On September 7 2020, a Facebook user shared a post asserting that a single gender reveal party in 2020 caused more property damage than all of the Black Lives Matter protests throughout the year: White text against a red and orange background read:
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Snopes→ Do Photos Really Show Red Skies Over Oregon?
Wildfires in the Pacific Northwest caused some surreal scenes in 2020.
Logically→ Trump administration took the toughest, boldest, strongest and hardest-hitting action against China in American history by far.
President Trump's stance on China triggered a trade war between the two nations which caused significant damages to the U.S. economy.
Truth or Fiction?→ Was the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally a Super-Spreader Event?
September 8 2020 marked approximately one month from the annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota, and it heralded purported news that the widely-attended gathering served as a “super-spreader event” during an ongoing COVID-19 pand
AFP Fact Check→ Experts dismiss claim that holding your breath helps test for COVID-19
A video purporting to be from an Indian hospital alleges you can find out if you have COVID-19 by simply holding your breath. But the claim is false; the WHO and a pulmonologist told AFP Fact Check that the technique cannot diagnose the illness ca
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘I Plan to Lead Another Non-Violent March Tomorrow’
A political cartoon depicting the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. recirculated online in August 2020, as users pointed out the parallels between how his efforts for Black liberation were viewed during his life and skepticism around the Black Lives Mat
Logically→ A hidden conspiracy behind the explosions in two American restaurants in the UAE.
The Abu Dhabi Police said the blast at the restaurant was caused by a gas leak.
Full Fact→ Reopening universities will almost certainly not cause 50,000 deaths
“Without strong controls, the return to universities would cause a minimum of 50,000 deaths” University and College Union, 30 August 2020 The University and College Union (UCU), a trade union for academic staff, tweeted a quote from a pie
Health Feedback→ A person’s response to vaccination is not associated with birthmarks or the presence of mutations in a gene involved with vitamin B9 production
REVIEW A Facebook post from mid-November 2018 went viral in late August 2020, receiving tens of thousands of interactions on Facebook. The post incorrectly claims that birthmarks are “indicators” of the presence of the methylenetetrahydrofolate
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Fox News Interview
In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham that aired over two days, President Donald Trump made several false, misleading and unsubstantiated claims: Trump falsely took credit for getting the National Guard to Kenosha to help quell violent p
Full Fact→ There’s no evidence the number of people taking their own life fell during the Covid-19 pandemic
“Some cautiously positive news announced today by the Office for National Statistics shows that the number of suicides during the peak of the pandemic was down from 10.3 per 100,000 to 6.9 per 100,000”. Matt Hancock MP, 1 September 2020
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Officials Did NOT Say California Wildfires Were Coordinated Arson
Did officials say arsonists responsible for starting the fires in California on August 15, 2020? No, that's not true: There was an unusual weather event, being referred to as a "lightning siege" that brought an estimated 14,000 lightning
FactCheck.org→ Biden Misleads on Preexisting Conditions
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden claimed President Donald Trump’s effort in court to nullify the Affordable Care Act would “take 100 million people with preexisting conditions and move them in a direction where they can’t get
FactCheck.org→ CDC Did Not ‘Admit Only 6%’ of Recorded Deaths from COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t drastically reduced the number of deaths attributable to COVID-19, but posts making that bogus claim have been circulating widely — with the help of President Donald Trump, who retweeted
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Four Of Five ‘Fun Facts’ About the Postal Service Are NOT True
Does a meme promising "fun facts" about the USPS contain only true facts? No, it doesn't. Although the United States Postal Service employs more than 500,000 people, the agency is in debt, it costs taxpayers $100 million a year, it only b
Logically→ India’s GDP in Q1 of 2020-21 shows the worst quarterly slump in decades.
The GDP shrank by the steepest extent ever by 23.9 percent in the April-June period due to the impact caused by a coronavirus.
Health Feedback→ False claim shared by President Trump that only 6% of CDC-reported deaths are from COVID-19 is based on flawed reasoning
REVIEW The claim that only 6% of COVID-19 deaths officially recorded in the U.S. were actually due to the disease started circulating on social media in late August 2020, and was shared on Twitter by U.S. President Donald Trump. The author of this cla
Health Feedback→ A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 would be useful even if the survival rate from COVID-19 is high
REVIEW A misleading claim circulating on Facebook in August 2020 questions whether a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, would be useful because the “survival rate [of COVID-19 is] close to 100% without a vaccine”. This c
Full Fact→ A graph spreading on Facebook gets it wrong on flu vs Covid deaths
A post on Facebook has claimed that influenza (flu) caused more deaths in the UK than Covid-19 between 19 June and 31 July. This is based on a misunderstanding of figures from the Office for National Statistics, which counts deaths in England and Wales
FactCheck.org→ Meme Recycles Conspiracy Theory on California Wildfires
Quick Take A baseless conspiracy theory on Facebook suggests that the California wildfires were started by a “powerful laser.” The meme spreading the theory uses the same photos that circulated in 2018 to advance a similar claim. Full Stor
Truth or Fiction?→ Victoria’s Secret Bra ‘Tracking Devices’
In late June 2020, a Facebook user shared a video that purportedly showed Victoria’s Secret bras’ tracking devices: In a status update, an account named “Jimm Walker” wrote: THIS IS UNREAL SO Summer 2020 Facebook Posts Abou
Full Fact→ A retracted paper linking 5G and coronavirus with no evidence is doing the rounds on Facebook
A post is spreading on Facebook that contains screenshots of and a link to a scientific paper, which claims that “5G millimeter waves could be absorbed by dermatologic cells acting like antennas, transferred to other cells and play the main role
Snopes→ Did a Walmart Customer’s Change Get Donated Without Consent?
