Are House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and President Joe Biden being investigated by the FBI for election fraud? No, that's not true: There is no evidence offered to support this claim and no publicly available evidence supports it. The claim is
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FactCheck.org→ Schumer Falsely Claims ‘All’ Americans Got Out of Afghanistan
A spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has conceded that the New York Democrat falsely claimed that “all” Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan “have come out.” Government officials say that fewer than 100 U
Truth or Fiction?→ Kayleigh McEnany: ‘I Can Only Explain it to You. I Can’t Understand It for You.’
On September 7 2021, Trendolizer detected a viral Twitter quote meme; it suggested that former White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany told reporters, “I can only explain it to you…. I can’t understand it for you”: By the
Snopes→ Pic of Soldier Kneeling in the Clouds Dates to 2017
A years-old instance of pareidolia found new meaning in August 2021.
Full Fact→ A survey of diversity in children’s books is flawed
A study revealed just 10% of publications had characters from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. BBC News, 25 August 2021. A BBC News article reports that 10% of children’s books in 2019 had characters from ethnic minority back
Full Fact→ Data doesn’t show parents will ‘insist’ on children wearing masks to school
Millions of children return to classes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland today amid fears of a similar spike in Covid cases to Scotland - as 23% of parents of secondary pupils will insist their children wear masks. Mail Online, 6 September 2021.
Full Fact→ Germany has not stopped using Covid-19 vaccines
A Facebook post claims the German government has halted the use of Covid-19 vaccines, saying they are unsafe. The post states there has been a two week “pause” of licensing of the drugs so the government can “reflect on damages
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ivermectin Deworms Livestock AND Treats Human Parasites, But Manufacturer Does NOT Recommend It For COVID-19
Does the use of ivermectin as a dewormer for horses mean it is only a veterinary medicine? No, that's not true: There are ivermectin doses for 1,000-pound animals and different doses and forms to treat rosacea and parasites in humans. But
Health Feedback→ A person’s decision not to vaccinate affects others, as unvaccinated people are more likely to get infected and spread COVID-19
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Health Feedback→ Claims that people were being killed by zidovudine (AZT) instead of AIDS are unsubstantiated
REVIEW Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Anthony Fauci, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and President Joe Biden’s chief medical advisor on COVID-19, has been the target of attacks pr
Full Fact→ Video falsely claims that you cannot refuse the Covid-19 vaccines
A widely shared post on social media includes a video featuring the former Pfizer scientist Mike Yeadon. The video includes lots of misleading or incorrect information about the Covid-19 vaccines. We haven’t fact checked every single claim,
Full Fact→ Daily Mail understates the risks of Covid-19 to children
No healthy child is believed to have died from Covid in the UK. MailOnline, 3 September 2021. The online edition of the Daily Mail claimed that no healthy children have so far died from Covid-19 in the UK. This is not true. A recent study of Covid dea
Full Fact→ There are far fewer than 850,000 registered sex offenders in the UK
A post on Facebook, shared hundreds of times, wrongly claims there are more than 850,000 registered sex offenders in the UK. There are far fewer than 850,000 registered sex offenders in the UK In May, the National Crime Agency published an
Full Fact→ The mayor of Calgary didn’t say that Covid-19 was a hoax
Facebook users have been sharing an apparently fake transcript of a legal hearing in which the mayor of Calgary, in Alberta, Canada, supposedly calls Covid-19 “a hoax”. Fact checkers in the US can find no record of this hearing. The mayor,
Logically→ Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, is in military custody.
The news regarding Hunter Biden's arrest by the military is false and was originally published by an unreliable website.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cameras Did NOT Shut Off Or Go Black During Biden Press Conference When He Was Asked About ‘Hit List’ In Afghanistan
Did cameras shut off or go black during a President Joe Biden press conference when he was asked about a "hit list" of people in Afghanistan? No, that's not true: The cameras did not shut off during Biden's press conference. He was not as
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Grandfather Did NOT Celebrate His 146th Birthday in 2021
Is this grandfather celebrating his birthday today? No, that's not true: The man pictured in these photos, Saparman Sodimejo, died over four years ago, on April 30, 2017. These photos were taken when he celebrated his last birthday with h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That 27 U.S. Air Force Pilots Resigned Over COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate
Did 27 U.S. Air Force pilots resign their commissions after the announcement of the implementation of a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for all U.S. active duty and National Guard service members? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evide
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Controversial COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Plan
Last month, the Biden administration announced a plan to begin administering third shots of the two mRNA COVID-19 vaccines to healthy people in mid-September to shore up potentially flagging immunity to the coronavirus. But many scientists say that g
Truth or Fiction?→ Was George Orwell’s ‘1984’ Banned in the United States and the USSR for Conflicting Reasons?
