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
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AllSides→ Trump’s ‘Most Important’ Speech Was Mostly False
https://www.factcheck.org/2020/12/trumps-most-important-speech-was-mostly-false/ In what he billed as p
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccine candidates are rigorously tested for safety during clinical trials, unlike thalidomide; misleading to equate the two
REVIEW The relatively short timeline in which COVID-19 vaccine candidates have reached the advanced stages of clinical trials have led many members of the public to express concerns about their safety. Following the announcement of the U.K.’s appr
AFP Fact Check→ Philippine vice president becomes target of misleading typhoon relief claim, promoted by imposter AFP account
Multiple posts shared thousands of times on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter claim that Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo lied when she said she was not joined by journalists at her relief operation after Typhoon Vamco hit the Philippines in November
AFP Fact Check→ This photo actually shows a scene from a South Korean movie by Bong Joon-ho
A photo has been shared multiple times on Facebook alongside a claim it shows imprisoned former South Korean President Park Geun-hye in a cell. This claim is false; the photo is actually a scene from the 2009 South Korean movie ‘Mother’ by award-wi
AFP Fact Check→ Viral video of couple at a gym in Trinidad circulates with false claim about ‘love jihad’ in India
A video showing a man and woman training at a gym has been shared hundreds of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter alongside a claim it shows an example of “love jihad”, a conspiracy that alleges Muslim men in India seduce Hindu women to
AFP Fact Check→ This is not a genuine newspaper article about a Sri Lankan opposition leader
A purported screenshot of a Sinhala-language newspaper has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts which claim it shows a quote from a Sri Lankan opposition leader, stating he has no faith in an alleged traditional medicine “cure”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video From Georgia Does NOT Show Suitcases Filled With Ballots Suspiciously Pulled From Under A Table; Poll Watchers Were NOT Told To Leave
Does security camera video show a Fulton County, Georgia, election supervisor suspiciously pulling suitcases filled with ballots from under a table after telling poll workers to leave the room? And did that election official continue to i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Polio Vaccine Worked And The CDC Did NOT Admit 98 Million Americans Received Vaccine Contaminated With Cancer Agent
Did the CDC admit 98 million Americans received the polio vaccine between 1955 and 1963 when it was "contaminated with cancer-causing virus 'SV 40'"? No, that mis-states what the public health agency said and over-states the number expose
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Never Forget: Nancy Pelosi Rejected Trump’s Offer for Direct Stimulus Checks Two Months Ago’
On December 3 2020, a tweet by @thebradfordfile was shared to TheDonald.win, accusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of having “rejected Trump’s offer for direct stimulus checks two months ago,” which placed the purported action in Septe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Blue Cross Blue Shield Does NOT Pay Doctors A Bonus Only For Number of Children Vaccinated
Does Blue Cross Blue Shield pay doctors a bonus based on the number of children they vaccinate? No, that's not true: An official for Blue Cross Blue Shield told Lead Stories that doctors and other providers are offered incentives based on
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s ‘Most Important’ Speech Was Mostly False
In what he billed as perhaps “the most important speech I’ve ever made,” President Donald Trump continued his attempt to deceive the American public into believing the election was “rigged.” Trump has presented no evidence for
Snopes→ Did Lou Holtz Praise Hitler as a Great Leader?
An old quote resurfaced as the former football coach was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in December 2020.
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Squirrels Land Like Superheroes When They Jump?
The “science of cute” collided with animal behavioral science on social media in a major way after a post about squirrels went viral. “The best thing I’ve learned this week is that when squirrels fall/jump — they land like su
Truth or Fiction?→ Mellissa Carone, Dominion Subcontractor, Goes Viral After Bizarre Michigan ‘Hearing’ Appearance
On December 2 2020, video of “a drunk woman” acting as a witness for purported and nonexistent election fraud went viral, due in part to the following tweet: a drunk woman is trump team’s star witness in michigan pic.twitter.com/qGxEI3
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The United Nations Did NOT Classify Cannabis As A ‘Medicine’
Did a United Nations commission vote to reclassify cannabis as a "medicine"? No, that's not true: the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted on December 2, 2020, to remove cannabis from the strictest drug-control list, Schedule IV of the 1
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The United Nations Did NOT Classify Cannabis As A ‘Medicine’
Did a United Nations commission vote to reclassify cannabis as a "medicine"? No, that's not true: the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs voted on December 2, 2020, to remove cannabis from the strictest drug-control list, Schedule IV of the 1
AFP Fact Check→ Trudeau photo falsely linked to Dominion Voting fraud claims
Facebook posts claim that Elections Canada lied when it said it does not use Dominion Voting systems for federal polls, using a photo of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau voting with the company's technology as proof. The claim is false; the photo shows Tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sharing This Photo Of A Baby Does NOT Raise Money For Medical Care
Will sharing this picture on social media of a baby who was born blind help raise the $200,000 needed for treatment that could help the child see? No, that's not true: This post is a classic example of "share-baiting," and it has been cir
AllSides→ Why Did a Georgia Judge Reverse an Order to Impound and Preserve Voting Machines?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/why-did-a-georgia-judge-reverse-an A viral Instagram post from righ
Full Fact→ Telegraph wrong on Whitty and Vallance statements
“Last week, Sir Patrick Vallance and Prof Chris Whitty presented another of their Graphs of Doom; this one cherry-picked several hospitals on course to run out of beds. “”Actually[...] the national picture looks promising. Covid occup
Logically→ Eating bananas can prevent coronavirus.
