Did a director of China's largest baby formula company, Feihe, reveal information about the COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy, saying many women cannot bear children within six months of receiving a coronavirus vaccination and that he expect
Snopes→ FAA Says US Airports Will Get $8 Billion in Pandemic Relief
The COVID-19 pandemic caused a steep drop in air travel and a loss of revenue that airports expect from airlines and passengers.
Snopes→ See Hank Aaron’s 1952 Scouting Reports
"I recommend bonus," indeed.
Snopes→ Heath Ledger Hidden in ‘Dark Knight’ Scene, Video Claims
According to a TikTok video, an early scene in "The Dark Knight" shows Ledger's Joker sitting at a table near Bruce Wayne, Harvey Dent, and Rachel Dawes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Image Of A Massive Highway Is NOT The Katy Freeway In Texas
Is an image that depicts a highway with some 20 lanes in each direction a photo of the Katy Freeway in Texas? No, that's not true: Although Lead Stories could not locate the origin of the image, it is not the Katy Freeway, the Federal Hig
Snopes→ Did 9:21 P.M. on June 21, 2021 Mark ‘Once in a Lifetime’ Run of Numbers?
Time out...
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post On WHO’s Advice That Children Not Get A COVID-19 Vaccine Is Missing Context
Does a post that claims the World Health Organization now recommends against COVID-19 vaccination of children tell the whole story about the agency's recommendation? No, that's not true: WHO's June 3, 2021 guidance says more evidence is n
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘This is What Bravery Looks Like, Not a Man Wearing a Dress’
In June 2021, an image captioned “this is what bravery looks like, not a man wearing a dress” recirculated, often used to punctuate a point about gender identity: pic.twitter.com/Go1cBuyeNZ — Jerry Wares (@JerryWares) June 17, 2021
Snopes→ Did California Tell Residents Not To Charge Electric Cars Due to Power Shortage?
As record high temperatures persisted in the western U.S., so did social media rumors.
Snopes→ Did NYC Mayoral Candidate Andrew Yang Say This About Mentally Ill People?
Yang was among more than a dozen Democratic candidates running in the city's June 22, 2021 mayoral primary.
Snopes→ US to Review Dark History of Indigenous Boarding Schools
The federal government will investigate its past oversight of Native American boarding schools and work to “uncover the truth about the loss of human life and the lasting consequences” of the institutions.
Snopes→ Background Checks Blocked a Record High 300,000 Gun Sales
The number of people stopped from buying guns through the U.S. background check system hit an all-time high of more than 300,000 last year amid a surge of firearm sales.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Three-Hour Traffic Jam Would NOT Strand All Electric Cars, And They Do NOT Lack Heating Systems
Would electric cars caught in a three-hour traffic jam drain their batteries? Will electric car drivers suffer with "virtually no heating" if stuck overnight on a cold road? Will the GPS, radio and heating drain the battery? No, none of t
Snopes→ Is Breyers Labeled ‘Frozen Dessert’ in Canada, Not Ice Cream?
Is something different about this classic dessert?
Snopes→ Does No One Ever Die at Disney Parks? TikTok Video Renews Debate
Legend holds that no one is ever declared dead while on Disney theme park property.
Snopes→ Video Captures ‘Liquid Cat’ Squeezing Under Door
You just can't keep a good cat down, even when it comes to crawling under extremely narrow gaps.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccine ‘Candidates’ Transferred In December 2019 Were NOT For The Coronavirus That Causes COVID-19 — They Were For MERS
Were COVID-19 vaccine "candidates" transferred to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) in December 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak? No, that's not true: The vaccine materials transferred were for MERS-CoV, the virus tha
Snopes→ Almost 900 Secret Service Employees Were Infected with COVID
More than 11% of Secret Service employees were infected.
Snopes→ Woman Reports Finding ‘Dead Body’ Outline Under Carpet of New Home
What's worse than a dead body in your home? The possible remnants of a long-dead body in your home.
Truth or Fiction?→ Were Black Soldiers Eligible for the GI Bill?
On June 18 2021, a commenter shared a Twitter screenshot to an education-related Facebook post about one of the provisions of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, popularly known as the GI Bill: Teaching students that WWII vets were give
Snopes→ Iran Says State-Linked Sites Seized by US, Reasons Unclear
While there was no immediate acknowledgement of the seizures from American authorities, they come amid the wider heightened tensions between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran's now-tattered nuclear deal with world powers.
