There is no scientific evidence to suggest that the drug Ivermectin treats or prevents COVID-19.
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Logically→ An entire ship disappeared and traveled 40 years in the future during the Philadelphia experiment.
There is no evidence that the Philadelphia experiment actually happened or that a ship disappeared and traveled in the future.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pine Needle Tea, Suramin Are NOT Cures For Autism Nor ‘Antidote’ For COVID Vaccine Side Effects
Does suramin or pine needle tea cure autism and serve as an antidote to people's adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: There is no evidence pine needle tea contains suramin, a drug invented by Bayer in the 20th cent
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Do NOT Contain ‘Sharp Metal Pieces’ Or ‘Metal Structure’
Do the COVID-19 vaccines contain "sharp metal pieces" or some kind of "metal structure"? No, that's not true. A video claims doctors and scientists have performed a new experiment where they looked at vials of "pure vaccine" for multiple
FactCheck.org→ Generals Contradict Biden on Afghanistan Advice
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, contradicted President Joe Biden’s claim last month that top military advisers didn’t recommend keeping a residual force in Afghanist
Health Feedback→ FDA experts support COVID-19 vaccines, didn’t author unsupported allegations of vaccine-caused deaths
REVIEW As of 22 September 2021, 54% of the U.S. population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. But discussions about the possible waning of vaccine-induced immunity over time and the spread of the Delta SARS-CoV-2 variant has prompted scient
Full Fact→ How many more HGV drivers does the UK need?
“There are 100,000 vacancies for drivers.” Keir Starmer, 26 September 2021. “If you look at, for example, the distribution to petrol stations, the shortage of drivers is a much, much smaller number, 100, 200, 300.” Grant Shapp
Full Fact→ We do know that Covid-19 vaccines work
A real video of Bill Gates from July 2020 is being shared on Instagram in a post from 23 September 2021. The post misleadingly uses the video to suggest that the Covid-19 vaccines may not work. The original video comes from 22 July 2020, and shows Mr G
Full Fact→ Ethylene oxide-sterilised swabs won’t cause harm during pregnancy
A post on Facebook shows a screenshot from the Public Health England (PHE) website about ethylene oxide, with an arrow pointing to a line that says “ethylene oxide may be harmful to the unborn child”. Text over the picture says “STERI
Full Fact→ Citric acid is not being used by ‘evil forces’ to harm population
A post on Facebook claims that citric acid is a poison derived from genetically modified black mould, which is being hidden in food and used in “spiritual warfare” by “evil forces in a direct attempt to lower the population’s vi
The Dispatch→ Was the Maricopa County Database ‘Wiped’ Before the Cyber Ninjas Audit?
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Full Fact→ Has Brexit caused higher gas prices?
We’ve seen a number of claims on Facebook that high gas prices in the UK are in large part down to Brexit, and namely the fact that the UK has left the EU’s Internal Energy Market. One says that in its coverage the BBC “forget to ment
Truth or Fiction?→ DHS Report Confirms Border Officials’ Surveillance Against Journalists and Activists
Federal officials say border authorities wrongfully conducted surveillance against journalists and activists crossing between the United States and Mexico — but the United States stopped short of commenting on whether they broke the law in doing
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove That Justin And Sophie Trudeau Faked COVID-19 Vaccinations — Appropriate Procedure Was Used
Does a video prove that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau faked the first doses of their COVID-19 vaccinations? No, that's not true: Although their vaccinations appeared to be unconventionally ad
Logically→ President Biden did not lawfully win the U.S. elections, as the Arizona election audit found 17,322 duplicate votes.
There is no evidence of fraud. The data provided by the conspiracy theorist Shiva Ayyadurai is incorrect.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Duplicate Ballots’ In Maricopa County, Arizona, Are NOT Proof Of Voter Fraud
Are "duplicate ballots" in Maricopa County, Arizona, proof of voter fraud? No, that's not true: "Duplicate ballots" or ballot envelopes don't prove duplicate votes. If a voter sends back a mail-in ballot and the signature on the envelope
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: COVID-19 Vaccines Are NOT Hidden in Salad Greens
Are COVID-19 vaccines hidden in salad greens? No, that's not true: There's no publicly available evidence salad greens are being spiked with any sort of vaccine and the claim was made without supporting evidence. Research being done by sc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Volcanic Eruption On La Palma, Canary Islands Did NOT Trigger A Tsunami Warning In The U.S.
Did the volcanic eruption on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands on September 19, 2021, trigger a tsunami warning in the U.S.? No, that's not true: The National Tsunami Warning Center, part of the U.S. National Weather Service, confirm
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New England Journal of Medicine Did NOT Backtrack And Does NOT Admit COVID Vax May Not Be Safe For Pregnant Women
Did the New England Journal of Medicine backtrack and admit the COVID-19 vaccine may not be safe for pregnant women? No, that's not true: An update posted by the Journal did not change the number of pregnancies a study found resulted in a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: British Funeral Director O’Looney Does NOT Make Case That COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not Real
Did a funeral director from Milton Keynes, England, make a case that the coronavirus pandemic is a hoax, or that it is caused by the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: O'Looney's conspiracy theories defy logic and are readily dismisse
FactCheck.org→ Posts Spread Dubious Claim About Ivermectin and Male Fertility
SciCheck Digest The Food and Drug Administration says male infertility is not a known side effect of the antiparasitic medication ivermectin. Dubious claims that the drug sterilizes 85% of male users were incorrectly attributed to a questionable 2011
The Dispatch→ Does Ivermectin Cause Sterility in 85 Percent of Men Who Use It?
