Animals are commonly found in creche sets, but surprisingly, not in the Bible.
Search Results (19530) for: but
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Is NOT A NASA Photo Of A Solar Eclipse
Was this photo of a total solar eclipse taken by NASA on December 14, 2020? No, that's not true: While there was a total solar eclipse on December 14, 2020, which cast a shadow on a narrow band of the southern end of South America, visibl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Are NOT Primarily Designed To Improve Survival Rates Of Those Already Infected — They Work By Reducing The Risk of Infection
Are coronavirus vaccines primarily designed to improve survival rates of those already infected? No, that's not true: Vaccines are designed to reduce the risk of infection in the first place. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archive
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Birthmarks NOT Caused By MTHFR Gene Variants, Which Rarely Cause Disease, Are NOT Harmful For Those Receiving Vaccines
Do variants of the MTHFR gene cause disease and increase the likelihood of vaccine reactions? No, that's not true: In rare circumstances, a MTHFR (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase) gene variant causes neural tube defects in newborn bab
Snopes→ With a Video Filmed in Secret, Trump Keeps Sowing Chaos
Trump spoke into the camera not to deliver warm Christmas wishes, but to threaten to detonate Congress’ $900 billion COVID-19 relief and year-end package.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Mansion Is NOT Joel Osteen’s
Is this Joel Osteen's house? No, that's not true: The sprawling mansion, shown in a Facebook post, is not Joel and Victoria Osteen's River Oaks, Texas, home. It is the Hidden Hills, California, home of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, accor
Snopes→ In Final Weeks, Trump Keeps Sowing Chaos, Hamstringing GOP
Trump's final weeks in office reflect his first — A return to the around-the-clock chaos, but this time amid a pandemic.
Truth or Fiction?→ Were Illinois Police Filmed Arresting Another Law Enforcement Officer?
Footage of police officers seemingly arresting one of their own drew attention — and some cheers — online in December 2020, but authorities have not elaborated on the incident. As the Daily Dot reported, the incident was captured in Harvey
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Say The U.S. Is ‘Doomed’ Because The U.S. Will Be Minority Non-Hispanic White In The Near Future
Did Joe Biden say "this country is doomed" because non-Hispanic white people will become a minority share of the U.S. population in the near future? No, that's not true: This is a deceptively edited clip. He did say those words, but the r
Snopes→ Counties Won vs. Popular Vote Does Not Signify Election Fraud
Counties are not a significant factor in U.S. presidential elections, but population density is.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Stimulus Bill Does NOT Strip President Trump Of His Insurrection Act Authority
Does the stimulus bill passed December 21, 2020 by Congress strip President Donald J. Trump of his Insurrection Act authority? No, that's not true: The claim is based on a House of Representatives amendment from July 2020 to the National
FactCheck.org→ Perdue’s Shaky Claim of a Nonexistent ‘Investigation’
A TV ad from Republican Sen. David Perdue’s campaign claims a supposed “China scandal” involving his challenger, Democrat Jon Ossoff, “keeps getting worse.” But it’s the distortions of the facts that are getting wors
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Congress Did NOT Give Itself A Pay Raise In The Pandemic Relief/Stimulus Bill
Did the members of Congress give themselves a pay raise as part of the spending bills aimed at stimulating the economy and providing relief to those harmed by the COVID-19 pandemic? No, that's not true: The claim is posted without evidenc
AFP Fact Check→ Tweets on US stimulus misrepresent Canada’s Covid-19 aid
A tweet claiming Canadians were given $2,000 a month by the government during the Covid-19 pandemic was shared across social media in posts criticizing the US Congress for backing a one-time $600 stimulus payment for most Americans. But the tweet misre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ownership of Jeffrey Epstein’s Former Island Was NOT Traced To the Clinton Foundation
Does the ownership of the late pedophile financier Jeffery Epstein's island also have ties to the Clinton Foundation? No, that's not true: This is an entirely false claim from a known satire site. The claim appeared an article published b
Full Fact→ 2020, the year QAnon aligned with the UK’s fears
In late Summer of 2020, amidst an ease of lockdown, protesters marched through central London apparently in aid of abused children. The congregation travelled through the city, eventually settling at Buckingham Palace, where, in a now-viral moment, gr
AFP Fact Check→ Canadian doctor’s open letter about Covid-19 contains false claims
An open letter to Alberta’s premier by former heart surgeon Dennis L Modry has been shared on social media as the Canadian province enacted stricter measures aimed at curbing the Covid-19 pandemic. But medical experts say several claims in the letter
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIV Is NOT In COVID-19 Vaccines
Do COVID-19 vaccines contain the HIV virus? No, that's not true: The Food and Drug Administration briefing documents for the recently approved Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines do not list HIV as an ingredient in either prod
Health Feedback→ The American Medical Association does not reject nor support hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19, nor did it change its position on the use matter
REVIEW Articles published on several websites including American Thinker and Rush Limbaugh claimed that the American Medical Association (AMA) switched its official position on hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), changing from a stance “adamantly against HC
Snopes→ WH Virus Coordinator Deborah Birx Says She Will Retire
Dr. Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus response, said she plans to retire, but is willing to first help President-elect Joe Biden's team with its coronavirus response as needed.
