Dan Walker: Do you recognise these figures, because you’re trying to push to get some HGV drivers coming and working here, according to one of the papers today just 27 drivers have applied for...Boris Johnson: 127.Dan Walker: Well we’ve go
AllSides→ Trump’s Final Numbers
https://www.factcheck.org/2021/10/trumps-final-numbers/ The statistics for the entirety of Donald Trump
Snopes→ Americans Agree Misinformation is a Problem, Poll Shows
Most also think social media companies, and the people that use them, bear a good deal of blame for the situation.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Final Numbers
Summary The statistics for the entirety of Donald Trump’s time in office are nearly all compiled. As we did for his predecessor four years ago, we present a final look at the numbers. The economy lost 2.9 million jobs. The unemployment rate incr
Snopes→ Journalists from Philippines, Russia Win Nobel Peace Prize
In making the award, the Norwegian Nobel Committee stressed that an independent press is vital in promoting peace.
Poynter→ Louisiana lawmakers wrongly say a name change for Pfizer’s vaccine scuttles the FDA’s approval
In August, the Food and Drug Administration gave full and final approval to the COVID-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer for people 16 and older. But 10 Republican Louisiana lawmakers allege “there is no FDA approval for the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine
Logically→ Only two people in the world know Coca-Cola’s recipe, and they aren’t allowed to travel on the same plane.
The recipe is only known to a small number of people at a time. Anyone who reproduces Coca-Cola's recipe wouldn't be able to market it as Coca-Cola.
Washington Post→ The Democratic claim that bigger child tax credits would ‘save’ $8 for every $1 spent
Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) can point to a research study to back up her claim, but it doesn't tell the whole story.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pentagon Did NOT ‘Confirm Majority Dying And In Hospitals Are Vaccinated’
Did the Department of Defense "confirm" the majority of those dying and hospitalized with COVID-19 were vaccinated? No, that's not true: The claim is made without any offer of proof. There is no public record of a Pentagon statement about
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: People Are NOT Exempt From Carrying A Sex Offender Registry ID Card In Order To Protect Their Privacy
Are registered sex offenders exempt from carrying a card showing that they are listed on the sex offender registry -- because that would be an invasion of their privacy? No, that's not true: Many people who were convicted of sex offenses
Snopes→ Elon Musk Says Tesla Will Move HQ from California to Texas
Tesla says it will relocate its headquarters from Palo Alto, California, to Austin, Texas, though the electric car maker will keep expanding its manufacturing capacity in the Golden State.
Snopes→ Biden to Restore 2 Utah National Monuments Cut by Trump
President Joe Biden will restore two sprawling national monuments in Utah that have been at the center of a long-running public lands tug-of-war between presidential administrations, the state’s governor said.
Snopes→ Abortions Resume in Some Texas Clinics After Judge Halts Law
Abortions quickly resumed in at least six Texas clinics after a federal judge halted the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., but other physicians remained hesitant, afraid the court order would not stand for long and thrust them back into legal
Snopes→ Was Brazilian Footballer Arrested for Attempted Murder After Allegedly Kicking Referee in Head?
"He punched me in the face, I fell to the ground, got kicked, and passed out," the ref told a local reporter.
Snopes→ Fears Raised Over ‘Slap a Teacher’ TikTok Challenge — But Is It Real?
Little evidence exists that "slap a teacher" is an actual "challenge" on TikTok.
Truth or Fiction?→ Leo Varadkar ‘Rent Freeze’ Quote
On October 7 2020, Imgur u/smobey shared a screenshot of the following circulating tweet: The text said: Leo Varadkar warns introducing a rent freeze could create a ‘nightmare scenario’, where landlords would be forced to sell their extra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Is NOT Mandating Vaccine With Mortality Rate 174X Higher Than COVID-19
Is California mandating a vaccine with a mortality rate 174 times higher than the COVID-19 virus? No, that's not true: No children or adolescents died in the COVID vaccine trials, Pfizer told Lead Stories. The claim appeared in an Instagr
Snopes→ Thai Riverside Restaurant Finds Silver Lining in Floods
A flood-hit riverside restaurant in Thailand has become an unlikely dining hotspot after fun-loving foodies began flocking to its water-logged deck to eat amid the lapping tide.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Vaccination Is NOT Required For Section 8 Recipients
Are participants in the Housing Choice Voucher Program, which is also known as Section 8, required to be vaccinated to maintain their eligibility? No, that's not true: A spokesperson with the Department of Housing and Urban Development (H
The Dispatch→ Could Legislation Give the IRS the Power to Track Transactions on Any Bank Account With More Than $600?
