People on social media have suggested the BBC deliberately altered the headline on the front page of the Herald newspaper from “Landslide” to “Split Decision” for a story about the Scottish parliamentary election results. The o
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Beauty Therapist Cuts Off Lashes After Client’s Card is Declined’ Story Goes Viral
On May 9 2021, UK tabloid The Sun (along with its Scottish counterpart) published an item with the shocking headline, “Beauty therapist CUTS OFF woman’s eyelashes after her card payment fails”: The Rumor and The Sun Screenshots like the
Health Feedback→ Evidence shows that lockdowns implemented to tackle the spread of COVID-19 have saved lives, contrary to claims in the New York Post
REVIEW In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, long before vaccines became available, many countries tried to curb the spread of the virus by imposing lockdowns. Exactly what a lockdown consists of is highly variable depending on the country and
Full Fact→ Sun wrong to claim lockdown doubled suicide rates
“It’s time for the Government to look at the facts around other causes of death in this country and implement some common sense. Particularly as those figures will undoubtedly rise as a direct result of lockdown. For starters...suicides ha
Full Fact→ New York Post’s use of old India gas leak picture causes confusion
We have been asked by readers to fact check claims that media outlets are re-using images from a gas leak in India to illustrate a story on the Covid-19 death toll. Posts on social media show a screenshot of a New York Post article with the headline &l
Health Feedback→ Deaths are attributed to COVID-19 according to clinical symptoms and diagnostic; deaths occurring following vaccination are systematically reported and investigated
REVIEW The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign led to the rollout of an important epidemiological and clinical surveillance. As of 7 May 2021, almost 600,000 persons died from COVID-19 in the U.S. and almost 100 m
Health Feedback→ A safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine for children would protect children and at-risk people by reducing the virus’ spread
REVIEW On 5 May 2021, Canada’s health ministry authorized the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in children aged between 12 to 15. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expected to do the same soon and the European Medicines Age
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lt. Gen. Tom McInerney And Maria Zack Video Shows NO Proof Of Election Fraud
Did a video featuring Lt. General Tom McInerney and Maria Zack show proof of election fraud? No, that's not true. The retired general and the Nations in Action website founder repeated previously debunked claims about election fraud in th
Truth or Fiction?→ Piute Reservoir ‘Fake Town in Utah … Like Truman Show Fake’
On May 3 2021, one of several identical posts were shared to Imgur about an anonymous user’s discovery of a “fake town” in Utah; the first iteration (from u/AlexeyMalykhin) was titled “Spooky Pasta”: Spooky pasta That pa
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Donald Trump’s Latest Voting Fraud Claims
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Ohio Doctor’s Death Caused By Second Shot Of Covid-19 Vaccine
Did a surgeon from Ohio die shortly after receiving the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine? There is no evidence that Dr. Thomas Lee Flanigan's death on April 27, 2021, was related to the COVID-19 vaccine he had received 12 weeks earlier
Full Fact→ The term ‘double mutants’ doesn’t mean much
With reporting of the impact of the current wave of Covid-19 in India, there has been interest in the B1.617 variant of Covid-19 which was first identified there, and has been dubbed the ‘Indian variant’. It has often been described a
Full Fact→ The PM’s brother did not join Dyson days after tax texts
A number of posts on Facebook have claimed that the Prime Minister’s brother, Jo Johnson, was made a director at Dyson the week after the Prime Minister told the company’s Chief Engineer he had fixed a tax issue in a series of leaked text m
Truth or Fiction?→ Signal Says Facebook Banned ‘Transparent’ Ads, Facebook Issues Denial
On May 4 2021, Signal app creator Moxie Marlinspike (Matthew Rosenfeld) tweeted about a series of Facebook ads purportedly banned by the platform — for reasons apparent upon seeing examples of the advertisements: Signal tried to use Instagram a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘New Evidence’ On Voting Systems In Antrim County, Michigan, Lacks Context
By Dana Ford and Maarten Schenk Does "new evidence" on voting systems in Antrim County, Michigan, give a full and complete picture of how tabulation machines and software work? No, that's not true: The evidence, which consists of a video
Health Feedback→ Scientific evidence demonstrates that COVID-19 and the virus that causes it exist and are different from the flu
REVIEW In little more than a year, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused 3,2 million deaths worldwide, 577,000 of them in the U.S. Still, false claims that the virus doesn’t exist and that the pandemic is a hoax continue circulating on social media. On
FactCheck.org→ Meme Featuring DeSantis Presents Misleading Picture of COVID-19 and Vaccine Safety
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 was the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020. But a meme featuring Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis minimizes the toll the pandemic already has taken — particularly among the elderly. The meme also questions getting
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Senegal Pink Lake’
An April 29 2021 tweet (reading only “Senegal pink lake”) was popular on and off Twitter, for obvious reasons: Senegal pink lake pic.twitter.com/yfyyezdUF1 — Andonia (@andohood) April 29, 2021 In addition to the three-word caption,
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Joe Biden’s Address to Congress
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Document 3,848 Deaths Due To COVID Injections
