The new rules will allow fully vaccinated foreign nationals to enter the U.S. regardless of the reason for travel starting in early November.
Poynter→ Bill Gates didn’t say he wanted to use vaccines to reduce the population
Over the years, many claims have misrepresented Bill Gates’ views on how expanding access to health care — including vaccines — will lead people to have smaller families. An Oct. 6 article published on the website Tech Startups added a new clai
Washington Post→ The Southwest Airlines mess and rumors of a vaccine walkout
More than 2,500 flights were canceled but officials have adamantly denied reports that pilots staged a sickout over a looming coronavirus vaccine mandate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘COVIDLAND’ Episode 1 Does NOT Provide Proof Of Global Cabal’s Machinations, Does Recycle Debunked Claims
Does the first episode of "COVIDLAND" prove its claims that hospitals were not taxed by COVID-19 caseloads, death statistics were inflated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and that the PCR test is unable to detect the SA
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A ‘VAXXED’ Delta Pilot Did NOT Die In-Flight Requiring An Emergency Landing
Did a Delta pilot, who had recently received the second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, die suddenly during a flight? Did this cause the plane to make an emergency landing at another unspecified airport sometime in the first 10 days of Octobe
Snopes→ 3 Employees Killed in Shooting at Postal Facility in Memphis
Two U.S. Postal Service workers were fatally shot Tuesday at a postal facility in Memphis and a third employee identified as the shooter died from a self-inflicted gunshot, authorities said.
Snopes→ Texas Order Reflects Growing GOP Vaccine Mandates Hostility
With the governor of Texas leading the charge, conservative Republicans in several states are moving to block or undercut President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private employers before the regulations are even issued.
Snopes→ Did a Southwest Airlines Employee Fly a ‘Don’t Tread On Me’ Flag from Cockpit?
We looked to find the origins of the viral photograph of the Gadsden flag.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Former President Jimmy Carter Did NOT Say ‘STOP Saying That You Want A Country Based On Christian Values’
Did former President Jimmy Carter chastise American Christians with a rebuke that starts: "STOP saying that you want a country based on Christian values"? No, that's not true: According to comedian and creator of the quote, John Fugelsang
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Cut HBCU Funding By $30 Billion — But Congress DID Make Cuts To Biden’s HBCU Funding Proposals
Did President Joe Biden cut funding for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) by $30 billion? No, that's not true: The Biden administration originally proposed more than $90 billion in funding for HBCUs, tribal colleges and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Amtrak Employees Are NOT Walking Out Because Of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate
Are Amtrak employees walking off the job because of the COVID-19 vaccine mandate? No, that's not true. The cancellation of two trains on a route in the Northeast on October 10, 2021, were not due to the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, Amtrak to
Snopes→ Do COVID-19 Vaccines Change the Color of Human Blood?
Some organisms do have blue blood — just not humans.
Truth or Fiction?→ Ben Shapiro ‘Wife’s Bedroom’ Columbus Day Tweet
An October 11 2021 tweet featured a purported Twitter screenshot, which was attributed to Ben Shapiro and mentioned his “wife’s bedroom” and “Columbus Day”: pic.twitter.com/YUqBJgI3NB — Michael Kofi A.||♤ (@MikeK
Snopes→ Alexander Hamilton Letter at Center of Legal Fight Returned
A letter written by founding father Alexander Hamilton during the Revolutionary War and believed stolen decades ago from the Massachusetts state archives has been returned following a federal appeals court decision.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: United Airlines Did NOT Lose 40% of Staff Because of Vaccine Requirements
Did United Airlines lose 40% of its employees because of the vaccine requirement the airline put in place? No, that's not true: A United Airlines spokesperson told Lead Stories that 99.5% of United Airlines employees have chosen to get va
Snopes→ BTS Suits, Katy Perry Dress to Be Sold at Charity Auction
The custom suits BTS wore for their Grammy Awards performance earlier this year are among the items that will be sold at a charity auction.
Truth or Fiction?→ Email to Cancel a Wedding Contract
An October 11 2021 Facebook screenshot from a photographer named Tony Bendele — purportedly showing an email from a disgruntled bride and groom — spread virally when it was shared a day later to r/insanepeoplefacebook: Photograph
Logically→ Immunity from Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine weakens after two months. After five and seven months, it is only 20 percent effective.
Although immunity against COVID-19 infection diminishes, the Pfizer vaccine continues to protect against hospitalization and severe disease.
Snopes→ Coroner: Gabby Petito Strangled, Died 3-4 Weeks Before Found
Petito, 22, died three to four weeks before her body was found Sept. 19 near an undeveloped camping area along the border of Grand Teton National Park.
