Health authorities are yet to review the new discovery. More data and research is required to consider Deltacron an actual COVID-19 variant.
Poynter→ Children are at far higher risk of myocarditis from COVID-19 infection than from vaccines
Texas cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough recently claimed that a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study shows COVID-19 vaccines are causing myocarditis in children. But he took the data out […] The post Children are at far higher risk of
Health Feedback→ Alleged spikes in medical conditions among the military after COVID-19 vaccine rollout are based on faulty data resulting from a glitch in the database
REVIEW As of 15 February 2022, more than 4.8 billion people—almost 62% of the global population— have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Safety monitoring data clearly show that the benefits of COVID-19 vaccines outweigh their ris
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Special Counsel Did NOT Say Clinton Paid Tech Boss To ‘Infiltrate’ Trump Tower And White House Servers
Did Special Counsel John Durham's court filings say the Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016 paid to have servers in Trump Tower and in the White House infiltrated in hopes of establishing a link between Russian operatives and Donald J. Trump
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Need For HIV Tests After COVID Shots — Australia’s Vaccine With False Positives Never Mass-Produced
Does everyone who got a COVID-19 vaccine need to be tested for HIV? No, that's not true: A COVID vaccine that produced false-positive results for the virus that causes AIDS was used during clinical trials in Australia but later discontinu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘FEMA Camp Containers’ Photo Is From China, NOT The 2022 ‘SuperbOwl’ Halftime Show
Are "FEMA Camp Containers" and the performance platforms in the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show the same construction? No, that's not true: The bottom image in this post is from a 2021 article about China building quarantine camps due to CO
Snopes→ Did Boebert Win Award with Name Misspelled and Red Lobster Gift Card?
The certificate read: "Hottest Member in Congress Award: Lauren Boebart."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Standing Up During The Night Does NOT Cause Sudden Death
Does this screenshot of a WhatsApp post convey important information to avoid sudden death at night? No, that's not true: This advice -- that sitting up or standing up suddenly in the middle of the night could cause sudden death -- was re
Snopes→ Mexico Scientist Pleads Guilty to Spying for Russia in Miami
A prominent Mexican scientist who led a double life with two families on separate continents pleaded guilty to a charge of being co-opted by Russian agents into surveilling a U.S. government informant residing in Miami.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Weatherman Did NOT Identify Military ‘Spraying Chemtrails’ On Radar — It Was Anti-Radar Chaff
Did a meteorologist in Oregon "admit the military was spraying chemtrails" while giving an evening weather forecast on television? No, that's not true: Weatherman Kevin Lollis pointed out an area on the weather radar map that he identifie
Snopes→ Beware of Forever Stamp Scams
Scam offers of deep discounts on Forever Stamps took off around the winter holidays in 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO HIV Or ‘Foreign Bacteria’ In COVID Vaccines
Is there HIV and "foreign bacteria" in COVID vaccines or booster shots?? No, that's not true: The mRNA vaccines made by Moderna and Pfizer deliver biological blueprint material that causes your cells to generate spike proteins, which trai
Snopes→ Does Photo Show Baby Feeding from Goat’s Udders in 1927?
In the black-and-white picture, a mother sits on the floor inside a house while holding a baby to feed from the animal.
Snopes→ Did NEJM Study Determine a Person’s Most Productive Age?
The “extensive” research was said to confirm a person reaches their "most productive age" between 60 and 70.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, you cannot be vaccinated against COVID-19 by a PCR test
“Johns Hopkins University confirms: You can be vaccinated with a PCR test, even without knowing”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Absence of statewide school mask mandates does not mean 'living mask-free'
Map shows states where “all of the children… are back to living mask-free, normal lives.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – A video featuring President Joe Biden talking about a new round of stimulus payments is fake
Says that President Joe Biden said Americans will start seeing “direct deposits in their bank accounts this weekend,” and that Medicare recipients will get back $2,880.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Girl Scouts Does NOT ‘Support’ Planned Parenthood Or ‘Pro-Abortion Politicians’
Does the Girl Scouts of the USA (GSUSA) support Planned Parenthood and praise politicians who support pro-abortion measures? No, that's not true: GSUSA has repeatedly denied any partnership with Planned Parenthood, and there is no evidenc
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Congress hasn't proposed traveling nurse pay cap, but asked for staffing agencies probe
"According to Congress, travel nurses need a pay cap.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fauci Is NOT A Freemason Just Because He Put His Hand Inside His Jacket
Did Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID), prove he is a member of the secret society the Freemasons because he put his hand in his jacket? No, that's not true: A grand secretary o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada DID Invoke Emergencies Act For 1st Time — But It Is Update Of War Measures Act, Last Invoked in 1970
Did Canada invoke its Emergencies Act for the first time ever? Yes, that's true, but Canada has had a similar law in place since Parliament adopted the War Measures Act in August 1914, shortly after the beginning of World War I. The War M
Snopes→ Was Lyndon B. Johnson Actually Jewish?
