Is a 1927 news article saying that America was sold to five billionaires real? No, that's not true: This is a photo of a fake headline from a book published by The Onion, a website whose disclaimer says their content is "satirized." The c
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Biden’s Press Conference
In a nearly two-hour press conference, President Joe Biden stretched the facts and left out important context on vaccinations, funding for lead pipe removal, child poverty and more. Biden exaggerated his administration’s progress against COVID-1
Snopes→ Yes, This 2,000-Year-Old Peruvian Skull With a Metal Plate Is Real
The soldier's skull had been broken in battle.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This is NOT Benjy Stacy, Born With Dark Blue Skin — It’s Paul Karason Who Turned Himself Blue
Was Benji Stacy born in 1975 with dark blue skin that shocked his nurses? Yes, but this is not a picture of him. According to ABC News, infant Stacy did frighten maternity doctors and they quickly transferred him to the University of Kans
PolitiFact→ Mitt Romney – Mitt Romney jab over 7% inflation ignores rising wages
“People are 7% poorer now because of Biden inflation.”
PolitiFact→ In context: What Joe Biden said about George Wallace, Bull Connor and Jefferson Davis
When President Biden mentioned the names George Wallace, Bull Connor and Jefferson Davis in a speech pressing U.S. senators to support voting rights legislation, some Republicans responded with outrage, saying he was inappropriately comparing modern-da
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Is omicron variant the fastest spreading virus? It depends on the metric used for measuring
Omicron is “the fastest-spreading virus known to humankind."
Logically→ The Scottish Police allow rapists to self-identify as women.
Victims, witnesses, and suspects can self-identify when a crime is reported. The statement does not provide the full context of the policy.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – News headline about Supreme Court justice appears to be fabricated
“Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor tests positive for COVID-19 despite triple vaccination, diligent masking and working from home.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Just 50,000 People Have NOT Died From ‘COVID-ONLY’ — Death Toll From Virus Tops 840,000
Have just 50,000 people in the United States died from "COVID-ONLY" during the pandemic? No, that's not true: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) counts COVID deaths as cases where COVID-19 was the immediate cause of deat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Some Mouthwashes DO ‘Disrupt’ Coronavirus In Lab Tests — But They’re NOT A Cure, And More Study Is Needed
Do some mouthwashes "disrupt" COVID-19 in the lab? Yes, that's true in a lab, but it's not a field-tested cure and researchers say it needs more study. The report by Rutgers University scientists, published March 1, 2021, shows two types
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘When We Were Young’ Festival’s ‘Red Flags,’ Astroworld Connection
On January 18 2022, posts about a “When We Were Young” festival created social media hype across platforms with a virally popular promotional flyer; KnowYourMeme.com described the event as an “Emo Fyre Festival”: When
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden’s boast about rising wages ignores effect of inflation
“This country’s working people actually got a raise.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim of FEMA ‘prison camps’ is part of long-running, thoroughly debunked conspiracy theory
“There (are) over 800 prison camps in the United States, all fully operational and ready to receive prisoners. They are all staffed and even surrounded by full-time guards, but they are all empty. These camps are to be operated by FEMA.”
Snopes→ Did Mitch McConnell Distinguish ‘African Americans’ From ‘Americans’?
Critics of the Republican Senate Minority Leader accused him of "saying the quiet part loud," after remarks in January 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Researchers Did NOT Discover ‘Various Foreign Objects’ Like Worms In Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine
Did researchers discover "various foreign objects" -- like worms hatching from eggs -- in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: None of the listed ingredients in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine are intentionally har
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Committee Requests Interview with Ivanka Trump
The committee sent a letter requesting a meeting in February with Ivanka Trump, a White House adviser to her father.
Snopes→ Does Fauci’s Home Office Feature a Painting of Fauci?
Singer Joan Baez painted a portrait of Dr. Anthony Fauci to "honor you and all you are doing for us and for the world."
Snopes→ Did Australian PM Scott Morrison Propose Letting Kids Drive Forklifts?
