Dr. Anthony Fauci has announced that in December he will step down from his positions as chief medical adviser to President Joe Biden and as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and its laboratory of immunoregulation. Fauci
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove ‘Rife Machines’ Cure Cancer
Does resonant frequency therapy with the Rife machine cure cancer? No, that's not true: A video making that claim provides very little evidence that Rife machines work. A medical doctor who specializes in radiation oncology and a nursing
Truth or Fiction?→ House Report: Trump Advisor Plotted With ‘Known Extremists’ to Promote Bogus COVID-19 Drug
A discredited advisor to former United States President Donald Trump “exerted inappropriate pressure” on federal officials to promote a similarly discredited treatment for COVID-19, a House committee said in a report released on August 24 2
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marjorie Taylor Greene Was NOT Raided By DOJ On August 24, 2022
Was Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene raided by the Department of Justice on August 24, 2022? No, that's not true: Greene's house was "swatted," with someone falsely reporting that there was a crime committed at her home. However, there is no p
Logically→ Symbols embossed on Oreo cookies link the product to the Satanic cross and Freemasons.
The double cross symbol on the Oreo cookies is the updated logo of the Nabisco company. There's no evidence that the logo carries a secret message.
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Vaccination Doesn’t Increase Miscarriage Risk, Contrary to Naomi Wolf’s Spurious Stat
SciCheck Digest Studies have repeatedly found that COVID-19 vaccination does not increase the risk of miscarriage. Bogus claims that 44% of pregnant women in the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trial miscarried rely on a faulty tally of miscarri
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Seize Trump’s Home On August 8, 2022
Did the FBI seize Donald Trump's home? No, that's not true: Unsealed court records reveal that agents took multiple sets of documents during the August 8, 2022, search of Mar-a-Lago in Florida, where the former president resides, but did
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aborted Fetus Kidney Cells NOT Used In Popular Food Products by Pepsi, Kraft, Nestlé, Campbell’s
Are kidney cells from aborted human fetuses used in popular food products? No, that's not true: The false claim is based on the use of HEK 293 cells in taste research by the Senomyx company, which was purchased by Firmenich in 2018. The l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Melanin Is NOT Used In Computer Chips
Is the pigment melanin used in computer chips? No, that's not true: Researchers are coming closer to developing superconducting melanin, but the work is confined to laboratories and the applications are not considered for use in computer
Health Feedback→ Unvaccinated people are twice as likely to die from COVID-19 in San Diego county; vaccines don’t cause COVID-19, contrary to claim by Shaun Frederikson
REVIEW Large clinical trials conducted in several countries, as well as post-marketing surveillance showed that COVID-19 vaccines were effective at protecting against severe forms of the disease and that their benefits outweigh their possible risks.
Logically→ Planes cannot fly over the Kaaba in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, because of magnetic attraction.
Planes flying over the holy Kaaba are prohibited for religious reasons. There is no scientific evidence that magnetic attraction exists in Mecca.
Truth or Fiction?→ Twitter Wrongfully Flags Stories on COVID-19 Research as ‘Misleading’
Social platform Twitter has started to flag articles about COVID-19 as “potentially misleading,” despite the articles being based on actual research and legitimate reporting, with no explanation. One such article, posted by the Internation
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cyber Polygon Did NOT Release Plans for Canada’s Telecom Outage
Did the cybersecurity conference Cyber Polygon, a partner of the World Economic Forum, release plans for Canada's July 8, 2022 nationwide Internet outage? No, that's not true: No documentary evidence links the shutdown to either the World
Logically→ UK Universities are banning books to protect students from potentially offensive literature.
There is no evidence that books are being banned on university campuses to protect students from challenging content.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Texas Senator Exposing FBI Lie Over Mar-a-Lago Raid
Does a video of Sen. Ted Cruz questioning current FBI Director Christopher Wray or former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe expose either man in a lie about the circumstances surrounding the August 8, 2022, search of Mar-a-Lago, the Flori
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Shots Given By Governments Did NOT Kill 12M People Worldwide
Did governments around the world kill 12 million people by giving them COVID-19 shots? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that anywhere near that number of people have died due to vaccination for the disease as of mid-August 2022. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT True That ‘Radiation And Chemotherapy Actually Causes Cancer,’ Except In Tiny Percentage of Cases
Is it true that chemotherapy and radiation "actually causes cancer"? No, that's not true: Both treatments are rigorously studied, evidence-based effective therapies against this disease: They cure cancer, not cause it. Some people do deve
Logically→ A 27-year-old Scottish woman died suddenly due to adverse effects from the COVID-19 vaccine.
The cause of Chelsea Tant's death is unknown, with no evidence that COVID-19 vaccine affected her adversely.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman Found Dead In Arkansas River Is NOT Provably Linked To Clinton Advisor Who Apparently Killed Self
Was a woman found dead in the Arkansas River linked to the "suspicious death" of former Clinton advisor Mark Middleton? No, that's not true: A report in radaronline.com quoted an anonymous source -- purportedly an associate of Middleton's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anne Heche Was NOT Murdered By The Illuminati, And Was NOT In A Movie About Jeffrey Epstein
Was Anne Heche murdered by the Illumniati because she was in a movie about pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: The Hollywood star crashed her car into a house August 9, 2022, succumbing to her injuries five days late
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CERN Collider NOT Powered By Child Sacrifices, Human Blood — The Electricity It Runs On Comes From France
Is the CERN physics laboratory powered by child sacrifices or human blood? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that the lab, which is often referred to as the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, is being powered by anything oth
Health Feedback→ Analysis of Dutch cities’ mortality doesn’t show that COVID-19 vaccines increase the risk of death, contrary to Berenson’s interpretation
REVIEW More than 80% of the Dutch population over 12 has been vaccinated against COVID-19, as of August 2022. Large clinical trials and ongoing monitoring of the millions vaccinated worldwide show that COVID-19 vaccines effectiveness largely outweig
Logically→ The judge responsible for issuing a warrant to search Trump’s residence was photographed on private plane with Ghislaine Maxwell.
