Are there "over 1,000 cargo ships' sitting off the California coast at the end of the first week of October, 2021? No, that's not true: Although there was an unusually high number of ships waiting to be unloaded, the number was less than
Snopes→ Anti-Vaccine Chiropractors Rising Force of Misinformation
At a time when the surgeon general says misinformation has become an urgent threat to public health, an investigation by The Associated Press found a vocal and influential group of chiropractors has been capitalizing on the pandemic by sowing fear and
Snopes→ Biden Won’t Invoke Executive Privilege on Trump Jan. 6 Docs
Former President Donald Trump has pledged to try to keep records from his time in the White House from being turned over to investigators.
FactCheck.org→ Migrants Not Responsible for Latest COVID-19 Surge
Infectious disease experts say low vaccination rates, resistance to protective measures such as wearing a mask and the highly transmissible delta variant are driving the current surge of COVID-19 cases in the U.S. But with numerous Republicans criticiz
Snopes→ Yes, NASA Is Launching ‘Armageddon’ Mission to Destroy an Asteroid
It's all in the name of "planetary defense."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: State Rep DID Propose Requiring Vasectomies For Some ‘Inseminators’ — But It’s Parody Legislation After Texas Abortion Law
Did a Democratic Pennsylvania state representative create a bill that enforces reproductive responsibility for men by requiring vasectomies for some "inseminators" and by offering a $10,000 reward for reporting "scofflaws" who don't submi
Snopes→ Did a Meteor Fall Into a Volcano?
This is a genuine photograph, but the stated destination of this meteor was likely off by a few miles.
The Dispatch→ Did 23,000 Maricopa County Ballots Come From Voters Using a Previous Address?
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Snopes→ Trump Hotel Lost $70M Despite Millions in Foreign Business
The luxury hotel just a few blocks from the White House was struggling so badly that the Trump Organization had to inject $27 million from other parts of its business.
Snopes→ Federal Judge Says ‘Frivolous’ Lawsuit Was Filed to ‘Harass’ Snopes
The litigant and attorney face court-ordered sanctions as a penalty for targeting Snopes with baseless lawsuit.
The Dispatch→ Are New York Hospitals Refusing to Release Newborns to Unvaccinated Parents?
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FactCheck.org→ Republicans Mischaracterize Proposed Financial Reporting Requirement
To help detect unreported income and narrow the gap between federal taxes collected and owed, the Biden administration has proposed expanding annual reporting requirements for banks and other financial institutions to include the total amounts of money
Truth or Fiction?→ New Astrological Dates 2021 (and Ophiuchus)
A September 30 2021 image (“New Astrological Dates”) and accompanying rumor of a thirteenth zodiac sign — Ophiuchus — began its most recent voyage around social media with the following commentary: Your thoughts america. I̵
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Has NO Immediate Plans To Reinstate Trump’s Account
Does Facebook have any immediate plans to reinstate Donald Trump's account? No, that's not true: Facebook suspended the now former president's account on January 7, 2021. The suspension is for at least two years, at which point Facebook s
Snopes→ Gunman Held in Shooting of 2 Staffers Inside Senior Facility
Two staff members were fatally shot at a Maryland senior living facility just outside of Washington, D.C., and a suspect was taken into custody.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Screenshot Of Live Ship Map Does NOT Exclusively Show Sitting Ships – It’s Primarily Moving Ships
Does a viral screenshot of a live map of ships' locations exclusively show ships that are moored or anchored rather than underway? No, that's not true: The screenshot primarily shows ships underway, according to common iconography used on
Snopes→ Panda Cubs at Tokyo Zoo Get Their Names, to Debut in January
Giant panda twins born at Tokyo’s Ueno Zoo in June got their names — Lei Lei for the female cub, and Xiao Xiao for her brother.
Snopes→ Does Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine Contain Aborted Fetal Cells?
An October 2021 viral video rehashed an old controversy.
Full Fact→ What do we know about the AstraZeneca vaccine in pregnancy?
We have been asked lots of questions on WhatsApp regarding the use of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in pregnancy. Here we answer a collection of the queries. We have written lots more about the AstraZeneca vaccine, and the other Covid-19 vacci
Logically→ A person is not fully vaccinated until three months after the last dose of any COVID-19 vaccine.
Health agencies worldwide state that a person is fully vaccinated after two weeks of receiving their final dose.
Full Fact→ Most police have not been found guilty of sexual misconduct
52% of police have been found guilty of sexual misconduct while wearing uniform in the line of duty. Professor Aisha Gill, Good Morning Scotland, 2 October 2021. On BBC Radio Scotland’s Good Morning Scotland programme [starting at 1hr 10mins 45s
Snopes→ Remnants of Black Church Uncovered in Colonial Williamsburg
The First Baptist Church was formed in 1776 by free and enslaved Black people.
Full Fact→ Boris Johnson claim about HGV driver visas sparks confusion
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.