues, but medical professionals at the state and national level. In a rare step, the American Colleg
FactCheck.org→ Pelosi Hasn’t Promised to Resign if Trump is Reelected
Quick Take Numerous websites are spreading a false story claiming that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “promises to resign” if President Donald Trump is reelected. The story originated on a website that calls its content satire, but has since be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trader Joe’s Is NOT Giving Away A Chance To Get $250 Coupon To All
Is Trader Joe's giving away a chance to get a $250 coupon to everyone? No, that's not true: a scam website is luring visitors by promising free merchandise in exchange for completing surveys, but the whole thing is a scam designed to steal per
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sam’s Club Is NOT Giving Away $250 Coupon To All
Is Sam's Club giving away $250 coupons to everyone? No, that's not true: a scam website is luring visitors by promising free merchandise in exchange for completing surveys, but the whole thing is a scam designed to steal personal information.
Truth or Fiction?→ CNN ‘Global Death Toll Approaches Three Million People’ Chyron Error
On April 27 2020, a screen capture purportedly of CNN showing anchor Wolf Blitzer with a chyron reading “GLOBAL DEATH TOLL APPROACHES THREE MILLION PEOPLE” circulated on social media, often marked with question marks, circles, and an arrow
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Quarantine is When You Restrict the Movement of SICK People’ Facebook Meme
On April 28 2020, amid ongoing coverage of astroturfed anti-lockdown protests, a Facebook post claimed that quarantine was intended to “restrict the movement of sick people” (archived here): White text against a red and blue background r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Media And COVID-19 Did NOT Kill The Same Man Twice
Did the media dupe the public by saying coronovirus killed the same man twice? No, that's not true: Lenard "Lenny" Wells had an illustrious career in law enforcement, serving decades with the Milwaukee Police Department in Wisconsin before lat
Hoax-Slayer→ COVIDSafe App Hoax Message Being Distributed
News outlets in Australia are reporting on a hoax message that falsely claims to have been sent by the newly released COVIDSafe app. The post COVIDSafe App Hoax Message Being Distributed appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Truth or Fiction?→ Can Ultraviolet Light Be Injected Into the Body to Fight COVID-19?
As attention swirled around “sarcastic” remarks concerning the use of household disinfectants to treat COVID-19, some social media users attempted to gin up more support for United States President Donald Trump by fixating on another theor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Presidents Lincoln And Kennedy Were Assassinated For Trying To End Federal Reserve
Were President Abraham Lincoln and President John F. Kennedy both assassinated for trying to end the Federal Reserve banking system? No, there is no evidence to back this up: The two presidents, who were both shot and killed while in office, h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Funeral For North Korea’s Kim Jong Un
Does a video show the funeral procession of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un? No, that's not true. The video posted to a newly created Facebook page uses news footage taken during the funeral of Kim's father, former North Korean dictator Kim
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence That Flu Shot Increases Risk of COVID-19
Quick Take A claim being pushed on social media and by an organization skeptical of vaccines is using a military study to falsely suggest that the flu vaccine increases someone’s risk of contracting COVID-19. The study does not say that, and the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NO Family Of Three Who Died Before Testing Positive For Coronavirus
Did a family of three -- who reportedly died within days of each other before testing positive for the novel coronavirus -- actually exist? No, that's not true: This fictional story featuring the made-up family was presented to audiences in at
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: First Volunteer In UK Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Has NOT Died
Did Elisa Granato, a volunteer in the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial, die just two days after receiving the experimental injection? No, that's not true: Granato woke up on April 25, read a fake news story about her own demise, and responded tha
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the New York Times ‘Officialize’ Kim Jong-Un’s Death?
As uncertainty surrounded the medical status of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, at least one unknown party took advantage of the moment to sow disinformation. A bogus Twitter account billing itself as “@nytimesoffcial” — an apparent
Truth or Fiction?→ Who Is Mark Grenon?
The Florida merchant claiming credit for United States President Donald Trump’s remarks concerning the use of disinfectants as a “cure” for COVID-19 has a history of pushing other conspiracy theories despite legal and journalistic in
Snopes→ Was a ‘Sacrifice the Weak’ Sign Shown at a COVID-19 ‘ReOpen Tennessee’ Rally?
