Are specific marks on cars a sign of sex trafficking? No, that's not true: Both local law enforcement and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children refuted this claim. There is no concrete evidence to substantiate this clai
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Truth or Fiction?→ Joe Biden’s 2002 Letter to Ruth Cooke
On October 15 2020, a Facebook user shared a purported letter dated February 19 2002 that was attributed to Joe Biden and addressed to a widow named Ruth Cooke: On October 16 2020, the letter was referenced in a post to Reddit’s r/politics:
Truth or Fiction?→ Original Script for ‘The Addams Family’ Writer’s Note, ‘Demonic Levels of Horniness’
On October 16 2020 a Facebook user shared the following Twitter screenshot which purportedly depicted a “writer’s note” on the original script for the 1991 film The Addams Family: The following dialogue appeared in an image attache
Full Fact→ What does an “Australia style” Brexit deal really mean?”
“We hope that the EU will change their position [...] But I think it’s only fair also that we communicate one other thing, which is that we are ready, if required, to leave on what have been called Australian terms.” Michael Go
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 is more deadly and more contagious than seasonal flu and can also cause long-lasting damage to survivors
REVIEW The claim that the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that COVID-19 is no more dangerous than flu started circulating in several articles around 8 October 2020 (examples here and here). Similar versions of this claim received over 20,0
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 is more deadly and more contagious than seasonal flu and can also cause long-lasting damage to survivors
REVIEW The claim that the World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that COVID-19 is no more dangerous than flu started circulating in several articles around 8 October 2020 (examples here and here). Similar versions of this claim received over 20,0
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A Wounded Bull, Betrayed By The Owner Who Kissed Him And Did Nothing
Does this photo illustrate a poignant tale of betrayal: a farmer kissing a bull that he raised and then sold to be killed in a bullfight? No, that's not true: This photo depicts a moment that happened during a daring athletic competition
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Aboriginal Australians Were NOT Classified As Animals Under The ‘Flora And Fauna Act’ Until The 1960s
Did a law called "The Flora and Fauna Act" classify aboriginal people as animals until Australian voters overturned it in the 1960s? No, that's not true: There is no record a Flora and Fauna Act ever existed. While the historic Australian
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Immunity Claims
During a campaign rally, President Donald Trump said that once he came down with COVID-19, people for partisan reasons shifted from saying immunity was lifelong to saying it lasted only a few months. Experts, however, haven’t changed their estimates
Health Feedback→ No evidence that coronavirus genetic sequences were fabricated, contrary to preprint by Li-Meng Yan and colleagues
REVIEW Uncertainty surrounding the origin of the novel coronavirus has provided fertile ground for breeding conspiracy theories, some of which Health Feedback previously found to be inaccurate and unsubstantiated (see here and here). The recent clai
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Town Hall
In an Oct. 15 town hall on NBC News, President Donald Trump made false and misleading claims on the coronavirus, the economy and more: Trump was wrong when he said a recent study found “85% of the people who wear masks catch” the coronavirus. The
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall
At a televised town hall in Philadelphia, Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made false and misleading claims on COVID-19, health insurance, the 1994 crime bill and more: Biden falsely claimed all members of a Centers for Disease Control and Pr
Snopes→ Jury Finds Nebraska Woman Guilty of Dismembering Tinder Date
Jurors took less than four hours to find Bailey Boswell, 26, guilty of first-degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder and improper disposal of human remains in the 2017 killing of 24-year-old Sydney Loofe of Lincoln.
Full Fact→ Full Fact, Africa Check and Chequeado explore conspiracy theories and communicating uncertainty
The work of professional fact checkers is a constant pursuit of evidence. We take claims, trace them, and weigh them against the evidence available, in an attempt to provide the public with the best possible information conducive to an open, transparen
FactCheck.org→ Atlas, Paul Mislead on Preexisting COVID-19 ‘Immunity’
Coronavirus task force member Dr. Scott Atlas and Sen. Rand Paul have misleadingly suggested that much of the U.S. population has immunity to the coronavirus due to previous exposure to similar viruses. But scientists say any possible protection is the
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Law and Order Distortions
President Donald Trump made false and misleading statements in an attempt to contrast his stance on law enforcement with that of Joe Biden, his Democratic opponent in the presidential race: The president claimed in an Oct. 10 campaign rally at the Whi
FactCheck.org→ Posts Falsely Attribute Comments on Churches to Harris
Quick Take There is no record of Sen. Kamala Harris ever calling churches “PROPAGANDA CENTERS for intolerant homophobic, xenophobic vitriol,” as viral posts on Facebook falsely claim. Full Story Popular posts on Facebook are attributing
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s False Claim That Michigan Is ‘Closed’
In an interview with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, President Donald Trump falsely claimed that the state of Michigan is “closed,” specifically and falsely mentioning churches and schools. In fact, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat
FactCheck.org→ Trump Ad Lifts Fauci Praise Out of Context
A Trump campaign ad uses a clip of Dr. Anthony Fauci praising federal public health officials — saying that he “can’t imagine that … anybody could be doing more” — and makes it seem like Fauci was personally complime
Washington Post→ Pence’s jab that Obama ‘hesitated for a month’ to rescue Kayla Mueller
The Trump campaign has highlighted the failed mission to rescue the humanitarian worker held hostage in Syria. But a detailed report says that President Barack Obama approved the mission as soon as it was presented to him.
