About 89 percent of people were vaccinated among those over 60 years infected by COVID-19, and not everyone among the fully vaccinated in the U.K.
Snopes→ Was Alexander the Great Falsely Declared Dead?
The conqueror died at the young age of 32.
Full Fact→ What were the rules on outdoor parties in May 2020?
ITV News has reported that around 40 staff, including the Prime Minister, allegedly gathered for a drinks party in the garden of 10 Downing Street on the evening of 20 May 2020. The report includes an email allegedly sent by the Prime Minister’s
Snopes→ The Great Resignation: It’s Not as Great as Screaming Headlines Suggest
The latest figures came out on Jan. 4, 2022, and showed 4.5 million people voluntarily left their positions in November.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says Democrats are trying to 'ban voter ID.' That’s misleading.
Democrats “are trying to ban voter ID.”
Logically→ Nearly 96 percent of Omicron cases were among the fully vaccinated, German government reports.
The German institute's report summarized numbers of cases of those vaccinated and unvaccinated. It did not provide any classifications.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – There’s no evidence Ginni Thomas organized Jan. 6 events
"Clarence Thomas’s wife was one of the organizers of Jan 6th"
Snopes→ Do 75% of All Covid Deaths Involve People With 4 Comorbidities?
Important context was edited out of a viral video featuring CDC director Rochelle Walensky.
Snopes→ In 1st, US Surgeons Transplant Pig Heart into Human Patient
A Maryland hospital said that he's doing well three days after the highly experimental surgery.
Logically→ The IHU variant of COVID-19 was discovered before Omicron.
The new COVID-19 variant IHU was discovered before Omicron. It has not spread widely, and so researchers say it is not of significant concern.
The Dispatch→ Did China Launch an ‘Artificial Sun’ Into Space?
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Snopes→ Home COVID Tests to Be Covered by Insurers Starting Saturday
Private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per month for people on their plans.
AllSides→ Sotomayor Claims 100,000 Children ‘in Serious Condition,’ on ‘Ventilators’
https://www.breitbart.com/health/2022/01/07/fact-check-sotomayor-claims-100000-children-in-serious-condition-on-ventilators/
AllSides→ Fact Checking Claims About VAERS and COVID-19 Vaccine Data
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/fact-checking-claims-about-vaers After Twitter suspended Georgia Re
Snopes→ US Mint Begins Shipping Quarters Honoring Maya Angelou
The United States Mint said it has begun shipping the first coins in its American Women Quarters Program.
Snopes→ Georgia Snaps 41-Year Title Drought with 33-18 Win over Bama
Confetti rained down on Georgia.
Logically→ Nearly 96 percent of Omicron cases were among the fully vaccinated, German government reports.
The German institute's report summarized numbers of cases of those vaccinated and unvaccinated. It did not provide any classifications.
Logically→ This is Harshitha creating this claim for testing purpose.
Harshitha here for testing
Poynter→ Dana Perino falsely claimed a Virginia law that restricts military-gear purchases hurt I-95 recovery efforts
Hundreds of motorists were left stranded in freezing temperatures on Interstate 95 in Virginia, some for more than 24 hours, after heavy snowfall led to multiple crashes and slowed emergency response. The […] The post Dana Perino falsely claime
Logically→ Those fully vaccinated will contract AIDS by February 2022, according to U.K. government data.
The data is being misrepresented to show vaccines degrade the immune system making people vulnerable to AIDS.
Washington Post→ The Senate battle over whether election laws signify a new ‘Jim Crow’
We’ve combed through the lawsuits and countersuits to identify the key provisions that are under dispute in four states — and why.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 1986 Act NOT Violated by Vaccine Makers Pointing Out VAERS Errors
Are vaccine makers violating federal law when they point out there are duplicate reports, mistaken claims of causality and other flaws in the federal government's Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System (VAERS)? No, that's not true: The l
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – CDC employees aren’t avoiding vaccination, and their director didn’t say they were
"Biden's CDC Director ADMITS Her Own Employees Aren't Getting Vaccinated."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show China’s ‘Artificial Sun’ — That’s A Rocket Launch
Does a video show China's "Artificial Sun" rising to break a record for heating a loop of plasma and holding a temperature of 126 million degrees for 17 minutes? No, that's not true: This video shows a rocket launch and is unrelated to th
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking the Justices’ COVID-19 Claims
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Jan. 7 in two challenges to the Biden administration’s attempts to expand the use of vaccinations. Here we present the facts on some of the COVID-19 claims made by the justices. Children Hospitalized with C
Snopes→ False Ad Claims Matthew McConaughey Had Affair
The ad was hosted by the Taboola advertising platform.
Snopes→ Are Democrats Considering Using the 14th Amendment To Bar Trump from Office?
The proposal has been raised periodically since the days following the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 3 Carrots Do NOT Give Everybody ‘Enough Energy To Walk 3 Miles’
Does consuming three carrots give everyone enough energy to walk three miles? No, that's not true: The National Media Spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics tells Lead Stories, "3 carrots cannot provide you (or anyone) wi
Snopes→ ‘Flurona’ is Nothing New. So, What’s All The Hype About?
One expert told Snopes there is "no reason to panic."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Upwards Of 30 US States’ Are NOT ‘On Alert’ — They Activated National Guard To Support COVID Missions
Are upwards of 30 states on alert with their National Guard activated or commanders told to move to a prepared footing? No, this is missing context: "The National Guard is currently supporting COVID missions in 46 states and territories,"
Logically→ PCR tests cannot detect COVID-19 infections.
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests are an accurate and reliable method of diagnosing COVID-19.
Logically→ PCR tests cannot detect COVID-19 infections.
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests are an accurate and reliable method of diagnosing COVID-19.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Frank Marshall Davis wasn’t Barack Obama’s father
“Barack Obama’s real father is Communist Party propagandist Frank Marshall Davis.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta is alive, but he’s not selling CBD gummies
“A tragic end today” for CNN’s Sanjay Gupta
Snopes→ Does Photo Show Woodward and Bernstein Watching Nixon Resign?
A picture of the two men watching former U.S. President Richard Nixon on television has been shared to Reddit numerous times.
PolitiFact→ Tweets – Social media posts try to connect Saget’s death to COVID-19 vaccine booster
Says Bob Saget died from the COVID-19 vaccine.
Snopes→ Watershed Moment in NYC: New Law Allows Noncitizens to Vote
More than 800,000 noncitizens and “Dreamers” in New York City will have access to the ballot box.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer CEO Did NOT Say Company’s COVID-19 Treatment Pill Will Contain Microchip
Did Albert Bourla, the CEO of biopharmaceutical company Pfizer, say that the company's COVID-19 treatment pill will contain a microchip that transmits information once swallowed? No, that's not true: A Pfizer spokesperson told Lead Storie
Truth or Fiction?→ Sidney Poitier, Harry Belafonte, and a Freedom Summer High-Speed Chase
On January 7 2022, just after the death of actor Sidney Poitier, a viral tweet described a purported incident in which Poitier and singer Harry Belafonte engaged in a “high-speed chase” to deliver $70,000 during the summer of 1964: the be
PolitiFact→ Beto O'Rourke – Economic impact of Medicaid expansion may be more than $100 billion
"Expanding Medicaid, which if we had done at the beginning of the Abbott administration, would have brought in $100 billion to this state's economy."