“They've now killed close to twice as many kids from the vaccine as have died from COVID.”
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2021
PolitiFact’s top 10 fact-checks of 2021 including statements about gas prices, Black Lives Matter and vaccine mandates.
Full Fact→ Evidence suggests myocarditis risk after Covid-19 vaccination is lower compared to Covid infection
A video posted on Facebook claims myocarditis is more dangerous if you catch it following Covid-19 vaccination than from a Covid-19 infection. The video, taken from a longer interview with American cardiologist Dr Peter A. McCullough, also claims
Snopes→ Dubai Ruler Must Pay Ex-Wife $700M in Divorce Settlement
The High Court said Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum must pay 251.5 million pounds to his sixth wife, Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, and make ongoing payments for their children.
Snopes→ Biden to Pledge 500M Free COVID-19 Tests to Counter Omicron
Biden is announcing major changes to his COVID-19 winter plan, his hand forced by the arrival of the fast-spreading omicron variant, whose properties are yet not fully understood by scientists.
Logically→ In 1918, no one who took part in Joseph Pilates’ training program caught the Spanish Flu.
Joseph Pilates made this claim as marketing material for his technique; its reliability has been questioned.
Logically→ Midazolam injection is being used to kill people in the U.K.
There is no evidence to support this claim. U.K. ordered additional Midazolam in order to avoid potential shortages amid the pandemic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sailors Aboard USS Constitution Did NOT Consume Volumes of Alcohol Reported In Old Story
Do the ship's logs of the USS Constitution reveal that the sailors on board had consumed a tremendous amount of alcohol in about seven months' time from July 27, 1798, to February 20, 1799? No, that's not true: Although this story sounds
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Did NOT Prove SARS-CoV-2 Is A Bioweapon Nor That DARPA Funded Virus Gain-Of-Function Project
Did this videotape of a speaker at an anti-vaccine conference prove COVID-19 is a bioweapon created by government officials to kill Americans and put the world's people under the dominion of a globalist cabal? No, there's no evidence the
Snopes→ Omicron Sweeps Across Nation, Now 73% of US COVID-19 Cases
The CDC numbers showed nearly a six-fold increase in omicron's share of infections in only one week.
Snopes→ Ghislaine Maxwell Jury Begins Deliberations After Closings
The jury is to decide whether she recruited teens to be sexually abused by financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Snopes→ Jury Begins Deliberating Cop’s Case in Daunte Wright Death
Kim Potter's attorney argued the former Brooklyn Center, Minneapolis, officer made an honest mistake by pulling her handgun instead of her Taser.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Self-published book on omicron was not copyrighted before variant was discovered
The omicron variant of COVID-19 “came out” in 2021, but “the copyright on this book” about the variant is 2020.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccine Spike Proteins Do NOT Enter Cell Nuclei, Suppress DNA Repair Or Unleash Cancer, Immunodeficiency, Autoimmune Disorders Or Accelerated Aging
Do COVID-19 vaccine spike proteins enter cell nuclei, suppress DNA repair, unleash cancer, immunodeficiency, autoimmune disorders or accelerated aging? No, that's not true: The claim was based on a preliminary research report from researc
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, public health officials aren’t passing off common cold as omicron variant
“Maybe they’re just calling the common cold … the omicron variant.”
Logically→ The rising COVID-19 infections in Gibraltar prove that vaccines are ineffective.
Gibraltar's high vaccination coverage has successfully reduced the country's hospitalization and death rates.
Snopes→ 6 Rumors About Bathroom Business That Snopes Investigated in 2021
Some of these claims didn’t pass the sniff test.
Snopes→ Disney’s Pirates Ride Evacuated After Boat Derails, Videos Show
It's nice to have a bit of Disney Parks news to take one's mind off the more important developments happening around the world.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Knocking At Wrong House Is NOT Real — It’s A Skit
Did a police officer, believing there was a domestic incident, knock for 10 minutes on the door of a house where no one lives until the homeowner arrives and tells her the house was empty? No, that's not true: This video is a scripted ski
PolitiFact→ Joe Manchin – Sen. Manchin wrong on income limits for child tax credit extension in Build Back Better
The expanded child tax credit in the Build Back Better Act has “no means testing,” so people making $200,000 and $400,000 would get “the same as someone making” $70,000.
