Did a story about the grave threat posed by the new coronavirus overstate the threat? No, it didn't. It may sound grim, but it's backed by science, according to medical experts. The story, which has gone viral on social media, appeared in an a
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Website Urging People To Stay Home Offers Sound Advice
Does a website that urges people to "stay the f--- home" offer sound advice? Yes, it does, and here is some context: A medical doctor reviewed the suggestions for Lead Stories and said the website is sharing some "common sense" recommendations
FactCheck.org→ Viral Social Media Posts Offer False Coronavirus Tips
Quick Take Posts are circulating false and misleading tips on social media — in some cases wrongly attributed to Stanford University — about how people can monitor and avoid the coronavirus. Full Story As the U.S. and countries around
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Australian Hospital Staff Did NOT Roll In A Wilson Volleyball To Keep Tom Hanks Company In Quarantine
Did Australian Gold Coast hospital staff roll in a Wilson volleyball to keep actor Tom Hanks company in quarantine? No, that's not true: The story is from a satirical online newspaper that some people have described as Australia's version of "
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Female Army Sergeant Who Repelled Ambush Was NOT Only Woman To Earn Silver Star Since WWII
Was a female army sergeant who became a hero for her war-time actions the first woman to earn a Silver Star since WWII? Yes, but the story is misleading. Leigh Ann Hester was awarded the Silver Star, but the recirculated story is more than a d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Overview Of Claims Made During Biden’s Argument With Michigan Autoworker Over Guns
Did Joe Biden, a U.S. Democratic presidential candidate, spar with a Michigan autoworker over the issue of gun control? Yes, that's true, and here's some context: Biden and the man, Jerry Wayne, did exchange words at a Detroit, Michigan, auto
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A Cry from Italy’: ‘Heart of Coronavirus’ Outbreak Facebook Post
On March 10 2020, screenshots of a “cry from Italy” attributed to a doctor in Bergamo appeared on several platforms; one iteration on Imgur was viewed more than 100,000 times in just half a day as people searched for reliable information a
FactCheck.org→ The Facts on Coronavirus Testing
In the wake of an increasing number of new coronavirus infections in the U.S., federal officials have provided confusing and sometimes contradictory statements about the number and availability of tests to diagnose the new respiratory illness. Presiden
Snopes→ Will Garlic Water Cure Coronavirus?
On the plus side, this "treatment" might help keep away others who could potentially infect you.
Climate Feedback→ Article in The Sun misrepresents Antarctic discovery and misplaces it on map
SCIENTISTS’ FEEDBACK SUMMARY This article in The Sun describes the chance discovery of a small island in Antarctica’s Pine Island Bay, which seems to have appeared in the last decade. But the article sensationally connects this with a re
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Did NOT Warn About 4km Killer Asteroid On Approach; NO Chance Of Impact
Did NASA warn that a 4KM asteroid was approaching the Earth? No, that's not true, while NASA tracks many asteroids, this one poses no threat to our planet, and no warning has been issued. Lead Stories reached out to NASA, which confirmed that
FactCheck.org→ O’Rourke Endorsement Triggers False Posts on Biden’s Gun Policy
Quick Take Beto O’Rourke’s endorsement of Joe Biden has been used as fuel for misinformation about the former vice president’s gun control policy. If elected president, Biden did not say he is “coming for your guns.” Full
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Rep. Bobby Rush Removed From the House Floor for Wearing a Hoodie?
After Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Florida) donned a gas mask while Congress debated a bill securing emergency funding to fight the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the United States and beyond, one of his colleagues rebuked both him and an apparent set of
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Joe Biden Vote for a Bankruptcy Bill Which Made Student Loans ‘Ineligible for Financial Relief’?
A March 5 2020 r/SandersForPresident (and r/all) thread featured a title maintaining that Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden “passed the bill” making student loans “ineligible for financial relief,” and an attach
Truth or Fiction?→ Man Displays Nazi Banner at Bernie Sanders Rally
During a March 5 2020 Bernie Sanders rally in Arizona, an individual seated in the venue unrolled a large Nazi banner as Sanders spoke: In the above photograph, a smiling Sanders faced away from the banner. Video captured from a different perspecti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It Is NOT Known Whether Novel Coronavirus Has A Survival Rate Of 99.7%
Does a graphic being widely shared on social media accurately represent the survival rate of the novel coronavirus at 99.7%? No, that's not true: Scientists do not know precisely how many people survive or recover from the virus versus how man
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Muslims Did NOT Demand Locals Not Walk Dogs In Public, Saying It Was A Violation Of Sharia And "Disrespects" Them
Did Muslims in Manchester, England, demand that locals not walk dogs in public since it is a violation of Sharia and "disrespects" them? No, that's not true: There is no proof that such a claim, which has been debunked before, came from the Mu
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Seattle Coronavirus Testing’ Twitter Thread
On March 2 2020, as six patients in Washington state were reported to have died of a novel coronavirus, a Twitter user going by @into_the_brush shared a thread about their purported attempts to be tested for the virus in Seattle. In the first tweet,
Snopes→ Will Warm Weather Kill Coronavirus?
