On six separate occasions, President Donald Trump has claimed that Europe’s excess mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic is 33% to 40% higher than America’s. But that’s only possible when cherry-picking numbers or ignoring Europe’s larger popu
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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
FactCheck.org→ Posts Take Old Photos of Biden, Harris Out of Context
Quick Take Facebook posts are using out-of-context photos to suggest Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris, are not abiding by public health recommendations regarding face masks. The photos are from early Ma
Health Feedback→ Current COVID-19 mortality rate does not predict the future probability of dying from the disease
REVIEW A claim regarding the risk of dying from COVID-19 began circulating in mid-August 2020 on social media and the posts repeating it have received more than 12,000 interactions on Facebook. The posts state that the U.S. Centers for Disease Contr
Logically→ Economic growth was higher under Obama and Biden than it was under Trump.
Quarterly GDP growth was higher under the Obama administration. However, overall GDP growth was higher under Trump administration.
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
Full Fact→ Study doesn’t show that children are ‘silent super-spreaders’ of coronavirus
“Children are ‘silent super-spreaders’ of coronavirus, scientists warn.” The Daily Mirror, 20 August 2020 “Coronavirus carrier children ‘silent super-spreaders’ with high viral loads, study finds.” The D
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fields Of ‘Human Cages’ Discovered In Caruthers, California, Are Old Jail Cells That Are No Longer In Use
Were fields of "human cages" discovered in Caruthers, California? Yes, but that is missing context. The viral video of cages with toilets stacked up in the desert shows old metal jail cells that are no longer being used to hold people and
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Images Show Joe Biden and Kamala Harris Announcing Their Ticket at an Event — Without Masks?
On August 15 2020, four days after Joe Biden announced that former California attorney general Kamala Harris would be his running mate in the upcoming presidential election, the following images began circulating — purportedly showing Biden and
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Opening Night
Summary Our major finding from the first night of the four-day 2020 Democratic National Convention is that it wasn’t accurate to call it a “convention” at all. That word means “coming together,” and Democratic delegates stayed apart because o
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Greatest Hits
As the Democratic National Convention kicks off today, we thought it would be helpful to highlight some of the claims we have fact-checked from presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden over the course of the campaign so far. For more on each statement,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Does NOT Hold Records on Stock Market Losses, Nat’l Debt, Convicted Team Members And Pandemic Infections
Is it true that President Trump is the only U.S. president to simultaneiously hold records for the biggest stock market drop, the highest national debt, the most members of his team convicted of crimes, and the most pandemic-rela
Health Feedback→ Vaccines undergo strict safety testing before they are licensed for use in the U.S. and many other countries; no validity to the claim of a 33% “death rate” from COVID-19 vaccine
REVIEW Facebook posts (example) asking the question “Would you take a vaccine with a 33% death rate to feel safe from a virus with a 0.06% death rate?” began circulating in late July 2020, and have received more than 10,000 interactions on Faceb
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: If You Had COVID-like Symptoms In The U.S. Last September, You Did NOT Have COVID-19
If you had a bad cough, high fever, shortness of breath and other COVID-19-like symptoms last September, did you have COVID-19? No: that's not true. The claim provides no evidence, while infectious disease experts relying on mult
FactCheck.org→ Face Masks Don’t Cause Legionnaires’ Disease
Quick Take A viral social media post is spreading the falsehood that wearing a face mask to slow the spread of COVID-19 could cause Legionnaires’ disease. But Legionnaires’ disease is caused by bacteria that festers mostly in warm, standing
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Missteps on COVID-19 Mortality
President Donald Trump exaggerated Americans’ comparative success battling the coronavirus, falsely saying in a press briefing that the U.S. per capita death rate is lower than “most” of Western Europe. He also claimed a 9% decrease in COVID-19 f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Face Masks DO Work. Period.
Has no scientific study demonstrated masks protect people from COVID-19? No, that's not true: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides a list of 19 scientific publications its infectious disease experts rely on whe
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Weekend Press Briefings
President Donald Trump made several false, misleading and exaggerated claims in press briefings he held Aug. 7 and 8 at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, spinning the facts on COVID-19 and the economy, among other topics: Trump fa
Health Feedback→ Contrary to claim in viral Facebook post, the flu vaccine does work and certain types of cancers can be cured
REVIEW A Facebook post published at the end of July 2020 expressed skepticism at how we could “make a vaccine in 6 months for an illness that [we] STILL don’t understand”—heavily implied to be COVID-19—by claiming that we “can’
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the United States Issue a COVID-19 Travel Advisory for New Zealand?
