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The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Rand Paul’s Professional Background
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Snopes→ New York Times Buys Viral Word Game Wordle
It listed the purchase price as being in the “low-seven figures,” but did not disclose specifics.
FactCheck.org→ Scientist Misleads on COVID-19 Vaccine Effectiveness and Vaccine Safety for Children
SciCheck Digest The approved and authorized COVID-19 vaccines in the U.S. are effective at preventing severe disease, and experts say the benefits of vaccination for children outweigh any known or potential risk. But social media users have shared vide
Logically→ England dropped its COVID-19 measures after the GSK CEO was arrested for medical genocide.
COVID-19 measures were lifted after infection rates plateaued. No legal warrant has been issued against the CEO of GSK Emma Walmsley.
Snopes→ On Lunar New Year, Chinese Offer Prayers at Temples
Chinese people rang in the Lunar New Year despite pandemic restrictions, as small crowds gathered at temples to offer traditional prayers for the Year of the Tiger.
Poynter→ Donald Trump falsely claimed that New York delayed COVID-19 treatment for white people
At an Arizona rally, former President Donald J. Trump stirred up the crowd with inaccurate claims about how white people are being put at a disadvantage when seeking health care during the […] The post Donald Trump falsely claimed that New York
Washington Post→ How the falsehood of athletes dying from covid vaccines spread
Austrian websites linked to a far-right populist party have fostered the persistent false claim that hundreds of athletes have died from coronavirus vaccines — and now Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has repeated it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CBD Gummies Are NOT Endorsed By ‘Pioneer Woman’ Ree Drummond
Did Ree Drummond reverse her husband's Type 2 diabetes and launch a line of CBD gummies on live TV? No, that's not true: Unscrupulous marketers have hijacked Drummond's name and reputation using Facebook ads and a bogus version of her web
Snopes→ Is the Video of Pills Burning on Top of a Stove Real?
The video showed 10 pills growing into a snake-like form above the flames from the stovetop that might remind some readers of Medusa.
The Dispatch→ No Evidence to Suggest Navy Pilot’s Crash Was Because of a Vaccine Reaction
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Snopes→ Georgia DA Investigating Trump Asks FBI for Security Help
Fani Willis on Sunday wrote a letter to the FBI office in Atlanta asking for a risk assessment of the county courthouse.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say He Decided To Become A Republican After Spilling Beans On Himself In Movie Theater And Getting Laughed At
Did former President Donald Trump say in a People magazine interview that he spilled baked beans all over himself watching "Cars 2" in a theater, a Black teenager laughed at him and that is when he decided to become a Republican? No, that
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Bruce Springsteen, Dave Grohl are not among the artists who removed music from Spotify
Bruce Springsteen, Queen, Pearl Jam and Dave Grohl removed their music from Spotify.
Snopes→ Is the Equifax Data Breach Settlement Email Legit?
Such emails claimed to offer a free membership in Experian IdentityWorks for four years.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Doctors In Western Countries Are NOT Being Arrested For Prescribing Ivermectin
Are doctors in Western countries being arrested for prescribing ivermectin? No, that's not true: Representatives of the American Medical Association, the Federation of State Medical Boards and Health Canada said they knew of no health pro
Snopes→ Rogan Responds to Spotify Protest, COVID Advisories
Spotify is pledging to combat the spread of COVID-19 misinformation as part of a damage-control campaign sparked by musician Neil Young.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No evidence to support claim that CDC staged monkey crash
The CDC staged “the ‘escaping monkeys’ as a cover story for releasing the next bioweapon.”
PolitiFact→ Thomas Massie – Neo-Nazi, not Voltaire, originated quote about 'who rules over you'
Says Voltaire said, “To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.”
Snopes→ Judge Rejects Plea Deal for Man Who Killed Ahmaud Arbery
A federal judge rejected a plea agreement Monday that would have averted a hate crimes trial for the man convicted of murdering Ahmaud Arbery.
PolitiFact→ The battleground states where Republicans want to overhaul voting laws
GOP state lawmakers in battlegrounds have proposed new restrictions on voting such as banning mail ballots or adding new rules to cast ballots by mail, such as cutting back the availability of ballot drop boxes.
