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Snopes→ Iconic Western Starring Clint Eastwood Dubbed in Navajo
The movie, “A Fistful of Dollars” or “Béeso Dah Yiníłjaa’” in Navajo will be screened for free this month on or near the reservation that extends into Arizona, New Mexico and Utah.
Full Fact→ BBC presenter corrects false claim about Owen Paterson vote
“You just said the government voted this down. That’s strictly not true is it. Because the vote was a free vote, wasn’t it, it wasn’t a whipped vote. The MPs voted on the new motion to do with Owen Paterson. So it wasn’t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: These 19 Studies On COVID Vaccine Efficacy Do NOT Prove Vaccines Are Ineffective
Do these 19 studies on COVID-19 vaccines show that vaccination isn't effectively fighting infection? No, that's not true. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention evaluated over 90 peer-reviewed studies and preprint publications to
Snopes→ Hammerin’ Braves Rout Astros to Win 1st WS Crown Since 1995
Jorge Soler, Freddie Freeman and the Braves breezed to their first World Series championship since 1995, hammering the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game 6.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccines Do NOT Contain Hydrogel Nanobots Capable Of Reproducing And Of Implanting False Memories
Do COVID-19 vaccines approved in the United States contain hydrogel nanobots that multiply, rewrite human genetics and erase and plant memories in human brains? No, that's not true nor even possible in 2021. No private or academic lab has
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Uttar Pradesh Did NOT Drop COVID Cases To Zero In 71 out 75 Districts In 24 Hours After Implementing Ivermectin Protocol
Did COVID-19 cases in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh (UP) drop in 71 out of 75 districts 24 hours after implementing ivermectin protocol? No, that's not true. While coronavirus cases plummeted in UP after peaking in late April 2021, it
FactCheck.org→ Answering Questions About #BeagleGate
Q: Did Dr. Anthony Fauci fund experiments on beagles? A: Fauci is the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, which has provided grants for medical studies using the dogs as test subjects. But the NIAID denied funding on
FactCheck.org→ Why It’s Easy to Misinterpret Numbers of Deaths Among the Vaccinated
SciCheck Digest Raw numbers of hospitalizations or deaths among those who are vaccinated are not a good indicator of whether vaccines are effective. If the large majority of a population is vaccinated, it’s not surprising if most deaths are among
Snopes→ New Zealand Strait Crossed for First Time by Electric Plane
Gary Freedman thought it only fitting that the first thing he saw when approaching the Wellington coastline was the rotating blade of a wind turbine producing renewable energy.
Snopes→ Did Persian King Order His Servants Killed, Only They Killed Him?
Rather foolishly, he let them roam free before their execution.
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Campaign Signs in Virginia Were Not Posted by McAuliffe or Democrats
Quick Take The role of parents in deciding school curriculum is a flash point in the Virginia gubernatorial race. Days before the election, bogus signs have appeared on streets and in social media posts reading, “Keep Parents Out of Classrooms,”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Japan Did NOT Drop Its Vaccine Rollout And End COVID Almost Overnight With Ivermectin
Did Japan drop its vaccine program in favor of ivermectin, wiping out COVID-19 in one month? No, that's not true: While coronavirus cases plummeted in Japan after peaking in the second half of August, 2021, it had nothing to do with the a
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Donald Trump’s WSJ Letter to the Editor
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Full Fact→ What do we know so far about reports of ‘spiking’ with needles?
Police across the UK are investigating dozens of reports of people being spiked with needles in clubs and bars, with fears of a worrying new trend emerging. The reports, alongside a significant number of drink spiking cases, have led to a nationw
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Are NOT Cockroach Parts In Your Chocolate
Are pieces of cockroaches found in chocolate and chocolate liquor? And when people have allergic reactions to chocolate, are they actually having allergic reactions to the cockroach pieces in the chocolate? No, that's not true: According
Full Fact→ Claims of an EU mineral water ban need a drop of context
From 7th January the UK will cease to recognise and allow import of mineral water from the EU and EEA. In order to promote Britain's clean, healthy and delicious natural mineral waters. Naomi Smith, 25/10/2021. In a widely shared tweet, the chief exec
FactCheck.org→ Video Spreads Bogus Claims About Plane Crashes and COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest The number of U.S. plane accidents has been about the same this year as it was last year. But posts on social media falsely claim that there has been a significant increase due to pilot reactions to the COVID-19 vaccines. The Federal Av
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Growing Inaccessibility of Science’ Meme
On October 27 2021, an Imgur account shared the following screenshot of a tweet: On Imgur, the post was titled “Gee I wonder why.” Originally, the tweet was published on October 13 2021, and simply captioned “yeah …” The
FactCheck.org→ FEMA Staff and Contracted Medical Workers Are Required to Follow Vaccine Mandate
SciCheck Digest The Federal Emergency Management Agency is deploying contracted medical workers to understaffed hospitals, where they are required to comply with COVID-19 vaccine mandates. But social media posts falsely claim that “doctors and nu
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘US Student Loans Cost the Government over $60B More to Service Than They Bring in a Year’
On October 21 2021 — against a backdrop of a long-running national discussion about student debt — a tweet asserting that “US student loans cost the government over $60B more to service than they bring in a year” became virally
Poynter→ What will PolitiFact be watching in 2022?
