A “well-crafted garlic salve” can “heal any ailment of the lungs and respiratory system.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, this video doesn’t show Jim Jordan threatening Nancy Pelosi with jail
A video shows Rep. Jim Jordan threatening House Speaker Nancy Pelosi with “‘possible’ jail time.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – U.S. Rep. Katie Porter didn’t call pedophilia an ‘identity’
Says U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, D-Calif., “says pedophilia isn’t a crime — it’s an identity.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Man Who ‘Gives His Own Heart To Sick Son’
Does a trending video show a man addressing his son before giving the child "his own heart"? No, that's not true: The video is a piece of acting that recreates a monologue from the 2002 American drama "John Q." The claim appeared in a vid
Full Fact→ Health minister’s claims on nurse pay fact checked
Maria Caulfield MP made a number of claims about how much nurse pay increases would cost during multiple media appearances.
Full Fact→ Facebook posts claiming to be searching for birth parents are fake
Full Fact has spotted a number of similar posts using the same black and white image of a child, claiming to be searching for a woman called Cathy M Evans.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Reveal That Joe Biden Is Sick
Did a Facebook video reveal that Elon Musk leaked information that proves President Joe Biden is "mortally sick"? No, that's not true: This video has a clickbait title and does not say Musk has inside information that Biden is ill. There
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Arizona Voter Registration Numbers
(Photo by Mark Felix/AFP/Getty Images.) A claim that the total number of registered voters in Arizona as published by Facebook exceeds the population of the state by more than 2.5 million is circulating on social media in the wake of the 2022 midterm e
Logically→ Pregnant and breastfeeding people have been advised not to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
The NHS advises both of these groups to get vaccinated. There is no truth to this claim.
PolitiFact→ Tammy Baldwin – Yes, wage gap does have big impact on Latina workers
"Latina workers make 54 cents for every dollar earned by white, non-Hispanic men."
Full Fact→ Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla hasn’t resigned
Claims that the Pfizer CEO resigned after admitting mRNA vaccines were not safe are inaccurate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: GO2Bank Is NOT Giving New Customers $1,000 As Sign-Up Bonus
Is the digital bank GO2Bank giving new customers a sign-up bonus of $1,000? No, that's not true: A representative of the owner of the GO2Bank brand, Green Dot Corporation, told Lead Stories that this alleged sign-up bonus is not a GO2Bank
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence human traffickers using toxic tissues to kidnap victims
Human traffickers are putting toxin-laced tissues on gas pumps and door handles, then waiting for potential victims to pass out.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Claims that 80 Canadian doctors died because of COVID-19 vaccines are unsubstantiated
The COVID-19 vaccines were linked to the deaths of 80 Canadian doctors.
The Dispatch→ ‘It’s Not a Threat. It’s Being on the Damn Team.’
Rep. Don Bacon (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)Republican infighting over Kevin McCarthy’s speakership bid shows no signs of stopping.The post ‘It’s Not a Threat. It’s Being on the Damn Team.’ appeared first on The D
The Dispatch→ Against Adhocracy in Oregon
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown at a press conference. (Photo credit should read Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)On the death penalty, outgoing Gov. Kate Brown delivered the right outcome through the wrong process. The post Against Adhocracy in Oregon appeare
Washington Post→ The biggest Pinocchios of 2022
Our annual roundup of the most outlandish claims of 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mel Gibson Did NOT Say He Wants To ‘Expose The Truth About The Corrupted Elites’ On Telegram
Did Mel Gibson say he wants to "expose the truth about the corrupted elites" on his official Telegram account? No, that's not true: "It's fake," Gibson's representative told Lead Stories about a purported quote from the actor. Gibson does
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2021 Was NOT A Year With No Flu Cases Worldwide
Were there zero influenza cases worldwide in 2021 because flu cases were fraudulently recorded as COVID-19 cases? No, that's not true: Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020, flu cases have been categorized separately f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cut Potato In Sock Does NOT Combat Cold And Flu
Does wearing socks that contain cut pieces of potato help children combat flu and cold symptoms by absorbing toxins from their bodies? No, that's not true: The American Academy of Pediatrics has rejected this claim as groundless. It's not
Truth or Fiction?→ TikTok ‘Angel Cut,’ ‘Angel Cut With Layers’ Explained
On December 11 2022, TikTok hair influencer Leda Fazal (@ledafazal) shared a clip about an “angel cut” or “angel cut with layers,” one of many purported secret signals aimed at assisting victims of domestic violence or human tra
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Influenza caused 9 million illnesses, 5,000 deaths last flu season, CDC says
There are a record high cases of flu in the U.S. this year, and “last year there were none.”
