Amid conversations and speculation about how many COVID-19 vaccine shots may ultimately be necessary to ward off the virus and its variants, some people are sharing a headline about Dr. […] The post Fauci did not say he wants Americans to get 4 C
Washington Post→ No, Trump did not order 10,000 troops to secure the Capitol on Jan. 6
Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Fox personalities keep falsely saying that Trump requested 10,000 troops to protect the Capitol.
Snopes→ House Votes to Hold Mark Meadows in Contempt in Jan. 6 Probe
The near-party-line 222-208 vote is the second time the special committee has sought to punish a witness for defying a subpoena.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hospitalizations, Mortality Were NOT Cut In Half After Brazilian City Offered Ivermectin; City Officials Rebut Study
Did a Brazilian city cut hospitalizations and mortality in half after offering everyone ivermectin before COVID-19 vaccinations were available? No, that's not true: City officials in Itajai, Brazil, rebut the draft study, saying less than
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Are NOT Just 23,600 Planes On Earth
Are there only 23,600 planes on Earth today? No, that's not true: A Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokesperson told Lead Stories that there are 287,950 aircraft registered in the U.S. alone. There are also 53,890 aircraft in the w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Birds Aren’t Real’ Is NOT A Real Conspiracy — It’s A Parody Social Movement
Is there a legitimate movement made up of people trying to raise awareness that birds are not real but are actually government spy drones that charge on power lines and drop tracking devices on cars? No. This parody movement is supported
Snopes→ A United Nations ‘End Times’ Sculpture?
The installation of a sculpture of a winged jaguar outside U.N. headquarters inspired apocalyptic rumors.
Snopes→ Is Daryl Hannah Pregnant at Age 61?
Hannah is perhaps best known for her roles in "Blade Runner," "Splash," "Wall Street," and the "Kill Bill" films.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Game ‘Omikron: The Nomad Soul’ Was NOT Created By Bill Gates
Was a video game named "Omikron: The Nomad Soul" created by Bill Gates, and does it have any ties to the emergence of the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus? No, that's not true: Although the game was originally made to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 DID Kill Only 68 Children In 2020, But Chart Omits Context: Infected Children Host And Spread The Virus
Did 67 children ages 5-14 die from COVID-19 in 2020? Yes (68, to be precise), but this chart comparing that to the much higher death tolls from traffic accidents, fires and other causes obscures the risk posed by children's infections, wh
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the military hasn’t been in charge since the 2020 presidential election
“The military’s actually been in charge since November 3rd.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stillbirths Are NOT Rampant Among Fully Vaccinated Mothers
Are stillbirths rampant among fully vaccinated mothers? No, that's not true. The claim that there is a spike in stillbirths among mothers who had received a full COVID-19 vaccine is not supported by any evidence. It was made by a doctor i
Snopes→ Do Yellow Caps on Coke Bottles Have a Special Meaning?
You'll only find these bottles in the springtime. L’chaim!
Snopes→ OJ Simpson a ‘Completely Free Man’; Parole Ends in Nevada
The 74-year-old former football hero and actor, acquitted California murder defendant and convicted Las Vegas armed robber was granted good behavior credits and discharged from parole.
Snopes→ No, Fauci Did Not Say COVID Vaccines Are ‘Making People Worse’
Vaccine opponents stooped to new lows in December 2021, to almost violently misrepresent remarks Fauci made nearly two years earlier.
PolitiFact→ A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020
A look back at PolitiFact’s Lie of the Year, 2009 to 2020
Snopes→ ‘Bah-Boom, Bah-Boom’: Acorn-Ucopia of Food Fattens Squirrels
Humans aren't the only species packing on extra pounds during the pandemic.
Snopes→ Autopsy: Severe Brain Trauma in Ex-NFL Player Who Shot 6
The 20 years Phillip Adams spent playing football “definitively ... gave rise” to a diagnosis of stage 2 chronic traumatic encephalopathy.
PolitiFact→ 2021 Lie of the Year Readers’ Choice poll results
Readers had no shortage of significant falsehoods to pick from for the 2021 Lie of the Year, but a large majority agreed
PolitiFact→ The 2021 Lie of the Year: Lies about the Jan. 6 Capitol attack and its significance
Nearly a year later, there is zero evidence to say that Jan. 6 was an antifa operation, a tourist visit, a false flag, or an uneventful day to forget.
