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Climate Feedback→ Article in Business Insider accurately describes results from a study estimating up to 3 billion people could live in much warmer temperatures by 2070
SUMMARY The article in Business Insider discusses findings from a study published May, 2020 that projected one to three billion people could live in much warmer climates by 2070, assuming migration is limited and greenhouse gas emissions remain high
Snopes→ Fauci Warns of ‘Suffering and Death’ if US Reopens Too Soon
The United States has seen at least 1.3 million infections and nearly 81,000 confirmed deaths from the virus, the highest toll in the world by far, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Give $3.7 Million Grant To Wuhan, China, Virology Lab To Study Coronavirus
Did President Barack Obama award $3.7 million to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in 2015 to study the coronavirus that has grown into a global pandemic? No, that is not true: Government documents show that the money -- actually about $3.4 mill
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Mislead on COVID-19’s Toll on Health Care Workers
Quick Take Social media posts falsely suggest that meatpacking workers have suffered more COVID-19 cases than health care workers. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there’s an increased risk for workers in both professions,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Barack Obama Did NOT Write ‘If The Political Winds Should Shift, I Will Side With The Muslims’
Did Barack Obama write "If the political winds should shift, I will side with the muslims" in his book titled "Audacity of Hope"? No, that's not true: This exact quote does not exist in the book and is a misrepresentation of what he was explai
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Neil Gaiman Reveal That He Was Reading a Book About Divorcing a Narcissist?
Observers and fans of author Neil Gaiman and singer Amanda Palmer were abuzz on May 8 2020, after a screengrab surfaced of what was believed to be another public manifestation of their recent split. The image — posted in at least two different p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Birds Attacking A 5G Tower
Does a viral video show a flock of birds (sometimes identified as doves) attacking or destroying a 5G Tower? No, that's not true: bird experts say this is normal playful behavior for corellas (the bird species in question), much to the dismay
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Misleading Ad on Coronavirus Testing
A new Trump campaign ad claims that President Donald Trump took “fast action” in regard to testing for the novel coronavirus. While “fast action” is subjective, pandemic experts say the U.S. did not move quickly to set up an adequate sy
FactCheck.org→ How Many COVID-19 Tests Are ‘Needed’ to Reopen?
The Trump administration has repeatedly claimed that there are enough COVID-19 tests for states to begin reopening their economies. While that may be true for select locations, experts say more tests are needed, even if they don’t agree on a particul
FactCheck.org→ The Falsehoods of the ‘Plandemic’ Video
The first installment of a documentary called “Plandemic” stormed through social media this week, promising viewers on its website that the film will “expose the scientific and political elite who run the scam that is our global healt
Truth or Fiction?→ COVID-19 HIPAA Face Mask Exemption ‘Passes’
Chances are in early May 2020 you saw at least one Facebook post depicting a somewhat-official looking printable document: A viral image claiming that Americans in any state where masks had been mandated or otherwise advised in public places were spe
FactCheck.org→ Video: Trump’s Repeated Coronavirus Claims
President Donald Trump has repeatedly misstated the facts at the White House coronavirus briefings. In this video, we feature five examples from our story “An April Filled With Repeats.” Not a “travel ban.” At least four times in April
Snopes→ 2 Russian Doctors Dead, 1 in ICU After Mysterious Accidents
At least three doctors have fallen out of windows in hospitals under mysterious circumstances over the course of the outbreak.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccine Ingredients Do NOT Include Toxic Amounts Of Formaldehyde And Aluminum, And New Vaccines Are Tested Against Placebos
Are vaccines made of dangerous levels of formaldehyde, aluminum and other substances that are toxic to the brain and threaten to cause infertility, diabetes and more? No, that's not true: the levels of those ingredients are minute and new vacc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Army Scientists Did NOT Successfully Teleport Soldiers From Massachusetts to Germany
Did U.S. Army scientists successfully teleport soldiers from Massachusetts to Germany? No, that's not true: an old April Fools joke from 2016 has kept on fooling people over the years, recently including a UFO news site and at least one YouTub
FactCheck.org→ Trump Ad’s Misleading Use of CNN Interview
A Trump campaign ad misleadingly edits a CNN interview to suggest 2 million people would have died from the novel coronavirus were it not for President Donald Trump’s China travel restrictions. In the one-minute ad, Wolf Blitzer, anchor of CNN
Truth or Fiction?→ Are COVID-19 Doctors Reporting Bizarre Blood Clotting and Strokes in Otherwise Healthy Young Patients?
On May 3 2020, Twitter user Bess Kalb tweeted that her father, an intensive care unit doctor, claimed that COVID-19 damaged blood and vascular systems of victims like “sticking your finger in an electric socket”: My dad is an ICU doctor
Truth or Fiction?→ Was a Man in California Spotted Shopping While Wearing a Ku Klux Klan Hood?
Social media users and officials in a small southern California city condemned photographs spreading online showing an unidentified man shopping in public while wearing a Ku Klux Klan hood as a “face mask” during the first weeks of the COV
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a Right-Wing COVID-19 Protester Carry a Sign Displaying a Nazi Slogan?
