Scam emails purporting to be from the NHS are being sent out, asking for payment in return for a ‘Coronavirus Digital Passport’ to prove that someone has been vaccinated for Covid-19. These emails are not from the NHS, and you do not
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Full Fact→ Japan hasn’t banned Olympic athletes from taking the knee
A widely-shared post on Facebook claims that Japan has banned all Black Lives Matter (BLM) “apparel” from the Tokyo 2021 Olympics, and banned anyone in attendance from taking the knee or raising a fist in protest during the national anthems
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines can enhance protective immunity in previously infected people
REVIEW On 8 June 2021, Medical News published an article titled “No point vaccinating those who’ve had COVID-19”. The article went viral on Facebook, receiving more than 70,000 interactions and 17,500 shares in one day, according t
Full Fact→ Ronaldo didn’t visit a mosque in Birmingham
A short TikTok video of a man reading in a mosque has been widely shared, and viewed more than a million times on Facebook. A post with the video says: “Ronaldo visit masjid to reading Quran mash allah”. This is not a video of the footballe
Full Fact→ ‘My First Vape’ toy is not real
An image of a “my first vape” toy targeted at young children has been shared on Facebook to some dismay and much amusement in the comments. The toy, which is shaped like a box mod vape, appears to produce bubbles when blown into. The
Full Fact→ You can’t tell how a banana was ripened by looking at it
A post on Instagram claims that bananas with black spots and green stalks have been “chemically ripened” while bananas with black stalks have been “naturally ripened”. This isn’t true. You can’t check how a banana ha
Logically→ Cristiano Ronaldo’s Coca-Cola snub during his press conference resulted in a $4 billion drop in its market value.
The stock value of Coca-Cola plummeted as the entire U.S. stock market showed a similar trend on that day and is not related to Ronaldo's press meet.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Sleeves’ Or Human Bodies Used For Cloning — It Is A Netflix Promotional Event
Does a video show a "sleeve," or human body used for cloning? No, that's not true. The video was copied from promotion for the Netflix show Altered Carbon. This was a presentation the streaming service used to garner attention for the sho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hawaii Did NOT Say It Will Stop Recognizing Out-of-State Driver’s Licenses
Did Hawaii issue an announcement saying that it will not recognize out-of-state driver's licenses as of 2023? No, that's not true: This is a satirical piece from an entertainment website. Also, existing Hawaii law directly negates this cl
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Chuck Grassley is 8 Years Older than Emmett Till’
On June 21 2021, journalist Michael Harriot retweeted a Politico tweet about Iowa’s “longest serving senator” of Republican Chuck Grassley. Harriot added that Grassley was eight years older than Emmett Till: Chuck Grassley is 8 year
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Decades-Old NASA Document Is NOT A War Plan For World Domination And Phasing Out Of Humans
Does this video show that NASA published a war document on its website in 2001 titled, "The Future is Now," which details a global plan to attack, take over the world, and phase out human beings by 2025? No, that's not true: This is a sho
FactCheck.org→ Soccer Star’s Collapse Was Unrelated to COVID-19 Vaccine
SciCheck Digest Danish soccer star Christian Eriksen is recovering well after he suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed during a match on June 12. But after the incident, social media posts falsely claimed he had recently been vaccinated for COVID-19 an
The Dispatch→ Did Kamala Harris Celebrate Juneteenth With a Dinner Served by Black Servants?
Viral social media posts claim to show Vice President Kamala Harris and a number of senators celebrating Juneteenth while being served by black servants. punkrocklibertariansA post shared by @punkrocklibertariansThe dinner was not, in fact, a cele
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Ken Griffin Sells Condo’
On June 19 2021, a popular stock trading-based Twitter account tweeted about Citadel hedge fund manager Ken Griffin purportedly selling a condominium in Florida, interpreted as a bullish signal by many retail investors: Well well well, how the turns
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Harris Did NOT Exclude Black Leaders From Private Dinner For No Reason
Did Vice President Kamala Harris host a private dinner at her residence that excluded Black leaders without explanation? No, that's not true: although the dinner that Harris hosted on June 15, 2021 was attended almost exclusively by non-B
Logically→ Newborn calves are slaughtered to obtain serum for usage in COVID-19 vaccines.
Newborn calf serum is utilized to prepare and grow Vero cells but there is no evidence that they are slaughtered to produce COVID-19 vaccines.
Logically→ A Norwegian woman gave birth to a human-elephant hybrid.
Australian artist Patricia Piccinini's sculpture named 'Newborn' has been misattributed as an actual human-elephant hybrid born in Norway.
Full Fact→ Hydroxychloroquine study not all that it seems
An article on MailOnline and several Facebook posts have claimed that a new study shows that hydroxychloroquine “can increase COVID survival rates by 200%”. This is not as promising as it sounds, because the study in question, which has not
Logically→ A Nashville woman was permanently paralyzed after getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
There is no conclusive evidence to suggest a causal link between the Pzifer-BioNTech vaccine and paralysis.
