REVIEW The claim that unvaccinated children are healthier than vaccinated children is common in vaccine-skeptic and anti-vaccine circles. The claim was recently revived on Facebook after a study was published on 22 November 2020 in the International
Search Results (6019) for: viral
Full Fact→ Eight days. Eight hundred donors. One huge thank you.
Wow, we did it. Our supporters just helped us raise £55,014 in the Big Give Christmas Challenge–that’s £2,000 over our intended target.While bad reporting and vaccine conspiracies threaten to hamper uptake of a cure in 20
Snopes→ Was an Arctic Fox Rescued From an Iceberg Miles Offshore?
It's unusual for viral stories to deliver on adjectives like "unbelievable."
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Deadliest Days in American History’ Meme
In early December 2020, a meme began circulating titled “Deadliest Days in American History,” a sobering list of individual dates on which mass casualty events in the United States led to large losses of life — and four of the eight
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 RNA Vaccine Will NOT Change Your DNA
Does the COVID-19 RNA, also called mRNA, vaccine change a person's DNA? No, that's not true: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines "do not affect or interact with our DNA in any way." The U.S. Foo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Psychiatrist Is NOT Correct To Claim No Virus, No COVID Pandemic, No Safe Vaccine, Nor Need For Vaccine
Is the psychiatrist who leads off a video attack on epidemiology and vaccinology correct in saying there is no SARS-Cov-2 virus, no COVID-19 pandemic, no safe vaccine and no need for one? No, that's not true. Neither Dr. Andrew Kaufman, n
The Dispatch→ Did a Georgia County Use ‘Sequestered’ Machines to ‘Break the Dominion Algorithm’?
a.image2.image-link.image2-882-1380 { padding-bottom: 63.91304347826087%; padding-bottom: min(63.91304347826087%, 882px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image
FactCheck.org→ False Claim of ‘Seized’ Voting Machines in Georgia
Quick Take Viral posts falsely claim that Dominion voting machines were “seized” in Ware County, Georgia, and that votes were found to have been “switched” for Joe Biden. No such seizure occurred and there was no such finding, a
Truth or Fiction?→ Was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Named Goya’s ‘Employee of the Month’?
On December 7 2020, right-wing “personality” Candace Owens (among others) asserted that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) was selected as “employee of the month” at Goya because her calls to boycott the brand purport
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Maine’s Rise In COVID-19 Cases NOT Linked To Face Masks
Is Maine's rise in COVID-19 cases linked to face mask use? No, that is misleading: A social media post showed a newspaper article claiming that the surge in coronavirus cases in Maine were the result of Gov. Janet Mills' mandate for citiz
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘RubyFreeman_Georgia’ Instagram Post
On December 5 2020, a screenshot of an Instagram post began circulating around the usual far-right fringe forums, attributed to a woman named Ruby Freeman (@rubyfreeman_georgia): An admission of election fraud by Ruby Freeman, DemocRAT vote counter
FactCheck.org→ Video Doesn’t Show ‘Suitcases’ of Illegal Ballots in Georgia
The Trump campaign is falsely claiming that surveillance camera footage captured election workers in Georgia adding thousands of illegal ballots that were brought into an Atlanta facility in suspicious “suitcases” on election night. The campaign p
The Dispatch→ Does Bill Barr Have Connections to Dominion Voting Systems?
a.image2.image-link.image2-1042-1456 { padding-bottom: 71.56593406593407%; padding-bottom: min(71.56593406593407%, 1042px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.ima
Snopes→ Is It Illegal for USPS Deliverers To Use Personal Vehicles?
A now-viral photo purportedly shows a service deliverer illegally transporting election mail in a personal vehicle.
The Dispatch→ Did a Dominion Technician Manipulate Voting Data in Gwinnett County?
a.image2.image-link.image2-846-1260 { padding-bottom: 67.14285714285714%; padding-bottom: min(67.14285714285714%, 846px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 vaccine candidates are rigorously tested for safety during clinical trials, unlike thalidomide; misleading to equate the two
REVIEW The relatively short timeline in which COVID-19 vaccine candidates have reached the advanced stages of clinical trials have led many members of the public to express concerns about their safety. Following the announcement of the U.K.’s appr
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Never Forget: Nancy Pelosi Rejected Trump’s Offer for Direct Stimulus Checks Two Months Ago’
On December 3 2020, a tweet by @thebradfordfile was shared to TheDonald.win, accusing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of having “rejected Trump’s offer for direct stimulus checks two months ago,” which placed the purported action in Septe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Blue Cross Blue Shield Does NOT Pay Doctors A Bonus Only For Number of Children Vaccinated
Does Blue Cross Blue Shield pay doctors a bonus based on the number of children they vaccinate? No, that's not true: An official for Blue Cross Blue Shield told Lead Stories that doctors and other providers are offered incentives based on
FactCheck.org→ Flawed Analysis Leads to False Claim of ‘No Excess Deaths’ in 2020
Quick Take An economics professor’s flawed interpretation of U.S. mortality data has prompted a viral, false claim that COVID-19 hasn’t led to more deaths than normal this year. In fact, multiple analyses have found there to be a higher-tha
Truth or Fiction?→ Do Squirrels Land Like Superheroes When They Jump?
