Does a trident superimposed on the gold and blue Ukrainian flag represent membership in, or support for, the Nazi political movement? No, that's not true: The trident is the national symbol of Ukraine that is often added to the country's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Did NOT Say That ‘Elon Musk Could Threaten Free Speech On Twitter By Literally Allowing People To Speak Freely’
Did CNN publish an article or a news report stating that "Elon Musk could threaten free speech on Twitter by literally allowing people to speak freely"? No, that's not true: As of November 28, 2022, the CNN website had not published such
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nigerian Natural ‘Healing Oil’ Does NOT Cure HIV/AIDS
Does a natural "healing oil" from Nigeria advertised on social media cure HIV/AIDS? No, that's not true: While natural treatments are a mainstay of many non-Western medical systems, scientists have not yet discovered any medicine that can
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Established Titles’ Controversy
On November 23 2022, YouTube creator Scott Shafer uploaded a video partly titled “Established Titles Scam -YouTube’s BIGGEST Con,” about a common sponsor of YouTube shows (the company Established Titles) and whether their business mo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Microwave Ovens Are NOT Harmful To Human Health
Do household microwave ovens emit levels of radiation high enough to harm human health? No, that's not true: Federal law in the United States obliges microwave oven makers to adhere to radiation emission standards that are too low to caus
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 50 Million Doses Of Vaccines Were NOT Recalled, Did NOT Give People AIDS
Were 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines recalled after giving people AIDS? No, that's not true: These vaccines were from a trial in Australia, where a plan to manufacture 50 million doses was suspended in December 2020 after the vaccin
Logically→ The COVID-19 vaccine causes blood clots.
There is no evidence that the COVID-19 vaccine causes blood clots. However, there is evidence that COVID-19 infection causes blood clots.
Full Fact→ Post claiming a lost puppy has been found is fake
The image dates back five years and shows the home of the actual owner.
Full Fact→ Fake Argos offer still circulating online
An alleged deal promising an airfryer for just £2 is too good to be true.
Logically→ Elites are harvesting a powerful drug from the bodies of trafficked children.
Adrenochrome does not have the properties ascribed to it by conspiracy theorists and there is no evidence it is being extracted from children.
Logically→ Argentina’s poster boy for vaccinations “died suddenly” due to COVID-19 vaccine complications.
A 4-year-old poster boy in Argentina's vaccination campaign died of bilateral pneumonia. His death is unrelated to COVID-19 vaccination.
Logically→ Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Zakir Naik at 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
A 2019 image of Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani greeting Naik is falsely claimed to be from the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Logically→ Cold weather events like the recent New York snowstorm prove that climate change is not real.
Global warming and extremely cold conditions coexist. Research shows changes in the Arctic region is bringing frigid temperatures to lower latitudes.
The Dispatch→ A House Divided
The national vote for the House of Representatives suggests a politics stuck in neutral.The post A House Divided appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Three Dates That Will Shape Politics Through 2024
The Georgia runoff, the debt-ceiling vote, and the fate of Kevin McCarthy. The post Three Dates That Will Shape Politics Through 2024 appeared first on The Dispatch.
Logically→ Video of cars being damaged by an earthquake that struck Turkey on November 23, 2022.
The visuals a car accident are being misattributed as damage from the recent earthquake.
The Dispatch→ Comedy is on the Menu
‘The Menu’ proves a surprisingly funny dark comedy.The post Comedy is on the Menu appeared first on The Dispatch.
