NBC formally made the announcement during its primetime Olympic show.
Snopes→ China’s Yang Takes First Gold at Uneasy Tokyo Olympics
She overtook Anastasiia Galashina of Russia to win the first gold medal of the fames in the women's 10-meter air rifle event.
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.
Health Feedback→ Unsupported claim that COVID-19 vaccines caused hundreds of serious reactions among military veterans misuses VAERS reports
REVIEW On 14 July 2021, the organization Judicial Watch claimed in this press release to have records “detailing the adverse reactions veterans had to the COVID-19 vaccines”. These alleged reactions included cardiac arrests, strokes, dee
Health Feedback→ The majority of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the U.K. are among unvaccinated people
REVIEW The U.K. was one of the first countries to initiate its nationwide vaccination campaign against COVID-19 on 8 December 2020. As of 22 July 2021, more than 36 million people received two doses and are thus fully vaccinated. This represents 69%
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show The San Andreas Fault
Does this photo show the San Andreas fault? And is the San Andreas Fault 132 kilometers long and 32 kilometers deep? No, none of that is true: This is a photo from a trail in Canyonlands National Park in Utah, not of the San Andreas Fault
Truth or Fiction?→ Anatomy of an Inauthentically Organized Campaign
In mid-2021, as the Delta variant rapidly spread among unvaccinated populations across the United States and public officials began publicly flirting with the prospect of still more measures to quell the spread of the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemi
Snopes→ California Candy Shop Goes Viral on TikTok with Candy-Making Vids
The videos are oddly satisfying to watch.
AllSides→ Marjorie Taylor Greene says HIPAA shields her from vaccination questions. It doesn’t.
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jul/21/marjorie-taylor-greene/marjorie-taylor-greene-says-hipaa-shields-her-vacc/
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence That Cut Onions’ Irritating Enzymes Are Drawn To Water
Does placing a wet towel near the cutting surface when slicing onions prevent crying by absorbing the irritating enzymes released? No, there is no evidence that this cooking hack works better than any other methods. The reason why slicing
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denzel Washington And Ben Carson Do NOT Endorse Brain Pill That Claims To Boost IQ, Focus Level
Do Denzel Washington and Dr. Ben Carson endorse a brain pill that boosts a person's IQ and focus level? No, that's not true: Carson's representative told Lead Stories "he does not take this," and Washington's representative told Lead Stor
Snopes→ Did Richard Nixon order Nuclear Strike On North Korea While Drunk?
Even without Twitter, presidents can tangle foreign relations on a whim.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Washington State Reforms Would NOT Prevent Police From Chasing Violent Suspects
Would Washington state police reforms prevent officers from chasing a violent suspect? No, that's not true. A series of new laws do not prohibit police officers from pursuing a violent criminal even if they didn't witness the initial viol
Snopes→ Does a Video Show a C-17 Globemaster Flying Between Buildings?
A video of an 2018 aerial stunt went viral again in 2021.
Snopes→ Can Sheepshead Fish Bite People with Their ‘Human’ Teeth?
The so-called "demon fish" have a mouthful of molars and two incisors.
Snopes→ Was the Olympics Torch Relay a Tool of Nazi Propaganda?
The first torch relay took place during the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Snopes→ Is This ‘Lego Gun’ Real?
A customized Glock19, dubbed the "Block19," was briefly available for purchase in the summer of 2021.
Snopes→ NFL Teams Face Potential Forfeits for COVID-19 Outbreaks
NFL teams that experience a COVID-19 outbreak among nonvaccinated players could forfeit regular-season games, with players on both teams not getting paid.
Snopes→ Jolie-Pitt Divorce Judge Disqualified by Appeals Court
The 2nd District Court of Appeal agreed with Jolie that Judge John W. Ouderkirk didn't sufficiently disclose business relationships with Pitt's attorneys.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democrats Were NOT The Original ‘Anti-Vaxxers’ Less Than A Year Ago
Were Democrats the original "anti-vaxxers" less than a year ago? No, that's not true: Old tape of three Democratic leaders appearing to say they didn't support the COVID-19 vaccine is clipped. Partial footage doesn't tell the whole story.
Snopes→ Tokyo Olympic Flame is the First Powered by Hydrogen
Inspired by the sun, the Tokyo Olympic cauldron is designed to be better for the planet.
