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.
Climate Feedback→ Marc Thiessen’s column in The Washington Post relies on incorrect and cherry-picked claims by Bjorn Lomborg; scientists provide needed context
On 2 November 2021, columnist Marc Thiessen published an article in The Washington Post’s opinion section commenting on climate change and the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow, Scotland. Thiessen argues that climate change
Snopes→ Did a Man Try To Save a ‘Giant Crocodile’ and Find Something Inside It?
The lengthy and very imaginative slideshow article revealed that a specific object was supposedly found inside a massive crocodile.
Snopes→ Twitter Bans Newsmax Reporter Who Promoted Debunked ‘Satanic’ COVID-19 Theories
Emerald Robinson misrepresented the facts about COVID-19 vaccines.
Snopes→ Rittenhouse Murder Case Thrown into Jeopardy by Mistrial Bid
The judge did not immediately rule on the request.
Snopes→ Did Navy SEALs Raid Cargo Ship Full of Smuggled Children?
The raid allegedly occurred in Long Beach, California.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Can’t Help Myself’ Robot Arm
A November 8 2021 Facebook post about Can’t Help Myself, a robot arm in a purported art installation, was extremely popular on that platform. It read: I don’t think any piece of art has ever emotionally affected me the way this robot arm piece
Snopes→ Capitol Rioter Who Hit Officer Gets over 3 Years in Prison
Scott Fairlamb, 44, was the first person to be sentenced for assaulting a law enforcement officer during the Capitol riot.
Snopes→ Was Woman Removed from Flight for Insisting on COVID-19 Vaccinations?
This staged and scripted video has been viewed millions of times.
Snopes→ Prince Harry Says He Warned Twitter CEO of U.S. Capitol Riot
Britain's Prince Harry has sharply attacked the failure of social media companies to challenge hate online.
Snopes→ Scientists Describe ‘Dancing Molecules’ Capable of Repairing Spinal Cord Injuries
Paralyzed mice given the treatment were able to walk within one month.
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Snopes→ NASA Bumps Astronaut Moon Landing to 2025 at Earliest
The space agency had been aiming for 2024 for the first moon landing by astronauts in a half-century.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Atheists Are NOT ‘Prohibited From Holding Office In 8 U.S. States’ — Outdated State Bans Are Not Enforceable
Are atheists "prohibited from holding office in 8 U.S. States"? No, that's not true: This claim is missing context. While clauses barring atheists from office remain in those states' constitutions, they cannot be enforced. According to a
FactCheck.org→ Video Questioning Vaccine Efficacy Pushes Falsehood About Israel Data
SciCheck Digest The COVID-19 death rate for unvaccinated people has been significantly higher than for vaccinated people in both Israel and the U.S. Despite that, conservative commentator Ben Swann makes the false claim in a video that Israeli data pro
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Recipes Cannot Be Copyright Protected Unless Accompanied By Substantial Literary Expression’?
On November 7 2021 a Facebook user shared a Tumblr screenshot addressing the case of the recipe anecdote, claiming that food bloggers share so many personal stories to accompany their instructions, because “recipes cannot be copyright protected
Snopes→ Is USPS Issuing No New Christmas Stamps in 2021?
The never-ending "War on Christmas" finds its battleground in the postal service.
Snopes→ Did Germany Start a Campaign to Feed Americans?
Many Americans are truly food insecure, but the "Great Nations Eat" campaign ads are American made.
Snopes→ Did Betty White Defend Big Bird and Insult US Sen. Josh Hawley on Twitter?
These parody tweets came from an account that claims to be White's anger translator.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Were NOT ‘Close To Hundreds’ of Deaths at Astroworld — Mayor of Houston Said Eight People Were Killed
Were there "close to hundreds" of lives lost at the Astroworld Festival on November 5, 2021? No, that's not true: According to the mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner, eight people were killed and 17 others were injured at the event in a c
Snopes→ ‘Delete Google Chrome’ Trends Over Motion Sensor Scare
A video showed how to disable and block websites from accessing motion sensors on smartphones.
Full Fact→ Molnupiravir and ivermectin are not the same
Posts on social media have claimed that a newly approved drug for the treatment of Covid-19, molnupiravir, is actually ivermectin with a different name. Although the two drugs are produced by the same company (Merck), they are different drugs, an
Full Fact→ Be wary of claims Covid-19 deaths “soar” on Tuesdays
UK Covid deaths soar to 262 Evening Standard, 9 November 2021. UK daily Covid deaths hit 262 in highest rise in a WEEK The Sun, 9 November 2021. Several newspapers gave a misleading impression of the latest Covid-19 death figures on Tuesday 9 Novembe
Snopes→ Federal Judge Refuses Trump Request to Block Jan. 6 Records
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said that President Joe Biden had the authority to waive executive privilege over the documents despite Trump’s assertions otherwise.
AllSides→ Aaron Rodgers’ Inaccurate COVID-19 Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/11/scicheck-aaron-rodgers-inaccurate-covid-19-claims/ Aaron Rodgers, the
Full Fact→ Brexit hasn’t quadrupled the cost of fuel for fishing boats
A post on Facebook claims that, following Brexit, UK fishing crews “will” see the price of fuel for their boats more than quadruple due to the removal of EU subsidies. The post is a screenshot of a tweet from October 2020, before the
Snopes→ Malala Yousafzai Announces Her Marriage on Twitter
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and education activist Malala Yousafzai has announced her marriage.
Full Fact→ Italy hasn’t changed its Covid-19 death toll from 130,000 to under 4,000
A number of Facebook posts and some websites have claimed that Italy has adjusted its Covid-19 death toll from over 130,000 to 3,783. This is wrong. It seems to be based on an article in Italian newspaper Il Tempo, dated 21 October 2021. A blogpost pub
Logically→ The Astroworld tragedy was a satanic ritual.
There is no evidence that the Astroworld tragedy was a satanic ritual. Authorities are investigating what led to the unfortunate event.
Logically→ A CNN video shows the Chinese police abducting an Uyghur girl in Xinjiang.
A video of Sichuan Armed Police attempting to protect the girl from a moving bicycle has been falsely shared as a CNN News story.
Snopes→ People Magazine Names Paul Rudd As 2021’s Sexiest Man Alive
Rudd, known for his starring roles in Marvel’s “Ant-Man” films, “This is 40” and “Clueless,” was revealed as this year’s winner on CBS' ”The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
Poynter→ People vaccinated against COVID-19 cannot ‘shed’ spike proteins to harm anyone
In the spring, claims began spreading widely that vaccinated people can “shed” the COVID-19 vaccine and harm those around them. Now, six months later, those false claims have come full circle. A viral Oct. 27 blog post reads, “Pfi
Logically→ The Earth’s temperature has not changed in the last 15 years.
Reported as some of the highest rises, Earth's temperature has changed by 0.41 degrees Celsius from 1998 to 2021.
Washington Post→ Robert Moses and the saga of the racist parkway bridges
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg referred to a famous anecdote in Robert Caro's biography of master builder but historians increasingly question whether it is correct.