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Logically→ It is safer to get COVID-19 than take a vaccine against the virus.
You are at greater risk of getting severe COVID-19 if you are unvaccinated. The current vaccines have saved thousands of lives.
Full Fact→ The Covid-19 vaccines don’t have ‘negative efficacy’
Several Facebook posts have shared data from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) with the claim that the Covid-19 vaccines have negative effectiveness against the disease, meaning they would make vaccinated people more likely to catch Covid. One post
Full Fact→ Dialling 55 during 999 call won’t automatically send police to your location
A Facebook post shared almost 340,000 times claims that dialling 55 after ringing 999 will prompt emergency call handlers to dispatch police to you without the need to speak. The post states: “If you’re in a situation where you can&rs
Logically→ The Colleyville Synagogue gunman went on an antisemitic tirade.
The FBI has confirmed that the Jewish community was specifically targeted, updating their previous statement.
PolitiFact→ How new Jan. 6 revelations on Ray Epps, others undercut Tucker Carlson’s FBI conspiracy theory
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack dealt a fact-based blow to the efforts by Fox News host Tucker Carlson and others to spin the insurrection as a false flag orchestrated by the FBI.
Full Fact→ Cheetahs race greyhounds, sometimes
A post on Facebook claims that an experiment was conducted to race a cheetah against greyhounds with a picture appearing to show a cheetah sitting in the starting box while the dogs run ahead. The post says that when the cheetah didn’t both
Logically→ The Colleyville Synagogue gunman went on an antisemitic tirade.
The FBI has confirmed that the Jewish community was specifically targeted, updating their previous statement.
Full Fact→ NASA hasn’t ‘just’ hired 24 theologians to study future discovery of aliens
A number of posts on social media claim that NASA has “just hired” 24 theologians in order to study how humans would react if scientists discovered alien life, with the suggestion that it had done so to prepare for imminent contact with ali
AllSides→ No Fact-Checking For Biden’s Atlanta Smears
https://www.dailywire.com/news/graham-no-fact-checking-for-bidens-atlanta-smears One of the most frustr
AllSides→ No, Washington State is Not Building Internment Camps for the Unvaccinated
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/washington-internment-camps/ A Washington State Board of Health (SBOH
AllSides→ Fighting misinformation or fighting for information?
https://misinforeview.hks.harvard.edu/article/research-note-fighting-misinformation-or-fighting-for-information/
Full Fact→ A Covid-19 patient on BBC News is not a ‘crisis actor’
A video on Instagram claims that a Covid-19 patient shown on BBC News is really an actor pretending to be ill. This is not true. A man in the video visits the patient’s Instagram account where he finds the phrase “award winning crisis actor
PolitiFact→ Tracking Biden's campaign promises, one year in
One year in, how well has Biden kept his promises on COVID, racial justice and the economy?
Snopes→ Hong Kong to Kill 2,000 Animals After Hamsters Get COVID-19
The city will also stop the sale of hamsters and the import of small mammals, according to officials from the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.
Full Fact→ A video of several fans making a paper plane fly is CGI
A video shared by a Facebook page called “Science world” of several strategically placed room fans appearing to keep a paper aeroplane flying between them is captioned: “when physicists get bored”. However, the video does not sh
Logically→ Omicron is leading the COVID-19 pandemic to the endemic stage.
Expert virologists have indicated that it is difficult to predict the endemic stage for the virus, given the high infection rates around the globe.
Logically→ Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had sexual relations with a minor and had her sign a two and a quarter million dollar non-disclosure agreement so no one would find out about it.
There is no evidence that Trudeau had sexual relations with a minor and signed an NDA.
Full Fact→ Lemonade and Fanta don’t test positive for Covid-19
A Facebook post with four thousand shares shows a picture of eight lateral flow tests. Each has been labelled, suggesting they have been tested with different things including different soft drinks, water, and one which was tested with a “real sw
Logically→ A ball girl collapsed at the Australian Open due to the COVID-19 vaccine.
The text on the post could imply the vaccine side-effects resulted in the girls collapse. It has not been confirmed what led to the incident.