AFP Fact Check→ This photo actually shows a carving created in 1999
A photo has been shared thousands of times on multiple posts on Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr which claim it shows an Ancient Egyptian carving of a human playing with a cat. The claim is false; the image shows an artwork created by an Australian sculpto
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Embryonic Stem Cells Were NOT Used In The Development of Regeneron Antibody Treatment
Were embryonic stem cells used in the development of Regeneron, the antibody treatment given to President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, the company behind the antibody cocktail, told Lead Stories that it di
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Poll Managers In Myrtle Beach Have NO Reason To Write On Ballot And It Will NOT Be Disqualified If A Poll Manager Writes On It
Do poll workers in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina have any reason to write on ballots and will they be disqualified if they do so? No, that's not true: Multiple South Carolina election officials, including those in Horry County, the county
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Kamala Harris’ Debate Anecdote About Abraham Lincoln and the Supreme Court Accurate?
During the October 7 2020 Vice Presidential debate, Sen. Kamala Harris — the Democratic Party candidate for U.S. vice president — addressed the topic of the fate of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s vacant seat during a
Climate Feedback→ Responding to Stossel TV video on our rating process
After Climate Feedback attached a fact-check rating to John Stossel’s recent video titled “Government Fueled Fires” on Facebook, Stossel published a second video claiming that our rating was inappropriate and unfair. Publishers that correct their
FactCheck.org→ Video: Highlights of the VP Debate
In this video, we review some of the claims Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence made during the vice presidential debate on Oct. 7. Harris falsely claimed Trump’s China trade war cost 300,000 manufacturing jobs. The U.S. gained 146,000
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Vice Presidential Debate
Summary In the first and only vice presidential debate, Sen. Kamala Harris and Vice President Mike Pence parroted many of the false and misleading claims we have heard from the top of the tickets. Harris misleadingly said President Donald Trump’s ta
The Dispatch→ Was Trump’s Antibody Cocktail Created Through Research Using Embryonic Stem Cells?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Proud Boys Rebrand as the Leather Men Following a Hashtag Offensive?
In early October 2020, the far-right Proud Boys — who already regularly made national news in the United States for their violent rhetoric, hostility toward human rights protesters, and open support of President Donald Trump — were whippe
The Dispatch→ Is the Government Going to ‘Force a Coronavirus Vaccine on Everyone?’
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FactCheck.org→ Viral Post Overstates Effect of Trump’s Order on Preexisting Conditions
Quick Take A popular Facebook post asks why an order by President Donald Trump “PROTECTING PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS got almost zero coverage,” and suggests it’s wrong to say he is “trying to eliminate that protection.” Trum
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. Chuck Schumer Did NOT Have An Affair With His Daughter’s Best Friend From High School
Did Sen. Chuck Schumer have an affair in 1977 with his daughter's best friend from high school? No, that's not true. Neither of Schumer's daughters was born until the 1980s. The story was published by a satire site set up to bait conserva
FactCheck.org→ Viral Article Distorts Military’s Role in Vaccine Distribution
Quick Take The U.S. military may assist in the distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, but it will not forcibly administer vaccines, as a viral article shared on social media falsely suggests. Dr. Anthony Fauci, a member of the Wh
Health Feedback→ Mild side effects from flu shots are common ; very serious adverse effects are very rare
REVIEW Claims that the flu vaccine for the 2020 – 2021 season caused dangerous side effects started circulating on social media in early October 2020 (see here). For example, some social media users reported developing an abnormally high fever
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Happy Banned Books Week, Here Are the Ten Most Banned Books in US Libraries and Schools’
On September 28 2020, Facebook user Morgan Meeker shared the following post, which referenced “Banned Books Week” and apparently depicted the ten most banned books in American schools and public libraries: Under a photograph of a stack
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccines are not expected to be available for the public before several months, contrary to viral claim on social media
REVIEW An article published by SHTFplan.com on 16 September 2020 and reposted on the website Beforeitsnews.com, titled “the [U.S] government has released their initial plans to force a [COVID-19] vaccine on everyone”, has gone viral in early Oct
FactCheck.org→ Timeline of Trump’s COVID-19 Comments
President Donald Trump announced in the early hours of Oct. 2 that he and the first lady had tested positive for COVID-19. By late afternoon, the White House said that “out of an abundance of caution” the president was taken to Walter Reed
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis
On Oct. 2, President Donald Trump revealed that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. Here we answer common questions about the risks of the disease, treatments available and the shortcomings of testing. What do we know abou
Full Fact→ Challenging someone for not wearing a face mask isn’t against the Equality Act
Social media posts on Facebook claim you could be fined thousands of pounds under the Equality Act if you challenge someone who is not wearing a face covering. This is not correct. The posts say: “The government advice is not to challenge p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Mask-wearing Killed A German Schoolchild
Did a German schoolchild die as a result of wearing their required mask in school? No, there's no evidence: The person making the claim provided no evidence, not even the place, age or date of death. Police in the Lower Franconia region o