Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) admit that COVID-19 vaccines were created as part of a "depopulation kill plan"? No, that's not true: The CDC has never described COVID vaccine programs as a "depopulation plan." Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum NOT Planning Major Cyberattack — It’s Warning Against Cybercriminals
Is the World Economic Forum (WEF) or its founder and executive chairman, Klaus Schwab, planning a major cyberattack that would effectively shut down "our society as a whole"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the WEF or Schwa
PolitiFact→ William Barclay – Comparison between spending in New York and California is missing context
California has twice the population of New York, but spends $260 billion, while New York spends $220 billion.
Health Feedback→ Possible increases in cancer rates and lower life expectancy in 2021 are primarily driven by effects of COVID-19, not vaccination
REVIEW On 6 January 2023, Children’s Health Defense published an article by Joseph Mercola claiming that “Cancer rates have increased since the introduction of the COVID-19 shots” and that “COVID-19 boosters may be causing aggressive metasta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lack Of Heart Monitor In Damar Hamlin Hospital Photo Does NOT Prove Illness Was Staged — Monitor May Be Underneath His Clothes
Does a photo showing hospitalized Buffalo Bills football player Damar Hamlin without a clearly visible heart monitor prove that he did not undergo cardiac arrest during a January 2, 2023, football game? No, that's not true: A visible hear
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Magic Johnson did not contract HIV from a contaminated vaccine
Magic Johnson tested positive for HIV "because Fauci’s gain of function study used a contaminated Hepatitis B vaccine."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Eggflation? Social media post scrambles the facts on high egg prices
The cost of eggs has gone up 700%.
FactCheck.org→ Hot Air Over Gas Stoves
The Biden administration is not planning to ban gas stoves. But comments from a commissioner on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission about gas stoves being a “hidden hazard” and that “products that can’t be made safe can be
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden’s claim that take home pay is going up ignores inflation’s earlier impact
“Take home pay for workers is going up.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Teams Of Men Are NOT Shadowing Women In Multiple Cities’ Marshalls Stores
Are unknown men stalking women in the discount retailer Marshalls in cities throughout the United States and Canada? No, that's not true: This claim is a copypasta, a chunk of text that is copied and pasted on social media about an event
FactCheck.org→ No Surge in Athlete Deaths, Contrary to Widespread Anti-Vaccine Claims
SciCheck Digest Sports medicine experts say there has been no increase in sudden death or cardiac injury among U.S. athletes since the COVID-19 vaccines became available. Yet anti-vaccine campaigners, comparing unreliable numbers to an unrelated st
The Dispatch→ Does the World Economic Forum Want to Legalize Pedophilia?
The World Economic Forum annual meeting 2022 in Davos, Switzerland.(Photo by Zheng Huansong/Xinhua via Getty Images) Claims are circulating online that the World Economic Forum has called for the decriminalization of pedophilia. These claims are false.
Full Fact→ Excess deaths would be higher without Covid-19 vaccines
Dr Aseem Malhotra told the BBC that mRNA vaccines were “a likely contributing factor” to excess deaths in the UK. But the vaccines will have limited them, by preventing tens of thousands of deaths.
Full Fact→ Claim ‘nine in 10’ teachers voted to strike is misleading
Teaching union NASUWT claimed that nine in 10 of its members voted to strike.
PolitiFact→ Scott Walker – Yes, governors who oppose abortion did well in midterms – but so did governors who feel the opposite
“Every pro-life Governor up for election in November won – by a large margin.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Deceased Pope Does NOT Get Hit In Head With Special Hammer To Make Sure He’s Actually Dead
Does a deceased pope get hit in the head with a special hammer to make sure he's actually dead? No, that's not true: The Vatican called the claim a "myth" in 2003. An expert told Lead Stories the ritual has not been performed since possib
Logically→ A satanic deep state is trafficking children and wants to create the New World Order.
Claims of a satanic deep state are tied to the Qanon conspiracy theory, and there is no evidence to support it.
Full Fact→ Fake appeal to identify woman in ‘coma’ circulating on Facebook
A social media post falsely claims an unidentified young woman was “mugged, stabbed and left for dead on the roadside”.
Full Fact→ Diane Abbott misquotes statement from Michelle Donelan
A tweet from the Labour MP implies the opposite of what the culture secretary actually said.
Logically→ U.N. soldiers are being trained in Ukraine and sent to the U.K. disguised as migrants
The U.N. does not have its own military forces, nor does it operate training facilities in Ukraine.
Full Fact→ Fake post about child ‘missing’ after baseball practice circulating online
A post about an allegedly missing child named Tyler Miller in Lincoln has been shared on social media using a picture of an Australian girl.
PolitiFact→ Lindsay Cross – Is Florida's water 'dirtier' under DeSantis? Here's what the data show
"Florida's water is dirtier and sicker than when Gov. DeSantis first took office."
