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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A 1912 Newspaper Really DID Publish A Note On Effect Burning Coal Could Have On Earth’s Temperature

2021-08-13 Did New Zealand's Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette publish a paragraph on "Coal Consumption Affecting Climate" in the Science Notes and News section of the paper back on August 14, 1912? It's TRUE! This paragraph p Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A McDonald’s In Rome, Georgia, Is NOT Offering A Starting Wage Of $31 An Hour

2021-08-13 Is a McDonald's in Rome, Georgia, offering a starting wage of $31 an hour? No, that's not true: The claim is posted on a satirical site and is not meant to be real. A manager at a McDonald's in Rome told Lead Stories it's a hoax. Pay at t Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctor Addressing Indiana School Board Does NOT Accurately Represent Benefit Of COVID-19 Vaccines

2021-08-11 Did Dr. Dan Stock present well-reasoned arguments to the Mt. Vernon, Indiana, school board against masking and vaccination as means to mitigate the spread and harm of COVID-19, and should his arguments apply universally as public health m Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell Cyber Symposium Final Wrap-Up, August 12, 2021 — No PCAP Evidence, Questions Remain

2021-08-11 Did the materials released by Mike Lindell at his Cyber Symposium meet evidentiary standards of relevance, proof of origin, chain-of-secure-custody and reproducibility that online security experts say would be needed to take seriously his Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Several New Pieces of Evidence Link Mike Lindell’s Election Data and Videos To Accused Con Man Dennis L. Montgomery

2021-08-10 After Mike Lindell's appearance on the April 28, 2021, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show, Lead Stories published a story titled "Attention Mike Lindell: What You May Want To Know About The 'Data' Used In Your Stolen Election Claims" that traced s Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccinated And Unvaccinated People Do NOT Face The Same Risks From COVID-19

2021-08-10 Do vaccinated and unvaccinated people face the same risks from COVID-19? No, that's not true: People who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 have substantially better outcomes. They are much less likely than unvaccinated people to get s Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Here’s How You Can Make Your Own "Mike Lindell Packet Capture Video"

2021-08-10 In a video (archived here) published on Frankspeech on July 24, 2021 titled "Mike Lindell Releases First Packet Captures Ahead Of August 10, 11 and 12 Cyber Symposium", Mike Lindell showed a snippet of video claiming it showed packet capt Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Actor Christina Applegate Announces Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis

2021-08-10 The "Anchorman" and "Dead to Me" star said "it's been a tough road," in an announcement made on Twitter in August 2021. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The CDC Did NOT Publish ‘Green Zone Concentration Camp Protocol’ Preparing For Mass Imprisonment

2021-08-10 Did the CDC publish "Green Zone concentration camp protocol," preparing for mass imprisonment? No, that's not true: online radio host Stew Peters made the false claim about a set of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines th Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: If Your Employer Requires COVID-19 Vaccination, You Should NOT Make Them Fire You In Order To Receive Unemployment Benefits

2021-08-09 If your employer requires you to be vaccinated against COVID-19, should you make them fire you in order to receive unemployment benefits? No, that's not true: in many states, unemployment benefits applicants who are fired are not eligible Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Newspaper Bild Did NOT Apologize For ‘Covid Hysteria’

2021-08-09 Did Germany's biggest tabloid newspaper, Bild, issue an apology for "Covid hysteria" or "Covid deception" during the coronavirus pandemic? No, that's not true: In a video published in May 2021, Bild's editor in chief Julian Reichelt asked Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Do NOT Contain Graphene Oxide As Claimed By Ex-Pfizer Employee

2021-08-07 Do the COVID vaccines contain graphene oxide as claimed by a "whistleblower" on the "Stew Peters Show"? No, that's not true: The claim rests on made-up connections between vaccine makers and a company that produces polyethylene glycol der Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: All Spirit Airlines Flight Attendants Did NOT Quit Their Jobs And The Airline Did NOT Cancel All Its Flights As of August 3, 2021

