Does medical research show COVID-19 is not transmitted in the air and that infection risk is unaffected by distance? No, neither claim is true: The claims ignore the accumulating recent evidence that airborne coronavirus is the major mode
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Confuse Maradona With Madonna In Tweet
Did President Trump seemingly confuse recently deceased soccer superstar Diego Maradona with singer Madonna? No, that's not true: the tweet in which the President seemingly made comments praising Maradona's music from the 1980's was a cru
Health Feedback→ Face masks, handwashing, and vaccination do not weaken the immune system, and are effective measures to reduce the spread of infectious diseases
REVIEW Widespread public health measures have been implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce the spread of the disease. Posts like this meme on Instagram claiming that measures such as vaccination, wearing face masks or gloves, or f
Full Fact→ Nadine Dorries says email from her office on vaccines does not reflect her views
A post on Facebook and Twitter showing a screenshot of an email sent from the office of MP Nadine Dorries has gone viral. The email reads: “Thank you for writing to Nadine Dorries MP. I’m Nadine’s caseworker responding on her behalf.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Parler Was Hacked, NO Sensitive Information Found Online
Was the Parler social network hacked? No, there is no evidence for that. The original news came from a now deleted tweet by a conceptual artist known for high-tech art projects. A configuration file that was supposedly part of the hack ha
Snopes→ Scotland to Make Period Products Freely Available to All
Scottish lawmakers have unanimously passed legislation that will make period products freely available to anyone who needs them.
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Only 3 Percent of Trump Voters Believe Joe Biden is the ‘Legitimate Winner’ of the 2020 Election?
On November 24 2020, Breitbart.com published an article headlined, “Nolte: Only 3% of Trump Voters Believe Joe Biden Is Legitimate Winner,” which began: We all need to keep in mind that, except for a handful of pollsters, polling is irretr
Full Fact→ Research suggesting increased Covid-19 risk for dog-owners may be barking up the wrong tree
“They’re known as ‘man’s best friend’, but if you live with a dog, you may unknowingly be increasing your risk of coronavirus.” Daily Mirror, 17 November 2020. “Walking your pet dog may raise your risk of cat
Truth or Fiction?→ How to Fight Disinformation: Introduction and Overview
This is the first of a series about how communities can fight back and protect themselves against weaponized disinformation. In 2015 and 2016, new and paranoid strains of political ideology took social media discourse by storm. The details varied by c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Statistics Show COVID-19 Is NOT ‘The Greatest Hoax Ever Perpetrated On An Unsuspecting Public’ And Is NOT ‘Just Another Bad Flu’
Is Canadian pathologist Dr. Roger Hodkinson correct when he asserts that COVID-19 is "the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on an unsuspecting public" and "just another bad flu"? No, neither of those claims is true: Data from the CDC show th
Truth or Fiction?→ Giant Food ‘Super Spread’ Ad
On November 22 2020, a Reddit user shared the following image to r/facepalm, which purported to show a Giant Food “super spread” advertisement: No way this went unnoticed from facepalm The post, which was an image
AFP Fact Check→ This video has circulated in reports since 2018 about a crowded railway station in West Bengal
A video that shows a huge crowd on a railway station platform has been viewed thousands of times in multiple posts on Facebook and Twitter that claim the scene was filmed in the Indian city of Kolkata in November 2020. The posts claim train passenge
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misinformation on Georgia Ballot Rejections
The percentage of mail-in ballots rejected in Georgia due to signature issues this year was about the same as in the 2016 and 2018 general elections. Nevertheless, a tweet from President Donald Trump wrongly compared the number of ballots rejected for
Full Fact→ Martin Lewis and City of London Police have not warned about a scam involving banks and mobile networks
A repeatedly shared post on Facebook has claimed that City of London Police are warning people about a scam claiming to involve banks and mobile network operators that’s been warned about on Martin Lewis’s show. The post text reads: ‘
AFP Fact Check→ Trudeau UN speech sparks ‘Great Reset’ conspiracy
Social media posts are sharing a video of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addressing the United Nations in September and using it to justify a baseless conspiracy theory about a plan by global elites to control the population and bypass democrac
FactCheck.org→ Opening Ads in the Perdue-Ossoff Runoff
In the first TV ads of the runoff campaign that could help decide the balance of the Senate, Republican Sen. David Perdue warned his opponent would “radically change America,” while Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff accused his opponent of d
AFP Fact Check→ False claim recirculates in New Zealand that government revoked ‘human right to grow food’
Multiple Facebook posts shared hundreds of times claim New Zealand’s government passed legislation that revoked residents’ “human right to grow food”. The claim is false; the New Zealand Department of Primary Industries told AFP that “there i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dead People Cited As Evidence Of Fraud In Georgia Did NOT Vote
Did dead people vote in Georgia in the 2020 presidential election, providing evidence of fraud? No, that's not true: Of the four main cases mentioned, just one looks like an instance of potential fraud. Officials in the three other cases
The Dispatch→ Did a Postal Worker Witness Ballot Tampering in Pennsylvania?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Theft At Philadelphia Warehouse Does NOT Mean Election Is ‘Illegitimate’
