COVID-19 booster shots do not suggest that vaccines are ineffective.
Full Fact→ Health doesn’t account for 40% of day-to-day public spending
“Incredibly, 40 per cent of all day-to-day spending by the State now goes to the health sector.” Daily Mail, 17 November 2021. The Daily Mail has claimed that “incredibly” 40% of day-to-day state spending goes to the health sec
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misrepresent Data to Falsely Claim Italy Reduced Its COVID-19 Death Count
SciCheck Digest The vast majority of people who have died with COVID-19 had other medical conditions that put them at risk of severe disease, or other conditions caused by COVID-19. But internet posts misinterpret data about those conditions to falsely
AllSides→ Rittenhouse Testified He Drove Himself to Kenosha Without Weapon
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/11/rittenhouse-testified-he-drove-himself-to-kenosha-without-weapon/ Kyl
Snopes→ Under Pressure, Apple Allows Self-Repairs to IPhones, Macs
Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones.
PolitiFact→ Progress Iowa – Iowa group corrects statement on Charles Grassley’s infrastructure vote
"Only one member of Iowa’s federal delegation" voted in favor of the bipartisan infrastructure legislation.
Logically→ 15,000 workers have died in Qatar during FIFA World Cup 2022 construction work.
Official statistics show that there were at least 15,000 migrant worker deaths between 2010-2020, but there is no reliable data on the cause of death.
Full Fact→ Study doesn’t show tea and coffee cause lower dementia and stroke risk
“Keeping the cuppas coming reduces risk of stroke and dementia” The Daily Telegraph, 17 November 2021. “Stroke risk: The drink to make at home that slashes your risk of the condition by 32%” The Daily Express, 17 November 2021
Snopes→ Hong Kong Declares Wild Boars Fair Game After Animal Attacks
Hong Kong authorities have had enough of wild boars.
Snopes→ White House Offering More Aid for Winter Heat, Utility Bills
The Biden administration provided an additional $4.5 billion for the government's Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which typically has funding of $3 billion to $4 billion annually.
Logically→ The military has arrested former President George W Bush.
Real Raw News, a satirical website, published an article with this headline and the claim is baseless.
Poynter→ No, Facebook and parent company Meta do not have a new rule that allows them to use people’s photos
After Facebook announced that it changed its name to “Meta,” a refurbished rumor surfaced that claims the company can freely use people’s photos and messages. “The new Facebook/Meta rule starts tomorrow where they can use your phot
Washington Post→ A bridge too far: Jefferies doubles the number of ‘structurally deficient’ bridges
Jeffries also suggested that 100,000 bridges may be close to collapse — a number that's way too high.
PolitiFact→ Meagan Wolfe – Elections administrator right on who can decide when someone is incompetent to vote
"Only a court can decide that somebody is incompetent to vote" -- the state Election Commission "cannot force facilities, private facilities, to allow special voting deputies" inside.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Lindell Did NOT Tell Donald Trump The Truth About His 2020 Vote Total, Courtroom Election Challenges And Michigan Vote Counters
Did Mike Lindell tell former President Donald Trump the truth when he said Trump won 80 million votes in the 2020 election, that no judge ever ruled on the meat of Trump's challenges to the election outcome and that hundreds of thousands
Snopes→ Rittenhouse Lawyers Ask Judge to Declare Mistrial over Video
Kyle Rittenhouse's attorneys asked the judge to declare a mistrial even as the jury in the murder case was deliberating, saying the defense received an inferior copy of a potentially crucial video from prosecutors.
Snopes→ Did a Woman File for Divorce After Seeing This Photo?
We read through a 77-page slideshow article so our readers didn't have to.
Snopes→ No, This Isn’t a Real Headline About Cuba and Woodchippers
The fabricated headline appeared to be a response to media reports of political repression in Cuba.
