Over the past months, as the coronavirus pandemic gripped the country, medical staff have found themselves – often unwillingly – at the centre of a parallel information crisis. Throughout the pandemic, there have been numerous posts that at
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Full Fact→ We know of no successful convictions of a police officer for the killing of someone in police custody since 1971
“The last time a police officer was successfully prosecuted in the UK concerning the death of somebody in custody was in 1969.” The Guardian, 4 June 2020 We’ve found no evidence that any serving police officer has been successfully
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Members of Congress Do NOT Receive Full-Pay Retirement After Serving One Term
Do members of Congress receive a full-pay retirement after serving one term? No, that's not true. Regardless of length of service, federal law limits the starting payout to a member of Congress to no more than 80% of his or her final salary. U
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence San Francisco Hospital Faked Positive COVID-19 Tests
Did a nurse prove that COVID-19 tests were being faked at a San Francisco hospital? No, that's not true: The source of the claim is admittedly at least four times removed from the purported false testing and no credible evidence is offered in
Snopes→ Beavis and Butt-Head Are Coming Back
“It seemed like the time was right to get stupid again,” Mike Judge, the creator and voice of both characters, said in a statement.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is Antifa Renting U-Hauls to Infiltrate ‘Residential Neighborhoods’?
A June 27 2020 post by user Cindy Kowalczyk was shared thousands of times, claiming (without citations or sources) that “Antifa plans residential Neighborhood attacks” using U-Haul moving trucks: The Rumor and Earlier Iterations In the
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘1979 Horoscope, I Am F***ing Begging You to Read This’
Around June 30 2020, posts labeled “1979 horoscope i am fucking begging you to read this” began circulating on Facebook: Twitter: 1979 horoscope i am fucking begging you to read this pic.twitter.com/ta2k3FbQvu — wendy (@friends3000
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Golden Girls’ Blackface Controversy
On June 28 2020, Facebook user Matt Joseph shared the following post, which showed a BuzzFeed article (“An Episode Of “The Golden Girls” Was Pulled From Hulu For Featuring Blackface”) and a comment about how the decision was co
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wearing A Mask Does NOT Remove Your Ability To Legally Carry A Concealed Carry Weapon
Does wearing a face mask remove your ability to legally carry a concealed weapon? No, that's not true: Laws vary by state, but authorities in several states have issued guidance making it clear that their law does not prohibit someone from law
Full Fact→ Viral illustration shows one type of Covid-19 sampling method
We’ve seen a number of posts on Facebook and Twitter claiming to show an illustration of how a sample for a Covid-19 test is taken. This is how far back we have to put the swab to test you for #COVID19. You might want to follow medical recommend
Health Feedback→ Contrary to popular claim on social media, RNA vaccines do not alter our DNA
SUMMARY A claim that RNA vaccine technology, which is being used to develop a COVID-19 vaccine candidate, will “permanently alter your DNA” was published in an article by Waking Times in May 2020, forming the basis for many viral posts on social
Full Fact→ This little girl called Alice has not been kidnapped from your area
We’ve seen evidence on Facebook that an article claiming that a little girl called Alice has gone missing from various areas in the UK is being shared again. The posts read “Alice from [Location] was kidnapped! Anyone saw her? Please help u
Full Fact→ What do we know about Covid-19 inequalities among people from minority ethnic groups?
In the early stages of the coronavirus epidemic in the UK, and in the absence of data splitting out Covid-19 deaths by ethnicity, reports of health workers from minority ethnicities dying of Covid-19 was the first clue that some groups of people might
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn Wearing Trump Apparel
Were Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn seen wearing Donald Trump apparel? No, that's not true: This is an altered image. Trump symbols were pasted onto a paparazzi photo of the couple in white T-shirts. The claim appeared in a post (archived here)
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Atlanta Does NOT Allow White Volunteers To Serve Prison Time In Place Of A Person Of Color
Does Atlanta allow white volunteers to serve prison time in place of a person of color? No, that's not true: the story was published by a satire website. The story originated as an article (archived here) published by NPC Daily on June 18, 201
FactCheck.org→ Meme Misrepresents Florida Surgeon General’s Position on Face Masks
Quick Take Amid a surge in Florida’s COVID-19 cases, a Facebook meme dated June 24 falsely claims the state’s surgeon general recommended that people stop wearing face masks. The surgeon general actually issued an advisory two days earlier
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Liberals and BLM Did NOT Petition to Change the Name of the White House
Did liberals and Black Lives Matter petition to change the name of the White House? No, that's not true: This claim was made in a satirical article published by a satire website that trolls conservatives. Sometimes, these stories are stolen by
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Carol Ann Channels George Floyd’
On June 25 2020, CommonDreams.com editor Eoin Higgins tweeted screenshots of a Facebook post on the since-deleted Facebook page “Carol Ann — The James Experience” — in which self-professed “entity channeler” Carol A
The Dispatch→ Is a Muslim Group Preparing to Patrol Streets in Minneapolis?