Did a federal agency document 3,848 deaths due to COVID-19 vaccinations? No, that's not true: The claim exploits the government's rough list of unverified reports collected by the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Anyone can
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson repeats misleading council tax comparison
“On average, Labour councils charge you £93 more in band D than Conservative councils, and Liberal Democrat councils charge you £120 more” Boris Johnson, 28 April 2021. At Prime Minister’s Questions on 28 April, the Prime
Full Fact→ The risk of vaccination does not rise when Covid-19 becomes scarcer
Appearing at the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) press conference on 7 April, Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Jonathan Van-Tam spoke about vaccine safety. He said: “In a scenario of low exposure... you can see th
Truth or Fiction?→ Sigmund Freud: ‘ …I Ascribe to the Cocaine’ Quote
In a May 2021 Imgur post (titled “Freudian Marching Powder”), a screenshot of a tweet purportedly quoted Sigmund Freud as saying of a lecture that he “ascribed to the cocaine” his ability to enrapture the audience: Undated and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘How To Hit A Woman So No One Knows’ Was NOT Googled 163 Million Times During 2020
Was the phrase "How To Hit A Woman So No One Knows" Googled 163 million times during 2020 as reported in an article in The Journal of General Psychology and subsequent articles about those findings? No, that's not true: The author of the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Fauci Was NOT Insulted By Instagram Influencer At Airport
Did an Instagram influencer shout an expletive at Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, after Fauci told the influencer to lift up his mask at an airport? No, that's not true: the claim
Snopes→ America’s New Normal: A Degree Hotter Than Two Decades Ago
Scientists have long talked about climate change — hotter temperatures, changes in rain and snowfall and more extreme weather — being the “new normal.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Snow White ‘Cancelled’?
On May 3 2021, social media rumors that Snow White was “cancelled” by “woke mobs” began circulating, pushed along by the usual disinformation purveyors: Disneyland Revamps Snow White Ride, Adds Prince Waking Her With A Kiss. F
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Nurse’ Video Is Full Of Recycled, Debunked Claims About COVID-19 By Tarot Card Reader
Does a video, purportedly from a nurse in Halifax, Canada, contain only accurate and true statements about COVID-19? No, that's not true: The video is chockful of fabrications, verifiably false claims that have been debunked. Among the di
The Dispatch→ Did Ted Cruz Lie About Republicans Not Engaging in ‘Court Packing’?
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Climate Feedback→ Wall Street Journal article repeats multiple incorrect and misleading claims made in Steven Koonin’s new book ’Unsettled’
SUMMARY A Wall Street Journal article published in April 2021 reviews Steven Koonin’s book ‘Unsettled’, which is scheduled to be published in May 2021. In ‘Unsettled’, Koonin, a theoretical physicist and professor at New York University,
Snopes→ State TV: Iran Reaches Deals to Release Prisoners; US Denies
Iran will free prisoners with Western ties in Iran in exchange for billions of dollars from the United States and the United Kingdom.
Snopes→ Is ‘Entire State of Connecticut’ Offering Free Drink with Proof of COVID-19 Vaccine?
If you were hesitant about getting vaccinated, perhaps a free beverage will change your mind?
Snopes→ How the Gaetz Probe Grew from Sex Trafficking to Medical Pot
What began as an inquiry into sex trafficking and whether Gaetz paid women and an underage girl in exchange for sex has grown into a larger review of public corruption, according to people familiar with the investigation.
FactCheck.org→ Bogus Claims Follow Donation of Kamala Harris’ Children’s Book
Quick Take A single copy of Vice President Kamala Harris’ children’s book was one of many titles donated to a shelter for immigrant children in Long Beach, California. But a debunked New York Post article – which led to the reporter’s resig
Truth or Fiction?→ Michael Collins: ‘If You Had Any Balls …’
Memorials, reminiscing, and memes following the death of astronaut Michael Collins in April 2021. We saw one popular meme pop up again and again, claiming that when Neil Armstrong was pondering what he might say as he stepped onto the surface of the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parents In Vail School District Did NOT Take Over Board, Remove Mask Mandate
Did protesters at a governing board meeting for the Vail Unified School District in Arizona elect a new school board and legally vote for the district's mask policy to be lifted? No, that's not true: While the protestors did stage what ap
FactCheck.org→ Video From Biden’s Address to Congress Misleadingly Edited
Quick Take In his April 28 address to Congress, President Joe Biden said, “No one should have to choose between a job and a paycheck or taking care of themselves and their loved ones — a parent, or spouse, or child.” Partisan social m
Full Fact→ Influencer video full of untrue vaccine claims
A viral video made by influencer Kate Shemirani, posted on Facebook, makes a number of false claims. The six-minute clip contains many unsubstantiated statements—including several that Full Fact has checked in the past. This article does no
Full Fact→ Telegraph headline linking depression and social media isn’t backed up by article
“Doubling of teenage depression rates linked to social media use” Daily Telegraph print edition, 28 April 2021 A headline in the Daily Telegraph has claimed that teenage depression rates doubling is linked to social media use. The article a
Full Fact→ ‘Fake’ WW1 photo contains kernel of truth
An image shared on social media claims to show a photo of a battalion of the Cameron Highlanders in 1914, prior to being deployed in the First World War, and a photo of the battalion after returning in 1918, much depleted. This isn't the first time the