Did President Joe Biden announce that Americans who are not vaccinated before 2022 will be put into "quarantine camps"? No, that's not true: There is no record of Biden ever saying anything about "quarantine camps" for unvaccinated Americ
Snopes→ The Rumor About ‘The Parent Trap’ and October 11 Is True
In the 1998 film "The Parent Trap," Lindsay Lohan portrayed two identical twin girls who were born on October 11. But that's not all.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Highest Flood In German Town Of Bad Schandau Germany Was NOT So Long Ago
Did the highest flood to ever happen in the German town of Bad Schandau happen over a century ago? No, that's not true: The highest flood in Bad Schandau happened on August 16, 2002 -- the flood water rose a few centimeters higher than it
Snopes→ Eric Clapton Threatens to Cancel Performances if Proof of Vaccine Is Required
"I will not perform on any stage where there is a discriminated audience present," the musician warned.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccine IS Free And DOES Save Lives — Price NOT Linked To Effectiveness
Is the COVID-19 vaccine free because it doesn't save lives? No, that's not true: The claim does not specifically mention the COVID-19 vaccine -- referring instead to "the shot" -- but it is implied, given current ongoing vaccination effor
Snopes→ 3 GOP House Members Lose Appeals Over $500 Mask Fines
Three Republican U.S. House members have lost appeals challenging fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor earlier this year.
Snopes→ Infrastructure Bill Fails First Vote, Senate to Try Again
Senate Republicans rejected an effort to begin debate on the big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden.
Snopes→ Rare ‘Breakthrough’ COVID Cases Are Causing Alarm, Confusion
Reports of athletes, lawmakers and others getting the coronavirus despite vaccination may sound alarming but top health experts point to overwhelming evidence that the shots are doing exactly what they are supposed to do.
Snopes→ Are Middle Lanes Fastest in Track and Field?
Evidence suggests that lanes often perceived as the least desirable are actually the fastest.
Snopes→ Fauci, Paul Clash on Virus Origins, Trade Charges of Lying
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, angrily confronted Kentucky GOP Sen. Rand Paul in testimony on Capitol Hill.
AllSides→ Debunking Trump’s Latest Arizona Election Claims
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/07/debunking-trumps-latest-arizona-election-claims/ After a contractor h
Snopes→ Snopes Media Group Marks 4-Year Anniversary of Costly Legal Battle
Snopes.com launches a new campaign to continue its legal fight and celebrates the most recent court victory.
Snopes→ Dolly Parton Recreated 1978 Playboy Magazine Cover Look
The singer said the look was for her husband's birthday.
Snopes→ Pic Shows Difference Between Men’s, Women’s Beach Handball Uniforms?
Norway's women's beach handball team was fined in July 2021 for protesting against the sport's "bikini bottoms" requirement.
Snopes→ COVID-19 Cases in US Triple Over 2 Weeks Amid Misinformation
COVID-19 cases tripled in the U.S. over two weeks amid an onslaught of vaccine misinformation that is straining hospitals, exhausting doctors and pushing clergy into the fray.
Snopes→ Taco Bell Sustains Nationwide Ingredient Shortages
The Mexican-food restaurant franchise may have a limited menu these days.
Snopes→ Are Mosquitos Attracted to a Certain Blood Type?
The annoying pests have been dubbed the “world’s deadliest animal.”
Snopes→ Did Prop 47 Legalize Theft Under $950 in California?
The people of California voted for Prop 47 to become a law in 2014.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘In the Cayman Islands, There Is a Modest Five-Story Building That Is Home to 18,857 Companies’
On July 16 2021, an Imgur user shared a Bernie Sanders quote meme which alleged that a “modest building” in the Cayman Islands was the address for “18,857 companies”: Text on the meme attributed its creation to “Ro Khanna
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Guidance Does NOT Cite Zero Studies Or Data Showing A Benefit To Student Masking
Does the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance cite zero studies or data showing a benefit to student masking? No, that's not true: The CDC website is peppered with references to studies that show mask use by stud
Snopes→ Did US Women’s Soccer Kneel During National Anthem at 2020 Olympic Opener?
No national anthems were harmed in the making of this protest.
