Were over 74,000 more mail-in ballots received and counted than were mailed out for the 2020 election in Maricopa County, Arizona? No, that's not true: County officials say the true tally shows there were 446,000 fewer mail-in votes than
Snopes→ Are Tucker Carlson and Vivica A. Fox in a Relationship?
The pair appeared to pose together for a photograph that appeared in an online ad.
Snopes→ Yes, Someone Really Did Predict the Bucks-Suns 2021 NBA Finals in 2016
Wisconsin man Jarrett Plahmer amazed many basketball fans in July 2021, with an unlikely, five-year-old prediction.
Snopes→ Trump Showerhead Rule on More Water Flow Goes Down the Drain
The Biden administration is reversing a Trump-era rule approved after the former president complained he wasn’t getting wet enough because of limits on water flow from showerheads.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actress and Neuroscience Expert Mayim Bialik Is NOT Opposed To Vaccination
Is Mayim Bialik, an actress with a doctorate in neuroscience, opposed to vaccination? No, that's not true: Bialik debunked the claim after a misinterpretation of an excerpt from her book was used to portray her as someone who did not beli
Snopes→ The World’s Largest Mushroom Looks Nothing Like These Viral Images
Images of a humongous fungus actually show a Boletus photoshopus.
AllSides→ Did the White House Suggest Cuban Protests Were Only About Vaccines and U.S. Sanctions?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/did-the-white-house-suggest-cuban Conservative commentator Ben Shap
Full Fact→ A fall in death rates doesn’t prove Covid-19 isn’t killing anyone
A Facebook post shows a meme of actor John Krasinski in TV show The Office sitting next to a white board with edited text which states that death rates are the same level as previous years therefore proving there is “nothing new killing people&rd
Full Fact→ Allison Pearson tweets misleading stats about Covid hospital patients
Such ignorance amongst the media asking questions at Press briefing.Seven day daily average of COVID cases is 26,000Seven-day average of patients admitted to hospital with COVID: 433 That’s 0.5%It’s a tiny consideration now among vast prob
Health Feedback→ Vaccinated people are less likely to die from the Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2 compared to unvaccinated people; viral claim misinterpreted PHE report
Different variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, which causes COVID-19, have emerged since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. Each variant has specific mutations that make it genetically distinct from other variants and from the precursor (wild-type) vi
Snopes→ Is This ‘Early Warning Cartoon’ About Pandemic from the 1930s?
What is it about a "prediction" that makes propaganda that much more persuasive?
Logically→ The Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine has been proven to be ineffective in Thailand.
WHO recognizes Sinovac's efficacy and safety. However, Thailand has chosen AstraZeneca as a booster for Sinovac due to increased infection rates.
Logically→ Singapore is treating COVID-19 like the flu.
Singapore plans to treat the COVID-19 pandemic as an endemic in terms of monitoring it. Vaccination and social distancing efforts are still in place.
Snopes→ Europe Floods: Death Toll over 110 As Rescues Continue
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said he was “stunned” by the devastation caused by the flooding and pledged support to the families of those killed and to cities and towns facing significant damage.
Snopes→ Eiffel Tower Reopens; COVID Passes Required As of Next Week
Its reopening comes four days after President Emmanuel Macron announced new measures aimed at warding off a fourth surge.
Full Fact→ No evidence Rife machines can cure all cancers
A post on social media claims that Raymond Rife created a device that could “cure over 5000 diseases including all cancers, infections and more” and asks “why aren’t we using it”? This claim is not proven. Cancer Research
Full Fact→ Figure of 100,000 children missing from school is out of date
“Almost 100,000 ‘ghost children’ have not returned to school since the start of the Covid pandemic”. Evening Standard , 13 July 2021. An Evening Standard article claims that “almost 100,000 ‘ghost children&rsq
Poynter→ Suspended from social media, Donald Trump has found a new, old way to spread falsehoods
Donald Trump’s social media posts in the aftermath of the 2020 election and the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol got him suspended from Facebook and Twitter amid concerns that his false claims about a stolen election would provoke more violence. His Fac
Washington Post→ Four Pinocchios for Ron Johnson’s campaign of vaccine misinformation
The Republican senator is a one-man misinformation campaign on the coronavirus, undeterred by fact checks, federal health agencies, medical experts or scientific studies.
Snopes→ DiGiorno Pizza Solicits New Slogan via Twitter
"DiGiorno goes great with porno" is probably not what the company had in mind.
Snopes→ Luca, Disney and Queerbaiting in Animation
The themes explored in Luca have since led to accusations of “queerbaiting” - a phenomenon in which LGBTQIA+ relationships are hinted at, but never clearly expressed.
