A post on Facebook, shared by anti-lockdown campaign group Save Our Rights UK, claims that the UK government is manipulating data in a public consultation process about lockdown measures. This is not true. The post confuses the government with Yo
Snopes→ Farmer’s Almanac Predicts ‘Season of Shivers’
The North American almanac has predicted weather for 230 years.
PolitiFact→ Chris Jacobs – Jacobs overstates income eligibility for electric vehicle tax credit
“This one here has subsidies for people making as much as $800,000 to be able to buy a Tesla.”
PolitiFact→ Jerrold Nadler – Nadler wrong on claim Rittenhouse crossed state line with gun before shooting at Kenosha protest
Kyle Rittenhouse was an “armed person” crossing state lines when he came to Kenosha protests in 2020.
Full Fact→ Richard Madeley had his Covid-19 booster over a month before hospital visit
A post on Facebook from 25 November claims that TV presenter Richard Madeley had been rushed to hospital at 4am “after receiving his booster vaccine”. But there’s no evidence that there’s any link between his hospital visit and
Snopes→ Stores Kick off Black Friday as Pandemic Woes Linger
Buoyed by solid hiring, healthy pay gains and substantial savings, customers are returning to stores.
Full Fact→ Children are more likely to die from Covid than vaccination
A meme being shared on Facebook says: “We are being told to line up our children to get something that might kill them, to protect them from something that can’t kill them.” This appears to be a reference to Covid-19 vaccines. The aut
Snopes→ New Virus Variant Emerges in Africa, Stokes Worldwide Fears
Medical experts, including the World Health Organization, warned against any overreaction.
Health Feedback→ Claim that the COVID-19 vaccine is riskier than the disease for children is based on an economist’s incorrect calculation of the metric “number needed to vaccinate”
REVIEW On 1 November 2021, political economist Toby Rogers published an article on Substack claiming that the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine would kill more children than it would save. Rogers arrived at this claim based on his calculation of a me
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines are recommended in pregnancy even after infection
We have been asked via WhatsApp about whether it is recommended that pregnant women have the Covid-19 vaccines if they have already experienced Covid-19 infection during pregnancy. Dr Pat O’Brien, consultant obstetrician and Vice President
Snopes→ Did a Boy Find a WWII Tank Buried in Mud?
This story led us to Estonia and the year 2000.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sasha Obama Was NOT Arrested In Connection With A Million-Dollar Shoplifting Ring
Was Sasha Obama, daughter of former President Barack Obama, arrested in connection with a million-dollar shoplifting ring? No, that's not true: the website where the claim originated is a part of a satirical network of websites that publi
AllSides→ Biden: Fact-checking claims about US economic progress
https://www.bbc.com/news/59402975 President Joe Biden says the US has made "historic progress" on the e
Logically→ There is an increased risk of heart attacks following mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.
Research suggesting that there is a marked risk of heart problems following COVID-19 vaccines is not credible.
Logically→ Sunscreen causes cancer, not sunlight.
Reports have proven sunscreens protect against sun rays that can cause cancer. Further, claims that sunscreens are hazardous to health are false.
Logically→ A paper in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation gives evidence that mRNA vaccines cause heart damage.
The abstract is not a peer-reviewed published paper. The AHA has said that the abstract is unreliable because it lacks data and contains errors.
Snopes→ Families Struggle with How to Hold 2nd Pandemic Thanksgiving
As some gather for turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and pie, they are confronted with a list of questions.
Full Fact→ Peston claim that immigration is top public concern based on his own findings
“Actually the single issue that voters in this country care about is immigration, and this issue of migrants trying to get here is at the top of voters’ concerns and right now this government does not seem to have a plan to deter it and to
Full Fact→ Numbers ‘in work’ not yet back to pre-pandemic levels.
“There are now more people in work in this country [...] than there were before the pandemic began.” Boris Johnson, 24 November 2021. During Prime Minister’s Questions, Boris Johnson claimed that there are more people in work now tha
Snopes→ Coal Mine Fire in Russia’S Siberia Kills 11, Dozens Trapped
Efforts to rescue those trapped in the mine were halted because of an explosion threat.
