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Claim Codes: Red = Fact Check on a Right Claim, Blue = Fact Check on a Left Claim, Black = Not Political/Conspiracy/Pseudoscience/Other
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| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: COVID 19 Nasal Swab Tests Contain DARPA Hydrogel.
Lead Stories rating: False (No, it doesn’t) |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Laser tests show bodies of water are level, which proves the Earth is flat.
USA Today rating: False (The earth is not flat.) |
| FALSE | Claim by Colleen Huber in Epoch Times: Ivermectin is a safe and effective COVID-19 treatment.
Health Feedback rating: Unsupported (The claim that ivermectin is an effective COVID-19 treatment is based on flawed studies. In contrast, rigorous, large clinical trials haven’t detected a clear benefit from ivermectin treatment in COVID-19 patients so far.) Ivermectin hasn’t proven effective in COVID-19 patients so far, despite persistent online claims |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: The federal government is sending a fourth stimulus check in 2023.
VERIFYThis.com rating: False (The federal government isn’t sending a fourth stimulus check in 2023.) Another stimulus check isn’t on the way in 2023 | verifythis.com |
| FALSE | Claim by Social media users: Twitter removed over 44,000 accounts linked to child sexual exploitation in India since Musk’s takeover.
USA Today rating: False (The figure cited in the post represents the total number of accounts suspended globally for child sexual exploitation/non-consensual nudity – not just in India. And even before Musk took over, Twitter has been actively involved in suspending child sexual exploitation accounts, data shows.) Fact check: Post misinterprets data on suspended Twitter accounts |
| FALSE | (International: Australia): The melting of South Pole ice will allow the continent to float up, therefore resulting in minimal sea level change.
Australian Associated Press rating: False (The process (isostatic rebound) does not increase the volume of the ocean basin. Meanwhile, melting land ice directly adds water to the oceans.) |
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