U.S. President Donald Trump said he hoped the virus would go away in April 2020 because the "heat generally speaking kills this kind of virus."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Patents Do NOT Mean Deadly Diseases And Viruses Were Created Or Invented In A Lab
Do patents accurately suggest that deadly diseases and viruses were created or invented in a lab? No, that's not true: Just because there is a patent for something does not mean it works. Likewise, patents for diseases and viruses do not mean
FactCheck.org→ Biden Admits He Was ‘Stopped,’ Not ‘Arrested,’ in South Africa
In recent interviews, former Vice President Joe Biden acknowledged that he was wrong to say he was “arrested” while trying to visit Nelson Mandela in South Africa. He was actually “stopped” and briefly “detained,” Bi
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Tax Brackets Explained’ Imgur Post
In late February 2020, an Imgur user shared a popular post on a popular topic (“tax brackets explained”), urging others to “help educate others” on how taxation supposedly works: Tax brackets explained. Help educate others! A
FactCheck.org→ Anti-Sanders Ad Misleads on ‘Toxic Waste’ Site
Quick Take An ad misleads when it claims that Sen. Bernie Sanders “helped turn neighborhoods like ours into a toxic waste dumping ground.” Sanders did support a bill that could have resulted in nuclear waste being placed near a poor, minority town
Truth or Fiction?→ If Your Child is an Authorized User on Your Credit Card, Do They Automatically Start Out with an 800 Credit Score?
On February 18 2020, the Facebook page “Real Badass Moms” shared a screenshot of the following tweet, which advised people “with a credit card and a kid” to add their child as an authorized user on that card — an act that
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Mike Bloomberg Say Bernie Sanders Would Have Beaten Trump in 2016?
After the February 26 2020 Democratic debate, memes and Twitter screenshots circulated on Facebook which suggested that presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg said that Bernie Sanders — also running for president — would have beaten Unit
Truth or Fiction?→ Were #DemDebate Tickets Sold for $1,750 to $3,200?
On the night of the February 25 2020 Democratic debate, Twitter rumors appeared containing claims that tickets to the event in South Carolina were sold for amounts ranging between $1,750 and $3,200: JFC these debate tickets started at $1750. That
Truth or Fiction?→ Sophie Scholl’s Last Words
In February 2020, a two-year-old Facebook post about Sophie Scholl circulated to mark the purported anniversary of her death with her last words before her execution by Nazis: On February 21 2018, user Warren Lynn shared the screenshot above, writi
Truth or Fiction?→ Are American Women ’50 Percent More Likely’ to Die From Pregnancy or Childbirth Than Their Mothers?
Hidden in the middle of a story about the effects of social media disinformation on a pregnant woman is a statistic that might give readers pause, but it is chilling — and accurate. The information was part of a February 20 2020 NBC News story o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vitamin D Is NOT Better Than Any Vaccine Against H4N1 (Bird Flu) Virus
Is Vitamin D better than any vaccine at warding off the bird flu virus, or does it make the immune system three to five times stronger? No, that's not true: research and experts agree that vitamin D is not the cure-all for preventing various t
Truth or Fiction?→ Pro-Trump Nevada Ad Regurgitates Anti-Obama Immigration Disinformation
On February 21 2020 — just one day before the Nevada Democratic Party caucuses — a super PAC promoting United States President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign released a Spanish-language ad steeped in disinformation about immigra
FactCheck.org→ Misinformation Outlasts Virginia Gun Bill
Quick Take A Virginia bill that would have banned the sale of “assault firearms” has been tabled for a year, but misinformation about it continues to circulate online — including a false claim that the state will confiscate guns. Ful
FactCheck.org→ No Link Between Harvard Scientist Charles Lieber and Coronavirus
Q. Is it true that federal agents arrested Harvard professor Charles Lieber for creating the coronavirus? A: No. Lieber, a nanoscientist, was charged for lying about his participation in a Chinese recruitment program and his affiliation with a Chinese
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Obama, Clinton And Rice NOT Pictured Chumming With Osama bin Laden
Is a post making the rounds on Facebook showing Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and Condoleezza Rice chumming with Osama bin Laden real? No, that's not true. The faked photos, arranged in a collage, are poorly altered images. But they are gainin
Snopes→ No, This Alaska Airlines ‘Anniversary Offer’ Is Not Real
The airline is not celebrating its anniversary in February 2020 with a ticket giveaway.
FactCheck.org→ Competing Claims on Trump’s Budget and Seniors
In what has become an annual Washington exercise, Democrats and Republicans are waging a war of words over the president’s proposed budget and how it would affect programs for seniors. President Donald Trump tweeted that he “will not be touchin
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Twenty States Now Suspend Driver’s Licenses of People Who Haven’t Paid Back Student Loans?
In February 2020, a screenshot (missing a date) circulated on Facebook, featuring a tweet by journalist Barbara Ehrenrich about how “20 states now” revoked driver’s licenses of people who had not been paying back their student loans:
FactCheck.org→ State of the Union Anecdotes Debunked
It is customary for presidents to invite guests to the State of the Union address to provide anecdotal evidence that supports the president’s policies. But it turns out President Donald Trump’s speech included misleading descriptions of two
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Man Arrested for Allegedly Forcing a Woman to Watch ‘Roots’ to ‘Better Understand’ Her Racism?
On February 17 2020, an odd story came out of Cedar Rapids, Iowa via The Gazette, about the arrest of a man who allegedly forced made a woman watch the mini-series Roots so that she might better understand her own racism: A Cedar Rapids man [Rober
Lead Stories→ Fake News: David Rockefeller Did NOT Break Record For Most Heart Transplants At Age 101
Did the former banker and philanthropist David Rockefeller break a record for most heart transplants at the age of 101? No, that's not true: The claim currently being shared online is based on a satirical story that has since been deleted. The
Lead Stories→ Fake News: Bloomberg Did NOT Say Elderly People Should Be Denied Care Past Certain Age When Ill
Did Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg say that all elderly people should be denied care past a certain age when they become ill? No, that's not true: The website circulating the claims pulled only a snippet of the former New