Does the seasonal flu kill more than 100,000 U.S. residents some years and is it more lethal than COVID-19, as President Trump claimed in a tweet? No on both counts: The CDC estimates that over the past decade yearly totals for U.S. flu d
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Full Fact→ How the government performed on its autumn testing targets
On 30 July, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) published a new series of “ambitions” for the NHS Test and Trace service. Two of these were ambitions to achieve specific goals “by September”. They were: “test
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Dr. Luke Die from COVID-19?
A pair of people on social media managed to create some online confusion around music producer Lukasz Sebastian Gottwald, a.k.a. “Dr. Luke,” on October 4 2020 — apparently independently of one another. The posts both claimed, falsel
The Dispatch→ Did Chris Wallace Vacation with Jeffrey Epstein?
Following last week’s presidential debate, images started going viral on social media purporting to show debate moderator and Fox News host Chris Wallace on vacation with Jeffrey Epstein, evidence, according to some social media users, of Wallace
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Abandoned 2020 Mail-In Ballots
Is this a photo of 2020 general election mail-in ballots abandoned on the side of the road? No, that's not true: This a photo from 2018. A New Jersey-based U.S. Postal Service worker dumped this mail and later resigned. The claim appeared
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Board Marine One For The Hospital With A Portable Oxygen Concentrator In His Pocket
Did President Trump carry a portable oxygen concentrator in his coat pocket to help him breathe as he walked from the White House to Marine One on his way to Walter Reed National Military Center on October 2, 2020? No, that's not true: A
FactCheck.org→ Timeline of Trump’s COVID-19 Comments
President Donald Trump announced in the early hours of Oct. 2 that he and the first lady had tested positive for COVID-19. By late afternoon, the White House said that “out of an abundance of caution” the president was taken to Walter Reed
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Trump’s COVID-19 Diagnosis
On Oct. 2, President Donald Trump revealed that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for COVID-19. Here we answer common questions about the risks of the disease, treatments available and the shortcomings of testing. What do we know abou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Camp Did NOT Send Mailer Asking For $421 Million In Donations After President’s Positive COVID Test
Did President Trump's campaign send out a mailer asking for the public's help in raising $421 million soon after the president tested positive for COVID-19, to care for his recovery? No, that is not true. The supposed mailer, which is mak
Full Fact→ Challenging someone for not wearing a face mask isn’t against the Equality Act
Social media posts on Facebook claim you could be fined thousands of pounds under the Equality Act if you challenge someone who is not wearing a face covering. This is not correct. The posts say: “The government advice is not to challenge p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Grizzly Bear Killed By Alaska Hunter Was NOT The Largest On Record And There’s No Evidence It Had Killed Anyone Beforehand
Did a hunter in Alaska kill the largest grizzly bear on record? And did the grizzly kill two hunters beforehand? No, neither assertion is true: This meme is a still-circulating exaggeration of a real grizzly killing that occurred in 2001,
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Trump’s Head’ Photograph
On September 29 2020, during the first round of presidential debates ahead of the November 3 2020 U.S. election, a popular tweet purportedly showed a patch or implant on President Donald Trump’s head: First presidential debate question from Ch
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Amber Alert NOT Issued For License Plate Q72B381
Was an Amber Alert issued for a child from Kentucky abducted by a man driving a grey car, license plate: Q72B381? No, that's not true: This Amber Alert is a hoax. It was never a true alarm. This copy/paste chainmail warning has been circu
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 is at least an order of magnitude more deadly than seasonal flu, according to current estimates
REVIEW An Instagram post by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claiming that COVID-19 is less deadly than flu started circulating on 27 September 2020. The post replicates a table included in a 10 September 2020 update from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Whether The New York Times Paid Zero Federal Income Tax In 2017 On Earnings Of $111 Million Is Open To Interpretation
Did The New York Times pay zero federal income tax in 2017 on earnings of $111 million? It's entirely possible, but open to interpretation: Public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission include tax estimates. While those esti
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Portland Sheriff’ Refutes Trump’s Debate Claim About Endorsement
During the September 29 2020 presidential debate, United States President and Republican nominee Donald Trump asserted that the “Portland Sheriff” endorsed him on that day. Trump’s claim arose at the tail end of the first 30 minutes
The Dispatch→ Did Mail Carriers Discard the Pennsylvania Ballots Subject to FBI and DoJ Investigation?
A viral article from Diamond and Silk—the former Fox Nation online personalities who lost their gig after spreading misinformation about coronavirus—claims that the recently discovered nine discarded ballots in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
AFP Fact Check→ These drugs are COVID-19 treatments, not vaccines, and they are available in Western countries
Photos of alleged Covid-19 “vaccines” are being shared on social media with claims that the drugs are not for sale in the US, Canada, and the European Union because they are unsafe and still undergoing testing in developing countries. This is fals
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the First Trump-Biden Debate
Summary President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met on the debate stage for the first time and stretched or mangled facts on several topics: Trump exaggerated instances of election “fraud,” misleadingly citing ballots “found i
Truth or Fiction?→ Social Media Amplifies Conspiracies Targeting Biden Before First 2020 Debate
Hours before the first presidential debate on September 29 2020, right-wing operatives and blogs spewed several conspiracy theories that were only amplified, as per usual, on social media platforms that otherwise claim to fight disinformation. “
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘2 Years, 10 Months, 23 Days. The Length of Time Amy Coney Barrett Has Been a Judge.’
