Did Michael Vick serve more prison time for animal abuse than all the police, combined, who killed the last 493 unarmed Black men? No, that is not true: The former NFL quarterback served 18 months in Leavenworth penitentiary. And the time serv
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Health Feedback→ The June 2020 spike in U.S. COVID-19 cases indicates a rising percentage of infections and is not simply an artifact of more testing
REVIEW Dozens of Facebook posts circulated on social media in late June and early July 2020 claiming that the spike in the number of reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. during the second half of June 2020 was due to increased testing, and not to an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: States Were NOT Ordered To Fraudulently Inflate COVID-19 Cases 15 Times Actual Rate
Were Texas and other states ordered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization to fraudulently increase by 15-fold the tally of COVID-19 cases? No, that's not true. The CDC gathers data based on the no
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claim on Coronavirus Harm
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that through May 30, 14% of confirmed coronavirus cases led to hospitalizations — including 2% in intensive care units. But President Donald Trump falsely claimed “99%” of cases
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Rashid Buttar Video Does NOT Prove ‘Everyone Could Test Positive’ for Coronavirus And ‘Hardly Anybody’ Has Died From COVID-19
Is it true that "everyone could test positive" for the novel coronavirus that has ravaged the United States and world? And is it true that hardly anyone has died of the disease COVID-19 caused by the virus? No, neither is true. If you just loo
Health Feedback→ Videos use gas sensors to misleadingly claim that wearing a face mask causes oxygen deficiency
REVIEW Different videos have been circulating on Facebook showing people wearing face masks measuring oxygen levels using a gas sensor and claiming that the measurements show that masks create an oxygen-deficient environment, based on the definition
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are mainly detected by highly specific molecular testing, not antibody testing
REVIEW A claim that people can test positive for COVID-19 if they have antibodies for the common cold, with the implication that COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are mainly due to false-positive antibody test (serological test) results, began circulating
Health Feedback→ Internet memes based on hearsay claim that hospital laboratories falsify COVID-19 tests to inflate numbers without evidence
REVIEW This Facebook meme posted on 27 June 2020, claims that a San Francisco hospital lab intentionally falsified COVID-19 tests to inflate the number of positive results. Robert Tayman tweeted on 29 June a viral version of this claim and afterward
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NOT A Spike In Coronavirus Cases Just Because There’s An Increase In Testing
Did the number of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. spike in recent days because of increased testing? No, that's not true: It's an assertion made without supporting evidence. Data clearly show there is no simple cause-and-effect relationship between
FactCheck.org→ Video Presents Flawed Test on Masks, Oxygen Levels
Quick Take A viral video questions the safety of face masks by using a gas detector to purportedly show that masks result in dangerous oxygen levels for the wearer. But experts — and the company that makes the gas detector — say the video
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctors On TV DO Recommend Vitamins and Sunlight For People’s Health, But Also Advise Vaccines
Is it true that no doctor on television advises people to boost their immune system with vitamins and natural light, instead only pushing vaccines and drugs? No, that's not true. Plenty of coverage, including guidance from the Centers for Dise
The Dispatch→ Do Masks Make It Impossible to Breathe in Enough Oxygen?
In a viral video on Facebook, Jeff Neff, a candidate for Pennsylvania State Senate, measured the oxygen levels behind various masks and concluded that “No matter what you choose—head sock, neoprene-type fancy mask, cheap mask, N-95, the bes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Person With Coronavirus Is NOT Counted As More Than One Case No Matter How Many Positive Tests They Have
Can a person with coronavirus be counted as more than one case, if he or she takes multiple tests and the results of those tests keep coming back positive? No, that's not true: Case counts and testing counts are separate. A person can have mul
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Covid911 – Insurgency’ Video Pushes Several Falsehoods And Unproven Conspiracy Theories
Is the COVID-19 pandemic a conspiracy manufactured by "Deep State Democrats" and the "mass media" to disrupt, even rig, the upcoming presidential election in a bid to topple Donald Trump? And did the coronavirus provide the perfect cover for t
Full Fact→ Viral illustration shows one type of Covid-19 sampling method
We’ve seen a number of posts on Facebook and Twitter claiming to show an illustration of how a sample for a Covid-19 test is taken. This is how far back we have to put the swab to test you for #COVID19. You might want to follow medical recommend
Full Fact→ What do we know about Covid-19 inequalities among people from minority ethnic groups?
