Do COVID-19 vaccines cause patients to suffer by triggering them to produce spike proteins throughout the body, including the brain, lung, heart, bone marrow and reproductive organs? No, that's not true: The claim was made without citatio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: An App Called ‘Talking Angela’ Does NOT Ask Kids Personal Questions And Take A Picture Of Their Faces
Does an app called "Talking Angela" ask kids personal questions and take pictures of their faces? No, that's not true: This claim is resurfacing after having been debunked as far back as 2014. The app-based uses an animated cat to mimic t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mississippi Does NOT Offer A 100% Online Concealed Carry Permit
Can Mississippi residents qualify to get a concealed carry permit 100% online? No, that's not true: This misleading advertisement takes advantage of confusing language and false urgency. The price of the online safety course certification
Truth or Fiction?→ The Online Trick to ‘Send Student Loan Debt Collectors Packing’
Social media users relying on a graphic circulating online in January 2022 to hold student loan debt collectors at bay should be wary. The graphic, which surfaced in January 2022, pushes the claim that a person had “sent four student loan debt co
FactCheck.org→ Studies Show Boosted Immunity Against Omicron with Booster Doses
Neither primary vaccination nor natural immunity is generally stopping infections with the omicron variant, but research shows booster doses substantially increase protection. Yet, Republican Sen. Rand Paul claimed that a case of COVID-19 provides “a
FactCheck.org→ Studies Show Boosted Immunity Against Omicron with Booster Doses
Neither primary vaccination nor natural immunity is generally stopping infections with the omicron variant, but research shows booster doses substantially increase protection. Yet, Republican Sen. Rand Paul claimed that a case of COVID-19 provides “a
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Study in Brazil on ivermectin as a COVID-19 prevention is flawed, experts say
"Large, peer-reviewed research study proves ivermectin works” as a COVID-19 preventative.
PolitiFact→ Ron Johnson – Johnson wrong on claim that COVID vaccines are killing athletes on the playing field
“All these athletes are dropping dead on the field” after receiving the COVID-19 vaccination.
PolitiFact→ Sean Hannity – Joe Biden isn’t first to prioritize race, gender in picking SCOTUS nominee, as Sean Hannity claimed
“There's never been a president (before Joe Biden) that has made race and gender the defining factor” for a Supreme Court nomination.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Biden did not receive millions from the drug industry as a member of Congress
“Joe Biden holds the all-time record for the most money received from Pharma while in Congress! $8,550,422.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Looking at how many trucks are participating in the “Freedom Convoy” in Canada
250,000 trucks are participating in the “Freedom Convoy” in Canada.
Truth or Fiction?→ FDR: ‘No Business Which Depends for Existence on Paying Less Than Living Wages to Its Workers Has Any Right to Continue in This Country’
On January 28 2022, a quote meme circulated on social media platforms, attributing commentary about businesses paying “less than a living wage” to United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt: On the right side of the meme was a portrai
PolitiFact→ Republican National Committee – Deceptive RNC edit takes Biden’s words on taking Supreme Court questions out of context
"BIDEN: 'I'm not gonna take any questions because I think it's inappropriate.'"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Contain Graphene, Cannot Be Remotely Detonated To Explode Like Bombs
Are remotely detonated graphene bubbles exploding like bombs in the bodies of COVID vaccine recipients, causing Marburg/hemorrhagic fever-like symptoms? No, that's not true: COVID-19 vaccines do not contain graphene oxide and therefore "b
FactCheck.org→ Dr. Fauci Still Treats Patients, Contrary to Dr. Oz’s Claim
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president, has been working for nearly two years to help end the COVID-19 pandemic — even directly treating patients wit
FactCheck.org→ Dr. Fauci Still Treats Patients, Contrary to Dr. Oz’s Claim
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to the president, has been working for nearly two years to help end the COVID-19 pandemic — even directly treating patients wit
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About Biden and Breyer’s Face Masks
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michigan School District Did NOT Put Cat Litter Boxes In School Bathrooms For ‘Furry’ Kids
Did a Michigan school district put cat litter boxes in school bathrooms for students who identify as "furries"? No, that's not true: The claim was made with no proof. The person who made the claim said it was something they had heard, not
PolitiFact→ What you need to know about the fake Trump electors
Illegitimate certificates signed by Trump electors have been made public through a FOIA request. The phony slates were part of an election subversion scheme under investigation by state and federal officials.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Navy Pilot Crashed Aircraft Because They Received COVID-19 Vax Booster
Did a U.S. Navy pilot have to eject themselves from an aircraft before a crash caused by their reaction to a COVID-19 vaccine booster? No, that's not true: Although a Navy pilot was involved in an incident with a fighter jet that caused t
Snopes→ Did ‘The Simpsons’ Predict 2022 Canada Trucker Protest?
