Was the recently discovered body of Jelani Day missing any organs upon recovery? No, that's not true: The LaSalle County (Illinois) Coroner's office told Lead Stories, "NO organs were missing from the body upon its recovery on 9/4/21." A
Snopes→ Meteorite Hits Canadian Woman’s Home
It was a 100 billion-to-one shot.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Shaking A Mobile Phone Does NOT Inadvertently Send Friends To ‘Facebook Jail’
Did Facebook add a new feature that allows users to "shake phone to report a problem" and is this resulting in people accidentally and unknowingly reporting their friend's posts -- which is then causing their friend to be sent to "Faceboo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Claiming ‘Joe Biden Declares Mandatory Vaccination for ALL Americans by October 30’ Leads To Porn Page
Is an article headlined 'Joe Biden Declares Mandatory Vaccination for ALL Americans by October 30' a real story? No, that's not true: Clicking on the link takes you to an obscene photo of senior citizen sex. It was created by a fake news
Truth or Fiction?→ ‘If the United States Had Managed to Keep Its Covid Death Rate on Par with Canada, the U.S. Would Have About 467,000 Fewer Covid Deaths Today’
On October 14 2021, the following screenshot of a tweet by New York Times correspondent Mike Baker appeared on Imgur, in which he purportedly contrasted the COVID-19 mortality rate in Canada with that of the United States: Primarily, Baker indicated t
Snopes→ Shredded Banksy Artwork Sells for $25.4 Million at Auction
“Love is in the Bin” was offered by Sotheby’s in London, with a presale estimate of 4 million pounds to 6 million pounds ($5.5 million to $8.2 million).
Snopes→ RECALL: Butterball Recalls More Than 14,000 Pounds of Ground Turkey
Products were said to be contaminated with “extraneous materials, specifically blue plastic.”
Snopes→ Did Muhammad Ali Encourage Vaccinations?
NBA player Kyrie Irving's refusal to get a COVID-19 vaccination has drawn egregiously flawed comparisons to another famous athlete.
Snopes→ California Will Require Retailers To Include Gender-Neutral Toy Sections
The state is the first to require such displays in large department stores.
Snopes→ Deere & Co. Workers Go on Strike After Rejecting Contract
More than 10,000 Deere & Co. workers went on strike, the first major walkout at the agricultural machinery giant in more than three decades.
Logically→ Neither the PCR tests nor the lateral flow tests are effective in detecting COVID-19.
Although a few recent PCR results are different from the lateral flow results, evidence suggests that both tests are effective.
Full Fact→ World leaders will not get Tesla cars at COP26
Posts have been shared on social media which claim that 20 Tesla cars have been bought to transport conference delegates to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, also known as COP26. The posts state that as the hotel that the delegat
Full Fact→ Social media post appears to overstate risk of vaccine blood clots
A post on Facebook appears to compare reported Covid-19 vaccine side effects with mild symptoms of the virus itself. Although it doesn’t explicitly mention Covid-19 vaccination, the post seems to weigh up the pros and cons, claiming that “s
Snopes→ Facebook Expands Harassment Policy to Protect Public Figures
Facebook will bar content that degrades or sexualizes public figures, including celebrities, elected officials and others in the public eye.
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccines still don’t contain graphene oxide
A post on Instagram claims graphene oxide is in vaccines and can cause clotting and myocardial issues among other ailments. The suggestion is that this refers to the Covid-19 vaccines. As we have written before, the Covid-19 vaccines currently in
Full Fact→ No evidence you shouldn’t breastfeed after Covid-19 vaccination
A post on Instagram shows screenshots of a tweet from a woman who got the Covid-19 vaccine while pregnant, and then a later tweet in which she says her son has died. The Instagram post caption says “if you inject something that is incompatible wi
Full Fact→ Viral image doesn’t show an elephant fish
An image has been shared on social media of a small, bright yellow fish with a trunk-like nose. The picture is captioned “elephant fish”. There are recognised species of fish called elephant fish, or elephantnose fish. While both have impre
Full Fact→ A ‘Guardian’ headline about the Insulate Britain protests is fake
A fake screenshot about the Insulate Britain protests has been widely shared on Facebook, and on Twitter. The image seems to show a Guardian article with the headline: “Ambulance carrying Insulate Britain protestor - who was beaten up by angry mo
Snopes→ Does Tennessee Find Kevin James Sexy?
What is it about maps that makes them seem so credible to the internet?
Snopes→ Prince William: Before Travelling to Space, Save the Planet
Britain's Prince William has criticized some of the world's richest men for using their wealth to fund a new space race and space tourism rather than trying to fix the problems on Planet Earth instead.
