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Truth or Fiction?→ Michael Jackson’s Instagram Pronouns
On June 7 2021, the Facebook page “Musick Puns & Memes” shared a May 2021 Twitter screenshot, suggesting that late entertainer Michael Jackson’s Instagram pronouns were changed to “he/he”: Who updated Michael Jackso
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden DID Refer To ‘Bullets’ As ‘Clips’ — But He Immediately Corrected Himself
Did Joe Biden incorrectly refer to bullets as "clips" during a 2019 campaign rally in New Hampshire? Yes -- but he immediately corrected himself. A post that cites Biden's partial remarks at a November 8, 2019, rally is missing context: a
Health Feedback→ Byram Bridle’s claim that COVID-19 vaccines are toxic fails to account for key differences between the spike protein produced during infection and vaccination, misrepresents studies
REVIEW In late May 2021, the claim that COVID-19 vaccines could cause blood vessel damage to vaccinated people went viral on social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, and Twitter. Many posts and articles (see examples here, and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump’s Pants Were NOT On Backwards At Republican State Convention
Was former President Donald Trump wearing his pants backwards on stage at the state Republican convention in Greenville, North Carolina, on June 5, 2021? No, that's not true: One copy of the video, with extra saturated color, makes it app
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Fireflies Photographed in Trees with Long Time Exposure’
A Facebook post purportedly showing “fireflies photographed in trees with long time exposure” was shared on May 28 2021 to the Facebook group “Weird, Fantastic, Beautiful and Odd,” but soon spread outside its confines: In that
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→ Biden Exaggerates Opposition Votes from Moderates
President Joe Biden went too far when he claimed he hasn’t gotten more done legislatively because Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin “vote more with my Republican friends.” By one measure, both have voted with Biden’s position
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘White Pride Skittles,’ Explained
On June 3 2021, @NoContextBrits tweeted a photograph of “white pride Skittles,” in what was truly an on-brand tweet: I don’t think that’s the kind of pride they mean… pic.twitter.com/iYAWcAOsAK — No Context Brits (@NoConte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: One Of The First Memorial Day Celebrations WAS Started By Formerly Enslaved Black People
Did formerly enslaved Black people start Memorial Day in the U.S.? Evidence suggests that they may have: A celebration on May 1, 1865, is considered one of the first mass memorializations of fallen soldiers in the country. The celebration
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Vernon Coleman Does NOT Give ‘Proof The COVID-19 Jabs Should Be Stopped Now’
Does Dr. Vernon Coleman give proof COVID-19 "jabs should be stopped now"? No, that's not true: He offers no evidence for why the COVID-19 vaccines should be stopped and cites unverified statistics about deaths from the vaccines. As of thi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Additives In Dasani Bottled Water Are NOT Dangerous To Drink
Does Dasani bottled water contain additives that are bad for you, that make it "the worst water bottle ever," such as salt, magnesium sulfate to make your mouth dry and potassium chloride, the same chemical used in a lethal injection to s
Truth or Fiction?→ Biden’s ‘Black Entrepreneurs’ Speech in Tulsa
On June 1 and 2 2021, a number of the usual disinformation purveyors claimed that United States President Joe Biden said Black entrepreneurs “don’t have lawyers and accounts like white business owners” in what appeared to be an inau
Climate Feedback→ Explainer: How the rise and fall of CO2 levels influenced the ice ages
By Zeke Hausfather. This article was first published on Climate Brief on 2 July 2020. The Earth’s climate has been quite stable over the past 11,000 years, playing an important role in the development of human civilisation. Prior to that, the Earth e
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Promising To Blow The Lid Off COVID-19 Vaccines Does NOT Stick To True And Verified Statements
Does a video promising to blow the lid off COVID-19 vaccines present only true and verified statements? No, that's not true: It makes claims about vaccine-related deaths that are not proven. The video also questions why pregnant women and
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Michael Flynn Kicked Off of Twitter — Again?
In May 2021, just after he called for military overthrow of the United States government during a QAnon conference, Twitter halted an alleged attempt by former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn to evade being banned by the platform. Flynn had alr
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Closest Pic of Saturn from Inside Its Rings by the Cassini Spacecraft Two Weeks Ago’
On May 29 2021, a Facebook image described as the “closest pic of Saturn” ever, captured from inside its rings by the Cassini spacecraft “two weeks ago” circulated, alongside a May 16 2017 post: That Facebook post included only
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Physicians For Informed Consent Fact Sheet Is NOT Factual
Did Physicians for Informed Consent correctly interpret the results of the drug trials by which the Janssen/J&J COVID-19 vaccine was approved and did that testing fail to establish whether the vaccine is effective and safer than COVID
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence COVID Vaccines Are Rewriting DNA, Sneaking In Microchips, Causing Infertility
Are COVID-19 vaccines rewriting patients' DNA, sneaking microchips into people's bodies and causing infertility? No, that's not true: The claims are made without citations to research or other evidence and are directly refuted by public h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Titanium Dioxide In Food Does NOT Kill Children
Does titanium dioxide in food kill children and mentally disable them? No, that's not true: The Food and Drug Administration approves the compound as safe as long as it meets the allowed concentration levels of no more than 1% by weight o
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘This Photo of Chick-Fil-This Photo of Chick-Fil-a Honoring Fallen Soldiers on Memorial Day Is Triggering Liberals’
In May 2021, a year-old post about a Chick-Fil-A’s table “honoring fallen soldiers” recirculated, with a secondary claim that the rather innocuous image was somehow “triggering liberals” across social media: Folded flags
FactCheck.org→ Story Twists Facts on Diagnosing Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases
SciCheck Digest A viral headline shared on social media falsely asserts that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed testing thresholds to “virtually eliminate” COVID-19 cases among vaccinated individuals. That’s wrong.
