Does this video provide factual proof that COVID-19 vaccines interfere with human reproduction, cause cancer and are ineffective? No, that's not true: Peer-reviewed and evidence-based information from qualified scientists has disproved th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Mexico National Guard Did NOT ‘Terrorize’ Schoolchildren
Did the New Mexico National Guard "terrorize" schoolchildren? No, that's not true: An official representative of the Estancia School District told Lead Stories, "this event never happened." A New Mexico National Guardsman tells Lead Stori
Snopes→ Is Paypal Giving Away $1,000 Gift Card Rewards by Email?
We advise readers to always look at the sender's email address in order to verify whether it came from the company it claims.
Snopes→ Trudeau Revokes Emergency Powers After Canada Blockades End
Canada's prime minister announced Wednesday he is removing emergency powers police can use after authorities ended the blockades at the borders and the occupation in Ottawa by truckers and others opposed to COVID-19 restrictions.
Snopes→ Did Researchers Find Cannabis Compound CBD May Prevent, Treat COVID-19?
Two separate studies analyzed whether non-psychoactive compounds found in hemp could prevent infection and replication of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in human cells.
Snopes→ Is It Bad To Sleep On Your Right Side?
We heard the opinions of three medical professionals after an online ad claimed: "Experts Warn Not To Sleep On Your Right Side, Here's Why."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: More People ARE Dying In Their Prime Of Life, But Q3 2019 Comparisons Mislead; Also, COVID Causes Rise
Did the death rate of working-age Americans rise 40 percent from the summer of 2019 to the summer of 2021? Yes, there has been a sharp rise. Is the COVID-19 pandemic not the cause? There is no basis to blame it on anything other than the
FactCheck.org→ Queen Elizabeth II Carries On with Official Duties, Contrary to Unsubstantiated Report of Her Death
Quick Take Queen Elizabeth II has tested positive for COVID-19, Buckingham Palace announced on Feb. 20. But posts on social media spread unsubstantiated claims that the 95-year-old had died. The palace said the queen was experiencing “mild cold-
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Billie Eilish Does NOT Have A Sister
Does the American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish have a younger sister? No, that's not true: Billie Eilish has one other sibling, her brother Finneas O'Connell, who often writes and produces music with Eilish. Eilish's publicist confirme
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trucker Convoy Leader Was NOT Found Dead In Her Cell
Was Tamara Lich, one of the leaders of the Ottawa trucker convoy, found dead in her jail cell? No, that's not true: Lich was alive as of February 23, 2022, according to the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre, where she was being detained. T
Snopes→ National Guard to Help DC Control Traffic for Truck Convoys
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved the request from the District of Columbia government and the U.S. Capitol Police.
PolitiFact→ Glenn Youngkin – Contrary to Youngkin, more than a 'handful' of states tax military pensions
Virginia is "one of only a handful of states that actually taxes our veterans’ retirement.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-checking more misinformation about Luc Montagnier after his death
Luc Montagnier's death is linked to his "exposing" that there's HIV in the COVID-19 vaccine.
Truth or Fiction?→ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s Anti-Trans Directive
On February 23 2022, a letter attributed to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) directing the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services around matters concerning transgender children circulated heavily on social platforms like Twitter and Reddit: G
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC and AAP Are NOT ‘Quietly’ Changing Developmental Milestones For Children
Are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) "quietly" changing the developmental milestones for children? No, that's not true: According to a senior CDC spokesperson, the organizat
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, CNN didn’t report that Queen Elizabeth II died
Says CNN reported Queen Elizabeth II died.
Snopes→ No, Queen Elizabeth Did Not Die on Feb. 22, 2022
A Hollywood gossip site is hardly the most reliable source of news about the British Royal Family.
