Do COVID-19 vaccines or PCR tests make people "magnetic"? No, that's not true. There is no evidence that either of them can increase what is perceived as "magnetism." But theatrical glue, oily skin or body cream can do the trick of making
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FDA Did NOT Say Using Anything From Nature Is Illegal
Did the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) report that "it is illegal to use anything from nature that is not tested for efficacy and safety"? No, that's not true: The FDA regards herbal supplements as foods, not drugs. Therefore, they ar
FactCheck.org→ FDA Did Not Change Position on Ivermectin Use, Contrary to Online Claims
SciCheck Digest In response to a civil suit, lawyers for the Food and Drug Administration described the agency’s warnings about the unapproved use of ivermectin to treat COVID-19 as “recommendations.” Although that description doesn
FactCheck.org→ Post Omits Paxlovid’s Ability to Protect Against Severe COVID-19, Death
SciCheck Digest Paxlovid, Pfizer’s COVID-19 antiviral pill, has been shown to prevent severe COVID-19 and death. An online post alleging the drug is a “fraud” and “should be taken off the market” neglects to mention this important informa
AllSides→ Inaccurate TV Graphic Sparks Erroneous Claims of Election Fraud in Pennsylvania
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/11/inaccurate-tv-graphic-sparks-erroneous-claims-of-election-fraud-in-pennsylvania/
Washington Post→ Dissecting GOP claims about Hunter Biden deals allegedly involving his father
At a news conference, the incoming chair of the House Oversight Committee made assertations that have not been proven, are in dispute or are incorrect.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Movie ‘Died Suddenly’ Does NOT Demonstrate That COVID-19 Vaccines Cause Sudden Death
Does the movie "Died Suddenly" demonstrate that COVID-19 vaccinations cause widespread sudden death or severe medical outcomes? No, that's not true: The film recycles previously debunked claims that the vaccine is lethal or dangerous for
AllSides→ Trump responds to special counsel news with debunked claim about Obama and the Bushes
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/18/politics/fact-check-trump-special-counsel-response/index.html In former
AllSides→ Did Missile Hit Poland Instead of Kyiv After Coordinates Typo?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-missile-hit-poland-instead-kyiv-after-coordinates-typo-1760702
AllSides→ CBS Finally Gets Around to the Hunter Biden Laptop Story
http://nationalreview.com/news/cbs-finally-gets-around-to-the-hunter-biden-laptop-story/ CBS News repor
Full Fact→ Covid-19 is not ‘a lie’
A post on Instagram claims that Covid-19 is a ‘lie’. This is false, and there is ample evidence to prove it is a real, deadly disease.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pope Francis Did NOT Write ‘Rivers Do Not Drink Their Own Water’ Quote
Did Pope Francis write an inspirational quote that begins, "Rivers do not drink their own water"? No, that's not true: A Vatican spokeswoman told Lead Stories the quote was not authentic. The same quote is attributed to other spiritual le
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Seed Oils Are NOT To ‘Blame’ For Being The Primary Risk Factor For Skin Cancers
Do seed oils, not the sun, increase the risks of skin cancer? Was skin cancer "basically non-existent before seed oils"? No, that's not true: Ultraviolet exposure is one of the major factors that may lead to skin cancers, as well as genet
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: McDonald’s Does NOT Use Human Flesh For Hamburgers, Sausages — Video Shows Lamb Roasting
Does a viral image prove that McDonald's uses human flesh for making "hamburgers and sasuages" "worldwide"? No, that's not true: The video screenshot, accompanied by misleading and unrelated hashtags, only shows a lamb being prepared on a
AllSides→ WaPo Committed The Worst Media Malfeasance During The Brett Kavanaugh Smear Campaign
https://thefederalist.com/2022/11/21/wapo-committed-the-worst-media-malfeasance-during-the-brett-kavanaugh-smear-campaign/
AllSides→ No, the Arizona governor’s election wasn’t ‘fraudulent’
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2022/nov/21/instagram-posts/no-the-arizona-governors-election-wasnt-fraudulent/
AllSides→ Was Joe Biden Caught With Written Instructions at G20?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-joe-biden-caught-written-instructions-g20-1760424 U.S. Presiden
Truth or Fiction?→ Is the Suspected Colorado Shooter the Grandson of a ‘GOP California State Assemblyman’?
On November 21 2022, in the days following a mass shooting attack at the LGBTQ Club Q in Colorado Springs that left at least five people dead, screenshots circulated on Reddit and Imgur (twice) of a tweet claiming that the suspected shooter was the gr
AllSides→ RSV Surge in Children Likely Caused by ‘Immunity Gap,’ Not COVID-19 Vaccine
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/11/scicheck-rsv-surge-in-children-likely-caused-by-immunity-gap-not-covid-19-vaccine/
Logically→ The proportion of children diagnosed with autism has increased from 1 in 3,000 to 1 in 68.
