Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced on Sept. 12 that he would direct the House to open a formal impeachment inquiry against President Joe Biden. The unilateral move came just a week and a half after McCarthy told Breitbart News that an impeachment inquiry “would occur through a vote on the floor […]
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Biden Wrongly Claims to Have Visited New York City a Day After 9/11
Speaking at a military base in Alaska on the anniversary of 9/11, President Joe Biden wrongly said that he visited ground zero in New York City the day after the attack. Biden first visited the site nine days after terrorists flew planes into the twin towers at the World Trade […]
Trump Walked Back Abortion Statement Misleadingly Used in Biden-Harris Ad
As a presidential candidate seven years ago, Donald Trump said women needed to face “some form of punishment” for violating abortion bans — a position he quickly retracted after being criticized. In a statement issued the same day, Trump said the physician performing the procedure should be held legally responsible […]
Video Falsely Claims 850 People Died of Myocarditis in Mexico
SciCheck Digest Cases of myocarditis have been reported following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination, but they are rare and usually mild. Yet, a viral video distorts news reports to falsely claim 850 people died in Monterrey, Mexico, in June due to myocarditis. The figure comes from a false report of heat-related deaths. […]
The Problem with Greene’s Warning About ‘Communist Takeover’ of Judicial System
Responding to news that the former national leader of the Proud Boys was sentenced to 22 years for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called it “despicable” and commented: “We are witnessing a communist takeover of our judicial system to […]
Ramaswamy’s Flawed College Fitness Idea
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy this week proposed that a physical fitness test be added to the college admissions process as a way for colleges to diversify their student body. “This is a pro-merit solution that rewards diverse talents,” Ramaswamy wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter. “It’s a fact […]
Video Clip Misrepresents Biden’s Meeting with Israeli President
Quick Take President Joe Biden met with the Israeli president in July at the White House. A clip from that meeting is circulating online with the false suggestion that Biden was “falling asleep” during the meeting. The full video shows Biden was consulting notecards and wasn’t asleep. Full Story President […]
TV Ad Twists Facts to Fit Narrative in Attack on Beshear in Kentucky Governor’s Race
A TV ad from a conservative super PAC attacks Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s decision during the COVID-19 pandemic to release more than 1,800 prisoners convicted of non-violent or non-sexual felonies. But the details of the case featured in the ad don’t fit the ad’s narrative. The ad from School […]
COVID-19 Vaccines Have Not Been Shown to Cause ‘Turbo Cancer’
SciCheck Digest People with cancer are particularly vulnerable to severe disease and death from COVID-19. Vaccines provide needed protection. It has not been shown that COVID-19 vaccines cause or accelerate cancer. Nor does a recent paper about a mouse that died of lymphoma “prove” that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine induced “turbo […]
Posts Share Altered Image from Fox News’ Coverage of Fatal Shooting at UNC-Chapel Hill
Quick Take After a fatal shooting at the University of North Carolina, Fox News displayed a photo of the suspect with this caption: “UNC Police Release Picture of Person of Interest.” But an altered screenshot of the news report circulating online shows this caption under the photo: “Shooter Described as […]