Snopes→ Screaming Trees Singer, Seattle Icon Mark Lanegan Dies at 57
Management company SKH confirmed the death. No cause was given.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Thomas Jefferson did not say this about career politicians and corruption
Says Thomas Jefferson said, “If serving in an elected office ever becomes a career, corruption will surely follow.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hollywood Unlocked Scoop Reporting Queen’s Death Is NOT Verified Or Plausible
Did Queen Elizabeth pass away as reported by Hollywood Unlocked? No, that's not true: This is a baseless claim from one American entertainment blog that was published two days after Buckingham Palace announced that Queen Elizabeth II had
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Survey results about Trudeau, trucker protest mischaracterized
“Only 16% Of Canadians Would SUPPORT Trudeau After Trucker Protest!”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Hillary Clinton wasn’t taken to Guantanamo Bay
“Hillary is taken to Gitmo.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nyonoksa Incident Was NOT ‘Chernobyl 2.0,’ NOT Related To Ongoing Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Was an explosion of a nuclear-powered missile that took place near the Russian village of Nyonoksa comparable to the Chernobyl nuclear accident of 1986? No, that's not true: Although the Nyonoksa incident did involve fatalities, there is
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Store Avocados in Water’ Post
A February 17 2022 viral post advised readers to store avocados in water to extend their shelf life; the post quickly spread in shares and as screenshots on Facebook and Twitter: I don’t normally tweet FB posts but this one…IS THIS TRUE?? And If
Snopes→ Is the ‘Aphelion Phenomenon’ Causing More Sickness on Earth?
A viral Facebook post gets some basic facts about the Earth's orbit wrong.
Logically→ Khaleel Alam Rizvi, a 34-year-old man from Bihar was lynched for consuming beef.
The attack on Khaleel Alam Rizvi is over money borrowed in the name of providing a job. Samastipur police ruled out hate crime and communal angle.
Snopes→ ‘Superbly Preserved’ Pterosaur Fossil Unearthed in Scotland
The fossil of a 170 million-year-old pterosaur, described as the world’s best-preserved skeleton of the prehistoric winged reptile, has been found on the Isle of Skye.
Full Fact→ Police cars are exempt from having an MOT
A widely shared Facebook post contains a screenshot showing that a police car’s MOT certificate is “overdue”. This is an accurate reflection of what you’ll see, at the time of writing, if you search for the car’s registrat
PolitiFact→ Cavalier Johnson – New Milwaukee officers maintain, not increase, police staffing
Says he led the fight to add 200 new police officers to make the City of Milwaukee safer.
Full Fact→ Viral tweet on wealth tax generating £250 billion for NHS is misleading
Trade unionist Howard Beckett has claimed that a 0.05% wealth tax on financial transactions would raise £250 billion per year, in a tweet shared thousands of times. Mr Beckett, who is Assistant General Secretary for the Unite union, says that in
PolitiFact→ Putin’s one-sided history of Ukraine’s relationship with Russia
Putin gave a one-sided history of ethnic and religious brotherhood to justify his latest incursion into Ukraine. In reality, the region has seen a tug-of-war over religion, language and political control that has gone on for centuries.
Logically→ United Nations troops have been flown in to help Canadian police deal with the protests in Ottawa.
There is no evidence to suggest the presence of United Nations (UN) troops in Canada, despite the presence of a UN aircraft in North Bay airport.
Full Fact→ Estimating vaccine effectiveness by comparing case rates is seriously flawed
A Facebook post claims that “raw data from a recent Vaccine Surveillance report from the UKHSA shows a sharp drop in vaccine effectiveness against infection in most age groups.” It doesn’t. There are various reasons why this data shou
Snopes→ A 10% Drop for Stocks is Scary, but It’s Not That Rare
Such drops occur regularly, and market pros tend to see them as potentially healthy setbacks that can clear out unjustified market exuberance or excessive risk-taking.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, the CDC is not collecting human DNA from COVID-19 PCR tests
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has amassed the “largest collection of human data in history” through COVID-19 PCR tests.
Logically→ As a part of the Great Reset, a Canadian woman’s bank account has been frozen for making a $50 donation to the freedom convoy protests.
Authorities have denied blocking the bank accounts of individual donors. This accusation against the Canadian government has been misrepresented.
Logically→ Some pesticides banned in the European Union are allowed in the U.K.
A few banned chemicals in pesticides like Imazalil are still being used by the U.K., while Propiconazole is not.
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson repeats misleading claim on number of people in employment
“430,000 more in employment now than there were before the pandemic began” Boris Johnson, 23 February 2022. At Prime Minister’s Questions Boris Johnson today repeated misleading statements about employment by claiming there are 430,0
Poynter→ Poynter’s MediaWise expands its digital media literacy program to help France slow the spread of misinformation
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (Feb. 23, 2022) – French citizens can learn how to protect themselves from false and misleading information on the internet thanks to a new app-based program from […] The post Poynter’s MediaWise expands its digital m
Logically→ The 2022 Beijing Olympics will introduce a New World Order.
An image of a fireworks display during the closing ceremony was taken out of context. The Beijing Olympics did not introduce a "new world order."