We investigated a claim about the song's most famous version.
Snopes→ Australian Zoo Gets Funnel Web Spider Nicknamed ‘Megaspider’
Creepy crawly alert ... but it's for a good cause.
Snopes→ Yes, the English National Orchestra Teamed Up with TikTokers for ‘Tiger King’ Opera
The opera has five acts, but it's also on TikTok, so it's only five minutes long.
Health Feedback→ Contrary to claim in Becker News article, not all cases of infection lead to immunity; falsely claims that most COVID-19 deaths weren’t caused by COVID-19 but by comorbidities
REVIEW An article published by Becker News in mid-November 2021, written by former Fox News writer Kyle Becker, claimed in its headline that “The CDC Finally Admits a Massive Number of Americans Have ‘Natural Immunity’: 146.6 Million People”
Snopes→ Are There No Mosquitoes in Iceland?
The island is one of the few places on earth free of the insect.
Snopes→ Is the ‘Penis Snake’ a Real Animal?
Yes, but it's not really a snake.
Snopes→ Was One of These Webs Spun by an LSD-Tripping Spider?
Like humans, the cognitive abilities of spiders appear to be impaired by drugs.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: OSHA Suspension Of Vaccine Mandate Was NOT Ignored By ‘The Media’
Did "the media" ignore the announcement by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) that it was suspending the government's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for some businesses? No, that's not true: National news organizations inc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer Vaccine Will NOT Kill 117 Kids To Save 1 Child From Dying Of COVID In 5 To 11 Age Group
Will the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine kill 117 children ages 5 to 11 to save one child from dying of the virus? No, that's not true: There is no evidence to support that claim, which was made using data reported to the Vaccine Adverse Event Re
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nurse Tiffany Dover Did NOT Die When She Was Vaccinated
Did a nurse named Tiffany Dover die at a Chattanooga, Tennessee, hospital on December 17, 2020, the day she received a COVID-19 vaccine and subsequently fainted while live on camera speaking with a local TV station? And is an Ancestry.com
Snopes→ Elizabeth Holmes Takes the Stand in Her Criminal Fraud Trial
The former entrepreneur will attempt to refute the U.S. government’s allegations that she bamboozled investors and patients into believing that her startup, Theranos, would reshape health care.
Snopes→ Foreign-Run Facebook Accounts Celebrate Rittenhouse Verdict
Suspect Facebook accounts with fake names, including some that had hints of foreign roots, posted messages in support of the acquittal.
Snopes→ Police: 3 Students Shot in Denver-Area School Parking Lot
Three students were shot during a fight in the parking lot of a high school in the Denver suburb of Aurora, the police chief said, only days after six teenagers from a nearby campus were shot and injured at a park.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the FBI isn’t adding ‘threat tags’ for parents who protest school boards
“The FBI is using its counterterrorism division to investigate and add ‘threat tags’ to parents who are protesting school boards.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Stunt Development Of Children’s Immune Systems
Do messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 vaccines instruct cells to produce "non-human" proteins -- spike proteins -- that would stunt the development of children's immune systems? No, that's not true: On the contrary, the purpose of spike protei
FactCheck.org→ Pfizer/BioNTech’s COVID-19 Vaccine Formulation Tweaked to Improve Stability
SciCheck Digest With the release of its pediatric COVID-19 vaccine, Pfizer switched the buffer used in its formulation to increase the stability of the product, allowing it to remain at refrigerator temperatures for longer. The Food and Drug Administra
PolitiFact→ Kevin McCarthy – Kevin McCarthy misleads about Build Back Better legislation and IRS audits
“If you or your family spends $28 a day — prepare to be under constant audit by the IRS.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Old photos of ‘bricks’ resurface in days leading up to Kyle Rittenhouse trial verdict
Photos showed “bricks everywhere” in Kenosha during the Kyle Rittenhouse trial.
