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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cristiano Ronaldo Did NOT Refuse To Shake Hands With The President Of Israel
Did Cristiano Ronaldo refuse to shake hands with the president of Israel? No, that's not true: A post that makes the claim relies on old footage of the soccer star appearing to snub Michel Platini, then-president of the Union of European
Poynter→ NBC spotlights MediaWise’s efforts to arm the public against misinformation
NBC News correspondent and MediaWise ambassador Savannah Sellers says the impact of online falsehoods has never been more evident in everyday life. “There’s a very real issue when people, no matter what age they are, can’t tell the difference bet
Full Fact→ Why is the Nuremberg Code being used to oppose Covid-19 vaccines?
As the UK Covid-19 vaccine roll out has gathered pace, and the use of “vaccine passports” continue to be debated, an increasing number of social media users are voicing their opposition to these moves and claiming they are an infringement o
FactCheck.org→ So Far, Vaccines Remain Effective Against Variants
SciCheck Digest So far, COVID-19 vaccines have been effective against variants of the coronavirus. Scientists are monitoring the situation carefully, with updated or new vaccines a possibility in the future, if need be. Social media claims blaming vacc
Snopes→ Tesla to Stop Accepting Bitcoin for Car Payments
CEO Elon Musk said that cryptocurrency is a “good idea on many levels” but its promise cannot come at a “great cost to the environment."
AFP Fact Check→ This image of New Zealand prime minister is a composite of two different photos
An image appearing to show New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern hugging a man wearing the colours of infamous Kiwi gang the Mongrel Mob has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook. However, the image has been doctored; the picture of Ardern ha
AllSides→ Biden boasts about equitable senior vaccination rate by race without data to back it up
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/biden-boasts-about-equitable-senior-vaccination-rate-by-race-without-data-to-back-it-up/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Was NOT Energy Independent Four Months Ago
Was the United States energy independent four months ago, before President Joe Biden came into office? Has it lost ground in terms of energy independence, and has this resulted in gas shortages in May 2021? No, none of those things are tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show May 2021 Scene Of Woman Pumping Gas Into Plastic Bags — It’s From December 2019
Does a video show a woman pumping gas into plastic bags at a gas station in May 2021? No, that's not true. The video was filmed at a gas station in Houston in December 2019 -- not amid the gas shortage due to the Colonial Pipeline shutdow
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Will NOT Count Only Unvaccinated COVID-19 Cases
Will the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) only count unvaccinated COVID-19 cases? No, that's not true: The agency says it tracks all cases, regardless of vaccination status. A claim to the contrary appears to be in referen
FactCheck.org→ Post Misleads on Japan’s Policy for Donating Blood After COVID-19 Vaccination
SciCheck Digest Japan only recently adopted guidelines for accepting blood donations from those who have received COVID-19 vaccines. The guidelines are intended to give donors time to get over any side effects from the vaccine. Without providing that c
Truth or Fiction?→ Jersey Mike’s ‘How Do You Top Your Sub,’ ‘Blocked Blocked Blocked, None of You Are Free From Sin’ Tweets
On May 12 2021, an Imgur post purportedly showed two tweets from all the way back in June 2014 by chain restaurant Jersey Mike’s (@jerseymikes), the first asking “how do you top your sub?”, and the second beginning, “blocked .bl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of A Trunk Full Of Gas-Filled Garbage Bags Is NOT From The United States In 2021 — It Was Taken In Mexico In 2019
Does a photo show a trunk full of gas-filled garbage bags in the United States amid the gas shortage in 2021? No, that's not true. The photograph was lifted from several Mexican websites' articles in 2019 about stolen gasoline. It was not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oxtail Is NOT Kangaroo Meat in Disguise
Is "oxtail" a retail name for kangaroo meat and does a Connecticut grocer substitute oxtail for kangaroo tail meat? No, that's not true: an employee from the meat department of the store whose label is shown in the photo told Lead Stories
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Woman Fainted — But Did NOT Die — At Guanajuato, Mexico, COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic
Did a woman captured on video falling off her chair at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic die? No, that's not true: No evidence of her death was presented by those using the video to discourage vaccination. There is ample evidence two women suffer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Medical Review Board Did NOT Revoke A Medical License From Jill Biden
Did U.S. first lady Jill Biden have a medical license stripped from her by a medical board? No, that's not true: Biden is not a medical doctor and the publication that made the claim is a known satire website. The claim appeared in an art
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Contains A Magnetic Microchip
Did a woman prove with a short video that the area where she received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has become magnetic, or that she was microchipped? No, that's not true: The 20-second long video describes no methodology and does not offer
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Three Thousand Year Old Statue Found in Cappadocia’
On April 26 2021, a Facebook user shared an image of a purported “three thousand year old statue found in Cappadocia,” in a post consisting of an image and words — but no additional information. Facebook accounts set to English by def
Full Fact→ Honey, ginger and pepper isn’t approved treatment for Covid-19
Readers have asked us to fact check a widely shared WhatsApp message which claims that a student at the University of Pondicherry in India has found a home remedy for Covid-19. The message claims that the remedy, which includes pepper powder, honey an
The Dispatch→ Does the COVID Vaccines Cause Miscarriages?