2021-08-04 Did all Spirit Airlines flight attendants quit their jobs and did the airline cancel all its flights as of August 3, 2021? No, that's not true: Although Spirit experienced significant delays and cancellations in the first days of August 2 Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Officer Michael Fanone Was NOT U.S. Capitol Rioter Carrying A Confederate Flag

2021-08-04 Was Washington, D.C., Metropolitan police officer Michael Fanone the person carrying a Confederate flag during the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection? No, that's not true: Although photos of Fanone and the person carrying the flag Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Non-Professional’s ‘Trend Analysis’ Does NOT Explain Away Recent Election Results, Prove Trump Won

2021-08-04 Does this DIY statistical analysis explain away recent election results and prove Donald Trump won the 2020 election? No, that's not true: In at least one state addressed by the model, experts trained in the specifics of election data ana Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Natural Immunity Is NOT Far Superior To COVID-19 Vaccines

2021-08-03 Is natural immunity "far superior" to COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: Published data show that contracting COVID-19 when unvaccinated can be very dangerous and deadly while getting a vaccine can greatly reduce or prevent serious i Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Yes, the Lovers & Friends Festival Is Real

2021-08-03 But it's also sold out. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Get Subpoenas For Arizona Routers, They Could NOT Pave The Way To Reinstatement

2021-08-02 Did former President Donald Trump get subpoenas for routers associated with Arizona's voting-counting machines and does that pave the way for Trump to be reinstated as president? No, that's not true: While Arizona's senate is attempting t Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ The government’s numbers on savings for wine drinkers don’t add up

2021-08-02 The government recently announced that changes in the regulation on the imports of wine would save consumers £130 million per year.  The claim was reported by the Telegraph and the Express and the Leader of the House of Commons, Jacob Rees-M Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Some Say Paris 2024 Olympics Logo Looks Like ‘Karen’

2021-07-31 It's supposed to be Marianne, the embodiment of the French Republic. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence For Article’s Claims Vaccine Is Causing Heart Damage, May Kill Some Within 3 Years

2021-07-31 Is InfoWars providing evidence-based information when it reports a doctor's claim that COVID-19 vaccines likely cause permanent heart damage in most patients that may kill some within three years? No, that's not true: The report is based Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: VAERS Data Does NOT Establish Link Between ‘2,000 Deaths’ And COVID-19 Vaccines — There Was A Data Entry Error

2021-07-30 Did the CDC report that deaths related to COVID-19 vaccines had skyrocketed and that more people were dying of the vaccine than the disease? No, that's not true: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention did not make any such announc Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tweets Replicating ER Doc’s Lament About Rising Delta Variant Caseload Are NOT All Pro-Vaccination — Examples Show Anti-Vaccine Gaslighting

2021-07-29 Are the tweets replicating a Florida emergency room doctor's lament over rising Delta variant cases all part of a pro-vaccine propaganda campaign? No, that's not true: Several replicas appear to be part of a gaslighting ploy by anti-vacci Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marjorie Taylor Greene Did NOT Say ‘Jesus Loves The U.S. Most And That Is Why The Bible Is Written In English’

2021-07-27 Did Marjorie Taylor Greene say, "Jesus loves the U.S. most, and that is why the Bible is written in English?" No, that's not true: There is no evidence the Republican representative from Georgia ever said that. There is evidence, though, Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Variants Are Detected Through Genomic Sequencing, NOT Routine ‘Test Kits’

2021-07-27 Can a rise in COVID-19 variants be determined by "test kits" that don't detect variants? No, that's not true: Routine tests for COVID-19 indicate whether a person is infected by the virus; they don't determine which variants have been det Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gloria Steinem Did NOT Write Original Comparison Between Abortions And Buying Guns

2021-07-27 Was Gloria Steinem the author of a comparison between abortions and buying guns? No, that's not true: Although Steinem posted such a comparison on social media, she noted that she was not the author of the message. The claim appeared in a Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Income Taxes Are NOT Voluntary

