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.
Snopes→ Big Papi Elected to HOF; Bonds, Clemens, Schilling Left out
Big Papi is bound for Cooperstown — and on the first ballot, too.
Poynter→ Social media claims about Louie Anderson’s in-flight sickness after a COVID-19 booster aren’t true
On Jan. 21, comedian and actor Louie Anderson died. His longtime publicist, Glenn Schwartz, told reporters that Anderson died due to complications of diffuse large B cell lymphoma, a blood cancer. But, […] The post Social media claims about Lou
Snopes→ Was a Teacher Fired for Not ‘Meowing at Student Who Identifies as a Cat’?
A story shared on TikTok by California substitute teacher Bridget Maas went viral in January 2022.
Snopes→ Is Scooby Doo’s First Name Actually ‘Scoobert’?
Scoobert-doobert-doo — who are you?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Toll Is NOT Just ’28k Deaths A Year’ — No Basis For Bad Math In Claim
When you exclude people who have died in nursing homes and those who died with at least four comorbidities, are there only 28,000 people a year in the United States dying "from" COVID-19? No, that's not true: As of the week ending January
Snopes→ UK Woman Says She Bit into Spider in McDonald’s Wrap
Bugs found in food make for viral phenomena.
The Dispatch→ Does Prior Infection Convey More Immunity Than a COVID Vaccine?
Recent viral social media posts from popular right-wing figures and websites have suggested that a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study determined previous coronavirus infections offered greater protection against coronavirus than va
Truth or Fiction?→ Clip of Sen. John McCain Reacting to Peter Doocy Recirculates
On January 25 2022, two Imgur users shared clips of the late Sen. John McCain responding to Fox News personality Peter Doocy, as part of sub-discourse involving Doocy and U.S. President Joe Biden. Just one day later, Doocy’s Wikipedia entry featu
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 who they target.
Snopes→ Does Photo Show Last Queen of Mongolia Before Execution?
A viral tweet and a Reddit post on r/pics purported to show "the last photo of the last queen of Mongolia, just before she was killed in 1938."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New South Wales Health Chief Did NOT Write Tweet Dismissing Vax Rollout Child Deaths — And No Children Have Died
Did Dr. Kerry Chant, the New South Wales, Australia, chief health officer, post a tweet that dismissed the deaths of three children while celebrating a "better than expected" result of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout for children? No, that's
FactCheck.org→ Trump on ‘Race-Based Medicine’ for COVID-19
At a rally in Arizona on Jan. 15, former President Donald Trump waded into the debate over state policies allowing health systems to consider race as a risk factor when prioritizing the allocation of limited supplies of some COVID-19 therapeutics. Acco
FactCheck.org→ Trump on ‘Race-Based Medicine’ for COVID-19
At a rally in Arizona on Jan. 15, former President Donald Trump waded into the debate over state policies allowing health systems to consider race as a risk factor when prioritizing the allocation of limited supplies of some COVID-19 therapeutics. Acco
Snopes→ Did the FBI Send MLK a Letter Telling Him To Kill Himself?
The anonymous letter purported to reveal secrets about Martin Luther King Jr.’s sex life.