An image from a protest held in Brazil's São Paulo in September 2021 has been shared in the context of the January 2023 protest in Brasília.
Logically→ The World Economic Forum wants to impose climate lockdowns through carbon allowance programs.
The WEF is not imposing climate lockdowns. Rightwing influencer Jack Posobiec misrepresents an opinion piece on the WEF blog.
Full Fact→ UN soldiers are not forcing the unvaccinated into camps
The claim is being made on Facebook but there is no evidence it is happening.
Logically→ Brazilian police stopped Jair Bolsonaro’s son from leaving the country after the ex-president tried to overturn the democratic elections.
No reports show that Flavio Bolsonaro attempted to flee Brazil after the riots. A 2011 video of police stopping smugglers has been misrepresented.
Full Fact→ Cat injured in Middlesbrough is really a viral 2018 picture from California
A Facebook post falsely claims the cat was hurt and picked up earlier this year.
PolitiFact→ Melissa Agard – How small is the turnout for Wisconsin spring elections?
"Historically, our spring elections (including for state Supreme Court) have a smaller turnout associated with them."
Full Fact→ Covid death rates were not a ‘lie’
While different measures of death rates have their own strengths and limitations, they all broadly concur that, in the UK, sadly, around 200,000 people have died of Covid-19.
Full Fact→ Sodium bicarbonate is not ‘lethal’ to all cancers
because there’s no evidence sodium bicarbonate can be used to cure cancer. Some studies have looked at its use in reducing tumour pH levels, but none have suggested it could be used to treat cancer.
Logically→ Prime Minister Narendra Modi was spotted with China’s President Xi Jinping after India-China clashes at Arunachal Pradesh in December 2022.
A 2014 image of Jinping and Modi on a traditional swing on the Sabarmati Riverfront in Ahmedabad has circulated with a false narrative.
Logically→ Deodorants contain aluminum and propylene glycol that can cause cancer or damage organs in the human body.
The levels of aluminum-based compounds and propylene glycol used in deodorants are not harmful and deemed safe for general use.
Logically→ Cell phones produce harmful EMFs that cause cancer and other health problems.
There is no current evidence that EMFs produced by cell phones are a risk to health, however, research is still ongoing.
Poynter→ What Biden said about migrants at the southern US border and Jews fleeing the Holocaust, in context
President Joe Biden visited the Mexico-Texas border Jan. 8 and expanded an immigration program that will give more migrants from Cuba, Nicaragua, Haiti and Venezuela the chance to enter the […] The post What Biden said about migrants at the south
Logically→ Video shows unseen footage of protests against “election fraud” in Brazil.
A video from Brazil's Independence Day 2022 celebrations has been shared to falsely claim that it shows protests against the alleged electoral fraud.
The Dispatch→ Inside the Club for Growth’s Push for Kevin McCarthy
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy takes the gavel after securing the speakership on the 15th ballot on Saturday. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)A deal that helped revive his flailing speakership bid could reshape down-ballot races i
The Dispatch→ Can Israel Normalize Relations with Saudi Arabia?
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads a weekly cabinet meeting Sunday. (Photo by RONEN ZVULUN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Benjamin Netanyahu will need to push past the bad blood between the Saudis and Americans. The post Can Israel Norma
Logically→ The COVID-19 mRNA vaccine is a form of gene therapy.
The mRNA vaccines cannot affect DNA. Robert Malone's claims about vaccines have been repeatedly debunked.
Health Feedback→ Simulation exercises such as “Catastrophic Contagion” are a normal part of pandemic preparedness; they don’t predict future pandemics
REVIEW On 23 October 2022, the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, together with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, held a pandemic preparedness training called “Catastrophic Contagion”. This exe
Washington Post→ ‘87,000 IRS agents’ is the zombie falsehood setting the House agenda
Congressional Republicans base their first bill on a widely debunked claim.
Logically→ The CARES Act was drafted in 2019, indicating that the COVID-19 pandemic was preplanned.
The U.S. legislative procedure determined the introduction date of the Act, and the date does not signify that the pandemic was premeditated.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McCarthy Did NOT Post Twitter Poll Asking If He Should Step Down as ‘head of Congress’
Did newly elected House Speaker Kevin McCarthy tweet a poll asking Americans if he should step down as the "head of Congress"? No, that's not true: A review of McCarthy's official Twitter account found no such tweet, and there is no singl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Reports Do NOT Show More Than 16,000 People Have Died Because Of COVID Vaccination
Has the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recorded more than 16,000 people who have died within a few days of taking the COVID-19 vaccine where the deaths were proven to have been caused by the vaccine? No, that's not true:
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: Immigration, Brazil, and House GOP Updates
Join our weekly livestreamed conversation.The post Dispatch Live: Immigration, Brazil, and House GOP Updates appeared first on The Dispatch.