In the early stages of the coronavirus epidemic in the UK, and in the absence of data splitting out Covid-19 deaths by ethnicity, reports of health workers from minority ethnicities dying of Covid-19 was the first clue that some groups of people might
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Test Does NOT Show Face Masks Cause Oxygen Levels To Drop Into The ‘Danger Zone’
Did a test using a gas monitor show that face masks cause oxygen levels to drop into the "danger zone?" No, that's not true: The demonstration conducted by Ohio State Rep. Nino Vitale is flawed and misleading, according to a senior engineer wi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ear Loop Masks Meant To Protect Others From Coronavirus (NOT Yourself)
Are nonsurgical ear-loop masks useless at offering protection from COVID-19? No, that's not true: While the labeling on an ear loop mask box does say the wearer is not protected from COVID-19, the purpose of a mask is to protect other people f
Full Fact→ Facebook post about Italy, coronavirus and 5G is almost all false
We’ve been asked by a reader to check a series of claims about Italy, Covid-19 and 5G. We’ve seen variations of the text being shared on social media and via blog posts. Almost all of the claims—that Covid-19 is caused by a bacteria,
FactCheck.org→ Trump Falsely Says COVID-19 Surge ‘Only’ Due to Testing, Misleads on Deaths
With some states posting record numbers of new COVID-19 cases, President Donald Trump continues to downplay the concern, falsely asserting that cases are up “only because of our big number testing,” and pointing to the falling number of daily COVID
The Dispatch→ Does an Air Purifier Used at the Site of Trump’s Phoenix Rally Kill ‘99.9 Percent of COVID’?
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Health Feedback→ OSHA recommends the use of cloth face coverings at the workplace, contrary to claim by Peggy Hall
REVIEW A video by Peggy Hall, who runs a lifestyle website, made numerous claims about mask safety, which went viral in June 2020, receiving more than 1.8 million views on Facebook. An article promoting the video, published by GreenMedInfo, separate
Health Feedback→ No, Bill Gates is not funding COVID-19 vaccines as a way to conduct global surveillance or to depopulate the world
This article posted by The Truth About Cancer on 13 June 2020 is the third and last article in a series claiming that vaccines are dangerous and that individuals will be forced to accept a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine once developed. The article, titled COVID-19
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meme Claiming Five Reasons Not To Wear A Face Mask Is Misleading
Did a meme provide five accurate reasons why people should not wear masks amid the novel coronavirus outbreak? No, several of the reasons were misleading. A viral post about why "I don't wear a mask" gives five reasons not to don a face coveri
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Copied From an OSHA Certified Friend’
A new form of copypasta circulating on Facebook attempted to push conspiracy theories concerning face coverings and the COVID-19 pandemic by invoking the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (generally referred to as OSHA) as its “sourc
Truth or Fiction?→ Is ‘Officer McMuffin’ Stacy Talbert a Security Guard, Not Law Enforcement?
