REVIEW As of 27 April 2021, more than 1.04 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered worldwide, according to the New York Times vaccine tracker. Such unprecedented vaccination efforts led to viral claims that question the safety of COVID-1
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Full Fact→ Bill Gates has not bought Telegram
An Instagram post includes a screengrab of what appears to be a report from US TV network Fox News, claiming Bill Gates had bought the messaging app Telegram. The text above the screengrab states: “Bill Gates has just purchased the Telegram app i
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Address to Congress
Summary In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Joe Biden got some facts wrong and stretched others, mainly repeated claims we’ve heard before: Biden said he inherited the “worst economic crisis since the Great Depre
Truth or Fiction?→ Anti-Vaccine Disinformation Still Going Strong on Social Media: Report
Just twelve accounts are responsible for fully two-thirds of online disinformation about vaccines — but social media platforms still aren’t doing much about them. In a follow-up to a report tracking a majority of disinformation about vaccin
Truth or Fiction?→ Did RuPaul Say Evidence of the Armenian Genocide ‘Just Isn’t There’?
A brand-new Twitter account manufactured cheap online clout in April 2021 by posting a false “report” painting television host RuPaul as a political commentator. The account, “Breaking Celebrity News,” generated angry responses
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Henry Repeating Arms Is NOT Giving Away Rifles To Five Lucky Winners
Is Henry Repeating Arms giving away rifles to five lucky winners? No, that's not true: A spokesman for the company told Lead Stories the giveaway is not real. A post making the claim is riddled with spelling errors and appears on a page t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Shots Are NOT Set To Contribute To The ‘Decimation Of The World’s Population’
Are COVID-19 shots set to contribute to the "decimation of the world's population"? No, that's not true: The claim is one of several presented without credible evidence during a video interview with Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi, a German microbiol
AFP Fact Check→ This clip actually shows computer-generated imagery from a video game
A video has been viewed millions of times in Facebook posts purporting to show a US military plane being shot down by Taliban militants in Afghanistan. The claim is false; the clip actually shows computer-generated imagery from a war video game called
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Contraceptive Guidance Found In A Clinical Trial Protocol Is NOT Proof Of Vaccine Danger
Has Pfizer instructed male COVID-19 vaccine recipients to refrain from donating sperm, to wear condoms and/or be abstinent for at least 28 days after getting a shot? No, that's not true: A screenshot used as the basis of the claim was tak
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO Documentation Of Claims COVID Was Launched By Elites, Is Less Dangerous Than Flu
Was the novel coronavirus launched as a diversionary tactic to distract the masses from misdeeds of global elites, and is COVID-19 less dangerous than the seasonal flu? No, that's not true: Experts in public health and virology have publi
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘New Poll Spells Doom For Democrats in the 2022 Midterm Elections’
On April 27 2021, Trendolizer.com featured a TrendingPolitics.com item titled “UH OH: New Poll Spells Doom For Democrats In The 2022 Midterm Elections” for much of the day — purportedly reporting unfavorable polling data then-recently
Snopes→ Ex-White House Adviser for Obama Charged in $200K Theft from Schools
The founder of a national charter school network who once served as a White House adviser under President Barack Obama was arrested on charges alleging he stole over $200,000 from the network and used it to get a better interest rate on a multimillion-
Snopes→ Biden to Sign $15 Minimum Wage for Federal Contract Workers
There are an estimated 5 million contract workers in the federal government, according to a posting last year for the Brookings Institution by Paul Light, a public policy professor at New York University.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence The Audit In Maricopa County, Arizona, Is Confirming The Rumor That A ‘Special Watermark Is On The Real Ballots’
Is the audit in Maricopa County, Arizona, confirming the rumor that a "special watermark is on the real ballots"? No, there's no evidence that's true: Maricopa County ballots do not have watermarks, according to a spokeswoman for the Mari
FactCheck.org→ Vaccines Benefit Those Who Have Had COVID-19, Contrary to Viral Posts
SciCheck Digest There is no evidence that vaccines could cause harm to people who already have been infected with SARS-CoV-2 or have become ill with the disease COVID-19. On the contrary, recent studies show the vaccine gives an important immunity boos
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Did NOT Have 70 Attorneys In Arizona Trying To Stop The Audit
Did Dominion have 70 attorneys in Arizona in April of 2021, trying to stop the audit of ballots from the 2020 election? No, that's not true: A post making the claim offered no sourcing to support it, and a spokesperson for Dominion Voting
Full Fact→ Error-strewn paper claims face masks are ineffective and harmful
In recent weeks, an allegedly peer-reviewed study from Stanford University exposing the dangers of facemasks has gained popularity online. The paper may not have been peer-reviewed (in the conventional sense, at least) nor is it from Stanford Uni
AFP Fact Check→ Social media posts falsely claim death row convicts in Indonesia pay for their own executions
Multiple social media posts have shared a claim that death row inmates in Indonesia are individually responsible for paying around 200 million rupiah ($13,700) to cover the expenses of their own executions. This claim is false: the expenses are covere
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the Rare Clotting Events That Caused the J&J Pause
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet April 23 to “provide further recommendations” on the use of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, possibly clearing the way for its r
Truth or Fiction?→ Alleged Billboard Renews Interest in Online Campaign to ‘Bring Back Tony Stark to Life’
On April 22 2021, a fan campaign seeking to resurrect the Marvel Studios version of the character Tony Stark drew attention on social media with what appeared to be a photo of a billboard. We contacted Outfront Media, the company which owns the billboa
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Biden Tells Un-Vaccinated Americans They May Have to Cancel the Fourth of July’
On April 22 2021, repeat disinformation offender Hannity.com published a post with the outrage-bait headline, “JOE NO! Biden Tells Un-Vaccinated Americans They May Have to Cancel the Fourth of July,” which contained a single paragraph of or
The Dispatch→ Did an Italian Lawmaker Call for Bill Gates to Face Trial for ‘Crimes Against Humanity’?
