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FactCheck.org→ Timeline of National Guard Deployment to Capitol
On the day of the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, the first National Guard members arrived to assist at about 5:40 p.m. By then, most of the violence had subsided. In the critical minutes before rioters had breached the Capitol building around 2 p.m., the chie
Snopes→ Majority of House Members Vote for 2nd Impeachment of Trump
A majority of the U.S. House has voted to impeach President Donald Trump for a second time, just a week after he encouraged loyalists to “fight like hell” against election results.
FactCheck.org→ Road to a Second Impeachment
In the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol, the House Democrats on Jan. 11 introduced legislation to impeach President Donald Trump, charging him with “inciting violence against the Government of the United States.” The impeachment resolution,
Health Feedback→ Vaccines protect people from diseases, but don’t always prevent disease transmission; research ongoing to determine if COVID-19 vaccines stop transmission
REVIEW A YouTube live stream recorded on 5 January 2020, featured David Martin, who claimed that the COVID-19 RNA vaccines are not vaccines because they don’t fulfill the definitions of a vaccine according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Nancy Pelosi’s Son-in-Law Michiel Vos Meeting Horned QAnon Supporter Is Real But Part of His Correspondent Job
Did a photo show Michiel Vos, son-in-law of Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, meeting the shirtless, horned QAnon supporter who was widely mistaken for an Antifa activist during the January 6 events and is that a sign the two were in cah
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A Dangerous Threat’: Simon and Schuster Dumps Right-Wing Lawmaker’s Book
Publishers Simon & Schuster canceled plans on January 7 2021 to release a book by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley (R) after it was spotted on the company’s website. The company had been promoting a book in which Hawley was regurgitating the false
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Stefan Serafini,’ An Alleged Foreign Service Officer, Did NOT Work With Barack Obama, Former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi And Others To Rig The 2020 Election
Did "Stefan Serafini," a purported foreign service officer in Rome, work with Barack Obama, former Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and others to rig the 2020 election? No, that's not true: There's no evidence to support the internatio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence Protesters Were Antifa Activists Dressing Up As Trump Supporters In The Capitol
Were the protesters who committed violence in the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021, really antifa activists dressing up as Trump supporters? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available evidence that the people who stormed the Unite
Truth or Fiction?→ A Woman Was Shot in Capitol Riots; ‘Roberta Paulson’ Meme Follows
During riots at the United States Capitol on January 6 2021, a woman was shot on livestreams, an incident followed by memes claiming her name was “Roberta Paulson”: Roberta Paulsen, protester shot in the neck in DC, has reportedly died.
Truth or Fiction?→ Citing Conspiracy Theories, Pennsylvania Republicans Refuse to Seat Democratic Party Senator
As Pennsylvania’s legislature convened on January 5 2021 to commence its new two-year session, its Republican majority is blocking Sen. Jim Brewster (a Democrat) of Allegheny County from taking the oath of office: At the heart of the dispute is
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Mansion Is NOT Joel Osteen’s
Is this Joel Osteen's house? No, that's not true: The sprawling mansion, shown in a Facebook post, is not Joel and Victoria Osteen's River Oaks, Texas, home. It is the Hidden Hills, California, home of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, accor
Full Fact→ 2020, the year QAnon aligned with the UK’s fears
In late Summer of 2020, amidst an ease of lockdown, protesters marched through central London apparently in aid of abused children. The congregation travelled through the city, eventually settling at Buckingham Palace, where, in a now-viral moment, gr
FactCheck.org→ A Guide to Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine
Moderna’s mRNA vaccine is the second COVID-19 vaccine authorized for use in the U.S. Here, we give a rundown of basic facts about the vaccine and an overview of how it works. Quick Summary Vaccine name: mRNA-1273 Design type: mRNA Dose number: 2 dose
Poynter→ The second round of Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grant recipients report back on their projects
A little less than a month after the International Fact-Checking Network and Facebook distributed more than half a million dollars in grant funding to 13 fact-checking organizations fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the pair awarded an additional $300,00
Health Feedback→ Nurse who fainted after getting Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has a history of fainting episodes; does not mean the vaccine is unsafe
REVIEW A video clip of a nurse who fainted after she received the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine went viral on Facebook in mid-December 2020 and received millions of views. Some social media posts used the incident to imply or claim that the vacci
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on COVID-19 Vaccines
Two COVID-19 vaccines are now authorized in the U.S. and more are likely to follow. In this story, we answer some common questions about the shots. For more information about specific vaccines, we’ve created or will be creating individual pages fo
FactCheck.org→ Our Annual Fundraising Appeal
The year 2020 was brutal – and unfair. More than 300,000 Americans died of COVID-19. Millions were diagnosed with the disease — some of those still suffering long-term effects. Tens of millions have lost their jobs, and millions have been pushe
Full Fact→ Can we believe the lockdown sceptics?
Few people could have imagined last Christmas that in three months it would be illegal for them to leave the house. Yet lockdowns have become so normal this year that it can be easy to forget what an extreme and unusual policy they are. They cu
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccine candidates are generally safe and effective at preventing disease; ongoing studies investigate whether the vaccine can also reduce transmission
REVIEW The COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer/BioNTech is the first COVID-19 vaccine to be administered to the general population, in particular healthcare workers, having received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S Food and Drug Administrat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Six People Died During Pfizer’s COVID-19 Trial But NOT From The Vaccine; FDA Is Monitoring Developments Closely
Did six people die during Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine trial and is the FDA "not concerned"? Yes and no: Six participants died during the trial, but not from the vaccine. Of the six, just two were given the vaccine. The other four participan
Truth or Fiction?→ Is EO 13848 Trump’s ‘Ace in the Hole’ for Election Challenges?