Unions criticized the idea as a dangerous “brain fart.”
Snopes→ Did NHS Issue Poster Warning COVID-19 Vaccine Causes Bell’s Palsy?
A definitive link between COVID-19 vaccines and an increased risk of Bell's palsy has not been proven.
Snopes→ Out of This World: 555.55-Carat Black Diamond Lands in Dubai
Auction house Sotheby’s Dubai has unveiled a diamond that’s literally from out of this world.
PolitiFact→ WATCH: Flurona isn’t a combination strain of COVID and the flu. What is it?
Did COVID-19 and the flu join together in a new strain? No.
Truth or Fiction?→ Sen. Mitch McConnell: ‘African-American Voters Are Voting in Just as High a Percentage as Americans’
On January 20 2022, an Imgur user shared a post quoting Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) as saying that “African-Americans voters are voting in just as high a percentage as Americans”: Wow, must be mask-off season already. On that day,
PolitiFact→ Michael Savage – Texas rabbi not 'anti-Zionist,' no evidence in early investigation and news reports he knew gunman
Rabbi taken hostage in Texas synagogue is “anti-Zionist” who may have known gunman.
Snopes→ NCAA Adopts New Policy for Transgender Athletes
The NCAA has adopted a sport-by-sport approach for transgender athletes, bringing the organization in line with the U.S. and International Olympic Committees.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Doctored photo appears to show Kamala Harris with Jeffrey Epstein
Photo shows Jeffrey Epstein and Kamala Harris posing together.
Full Fact→ Met Police has not launched an investigation into the Covid-19 vaccine programme
Multiple social media posts claim the Metropolitan Police has launched a criminal investigation into the Covid-19 vaccine programme. This is not true. Some of these posts include recordings of phone calls from members of the public (with what seem to b
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson’s PPE figures don’t tell the whole story
Thanks to the efforts of people across Whitehall, this country is now capable of producing 80% of our own PPE. Boris Johnson, 19 January 2022 . During Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs) on Wednesday 19 January, Boris Johnson claimed the UK is now
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Djokovic isn’t the first athlete to be banned from sporting events for being unvaccinated
Novak Djokovic is the first professional athlete to be banned from a major sporting event for “not taking drugs.”
Logically→ One percent of people in the U.K. are transgender.
As of yet, there is no way to firmly establish the number of transgender people living in the U.K. One percent is a rough estimate.
Snopes→ No, Dr. Kerry Chant Didn’t Celebrate the Death of 3 Kids
The number of false COVID-19 vaccine death rumors outpaces the number of actually COVID-19 vaccine deaths.
Snopes→ The ‘Police Bulletin’ About Chemical-Doused Masks Is a Hoax
For starters, the "police bulletin" was not a real police bulletin.
Snopes→ Voting Bill Collapses, Democrats Unable to Change Filibuster
Two senators refused to join their own party in changing Senate rules to overcome a Republican filibuster after a raw, emotional debate.
Logically→ Children do not get strokes.
It is rare for children to experience strokes, but they do occur.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Allows Jan. 6 Committee to Get Trump Documents
The justices rejected a bid by Trump to withhold the documents from the committee until the issue is finally resolved by the courts.
AllSides→ A look at Biden’s first year in false claims
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/20/politics/fact-check-biden-false-claims-first-year-2021/index.html When
Logically→ Akhilesh Yadav said the Samajwadi Party will build 2,000 mosques in Uttar Pradesh.
The image claiming Akhilesh Yadav promised to build 2,000 mosques before the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections is fake and not an official poster.
Snopes→ 19-Year-Old Woman Sets Record for Solo Global Flight
The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world.
AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden’s one-year anniversary press conference
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fact-checking-bidens-one-year-anniversary-press-conference Pres
FactCheck.org→ Biden’s Numbers
Summary A year ago, Joseph R. Biden took office as the 46th president of the United States — inheriting an economy weakened by the COVID-19 pandemic, but with effective vaccines to finally deal with it. To mark Biden’s first year in office, we ta