FactCheck.org→ CBO: Build Back Better Not Quite ‘Fully Paid For’
For weeks, President Joe Biden has been saying the Build Back Better plan would be “fully paid for” and would not increase the deficit. But the official congressional scorekeeper in its long-awaited final analysis contradicted the presiden
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Baking Soda Does NOT Combat Cancer — It Treats Digestion Problems
Does baking soda combat cancer? No, that's not true: While there are immunotherapy studies that explore how acidity may affect cancer cells, a National Cancer Institute (NCI) representative tells Lead Stories that baking soda "is not an a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Vaccine Passports Are ‘Part Of A Financial Transaction Control Grid’
Are vaccine passports "part of a financial transaction control grid"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that so-called "vaccine passports" -- proof that a person has received a COVID-19 vaccine -- are part of a sinister global pla
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Dozens of prominent athletes did not die of heart attacks after COVID-19 vaccination
“German News Agency Tracks 75 Prominent Athletes Suddenly Dead Of Heart Attacks After COVID Vax”
Snopes→ FBI Investigating Old NJ Landfill for Jimmy Hoffa’s Remains
The decades-long odyssey to find the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa apparently has turned to a former New Jersey landfill that sits below an elevated highway.
PolitiFact→ NYS Department of Corrections and Community Supervision – Among large states, NY has lowest imprisonment rate
New York is "leading the nation with the lowest imprisonment rate of any large state”
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Doom Boxes’
A viral November 16 2021 Facebook post from “Our Neurodivergent Life” described a phenomenon called “doom boxes,” a purportedly shared trait among individuals with ADHD (attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder): Across four s
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, COVID-19 vaccines don’t contain luciferase
COVID-19 vaccines contain luciferase.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Marc Mezvinsky, Chelsea Clinton’s Husband, Will Face Military Tribunal
Will Marc Mezvinsky, Chelsea Clinton's husband, face a military tribunal? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available information to support that claim, which was made on Real Raw News, a website known for publishing fake stories.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a photo of Kyle Rittenhouse in a KKK hood
A photo shows Kyle Rittenhouse wearing a “Klan outfit.”
Snopes→ Does FDA Want Until 2076 To Release Vaccine Data?
A scheduling dispute related to an FOIA request for COVID-19 vaccine data was misconstrued on social media.
Snopes→ Was a Student Suspended for Saying There Are Only 2 Genders?
In some cases, headlines told a different story than the articles they were attached to.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Biden nominee explores idea of eliminating private accounts, does not demand it
“Biden’s banking nominee demands all ‘private bank accounts’ be eliminated”
PolitiFact→ What’s known about claim that white supremacists shot at Ferguson, Mo., marchers
What’s known about claim that white supremacists shot at Ferguson marchers after police killing in 2014
PolitiFact→ Kevin McCarthy – In marathon speech, Kevin McCarthy makes dubious claims about Build Back Better bill
“Never in American history has so much been spent at one time. Never in American history will so many taxes be raised and so much borrowing be needed to pay for this reckless spending.”
PolitiFact→ Mailbag: PolitiFact, ‘this is incorrectly rated’ but ‘keep them honest’
Readers sound off about our fact-checks on economy, health care and COVID-19
Snopes→ Kyle Rittenhouse Cleared of All Charges in Kenosha Shootings
The jury came back with its verdict after close to 3 1/2 days of deliberation.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no evidence linking Bill Gates to vials labeled ‘smallpox’ found in lab freezer
Says Bill Gates is linked to the discovery of vials labeled “smallpox” at Pennsylvania lab.
Snopes→ Yes, Austria Announced Compulsory Nationwide COVID-19 Vaccination
Amid a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases and considerable vaccine hesitancy, the federal government announced the drastic new measure in November 2021.
Snopes→ Biden to Have Routine Colonoscopy, Transfer Power to Harris
President Joe Biden will briefly transfer power to Vice President Kamala Harris when he undergoes a “routine colonoscopy" at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Full Fact→ Unvaccinated people aren’t 32,000 times more likely to die from Covid-19
“There’s figures from the Office of National Statistics [sic] that say, what is it? You’re 32,000 times more likely to die if you’ve not been double jabbed from Covid.” Andrew Pierce, 18 November 2021. Speaking on the Jer
Snopes→ Rare First Printing of US Constitution Sells for Record $43M
The anonymous winning bidder outbid a group of 17,000 cryptocurrency enthusiasts from around the world who crowdfunded to buy it over the last week.