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss didn’t die because of the COVID-19 vaccine
Stephen Boss died because of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO ‘New Program’ That Pairs 4th Round Of ‘Stimulus’ Payments With Free Health Care, $500 Monthly ‘Credits’
Was a "new stimulus program" providing "millions of Americans" with "free health care" and $500 monthly "credits ... just announced"? No, that's not true: U.S. government resources don't mention a new round of stimulus payments for health
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Video doesn’t show senator telling Mayorkas he would be impeached
Video shows Sen. John Kennedy telling Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, “You will be impeached.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Country Singer Jake Flint Did NOT Die From COVID-19 Complications Or Vaccine
Did country singer Jake Flint die from COVID-19 or complications related to the COVID-19 vaccine, as a social media post implies? No, that's not true: Flint's publicist told Lead Stories that Flint's death was not related to the vaccine o
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Merrick Garland doesn’t tell John Kennedy to ‘wait for revenge’ in this viral Facebook video
Video shows Attorney General Merrick Garland saying, “Wait for revenge.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT ‘Quietly’ Confirm 118,000 Children, Young Adults ‘Died Suddenly’ From COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) "quietly" confirm in late 2022 that at least 118,000 children and young adults have "died suddenly" in the U.S. since rollout of COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: Experts told
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘First Recorded Snowball Fight’
A December 11 2022 tweet from History in Pictures (@HistoryInPics) purportedly depicted the first recorded snowball fight in 1897: First ever recorded snowball fight (1897) pic.twitter.com/c6t6A0Mgo0 — History In Pictures (@HistoryInPics) Decem
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of EctoLife Facility Is NOT Reality — It’s Conceptual Presentation Of What Future Could Hold
Is there a facility that can produce 30,000 lab-grown human babies per year from embryos incubated in artificial wombs? No, that's not true: A video that depicts "the world's first Artificial Womb Facility" is a promotional advertisement
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Kari Lake’s lawsuit does not show Arizona failed to verify signatures on mail ballots
Kari Lake’s lawsuit “exposes Arizona used no signature verification.”
Lead Stories→ 2022 At Lead Stories: Debunking Claims About War, Vaccines and Elections; Debunking In Three New Languages & Defeating Lawsuits
The year is almost over, so it is good to look back. First, the numbers, as of December 15, 2022. This year we have published 1,555 fact checks in English (so far ...) 283 fact checks about COVID misinformation; 244 debunks of Russian
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, a traffic management plan is not a ‘climate lockdown’ to confine people to their neighborhoods
England’s Oxfordshire County Council has passed a trial "climate lockdown," “confining residents to their own neighbourhoods.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Soccer Fans Throwing Projectiles At Brazilian Soccer Team — They Are Protesters Angry At Brazilian Ex-President
Did Brazilian soccer fans throw projectiles at the Brazilian soccer team coming home from the 2022 World Cup in Qatar? No, that's not true: The video on which this claim is based dates from 2018, and shows protesters throwing projectiles
Full Fact→ Facebook promotions offering free Center Parcs holidays for sharing posts are false
The promotions are not linked to Center Parcs.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Pfizer didn’t say stiff-person syndrome is an adverse effect of COVID-19 vaccine
Pfizer confirmed stiff-person syndrome is an adverse effect of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Full Fact→ Andrew Bridgen’s vaccine debate claims fact checked
The Conservative MP made a number of claims about vaccine safety and effectiveness—we’ve fact checked four of them.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Dear Teacher’ Letter Explaining Christmas Goes Viral on Twitter
On December 13 2022, a Twitter account going by @JewWhoHasItAll published a satirical “Dear Teacher” letter, describing Christmas and Christian traditions to putative school employees. A Twitter bio for @JewWhoHasItAll provided context suf
Full Fact→ Facebook post makes harmful claims about treating scarlet fever without antibiotics
A social media post claims that symptoms of strep A infections can be treated with homeopathic remedies alone.
PolitiFact→ Debunking, rebuttals didn’t stop claim about litter boxes in schools from spreading before midterms
Ahead of the midterm election, conservative candidates and pundits continued to repeat the false claim that schools are providing litter boxes for students who identify as cats or furries — despite a lack of evidence and repeated debunkings.