Lawmakers have made an array of misleading claims about “Pelosi’s subway,” unauthorized immigrants receiving checks, school funding and the minimum wage as they debate the $1.9 trillion relief bill.
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New York Times→ Assessing Claims in the Coronavirus Stimulus Debate
Lawmakers have made an array of misleading claims about “Pelosi’s subway,” unauthorized immigrants receiving checks, school funding and the minimum wage as they debate the $1.9 trillion relief bill.
AFP Fact Check→ Weibo user’s satirical TV report about coronavirus lockdowns in China is lost in translation
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple Facebook and YouTube posts alongside a claim it shows a CNN journalist deliberately mistranslating a Chinese man’s comments in a report about coronavirus lockdowns in China. The posts claim
Snopes→ US Coronavirus Death Toll Approaches Milestone of 500K
A year into the pandemic, the running total of lives lost was about 498,000 — roughly the population of Kansas City, Missouri, and just shy of the size of Atlanta.
Logically→ Patanjali’s Coronil was recognized by the World Health Organization as the first evidence-based medicine for the coronavirus.
The World Health Organization clarified that it has not reviewed or certified any traditional medicine for the treatment of COVID-19.
Full Fact→ US rapper Pitbull wrong to claim Event 201 was ‘rehearsal’ for coronavirus pandemic
A video of the US rapper Pitbull claiming that the pandemic was planned out during ‘Event 201’ has been widely shared on UK Facebook. Event 201 was a real pandemic planning exercise that took place in October 2019. This does not mean its or
AllSides→ MSNBC guest pushes debunked narrative that Biden ‘starting from scratch’ on coronavirus vaccine rollout
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AFP Fact Check→ Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones falsely claims Australia and France ditched coronavirus vaccination drives
A video of far-right broadcaster Alex Jones claiming that Australia and France have suspended Covid-19 vaccination campaigns because the jab “does not work” has been viewed thousands of times on Facebook in February 2021. The claim is misleading: a
AFP Fact Check→ Anti-vaxxer messages circulate online in Sri Lanka as island nation prepares for coronavirus vaccination drive
As Sri Lanka prepared to kick off a mass coronavirus vaccination drive, messages circulated on Facebook urging people in the island nation to cosume herbal remedies instead of taking the Covid-19 vaccine. The misleading claim was shared repeatedly in
Logically→ People who are vaccinated are less likely to transmit the coronavirus.
The study by Israeli researchers has not been published and peer-reviewed. It is early to ascertain results at this stage of the research.
Snopes→ WHO Team: Coronavirus Unlikely to Have Leaked from China Lab
The WHO team, which included experts from 10 countries, has been considering many theories for how the disease first ended up in humans.
Snopes→ Coronavirus Cases Drop at US Homes for Elderly and Infirm
Coronavirus cases have dropped at U.S. nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, offering a glimmer of hope that health officials attribute to the start of vaccinations, an easing of the post-holiday surge and better prevention, among other re
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines are killing more people than the coronavirus itself.
The number of deaths reported from the virus is more than the number of people who died because of COVID-19 vaccines.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines are killing more people than the coronavirus itself.
The number of deaths reported from the virus is more than the number of people who died because of COVID-19 vaccines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Irish Health Service Did NOT ‘Admit’ Novel Coronavirus Doesn’t Exist, Nor That Masks, Distancing and Lockdowns Don’t Work
Did Irish Health Service officials "admit" COVID-19 does not exist? No, that's not true: The claim rests on a purported Irish Health Service (HSE) letter the agency says does not exist. The person based her claim on a bit of sophistry: Sh
AFP Fact Check→ A new variant of the coronavirus caused South Africa’s second Covid-19 wave, not face masks
A Facebook post claims that the second wave of Covid-19 in South Africa was caused by people wearing masks rather than the coronavirus pathogen itself. The post relies on a video that purports to simulate a carbon dioxide test, but experts dismissed th
Snopes→ Will Coronavirus Really Evolve to Become Less Deadly?
How confident can we be in predicting how evolution will shape the relationship between a pathogen and its host?
