Far-right conspiracy theorists began circling in May 2021 around a study “pre-print” they claimed vindicated their refusal to wear face masks to blunt the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study, posted in the journal BioRxiv (pronounced
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Raggedy Ann And Andy Dolls Were NOT Created To Symbolize Children Who Died From Vaccines
Were Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls created as symbols to represent children who died from vaccinations? No, that's not true: Although Johnny Gruelle, an illustrator and the creator of the dolls, had a daughter who died after getting a smallp
Truth or Fiction?→ 2020 Arizona Ballots Sent to a Lab in Montana
On June 16 2021, news appeared that an ongoing, disinformation-riddled “audit” of 2020 ballots from Arizona had been moved to a remote cabin in Montana for purported further “analysis”: The "secured" Arizona ballots
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking ‘Absolutely 9-0,’ the Latest Documentary From Mike Lindell
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cat Did NOT Watch Video of Supposedly Deceased Owner
Did a cat watch a video of its deceased owner and then show grief? No, that's not true: This video has been digitally altered. It was initially recorded and posted by the cat's owner, Sevilay Deryal, who was very much alive when she shot
Truth or Fiction?→ Sliders Seaside Grill ‘Handouts’ Controversy
On June 9 2021, an Imgur user shared the following viral tweet, about a Florida-based resturant called Sliders Seaside Grill (and referencing ongoing disinformation campaigns about purported labor shortages): Handouts for me but not for thee says S
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolutely 9-0’ Movie Does NOT Present Credible Evidence of Election Fraud
Does the movie "Absolutely 9-0" released by Mike Lindell contain credible evidence of a Chinese cyberattack against the U.S. election? No, that's not true: he reuses the same debunked data he already showed in his previous movies "Absolut
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does Not Show Personal Information On ‘Dark Web’ About People Who Had Taken COVID-19 Vaccine
Did a Russian hacker figure out how to get personal information from a chip injected into people who had taken the coronavirus vaccine? No, that's not true: The person doing the voiceover of this video used a server that is no longer in u
The Dispatch→ Was the Voter Database ‘Deleted’ in Maricopa County, Arizona?
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FactCheck.org→ Myth of Ballot Watermarks Flushed Out Again
Quick Take An audit of ballots and a forensic audit of voting equipment earlier this year found no problems in the 2020 elections in Maricopa County, Arizona. But debunked claims about voter fraud revealed by secret “watermarks” are flowing aga
FactCheck.org→ No Scientific Basis for Vaccine ‘Shedding’ Claims
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 vaccines do not contain a live virus, so there isn’t a biological path for a vaccinated person to “shed” the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein to those around them. Nor is there any evidence the vaccines cause reproductive problem
FactCheck.org→ Exploring the Legality of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
Q: Can employers, colleges and universities require COVID-19 vaccinations? A: Generally, they may require immunizations. But there is some uncertainty about the legality of mandating vaccines authorized for emergency use by the U.S. Food and Drug Admi
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Interference’ Video
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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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The Simpsons’ Did NOT Predict George Floyd’s Death, The Notre Dame Fire, The Ebola Breakout Or Donald Trump Touching An Orb
Did "The Simpsons" television show predict several future events including George Floyd's death, the Notre Dame cathedral fire, Donald Trump touching an orb and others? No, that's not true. A video containing clips of events that the FOX
Snopes→ Yes, the Las Vegas Raiders Tweeted ‘I Can Breathe’ After Chauvin Conviction
Many online observers criticized what they presented as a crass play on words by the NFL franchise in April 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Interference’ Video Recycles Debunked Claims About The 2020 Election
Does Mike Lindell's "Absolute Interference" video, his third that purports to prove 2020 election fraud, contain only proven statements? No, that's not true: It contradicts itself and recycles claims that have been debunked before, relyin
Snopes→ Did Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Claim Adam Toledo Had a Gun When Cop Shot Him?
Some observers responded with outrage after the release of video footage showing a Chicago police officer's fatal shooting of 13-year-old Toledo.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘End Times’ Expert’s QAnon And COVID-19 ‘Zombie’ Claims On Jim Bakker Show Are NOT True
Are zombies created by COVID-19 and do the world's richest people drink the blood of tortured children? No, that's not true. A guest on the show of disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker, conspiracist Stephen Quayle, peddles multiple untrue c
The Dispatch→ Imbeciles Amok
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2010 Census Data Could NOT Be Used To Cast Votes for The Dead And Departed in 2020, Nor Were Vote Machines Hacked
Was 2010 census data used to cast fraudulent votes of dead voters and those who had changed addresses in a nationwide hack of the 2020 election? No, that's not true. By law, 2010 census data at the individual name level will not be availa
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Physical Books Continue to Massively Outsell E-Books Every Year’
On March 27 2021, the Facebook page “Little Free Library” shared a screenshot of a tweet by Twitter account @UberFacts: Physical books continue to massively outsell e-books every year — UberFacts (@UberFacts) March 17, 2021 It said
Truth or Fiction?→ Did the Cop Who Blamed a ‘Very Bad Day’ for Fatal Georgia Shootings Promote Racist Shirts?
