In early January 2022, news stories and social media posts focused on “fake electors” and “fake elector letters,” an aspect of highly weaponized post-election stunts in 2020 and early 2021 that were possibly overlooked at the ti
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden, Harris Did NOT Visit Area 51 By Plane On January 8, 2022
Did President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visit Area 51 -- a U.S. Air Force facility that has spawned numerous conspiracy theories -- on January 8, 2022, by plane? No, that's not true: Biden and Harris flew to Nevada to att
Logically→ Drinking one’s own urine can cure COVID-19.
There is no scientific evidence that drinking urine can cure COVID-19 or help manage it. It is unhygienic and is not advisable.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Joe Biden’s Speech on Voting Rights Legislation
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Full Fact→ Breastfeeding linked to reduced risk of heart disease
“Breastfeeding is good for mothers as well as babies and slashes their risk of dying from heart disease, a study has found” Daily Mail [print edition], 12 January 2022. The print edition of the Daily Mail has reported on new research, clai
Full Fact→ Soft drinks shouldn’t be ‘tested’ with lateral flow tests and asymptomatic transmission is not ‘quackery’
A post on Facebook shared over 1,000 times makes a number of false claims about testing for Covid-19 and transmission from people who don’t have symptoms. It also includes an image of seemingly positive lateral flow test results achieved using co
AllSides→ FactChecking the Justices’ COVID-19 Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/01/factchecking-the-justices-covid-19-claims/ The U.S. Supreme Court hea
AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden and Harris on voting rights claims made in Georgia speeches
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/fact-checking-biden-and-harris-on-voting-rights-claims-made-in-georgia-speeches
Snopes→ Omicron May Be Headed for a Rapid Drop in Britain, US
Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S.
Logically→ Nasal swab tests to detect COVD-19 can cause severe damage to the blood-brain barrier.
Several layers of tissues separate the brain and nasopharynx that cannot be accessed using swabs. Hence, swab tests cannot damage blood-brain wall.
Poynter→ Claims that Bob Saget died due to a COVID-19 vaccine booster are unfounded
Actor and comic Bob Saget was found dead on Jan. 9 in a hotel room in Orlando, a day after he had performed a set there. The county sheriff’s office tweeted that […] The post Claims that Bob Saget died due to a COVID-19 vaccine booster are un
Logically→ Argos has ended its contract with Dyson and is selling the Dyson Supersonic hair dryer for £1.78.
This is not a real deal. Argos has been a target of several scams in the past. The Facebook page in question is not a genuine Argos page.
Logically→ The risks of COVID-19 vaccination to children outweigh its benefits.
There were less than 200 cases of myocarditis per a million jabbed males, and 30 per million jabbed females aged between 12 to 15 years old.
Lead Stories→ An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers
Ms. Susan Wojcicki, It's been almost two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The world has seen time and time again how destructive disinformation and misinformation can be for social harmony, democracy, and public health; too many
Full Fact→ 80 fact checkers publish open letter to YouTube demanding effective action against disinformation
Today 80 fact checkers around the world, including Full Fact, are publishing an open letter calling on YouTube to take effective action against disinformation and misinformation. The company has up until now largely escaped criticism despite fact check
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: She Did Have 4 Legs, But Josephine Myrtle Corbin Is NOT The Woman Pictured
Did Josephine Myrtle Corbin have four legs, raise a family and die at 60? Yes, most of these facts about her in a post are fairly accurate -- she was a real person who lived from 1868 to 1928 and she died just a week before her 60th birth
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT Full Of Exclusive Nanotechnology To Create ‘Slave Species’
Are COVID-19 vaccines full of exclusive nanotechnology to create a "slave species"? No, that's not true: Anti-vaccination group La Quinta Columna (The Fifth Column) provides no proof for its claims that COVID vaccines contain nanotechnolo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Conjoined Hensel Twins Are Now Separated
Are Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined twins who grew up in the public eye, now separated? No, that does not appear to be true: Although there are few readily available pictures of the twins taken in the past few years, there is no evide
Truth or Fiction?→ Barilla Spotify Pasta Timers
On January 11 2022, an Imgur user shared Twitter screenshots pertaining to pasta maker Barilla’s spotify playlists: Promote the marketing team In the screenshots, the Twitter account (@SYSCAbout, “shit you should care about”) was vi
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, high tech refrigerators at Walgreens aren’t scanning for ‘the mark of the beast’
Walgreens refrigerators are scanning shoppers’ hands and foreheads for “the mark of the beast,” and that “if you don’t have the mark later on, you won’t be able to buy.”