Two different episodes — and some altered audio — were cut together to make this "prediction."
Truth or Fiction?→ 12ft.io Paywall Bypassing Service
A popular January 19 2022 post alerted readers to the existence of 12ft.io, a site that purportedly bypasses paywalls on news sites: The Facebook Post An attached image featured a graphic of hands and a broken chain. Text on the image read: Show me a
FactCheck.org→ False Reports of Wisconsin Assembly’s Action on 2020 Electors
Quick Take A resolution introduced in the Wisconsin Assembly to reverse the state’s 2020 presidential electoral votes for President Joe Biden was referred to the Rules Committee on Jan. 25. The committee chair tweeted that the resolution was R
FactCheck.org→ False Reports of Wisconsin Assembly’s Action on 2020 Electors
Quick Take A resolution introduced in the Wisconsin Assembly to reverse the state’s 2020 presidential electoral votes for President Joe Biden was referred to the Rules Committee on Jan. 25. The committee chair tweeted that the resolution was R
Snopes→ Does Time-Lapse Video Show Europa and Io Orbiting Jupiter?
To find answers, we turned to the video's creator: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist Kevin M. Gill.
PolitiFact→ Iowa Republican Party – Iowa GOP deceptively edits Abby Finkenauer's comments on Build Back Better
When asked if she supports the Build Back Better bill, Abby Finkenauer said that she didn’t know what was in it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There are NOT 22 Million Undocumented Immigrants In US — But Some Can Vote in Some Cities, Receive Some Benefits
Do 22 million illegal immigrants live in the United States, receive public benefits and vote illegally? No, that's mostly false: Two experts in public policy told Lead Stories that the number of illegal immigrants in the United States is
Snopes→ Prince Andrew Gives Up Membership of Prestigious Golf Club
Britain’s Prince Andrew has given up his honorary membership of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews.
FactCheck.org→ Posts About ‘Cross Reactants’ Misrepresent Accuracy of COVID-19 PCR Tests
SciCheck Digest Polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests for COVID-19 are highly accurate. People on social media, however, are circulating lists of germs that they baselessly claim will cause such tests to be falsely positive. In reality, it’s t
FactCheck.org→ Posts About ‘Cross Reactants’ Misrepresent Accuracy of COVID-19 PCR Tests
SciCheck Digest Polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests for COVID-19 are highly accurate. People on social media, however, are circulating lists of germs that they baselessly claim will cause such tests to be falsely positive. In reality, it’s t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Moderna IS Mandating COVID Vaccine For Its Employees — So Is Pfizer
Are vaccine-makers Moderna and Pfizer not mandating the COVID-19 vaccine for their employees? No, that's not true: Since August 2021, Moderna and Pfizer have had COVID vaccine requirements in place for their U.S. workers. Medical and reli
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wisconsin Assembly Did NOT Vote To Withdraw Joe Biden’s Electoral Votes
Did the Wisconsin Assembly vote to withdraw Joe Biden's 10 electoral votes? No, that's not true: A Republican representative introduced a resolution that called for "reclaiming" the president's votes. The resolution was referred to an ass
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alberta, Canada DID NOT Inadvertently Publish, Quickly Delete Embarassing COVID Death Data
Did Alberta, Canada inadvertently publish, then quickly delete health data exposing that more than half of vaccinated deaths had been counted as unvaccinated? No, that's not true: A spokeswoman for the government of Canada said the claim
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Kevin Costner didn’t recently debut a line of CBD gummies
Says Kevin Costner recently debuted a new line of CBD gummies.
Snopes→ ‘Tiger King’ Joe Exotic Resentenced to 21 Years in Prison
A federal judge resentenced “Tiger King” Joe Exotic to 21 years in prison, reducing his punishment by just a year after an appeals court ordered a new sentence.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No evidence Dennis Miller said this about the Ghislaine Maxwell trial
Says Dennis Miller said that if he didn’t see women protesting the Ghislaine Maxwell trial verdict “you're all frauds. This isn't justice for those women, this is a joke."
Logically→ 1 in 3 infected people will die from NeoCov, the new Coronavirus variant, according to Wuhan scientists.
The study neither suggests that 1 in 3 people will die from NeoCov nor that NeoCov is a new variant of COVID-19.
Snopes→ ‘Freedom Convoy’ Size Exaggerated by Miscaptioned Videos
If the "freedom convoy" is as big as people say it is, why are so many videos being miscaptioned to exaggerate its size?
PolitiFact→ Beto O'Rourke – O’Rourke’s claim about Texas fourth-graders’ reading proficiency supported by sample federal data
"Right now, in the average Texas fourth grade classroom, 7 out of 10 kids cannot read at grade level."
Snopes→ Fake Poop Helps Evicted Owls Settle into New Neighborhood
Settling into a new home can be tough for anyone.