REVIEW A tweet by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (@nychealthy), posted on 13 January 2023, generated confusion over its statement that “Omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 now accounts for 73% of all sequenced COVID-19 cases in N
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ID Of Injured Woman NOT Unknown — Post Is Spam To Entice Shares
Are police asking for help identifying a young woman who was allegedly mugged, stabbed and left for dead on a roadside? No, that's not true: The claim is a hoax meant to trick people into sharing the post to garner attention -- a "bait an
FactCheck.org→ What to Know About the Special Counsels Investigating Trump and Biden
Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Jan. 12 that he has appointed Robert Hur, a former U.S. attorney, as special counsel for the investigation of how classified documents from President Joe Biden’s time as vice president ended up at Biden
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Spy Software’ Time Theft Firing
In mid-January 2023, viral posts on social media addressed a worker who was reportedly fired after “spy software” identified “time theft”: Spy software found a worker wasn’t working as much as she said. Now she
The Dispatch→ The Sweep: Where Have All the Candidates Gone?
Former U.S. President Donald Trump arrives on stage before announcing that he was officially launchinghis 2024 presidential campaign. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)Donald Trump is still the only announced candidate for 2024.The post The Sweep: Wher
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Post Tweet Vowing To ‘Force-Jab’ The Unvaccinated By Inoculating Livestock
Did Microsoft founder Bill Gates tweet about forcing COVID-19 vaccinations on people by injecting mRNA into their food supply? No, that's not true: A search of Gates' Twitter account reveals the tweet is fake. The claim appeared in an art
Logically→ Satellites don’t exist and the Earth is flat.
Substantial evidence shows that satellites do exist. The belief satellites are fake stems from the debunked Flat Earth theory.
Full Fact→ Are more dentists now working in the NHS?
We look at conflicting claims about the state of NHS dentistry made by the Prime Minister and the British Dental Association.
Full Fact→ Electoral Commission has no evidence of tellers engaging in voter fraud
A Facebook post claims tellers outside polling stations are collecting information to enable people to commit voter fraud. There’s no evidence this is actually happening.
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines are not being used to treat strep A or scarlet fever
In a Facebook video, Chris Preddie made a number of inaccurate claims about the Covid-19 vaccines.
Logically→ A 15-minute city plan is a WEF agenda that will restrict people from moving beyond their designated areas.
The idea of a 15-minute city refers to the proximity of services. Claims that it will restrict people's movements are part of conspiracy theories.
Logically→ This video shows snowfall at Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
The viral video has been digitally altered, and there was no snowfall in the courtyard of Masjid al-Haram in Mecca.
Logically→ This image shows Nepal security forces near the 2023 plane crash debris in Pokhra.
An old image from the 2012 Sita Air plane crash has been shared by people claiming it is from the recent Yeti Airlines plane crash in January 2023.
Logically→ Video shows Buzz Aldrin admitting that the moon landing didn’t happen.
The complete video shows that Aldrin didn't deny the moon landing. He was reacting to an audience question about the scariest moment of the mission.
Logically→ Video shows the Yeti Airlines aircraft crashing and bursting into flames near a road in Pokhara, Nepal.
A 2013 video from Afghanistan has been falsely shared as the recent 2023 plane crash in Pokhara, Nepal.
The Dispatch→ DOJ Appoints Another Special Counsel
Robert Hur speaks at a news conference. (Photo by Zach Gibson/Getty Images)Former prosecutor Robert Hur will head the investigation into Biden’s classified documents case.The post DOJ Appoints Another Special Counsel appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Footballers Maradona and Platini wore shirts with anti-drug and anti-corruption messaging respectively.
Diego Maradona and Michel Platini were both wearing jerseys with anti-drug messages in a 1988 match. The post falsely claims it was in 1986.
Poynter→ The White House is not banning gas stoves and ovens
Fox News viewers might think a government agency is cooking up a plan to take away their gas stoves and ovens, after comments from network host Sean Hannity. “Now, not […] The post The White House is not banning gas stoves and ovens appeare
Logically→ Haiti has one of the lowest COVID-19 death rates despite administering zero vaccine doses.
More than 500,000 vaccines have been administered in Haiti. An article from before the vaccine roll-out is being shared without context.
