REVIEW A claim regarding the risk of dying from COVID-19 began circulating in mid-August 2020 on social media and the posts repeating it have received more than 12,000 interactions on Facebook. The posts state that the U.S. Centers for Disease Contr
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Logically→ Joe Biden supports a national mandate to wear masks.
Joe Biden called for a national mask mandate after accepting his nomination for President on the final night of the Democratic National Convention.
Logically→ Beau Biden prosecuted one of the worst pedophiles in American history.
Beau Biden, the deceased son of Joe Biden, had persecuted Dr. Earl Bradley. The latter had been charged with the molestation of 103 children.
Logically→ NBA star Steph Curry endorsed Joe Biden.
On day 4 of the Democratic National Convention, Steph Curry and his wife, Ayesha Curry endorsed Joe Biden.
Logically→ Russiagate is a hoax perpetrated by Democrats.
The bipartisan Senate investigation committee has said that there are aspects that need further investigation against Trump's aides.
Logically→ Sushant Singh Rajput and Sara Ali Khan were in a relationship.
Sushant's friend revealed about the relationship. But neither of the actors has commented on it publicly.
Logically→ Donald Trump drove his companies into bankruptcy six times.
Three of Trump's properties filed for bankruptcy in 1992. Three other properties filed for bankruptcy - one at a time in 1991, 2004, and 2009.
Logically→ Michael Bloomberg has been a republican, an independent, and a democrat.
Michael R. Bloomberg, the Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-independent, returned to the Democratic party in 2018.
Logically→ Children can stay on their parents’ health insurance policy until they turn 26.
Under the ACA, parents can keep their children on the health insurance policy until they turn 26 years.
Logically→ Joe Biden plans to invest $2 trillion in infrastructure to combat climate change.
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden unveiled a $2 trillion clean energy and infrastructure plan on July 14, 2020.
Logically→ Economic growth was higher under Obama and Biden than it was under Trump.
Quarterly GDP growth was higher under the Obama administration. However, overall GDP growth was higher under Trump administration.
Logically→ 40 million Americans are at risk of losing their homes.
Forty million people in more than 17 million households may be at risk of eviction through the end of 2020 in the United States.
Logically→ 5.4 million Americans have lost their healthcare because of the coronavirus crisis.
The COVID-19 pandemic stripped 5.4 million American workers of their health insurance between February and May 2020, according to Families USA.
FactCheck.org→ Final Night of the Democratic Convention
Summary As the socially distanced convention came to a close, Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination with a speech that was largely accurate, but lacked context in some instances: Biden claimed that America has “by f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Does NOT Have A Plan To Raise Taxes On Families Earning $75,000 To 25% Rate
Does Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have a plan to raise the tax rate on families earning $75,000 from 12% to 25%, more than doubling what families now pay with that income? No, that's not true. Biden's tax plan actually calls
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Does NOT Have A Plan To Raise Taxes On Families Earning $75,000 To 25% Rate
Does Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have a plan to raise the tax rate on families earning $75,000 from 12% to 25%, more than doubling what families now pay with that income? No, that's not true. Biden's tax plan actually calls
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List Of Speakers For The 2020 GOP Convention — Including ‘MyPillow Guy’ and ‘Demon Sperm Doctor’ — Is NOT Official
Are the "MAGA hat kid from Covington Catholic," the "MyPillow guy," the "demon sperm doctor," musician Kid Rock, actor Scott Baio and the "racist gun couple" all featured speakers at the 2020 Republican National Convention? No, that's not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List Of Speakers For The 2020 GOP Convention — Including ‘MyPillow Guy’ and ‘Demon Sperm Doctor’ — Is NOT Official
Are the "MAGA hat kid from Covington Catholic," the "MyPillow guy," the "demon sperm doctor," musician Kid Rock, actor Scott Baio and the "racist gun couple" all featured speakers at the 2020 Republican National Convention? No, that's not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pittsburgh Steelers Will NOT Fine Players $1 Million If They Kneel During The National Anthem
Did Pittsburgh Steelers management say they would fine players $1 million if they kneel during the national anthem? No, that's not true: This is a fictional piece written by a known satire website. These stories are often re-published by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pittsburgh Steelers Will NOT Fine Players $1 Million If They Kneel During The National Anthem
Did Pittsburgh Steelers management say they would fine players $1 million if they kneel during the national anthem? No, that's not true: This is a fictional piece written by a known satire website. These stories are often re-published by
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dems Strike ‘Under God’ from the Pledge of Allegiance at the 2020 DNC?
