Cooking food can result in nutrient loss. Microwaving does not necessarily result in more nutrient loss than other cooking methods.
Poynter→ No, the National Institutes of Health has not approved ivermectin to treat COVID-19
Despite repeated attempts to debunk misinformation about the anti-parasitic ivermectin as a purported COVID-19 treatment, false claims about the drug persist online. “NIH COVID Treatment Guidelines Approve Ivermectin,” reads an Oct.
Washington Post→ Glenn Youngkin’s viral ‘child’ ad is missing important context
The Republican gubernatorial candidate is airing an ad that does not disclose the "child" in question was a high school senior and the book in question was a Pulitzer Prize winner.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Drinking Water While Standing Does NOT Damage The Stomach And Surrounding Organs
Does drinking water while standing damage the body's organs? No, that's not true: Drinking water while standing does not damage the stomach or surrounding organs, a UCLA medical expert told Lead Stories. The opposite is true in many cases
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: National Heritage Area Designation Does NOT Impose NHA Control Over Private Land — It’s A Tourism Map Device
Do private landowners lose control of their property when tourism promoters and/or history buffs get a region of their state designated a National Heritage Area? No, that's not true: There is no evidence National Heritage Areas empower fe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Alec Baldwin Wearing A ‘Guns Don’t Kill People’ T-Shirt Is NOT Real — It Has Been Altered
Is a photo of actor Alec Baldwin wearing a T-shirt that reads, "Guns Don't Kill People Alec Baldwin Kills People," real? No, that's not true: This photo has been digitally altered. The text on the T-shirt was taken from the merchandise we
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Seismic Activity Grid Pattern On Map Is NOT Evidence The La Palma Eruption And Earthquakes Are An Artificial Attack
Does the grid pattern on a seismic activity map indicate the La Palma volcanic eruption and earthquakes are an artificial attack? No, that's not true: The grid effect which appears on the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (ESMC)
Snopes→ Should US Worry About the ‘Flesh Eating’ STI Donovanosis?
Reports suggest that the sexually transmitted infection is becoming more prevalent in the United Kingdom.
Snopes→ Election Officials Describe Graphic Threats Following 2020
Election officials told a congressional committee they've received graphic threats to their safety since the 2020 election and warned that pressure on election workers is a threat to democracy.
Snopes→ Colorado Incident Prompts Reminder: Answer Phone if You Get Lost!
A lost hiker ignored repeated calls from would-be rescuers because the number was unfamiliar.
Snopes→ Mort Sahl, Comedian Who Satirized Politics, Dies at 94
Satirist Mort Sahl, who helped revolutionize stand-up comedy during the Cold War with his running commentary on politicians and current events, died Tuesday.
Snopes→ No, AL Gov. Kay Ivey Is Not in This Photo Protesting Desegregation in Louisiana
A misleading and viral tweet became so popular that its content was later shared on TikTok.
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Spin NIH Letter About Coronavirus Gain-of-Function Research
Republicans say a letter from a National Institutes of Health official is an admission that the agency funded so-called gain-of-function research on bat coronaviruses in China, with some falsely linking the work to the pandemic coronavirus. But the res
Snopes→ Does This Map Show the United States in 30 Years?
The United States could see some drastic changes if climate change is not addressed, but they aren't depicted on this map.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Such ‘Aluminum Parasite’ As Franc Zalewski Claims Are In COVID Vaccines, Nor Are There Nanotech ‘Organisms’
Are there aluminum parasites in COVID vaccines and self-assembling nanorobots or superconductors? No, that's not true: The consensus of professional peer-reviewed biology operates on the premise that life on Earth is carbon-based, not alu
Snopes→ SpaceX Needs to Tame Toilet Trouble Before Weekend Launch
The company and NASA want to make sure the toilet leaks won’t compromise the capsule.
Snopes→ Is the White House Haunted by Abraham Lincoln’s Ghost?
Like all spectral sightings, hard to actually prove this one.
Logically→ Chlorine dioxide is an effective cure for COVID-19.
Chlorine dioxide is a strong bleaching agent. It is not a cure for COVID-19.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘June 1954 – Jack Albertson Lamented the Loss of Blackface and Felt Minority Groups Were Making Life Rough for the Comedian’
On October 23 2021, Twitter user @ClassicShowbiz shared a purported archival clipping, which showed a newspaper excerpt dated 1954 newspaper excerpt quoting “ex-burlesque comic” Jack Albertson on Americans having “lost” their co
Snopes→ Former MLB Manager Valentine Runs for Mayor in Hometown
Former Major League Baseball manager and player Bobby Valentine scoffs at any suggestion he might be out of his league running for mayor in his hometown of Stamford, Connecticut.