2021-07-26 Are Internal Revenue Service (IRS) income taxes voluntary? No, that's not true: The duties to file a tax return and pay federal income taxes owed are not voluntary. The requirements are enshrined in the Internal Revenue Code as well as re Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Increase In COVID-19 Cases Is NOT Made Up And Is Not From The Vaccinated

2021-07-26 Do the non-vaccinated and people who don't wear masks not get tested for COVID-19 and therefore was the July, 2021 increase in cases faked or from the vaccinated? No, that's not true. There is no proof that unvaccinated people and people Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denmark Does NOT Require Citizens To Grow Field Flowers For Bees Using 5% Of Its Land

2021-07-26 Does Denmark require its citizens to grow field flowers for bees using 5% of the country's land? No, that's not true: Although Denmark has biodiversity measures in place and there are recommendations for measures to help bees, a spokesman Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Jordan Peele Announces New Horror Movie With Cryptic Poster

2021-07-24 Do we know what it's about? Nope. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ NYC Restaurant Sets World Record for Priciest Fries

2021-07-24 It's not the first record broken by Serendipity 3 with a menu item. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show The San Andreas Fault

2021-07-24 Does this photo show the San Andreas fault? And is the San Andreas Fault 132 kilometers long and 32 kilometers deep? No, none of that is true: This is a photo from a trail in Canyonlands National Park in Utah, not of the San Andreas Fault Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence That Cut Onions’ Irritating Enzymes Are Drawn To Water

2021-07-23 Does placing a wet towel near the cutting surface when slicing onions prevent crying by absorbing the irritating enzymes released? No, there is no evidence that this cooking hack works better than any other methods. The reason why slicing Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democrats Were NOT The Original ‘Anti-Vaxxers’ Less Than A Year Ago

2021-07-23 Were Democrats the original "anti-vaxxers" less than a year ago? No, that's not true: Old tape of three Democratic leaders appearing to say they didn't support the COVID-19 vaccine is clipped. Partial footage doesn't tell the whole story. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Interview Does NOT Prove There’s No Variants, No Novel Coronavirus, No Pandemic — It Recycles Debunked Conspiracy Theories

2021-07-22 Does a podcaster's online video prove there are no SARS-CoV-2 variants, that there's no pandemic and that COVID-19 isn't a novel disease? No, that's not true: coronavirus conspiracist David Martin's claims fly in the face of the establish Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Lift Bogus ‘Quarantine’ Story from Satire Site

2021-07-22 SciCheck Digest A satire site a month ago published a joke about the Biden administration creating “quarantine camps” for the unvaccinated. Now that fabricated story is circulating online, presented as if it’s real. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Announce That Americans Not Vaccinated Before 2022 Will Be Placed Into ‘Quarantine Camps’

2021-07-22 Did President Joe Biden announce that Americans who are not vaccinated before 2022 will be put into "quarantine camps"? No, that's not true: There is no record of Biden ever saying anything about "quarantine camps" for unvaccinated Americ Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Guidance Does NOT Cite Zero Studies Or Data Showing A Benefit To Student Masking

2021-07-21 Does the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance cite zero studies or data showing a benefit to student masking? No, that's not true: The CDC website is peppered with references to studies that show mask use by stud Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anonymous ‘Whistleblower’ Did NOT Document 45,000 Deaths From COVID Vaccine: She Guesstimated That Number

2021-07-20 Did the anonymous "whistleblower" in a July 19, 2021, lawsuit against the Secretary of Health and Human Services document her claim that 45,000 people died within three days of receiving a COVID vaccination? No, that's not true: It's her Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doubly Vaccinated Individuals Do NOT Make Up 60% Of COVID-19 Hospitalizations In The U.K.

2021-07-20 Do individuals who have received two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in the United Kingdom make up 60% of COVID-19 hospitalizations in that country? No, that's not true: the statistic was stated erroneously by Sir Patrick Vallance, government Go to site post…»

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