REVIEW Memes calling into question the effectiveness of face masks in reducing the spread of COVID-19 have been circulating on social media platforms in various forms. Some have asserted that “either masks work or they don’t” and questioned wh
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AFP Fact Check→ Photo of protesters fleeing Hong Kong by boat? This image has circulated in a Chinese report about police seizing illegal motorboats
An image has been shared hundreds of times in multiple Facebook posts which claim it shows Chinese police officers arresting a group of Hongkongers on a boat after they attempted to flee to Taiwan. The photo has been shared in a misleading context; it
Full Fact→ Unlicensed vaccine manufacturers are immune from some, but not all, civil liability
A Facebook post has drawn attention to an extract from a Sun article, which states that manufacturers of a potential fast-tracked Covid-19 vaccine would be protected from civil liability if the vaccine is later found to cause harm. This is mostly true.
Full Fact→ Reopening universities will almost certainly not cause 50,000 deaths
“Without strong controls, the return to universities would cause a minimum of 50,000 deaths” University and College Union, 30 August 2020 The University and College Union (UCU), a trade union for academic staff, tweeted a quote from a pie
FactCheck.org→ Jill Biden Didn’t Propose All Americans Be ‘Required to Learn Spanish’
Quick Take Jill Biden hasn’t said that all Americans will be “required” to learn Spanish if her husband wins the 2020 presidential election, contrary to a false claim shared on social media. The quote first appeared in a headline from
Truth or Fiction?→ Did California Gov. Newsom Change All Voters’ Preference to Vote by Mail — So All In-Person Voters Will Be Turned Away?
On September 1 2020, a Facebook user shared the following screenshot, along with a post claiming that California’s governor, Gavin Newsom (D), had quietly changed all of California voters’ preference to vote by mail, so that anyone plannin
Truth or Fiction?→ Did California Gov. Newsom Change All Voters’ Preference to Vote by Mail — So All In-Person Voters Will Be Turned Away?
On September 1 2020, a Facebook user shared the following screenshot, along with a post claiming that California’s governor, Gavin Newsom (D), had quietly changed all of California voters’ preference to vote by mail, so that anyone plannin
Snopes→ Trump Suggests Polling Place Double-Check for Mail-In Voters
Trump claims, without evidence, that the Nov. 3 election will be awash in fraud because so many voters will mail in their ballots to avoid being exposed to the coronavirus at polling sites.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jill Biden Did NOT Say ‘All Americans Will Be Required to Learn Spanish When We Win’
Did Jill Biden say all Americans will be required to learn Spanish if her husband, Joe Biden, wins the presidency November? No, that's not true: This is a satirical article. Jill Biden, who holds a doctorate in education from the Universi
Health Feedback→ A person’s response to vaccination is not associated with birthmarks or the presence of mutations in a gene involved with vitamin B9 production
REVIEW A Facebook post from mid-November 2018 went viral in late August 2020, receiving tens of thousands of interactions on Facebook. The post incorrectly claims that birthmarks are “indicators” of the presence of the methylenetetrahydrofolate
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Massive International Study’ Shows Countries with Early HCQ Use Had 79% Lower Mortality Rate
Did a "massive international study" show a much lower COVID-19 mortality rate in countries where hydroxychloroquine was prescribed to patients? No, that's not true: The "C19study" is not a massive international study. It is an anonymous c
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Fox News Interview
In an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham that aired over two days, President Donald Trump made several false, misleading and unsubstantiated claims: Trump falsely took credit for getting the National Guard to Kenosha to help quell violent p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Did NOT Ban All Trump Advertising
Did Facebook ban all Trump campaign ads? No, that's not true: Facebook has banned Trump ads with a symbol used by Nazis, that contained a newspaper photo used without permission that was untruthful in what it depicted, that had misleading
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Officials Did NOT Say California Wildfires Were Coordinated Arson
Did officials say arsonists responsible for starting the fires in California on August 15, 2020? No, that's not true: There was an unusual weather event, being referred to as a "lightning siege" that brought an estimated 14,000 lightning
FactCheck.org→ Biden Misleads on Preexisting Conditions
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden claimed President Donald Trump’s effort in court to nullify the Affordable Care Act would “take 100 million people with preexisting conditions and move them in a direction where they can’t get
Truth or Fiction?→ Tinkerbell ‘Dotting the I’ Mandela Effect
In late August and early September 2020, discussion of Tinkerbell “dotting the i” in Disney’s animated logo became a hot topic on social media, with one apparently-removed Facebook post racking up a six-figure share count: On Faceboo
FactCheck.org→ CDC Did Not ‘Admit Only 6%’ of Recorded Deaths from COVID-19
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention hasn’t drastically reduced the number of deaths attributable to COVID-19, but posts making that bogus claim have been circulating widely — with the help of President Donald Trump, who retweeted
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Four Of Five ‘Fun Facts’ About the Postal Service Are NOT True
Does a meme promising "fun facts" about the USPS contain only true facts? No, it doesn't. Although the United States Postal Service employs more than 500,000 people, the agency is in debt, it costs taxpayers $100 million a year, it only b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: An ‘Antifa’ Website Is NOT Affiliated With The Biden/Harris Campaign
Is the campaign to elect former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate Sen. Kamala Harris connected to a website belonging to Antifa, or anti-fascists? No, that's not true: The URL antifa.com, a domain name which could have been pu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actor James Woods NOT Dead at 74
Did actor James Woods die and was he found dead by police? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marke
Truth or Fiction?→ Did an RNC Speaker Say Her Biracial Son ‘Might Grow Up to be a Large Intimidating Brown Man,’ and Her ‘Biological Kids’ to be ‘White and Nerdy’?