It stokes fear, incites violence and unnerves communities everywhere. It makes people see reality in a way that others cannot even imagine. While it preys on the most vulnerable, it invades the places we once considered free from harm. No, this is not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Illinois Governor’s Office Is NOT Making COVID Mandates Without Scientific Information — The Department of Public Health And CDC Hold Samples, Data
Is the Illinois governor making vaccine mandates without any proof of the delta variant of the coronavirus? No, that's not true: This claim is a recycled version of similar deceptive claims made in Ireland, where COVID denialists requeste
Full Fact→ Covid-19 can be fatal and tests for it aren’t rigged
A post on Facebook includes a number of false or misleading claims about Covid-19 deaths, tests, the vaccines, hand sanitisers and facemasks. It is not true to say that “Covid-19 is not killing people” According to data from the Offic
FactCheck.org→ Trump and Son Whitewash Vaccine Willingness Before Biden
The percentage of Americans who say they would “definitely not” get the COVID-19 vaccine has remained relatively stable since 2020. And the daily number of people getting vaccinations had slid near a low point when President Joe Biden annou
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A List of Failed Amendments’
On October 19 2021, Twitter user @radicalpragmat1 shared a somewhat unnerving list of purported failed proposed amendments to the Constitution, an image which quickly migrated to Imgur and Reddit: Well this is a fascinating list of amendments that we
Full Fact→ Official LEGO donation service not yet available in UK
A Facebook post claims that you can donate old LEGO bricks to a service that will wash, sort and donate the bricks to charities that work with children. The post, from a UK Facebook account, also claims the “LEGO Replay” service offer
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Is Sending Aid to Independent Groups in Afghanistan, Not the Taliban
Quick Take The U.S. is providing humanitarian aid through several independent organizations in Afghanistan, but not through the Taliban government. Yet an online article falsely claims that the Biden administration will “send the Taliban millions
Truth or Fiction?→ Washington Herald 1918 Coal Question
In October 2021, amid discussions of austerity and compassionate policy, a purported January 31 1918 Washington Herald excerpt showing a subscriber’s question about taking coal under difficult circumstances circulated on social media:
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘It’s Been Illegal for Employers to Forbid Workers From Discussing Their Pay For the Last 86 Years, Since the National Labor Relations Act of 1935’
An October 16 2021, a Facebook post by performance artist and perennial political candidate Vermin Supreme highlighted an October 11 tweet claiming that it became illegal for employers to forbid workers from discussing their pay rate 86 years earlier:
Health Feedback→ Vaccines are highly effective against COVID-19, but unvaccinated people can still endanger vaccinated people, contrary to Tucker Carlson’s claim on Fox News
REVIEW More than half the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of 12 October 2021. However, the pace of vaccination significantly slowed down compared to the first months of the campaign. In a press conference on 24 Septembe
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Rent to Own is For the Financially Illiterate’
On October 13 2021, a Facebook user published the following warning about rent-to-own appliances and large purchases, describing the manner in which such transactions functionally served as a tax on low-income people: STAY AWAY FROM RENT to Own Places
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: mRNA Vaccines Do NOT Change DNA Or Cause Birth Defects
Can an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine given to a woman cause changes in the DNA of a baby she is carrying and result in a "mutant baby" born with extra limbs or other deformities? No, that's not true: The mRNA in COVID vaccines does not enter the
Truth or Fiction?→ Does Putting Fruit in Mason Jars Make It Last Longer?
On October 12 2021, a Facebook account shared a tip which claimed that putting fruit in Mason jars made it last longer: Idk who needs to know this because it took me 25 years and a TikTok to learn but putting your fruit in mason jars rather than the c
Full Fact→ The Covid-19 virus has been isolated many times in Spain—and elsewhere
Facebook users have shared an article claiming that Spain’s Ministry of Health “Admits Covid-19 Has Never Been Isolated”. This story is false. The ministry did not say this. As we have said before, the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: South Africa’s Highest Court Has NOT Yet Taken Up The ‘Show Us The Virus’ Case — And May Never
Is South Africa's highest court "set to free the continent from the new world order and the central bank" when they issue a decision on a case filed by Ricardo Maarman on September 27, 2021? No, that's not true: This headline prematurely
FactCheck.org→ Partisan Claims About Flight Cancellations Lack Evidence
SciCheck Digest Southwest Airlines’ flight cancellations fueled partisan claims over the weekend that transportation workers were protesting COVID-19 vaccine requirements and causing the cancellations. But there’s no evidence that workers s
Full Fact→ UK public as concerned by the spread of misinformation as immigration and Brexit and the EU
Our research found that the UK public is as concerned by the spread of misinformation as it is by issues such as immigration and Brexit. Our data shows levels of public concern were comparable to fair wages and low pay, crime, law and order, Brexit, th
Full Fact→ No, the ‘P’ on your passport does not stand for ‘peasant’
A Facebook post claims the letter ‘P’ found on the photo page of passports under “type” actually stands for “pauper” or “peasant”. The post states: “‘P’ stands for "pauper/peasant"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘COVIDLAND’ Episode 1 Does NOT Provide Proof Of Global Cabal’s Machinations, Does Recycle Debunked Claims
Does the first episode of "COVIDLAND" prove its claims that hospitals were not taxed by COVID-19 caseloads, death statistics were inflated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and that the PCR test is unable to detect the SA