Does a theft at a Philadelphia warehouse mean the 2020 election should be considered "illegitimate"? No, that's not true: The theft of a laptop and USB drives had "no impact whatsoever on the election," according to a spokesman for the Ph
Health Feedback→ Although fetal cell lines are used to grow viruses for some COVID-19 vaccines, the cells are not part of the vaccines
REVIEW A Facebook video published on 15 November 2020 claims that “aborted fetal tissue” is present in the COVID-19 vaccine produced by AstraZeneca and Oxford University, and that the vaccine can change a person’s DNA. Shared by the anti-vacci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oregon Did NOT Legalize Cocaine, Did NOT Outlaw Straws
Did Oregon legalize cocaine and outlaw straws? No, that's not true: Oregon implemented a law in January 2020 stipulating that plastic drinking straws cannot be given to customers automatically unless the customer is at a drive-through win
FactCheck.org→ Biden Did Not Invent the ‘Office of President-Elect’
Quick Take Social media posts falsely claim that former Vice President Joe Biden “invented the Office of President-elect.” Donald Trump and Barack Obama also used the term during their transitions to the presidency. Full Story On Nov. 7, f
FactCheck.org→ Faulty Claim About ‘Biden-Only’ Ballots in Georgia
Quick Take Campaign officials for President Donald Trump and supporters have promoted the faulty claim that Joe Biden received nearly 100,000 votes in Georgia through ballots that only included selections for president, suggesting it’s “
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Voting Systems Did NOT Delete 2.7 Million Trump Votes
Does data analysis show that an election software supplier deleted 2.7 million Trump votes and switched 435,000 votes from Donald Trump to Joe Biden? No, that's not true. The states using Dominion Voting Systems software have reported tha
Truth or Fiction?→ Joe Biden ‘Letter to Staff’ on Family Obligations
On November 7 2020, former Vice President Joe Biden was declared the winner of the 2020 presidential election; and on that day, Twitter user Dan Barker (@danbarker) shared a purported memo to Biden’s staff from 2014 concerning their “famil
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Debunking the Hammer and Scorecard Conspiracy Theory
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Health Feedback→ Wearing face masks helps reduce the spread of COVID-19, but it only confers partial protection and should be combined with additional public health measures
REVIEW An article published by The Federalist on 29 October 2020 claims that face masks are ineffective at reducing the spread of COVID-19. In support of its claim, the article cites several scientific studies and shows 12 graphs comparing COVID-19
Snopes→ 6-Year-Old WWII French Resistance Agent Honored at Long Last
Quinquin, his code name, followed orders, crossing enemy lines to pass messages if needed. In the end he was killed by friendly fire, at the age of 6.
AFP Fact Check→ Misleading claim circulates on Facebook that the former Philippine human rights chief defended an Islamic State-linked militant group
A photo showing former Philippine human rights chief Etta Rosales speaking to reporters has been shared several times on Facebook alongside a purported quote by her, in which she says the Islamic State-linked Maute group are “defenceless” and “pi
Truth or Fiction?→ Questions Over ex-GOP Official’s Tweet Leads to Patti LaBelle’s ‘Anti-Feminist’ Relative
A former Republican official’s allegedly misplaced Twitter message on November 10 2020 led to allegations of online chicanery that culminated in the public outing of an “anti-feminist TV critic” purportedly related to legendary singe
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Stop What You’re Doing and Google Why Chainsaws Were Invented’
On November 9 2020, a Facebook post encouraging fellow users to “Google why chainsaws were invented” (archived) went quite viral very quickly; it alluded to the possibility that one might have difficulty guessing the original intended purp
FactCheck.org→ Misleading Claim of Dead Registered Voters in Pennsylvania
Quick Take A misleading claim that more than 21,000 registered voters in Pennsylvania are dead is circulating online. The figure comes from a conservative group that failed to convince a federal judge in October that its list was accurate. Full Story
FactCheck.org→ How the Supreme Court Could Rule on ACA Case
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the latest legal challenge to the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act today. There are a range of possible outcomes in the case, from the court not ruling on the merits to the court nullifying the enti
FactCheck.org→ Thin Allegations of ‘Dead People’ Voting
Several of President Donald Trump’s supporters have claimed or suggested — without providing evidence — that a substantial number of votes were fraudulently cast by “dead people” in Pennsylvania. Election experts say that
Snopes→ Biden Is 46th President After Pennsylvania Win
Democrat Joe Biden has won Pennsylvania, surpassing the 270 electoral vote threshold to take the White House and become the 46th president of the United States.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Postal Service Did NOT Fail To Deliver 27 Percent Of Mail-In Ballots From Urban Florida Districts
Did the USPS fail to deliver 27% of mail-in ballots from Florida's urban areas? No, that's not true: The 27% figure originates from a misinterpretation of USPS data that cropped up the day after Election Day. U.S. Postal Service officials
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
Logically→ Workers blocked windows and barred Republican observers during absentee ballot counting in Detroit.
Observers were barred from entering the counting room as both political parties had surpassed the limit of 134 challenges with more than 200 each.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Get More Votes In 2008 Than Biden Has In 2020
Did former President Barack Obama receive more votes in 2008 than Joe Biden has gotten this election cycle? No, that's not true: Ballots are still being counted in this election cycle, but Biden has already surpassed Obama's 2008 vote tot