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Full Fact→ Costa sign demanding vaccine proof to sit in wasn’t taken in UK
Pictures of a sign outside a Costa Coffee store, telling customers that if they want to dine in they need to be able to show proof of immunity and photo ID, have gone viral on social media. What might not be clear on an initial glance is that the pictu
Logically→ Autonomous armed groups still operate in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
There are some armed groups that operate in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. One of them is identified as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.
Logically→ Germany is planning to force people who refuse to quarantine in to camps.
Travelers who have continuously breach entry requirements into Germany may be placed in temporary accommodation in some states.
Full Fact→ There are ways of testing for the Delta variant
A Facebook post featuring a meme with an image of Albert Einstein says that “people are being diagnosed with Delta variant even though there is no Delta variant test”. This isn’t quite right. Although there are no direct Delta v
Logically→ Sunflowers face each other when there is no sunlight.
Sunflowers are regulated by circadian rhythms that orient them toward sunlight. In the absence of sunlight, they grow upward, not toward each other.
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines effectively prevent severe disease; haven’t shown signs of antibody-dependent enhancement as claimed by Robert Malone
REVIEW On 28 July 2021, the podcast War Room: Pandemic published this video interview between host Steve Bannon and the vaccine and clinical consultant Robert Malone. The video was widely shared on social media platforms, receiving more than 25,000
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nickelodeon Was NOT Named After Nicholas Elodeon, Who Did NOT Create The Channel
Was Nickelodeon named after Nicholas Elodeon, the creator of the kids TV channel? No, that's not true: What eventually became Nickelodeon began as Pinwheel, an experimental kids show produced by a cable company in Columbus, Ohio, in the l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: VAERS Data Does NOT Establish Link Between ‘2,000 Deaths’ And COVID-19 Vaccines — There Was A Data Entry Error
Did the CDC report that deaths related to COVID-19 vaccines had skyrocketed and that more people were dying of the vaccine than the disease? No, that's not true: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not make any such announc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Nancy Pelosi Walking With Her Dad — It’s Hitler With Goebbels’ Child, Years Before Pelosi’s Birth
Does an old photo show a young Nancy Pelosi walking with her dad, who appears to be Adolph Hitler? No, that's not true: The black-and-white image shows Helga Goebbels, the daughter of the chief Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels, walking w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Family Of German Former Race Car Driver Michael Schumacher NOT Bankrupt
Was German former Formula One race car driver Michael Schumacher in a coma for six years after a skiing accident? And did his wife Corinna go into bankruptcy to fund her husband's medical treatment? No, that's not true: Michael Schumacher
The Dispatch→ Did Georgia Mail Out More Ballots Than It Has Registered Voters?
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FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Surges Among Unvaccinated in Florida, Contrary to Baseless Claims
SciCheck Digest Florida health officials have reported a 60% rise in COVID-19 cases, and hospitals are reporting that 95% of COVID-19 patients are not fully vaccinated. But a Facebook post makes the baseless claims that Florida’s numbers are not
FactCheck.org→ Vaccines Remain Largely Effective Against Delta Variant, Counter to Claims From Fox News Guest
SciCheck Digest Multiple studies show the FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines continue to be effective against the delta variant of the coronavirus, even if the potency of the vaccines is somewhat reduced. But a guest on Fox News falsely claimed the delta
FactCheck.org→ Old Photo of Biden Motorcade Misrepresented Online
Quick Take Viral social media posts are purporting a photo — which shows a motorcade being met by a swarm of flags supporting former President Donald Trump — captures President Joe Biden’s July 28 visit to Pennsylvania. While some Trump supporte
AllSides→ How ‘Gateway Pundit’ Used Vaccine And Election Misinformation To Earn $1.1 Million In Google Ad Revenue
https://www.forbes.com/sites/abrambrown/2021/07/29/gateway-pundit-election-vaccine-covid-misinformation-google/
Full Fact→ Macron didn’t say he would no longer sacrifice his life for people who refuse Covid-19 vaccines
It has been widely claimed on social media that French President Emmanuel Macron gave a speech in which he said he will no longer sacrifice “my life, my time, my freedom and the adolescence of my daughters” for people who refuse the Covid-1
Logically→ Israel to administer the third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to people over 60.
Israel’s Prime Minister announced that the country would offer a Pfizer vaccine as a booster to people over 60 who are fully vaccinated.
Snopes→ Did Biden Drive an 18-Wheeler?
Biden got a firsthand look at a trucker's life on the road in 1973, but has he ever actually driven an 18-wheeler?