On September 2 2021, a Facebook post featured an image suggesting that George Orwell’s 1984 was banned in the United States for pro-communist sentiments, but that it was also banned in the USSR for anti-communist sentiments. A screenshot from Tu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Whistleblower’ Abortion Website Is NOT Run By The State Of Texas
Does the state of Texas run an abortion "whistleblower" website that asks people to send anonymous tips about potential illegal abortions? No, that's not true: It's run by Texas Right to Life, a private anti-abortion organization. The cla
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Inflate Cost of Taliban-Seized U.S. Military Equipment
The Taliban seized an arsenal of U.S.-made military equipment when it overran the Afghan army, but not nearly as much as numerous Republicans have claimed. Several Republican members of Congress and former President Donald Trump have cited a grossly ex
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA Is NOT ‘Forcibly’ Vaccinating Hurricane Ida Evacuees
Did the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) force COVID-19 vaccines onto Hurricane Ida evacuees who were leaving New Orleans? No, that's not true: FEMA told Lead Stories this is false and a spokesperson for the mayor said it is not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Lab In Madrid Was NOT On Fire, A Nearby Composting Facility Was
Did the Pfizer lab in Madrid suffer a fire or burn to the ground? No, that's not true: Pfizer officials confirmed there was a lightning-caused fire near the pharma giant's lab, but it burned a biocomposting lot near the the Pfizer plant w
Truth or Fiction?→ Candace Owens ‘Cough Into My Fist’ Tweet
On September 3 2021, an Imgur user uploaded a purported tweet by right-wing pundit and frequent disinformation purveyor Candace Owens, quoting her as saying if “a leftist doctor” refused to administer a test, she would cough in her hand a
FactCheck.org→ Meme Misattributes Quote on Afghanistan to Trump
Quick Take A viral meme falsely claims that former President Donald Trump suggested that the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan was an orchestrated distraction by Democrats. A spokesperson for Trump has denied he made that remark. A very similar
Full Fact→ Immunity through Covid infection is much riskier than a vaccine
Spectator columnist Ross Clark, broadcaster Maajid Nawaz and the Times have all reported new Israeli research about Covid-19 immunity without an important piece of context. The research, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, does suggest that peo
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘More People Have Died of COVID in Florida in the Past Two Weeks Than U.S. Military Deaths in Afghanistan in 20 Years’
As COVID-19 continued its grim progress in the second half of 2021, a September 1 2021 Imgur text post simply titled “Perspective” claimed that more people died in Florida “in the past two weeks” than in the totality of the war
Snopes→ Al Capone’s Former South Florida Home Slated for Demolition
The new owners of the nine-bedroom Miami Beach house plan to demolish it after buying it for $10.75 million this summer.
Health Feedback→ Germany hasn’t stopped COVID-19 vaccination, contrary to claims made about a simulation game event called “BasisCamp”
REVIEW BasisCamp was a multi-day simulation game event, which took place in August 2021 in Germany. On its YouTube channel, BasisCamp is described as “A Global Pandemic Exit Exercise” organized by members of the Corona Investigation Committee (Sti
Full Fact→ No evidence the Queen ordered 80 Manchester United shirts
Claims that Queen Elizabeth II has ordered 80 Manchester United shirts and asked Cristiano Ronaldo, who has just signed for the team, for his signature have been shared thousands of times on Facebook. The same claims have also appeared on other platfor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Criminals Are NOT Lacing Business Cards With The Drug ‘Burundanga’ To Incapacitate Women
Are criminals using business cards laced with the drug "burundanga" to incapacitate women? No, that's not true: The claim about a business card having a substance on it "that could have seriously injured" a woman, making her ill and possi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israeli Health Study Does NOT End Natural Immunity Vs. COVID Vaccination Debate
Does an Israeli study based on medical records of the Maccabi Healthcare Services HMO prove vaccines are less effective than natural immunity? No, that's not true: While the study does indicate people who survived infection with SARS-CoV-
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Animals At Turtle Back Zoo In N.J. Did NOT Escape In The Midst Of Hurricane Ida — It’s Parody
Did animals kept at the Essex County Turtle Back Zoo in New Jersey escape during the state's experience with the remnants of Hurricane Ida? No, that's not true: The animals did not flee the zoo during the storm. The claim appeared in a Fa
FactCheck.org→ Instagram Post Missing Context About Israeli Study on COVID-19 Natural Immunity
SciCheck An Instagram post highlighted a headline about a non-peer-reviewed study from Israel that found that unvaccinated people previously infected with SARS-CoV-2 had greater immunity against the delta variant than never-infected people fully vaccin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Raid Hunter Biden’s ‘Cali’ Home
Did the military raid Hunter Biden's home in California on August 30, 2021? No, that's not true: A duty officer at the Pentagon verified with Lead Stories that it's false. Also, this could not have been possible as the Posse Comitatus Act
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Botswanan Doctors’ Group Call for Ivermectin as a COVID-19 Treatment?
As the global COVID-19 pandemic continued to rage amid a toxic stew of online disinformation campaigns and official grandstanding, anti-vaccination conspiracy theorists circulated a purported press release from a group in Botswana in early September 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Germany Did NOT Halt All COVID-19 Vaccines — This Was Made-Up Scenario
Did Germany halt all COVID-19 vaccines because they are unsafe and no longer recommended? No, that's not true: Clickbait headlines, capitalizing on the language barrier, are representing as factual a multiday broadcast event that made cle
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Draw Unsupported Conclusion on Afghan Helicopter Video
Quick Take Afghan journalists report that a video of a person suspended from a helicopter shows an operation in which the person was trying to change a flag. But critics of President Joe Biden have used the footage to claim the Taliban used U.S. equipm
FactCheck.org→ How Many Americans and Allies Are Left in Afghanistan?
On Aug. 18, President Joe Biden said if there were U.S. citizens left in Afghanistan on Aug. 31 who wanted to leave, “we’re gonna stay to get them all out.” But that’s not what happened when the last U.S. soldier departed the co