On not seeking a third term.
Snopes→ Judge Pokes Holes in Swiss Cheesemakers’ Legal Arguments
Gruyere cheese does not have to come from the Gruyere region of Europe to be sold under the gruyere name, a federal judge has ruled.
AllSides→ ‘A Menace to Public Health’: Doctors Demand Spotify Puts an End to Covid Lies on ‘Joe Rogan Experience’
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/covid-misinformation-joe-rogan-spotify-petition-1282240/
Snopes→ RFK Assassin Sirhan Sirhan Will Remain in Prison
Sirhan Sirhan was denied parole by California’s governor, who said the killer remains a threat to the public and hasn’t taken responsibility for a crime that altered American history.
PolitiFact→ What patients can learn with confidence from 1 rapid test (hint: very little)
A single negative result from an at-home rapid test, which takes about 15 minutes, is no guarantee that a person is not ill or carrying the virus.
Snopes→ UK Court Hearing for US Woman in Road Death Case Called Off
A court hearing next week for an American citizen who left Britain after being involved in a crash that killed a teenage motorcyclist has been called off.
Logically→ If you’re in a situation where you can’t speak, dial 999 and then 55, and emergency services will dispatch police.
Dialling 55 will connect callers to the police, who then ask questions that can be answered silently. It does not automatically dispatch police.
Snopes→ Double-Fault: Visa Revoked Again, Djokovic Faces Deportation
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said he used his ministerial discretion to cancel the 34-year-old Serb’s visa on public interest grounds.
Poynter→ Social media claims distort CDC director Rochelle Walensky’s comment about COVID-19 deaths and comorbidities
Dr. Rochelle Walensky, one of the nation’s top public-health officials, shared encouraging news in a TV interview about the effectiveness of vaccines in preventing COVID-19 deaths. But social media posts […] The post Social media claims distort
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Medicare Program Does NOT Offer A Flex Card
Is the U.S. government's Medicare program providing "flex cards" to qualified seniors that allow them to spend up to $2,800 a year? No, that's not true: Flex cards -- attached to a flexible spending account with money put aside for specif
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Angelina Jolie Did NOT Give A ‘Rare Interview’ Touting A Keto Weight-Loss Line — It’s A Clickbait Ad
Did Angelina Jolie give a "rare interview" where she blamed Brad Pitt's drinking for their divorce and then touted a keto weight loss line? No, that's not true: The Oscar-winning movie star never gave an interview where she denigrated her
Snopes→ Did a French Man Win Compensation Over His ‘Boring’ Job?
An old Parisian court case prompted guffaws in January 2022, but the details are even more interesting than the headlines suggested.
AllSides→ Fauci said all you have to do is ask for his financial disclosure. Yes, but it could take a while.
https://www.politifact.com/article/2022/jan/13/fauci-said-all-you-have-do-ask-his-financial-discl/ Crit
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video of Mack Trucks employee insulting Biden isn’t authentic
A Mack Trucks employee told Joe Biden, “You can’t drive anything besides the country into the ground.”
Snopes→ WHO ‘Strongly Recommends’ 2 New Drugs to Treat Severe COVID-19
One of the drug types is commonly used to treat rheumatoid arthritis.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Evidence scant that Joe Biden was arrested protesting for civil rights
As a youth, “I got arrested” protesting for civil rights.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Claim That Ginni Thomas Was ‘One of the Organizers’ of January 6
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Raw Food Does NOT Cure Autism, HIV, Cancer, Other Conditions
Does raw food cure a laundry list of health conditions including autism, HIV and cancer? No, that's not true: Raw food, specifically raw fruits and vegetables, holds both health benefits and dangers. There is no substantial research to de
Truth or Fiction?→ Capitol Attack Suspect’s Group Was Linked to Police Around the United States
The leader of a right-wing group repeatedly linked to U.S. law enforcement and military members was arrested on January 13 2022 and charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with the attack on the U.S. Capitol just over a year earlier. A grand ju
Truth or Fiction?→ Did Biden’s Approval Rating Plummet in a January 2022 Poll?