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Snopes→ Is Netflix Removing Phone Numbers That Appear in ‘Squid Game’?
An unidentified person reportedly received thousands of calls after a number was displayed on the hit show.
Truth or Fiction?→ Stand Up for What You Believe In, Even If Facebook Marks it ‘Sensitive Content’
On October 6 2021, the Facebook page “Blessed Little Homestead” shared a circulating meme which read, “stand up for what you believe in, even if you stand alone”; Facebook appeared to be automatically marking that specific image
Snopes→ Default Crisis Dodged — for Now — with Dem-GOP Debt Accord
Senate leaders announced an agreement to extend the government’s borrowing authority into December, temporarily averting an unprecedented federal default that experts say would have devastated the economy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Shaking Is NOT Necessary For Red Ants And Black Ants To Fight, Kill Each Other — They’ll Fight Regardless
Are red ants and black ants peaceful if placed in the same enclosure, but start fighting when an outside force shakes them? No, that's not true: There are thousands of species of red ants and black ants, not just one per color. There is n
FactCheck.org→ White House and HHS Employees Aren’t ‘Exempt’ from Vaccine Mandate
SciCheck Digest While some specifics of President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates haven’t been determined, misleading claims about who will be “exempt” have circulated online. Employees at the White House and in agencies w
Snopes→ Have More Americans Died from COVID-19 Than from All Foreign Conflicts?
Another way to put 700,000 deaths into perspective: This is more than the population of Washington D.C.
Logically→ The government is lying about the risks of COVID-19 in unvaccinated people.
Those who are not vaccinated are far more likely to become seriously unwell or die from COVID-19.
Snopes→ Are NY Hospitals Not Letting Unvaccinated Parents Take Their Newborn Babies Home?
Current research says that the risk of a newborn getting COVID-19 from a parent is low.
Snopes→ 18 Ex-NBA Players Charged in $4M Health Care Fraud Scheme
Eighteen former NBA players have been charged with defrauding the league’s health and welfare benefit plan out of about $4 million.
Snopes→ Why More Places Are Abandoning Columbus Day in Favor of Indigenous Peoples Day
Critics of the change see it as just another example of political correctness run amok.
Snopes→ Taylor Hits Walk-Off HR, Dodgers Deck Cards 3-1 in WC Game
One big swing by Chris Taylor sent the Los Angeles Dodgers soaring and the St. Louis Cardinals crashing.
Snopes→ Tanzanian Abdulrazak Gurnah Awarded Nobel Literature Prize
The Swedish Academy said the award was in recognition of Gurnah's “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.”
Logically→ Iceland Foods has announced it will not have a Christmas TV ad in 2021.
Iceland Foods has not released any statement saying it has decided not to release its Christmas TV ad in 2021.
Snopes→ Pfizer Asks US to Allow COVID Shots for Kids Ages 5 to 11
Many parents and pediatricians are clamoring for protection for children younger than 12.
Snopes→ Judge Orders Texas to Suspend New Law Banning Most Abortions
The order is the first legal blow to the Texas law known as Senate Bill 8, which until now had withstood a wave of early challenges.
Poynter→ Sen. Ron Johnson incorrectly claimed there are no approved COVID-19 vaccines in the US
With COVID-19 still surging in parts of the country and booster shots being rolled out to strengthen immunity against the virus, many are still hesitant to get their first vaccine doses. A recent report from the Kaiser Family Foundation found that a m
Logically→ Cannabis oil can cure cancer.
There is no evidence that CBD can cure cancer. Though some have reported it can help with side effects, research is still ongoing.
Washington Post→ Why a debt ceiling breach would not be the first U.S. default
The government has reneged on promises to investors four times in U.S. history.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: C-SPAN Video Does NOT Prove Fauci, HHS Officials Plotted ‘Avian Flu Virus’ Release To Enforce Universal Flu Vaccine
Does video of a 2019 conference prove that Dr. Anthony Fauci and Health and Human Services (HHS) officials plotted to release an avian flu virus in order to enforce a universal flu vaccination? No, that's not true: The stories spreading t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 48,000 Did NOT Die Within 14 days Of COVID-19 Vaccination, And There Is NO ‘Medicare Tracking System’
Did more than 48,000 people die within 14 days of receiving COVID-19 vaccines, according to data revealed in the "Medicare Tracking System"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that there have been that many deaths caused by COVID v