On September 27 2020, a number of Facebook posts claiming that Amy Coney Barrett had been a judge for “2 years 10 months [and] 23 days” began circulating: All three of the posts above read: 2 years, 10 months, 23 days. The
FactCheck.org→ Baseless Online Claims Target Biden Ahead of First Debate
Quick Take Unsubstantiated posts spreading on Facebook and Twitter claim former Vice President Joe Biden “got tonight’s debate questions in advance” and that he will be wearing an earpiece. There is no evidence for either assertion. Full
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Give Your Pumpkins a Bleach Bath’
As Halloween loomed, a September 26 2020 Facebook post advising users to give pumpkins a “bleach bath” proved extremely popular, racking up a six-figure share count in just a few days: Alongside an image of a carved pumpkin in a bucket,
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Weekend Claims
On Sept. 26 and 27, President Donald Trump spoke for about two hours and 15 minutes in five appearances — including one campaign rally in Middletown, Pennsylvania. We’ve compiled many of the president’s false and misleading claims fro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NY State Assembly Bill A99 Does NOT Aim To Take Children From Homes For COVID-19
Was New York state Assembly Bill A99, sponsored by Assemblyman Nick Perry, drawn up to take advantage of the pandemic, with the purported aim of allowing state officials to remove infected residents -- namely children -- from their homes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Retired Marine Setting Fire To Antifa Activist’s Car — Picture Is At Least Seven Years Old
Does a photo show a retired Marine who followed an Antifa protestor back to the activist's house and set his car on fire? No, that's not true: The viral posting comes from an unrelated meme from at least 2013 often used in humorous postin
Truth or Fiction?→ Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Susan Struck
On September 20 2020, two days after the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Facebook user Amber LeBeau shared a post claiming that Ginsburg had intervened on behalf of combat nurse Susan Struck, more broadly addressing the narrative
The Dispatch→ Clearing Up What Happened With the Discarded Pennsylvania Ballots
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Say Military Mail-In Ballots Were Found In A Pennsylvania Ditch
Did the FBI release a statement saying that "multiple" military mail-in ballots were found thrown away in a ditch in Pennsylvania? No, that's not true: First, the FBI never said anything about Pennsylvania ballots. The U.S. attorney for t
Snopes→ Discarded Military Ballots for Trump Found in Pennsylvania Raise Questions
A decision by the U.S. Department of Justice to make details public in an ongoing investigation drew strong rebuke.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Has Not Been ‘Clear’ in Support of Masks
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar says President Donald Trump has been “clear” in calling for the public to “wear face coverings when you can’t social distance.” The official messaging from the White House has been
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Repeated False Attacks on Mail-In Ballots
In the past 48 hours, President Donald Trump repeatedly has refused to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses, claiming that mail-in voting is a “disaster” and “out of control” and suggesting without evidence that De
FactCheck.org→ Viral Post Wrongly Ties Cost Drop to Trump’s ‘Prescription Bill’
Quick Take A Facebook user claims the cost of her insulin dropped 75% thanks to “Trumps Prescription Bill.” There has been no such legislation passed, and actions by the Trump administration aimed at lowering prescription drug costs have yet to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Woman Was NOT Arrested For Not Wearing A Mask – She Was Arrested For Criminal Trespassing
Was a woman arrested at a middle school football game for not wearing a mask? No, that's not true. A video went viral showing a woman not wearing a mask at a football game in Logan, Ohio, and a police officer tasing her, putting her in ha
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Cannabis Ice Cream’
In mid-2020, a purported photograph of “cannabis ice cream” circulated on Facebook as a mildly engagement-baiting poll asking whether readers were for or against the putative dessert: Earlier iterations of the image featured the
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misleads on Reasons for Falling COVID-19 Fatality Rate
For nearly two months, President Donald Trump has touted an 85% decline in the nation’s COVID-19 case fatality rate since April — and has attributed the drop to improvements in treatment. But better treatment is only part of the story. Experts
Full Fact→ 10 years of your support
2020 has been a year like no other. The ongoing pandemic has affected us all, while bringing with it a new wave of dangerous claims and conspiracies. It also marks a decade since Full Fact began. In that time, Full Fact’s supporters have donated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Say If He Loses, His People Will Keep Burning, Looting And Killing
Did Joe Biden say that if he loses the presidential election, his people would keep burning, looting, and killing? No, that's not true: A post claimed the Democratic presidential nominee made that statement on August 31, 2020, which is th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s Wife Is NOT Mitch McConnell’s Granddaughter — or Niece
Is Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's wife the granddaughter of Sen. Mitch McConnell? No, that's not true. A rumor went viral that Mackenze Evans was the granddaughter of the Republican Senate majority leader. Cameron's spokeswoma
FactCheck.org→ Biden Was Looking a TV Screen, Not a Teleprompter
Quick Take A clip from a television interview with former Vice President Joe Biden is circulating online with the false claim that he is reading from a teleprompter. Actually, Biden was looking at a screen showing a viewer’s question before he lo