Does the International Space Station (ISS) have a "floppy door" going from the inside of the station to outer space? No, that's not true: according to a spokesperson from NASA, the "door" this video focuses on is the thermal cover for the
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Average Jeans Colors Per State’ Map
On June 8 2021, an Imgur account shared a map chart meme titled “Average Jeans Color per State,” captioned “beware of internet facts,” a message we strongly endorse: Underneath the map (apparently shared to Tumblr), comments f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John D. Rockefeller Did NOT Write A ‘Masonic Creed’ Explaining How To Control The Masses
Did industrial tycoon and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller pen a Masonic creed that gave instructions to the world's elite on how to control the masses? No, that's not true: No evidence of such a creed attributed to Rockefeller exists,
Full Fact→ There’s no evidence Covid-19 vaccines make the disease worse
An article on the website Conservative Woman has set out concerns that the Covid-19 vaccines may worsen Covid-19 in some vaccinated people, through a process known as “antibody dependant enhancement”. Antibody dependant enhancement (A
Poynter→ WhatsApp can be a black box of misinformation, but Maldita may have opened a window
Private messaging apps like WhatsApp have always presented challenges for fact-checkers. Unlike Facebook and Twitter, where fact-checkers can use third-party software to track the virality of misinformation tropes, WhatsApp’s end-to-end encryption ke
Washington Post→ Brooks’s claim that counting the votes of ‘eligible American citizens’ would have reelected Trump
The Alabama House member bases his claim on faulty math and disputed studies. He earns Four Pinocchios.
Snopes→ Martha White Dies, Sparked 1953 Louisiana Capital Bus Boycott
White, then 23, was working as a housekeeper in the capital city of Baton Rouge in 1953 when she took action.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: List of Indictments, Arrests and Executions Is False — Michelle And Barack Obama, Other Celebs Were Not Killed
Does a list of indictments, arrests and executions reveal a number of politicians, celebrities and royals who have been executed including Barack and Michelle Obama? No, that's not true. This list is completely false. It is part of the ba
Truth or Fiction?→ Was an Oregon Republican Filmed Encouraging an Attack on the State Capitol?
Footage published in June 2021 brought to light an Oregon lawmaker’s role in fomenting an armed attack against his state’s capitol nearly seven months earlier. The video, first reported by the Oregonian newspaper, was captured on December 1
Snopes→ US Increasingly Unlikely to Meet Biden’s July 4 Vaccination Goal
The White House has launched a month-long blitz to combat vaccine hesitancy and a lack of urgency to get shots, particularly in the South and Midwest.
FactCheck.org→ SciCheck on the Radio
FactCheck.org Managing Editor Lori Robertson discussed several of our recent SciCheck articles on the public radio show “Conversations on Health Care.” See the audio clips below and links to our full articles for more information. Vaccinati
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Before You Diagnose Yourself With Depression or Low Self-Esteem …’ Quote
On June 8 2021, an Imgur user shared a quote-based image, attributing “Before you diagnose yourself with depression or low self-esteem, first make sure that you are not, in fact, just surrounded by assholes” to Sigmund Freud: Although the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 174 Batches Of Ballots Were NOT Missing In Fulton County, Georgia, Vote Count
Were 174 batches of ballots missing in the Fulton County, Georgia, vote count? No, that's not true: A spokeswoman for the county said no ballots were missing. A clip making the claim did not provide any sourcing to support it. The claim a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Airlines Did NOT Discuss Banning Vaccinated Passengers
Is there a "risk of clots" from accepting people vaccinated for COVID-19 alongside the nonvaccinated as airline passengers, and are airlines afraid of the liability and holding meetings to discuss the risks? No, that's not true: There is
Snopes→ Drought-Stricken Nevada Enacts Ban on ‘Non-Functional’ Grass
In Sin City, one thing that will soon become unforgivable is useless grass.