Full Fact→ Vaccines don’t cause Covid-19
An article on a website that has repeatedly published misinformation about the pandemic, The Exposé, says that countries with higher Covid-19 vaccination rates tend to have higher case numbers, claiming “the inescapable conclusion[...] is
Full Fact→ Sharing picture of baby with rare heart condition will not raise money
Warning: posts linked to in this article contain graphic images. Posts on Facebook claim to show a picture of a baby born with her heart outside of her body. The posts also claim that a certain amount of money needs to be raised for the little girl&rsq
Snopes→ Scientists Create ‘Super Jelly’ That Can Stand Being Run Over by a Car
The technology may be used for anything from robotics to cartilage replacement.
Snopes→ Macy’S Thanksgiving Parade Returns, with All the Trimmings
Spectators, shut out in 2020, lined the route again.
Logically→ A paper in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation gives evidence that mRNA vaccines cause heart damage.
The abstract is not a peer-reviewed published paper. The AHA has said that the abstract is unreliable because it lacks data and contains errors.
Logically→ Japan has approved ivermectin to treat COVID-19 patients.
Japan is not using ivermectin to cure COVID-19. It continues to vaccinate people.
Full Fact→ Dominic Raab didn’t say he watched Peppa Pig with his parents when he was young
A number of Facebook posts have shared a screengrab of a (since deleted) tweet claiming that the deputy prime minister and justice secretary Dominic Raab said he watched Peppa Pig “with his parents when he was young”, even though the childr
Logically→ German doctor Thomas Jendges died by suicide and wrote, “he could no longer be part of the genocide” linked to COVID-19 vaccines in his death note.
Speculation of a note left by Dr. Thomas Jendges is unconfirmed. Additionally, he had publicly spoken in favor of getting the COVID-19 vaccine.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines are ineffective as vaccinated people are twice as likely to die as unvaccinated people.
Data from the Office for National Statistics show that mortality rates are lower for the vaccinated than the unvaccinated.
Logically→ COVID-19 vaccines don’t work because most people in U.K. hospitals with the virus are vaccinated.
Vaccines are not 100 percent effective. As most people are now vaccinated, some vaccinated people in hospitals with COVID-19 is to be expected.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Critical Race Theory Law Does NOT Make It Illegal To Teach Black History In Tennessee
Does a 2021 Tennessee law make it illegal to teach Black history in the state? No, that's not true: While the law does not ban the teaching of Black history, or any ethnic group's history, it greatly restricts what public school teachers
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tale Of Economics Professor Failing Entire Class To Teach Socialism Did NOT Really Happen
Did an economics professor at a local college fail an entire class to teach the students a lesson -- that socialism does not work? No, that's not true: This allegorical story has circulated on the internet for many years, with a few chang
PolitiFact→ Winsome Sears makes head-scratching COVID claims during CNN interview
Lt. Gov-elect Winsome Sears made four inaccurate statements about the COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday during an appearance on
Snopes→ Did Joe Biden Call Kyle Rittenhouse a ‘White Supremacist’?
The Illinois man, acquitted of murder in November 2021, alleged the president "defamed my character."
FactCheck.org→ Benefits Outweigh Risks of Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccine, Contrary to Posts Misusing VAERS Data
SciCheck Digest The Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System can detect possible safety issues in vaccines. Anyone can submit an unverified report, regardless of whether a vaccine is known to have caused the problem. Yet viral messages continue to misuse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dr. Vernon Coleman Gives NO Medical Proof The COVID-19 Jab Is Murder, Relies On Discredited Research Report
Does Dr. Vernon Coleman share medical proof that the COVID-19 jab is murder? No, that's not true: A headline makes the claim he has medical proof the COVID vaccine is "murder," but Coleman never uses the word murder in his video about the
Snopes→ No Phones, Laptops Allowed at Josh Duggar Child Porn Trial
The former reality TV star was charged in April with two counts of downloading and possessing child pornography.
Snopes→ ‘Snakesgiving’: Florida Mom Pulls Python from Car (Video)
"Nice job, mom. You're a freakin' natural."
Snopes→ A Guide To Viral Rumors in the Kyle Rittenhouse Acquittal
A viral copypasta text alleges numerous things about the teenager, his murder trial, and the people he shot. Some are more true than others.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Head Of German Hospital Who Committed Suicide Did NOT Say ‘COVID-19 Vaccine Is A Genocide’
Did the head of a German hospital who committed suicide describe the COVID-19 vaccine as genocide and a crime against humanity? No, that's not true: Online publications reported unsubstantiated claims of a suicide note from the physician