REVIEW An article published on the website for The Joe Pags Show, the talk show of commentator Joe Pagliarulo, used a partial quote from Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to suggest that 75% of CO
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden's statement on Trump's 2020 mail voting is Half True
“In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”
Snopes→ Thousands of Federal Inmates to Be Released Under 2018 Law
The Justice Department, in a rule being published in the Federal Register, is spelling out how “time credits” for prisoners will work.
Snopes→ Unpacking Allison Coleman Vax Death Rumor
We found zero evidence to support this claim.
Snopes→ Back in Shape: Maine’s Famous Spinning Ice Disk Says Hello
Maine's famous rotating ice disk is back.
Full Fact→ UK is fastest growing G7 economy by one measure, and fifth by another
“We now have [...] the fastest growing economy in the G7” Boris Johnson, 12 January 2022. At Prime Minister’s Questions, Boris Johnson claimed the UK was the fastest growing economy in the G7, a group of advanced world economies incl
Logically→ Boris Johnson stated 90 percent of the people in the U.K. who are in ICU with COVID-19 have not been vaccinated.
91 percent have not had a booster, and 61 percent are unvaccinated. While Johnson has said these figures correctly elsewhere, it was incorrect here.
Snopes→ Army Ups Bonuses for Recruits to $50K, As COVID Takes Toll
The U.S. Army is offering a maximum enlistment bonus of $50,000 to highly skilled recruits who join for six years.
Snopes→ Bartender’s Tip Leads to Arrest in Key West Buoy Burning
Always remember to tip your server, if you know what's good for you.
Logically→ Autopsies reveal that 93 percent of post-vaccination deaths are caused by COVID-19 vaccines.
A non-peer-reviewed paper is cited to show vaccinations cause deaths. There is no direct clinical evidence linking COVID-19 vaccines to deaths.
Logically→ Molnupiravir drug as a treatment will induce massive mutation of the COVID-19 virus, eventually killing it.
No conclusive report suggests that Molnupiravir could lead to mutations that kill the virus. Studies suggest it controls the severity of the virus.
Poynter→ Is a cloth mask effective enough against the omicron variant?
The highly transmissible omicron variant is sweeping through the U.S., causing a huge spike in COVID-19 cases and overwhelming many hospital systems. Besides urging Americans to get vaccinated and boosted, […] The post Is a cloth mask effective e
Washington Post→ Biden claims yet another arrest for which there’s little evidence
In Atlanta, the president referenced "the first time I got arrested.” But his story does not add up.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No One Clear Cause For Recent Reported Cardiac Events Among Soccer Players
Are "all the soccer players getting heart attacks"? And can the recent cluster of cardiac events suffered by athletes be attributed to any one cause? No, that's not true: Several of the recent incidents are clearly unrelated to the COVID-
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wisconsin Did NOT Have An Active Voter Turnout Of 93.7% In 2020 — It Was 72.6%
Did Wisconsin have an active voter turnout of 93.7% in 2020? No, that's not true. Wisconsin allows same-day registration and therefore calculates the voter turnout with the number of actual voters as a percentage of the voting-age populat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meghan Markle’s Mother Did NOT Announce Lilibet Has Down Syndrome — And Photos With Claim Are Not Lilibet
Did Meghan Markle's mother, Doria Ragland, announce that her granddaughter Lilibet, the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, most commonly referred to as Harry and Meghan, has Down syndrome? No, she didn't. Plus the pictures used t
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Social media claims distort CDC director’s comment about COVID-19 deaths and comorbidities
“The CDC director just said that 75% of ‘Covid deaths’ occurred in people with at least four comorbidities.”
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Headline about Japan dropping vaccine mandates is misleading: Japan never mandated COVID-19 vaccines
"Japan drops all vaxxine mandates, places myocarditis warning on label."