PolitiFact→ Chuck Todd – Supreme Court nominees confirmed by opposite party in Senate are rare
“Clarence Thomas is about to become the only member of the current Supreme Court who was nominated by a president of one party and confirmed by a Senate controlled by the other party.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Calm Harm App
A December 2019 Facebook post about a self-harm prevention app called “Calm Harm” continued to circulate as of January 2022. In total, ten Tumblr screenshots were attached to the post describing the “Calm Harm” app. The original
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This image doesn’t show a claustrophobic person experiencing a panic attack during a CT scan
Image shows a patient experiencing claustrophobia and having a panic attack during a CT scan.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Numbers were based on faulty data, military spokesperson says
Military data from 2021 show military members experienced spikes of 300% in miscarriages, almost 300% in cancer diagnoses and 1,000% in neurological issues.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a photo of Amish following and feeding the ‘Freedom Convoy’
Photo shows Amish who drove 2.5 hours with the “Freedom Convoy” to cook them food at their next stop.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-checking claim about immigrants, eligibility for assistance programs
American taxpayer dollars provide “free housing, free medical, free state identification” to immigrants in the country illegally.
Snopes→ Is This Andre the Giant with Kurt Cobain?
The original image didn't show Cobain, but it did show Andre the Giant with another celebrity.
PolitiFact→ Ronny Jackson – Ronny Jackson wrong on unauthorized immigrant access to ballot, health care coverage
"In 2022, illegal immigrants will have MORE FREEDOMS and easier access to healthcare and ballot boxes than most Americans... Just think about that."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media claim misleads on risk of myocarditis
In the U.S., myocarditis cases among ages 12 to 20 numbered four in 2019; four in 2020; and 2,236 in 2021.
Full Fact→ What did Boris Johnson tell MPs about the alleged 13 November Downing Street party?
Following the publication of Sue Gray’s initial update on her report into the alleged parties in Downing Street during lockdown, there has been speculation about whether or not Boris Johnson misled Parliament over an alleged party on 13 November
Snopes→ Snopes Tips: Don’t Be Misled by Reporting from Journalism’s ‘Bad Old Days’
Vintage newspaper archives hold pitfalls for researchers looking for solid facts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’ Did NOT Make Guinness World Records Book For ‘Longest Convoy’
Did the so-called "Freedom Convoy" of Canadian truckers who were primarily protesting COVID-19 vaccine mandates make it into the Guinness World Records book for "longest convoy?" No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Guinness World Reco
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The Same Executive at NBC Greenlit Fear Factor and The Apprentice, Setting an Unbelievable Sequence of Events in Motion’
On January 29 2022, the Facebook page “Millennials for Guillotines” shared a screenshot of the following tweet, which described an NBC executive who was purportedly responsible for singlehandedly changing the course of history: Lol the sa
Snopes→ On to Super Bowl: Bengals Versus Rams, Who Will Host Game
Two years ago, the Cincinnati Bengals were the NFL's worst team. Now they're headed to the Super Bowl to play the Los Angeles Rams — in the Rams' home stadium.
AllSides→ Kamala Harris Spreads Misinformation on Human Trafficking
https://reason.com/2022/01/31/kamala-harris-spreads-misinformation-on-human-trafficking/ Vice President
Snopes→ ‘Who’s Going to Pay for It’ Nurse Story Reappears on Reddit
The Facebook post from 2020 told of a patient dying from COVID-19 who spent some of his last moments alive worrying about healthcare costs.
Snopes→ Yes, Trump Lamented That Mike Pence Did Not ‘Overturn the Election’
One Republican Congressman called the former president's remarks "massively un-American."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Springsteen, Pearl Jam And Dave Grohl Have NOT All Removed Music From Spotify
Are Bruce Springsteen, Queen, Pearl Jam and Dave Grohl all removing their music from Spotify in solidarity with Neil Young? No, that's not true: Only Joni Mitchell actually did remove her music from the music streaming service in support
PolitiFact→ Americans on their own in Ukraine? Military-led evacuations like in Afghanistan are not the norm
Some on social media are comparing the U.S. warning citizens to leave Ukraine now to the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan. Here’s how the situations differ.