The Georgia law enforcement spokesperson who drew criticism for apparently downplaying the motive behind a rash of fatal shooting attacks on March 17 2021 came under even more scrutiny online, after reports that he promoted shirts pushing a racist R
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Bodies Float in Lake Superior?
In early March 2021, as the first signs of spring began to touch the Northern Hemisphere and melt the ice rimes from its lakes, a popular Facebook post claiming that bodies in Lake Superior don’t float was very popular: Well… Here’s
Snopes→ Were Most Jobs Added in February 2021 ‘Waiters and Bartenders’?
Some online observers critical of U.S. President Joe Biden sought to undercut a broadly positive employment update in March 2021.
Truth or Fiction?→ About That ’11-Year-Old Made $1K Selling N-Word Passes to White Friends at School’ Screenshot
In late February 2021, a screenshot of an apparent news article was shared to Facebook to support an assertion that an 11-year-old earned $1,000 by selling “n-word passes” to white classmates: 1k!!!! He had to have sold a few to some teach
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Is NOT Withholding Information About Post-Vaccination Deaths, NOT Lacking A Data Category For Them
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention withhold data that showed a federal vaccine reaction-reporting database -- VAERS -- was under-reporting the number of people who have died after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine? Does the CDC
Full Fact→ Did EU exports really drop 68% in January?
“The volume of exports going through British ports to the EU fell by a staggering 68% last month compared with January last year, mostly as a result of problems caused by Brexit, the Observer can reveal.” The Observer, 6 February 2021. A r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Is NOT Under Military Law, Congress NOT Arrested, Or ‘War With CCP Won’ — None Of It Happened
Was an interim military U.S. government installed in the days after a fake staged inauguration of Joe Biden was broadcast, and were 80 to 140 members of Congress arrested by the National Guard in the middle of the night on January 25, 202
FactCheck.org→ Schumer, Warren Misstate Student Loan Debt Disparity
In a press conference in which they called on President Joe Biden to use his executive authority to cancel up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt for individuals, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren misstated a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Newly Discovered Video Does NOT Show Late-Night Deliveries Of Illegal Ballots In Detroit, Michigan
Does a newly discovered video show late-night deliveries of illegal ballots in Detroit, Michigan? No, that's not true: The ballots were legal votes. The 8 p.m. Election Day deadline was for casting ballots not counting them. The Michigan
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Unmasked’ Video Does NOT Uncover The Truth About The 2020 Presidential Election
Does the "Unmasked" video uncover the truth about the 2020 presidential election? No, it doesn't: The video remixes previously debunked claims of vote fraud and election theft. Chief among them were allegations that "vote spikes" in battl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell’s ‘Absolute Proof’ Video, Promising To Expose Election Fraud, Relies On False And Unsubstantiated Claims
By Dana Ford and Alexis Tereszcuk Does Mike Lindell's "Absolute Proof" video, which promises to expose election fraud, contain only factual and proven statements about the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The nearly two-hour video recy
The Dispatch→ Was Joe Biden’s Inauguration ‘Empty’?
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Off-Facebook Activity’ Setting Does NOT Allow Facebook to See Bank Account Info, Email, Etc.
Did Facebook add a new feature that has allowed the platform to monitor and track a user's activity -- including online banking -- and read their email even when they are off Facebook, and has this been going on for the last two months? N
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Wall Streeters Looking Down on Occupy Wall Street’
As the debate over the online stock activity surrounding GameStop — and subsequent questions about the activity by financial trading insiders responding to it — online commentary drew a link between the anger toward present-day Wall Street
FactCheck.org→ Paul Cites Distortion to Argue ‘Two Sides’ in Election Fraud Debate
In calling for a “thorough investigation” into “election fraud,” Republican Sen. Rand Paul distorted the facts about a Wisconsin policy that was introduced by Republicans and put in place before the 2016 general election. In Paul’s tellin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michael Flynn Interview On Alex Jones Show Recycles False And Unproven Claims About The 2020 Election
Does Michael Flynn's interview with Alex Jones include only factual statements about the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The interview repeats disproven allegations of foreign interference, that thousands of dead people voted in Penns
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Big Tech’ CANNOT Prevent Child Porn From Circulating On The Internet
Is "Big Tech" letting child porn distributors freely operate while restricting people who post content that companies like Amazon and Facebook consider to be dangerous falsehoods? No, that's not how it works: No one owns the internet, whi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Video Of Military Vehicles Shows ‘Fully Armed Military Units … Moving In Texas USA’
Does this video show "fully armed military units ... moving in Texas USA"? This video is presented without any evidence about where it was recorded or when. Because of the lack of information, it is impossible to draw conclusions about th