Did conservative commentator Ben Shapiro tweet "next Joe Biden is gonna tell me how long my pubes have to be"? No, that's not true. A tweet allegedly by Shapiro that claimed he "doesn't have any pubes yet" is a fake satirical message. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Author Of Article Does NOT Question Positive Effects Of Vaccines The Way Commentary Spun From It Does
Did a Harvard study show that a large number of countries and U.S. counties with high vaccination rates may have higher rates of COVID-19 infection than places with low vaccination rates, and is the vaccination rate the cause? No, that's
Snopes→ Does Vid Show Seattle First Responders Turning in Boots After Being Fired Over Vaccines?
Footage of the alleged protest received more than 3 million online views — and counting.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Every Peer-Reviewed Study In Existence Does NOT Agree On Superiority Of Natural vs. Vaccine-Induced Immunity
Does every peer-reviewed study in existence suggest that being infected with COVID-19 builds stronger immunity to the delta variant than does vaccination? No, that's not true: Conclusions drawn from research into COVID immunity differ, de
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trisodium Phosphate Is NOT Unsafe To Eat As Ingredient — But It CAN Be Hazardous In Other Settings
Is trisodium phosphate, an inorganic compound utilized as a cleaner among other uses, unsafe to eat as an ingredient in Lucky Charms cereal? No, that's not true: While the compound is an ingredient in the cereal, it essentially works as a
FactCheck.org→ U.S. Is Sending Aid to Independent Groups in Afghanistan, Not the Taliban
Quick Take The U.S. is providing humanitarian aid through several independent organizations in Afghanistan, but not through the Taliban government. Yet an online article falsely claims that the Biden administration will “send the Taliban millions
Snopes→ FDA OKs Mixing COVID Vaccines; Backs Moderna, J&J Boosters
U.S. regulators on signed off on extending COVID-19 boosters to Americans who got the Moderna or Johnson & Johnson vaccine and said anyone eligible for an extra dose can get a brand different from the one they received initially.
Snopes→ Did a Ghost Remove a Dog’s Collar?
Here's a logical look at a viral video.
Snopes→ Why We Can’t Definitively Say TikTok Causes Tics
Remember, correlation does not equate to causation.
Snopes→ Officials: Items Linked to Laundrie, Potential Remains Found
Items believed to belong to Brian Laundrie and potential human remains were found at a Florida wilderness park during the search for clues in the slaying of Gabby Petito during the couple's cross-country road trip.
Snopes→ No, This ‘Illegal Aliens’ Meme Does Not Show the US Border
"The difference is obvious."
FactCheck.org→ PhRMA Ad Misleads on Medicare Drug Negotiation Legislation
In TV ads, the pharmaceutical industry claims congressional plans to allow the federal government to negotiate drug prices in Medicare would deny beneficiaries’ access to medicines their doctors prescribe. Experts say that’s unlikely, and a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence That Cancer Has Increased From 1 In 20 People During Early 1900s To 1 In 3 People Today — But Cancer Risks DO Depend On Area
Have cancer cases increased from 1 in 20 people in the early 1900s to 1 in 3 people, according to the latest available data? It depends: While there does not appear to be widespread cancer data from the early 1900s for comparison, the cur
Snopes→ Why No Ads for COVID-19 Vaccines? (Hint: It Has Nothing To Do with Side Effects)
Full FDA approval of the vaccines would change the picture.
Truth or Fiction?→ Washington Herald 1918 Coal Question
In October 2021, amid discussions of austerity and compassionate policy, a purported January 31 1918 Washington Herald excerpt showing a subscriber’s question about taking coal under difficult circumstances circulated on social media:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Canadian Government Did NOT Ban The Phrase ‘Let’s Go Brandon’
Did the Canadian government ban its employees from using the phrase "Let's Go Brandon"? No, that's not true: The document seen online is not from the Canadian government agency mentioned in the document; it is a fake email that someone cr
Snopes→ Saudi Arabia Is Launching a Theme Park on an Oil Rig
The offshore site will have hotels, extreme sports, live shows, and restaurants.
Snopes→ NZ Police Answer 4-Year-Old’s Call, Confirm Toys Are Cool
An emergency call made by a 4-year-old New Zealand boy asking for police to come over and check out his toys prompted a real-life callout.
Snopes→ No Evidence Southwest Airlines Reversed Course on Worker Vax Mandate
Facebook users incorrectly believed that the company had previously said it would terminate employees for refusing the vaccine.