On August 26 2020, the Facebook page “This American Carnage” shared the following meme, which purportedly shows a quote from Republican National Convention (RNC) speaker Abby Johnson on her biracial son growing up as a “large, intimi
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Use Graphic, Unrelated Photos to Smear BLM Protesters
Quick Take Posts circulating on social media this summer falsely claimed that Black Lives Matter activists were responsible for the beating of five elderly white people shown in the posts’ photos. But the pictures have been online for at least fi
Full Fact→ Figures for people seeking asylum in hotels and veterans sleeping rough are both wrong
A Facebook post uses inaccurate information and incorrect figures to compare the lives of asylum seekers and former servicemen and women in the UK. The post says, “6,000 UK veterans sleeping on the streets 48,000 illegals housed in 4/5 star hotel
Health Feedback→ A vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 would be useful even if the survival rate from COVID-19 is high
REVIEW A misleading claim circulating on Facebook in August 2020 questions whether a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, would be useful because the “survival rate [of COVID-19 is] close to 100% without a vaccine”. This c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Unemployment Scam Warrants Were NOT Served to 12,000 In Greensboro, NC
Were 12,000 warrants served to people in Greensboro, NC involved in an unemployment scam? No, that's not true: There is no record of an unemployment scam investigation that generated 12,000 warrants, according to local officials contacted
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alleged Kenosha Shooter Rittenhouse Did NOT Own Gas Station Where He Was Allegedly Standing Guard To Protect It From Arson
Was Kyle Rittenhouse just protecting his own business in Kenosha, Wisconsin, when he allegedly shot at a crowd protesting the police shooting of Jacob Blake? No, this is not true. Rittenhouse, seen armed with a semi-automatic rifle, was w
Health Feedback→ People infected with SARS-CoV-2 can transmit the virus to others, even if they do not show symptoms of the disease and are not considered sick
REVIEW Hundreds of posts like this one were published on Facebook on and around 23 Aug. 2020 claiming that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has “[convinced] the world that you can be sick without having symptoms.” These
FactCheck.org→ Republican Convention Night 3
Summary Vice President Mike Pence and others twisted facts on the economy, some of Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s positions and more: Pence claimed that President Donald Trump “created the greatest economy in the world.”
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Someone Organize an Online Fundraiser for the Kenosha Murder Suspect?
Not long after his identity was revealed, the seventeen-year-old Illinois teen accused of committing a double murder in Kenosha, Wisconsin was the intended beneficiary of an online fundraiser in his name. The fundraiser raised $705 on GoFundMe before
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Lawmaker Did NOT Introduce Bill To Rename Southern States
Did Rep. Maxine Waters of California introduce a bill, "H.R. 2020, the Erasing Confederate History Act of 2020," to rename the 11 states that originally made up the Confederacy? No, that's not true: This is a satirical article and such le
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Oprah Did NOT Say When Done ‘Right’ Child Molestation Should Feel ‘Good’ To Children
Did Oprah Winfrey say when done "right" child molestation should feel "good" to children? No, that's not true. An article making that claim about Winfrey is false. The talk show host has spoken out on camera about child abuse for many yea
Health Feedback→ Listicle of “facts” about COVID-19 contains numerous inaccurate and misleading claims
REVIEW An article on a website named Swiss Policy Research, formerly Swiss Propaganda Research, claims to give readers the “Facts about [COVID-19], provided by experts in the field.” Published in March 2020 and updated as recently as August 2020
FactCheck.org→ Republican Convention Night 2
Summary On the second night of the Republican National Convention, we found: White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow falsely claimed that Trump inherited a “stagnant” economy on the verge of recession. Actually, economists were predicting contin
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘You do NOT DIVIDE the deaths into the total population. EVER! NEVER!’
A popular Facebook post in August 2020 was not alone in taking issue with one estimate concerning the COVID-19 virus’ mortality rate, but might also mislead readers looking for an easy answer. The post, first published on August 20, 2020 and sha
Truth or Fiction?→ Frida Kahlo ‘If I Have to Say It … I Do Not Want It Anymore’
On August 22 2020, the Facebook page “She Is Fire” attributed the following poem — often titled “If I Have to Say It” — to artist Frida Kahlo: What became a text-only post read: Frida Kahlo to her husband…
The Dispatch→ Did Facebook Ban President Trump’s Campaign From Advertising?
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FactCheck.org→ Video: Discussing FactChecking the Democratic Convention
FactCheck.org Deputy Managing Editor Robert Farley spoke with WBAL-TV in Baltimore and several other Hearst TV stations around the country about fact-checking the Democratic convention. In interviews that aired on Aug. 21, Farley discussed several Demo
FactCheck.org→ Republican Convention Opening Night
Summary Speakers in the first night of the 2020 Republican National Convention engaged in political spin, particularly in making claims about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden’s policy positions: Several speakers at the convention mislea
AFP Fact Check→ Posts criticize Democrats for not wearing masks at a time when they weren’t recommended
Facebook posts shared tens of thousands of times during the Democratic National Convention criticize Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, and other top Democrats for appearing in a crowd without masks. This is misleading; the photos in the posts are from a Democr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Adding A Stamp To Postage-Paid Ballot Does NOT Force USPS To Handle It As First-Class Instead Of Bulk — It’s Already First-Class Mail
Does adding a stamp to your postage-paid ballot force USPS to handle it as first-class instead of bulk mail? No, that's not true. A meme claims that adding postage to the mail-in ballots will speed up the delivery process before Election