AllSides→ Infrastructure Bill Proposes Voluntary Pilot Program for Per-Mile Vehicle Fee, Not ‘Driving Tax’
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Full Fact→ Fungi growing ‘out of’ dead possum’s hand is staged
A photo on Facebook claims to show “mushrooms growing from the hand of a dead raccoon”. According to the picture’s photographer, the photo is staged. Noah Siegel said on his Facebook page that the fungus pictured is Laccaria masoniae,
Snopes→ Unemployment Claims Fall to Lowest Level of Pandemic
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level since the pandemic began, a sign the job market is still improving even as hiring has slowed in the past two months.
Health Feedback→ Several laboratories in Spain have cultured and isolated the virus SARS-CoV-2; the claim that the virus doesn’t exist is false
REVIEW On 8 October 2021 a video published by The Charlie Ward Show claimed that Spain’s health minister had admitted in court that COVID-19 does not exist. The video received more than 3,000 interactions on Facebook, including 2,000 shares, a
Snopes→ Lucky Dog! Pooch Trapped in Crevice 5 Days Rescued, Unharmed
A dog trapped for five days deep inside a narrow, rocky crevice at a state park north of New York City was rescued unharmed — though it was hungry and thirsty.
Poynter→ An image of a map doesn’t show hundreds of ‘sitting’ ships waiting to dock at US ports
Amid a real-world supply chain backlog at the Port of Los Angeles, social media users are sharing images of maps that appear to show hordes of vessels idling in ocean waters, waiting to dock. “All sitting ships… I don’t care what y’al
Health Feedback→ Incorrect vaccine administration is a potential cause of post-vaccine adverse effects, but more research is still needed to confirm or reject this hypothesis
REVIEW A video published by the Jimmy Dore Show claimed in its title that a study showed COVID-19 vaccines are being administered incorrectly. In the video, the comedian Jimmy Dore cited another video, made by staff nurse John Campbell, who discusse
Washington Post→ Youngkin, McAuliffe target each other with false attack ads
Both campaigns are targeting voters with ads that use partisan reports to make bogus claims.
Full Fact→ UK public as concerned by the spread of misinformation as immigration and Brexit and the EU
Our research found that the UK public is as concerned by the spread of misinformation as it is by issues such as immigration and Brexit. Our data shows levels of public concern were comparable to fair wages and low pay, crime, law and order, Brexit, th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image of Giant Skeleton Discovery Is NOT Real
Is an image appearing to show a giant skeleton being discovered real? No, that's not true: This is a doctored image, and digitally altered photos featuring a giant skeleton have been debunked since 2007. The claim appeared in a Facebook p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Recorded Phone Call Does NOT Negate FDA Approval Of Pfizer’s Comirnaty COVID-19 Vaccine
Did Pfizer "admit" there is no vaccine approved by the Food & Drug Administration for use in the United States in a recorded phone call? No, that is a misrepresentation. The FDA granted approval on August 23, 2021, of the vaccine know
Snopes→ Did FBI Find a 9/11 Hijacker’s Plane Ticket Moments After North Tower Collapsed?
The story was mentioned on a podcast by investigative journalist Chris Hansen.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Cargo Ship Backlog Is NOT Inconsequential And The U.S. DOES Make Products
If products were made in the United States, would the U.S. cargo ship backlog -- spurred in part by the COVID-19 pandemic -- be inconsequential? No, that's not true: Not only does the U.S. produce its fair share of products, but trade is
Snopes→ Does Video Show an 800-Foot Underwater Atomic Blast in 1958?
As of this writing, the video had been viewed more than 11 million times across platforms.
Snopes→ Winter Heating Bills Set to Jump As Inflation Hits Home
Get ready to pay sharply higher bills for heating this winter, along with seemingly everything else.
Snopes→ Netflix Backs Chappelle Despite Criticism Over Trans Remarks
A top Netflix executive said Dave Chappelle’s special “The Closer” doesn’t cross “the line on hate” and will remain on the streaming service despite fallout over the comedian’s remarks about the transgender community.
Snopes→ Assailant Kills Several People with Bow and Arrows in Norway
A man armed with a bow and arrows killed several people and wounded others near the Norwegian capital of Oslo before he was arrested.
Snopes→ Aim to Ease Supply Chain Bottlenecks with LA Port Going 24/7
The White House said it has helped broker an agreement for the Port of Los Angeles to become a 24-hour, seven-days-a-week operation.
The Dispatch→ Does the Pfizer/BioNTech Vaccine Contained Aborted Fetal Cells?
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Truth or Fiction?→ Tetris and Trauma
On October 11 2021, screenshots of a Twitter thread about the classic video puzzle game Tetris purportedly reducing trauma after distressing events spread all over platforms like Facebook and Imgur: Tetris may help with trauma Originally, Twitter ac