Snopes→ Did Kevin Hart Prank Nick Cannon By Sharing His Cell Number for ‘Advice on Fatherhood’?
We called the phone number supposedly linked to Cannon, a father of seven.
Health Feedback→ VAERS reports may initiate investigations into potential associations between a vaccine and adverse events, but on their own cannot prove causality
REVIEW On 21 July 2021, multiple social media posts drew attention to the website of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported a doubling of death reports made to the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System. The specific sta
Truth or Fiction?→ Rep. Jack Kimble: ‘I Find It Very Suspicious …’
In July 2021, Facebook users and pages began sharing screenshots of a tweet attributed to “Rep. Jack Kimble” (@repjackkimble), in which he appeared to speculate on the reasons unvaccinated people were likelier to be infected and become ill
Snopes→ Is This Meandering Quote From Biden Real?
A quote starting "and the question is whether or not we should be in a position" went viral in July 2021.
Snopes→ Yes, the Cleveland Baseball Team Has a New Name
The name change comes after years of advocacy by indigenous organizations.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Unrelated Photos Do NOT Illustrate A True Story of Printed Pajamas Mistaken For Real Snakes
Did a woman's husband break her foot with a baseball bat when he saw what he thought was a snake come out from under the blanket? No, that's not true: These two photos are not related. The photo of a bandaged foot was published in a medic
Snopes→ AP-NORC Poll: Most Unvaccinated Americans Don’t Want Shots
Most Americans who haven’t been vaccinated against COVID-19 say they are unlikely to get the shots and doubt they would work against the aggressive delta variant despite evidence they do.
FactCheck.org→ Beds for Olympic Athletes Were Not Designed for COVID-19 Concerns
SciCheck Digest Participants in the 2020 Olympic Games will be subject to many COVID-19 rules. But social media posts and a news report falsely claim athletes will be sleeping on specially made, flimsy “anti-sex beds” to prevent intimacy an
Full Fact→ Was Dawn Butler right about Boris Johnson ‘lying’ to Parliament?
In a speech to Parliament on 22 July, the Labour MP Dawn Butler said that Boris Johnson “has lied to this House and the country, over and over again”. This broke the rules about “unparliamentary language”, which say that accusat
Snopes→ Free Money for All? Mayors Hope Local Tests Bring Big Change
The surge in interest in these so-called free money pilot programs shows how quickly the concept of just handing out cash, no strings attached, has shifted from far-fetched idea to serious policy proposal.
AllSides→ No, Texas Lawmakers Aren’t Stripping MLK, KKK from State Education Requirements
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2021/07/22/no-texas-lawmakers-arent-stripping-the-kkk-and-jim-crow-from-state-education-curricula-n2592869
Snopes→ At Least 100 US Athletes Unvaccinated As Olympics Begin
Medical director Jonathan Finnoff estimated 83% of athletes had replied they were vaccinated.
Logically→ Jeff Bezos did not go to space.
Footage of the Blue Origin flight wasn't faked through CGI. Jeff Bezos, the founder and executive chairman of Amazon, really did go to space.
Snopes→ With Muted Ceremony and Empty Stadium, Tokyo Olympics Begin
An ethereal blue light bathed the empty seats as loud music muted the shouts of scattered protesters outside calling for the Games to be canceled
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines have caused 17,503 deaths and 1.7 million adverse reactions, according to data from the European Medicines Agency.
Data from the organization has been manipulated to cast doubt over the safety of vaccines.
Logically→ Lakshadweep Island has the lowest crime rate in the country.
Nagaland has the lowest crime rate among all Indian states and union territories, with a rate of 77.1 per 100,000 people.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines are creating more coronavirus variants.
Virus mutations occur independently of vaccination. Vaccines play a significant role in suppressing variants.
Poynter→ President Biden exaggerated the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines during a CNN town hall
President Joe Biden exaggerated when he spoke about the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine during a CNN town hall. “You’re not going to get COVID if you have these vaccinations,” Biden said. It is rare for people who are fully vac
Washington Post→ Fact-checking Biden’s town hall on CNN
We looked into five claims the president made on topics such as covid-19, the economy and a new child tax credit.