Truth or Fiction?→ Michael Jackson’s Instagram Pronouns
On June 7 2021, the Facebook page “Musick Puns & Memes” shared a May 2021 Twitter screenshot, suggesting that late entertainer Michael Jackson’s Instagram pronouns were changed to “he/he”: Who updated Michael Jackso
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden DID Refer To ‘Bullets’ As ‘Clips’ — But He Immediately Corrected Himself
Did Joe Biden incorrectly refer to bullets as "clips" during a 2019 campaign rally in New Hampshire? Yes -- but he immediately corrected himself. A post that cites Biden's partial remarks at a November 8, 2019, rally is missing context: a
Health Feedback→ Byram Bridle’s claim that COVID-19 vaccines are toxic fails to account for key differences between the spike protein produced during infection and vaccination, misrepresents studies
REVIEW In late May 2021, the claim that COVID-19 vaccines could cause blood vessel damage to vaccinated people went viral on social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Twitter. Many posts and articles (see examples here, and
Snopes→ How Virus Detectives Trace the Origins of an Outbreak
In order to predict and prevent future pandemics like COVID-19, researchers need to find the origin of the viruses that cause them.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence 920 Women Lost Their Unborn Babies After Getting Vaccinated
Did 920 women lose their unborn babies after getting vaccinated? No, there's no evidence that's true: A post making the claim says the data is from the United Kingdom but does not cite a source. It further claims that 571 women in the Uni
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Decoy Flares Shot From A Plane Are NOT A Ceremonial Salute, Aircraft Is NOT ‘Angel Flight’
Are there special airplanes called "Angel Flight" that bring fallen soldiers home, and do those aircraft shoot a flare salute designed to resemble an angel? No, that's not true: This is a photo of a plane firing decoy flares. This is inte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Final Refutation of Virology’ Claims By Stefan Lanka Do NOT Prove COVID-19 Virus Doesn’t Exist
Does microbiologist Stefan Lanka prove that virology is not based on scientific methods? No, that's not true: The known conspiracy theorist and debunked anti-vaccination activist gives no evidence that an experiment "refutes the theory on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 31,000 People Have NOT Died From mRNA Vaccines
Have 31,000 people died from messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines? No, that's not true: The first mRNA vaccines approved for use in humans are two of the COVID-19 vaccines, which had not been causally linked to any deaths at the time of writing,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: R. Kelly Is NOT Out Of Prison
Is R. Kelly out of prison? No, that's not true. The photograph being used to show Robert Kelly, the R&B singer known as R. Kelly, is from 2019. He is still incarcerated at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in Chicago, according to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump’s Pants Were NOT On Backwards At Republican State Convention
Was former President Donald Trump wearing his pants backwards on stage at the state Republican convention in Greenville, North Carolina, on June 5, 2021? No, that's not true: One copy of the video, with extra saturated color, makes it app
Snopes→ US Has Recovered Ransom Payment Made After Pipeline Hack
The Justice Department has recovered the majority of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment to hackers after a cyberattack that caused the operator of the nation's largest fuel pipeline to halt its operations.
Snopes→ Nevada Bans Racially Offensive Mascots and ‘Sundown Sirens’
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed a bill that directs local school boards to ban “racially discriminatory” mascots, logos and names amid a national movement to phase out the use of symbols that Native Americans have long considered offensive.
Snopes→ Canadian Police Say Family Run Down by Truck Were Targeted as Muslims
A family of five who were struck by a vehicle were targeted because they were Muslims, Canadian police said.
Logically→ Biden administration offering free beer to motivate people to get vaccinated.
Anheuser-Busch has teamed up with the White House to provide free beer if 70 percent of the population is vaccinated with at least one dose by July 4.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Fireflies Photographed in Trees with Long Time Exposure’
A Facebook post purportedly showing “fireflies photographed in trees with long time exposure” was shared on May 28 2021 to the Facebook group “Weird, Fantastic, Beautiful and Odd,” but soon spread outside its confines: In that
The Dispatch→ Did Dominion Voting Systems Lose Its Lawsuits Against Giuliani and Powell?
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Full Fact→ A magnet won’t stick to a glass vaccine vial
A video on Facebook shows a magnet sticking to a glass vial containing a clear solution and what appear to be small metallic objects. The video has been shared hundreds of times and bears a similarity to viral videos in which people who have rece
Snopes→ France Fines Google $268M for Unfair Online Ads Treatment
Practices used by Google “are particularly serious because they penalize Google’s competitors” in certain markets and publishers of mobile sites and applications, the statement by France's Competition Authority said.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anthony Fauci’s Emails Were NOT Leaked — They Were Released Through The FOIA
Were Dr. Anthony Fauci's emails leaked to the public? No, that's not true: Several media outlets, including The Washington Post, CNN and BuzzFeed News, filed Freedom of Information Act requests to access copies of Fauci's office emails. A
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts, Pundits Distort Fauci Emails
SciCheck Digest Thousands of pages of redacted emails to and from Dr. Anthony Fauci are now publicly available, thanks to journalists’ Freedom of Information Act requests. Some of those messages have been distorted in viral posts, particularly ab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Starbucks Location Did NOT Post Sign Announcing It Was Closed To ‘Educate White People’
Did a Starbucks in downtown Denver post a sign in their window that told customers it was closed to "educate white people about their racism"? No, that's not true: That sign is a doctored image that mocks racial bias training Starbucks ho
FactCheck.org→ Understanding Pennsylvania’s Proposed Bill on Handling Fetal Remains
Q: Did Pennsylvania lawmakers vote to “fine” women who miscarry? A: No. But a bill proposes to mandate that health care providers bury or cremate fetal remains, regardless of when or how the pregnancy ends. Experts say such requirements
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Exaggerates Adverse Events Experienced By Adolescents In Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
Does a video tell the full and complete truth about adverse events experienced by adolescents in a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine trial? No, that's not true: It says that 86% of children reported "adverse reactions, ranging from mild to serious,
Snopes→ Expensive California Gas Station Fools Facebook Commenters
Pictures of an expensive California gas station led Facebook users to believe the prices were the norm for the state.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Militarized Robot– It’s A World’s Fair Animatronic Caveman
Does this photo show a humanoid robot and has it already been "perfected"? Furthermore, does this photo show military technology that's "ancient" and has been "militarized against the masses"? No, that's not true: This photo appeared in t