Poynter→ Jan 8. invasion of Brazil’s capital ‘bigger and more frightening’ than the US Capitol attack, fact-checkers say
Fifteen hundred pro-Bolsonaro protesters have been detained in the Brazilian Jan. 8 capitol riot redolent of the one that happened two years ago at the United States Capitol, according to […] The post Jan 8. invasion of Brazil’s capital ‘bigg
Full Fact→ A 7pm sunset in the UK is more than 39 days away
The sun will set after 7pm when the clocks go forward on 26 March.
Logically→ Women over 40 are eligible for a $500 grocery credit at Walmart.
The American retail giant is not giving away gift cards worth $500. The alleged credit scheme is a fraud.
Logically→ Man accused of stabbing Delhi Police ASI Shambhu Dayal is Mohammad Anees.
The man who stabbed the police officer was identified as Anish Raj and not Mohammad Anees. Delhi Police have denied any communal angle to the incident
Health Feedback→ Excess deaths in the U.K. remain below the pandemic peak and aren’t linked to COVID-19 vaccines
REVIEW In 2022, the U.K. had a high number of deaths compared to recent years before the COVID-19 pandemic. These excess deaths have been scrutinized by the media due to concerns about the ability of the health system to deliver sufficient care. A F
Logically→ The WEF has suggested that people bathe ‘once a week or less to save the planet.’
The World Economic Forum has not made any such suggestions. The claim originates from a site known for spreading misinformation.
Logically→ Video of retaliation between Mexican security forces and Sinaloa cartel after Ovidio Guzmán’s arrest in January 2023.
Old footage of a clash between Mexican security forces with a crime group is being falsely linked to the recent unrest after Guzmán's arrest.
The Dispatch→ Fake It ‘Til You Make It—All the Way to Congress
Rep. George Santos watches proceedings in the House chamber. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images.)The cautionary tale of George Santos.The post Fake It ‘Til You Make It—All the Way to Congress appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Biden’s Lost Documents May Mean More GOP Investigations
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks at a union event at the White House on December 8, 2022. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)As a special counsel investigates whether Biden mishandled classified Obama-era documents, Republ
The Dispatch→ Overheated: The Battle Over Gas Stoves
Eggs cook in a cast iron pan on a gas-burning stove. (Photo Illustration by Scott Olson/Getty Images.)The real issue is making sure our energy networks can provide affordable and reliable power. The post Overheated: The Battle Over Gas Stoves appeared
The Dispatch→ Let Ukraine Defeat the Russia-Iranian War Machine
People look at a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike, which local authorities consider to be Iranian-made Shahed-136, in central Kyiv. (Photo by Oleksii Chumachenko/SOPA Images/LightRocket/Getty Images.)Biden’s chronic risk avers
Logically→ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯೊಬ್ಬ ಹಿಂದೂ ದೇವತೆ ಸರಸ್ವತಿಯ ಫೋಟೋವನ್ನು ಒದೆಯುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ಕಂಡುಬಂದಿದೆ.
ವೀಡಿಯೋದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ ಮುಸ್ಲಿಂ ಅಲ್ಲ. ಈ ವೀಡಿಯೋವನ್ನು ಕೋಮು ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗಿದ
Logically→ Receiving COVID vaccines increases the risk of contracting coronavirus.
The report is a non-peer-reviewed preprint with several limitations. The study focuses on only bivalent COVID vaccines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Damar Hamlin’s IV Being Unhooked Does NOT Indicate Problem — It’s Standard Practice
Does a picture of hospitalized Damar Hamlin with a disconnected IV line raise valid questions about his condition or medical treatment after a reported cardiac arrest on January 2, 2022? No, that's not true: The tube in Hamlin's arm shown
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 1958 Encyclopedia Americana Does NOT Contain Evidence Of Firmament, Flat Earth
Does the 1958 Encyclopedia Americana prove the Earth is flat? No, that's not true: A "dome" referenced in a 1958 encyclopedia entry describes a naturally occurring ice dome and not the firmament -- a supposed planet-encompassing dome cons
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Study Does NOT Prove Pfizer COVID Vaccine Increases Risk Of Lung Blood Clots 50% In Elderly
Does a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study prove the Pfizer COVID vaccine increases the risk of lung blood clots in the elderly by 50 percent? No, that's not true: The study does not establish a causal relationship between the v
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden’s Face Was Altered In Video That Shows Him Accidentally Referring To ‘July The 6th’
Does this video of President Joe Biden speaking show that his face was twisted in a squinty sneer when he misspoke and accidentally referred to January 6th as "July the 6th"? No, that's not true: While Biden did misspeak and the audio tra
Truth or Fiction?→ Tennessee Lawmaker Switches From School ‘Litter Box’ Hoax to ‘Leashes’ Narrative
When asked to admit her claims of “litter boxes” in schools were a hoax, a right-wing Tennessee lawmaker instead shifted to claiming she was told about “leashes” instead. The Tennessee Holler news outlet posted footage of an int