An August 7 2020 tweet by the New Zealand Herald claimed that the United States issued a travel warning to its citizens about New Zealand due to the country’s purported 23 active cases of COVID-19: The US Government has warned its citizens t
FactCheck.org→ Dueling Trump, Biden Claims on COVID-19 Vaccination Distribution
As scientists work to find a safe vaccine for COVID-19, President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger, Joe Biden, have made competing claims about the administration’s plans to carry out the daunting task of distributing hundreds of millio
Health Feedback→ Wearing masks aims at slowing SARS-CoV-2 circulation, not protecting against a certain death
REVIEW In August 2020, a post circulating on social media, which received millions of views, questioned how people who are not wearing face masks in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic have still remained alive. Using the rhetorical technique of “j
FactCheck.org→ Asthma Medicine Not Proven as COVID-19 ‘Cure’
Quick Take A viral headline on Facebook claims that a vaccine isn’t “Needed” for COVID-19 because “There Is Already A Cure.” But the supposed “cure” is an asthma medication, touted by a Texas doctor, that has not yet b
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misleading COVID-19 Comparisons to Other Countries
In a flurry of tweets and remarks, President Donald Trump continued to distort the facts on the coronavirus pandemic: In a series of comments focused on the surging number of COVID-19 cases elsewhere in the world, Trump left the misleading impression
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Nasal Swab Test Does Not Cause Risk of Infection
Quick Take A viral Facebook post makes the false claim that the nasal swab test for COVID-19 damages the “blood-brain barrier” and can therefore lead to brain infections. Medical experts say the swab test is completely safe. Full Story To hel
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Countries Using Hydroxychloroquine Have Far Fewer COVID-19 Deaths
Have multiple studies shown that countries treating COVID-19 with hydroxychloroquine suffer fewer deaths than those like the U.S. where its use is restricted? No, that's not true: The claim was made without citing any such studie
Health Feedback→ Health authorities encourage the general public to wear face masks to reduce COVID-19 transmission
REVIEW An enormous variety of social media posts questioning the safety and efficacy of face masks to control the spread of COVID-19 have backed their claims by citing health authorities such as the World Health Organization (example), the U.S. Cent
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wearing Dirty Masks Does NOT Cause Legionnaires’ Disease
Can wearing dirty face masks cause Legionnaires' disease? No, that's not true: Legionnaires' disease, a type of pneumonia, is caused by bacteria called Legionella. There's no evidence to suggest that a person can contract the dis
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Data-Reporting Changed, But Not Florida’s Case Count
Quick Take As Florida’s COVID-19 case count rose to the second-highest in the U.S. in July, a former challenger for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s congressional seat falsely claimed on social media that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Feedback→ Still no evidence that hydroxychloroquine can cure or prevent COVID-19
REVIEW This claim first appeared in a 27 July 2020 live stream video (transcript archived here) published by Breitbart News. The video features a group of physicians, self-identified as members of America’s Frontline Doctors, who advocate against
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Adrenochrome Is NOT Obtained From Adrenal Glands Of Living Children Or Used In Satanic Rituals By The Elite
Is adrenochrome harvested from the adrenal glands of living children so its LSD-like qualities can be used in satanic rituals by royalty, politicians, celebrities, the rich and elite? No, that's not true: There is no scientific e
The Dispatch→ Is the HPV Vaccine Gardasil Dangerous?
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Full Fact→ The evidence shows masks do offer protection from Covid-19
A viral video shows a UK doctor discuss the relative benefits of different face coverings with two colleagues, one of whom is claimed to be a “trainer and fit tester for qualified masks.” During the video they look at three masks. One is a
AFP Fact Check→ Smoking had been identified as a causative factor for lung cancer by 1958, US health authority says
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim that the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) stated in 1958 that smoking did not cause cancer. The claim is false; by 1958, the US government’s stance was that smoking was a cau
The Dispatch→ Has Aldi Stopped Requiring Customers to Wear Masks?
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FactCheck.org→ In Viral Video, Doctor Falsely Touts Hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 ‘Cure’
Quick Take A widely shared video, featuring a doctor falsely claiming hydroxychloroquine is a “cure” for COVID-19, ignited an online storm that resulted in the video being pulled by social media platforms. There is no known cure for COVID-19, and c
FactCheck.org→ Trump Didn’t Tweet In 2009 That He ‘Would Never Let Thousands’ Die in Pandemic
Quick Take An image on social media falsely purports to show a tweet from Donald Trump in 2009, saying he “would never let thousands of Americans die from a pandemic while in office.” There is no evidence Trump ever posted that tweet. Ful
The Dispatch→ Was Tom Hanks Arrested for Pedophilia in Australia?
A viral Facebook post claims that actor Tom Hanks was arrested for pedophilia in Australia and pretended he tested positive for coronavirus as a coverup for his arrest. a.image2.image-link.image2-960-750 { padding-bottom: 128%;