Quick Take Malala Yousafzai has expressed deep concerns for women and children in Afghanistan since the Taliban entered the country’s capital on Aug. 15. Yet a post on social media falsely accused Yousafzai, a children’s rights advocate, of bei
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Full Fact→ Covid vaccines and pregnancy: fact checked
We all deserve information we can trust, especially when making important decisions about our health. For pregnant women and their families, this has been an especially worrying time. Vaccine uptake among pregnant women has been lower than other
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ICU Nurse Offers NO Proof Ivermectin Is Effective At Treating COVID-19
Does an ICU nurse give proof that ivermectin is effective at treating COVID-19? No, that's not true: Ivermectin, which is frequently used to treat or prevent parasites in animals, is not approved for treating or preventing COVID-19 in hum
Snopes→ Record Delta Wave Hits Kids, Raises Fear As US Schools Open
The surging virus is spreading anxiety and causing turmoil and infighting among parents, administrators, and politicians around the U.S., especially in states like Florida and Texas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of A Woman’s Execution Did NOT Just Happen In Afghanistan — It Was In Syria In 2015
Does this video show a Taliban killing in Afghanistan in the summer of 2021? No, that's not true: This footage of the public execution of a woman accused of adultery was identified in 2015 as having been carried out by Nusra Front jihadis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Images Do NOT Show Kabul After Taliban Took Control — They’re From Call Of Duty Video Game
Were images of a crashed helicopter and destroyed homes taken less than 24 hours after the Taliban took control of Kabul, Afghanistan's capital city? No, that's not true: The images are stills of multiplayer maps from the video game Call
Logically→ The U.S. trained and equipped an Afghan military force of some 300,000 strong.
There is no consensus on the size of the Afghan military force.On 16 August, President Joe Biden made a speech in the light of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, and the chaos that Afghanistan has plunged into since. He said, "We spent ov
Logically→ President Biden: “Our mission in Afghanistan was never supposed to be nation building. It was never supposed to be creating a unified democracy.”
The U.S. initially sought to fight terrorism in its invasion of Afghanistan in 2001, but later switched focused to "restoring democracy."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Protests Against Vaccine Mandates Are NOT Accurately Represented With Captions And Photos In Online Posts
Does this collection of photos together with this caption accurately portray protests against COVID-19 vaccine passports and mandates that took place for several weeks in July and August of 2021 in France? No, many of the photos currently
FactCheck.org→ Timeline of U.S. Withdrawal from Afghanistan
The blame game has begun over who lost Afghanistan. The fact is, President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, were both eager to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan and end what Biden referred to in his Aug. 16 speech as “America̵
AllSides→ Does Video Show Taliban Welcomed Into Kabul by Crowd of Residents?
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Poynter→ Reverso builds a culture of accountability ahead of Argentina’s midterm elections
Speed and reach are the cornerstones of the second iteration of Reverso — a collaboration of Argentinian media organizations fighting election misinformation organized by fact-checking organization Chequeado. Originally launched in 2019, Reverso br
Snopes→ Biden Says He Stands ‘Squarely Behind’ Afghanistan Decision
Biden said he had to choose between sticking to a previously negotiated agreement to withdraw U.S. troops or sending thousands more service members back into Afghanistan to fight a “third decade” of war.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Praise Taliban For Wearing Masks During Attack
Did CNN praise the Taliban for wearing masks in Afghanistan? No, that's not true: The image of a CNN chyron claiming Taliban fighters were wearing masks as they attacked is fake -- it is from the Babylon Bee, a conservative satire website
Truth or Fiction?→ U.S. Military Dogs Being Evacuated From Afghanistan
On August 16 2021, CNN reporter Natasha Bertrand shared an image on Twitter which puportedly showed dogs with the United States military dogs as they were getting moved out of Afghanistan as its cities rapidly fell to the Taliban: U.S. military dogs
FactCheck.org→ Misinformation About Face Masks
Since the beginning of the pandemic, there has been a raging — sometimes ill-informed — debate over the effectiveness of face masks as protection against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
AllSides→ Indiana Doctor Piles On Bogus COVID-19 Claims in Viral Video
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/08/scicheck-indiana-doctor-piles-on-bogus-covid-19-claims-in-viral-video/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctor Addressing Indiana School Board Does NOT Accurately Represent Benefit Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Did Dr. Dan Stock present well-reasoned arguments to the Mt. Vernon, Indiana, school board against masking and vaccination as means to mitigate the spread and harm of COVID-19, and should his arguments apply universally as public health m
Snopes→ Senate OKs Dems’ $3.5T Budget in Latest Win for Biden
Lawmakers approved Democrats’ budget resolution on a party-line 50-49 vote, a crucial step for a president and party set on training the government’s fiscal might on assisting families, creating jobs and fighting climate change.