A person reportedly was seen holding up such a sign.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Urge People To Inject Disinfectants To Thwart Coronavirus
Did President Trump urge people to ingest or inject disinfectants as a treatment for coronavirus? No, that's not true: He only urged that research be done into the topic. The claim (archived here) originated from comments Trump made on April 2
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on COVID-19 Antibody Tests
Much of the focus on COVID-19 testing thus far into the pandemic has been on tests that can determine whether someone is actively infected with the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2. But, in his drive to “open up America again,” President Donald Tru
FactCheck.org→ The White House Spins Trump’s Disinfectant Remarks
At an April 23 press briefing, President Donald Trump mused about the possibility of using “very powerful light” and injecting disinfectant into the body to kill COVID-19 – a suggestion that, in the case of disinfectant, was roundly criti
Truth or Fiction?→ Did H1N1 Infect 1.4 Billion People and Kill Nearly 600,000 Worldwide?
Under “tweets that didn’t age well,” on April 2 2020 pundit Bill Mitchell criticized measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 — claiming that the 2009 H1N1 (swine flu) pandemic infected 1.4 billion people worldwide and killed a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Announce The ‘Biological’ lab In Wuhan Was ‘Funded’ By Obama
Did President Trump announce that the "biological" lab in Wuhan where the "COVID-19 virus was created" was "funded" by President Barack Hussein Obama? No, that's not true. Trump said the allegations were being studied by his administration, bu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Send ‘100,000 Military’ to South China Sea Amid Pandemic
Did the U.S. Navy send 100,000 military forces to the South China Sea in a move to increase its presence in the region, against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic? No, that's not true. In an emailed statement and interview with Lead Stor
FactCheck.org→ VoteVets.org
Political leanings: Democratic 2018 total spending: $14.2 million VoteVets.org is a political group that supports veterans and promotes liberal causes. Its mission is “to elect Veterans to public office,” and its agenda includes “working
Snopes→ FDA Warns of Risks with Trump-Promoted Malaria Drug
In an alert, regulators flagged reports of serious side effects and death among patients taking hydroxychloroquine and the related drug chloroquine.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Second Wave of the 1918 Spanish Flu Kill 20 to 30 Million, While the First Wave Killed 3 to 5 Million?
Against the backdrop of spreading (but engineered) COVID-19 anti-lockdown protests in April 2020, a tweet claiming that a “second wave” of the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic was far deadlier than the “first wave” attracted a large n
FactCheck.org→ One Photo, Two Stories — But No Deceit by News Websites
Quick Take A viral post compares side-by-side screenshots from two news websites to falsely claim that using the same image of people at the beach during the COVID-19 pandemic is an example of media deception. The location of the scene in Jacksonville,
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Ad About Donating ‘Our Masks and Supplies’ to China
A Democratic group’s ad attacking President Donald Trump leaves the misleading impression that medical equipment donated by U.S.-based organizations and businesses to China early in the global coronavirus outbreak came from the Trump administration.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was There a ‘Canine Coronavirus Vaccine in 2001’?
On April 22 2020, screenshots of an image post featuring a “canine coronavirus vaccine” appeared and was circulated alongside captured text about the vial dating back to 2001 (archived here): Text over a battered vial labeled
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alarming Rate Of Coronavirus Deaths NOT Sparing Essential Workers
Does a paucity of "essential workers" among COVID-19 victims mean the outbreak is overblown? No, that's not true. By definition, such workers tend to be among society's healthiest people. And the posting offers no evidence to support its asser
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Misleading Ad About Sending Experts to China
An ad for Joe Biden’s campaign hammers President Donald Trump for failing to send U.S. health experts to China to investigate the novel coronavirus. But the ad fails to mention that the administration tried several times soon after the outbreak, alth
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Government Does NOT Have 30,000 Guillotines, NOT Planning To Chop Heads
Did the U.S. government buy 30,000 guillotines and put them in storage -- at the ready for planned executions of American citizens when martial law is imposed? No, that's not true: It's a false claim that has been floating around the internet
Snopes→ Elizabeth Warren’s Oldest Brother Dies of Coronavirus
The Boston Globe reported that Donald Reed Herring, 86, died in Norman, Oklahoma, about three weeks after testing positive for the virus.
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Political leanings: Pro-business/conservative 2018 total spending: $10.9 million The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the largest business organization in the world, representing the interests of more than 3 million businesses, and advocates a pro-busin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 496,000 Children In India Were NOT Paralyzed From ‘Bill Gates Polio Vaccine’ From 2000-2017
Were 496,000 children in India paralyzed from "Bill Gates polio vaccine" from 2000-2017? No, that's not true: Posts being shared on social media are filled with false claims about Gates and the vaccinations in India. Further, the claims grossl