REVIEW A 19 March 2020 Facebook Live conversation between Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Anthony Fauci, the director for the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, was recently used to spread misinformation about the COVID-19 v
Full Fact→ A post offering free TVs from Tesco is a scam
A scam claiming to offer free TVs from Tesco is spreading widely on Facebook. The post, from an account called “Tesco Fans” says: “We're about to chuck around 300-400 TV's that have been use for display TV's in our stores around the U
Snopes→ Chauvin Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges in Floyd’s Death
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty to federal charges of violating George Floyd’s civil rights.
Full Fact→ Argos is not offering microwaves for £1.78
A Facebook post from an account which uses the Argos logo and is called “Goods for the kitchen” claims “the famous brand has broken its contract with Argos and is giving every UK resident a microwave oven for £1.78” along
Snopes→ Warriors’ Stephen Curry Breaks the NBA Career 3-Point Record
He refused to call himself the greatest shooter of them all until the numbers said so.
AllSides→ Facebook Fact Checks Are Opinions, Not Facts
https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2021/12/14/fact-check-facebook-fact-checks-are-opinions-not-facts/
AllSides→ Missouri attorney general’s scathing letter to Biden begins with false claim
https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/09/politics/fact-check-missouri-schmitt-biden-travel/index.html President J
Full Fact→ Charles Bronson has not taken the father of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes hostage in prison
A post on Facebook claimed on 12 December that the armed robber Charles Bronson (now known as Charles Salvador) has taken Thomas Hughes, father of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes, hostage in his prison cell, where he has attacked him. This is not true&mdas
AllSides→ US tornadoes: Is climate change to blame?
http://bbc.com/news/59641376 Several US states have been hit by a devastating series of tornadoes, with
Logically→ The U.K. government has violated the Nuremberg Code.
Measures adopted to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the U.K. do not violate the Nuremberg code.
Snopes→ Fox Stars Tried to Get Trump to Act on Jan. 6, Texts Show
Sean Hannity, Laura Ingraham and Brian Kilmeade all texted advice to Trump's chief of staff, Mark Meadows, as a mob of pro-Donald Trump loyalists stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.
Full Fact→ Video of monster climbing buildings appears to be a hoax
A video on Instagram appears to show multiple clips of a four legged monster climbing over residential housing blocks in Russia. The narrator claims the first video shown was captured in 2014 and the second in 2013. He asks “Has Chernobyl radiati
Snopes→ US COVID Death Toll Hits 800,000, a Year into Vaccine Drive
More than 200,000 of those lives were lost after the vaccine became available practically for the asking last spring.
Logically→ Pfizer made a $24.1 billion profit in the third quarter of 2021.
Pfizer did indeed make a $24.1 billion profit in the third quarter of 2021. However, only 60 percent of its profits came from vaccines.
Logically→ Japan places myocarditis warning on COVID-19 vaccines.
It is protocol to list possible adverse reactions to a vaccination. Cases of severe myocarditis have been extremely rare amid the vaccine rollout.
PolitiFact→ The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance
Nearly a year later, there is zero evidence to say that Jan. 6 was an antifa operation, a tourist visit, a false flag, or an uneventful day to forget.
PolitiFact→ A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020
A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020
PolitiFact→ 2021 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results
Readers had no shortage of significant falsehoods to pick from for the 2021 Lie of the Year, but a large majority agreed
Poynter→ Fauci did not say he wants Americans to get 4 COVID-19 vaccine doses each year
Amid conversations and speculation about how many COVID-19 vaccine shots may ultimately be necessary to ward off the virus and its variants, some people are sharing a headline about Dr. […] The post Fauci did not say he wants Americans to get 4 C
Washington Post→ No, Trump did not order 10,000 troops to secure the Capitol on Jan. 6
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Fox personalities keep falsely saying that Trump requested 10,000 troops to protect the Capitol.
