Four officers gave emotional, occasionally angry, accounts of the attack, in which they were beaten and verbally abused as the mob of Trump’ supporters overwhelmed them.
Full Fact→ Facebook post on tetanus jabs gets a lot wrong
A Facebook post contains lots of false information about tetanus, including misinformation about the types of wounds that can lead to tetanus infection, and the fact that a bleeding wound means there is “NO tetanus”. What is Tetanus?&
FactCheck.org→ Video Twists Advice on Delta Variant and Vaccination
SciCheck Digest An epidemiologist recommended that people get the COVID-19 vaccine because some evidence suggests an unvaccinated person who gets the delta variant is “twice as likely to require hospital treatment” than someone infected wit
Snopes→ Did Mark Zuckerberg Post About Orgies on Little St. James Island?
Little St. James Island in the Virgin Islands was once owned by convicted sex offender Jeffery Epstein.
AllSides→ PolitiFact declares claims Biden, Harris distrusted COVID vaccine under Trump ‘false’ despite past rhetoric
https://www.foxnews.com/media/politifact-biden-harris-covid-vaccine PolitiFact appears to be shielding
Snopes→ CDC Expected to Recommend Masking Again in Certain Situations
In recent weeks, a growing number of cities and towns have restored indoor masking rules in the wake of the more transmissible Delta variant.
Full Fact→ Robert Peston overstated the importance of reinfections
The daily tally of infections seriously understates the actual number of infections, because if you are sick with Covid19 today but had it any time in the past (even last spring) your new bout is not included in the daily dashboard figures. Robert Pes
Logically→ COVID-19 is a rebrand of the seasonal flu.
Although COVID-19 and the seasonal flu are contagious respiratory illnesses, they are caused by different pathogens.
Logically→ Researchers approved the COVID-19 vaccine for children in a rush.
The MHRA followed a rigorous review of the vaccine's safety and effectiveness in children aged 12 to 15 before approving the vaccine.
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Hearing Opens As Police Detail Violence, Injuries
“There’s no place for politics and partisanship in this investigation,” said the panel's chairman, Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, as he opened the session.
Logically→ The central government levies only 5 percent tax on LPG cylinders, whereas the state governments levy a tax of 55 percent.
The Central and the State governments do not levy separate taxes of their own on the LPG cylinders.
Snopes→ Why Did Simone Biles Withdraw From the Olympics Gymnastics Team Final?
Unconfirmed rumors and reports emerged online on the morning of July 27, 2021.
Logically→ Lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic are ineffective.
An Imperial College London study found that lockdowns saved more than three million lives across Europe.
Snopes→ Former US Sen. Barbara Boxer Assaulted, Robbed in California
The assault happened in Oakland's Jack London Square neighborhood.
Snopes→ Olympic Champ Simone Biles Out of Team Finals
The 24-year-old U.S. star is considered to be the greatest gymnast of all time.
Logically→ Messenger RNA vaccines are not vaccines.
Like conventional vaccines, the mRNA vaccine prompts the human body's immune system to combat pathogens.
Poynter→ Fact checks of 10 prominent types of misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines
Since the coronavirus pandemic erupted last year, PolitiFact has fact-checked hundreds of misleading statements about the development, deployment, content, safety and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines. Even as the U.S. sees a rise in cases among unv
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID Vaccine DID Correlate To More Heart Inflammation Than Expected In Teen Males
Did young males vaccinated against COVID-19 report more myocarditis and pericarditis than expected among their peers? Yes, the early data suggest that is true: Compared to the rate among the population at large, there is evidence suggesti
Snopes→ Video Shows Starbucks Drone Delivery
The video sparked widespread interest.
Snopes→ Did Olympic Swimmer Yusra Mardini Flee Syria by Swimming?
"I hated the sea after that," Yusra Mardini said of the hazardous trip.
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Misrepresent CDC Announcement on COVID-19 PCR Test
SciCheck Digest Scientists consider polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, tests a highly reliable tool for diagnosing COVID-19. But social media posts are misrepresenting a recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcement regarding the event
Snopes→ Did William Phelps Eno, the ‘Father of Traffic Safety,’ Never Learn to Drive?
William Phelps Eno was the man who penned some of the first traffic laws.