As political disinformation about the 2020 election continued into December 2020, its purveyors turned to Executive Order 13848 — more precisely, claims that EO 13848 existed to ensure that U.S. President Donald Trump would remain in power for a
Truth or Fiction?→ Is the Trump Campaign Planning a Second Inauguration?
A suspicious screenshot grabbed Twitter users’ attention on December 17 2020, making some think that outgoing President Donald Trump and his campaign intended to continue denying his loss in the U.S. presidential elections into the new year. The
Full Fact→ The problem with coronavirus transmission in hospitals
More than 65,000 people in the UK have died from coronavirus since the pandemic hit our shores in early March. But as attention has focused on infections in care homes, schools, universities and pubs and restaurants, relatively little is still
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence A Nurse Was Found Dead Eight Hours After Receiving The COVID-19 Vaccine
Was a nurse found dead only eight hours after she received the COVID-19 vaccine? This is an unsubstantiated rumor. There are no verified reports of a nurse who received the vaccine dying just hours later. This situation has been complicat
Poynter→ The first round of Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grant recipients report back on their projects
In April the International Fact-Checking Network partnered with Facebook to dole out more than half a million dollars in grant funding to fact-checking organizations fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. The first round of Coronavirus Fact-Checking Grants he
AFP Fact Check→ Old government report used to claim 10,000 Philippine communist rebels surrendered to military in December 2020
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times on YouTube, Facebook and various blogs alongside a claim it shows a "breaking news" report that aired on December 13, 2020 about 10,000 rebels of the New People’s Army (NPA), the armed wing of the Co
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 50,000 Chinese Soldiers Were NOT Bombed And Killed In Maine
Were 50,000 Chinese soldiers bombed and killed in Maine -- with the incident "listed as an earthquake"? No, that's not true: there was a minor earthquake in Maine on December 9, 2020, but there was no bomb involved and there weren't 50,00
FactCheck.org→ False Claim About Biden’s Win Probability
Quick Take Facebook posts have repeated a false claim about a “one in a quadrillion” chance that President-elect Joe Biden received more votes than President Donald Trump in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Experts told us the claim m
Snopes→ Ex-Cop Charged with Making False 911 Call About Black Youths
A white former police officer has been charged with falsely reporting a gunfight with a group of Black youths at his lakeside camp in the Adirondacks while he was off duty, the Essex County District Attorney’s Office said.
FactCheck.org→ Vaccine Recipient Targeted With Baseless ‘Crisis Actor’ Claim
Quick Take Social media posts are peddling the baseless claim that the first recipient of a COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom was actually a “crisis actor.” There is no evidence for that conspiracy theory. Full Story On Dec. 8, a 90-y
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccine candidates show high efficacy and a safe profile in clinical trials, contrary to claims in viral video
REVIEW This 7 December 2020 video shows a series of 34 clips from individuals from different countries, claiming that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous and unnecessary because the COVID-19 pandemic is not real. First published on YouTube, the platform
Full Fact→ Claims about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine ingredients lack evidence
We’ve been asked to check a number of claims about the new Covid-19 vaccine and its ingredients. Several websites have claimed the Pfizer vaccine contains “PEG” which could cause large numbers of allergic reactions, and also that the
Poynter→ An inoculation strategy: Give people good information on COVID-19 vaccines
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. Minding the gap Last week, Facebook announced it would be
Poynter→ An inoculation strategy: Give people good information on COVID-19 vaccines
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. Minding the gap Last week, Facebook announced it would be
Full Fact→ Eight days. Eight hundred donors. One huge thank you.
Wow, we did it. Our supporters just helped us raise £55,014 in the Big Give Christmas Challenge–that’s £2,000 over our intended target.While bad reporting and vaccine conspiracies threaten to hamper uptake of a cure in 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eight States Have NOT All Joined Texas AG’s Suit Asking Supreme Court To Overturn Other States’ Election Results
Have Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina and South Dakota all joined Texas's lawsuit filed with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to overturn election results in four battleground states? No, that's n
Health Feedback→ Polio vaccine plays a critical role in eradicating polio; polio is caused by a virus, not by DDT
REVIEW An Instagram post containing a video, published on 2 December 2020, received more than 35,000 views. The post claims that vaccines did not get rid of polio and, “between 1955–1963 [the] CDC admits 98 million Americans received the polio v
FactCheck.org→ NRSC’s Dual Attack on Warnock and Ossoff
A TV ad from a Republican group accuses the Democratic candidates in Georgia’s two Senate runoff elections of having “radically dangerous” ideas on the criminal justice system and the environment. But there’s more to their positions than wh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A COVID-19 Vaccine Is NOT Likely To Kill You
Will taking a COVID-19 vaccine kill you or lead to "debilitating" illness? No, that's not true: There is an abundance of evidence to the contrary. For one, between the two farthest along and most robust vaccine trials out of Moderna and P