FactCheck.org→ Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory Centers on Baseless Claim About Ray Epps
Quick Take James Ray Epps was at the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. But there is no evidence that he was an FBI plant assigned to instigate the riot, as a conspiracy theory — embraced by at least two members of Congress — claims. There is ev
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About a Statement by Rochelle Walensky
On Monday, a video went viral in which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said, “The overwhelming number of [COVID-19] death, over 75%, occurred in people who had at least four comorbidities.” RNC
Truth or Fiction?→ Diane Sawyer’s Special Report, ‘Made in China’
In January 2022, Facebook posts describing a Diane Sawyer “special report” about items “made in China” circulated on social media, either in copied and pasted posts or screenshots: A variation shared to a Facebook group (̶
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Misinterpreted CDC Director Quote About 75% COVID Deaths With 4+ Comorbidities Was About Vaccinated People
Did Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "confess" that over 75% of COVID deaths occurred in people with at least four comorbidities? No, that's not true: The percentage is correct but extreme
Logically→ Swami Vivekananda and Ramana Maharshi influenced the Indian revolt of 1857.
Swami Vivekananda and Ramana Maharshi were born years after the Indian revolt of 1857 ended.
Logically→ The Lancet published an article in November 2021 about 89 percent of new COVID-19 cases occurring among fully vaccinated people in the U.K.
About 89 percent of people were vaccinated among those over 60 years infected by COVID-19, and not everyone among the fully vaccinated in the U.K.
Logically→ Nearly 96 percent of Omicron cases were among the fully vaccinated, German government reports.
The German institute's report summarized numbers of cases of those vaccinated and unvaccinated. It did not provide any classifications.
Snopes→ In 1st, US Surgeons Transplant Pig Heart into Human Patient
A Maryland hospital said that he's doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery.
Logically→ The IHU variant of COVID-19 was discovered before Omicron.
The new COVID-19 variant IHU was discovered before Omicron. It has not spread widely, and so researchers say it is not of significant concern.
The Dispatch→ Did China Launch an ‘Artificial Sun’ Into Space?
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AllSides→ Sotomayor Claims 100,000 Children ‘in Serious Condition,’ on ‘Ventilators’
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2022/01/07/fact-check-sotomayor-claims-100000-children-in-serious-condition-on-ventilators/
AllSides→ Fact Checking Claims About VAERS and COVID-19 Vaccine Data
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/fact-checking-claims-about-vaers After Twitter suspended Georgia Re
Snopes→ Georgia Snaps 41-Year Title Drought with 33-18 Win over Bama
Confetti rained down on Georgia.
Logically→ Nearly 96 percent of Omicron cases were among the fully vaccinated, German government reports.
The German institute's report summarized numbers of cases of those vaccinated and unvaccinated. It did not provide any classifications.
Logically→ This is Harshitha creating this claim for testing purpose.
Harshitha here for testing
Logically→ Those fully vaccinated will contract AIDS by February 2022, according to U.K. government data.
The data is being misrepresented to show vaccines degrade the immune system making people vulnerable to AIDS.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 1986 Act NOT Violated by Vaccine Makers Pointing Out VAERS Errors
Are vaccine makers violating federal law when they point out there are duplicate reports, mistaken claims of causality and other flaws in the federal government's Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS)? No, that's not true: The l
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Justices’ COVID-19 Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Jan. 7 in two challenges to the Biden administration’s attempts to expand the use of vaccinations. Here we present the facts on some of the COVID-19 claims made by the justices. Children Hospitalized with C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Upwards Of 30 US States’ Are NOT ‘On Alert’ — They Activated National Guard To Support COVID Missions
Are upwards of 30 states on alert with their National Guard activated or commanders told to move to a prepared footing? No, this is missing context: "The National Guard is currently supporting COVID missions in 46 states and territories,"
Logically→ PCR tests cannot detect COVID-19 infections.
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests are an accurate and reliable method of diagnosing COVID-19.