Both Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Vice President Harris relied on data that has many caveats.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Simple Comparison Of Vaxed/Unvaxed Scots’ COVID Case Rates Is NOT A Valid Measure Of Vaccine Effectiveness
Does a comparison of January 2022 case rates for the unvaccinated and the vaccinated in Scotland prove that refusing vaccination improves Scots' odds of avoiding infection, hospitalization and death from COVID-19? No, that's not true: A g
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Mannequin Missing Arm In French Hospital In TV Report About COVID-19 Is NOT Real — It’s Photoshopped Montage
Is an image of a mannequin missing an arm in a French hospital, with the image made to appear part of a TV news report about COVID-19, real? No, that's not true: This image is a photoshopped combination of two separate screenshots. A repr
Logically→ In the U.K., only 17,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the last two years.
COVID-19 has killed approximately 150,000 people in the U.K.
Snopes→ Did Disney Animators Have to ‘Fight’ to Give ‘Encanto’ Character Luisa Muscles?
Internet news articles reporting the alleged controversy are based on a single tweet that contains vague wording.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Was Teacher Fired for Not Meowing Back at Student Who ‘Identifies as Cat’?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-was-teacher-fired-not-meowing-back-student-who-identifies-cat-1672597
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Blog post ignores important context about COVID-19 immunity study
“The CDC admits that natural immunity from prior infections is superior to vaccinated immunity alone.”
Snopes→ Did a Boston Hospital Deny Patient Heart Transplant Over COVID-19 Vaccine Refusal?
The ethics of organ donation and transplantation should be approached with care, and attention to detail.
FactCheck.org→ DeSantis Misleads on Omicron-Resistant COVID-19 Antibody Treatments
After the Food and Drug Administration pulled its authorization of two COVID-19 antibody drugs because the treatments are highly unlikely to work against the omicron variant, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida misleadingly claimed the decision had been made
FactCheck.org→ DeSantis Misleads on Omicron-Resistant COVID-19 Antibody Treatments
After the Food and Drug Administration pulled its authorization of two COVID-19 antibody drugs because the treatments are highly unlikely to work against the omicron variant, Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida misleadingly claimed the decision had been made
PolitiFact→ How Ted Nugent’s claim about voter turnout, suppression presents a false choice
.@TedNugent said historic voter turnout in 2020 means voter suppression doesn’t exist. That ignores that multiple factors affect turnout and that states took steps in 2020 to make voting easier.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – No, New York has not delayed COVID-19 treatment for white people
“In New York state, if you’re white, you have to go to the back of the line to get medical help.”
Snopes→ Is Drone Video of a Bear Chasing a Person in Snow Real?
The video was posted to the r/Unexpected subreddit on Reddit with the caption: "Such a lovely day to test out my drone."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccine Critic Dr. Robert Malone Is NOT Correct That COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Work, Cause Infertility And Claims Won’t Be Paid
Did Dr. Robert Malone correctly claim in a speech that COVID-19 vaccines are not working, that they cause infertility and that vaccine makers are protected legally while families are not? No, that's not true: The vaccines have prevented s
Snopes→ Did Biden Receive 5 Draft Deferments Because of Asthma?
The president did not serve in the military during the Vietnam War.
The Dispatch→ Did Wisconsin Lawmakers Pull Back Electoral Votes From 2020?
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PolitiFact→ Joni Ernst – Numbers back Joni Ernst claim of record Iowa voter turnout
In Iowa, “since we have put a number of the voting laws into place over the last several years — voter ID is one of those — we've actually seen voter participation increase, even in off-election years.”
PolitiFact→ PolitiFact Mailbag: ‘Get out of left field’ and ‘facts are the foundation of truth’
PolitiFact readers sound off about our fact-checks and articles about President Biden’s record, voter ID, vaccines and Congress
PolitiFact→ John Stockton – John Stockton’s claim that ‘hundreds’ of athletes are abruptly dying from COVID-19 vaccines is bogus
“There’s 150 I believe now – it’s over 100 professional athletes dead, professional athletes, the prime of their life, dropping dead that are vaccinated, right on the pitch, right on the field, right on the court."
Snopes→ Does Photo Show Official ‘Trump 2024’ Flags Made in China?
The slogan on the "Trump 2024" flags read, "Save America Again!"
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Wisconsin legislators did not vote to remove Biden’s electoral votes.
“It begins. Wisconsin Assembly votes to remove electoral votes from Biden.”