Several photographs emerged online on May 1 2020 purportedly showing right-wing protesters — and in one case a child — displaying a Nazi slogan. But at least one of the images was manipulated digitally. As the Associated Press reported, a
FactCheck.org→ Trump Wrong About Ventilators
President Donald Trump falsely claimed that his administration was not initially able to meet the increasing demand for ventilators to treat COVID-19 patients because “we weren’t left ventilators by a previous administration.” We can’t say
FactCheck.org→ Large Retail Employees Have Been Victims of COVID-19
Quick Take A viral post falsely claims Walmart, Amazon, Kroger, Target and Costco — while staying open during the COVID-19 pandemic — “have not had any reported cases” of employees contracting the coronavirus. There have been ne
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Not Wearing Masks For Tuberculosis In The U.S. Does Not Mean Masks Are Not Needed For COVID-19
Should you ignore the warnings to wear a mask to protect against COVID-19 since the media and government are not also warning you to wear a mask to protect against tuberculosis? No, that's not true: COVID-19 is far more prevalent and deadly th
Truth or Fiction?→ Is CostCo Requiring Shoppers to Cover Their Faces?
As the CostCo retail chain prepared to implement new requirements for shoppers, a message of support for the policy gained traction among Facebook users. The post is based around a photograph of a sign informing shoppers that members will be required
FactCheck.org→ An April Filled with Repeats
Throughout April, the White House’s coronavirus task force briefings, at times, sparked feelings of fact-checking deja vu: President Donald Trump made many of the same inaccurate statements repeatedly. The president – as is the case with many polit
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Elon Musk Tweet ‘If One Day, My Words are Against Science, Choose Science’ Before a COVID-19 Controversy?
As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed in the United States, dueling opinions were politicized and bluntly split between opinions based on hard science versus economics. This ended up leading to the recirculation of a purported tweet from Elon Musk about
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Wear Your Mask: The Urine Test’ Analogy Meme
On April 29 2020, a post titled “Wear Your Mask: The Urine Test” appeared on r/funny (and soon r/all), aiming to explain the purpose of masks during the coronavirus pandemic to pants in the presence of a person uncontrollably urinating eve
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates, WHO & World Bank NOT ‘Trumped’ By President Amid Coronavirus
Did Bill Gates, the WHO and the World Bank lose billions as President Trump "Trumped" them amid the coronavirus outbreak? No, this is not true: A blog claiming President Trump got the upper hand on billionaire Gates, the World Health Organizat
Truth or Fiction?→ Is There ‘No Scientific Proof’ That Social Distancing Prevents the Spread of Coronavirus?
On April 22 2020, a KUSI News item (“USC Professor Joel Hay says there is no scientific proof social distancing prevents spread of coronavirus”) appeared containing a claim that proved particularly popular among people who opposed COVID-19
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Four Networks ‘Set to Announce They Will No Longer Televise Trump’s Announcements’?
Those perhaps seeking relief from live coverage of United States President Donald Trump’s daily briefings on COVID-19 shared a Texas man’s unverified claim that some major news outlets would stop carrying them in late April 2020. “CN
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Judicial Watch Settlement Did NOT Prove 1 Million Illegal Votes Were Cast In 2018 Election
Did a legal settlement between Judicial Watch and California election officials prove that one million illegal votes were cast in the 2018 elections in California? No, that's not true: The settlement agreement in Judicial Watch's latest Califo
FactCheck.org→ Pelosi Hasn’t Promised to Resign if Trump is Reelected
Quick Take Numerous websites are spreading a false story claiming that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi “promises to resign” if President Donald Trump is reelected. The story originated on a website that calls its content satire, but has since be
Truth or Fiction?→ CNN ‘Global Death Toll Approaches Three Million People’ Chyron Error
On April 27 2020, a screen capture purportedly of CNN showing anchor Wolf Blitzer with a chyron reading “GLOBAL DEATH TOLL APPROACHES THREE MILLION PEOPLE” circulated on social media, often marked with question marks, circles, and an arrow
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Quarantine is When You Restrict the Movement of SICK People’ Facebook Meme
On April 28 2020, amid ongoing coverage of astroturfed anti-lockdown protests, a Facebook post claimed that quarantine was intended to “restrict the movement of sick people” (archived here): White text against a red and blue background r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence President Trump’s Mother Called Her Son An ‘Idiot’ Who Would Be A ‘Disaster’ As A Politician
Did Mary Anne Trump call her son, President Trump, an "idiot" who would "be a disaster in politics"? No, there is no record such a statement was ever made by Trump's mother about her son. The claim stems from a meme that won't die. Social medi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NO Family Of Three Who Died Before Testing Positive For Coronavirus
Did a family of three -- who reportedly died within days of each other before testing positive for the novel coronavirus -- actually exist? No, that's not true: This fictional story featuring the made-up family was presented to audiences in at
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: First Volunteer In UK Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Has NOT Died
Did Elisa Granato, a volunteer in the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine trial, die just two days after receiving the experimental injection? No, that's not true: Granato woke up on April 25, read a fake news story about her own demise, and responded tha
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the New York Times ‘Officialize’ Kim Jong-Un’s Death?
As uncertainty surrounded the medical status of North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un, at least one unknown party took advantage of the moment to sow disinformation. A bogus Twitter account billing itself as “@nytimesoffcial” — an apparent
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on COVID-19 Antibody Tests
Much of the focus on COVID-19 testing thus far into the pandemic has been on tests that can determine whether someone is actively infected with the novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2. But, in his drive to “open up America again,” President Donald Tru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Send ‘100,000 Military’ to South China Sea Amid Pandemic
Did the U.S. Navy send 100,000 military forces to the South China Sea in a move to increase its presence in the region, against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic? No, that's not true. In an emailed statement and interview with Lead Stor