The Dispatch→ A Bleak Outlook on Immigration Reform
Immigrant families arrive back into Mexico after being expelled from the United States. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images)Divisions in Congress make major breakthroughs on the issue unlikely in 2023. The post A Bleak Outlook on Immigration Reform appea
The Dispatch→ How Republicans Can Get Serious on Spending
Kevin McCarthy speaks at a House GOP leadership press conference on government funding. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency /Getty Images.)When it comes to cuts, less is actually more.The post How Republicans Can Get Serious on Spending appeared fir
Logically→ Israeli police officer strangles a Palestinian child to death during U.S. Embassy protest in Jerusalem in January 2023.
An old video of a Swedish Police officer using excessive force against a child at a railway station was misattributed to protests in Jerusalem.
The Dispatch→ Stop Doing This
Classified documents everywhere.The post Stop Doing This appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Zelenskyy Portrayed As Locust Did NOT Appear In NYC’s Central Park As Of January 10, 2023
Did an image of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy depicting him as a "locust" eating up budgets around the world appear in New York City's Central Park as of January 10, 2023? No, that's not true. A Lead Stories reporter found no tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC, FDA Did NOT Find Link Between Pfizer Bivalent COVID Vaccine, Strokes
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) find a link between the Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccine and strokes in the elderly? No, that's not true: The U.S. public health agencies
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart Was NOT ‘Fined Big For Raising Prices Illegally High’, Consumers Can NOT Apply To Get $500 In Store Credit
Was Walmart "fined big for raising prices illegally high," and as a result, can consumers apply to get $500 in store credit? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Walmart has been fined nor is there any evidence of consumers bein
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Remdesivir Is NOT Killing People
Does remdesivir, sold under the brand name Veklury, cause death? No, that's not true: Remdesivir is approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat coronavirus disease. It's prescribed for people who are hospitalized with COVI
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Tyler Miller’ Is NOT Missing — Post Is A Ruse
Did this woman's son named "Tyler Miller" leave for baseball training and not come back afterward? No, that's not true: This is not a real missing person post. Multiple identical posts have been made with a different boy's photo in each o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Klaus Schwab Has ‘Banned Vaccinated Pilots From Transporting World Economic Forum Members In And Out Of Davos’
Did Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), ban "vaccinated pilots from transporting World Economic Forum members in and out of Davos due to the safety risk they pose"? No, there's no evidence that'
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actor Michael B. Jordan Did NOT Die Suddenly At Hospital As Of January 16, 2023
Did the actor Michael B. Jordan die suddenly in Chicago on January 13, 2023? No, that's not true: This is a baseless claim by a clickbait website that routinely publishes death hoaxes. There is no evidence that Jordan has died although hi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Footage Of Spacecraft Almost 2,000 Miles Long NOT Recently Released By NASA Whistleblower
Has NASA footage of a spaceship 3,200 kilometers (1,988 miles) long been recently released by a NASA engineer turned whistleblower? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that a spacecraft of this size followed the Apollo 13 mission to
Logically→ Anthony Fauci’s wife is in charge of ethical oversight at the National Institutes of Health
At no point was Dr. Christine Grady responsible overseeing the work of her husband, Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Full Fact→ Facebook post about missing autistic boy and his dog is a hoax
The post includes a picture of a boy who it says is from Derbyshire and called Brayden. In fact the picture shows an American boy called Kai seven years ago.
Logically→ mRNA vaccine technology has injured and killed many people.
Millions of people have safely taken mRNA vaccines. Adverse reactions to the vaccine and deaths are rare.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Klaus Schwab NOT Hospitalized After Vaccine Reaction, Did NOT ‘Pull Out’, Will Speak At Davos Event
Was Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), hospitalized after a bad reaction to a vaccine and does that mean he will not be speaking at the World Economic Forum event in Davos, Switzerland, in
AllSides→ Trump, Biden classified documents cases differ in key ways. Here’s how.
https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/jan/11/Trump-Biden-classified-documents-cases-differ/ Soon afte
AllSides→ Can House Democrats Bring Motion to Vacate House Speaker?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-can-house-democrats-bring-motion-vacate-house-speaker-1773698 After
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.
Full Fact→ Image of dog ‘hit by truck’ in Worthing was taken in 2018
Image of dog ‘hit by truck’ in Worthing was taken in 2018
Logically→ Noas ark har hittats på berget Ararat
Nej, Noas ark har inte hittats. Den båt liknande strukturen är en helt naturlig stenformation.