Autism diagnosis rates have increased from 1 in 2,500 in 1966 to 1 in 44 today due to improvements in medical understanding and awareness of ASD.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Earth Is NOT Flat And Operation Fish Bowl Was A High-Altitude Nuclear Proof Test
Is the Earth flat and surrounded by a transparent barrier that prevents rockets from leaving the Earth's atmosphere? Beyond this barrier, is there a firmament composed of water or a liquid-like substance? Does this explain why the U.S. go
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Arizona DOES Allow Dropping Off Mail-In Ballots For Other Voters
Does a video showing people dropping off multiple ballots at one time in a drop box prove election fraud and what "really happened" in Arizona? No, that's not true: Delivering more than one ballot for other voters is legal in Arizona. Ind
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Instagram Account Shows NO Evidence Of ‘Leaked Audio’ Proving Nancy Pelosi Was Forced To Resign
Did Instagram user @red.wave1776 acquire leaked audio that proves that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was forced to resign? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has found no evidence on this Instagram user's account that would corroborate the cl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT Air Force Policy To ‘Control The Weather By 2025’ — Claim Goes Back To 1996 Research Paper
Did the U.S. Air Force say, on the record, that the military branch wants to control the weather by 2025? No, that's not true: The Air Force public affairs team told Lead Stories that it is not Air Force policy to control the weather by 2
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Election Fraud When ‘Bunch Of Bags Just Randomly Arrive’ At Maricopa County Counting Center — It’s Routine Process
Does a "bunch of bags" randomly arriving at the Maricopa County, Arizona, counting center prove that election fraud occurred there? No, that's not true: The black canvas bags in the image are used to transport voted ballots and results fr
AllSides→ Donald Trump 2024: Fact-checking the former president
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-63653295 Former president Donald Trump announced his bid to re
Health Feedback→ Death of a four-year-old boy in Argentina was due to lung infection, contrary to social media posts implying vaccination was the cause
REVIEW On 13 November 2022, the website the Western Journal published an article with the headline “Poster Boy for Vaccination Campaign Dies Suddenly at Just 4 Years Old”. Posts sharing screenshots of this headline and the photo of a chi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Twin Towers Were NOT ‘Hollow’ Or Largely Empty On 9/11
Were the Twin Towers almost empty when the 9/11 attack took place on September 11, 2001? No, that's not true: The recycled conspiracy theory contradicts a large body of evidence that proves the opposite, including government documents, me
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Presidential Bid Announcement
Summary Here we go again. Donald Trump’s official bid to get back to the White House had us at FactCheck.org feeling a bit of déjà vu. His Nov. 15 speech announcing his candidacy for 2024 featured assertions we’ve fact-checked before and
AllSides→ Fact check: 20 false and misleading claims Trump made in his announcement speech
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/15/politics/fact-check-trump-announcement-speech-2024/index.html Former Pre
Logically→ Speeches by Greta Thunberg and Severn Cullis-Suzuki are proof of the climate change narrative being scripted.
Climate change has been an ongoing crisis for decades, and scientific studies prove it is real.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Poll Pads’ Used In Dallas Are NOT Using Outdated Software Version
Are the ExpressPoll pollbook devices used in Dallas County for the 2022 general election operating on out-of-date software? No, that's not true: ExpressPoll Version 7.2.3.0, the up-to-date version, was certified by the Texas Secretary of
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Is Billionaire Bill Gates on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors?
A viral Instagram post suggests that billionaire Bill Gates is on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Primo Radical (@primoradical) Maricopa County is governed by five elec
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Location Of Face Pimples Do NOT Correspond With Ailments Throughout The Body
Is it scientifically proven that so-called "face mapping" or "face reading" offers a map of disease or illness in the body? No, that's not true: Looking at blemishes on the face to determine what's happening in the body is an alternative
Health Feedback→ The presence of titanium dioxide in face masks hasn’t been associated with toxicity or any health problems
REVIEW Social media posts claiming that face masks contain a “cancer-causing compound” went viral in early November 2022. The posts (examples here and here) shared an article by osteopath Joseph Mercola that was published on the website
AllSides→ Ballot Processing Continues in Closely Watched States Amid Unfounded Claims of Fraud
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/11/ballot-processing-continues-in-closely-watched-states-amid-unfounded-claims-of-fraud/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That US Aid To Ukraine Was ‘Laundered’ Through Crypto Exchange FTX, Channeled To Democrats
Was U.S. government aid to Ukraine misused by funding Democratic candidates during midterm campaigns through the crypto exchange FTX? No, that's not true: Social media posts did not differentiate between private donations and U.S. governm
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Arizona ‘Poll Watcher’ Did NOT Have Access To Voter Check-In Data — 200 Extra People Did NOT Cast Ballots
Did a Republican poll watcher in Arizona have access to voter check-in information where she claims to have seen evidence that 200 extra ballots were counted? No, that's not true: The Maricopa County Elections Department told Lead Stories
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Election ‘Poll Pads’ NOT Caught Adding Hundreds Of Voters In Real Time As Poll Is Being Closed
Were "poll pads" in Texas caught adding "hundreds" of voters in real time as a poll was being closed? No, that's not true: The state-certified Election Systems & Software (ES&S) voting systems e-pollbooks in Dallas County, Texas,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Downticks In Election Graphs Do NOT Show ‘Election Crime In Real Time’ In Pennsylvania — Those Were Typos By County Board of Elections
Do large downticks in cumulative voting graphs for the 2022 Pennsylvania Senate and governor's races prove election fraud? No, that's not true: Edison Research, which supplies election data to news organization websites, told Lead Stories