Snopes→ No, Four British Airways Pilots Did Not Die From COVID-19 Vaccine
Unscrupulous conspiracy theorists cynically, and without solid evidence, seized upon a series of tragic deaths during the summer of 2021.
FactCheck.org→ Airlines Are Encouraging, Not Banning, Vaccinated Passengers
SciCheck Digest Airlines are encouraging people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine to fly once again. Yet social media posts falsely claim that airline executives around the world are discussing banning vaccinated passengers due to a risk of blood cl
FactCheck.org→ Airlines Are Encouraging, Not Banning, Vaccinated Passengers
SciCheck Digest Airlines are encouraging people who have received a COVID-19 vaccine to fly once again. Yet social media posts falsely claim that airline executives around the world are discussing banning vaccinated passengers due to a risk of blood cl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Instagram Did NOT Remove Double-Tap Feature For Most Users
Did Instagram remove the double-tap-to-like feature? No, that's not true: Facebook, which owns Instagram, confirmed that the feature is still intact. The claim appeared in an Instagram post (archived here) published on June 20, 2021. The
Snopes→ Dirty Laundry in Space? NASA, Tide Tackle Cleaning Challenge
How do astronauts do laundry in space? They don’t.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Clinton Is NOT Facing A Military Tribunal At Guantanamo Bay
Is Bill Clinton facing a military tribunal for crimes of "murder, sex crimes against minors, treason, theft of government property"? No, that's not true: A Pentagon duty officer confirmed to Lead Stories that this claim was "Not true." Th
FactCheck.org→ Post Misrepresents Details of Postmortem Study of Vaccinated Patient
SciCheck Digest A controversial radio show host and blogger misrepresented findings of a published case report to conclude that an 86-year-old man died as a result of being vaccinated against COVID-19. The case report’s lead author said the man d
Logically→ The American author Naomi Wolf is a medical doctor.
Wolf acquired the title of "Dr" after completing a Ph.D. The author has spread misinformation on COVID-19 and is not a medical doctor.
Snopes→ Did American Airlines Receive Billions in Federal Aid Then Lay Off 30,000 Employees?
A tweet attempted to raise the alarm on the airline's alleged pay discrepancies for rank-and-file workers.
Snopes→ ‘Sesame Street’ Introduces Family with Two Dads
It was a first in the show's more than half-century history of filming.
Snopes→ Is Disney Trademarking Norse Gods?
Disney does not own the story of Loki the Norse God, but the character Loki as portrayed by Tom Hiddleston...
Snopes→ Is Disney Copyrighting Norse Gods?
Disney does not own the story of Loki the Norse God, but the character Loki as portrayed by Tom Hiddleston...
Full Fact→ The WHO hasn’t said women should be banned from drinking
“WHO says women of childbearing age should be BANNED from drinking alcohol” Mail Online, June 17 2021. "All women of childbearing age shouldn't drink alcohol, says WHO" Metro, June 17 2021. “Women aged 18 to 50 should stop drinking
Full Fact→ Charles Bronson has not attacked Ian Huntley
A Facebook post claims that the armed robber Charles Bronson (now known as Charles Salvador) has recently assaulted the murderer Ian Huntley in prison. “Reports Suggest he's had him in the cell for the past 4 hours and he's beating him up”,
Full Fact→ You do not need a doctor’s letter to prove exemption from face coverings
A post on social media says that the invisible disabilities sunflower exemption badge is now illegal to wear. “THESE ARE NOW ILLEGAL TO WEAR….YOU ARE NOT EXCEMPT [sic] FROM NOT WEARING A FACE COVERING IN SHOPS OR PUBLIC UNLESS YOU H
Full Fact→ The NHS isn’t asking for payment for Covid-19 vaccination passes
Scam emails purporting to be from the NHS are being sent out, asking for payment in return for a ‘Coronavirus Digital Passport’ to prove that someone has been vaccinated for Covid-19. These emails are not from the NHS, and you do not
Snopes→ Has the US Redesigned Its Flag Before?
Singer Macy Gray sparked some strong opinions when she a published an op-ed calling for a “new flag” that “represents all states and all of us.”
Snopes→ NASA Sends Squid from Hawaii into Space for Research
Researchers are studying how spaceflight affects the squid in hopes of bolstering human health during long space missions.
Full Fact→ All health secretaries become a shareholder of Genomics England
In a widely shared video on social media, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, is recorded saying that he is the “proud shareholder of Genomics England”. This has prompted users to raise concerns of a conflict of