On January 13 2022, Trendolizer detected a virally popular blog post, “Biden’s Approval Rating Plummets To Nearly 30% In New Poll” from the site JoePags.com. It was not the first misleading or poorly contexted blog about polling we have
PolitiFact→ What patients can learn with confidence from 1 rapid test (hint: very little)
A single negative result from an at-home rapid test, which takes about 15 minutes, is no guarantee that a person is not ill or carrying the virus.
Snopes→ Did Bruce McCandless II Float Untethered in Space Over a Mountain Range?
A famous photo of astronaut Bruce McCandless II floating untethered in space was "enhanced" with some digital editing.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Former Presidents and members of Congress don’t get salaries ‘for life’
Retired U.S. presidents and members of Congress collect full salaries “for life."
Snopes→ Did Capt. Cumming Suggest Semen as Invisible Ink in WWI?
And don't forget about Dr. Condom, too.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, shedding tears from your right or left eye doesn’t reveal whether you’re happy or sad
“When a person cries, if the first drop of the tears come from the right eye, it’s happiness. But when it comes from the left eye, it’s pain.”
Snopes→ Queen Removes Prince Andrew’s Military Roles, Patronages
Queen Elizabeth II has stripped Prince Andrew of all his honorary military titles and royal roles in charities and other civic groups.
Climate Feedback→ More than 80 fact-checking organizations call on YouTube to tackle misinformation
More than 80 fact-checking organizations – including Science Feedback – have penned an open letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, urging the company to take meaningful action to address misinformation on the platform. The letter, published
PolitiFact→ Fauci said all you have to do is ask for his financial disclosure. Yes, but it could take a while.
Fauci said all you have to do is ask for his financial disclosure reports. It’s not that simple.
PolitiFact→ The COVID-19 pandemic is not over. How will we know when it is?
Many scientists believe that the COVID-19 pandemic as we know it will end not with the virus getting wiped off the face of the earth, but with it becoming endemic, like the flu.
Logically→ There is enough evidence to put 300 million Americans in jail for election fraud.
The figures provided by Mike Lindell exceed the realm of possibility, and no sources for the claims have been provided.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a real video of Nadal and Federer laughing at Djokovic
Video shows Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer laughing at Novak Djokovic after he was stuck in an Australian airport.
Truth or Fiction?→ Sen. Rand Paul: ‘Misinformation Works, So Try to Trick Your Opponents’
On January 13 2022, a thread on r/politics claimed that Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) had once told students that “misinformation works” and is a “great tactic”: Rand Paul Seen on Video Telling Students ‘Misinform
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t footage of China launching a fake sun into space
Video shows China launching an “artificial sun” into space.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Times Editor Who Died Of Heart Attack Bragging After Third COVID Shot
Does a video show New York Times editor Carlos Tejada, who died of a heart attack in December 2021, bragging after getting his COVID-19 booster? No, that's not true: The man in the video is a Canadian comedian named Stewart Reynolds. The
Snopes→ Supreme Court Halts COVID-19 Vaccine Rule for US Businesses
The Supreme Court has stopped the Biden administration from enforcing a requirement that employees at large businesses be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing and wear a mask on the job.
Snopes→ Is the ‘Pfizer Treatment Survey’ Email a Scam or Legit?
Such emails promised "$90 or more" in rewards for answering a few questions. They didn't come from Pfizer.
Snopes→ Founder of Oath Keepers Charged with Seditious Conspiracy
It is the first time the Justice Department has brought a seditious conspiracy charge in connection with the attack on the Capitol.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Continue to Misidentify Justice Sotomayor in Dinner Photo
Quick Take Politico misidentified Justice Sonia Sotomayor in a photo of a Jan. 7 dinner of Democrats – the same day she participated remotely in oral arguments. Politico corrected the error on Jan. 8. But social media posts continued to wrongly claim
Snopes→ Is the Plaid Settlement Email a Scam or Legit?
Readers began receiving a "notice of class action settlement" for a company named Plaid in early 2022.
Full Fact→ Doctor who challenged Sajid Javid made misleading claims about vaccines
A video by Sky News shows an NHS consultant challenging health secretary Sajid Javid on live television that the “science isn’t strong enough” to support mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for health service workers. The video, filmed wh