The “science of cute” collided with animal behavioral science on social media in a major way after a post about squirrels went viral. “The best thing I’ve learned this week is that when squirrels fall/jump — they land like su
Snopes→ Did a TikTok Video Reveal Recipe Process for Chick-fil-A’s Nuggets?
The original viral TikTok video that purportedly showed parts of the recipe for chicken nuggets disappeared, but was re-uploaded by others.
AllSides→ Why Did a Georgia Judge Reverse an Order to Impound and Preserve Voting Machines?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/why-did-a-georgia-judge-reverse-an A viral Instagram post from righ
Snopes→ Do “Self-Cleaning” Elevator Buttons Really Work?
Without rigorous independent studies, experts say it’s hard to verify claims of “self-cleaning” or “antiviral" surfaces that have popped up during the pandemic.
AFP Fact Check→ Retired Italian doctor’s false claims about Covid-19 tests and vaccines circulate globally online
A viral video of a retired Italian doctor making several false claims about Covid-19 has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times in multiple languages on Facebook. The false claims include; PCR tests are ineffective at detecting the virus; and va
Snopes→ Does AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Contain Aborted Fetal Cells?
A viral anti-vaccine video mangles the science behind the production of a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
FactCheck.org→ Video Doesn’t Show Election Fraud in Georgia
Quick Take Conspiracy theorists falsely claimed that a video of an election worker during the Georgia machine recount revealed fraud in the 2020 election. All it showed was an election worker performing a routine part of the process, according to elect
Truth or Fiction?→ Special Forces Did Not Raid a ‘CIA Server Farm’ in Frankfurt to Seize Dominion Servers
In November and December 2020, following Donald Trump’s resounding loss by millions of votes in the presidential election to Joe Biden, rumors spread by those trying to cope with their loss centered around persistent and increasingly ludicrous c
Snopes→ Did an Oklahoma Man Rescue a Dog That Had Been Chained to a Cage in the Woods?
Two stories about dogs found in the woods were combined by a viral content website looking to tell an even more dramatic tale.
The Dispatch→ Why Did a Georgia Judge Reverse an Order to Impound and Preserve Voting Machines?
a.image2.image-link.image2-973-1456 { padding-bottom: 66.82692307692307%; padding-bottom: min(66.82692307692307%, 973px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image
FactCheck.org→ Trump Repeats Baseless, False Claims About the Election
In his first interview since Election Day, President Donald Trump recapped baseless, false and misleading claims he has made before of a “rigged” election. Trump spoke by phone with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo on Nov. 29. In the intervi
Snopes→ Did a Hiker Photograph a Ghost and Find Car Keys in the Woods?
Viral postings tell the tale of a missing woman, a ghostly apparition, and an abandoned car in the middle of nowhere.
Truth or Fiction?→ Did an Italian Singer Score a Hit Song Using ‘Nonsense’ English Lyrics?
A decades-old cross-cultural hit by Adriano Celentano and Celeste Mori was brought back to light both in the U.S. and the pair’s native Italy in November 2020, thanks to social media and a Scottish artist. Harriet Mould found herself becoming co
Truth or Fiction?→ Oregon Health Nurse on ‘Administrative Leave’ After Tiktok About Not Wearing Masks or Social Distancing
In late November 2020, stories appeared about a viral TikTok video by account @Loveiskind05 leading to a nurse at Oregon’s Salem Health being placed on administrative leave: Nurse put on leave in Oregon after TikTok video mocking coro
The Dispatch→ Is YouTube Censoring Videos That Encourage People to Take Natural Supplements?
a.image2.image-link.image2-536-800 { padding-bottom: 67%; padding-bottom: min(67%, 536px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image2-536-800 img { max
Full Fact→ The Pfizer Covid-19 candidate vaccine is not too cold to be called a vaccine
A screenshot of a tweet, which claims that one of the potential Covid-19 vaccines isn’t a vaccine, but a “transfection agent” because it has to be stored at -80°C, has been spreading on Facebook. One of the candidate vaccines, cre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccines Are NOT ‘Useless And Dangerous’
Was it proven over 100 years ago that vaccines are "hurting mankind"? No, that's not true: This research, which appears in Alfred Wallace's 135-year-old book, "Forty-Five Years of Registration Statistics, Proving Vaccination to be Both Us
Full Fact→ Is the UK’s trade deal with Japan better than the EU’s?
A clip of Emily Thornberry, Shadow Secretary for International Trade, comparing the old EU-Japan trade deal with the new UK-Japan trade deal has gone viral on Twitter. The UK recently agreed a new deal with Japan, which will govern trade between the tw
Health Feedback→ CDC data shows higher number of deaths in 2020 compared to previous years; Johns Hopkins student article compared percentages, not raw numbers
REVIEW Several articles, such as this one by LifeSiteNews and this one by the Gateway Pundit, published at the end of November 2020, claim that a “Johns Hopkins study” had shown no excess deaths in the U.S. due to COVID-19, and that the study wa
The Dispatch→ Can Justice Alito Overturn Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decisions By Himself?
a.image2.image-link.image2-970-1456 { padding-bottom: 66.62087912087912%; padding-bottom: min(66.62087912087912%, 970px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Masks, Gloves, Vaccines, And Synthetic Hand Soaps Do NOT Suppress Your Immune System
Do masks, gloves, vaccines, and synthetic handsoaps suppress human immune systems? No, that's not true: Public health experts and medical research say the opposite is the case and the claims were made with no evidence in a meme that sprea