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| FALSE | Claim by Rep. Jim Jordan (R): Dr. Anthony Fauci pressured virologists to change their minds on the origin of COVID-19 in exchange for a $9 million grant.
FactCheck.org rating: False (There is no evidence to support this claim.) No Evidence Scientists Received Grant for Changing Opinion on Pandemic Origins, Contrary to Claims |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social media: Military reported 500% increase in HIV cases since COVID-19 vaccine rollout
USA Today rating: False (According to a Department of Defense spokesperson. Statistics show the average number of new HIV cases per year didn’t spike after the vaccine rollout. The tally actually dropped significantly in 2022.) Fact check: False claim that COVID-19 vaccine caused HIV increase |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: “We’re just burning 300 gallons of jet fuel to de-ice this clean energy wind turbine … that needs 80 gallons of synthetic oil to operate.”
Politifact rating: False (Hot Water) Meme uses faulty math to claim that it takes 300 gallons of jet fuel to de-ice wind turbines |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: Did Hallie Biden delete tweets saying Trump won 2020 election?
Newsweek rating: False (Hallie Biden did not tweet the messages in the screenshot on Twitter. The tweets were sent from a now-suspended account. A representative for Hallie Biden has confirmed previously that she did not have a Twitter account.) Fact Check: Did Hallie Biden Delete Tweets Saying Trump Won 2020 Election? |
| BLATANT LIE |
Claim via Social Media: “Chickens aren’t laying eggs because RNA is being added to commercial chicken feed.”
PolitiFact rating: False (RNA is a naturally occurring nucleic acid present in all living cells. There is no evidence that a synthetic version of it is being added to commercial chicken feed. Aside from a current outbreak of avian flu affecting U.S. poultry populations, reasons behind sudden drops in egg production more generally may include management mistakes, improper chicken nutrition, parasite infection, disease and stress, poultry science experts said.) Is RNA making chickens lay fewer eggs? No, improper nutrition, disease are likelier to blame |
| FALSE | (International: Russia): Russia has ordered the destruction of all COVID-19 vaccine stockpiles.
FactCheck.org rating: False (Russia developed a COVID-19 vaccine, Sputnik V, in 2020. President Vladimir Putin has said he received three doses of the vaccine, and the government continues to urge Russians to get vaccinated against the disease.) Posts Spread Unfounded Claims About Russia’s Use of COVID-19 Vaccines |
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