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FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s COVID-19 Press Briefing
President Donald Trump, at a July 28 briefing, made a few false and misleading statements about COVID-19: Trump falsely said that “large portions” of the country are “corona-free.” Only 35 counties or county equivalents, accounting for less th
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s COVID-19 Press Briefing
President Donald Trump, at a July 28 briefing, made a few false and misleading statements about COVID-19: Trump falsely said that “large portions” of the country are “corona-free.” Only 35 counties or county equivalents, accounting for less th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Women Do NOT Need To Be 25, Married, Have A Son, Daughter And Their Husband’s Consent To Get Their Tubes Tied
Does a woman have to be 25 years old, married, have at least one son and one daughter, and have her husband's consent to get a tubal ligation? No, that's not true: Requirements for surgical sterilization for women (and men, too)
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Regis Philbin Did Not Leave $20 Million to Trump Campaign
Did Regis Philbin leave $20 million dollar to the Trump campaign after his recent death? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Trump Tweet That the ‘Suburban Lifestyle Dream’ Won’t be ‘Hurt by Low-Income Housing’?
On July 29 2020, screenshots of two tweets attributed to United States President Donald Trump appeared on Facebook, in which he purportedly addressed “people living their Suburban Dream Lifestyle” on the matter of “low income housin
The Dispatch→ Is the NFL Donating $250 Million to Black Lives Matter?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Donald Trump: ‘Nobody Likes Me’
On July 29 2020, an apparent CNN screen capture featuring a chyron quoting United States President Donald Trump as saying “nobody likes me” circulated on sites like Reddit: Does this count? from facepalm
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Elon Musk Tweet ‘We Will Coup Whoever We Want, Deal With It’?
On July 29 2020, comedian Lee Camp shared the following image, which quoted Elon Musk as saying the United States would “coup whoever we want,” and to “deal with it”: Across an image of Musk, text read: My name is Elon Musk.
The Dispatch→ Has Aldi Stopped Requiring Customers to Wear Masks?
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AFP Fact Check→ US was not the only country to end slavery
Facebook posts shared thousands of times claim that the United States was the only country to end slavery. This is false; experts say multiple countries banned the practice in the 19th century, and one historian called the claim “absurd.”
Full Fact→ Misleading claims on pre-existing conditions and Covid-19 deaths go viral
A post on Facebook has claimed that the death rate for Covid-19 is 0.0024% and that only 1,379 people with no pre-existing health conditions have died of Covid-19, using data from deaths in English hospitals. The image in the post contains some officia
Health Feedback→ Baseless speculations underpin a retracted editorial claiming spontaneous generation of SARS-CoV-2 in skin cells exposed to 5G waves
REVIEW An editorial article published in the Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents on 16 July 2020 and withdrawn a few days later claimed that the millimeter-length waves used in 5G technology can spontaneously generate SARS-CoV-2
Full Fact→ Surgical masks may offer some protection to the wearer from Covid-19 and may stop them from infecting others
A picture of a box of face masks, which says on the side that they “will not provide any protection against Covid-19 (coronavirus) or other viruses or contaminants” has been shared on Facebook. The image of the box seems genuine, as other m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The U.S. Postal Service IS Telling Americans To Request Mail-In Ballots At Least 15 Days Before The Election
Did the United States Postal Service advise Americans to give their mail-in ballots 14 days round trip in order to make it in time for the election? No, that is partially misleading. A meme that has gone viral claims Americans ne
Full Fact→ It’s not true that employees who have to quarantine cannot be ‘penalised’
“Employers, just like employees, have got to follow the law. I don’t think you could be laying people off or taking penalties against people for adhering to the law [...] If someone has followed the law in relation to quarantine and self-i
FactCheck.org→ In Viral Video, Doctor Falsely Touts Hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 ‘Cure’
Quick Take A widely shared video, featuring a doctor falsely claiming hydroxychloroquine is a “cure” for COVID-19, ignited an online storm that resulted in the video being pulled by social media platforms. There is no known cure for COVID-19, and c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: United Nations Did NOT Order Trump To Stand Down In Portland
Did the United Nations order President Trump to "stand down" in Portland? No, that's not true. An article that has gone viral claiming the UN has told Trump to "stop Federal officers from using non-lethal force against 'peaceful
AllSides→ Does This Video Show Hurricane Hanna Blowing Down Border Fencing?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/hurricane-hanna-border-fence/ On July 25, 2020, Hurricane Hanna made
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the United States Postal Service Urge Mail-In Voters to Request Envelopes by October 20th?
Amid increasing concern over the United States Postal Service’s efficiency leading up to the 2020 U.S. elections, a CBS News host’s tweet warned voters seeking to take part by mail. “USPS says you should give mail in ballots at least
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Uniformed Private Contractors Patrolling Portland and Snatching Protesters?