On August 19 2020, a screenshot of a Fox News chyron asserting that Democrats had removed “under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance began circulating on social media: We encountered the Fox News chyron in image-only form; it read: DEMS ST
Climate Feedback→ Article by CNN exaggerates study’s implications for future Greenland ice loss with “point of no return” claim
SUMMARY The article in CNN discusses findings from a study published August, 2020 that analyzes trends of ice discharge from the Greenland Ice Sheet over the past three decades[1]. Reports on this study were also published by Reuters and Phys.org, r
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Snow, Rain, Heat, Night, Fascism … Absolutely Baller Content from the American Postal Workers Union’
Amid the United States Postal Service’s slowdowns on August 13 2020, Twitter user Charlie Bonner shared the following “baller content” attributed to the American Postal Workers Union: absolutely baller content from the postal worke
Full Fact→ Study doesn’t show that children are ‘silent super-spreaders’ of coronavirus
“Children are ‘silent super-spreaders’ of coronavirus, scientists warn.” The Daily Mirror, 20 August 2020 “Coronavirus carrier children ‘silent super-spreaders’ with high viral loads, study finds.” The D
Full Fact→ Lowering the state pension age for women won’t create four million jobs for young people
A Facebook post shared 22,000 times claims that four million job vacancies would be created for young people if the state pension age for women was lowered back to 60. This is not accurate. The post says: “4 million job vacancies could be c
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez ‘Ignore’ Joe Biden During Her DNC Appearance?
NBC News attracted criticism for its coverage of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) on August 18 2020, after the network posted a tweet that misrepresented Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s appearance on the event. The New York congresswoman
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Images Show Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Announcing Their Ticket at an Event — Without Masks?
On August 15 2020, four days after Joe Biden announced that former California attorney general Kamala Harris would be his running mate in the upcoming presidential election, the following images began circulating — purportedly showing Biden and
Truth or Fiction?→ Is This a Photo of Seattle — Brought to You By ‘The Environmental Left’?
On August 10 2020, a Facebook user shared the following picture, purportedly taken in Seattle the previous month and showing detritus left behind by the “environmental left”: Alongside a blurry image of a trash-filled street, the
The Dispatch→ Is a ‘Shadow Government’ Seeking a Coup Against President Trump?
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FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Night 2
Summary It was another unconventional night for fact-checkers at the truncated Democratic National Convention that has been forced to go virtual because of the coronavirus pandemic. But we found a few statements to write about, including a misleading c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wilson Police Did NOT Say That Darrius Sessoms Did Drugs With Austin Hinnant Before Killing Cannon Hinnant
Did the Wilson, North Carolina, Police say that the suspect in the shooting death of 5-year-old Cannon Hinnant did drugs with the victim's father before the killing? No, that's not true: This was a fabricated Facebook post doctored to mak
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Mozart Write a Song Called ‘Lick My Ass’?
In August 2020 a Facebook screenshot of a tweet contrasted a moral panic over Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion’s “WAP” with a claim that classical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote a song called “Lick My Ass”: A sc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Truck Driver Attacked In Portland Near Black Lives Matter Protest Has NOT Died
Has the truck driver attacked in Portland, Oregon, near a Black Lives Matter protest died? No, that's not true. The man attacked on video during a protest on August 16, 2020, has not died, the Portland police confirmed to Lead Stories on
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Have You Ever Seen a LOCKED Mailbox at the USPS? Now You Have’
As criticism of the treatment of the United States Postal Service (USPS) continued to mount in August 2020, various photographs shared online prompted fears that U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration were locking mailboxes as part of effo
The Dispatch→ Did Trump Say He Would ‘Go to Prison’ if Biden Were Elected?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof That Government Contractors Played A Role In Carrying Out A ‘Coup Against President Trump’
Did government contractors play a role in carrying out a "coup against President Trump" as claimed in the "ShadowGate" video? No, that's not true: There's zero evidence to support the claim, a variation on the oft-debunked myth that Trump
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Opening Night
Summary Our major finding from the first night of the four-day 2020 Democratic National Convention is that it wasn’t accurate to call it a “convention” at all. That word means “coming together,” and Democratic delegates stayed apart because o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: C.S. Lewis Did Not Write Satan And Jesus Conversation On Shutting Down Businesses, Schools, Places Of Worship and Sports Events
Did C.S. Lewis write a conversation in which Satan told Jesus he would "shutdown business, schools, places of worship and sports events and "cause economic turmoil"? No, that's not true: The fictional exchange purportedly penned
Health Feedback→ Flawed “study” incorrectly claims that countries adopting hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for COVID-19 experienced reduced mortality rates
REVIEW On 5 August 2020, an “analysis” comparing COVID-19 mortality rates in countries with different practices regarding the use of hydroxychloroquine to treat the disease started circulating in social media posts on Facebook and Twitter. In th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Predict An Outbreak Of AFM Cases To Cover Up Anticipated Future Vaccine Injuries
Did the CDC predict an outbreak of AFM (acute flaccid myelitis) cases to cover up anticipated future vaccine injuries from the COVID-19 vaccine and flu shot? No, that's not true: The CDC has been tracking AFM cases since 2014. AF