On September 24 2021, AmericanMilitaryNews.com published a story headlined, “Rasmussen poll: Trump beating Biden 51%-41% in 2024 presidential poll,” which claimed: Donald Trump would defeat both President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Google Search Result Timestamps Are NOT Guaranteed To Be Exact Publication Dates
Are Google search result timestamps guaranteed to be the exact publication dates of web pages? No, that's not true: Google can only approximate the date that a web page was published. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) posted t
Snopes→ Yes, Lauren Boebert Called for Biden’s Impeachment With the Slogan ‘Imeach Biden’
Some social media users reacted with considerable schadenfreude to the embarrassing typo in the controversial Republican Congresswoman's initial announcement.
Truth or Fiction?→ How to Fight Disinformation — Part III: Distraction
On September 20 2021, shocking photographs and accompanying video made the rounds on news networks and social media appearing to show border agents on horseback whipping asylum-seekers on foot as they ran in terror: A mounted U.S. Border Patrol agent
Snopes→ Were Gorillas at Bronx Zoo Filmed Engaging in a Sex Act?
A NSFW video appeared to show two gorillas “going down” on each other.
Snopes→ Draft of Arizona GOP’s Vote Review Finds Wider Biden Win
The tally in the draft document showed a net gain of 360 votes for Biden over the official results.
Snopes→ Did Purdue Researchers Invent the Whitest Shade of White Paint?
And it has an ecological purpose that could fight global warming.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Of People Wounded By Rubber Bullets Are NOT From Melbourne, Australia
Do the photos in this tweet show the wounds created by rubber bullets fired by police in Melbourne, Australia? No, that's not true: While rubber bullets were allegedly used on protestors in September 2021 demonstrations in Melbourne, none
Snopes→ RECALL: Boppy Pulls 3.3M ‘Newborn Loungers’ After 8 Infant Deaths
Between 2015 and 2020, eight infants reportedly suffocated after being placed on one of three varieties of Boppy "newborn loungers."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Does NOT Have A Body Double That Blew Cover During Meeting With Boris Johnson
Did a body double for President Joe Biden blow his cover during a meeting with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson? No, that's not true: The president does not have a body double. The story was made up by a website known for their wildly
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Volcanic Eruption On La Palma, Canary Islands Did NOT Trigger A Tsunami Warning In The U.S.
Did the volcanic eruption on La Palma in the Spanish Canary Islands on September 19, 2021, trigger a tsunami warning in the U.S.? No, that's not true: The National Tsunami Warning Center, part of the U.S. National Weather Service, confirm
Snopes→ PG&E Charged in California Wildfire Last Year That Killed 4
Pacific Gas and Electric was charged with manslaughter and other crimes after its equipment sparked a Northern California wildfire last year that killed four people and destroyed hundreds of homes.
Truth or Fiction?→ Most Hospitals ‘Legally Have to Forgive Your Medical Bills’ if You Make Under 300 Percent of the Federal Poverty Line
On September 23 2021, an Imgur user shared a TikTok video in which a user claims that most hospitals have to “legally forgive your medical bills” if you earn less than 300 percent of the federal poverty guidelines”: Reposting for the
Snopes→ Official Says Only 225 Migrants Remain in Texas Border Town
Migrants driven by confusion over the Biden administration’s policies and misinformation on social media converged at the border crossing between Del Rio, Texas, and Ciudad Acuña, Mexico.
Logically→ Wuhan scientists planned to release coronaviruses into bat caves 18 months before the COVID-19 outbreak.
There are no credible reports or records to prove that Wuhan scientists planned to release any coronaviruses into bat caves.
Snopes→ Do Trillionaires Exist?
While a number of companies are valued at over a trillion dollars, no individual person's wealth has exceeded $1,000,000,000,000. Yet.
AllSides→ Biden’s misleading claims about Haitian migrants in Del Rio
http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/biden-misleading-claims-haitian-migrants-del-rio Biden administr
Snopes→ Oldest Human Footprints in North America Found in New Mexico
Fossilized footprints discovered in New Mexico indicate that early humans were walking across North America around 23,000 years ago.
Full Fact→ MP makes unevidenced claims about vaccine damage
On 17 September Conservative MP Sir Christopher Chope presented the Covid-19 Vaccine Damage Bill for its second reading in the House of Commons. The bill seeks to require the government sets up an independent review into “disablement
Snopes→ Did a 1970s Cartoon Ridicule Anti-Solar Power Rhetoric?
"Still too accurate!" said one internet user of the satirical cartoon, which regained prominence online in September 2021.
