Miracle Mike was, quite literally, running around like a chicken with its head cut off in the 1940s.
Truth or Fiction?→ Banana Peel Water for Plants
On July 19 2021, a Facebook user in the group “Creative Gardening” shared their experience with “banana peel water” (also called “banana peel tea,”) including a photograph of their plants, apparently thriving thanks
Snopes→ No, Democrats and Biden Do Not ‘Suck the Blood of Children’
Biden's references to a well known and widely reported far-right conspiracy theory were grossly misrepresented as "creepy" and "obsessive."
Health Feedback→ EUA withdrawal for CDC COVID-19 PCR test is due to the development of newer tests that help save time and resources, not because the test is faulty
REVIEW COVID-19 PCR tests have been a critical tool for identifying infections and reducing the spread of the virus by supporting contact tracing efforts and quarantine of infected individuals. But this key role has also turned it into a hotbed of m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Income Taxes Are NOT Voluntary
Are Internal Revenue Service (IRS) income taxes voluntary? No, that's not true: The duties to file a tax return and pay federal income taxes owed are not voluntary. The requirements are enshrined in the Internal Revenue Code as well as re
Snopes→ Issa Rae Announced She Got Married with Instagram Photo Drop
The "Insecure" star somehow kept the whole thing secret.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Increase In COVID-19 Cases Is NOT Made Up And Is Not From The Vaccinated
Do the non-vaccinated and people who don't wear masks not get tested for COVID-19 and therefore was the July, 2021 increase in cases faked or from the vaccinated? No, that's not true. There is no proof that unvaccinated people and people
Logically→ The Congress government imposed forced sterilization to control the population in India.
Mass sterilization programs took place in the 1970s under Indira Gandhi's government during the Emergency.
Truth or Fiction?→ Does a Hospital in France Allow Terminal Patients to Meet With ‘Peyo the Horse’?
The story of a French hospital’s unusual relationship with a former dressage horse — and the horse’s relationship with terminal patients there — recirculated online in July 2021. Interest in “Doctor Peyo” reignited f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Delaware Does NOT Have ‘Child Support Card’ That Controls What Mothers Can Purchase
Does Delaware have a "child support card" that controls what mothers can purchase with child support payments? No, that's not true: While Delaware does give a client the option to enroll in its U.S. Bank ReliaCard program (previously the
Snopes→ Veterans Affairs Requires COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers
The department's move came on a day when nearly 60 leading medical and health care organizations issued a call for health care facilities to require their workers to get vaccinated.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say ‘My Butt’s Been Wiped?’
The president appeared to be making a joke about how difficult it was to talk by the nearby helicopter. But what, exactly, did he say?
Logically→ Richard Branson left the Earth’s orbit on his space trip.
Virgin Galactic almost reached the edge of space but did not leave Earth's orbit.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denmark Does NOT Require Citizens To Grow Field Flowers For Bees Using 5% Of Its Land
Does Denmark require its citizens to grow field flowers for bees using 5% of the country's land? No, that's not true: Although Denmark has biodiversity measures in place and there are recommendations for measures to help bees, a spokesman
Logically→ Nobel Prize Scientist Luc Montagnier claimed vaccines are responsible for the new variant of COVID-19.
Virus mutations occur regardless of vaccination. Vaccines play a significant role in suppressing virus variants.
Full Fact→ Mandatory Covid-19 vaccine is only for care home workers
A post on Facebook claims that a law mandating the Covid-19 vaccine has been passed through the House of Lords without an impact assessment. This is true, but refers only to an amendment of the Health and Social Care Act which will make it a requ
Full Fact→ Vaccines reduce the risk of death but don’t eliminate it altogether
A widely shared Facebook post asks “If the jabbed are apparently dying from the unjabbed. Why are the unjabbed not dying? And why are the jabbed dying?” As we have written about before, the Covid-19 vaccines have been shown to be high
Snopes→ Does Video Show Tom Brady Playing Catch with a Throwing Machine?
Tom Brady is an accurate passer, but is he this accurate?
Snopes→ NYC to Require Vaccines or Weekly Testing for City Workers
“This is about our recovery. This is about what we need to do to bring back New York City," Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
Logically→ The latest data from Israel show that COVID-19 vaccines don’t work.
