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PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Joe Biden's 2023 State of the Union address
We fact-checked Joe Biden’s claims about inflation, Trump’s share of the national debt, and investments in the nation’s infrastructure.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gorillas, Sharks And Wolves DO Get Sick — Scientists, Conservationists Confirm It
Do gorillas, sharks and wolves avoid illnesses because they do not eat chemically treated food like humans do? No, that's not true: Gorillas and wolves, both mammals, do get sick and can contract infections and diseases, wildlife experts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moderna CEO Did NOT Admit Company Produced 100,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses In 2019
Did Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel admit that the company produced 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in 2019 before the pandemic began? No, that's not true: A video snippet shared to social media does not make it clear Bancel is saying his com
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Documents Do NOT Say Earth Is ‘Flat’ And ‘Nonrotating’
Do NASA documents say that we live on a "flat, nonrotating earth"? No, that's not true: NASA does not believe in a flat-Earth theory of any kind. While the term "flat, nonrotating earth" does appear in NASA documents, it's not referring t
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Tulsa the ‘First American City Attacked from the Air’ in 1921?
In February 2023, a 2013 Facebook post recirculated, indicating that the first American city to be “attacked from the air” was Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921: In the image above, a sepia-toned image of people walking with their hands in the air
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Turkey’s Massive Earthquake Is NOT Political Attack — It’s A True 7.8 Magnitude Temblor
Was the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that rocked southeastern Turkey and parts of Syria on February 6, 2023, fake and actually a planned, politically motivated attack against the Kurdish people in the region? No, that's not true: Seismic acti
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims about the Chinese spy balloon
PolitiFact investigated several misleading and false claims that have been spreading online about the Chinese spy balloon.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thailand Does NOT Plan To ‘Nullify’ Pfizer-BioNTech Contracts — NO Evidence COVID-19 Vaccination Caused Thai Princess’ Collapse
Did the government of Thailand announce plans to cancel COVID-19 vaccine contracts with Pfizer-BioNTech after a suspected connection between the Pfizer vaccine and Princess Bajrakitiyabha's December 2022 collapse was established? No, that
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Joe Biden’s boast about job creation needs some asterisks
“We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.”
PolitiFact→ Live fact-checking Joe Biden's State of the Union 2023
Follow along live as PolitiFact fact-checks Joe Biden's State of the Union speech 2023
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Major Tsunami Did NOT Hit Turkey After February 6, 2023, Earthquake
Did a major tsunami hit Turkey soon after the February 6, 2023, earthquake? No, that's not true: Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency reported on February 6, 2023, that there was no danger of a tsunami striking the countr
The Dispatch→ The Never Trump Temptation
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire GOP annual meeting on January 28, 2023, in Salem, New Hampshire. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)Suckers and fighters, GOP primary edition.The post The Never Trump Temptation appeared first o
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Biden Before the State of the Union
We examined the president’s recent statements.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Ascension Happening Now In Turkey During Earthquake’
Does a viral video show "proof" of "ascension" in Turkey during the deadly earthquake on February 6, 2023? No, that's not true: The clip itself bears a label that indicates it has been digitally altered. The claim appeared in a video on F
PolitiFact→ Tweets – A ‘leaked’ Super Bowl script? We throw a flag on this fake box score
Image shows a "Super Bowl script was leaked.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is chicken feed being sabotaged in an elaborate plot? No, these claims are unfounded
Backyard chicken flocks have stopped laying eggs, and the feed is responsible.
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccines Can Slightly Alter Menstrual Cycle Temporarily, But Don’t Harm Fertility
SciCheck Digest Research suggests COVID-19 vaccination can cause changes in a person’s menstrual cycle. But the changes are small and short-lived — and studies have shown there’s no effect on fertility. Yet people on social media are
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Live: The State of Our Union Is …?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Greece, Turkey, and ‘Earthquake Diplomacy’
On February 6 2023, a massive earthquake near the city of Kahramanmaraş, Turkey affected Turkey and Syria. A popular post on Reddit’s r/todayilearned claimed that Greece and Turkey had a standing agreement about “earthquake diplomacy”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Local’ Vigilante Did NOT Shoot Down ‘Chinese Spy Balloon’ — Image Shows Comedian Sam Hyde
Did a "local man" singlehandedly shoot down "in an EXTRAORDINARY act of vigilantism" the "Chinese spy balloon" recently flying over the continental United States? No, that's not true: The meme that makes this vigilante claim shows a comed
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t cause immunodeficiency and aren’t associated with excess mortality
REVIEW Inaccurate claims that COVID-19 vaccines weaken the immune system instead of boosting our immune defenses against SARS-CoV-2 have repeatedly surfaced on the internet. Health Feedback reviewed several of them and found them to be baseless, com
The Dispatch→ The Sweep: Is Trump the Frontrunner or Not?
