Quick Take A post circulating on social media falsely claims actor Denzel Washington said he’s “had it” with the Democratic Party’s “lies” and now supports former President Donald Trump. The fictitious quote attributed to Washington origina
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FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Mislead on Harris Border Trip
Quick Take Some popular online posts suggest that Vice President Kamala Harris’ trip to El Paso is “over 1000 miles away” from the “border crisis.” It’s true that other areas — including the Rio Grande Valley &
FactCheck.org→ The Facts – and Gaps – on the Origin of the Coronavirus
A year and a half into the COVID-19 pandemic — and with a death toll approaching 4 million lives — how the coronavirus came to spark a global scourge remains unknown. Was it the result of a spillover from an animal to a human, as has happen
Poynter→ Fact-checkers use automation to maximize their impact
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. The bots are back in town Wednesday’s IFCN Talk highlighted the work of th
FactCheck.org→ Video: Texas Doctor Spreads False Claims About Moderna, Pfizer Vaccines
In this video, FactCheck.org and Univision Noticias team up to debunk false claims made by a Texas doctor about the two mRNA vaccines authorized for emergency use in the U.S. for COVID-19. The Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines demonstrated in cli
Full Fact→ Herald suggests Scotland’s 2006 smoking ban behind drop in heart attacks since 1990
“Smoking ban credited for 74% drop in heart attacks in Scotland” The Herald, 17 June 2021. Last week, a headline in Scotland’s Herald newspaper claimed that the smoking ban is credited for the 74% drop in heart attacks in Scotland.&n
FactCheck.org→ Airlines Are Encouraging, Not Banning, Vaccinated Passengers
SciCheck Digest Airlines are encouraging people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine to fly once again. Yet social media posts falsely claim that airline executives around the world are discussing banning vaccinated passengers due to a risk of blood cl
FactCheck.org→ Airlines Are Encouraging, Not Banning, Vaccinated Passengers
SciCheck Digest Airlines are encouraging people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine to fly once again. Yet social media posts falsely claim that airline executives around the world are discussing banning vaccinated passengers due to a risk of blood cl
FactCheck.org→ Post Misrepresents Details of Postmortem Study of Vaccinated Patient
SciCheck Digest A controversial radio show host and blogger misrepresented findings of a published case report to conclude that an 86-year-old man died as a result of being vaccinated against COVID-19. The case report’s lead author said the man d
Logically→ The American author Naomi Wolf is a medical doctor.
Wolf acquired the title of "Dr" after completing a Ph.D. The author has spread misinformation on COVID-19 and is not a medical doctor.
FactCheck.org→ Soccer Star’s Collapse Was Unrelated to COVID-19 Vaccine
SciCheck Digest Danish soccer star Christian Eriksen is recovering well after he suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed during a match on June 12. But after the incident, social media posts falsely claimed he had recently been vaccinated for COVID-19 an
Health Feedback→ PCR tests are reliable to detect and monitor COVID-19 infections, which are real and had caused millions of deaths worldwide
REVIEW On 10 June 2021, the podcast War Room: Pandemic, hosted by Steve Bannon, published this video interview with lawyer Reiner Fuellmich. First published on Facebook, the video was later removed, but it continued to circulate on other platforms l
Full Fact→ Fake memo circulating claiming to be from Imperial College
A fake ‘leaked memorandum’ purportedly from Imperial epidemiologist Professor Neil Ferguson is circulating on social media. The document claims to be a ‘memo’ from Professor Ferguson, who advises the government as part of the Ne
FactCheck.org→ Conservative Outlets Advance Unfounded Theory About Capitol Attack
Quick Take There is no evidence that “unindicted co-conspirators” mentioned in federal indictments related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack are undercover FBI agents or informants, as conservative outlets have claimed or suggested. Legal expert
Full Fact→ Covid-19 victims cannot be cremated against their wishes
A widely-shared post on Facebook contains a number of inaccurate and misleading claims about the Covid-19 crisis, including claims about asymptomatic transmission, death statistics and cremation procedures. We’ve checked five of the main on
FactCheck.org→ Research Rebuts Claims Linking COVID-19 Vaccines to Male Infertility
SciCheck Digest A new study found there was no negative effect on sperm levels in men after receiving the COVID-19 vaccines, undercutting suggestions that the shots affect male fertility. But social media posts have made the baseless claim that vaccina
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 itself can cause heart inflammation, in addition to other problems like long COVID; benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their risks
REVIEW The ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaigns in many countries have been accompanied by close attention from health authorities to monitor vaccine safety. Indeed, thanks to monitoring by regulatory agencies, researchers have been able to detect
Poynter→ Election fraud claims proliferate in Germany, Peru and Brazil
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. A fraudulent export As the debate in the United States rages over the voting
AllSides→ ‘There will always be claims of cheating’ in elections, but fact-checkers can work together to fight back
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/there-will-always-be-claims-of-cheating-in-elections-but-fact-checkers-can-work-together-to-fight-back/
FactCheck.org→ Viral Video Misleadingly Questions Safety of Nasal Swabs
SciCheck Digest A chemical widely used to sterilize medical devices is also used for nasal swabs in COVID-19 testing. But a viral video misleadingly suggests that the swabs are dangerous — saying that the chemical causes cancer and can alter DNA.