Vaccination is extremely effective in preventing severe illness or death from COVID-19 but may be less effective in preventing infection.
The Dispatch→ Do the COVID Vaccines Offer 100 Percent Protection From Infection?
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Snopes→ With COVID-19 Surge, US to Keep Travel Restrictions for Now
Most of continental Europe has relaxed restrictions on Americans who are fully vaccinated, although the United Kingdom still requires quarantines for most visitors arriving from the U.S.
Snopes→ Pelosi Appoints 2nd GOP Critic of Trump to Jan. 6 Committee
Rep. Adam Kinzinger joins Rep. Liz Cheney of Wyoming, as the two committee's Republicans, both selected by the leader of the opposition party.
AllSides→ Who Gets To Decide the Truth?
https://reason.com/2021/07/24/who-gets-to-decide-the-truth/ Until the 1600s, the average annual rate of
Snopes→ Pandemic Olympics Endured Heat, and Now a Typhoon’s En Route
The surfers at Tsurigasaki beach say Tropical Storm Nepartak could actually improve the competition so long as it doesn't hit the beach directly.
Poynter→ Marjorie Taylor Greene says HIPAA shields her from vaccination questions. It doesn’t.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., has been an outspoken critic of vaccines and masks to stop the spread of COVID-19. After she tweeted that the disease was a threat only to people who are obese or over 65 — very inaccurate medical guidance — Twit
Logically→ Chick-fil-A funds the National Christian Foundation, which paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers draft a bill that would impose the death penalty for homosexuality.
WinShape Foundation, which is run by Chick-fil-A's owners, donated to the NCF. The company did not directly donate to the foundation.
Health Feedback→ Ethylene oxide is used for sterilizing medical equipment, including nasal swabs, but it’s removed before use
REVIEW Testing for COVID-19 infection is one pillar in the attempt to contain the pandemic. For many types of antigen and PCR tests, swabs are used to collect material from the nasal passage or the throat, which is then tested for the presence of SA
Health Feedback→ In the U.S. new COVID-19 cases are concentrated in areas with low vaccination rates
REVIEW After reaching a peak of 300,777 new reported COVID-19 cases on 8 January 2021, the U.S. went through a months-long decline in new cases. Recently, however, this trend has reversed, with the country seeing an increase in the number of new rep
Snopes→ Powerhouse US Swim Team Shines with 6 Medals, 1st US Gold
Japan won a swimming gold, Tunisia claimed a surprising spot atop the medal podium, and the mighty Australian women set the first world record of the competition.
Snopes→ Ranging Bull: ‘Barney’ Eludes Capture Days After Farm Escape
The bull was roaming around a part of Long Island that features dense underbrush and pine barrens.
Snopes→ States Scale Back Virus Reporting Just As Cases Surge
The shift to weekly instead of daily reporting in Florida, Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota marked a notable shift during the pandemic.
Snopes→ Jackie Mason, Comic Who Perfected Amused Outrage, Dies at 93
Mason was known for his sharp wit and piercing social commentary, often about being Jewish, men and women and his own inadequacies.
Snopes→ States Share Resources As Wildfires Rage Across US West
More than 85 large wildfires were burning around the country, most of them in Western states.
Snopes→ Frito-Lay Workers End Strike
The workers were on the picket line for nearly three weeks.
Snopes→ Prosecutors Air More Claims in R. Kelly Case; 1 Involves Boy
Prosecutors aired a wide-ranging raft of additional allegations — but not new charges — against the R&B star.
Snopes→ Jordan Peele Announces New Horror Movie With Cryptic Poster
Do we know what it's about? Nope.
Snopes→ NYC Restaurant Sets World Record for Priciest Fries
It's not the first record broken by Serendipity 3 with a menu item.
Snopes→ Remembering Aviator Amelia Earhart on Her Birthday (07/24/1897)
The record-setting aviator has remained a fixture in the public's imagination.
Snopes→ Does a NASA Photo Show ‘Blue Dunes’ on Mars?
The picture was produced by Odyssey, the longest-serving space craft orbiting Mars.