The state has long hailed itself as the "birthplace of aviation" after the historic achievements of Dayton brothers Wilbur and Orville Wright.
Snopes→ Before Takeover, Taliban Reportedly Offered to Let US Secure Kabul and Airport
Panic, uncertainty, and surprise marked the last days of U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan.
FactCheck.org→ Trump and Son Whitewash Vaccine Willingness Before Biden
The percentage of Americans who say they would “definitely not” get the COVID-19 vaccine has remained relatively stable since 2020. And the daily number of people getting vaccinations had slid near a low point when President Joe Biden annou
Snopes→ CDC: Throw Out Unlabeled Onions Over Potential Salmonella Contamination
At least 652 illnesses have been reported in 37 states.
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘A List of Failed Amendments’
On October 19 2021, Twitter user @radicalpragmat1 shared a somewhat unnerving list of purported failed proposed amendments to the Constitution, an image which quickly migrated to Imgur and Reddit: Well this is a fascinating list of amendments that we
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Children Did NOT Recreate This ‘M*A*S*H’ Cast Photo — It’s A Digital Manipulation
Did eight children with uncanny resemblances to the cast members of the TV series "M*A*S*H" pose together to recreate a cast photo? No, that's not true: This photo is a digital manipulation. The clothing and setting in the two images matc
Snopes→ Trump Plan for New Media Venture Gets Investors’ Thumbs Up
Trump said that he’s launching Trump Media & Technology Group as a rival to the Big Tech companies that have shut him out.
Snopes→ ‘Don’t Blame Me’ Gas Prices Meme Shows Photo from 2020
Meme: "Don't blame me when you voted for this. Cause I voted for this."
Snopes→ Rapper Young Thug Sues over Swiped Bag That Had Cash, Songs
Atlanta rapper Young Thug said an apartment concierge let an unknown person take his Louis Vuitton bag holding about 200 unreleased songs and more than $100,000 worth of jewelry and cash.
Logically→ World’s largest floating solar farm is being built in Singapore.
Sunseap Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with BP Batam for building a floating solar farm on 1600 hectares of Indonesia's Batam island.
Snopes→ Australian Town Overwhelmed by Response to Free Land Offer
Authorities have been overwhelmed by more than 250 inquires in less than two weeks from around Australia and internationally.
Full Fact→ Photo of diesel-powered electric vehicle charging point is at least two years old
A post on Facebook claims it shows a picture of an electric vehicle charging point, newly installed by Lancashire County Council, which is powered by a diesel generator. The post says drivers can use this charging point to fully charge a Tesla Model S
FactCheck.org→ Already Had COVID-19? Vaccines Boost Immunity, Not ‘Wipe Out’ Antibodies
SciCheck Digest Studies show the COVID-19 vaccines boost the antibody levels and improve the immune response of those who previously had COVID-19. The vaccines do not “wipe out” the antibodies developed by a person who had recovered from th
Full Fact→ Most people admitted to hospital with Covid-19 are vaccinated
In Britain, as in the rest of Europe, 80-90% of those hospitalised with covid are unvaccinated. The Economist, 16 October 2021. On 16 October, the Economist published an article claiming that most Covid-19 patients in British and European hospitals ar
The Dispatch→ Fact Check: COVID Deaths Among Vaccinated Massachusetts Residents
A viral tweet from conservative talk show host Steve Deace claims that “Massachusetts reporting 45% of its Covid deaths last week were fully vaccinated.” Steve Deace @SteveDeaceShowMassachusetts reporting 45% of its Covid deaths last w
Full Fact→ Vaccinated pilot did not die mid-flight
An Instagram post claims that a vaccinated pilot died during a flight causing an “emergency landing and uproar in the aviation industry”. While the screenshot used on Instagram doesn’t specify the airline involved, the article t
Full Fact→ NHS Covid-19 app is not the third most expensive project ever
A post on Facebook claims: “There are only TWO projects in history that have cost more than the Track & Trace app: the ISS (£72bn) and the entire US road network (£82bn). “So there we we [sic] have it: at £37 billion,
Full Fact→ Facebook post claiming to show Palestinian girl who grew up to be a lecturer not what it seems
A post on Facebook shows a picture of a young girl in distress alongside an image of a woman. It claims the young girl was a Palestinian called Sarah whose house was “demolished by the Israeli occupation” in 2003, and has grown up to
Snopes→ Is Blue Tape Laced With Fentanyl Being Placed on Cars?
How many iterations of this scarelore can there be?
Full Fact→ Churchill street sweeper quote has been attributed to many politicians
A post on Facebook tells the story of a supposed conversation between former prime minister Sir Winston Churchill and his wife Clementine Churchill. In the anecdote, shared more than 1,700 times, Mrs Churchill tells her husband that she had been
Health Feedback→ Prenatal ultrasound is generally safe when performed by trained personnel and used only when medically necessary; its benefits outweigh the risks
REVIEW Ultrasound (also called ultrasonography) is widely used in medicine for imaging. It uses high-frequency sound waves to produce internal images of the body. One of its advantages is that it doesn’t use X-rays, meaning that patients aren’t
Snopes→ Rare Coin Made in Colonial New England Could Fetch $300,000
The silver one shilling coin made in Boston in 1652 was recently found in the United Kingdom inside a candy tin.