Snopes→ Is Use of Lye-Based Hair Relaxers Linked to a Higher Risk of Breast Cancer?
Frequent and long-term use of lye-based hair straightening products, or relaxers, may increase the risk of breast cancer among Black women, compared with more moderate use.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dialing 112 Does NOT Get ‘A Direct Link To State Trooper Info’ And Does NOT Apply To All 50 States
Does dialing 112 provide a direct link to "state trooper info," and does it apply to all 50 states in North America? No, that's not true: 911 is the official local and nationwide emergency number in the United States, while 112 is a globa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hallmark Cards Are NOT All Made In China, And American Greetings Cards Are NOT All Made In Ohio
Are all Hallmark cards made in China and all American Greetings cards made in Ohio? No, that's partly false: About 70% of Hallmark's cards are made in the United States, with about 30% made in China, Vietnam and Sri Lanka. American Greeti
Snopes→ ‘Goth’ CVS Building Featured in Viral TikTok Video
The grand building opened in 1928 and was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. In 2012, it became a CVS.
Snopes→ Cuomo To Be Questioned in Sexual Harassment Investigation
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is expected to be interviewed as the state attorney general’s office winds down its investigation into sexual harassment allegations that upended his national reputation and threatened his hold on power as he gears up to ru
Snopes→ Los Angeles County to Require Masks Indoors, Virus Cases Rising
A rapid and sustained increase in COVID-19 cases in the nation’s largest county requires restoring an indoor mask mandate even when people are vaccinated, Los Angeles County’s public health officer said.
Snopes→ Over 60 Dead, Dozens Missing As Severe Floods Strike Europe
More than 60 people have died and dozens were missing as severe flooding in Germany and Belgium turned streams and streets into raging torrents that swept away cars and caused houses to collapse.
Snopes→ ‘Password’ and the ‘Doe-Knob’ Contestant
Poking fun at people for the way they talk is is one of our oldest prejudices.
Snopes→ No, Tucker Carlson Didn’t Reveal Evidence of Mass Voter Fraud in Georgia
The Fox News host used his show to promote election disinformation both old and new.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Giant Kittens Napping Is NOT A Mural — It’s Digital Art
Does this picture show a man walking past a super-realistic mural painted on a building featuring two kittens napping? No, that's not true: This is not a mural on a building. This image is part of a digital art series by Andrey Shcherbak.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Stimulus Checks Are NOT Planned In The U.S. As Of July 15, 2021
Are a new round of stimulus checks being issued in the U.S. on July 30, 2021? No, that's not true: This is a prank post intended to lure people in and play a crude joke. There were, as of July 15, 2021, no bills working their way through
Snopes→ The Starbuck Island Google Earth TikTok Video, Explained
What is on Starbuck Island? We learned about the history of the remote location after a TikTok video from a Google Earth user went viral.
Snopes→ Were the Founding Fathers Not Involved in Pledge, Anthem, ‘In God We Trust’?
A popular meme argued that Washington, Jefferson, et al had no role in the creation of four major totems of American political and civic culture.
Truth or Fiction?→ Facebook’s Reshuffling of Data Tool Worries Researchers and Collaborators
A New York Times column on Facebook’s actions against the data analysis tool CrowdTangle prompted concern from both independent researchers and at least one group collaborating with the platform. According to Kevin Roose, a tech columnist for the
Snopes→ Was an All-White Orca Recently Spotted Off The Russian Coast?
It has not been determined what may have caused such a unique coloration.
FactCheck.org→ CDC Data Thus Far Show COVID-19 Vaccination Safe During Pregnancy
SciCheck Digest Federal vaccine monitoring systems have identified no safety concerns with the COVID-19 vaccines for pregnant people. Preliminary Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data show that miscarriage is not more frequent than expected
Truth or Fiction?→ Were Cooks the Largest Occupational Group to Die in the Pandemic?
On July 14 2021, an Imgur user shared a screenshot of a tweet claiming, in part, that “cooks were the largest occupational group to die in a pandemic”: I wish Anthony Bourdain were alive today to articulate the insanity of living in a cou
Snopes→ Gunman Found Criminally Responsible for Killing 5 at Paper
A jury has found the gunman who killed five people at a Maryland newspaper criminally responsible for his actions, rejecting defense attorneys’ mental illness arguments.
FactCheck.org→ Meme Spreads Falsehood About Vaccine Transfer Through Eating Meat
SciCheck Digest Livestock and poultry are not being vaccinated against COVID-19. But a meme is spreading the falsehood that those who eat meat from vaccinated animals will get “VAXXED” by consuming the meat. That simply isn’t possible