FactCheck.org→ Indiana Doctor Piles On Bogus COVID-19 Claims in Viral Video
SciCheck Digest In a viral video, an Indiana physician baselessly claimed that the COVID-19 vaccines, which have been shown to be safe and effective, “fight the virus wrong and let the virus become worse than it would with native infection.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Voltaire Did NOT Say ‘To Learn Who Rules Over You, Simply Find Out Who You Are Not Allowed To Criticize’
Did French philosopher Voltaire say, "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize"? No, that's not true: Two academic authorities on Voltaire told Lead Stories the words were not those of the French w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Slain Chicago Police Officer Ella French Did NOT Leave Behind An Infant Daughter
When Chicago police officer Ella French was killed in the line of duty, had she recently returned to work after maternity leave and did she leave an infant? No, the superintendent of Chicago police said in a news conference that those per
Snopes→ Fires Rampage Through Forests in Greece; Thousands Evacuated
One volunteer firefighter has died and at least 20 people have been treated in hospitals.
Truth or Fiction?→ News Organizations Uncritically Spread Sheriff’s Fentanyl ‘Overdose’ Video
A public safety video released by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department in California was quickly called into question online — but not by local news organizations, some of which shared it without mentioning that medical groups have des
Snopes→ Sumo Removed, but Equestrian Course Designer Defends Choice
A sumo wrestler that may have spooked the horses was knocked out of the Olympic equestrian ring, but the course designer is defending his decision to include the lifelike fighter in the first place.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT True That Whether Vaccines Work Or Don’t Work For Others, You Don’t Need One
Is it true that whether a vaccine works or doesn't work for other people, you don't need one? Paradoxically, neither of these claims is true: You need protection even if others are vaccinated and especially when the vaccine, like many oth
Truth or Fiction?→ Taino Chief Hatuey’s Last Words Meme
On August 4 2021, prolific Imgur account OctopussSevenTwo shared a meme to Imgur which described the purported last words of Taíno chief Hatuey before being burned alive. One day prior, a Reddit account shared the same meme to r/Damnthatsinteresting
Health Feedback→ Vaccinated people are much more protected from COVID-19 than unvaccinated individuals; the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks
REVIEW After authorizing the first COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in late 2020, the U.S. entered a nationwide vaccination campaign. As of 28 July 2021, 49% of the population has been fully vaccinated. Claims raising doubts about the effectivenes
Snopes→ Did This MiG Land on a Dam?
A video supposedly showing a fighter jet landing on a dam racked up more than 100,000 views in July 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence For Article’s Claims Vaccine Is Causing Heart Damage, May Kill Some Within 3 Years
Is InfoWars providing evidence-based information when it reports a doctor's claim that COVID-19 vaccines likely cause permanent heart damage in most patients that may kill some within three years? No, that's not true: The report is based
Full Fact→ No evidence birds found dead on ship were killed by 5G
A video shared on Facebook shows what appears to be hundreds of dead birds along the deck of a cruise ship. A caption next to the video states “Cruise ship turns on 5G , birds this time, what next?” There’s no evidence the birds were
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Posters Advertising Jobs For Teenagers Are Actually Sex Trafficking Schemes
Is there evidence that posters advertising jobs for teenagers are actually sex trafficking schemes? No, that's not true: According to representatives for anti-sex trafficking organizations, such posters are not known to be tied to sex tra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tweets Replicating ER Doc’s Lament About Rising Delta Variant Caseload Are NOT All Pro-Vaccination — Examples Show Anti-Vaccine Gaslighting
Are the tweets replicating a Florida emergency room doctor's lament over rising Delta variant cases all part of a pro-vaccine propaganda campaign? No, that's not true: Several replicas appear to be part of a gaslighting ploy by anti-vacci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Interview Does NOT Prove There’s No Variants, No Novel Coronavirus, No Pandemic — It Recycles Debunked Conspiracy Theories
Does a podcaster's online video prove there are no SARS-CoV-2 variants, that there's no pandemic and that COVID-19 isn't a novel disease? No, that's not true: coronavirus conspiracist David Martin's claims fly in the face of the establish
Snopes→ Snopes Media Group Marks 4-Year Anniversary of Costly Legal Battle
Snopes.com launches a new campaign to continue its legal fight and celebrates the most recent court victory.
Truth or Fiction?→ Rep. Matt Gaetz Says if Democrats Pass Voting Bill, Republicans Will ‘Never Win Another Election’
On July 18 2021, the Facebook page “Call to Activism” shared the following quote meme, claiming that Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) said that if Democrats pass “their voting rights bill,” then Republicans will “never win anot
Poynter→ Are state legislators really seeking power to overrule voters?
In a speech on voting rights in Philadelphia, President Joe Biden vowed that his administration would fight back against new voting restrictions pushed by allies of former President Donald Trump. State legislators are now engaged in a “broad as
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actress and Neuroscience Expert Mayim Bialik Is NOT Opposed To Vaccination
Is Mayim Bialik, an actress with a doctorate in neuroscience, opposed to vaccination? No, that's not true: Bialik debunked the claim after a misinterpretation of an excerpt from her book was used to portray her as someone who did not beli
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook’s Reshuffling of Data Tool Worries Researchers and Collaborators
A New York Times column on Facebook’s actions against the data analysis tool CrowdTangle prompted concern from both independent researchers and at least one group collaborating with the platform. According to Kevin Roose, a tech columnist for the
Full Fact→ Image shows a retreating wolf, not a protector
A Facebook post shows a picture of three wolves entitled ‘a fighting unit’. Underneath, a caption says “A she-wolf hides under a male. She doesn’t seem frightened by his opponent, but that’s only because she trusts her par