Full Fact→ Canada is not implementing a social credit scheme
A Facebook post shared almost 700 times suggests that “in a few weeks” Ontario in Canada will implement a social credit scheme based around QR codes. The post claims that “a QR code social credit scheme” will give the gove
Full Fact→ Two doctors with same name cause Times letter confusion
A Facebook post claims that a letter published in The Times on 16 October 2021 claims to be from a doctor that died five years ago. The post also gathered a lot of attention on Twitter. The letter writer, Martin Spiro, who spoke about his time as
Full Fact→ About 3.6% of men have recently experienced domestic abuse
For the year ending March 2020, the crime survey of England and Wales estimated that 757,000 men experienced domestic abuse—that is approximately seven men in every 100. Rachel Maclean MP, 18 October 2021. During a debate in the House of Commons
Snopes→ Were Backpacks Banned After a School Shooting?
Students in Idaho used snow sleds, grocery carts, and laundry baskets to carry their books following the backpack ban.
Full Fact→ England hasn’t ‘kept’ £450 billion of Scottish taxes since 2001
A post on Facebook claims that since 2001, Scotland has sent £900 billion in tax to “Westminster” but only received £447.5 billion in return, meaning that Scotland subsidises England. It doesn’t. What this post fails to in
Snopes→ Nikolas Cruz Pleads Guilty to 2018 Parkland School Massacre
Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty to murder in the 2018 high school massacre in Parkland, Florida, that left 17 dead.
Full Fact→ Vaccine rap battle full of misinformation
A video on Facebook, performed in the style of a rap battle and viewed more than 36,000 times, makes a number of misleading claims about Covid-19 and the vaccines. In it, the self-proclaimed “truther” tells their “vaxxer”
Snopes→ White House Details Plans to Vaccinate 28M Children Age 5-11
Children age 5 to 11 will soon be able to get a COVID-19 shot at their pediatrician's office, local pharmacy and potentially even their school.
Snopes→ US Regulators Lay out Plan for Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids
Health regulators unveiled their proposal to allow Americans to buy hearing aids without a prescription
Logically→ A WHO database has listed over two million adverse reactions to COVID-19 vaccines.
Unverified data uploaded on the VigiAccess portal of WHO is misrepresented to show that COVID-19 vaccines cause severe adverse effects.
Logically→ Pfizer has admitted that the FDA has not approved its COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S.
The COVID-19 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine received full FDA approval on August 23, 2021.
Snopes→ Queen Accepts Medical Advice to Rest, Cancels N Ireland Trip
The palace didn't offer specifics on the decision, but says the 95-year-old monarch is “in good spirits."
AllSides→ Fact Checking Claims that the Pfizer Vaccine Is Not Yet Approved
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/fact-checking-claims-that-the-pfizer A widely shared article from
Poynter→ What you need to know about the Supreme Court’s ‘shadow docket’
Some of the most important moves by the Supreme Court in the past few years haven’t followed the traditional process of briefs, oral arguments, and private discussions among the justices to produce lengthy, heavily footnoted opinions. Some procedural
Washington Post→ No, Biden isn’t proposing that the IRS spy on bank records
The Democrats’ proposal was never that intrusive and now is much more limited.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does Not Prove Its Claim That ‘Molnupiravir’ COVID Pill Causes Human Mutations and Cancer
Did this video prove its claim that the proposed oral COVID drug called molnupiravir is poisonous and causes cancer and mutations? No, that's not true: There's no credible and peer-reviewed lab or clinical data supplied, and the publicly-
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccine Makers Are NOT Funding Facebook Fact Checkers
Are Facebook's independent fact-checking partners funded by vaccine makers? No, that's not true. While one of the 10 U.S. Facebook fact checkers discloses that one of its 2021 grants comes from a foundation whose stock-holdings include va
Truth or Fiction?→ Was William Shatner the First ‘Star Trek’ Actor to Reach Outer Space?
While William Shatner did explore the “final frontier” when he briefly reached outer space in October 2021, it is inaccurate to say that he journeyed to where no Star Trek actor had gone before. As fans quickly noted online, Dr. Mae Jemison
Snopes→ Jan. 6 Panel Votes Unanimously to Hold Steve Bannon in Contempt
A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection voted unanimously to hold former White House aide Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress after the longtime ally of former President Donald Trump defied a subpoena for documents and testimony.
Snopes→ Indictment Accuses Nebraska Congressman of Lying to FBI
A federal grand jury on indicted U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska, accusing him of lying to the FBI and concealing information from federal agents who were investigating campaign contributions funneled to him from a Nigerian billionaire.
Snopes→ Did AP Use the Spelling ‘Missippi’ in a Headline About Literacy?
To learn more, we traveled back to the year 2005.