FactCheck.org→ A Guide to Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Moderna’s mRNA vaccine is the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized for use in the U.S. Here, we give a rundown of basic facts about the vaccine and an overview of how it works. Quick Summary Vaccine name: mRNA-1273 Design type: mRNA Dose number: 2 dose
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Stimulus Pork’
A long-rumored “second stimulus” check of $600 was announced on December 21 2020 and widely deemed to be paltry to the point of insulting; not long after that, a screengrab of a chart labeled “Stimulus Pork” began spreading on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘New Stimulus Bill’ Does NOT Include Funding For The Smithsonian, Kennedy Center And More — That Funding Is Part Of $1.4 Trillion Government Spending Deal
Does the "new stimulus bill" include funding for the Smithsonian, Kennedy Center and more? No, that's not true: Funds for the Smithsonian and other cultural institutions were not part of the $900 billion COVID stimulus and relief package.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Instagram Government Surveillance Fears Based on Misunderstood Meaning of ‘Masks’
Did Instagram institute a new set of policies on December 20, 2020, that remarkably changed the way the platform operates and that opens users up to a type of surveillance never seen before? No, that's not true: Instagram's new terms of s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Post A Tweet Encouraging Shoplifting
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) post a tweet encouraging people to shoplift to slow the spread of COVID-19? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated image of a tweet. tweet "does not come from our Twitter account
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Border Wall: Where Does It Stand?
In the final weeks of his presidency, President Donald Trump has returned to the signature issue that brought him to the White House — his pledge to build “a beautiful, gorgeous, big wall” on the southern border. On two separate occas
The Dispatch→ Did Joe Biden Receive Millions More Votes Than There Were Eligible Voters?
a.image2.image-link.image2-971-1456 { padding-bottom: 66.68956043956044%; padding-bottom: min(66.68956043956044%, 971px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image
Poynter→ The second round of Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grant recipients report back on their projects
A little less than a month after the International Fact-Checking Network and Facebook distributed more than half a million dollars in grant funding to 13 fact-checking organizations fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the pair awarded an additional $300,00
Full Fact→ There’s no evidence the Pfizer vaccine interferes with the placenta
We’ve seen a number of claims on Facebook claiming that the Covid-19 vaccine will cause fertility problems. There’s no evidence that this is the case. “WOMEN WHO WISH TO CONCEIVE!The vaccine contains a spike protein called syncytin-1
FactCheck.org→ Flawed Calculation Behind False Claim of Fraudulent Votes
Quick Take President Donald Trump and tens of thousands of others have shared a false claim on social media that there were “13 MILLION” more votes cast in the 2020 election than eligible voters who participated. That falsehood rests on a f
Truth or Fiction?→ Far Right News Organizations Issue Statements, Admit ‘No Evidence’ Exists to Support Wall-to-Wall Coverage of Election Fraud
Far right propaganda purveyors like Newsmax, One America News Network, and certain Fox personalities became hot topics after the November 3 2020 election, when they captured a significant number of former Fox News viewers thanks to their regular ̶
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Sudden Injection’ Of Nearly 385,000 Votes In Michigan Does NOT Prove Election Fraud
Does a "sudden injection" of close to 385,000 votes in Michigan prove election fraud? No, that's not true: There's often a delay between when absentee ballots are counted and when they are reported, leading to what may look like a sudden
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: An Asteroid Is NOT About To Hit Near Puerto Rico, And The Arecibo Telescope Collapse Was NOT Nefarious
Is an asteroid "on its way to strike" near Puerto Rico and was the Arecibo Telescope purposefully destroyed in attempt to hide the purportedly impending asteroid strike? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that an asteroid will stri
AFP Fact Check→ Report alleging election fraud in Michigan county is ‘baseless’
A report that is part of a lawsuit against Antrim County, Michigan claims the county’s quickly-corrected election night vote tally glitch was not due to human error, as the state said, but rather intentional election fraud. This is false; Michigan’
Health Feedback→ Nurse who fainted after getting Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has a history of fainting episodes; does not mean the vaccine is unsafe
REVIEW A video clip of a nurse who fainted after she received the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine went viral on Facebook in mid-December 2020 and received millions of views. Some social media posts used the incident to imply or claim that the vacci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada’s COVID Relief Programs Do NOT Pay Everyone $900 A Week And Give A $40,000 Loan To All Small Businesses
Do all Canadians get $900 a week and all small businesses in Canada get a $40,000 loan, of which they only have to pay back $10,000 over five years? And did all Canadians previously receive $2,000 a month? Those claims are partially true,
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Giulia Tofana Was an Italian Professional Poisoner … Famous for Selling Poison to Women Who Wanted to Murder Their Abusive Husbands’
A popular December 16 2020 post by the Facebook page “Beauty is Inside” discussed Giulia Tofana, a purported “Italian professional poisoner,” who became historically significant for selling a poison called “Aqua Tofana
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Vanity and Greed’: Despite Disinformation Crises, Facebook Continues Making Inroads Into Major Newsrooms
Despite years of scrutiny now yielding a whole slew of lawsuits — such as those announced in the United States, Australia, and Germany in late 2020 — Facebook is continuing to pursue partnerships with news organizations, despite major c
Full Fact→ PPE: What actually happened during the first wave?
On 16 April, Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced at the daily coronavirus briefing the five tests that needed to be met before the government would consider easing the first national lockdown. To consider adjusting the current measures, the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fact-Checking on Facebook Is NOT Done by Appen. How Fact-Checking Actually Works Is NOT How ‘Whistleblower’ Describes It
Is fact-checking on Facebook done by the Australian data company Appen? No, that's not true: Fact-checking on Facebook is done in the U.S. by 10 members of the independent International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), a worldwide forum who