Did 67 children ages 5-14 die from COVID-19 in 2020? Yes (68, to be precise), but this chart comparing that to the much higher death tolls from traffic accidents, fires and other causes obscures the risk posed by children's infections, wh
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stillbirths Are NOT Rampant Among Fully Vaccinated Mothers
Are stillbirths rampant among fully vaccinated mothers? No, that's not true. The claim that there is a spike in stillbirths among mothers who had received a full COVID-19 vaccine is not supported by any evidence. It was made by a doctor i
Snopes→ ‘Bah-Boom, Bah-Boom’: Acorn-Ucopia of Food Fattens Squirrels
Humans aren't the only species packing on extra pounds during the pandemic.
The Dispatch→ Did George Clooney Turn Down $35 Million to Do an Israeli Airline Commercial?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Giant Skeleton Image Is NOT Real — It Was A Photoshop Contest Entry
Does a photo show that archeologists have uncovered the skeleton of a giant? No, that's not true: This picture was created in 2011 for a Worth1000.com Photoshop hoax contest called "Size Matters 4," which had a size-altering but photoreal
Full Fact→ Full Fact welcomes Joint Committee’s Online Safety Bill report—but questions on freedom of expression unanswered
Today the Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill published their report on the government’s proposed legislation, due next year. We thank the MPs, Peers, and staff who produced this important and thoughtful report in such a short t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Japan’s Myocarditis Warnings NOT In Contrast To Worldwide COVID-19 Vaccines Warnings
Did Japanese health ministry panels of experts add myocarditis to warning labels for COVID-19 vaccines? Yes, that's true, but they are not in "stark contrast" to the rest of the world. The addition of warnings about myocarditis (inflammat
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Teachers in South Dakota Compete in a ‘Dash for Cash’ Event?
A reporter’s account of a “Dash For Cash” promotion in South Dakota in December 2021 unintentionally turned into a glimpse at something more dystopian. Annie Todd of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader newspaper documented the contest, hoste
Full Fact→ No evidence asylum seekers have used pets to argue against deportation
Article Eight expresses a right to private and family life. And what we have seen is asylum seekers, quote, they have a cat or a dog at home that constitutes their family life. And as a consequence of this, their removal from this country should be ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 60,000 Scientists Do NOT Call For End To Mass Vaccination
Did 60,000 scientists call for an end to mass vaccination? No, that's not true: In an October 2020 document called "The Great Barrington Declaration," three health experts from Harvard, Stanford and Oxford described their plan as "Focused
FactCheck.org→ Researchers Studying Whether Mouthwashes Can Reduce Viral Load, COVID-19 Transmission
In a Dec. 8 town hall meeting, Sen. Ron Johnson may have left a misleading impression in saying “standard gargle, mouthwash, has been proven to kill the coronavirus.” In the laboratory, some mouthwashes have been shown to block infectivity or s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eating 200 Apple Seeds May NOT Cause Fatal Reaction — There’s No Exact Number
Will eating 200 apple seeds cause a fatal reaction? Not necessarily: Apple seeds contain a chemical compound that decomposes into cyanide but the compound must be released by finely crushing or chewing the seeds. The number of apple seeds
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Ben Franklin Left Money to Boston’
On December 9 2021, Imgur user rippinro shared the following meme, claiming that Benjamin Franklin left $2,000 to young people in Boston and Philadelphia in his will: Underneath a portrait of Franklin, text read: Benjamin Franklin left $2,000 to Bosto
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moderna Patent Does NOT Uncover ‘Nanocensor’ Contained In Its Vaccines
Does a Moderna patent reveal a nanosensor is contained in its COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: COVID vaccines contain no nanosensors. Patents for the mRNA vaccine and an ingredients list from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) s
Full Fact→ Do police normally investigate things that happened a year ago?
The police don't normally look back and investigate things that have taken place a year ago. Dominic Raab MP, 5 December 2021. A clip of justice secretary Dominic Raab appearing on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show has been widely shared online after M
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: European Union Chief Does NOT Call For Throwing Out Nuremberg Code (Which Is Not A Statute)
Did the head of the EU Commission call for throwing out the Nuremberg Code? No, that's not true: Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission (EC), said at a December 1, 2021, news conference that it is time to consider
Truth or Fiction?→ Shelf Life of Mifepristone and Misoprostol
As discourse about the future legality of abortion continued on December 6 2021, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of two tweets addressing the shelf lives of mifepristone and misoprostol — two drugs known to terminate a pregnancy: In the depict
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: River City California Dogs Do NOT Need To Wear Masks — Joke Post From Satire Page
Did the mayor of River City, California, make a proclamation that all dogs must wear face masks to protect them from getting sick or else their owners will be cited by police and fined? No, that's not true: The River City, California, Pol
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dandelion Root Does NOT Kill 98% Of Cancer Cells — Lab Studies Only Show Its Potential
Does dandelion root kill 98% of cancer cells? No, that's not true: Some lab studies done in vitro (petri dish or test tube work not using living bodies) have shown a potential for dandelion root to kill cancer cells. However, those studie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Name For Omicron Variant Was NOT Devised To Produce Eye of Providence Symbol
Was the B.1.1.529 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus named "Omicron" so that a glyph in the shape of an eye could be combined with the Greek letter Delta to reveal a secret Illuminati symbol? No, that's not true: Among other reasons, the Gre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Blood Clots And Heart Issues ARE Caused By Cold Weather And Stress
