An influential but anonymous Twitter account helped propel a narrative that dominated right-leaning media
AllSides→ Snopes latest example of ‘fact checking’ the truth away
https://nypost.com/2022/02/16/snopes-latest-example-of-fact-checking-the-truth-away/ Snopes.com has shi
AllSides→ Fact Checking Claims About Wisconsin’s Number of Registered Voters
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/fact-checking-claims-about-wisconsins?utm_source=url On February 9,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Buzz Aldrin Did NOT Say The Moon Landing Was Faked
Did Buzz Aldrin reveal that the Apollo 11 mission was faked when he corrected Conan O'Brien's recollection of having watched the moon landing live on TV as a child by telling him that what he watched was an animation? No, that's not true:
Snopes→ RUMOR: Maps in Cornrows Helped Black Slaves Escape Slavery
A rumor on Facebook claimed that Black slaves would create maps in cornrows to help others escape slavery to the North.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Medical Professor Did NOT Warn Natural Immunity Has Made Vaccine Mandates ‘Irrelevant’ In Lancet Letter
Did The Lancet publish a medical professor's warning that natural immunity has made vaccine mandates irrelevant? No, that's not true: The professor cited never uses the word "irrelevant" in his letter to the British medical journal but he
Logically→ A viral image shows Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath waving at a crowd looking elsewhere during the Jan Vishwas Yatra.
A morphed image of CM Yogi Adityanath's Jan Vishwas Yatra in Mathura from December 2021 is circulated as an image of the 2022 Etawah campaign rally.
Snopes→ Should Coke Always Be Poured on Wheels When Traveling Alone?
We tracked down yet another strange rumor that was displayed in online advertisements.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gas Prices Did NOT Reach National Average Of $1.87 Per Gallon In February 2021
Did the price of regular gas reach a national average of $1.87 per gallon during February 2021? No, that's not true: While individual gas station prices always vary, the national average of regular gas prices during February 2021 never we
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Conflict Between Russia, Ukraine
Does a video posted to Facebook show footage of conflict between Russia and Ukraine in February 2022? No, that's not true: The video shows gameplay from Arma 3, a military shooter video game. Many social media users have posted similar fo
Snopes→ Is Pharrell’s Beverly Hills Mansion Listed for $17 Million?
A comical Reddit post in 2022 referenced an old tweet, which led us to Zillow to check dates and prices.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gas Station CANNOT Be Cited For Vandalism If Stickers Are Put On Pumps
Can a gas station be cited for vandalism if stickers are put on the gas pump? No, that's not true: A claim that putting stickers on the gas pump would hold the owners responsible is false, according to the sheriff where the claim was made
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Qantas CEO was pied in the face in 2017, not related to COVID-19 mandates
“Airline CEO gets pied for forcing vaccinations”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, CNN didn’t confirm Trump will be arrested
“CNN confirms Trump WILL be ARRESTED.”
Snopes→ Did a Louisiana Woman Feed School Kids Cupcakes Tainted with Bodily Fluids?
A disturbing child sexual abuse case hit the headlines once again in February 2022.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Studies included on list do not question COVID-19 vaccine safety
List shows “1,000 peer reviewed studies questioning COVID-19 vaccine safety”
Snopes→ Will Truth Social Cost Users $4.99 a Week?
What exactly is the price of free speech?
Snopes→ Did Fauci Say More COVID-19 Boosters Could Be Recommended?
"The potential future requirement for an additional boost ... is being very carefully monitored in real time," he said.
Snopes→ Yes, Kandiss Taylor’s Campaign Slogan is ‘JESUS, GUNS, AND BABIES’
The Georgia governor hopeful launched her “Paint Georgia Taylor Red Bus Tour” in February 2022.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that Canada imposed martial law is false
“Trudeau declares Emergencies Act amounting to near martial law in Canada.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Schools Are NOT ‘Forcing’ Students To Stand During National Anthem
Are schools in Florida "forcing" students to stand during the national anthem? No, that's not true: At least one county (Orange County) has explicitly said that students can opt out from standing during the anthem with parental consent as
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No link between Moderna CEO’s deleted Twitter and stock sales
“The CEO of Moderna deleted his Twitter and dumped $400 million of Moderna stock. Big Pharma seems to know some bad news is coming.”
