The deployment of 2,500 soldiers to support the South African police has not yet stopped the rampant looting although arrests are being made at some areas in Johannesburg.
Full Fact→ A Portuguese court hasn’t said there have only been 152 Covid deaths
It’s been widely claimed that a court in Lisbon has found only 0.9% of reported deaths from Covid-19 in Portugal were actually as a result of the disease.This is not true. On 19 May, the Administrative Court of the Lisbon Circuit responded
Logically→ Former Union Law Minister Ravishankar Prasad is appointed as the governor of Tamil Nadu.
Ravi Shankar Prasad has not been officially appointed as the governor of Tamil Nadu and all reports saying otherwise are just speculations.
Full Fact→ No evidence Covid-19 vaccines are “overwhelming” NHS services
Website The Daily Expose published an article with a headline claiming the NHS was never overwhelmed by Covid-19 patients in the last year, but is now because of the vaccination programme. We have not seen any evidence to support this claim about the i
Snopes→ Wildfires Threaten Homes, Land Across 10 Western States
The fires erupted as the West was in the grip of the second bout of dangerously high temperatures in just a few weeks.
Poynter→ Tucker Carlson distorts Texas’ smart thermostat energy conservation programs
Summertime temperatures rose into the high 90s last month across Texas. It wasn’t an unusual heat for Texas in mid-June, but it did trigger the state’s grid operator to issue energy conservation alerts. The alerts issued by the Electric Relia
Washington Post→ The bogus GOP claim that Biden is responsible for higher gasoline prices
Gasoline prices are at a seven-year peak, but you can’t blame presidential policies.
Snopes→ The Disneyland Space Mountain Prank Story Is Fake
A story about a Space Mountain prank involving missing children misused a photograph of small children without the parents' permission.
Snopes→ FDA Adds Warning About Rare Reaction to J&J COVID-19 Vaccine
U.S. regulators have added a new warning to Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine about links to a rare and potentially dangerous neurological reaction, but said it’s not entirely clear the shot caused the problem.
Snopes→ Police: Man with Guns Sought Balcony Near MLB All-Star Game
A man described by authorities as the leader of a group of four people was arrested with more than a dozen weapons and hundreds of rounds of ammunition at a Denver hotel near events planned for the upcoming Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Snopes→ Are Florida’s Manatees Dying in ‘Unprecedented’ Numbers?
Wildlife experts in Florida have warned that 2021 is the deadliest year on record for manatees.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Australian Legislation That Classifies The COVID-19 Vaccine As A ‘Poison’ Does NOT Mean The Shot Is Toxic Or Harmful
Does Australian legislation that classifies the COVID-19 vaccine as a "poison" mean that the shot is toxic or harmful? No, that's not true: It's a matter of semantics. Medicines and vaccines are normally classified as poisons under the "P
Truth or Fiction?→ Finland Reindeer Reflective Paint Posts
On July 10 2021 the Facebook group Illusions featured a striking image, purportedly depicting reindeer in Finland whose antlers are painted with reflective paint in order to prevent collisions with cars: An appended status update from a group member r
Snopes→ Did Mel Gibson Salute Trump at a UFC Event?
The movie star allegedly saluted former president Trump at a UFC bout in Las Vegas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jeff Bezos Is NOT ‘Set To Be A Trillionaire,’ Does NOT Have Enough Wealth To ‘Hoard 3x The Amount Needed To Save The Planet’
Is Jeff Bezos, the founder and former CEO of Amazon, on his way to becoming a trillionaire, thereby having more than three times the wealth needed to "save the planet"? No, that's not true: Although Bezos is the world's richest person wit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Electric Car Cemetery Is NOT In France — It’s In Hangzhou, China
Is this an electric car "cemetery" in France, full of cars that became worthless due to battery failure? No, that's not true: The caption attached to this photo is misleading on two counts: First, the photo has been misidentified as being
Snopes→ Is This a Reindeer with Glow-in-the-Dark Antlers?
A meme about reindeer with glow-in-the-dark antlers shows that truth and fiction sometimes come together in strange ways.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof In Video That John McAfee Is Alive
Does this video give proof that John McAfee is alive? No, that's not true. There is no evidence that McAfee is alive. He died in prison on June 23, 2021 and an autopsy confirmed he died by suicide in his prison cell in Barcelona, Spain. T
Snopes→ Did ODNI Photoshop the Cover of a Diversity Report?