Snopes→ House Votes to Hold Mark Meadows in Contempt in Jan. 6 Probe
The near-party-line 222-208 vote is the second time the special committee has sought to punish a witness for defying a subpoena.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hospitalizations, Mortality Were NOT Cut In Half After Brazilian City Offered Ivermectin; City Officials Rebut Study
Did a Brazilian city cut hospitalizations and mortality in half after offering everyone ivermectin before COVID-19 vaccinations were available? No, that's not true: City officials in Itajai, Brazil, rebut the draft study, saying less than
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Are NOT Just 23,600 Planes On Earth
Are there only 23,600 planes on Earth today? No, that's not true: A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesperson told Lead Stories that there are 287,950 aircraft registered in the U.S. alone. There are also 53,890 aircraft in the w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ Is NOT A Real Conspiracy — It’s A Parody Social Movement
Is there a legitimate movement made up of people trying to raise awareness that birds are not real but are actually government spy drones that charge on power lines and drop tracking devices on cars? No. This parody movement is supported
Snopes→ A United Nations ‘End Times’ Sculpture?
The installation of a sculpture of a winged jaguar outside U.N. headquarters inspired apocalyptic rumors.
Snopes→ Is Daryl Hannah Pregnant at Age 61?
Hannah is perhaps best known for her roles in "Blade Runner," "Splash," "Wall Street," and the "Kill Bill" films.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Game ‘Omikron: The Nomad Soul’ Was NOT Created By Bill Gates
Was a video game named "Omikron: The Nomad Soul" created by Bill Gates, and does it have any ties to the emergence of the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus? No, that's not true: Although the game was originally made to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 DID Kill Only 68 Children In 2020, But Chart Omits Context: Infected Children Host And Spread The Virus
Did 67 children ages 5-14 die from COVID-19 in 2020? Yes (68, to be precise), but this chart comparing that to the much higher death tolls from traffic accidents, fires and other causes obscures the risk posed by children's infections, wh
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the military hasn’t been in charge since the 2020 presidential election
“The military’s actually been in charge since November 3rd.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stillbirths Are NOT Rampant Among Fully Vaccinated Mothers
Are stillbirths rampant among fully vaccinated mothers? No, that's not true. The claim that there is a spike in stillbirths among mothers who had received a full COVID-19 vaccine is not supported by any evidence. It was made by a doctor i
Snopes→ Do Yellow Caps on Coke Bottles Have a Special Meaning?
You'll only find these bottles in the springtime. L’chaim!
Snopes→ OJ Simpson a ‘Completely Free Man’; Parole Ends in Nevada
The 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole.
Snopes→ No, Fauci Did Not Say COVID Vaccines Are ‘Making People Worse’
Vaccine opponents stooped to new lows in December 2021, to almost violently misrepresent remarks Fauci made nearly two years earlier.
PolitiFact→ A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020
A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020
Snopes→ ‘Bah-Boom, Bah-Boom’: Acorn-Ucopia of Food Fattens Squirrels
Humans aren't the only species packing on extra pounds during the pandemic.
Snopes→ Autopsy: Severe Brain Trauma in Ex-NFL Player Who Shot 6
The 20 years Phillip Adams spent playing football “definitively ... gave rise” to a diagnosis of stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
PolitiFact→ 2021 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results
Readers had no shortage of significant falsehoods to pick from for the 2021 Lie of the Year, but a large majority agreed
PolitiFact→ The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance
Nearly a year later, there is zero evidence to say that Jan. 6 was an antifa operation, a tourist visit, a false flag, or an uneventful day to forget.
The Dispatch→ Did George Clooney Turn Down $35 Million to Do an Israeli Airline Commercial?
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘When You Meet a Member of the Ku Klux Klan’
On December 13 2021, a poem titled “When You Meet a Member of the Ku Klux Klan” spread virally on Facebook and Twitter: The poem read as follows: When You Meet A Member Of The Ku Klux Klan Robert L. Poston (1921) When you meet a member of