SciCheck Digest Viral social media posts cite a flawed paper in falsely claiming the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed death certificate procedures and violated federal law, resulting in wildly inflated COVID-19 deaths. The CDC hasn
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Full Fact→ Everything you need to know about the Home Office’s ‘eyebrow’ spending
A number of posts on Facebook have made claims about Home Office payments to a company called “Beautiful Brows Limited”, in light of an article from Byline Times. The article looked at expenses paid for on the Home Office’s procuremen
The Dispatch→ Eric Greitens Tries Again
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oprah Winfrey Was NOT Wearing An Ankle Monitor During Her Interview With Meghan Markle and Prince Harry
Was Oprah Winfrey wearing an ankle monitor during her interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry? No, that's not true. Video shows the billionaire TV mogul was wearing a pair of boots on which creases and folds naturally moved as she c
The Dispatch→ Was the CPAC Stage Designed to Look Like Nazi Insignia?
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The Dispatch→ Did Merrick Garland Deny Antifa Attacks Were Domestic Terrorism Because They Happened at Night?
Following the Senate confirmation hearings for attorney general nominee Merrick Garland, viral posts on social media claimed that he said Antifa attacks on federal property were not domestic terrorism because they occured at night.Disclose.tv
Full Fact→ There are no human cells in the AstraZeneca vaccine, and it won’t give you a chimpanzee virus
It has been claimed on Facebook that the Oxford/Astrazeneca vaccine contains viruses from chimpanzees and human foetal cells. The post suggests this means the vaccine contains animal products. Does the vaccine contain human foetal cells? We have fact c
Snopes→ In Surprise Move, Facebook Blocks News Access in Australia
Facebook acted after the House of Representatives passed legislation that would make it and Google pay for Australian journalism, said Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Green New Deal. Pray For Texas.’
The scramble by right-wing politicians and pundits to spread disinformation amid the winter storms devastating Texas in February 2021 led to a long-debunked graphic finding new life online — again. The photograph shows a helicopter hovering near
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden White House Freeze of Trump Executive Order Did NOT Cause Insulin Prices To Increase
Did a regulatory freeze on "any new and pending rules" put in place by the Biden Administration on January 20, 2021 cause the price of insulin to increase? No, that's not true: Among Trump's executive orders President Biden froze for 90 d
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Casual Reminder That in 1861, 11 Senators and 3 Representatives Were Expelled from Congress for Failing to Recognize Lincoln’s Election and Supporting Insurrection’
On February 10 2021, a post titled “Casual Reminder” was shared to r/WhitePeopleTwitter. The post claimed that in 1861, a total of fourteen lawmakers were “expelled from Congress” for failing to recognize the election of Abraha
The Dispatch→ Did the Washington Post Say It Wouldn’t Fact Check Joe Biden?
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FactCheck.org→ Video Wrong About Fauci, COVID-19
Quick Take A video from conservative commentator Liz Wheeler falsely claims the nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, repeatedly “lied” to the American public about the COVID-19 pandemic. She also misleads about C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden, Pelosi, Kerry And Romney Do NOT All Have Sons On The Burisma Board
Do President Joe Biden, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Mitt Romney and climate envoy John Kerry all have sons on the board of Burisma Holdings? No, that's not true: None do. Biden's youngest son used to sit on the board of the Ukrainian
FactCheck.org→ Viral Meme Strips Context from Lawmakers’ Quotes on Protests
Quick Take A viral meme presents quotes from some Democratic lawmakers to misleadingly suggest they were advocating violence. They were supporting protests over various issues. Full Story Days after a mob of President Donald Trump’s supporters s
FactCheck.org→ What President Biden Inherits
Summary As President Joe Biden takes office, he inherits: The worst disease outbreak in over a century, which is spreading faster and killing more people in the U.S. than at any time since it began one year ago. Highly effective vaccines that so far h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctored Video Does NOT Show That Joe Biden ‘Has No Idea Where Or Who He Is’
Does this video show Joe Biden confused and not knowing where he was at the end of an event? No, that's not true: The edited excerpt from a video of the president-elect announcing members of his Science Team shows him pausing and looking
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michael Flynn Interview On Alex Jones Show Recycles False And Unproven Claims About The 2020 Election
Does Michael Flynn's interview with Alex Jones include only factual statements about the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The interview repeats disproven allegations of foreign interference, that thousands of dead people voted in Penns
Snopes→ Hawley, Facing Fallout, Blames Media, D.C. ‘Establishment’
Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley, facing waning support from longtime backers and donors in the wake of the attack at the U.S. Capitol, defended himself in a newspaper column, accusing the media and “Washington establishment” of deceiving Ameri
Full Fact→ The government spent £63,000 on influencer marketing for Test and Trace
In August of last year, media outlets reported that a number of social media influencers had been paid to post about the government’s Test and Trace service. Full Fact asked the Cabinet Office how much was spent on this type of marketing, via a F
FactCheck.org→ Viral Tweet Distorts Facts on Consequences of Impeachment
Quick Take A viral tweet that migrated to Facebook distorts the facts on the consequences of a potential, second impeachment of President Donald Trump. Impeachment alone would not strip Trump of his pension or bar him from pursuing office in the future
Snopes→ Republicans Recoil from Missouri Sen. Hawley After Siege
“Supporting Josh Hawley ... was the worst decision I’ve ever made in my life,” former Missouri Sen. John Danfort said.
