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| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: Pregnancy tests include a “hidden Plan B” pill.
Politfact rating: False (Pregnancy tests do not contain an emergency contraception pill. Test manufacturers said a tablet is included in tests to absorb moisture.) Pregnancy tests include a moisture-absorbing tablet, not a Plan B pill |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Sarah Palin Endorsed Dental Giveback Program.
Lead Stories rating: False (Edited Video healthcare scam) Fact Check: Sarah Palin Did NOT Endorse ‘Dental Giveback’ Program For Seniors |
| FALSE | Claim by Donald Trump (R): Donald Trump claims wind turbines kill “thousands” of bald eagles
Newsweek rating: False (Evidence shows that bald eagles have died from trauma caused by wind turbine collisions. However, of what data there is, found no evidence that thousands of bald eagles are killed annually, and no substantive evidence that shows the total has reached that number.) Fact Check: Trump Claims Wind Turbines Kill ‘Thousands’ of Bald Eagles |
| FALSE | Claim via Social Media: Christine Grady “is the head of NIH.”
PolitiFact rating: False (Dr. Fauci’s wife is not the director of the NIH.) No, Dr. Anthony’s Fauci’s wife isn’t the National Institutes of Health’s director |
| MOSTLY FALSE |
Claim via Social media: More CO2 is better for plants.
USA Today rating: Mostly False (CO2 has been shown to increase plant growth, experts said, but this growth has a limit. Adverse effects from excess CO2, like global warming, ultimately hurt plants more than help them.) Fact check: Excess CO2 harms plants more than helps them, experts say |
| FALSE | (International: China): Claim by Mao Ning: “The U.S. is the one who started the Ukraine crisis and the biggest factor fueling it…”
POLYGRAPH.info rating: False Beijing Boosts Kremlin Disinformation That US Caused War in Ukraine |
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