After a June 15 2020 Facebook Live video from Stacey Talbert (during which she sobbed over a delayed Egg McMuffin at a Georgia McDonald’s) went viral, a couple of tweets claimed that Talbert was a security guard posing as a police officer: UP
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: OSHA Did NOT Say Cloth Masks Don’t Work And Will Reduce Oxygen To Danger Levels
Did the Occupational Safety and Health Administration say cloth face masks offer no COVID-19 protection and lower the wearer's available oxygen to dangerously low levels? No, that's not true. Numerous OSHA publications recommend the masks as a
Full Fact→ No evidence to back up these claims about fluoride
A post on Instagram claims that fluoride was “first used by the Nazis to keep prisoners docile and submissive”. The post then claims that fluoride is “being used against you in the “Water Supply”, “Toothpaste”
FactCheck.org→ Pence’s False Claims About Trump’s Handling of Coronavirus
During a visit to Iowa, Vice President Mike Pence made several false claims about President Donald Trump’s handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic. In remarks to employees of Winnebago Industries in Forest City, Iowa, June 16, Pence said Trump
FactCheck.org→ Ahead of Trump Rally, Republicans Spin COVID-19 Metrics
In the days leading up to President Donald Trump’s first campaign rally since the World Health Organization declared a pandemic, Trump and his supporters are making false and misleading claims about COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and testing:
Truth or Fiction?→ “Google ‘322 COVID’”
On June 14 2020, posts asking readers to do a web search for the phrase “322 COVID” began circulating (particularly in QAnon circles), with an implication that the act would reveal that the novel coronavirus was a “scamdemic” a
Health Feedback→ People who do not show COVID-19 symptoms can and do transmit it to others; physical distancing and face masks effectively reduce the risk of transmission
SUMMARY Claims that physical distancing (or social distancing) and using face masks or face coverings are not necessary went viral on Facebook in June 2020 (see examples here and here), following remarks by World Health Organization (WHO) official D
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Social Distancing And COVID-19 Are A Government Plot To Track And Control Citizens
Are social distancing guidelines and the COVID-19 pandemic part of a government plot to track and control citizens? No, that's not true: Osteopath Rashid Buttar, a practitioner who has been sued for fraud, made the claim in a video rant that a
FactCheck.org→ Unpacking WHO’s Asymptomatic COVID-19 Transmission Comments
At a June 8 press conference, a World Health Organization scientist confusingly suggested that asymptomatic transmission of the coronavirus is “very rare” — a statement that many scientists found problematic, and which some politicians and th
FactCheck.org→ Colorado Vaccine Bill Includes Nonmedical Exemptions for Children
Quick Take A Facebook meme falsely claims a Colorado bill is “removing exemptions” for parents who don’t want to vaccinate their children in order to attend school. The bill adds new requirements to opt out of vaccinations, but does offer
Truth or Fiction?→ The Wilmington Massacre
In early June 2020m a screenshot of the following tweet was shared to Facebook; the original tweet asked students in North Carolina to retweet if they hadn’t learned about the “Wilmington Massacre” in history classes: N.C. STUDENT
Health Feedback→ German Ministry employee makes unsupported claim that COVID-19 pandemic is a global false alarm in widely circulated yet unsolicited opinion article
REVIEW An article posted by News Punch on 2 June 2020 partially reproduces a document originally published by the German outlet Tichys Einblick on 10 May 2020, claiming that it was leaked from Germany’s Interior Ministry. The document, titled KM 4
FactCheck.org→ China Didn’t Stop Virus ‘Cold’ Outside Wuhan
In remarks about SARS-CoV-2, President Donald Trump wrongly said China “stopped it cold” from spreading from Wuhan to other parts of China “but they didn’t stop it cold from coming to the United States, Europe and the rest of the wo
Full Fact→ Claim by Independent SAGE about the infectiousness of children is based on unclear evidence
“Recent UK and international data suggests that children are in fact as likely as adults to become infected and carry the virus” Independent SAGE, 29 May 2020 Independent SAGE—a group of experts set up with the aim of providing &
Full Fact→ Claim by Independent SAGE about the infectiousness of children is based on unclear evidence
“Recent UK and international data suggests that children are in fact as likely as adults to become infected and carry the virus” Independent SAGE, 29 May 2020 Independent SAGE—a group of experts set up with the aim of providing &