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FactCheck.org→ Online Claims Misrepresent Washington Bill Aimed at Runaway Transgender Youth
Q: Does a proposed law in Washington state say that the government can take children away from parents who don’t agree to gender transition surgery? A: No. Under the bill, licensed youth shelters no longer have to report the location of a run
Logically→ U.K.’s ONS data has been misrepresented to show that COVID vaccines caused 600,000 deaths in the U.S.
AllSides→ Posts Misrepresent U.N. Panel’s Guidance on Consensual Sex Between Adolescents
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/04/posts-misrepresent-u-n-panels-guidance-on-consensual-sex-between-adolescents/
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent U.N. Panel’s Guidance on Consensual Sex Between Adolescents
Quick Take An international judicial panel working with the United Nations’ AIDS agency issued recommendations in March on laws related to sexual conduct, including consensual sex between adolescents. Social media posts misrepresented the rec
Logically→ Protective coating used for fruits and vegetables misrepresented to be harmful for the human body
Health Feedback→ Analysis by insurance executive Josh Stirling misrepresents official UK data, doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines led to 600,000 deaths
REVIEW An article published by the website The Florida Standard claimed that 600,000 Americans died from the COVID-19 vaccines, attributing this to an analysis by insurance executive Josh Stirling. Stirling collaborated with financier Edward Dowd to
Logically→ Video misrepresents email from Fauci and his advice about wearing masks amid spread of COVID-19
Logically→ Video misrepresents email from Fauci and his advice about wearing masks amid spread of COVID-19
Logically→ Georgia General Assembly resolution against Hinduphobia has been misrepresented
Logically→ Old speech by President Joe Biden misrepresented, falsely linked to former President Donald Trump’s indictment
AllSides→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Zelenskyy’s Remarks on U.S. Military Involvement
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/03/social-media-posts-misrepresent-zelenskyys-remarks-on-u-s-military-involvement/
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent Zelenskyy’s Remarks on U.S. Military Involvement
Quick Take Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted that if Russia’s invasion of his country is successful, it will invade nearby NATO countries, triggering a war involving the U.S. military. Some conservative commentator
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of Spacecraft And Structures In Antarctica Are Not Real — Digitally Edited And Misrepresented Pictures
Does a collection of photos shared on social media show "another world" and remnants of a lost civilization or buried spacecraft under the ice of Antarctica? No, that's not true: These photos come from several sources. Some are presented
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Moderna CEO’s Remarks on Vaccine Production
SciCheck Digest Moderna’s CEO said in January that the company’s total production in 2019 was “100,000 dose,” referring to all its vaccines and therapeutics. Online posts distorted the remarks to falsely claim Moderna made C
FactCheck.org→ Partisan Posts Misrepresent IRS’ Voluntary Program Proposal on Tip Income
Quick Take The IRS has proposed a voluntary program that employers could choose to use in order to manage the taxes owed on employees’ tips. The program would replace similar existing programs. But some partisan social media accou
AllSides→ Viral Tweet Misrepresents NOAA Report on Rising Global Temperature
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/01/scicheck-viral-tweet-misrepresents-noaa-report-on-rising-global-temperature/
FactCheck.org→ Viral Tweet Misrepresents NOAA Report on Rising Global Temperature
SciCheck Digest The warming trend in global temperature continued in 2022, which was the sixth-warmest year on record, according to a recent report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. But a viral tweet — using just a small
Health Feedback→ Misrepresented 2018 clip of Bill Gates trigger inaccurate claims that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for livestock could transfer to people through diet
REVIEW A video published on Rumble on 10 January 2023 claimed that “Bill Gates Vows To Pump mRNA Into Food Supply To ‘Force-Jab’ the Unvaccinated”. As a thumbnail image, the video showed a photo of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and what se
Full Fact→ Instagram post misrepresents study linking climate change and diseases
Research linking climate change to strokes, dementia and migraines is not a cover up for Covid-19 vaccine harms, as Instagram user claims.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Misrepresent FDA’s COVID-19 Vaccine Safety Research
SciCheck Digest A vaccine safety surveillance study from the Food and Drug Administration has been misrepresented online. The paper did not establish a link between the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and blood clots, as some have claimed — a
PolitiFact→ Florida leaders misrepresented research before ban on gender-affirming care
Throughout its push to prohibit transition-related services for transgender patients, Florida misrepresented research and suggested that for most teenagers, the desire to identify with sex not assigned at birth will fade away.
