Rapid home tests for COVID-19 are intended to be done using samples from nasal swabs. Testing tap water samples might return false-positive results.
Logically→ Heat and humidity build up in masks increases risk of illness.
As long as masks are regularly washed or disposed, experts say there is no evidence to suggest it increases chance of bacterial infections.
Logically→ National Football League Donald Parham’s “heart explodes” after taking a COVID-19 booster dose.
Donald Parham Jr. had a concussion during the match. There is no relation to his injury to the COVID-19 booster shot.
Poynter→ A year of false narratives about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack, summarized
On Jan. 6, 2021, PolitiFact journalists were waiting to fact-check comments from senators and House members as they counted electoral votes and certified Joe Biden as president. Instead we watched, […] The post A year of false narratives about th
Washington Post→ The Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol: A guide to what we now know
One year later, despite the post-attack spin, here's what is clear.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Flurona’ Is NOT A New Disease — It’s Slang For Overlapping Flu And COVID-19 Infections
Is "flurona" a new cross-breed virus resulting from combination of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and seasonal influenza? No, that's not true: Flu and SARS-CoV-2 can't combine their DNA to create a new virus, according to a professor of microbiolog
PolitiFact→ How Democrats aim to define the lessons of Jan. 6
Through legislation, investigations and hearings, Democrats in Congress aim to make clear the threat posed by the rioters and their sympathizers, while trying to restore Americans’ trust in the machinery of democracy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA Did NOT Announce Plans To Conduct ‘Nuclear Detonation Drill’ January 6
Did the Federal Emergency Management Agency announce it will conduct a nuclear detonation "drill" on January 6, 2022? No, that's not true: FEMA had planned to host a half-hour-long webinar for emergency response planners, mass care provid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer CEO HAS Had Vaccine — Old Interview Is Taken Out Of Context
Did the CEO of Pfizer, Albert Bourla, recently explain why he hasn't gotten the COVID-19 vaccine yet? No, that's not true: The video in this post is an outdated interview from 2020. That's when Bourla said he was waiting his turn as he di
Snopes→ No, 95% of Omicron Cases Are Not in Vaccinated People
An incorrect figure that was later corrected was opportunistically spread by conspiratorial sources.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pfizer COVID Inoculations Are NOT Doing ‘More Harm Than Good’ As Canadian Anti-Vaccine Group’s Presentation Charges
Does the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination do more harm than good? No, that's not true: The video by the Canadian Covid Care Alliance (CCCA) in the Rumble post saying so recycles many previously debunked claims about the COVID vaccine. The Pfiz
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a photo of former French education minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem
Photo shows former French education minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem herding sheep as a child in Morocco.
Snopes→ No, Former NFL QB John Elway Is Not ‘Broke’
The misinformation stemmed from an online advertisement that was being paid for by unknown persons.
Snopes→ Black Man Behind ‘Separate but Equal’ Ruling is Pardoned
Louisiana’s governor posthumously pardoned Homer Plessy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Twins NOT Delivered By C-Section Because They Were Holding Hands — They Clasped Hands After Delivery
Were twins delivered by cesarean section because the sister was holding so tightly to her brother's hand? No, that's not true: The caption on this photo is misleading for several reasons. These identical twins born in 2014 are both girls.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Tylenol doesn’t ruin your ability to fight COVID-19
Tylenol "ruins your ability to kill” COVID-19.
Snopes→ Zach Roloff Death Hoax: False Suicide Claims Came from Obscure Website
Roloff and the rest of his family star in the long-running TLC reality TV show, "Little People, Big World."
Snopes→ Snopestionary: Defining the Congressional Meeting That Inspired Jan. 6 Capitol Siege
Every four years, laws governing presidential elections require a formal ceremony where electoral votes are read to Congress.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Betty White And Barbara Bush Are NOT Sisters
Were the late Barbara Bush and the late Betty White sisters? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the former first lady and the actress were related. White was an only child while Bush had three siblings, and the two attended hi
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.