The Dispatch→ Did a Teenager Die From Myocarditis After Her Second COVID Dose?
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FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Tie Evangelical Leader to Cannabis Product
Quick Take A viral Facebook post, which links to a webpage that misrepresents itself as a Fox News report, pushes the false story that evangelical Christian leader Charles Stanley sells CBD, a cannabis product. Stanley’s organization said the story i
Snopes→ No, Christian Eriksen’s Club Doctor Did Not Say He Got COVID-19 Vaccine Before Cardiac Arrest
COVID-19 and anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists seized the opportunity to spread misinformation after the Danish soccer star's medical emergency at Euro 2020.
Truth or Fiction?→ The ‘Critical Race Theory’ Coordinated Disinformation Campaign
An inauthentically organized, corrosive disinformation campaign taking direct aim at social resilience and anti-racism pushes has taken over school boards throughout the United States in what appears to be a highly coordinated national push — whi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2018 Video Does NOT Show Wuhan Lab Partner Scheming On How To Make Money From A Pandemic
Does a video of a 2018 lecture by an American professor show him scheming on how to make money from a pandemic? No, that's not true: An 89-second clip included in an article making the claim is edited to exclude the context of statements
AllSides→ Viral image misrepresents photo of transgender high school wrestler
https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jun/11/viral-image-misrepresents-image-trans-high-school-/ A ye
Lead Stories→ Lead Stories Staff Wins 2020 Sigma Delta Chi Award For Covid-19 Fact-Checking
The Lead Stories staff was just awarded a 2020 Sigma Delta Chi Award by The Society of Professional Journalists for our Covid-19 fact checking. We are very happy and honored to have been chosen and will strive to continue our fact checkin
FactCheck.org→ Evidence Points to Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines for Pregnant People
SciCheck Digest Clinical trials and medical studies have indicated that the COVID-19 vaccines are safe for pregnant people. But online posts misrepresent unverified reports submitted to vaccine monitoring systems in the U.S. and Europe to misleadingly
Health Feedback→ CDC study finds five percent of teens hospitalized due to COVID-19 require ventilation, vaccinating against COVID-19 can help reduce the risk of severe disease in teens
REVIEW On 8 June 2021, radio host Wendy Bell posted photos and a video on Facebook in response to an article in the Washington Post reporting on a new report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)[1]. The report, which analyzed r
FactCheck.org→ Facebook Post Misleads on Bipartisan Capitol Attack Report and Interview
Quick Take On June 8, a bipartisan group of senators released a report on the security and intelligence failures related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The report did not “single out” former President Donald Trump “for inci
Poynter→ Facebook acknowledges politicians can harm, but won’t let them be fact-checked
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. What’s the harm? Last week’s announcement by Facebook that it would keep
FactCheck.org→ SciCheck on the Radio
FactCheck.org Managing Editor Lori Robertson discussed several of our recent SciCheck articles on the public radio show “Conversations on Health Care.” See the audio clips below and links to our full articles for more information. Vaccinati
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts, Pundits Distort Fauci Emails
SciCheck Digest Thousands of pages of redacted emails to and from Dr. Anthony Fauci are now publicly available, thanks to journalists’ Freedom of Information Act requests. Some of those messages have been distorted in viral posts, particularly ab
Health Feedback→ Vaccines are a safer alternative for acquiring immunity compared to natural infection and COVID-19 survivors benefit from getting vaccinated, contrary to claims by Peter McCullough
REVIEW An interview featuring Peter McCullough, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at Texas A & M University, conducted by writer John Leake on 19 May 2021, was published as a video on Rumble by Fleccas Talks, a channel run by political co
FactCheck.org→ Dominion’s Defamation Lawsuits Are Still Active
Quick Take Dominion Voting Systems has sued Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell for making false accusations of election fraud that defamed the company after the 2020 election. Both of those lawsuits are ongoing, but a false claim circulating on social med
Poynter→ Factually: News was a potent cure for the infodemic, report says
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. News you can use Last week, a report from the Reuters Institute for the Stud
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Private Email On Masks, Dated February 2020, Does NOT Conflict With What He Was Saying Publicly Around That Time
Does Dr. Anthony Fauci's private email on masks, dated February 2020, conflict with what he was saying publicly around that time? No, that's not true: His email was consistent with the guidance given then. Since the start of the COVID-19
AllSides→ Can scientific uncertainties about COVID-19 be fact-checked?
https://www.poynter.org/fact-checking/2021/can-covid-19-uncertainty-be-fact-checked/ The coronavirus pa
AllSides→ Did the Red Cross Say People Cannot Donate Blood Plasma After Being Vaccinated?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-the-red-cross-say-people-cannot A viral Instagram post claims
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines are safer than the risk of COVID-19 infection for people of all ages
REVIEW The U.S. Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) is a surveillance system that helps ensure the safety of vaccines used in the U.S. However, VAERS reports have been commonly misused to spread misinformation about vaccine safety, partic