Full Fact→ Official LEGO donation service not yet available in UK
A Facebook post claims that you can donate old LEGO bricks to a service that will wash, sort and donate the bricks to charities that work with children. The post, from a UK Facebook account, also claims the “LEGO Replay” service offer
Logically→ Bangladesh used to be a secular country before 1972
It is misleading to say Bangladesh used to be a secular country prior to 1972 since it only came into existence in 1971.
Snopes→ NFL, Players Agree to End ‘Race-Norming’ in $1B Settlement
The NFL and lawyers for thousands of retired NFL players have reached an agreement to end race-based adjustments in dementia testing.
AllSides→ Blood clots associated with COVID-19 vaccine are extremely rare
https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/oct/20/blood-clots-associated-covid-19-vaccine-are-extrem/ Seve
Logically→ U.K. Prime minister Boris Johnson and Bill Gates are planning a “digital control grid infrastructure that will measure everything you do.”
There is no evidence that mass surveillance will take place as the government plans to invest in green technologies.
Snopes→ Chappelle Special Spurs Netflix Walkout; ‘Trans Lives Matter’
Netflix employees who walked out Wednesday in protest of Dave Chappelle's special and its anti-transgender comments were joined by allies who chanted “Trans lives matter,” getting pushback from counterprotesters who also showed up.
Logically→ The Pfizer-Biotech vaccine can severely react with the flu vaccine when they are given at the same time.
COVID-19 vaccines that are given at the same time as a flu vaccine do not cause significantly worse reactions.
Health Feedback→ There is no evidence that COVID-19 vaccines contain graphene or parasites
REVIEW Several videos have gone viral claiming that COVID-19 vaccines contain certain kinds of synthetic organisms. On 1 October 2021, a video was published by The Stew Peters Show, in which osteopath Carrie Madej claimed to have discovered “s
Full Fact→ Picture of refugees on ship isn’t from WWII
A post on Facebook claims to show a ship full of European refugees fleeing to North Africa during the Second World War. This is not true. The picture featured in the post was actually taken in 1991, and shows thousands of Albanian people boarding
Full Fact→ A photo of a tiny bird actually shows a tiny sculpture
A photograph of a tiny bird is being shared on Facebook with the caption: “The Humming bird [sic]... Smallest in the world.” In fact, this photograph does not show a real bird. It is a sculpture by the artist Ina Malinik, who specialises in
Logically→ Lithium extraction for electric cars has a bigger environmental impact than fossil fuels.
Despite the lithium battery manufacturing process, electric vehicles emit less carbon during their lifetime compared to conventional vehicles.
Full Fact→ Fireworks are not banned in London on New Year’s Eve
A post on Facebook with over 700 comments says: “the Mayor of London has cancelled New Year's Eve celebrations in London......and will not allow fireworks. Yet is it true that he will allow celebrations of Divali [sic], including fireworks?
Poynter→ Don’t blame inflation. A viral photo of a $123,000 turkey at Target is an old pricing error.
As supply chain issues mount, some Facebook users are sharing an image that purports to show a turkey for sale at Target for an eye-popping price: $123,199, and $9,999.99 per pound. “No Turkey for Thanksgiving this year,” said one such F
Washington Post→ Biden’s favorite stat — that 55 major corporations paid no federal income tax
The president says this over and over. But the number is not based on an examination of tax returns.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Magic Johnson’s Ability To Play Basketball With HIV Is NOT Comparable To Kyrie Irving’s Restriction Due To Being Unvaccinated
Is former professional basketball player Earvin "Magic" Johnson being allowed to continue playing basketball after testing positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) comparable to current professional basketball player Kyrie Irving's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Hospital Did NOT Replace Vaccine Mandate Resisting Nurses With Unvaccinated ‘FEMA Nurses’
Did a hospital in McKinney, Texas, bus FEMA nurses in from out of state to replace staff lost due to a vaccine mandate? No, that's not true: Additional medical staff has been needed in hospitals throughout North Texas for some time. In Au
Logically→ Vitamin D, zinc, Ivermectin, and hydroxychloroquine can cure hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Scientific evidence does not suggest that vitamin D, zinc, Ivermectin, and hydroxychloroquine are beneficial in treating COVID-19.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It’s NOT True That Fact Checkers Never Fact Check Anything That Attacks Conservatives
Do fact checkers never fact check posts and photos that attack conservatives? No, that's not true: If you conduct a search of fact checking sites like Lead Stories, you'll find examples that disprove the claim. The claim has appeared on s