The president allegedly had Jewish ancestry.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – The claim that Turning Point USA is a white nationalist group is False
Turning Point USA is a white nationalist organization.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Was NOT Charged With Treason By Authorities
Was former President Donald Trump charged with treason by authorities? No, that's not true: A clickbait headline made the claim but the video in the post does not provide any evidence of the claim. In the video, Christo Aivalis says he th
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Wisconsin’s Number of Registered Voters
(Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua via Getty)On February 9, Peter Bernegger, spoke before the Wisconsin informational hearing of the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections, claiming to have evidence of voter fraud in the Wisconsin 2020 presidential el
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Some TV coverage of the 1969 moon landing was animated, but that doesn’t mean the event was fake
Buzz Aldrin’s comments during an interview with Conan O’Brien prove the moon landing was fake.
Snopes→ Does Photo Show Trucker Convoy Prayer Circle at US-Canada Border?
An old picture that showed men kneeling in a "trucker prayer circle" was shared in 2022 as if it were new.
Snopes→ Did Kevin Garnett Say ‘If You Can’t Win Alone, You’re Considered a Bum?’
Twitter users were quick to point out that K.G. played with Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. They weren't quick to check if the quote was real.
Snopes→ No Bats, No Balls, No Fans: Pitchers, Catchers Don’t Report
Spring training is failing to start on schedule for the first time since 1995.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Consumers Should NOT Use This Mixture As Medicine For Diabetes
Should consumers drink the mixture in this video to put an end to diabetes? No, that's not true: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said consumers should be cautious about what they put into their body. An active ingredient in a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: State Department Does NOT Forbid Smiles In Passport Photos
Does the U.S. State Department forbid U.S. citizens from smiling in their passport photos? No, that's not true: The State Department's webpage on passport photos features multiple photos marked "acceptable" showing smiling faces. In the s
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Is Now a Good Time [to] Remind Truckers That EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN Voted Against Saving Truckers’ Pensions Last Year?’
In mid-February 2022, an Imgur user and the Facebook page “The Other 98%” shared a screenshot of a tweet from broadcaster and talk show host Chip Franklin: Is now a good time remind truckers that EVERY SINGLE REPUBLICAN voted against sav
Logically→ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declares Martial Law.
In an attempt to stop the trucker convoy protests, Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act. The measures do not include calling in the military.
Full Fact→ Warning that vigorous duvet-shaking can raise risk of heart attack is fake
A screenshot of what appears to be an ITV News article with the headline “Shaking the duvet too vigorously while making your bed can increase your chances of a heart attack, scientists warn” is doing the rounds on Facebook, and on Twitter,
Snopes→ The Definitive Snopes Compendium of Useless Presidential Trivia
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Full Fact→ Potential Covid-19 vaccine which used HIV protein was never rolled out
Content shared on Facebook claims the BBC has said that HIV is used to make the Covid-19 vaccines. This isn’t true, but there is a kernel of truth behind the claim. In June 2021, the BBC released a documentary telling the stories of different res
Snopes→ Biden Orders Release of Trump White House Logs to Congress
President Joe Biden is ordering the release of Trump White House visitor logs to the House committee investigating the riot of Jan. 6, 2021.
Truth or Fiction?→ Anthony Bourdain: ‘Eat at a Local Restaurant Tonight’ Quote
On February 12 2022, the Facebook page “Messages for the Soul” shared the following quote attributed to Anthony Bourdain, along with an image: “Eat at a local restaurant tonight. Get the cream sauce. Have a cold pint at 4 o’clock i
Snopes→ 50 Short Stories About US Presidents
With tales of alleged affairs, drunken decisions, and pet alligators, some of these anecdotes are more believable than others.
PolitiFact→ Patrick Gaspard – U.S. economic growth exceeds rivals’ and has contributed to inflation
"Inflation has been caused by the global economies shutting down all at once, reopening all at once. And … the U.S. economy is recovering at a far faster pace than any other country in the OECD."