A video on Facebook appears to show a column of rain dramatically descending from the sky over the sea and then rotating like a tornado. It has the caption: ‘Rain from a Distance’. In fact the video is a CGI simulation. The original shows a
Snopes→ Did ‘The Simpsons’ Predict 2022 Super Bowl Winner?
"The Simpsons" is not nearly as good at "predicting" things as the internet believes the show to be.
Logically→ There is a secret multi-billion dollar market for adrenochrome.
The myth surrounding adrenochrome is part of an anti-semitic conspiracy theory. It has not basis in fact.
Snopes→ US Inflation Jumped 7.5% in the Past Year, a 40-Year High
The acceleration of prices ranged across the economy, from food and energy to apartment rents and electricity.
AllSides→ Latest CDC Data: Unvaccinated Adults 97 Times More Likely to Die from COVID-19 Than Boosted Adults
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/02/scicheck-latest-cdc-data-unvaccinated-adults-97-times-more-likely-to-die-from-covid-19-than-boosted-adults/
Logically→ U.K. Government Data Shows Fully-Vaccinated British People may have developed AIDS due to the COVID-19 vaccine.
There is no basis for the claim that being fully vaccinated causes AIDS or otherwise suppresses the immune system.
Snopes→ SpaceX Satellites Falling out of Orbit After Solar Storm
Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either reentered the atmosphere and burned up, or are on the verge of doing so.
Full Fact→ Photo of Meryl Streep on the subway is not after King Kong audition
A misleading meme about the actressMeryl Streep is being shared again on Facebook. The post shows a picture of Ms Streep on the New York subway many years ago beside a story she supposedly told about it. The photograph is real, but the story, which is
Snopes→ Family: Bob Saget Died After Accidental Blow to the Head
The comedian and “Full House” star was found dead Jan. 9 in a Florida hotel room.
Logically→ Insurance providers are rejecting life insurance payouts to those who received the COVID-19 vaccine.
Individuals who get the COVID-19 vaccine will not be denied the life insurance benefits. The claim circulating is baseless and false.
Full Fact→ Mirror’s claim that households will be £2,000 a year poorer overstates impact of inflation
“Families to be left £2,000 a year worse off as cost of living continues to soar” Daily Mirror, 2 February 2022. The Daily Mirror has reported on the rising cost of living by claiming families could be left over £2,000 poorer t
Logically→ Instagram has changed its algorithm that allows only around seven percent of a user’s followers to see a post.
Instagram feeds and stories ranking works on how a person uses it. There is no fixed algorithm that limits the followers to view it.
Full Fact→ Keanu Reeves did not say ‘humanity is showing signs of breaking free from the matrix’
A number of posts on Facebook, shared hundreds of times, falsely claim that actor Keanu Reeves said that “humanity is showing signs of breaking free from the matrix”. The lengthy alleged quote from the star of the Matrix franchise goe
Poynter→ There’s no scientific evidence that vaccines are responsible for strange blood clots observed by embalmers
Embalmers and funeral home workers say they are noticing an increase in unusual blood clots among the deceased. Some of them, without evidence, are attributing it to the COVID-19 vaccines. […] The post There’s no scientific evidence that va
Logically→ Apple is developing smart wedding rings that can track your partner’s location.
Apple is not developing a location-tracking wedding ring. This claim originated from a now-defunct satirical website.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO International Court ‘Grand Jury’ Case About Alleged COVID Crimes By Public Health Officials, Others
Does this video show the first day of an authentic hearing before an international court with recognized and enforceable power to convene a grand jury weighing criminal charges? No, that's not true: It's a fake court proceeding. Although
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Hyperdontia’ Photo Is Real
Is a photo purportedly displaying an adult suffering from hyperdontia real? No, that's not true: The chair of the Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry told Lead Stories, "The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Daguerreotype Is NOT Abraham Lincoln — Who Was NOT A Runaway Slave
Is this a picture of Abraham Lincoln, who was a runaway slave who changed his identity to avoid being lynched? No, that's not true: The man pictured is an unidentified person who sat for a portrait by Augustus Washington, a daguerreotypis
Snopes→ Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Speak of ‘Nancy Pelosi’s Gazpacho Police’?