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Full Fact→ Covid vaccines aren’t comparable to thalidomide scandal
An Instagram post which includes photos of children born with birth defects, appears to compare the thalidomide scandal with the roll-out of the Covid-19 vaccination programme. While it doesn’t mention Covid-19 vaccines explicitly, text at the to
Truth or Fiction?→ New Footage of Capitol Riots Released in September 2021
“New footage” of the events of January 6 2021 began circulating on September 22 2021, appearing alongside a predictable set of claims about the “meaning” of the video: Whatever this is, it is not anything close to a coup or in
Health Feedback→ COVID-19 treatments can improve a patient’s survival and recovery, but don’t replace the individual and community benefits of vaccination
REVIEW During the summer of 2021, many countries experienced a new COVID-19 surge mainly driven by the spread of the more contagious Delta variant. First identified in India in October 2020, this variant became rapidly dominant in many countries inc
Full Fact→ Do pregnant women get Covid-19 booster vaccines ?
We have been asked on WhatsApp whether pregnant women will be prioritised for booster Covid-19 vaccines, and what the current guidance is. Decisions around the booster programme are still evolving. At the time of writing, the Joint Committee on V
Full Fact→ Electrolysis video doesn’t prove tap water is dangerous
A video on Facebook of someone appearing to ‘test’ tap water with an electrical device, alongside the caption “and we wonder why we’re feeling dumbed down” has been viewed almost 100,000 times. The person in the vide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Purportedly Showing Pinewood From Early ’70s Vs. Pinewood From Early 2020s Does NOT Prove Quality Difference
Does a photo purportedly comparing pinewood from the early 1970s to pinewood from the early 2020s accurately describe genetically modified structural lumber used in 2021 versus wood from the 1970s? No, that's not true: These claims were m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Denmark IS Getting Rid Of Many Of Its COVID-19 Restrictions — But It Has A High Vaccination Rate
Is Denmark getting rid of its COVID-19 restrictions? Yes, most of Denmark's previous COVID-19 restrictions are lifted; however, some preventive measures are still being implemented in the country, which has a high vaccination rate compare
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dermatopathologist Ryan Cole Does NOT Back With Data His Claim That Pfizer Vaccine Weakens Patients’ Immune Systems
Did an Idaho doctor trained in skin-test analysis prove his claims that Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine weakens the immune system and seems to be causing cancer? No, that's not true: The claims are supported only by anecdotes, not by data and h
Full Fact→ Pfizer’s new trial drug is not ivermectin in disguise
A Facebook post falsely suggests that a potential new Covid-19 treatment from Pfizer is essentially the same as ivermectin. In fact the two drugs are structurally very different. The post shows a screenshot of a Pfizer press release announcing th
Full Fact→ Vaccines do not raise your risk of catching Covid
Vaccines have NEGATIVE Effectiveness in the Over-40s, as Low as MINUS 38%, Shows New PHE Report The Daily Sceptic, 15 September 2021. A headline on the journalist Toby Young’s website, the Daily Sceptic, falsely claims that a report from Public
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: iPad Glitch At Los Angeles Voting Center Does NOT Mean GOP Votes Were Stolen In California Recall
Is the message some citizens received at one Los Angeles County voting center -- that a county computer indicated they had already voted -- evidence that Republican votes were stolen in California's gubernatorial recall election? No, that
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Post on Use of Ivermectin for Refugees Lacks Context
SciCheck Digest The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends the use of ivermectin as a treatment for arriving refugees to treat parasitic infections. But a social media post by Dr. Simone Gold, a proponent of ivermectin as a trea
Health Feedback→ 1996 paper is about human evolution, not potential for genius
REVIEW On 10 September 2021, Facebook users shared posts (see here and here) that claimed that “in 1996, 9 geneticists discovered that Black Africans possessed more DNA series than any other group on earth”. The posts also claimed that “the mo
Logically→ GPs are incentivized to inject the adult population with the COVID-19 vaccine.
There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccination is a money-making exercise for doctors.
Logically→ In the Pfizer clinical trial, 1 in 9 children suffered severe adverse reactions, leaving them unable to perform daily activities.
There is no evidence that 1 in 9 children suffered severe adverse reactions that left them unable to perform daily activities.
Logically→ Vaccines are unsafe – more than 30,000 women in the U.K. have reported disrupted periods after their COVID-19 vaccine.
Reports about changes in women's menstrual cycles are being used to falsely claim that vaccines negatively affect fertility. An article published by the Daily Mail is doing the rounds on Facebook. It concerns reports that 35,000 women in Bri
Poynter→ If you’ve been vaccinated, what are the odds of a breakthrough COVID infection?
Ample evidence shows that the COVID-19 vaccines dramatically reduce the risk of serious illness, but stories about breakthrough infections continue to spark fear among people who are vaccinated — and resistance among those who aren’t. President Joe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe And Jill Biden Do NOT Own 10% Of A Leading Chinese Lithium-Ion Battery Company, Which Could Have Influenced Afghanistan Policy — But Hunter Biden DOES Have Ties To It
Do President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden own 10% of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd (CATL), a leading lithium-ion battery development and manufacturing company based in China, a country with financial interests in Afghani