We took a closer look at the numbers in this viral tweet.
The Dispatch→ Can Colorado Hospitals Turn Away Unvaccinated Patients?
a.image2.image-link.image2-683-1024 { padding-bottom: 66.69921875%; padding-bottom: min(66.69921875%, 683px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image2-683-1024 i
FactCheck.org→ SciCheck Featured on Podcast About COVID-19 Misinformation Directed at Latinos
FactCheck.org staffer Catalina Jaramillo was featured on the latest episode of “A Better Life?,” a podcast that explores how COVID-19 has made immigrants’ lives harder. Jaramillo, a bilingual journalist and native of Chile, joined Fac
Truth or Fiction?→ Sweden Twitter ‘My Best Advice …’ Meme
On November 10 2021, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a 2014 tweet apparently from Sweden’s @sweden Twitter account — which looked like it was offering up advice on improving one’s fellatio skills: The tweet was prefaced by the n
Snopes→ Texas A&M Student Hurt at Astroworld Dies; Death Total at 9
A 22-year-old college senior who was critically injured at the Astroworld festival in Houston has died, making her the 9th person to die after throngs of fans surged toward the stage during a performance by headliner Travis Scott.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Of Argument Over Vaccination Status On A Plane Is NOT Real — It’s An Ad-Eligible Skit Film With Actors
Did a scene between a passenger, flight attendant and airline captain erupt on a plane about the passenger not wanting to sit next to someone who had not been vaccinated? No, that's not true: The scene was staged and filmed, and listed on
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘John Tyler, America’s Tenth President, Was Born in 1790. He Has A Living Grandson’
On November 11 2021, Reddit user u/thenewyorkgod shared a screenshot of a tweet claiming that America’s tenth president John Tyler, born in 1790, had a living grandson as of late 2021: This shook me from Damnthatsinteresting
Snopes→ Biden Salutes Troops As ‘Spine of America’ on Veterans Day
President Joe Biden saluted the nation’s military veterans in a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.
Health Feedback→ Italy didn’t change its definition of COVID-19 deaths, the disease killed more than 130,000 Italians
REVIEW In early 2020, during the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Italy became one of the hardest hit countries in the world. As of 9 November 2021, the country totalized more than 130,000 deaths from COVID-19. In November 2021, several websit
Snopes→ Why Is Veterans Day Observed on Nov. 11?
The annual federal holiday recognizes U.S. military veterans.
Snopes→ Scientists Describe ‘Dancing Molecules’ Capable of Repairing Spinal Cord Injuries
Paralyzed mice given the treatment were able to walk within one month.
Snopes→ Biden Announces Plan to ID, Treat Vets’ Ills from Toxic Air
President Joe Biden is using his first Veterans Day in office to announce an effort to better understand, identify and treat medical conditions suffered by troops deployed to toxic environments.
Logically→ The Italian Ministry of Health has reduced its official COVID-19 death toll from over 130,000 to under 4,000.
The Italian ministry data had segregated the number of people with preexisting conditions dying of COVID and those without comorbidities.
Full Fact→ SARS-CoV-2 does exist
A post on social media claims that SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes Covid-19) has “never been: isolated, purified, sequenced, characterised” or “proven to exist”. As we have written before, SARS-CoV-2 has been isolated ma
Full Fact→ This picture of a bus warning about childhood strokes wasn’t taken in the UK
Several posts on Facebook have shared an image of a bus with a poster saying “Kids have strokes too” and telling people to “know the warning signs”. The posts suggest that these posters have been put up by the UK governmen
Snopes→ Did Einstein Warn the Moon Could Crash into Earth?
Einstein's "prediction" is coming to theaters in 2022.
Full Fact→ Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has not been arrested for vaccine data fraud
A blog post from 6 November on the “The Truth is Where” website claims that Pfizer chairman and chief executive officer Dr Albert Bourla was arrested on the morning of 5 November at his home in Scarsdale, New York on fraud charges for &ldqu
Full Fact→ You can’t recharge an electric car by attaching a generator to the wheel
A post on Facebook claims to show an electric car self-charging as it is driven, using a generator attached to the wheel to harness the energy generated as it spins. The post claims that this is “something that no [electric vehicle] manufacturer
Logically→ Deaths at the Astroworld music festival in Houston were caused by 5G and COVID-19 vaccines.
COVID-19 vaccines approved in the U.S. do not contain graphene oxide. Nor is there any evidence that the deaths took place because of 5G.
Snopes→ Thousands of Red UK Phone Boxes to Be Protected from Closure
The public payphone boxes may look like obsolete relics in an age of ubiquitous smartphones, but regulator Ofcom said they can still be a “lifeline” for people in need.
