Did an economics professor at a local college fail an entire class to teach the students a lesson -- that socialism does not work? No, that's not true: This allegorical story has circulated on the internet for many years, with a few chang
PolitiFact→ Winsome Sears makes head-scratching COVID claims during CNN interview
Lt. Gov-elect Winsome Sears made four inaccurate statements about the COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday during an appearance on
Snopes→ Did Joe Biden Call Kyle Rittenhouse a ‘White Supremacist’?
The Illinois man, acquitted of murder in November 2021, alleged the president "defamed my character."
FactCheck.org→ Benefits Outweigh Risks of Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine, Contrary to Posts Misusing VAERS Data
SciCheck Digest The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System can detect possible safety issues in vaccines. Anyone can submit an unverified report, regardless of whether a vaccine is known to have caused the problem. Yet viral messages continue to misuse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Vernon Coleman Gives NO Medical Proof The COVID-19 Jab Is Murder, Relies On Discredited Research Report
Does Dr. Vernon Coleman share medical proof that the COVID-19 jab is murder? No, that's not true: A headline makes the claim he has medical proof the COVID vaccine is "murder," but Coleman never uses the word murder in his video about the
Snopes→ No Phones, Laptops Allowed at Josh Duggar Child Porn Trial
The former reality TV star was charged in April with two counts of downloading and possessing child pornography.
Snopes→ ‘Snakesgiving’: Florida Mom Pulls Python from Car (Video)
"Nice job, mom. You're a freakin' natural."
Snopes→ A Guide To Viral Rumors in the Kyle Rittenhouse Acquittal
A viral copypasta text alleges numerous things about the teenager, his murder trial, and the people he shot. Some are more true than others.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Head Of German Hospital Who Committed Suicide Did NOT Say ‘COVID-19 Vaccine Is A Genocide’
Did the head of a German hospital who committed suicide describe the COVID-19 vaccine as genocide and a crime against humanity? No, that's not true: Online publications reported unsubstantiated claims of a suicide note from the physician
Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Trio Guilty of Killing Ahmaud Arbery. What Now?
The killing was captured on video and shared around the world.
Logically→ The COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective as most people admitted to hospitals with the virus are vaccinated.
Vaccines are not 100 percent effective. As most people are now vaccinated, some vaccinated people in hospitals with COVID-19 is to be expected.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden’s release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: What you need to know
Joe Biden’s release of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve: What you need to know
Snopes→ Melania Trump Post-Election Divorce Rumors Were Misleading
Tabloids published the purported bombshell news in the days following her husband's loss in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Fail To Acknowledge Waukesha Christmas Parade Killings
Has President Joe Biden failed to acknowledge the deaths that occurred at the Waukesha Christmas Parade on November 21, 2021, in Waukesha, Wisconsin? No, that's not true: Biden discussed the incident at the beginning of a White House spee
FactCheck.org→ Virginia Lt. Gov.-Elect Sears Distorts Facts on COVID-19 Vaccines
In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Virginia Lt. Gov.-Elect Winsome Sears spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines that we have previously debunked. CNN Host Dana Bash, Nov. 21: So, why is it OK to mandate childhood va
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moderna CEO Was NOT Arrested By FBI On November 22, 2021
Was Stéphane Bancel, CEO of Moderna, arrested by the FBI on November 22, 2021? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to suggest that Bancel was arrested and the website where the claim originally appeared is a known fake news website
FactCheck.org→ Posts Misidentify Man Shown in Photo with Ghislaine Maxwell
Quick Take Ghislaine Maxwell, who is charged with assisting accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, is scheduled to go on trial on Nov. 29. Social media posts are circulating a photo that falsely claims to show Chief Justice John Roberts in an affectio
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Rittenhouse wasn’t attacked at grandparents’ gas station before Kenosha shooting
“The gas station where they initially attacked” Kyle Rittenhouse “is owned by his grandparents.”
Snopes→ Is It ‘Reddi-Wip’ Or ‘Reddi-Whip’?
A glitch in the matrix, or a common misspelling?
Snopes→ All 3 Defendants Found Guilty of Murdering Ahmaud Arbery
Ahmaud Arbery’s killing became part of a larger national reckoning on racial injustice after the graphic video leaked online two months later.
