Analysis by an estate agent membership organisation claims that in November 2021 there were 29 house buyers for each property in the UK. The findings, published in a report by Propertymark, was picked up by the Press Association, the Daily Telegraph ne
PolitiFact→ An enduring tradition: False claims about attacks on Christmas
Pants on Fire claims about attacks on Christmas have become their own holiday tradition.
Snopes→ NHL Announces Players Won’t Be Allowed to Go to Olympics
A rash of positive COVID-19 test results caused several teams to shut down and the list of postponed games ballooned to 50.
Full Fact→ Priti Patel’s tweet on police funding doesn’t account for inflation
Both the Home Secretary Priti Patel and the official Home Office Twitter account recently tweeted a graph showing what appears to be a significant increase in police funding from 2015/16 to 2022/23, alongside an announcement that funding would increase
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fact-checking the state of endangered animals, extinctions
"Polar bears have increased 400% in 45 years; whales are nearly fully recovered; extinctions are down 90% past century. Koalas are doing fine. If we could ban wind turbines we could save 85,000 birds of prey/yr in US alone."
Snopes→ US Rep. Scanlon’s Carjacked Vehicle Found; 5 in Custody
Scanlon's blue Acura MDX was located in Newark, Delaware, about 45 miles (74 kilometers) from Philadelphia.
Logically→ WHO director-general said countries are giving COVID-19 booster shots to kill children.
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stumbled on his words and corrected himself. The clip was edited to misrepresent what he said.
Logically→ Applying fruit juice to a lateral flow test can generate a positive result. This shows that lateral flow tests are unreliable.
Applying fruit juice to a lateral flow test breaks the lateral flow test. Lateral flow tests play an important role in the fight against COVID-19.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Garlic Relieves ‘Pain In Ears’ — Doctor Says It Might Make Ear Infections Worse
Does garlic relieve "pain in ears"? No, there's no evidence to substantiate that claim: An ear, nose and throat (ENT) physician with the University of Kansas Health System tells Lead Stories, "While some garlic extracts possess antimicrob
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Military Did NOT Convict George W. Bush In Tribunal
Was former U.S. President George W. Bush convicted of treason and murder on December 16, 2021, by a three-officer military commission? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has repeatedly debunked claims from Real Raw News, a satirical news w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cherry-Picked Snippet Of CNN’s Dr. Leana Wen Does NOT Accurately Convey Her Advice About Masks As COVID-19 Protection
Did CNN medical analyst Dr. Leana Wen say, "Don't wear a cloth mask. Cloth masks are little more than facial decorations"? Yes, she did say that when speaking about the possibility of New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio canceling the New Y
FactCheck.org→ Early Data on Omicron
As many Americans and others around the globe prepare for holiday travel and get-togethers, the omicron variant continues to be a concern. While the available data on transmission, vaccine effectiveness and severity of disease are still preliminary, he
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Female Afghan Pilot Was NOT Stoned To Death In Public — She’s Alive And In The US
Was a female Afghan pilot stoned to death in public? No, that's not true: The reports that claimed Afghanistan's second woman pilot, Safia Ferozi, was stoned to death by the Taliban came with a photograph of a different woman who was lync
FactCheck.org→ Increase in COVID-19 VAERS Reports Due To Reporting Requirements, Intense Scrutiny of Widely Given Vaccines
SciCheck Digest Expanded reporting requirements and intense scrutiny of the hundreds of millions administered COVID-19 vaccine doses have driven record reporting of potential side effects to one of the government’s vaccine safety monitoring systems.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chef Jamie Oliver Did NOT Beat McDonald’s In Legal Battle Over Processed Beef — Not Used By McDonald’s Since 2011
Did McDonald's lose a legal battle with chef Jamie Oliver? Was it proven that lean finely textured beef treated with ammonium hydroxide was highly toxic or not fit for human consumption? No, neither are true: Oliver did not win a legal b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Devils Tower Is NOT A Giant Silicon Tree Trunk — It’s A Rock Formed 50 Million Years Ago
Is Devils Tower National Monument in Wyoming a remnant of an ancient giant tree made out of silicon? No, that's not true: Devils Tower is sedimentary rock that got pushed up to the surface millions of years ago. The National Park Service
PolitiFact→ Club for Growth – Did Pat McCrory support Black Lives Matter protests and condemn ‘Trump supporters?’
Audio clips from ad show Pat McCrory supported Black Lives Matter protesters while condemning ‘Trump supporters’
Snopes→ Did the FBI Once Deem ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Communist Propaganda?