Full Fact→ Express overstates Brexit trade deal value, again
“Since Brexit, Britain has been able to strike new free trade deals with 70 countries worth over £760billion, according to the Government.” Daily Express, 16 January 2022. The Express has repeated a misleading claim about Britain&rsq
Poynter→ Fauci said all you have to do is ask for his financial disclosure. But it could take a while.
Critics of Dr. Anthony Fauci — the government’s top infectious-disease adviser — hint that he profited from the COVID-19 pandemic. Without evidence, they’ve raised questions about whether Fauci made any stock trades […] The post Fauci s
Logically→ American actor Bob Saget died from the COVID-19 vaccine.
Saget's detailed autopsy report is yet to be released. Claims linking the COVID-19 vaccine to his death are baseless.
Logically→ U.K. will soon halt administering COVID-19 vaccines.
The U.K. is not halting administering the COVID-19 vaccines owing to safety concerns. The vaccines have been scientifically proven to be effective.
Snopes→ Train Derails Near LA Site of Amazon Package Thefts
Crews made railroad repairs in Los Angeles after a train derailed near the location where thieves have been raiding cargo containers, leaving the tracks littered with emptied boxes of packaged good sent by retailers.
Snopes→ Djokovic’s Deportation Exposes Australian Border Debate
Back in 2013, the border issue wasn't unvaccinated foreigners like Djokovic but thousands of asylum seekers from Asia, the Middle East, and Africa who flocked to Australia on rickety fishing boats from Indonesian ports.
Snopes→ Cold Case Team Shines New Light on Betrayal of Anne Frank
“We have investigated over 30 suspects in 20 different scenarios, leaving one scenario we like to refer to as the most likely scenario,” said film maker Thijs Bayens.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NOT 2nd, Bigger Tonga Eruption 2 Days After Historic January 16, 2022 Blast
Did Hunga Ha'apai volcano near Tonga erupt January 16, 2022, in an even bigger event than the January 14, 2022, eruption that triggered tsunami warnings worldwide? No, that's not true: No such event was recorded by the geologic services t
Snopes→ We Infiltrated a Crypto Scam Network That’s Hosted by Meta
After we notified the company of the scam, we spent the weekend watching live as users lost money in group conversations on Messenger.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meme Does NOT Paint Accurate Picture Of Effectiveness Of COVID-19 Vaccines
Does this meme paint an accurate picture of the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: Although what we know about the virus and the vaccines has changed over time, scientists and public health experts continue to say th
Snopes→ Remembering MLK: 5 Things I’ve Learned Curating the MLK Collection at Morehouse College
The Morehouse College Martin Luther King Jr. Collection includes approximately 1,100 books from King’s personal library, many with his handwritten notes throughout.
Snopes→ No, Washington State is Not Building Internment Camps for the Unvaccinated
A state Board of Health meeting was inundated with comments after claims circulated about them.
Snopes→ Did a Milkman Father 800 Children?
This old trope continues to be a source of rumors.
Logically→ A Brazilian reporter collapsed on live TV following his COVID-19 booster shot.
Rafael Silva was diagnosed with a congenital illness and there is no connection between his condition and the COVID-19 booster jab.
Logically→ COVID-19 is only as dangerous as ‘severe influenza.’
COVID-19 has repeatedly been shown to be more dangerous than influenza.
Snopes→ Ellen DeGeneres Facebook Scam Promises $750 in Cash App
Facebook, which rakes in billions in quarterly revenue, allowed the scam to run on its platform for at least several weeks.
Snopes→ Texas Rabbi Says He, 2 Hostages Escaped Synagogue Standoff
The FBI issued a statement calling the ordeal “a terrorism-related matter, in which the Jewish community was targeted."
Snopes→ Did Joe Rogan Say Hamburgers Were Made From Ham?
Hamburgers are made from ham, burg, and ers, obviously.
Full Fact→ The CDC has not ‘dropped’ all PCR tests
It has been claimed on social media that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in America has stopped using RT-PCR tests as they cannot differentiate between Covid-19 and the flu. This is not true. These claims appear to originate from a
Snopes→ Atlanta Church Service Will Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.
The service at Ebenezer and other events surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorate what would have been King’s 93rd birthday.