SciCheck Digest People who receive some vaccines that use live weakened viruses to stimulate a strong and lasting immune response sometimes release small amounts of those viruses outside of their bodies. That’s expected, and it doesn’t mean that they put vulnerable populations in “harm’s way,” as a post misleadingly suggests. […]
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Meme Makes Misleading Comparison to Cast Doubt on Climate Change
SciCheck Digest The Earth is warming at the fastest rate seen in the last 10,000 years, according to NASA, and the consensus among climate scientists is that human activity is causing the change. But a meme on social media tries to undermine the reality of climate change by misrepresenting the […]
FactChecking the Fourth GOP Primary Debate
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Summary In the last Republican presidential primary debate of 2023, the candidates argued over their positions on gender-affirmation surgery, legal immigration and more: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis cherry-picked comments from Nikki Haley, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, […]
Respiratory Illnesses in Children in China Not So ‘Mysterious’
Five Republican senators have penned a letter to President Joe Biden urging him to ban travel to the U.S. from China because of a surge in “mystery” respiratory illnesses among children. But the letter selectively cites outdated information from the World Health Organization, and experts say the illnesses are likely […]
Biden Spins the Facts in Campaign Speech
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. At a campaign reception in Denver, President Joe Biden distorted some of the facts and the position of his predecessor: Biden claimed that the U.S. has the “lowest inflation rate of any major country in the world right now.” As […]
Post Misrepresents Condition of Israeli Hostages Released by Hamas
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take More than 100 hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel have been released through a negotiated swap for 240 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. A post on social media misleadingly claims the freed Israelis […]
FactChecking DeSantis-Newsom Debate
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom — who head two of the largest states in the country — squared off in a debate on Nov. 30 on Fox News. The governors spun, mangled and exaggerated some of […]
DeSantis-Linked Super PAC Uses Out-of-Context Quotes to Label Hillary Clinton As Haley’s ‘Role Model’
A TV ad from a super PAC backing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in the Republican presidential primary uses out-of-context quotes from Nikki Haley to misleadingly claim that Hillary Clinton, the former Democratic presidential nominee, is Haley’s “role model.” The ad also says in words on the screen, “Nikki’s not who […]
Post Makes Unfounded Claim About Doctors Without Borders Worker
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take Doctors Without Borders has been working in the West Bank since fighting intensified between the Israelis and Palestinians after Oct. 7. But a video post on social media misleadingly claims it shows an aid worker from that organization […]
Social Media Posts Misrepresent Video of IDF Aircraft Attack
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take At least 260 people were killed by Hamas during the militant group’s surprise attacks at an outdoor music festival in Israel on Oct. 7. A video clip on social media falsely claims to show Israel Defense Forces helicopters […]