Health Feedback→ Vaccines are highly effective at reducing the risk of death from COVID-19; The Exposé misleadingly claims the UK vaccination campaign has failed
REVIEW An article on The Exposé (formerly The Daily Exposé) a website marked as promoting conspiracy theories by Media Bias Fact Check, made a series of claims about the safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines being used in the U.K. Logica
Snopes→ Was ‘Squid Game’ Doll Borrowed from South Korean Carriage Museum?
Displaying this giant murder doll can't be good for business.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The U.S. Military Did NOT Convict Hunter Biden And He Did NOT Receive The Death Penalty
Did the U.S. Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps convict Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden, of sexual assault against six women and then sentence to him to death for said crimes? No, that's not true: An on-duty public information o
Snopes→ Did a Toronto Bar Cheer at Kevin Durant’s Injury?
Some fans really did cheer when Durant got injured, but this reaction video is digitally manipulated.
AllSides→ Covid-19 vaccines: Has China made more than other countries combined?
https://www.bbc.com/news/58808889 China says it has provided more than half of all the Covid-19 vaccine
Full Fact→ MailOnline muddles professorship ethnicity figures
“Senior black scientists claim research in the UK is 'institutionally racist' after study found they hold only 3.5% of professor posts” MailOnline, 12 October 2021. An article on MailOnline claimed that research from the Royal Society foun
Snopes→ Plane Crash Kills 2, Burns Homes in California Neighborhood
The Cessna 340 smashed into a UPS van, killing the driver, and then hit houses in Santee, a suburb of 50,000 people.
Full Fact→ Thousands of sea turtles did not hatch on Indian beach this week
A post on Facebook suggests that a clean-up at a beach in India has led to the reappearance of “hundreds of thousands” of sea turtles. The post states: “It took 96 weeks and thousands of volunteers to clean up Versova Beach in M
Snopes→ Maya Angelou, Sally Ride Among Women To Be Featured on US Coins
A new series of coins will depict female trailblazers from various eras of American history.
Snopes→ Capone’s Belongings Go for at Least $3 Million at Auction
Al Capone may have died nearly 75 years ago but it's clear interest in the infamous Chicago gangster is very much alive.
Logically→ Irish novelist Sally Rooney banned the Hebrew translation of her latest book.
Rooney chose not to work with an Israeli publishing house, but rights for the Hebrew translation of her latest novel are still available.
Logically→ Scientists are working on bringing back the woolly mammoth by using DNA technology.
The proposal is to gene splice bits of the extinct mammoth specimen's DNA into that of an Asian elephant to create a hybrid named a "mammophant."
Logically→ Immunity from Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine weakens after two months. After five and seven months, it is only 20 percent effective.
Although immunity against COVID-19 infection diminishes, the Pfizer vaccine continues to protect against hospitalization and severe disease.
Snopes→ Elk Roaming Colorado with Tire Around Neck for 2 Years Freed
Officers had to cut off the elk's five-point antlers to remove the encumbrance because they couldn't slice through the steel in the bead of the tire.
Health Feedback→ No evidence suggests a causal link between Ivermectin recommendation and the decline of COVID-19 cases in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh
REVIEW Between March and May 2021, National Geographic reported that India was suffering the “worst COVID-19 surge in the world” that raised the country’s death toll to over 400,000. The number of daily COVID-19 cases peaked in May 2021, d
Snopes→ Matt Amodio’s History-Making Run on TV’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Ends
All good things must come to an end and Matt Amodio's historic run on “Jeopardy!” did just that on Monday's show, leaving the Yale doctoral student with 38 wins and more than $1.5 million in prize money.
Logically→ In the Netherlands, you can buy ice cream containing paracetamol.
A bakery in Holland manufactured the desert as a 'hangover cure' in 2016 but does not have a license to sell it.
Poynter→ Donald Trump’s Save America Rally in Iowa, fact-checked
Conjecture that former President Donald Trump is seeking back the White House job he held for four years continued to generate news — and fact checks — in Iowa on Saturday night, Oct. 9. Trump’s latest visit was a Save America Rally that drew tho
Full Fact→ No evidence New South Wales Premier resigned over bribes from Pfizer or AstraZeneca
A Facebook post says that former New South Wales premier Gladys Berejiklian was forced to resign over allegations she took $65 million in “bribery money” from AstraZeneca and Pfizer “to push mandatory vaccinations”. The po
Washington Post→ Trump’s never-ending parade of election falsehoods
The president keeps telling audiences stories about the election that have been repeatedly debunked and discredited.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Supreme Court Has NOT Ruled That ‘The COVID-19 Pathogen Is Not A Vaccine, Is Unsafe, And Must Be Avoided’
Did the Supreme Court in the U.S. rule that the COVID-19 "pathogen is not a vaccine", is unsafe and "must be avoided at all costs," and has the court canceled "the universal vax"? No, that's not true: The United States Supreme Court has n