Is tilapia boneless, bad for you and can't be overcooked? No, that's not true: This meme has several false and misleading statements, though some of its original language has been toned down. The original version surfaced on Facebook in M
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Under Stalin, Repression Was So Severe That Soviet Gulags Held 22% Of the World’s Prison Population’
On April 8 2021, Imgur user “superscout0233” shared the following meme with a fakeout ending, initially stating that “under [Joseph] Stalin,” the Soviet Union’s gulags held 22 percent of the world’s prison population
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 related deaths are indeed caused by COVID-19 and not by contributing health conditions
REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic has swept the U.S. since early 2020 and caused nearly 31 million identified cases and 560,000 deaths in the country, and 2.9 million deaths worldwide, as of April 2021. Intensive care units being critically overwhelmed i
Truth or Fiction?→ Rap Legend DMX’s Death Confirmed Hours After Confusion Online
Hip-hop icon DMX died on April 9 2021, hours after confusion spread on social media thanks to premature reports of his passing. The music news outlet XXL posted a statement sent by the rapper’s representatives: We are deeply saddened to announce
Full Fact→ Why you can’t compare deaths after a positive Covid-19 test with deaths after a vaccine
We’ve been asked by many readers via email, WhatsApp and Twitter whether there is a double standard in the way that deaths are reported during this pandemic. Specifically, people want to know why deaths after a positive test for Covid-19 are usua
Snopes→ Rapper-Actor DMX, Known for Gruff Delivery, Dead at 50
The Grammy-nominated performer died after suffering “catastrophic cardiac arrest,” according to the hospital in White Plains, New York, where he died.
Health Feedback→ There is currently no cure for AIDS; reports to the contrary are incorrect
REVIEW Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic and potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) that infects immune cells. AIDS is the last stage of HIV infection, when the virus has damaged
Full Fact→ The chance of being killed by a cow and other AstraZeneca vaccine risk comparisons explained
On Wednesday the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said the likelihood of getting a blood clot after a dose of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine is approximately four in a million. Of the 79 cases reported to the MH
Snopes→ Anne Beatts, Groundbreaking Comedy Writer, Dead at 74
Anne Beatts, a groundbreaking comedy writer who was on the original staff of “Saturday Night Live” and later created the cult sitcom “Square Pegs,” has died.
Snopes→ Did Texas Rep. Talarico Open Up About Having Diabetes and Announce Insulin Cap Bill?
He tweeted: "3 years ago I almost slipped into a coma and died."
Full Fact→ What’s going on with the AstraZeneca vaccine?
A number of announcements have recently been made about use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, also known as Vaxzevria. This is due to a possible link between the first dose of the vaccine and a specific type of extremely rare blood clot, occu
Snopes→ Bill Owens, Uncle and Musical Mentor to Dolly Parton, Dies
Country songwriter Bill Owens, who was a mentor and early songwriting partner to his niece Dolly Parton and helped start her career in country music, has died.
Truth or Fiction?→ Politicians Claim That Deaths By Suicide Increased During Lockdowns; Mortality Report Says Otherwise
On April 4 2021, Twitter user Elizabeth Jacobs PhD (@TheAngryEpi) tweeted about political claims involving quarantine-related suicides in 2020, contrasted with March 2021 data about mortality rates for the year before: Politicians told us repeatedly
Poynter→ The Gateway Pundit falsely claimed two vaccines used in the US caused deaths and injuries in Europe
As states across the U.S. expand the eligibility for getting a COVID-19 shot, a conservative website blasted out a warning from Europe. The Gateway Pundit claimed two of the vaccines being used in the United States are behind thousands of deaths and in
AFP Fact Check→ This video shows a man paying tribute to his friend after he was allegedly shot dead — it is not related to Covid-19
A video has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube alongside a claim it shows a man throwing money to bystanders in New York’s Times Square after his friend died from coronavirus. The video, however, has bee
The Dispatch→ A Resurrection Faith Retains Its Power, But Not the Power We Crave
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The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week Georgia Was on Our Minds. Again.
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Snopes→ AP Source: Suspect in Capitol Attack Suffered Delusions
Police shot the suspect, 25-year-old Noah Green, who died at a hospital.
The Dispatch→ How ‘Man of Steel’ Got Superman Wrong
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Archaeologists Did NOT Find A Million-Year-Old Underground Complex Made By Humans
Did archaeologists find a one million year-old artificial underground complex? No, that's not true: the archaeological site in question consists of approximately 3,500 well-studied underground chambers across various complexes, which exte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Report Twice As Many Vaccine-Related Deaths In 2021 As In The Past Decade
Did the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report there are nearly twice as many vaccine-related deaths so far in 2021 than all the vaccine deaths this past decade? No, that's not true: The CDC has made no such statemen
AFP Fact Check→ This video was taken in 2018 when former US president Barack Obama visited Kenya
A video viewed thousands of times on Facebook has been shared alongside a claim that it shows former US president Barack Obama arriving in Kenya for the funeral of his “grandmother” Sarah Obama, who died in March 2021. The claim is false; the foota
Snopes→ Duty Sergeant: Officers Could Have Ended Floyd Restraint
A Minneapolis police supervisory sergeant who was on duty the night George Floyd died testified that he believes the officers who restrained Floyd could have ended it after he stopped resisting.