Former President Donald Trump speaks at the New Hampshire GOP’s annual meeting on January 28, 2023, in Salem, New Hampshire. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)Plus: A sign that our polarization is only getting worse.The post The Sweep: Is Trump the
Full Fact→ Video does not show Turkish nuclear plant exploding due to earthquake
The footage shows the Beirut port in August 2020.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did CBS Say Bad Bunny Was ‘Singing in Non-English’?
The CBS television network and the Grammy Awards both came under criticism on February 6 2023 for refusing to provide Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny with suitable closed-captioning. Viewers posted screenshots from the broadcast showing captions reading
Full Fact→ Tsunami video was filmed in 2018 in Indonesia, not Turkey
A video which has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media shows a Tsunami hitting an island in Indonesia in 2018, not Turkey, as claimed by some.
Logically→ Footage shows a building collapsing next to a busy road during an earthquake in Turkey.
This video shows what appears to be a controlled demolition in Saudi Arabia.
Full Fact→ Footage claiming to show recent earthquake in Turkey actually shows 2015 earthquake in Nepal
The clip, which has been viewed more than 77,000 times on Facebook, appears to have been filmed during a major earthquake in Nepal almost eight years ago.
Logically→ Military intelligence shows that officers were planning a coup against President Obama.
There is no credible evidence U.S. military officials were planning a coup against Obama, and Qanon is an unfounded conspiracy theory.
Full Fact→ Vaccine did not cause young woman to lose both her legs
Claire Bridges’ legs were amputated as a result of complications from a Covid-19 infection and her heart condition. Being vaccinated had nothing to do with it.
Logically→ ‘TO-MOR-GONE’ is a cure for cancer that was suppressed by the American government.
This produict contains potentially harmful and corrosive ingredients and has not been shown to cure cancer.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Balloon-powered satellites? Space conspiracies flourish after Chinese spy balloon discovery
“‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.”
PolitiFact→ Tony Evers – Evers links more per pupil aid with state’s improved ranking in national report
"During my time in office, we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now, our schools have returned to the top 10 in the country after falling to 17 under the previous administration.”
Logically→ These videos show buildings collapsing in Turkey and Syria during the earthquake on February 6.
Outdated videos of buildings collapsing have been shared falsely, claiming to show visuals from the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
The Dispatch→ China Competition a Bipartisan Bright Spot in Congress
Rep. Mike Gallagher in 2021. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)Plus: An early look at the House GOP’s Afghanistan withdrawal investigation.The post China Competition a Bipartisan Bright Spot in Congress appeared first on The Dispatch.
Full Fact→ Video claiming to be from this week’s earthquake in Turkey actually from 2020
A video spreading on social media claiming to be from the recent 7.8 magnitude earthquake in Turkey and Syria is actually from three years ago.
Logically→ These videos show the tsunami caused by the earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6.
No tsunami occurred in either region on February 6. Videos of tsunamis from Durban in 2017 and Japan in 2011 have been misattributed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 2023 Southern Turkey Earthquake — It’s 2021 Condo Collapse In Surfside, Florida
Does video footage posted on social media show a tall apartment building in southern Turkey collapsing from the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on February 6, 2023? No, that's not true: This footage is not recent and is not from Turkey. It shows
Full Fact→ BBC says story Clive Myrie racially attacked in Ukraine ‘completely false’
A false claim is spreading on social media that the veteran BBC journalist was the victim of a racially motivated assault while reporting in the country.
AllSides→ FBI Reimbursed Twitter for Providing User Information
https://www.factcheck.org/2023/02/fbi-reimbursed-twitter-for-providing-user-information/ In an email to