Jokes about the Soup Nazi on "Seinfeld" followed soon after on Twitter.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Children’s Risk Of Death Is NOT Increased 5,100% By Pfizer Vaccine; UK Agency Says Claim Is ‘Highly Misleading’
Does Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine increase the risk of death in children by 5,100%? No, that's not true: The Office of National Statistics (ONS) in the United Kingdom calls the claim "highly misleading." During the bulk of the time period wh
FactCheck.org→ Latest CDC Data: Unvaccinated Adults 97 Times More Likely to Die from COVID-19 Than Boosted Adults
SciCheck Digest As of early December, unvaccinated adults were about 97 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people who had received boosters, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. But a Twitter user fals
Truth or Fiction?→ James Hemings and Macaroni and Cheese
A viral February 4 2022 Facebook post crediting chef James Hemings (brother to Sally Hemings) with the invention of macaroni and cheese consisted of the following tweet, published on February 1 2022: Chef James Hemings was the first American classic
Truth or Fiction?→ Did a GOP Lawmaker Accuse Nancy Pelosi of Having a ‘Gazpacho Police’?
Conspiracy-theory-slinging Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) bungled her latest attempt to paint Democrats as tyrants in a rant that spread online on February 9 2022. The conservative group The Republican Accountability Project captured Greene
Snopes→ Is Lowe’s Giving Out $100 Gift Cards by Email?
This was not the first time an email scam aimed at U.S. residents led us to a Russian website.
Snopes→ No, the 2022 Olympics Aren’t Taking Place at Chernobyl
These photographs are real, but this isn't the site of a nuclear power plant, much less that of the Chernobyl disaster.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No evidence COVID-19 vaccine caused comedian Heather McDonald’s fall
Comedian Heather McDonald collapsed on stage as a result of the COVID-19 vaccine.
PolitiFact→ Team PAC – In race for open US Senate seat in Missouri, fact-checking a PAC attack on Eric Schmitt over China
Eric Schmitt “sponsored a bill to spend $480 million of your tax dollars” on cargo hub for airlines "owned by China's Communist Party” and "voted to let China buy up Missouri farmland."
Snopes→ Indonesia Frees Croc from Tire Stuck on Its Neck for 6 Years
A wild crocodile with a used motorcycle tire stuck around its neck for six years has finally been freed by an Indonesian bird catcher.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Claims About Chelsea Clinton’s ‘Secret Lesbian Love Affair’ With Exotic Dancer Posted On Satire Site
Did Chelsea Clinton have a "secret lesbian love affair" with an exotic dancer? No, that's not true: The fake story was posted on a website that notes it has been "voted best satire on the planet 3 times." The photograph used in the post i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Heart Does NOT Have Predetermined, Limited Number Of Heartbeats
Does the human heart have a predetermined and therefore limited number of heartbeats, making it pointless to exercise? No, that's not true: Extensive research has shown that exercise strengthens the heart. The claim appeared in a Facebook
PolitiFact→ Kayleigh McEnany – Kayleigh McEnany spins comparison of Trump, Biden on Russian gas pipeline
“President Trump sanctioned Russia. President Biden gave them a pipeline.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fictional Story Of College Student Arrested After Getting Pregnant By Cadaver Originated On Satire Website
Did college student Melanie Goodhue get arrested after getting pregnant by a cadaver? No, that's not true: The claim appeared on a satire website, and the story and name of the student are completely made up. The article did use a real ph
Snopes→ Did an ‘Antiques Roadshow’ Appraiser Flip a Lion Statue?
The ad read: "Appraiser Flips Lion Statue, Tells Mom To Leave."
Snopes→ No, Keanu Reeves Did Not Write ‘Humans Will Break Free of the Matrix’
A notorious purveyor of junk news and conspiracy theories strikes again.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘First Article Of Impeachment Laid Out Against Joe Biden,’ February 2022 Headline
On February 9 2022, Trendolizer identified an article that was purportedly (and partly) headlined, “First Article of Impeachment Laid Out Against Joe Biden.” Trendolizer flagged it as virally popular; Facebook shares of the link looked lik
PolitiFact→ WATCH: DeSantis, monoclonal antibodies and the FDA: What's effective?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the FDA was blocking the use of "lifesaving" monoclonal antibody drugs "without a shred of clinical data." Mostly False.
Snopes→ What Is the ‘Axel Panel Platform Bed’ eBay Email?
This particular scam has been around since at least 2017.
PolitiFact→ NewsWars – No clear evidence that COVID vaccines are responsible for strange blood clots observed by embalmers
“Embalmers finding ‘strange clots’ in jabbed people”
Snopes→ COVID-19 Protests Threaten Border Trade Between Canada, US
The blockade at the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, prevented traffic from entering Canada.
Full Fact→ NHS video overstates the risk of Covid-19 to children
A now-deleted video shared by NHS England on its Twitter and Facebook accounts on 3 February 2022 contained claims about children and Covid-19 that were not accurate. The video was widely shared before being deleted, but at the time of writing, NHS Eng