Full Fact→ Social media video makes false claims about Covid-19
A video on social media, featuring three people who state they are healthcare professionals, includes a number of false claims about Covid-19 vaccines. The clip has been taken from a longer video which has been circulating on social media for a while.&
Truth or Fiction?→ Rep. Matt Gaetz’s 2017 ‘Pace HS’ Tweet Resurfaces Amid Scandal
A popular March 31 2021 Imgur post featured a purported screenshot of a 2017 tweet by Rep. Matt Gaetz (including a photograph of Gaetz and teenaged girls), along with a title indicating the content “aged poorly”: I’d say this tweet a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence President Donald Trump Indicted Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett On His Last Day In Office
Did President Donald Trump indict Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on his last day in office? No, that's not true. The claim was made without proof and the U.S. Constitution reserves indictment power to grand juries, not presidents
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Misuse VAERS Data to Make False Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Social media posts repeatedly misuse unverified data from the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System to falsely claim that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous, and even lethal. But the government database is not designed to determine if vac
AFP Fact Check→ Footage from Israeli coronavirus vaccination clinic circulates alongside false claim about a vaccine-related death
A video has been shared in multiple Facebook posts alongside a claim that it shows a person who died “within 15 minutes” of receiving a Covid-19 vaccine. The claim, however, is false: the footage in fact shows a man who collapsed from an unrelated
The Dispatch→ The Sweep: The Eyes of Texas Are Upon the 6th District
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The Dispatch→ Can an Anti-Trump Republican Win a Special Election in Texas?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Economic Reforms Known As NESARA Were Secretly Approved by Congress And Bill Clinton
Did President Bill Clinton quietly sign into law an economic reform measure secretly passed by Congress and did President George W. Bush later orchestrate the 9/11 attacks to prevent the enactment of the law, commonly known as NESARA? No,
Snopes→ Beloved Children’s Author Beverly Cleary Dies at 104
Beverly Cleary, the celebrated children’s author whose memories of her Oregon childhood were shared with millions through the likes of Ramona and Beezus Quimby and Henry Huggins, has died.
Snopes→ Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Larry McMurtry Dies at 84
Larry McMurtry, the prolific and popular author who took readers back to the old American West in his Pulitzer Prize-winning “Lonesome Dove,” has died.
FactCheck.org→ Texas Doctor Spreads False Claims About COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Federal officials authorized two mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 after they were determined to be safe and effective against symptomatic illness in clinical trials. But a Texas doctor, in a widely shared video, falsely claims the vaccines do
Full Fact→ Covid-19: Behind the death toll
We see the scale of this pandemic in another way if we look at the death toll alongside how many years of life are being lost—including among people who don’t die. Readers have been asking us different versions of the same question for man
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Behind Claims Tying Hillary Clinton, Human Trafficking And Cargo Ship Stuck In Suez Canal
Is a ship that blocked traffic in the Suez Canal on March 23, 2021, used for human and sex trafficking? Is there a connection between the ship and Hillary Clinton? No, that's not true: There's no publicly available evidence the container
FactCheck.org→ Three False Claims About the Federal Voting Rights Bill
Quick Take Claims mischaracterizing a federal voting rights bill have been circulating on social media. The proposed law would not “ban” state voter ID laws, bar states from removing ineligible voters from their rolls, or allow minors to vo
Health Feedback→ Both viruses and bacteria cause disease; pathogenic viruses aren’t naturally created in the body as a response to damage
REVIEW In March 2021, a series of Facebook posts (see examples here, here, and here) discussing what viruses are and if viruses and bacteria can cause diseases were posted by chiropractor Melissa Sell. The posts made a number of inaccurate and misle
Snopes→ ‘Virginia Woolf,’ ‘Goldbergs’ Star George Segal Dies at 87
George Segal, the banjo player turned actor who was nominated for an Oscar for 1966's “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and worked into his late 80s on the ABC sitcom “The Goldbergs,” has died.
Climate Feedback→ Destruction of the Amazon forest very likely contributes to global warming, as accurately described in The National Geographic article
SUMMARY The National Geographic article discusses findings from a study published in March 2021 by Covey et al. and partly funded by the National Geographic Society[1]. This study assessed the role of the Amazon rainforest in global climate change,