Full Fact→ Comparisons between deaths reported after swine flu and Covid-19 vaccines are misleading
Several posts on Instagram have compared the rollout of a swine flu vaccine in the US in the 1970s with the Covid-19 vaccination programme. The posts claim that the rollout of the swine flu vaccine in 1976 was halted after it caused 32 deat
Full Fact→ Einstein didn’t say technology would create ‘generation of idiots’
A post on Facebook, shared hundreds of times, attributes a quote stating “I fear the day that technology will surpass our human interaction. The world will have a generation of idiots” to Albert Einstein. There is no evidence that he
FactCheck.org→ Viral Claim Gets Biden’s COVID-19 Travel and Immigration Policies Wrong
SciCheck Digest The Biden administration hasn’t introduced COVID-19 travel restrictions on Americans going to Mexico since the delta variant became dominant in the U.S., and it is enforcing immigration laws at the border. But a meme falsely claim
Full Fact→ No evidence that Jeff Rothschild ever called for WW3 to bring about a ‘new world order’
A Facebook post shares a meme featuring a picture of American billionaire Jeff Rothschild, with a quote calling for another world war in order to bring about a ‘new world order’. There is no evidence Mr Rothschild has ever said this.&
Full Fact→ Israel’s travel policy doesn’t view vaccinated passengers as higher risk
Israel recently postponed its plan to allow vaccinated tourists to enter the country from 1 August in an easing of coronavirus restrictions. This news has been shared on Facebook alongside the claim that vaccinated people account for nearly all s
Full Fact→ Video of Uber driver throwing passenger into a fountain is a prank
A video shared on Facebook claims to show an Uber driver throwing a disrespectful passenger into a fountain in Manhattan. The incident was a prank by actors Zeeshan Ali, who played the passenger, and Daniel Jean, who played the driver. The two ha
Full Fact→ 5G tower with ‘Delta’ power system is not related to Covid-19
A photo shared on Facebook shows what appears to be a 5G tower, including a power box labelled “DELTA POWER SYSTEM”, alongside the caption “What a fascinating name for a 5G power system..” The post appears to infer that the name
AllSides→ Do the COVID Vaccines Offer 100 Percent Protection From Infection?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/do-the-covid-vaccines-offer-100-percent At a town hall on July 21,
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
Full Fact→ Viral impala picture is not a maternal sacrifice
An image has been widely shared on Facebook, accompanied by a caption which says that the image shows two cheetahs attacking a “gazelle at a time when it was playing with its young children”. The posts say that rather than escape, the anima
Logically→ Jim Caviezel, a Hollywood movie star, discusses adrenochrome and child sex trafficking during a movie promotion which proves that hollywood is involved in child trafficking.
Jim Caviezel is propagating a famous conspiracy theory, which remains unsubstantiated and has been debunked previously.
Full Fact→ Fruit Shoot and oranges can’t test positive for Covid-19
Posts on Facebook, viewed thousands of times, claim to show an orange and a Fruit Shoot drink testing positive for Covid-19 on a lateral flow test (LFT). This type of self-styled experiment has appeared on social media many times throughout the p
Logically→ The third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is lethal.
COVID-19 vaccines are safe. They prevent death and severe sickness from COVID-19.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Does NOT Take Down Posts That Include The Pledge Of Allegiance To The United States of America
Does Facebook take down posts that include the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag? No, that's not true: A Facebook spokesperson said there was no truth to this. And posts with the Pledge of Allegiance are on Facebook at the time of this wri
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These Fast-Punching Videos Were NOT Produced Without Editing
Does this video compilation show amazing superhuman feats of punching speed? No, that's not true: These creative videos show a variety of post-production effects that can be achieved with digital tools, notably masking, using a video edit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Comparing the Odds Of Shark Attack To Delta Variant Infection Is NOT Valid
Is it valid to compare the odds of a shark attack to the odds of contracting the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus? No, that's not true: One noted shark expert says a person is 300,000 times more likely to get COVID via the delta varian
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Vaccinated Person Is NOT Wrong To Think An Unvaccinated Person Is A Threat To Their Health
Is a vaccinated person wrong to believe an unvaccinated person is a threat to their health? No, that's not true: No vaccine is 100% effective, so the vaccinated person is still at risk of infection and, at the time the post appeared, unva
FactCheck.org→ Republicans’ Shaky, No Evidence Attempt to Cast Blame on Pelosi for Jan. 6
House Republicans have sought to change the narrative on the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol by pro-Trump protesters, claiming that Speaker Nancy Pelosi is “ultimately responsible for the breakdown of security at the Capitol.” But their argume
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
Truth or Fiction?→ Sea Cats and Passports
Variations on a July 2021 post about “sea cats” with their own passports were — understandably — reliably popular, with several iterations circulating on Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit: Think “working cats” is a new thing?