Snopes→ Did ‘Mike the Headless Chicken’ Live for 18 Months After Losing His Head?
Miracle Mike was, quite literally, running around like a chicken with its head cut off in the 1940s.
Truth or Fiction?→ Banana Peel Water for Plants
On July 19 2021, a Facebook user in the group “Creative Gardening” shared their experience with “banana peel water” (also called “banana peel tea,”) including a photograph of their plants, apparently thriving thanks
Snopes→ No, Democrats and Biden Do Not ‘Suck the Blood of Children’
Biden's references to a well known and widely reported far-right conspiracy theory were grossly misrepresented as "creepy" and "obsessive."
Health Feedback→ EUA withdrawal for CDC COVID-19 PCR test is due to the development of newer tests that help save time and resources, not because the test is faulty
REVIEW COVID-19 PCR tests have been a critical tool for identifying infections and reducing the spread of the virus by supporting contact tracing efforts and quarantine of infected individuals. But this key role has also turned it into a hotbed of m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: IRS Income Taxes Are NOT Voluntary
Are Internal Revenue Service (IRS) income taxes voluntary? No, that's not true: The duties to file a tax return and pay federal income taxes owed are not voluntary. The requirements are enshrined in the Internal Revenue Code as well as re
Snopes→ Issa Rae Announced She Got Married with Instagram Photo Drop
The "Insecure" star somehow kept the whole thing secret.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Increase In COVID-19 Cases Is NOT Made Up And Is Not From The Vaccinated
Do the non-vaccinated and people who don't wear masks not get tested for COVID-19 and therefore was the July, 2021 increase in cases faked or from the vaccinated? No, that's not true. There is no proof that unvaccinated people and people
Logically→ The Congress government imposed forced sterilization to control the population in India.
Mass sterilization programs took place in the 1970s under Indira Gandhi's government during the Emergency.
Truth or Fiction?→ Does a Hospital in France Allow Terminal Patients to Meet With ‘Peyo the Horse’?
The story of a French hospital’s unusual relationship with a former dressage horse — and the horse’s relationship with terminal patients there — recirculated online in July 2021. Interest in “Doctor Peyo” reignited f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Delaware Does NOT Have ‘Child Support Card’ That Controls What Mothers Can Purchase
Does Delaware have a "child support card" that controls what mothers can purchase with child support payments? No, that's not true: While Delaware does give a client the option to enroll in its U.S. Bank ReliaCard program (previously the
Snopes→ Veterans Affairs Requires COVID-19 Vaccination for Health Care Workers
The department's move came on a day when nearly 60 leading medical and health care organizations issued a call for health care facilities to require their workers to get vaccinated.
Snopes→ Did Biden Say ‘My Butt’s Been Wiped?’
The president appeared to be making a joke about how difficult it was to talk by the nearby helicopter. But what, exactly, did he say?
Logically→ Richard Branson left the Earth’s orbit on his space trip.
Virgin Galactic almost reached the edge of space but did not leave Earth's orbit.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denmark Does NOT Require Citizens To Grow Field Flowers For Bees Using 5% Of Its Land
Does Denmark require its citizens to grow field flowers for bees using 5% of the country's land? No, that's not true: Although Denmark has biodiversity measures in place and there are recommendations for measures to help bees, a spokesman
Logically→ Nobel Prize Scientist Luc Montagnier claimed vaccines are responsible for the new variant of COVID-19.
Virus mutations occur regardless of vaccination. Vaccines play a significant role in suppressing virus variants.
Full Fact→ Mandatory Covid-19 vaccine is only for care home workers
A post on Facebook claims that a law mandating the Covid-19 vaccine has been passed through the House of Lords without an impact assessment. This is true, but refers only to an amendment of the Health and Social Care Act which will make it a requ
Full Fact→ Vaccines reduce the risk of death but don’t eliminate it altogether
A widely shared Facebook post asks “If the jabbed are apparently dying from the unjabbed. Why are the unjabbed not dying? And why are the jabbed dying?” As we have written about before, the Covid-19 vaccines have been shown to be high
Snopes→ Does Video Show Tom Brady Playing Catch with a Throwing Machine?
Tom Brady is an accurate passer, but is he this accurate?