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Snopes→ Viral Video Showcases Massive Draft Horse
At 7 years old, Phantom has achieved TikTok star status.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Interview Does NOT Prove There’s No Variants, No Novel Coronavirus, No Pandemic — It Recycles Debunked Conspiracy Theories
Does a podcaster's online video prove there are no SARS-CoV-2 variants, that there's no pandemic and that COVID-19 isn't a novel disease? No, that's not true: coronavirus conspiracist David Martin's claims fly in the face of the establish
Snopes→ Did a University of North Texas (UNT) Mug Spell a Vulgar Word?
Some social media commenters asserted the joke was a well-known one at UNT.
Snopes→ Did 45K People Die Within 3 Days of Getting COVID Vaccine?
Allegations were said to have come from a “government insider.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Medical Error’ Is NOT Proven To Be The Third Leading Cause Of Death In The United States
Snopes→ What Is a COVID-19 Vaccine ‘Breakthrough’ Case?
It’s when a fully vaccinated person gets infected with the coronavirus.
Snopes→ Is Dubai Creating Rain to Battle the Heat?
Temperatures in the United Arab Emirates have been soaring.
FactCheck.org→ Fauci and Paul, Round 2
At a July 20 Senate hearing, Republican Sen. Rand Paul and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, once again had a testy exchange over whether the U.S. funded gain-of-function research in China, with e
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Catholic Leader Who Wanted to Deny Biden Communion Resigns After Caught Using Gay Dating App’
On July 21 2021, viral content site Upworthy published “Catholic leader who wanted to deny Biden communion resigns after caught using gay dating app,” asserting: The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) approved a measure la
The Dispatch→ Fact Checking a Marjorie Taylor Greene Tweet About COVID Vaccine Claims
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Snopes→ Pelosi Says ‘Deadly Serious’ Jan. 6 Probe to Go on Without GOP
The Republicans' House leader, Kevin McCarthy, called the committee a “sham process” and suggested that GOP lawmakers who take part could face consequences.
Snopes→ Vaccinations Rise in Some States with Soaring Infections
Coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters that several states with the highest proportions of new infections have seen residents get vaccinated at higher rates than the nation as a whole.
Snopes→ SCAM ALERT: Publix 90th Anniversary $3,000 Gift Card
Reader beware.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CA Proposition 47 Does NOT Allow Theft Of Property Valued Under $950 To Occur Without Police Intervention
Does California's Proposition 47 state that theft of property valued under $950 will not be prosecuted, so police will not show up if such theft occurs? No, that's not true: The proposition, which passed in 2014 and has been on the books
Snopes→ Did Thousands of Pigeons Poop on Spectators at 1936 Olympic Games?
Birds of a feather poop together.
Snopes→ Bin There, Done That: Cockatoos Learn to Lift Trash Lids
Not every resident would be thrilled, but ornithologist Richard Major was impressed by the ingenuity.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘Doc and Marty Made it to 2021’
On July 21 2021, an Imgur account shared the following meme ( “Doc and Marty made it to 2021” ), which references two main characters in the Back to the Future films and showing Christopher Lloyd (Doc Brown) on the left, with Michael J. F
Logically→ Kitex Garments, a Kerala company, developed temperature-controlled underwear for Jockey International using NASA technology.
There is no credible evidence to verify whether Kitex Garments collaborated with Jockey to create clothing using NASA technology.
Snopes→ Scientists Understood Physics of Climate Change in the 1800s – Thanks to Eunice Foote
Even before the U.S. Civil War, an American scientist named Eunice Foote documented the underlying cause of today’s climate change crisis.
Snopes→ Sounds of the Games: NBC Doesn’t Plan on Adding Crowd Noise
The NBC Olympics executive producer said that the network will not add additional crowd noise to its coverage.
Snopes→ No, There Weren’t More COVID-19 Vaccine Deaths Than COVID-19 Deaths
A vaccine adverse reaction tracking tool was misleadingly interpreted by junk news sites.
Snopes→ Is Twitter Making a ‘Dislike’ Button?
Only select users will be given the option to test the new feature.
Snopes→ Yes, Twitter is Testing a ‘Downvote’ Button
Only select users will be given the option to test the new feature.
Snopes→ RECALL: Tyson Chicken Linked to Listeria, BrightFarms Salads to Salmonella
Federal agencies announced two major product recalls in July 2021, amid outbreaks of listeria and Salmonella in several states.
Snopes→ Amazon’s Mission: Getting a ‘Key’ to Your Apartment Building
Amazon is tired of ringing doorbells.
Logically→ Five died after CAPF opened fire in a booth in Cooch Behar, West Bengal.
Cooch Behar witnessed two incidents, during which four died in the CSIF firing, and one died due to a gunshot by a miscreant.
Snopes→ Olympic Opening Ceremony Director Fired for Holocaust Joke
The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee fired the director of the opening ceremony on Thursday because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998.
Snopes→ Did a Dead Jockey Win a Race at Belmont in 1923?
A 1923 article said that Frank Hayes was the "victim of his almost fanatic enthusiasm and worship of horsemanship."
Snopes→ Was the Hindenburg Adorned With a Swastika?
The German airship crashed into a New Jersey township in May 1937.
Snopes→ Tokyo New Virus Cases Near 2,000 a Day Before Olympics Open
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, who is determined to hold the Olympics, placed Tokyo under a state of emergency on July 12, but daily cases have sharply increased since then.
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Lift Bogus ‘Quarantine’ Story from Satire Site
SciCheck Digest A satire site a month ago published a joke about the Biden administration creating “quarantine camps” for the unvaccinated. Now that fabricated story is circulating online, presented as if it’s real.
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson hasn’t had three Covid-19 vaccines
A number of posts on social media claim that pictures show Boris Johnson receiving three doses of the Covid-19 vaccines. Two of the pictures do show the Prime Minister receiving a Covid-19 vaccine—his first dose in March 2021 and his second
Snopes→ RECALL: Give and Go Muffins Pulled From Walmart, 7-Eleven, Over Listeria Concerns
The company's announcement, in July 2021, was posted online by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson was wrong to say that “everybody” is entitled to extra self-isolation support
“So many people across our country are having to survive on just £96 sick pay per week.” Richard Burgon MP, 21 July 2021. “Mr Speaker he’s quite wrong because everybody who’s self-isolating is entitled, in addition
Snopes→ Weinstein Pleads Not Guilty to Sexual Assaults in California
He now awaits a second trial on a second coast, and the possibility of another lengthy sentence.
Logically→ Uttar Pradesh government is working on a bill to implement a two-child policy.
Uttar Pradesh State Law Commission has started working on a draft bill to limit the benefits of state schemes only to those with two children.
Snopes→ Man with Coronavirus Disguises as Wife on Indonesian Flight
Police took him for a COVID-19 test, which came back positive.
Logically→ Recovering COVID-19 patients should wait two to six weeks before donating plasma.
COVID-19 patients should donate their plasma after 2-6 weeks of fully recovering from the disease to avoid spreading it again in case of reinfection.
Poynter→ The argument over content moderation is ‘missing context’
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Sign up here to receive it on your email every Thursday. A lackluster debate President Joe Biden and Facebook’s tête-à-tête over