SciCheck Digest Danish soccer star Christian Eriksen is recovering well after he suffered cardiac arrest and collapsed during a match on June 12. But after the incident, social media posts falsely claimed he had recently been vaccinated for COVID-19 an
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Ken Griffin Sells Condo’
On June 19 2021, a popular stock trading-based Twitter account tweeted about Citadel hedge fund manager Ken Griffin purportedly selling a condominium in Florida, interpreted as a bullish signal by many retail investors: Well well well, how the turns
Snopes→ Yes, Trump Wished a Happy Father’s Day to ‘The Losers of the World’
The message was reminiscent of Trump's message to "haters and losers" on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Joe Biden’s Comment on the Death of Brian Sicknick
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Snopes→ Rep. Clyde, Officer Fanone, and the Handshake That Wasn’t
D.C. Police Officer Michael Fanone was beaten and tased by Jan. 6 rioters, suffering a traumatic brain injury and a heart attack.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: PETA Did NOT Call For Censorship of ‘Ruthless.Nature’ Instagram Page
Did PETA call for the immediate censorship of the Instagram page @Ruthless.Nature? No, that's not true: This is a fake tweet created to promote an Instagram page's social media account about graphic themes regarding animals attacking one
Snopes→ Brief, Global Internet Outages Blamed on Software Bug
Akamai, which runs one of the internet's main content-delivery systems, said the outage was not caused by a cyberattack.
Full Fact→ Claims that Covid vaccine spike proteins are harmful are unevidenced
An article published by website The Conservative Woman reports on an interview with a Canadian scientist who claimed researchers had made a “big mistake” and were “inadvertently inoculating” people with a “toxin” via
Truth or Fiction?→ Fox’s Tucker Carlson Pushes Conspiracy Theory Blaming FBI For Capitol Riot
Television presenter Tucker Carlson pushed another far right conspiracy theory downplaying the rioters who attacked the United States Capitol in January 2021, suggesting on his show that the attack was orchestrated by federal “operatives.”
The Dispatch→ Did a Teenager Die From Myocarditis After Her Second COVID Dose?
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Poynter→ ‘There will always be claims of cheating’ in elections, but fact-checkers can work together to fight back
Fact-checkers emphasized Tuesday the importance of collaboration in protecting election integrity and fighting back against false accusations of fraud. Speaking at Tuesday’s IFCN Talk, Gilberto Scofield Jr., business and development director for the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Official Data Does NOT Show More People Have Died From The Vaccines Than From COVID-19
Does official data show that more people have died from the vaccines than from COVID-19? No, that's not true: The claim misconstrues what the statistics show. It discounts the deaths of people with COVID-19 and pre-existing conditions and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Qantas CEO Was NOT Hit In The Face With A Pie For Attempting to Force Vaccinations
Did Qantas Airlines CEO Alan Joyce get a pie smashed into his face for trying to force COVID-19 vaccinations onto potential passengers? No, that's not true: This video was published four years before the release of the COVID-19 vaccine, a
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking ‘Absolutely 9-0,’ the Latest Documentary From Mike Lindell
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Truth or Fiction?→ The ‘Critical Race Theory’ Coordinated Disinformation Campaign
An inauthentically organized, corrosive disinformation campaign taking direct aim at social resilience and anti-racism pushes has taken over school boards throughout the United States in what appears to be a highly coordinated national push — whi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Romana Didulo Is NOT The Commander In Chief of Canada
Did Romana Didulo become commander in chief of Canada? No, that's not true: according to a spokesperson from the Canadian government, the head of state of Canada is still Queen Elizabeth II and the head of government is Prime Minister Jus
Washington Post→ The bogus claim that Democrats voted against funding for Israel
A conservative group is attacking Democrats for a procedural vote that made no mention of funding Israel.
Truth or Fiction?→ David Attenborough ‘Ants in a Jar’
In May and June 2021, a clumsy parable attributed to David Attenborough circulated, telling the story of 100 black ants and 100 fire ants trapped in a jar, who were happy and peaceful until unspecified outside forces began “shaking the jar”
Health Feedback→ Fauci’s emails don’t support viral claims on masks, hydroxychloroquine and virus engineering
REVIEW On 1 June 2021, Washington Post and Buzzfeed News published reports on several thousands of emails sent by Anthony Fauci, the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. The emails, sent during the first half o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Veterinary Professor Does NOT Prove Vaccine Causes Buildup Of Toxins
Is a Canadian veterinary school professor correct that public health officials made a colossal mistake and have injected millions of Americans with substances that cause the body to manufacture toxins that will injure them? No, that's not
Truth or Fiction?→ Foreign Influence Agents Goaded Trump Forums After U.S. Elections, Researchers Say
Foreign agents — particularly those working from or on behalf of Russia — were active on Donald Trump-themed forums in the weeks and months leading up to the January 6 2021 coup attempt at the United States Capitol, a new report says. Accor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 31,000 People Have NOT Died From mRNA Vaccines
Have 31,000 people died from messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines? No, that's not true: The first mRNA vaccines approved for use in humans are two of the COVID-19 vaccines, which had not been causally linked to any deaths at the time of writing,
Snopes→ US Has Recovered Ransom Payment Made After Pipeline Hack
The Justice Department has recovered the majority of a multimillion-dollar ransom payment to hackers after a cyberattack that caused the operator of the nation's largest fuel pipeline to halt its operations.