AFP Fact Check→ Clip from German TV programme circulates in misleading posts about coronavirus vaccines and Bill Gates
As countries around the world scramble to roll out vaccination campaigns, a video showing computer-generated images of people being implanted with microchips is circulating online alongside warnings that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates plans to "obtain
AFP Fact Check→ Posts mischaracterize WHO advice on coronavirus testing equipment
Social media posts and online articles claim the World Health Organization admitted that PCR tests are resulting in widespread false positives for the virus that causes Covid-19, and asked laboratories to change the way they are conducted. But a Januar
Full Fact→ Warnings over NHS coronavirus vaccine scam email
Images of scam emails and text messages purporting to be from the NHS about the coronavirus vaccine which asks recipients to enter their bank details have been shared on Twitter and Facebook. Our readers have also asked us to check this. This is a real
Poynter→ 10,300 documented falsehoods in 12 months: the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance enters its second year
Today, the International Fact-Checking Network is honoring the one-year anniversary of the CoronaVirusFacts Alliance – the global collaborative project launched by 99 fact-checking organizations from more than 70 countries. The alliance is the larges
Full Fact→ Several coronavirus claims made by MP in newspaper are inaccurate
In a piece in the Somerset County Gazette, Somerset and Frome MP David Warburton set out his reasons for voting against the latest lockdown. However, many of the claims made in this piece are incorrect. "And testing also creates some revealing a
Snopes→ Coronavirus Guidelines Now the Rule at White House
The clearest sign that there's a new boss at the White House is the deference being paid to coronavirus public health guidelines.
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored news graphic falsely claims Filipino official branded poor people a ‘burden’ in coronavirus vaccination drive
A photo repeatedly shared on Facebook purports to show a news graphic containing genuine remarks by a Philippine presidential spokesperson that poor people are a “burden” on the government's coronavirus vaccination efforts. The claim is false: the
FactCheck.org→ What Do the New Coronavirus Variants Mean for the Pandemic?
Q: What are the risks of the newly identified coronavirus variants? A: There’s no clear evidence yet that mutant versions cause more severe disease, although some are likely more contagious. Scientists expect vaccines will work but are monitoring t
AFP Fact Check→ Social media posts mislead on South Korean coronavirus vaccine
Social media posts claim the South Korean government will provide all citizens with a free Covid-19 vaccine made by pharmaceutical giant Celltrion. The claim is false; Celltrion told AFP that it is not developing or producing a Covid-19 vaccine and
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Biden’s speech on his coronavirus economic relief plan
Five claims caught our attention. The Biden team quickly provided citations and back-up.
AFP Fact Check→ False social media posts purport to share coronavirus ‘cure’ from Thai hospital dean
A video has been shared repeatedly in multiple Facebook posts that claim it shows the dean of Thailand’s Siriraj Hospital recommending certain treatments for Covid-19, including taking "3,000-5,000 mg" of vitamin C each day. The claim is false; t
Snopes→ Gorillas Test Positive for Coronavirus at San Diego Park
Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world.
Snopes→ US Registering Highest Deaths Yet from the Coronavirus
The U.S. registered more COVID-19 deaths in a single day than ever before — nearly 3,900 — on the very day the mob attack on the Capitol laid bare some of the same, deep political divisions that have hampered the battle against the pandemic.
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows people in a coronavirus quarantine centre in Malaysia, not Thailand
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook that claims it shows Covid-19 patients in a Thai field hospital after a coronavirus outbreak in the Thai province of Samut Sakhon in December 2020. The claim is false
Snopes→ If I’ve Already Had the Coronavirus, Can I Get It Again?
Evidence is growing that people whose bodies mounted a strong defense to the virus are unlikely to test positive again for at least several months and maybe longer.
AFP Fact Check→ Doctored video shared alongside false claim that Filipino official ‘beat man for violating coronavirus restrictions’
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and blog posts alongside a claim it shows a Filipino official beating a man after he violated coronavirus restrictions. The claim is false: the clip has been doctored t
Snopes→ Virginia State Sen. Chafin Dies after Catching Coronavirus
60-year-old Republican state senator Ben Chafin represented southwest Virginia and was from Russell County.
Snopes→ U.S. Hits 20 Million Mark in Coronavirus Cases
That’s nearly one-quarter of the more than 83 million COVID-19 cases globally.
Snopes→ Will COVID-19 Vaccines Work on the New Coronavirus Variant?
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the top U.S. infectious disease expert, said data coming from Britain indicates the vaccines still will block the virus.
Snopes→ Coronavirus-Denying Russian Monk Detained by Police
In the overnight showdown, police clashed with supporters of Father Sergiy at the Sredneuralsk monastery outside Yekaterinburg in the Ural Mountains.
Snopes→ Coronavirus Dampens Christmas Joy in Bethlehem and Elsewhere
A stream of marching bands joyously paraded through Bethlehem, but few people were there to greet them as the coronavirus pandemic and a strict lockdown dampened Christmas Eve celebrations in the traditional birthplace of Jesus.
AFP Fact Check→ This photo has circulated online since 2019 in reports about gun violence — it does not relate to the coronavirus pandemic
An image has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook and Twitter posts that claim it shows a television report about violence breaking out at a US hospital after patients were vaccinated against the novel coronavirus. The claim is false; th
Snopes→ Did Joel Osteen’s Megachurch Get a $4.4M Coronavirus Loan?
A spokesperson for Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, said Osteen didn't personally benefit from the assistance.