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Electoral College Debate
The process of certifying Joe Biden as the 46th president of the United States occurred in the early morning hours of Jan. 7, after being disrupted by rioters and delayed by Republicans who repeated false and misleading claims about the election result
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A Dangerous Threat’: Simon and Schuster Dumps Right-Wing Lawmaker’s Book
Publishers Simon & Schuster canceled plans on January 7 2021 to release a book by Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley (R) after it was spotted on the company’s website. The company had been promoting a book in which Hawley was regurgitating the false
AFP Fact Check→ Police and video contradict senator’s claim of Antifa attack on his home
Missouri senator Josh Hawley claimed on Twitter that “Antifa scumbags” vandalized his DC area home, threatened his wife and baby, and attempted to pound open the door. This is false; local police said demonstrators did gather in front of the Republ
Truth or Fiction?→ Right-Wing Senator’s Claim of ‘Antifa’ Attack Debunked by Protesters’ Video
A right-wing U.S. lawmaker’s attempt to claim that “Antifa” threatened his family was immediately debunked by video showing a peaceful protest outside his home. The activist group ShutdownDC streamed video of its demonstration on Jan
Snopes→ No Reason Given for Trump Cutting Short His Florida Vacation
The White House announced the abrupt change in the president's schedule hours after Sen. Josh Hawley said he will raise objections when Congress meets on Jan. 6 to affirm President-elect Joe Biden's victory.
Truth or Fiction?→ Is This a Deleted Scene From ‘Love Actually’?
Since it takes place around Christmas, the film Love Actually becomes an online conversation topic every holiday season. In December 2020, however, still more people became aware of a scene that didn’t make it into the movie’s final cut. I
FactCheck.org→ Nine Election Fraud Claims, None Credible
A list of bogus election fraud claims, cobbled together from dubious websites and failed lawsuits aimed at overturning President-elect Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 election, has spread widely online. It appeared in a recent story posted in a p
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Named Goya’s ‘Employee of the Month’?
On December 7 2020, right-wing “personality” Candace Owens (among others) asserted that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) was selected as “employee of the month” at Goya because her calls to boycott the brand purport
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Squirrels Land Like Superheroes When They Jump?
The “science of cute” collided with animal behavioral science on social media in a major way after a post about squirrels went viral. “The best thing I’ve learned this week is that when squirrels fall/jump — they land like su
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Number Of Voters In Michigan Did NOT Exceed The Number Of Registered Voters
Did 8.1 million people vote in Michigan in the general election when there were only 7.8 million registered voters? No, that's not true: 5,579,317 people voted in Michigan out of the 8,061,525 registered voters there were as of October 20
FactCheck.org→ Rand Paul Baselessly Says Only Anti-Trump Protesters Arrested at MAGA March
In an appearance on Fox News, Sen. Rand Paul claimed without evidence that only counterprotesters were arrested at the Million MAGA March and its tumultuous aftermath, and that they were solely responsible for the outbreaks of violence there. The Washi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Provided To Show Six People In Pennsylvania Died, Then Registered, Then Voted
Did six people in Pennsylvania die and then register and vote in the 2020 election? No evidence has been provided to back up that claim: Neither the Western Journal, which published the claim, nor Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., who was quot
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Look Behind The Epoch Times’ Map That Shows 232 Electoral Votes For Trump, 227 For Biden
Does The Epoch Times' map that shows 232 electoral votes for Donald Trump and 227 for Joe Biden tell the whole story about the state of the 2020 presidential election? It's missing context. The conservative news outlet claims that the ele
Truth or Fiction?→ Has RealClearPolitics ‘Rescinded’ Pennsylvania and ‘Uncalled’ the Race?
After the 2020 election was “called” with former United States Vice President Joe Biden as victor, a rumor circulated that a website called RealClearPolitics had “rescinded” Pennsylvania, effectively undoing Biden’s win:
FactCheck.org→ Biden Did, Indeed, Get More Votes Than Obama
Quick Take The votes are still being counted and the results are unofficial, but former Vice President Joe Biden already has surpassed former President Barack Obama’s record of 69.4 million votes in 2008. But conservative personalities on social
FactCheck.org→ Bogus QAnon Claim that Mail-In Ballots Are Illegitimate
Quick Take A bogus QAnon-related claim that many of the mail-in ballots for the Nov. 3 election were illegitimate has spread widely on social media. But the claim is based on the faulty assumption that ballots are produced by the federal government. F
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misinterpret Video of North Carolina Voter Rally
Quick Take Social media posts falsely claim that a video shows get-out-the-vote marchers in North Carolina were pepper-sprayed by police because they were “blocking polls & intimidating voters.” The nearest voting place was a block away
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Karlie Kloss DOES Show ‘Trump’s Sister-In-Law’ Voting For Biden
Does a photograph of model Karlie Kloss show "Trump's sister-in-law" voting for Joe Biden? Yes, that's true, assuming the Trump referred to is senior adviser to the president Ivanka Trump and not her father, President Donald Trump. The cl