On July 25 2020, a rumor spread on Facebook that that individuals patrolling Portland in military uniform (sometimes snatching people off the street) were private contractors, and that they were working for a company called “Black River”:
FactCheck.org→ Trump Didn’t Tweet In 2009 That He ‘Would Never Let Thousands’ Die in Pandemic
Quick Take An image on social media falsely purports to show a tweet from Donald Trump in 2009, saying he “would never let thousands of Americans die from a pandemic while in office.” There is no evidence Trump ever posted that tweet. Ful
Snopes→ Was Tom Hanks Arrested in Australia and Fitted with an Ankle Bracelet?
The actor is one of several celebrities who have become the target of bizarre conspiracy theories about "elite pedophile sex trafficking rings."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Was NOT Removed From The House Floor For Being Drunk
Was Speaker Nancy Pelosi removed from the floor of the House of Representatives for drunk and disorderly conduct? No, that's not true: This is a fictional piece written by a known satire website. These stories are often re-publis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Target Did NOT End Its ‘Shop with a Cop’ Program To Distance The Company From The Police
Did Target end its shop with a cop program in an effort to distance themselves from the police? No, that's not true: This is a false claim that went viral on social media. The program, branded as "Heroes & Helpers," pairs "pu
AllSides→ Can you get the coronavirus twice?
https://apnews.com/1750f635cc513724ff4fde65443c67d6 Can you get the coronavirus twice? Scientists don
Full Fact→ You do not have to legally lower your mask for lip-readers
A graphic on social media which claims that people must legally remove their face coverings for deaf people so they can lip-read has been shared hundreds of times. It is incorrect to say you are legally required to remove a face covering to allow someo
Full Fact→ How we’re using AI to scale up global fact checking
With much of the world adapting to a new normal, it is more important than ever that the public is aware of the dangers of false or misleading information on the coronavirus pandemic. Fact checking organisations around the world are stepping up and sta
The Dispatch→ Is the Federal Government Sending Private Security Forces into Portland?
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AllSides→ Is DeAanna Lorraine currently Running Against Nancy Pelosi?
https://checkyourfact.com/2020/07/27/fact-check-deanna-lorraine-currently-running-nancy-pelosi/ An imag
Truth or Fiction?→ Was This Photograph Taken at a Protest in Portland?
A Black photojournalist’s work recirculated online in July 2020, though without credit to him and sometimes eliding the context of his original photograph. Freelancer Crush Rush first took the photograph on May 31 2020 during protests against po
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Does NOT Count Pneumonia And Seasonal Flu In The COVID-19 Toll
Did the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just cut the COVID-19 tally from 90,000 to 11,000 in Florida to correct accidental inclusion of pneumonia and seasonal flu? No, the claim was made with no facts or sources to back it
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Epstein’ Who Visited Executive Offices During Obama Years Was NOT Convicted Sex Offender Jeffrey Epstein
Did Jeffrey Epstein visit former President Barack Obama three times at the White House? No, that's misleading: It's true that visitor logs show that a "Jeffrey E. Epstein" visited what was then known as the Old Executive Office Building (
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: $11 Billion Dollar Border Wall Did NOT Blow Down In Hurricane Hanna
Did part of the border wall separating the United States from Mexico blow over during Hurricane Hanna? No, that's not true. Video purporting showing a section of the border wall in Texas blowing over with gale force winds during
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NIH Did NOT Admit 5G Can Actually Create Coronavirus Within Human Cells
Did the NIH admit 5G can actually create coronavirus within human cells? No, that's not true. The site Infowars.com claimed the National Institutes of Health admitted that 5G technology can create coronavirus within human cells based on a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Origin Of The Word ‘Picnic’ Was NOT To Describe Festive Events Where Racist Whites Would Lynch Black Men
Does the English word "picnic" have its origins in describing festive events where racist whites would lynch Black men? No, that's not true: The word "picnic" dates back to the mid-to-late 18th century and comes from the French word "piqu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mandatory Vaccinations Are NOT In Direct Violation Of The Nuremberg Code
Are mandatory vaccinations in direct violation of the Nuremberg Code? No, that's not true: The Nuremberg Code, a set of principles that grew out of the Nuremberg trials at the end of World War II, applies to human experimentation, not app
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elvis Statue Is NOT Being Removed From Downtown Memphis Because He Stole The Blues From Black Musicians
Is it true that "new guidelines" are forcing the removal of a statue of Elvis Presley from Memphis because the singer stole the Blues from Black musicians? No, that is not true. The Elvis statue still stands in downtown Memphis, Tennessee
Truth or Fiction?→ Pedophile’s Decapitated Corpse Not Found on Judge’s Doorstep After Bail Hearing
On July 26 2020, what appeared to be a shocking local news story (headline: “Pedophile’s Decapitated Corpse Found On Judge’s Doorstep After Bail Hearing In Ocala, Florida”) began circulating on Facebook and Twitter: It's times li
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Rockefeller Agenda For COVID, President Of Ghana Did NOT Read It in Video
Did the president of Ghana release an audio message reading exceprts from a 2010 Rockefeller Foundation document that predicted and planned the coronavirus outbreak? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated agenda and the president, Nana