Full Fact→ The Covid-19 vaccines have not only been tested on healthy people as claimed
A widely shared video on Facebook makes a number of claims about vaccines which are wrong or need more context. This article does not discuss all of them, but here are a few of the biggest claims made in the video. “Up until now
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lumber, Gas, Wheat, Coal And Corn Price Climbs Began Before 2021 — NOT Just Since Biden Took Office
Did the prices of lumber, gas, wheat, coal and corn suddenly increase in 2021-- ever since President Joe Biden took office? No, that's not true: The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous effect on national and international econom
Truth or Fiction?→ Jensen Beach Cracker Barrel Employee Death Facebook Post
On May 18 2021 — in the middle of an ongoing national discussion about labor rights and essential workers — a self-identified former Cracker Barrel employee shared a public Facebook post concerning the purported death of a co-worker at the
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Jeffrey Westerfield’ Facebook Post
A virally popular May 2021 Facebook post purportedly told the story of Jeffrey Westerfield, identifying him as a police officer who was killed on his 47th birthday and co-opting the “Say Her Name” movement by adding “Say MY Name”
Full Fact→ Are senior civil servants really as privileged as they were 50 years ago?
“The class composition of the senior ranks of the civil service has barely changed since 1967, research reveals.” The Guardian, 20 May 2021. “Senior civil servants are as privileged today as 50 years ago, with fewer than one in five
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video About COVID-19 Vaccines Is Mash-Up Of False And Unproven Claims
Does a video about COVID-19 vaccines and their supposed side effects contain only factual and proven statements? No, that's not true: It's a mash-up of false, unproven and cherry-picked claims. Among the allegations are that the vaccines
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘AOC Announces She’s in Therapy’ and ‘Implies Lawmakers Effectively Served in War’ Interview Excerpt
A May 25 2021 WesternJournal.com editorial headlined, “AOC Announces She’s in Therapy After Jan. 6, Implies Lawmakers Effectively ‘Served in War,” began — as one might expect — with a lot of inaccuracies and general
Truth or Fiction?→ The New Hampshire Election Audit
In late May 2021, we spotted a number of “NH election audit” posts on social media (part of a larger narrative push around outcome of the 2020 election), including a May 25 2021 Facebook post on a known disinformation page, “ForAmeri
Truth or Fiction?→ Asparagus for Hangovers
On May 24 2021, an Imgur image showed a bunch of asparagus promoting itself as a hangover cure if eaten before drinking alcohol, in a post titled “Time to party”: ‘Want to Avoid a Hangover? Eat Asparagus!’ Imgur Post A close-up
Truth or Fiction?→ Gretchen Whitmer Bar Photo
We had to check the date on a May 24 2021 Hannity.com blog post, headlined, “AGAIN? Whitmer Apologizes After Photo Leaks Showing Governor at a Local Bar, No Mask, No Distancing,” spotted on Trendolizer’s list of most viral links. Hann
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Security Card IS NOT Useable Like A Credit Card
Can your Social Security card be used like a credit card? No, that's not true: The Federal Reserve Bank deals with banks only, not serving individual customers. The FBI is aware of this false claim, and people who try to extract money fro
FactCheck.org→ The Wuhan Lab and the Gain-of-Function Disagreement
A disagreement between Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci has put $600,000 of U.S. grant money to the Wuhan Institute of Virology back into the spotlight, while making “gain-of-function” research a household term — all am
Truth or Fiction?→ Are People Returning Pandemic Pets?
Social media and “shaming” often go hand in hand, as was the case with claims that pets were being returned en masse by selfish owners in May 2021 after adopting them at the beginning of the global COVID-19 pandemic: Can we all agree the
The Dispatch→ Was the Voter Database ‘Deleted’ in Maricopa County, Arizona?
On March 15, Donald Trump released a statement claiming that the voter database in Maricopa County, Arizona had been “deleted.” a.image2.image-link.image2-431-538 { padding-bottom: 80.05181347150258%; paddi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. States Are NOT Liquefying ‘Vaccine-Murdered People,’ Spreading Them On Food Crops
Are U.S. states liquefying "vaccine-murdered people" and spreading them on food crops? No, that's not true: A video claims that a Wisconsin bill is legalizing such actions -- but the legislation does not allow for liquefied remains of "va
Snopes→ Feds Seize 68 Big Cats from ‘Tiger King Park’ in Oklahoma
The U.S. Department of Justice announced the seizure of the federally protected lions, tigers, lion-tiger hybrids and a jaguar as part of a court-approved agreement to resolve a DOJ complaint.