Snopes→ Is This Samuel L. Jackson with MLK at a Pool Hall?
This is a genuine photo of Martin Luther King Jr., but the man wearing shades in the background isn't Samuel L. Jackson.
PolitiFact→ Jim Lamon – GOP Ariz. Senate hopeful Lamon falsely claims that Biden wants to give ‘illegal immigrants’ $450,000
The Biden-Harris administration "wants to hand out $450,000 to illegal immigrants."
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Texas Roadhouse is not giving out free steak dinner vouchers, as fake Facebook page claims
Texas Roadhouse is sending vouchers for a free steak dinner for four to everyone who shares and comments on a Facebook post.
Snopes→ Hot Stuff: Lab Hits Milestone on Long Road to Fusion Power
Researchers at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Lab in California were able to spark a fusion reaction that briefly sustained itself.
PolitiFact→ In context: What Jen Psaki said about efforts to restrict voting
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki was critical of efforts to prevent people from voting in a recent press briefing, she wasn’t endorsing them.
Truth or Fiction?→ Jim Cramer ‘Have Fun Being Poor’ Tweet
On January 25 2022, screenshots of a purported tweet by CNBC’s Jim Cramer circulated on stock trading subreddits — in which he was quoted as saying “Have fun being poor”: I don’t need your permission for that lol I
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Detoxifying Foot Pads Do NOT Work — Only Kidney And Liver Detoxify
Do detoxing foot patches actually work? No, that's not true: An internal medicine doctor and a dermatologist explain the claim is impossible and unverified. The internal medicine doctor said there were no scientific studies showing that d
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no evidence Americans pay $155 billion each year to cover the cost of illegal immigration
American citizens “pay $155 billion annually to make sure illegal immigrants are taken care of better than American citizens”
Snopes→ AP Sources: Justice Breyer to Retire; Biden to Fill Vacancy
Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, giving President Joe Biden an opening he has pledged to fill by naming the first Black woman to the high court.
Full Fact→ Dan Wootton and David Davis make incorrect claims about Covid-19 deaths
“While the media talks a lot of the 150,000 deaths, perhaps they should have been talking about the number of people who died 'of Covid' not 'with Covid'. That was just 17,371 up to the end of quarter three 2021.” Dan Wootton, 17 January 2
Full Fact→ Parents mostly against face masks in classrooms
“A recent poll by parent voice charity Parentkind found that nearly two thirds of parents of secondary school children are not in favour of masks in the classroom.” MailOnline, 20 January 2022. “A recent poll by Parentkind of 2,000
Snopes→ Meet Methuselah, the Oldest Living Aquarium Fish
Meet Methuselah, the fish that likes to eat fresh figs, get belly rubs and is believed to be the oldest living aquarium fish in the world.
Health Feedback→ Robert Malone made multiple misleading or unsubstantiated claims about COVID-19 and vaccines on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast
REVIEW On 31 December 2021, the actor and comedian Joe Rogan interviewed (see full transcript of the interview here) the scientist Roger Malone for The Joe Rogan Experience, a Spotify-exclusive podcast. With an estimated audience of millions of peop
Logically→ There’s an outbreak of gastrointestinal virus affecting dogs in the northeast of England.
While there is a seasonal rise of gastroenteritis in dogs, the information being shared is from 2020, and is not accurate.
Full Fact→ NHS poster about Bell’s palsy and vaccines is fake
A picture of a fake poster claiming to have been produced by the NHS warning that the Covid-19 vaccine “causes Bell’s palsy” has been circulating on Facebook. The poster bears the NHS and UK government logos in the top corners a
Snopes→ Dueling Defamation Suits: Woman Testifies Against Roy Moore
Leigh Corfman testified about meeting Moore in 1979 when she was 14 and how he touched her after bringing her to his home.
PolitiFact→ Know who’s talking to you: A guide to interpreting Facebook political ads
Issue and political ads on Facebook top $1M a day. Our guide helps you learn who's behind the ads you see, and whom they target.
Logically→ A Danish study proves that vaccinated people are more susceptible to the Omicron variant than unvaccinated people.
This claim misrepresents the findings of the study which actually suggests the need for vaccinations and booster shots.
Snopes→ California City Approves 1st US Insurance Law for Gun Owners
The San Jose City Council overwhelmingly approved the measure despite opposition from gun owners who said it would violate their Second Amendment rights and promised to sue.