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Logically→ The U.S. military left dozens of service dogs at Kabul airport in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon clarified that the dogs at Kabul airport belonged to a group called 'Kabul Small Animal Rescue.'
Logically→ The U.S. military left dozens of service dogs at Kabul airport in Afghanistan.
The Pentagon clarified that the dogs at Kabul airport belonged to a group called 'Kabul Small Animal Rescue.'
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines should not be rolled out to 12 year olds in the U.K. as they haven’t been tested properly.
While mass inoculation of this age group has not yet been approved in the U.K., this is not due to safety concerns of COVID-19 vaccines.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mel Gibson Is NOT Directing A Film About The Rothschild Family And ‘Hitting The New World Order’
Is Mel Gibson directing a film about the Rothschild family and "hitting the new world order"? No, that's not true: Gibson was slated to act in, not direct, a movie titled "Rothchild," but the movie never went into production. Gibson's rep
Snopes→ Rockets Fired at Kabul Airport but US Flights Continue
The Islamic State group claimed the attack, and there were no immediate reports of casualties.
The Dispatch→ Are the Taliban and the Haqqani Network ‘Separate Entities’?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Sea Urchins Wearing Hats
An August 25 2021 Facebook post about sea urchins wearing hats (shared to the group “Heck this is super wholesome”) featured a screenshot of a November 22 2020 tweet by @valfrogkamen: sea urchins protect themselves by putting rocks and sh
Snopes→ Spike Lee Re-Edits Documentary Series on 9/11 After ‘Truther’ Conspiracies Controversy
An episode in the series featured interviews with members of a conspiracy theorist group.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kabul Airport Photograph Is NOT From August 26, 2021 — It Was Taken August 16, 2021
Does this picture, with dust rising and a jet's wing in the foreground, capture the August 26, 2021, explosion at the Kabul airport? No, that's not true: The picture in the screenshot below was taken on August 16, 2021, by a photographer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: An Online Certificate May NOT Qualify A Person For A Permit To Carry A Concealed Firearm
Does an online course completion certificate qualify a person to obtain a concealed carry permit in a specific state mentioned in a targeted ad campaign? That's frequently not true: Individual state laws on carrying concealed weapons vary
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Study Does NOT Say Fully Vaccinated Health Care Workers Carrying 251 Times Viral Load of Unvaccinated Workers Pose Threat To Unvaccinated Patients, Co-Workers
Does a study say fully vaccinated health care workers carry 251 times the viral load of unvaccinated and pose a threat to unvaccinated patients and co-workers? No, that's not true: This is a distortion of what the published paper actually
Health Feedback→ Study in Vietnam showed that Delta infection results in a higher viral load compared to earlier strains, not that vaccinated people are more infectious than unvaccinated people
REVIEW An article published on 24 August 2021 by Children’s Health Defense, an organization that opposes vaccination, claimed that research showed “vaccinated individuals carry 251 times the load of COVID-19 viruses in their nostrils compared to
Snopes→ Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump, Allies over Insurrection
The suit in federal court in Washington alleges Trump “worked with white supremacists, violent extremist groups, and campaign supporters to violate the Ku Klux Klan Act, and commit acts of domestic terrorism in an unlawful effort to stay in power.”
FactCheck.org→ Chiropractor Again Peddles False, Misleading COVID-19 Claims
SciCheck Digest The delta variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is more transmissible than previous forms of the virus, and has helped spur an increase in cases, including in children. But a chiropractor in a Facebook video wrongly claims th
Health Feedback→ Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated its efficacy and safety in several stages of clinical trials before been authorized for emergency use, and therefore isn’t experimental
REVIEW In December 2020, the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine became the first COVID-19 vaccine authorized for emergency use in the U.S. Since then, the country has administered more than 202 million doses of this vaccine to its population. On 23 Au
Full Fact→ Breastfeeding after Covid-19 vaccine is recommended as safe
We have been asked on WhatsApp about the effect of the Covid-19 vaccines on breastfeeding. Although there is limited data regarding breastfeeding and the vaccines as pregnant and breastfeeding women were not included in clinical trials, all evidence co
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Donald Trump’s Claim About Afghan Refugees
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine IS Approved By The FDA
Is the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine not approved by the FDA? No, that's not true: The Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on August 23, 2021. The agency made the announcement publicly, sharing the approva
Full Fact→ Facebook post and MP wrong to claim BBC lost £50 million in licence fees
A Facebook post claims the BBC has lost £50 million “this year” from non-payment of licence fees. It also states that 260,000 over-75s had “refused to pay” for the TV licence. Neither of these points are right.
Full Fact→ Facebook post makes incorrect claims about TV licence fee non-payment
A Facebook post claims the BBC has lost £50 million “this year” from non-payment of the TV licence fee. It also states that 260,000 over-75s have “refused to pay” for the TV licence. Neither of these points are right. 