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Truth or Fiction?→ The Trump Store’s $88 Baseball
In late June 2020, screenshots of a TrumpStore.com baseball priced at $88 began circulating on Facebook and Twitter: completely normal baseball price, $85 was just too low, but $90 was just too much nothing weird about it pic.twitter.com/UvyunMnsOL
AllSides→ Did Michelle Obama ‘Complete’ a Ph.D. in Law Since Leaving White House?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/michelle-obama-phd-law/ Michelle Obama may have accomplished a lot si
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 is among the leading causes of death worldwide so far in 2020, but beware of incomplete graphs
An animated bar graph circulating on social media went viral in June 2020 and received more than 100,000 interactions on Facebook. The graph claims to report the number of deaths that have occurred worldwide from several causes, including COVID-19, bet
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Was NOT Caught On Camera Telling Senator Chris Coons’ 13-Year-Old Daughter He Was ‘Horny’
Did Joe Biden tell Senator Chris Coons' 13-year-old daughter that he was "horny" standing next to her? No, that's not true. The video of the then-vice president whispering into the ear of Coons' daughter Maggie has fake subtitles claiming he s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Nisha Patel Once Employed By The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Did NOT Drown In A New Jersey Pool
Did Nisha Patel, who accidentally drowned with her father-in-law and daughter in their New Jersey home's backyard pool, work as the "US Program Officer at the Bill Gates Foundation?" No, that's not true. The Nisha Patel who once worked for the
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Landlord Ask a Possible Tenant to Pay a Year’s Worth of Rent in Advance?
A property management company in Asheville, North Carolina became one of several symbols of landlord excess for social media users in June 2020, after a prospective tenant revealed that she was asked to provide a year’s worth rent before moving
FactCheck.org→ Trump Falsely Claims Obama ‘Destroyed’ Maine Lobster Industry
In a June 24 tweet, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that his predecessor had “destroyed” Maine’s lobster and fishing industry. It is true that, in an effort to protect a rich but delicate marine area, then-President Barack Oba
The Dispatch→ Did the Trump Campaign Hire Gig Actors to Inflate the Attendance at His Tulsa Rally?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Test Does NOT Show Face Masks Cause Oxygen Levels To Drop Into The ‘Danger Zone’
Did a test using a gas monitor show that face masks cause oxygen levels to drop into the "danger zone?" No, that's not true: The demonstration conducted by Ohio State Rep. Nino Vitale is flawed and misleading, according to a senior engineer wi
Truth or Fiction?→ Viral Post Blames Powdersville Cemetery Vandalism on ‘Black Lives Matter’
On June 14 2020, the Facebook page “The Sharp Truth” shared the following post and lambasted Black Lives Matter activists for purportedly vandalizing the Powdersville Cemetery in Anderson County, South Carolina: The text, which appeare
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Restrictive ‘Teachers Contract’ From 1923 NOT Real
Is a contract laying out a restrictive morality code and other rules for female teachers in 1923 a real document? No, it's a fake that has been showing up for years in various forms all over the internet. Most recently, a version of this phony
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Quotes Wrong Number Of American COVID-19 Deaths, NOT Over 120 Million
Have more than 120 million people died in the United States from COVID-19, as Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden is heard saying in a campaign speech? No, that's not true: the number, as of June 25 -- the day the comment was made -- w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ear Loop Masks Meant To Protect Others From Coronavirus (NOT Yourself)
Are nonsurgical ear-loop masks useless at offering protection from COVID-19? No, that's not true: While the labeling on an ear loop mask box does say the wearer is not protected from COVID-19, the purpose of a mask is to protect other people f
Full Fact→ South Korean police don’t use purple dye cannons on protesters
A post claiming that South Korean police use purple dye at protests to later identify and arrest protesters has been shared over 19,000 times on Facebook. South Korean police have previously used dye at protests to identify and arrest protesters,
FactCheck.org→ Biden Floats Baseless Election Conspiracy
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, claimed without evidence that President Donald Trump “wants to cut off money for the post office so they cannot deliver mail-in ballots.” The perpetually cash-strapped U.S. Postal
Full Fact→ Facebook post about Italy, coronavirus and 5G is almost all false
We’ve been asked by a reader to check a series of claims about Italy, Covid-19 and 5G. We’ve seen variations of the text being shared on social media and via blog posts. Almost all of the claims—that Covid-19 is caused by a bacteria,
FactCheck.org→ Trump Falsely Says COVID-19 Surge ‘Only’ Due to Testing, Misleads on Deaths
With some states posting record numbers of new COVID-19 cases, President Donald Trump continues to downplay the concern, falsely asserting that cases are up “only because of our big number testing,” and pointing to the falling number of daily COVID
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: C.S. Lewis Did NOT Pen A ‘Prophesy’ That Appears To Have Parallels To The Coronavirus Crisis
Did C.S. Lewis write a passage in 1942 that appears to have parallels to the 2020 coronavirus crisis? No, that's not true: Scholars agree the widely circulated quote is not from Lewis. It's the latest in a long list of misattributions, accordi
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Spirit Halloween Announce It Would Not Open Stores in 2020?
Fans of the Spirit Halloween chain of seasonal stores could be reassured about the chance to shop there in 2020, after a YouTube creator apologized for his role in the false rumor spreading online. “This is a great example to not trust you see o
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Shaky Warning About Counterfeit Mail-In Ballots
President Donald Trump has ramped up his rhetoric about voting fraud to include foreign interference — specifically making the unfounded claim that “MILLIONS OF MAIL-IN BALLOTS WILL BE PRINTED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES,” resulting in a
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Peaceful Flag Burning to Resist Police Sponsored by Antifa’
A group with content seemingly designed to anger right-wing readers attracted attention from actual government officials — before finally being removed from both Twitter and Facebook in June 2020. The group, “Left Behind USA,” was us