PolitiFact→ Jen Psaki – Data show the unvaccinated are 20 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than fully vaccinated people
“You are 17 times more likely to go to the hospital if you’re not vaccinated, 20 times more likely to die.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Medicare ‘flex cards’ are not as advertised
Senior citizens qualify for a Medicare “flex card” that pays for groceries, dental costs and prescriptions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Scientists Do NOT Prove 93% Of People Who Died After COVID Vaccination Were Killed By Vaccine
Did scientists prove that 93% of the people who died after being vaccinated for COVID-19 were killed by the vaccine? No, that's not true: The non-peer-reviewed paper by two scientists, Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi and Dr. Arne Burkhardt, provides
Truth or Fiction?→ Campbell’s ‘Soup on the Rocks’ Ad
On January 12 2022, actor Wil Wheaton shared a purported Campbell’s “Soup on the rocks” vintage advertisement to Facebook, alongside the caption “What the actual fuck, Campbell’s”: Against an off-white background, a
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Steve Jobs didn’t say this about wealth as he was dying
Says Steve Jobs said, “I realize that all my recognition and wealth that I have is meaningless in the face of imminent death.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Smoking Weed Benefits Respiratory System
Does smoking weed benefit the respiratory system, including the lungs? No, that's not true: While researchers believe that more research is needed to determine both the health benefits and adverse effects of cannabis smoke inhalation, the
Snopes→ Did Pfizer CEO Say 2-Dose Vaccine Gives Little Protection Against COVID-19?
Albert Bourla has been a frequent target of disinformation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, which entered its third year in January 2022.
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Trump has spread falsehoods about voting by mail while also using it himself
“In the 2020 election, President Trump voted from behind the desk in the White House in Florida.”
PolitiFact→ Analyzing Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address
PolitiFact Iowa analyzed Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Condition of the State Address.
FactCheck.org→ Fauci’s Financial Disclosure Forms Are Publicly Available
In a hot-mic moment, Dr. Anthony Fauci called Sen. Roger Marshall a “moron” after the Kansas Republican asked Fauci to publicly release “a financial disclosure form.” Marshall appeared unaware that federal law already requires F
Snopes→ Ronnie Spector, ’60s Icon Who Sang ‘Be My Baby,’ Dies at 78
Spector died after a brief battle with cancer, her family said.
Snopes→ 1/6 Panel Requests Interview from GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy
The chairman requested that McCarthy provide information to the panel regarding the violence that took place last January and his communications with former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows in the days prior to the attack.
Snopes→ Investigating the ‘Interesting Points’ Supposedly Stated by Harvard Doctor
The viral email came at a time when the omicron COVID-19 variant set record highs for new case reports and health leaders changed up isolation regulations.
Truth or Fiction?→ Fake Electors
In early January 2022, news stories and social media posts focused on “fake electors” and “fake elector letters,” an aspect of highly weaponized post-election stunts in 2020 and early 2021 that were possibly overlooked at the ti
Snopes→ Medicare Limits Coverage of $28,000-A-Year Alzheimer’s Drug
For Medicare to pay, patients taking Biogen’s Aduhelm medication will have to be part of clinical trials to assess the drug’s effectiveness.
Snopes→ Was Djokovic Mocked by Federer and Nadal?
This video of Federer and Nadal laughing is real, but they aren't talking about Djokovic.
PolitiFact→ Tim Baxter – No evidence that AOC said all young people want to be socialists
Says Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez “says that all young people want to be socialists.”
Snopes→ Does Video Show Chinese Children Wearing Hazmat Suits?
With the right music, even a cute video of kids playing astronauts can seem depressing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden, Harris Did NOT Visit Area 51 By Plane On January 8, 2022
Did President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris visit Area 51 -- a U.S. Air Force facility that has spawned numerous conspiracy theories -- on January 8, 2022, by plane? No, that's not true: Biden and Harris flew to Nevada to att
Logically→ Drinking one’s own urine can cure COVID-19.
There is no scientific evidence that drinking urine can cure COVID-19 or help manage it. It is unhygienic and is not advisable.
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Joe Biden’s Speech on Voting Rights Legislation
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Snopes→ Rat Who Detected Land Mines in Cambodia Dies in Retirement
Magawa, an African giant pouched rat, passed away last weekend.