A post on Facebook shared over 1,000 times makes a number of false claims about testing for Covid-19 and transmission from people who don’t have symptoms. It also includes an image of seemingly positive lateral flow test results achieved using co
Snopes→ Hey ‘Crytpo Bro’s,’ That McDonald’s Billboard is Fake
So is that tweet about McDonald's not hiring anyone who has traded in cryptocurrencies.
AllSides→ FactChecking the Justices’ COVID-19 Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2022/01/factchecking-the-justices-covid-19-claims/ The U.S. Supreme Court hea
Snopes→ Djokovic: Not Isolating After COVID Infection Was ‘Error’
Novak Djokovic knew he'd tested positive for COVID-19 when he attended a newspaper interview and photo shoot in Serbia last month.
AllSides→ Fact-checking Biden and Harris on voting rights claims made in Georgia speeches
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/fact-checking-biden-and-harris-on-voting-rights-claims-made-in-georgia-speeches
PolitiFact→ An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers
An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers
PolitiFact→ Ask KHN-Politifact: Is my cloth mask good enough? The 2022 edition
Ask KHN-Politifact: Is my cloth mask good enough? 2022 edition
Snopes→ US Consumer Prices Soared 7% in Past Year, Most Since 1982
Inflation has spiked during the recovery from the pandemic recession as Americans have ramped up spending on goods such as cars, furniture and appliances.
Logically→ Thirty to forty percent of Americans support former President Donald Trump.
Different polls report different approval and/or favorability ratings for Donald J Trump.
Snopes→ Omicron May Be Headed for a Rapid Drop in Britain, US
Scientists are seeing signals that COVID-19′s alarming omicron wave may have peaked in Britain and is about to do the same in the U.S.
Logically→ Nasal swab tests to detect COVD-19 can cause severe damage to the blood-brain barrier.
Several layers of tissues separate the brain and nasopharynx that cannot be accessed using swabs. Hence, swab tests cannot damage blood-brain wall.
Health Feedback→ The scientific evidence shows that COVID-19 vaccination reduces the risk of infection and mortality; analysis of cases and deaths from 145 countries is methodologically flawed
REVIEW A Substack article claimed that a “New big data study of 145 countries show COVID vaccines makes things worse (cases and deaths)”. The article, written by tech entrepreneur Steve Kirsch, received more than 4,700 engagements on Facebook, i
Poynter→ Claims that Bob Saget died due to a COVID-19 vaccine booster are unfounded
Actor and comic Bob Saget was found dead on Jan. 9 in a hotel room in Orlando, a day after he had performed a set there. The county sheriff’s office tweeted that […] The post Claims that Bob Saget died due to a COVID-19 vaccine booster are un
Logically→ Argos has ended its contract with Dyson and is selling the Dyson Supersonic hair dryer for £1.78.
This is not a real deal. Argos has been a target of several scams in the past. The Facebook page in question is not a genuine Argos page.
Logically→ The risks of COVID-19 vaccination to children outweigh its benefits.
There were less than 200 cases of myocarditis per a million jabbed males, and 30 per million jabbed females aged between 12 to 15 years old.
Washington Post→ Manchin’s incorrect claim of a 232-year filibuster ‘tradition’
The history of unlimited debate is more nuanced than the West Virginia Democrat suggests.
Lead Stories→ An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers
Ms. Susan Wojcicki, It's been almost two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The world has seen time and time again how destructive disinformation and misinformation can be for social harmony, democracy, and public health; too many
Full Fact→ 80 fact checkers publish open letter to YouTube demanding effective action against disinformation
Today 80 fact checkers around the world, including Full Fact, are publishing an open letter calling on YouTube to take effective action against disinformation and misinformation. The company has up until now largely escaped criticism despite fact check
Poynter→ Over 80 fact-checking organizations sign letter urging YouTube to address misinformation on its platform
Over 80 fact-checking organizations operating across more than 60 countries signed an open letter to YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki Wednesday, calling on the company to take stronger measures to fight […] The post Over 80 fact-checking organizations
Poynter→ An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from the world’s fact-checkers
Ms. Susan Wojcicki, It’s been almost two years since the COVID-19 pandemic started. The world has seen time and time again how destructive disinformation and misinformation can be for social […] The post An open letter to YouTube’s CEO from t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: She Did Have 4 Legs, But Josephine Myrtle Corbin Is NOT The Woman Pictured
Did Josephine Myrtle Corbin have four legs, raise a family and die at 60? Yes, most of these facts about her in a post are fairly accurate -- she was a real person who lived from 1868 to 1928 and she died just a week before her 60th birth
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT Full Of Exclusive Nanotechnology To Create ‘Slave Species’
Are COVID-19 vaccines full of exclusive nanotechnology to create a "slave species"? No, that's not true: Anti-vaccination group La Quinta Columna (The Fifth Column) provides no proof for its claims that COVID vaccines contain nanotechnolo
Snopes→ US Shoppers Find Some Groceries Scarce Due to Virus, Weather
The shortages are widespread, impacting produce and meat as well as packaged goods such as cereal.
