REVIEW On 9 December 2021, The First TV network broadcasted this video interview between host Dana Loesch and Robert Malone. The interview went viral on Facebook, receiving more than 88,000 interactions only on Loesch’s Facebook page. In addition,
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Over 100,000 Children Are NOT In Serious Condition From COVID-19 As Supreme Court Justice Said
Are over 100,000 children in serious condition because of COVID-19? No, that's not true: Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor overstated the pandemic's toll on children 17 and under during Supreme Court oral arguments on January 7, 2022.
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China's "artificial sun" is located in China, not space.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Was NOT Photographed With Pelosi, Schumer, Other Democrats At A Dinner On January 7, 2022
Was Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor photographed eating dinner with Democratic politicians including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on January 7, 2022? No, that's not true: Although a newsletter
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The watercolor painting shows a village scene with a townhouse, staircase, trees, buildings, and a street lamp.
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The United Kingdom will celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne with a military parade, neighborhood parties and a competition to create a new dessert for the Platinum Jubilee.
PolitiFact→ Dana Perino – Virginia law restricting military-gear purchases didn’t affect I-95 recovery efforts
A law backed by Virginia Democrats barred local sheriffs from having military equipment that “would have come in very helpful” with the I-95 traffic jam.
PolitiFact→ Look who’s not talking: Key figures who aren’t cooperating with Jan. 6 investigators
Three members of Trump’s inner circle have refused to sit down with Jan. 6 investigators. Here's the current list of the people not cooperating with the committee's probe of who instigated the attack on the Capitol.
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Take-Two Interactive is buying Zynga in a cash-and-stock deal valued at about $12.7 billion.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Starting Today Illinois Schools Can No Longer Ban Cornrows, Locs, Afros and Braids from School’
On January 3 2022, Say Cheese Digital published a Facebook post and tweet claiming that as of that date, the state of Illinois would prohibit schools from banning “cornrows, locs, afros, and braids”: Starting today Illinois schools can n
Full Fact→ Control swabs aren’t meant to be used for patient testing
An Instagram post shares an image of what appears to be two SARS-CoV-2 antigen (lateral flow) tests produced by ACON Laboratories. One of the tests is labelled as a “positive control swab”, and another is labelled as a “negative contr
Full Fact→ Betty White did not get a Covid-19 booster vaccine three days before she died
Multiple Facebook posts have shared false claims that the late actress Betty White received her booster vaccine three days before she died. They all include a screengrab of another post which claims that, on 28 December 2021, Ms White said: “Eat
Snopes→ Did David Bowie Predict Social Media in ‘Newsnight’ 1999 Clip?
According to this viral video, the musician predicted cat videos, phone addictions, and the phrase "social media."
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson misspoke about unvaccinated people in ICU
90% of the people who are in ICU with Covid have not been vaccinated. Boris Johnson, 10 January 2022. Boris Johnson has told Sky News that 90% of people in intensive care units (ICU) with Covid-19 are unvaccinated. While the Covid vaccines are definit
Full Fact→ We don’t know how many suicides there have been since Omicron arrived in the UK
A post on Facebook makes the claim: “Since ‘Omnicron’ [sic] first detected on 27th November: 7 deaths. Average age 83. 27th November to now: 239 deaths by SUICIDE. Average age between 25 & 44. Perspective.” The post seems to
Full Fact→ Vaccinated Germans won’t have AIDS by the end of January 2022
An article by The Exposé, shared on Facebook, claims that by the end of January 2022 most vaccinated people in Germany will have AIDS. The article uses figures from a now-corrected German government report which seemed to show the case rat
Snopes→ Golden Globe Awards Carry On, Without Stars or a Telecast
Hollywood’s so-called biggest party was reduced to a live-blog for its 79th edition.
PolitiFact→ Dinesh D'Souza – D’Souza falsely claims Jan. 6 video shows police using ‘massive’ force on ‘unarmed Trump supporters’
Recently released Jan. 6 footage shows "these cops using massive amounts of force against unarmed Trump supporters, including women."
PolitiFact→ Tom Suozzi – Suozzi is calling Hochul an ‘interim Governor.’ That’s wrong.
Hochul is an “interim Governor.”
Snopes→ Australian Judge Says Djokovic Can Stay but Saga Not Over
The drama might not be finished, with the government threatening to cancel his visa a second time and deport him.
Logically→ Pap smears cause HPV.
Pap smears (otherwise known as cervical screening and/or smear tests) screen for HPV and cervical cancer. They do not cause HPV or cervical cancer.
Logically→ 2,809 babies died when their mothers were vaccinated against COVID-19 during their pregnancy.
VAERS data has been misused to claim that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous for pregnant women.
Snopes→ Bronx Apartment Fire Kills 19, Including 9 Children
Trapped residents broke windows for air and stuffed wet towels under doors as smoke rose from a lower-floor apartment where the fire started.
PolitiFact→ A look behind Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's data on southern African migrants
Abbott's figures were preliminary, subject-to-change numbers from the Texas Department of Public Safety, not Customs and Border Protection.
Logically→ H&M is opening its first virtual store in the metaverse.
Ceek VR confirmed on Twitter that there is no official announcement about H&M starting a virtual store in the Metaverse.
Logically→ H&M is opening its first virtual store in the metaverse.
Ceek VR confirmed on Twitter that there is no official announcement about H&M starting a virtual store in the Metaverse.
Poynter→ Fact-checking Sonia Sotomayor’s figures on kids with severe COVID-19
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor incorrectly cited statistics about serious cases of COVID-19 among children during oral arguments over the Biden administration’s efforts to mandate vaccines for certain Americans. “We […] The post Fa
PolitiFact→ Doug Wilder – Wilder is half-right about his crime record as Richmond's mayor
“When I became mayor of the City of Richmond in 2004, the crime rate was at its highest. When I left in 2008, it was at its lowest.”
Snopes→ Bob Saget, Beloved TV Dad of ‘Full House,’ Dead at 65
Bob Saget, a comedian and actor known for his role as a widower raising a trio of daughters in the sitcom “Full House,” has died.
Snopes→ Michael Lang, Woodstock Festival Co-Creator, Dies at 77
He reportedly had been battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma and died at New York’s Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Snopes→ Yes, Researchers Taught a Goldfish To Steer a Tank on Wheels
Fish placed in a specially designed vehicle were able to navigate through various rooms to find food.
Snopes→ The 2022 ‘Banished Words List’ Has Just Been Released
Spoiler alert: Most everyone is sick of hearing “no worries.”
Snopes→ Here’s How Researchers Trained Lab Rats To Drive Tiny Cars
Turns out, rats will do just about anything for Fruit Loops. We have the video proof.
Washington Post→ Sotomayor’s false claim that ‘over 100,000’ children are in ‘serious condition’ with covid
During oral argument over President Biden's workplace rule, Justice Sonia Sotomayor offered a number that is at least 20 times too high.
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This video is an example of the intelligence of one great ape and the opulence of another.
Snopes→ Snopestionary: What Is ‘Troll Bait’?
A quick primer on troll bait and why you shouldn't take it.
Snopes→ Supreme Court Skeptical of Biden’s Workplace Vaccine Rule
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appeared skeptical Friday of the Biden administration's authority to impose a vaccine-or-testing requirement on the nation's large employers.