FactCheck.org→ FEMA Staff and Contracted Medical Workers Are Required to Follow Vaccine Mandate
SciCheck Digest The Federal Emergency Management Agency is deploying contracted medical workers to understaffed hospitals, where they are required to comply with COVID-19 vaccine mandates. But social media posts falsely claim that “doctors and nu
Snopes→ US Judge: Pablo Escobar’s Cocaine Hippos Legally ‘People’
The offspring of hippos once owned by Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar can be recognized as people or “interested persons” with legal rights in the U.S. following a federal court order.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alec Baldwin Was NOT Fired From SNL Following His involvement In An Accidental Shooting
Was actor Alec Baldwin fired from "Saturday Night Live" following his involvement in an accidental shooting on the set of the Western film "Rust"? No, that's not true: The claim originated on a satire website. Plus, Baldwin was never a re
FactCheck.org→ Video: Tucker Carlson Misrepresents Vaccine Safety Reporting Data
Social media posts repeatedly misuse unverified reports to a federal database designed to detect safety issues in vaccines to falsely claim that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous. In this video, FactCheck.org and Univision Noticias teamed up to debunk mi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HUD Homeowner Incentive Does NOT Give Up To $3,300 Back To Homeowners
Does the U.S. government have a "HUD Homeowner Incentive" that gives thousands of dollars to homeowners? No, that's not true: No federal government program by that name exists -- and that's according to HUD itself. The website listing the
Snopes→ Was Halyna Hutchins’ Next Project a Sex Trafficking Documentary?
Several pieces of disinformation were circulated in the wake of the filmmaker's death.
Snopes→ ‘We’Ve Got to Run’ — Idaho Mall Shooting Leaves 2 Dead
Cheri Gypin thought something had fallen from the ceiling when she heard several large bangs at the largest shopping mall in Boise, Idaho.
Full Fact→ Fake photo of William Shatner does not prove he didn’t go into space
A Facebook post claims a photo of Star Trek actor William Shatner in uniform for the launch of the Blue Origin space mission is a fake, and says this shows the launch itself was “obviously faked” too. Earlier this month Mr Shatner, wh
Snopes→ Wildlife Agencies to Cancel Trump Endangered Species Rules
President Joe Biden's administration announced that it will cancel two environmental rollbacks under former President Donald Trump that limited habitat protections for imperiled plants and wildlife.
Full Fact→ Viral tweet on Rishi Sunak’s tax claims got it wrong
Rishi Sunak appeared on the Andrew Marr Show on Sunday, and what he said about National Insurance increases as part of the Health and Social Care Levy has caused confusion on social media. A tweet with over 10,000 retweets says: “On Andrew Marr t
The Dispatch→ Was Halyna Hutchins Working on a Documentary About Pedophile Rings?
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Snopes→ Did Hertz Car Rental Announce It Ordered 100,000 Teslas?
News reports claimed that the leading car rental company would begin rolling out the Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles in early November 2021.
Logically→ Singapore to donate S$8 million of medical supplies to the ASEAN stockpile.
Singapore Prime Minister Praveen Kumar announced that the donation will be made by the end of November 2021.
Snopes→ Halyna Hutchins Did Not Tweet About Hillary Clinton Before Death
Halyna Hutchins did not tweet about Hillary Clinton before her tragic and sudden death.
Snopes→ Dutch Court: Crimean Treasures Must Be Sent to Ukraine
An Amsterdam appeals court ruled that a trove of historical treasures from Crimea that have been stored for years at a Dutch museum must be given to Ukraine.
Snopes→ Civil Rights Pioneer Seeks Expungement of ’55 Arrest Record
Months before Rosa Parks became the mother of the modern civil rights movement by refusing to move to the back of a segregated Alabama bus, Black teenager Claudette Colvin did the same.
Logically→ Martial law will be imposed all around the world to set up the New World Order.
There is no evidence that any government will impose martial law. This claim is baseless.
AllSides→ Fact Checking President Biden’s Town Hall Claims About the Vaccine Rollout
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/fact-checking-president-bidens-town At a town hall Thursday night i
Snopes→ Japan’s Princess Mako Marries Commoner, Loses Royal Status
The marriage to Kei Komuro cost Mako her royal status.
Poynter→ Newsmax and Fox News aired outdated, out-of-context photos of empty shelves in segments bashing Biden
Newsmax and Fox News have aired old, out-of-context photos of empty grocery store shelves in recent segments bashing President Joe Biden for the jammed-up supply chain that experts say is backlogged due to the coronavirus pandemic’s strain on the g