REVIEW The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has infected around 80 million people worldwide since the beginning of the HIV pandemic in the early 1980s. HIV infection results in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), which has claimed the lives
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Anthony Fauci NOT Charged With Murder By A ‘Grand Jury’ About Alleged COVID Crimes
Did a grand jury charge Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, with murder? No, that's not true: No legally recognized grand jury has been convened to indict Fauci on any charges. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT Lie About Isolating The Virus That Causes COVID-19
Did scientists fraudulently claim that they had isolated and sequenced viruses, including SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19? No, that's not true: The SARS-CoV-2 virus has been independently isolated and sequenced by multiple scientists ar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada Does NOT Discriminate Against Phoneless With Proof-Of-Vaccination QR Code System
Does Canada discriminate against the phoneless by requiring proof of vaccinations with a printed QR code? No, that's not true: Paper copies of the proof of vaccination QR code are acceptable; they do not have to be on a phone to show proo
Full Fact→ Washington Post overstates prevalence of long Covid
“At least 50% of people who survive Covid have debilitating health issues in the months afterwards” Washington Post, 16 February 2022. A TikTok from the Washington Post claims that at least half of people who survive Covid-19 have de
Full Fact→ US defence data showing rise in diseases in 2021 was produced in error
Articles claiming that data from the US military shows sharp rises in the incidence of various illnesses in 2021 have been shared on Facebook. The articles report on comments made by Dr Robert Malone, a scientist who was involved in the developme
Full Fact→ Warning that vigorous duvet-shaking can raise risk of heart attack is fake
A screenshot of what appears to be an ITV News article with the headline “Shaking the duvet too vigorously while making your bed can increase your chances of a heart attack, scientists warn” is doing the rounds on Facebook, and on Twitter,
Full Fact→ ‘BBC article’ claiming shallow breathing increases risk of heart attack is fake
An image of a fake mocked-up BBC News article is being shared on social media. The headline reads: “Breathing too many times a day could raise your risk of a heart attack”, and the article excerpt claims a trial found that this can increase
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2022 Was NOT The First Time CDC Talked About Blood Clots Ahead Of Super Bowl
Was 2022 the first time the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention talked about blood clots ahead of the Super Bowl? No, that's not true: The CDC also publicized blood clots in connection with the NFL championship on Twitter before th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moderna CEO Did NOT Sell $400 Million Worth Of Company Stock, But His Twitter Account WAS Deleted
Did Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel suddenly sell $400 million worth of stock in the company and delete his Twitter account, indicating something suspicious going on with the biopharmaceutical company? Not really: Bancel has steadily sold sh
Health Feedback→ Study on SARS-CoV-2 antibodies levels following infection don’t prove that recovered patients are protected from reinfection
REVIEW As of February 2022, more than 77 million people in the U.S. have been diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection, with more than 4 million requiring hospitalization, and more than 910,000 deaths. But many of these outcomes are preventable with vacc
Logically→ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has invoked martial law.
Prime Minister Trudeau invoked a public order emergency in the Federal Emergencies Act to control the anti-vaccine mandate protests in the country.
PolitiFact→ 10 photos falsely linked to Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests
Supporters of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ are using images of large gatherings of trucks — some decades old, some taken in other countries — to claim that their demonstrations against vaccine mandates are more numerous and widespread than they actuall
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Nobel Laureate Luc Montagnier Said People Vaccinated, Boosted For COVID Should Test For AIDS, Then Sue Government
Did Nobel Laureate Luc Montagnier say people fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19 should be tested for AIDS and then sue their government? No, that's not true: The prominent French virologist, who died on February 8, 2022, did say so
Full Fact→ Germ theory is not ‘a lie’
Text in an image being shared on Instagram claims that “germ theory is a scientifically proven lie”. It also states that “all illness is formed internally” and “experiments have proven that humans cannot pass disease from
Full Fact→ Picture of tractors in the Netherlands has nothing to do with Canada ‘freedom convoy’
A number of posts on Facebook shared earlier this month falsely claim to show a major road in the Netherlands clogged with tractors “yesterday”. Some of the pictures include references to the current road blockades caused by “freedom
AllSides→ Debunking false claims about the Canadian convoy protests
https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/09/politics/fact-check-canadian-convoy-protest-ottawa/index.html Canadian
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ottawa Police Are NOT Exempt From COVID-19 Vax Mandate
Are members of the Ottawa Police Service exempt from mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations? No, that's not true: The Ottawa Police Service released a statement in 2021 announcing that all members of the service who did not have official exempti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO International Court ‘Grand Jury’ Case About Alleged COVID Crimes By Public Health Officials, Others
Does this video show the first day of an authentic hearing before an international court with recognized and enforceable power to convene a grand jury weighing criminal charges? No, that's not true: It's a fake court proceeding. Although
FactCheck.org→ Latest CDC Data: Unvaccinated Adults 97 Times More Likely to Die from COVID-19 Than Boosted Adults
SciCheck Digest As of early December, unvaccinated adults were about 97 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people who had received boosters, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data. But a Twitter user fals
FactCheck.org→ Facebook Post Misleads on NIH’s Position on Ivermectin
SciCheck Digest The National Institutes of Health has not recommended and the Food and Drug Administration has not approved ivermectin as a COVID-19 treatment. But a Facebook post misleadingly implies that an article published on the NIH website is an
Snopes→ Does Shaking Duvets Increase Heart Attack Risk?