Washington Post→ Mike Pompeo on the Taliban: A timeline
The former Secretary of State has changed his position on the Taliban as the peace deal he once touted has led to a sweeping victory by the militant group.
FactCheck.org→ Texas Lt. Gov. Patrick’s False Claim About Unvaccinated Black People
The majority of United States residents who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 are white, according to available state data and survey research. That contradicts Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s claim that, “in most states,” Black
FactCheck.org→ Charlie Kirk Misleads on White House Vaccine Policy
SciCheck Digest Federal employees — including at the White House — must attest to being vaccinated against COVID-19, or else comply with routine testing and mitigation measures. But conservative commentator Charlie Kirk claims that the R
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘States With a Population Less Than DFW’
In August 2021, a May 2020 map purportedly depicting “states with a population less than DFW” (Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas) continued circulating on Facebook: In an appended post, the sharer wrote: “Wow this just blew my mind ”. H
Snopes→ G-7 Leaders Can’t Sway Biden To Delay Afghanistan Withdrawal
Sharply divided leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized democracies clashed Tuesday over U.S. President Joe Biden’s insistence on withdrawing from Afghanistan by August 31.
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines are recommended at any stage of pregnancy
We’ve been asked on WhatsApp whether there is any reason to avoid the Covid-19 vaccines currently available in the UK during the first trimester of pregnancy. Dr Jo Mountfield, consultant obstetrician and vice president of the Royal College
Logically→ Pandas, elephants, and other wild animals are likely to become extinct by 2025.
None of these animal groups will become extinct within five years, although some specific species are critically endangered.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: More Than 75 Doctors Did NOT ‘Walk Out Of A South Florida Hospital Rather Than Treat The Unvaccinated’ — It Was A Demonstration
Did more than 75 doctors walk out of a south Florida hospital rather than treat unvaccinated COVID-19 patients? No, that's not true: The event was not a "walkout," as the doctors did not interrupt their workday to gather for what one part
Health Feedback→ Janci Chunn Lindsay’s claims that COVID-19 vaccines are unsafe are inaccurate and unsupported by scientific evidence
REVIEW In early August 2021, several posts (see examples here, here, and here) claiming that COVID-19 vaccination will cause fertility problems, blood clotting, and increase the chances that the virus bypasses previous immunity to it (immune escape)
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Soviet Union Did NOT Take All Of Its Military Equipment From Afghanistan After the Soviet-Afghan War
Did the Soviet Union take all of its military equipment from Afghanistan after the Soviet-Afghan War? No, that's not true: Some of the Soviet equipment was abandoned in Afghanistan after the Soviets withdrew from the country. Even further
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Thatcher Effect’
In August 2021, an October 2018 post about the “Thatcher effect” and “thatcherized images” spread on Facebook, from a post originally shared by a New Hampshire-based optometrist’s office. It read: The Thatcher Effect. T
Truth or Fiction?→ Uncensored Library in Minecraft
On August 23 2021, an Imgur user shared the following meme, which describes a “censored library” that exists within the game Minecraft and explaining its purpose within the popular video game: Text at the bottom of the meme read: There i
Snopes→ Did Taliban Recreate Iwo Jima Photo?
This photograph came from a "graduation" event of a Taliban group called Badri 313.
The Dispatch→ Fact-Checking Biden’s Latest Statements on the Afghanistan Withdrawal
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Taliban DOES Have More Black Hawk Helicopters Than 166 Other Nations But The Images Do NOT Show A Combat-Ready Aircraft
Is it true the Taliban are now in possession of more Black Hawk helicopters than 166 other nations around the globe? Yes, but context partially changes the meaning of that. For instance, images of Taliban insurgents standing near Black Ha
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Statements About Afghanistan
Since the Taliban seized control of the Afghanistan capital Kabul on Aug. 15, President Joe Biden has delivered speeches and given interviews to defend his administration’s handling of the U.S. withdrawal that preceded the swift fall of the Afghan go
FactCheck.org→ Malala Yousafzai Has Responded to Taliban Takeover, Plight of ‘My Afghan Sisters’
Quick Take Malala Yousafzai has expressed deep concerns for women and children in Afghanistan since the Taliban entered the country’s capital on Aug. 15. Yet a post on social media falsely accused Yousafzai, a children’s rights advocate, of bei
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HIPAA Does NOT Protect People From Having To Reveal Their COVID-19 Vaccination Status
Does the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, more commonly known by its acronym HIPAA, protect people from having to reveal their COVID-19 vaccination status at a restaurant, bar or similar business or organization? No, t
Truth or Fiction?→ Why is OnlyFans Banning Content?
On August 20 2021, an Imgur user shared screenshots of a Twitter thread about the news that OnlyFans was banning sexually explicit content: A lot of people are getting the OnlyFans story wrong, and the reality of it is a lot more damaging and concer