PolitiFact→ Ask KHN-Politifact: Is my cloth mask good enough? The 2022 edition
Ask KHN-Politifact: Is my cloth mask good enough? 2022 edition
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tiny Amount of Sodium Azide In Covid-19 Test Liquid NOT Able To Poison People — It Doesn’t Touch Patient
Is a lethal drug included in over-the-counter COVID-19 test kits? Yes, but that is misleading. In the Abbott Laboratories home kit, the drug sodium azide is in the liquid in a dropper bottle, with the liquid placed on the paper test card
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Conjoined Hensel Twins Are Now Separated
Are Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined twins who grew up in the public eye, now separated? No, that does not appear to be true: Although there are few readily available pictures of the twins taken in the past few years, there is no evide
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Washington state isn’t considering involuntary COVID-19 quarantines
Washington’s State Board of Health will discuss mandatory COVID-19 quarantines and vaccine requirements for schoolchildren at a Jan. 12 meeting.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, that wasn't Sotomayor at dinner with Dems. It was Schumer's wife
Says Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor was photographed at dinner with Democratic lawmakers.
Truth or Fiction?→ Barilla Spotify Pasta Timers
On January 11 2022, an Imgur user shared Twitter screenshots pertaining to pasta maker Barilla’s spotify playlists: Promote the marketing team In the screenshots, the Twitter account (@SYSCAbout, “shit you should care about”) was vi
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, high tech refrigerators at Walgreens aren’t scanning for ‘the mark of the beast’
Walgreens refrigerators are scanning shoppers’ hands and foreheads for “the mark of the beast,” and that “if you don’t have the mark later on, you won’t be able to buy.”
Snopes→ Pilot Rescued from Wreckage in LA Moments Before Train Hits
Bodycam video showed the officers working furiously to disentangle the bloodied pilot from the cockpit of the crumpled Cessna 172.
PolitiFact→ Iowa Senate Democrats – Iowa broadband touted by Republicans was funded by Democratic votes for American Rescue Plan
Gov. Kim Reynolds, touting $210 million for Iowa broadband, “failed to mention these are actually federal funds approved by Rep. Cindy Axne and signed into law by President Joe Biden.”
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – New Zealand didn’t OK euthanasia for COVID-19 patients. Voters passed a law for the terminally ill
“New Zealand okays euthanasia for COVID patients.”
FactCheck.org→ Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theory Centers on Baseless Claim About Ray Epps
Quick Take James Ray Epps was at the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. But there is no evidence that he was an FBI plant assigned to instigate the riot, as a conspiracy theory — embraced by at least two members of Congress — claims. There is ev
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking Claims About a Statement by Rochelle Walensky
On Monday, a video went viral in which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky said, “The overwhelming number of [COVID-19] death, over 75%, occurred in people who had at least four comorbidities.” RNC
Truth or Fiction?→ Diane Sawyer’s Special Report, ‘Made in China’
In January 2022, Facebook posts describing a Diane Sawyer “special report” about items “made in China” circulated on social media, either in copied and pasted posts or screenshots: A variation shared to a Facebook group (̶
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Misinterpreted CDC Director Quote About 75% COVID Deaths With 4+ Comorbidities Was About Vaccinated People
Did Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, "confess" that over 75% of COVID deaths occurred in people with at least four comorbidities? No, that's not true: The percentage is correct but extreme
Snopes→ Betty White’s Death Caused by Stroke Suffered 6 Days Earlier
The beloved actor died as the result of a Dec. 25 cerebrovascular accident, the medical term for a stroke, according to the LA County death certificate
Logically→ Swami Vivekananda and Ramana Maharshi influenced the Indian revolt of 1857.
Swami Vivekananda and Ramana Maharshi were born years after the Indian revolt of 1857 ended.
Snopes→ North Pole High School Bathroom Incident: the Facts
The story from 2019 found new life on Reddit in 2022.