Full Fact→ Photo of smiley face in forest is real
A photo posted on Facebook shows an image of an orange smiley face in the middle of a forest. A caption states “David Hampton planted larch trees in the Douglas fir forest in Oregon to create a smiley face. It returns each fall and makes a
Snopes→ Legislation Targets Historic GI Bill Racial Inequities
The new legislative effort would benefit surviving spouses and all living descendants of Black WWII veterans whose families were denied the opportunity to build wealth with housing and educational benefits through the GI Bill.
Logically→ Nisha Dahiya, the Indian under-23 world championship wrestling bronze medalist, was shot dead by unknown assailants.
Nisha Dahiya, the wrestler champion, appeared on her Instagram to say she is alive and doing well. It was her namesake that was shot dead.
Health Feedback→ There is no evidence that luciferase is an ingredient in the COVID-19 vaccines
REVIEW On 1 November 2021, Newsmax White House correspondent Emerald Robinson tweeted a warning: “Dear Christians: the vaccines contain a bioluminescent marker called LUCIFERASE so that you can be tracked”. She also recommended that Christians
Snopes→ South Africa’s Last Apartheid President F. W. De Klerk Dies
F.W. de Klerk, who shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela and as South Africa’s last apartheid president oversaw the end of the country’s white minority rule, has died at the age of 85.
Full Fact→ Facebook offer to buy a Dyson hair dryer for £1.78 is fake
A Facebook post claims that you can buy a Dyson Supersonic hair dryer from retailer Currys for £1.78, with an image of what appears to be a woman holding a receipt for the hair dryer at that price. The post’s caption states “Cur
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective as the recovery rate is high in the U.S.
The recovery rate cannot be an aspect to assess the effectiveness of vaccines. The vaccines have shown a positive result in controlling the infection.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines cause unexplained illnesses.
There's no evidence that vaccines are dangerous. According to WHO, the current vaccines are safe and effective.
Poynter→ Merriam-Webster didn’t remove the immunity portion to its vaccine definition. It changed the wording.
First, people claimed that Merriam-Webster sneakily changed the definition of the word “anti-vaxxer” to include people who oppose laws that mandate vaccination. (It didn’t. It has always had the same definition.) Now, social media posts
Logically→ The infection rate in vaccinated people is higher than the unvaccinated, according to U.K. Health Security Agency data.
The agency later caveated its findings saying that the data is 'unadjusted' and shouldn't be used to compare vaccinated and unvaccinated populations.
Washington Post→ NRCC’s deceptively edited attack ad offers a glimpse of 2022 spin
The new attack ad by the National Republican Congressional Committee features misleading images and snipped audio.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The British Medical Journal Did NOT Reveal Disqualifying And Ignored Reports Of Flaws In Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccine Trials
Did the British Medical Association's news blog reveal flaws that disqualify the results of a contractor's field testing of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, and were the problems ignored by the Food & Drug Administration and by Pfizer? No,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Three States Did NOT Pull CNN’S Broadcasting License — As A Cable Network, CNN Is ‘Non-Broadcasting’
Did Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi "pull" CNN's "broadcasting license"? No, that's not true: The article making that claim is a carbon copy of a troll page's counterfeit story, with fake names for government officials purportedly quot
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Travis Scott Was NOT Arrested In The Days Following Fatal Astroworld Festival
Was rapper Travis Scott arrested after his Astroworld festival concert, where eight people died? No, that's not true: The Houston Police Department told Lead Stories on November 10, 2021, that the claim was not accurate. Scott also tweete
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chelsea Clinton Was NOT Hanged at GITMO — She Was Running NYC Marathon, Not Languishing On Death Row
Was Chelsea Clinton hanged at GITMO recently? No, that's not true: This event did not happen. Chelsea Clinton was seen completing the New York Marathon on November 7, 2021. Real Raw News -- the source of the bogus hanging claim -- has a h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kyle Rittenhouse Did NOT Cross State Lines With An AR-15
Did Kyle Rittenhouse cross state lines with an AR-15? No, that claim is misleading. The gun he used in the shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin, was "purchased, stored and used in Wisconsin," the Lake County Illinois State's Attorney's Office s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Deaths of 2,433 Babies NOT Found In VAERS, ‘Another Study’ Does NOT Show mRNA Shots Unsafe for Pregnant Women
Do the reported adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines in the United States include the deaths of 2,433 babies, and is there another study that shows mRNA shots are not safe for pregnant women? No, that's not true: A Lead Stories analysis
Snopes→ Should a Bottle Always Be Put on Tires When Parked?
We tracked down the origins of the rumor that was displayed in online advertisements.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim That SARS-CoV-2 Is ‘Not A Truly Isolated Human Virus’ Is NOT True — It’s Been Isolated From Human Patients
Is SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, "not a truly isolated human virus" because it was only replicated in monkey cell lines? No, that's not true: While the origin of the virus is hypothesized to be from an animal, th
Snopes→ Does Georgia Have ‘No Way to Verify’ 2020 Presidential Election Results?
A full year after the 2020 election, bogus claims of widespread fraud persisted.