The nationwide coin shortage in 2020 caused retailers to implement policies on change that occasionally confused cashiers and customers.
FactCheck.org→ Republican Convention Opening Night
Summary Speakers in the first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention engaged in political spin, particularly in making claims about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s policy positions: Several speakers at the convention mislea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Two British Siblings From Hampstead Did NOT Volunteer Truthful Stories About Satanic Ritual Abuse On Videotape
Were two British siblings witnesses and participants in sexually depraved, baby-killing, cannibalistic satanic rituals in which their father was the cult leader and every teacher in their school in Hampstead, England, was a member? No, th
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Talking Points
As the Republican National Convention begins today, we present here a rundown of President Donald Trump’s repeated false and misleading claims during the 2020 campaign. If Trump’s recent speeches are a guide, he may well repeat some of thes
FactCheck.org→ New ‘Plandemic’ Video Peddles Misinformation, Conspiracies
The second part of “Plandemic” — a documentary-style video that presents a sweeping conspiracy theory about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, patents and vaccines — landed on Aug. 18, spinning together many of the falsehoods about t
Full Fact→ Flu isn’t the underlying cause of death for more people than Covid-19
“Flu killing six times more people than coronavirus” The Mirror, 19 August 2020 “FLU has killed more people in the UK than coronavirus for eight weeks in a row” The Sun, 19 August 2020 “In the week to the end of July, fiv
FactCheck.org→ Final Night of the Democratic Convention
Summary As the socially distanced convention came to a close, Joe Biden accepted the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination with a speech that was largely accurate, but lacked context in some instances: Biden claimed that America has “by f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Face Masks Cause Staph Infections
Do face masks worn to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus cause staphylococcus, or staph infections? No, that's not true. While they can reportedly cause pressure ulcers and skin irritation, a skin doctor and infectious disease ex
Climate Feedback→ Article by CNN exaggerates study’s implications for future Greenland ice loss with “point of no return” claim
SUMMARY The article in CNN discusses findings from a study published August, 2020 that analyzes trends of ice discharge from the Greenland Ice Sheet over the past three decades[1]. Reports on this study were also published by Reuters and Phys.org, r
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates on Facebook about dangers of face masks alongside photos of skin conditions
Five images have been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts which claim they show images of people suffering from skin problems that have been caused by wearing face masks. The claim is misleading; three of the images show cases of chicke
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Plandemic – Indoctornation’ Video Contains Several False And Misleading Claims
Does the video "Plandemic - Indoctornation" by Mikki Willis released in August 2020 reveal new facts about the COVID-19 epidemic? No, that's not true: the video repeats the unsubstantiated claim this virus is man-made, edits together unre
Snopes→ Did Goodyear Forbid Employees to Wear MAGA Gear?
One slide from a purported company-training presentation (of unknown origin) caused quite the controversy.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is This a Photo of Seattle — Brought to You By ‘The Environmental Left’?
On August 10 2020, a Facebook user shared the following picture, purportedly taken in Seattle the previous month and showing detritus left behind by the “environmental left”: Alongside a blurry image of a trash-filled street, the
AFP Fact Check→ No, these videos have circulated online in reports about earlier fires in Egypt and the UAE
Four videos have been shared multiple times on Facebook and Line Messenger alongside a claim that they show a fire caused by an oil pipeline explosion in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city of Dubai on August 16, 2020. The claim is false; the videos ha
Truth or Fiction?→ Is ‘Maskne’ a Sign of a Lung Infection?
As far-right disinformation purveyors continued flailing for relevancy in August 2020, one graphic regurgitated the conspiracy theory that blemishes caused by accumulations of facial moisture under face masks (worn in order to protect others from pote
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Thousands of Seattle Democrats Gather to Demand Mail-In Voting Because Voting in Person Is Too Dangerous?
On August 18 2020, a photograph purportedly showing “thousands of Seattle Democrats” (at least, according to random people online) circulated on Twitter: This is a photo of thousands of Seattle Democrats gathering to demand mail in votin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Predict An Outbreak Of AFM Cases To Cover Up Anticipated Future Vaccine Injuries
Did the CDC predict an outbreak of AFM (acute flaccid myelitis) cases to cover up anticipated future vaccine injuries from the COVID-19 vaccine and flu shot? No, that's not true: The CDC has been tracking AFM cases since 2014. AF
Full Fact→ We don’t know whether “misinformation” killed 800 people
“'Hundreds dead' because of Covid-19 misinformation” BBC News website, 12 August 2020 “Online conspiracy theories and misinformation relating to Covid-19 have resulted in at least 800 deaths from coronavirus” The Independent,