The Dispatch→ Did George Clooney Turn Down $35 Million to Do an Israeli Airline Commercial?
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘When You Meet a Member of the Ku Klux Klan’
On December 13 2021, a poem titled “When You Meet a Member of the Ku Klux Klan” spread virally on Facebook and Twitter: The poem read as follows: When You Meet A Member Of The Ku Klux Klan Robert L. Poston (1921) When you meet a member of
AllSides→ Left-Leaning Media Seek a Misinformation Monopoly
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Truth or Fiction?→ ‘The New Mural on the Side of the Harriet Tubman Museum in Cambridge, MD’
On December 9 2021, a Facebook user shared the following image of a mural depicting Harriet Tubman: Text at the top of the image read: The new mural on the side of the Harriet Tubman Museum in Cambridge, MD. At the bottom, a signature appeared. It rea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Giant Skeleton Image Is NOT Real — It Was A Photoshop Contest Entry
Does a photo show that archeologists have uncovered the skeleton of a giant? No, that's not true: This picture was created in 2011 for a Worth1000.com Photoshop hoax contest called "Size Matters 4," which had a size-altering but photoreal
Snopes→ US Woman Accused in High-Profile Road Crash to Face UK Trial
The Crown Prosecution Service said the case against Anne Sacoolas would be heard at London’s Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Jan 18.
PolitiFact→ Glenn Grothman – Some migrants being tested for COVID at Southern border, but only if they’re sick
Says Joe Biden “shut down travel from 8 countries in response to the Omicron variant, but he refuses to require a #COVID19 test for illegal immigrants crossing our Southern border.”
PolitiFact→ John McGuire – Overdose deaths up 35% in Virginia
“Overdoses in Virginia (are) up 35%.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George W. Bush STILL Did NOT Appear Before A Military Tribunal
Did former President George W. Bush undergo a second day of appearing before a military tribunal? No, that's not true: The Department of Defense told Lead Stories that Bush has not appeared before a tribunal. This claim is one in a series
Snopes→ Yes, South Dakota Teachers Competed for Money for School Supplies
Teachers got on their knees and grabbed one dollar bills in a pit at a hockey game.
Snopes→ Did Man Text ‘Amazon Won’t Let Us Leave’ Just Before Warehouse Collapse?
This text message reportedly was sent minutes before a tornado hit an Amazon warehouse in Illinois.
PolitiFact→ Lindsey Graham – Sen. Graham’s false claim about Build Back Better adding $3 trillion in deficits
“The CBO says (the Build Back Better Act) is $3 trillion of deficit spending.”
Snopes→ Banks Slowly Reconsider Overdraft Fees, Amid Public Pressure
The banking industry appears to have overdone it on overdraft fees.
Full Fact→ What booster target has the government announced to tackle the Omicron variant?
Everyone eligible aged 18 and over in England will have the chance to get their booster before the New Year. Boris Johnson, 12 December 2021. On Sunday evening, the Prime Minister set a target to give booster doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to every eli
Full Fact→ Laws can be made without a parliamentary vote, contrary to the health secretary’s claim
On 11 December the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) tweeted that Covid-19 passes would be required at some events in England from 15 December. However at the time of writing, this controversial measure is not yet law and has not yet been pa
Snopes→ Air Force Discharges 27 for Refusal to Get COVID Vaccine
All of them were in their first term of enlistment.
Logically→ People are dropping dead of heart attacks because of COVID-19 vaccines.
There is no evidence that vaccinated people are at a higher risk of heart problems or are more susceptible to heart attacks.
Snopes→ Data Indicate Omicron is Milder, Better at Evading Vaccines
The omicron variant appears to cause less severe disease than previous versions of the coronavirus.
Logically→ The effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines has dropped from 88 percent to just 13 percent.
A significant decline in effectiveness was seen only in the Janssen vaccine, and it coincided with the emergence of the Delta variant.
Logically→ The effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines has dropped from 88 percent to just 13 percent.
A significant decline in effectiveness was seen only in the Janssen vaccine, and it coincided with the emergence of the Delta variant.