REVIEW On 21 November 2022, a pseudo-documentary titled “Died Suddenly”, co-produced by radio host Stew Peters, premiered on Twitter and the video sharing platform Rumble. Through a series of interviews, the film, which is approximately one hour
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AllSides→ Twitter Fact Checks Joe Biden’s Bogus Claim on Lowering the Deficit
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/11/22/twitter-fact-checks-joe-bidens-bogus-claim-on-lowering-the-deficit/
Health Feedback→ HIV infection is the cause of AIDS; persistent HIV/AIDS denialism relies on false information and is potentially deadly
REVIEW Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is a chronic and potentially life-threatening condition caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); an estimated 40.1 million people have died from AIDS-related illnesses since the beginning of
PolitiFact→ Trump says he left Biden a perfect economy, but the facts say otherwise
Donald Trump exaggerated his accomplishments and claimed Joe Biden squandered the gains in his 2024 presidential bid announcement. We fact-checked his remarks.
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
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump, the least accurate politician we've ever covered, eyes another White House run
PolitiFact has fact-checked Donald Trump 960 times since 2011. He has the worst record for accuracy of any politician we’ve covered.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Show Detroit Ballots Arriving After ‘Legal’ Deadline
Do online photographs show absentee ballots arriving at a Detroit processing center on Election Day "hours after the legal deadline" for counting ballots? No, that's not true: Election officials in Detroit say late-night deliveries are th
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Marco Rubio and Val Demings in Florida Senate race
In Florida's U.S. Senate race, Rubio and Demings sparred on abortion, taxes, law enforcement reform and gender identity. Who was telling the truth? We fact-checked their claims.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Catherine Cortez Masto and Adam Laxalt in Nevada Senate race
The outcome of Nevada’s Senate race between Democratic incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and Republican Adam Laxalt could determine which party controls the Senate. Here is a roundup of claims we fact-checked from the candidates.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate race
We fact-checked claims by and about J.D. Vance and Tim Ryan on topics including drugs, law enforcement and their own records and statements. The Ohio Senate race could help determine party control.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Ads’ Claims of ‘Anti-White Bigotry’
Radio and TV ads from a group headed by a former senior adviser to Donald Trump accuse President Joe Biden and the left of “racism against white people” and “anti-white bigotry.” But in context, some of the claims about the alle
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Collapse On Golf Course
Did former President Donald Trump collapse on the golf course? No, that's not true: There is no evidence of his collapse and the assertion is a ruse used to entice readers into clicking on a video about a different Trump-related topic. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump ‘WOKEN UP’ From Bed In Mar-A-Lago Search
Was former President Donald Trump awakened out of bed by investigators seeking to search his Mar-a-Lago residence, as the headline of a video claims? No, that's not true: The video itself never mentions the search of the Florida property
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ted Cruz Did NOT Say Merrick Garland Will ‘Rot in Jail’
Does a video of a congressional hearing show Sen. Ted Cruz leaking incriminating information about U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland, claiming that the nation's top law enforcer will "rot in jail"? No, that's not true: It's a bait-and
Health Feedback→ Biden’s 2021 remarks on the role of COVID-19 vaccines in hurricane preparedness misrepresented in social media posts
REVIEW In late September 2022, Hurricane Ian hit several parts of the U.S., leaving a trail of destruction, with Florida and South Carolina being the most affected areas. Around the same time, social media posts began to appear, suggesting that U.S.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Drinking Breast Milk Containing Vaccine mRNA Killed 6 Babies
Did six babies die after drinking breast milk that contained traces of a mRNA COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support such claims and alleged cases are unverifiable. In September 2022, vaccine skeptics misre
Health Feedback→ The COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective; claim that they have caused an “international medical crisis” is baseless
REVIEW On 1 September 2022, a team of researchers at the MRC Center for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at the Imperial College London, published a study in The Lancet where they estimated that the COVID-19 vaccines prevented 19.8 million deaths
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video NOT Correct That Challenger Crew Members Are Still Living
by: Marlo Lee Did the astronauts aboard the space shuttle Challenger survive the 1986 explosion? No, that's not true: The seven astronauts who were onboard the Challenger died on January 28, 1986. Four of the individuals whom one video na
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Library Did NOT Call For Russian Books To Be Donated ‘For Heating Purposes’
Did the Saxon State and University Library Dresden (SLUB), one of the largest German academic libraries, ask its readers to bring in Russian books "for heating purposes"? No, that's not true: SLUB General Director Katrin Stump denied the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Rumsfeld Did NOT Report That $2.3 Trillion Was Missing The Day Before 9/11 Attacks
Did then-U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld report that $2.3 trillion was missing the day before the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks? No, that's not true: Rumsfeld gave a speech on September 10, 2001 about the bureaucratic red
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show North Korea Sending Troops To Ukraine
Is North Korea sending troops to Ukraine to help the Kremlin's war efforts? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, Moscow appeared to be considering the idea of North Korean workers, not soldiers, working on reconstruction in Ukrain
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show NASA Making Rain Clouds
Does a viral video circulated in July 2022 show NASA generating rain clouds and producing its own weather? No, that's not true. A video authentically shows a space shuttle rocket booster test, not cloud creation. The rocket booster in que
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Joe Biden’s speech about democracy before the 2022 midterms
We fact-checked Biden’s speech about democracy. His comments about a threat to same-sex marriage were speculative, but he was on firmer ground about efforts by individuals who deny the 2020 election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show UFOs Surrounding A Nuclear Plant — It’s A Coal-Fired Power Plant, Flying Orbs Are Computer-Generated
Does a Facebook video show three UFOs surrounding a nuclear plant? No, that's not true: The footage shows a coal-fired power plant in West Virginia, and the white orbs allegedly flying in the sky above have been created by a special effec
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ’10 Thousand NATO Troops’ Did NOT Enter Ukraine Between August 24 And August 26, 2022
Did NATO send "10 thousand" troops to Ukraine? No, that's not true: There are no credible reports about that. Moreover, the social media posts that made this claim did not contain a single verifiable detail about the purported event. The
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Justin Bieber’s Facial Paralysis not Vaccine-Related
(Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)A viral social media post originating from a satirical news site claims that Justin Bieber regrets taking the COVID-19 vaccine and that it “ruined” his life, leading to his recent facial paralysis.&n
Truth or Fiction?→ Can Pregnant Women Get Divorced in Missouri?