Snopes→ Performers Gear Up for the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
Astronaut Snoopy will hover overhead as the parade returns to its pre-pandemic form this year.
Snopes→ Migrant Boat Capsizes in English Channel; Dozens Feared Dead
Although officials offered few confirmed details, it appeared to be one of the deadliest days in the channel in recent memory.
Lead Stories→ Pfizer Petitions Court For Identity of ‘Conservative Beaver’ Publisher — Lead Stories May Have Found Him
Wanted for Defamation On November 5, 2021, a website named Conservative Beaver published a false story about the CEO of Pfizer being arrested for fraud. It wasn't the first false story published by the website and it wouldn't be the last:
Snopes→ US Jobless Claims Hit 52-Year Low After Seasonal Adjustments
Many companies now complain that they can't find workers to fill job openings.
Full Fact→ The holes in face masks don’t mean they’re useless
A post on Instagram claims a Stanford study has shown face masks are ineffective at blocking Covid-19 viral particles. We have written about the study cited before. The author was not affiliated with Stanford University and the paper was strewn with ba
Full Fact→ No-one was arrested for creating a labyrinth in Ikea using fake social distancing signs
Facebook posts claim that a man was arrested for putting fake social distancing arrows in an Ikea to create a “labyrinth” with no exit. While Ikea did ask customers to socially distance when it reopened after lockdowns in 2020 and 202
Full Fact→ ‘Vienna protest picture’ actually old photo of Moscow
A photo on Facebook purporting to show a protest in Vienna is going viral. The caption says: “Go Vienna! Vaccinated and unvaccinated standing together for what is right!” Although there have been protests in Vienna against new Covid-1
Full Fact→ Claims about changes to Pfizer vaccine for children miss important details
An article, shared on Facebook, claims Pfizer has changed the formula of a Covid-19 vaccine for children to include a medication that “stabilises people suffering a heart attack”. The article says the vaccine for five to 11-year-olds includ
Logically→ Cannabis, also known as Marijuana, can cure cancer.
Currently, there is not enough conclusive evidence that Marijuana cures cancer.
Snopes→ Did Biden Have a ‘Ron Burgundy’ Moment?
A misleading video clip of Biden saying "end of quote" was widely circulated on social media.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Can taking vitamin D really eliminate all COVID-19 deaths?
“Vitamin D levels of 50 ng/mL correlates to zero mortality rate from COVID.”
Full Fact→ Hand gel safety alerts only apply to certain brands
A Facebook post claims that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), says that hand gel “causes cancer”. The post uses what appears to be a code for the FDA, by writing F/D/apple symbol. The post also says that this has followed “da
AllSides→ Facebook Post Spreads Bogus Claim About ‘Detox’ After Vaccination
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/11/scicheck-facebook-post-spreads-bogus-claim-about-detox-after-vaccination/
AllSides→ Fact-Check: Biden Says Gas Companies Are Overcharging Americans at the Pump
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2021/11/24/biden-gasoline-gouging/ CLAIM: Joe Biden on Tuesday claime
Logically→ In Japan, it’s common to find gravestones with QR codes.
Gravestones with QR codes are a fairly new phenomenon in Japan, and while they are on offer, they are not commonplace.
Snopes→ NASA Launches Spacecraft to Test Asteroid Defense Concept
If all goes well, the boxy, 1,200-pound craft will slam head-on into Dimorphos, an asteroid 525 feet across.
Snopes→ On the Road Again: Travelers Emerge in Time for Thanksgiving
More than 2.2 million travelers streamed through airport checkpoints last Friday, the busiest day since the pandemic devastated travel early last year.
Full Fact→ Viral ‘shark’ picture isn’t a shark at all
A post on Facebook, showing a screenshot of a tweet, says: “Today I learnt that there is such a thing as the tasselled wobbegong shark and I need to share it with you all”, accompanied by a picture of a peculiar-looking sea creature. Severa
Full Fact→ The wife of the Pfizer CEO did not die from its vaccine.
Screenshots of an article being shared on Facebook claim that the wife of the CEO of Pfizer has died of complications from the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine. This is not true. A spokesperson for Pfizer told the Associated Press that Myriam Bourla, the wife o
Logically→ Unvaccinated people in the U.K. have to pay for their COVID-19 treatment if they get infected.
Neither the NHS nor the government has announced that they would deny treatment to unvaccinated people.