Snopes→ Trump Must Testify in New York Investigation, Judge Rules
Former President Donald Trump must answer questions under oath in New York state’s civil investigation into his business practices, a judge ruled.
Snopes→ Swastikas and Confederate Flags Seen at Canada’s ‘Freedom Convoy’
These were the sightings of swastikas and other symbols of hate at "Freedom Convoy" protests in Canada alluded to by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – FDA didn’t say Pfizer misled them about vaccine safety. The statement came from a public commenter
Says the FDA said that Pfizer “falsely misled” the agency about the safety of the COVID-19 vaccines and that the shots are killing more people than they save.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Ivanka Trump is not facing any criminal charges
"Ivanka Trump charged with major crime.”
Snopes→ Did Blink-182 Incorporate Itself Under the Name ‘Poo Poo Butt, Inc.’?
Because the 1997 PooPoo PeePee Tour wasn’t enough.
Truth or Fiction?→ Dasia Taylor Suture Invention
On February 1 2022, the Facebook page for Missouri radio station Y107 (KTXY-FM) shared a meme about Dasia Taylor, a teenager who purportedly developed a suture technology to detect infections: Alongside the meme, Y107 simply hashtagged the post #Black
PolitiFact→ What’s missing from claims comparing unmasked Super Bowl fans with children in schools
A post said “if 70,048 unmasked fans” could gather for the Super Bowl “kids should go unmasked in school.” The post ignored the safety rules in place at the stadium, which included a mix of mask, vaccination and testing requirements.
Snopes→ Use of Rape-Kit DNA to Probe Other Crimes Shocks Prosecutors
The San Francisco district attorney's stunning claim that California crime labs are using DNA from sexual assault survivors to investigate unrelated crimes shocked prosecutors nationwide.
Full Fact→ Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine does not cause birth defects
A Facebook post claims that a Pfizer document advises people not to have unprotected sex within 28 days of the second dose of its Covid-19 vaccine, because of the supposed risk of “birth defects due to genetic manipulation”. This is not tru
Truth or Fiction?→ Bob Saget Predicted Death on His Podcast?
On February 16 2022, a brief recent clip of late comedian Bob Saget saying he didn’t “have long to live” and would be “found dead in bed” began circulating on Twitter: Bob Saget knew how he was going to be “found dead
Snopes→ Did a Snake Wrap Itself Around a Van?
The internet loves a good fake snake video.
Logically→ Karnataka’s Mandya district administration has instructed educational institutions not to allow teachers wearing hijab into the campus.
The DDPI in Mandya has clarified that no directive has been issued to Muslim teachers to remove hijab and burqa before entering the school premises.
PolitiFact→ Jesse Watters – Jesse Watters spins facts beyond recognition with claims Hillary Clinton paid to hack, frame Trump
“Durham’s documents show that Hillary Clinton hired people who hacked into Trump’s home and office computers” and “planted evidence, fabricated evidence connecting Trump to Russia.”
AllSides→ Biden Initiative Funds Drug Overdose Prevention, Not ‘Crack Pipes’
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/02/biden-initiative-funds-drug-overdose-prevention-not-crack-pipes/ The
Snopes→ Tesla Faces Another US Investigation: Unexpected Braking
The government says it has 354 complaints from owners during the past nine months about “phantom braking" in Tesla Models 3 and Y.
PolitiFact→ North Carolina state House Democratic Caucus – NC Democrats target Republicans but leave out context
Republican state Sens. Paul Newton and Warren Daniel “refused to even give testimony” in North Carolina’s latest redistricting case.
FactCheck.org→ Biden Initiative Funds Drug Overdose Prevention, Not ‘Crack Pipes’
The Department of Health and Human Services launched a $30 million grant program in December to help “address the nation’s substance use and overdose epidemic” by reducing the dangers related to drug use. The program doesn’t provide funding
Logically→ The BBC has admitted HIV is used to make the COVID-19 vaccines.
A BBC documentary shows the safe use of an HIV protein in the development of a COVID-19 vaccine. This particular vaccine trial was later abandoned.