On July 17 2022, a popular tweet claimed that pregnant women could not obtain divorces in the state of Missouri: HI HELLO IF YOU ARE PREGNANT YOU CAN'T GET DIVORCED IN MISSOURI AND NOW YOU CAN'T GET AN ABORTION IN MISSOURI WHEN WE SAY ABORTI
Health Feedback→ Consuming sufficient vitamin C is necessary for health and plays an important role in many of the body’s chemical processes
REVIEW Footage of a speech by the late Alfredo Bowman, who also went by Doctor Sebi even though he didn’t hold a doctoral degree, circulated on social media in July 2022. Bowman, who died in 2016, was a herbalist who made several inaccurate claims
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Uvalde Victim Amerie Jo Garza Did NOT Have 2 ‘Different Fathers’ Speaking On 2 TV Networks — One Is Her Father, The Other Her Stepfather
Did two different television networks report on the same Uvalde school shooting victim with two different fathers? No, that's not true: Both the biological father and stepfather of Amerie Jo Garza, 10, gave interviews to different network
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Does Pfizer Say Its COVID-19 Vaccine Is Unsafe for Pregnant Women?
(Photo by Raul Arboleda/AFP via Getty Images)A viral Facebook post claims that according to recent “Pfizer documents,” the company's COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe during pregnancy or breastfeeding. The social media post claims to share Pfizer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Does NOT Offer Free Dental Work For Senior Citizens
Does the government cover free dental work for senior citizens through plans called "Senior Alliance Program" or "Dental Alliance"? No, that's not true: Medicare does not cover most dental work and dental procedures, and Lead Stories did
Truth or Fiction?→ Right-Wing Lawmakers Take Up Spreading Fake ‘Students Identify as Cats’ Rumors
Amid the latest wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation around the United States, right-wing candidates and social media boards are pushing a separate type of disinformation to gin up concerns that local students are “identifying as cats.” In a rece
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims in President Joe Biden’s visit to Iowa
PolitiFact Iowa fact-checked President Joe Biden's claims on inflation, energy and infrastructure
Truth or Fiction?→ Russian Mobile Crematoriums
On April 7 2022, an Imgur post claimed that Russian “mobile crematoriums” had been deployed in Ukraine, specifically to conceal the high number of civilian casualties at the hands of Russian forces: Across an image of bombed out apartment
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Do COVID-19 Vaccines Cause AIDS?
(Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)A viral article from Greg Hunter’s USAWatchdog.com claims that “millions get AIDS” from COVID-19 vaccines and features an interview with Dr. Elizabeth Eads, a frequent purveyor of vaccine misi
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Words Are Energy And Cast Spells’ Bruce Lee Meme
A March 22 2022 quote meme that claimed Bruce Lee once said “words are energy” and “that’s why it’s called spelling” was shared by the page “Anxiety Freedom Today” on Facebook: Underneath a black-and-wh
Truth or Fiction?→ June 2008 Gas Prices
On March 14 2022, Twitter user Qasim Rashid tweeted about purported oil and gas prices in June 2008, in contrast with their prices in March 2022: Oil & Avg Gas $ June 2008:•Oil: $181.58/barrel•Gas: $4.10/gallon Oil & Avg Gas $ Mar 2022:
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Ted Cruz's 'Real State of the Union'
We fact-checked the economic claims in Ted Cruz's 'Real State of the Union'
FactCheck.org→ Evidence Still Lacking to Support Ivermectin as Treatment for COVID-19
SciCheck Digest Randomized controlled trials haven’t found ivermectin is beneficial in treating COVID-19, although results for ongoing studies will provide a more definitive answer. Yet, a video presents two weak studies as “powerful” and “
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Claims About the Conflict in Ukraine
Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, following months of military buildup and, as we’ve written, repeated denials by Russian officials that their country planned to invade. As is often the case with major news events, we h