Snopes→ Bull That Escaped Long Island Farm Captured After 2 Months
The 1,500-pound (680-kilogram) bull was corralled by staff from Skylands Animal Sanctuary and Rescue.
Logically→ Inhaling hydrogen peroxide could prevent COVID-19.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America warns people that inhaling hydrogen peroxide can damage the lungs and does not treat or prevent COVID-19.
FactCheck.org→ Ads Distort How Much Biden’s Tax Plans Could Cost ‘Your Family’
The 2022 budget proposed by President Joe Biden would redistribute income, hitting high-income earners with tax increases and providing refundable tax credits to low- and middle-income Americans. Ads from the conservative Club for Growth targeting nine
The Dispatch→ Does the U.S. Have the Fourth Highest Poverty Rate in the World?
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Snopes→ China Declares All Cryptocurrency Transactions Illegal
Chinese banks were banned from handling cryptocurrencies in 2013, but the government issued a reminder this year.
Logically→ Pfizer has voluntarily recalled all lots of its anti-smoking drug over carcinogen presence.
Pfizer's recall of Chantix over a "potential increased cancer risk in humans" is wrongly being used to question the safety of the company's vaccine.Sharing the screenshot of a Daily Mail article on the recalling of Chantix, an anti-smoking d
Snopes→ CDC Endorses COVID Booster for Millions of Older Americans
CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on a series of recommendations from a panel of advisers.
Logically→ Uttar Pradesh’s former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur was arrested without a warrant.
An FIR was filed against Amitabh Thakur for abetment of suicide based on a report by the Special Investigation Team.
Logically→ A toy company produced a toy version of an electronic cigarette, aimed at children.
This toy does not exist. The picture of the toy was made by serial meme maker Adam Padilla in 2017.
Poynter→ There’s no evidence that the Pfizer vaccine causes deaths
A man who promotes himself as an entrepreneur and technology expert made a COVID-19 claim that drew wide attention on Facebook and elsewhere: “Pfizer vaccine kills more people than it saves.” That’s not accurate. Steve Kirsch made t
Washington Post→ How Tucker Carlson twisted a 2015 clip of Biden into a conspiracy theory
Through deceptive editing, Carlson sought to portray the president of a proponent of "replacement theory."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New England Journal of Medicine Did NOT Backtrack And Does NOT Admit COVID Vax May Not Be Safe For Pregnant Women
Did the New England Journal of Medicine backtrack and admit the COVID-19 vaccine may not be safe for pregnant women? No, that's not true: An update posted by the Journal did not change the number of pregnancies a study found resulted in a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: British Funeral Director O’Looney Does NOT Make Case That COVID-19 Pandemic Is Not Real
Did a funeral director from Milton Keynes, England, make a case that the coronavirus pandemic is a hoax, or that it is caused by the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: O'Looney's conspiracy theories defy logic and are readily dismisse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: German Researcher Did NOT Document Claim That 80% Of German COVID-19 Deaths Are Actually From Other Causes
Did a leading German medical doctor prove that 80% of those in the official tally of COVID-19 victims died of something else? No, that's not true: The claim relies on a newspaper interview in which Dr. Bertram Haussler was speculating abo
Snopes→ Collierville Kroger Attack: ‘He Kept On Shooting’
A gunman attacked a grocery store in an upscale Tennessee suburb, killing one person and wounding 12 others before the suspect was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound at the store, authorities said.
Snopes→ Biden Has Say in Whether Trump’s 1/6 Records Go to Congress
A person familiar with the matter confirmed that the first tranche of documents from the Trump White House was turned over by the National Archives to the White House and Trump.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meme Is NOT Correct That There Is No Scientific Proof Behind FDA Approval
Is a meme correct in implying that there is no scientific proof behind the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) approval of vaccines? No, that's not true: The FDA provides publicly available documentation on its website for each of the th
Snopes→ Arrest Warrant Issued for Brian Laundrie, Indicted for Bank Fraud
Federal officials say the boyfriend of Gabby Petito, whose body was found at a national park in Wyoming after a cross country trip with him, has been indicted for unauthorized use of a debit card as searchers continued looking for him in Florida swampl
Snopes→ Fawn Fire Prompts Evacuations in Northern California
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office issued a mandatory evacuation order because of the Fawn Fire burning in the unincorporated Mountain Gate area north of the city of Redding at the far north end of the Central Valley.
Snopes→ Louisiana State Trooper Charged in Pummeling of Black Man
A former Louisiana State Police trooper has been charged with a civil rights violation for pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight — the first criminal case to emerge from federal investigations into troopers' beatings of at least three