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The Dispatch→ Did an Italian Lawmaker Call for Bill Gates to Face Trial for ‘Crimes Against Humanity’?
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The Dispatch→ Could the mRNA Vaccines Permanently Alter DNA?
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The Dispatch→ Could the mRNA Vaccines Permanently Alter DNA?
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Climate Feedback→ Video promoted by John Stossel for Earth Day relies on incorrect and misleading claims about climate change
SUMMARY The video was published by John Stossel on YouTube in November 2019 and reposted on Facebook in April 2021. The video comments on statements made about climate change by environmental activists and politicians that can be misleading. However
FactCheck.org→ Irish Professor Makes Unfounded Claims About Long-Term Effects of mRNA Vaccines
SciCheck Digest The COVID-19 mRNA vaccines authorized for use were found to be safe and effective in clinical trials and real-world conditions. A professor in Ireland baselessly claims in a video circulating on social media that they are not, and that
AFP Fact Check→ Old video of Pakistan PM Khan circulates alongside false claim about 2021 extremist party protests
A video of Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan has been viewed more than four million times on Facebook alongside a claim that it shows him condemning protests against a Pakistan extremist party leader's arrest in April 2021. The claim is false:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Interference’ Video Recycles Debunked Claims About The 2020 Election
Does Mike Lindell's "Absolute Interference" video, his third that purports to prove 2020 election fraud, contain only proven statements? No, that's not true: It contradicts itself and recycles claims that have been debunked before, relyin
Health Feedback→ Oral contraceptives are a bigger risk factor for blood clot formation than the AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines
REVIEW Several vaccines are in use after large clinical trials showed their safety and efficacy. However, reports of blood clots among people who received a COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson or from AstraZeneca led health agencies in vario
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Trump Versus Biden Tax Plans’ Meme
A February 24 2021 Facebook post purportedly contrasted the dueling tax plans of former U.S. President Donald Trump with current U.S. President Joe Biden. The post was highly popular, accruing close to a million shares in just under two months: In wha
FactCheck.org→ Democratic Spin on Bipartisan Support for American Jobs Plan
Several independent studies show strong bipartisan support for many of the main spending components of the $2.7 trillion American Jobs Plan. Still, those polls also show most Republicans oppose the overall plan, particularly its call for infrastructure
FactCheck.org→ Idaho Doctor Makes Baseless Claims About Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines
SciCheck Digest A viral video features a doctor making dubious claims about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments at a forum hosted by Idaho’s lieutenant governor. Dr. Ryan Cole claims mRNA vaccines cause cancer and autoimmune diseases, but the lead a
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Monastery of Sakia, Library Found in Tibet Containing 84,000 Secret Manuscripts’
A February 6 2021 Facebook post purportedly detailed the discovery of a hidden library at a monastery in Tibet which contained thousands of “secret manuscripts”: The Post As originally written, the post read: ¡Increíble! Biblioteca encont
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence Of ‘National Rape Day’
Is April 24, 2021, "National Rape Day"?" No, that's not true: there is no evidence this event is expected to happen, and there is some evidence that it may have originated as some internet trolls' idea of a joke. Although the claim has pr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Are NOT Poison And Fact Checkers Are NOT Bots
Are vaccines poison? Can fact checkers not read cursive? No, both claims are not true: the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has a listicle on its website titled, "14 Diseases You Almost Forgot About (Thanks to Vaccines)," describing disea
Snopes→ Half of US adults now have received at least 1 COVID shot
Almost 130 million people 18 or older have received at least one dose of a vaccine, or 50.4% of the total adult population.
FactCheck.org→ Tucker Carlson Misleads on COVID-19 Vaccines, Masks
SciCheck Digest All of the authorized COVID-19 vaccines are effective at preventing symptomatic disease. Yet Fox News host Tucker Carlson baselessly casts doubt on the effectiveness of the vaccines, because federal officials urge fully vaccinated peopl
AFP Fact Check→ Dubious report misleads on former Indian election watchdog chief’s ‘hacking admission’
As millions head to the polls for India’s West Bengal elections, a purported newspaper clipping surfaced in online posts that claim the former head of the Indian election commission admitted the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hacked voting mach
Truth or Fiction?→ Are Birth Control Pills 1000 Times More Likely To Cause Blood Clots Than The J&J Vaccine?
An April 13 2021 Facebook screenshot of a tweet was part of disordered discourse surrounding a “pause” by the Biden administration of the Johnson & Johnson shot for COVID-19. As conspiracy theories about and disinformation about the eff