True diversity does not issue from the output of a digital editing program.
Snopes→ Yes, BLM Utah Chapter Called US Flag ‘A Symbol of Hatred’
The group's statement sparked a wave controversy on the Fourth of July.
Snopes→ Disneyland Offers Christmastime Milkshake in July
The special Disneyland holiday treat includes six key ingredients, most of that being the milkshake base. It's only being offered for a limited time.
Snopes→ Texas Democrats Plan to Leave State to Stop GOP Voting Bill
Democrats in the Texas Legislature were planning to leave the state for Washington, D.C., in a second revolt against a GOP overhaul of election laws, creating another dramatic showdown over voting rights in America.
Truth or Fiction?→ Albert Einstein Lecturing a Black College Facebook Post
In February and May 2021, Facebook users shared a photograph of Albert Einstein along with a quote — “The separation of races is not a disease of colored people but a disease of white people. I do not intend to be quiet about it”: Not
Snopes→ The Garth Brooks and Tom Segura Instagram Feud, Explained
"Garth, please return my grandma," a commenter and fan of "Your Mom's House" joked, posting under one of Brooks' Instagram videos.
Snopes→ Man Finds 160 Bowling Balls Under Home
A Michigan man made a striking discovery under his house when he went to demolish his back stairs: about 160 bowling balls.
Snopes→ Did ‘Legally Blonde’ Have an Alternate Ending?
The rumor surfaced on the film's 20th anniversary.
Snopes→ Florida Resident Detained as Key Suspect in Haiti Killing
The latest suspect detained in the search for the masterminds and assassins in the killing of President Jovenel Moïse is a Haitian man in his 60s living in Florida who claims to be a medical doctor.
Snopes→ Wildfires Rage as US West Grapples with Heat Wave, Drought
Firefighters were working in extreme temperatures across the U.S. West and struggling to contain wildfires, the largest burning in California and Oregon, as another heat wave baked the region, straining power grids.
Snopes→ Is This a ‘Diesel Car Charging Station’ for Electric Cars?
Is this really a "diesel car charging station"? The electric car industry is much larger than a single photograph.
Full Fact→ Video shares falsehoods about face masks and asymptomatic spread of Covid-19
A video which has been shared on social media shows a woman, who claims to be an attorney, speaking at the Orange County Board of Supervisor meeting on 2 June 2020. The video includes many outdated or untrue claims about the Covid-19 pandemic. As
Full Fact→ Viral Euro 2020 video shows football fans pushing into Wembley Stadium
A video posted to Facebook, viewed thousands of times, claims to show English and Italian fans clashing after the Euro 2020 final on Sunday 11 July. The short clip does appear to come from the Euro 2020 final, as a steward can be seen wearing a &
AllSides→ Biden’s Blunders And Lies About Firearms And The Second Amendment
https://dailycaller.com/2021/07/06/bidens-blunders-and-lies-about-firearms-and-the-second-amendment/ Pr
Logically→ The utility of dexamethasone is very limited.
Multiple healthcare authorities disagree with Dr. Robert Malone's assertion. Dexamethasone is widely recommended for hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Snopes→ Did Rep. Lauren Boebert’s Restaurant Receive a PPP Loan?
Boebert isn't the only one to own a "Shooters" restaurant.
Logically→ Canada is enticing and coercing children to get vaccinated by offering them free ice cream.
Canada had a one day vaccination pop-up where children who got vaccinated got free ice cream.
Logically→ In India, promising studies on ivermectin were stopped for political reasons.
While the reasons behind the change in guidelines are unknown, there is no evidence that this step was "political." WHO doesn't recommend ivermectin.
Logically→ WHO announced that people have got to start using masks because none of these vaccines are preventing infection.
WHO said that they do not know to what extent vaccination protects against the ability to be infected and urged everyone to wear a mask.
Logically→ If used early enough, anti-inflammatories can treat COVID-19.
Anti-inflammatories are used to treat COVID-19 in hospital settings. However, anti-inflammatories are not appropriate for every patient.
Logically→ Medics and social media censorship is gaslighting patients who present with post-vaccination syndrome.
There is limited evidence that medics are intentionally gaslighting patients and posts are censored when a causal link has not been established.
Logically→ The lab leak theory is likely to be true.
The lab leak theory still remains a hypothesis and has not been proven.