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent How Florida Arrived at Quick Election Results
Quick Take Florida law allows election officials to start counting early in-person and mail-in ballots before Election Day. But social media posts falsely claim Florida counted all of its more than 7 million votes in five hours on Election Day and stat
PolitiFact→ Tucker Carlson – Tucker Carlson misrepresents data to claim the US will run out of diesel fuel by Thanksgiving
The United States is "about to run out of diesel fuel ... by the Monday of Thanksgiving week."
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent ‘Not Verified’ Code on Pennsylvania Ballot Applications
Quick Take Pennsylvania uses a “not verified” code on mail-in ballot applications if a voter’s identity couldn’t be immediately verified; voters have six days after an election to submit a valid ID. But an Instagram post and som
PolitiFact→ Rebekah Jones – Rebekah Jones misrepresents findings of state investigation in Instagram post
Document shows Rebekah Jones “demonstrated” a violation of Florida’s Whistleblower Act.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Post Misrepresents Connecticut Ballot Question on Early Voting
Quick Take A ballot question in Connecticut asks voters if they want to enact early voting. But a social media post falsely claims the proposal would also “remove the requirement of a certified seal from certain ballots.” The measure refers
PolitiFact→ Mark Kelly – Mark Kelly misrepresents Blake Masters’ current Social Security stance in Arizona Senate race
Blake Masters “wants to privatize” Social Security.
AllSides→ Fabricated Screenshot Misrepresents GOP’s ‘Commitment to America’
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/10/fabricated-screenshot-misrepresents-gops-commitment-to-america/ House
FactCheck.org→ Fabricated Screenshot Misrepresents GOP’s ‘Commitment to America’
Quick Take House Republicans unveiled a list of policy goals called the “Commitment to America” in September. But a fabricated screenshot purporting to show the agenda has been circulating on social media. None of the items included in the
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Claims Misrepresent Boston U. Study of What Causes Severity of COVID-19 Strains
SciCheck Digest To study the role of the spike protein in the severity of COVID-19 illnesses, researchers exposed 10 mice prone to develop severe disease to a hybrid version of the virus. Eight mice died. Social media posts say researchers created a da
PolitiFact→ Citizens for Sanity – Ad misrepresents Senate Democrats’ full record on border security
“Every single Senate Democrat voted against hiring more border agents. They voted against deporting felons. And they voted against ending catch and release.”
AllSides→ Social Media Claims Misrepresent Election Software CEO’s Arrest
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/10/social-media-claims-misrepresent-election-software-ceos-arrest/ Socia
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Claims Misrepresent Election Software CEO’s Arrest
Quick Take The CEO of a company that maintained poll worker data for Los Angeles County has been arrested as “part of an investigation into the possible theft of personal identifying information” of those poll workers, according to Los Ange
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Instagram post misrepresents findings of infant vaccination studies
“Premature babies are at a much higher risk of injury from immunizations than full-term babies.”
PolitiFact→ Bo Hines – Bo Hines misrepresents Wiley Nickel’s views on abortion
Wiley Nickel supports “abortion all the way up until the point of birth, even post-birth.”
Health Feedback→ Biden’s 2021 remarks on the role of COVID-19 vaccines in hurricane preparedness misrepresented in social media posts
REVIEW In late September 2022, Hurricane Ian hit several parts of the U.S., leaving a trail of destruction, with Florida and South Carolina being the most affected areas. Around the same time, social media posts began to appear, suggesting that U.S.
PolitiFact→ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee – Did Herschel Walker misrepresent his record on veterans, graduation and law enforcement? Yes
Herschel Walker misled about “personally treating 4,500 veterans per year,” about “graduating from college” and about “working in law enforcement.”
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccine Opponents Misrepresent CDC Webcast on Causes of Blood Clots
SciCheck Digest The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hosted an online seminar about the treatment of blood clots, which is expected to grow as the U.S. population ages and the obesity rate increases. But some vaccine opponents misrepresented
Snopes→ Ohio GOP House Candidate Has Misrepresented Military Service
Campaigning for a northwestern Ohio congressional seat, Republican J.R. Majewski presents himself as an Air Force combat veteran who deployed to Afghanistan after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.