Snopes→ Trump Suspended From Facebook Until At Least 2023
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been banned from Facebook since the days following the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Full Fact→ Hecklers at Twickenham Stadium vaccine drive spout false claims
A video posted on Facebook, filmed at Twickenham Stadium where many people queued to receive a Covid-19 vaccination on the May Bank Holiday, includes a number of false claims. During the video a recording of someone who identifies herself a
Health Feedback→ Vaccines are a safer alternative for acquiring immunity compared to natural infection and COVID-19 survivors benefit from getting vaccinated, contrary to claims by Peter McCullough
REVIEW An interview featuring Peter McCullough, a cardiologist and professor of medicine at Texas A & M University, conducted by writer John Leake on 19 May 2021, was published as a video on Rumble by Fleccas Talks, a channel run by political co
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pearl Harbor Does NOT Have A Flag Underwater — The Picture Is From Florida
Does a diver replace an underwater American flag at Pearl Harbor every three years? No, that's not true: There are no underwater flags at what is now Pearl Harbor National Memorial, according to their public information officer. The photo
FactCheck.org→ Biden Exaggerates Opposition Votes from Moderates
President Joe Biden went too far when he claimed he hasn’t gotten more done legislatively because Sens. Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin “vote more with my Republican friends.” By one measure, both have voted with Biden’s position
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolutely 9-0’ Movie Does NOT Present Credible Evidence of Election Fraud
Does the movie "Absolutely 9-0" released by Mike Lindell contain credible evidence of a Chinese cyberattack against the U.S. election? No, that's not true: he reuses the same debunked data he already showed in his previous movies "Absolut
The Dispatch→ Trump Supporters Seek an Audit in Georgia. What Are They Looking For?
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Biden Mindlessly Claims White Supremacy is a Bigger Threat to America than ISIS or Terrorism’
On June 1 2021, United States President Joe Biden gave a speech acknowledging the anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, offering comments that seem to have pushed disinformation purveyors into previously undreamt-of heights of fantasy. For examp
Snopes→ ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense Rejected in Iguana Killing
Prosecutors say the suspect “savagely beat, tormented, tortured, and killed” the 3-foot iguana in a half-hour attack caught on surveillance video.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Man Did NOT Fill His Truck Bed With Gasoline — It’s A Skit
Did a man fill his tarp-lined truck bed with gasoline and then drive away, allowing the open liquid cargo to slosh over the sides? No, that's not true: This video is a skit that was originally posted on the Facebook page of magician Juliu
Snopes→ GOP Blocks Capitol Riot Probe, Displaying Loyalty to Trump
Senate Republicans have blocked creation of a bipartisan panel to investigate the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, displaying continuing party loyalty to former President Donald Trump.
Full Fact→ The media must stop using misleading headlines
Often the article doesn’t actually say what the headline promised. We call this an ‘edline’. It isn’t easy for journalists to reduce an article to a headline of just a few words. Often something important goes missing, or they e
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lumber, Gas, Wheat, Coal And Corn Price Climbs Began Before 2021 — NOT Just Since Biden Took Office
Did the prices of lumber, gas, wheat, coal and corn suddenly increase in 2021-- ever since President Joe Biden took office? No, that's not true: The global COVID-19 pandemic has had a tremendous effect on national and international econom
FactCheck.org→ Viral Quote About Elections Misattributed to Trey Gowdy
Quick Take A viral Facebook post falsely attributes claims of widespread voter fraud and “treasonous acts” during the 2020 election to former Rep. Trey Gowdy. But he told us the statement “wasn’t from me.” We tracked the c
Snopes→ GOP Set to Block 1/6 Panel, Stoking Senate Filibuster Fight
Most Republicans oppose the bill that would establish a commission to investigate the attack by Donald Trump supporters over the election.
Truth or Fiction?→ International Disinfo Machines Turning After State-Sponsored Kidnapping of Belarusian Journalist
On May 24 2021, in the hours and days after Belarusian dissident journalist Roman Protasevich was taken from a Ryanair flight that had been rediverted to Minsk and arrested along with his girlfriend, graduate student Sofia Sapega, in a dramatic state-
Snopes→ Woman Charged with Assaulting Southwest Flight Attendant
San Diego authorities charged a 28-year-old woman with felony battery after an attack on a Southwest Airlines plane in which a flight attendant lost two teeth and suffered other injuries to her face.