On August 23 2020, amid global Black Lives Matter demonstrations, the following meme appeared on Facebook with the claim that 85 percent of white people are killed by other white people — and yet, no one ever talks about “white on white c
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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
Poynter→ Automated fact-checking can catch claims that slip past human checkers. Here are the two ways they work.
From false claims that drinking warm water with lemon protects against the coronavirus to high contamination rates among NATO troops based in Latvia, the pandemic has been ripe for many kinds of hoaxes and disinformation campaigns. Between January and
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
Snopes→ Record Melt: Greenland Lost 586 Billion Tons of Ice in 2019
Greenland lost a record amount of ice during an extra warm 2019, with the melt massive enough to cover California in more than four feet (1.25 meters) of water, a new study said.
Poynter→ What the Postal Service story can teach us about misinformation
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and accountability journalism, from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here A microcosm of misinformation The current conv
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Convention Night 3
Summary It was another quiet night on the fact-checking front at the Democratic National Convention. We found former presidential nominee Hillary Clinton cited a dubious study on billionaires profiting during the pandemic, and former Labor Secretary Hi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Suggest Americans Drink Disinfectant To Protect Against COVID-19
Did President Trump suggest that Americans drink disinfectant to protect against COVID-19? No, that's not true: The president only urged that there should be research into the possible effectiveness of disinfectants injected "inside the b
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a New Strain of Coronavirus Known as D614G and ‘Ten Times More Infectious’ Emerge in Malaysia in August 2020?
On August 16 2020, a number of anxiety-provoking tweets discussed the purported discovery of a new strain of SARS-CoV-2 (D614G), described as “ten times more infectious” after mutating: The highly infectious Covid-19 mutation, known as
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: Kamala Harris’ Birth Certificate Does NOT Identify Her As ‘Caucasian’
Does Kamala Harris' birth certificate identify her as "caucasian?" No, that's not true. Her birth certificate from Alameda County, California does not list a race for her. Harris' mother's race is listed as "caucasian," although
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
Full Fact→ This vaccine survey may not be exactly what it seems
“Young people twice as likely to refuse a coronavirus vaccine, study shows” The Telegraph, 9 August 2020 “Survey sparks concern over misconceptions about vaccines and scepticism about science” The Guardian, 9 Augu
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 Sen. Kamala Harris
As a former 2020 presidential candidate, Sen. Kamala Harris — now presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s running mate — was on our fact-checking radar this election cycle. Here’s a rundown of the claims we addre
Full Fact→ An Express headline on how many working carers fear for their job is flawed
“Care crisis: 4.7m unpaid carers fear the sack if they put loved ones first” The Daily Express, 29 July 2020 At the end of July, the Express published an article claiming that “as many as 4.7 million” people who have caring resp
Truth or Fiction?→ How COVID-19 Triggered a #SaveTheChildren Child Trafficking Panic
In the summer of 2020, a massive amount of rumors about child trafficking appeared under the hashtag #savethechildren — and temporary hashtag filtering by Facebook in response was cited as evidence of “media suppression” of a massive
Full Fact→ There is no proof you’re more likely to get Covid-19 if you’re tall
“People over 6ft have double the risk of coronavirus, study suggests.” The Telegraph, 28 July 2020 “People who are over 6ft tall are twice as likely to catch coronavirus, study claims.” The Daily Mirror, 28 July 2020 “Doe
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’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dropping Percentages of Positive Tests Would NOT Show U.S. Has Reached Herd Immunity to COVID-19
Would a drop in the percent of positive tests for COVID-19 prove the U.S. has reached "herd immunity"? No, that's not true: The doctor overseeing the testing lab at the pandemic's ground zero says so-called 'positivity' data is n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Does NOT Propose A Fracking Ban
Does former Vice President Joe Biden propose a ban on fracking? No, that's not true: Biden's presidential campaign has said he does not support a ban on fracking by the oil and natural gas industry, although the presumptive Democ
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→ Hydroxychloroquine, alone or in combination with azithromycin, found ineffective for treating COVID-19 in large clinical trials
REVIEW In late July 2020, numerous memes on social media spread the unsupported claim that hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), azithromycin (AZM), and zinc can cure COVID-19. Other versions questioned why the drug is considered unsafe for COVID-19 patients wh
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
AFP Fact Check→ Hoax circulates online that Fauci ‘knew’ about effective coronavirus treatments in 2005
Multiple posts shared hundreds of times on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and on various websites claim that US top infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci “has known for 15 years” that chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine are effective treatments
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Stats Canada Report That Not One Baby Has Been Named Karen Since November 2019?
On August 5 2020, a popular Imgur post appeared to show a headline reporting that not one baby in Canada had been named “Karen” since November 13 2019: Well that was unexpected and quite hilarious. Name choice dropped due to a meme. On I
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
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: Dr. Fauci Did NOT Say In 2005 That Hydroxychloroquine Was Both A Cure And A Vaccine For Coronavirus
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘OK, Who Had Nuclear Cannibal Ants for August?’
On August 2 2020, a Facebook user shared the following anxiety-provoking Twitter screenshot with the following commentary: Okay, who has nuclear cannibal ants for August? The screenshot showed an August 2 2020 tweet by @NinjaEconomics: One million
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Capture ‘Alien Cube Ship’ On Photo Shared By UFO Hunter
Did NASA sight a huge "alien cube ship" in pictures taken by its SOHO (Solar and Heliospheric Observatory) satellite? No, that's not true: According to NASA the black squares in pictures returned by SOHO are nothing more than mis
The Dispatch→ Is the HPV Vaccine Gardasil Dangerous?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof 5G Causes Cancer, Infertility Or Targets Children For ‘Genocide’
Are 5G cell towers targeting children at playgrounds with radiation that causes cancer and infertility as part of a "genocide"? No, that is not true. There is no proof that 5G causes cancer or infertility, and zero evidence that
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