Snopes→ Was a COVID-19 Vaccine Warehouse Set on Fire in Italy?
On social media, many people applauded this fictional act of vandalism.
Snopes→ 13 Bizarre Animal Antics Snopes Fact-Checked in 2021
Year after year, the animal kingdom continues to amaze the internet.
Health Feedback→ The benefits of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines for children outweigh the low risks, unlike what Robert Malone claimed
REVIEW A 12 December 2021 filmed statement on the topic of vaccinating children with the COVID-19 vaccines by Robert Malone, a medical doctor and researcher, was widely shared on a number of social media platforms (see here and here); as of 20 Decem
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Misleading Statistic Says Vaccinated Make Up Four In Five COVID-19 Deaths In England
Does the claim that the vaccinated account for four in every five COVID-19 deaths in England tell the complete story? No, that's not true: It is misleading because it fails to consider the context of very high vaccine coverage in the popu
Snopes→ Trump Sues NY Attorney General, Seeking to End Civil Probe
Former President Donald Trump sued New York Attorney General Letitia James, resorting to a familiar but seldom successful strategy.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine does not contain ‘wireless nanosensors’
“Moderna patent uncovers horror nanocensor contained in bioweapon.”
Snopes→ Deepfake or Not? Snopes Debunked These Videos in 2021
Some of these digitally altered videos almost fooled us at first watch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Did NOT Admit COVID-19 Vax Causes More Heart Inflammation Cases Than Previously Stated
Did the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) admit that COVID-19 vaccines cause more instances of carditis, or heart inflammation, than the agency has previously stated? No, that's not true: Such a claim pulls numbers from the
Truth or Fiction?→ ’48 Pictures of the Sun’
On December 7 2021, a Facebook user shared a post purportedly depicting “48 pictures of the sun”: The post appeared to be a screenshot of an earlier post with text added to the image. It did not include any contextual information like the
Snopes→ 375 Dead, 56 Missing After Typhoon Slams Philippines
At its strongest, Typhoon Rai packed sustained winds of 195 kilometers (121 miles) per hour with gusts of up to 270 kph (168 mph) before blowing out into the South China Sea.
Full Fact→ Study linking gum disease and mental health shows correlation not causation
“Poor oral health ‘raises risk of mental illness by a third’” Daily Telegraph, 20 December 2021. The print version of the Telegraph has reported a new study on the links between gum disease and the risk of chronic health condit
Snopes→ Did Monkeys Kill 250 Dogs in Revenge?
One official: "To some extent the news is true."
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, Barack Obama’s birth certificate isn’t a fake
“Obama certificate a fake.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Most scientists believe genetic factors play a role in autism
It’s a myth that autism is genetic.
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Mailbag: ‘You were spot on’ about the lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack
Why does PolitiFact only write “lie” once a year, and other questions/comments about our 2021 Lie of the Year
Snopes→ The Magnificent History of the Maligned and Misunderstood Fruitcake
The trifecta of sugar, low moisture ingredients and some high-proof spirits make fruitcakes some of the longest-lasting foods in the world.
Snopes→ Rocker Rod Stewart, Son Resolve Florida Hotel Assault Case
Court records show that the singer and his son Sean Stewart entered guilty pleas to misdemeanor charges of simple battery.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, BioNTech CEO Ugur Sahin didn’t refuse COVID-19 vaccine for safety reasons
“Dr. Ugur Sahin, CEO of BioNTech and inventor of the BIO N TECH Pfizer jab, refuses to take the jab for safety reasons.”
Climate Feedback→ Demonetization of climate change misinformation on Youtube: a quick check on the implementation of Google Ads’ new policy
On Oct. 7th 2021, Google announced a change in its policy on climate change misinformation. Starting in November, any content, including YouTube videos, that ‘contradicts well-established scientific consensus around the existence and causes of climat
Snopes→ NHL Stops Cross-Border Games, Shuts Down 7th Team
Canadian-based teams will not play U.S.-based teams ahead of the league's holiday break (Dec. 24 through Dec. 26).