There is no scientific evidence to prove that consuming bananas would prevent contracting the novel coronavirus.
Poynter→ 12 recommendations to address the information dystopia
Lee en español A Forum of Information and Democracy working group released a list of 250 solutions to address the global threat of both mis- and disinformation. Forum chair Christophe Deloire said the November report demonstrates “that a structural
Poynter→ Fact-checking Trump was a volume business. How will that change with Biden?
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. Is ‘too stupid to fact-check’ a thing of the past? On
AFP Fact Check→ Korean social media posts share misleading claim about China-made coronavirus vaccines after Chinese foreign minister’s visit
Multiple posts shared repeatedly on Facebook claim that South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced the country had procured enough doses of China-made Covid-19 vaccines to vaccinate 45 million people. The posts, which circulated online in late N
AFP Fact Check→ These photos show people being vaccinated against diphtheria in Peru
A collage of three photos has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows Peruvian authorities administering "forced" vaccinations. The images circulated online in November 2020, as countries around the world raced to pr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: China DID Recover With a COVID-19 Vaccine, Which Has Been Reported
Did China recover from COVID-19 without a vaccine, which no one has reported? No, that's not true: China has already administered nearly 1 million doses of experimental COVID-19 vaccines. And that has been reported widely in scientific pu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Is Wearing A Walking Boot For A Fractured Foot, NOT A Criminal Defendant Ankle Monitor
Does the walking boot President-elect Joe Biden started wearing the week after Thanksgiving 2020 mean that he is wearing an ankle monitor? No, that's not true: According to a statement from Biden's doctor, he started to wear the boot due
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Is Wearing A Walking Boot For A Fractured Foot, NOT A Criminal Defendant Ankle Monitor
Does the walking boot President-elect Joe Biden started wearing the week after Thanksgiving 2020 mean that he is wearing an ankle monitor? No, that's not true: According to a statement from Biden's doctor, he started to wear the boot due
Snopes→ Was Part of a Twin Towers Scene in ‘Home Alone 2’ Cut for TV?
A sky-high scene in "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York" was whittled down for a 2020 television broadcast.
FactCheck.org→ Video Doesn’t Show Election Fraud in Georgia
Quick Take Conspiracy theorists falsely claimed that a video of an election worker during the Georgia machine recount revealed fraud in the 2020 election. All it showed was an election worker performing a routine part of the process, according to elect
Truth or Fiction?→ Neera Tanden Didn’t Tweet ‘Hitler Was Certainly Controversial But No One Gives Him Proper Credit for Fighting to the Death Against Communism’
On December 1 2020, a fabricated tweet attributed to Neera Tanden began circulating, which read, “Hitler was certainly controversial but nobody gives him proper credit for fighting to the death against Communism”: .@neeratanden, WHAT pic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nine-Point List Of Election ‘Peculiarities’ Relies On Falsehoods And Unproven Theories
Does a nine-point list of election "peculiarities" contain only true statements? No, it doesn't: The list relies on falsehoods and unproven theories. Chief among them are claims that swing states stopped counting ballots on election night
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Here’s a Postage Stamp to Help You Out Financially’
A tenant advocacy group’s gesture toward members in Bellingham, Washington was distributed online in late November 2020 but misconstrued as a disingenuous bit of “kindness” by an unscrupulous landlord. Photographs of the envelope, wh
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Addressing Claims That Joe Biden’s Vote Total Is Suspicious
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Truth or Fiction?→ Special Forces Did Not Raid a ‘CIA Server Farm’ in Frankfurt to Seize Dominion Servers
In November and December 2020, following Donald Trump’s resounding loss by millions of votes in the presidential election to Joe Biden, rumors spread by those trying to cope with their loss centered around persistent and increasingly ludicrous c
Full Fact→ Mersey Care has only had five Covid-19 deaths because it is a mental health and disability services trust
A post on Facebook with over 1,000 shares shows a Freedom of Information (FOI) request to Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust, which says that there were only five deaths related to Covid-19 in that trust, and that those patients all had pre-existing cond
AllSides→ Just how broken is our political information ecosystem, anyway?
https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/11/just-how-broken-is-our-political-information-ecosystem-anyway/ We’r
AllSides→ Just how broken is our political information ecosystem, anyway?
https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/11/just-how-broken-is-our-political-information-ecosystem-anyway/ We’r
Snopes→ ‘Everything Was Forbidden’: Did Orwell’s ‘1984’ Predict COVID-19 Restrictions?
Amid COVID-19 lockdown rules in 2020, social media users appeared to "discover" a brand new quotation from the classic dystopian novel "1984."