Is it false to blame blood clots and heart issues on cold weather and stress? No, that's not true: Heart issues can be caused by both cold weather and stress as reputable doctors and heart organizations have stated. The implication in a s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vice President Kamala Harris Did NOT Call Unvaccinated Americans ‘Dirty Trump People’
Did Vice President Kamala Harris call unvaccinated Americans "dirty Trump people" on a phone call with members of the Biden-Harris administration? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Harris ever said this. Such a story, if leak
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the Omicron Variant
On Nov. 24, South Africa told the World Health Organization that amid a recent increase in COVID-19 cases, it had identified a new variant — later named omicron — with a high number of mutations, raising concerns that it could spread more e
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Forbes Article Did NOT Say COVID-19 Vaccines Directly Modify DNA — Previous Title Of The Article Was Misinterpreted
Did an article published by Forbes support the idea that mRNA COVID-19 vaccines directly modify DNA? Not exactly: Although the headline "Yes, The Vaccine Changes Your DNA. A Tiny Bit. That's A Good Thing," was posted on the website, the t
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Albedo,’ ‘Bright Darkness,’ and ‘Snowglow’
On December 1 2021, the Facebook page “Vellum and Vinyl” shared a screenshot of the following Tumblr post, discussing “albedo” — a measurement of reflectivity and the “bright darkness” caused by snowfall after
Health Feedback→ Misleading claims linking the spread of Omicron variant to vaccinated people rely on partial data and are unsubstantiated
REVIEW On 22 November 2021, the Network for Genomics Surveillance in South Africa identified a new SARS-CoV-2 variant called B.1.1.529. This variant presented an unusually high number of mutations, including 32 mutations in the spike protein. Some o
Full Fact→ Protecting others is a reason to wear a facemask
An Instagram post asks “If masks work, then why are you bothered about people who don’t have one on, your masks work right?”. The post seems to suggest masks are only effective for the wearer. While facemasks are considered to offer s
Health Feedback→ Inaccurate clickbait headline in Forbes article used to promote the false claim that COVID-19 vaccines change our DNA
REVIEW On 29 November 2021, Forbes published an article written by Steven Salzburg, a professor of biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University, bearing the headline “Yes, The Vaccine Changes Your DNA. A Tiny Bit. That’s A Good Thing”. T
Full Fact→ Picture of ‘giant mummy’ is a case of forced perspective
A post on Facebook claims to show “another giant Nubian mummy found in North America” adding “they have found to [sic] many to count”. The photo is genuine, and shows a mummy being given a CT scan at Quirónsalud Madrid Un
Health Feedback→ Pathogens can evolve to be more virulent over time, contrary to nutritionist’s claim
REVIEW On 28 November 2021, nutritionist Mike Mutzel claimed in a Facebook post that “pathogens evolve to become less, not more, virulent over time”, citing “the law of declining virulence”. This claim was also made by others in the past, as
Logically→ Global warming is a natural recurring process.
Earth's temperature has changed over the years. However, human activity is the largest contributing factor to global warming.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Clinic Director Did NOT Release A Video Before He Killed Himself — Video Shows Another Man
Did the head of a German hospital who killed himself release a video before his death, calling COVID vaccines a genocide and saying he could no longer live with the lies? No, that's not true. Instead of showing Dr. Thomas Jendges, the now
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Unmask Fauci Plot — Public Health Officials Are Paid To Predict Outbreaks, Develop New Technology
Does this video unmask new-in-November-2021 evidence that Dr. Anthony Fauci helped mastermind the COVID-19 pandemic to bring humankind under government control? No, that's not true: The October, 2019 C-SPAN video has been the subject of c
Full Fact→ Resettlement figures don’t give us the full picture on refugee numbers
Since 2015 I think… the UK through the refugee programmes, [has] resettled over 25,000 people—more than any other country in Europe. Sajid Javid MP , 28 November 2021. A clip of health secretary Sajid Javid telling Sky News that the UK ha
Full Fact→ It’s not ‘anti-science’ to wear a face mask
An Instagram post claims that being “anti-science would be reading the label on a box of masks that says ‘does not protect against viral infections’ and still wearing one”. The post includes an image of the side of a box which s
Full Fact→ The facts about people seeking asylum in the UK
On 24 November, 27 people tragically drowned in the English Channel, attempting to travel to the UK from France. Following this there has been renewed debate on the topic of migrants, asylum seekers and the facts around asylum applications. We ta
Climate Feedback→ PragerU video on climate change repeats a range of misleading claims by Steven Koonin
SUMMARY A popular PragerU video (viewed more than 1 million times) outlines a range of claims on climate change by Steve Koonin, a theoretical physicist and professor at the New York University Stern School of Business. The claims, many of which Koo
Full Fact→ Vaccine requirement law for NHS staff in England could be enforced regardless of contracts
A widely shared post on Twitter, from a user who claims to be a former NHS human resources employee, argues that NHS workers who refuse to be vaccinated cannot be fired. Screenshots of the tweet have also circulated on Facebook. The post claims: &ldquo
Health Feedback→ Natural News, others jump to conclusions unsupported by the study they cite to claim COVID-19 vaccines destroy the immune system and cause cancer
REVIEW On 5 November 2021, Natural News published a post in which they claimed a recent scientific study showed that the spike protein in the COVID-19 vaccines accumulated in the nucleus of cells and destroyed “DNA repair pathways, paving the wa
Full Fact→ Dominic Raab didn’t say he watched Peppa Pig with his parents when he was young
A number of Facebook posts have shared a screengrab of a (since deleted) tweet claiming that the deputy prime minister and justice secretary Dominic Raab said he watched Peppa Pig “with his parents when he was young”, even though the childr