Snopes→ Rapper Young Dolph Fatally Shot at Tennessee Cookie Shop
Police tweeted that they had no information to release about a possible suspect in the shooting.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Spike Protein Created in Vaccines Are NOT Proven To Be ‘Hijacking’ Human Body DNA Repair
Has a Swedish university proved that the COVID-19 vaccine creates spike proteins that are "hijacking" the human body's DNA repair and adaptive immune mechanisms? No, that's not true: The claim was based on a preliminary research report, n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hydroxychloroquine Does NOT Work As A Vaccine For COVID-19
Does hydroxychloroquine work as a vaccine against COVID-19? No, that's not true: The Food & Drug Administration and the World Health Organization don't recommend the drug, which is used to treat malaria, lupus and rheumatoid arthritis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taking A Bath In Borax Does NOT ‘Detox’ Vaccine From Your Body
Is bathing in a mixture of borax, baking soda, "Indian healing clay" and Epsom salt a good way to "detox" the COVID-19 vaccine from your body? No, that's not true: There is no scientific evidence that bathing in a borax mixture will remov
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sidney Powell Did NOT File A Lawsuit Against Dominion On November 14, 2021 — It Was Filed In September 2021
Did Sidney Powell, an attorney who previously worked for former President Donald Trump, file a lawsuit against Dominion Voting Systems on November 14, 2021? No, that's not true: Powell filed a counterclaim in September 2021 in response to
Truth or Fiction?→ 2021 USPS Veterans Day Acknowledgement
On November 11 2021, social media users shared a purported United States Postal Service (USPS) card, acknowledging their dedication to “pubic service”: This is what Louis DeJoy had distributed to Veterans at the Postal Service today. Seem
FactCheck.org→ Rittenhouse Testified He Drove Himself to Kenosha Without Weapon
Kyle Rittenhouse, who is on trial for murder, testified in court that he drove himself from his residence in Antioch, Illinois, to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Aug. 24, 2020, the day before he shot and killed two men at a protest that became violent. Accordi
Snopes→ House Censures Rep. Gosar for Violent Video in Rare Rebuke
Calling the video a clear threat to a lawmaker’s life, Democrats argued Gosar’s conduct would not be tolerated in any other workplace — and shouldn’t be in Congress.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Absence Of Cameras in Ghislaine Maxwell Trial Is NOT Evidence Of A Cover-Up — They’re Banned In Most Federal Courts
Is there a cover-up in the case of Ghislaine Maxwell because while Kyle Rittenhouse's trial is televised, Maxwell's is not? No, that's not true: Rittenhouse was tried in Wisconsin state court, which allows television cameras and live stre
Snopes→ 2 Men to Be Cleared in 1965 Assassination of Malcolm X
Prosecutors now say authorities withheld evidence that favored the defense in the trial of Muhammad Aziz, now 83, and the late Khalil Islam.
Snopes→ Is K-Y Krispy Kreme Lube a Genuine Product?
We don't imagine that sticky lubricants would sell well.
Snopes→ No, George W. Bush Has Not Been Arrested by Special Forces
A dramatic story claiming the 43rd president was arrested by Special Forces is pure fiction.
Snopes→ Millionaire Pooch Selling Miami Villa Once Owned by Madonna
Gunther the German shepherd spent a recent morning playing with his tennis ball, rolling in the grass, slobbering a little and napping a lot.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Amazon Customers Blocked From Using Visa Cards’
On November 17 2021, Twitter curated a headline — “Amazon customers blocked from using Visa cards” — to its trending topics and as an “event”; it looked like this: Twitter’s trending topics and “events&
Snopes→ Did This Squirrel’s Poop Land on Another Squirrel?
This scenario is, in fact, something that could just be made up.
Snopes→ Internet Troll Ben Palmer Pranks Walmart About Black Friday Hours
In a video, Ben Palmer said he recorded a phone call with Walmart's corporate communications team.
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Rioter Who Carried Spear and Wore Horns Got 41 Months
Jacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, was sentenced to 41 months in prison.
Snopes→ US Overdose Deaths Topped 100,000 in One Year, Officials Say
Overdose deaths have been rising for more than two decades, accelerated in the past two years and jumped nearly 30% in the latest year.
Snopes→ No, Mike Tyson Did Not Actually Die
But he felt like he did.
Snopes→ New Book Sheds Light on Life of Future Queen of Netherlands
People in the Netherlands can get to know their future queen a little better with the publication of an authorized book about Princess Amalia three weeks before her 18th birthday.
PolitiFact→ Meagan Wolfe – Elections administrator right on who can decide when someone is incompetent to vote
"Only a court can decide that somebody is incompetent to vote" -- the state Election Commission "cannot force facilities, private facilities, to allow special voting deputies" inside.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story About 480-Pound Annabelle Gaston Involuntary Manslaughter Charge For Killing Husband Is NOT True
Did a 480-pound Ohio woman named Anabelle Gaston accidentally kill her husband while they were engaged in a sex act? And has she now been charged with involuntary manslaughter? No, that's not true: This is a fictional story that was publi