This doctored meme was spread by anti-vaxxers to reinforce false claims about the COVID-19 vaccine.
Truth or Fiction?→ Ottawa Honking Ban
On February 7 2022, popular posts on Imgur and Reddit’s r/worldnews reported that a judge in Ottawa had temporarily “banned” honking in the province: Court grants injunction to silence honking in downtown Ottawa for 10 days
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fully Vaccinated Are NOT 80% Of Serious COVID Cases In Israel
Are 80% of serious COVID-19 cases in Israel fully vaccinated people? No, that's not true: As of February 6, 2022, just over 49% of those severely ill from COVID in Israel were fully vaccinated, according to the nation's Ministry of Health
Full Fact→ False US military health data misrepresented as NHS figures
A post on Instagram claims that incidences of health conditions such as female infertility, neurological abnormalities and cancers have dramatically increased, citing figures claimed to have come from the NHS. It’s not clear what time perio
Full Fact→ Australian police taking no action over politician ‘arrest warrants’
A screenshot of a post being shared on Facebook makes a number of claims, including that the Prime Minister of Australia and state premiers across the country are about to be arrested. The post says that New South Wales police have been “served&r
FactCheck.org→ Biden Repeats False Claims at Gun Violence Meeting
In remarks at a Feb. 3 gun violence prevention task force meeting, President Joe Biden repeated claims about gun rights and gun manufacturing that fact-checkers have previously found to be false. Biden said when the Second Amendment passed, “you
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Trucks With Brazilian Flags NOT Linked To Canadian ‘Freedom Convoy’
Is a video of several trucks driving on a road and displaying Brazilian flags linked to the Canadian "Freedom Convoy" held in 2022? No, that's not true: The video was taken in May 2021 and shows a rally in support of Jair Bolsonaro, presi
Poynter→ These college students created a new tool to bring digital media literacy training into classrooms everywhere
One student wanted to know why so many nurses were spreading vaccine misinformation. Other participants drew parallels to popular crime-fighting myths found in shows like “Criminal Minds.” But most of […] The post These college students creat
Health Feedback→ Majority of ten countries listed in viral chain message haven’t dropped all COVID-19 restriction measures and aren’t considering COVID-19 as a seasonal flu, despite claims
REVIEW On 2 February 2022, a screenshot was shared on Facebook of a Telegram message from Christiane Northrup who claimed that ten countries had “announced the cancellation of all quarantine procedures, Corona tests, and compulsory vaccination”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Johns Hopkins Does NOT Confirm You Can Be Vaccinated With A COVID PCR Test
Did Johns Hopkins University confirm you can be vaccinated with a COVID-19 PCR test, even without knowing it? No, that's not true: Johns Hopkins Medicine says details about one of its devices have been "inaccurately used for disinformatio
Snopes→ No, Pfizer Does Not Own Neil Young’s Music Catalog
Conspiracy theorists reached new lows in attempting to discredit Young's vocal opposition to vaccine skepticism.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Is From Pre-COVID Times, NOT A Reaction to Canada’s Trucker Protest
Does a photograph showing tractors blocking a highway depict a demonstration in reaction to Canada's trucker protest? No, that's not true: The photo is from pre-COVID times, not a 2022 trucker protest against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thrombosis Deaths In UK Are NOT 500-600% Greater Than In Any Of The Last 14 Years
Are thrombosis deaths in the United Kingdom 500% to 600% greater than in any of the last 14 years? No, that's not true: The UK's Office of National Statistics (ONS) says there's no evidence of an increase in thrombosis deaths in 2021. In
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘2 Million People Are in the Streets of Ottawa Demanding Their Freedom’
On February 3 2022, a Twitter user tweeted that “2 million” people took to the streets of Ottawa “demanding their freedom,” along with a purported photograph of the purported two million: 2 Million People are in the Streets of
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Booster Enhances Protection, Contrary to ‘Immune Fatigue’ Claims
SciCheck Digest A COVID-19 booster dose increases protection against the coronavirus. But in an interview, comedian Bill Maher incorrectly said COVID-19 booster shots were “useless” and could cause “immune system fatigue.” Online, others have m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jen Psaki Did NOT Imply That Government Wants To Prevent People’s Ability To ‘Exercise Their Fundamental Rights’
Did White House press secretary Jen Psaki imply that the Biden administration was interested in suppressing people's ability to "exercise their fundamental rights"? No, that's not true: When Psaki said the administration was "looking at e
Full Fact→ Vaccinated Brits won’t have AIDS by the end of February 2022
An article shared on social media falsely claims that by the end of February everyone in the UK who has received a Covid-19 vaccine will have Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). It also wrongly alleges that “‘vaccine’-related m
PolitiFact→ What pediatricians want parents to know about the upcoming COVID-19 shots for children under 5
The first COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. for children under 5 is up for authorization. Here’s what pediatricians want parents to know about it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Data From England And Wales Do NOT Show Teens Vaccinated For COVID-19 Are 3 Times More Likely To Die Than Unvaccinated Teens
Do data from England and Wales show teens vaccinated for COVID-19 are three times more likely to die than unvaccinated teens? No, that's not true: The United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics (ONS) says the information lacks contex