Truth or Fiction?→ GOP Installs Election Denier Atop Homeland Security Committee
Days after finally electing a House Speaker, the incoming right-wing majority in the House of Representatives installed election-denying Rep. Mark Green of Tennessee (R) atop the Homeland Security Committee. Green confirmed his election on Twitter whil
Truth or Fiction?→ Brazil Insurrection Had Familiar Faces, Themes
A January 8 2023 attempted right-wing coup in Brazil’s capital Brasília followed the victory of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (popularly known as “Lula”) over right-wing incumbent Jair Bolsonaro in the South American nation’s pres
Truth or Fiction?→ Robin Williams: ‘Politicians Should Wear Sponsor Jackets’ Like NASCAR Drivers …
In January 2023, a viral tweet from late December 2022 continued to circulate, with a purported quip from late comedian and actor Robin Williams that politicians ought to wear “sponsor jackets” like NASCAR drivers: Robin Williams was righ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Is NOT Offering $540 Per Month In Health Credits In 2023
Is the IRS offering Americans "additional spending" in 2023? No, that's not true: Neither the government nor the IRS are offering a new cash stimulus to people who make under $50,000 and who are not on Medicaid or Medicare. The claim appe
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Instagram post takes Tom Hanks clip out of context to falsely claim he condones pedophilia
Tom Hanks shouting "sexy baby" is connected to Jeffery Epstein and pedophilia.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Activist Liam Coward Died As Result Of COVID Vaccine
Did activist Liam Coward die as a result of the COVID-19 vaccine? No, there's no evidence that's true: Although the exact cause of Coward's sudden passing is not known, there is nothing to indicate it had anything to do with the vaccine.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Viral photo of copycat ‘QAnon shaman’ in Brazil wasn’t taken during 2023 riots
Photo shows a copycat ‘QAnon shaman’ at attack on Brazil’s capital.
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Did Donald Trump Ever Drop His Support of Kevin McCarthy’s Speakership Bid?
U.S. House Minority Leader Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) A fabricated image purporting to show a statement from former President Donald Trump began circulating onli
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nielsen Ratings Is NOT Offering $2,000 In Financial Assistance To New Households; It’s Not Nielsen, There’s No Cash
Is the television ratings and marketing company Nielsen offering $2,000 in financial assistance to consumers who sign up for downloads and survey participation? No, that's not true: The claim uses a domain address different from Nielsen's
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump touts one year’s decline in drug overdoses, ignoring three years of increases
As president, Donald Trump “marshaled the full power of government to stop deadly drugs, opioids, and fentanyl from coming into our country. As a result, drug overdose deaths declined nationwide for the first time in nearly 30 years."
AllSides→ Fact-Checking 4 Claims in Biden’s Jan. 6 Anniversary Speech
https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/01/06/fact-checking-4-claims-in-bidens-jan-6-anniversary-speech/ Marki
AllSides→ Did Mark Twain Say This About Reading the Newspaper and Being Misinformed?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mark-twain-read-newspaper-misinformed/ A quote has been floating arou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Myocarditis, Pericarditis Did NOT Increase Nearly Eightfold In Swindon, England, After COVID Shots Began
Did the incidence of the heart conditions myocarditis and pericarditis increase nearly eightfold in the English town of Swindon after the introduction of the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: The numbers, which were released through
Truth or Fiction?→ John Deere and ‘Right to Repair,’ Explained
On January 9 2022, a top post on Reddit’s r/all claimed that farmers in the United States had won the “right to repair” John Deere equipment; the post originally appeared on r/news: US Farmers win right to repair John Deere
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Are NOT ‘Massive Structures’ Or ‘Lost City’ Located Below Antarctica
Are there massive hidden structures located below Antarctica, hiding a "lost city unlike any other"? No, that's not true: There is no written record, geological or archeological evidence to prove that there are hidden structures or a lost
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Coronavirus Does NOT Mean ‘Heart Attack Virus’ In Latin
Does the word "coronavirus" mean "heart attack virus" in Latin? No, that's not true: A translation shown in a video circulating on social media relied on the intentional misspelling of the word, which triggered Google Translate glitches.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alyssa Milano’s ‘Temper Tantrum’ Over Elon Musk Has NOT Cost Her $13 Million — Story From Satire Website
Did Alyssa Milano's "temper tantrum" over Elon Musk cost her $13 million? No, that's not true: This satirical article was published by a website connected to the satire network, America's Last Line of Defense, which clearly identifies its
Logically→ A doctor tweeted they would be glad to have taken the vaccine even if it was ‘actual poison’
No such tweet was posted. This claim stems from an edited image designed to provoke a backlash.