The Dispatch→ Giving Thanks for Commas
What we can all learn from a children’s book on punctuation.The post Giving Thanks for Commas appeared first on The Dispatch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show An Al Jazeera Report About ‘Nazi Ukrainians’ Being ‘Arrested In Qatar’
Does a viral video show Al Jazeera footage of "Nazi Ukrainians" "arrested in Qatar after they drew swastikas on football posters"? No, that's not true: The network denied that it had anything to do with the clip using its logo. More impor
Health Feedback→ Vaccination isn’t equal to parasitic infection; COVID-19 mRNA vaccines don’t hamper the production of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies
REVIEW The mRNA vaccine technology used to produce the first COVID-19 vaccines drew much attention because of its novelty. While it’s understandable for people to raise questions about the safety of a new technology, many online claims related to
Health Feedback→ Laura Braden’s comments questioning the safety and usefulness of childhood vaccines are unfounded; studies show that the hepatitis B and HPV vaccines are safe
REVIEW On 18 November 2022 The Canadian History Podcast published an interview with Laura Braden on Instagram. Braden, who has conducted research related to sea lice and salmon immunology, stated in the interview that the childhood vaccination sched
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Apollo 11 Astronaut Buzz Aldrin Did NOT ‘Admit We Never Went To The Moon’
Did Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin "admit we never went to the moon"? No, that's not true: The 2015 video interview from which a clip was taken to support this claim actually showed Aldrin answering a different question. The claim reappe
Full Fact→ Steve Barclay’s figure for new nurses’ pay includes extra earnings
The health secretary said that a new nurse will typically earn over £31,000 a year on current pay. This is an estimate that includes extra earnings such as overtime. Basic pay for a new nurse is aroun
Full Fact→ ‘Free’ Greggs giveaway is not genuine
The company is not offering a free sausage roll and hot drink to anyone who likes a Facebook post.
Full Fact→ Covid-19 variants including Delta are real
The post claims that the Delta variant is fake.
Full Fact→ Copycat posts about ‘missing’ boy shared widely on Facebook
Hundreds of people have shared a fake appeal for information about an apparently missing boy.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines are causing stillbirths.
There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines are linked to increases in stillbirths.
Full Fact→ Liz Kendall’s claim that there were no NHS strikes under Labour ignores local walkouts
Staff at NHS hospitals did take part in local strikes when Labour was last in power.
Full Fact→ How much of the rise in ‘economic inactivity’ is due to long Covid?
A BBC news bulletin claimed a recent rise in the number of people who are neither working nor looking for work is “largely because of long Covid”. But there are reasons to believe much of the rise is
AllSides→ FDA Did Not Change Position on Ivermectin Use, Contrary to Online Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/11/fda-did-not-change-position-on-ivermectin-use-contrary-to-online-claims/
Logically→ American actor Morgan Freeman converted to Islam during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Morgan Freeman did not convert to Islam at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Logically→ Google suppressed its search for “died suddenly” to hide information about the side effects of COVID-19 vaccines.
Google is not hiding any facts; the disclaimer is a way to show that the information is evolving and is a method to combat misinformation.
Logically→ Thousands of football fans sang in support of Palestine during the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
This video is from the 2019 Arab Club Champions Cup in Morocco, North Africa, and is unrelated to Qatar's 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Logically→ U.S. Defense Medical Epidemiology Database shows a dramatic increase in medical diagnoses following the vaccine in 2021.
Scientific studies show that vaccines do not cause an increase in health issues. The DMED data cited to support the claim is inaccurate.
Logically→ Qatar included the “Syrian Revolution Flag” with other countries’ flags on the poster of the 2022 FIFA World Cup logo.
The image in question was created by a cartoonist and is not the official 2022 FIFA World Cup logo released by FIFA or Qatar Authorities.
Logically→ Bill Gates’s Ted talk shows that the COVID-19 vaccine was intended to kill people to combat overpopulation.
Bill Gates did not talk about killing people with Covid 19 vaccines but how to tackle overpopulation by increasing global living standards.
Logically→ The Pfizer ‘Cumulative Analysis of Post-authorization Adverse Event Reports’ proves that the COVID-19 vaccine is dangerous.
This claim mistakes adverse events following the COVID-19 vaccine for confirmed side-effects, and has been debunked several times.
Logically→ John Hopkins University’s 201 Pandemic Exercise predicted the COVID-19 outbreak.
The event was designed to test the private and public sector's response to a pandemic. It did not predict COVID-19.
Logically→ The birth rate in Hungary declined in 2022 due to COVID-19 vaccines.
The birth rate in Hungary has declined in 2022 compared to previous years, but there is no evidence that it is due to adverse effects of vaccinations.
The Dispatch→ Are You Tired of Losing Yet?
A question for the GOP headed into 2024. The post Are You Tired of Losing Yet? appeared first on The Dispatch.