A viral social media post claims that the COVID-19 vaccines “are causing miscarriages.” The post includes a screenshot of data from what it claims is a list of reports to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System database (VAERS), of pregn
Full Fact→ Viral video spreads misinformation about ethylene oxide and Ivermectin
A viral video on Facebook, viewed thousands of times, contains a number of incorrect or misleading claims related to the Covid-19 pandemic. These inaccurate statements concerning the safety of the chemical ethylene oxide, the efficacy of the drug
AllSides→ Fact-checking claims made in support of Michigan’s GOP-backed election bills
https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/may/12/fact-checking-claims-made-support-republican-elect/ Mich
FactCheck.org→ Myth of Ballot Watermarks Flushed Out Again
Quick Take An audit of ballots and a forensic audit of voting equipment earlier this year found no problems in the 2020 elections in Maricopa County, Arizona. But debunked claims about voter fraud revealed by secret “watermarks” are flowing aga
AllSides→ Both Sides Spinning Jobs Report
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/05/both-sides-spinning-jobs-report/ The recently released jobs report fr
Snopes→ House GOP Ousts Trump Critic Liz Cheney from Top Post
Rep. Liz Cheney has told Republicans she intends to remain in Congress and seek reelection next year in Wyoming, a solidly pro-Trump state.
Poynter→ Biden boasts about equitable senior vaccination rate by race without data to back it up
During May 3 remarks on the American Families Plan, President Joe Biden boasted that there was not much disparity in the COVID-19 vaccination rates for white Americans and Americans of color who are at least 65. “And what’s happening now is all
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax posts sharing ‘tip’ for phone bill discount in South Korea resurface online
Korean-language Facebook posts circulating in May 2021 purport to share a tip about how people can obtain a discount on their mobile phone bills. The claim is false: the South Korean government and domestic telecommunications operators said the purpo
Full Fact→ Why good statistics are so important for fact checkers
Fact checkers rely on data from national statistics institutes to do their work in fighting misinformation. The Open Data Institute (ODI) and Full Fact interviewed fact checkers around the world about the statistics data they use. In this blog post, An
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Military Is NOT In Control Of The White House; Biden IS In Charge — He’s The President
Is Joe Biden not in charge and is the military in control of the White House? No, that's not true. Biden is the president of the United States per the U.S. Constitution Article 20. The military is not in charge of the White House, and the
FactCheck.org→ Both Sides Spinning Jobs Report
The recently released jobs report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics provided an opportunity for Democrats and Republicans alike to spin the facts in their favor. In an economic speech, President Joe Biden repeated a talking point: that his administr
Snopes→ Democrats Press for Broader Voting Access As GOP Resists
Republicans in the U.S. Senate mounted an aggressive case against sweeping election and voting-access legislation from Democrats.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Hello, I’m a Dandelion’
A Dutch Facebook user’s cheery gardening post blossomed into a long-form text meme on the platform, as English-speaking users shared a translation celebrating dandelions. Paula Kok – Den Boer first posted “Hello, I am a dandelion̶
FactCheck.org→ No Scientific Basis for Vaccine ‘Shedding’ Claims
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccines do not contain a live virus, so there isn’t a biological path for a vaccinated person to “shed” the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to those around them. Nor is there any evidence the vaccines cause reproductive problem
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Keystone Pipeline Is NOT Closed And Is NOT Causing The Gas Shortage On The East Coast
Is the Keystone Pipeline closed and is that causing a gas shortage? No, that's not true. The gas shortage on the East Coast of the United States in May 2021 was triggered by a cyberattack that caused the shutdown of the Colonial Pipeline,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT Spot Mushrooms on Mars
Did scientists spot fungi growing on the surface of Mars? No, that's not true: Mars does not have all the capabilities to support plant life. According to a NASA spokesperson, the pictures are actually from the 2003 Opportunity mission an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trevor Noah Did NOT Discourage Mask-Wearing Or COVID-19 Vaccinations
Did Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," express anti-mask and anti-COVID-19 vaccine opinions during a segment of his show? No, that's not true: Noah was expressing his discontent with changes in the message from the Ce
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Does NOT ‘Admit’ More Dead from COVID-19 Vaccine Than Vaccines Over Last 20 Years Combined
Did the CDC "admit" that COVID-19 vaccines have killed more Americans than all vaccines since 2001, combined? No, that's not true: the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which monitors vaccine reactions and safety, says the oppos
AFP Fact Check→ Scientist makes inaccurate claims on Covid-19 vaccine safety
An American scientist claims that Covid-19 vaccines pose safety concerns, including sterilization and changes to DNA, in remarks shared on social media. But experts and public health bodies say there is no evidence that mRNA shots are causing reproduct
Logically→ BJP workers in West Bengal vandalized their own office over the non-availability of medical oxygen.
The incident is related to some disgruntled BJP workers vandalizing their own party office over candidates' ticket allocation during the WB elections.