Truth or Fiction?→ Abraham Lincoln and the Samurai Fax Machine
On July 16 2021, the Facebook page “The memes your parents warned you about” shared a screenshot of a text message, which claimed that there was “a 22 year window” during which “a samurai could have sent a fax to Abraham L
Snopes→ Rare Pink Water Bird Lands in Michigan, Delighting Public
Bird lovers with cameras and binoculars are traveling to a stream in southeastern Michigan to see a rare creature with pink feathers and a long bill.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Story of the Wooden Bombs Dropped by Allied Forces on German Decoy Airfields During WW2 is Likely True
Did Allied bomber pilots drop wooden bombs on German decoy airfields made from wood to let them know they saw through the ruse? While no historical sources can confirm this story beyond a doubt, researchers have compiled eyewitness accoun
Snopes→ Truck Driver Cited for Causing Extensive Damage to Overpass
State police have cited the driver of the tractor-trailer that struck and severely damaged a Boston-area overpass on Interstate 93.
Snopes→ Cocaine Disguised as Cake Seized from Vehicle in Maine
A drug-sniffing dog found 4 pounds (2 kilograms) of cocaine worth $200,000 on the street.
Snopes→ Wife Surprised with Lost Wedding Tape on Anniversary in Viral TikTok Video
On their 14th wedding anniversary, Drew Gottfried surprised his wife, Kayla, with their wedding video that she had never seen and thought was lost forever.
Snopes→ Frito-Lay Workers Allege Colleague Died on Assembly Line, Was Moved Aside
Striking employees allege deplorable work conditions.
Snopes→ Did US Life Expectancy in 2020 See Biggest Decline Since WWII?
News outlets in the summer of 2021 made a remarkable assertion about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on American public health.
Snopes→ Pelosi Moves to Block Trump Allies from Jan. 6 Committee
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting two Republicans tapped by House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, citing the “integrity” of the probe.
Snopes→ Yes, Giannis Ordered 50 Chick-fil-A Nuggets After Scoring 50 Points — Winning NBA Finals
"Can I have, please, 50-piece — not 51, not 49 — minis, yes?" the NBA Finals MVP said.
Logically→ Manitoba chief microbiologist and laboratory specialist says 56 percent of positive COVID-19 cases are not infectious.
RT-PCR test results may show inaccurate results if not taken or read properly. No evidence suggests that 56 percent of cases are not infectious.
Full Fact→ Double vaccinated people do not make up 60% of Covid-19 hospitalisations
The government’s Chief Scientific Adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has corrected comments made at a press conference on 19 July, when he claimed that 60% of people currently in hospital with Covid-19 were double vaccinated. Writing on Twitter t
Snopes→ Is the ‘Rules for Teachers – 1872’ List Real?
The 'Rules for Teachers - 1872' list prompts us to marvel at the grimness of a late nineteenth century American schoolteacher's lot.
Full Fact→ Richard Tice makes misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines and fertility
Forcing young girls, who just want to dance, to have vaccines almost certain to mean increased still births, miscarriages, disabled children, infertility. Remember the vaccines still on emergency approval only. Revolting, disgusting. Richard Tice, 19
Full Fact→ Young people do face a small risk from Covid
Youngsters are not at risk from this disease at all. Sir Charles Walker, 20 July 2021 [18:35]. During a conversation about nightclub rules on the BBC radio programme World at One, the Conservative MP Sir Charles Walker said that young people are not a
Snopes→ Were Anti-Sex Beds Installed at the 2020 Olympics?
You don't have to give up sex to help save the environment.
Full Fact→ Vaccines have not caused daily cases to increase
A post on Instagram seems to imply that the vaccine is causing more Covid-19 cases, by comparing the number of new cases at the start of July 2021, with the same time last year. It correctly states that there were 27,989 new cases reported on 1 July 20
Snopes→ Britney Spears’ Conservatorship Case Sparks Legislative Push
“The Free Britney Act” is designed to give more options to people placed under conservatorships.
Snopes→ Naomi Osaka Told Megyn Kelly to ‘Do Better’ After Being Accused of Hypocrisy Over Magazine Shoots
The tennis star faced criticism from the tv anchor for avoiding French Open journalists to protect her mental health.