The image circulating that depicts Judge Bruce Reinhart with Ghislane Maxwell is doctored and there is no evidence the two have met.
Logically→ The judge responsible for issuing a warrant to search Trump’s residence was photographed on private plane with Ghislaine Maxwell.
The image circulating that depicts Judge Bruce Reinhart with Ghislane Maxwell is doctored and there is no evidence the two have met.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ad NOT Realistic In Claiming Detox Pearls Aids Quick Weight Loss
Is an online video advertisement that implies women can rapidly lose weight and "eliminate toxins" by inserting a "detox pearl" into their vagina realistic? No, that's not true: Doctors of gynecology who are members of the leadership team
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Inflation Rate at ‘Zero’ — for One Month
For the month of July, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Customers was unchanged from June. This has triggered a war of words between Democrats, who crow about “zero percent inflation” for July, and Republicans, who say the Democrats a
Truth or Fiction?→ Marjorie Taylor Greene on Renewable Energy: ‘I Don’t Want to Have to Go to Bed When the Sun Sets’
On August 14 2022, an Imgur account and Facebook page shared the same Twitter screenshot, which appeared to imply that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) had objected to renewable energy, such as solar, because she didn’t want to “go t
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: Ron DeSantis did not Defend FBI Search at Mar-a-Lago
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (Photo by Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)A viral video purports to show Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sean Hannity’s Fox News show defending the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s recent searc
Logically→ The strain of monkeypox virus responsible for the current international outbreak was released deliberately.
The available evidence suggests that the ongoing monkeypox outbreak originated in West Africa, and was not engineered in a laboratory.
Health Feedback→ Cancer is caused by gene mutations, not the body’s acidity; eating alkaline foods can’t alter the body’s pH to prevent or treat cancer
REVIEW A Facebook video published in July 2022 claimed that the acidification of the body is the cause of cancer and suggested that consuming certain foods that reduce its acidity can prevent this condition. The Facebook post received more than two
FactCheck.org→ A Guide to Novavax’s COVID-19 Vaccine
After a long delay marred by manufacturing troubles, a COVID-19 vaccine from the small Maryland-based biotech company Novavax became the fourth such vaccine authorized in the U.S. Here, we review how it works and how it’s different from its competito
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Is NOT Trying To Arm All Its Agents
Is the IRS trying to arm all its employees? No, that's not true: A job posting from the IRS Criminal Investigation unit, which carries firearms, does refer to carrying firearms. However, the unit consists of only 2,100 law enforcement age
FactCheck.org→ Video Makes Unsubstantiated Claim About Chinese Maneuvers After Pelosi Visit to Taiwan
Quick Take China held live-fire military drills around Taiwan as a response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island on Aug. 2. But a video posted on social media made unfounded claims that China had attacked a Taiwanese armory. An expert
PolitiFact→ Is the titanium dioxide in tampons toxic?
Titanium dioxide is a common ingredient in sunscreen, toothpaste, paper and coffee creamers. Some online claim the mineral is toxic and causes cancer and reproductive harm. There is no evidence that is the case, but more research is needed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is NOT Real That Shows Ghislaine Maxwell Partying With Judge Who Approved Mar-a-Lago Warrant
Is a photograph real that shows Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, partying with the judge who approved the FBI warrant to search former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago residence? No, that's not true: It's be
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Is NOT Opening ‘Sniper School,’ Its Criminal Investigation Unit Says
Is the IRS opening a "sniper school"? No, that's not true: The IRS Criminal Investigation unit declared to Lead Stories that there is no such school opening. The claim was made in an article on a website known for fictitious content. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ad NOT Realistic In Claiming ‘Slimming Patch’ Brings Quick Weight Loss
Is an online video advertisement that implies people can rapidly lose weight by wearing a "slimming patch" on their skin realistic? No, that's not true: This is a misleading ad. A bariatric surgeon who also serves as a spokesperson for Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Brittney Griner Is NOT A Man — She Has Already Debunked This
Is WNBA player Brittney Griner a "he" and not a "she"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Griner -- who uses "she," "her" and "hers" pronouns to describe herself -- identifies as a man. Griner has publicly discussed being misg
FactCheck.org→ Social Media, Politicians Make Unfounded Claims of Politicized Mar-a-Lago Search
Quick Take FBI agents searched the home of former President Donald Trump in Florida on Aug. 8 looking for presidential records and classified materials that were improperly removed from the White House. Social media posts claiming the FBI search was po
Truth or Fiction?→ House Report Shows How ‘Herd Immunity’ Disinformation Influenced Trump’s COVID Response
As the United States deals with both the continued spread of COVID-19 and a rise in monkeypox cases around the country, a House subcommittee report showed how “herd immunity” disinformation gained traction during Donald Trump’s presid