Snopes→ Tornado Sweeps Through Suburban Chicago, Causing Damage
In Naperville, about 25 miles outside Chicago, 16 homes were left “uninhabitable” and dozens of other homes were damaged when a reported tornado touched down late at night.
Logically→ A furniture company has manufactured COVID-19 resistant mattresses in Maharashtra.
An FIR has been filed against Bhiwandi's furniture shop for posting an advertisement in a newspaper that its mattress prevents COVID-19.
Snopes→ Diplomats: Progress Made in Vienna at Iran Nuclear Talks
Top diplomats said Sunday further progress had been made at talks between Iran and global powers to try to restore a landmark 2015 agreement to contain Iranian nuclear development that was abandoned by the Trump administration.
Snopes→ Reports: US Student Found Killed in Russia, Suspect Arrested
The body of Catherine Serou, 34, was found in a wooded area near the city of Bor, 250 miles east of Moscow, the reports said.
Snopes→ Hear Jada Pinkett Smith Read Previously Unpublished Poem by Tupac Shakur
The rapper would have turned 50 years old on June 16, 2021.
Health Feedback→ PCR tests are reliable to detect and monitor COVID-19 infections, which are real and had caused millions of deaths worldwide
REVIEW On 10 June 2021, the podcast War Room: Pandemic, hosted by Steve Bannon, published this video interview with lawyer Reiner Fuellmich. First published on Facebook, the video was later removed, but it continued to circulate on other platforms l
Full Fact→ Fake memo circulating claiming to be from Imperial College
A fake ‘leaked memorandum’ purportedly from Imperial epidemiologist Professor Neil Ferguson is circulating on social media. The document claims to be a ‘memo’ from Professor Ferguson, who advises the government as part of the Ne
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chart Of Death Rates Of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Does NOT Prove Vaccination Solved A Minor Problem
Does this colorful graphic chart, with a footnote that the data was sourced from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, fairly represent the impact of vaccines on vaccine-preventable diseases? No, that's not true: By carving off
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Raggedy Ann And Andy Dolls Were NOT Created To Symbolize Children Who Died From Vaccines
Were Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls created as symbols to represent children who died from vaccinations? No, that's not true: Although Johnny Gruelle, an illustrator and the creator of the dolls, had a daughter who died after getting a smallp
AllSides→ Grothman right on claim that 9.3 million jobs are open in U.S.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jun/18/glenn-grothman/grothman-right-claim-93-million-jobs-are-open-us/
FactCheck.org→ Conservative Outlets Advance Unfounded Theory About Capitol Attack
Quick Take There is no evidence that “unindicted co-conspirators” mentioned in federal indictments related to the Jan. 6 Capitol attack are undercover FBI agents or informants, as conservative outlets have claimed or suggested. Legal expert
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Joe Biden’s Comment on the Death of Brian Sicknick
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Truth or Fiction?→ Is the ‘Illinois Father’ Who Criticized CRT Candace Owens’ Brother?
On June 18 2021, Twitter discourse about a viral video of an “Illinois father” discussing critical race theory expanded to suggest the man in the video was Candace Owens’ brother: This is literally Candace Owens’s brother. I’m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Facebook Video Does NOT Provide Any Information About The Crimes Alleged In Its Headline
Does a viral Facebook video provide any information about the crimes alleged in its headline? No, that's not true: The video is a newscast from cable channel One America News Network that does not mention any of the charges against Presid
Full Fact→ Covid-19 victims cannot be cremated against their wishes
A widely-shared post on Facebook contains a number of inaccurate and misleading claims about the Covid-19 crisis, including claims about asymptomatic transmission, death statistics and cremation procedures. We’ve checked five of the main on
AllSides→ Has Apple Banned Grindr? Did eBay Ban Erotica?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/has-apple-banned-grindr-did-ebay A viral tweet claims that, among o
Full Fact→ April’s trade figures fact checked
A column in the Daily Express makes a number of claims about the latest trade data published by the Office for National Statistics. A few of the claims could use more context. “The deficit in trade with the EU has narrowed by £
Full Fact→ British Airways is not in ‘crisis talks’ with the government about vaccinated pilots
We’ve been asked by our readers to check claims made by a number of websites and social media posts that three British Airways pilots have died from the Covid-19 vaccine and that the company is in crisis talks with the UK government because of th
Full Fact→ 97% of PCR positives aren’t false
A clip of a woman calling Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust about coronavirus tests has been shared widely on social media. In the clip, the caller claims that she has submitted a Freedom of Information request to the trust and found out that it
Logically→ There was a data breach in the Indian COVID-19 vaccination portal CoWin.
The investigation carried out by the Emergency response team has found that no there was no breach of data from the CoWIN app.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DeAnna Lorraine DID Run Against Nancy Pelosi In California In March 2020 Primary (But Lost)
Is DeAnna Lorraine currently running against Nancy Pelosi in California? No, that's not true: Despite claims in a meme posted in April 2020 that went viral again in June 2021, Lorraine is not currently running in any type of election agai