Snopes→ Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ Baby Album Cover Lawsuit Dismissed
Former band members were being sued for alleged child exploitation and pornography.
Snopes→ ‘Pivoting To This Story Hard’: Inside Snopes’ Newsroom During Jan. 6 Capitol Attack
On the first anniversary of the siege, here's a look into how Snopes staff members fielded rumors in real time.
Snopes→ ‘Little People, Big World’ Posts About ‘Sudden Loss’ Are Misleading
Strange rumors made the rounds around the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022.
Snopes→ Is ‘COVID’ an Acronym for COVID-19 Variants?
While delta and omicron have made headlines, there have been more than a dozen COVID variants since the start of the pandemic.
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – No, John Roberts didn’t criticize Supreme Court justices’ ‘inappropriate political influence’
“Chief Justice John Roberts goes after the highest court in the land, citing their ‘inappropriate political influence.’”
Logically→ A Muslim vendor sold fruit juices adulterated with infertility pills to Hindu customers.
An old video of a fruit vendor who was caught mixing food color into fresh juice has been misattributed as a recent incident with a false narrative.
Logically→ One percent of the world’s population are asexuals.
There is limited evidence to substantiate the percentage of asexuality around the world.
Logically→ One percent of the world’s population are asexuals.
There is limited evidence to substantiate the percentage of asexuality around the world.
Logically→ One percent of the world’s population are asexuals.
There is limited evidence to substantiate the percentage of asexuality around the world.
Snopes→ ‘Jeopardy!’ Champion Amy Schneider Robbed in Oakland
Reigning “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider was robbed at gunpoint over New Year’s weekend.
Full Fact→ Telegraph wrong to claim removing PCR requirement will shorten self-isolation period
“Currently those without symptoms who test positive on a lateral flow are asked to order a PCR test and can only begin their isolation period when they receive the second result, effectively forcing them to isolate for longer than seven days.&rd
Full Fact→ Did Chris Whitty say you should keep testing after day 10 of isolation?
Following a 4 January Covid-19 press conference, comments made by Professor Sir Chris Whitty have been highlighted in The Guardian and posts on Twitter as a potential source of confusion over whether someone can end their 10 day period of self-isolatio
Full Fact→ The Warm Home Discount is £140 for the entire winter, not a week
[There are] 2.2 million people supported with the Warm Homes Discount, Mr Speaker, worth £140 per week. Boris Johnson, 5 January 2022. [Angela Rayner] obviously wasn't listening to the previous answer, let me remind her, the Warm Homes Discount
Full Fact→ Unvaccinated people are among those dying of Covid-19
A post on Facebook with almost 3,000 shares claims: “Biggest elephant in the room…the unjabbed aren’t dying”. People who haven’t had any immunisations against Covid-19 are certainly dying from the disease. For example, th
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson did say inflation fears had been ‘unfounded’
”In October, the Prime Minister said that fears about inflation were unfounded.” Angela Rayner, 5 January 2022. “Of course I said no such thing because inflation is always something we have to be careful about.” Boris Johnson
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – Old video clip of Pfizer CEO is not referring to microchips in COVID-19 treatment
“Pfizer CEO: New Pill Will Have a Microchip That Transmits Info Once You Swallow It!”
Snopes→ That Picture of Betty White Flipping the Bird is Fake
... But the real, original photo is arguably even better.
Snopes→ 13 Dead, Including 7 Children, in Philadelphia House Fire
Officials said that there were four smoke detectors in the building but that none were operating.
PolitiFact→ Save America PAC – Biden’s ‘no federal solution’ clip doesn’t save Trump PAC’s attack on Biden and COVID-19 plan
President Joe Biden “never had a” COVID-19 “plan.”
Snopes→ Did BMW Reveal a Color-Changing Car?
Digital artists have been imagining color-changing cars for years, but BMW has purportedly made it a reality.