Another fascinating chapter in the history of an American holiday classic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Statistic Does NOT Paint Complete Picture Of Risks Associated With COVID-19, Vaccines
Does the claim that one in 100 vaccinated individuals were admitted to the hospital or died with heart issues tell the whole story? No, that's not true: The claim is based on a study that concluded the absolute risk of myocarditis -- infl
Snopes→ US Probes Potential of Drivers Playing Video Games in Teslas
The U.S. has opened a formal investigation into the potential for Tesla drivers to play video games on a center touch screen while the vehicle is in motion.
Snopes→ Pause on Student Loan Payments is Extended Through May 1
The Biden administration extended a student loan moratorium that has allowed tens of millions of Americans to put off debt payments during the pandemic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That ‘A Christmas Carol’ Character Made More Than Today’s U.S. Minimum Wage Worker
Does Bob Cratchit, a character from the Charles Dickens classic novella "A Christmas Carol" make the equivalent of $530.27 a week, which is more than the current weekly federal minimum wage in the United States? Probably not: The novella,
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – In a sealed room, would snake plants keep you alive? Study doesn’t say that
NASA study says snake plants can produce enough oxygen for humans to live in a sealed room.
Snopes→ No, WHO’s Director-General Didn’t Say COVID Vaccines Are ‘Being Used To Kill Children’
A brief clip of a comment made by World Health Organization Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus misrepresented what he said.
Snopes→ Were 48 Pictures of the Sun Used To Make This Image?
The figure-eight path of the sun in a viral image is real, but there are a few aspects of the photograph worth clarifying.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccination Death Rate Is NOT 2.905% In FDA Data
Is the COVID-19 "vaccination death rate" discovered in FDA data 2.905%? No, that's not true: The numbers used are not from the Food and Drug Administration, they're from an analysis of adverse event reports prepared by Pfizer for the FDA
PolitiFact→ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez – Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wrong about representing more constituents than Joe Manchin
“I represent more, or just as many or more, people than Joe Manchin does.”
Snopes→ Pfizer Pill Becomes 1st US-Authorized Home COVID Treatment
U.S. health regulators on Wednesday authorized the first pill against COVID-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to head off the worst effects of the virus.
Snopes→ Israeli Archaeologists Find Treasures in Ancient Shipwrecks
The Israel Antiquities Authority announced the discovery of remnants of two shipwrecks off the Mediterranean coast, replete with a sunken trove of hundreds Roman and medieval silver coins.
FactCheck.org→ COVID-19 Far More Lethal Than a Cold, Contrary to Suggestion in Viral Video
SciCheck Digest COVID-19 has killed more than 805,000 people in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet a viral video on social media suggests the disease is the same as a “common cold.” COVID-19 is in the
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Biden says that vaccinated people can’t spread COVID-19. That’s not what CDC says.
People vaccinated for COVID-19 “do not spread the disease to anyone else.”
Snopes→ Are McDonald’s Exercise Bikes Real?
A viral video supposedly shows a woman eating at a McDonald's restaurant while simultaneously riding an exercise bike to burn calories.
Snopes→ US Population Growth at Lowest Rate in Pandemic’s 1st Year
U.S. population growth dipped to its lowest rate since the nation’s founding during the first year of the pandemic as the coronavirus curtailed immigration, delayed pregnancies and killed hundreds of thousands of U.S. residents.
Snopes→ Harvard Professor Found Guilty of Hiding Ties to China
A Harvard University professor charged with hiding his ties to a Chinese-run recruitment program was found guilty on all counts.
Snopes→ Spain’s Huge Christmas Lottery Offers Distraction from Virus
The draw, held annually since 1812, dished out a total of 2.4 billion euros ($2.7 billion) in prizes this year.
Logically→ A government document confirms “The Great Reset” conspiracy theory is real.
The content of the letter by WEF is misrepresented to show that the conspiracy theory is real.
Poynter→ These 6 tips will help you spot misinformation online
I’ll never forget the moment the mob breached the walls of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. As a senior multimedia reporter with MediaWise, I was tracking misinformation about the […] The post These 6 tips will help you spot misinformation online ap
Logically→ Carbon footprint from Jeff Bezos’ space ship is similar to a lifetime’s worth of emissions for the world’s poorest.
The rocket fuel combined liquid hydrogen and oxygen. Primary emissions were water, minor combustion products, and "virtually no CO2" as per experts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Canada’s Data Do NOT Prove COVID-19 Vaccine Is Either A Failure Or That Omicron ‘Preferentially Infects’ The Vaccinated
Do data from Ontario, Canada prove COVID-19 vaccines are either a failure or that omicron "preferentially infects vaccinated people"? No, neither of those choices is true: Using only raw data, the claim-maker draws a misleading conclusion
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bhopal Gas Leak Was NOT Unknown To American Public Before Present Day
Do "few people in the US know about the Bhopal disaster," which happened in 1984 and resulted in thousands of deaths in India? No, that's not true: American news media produced extensive coverage when this event happened. The official dea