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  • Fact Check: Research Paper Did NOT Show Pfizer COVID Vaccine Increased Death Risk by 36%, Killed 470,000 in America

    Fact Check

    Did Florida statistics show that the Pfizer COVID vaccine "likely KILLED over 470,000 Americans" and "increased your risk of death by at least 36%"? No, that's not true: A draft research paper found only that those who got the Pfizer vaccine had a higher rate of death from all causes than did those who received the Moderna vaccine but it…

    • May 13, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Research Paper Did NOT Show Pfizer COVID Vaccine Increased Death Risk by 36%, Killed 470,000 in America Misses Unvaxed
  • Fact Check: Fake Headline About Pope Leo XIV And 2020 Anarchist 'CHAZ' Protest Did NOT Appear In New York Times -- Location Wrong, Too

    Fact Check

    Did the New York Times publish a story headlined "Pope Leo XIV Was a Founding Member of the 2020 Anarchist Portland Autonomous Zone Known as CHAZ"? No, that's not true: A faked screenshot of such a headline also claimed Robert Francis Prevost spent time writing for an "anarchist zine" in Portland about how to "fist-fight police officers". No such article…

    • May 8, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Fake Headline About Pope Leo XIV And 2020 Anarchist 'CHAZ' Protest Did NOT Appear In New York Times -- Location Wrong, Too Fake
  • Private, Ritualistic And Consequential: The Conclave Is Conspiracy's Natural Habitat

    Analysis

    The conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor is set to start on Wednesday, May 7, 2025. It is a centuries-old ceremony entrenched in secrecy and powerful rituals, which strikes the world's imagination. This year, 135 cardinals from 71 countries across the five continents (of which Pope Francis has appointed 108, and 12 come from countries that never had a cardinal…

    • May 3, 2025
    • by: Raffaella Menichini
    Private, Ritualistic And Consequential: The Conclave Is Conspiracy's Natural Habitat Extra Omnes
  • Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE FDA Approved Ivermectin as COVID-19 Treatment in April 2025

    Fact Check

    Did the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approve ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19 in April 2025? No, that's not true: We found no mention of any such approval on the website of the FDA or Department of Health and Human Services, or on either entity's social media accounts. An FDA guide stipulating that the agency did not recommend ivermectin…

    • Apr 23, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE FDA Approved Ivermectin as COVID-19 Treatment in April 2025 No Change
  • Fact Check: Graph Purporting To Show Nationalities Of Ukrainian 'Mercenaries' Killed In Kursk, Russia, Did NOT Originate From Statista

    Fact Check

    Did Statista publish a graph detailing the nationalities of the people described as "mercenaries" who fought for Ukraine and were killed in the Kursk region of Russia? No, that's not true: The data on the Statista website doesn't show the graph shared on social media. Unlike authentic charts published by that company, the graph omitted the source of the figures…

    • Apr 17, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Graph Purporting To Show Nationalities Of Ukrainian 'Mercenaries' Killed In Kursk, Russia, Did NOT Originate From Statista Fake Graph
  • Fact Check: Cleveland Clinic Study Did NOT 'Reveal' That The 2024/2025 Flu Shot Increases Flu Risk -- Vaccine Ineffective, But Not Cause Of Infections

    Fact Check

    Does a draft paper by scientists at The Cleveland Clinic "reveal" that the 2024/2025 flu shot increased the risk of flu, as social media posts claim? No, that's not true: This study's finding that vaccination was "associated with" a higher risk isn't the same as showing the vaccine is what caused increased risk. The authors of the study found that…

    • Apr 15, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Cleveland Clinic Study Did NOT 'Reveal' That The 2024/2025 Flu Shot Increases Flu Risk -- Vaccine Ineffective, But Not Cause Of Infections Authors Say No
  • Fact Check: South Korea mRNA Warning Story NOT Confirmed By Cited Source -- NO Mention Of '6 Billion People' With 'VAIDS'

    Fact Check

    Did South Korea issue a warning about mRNA vaccines, saying "6 billion people now have VAIDS" as a viral article claimed? No, that's not true: VAIDS is not a real condition and the story making originated on a notoriously unreliable website that did not cite any source to back up the claim in the headline. The only study cited in…

    • Mar 7, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: South Korea mRNA Warning Story NOT Confirmed By Cited Source -- NO Mention Of '6 Billion People' With 'VAIDS' Not In Story
  • Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Michelle Trachtenberg 'Died Suddenly' Because Of COVID-19 Vaccination

    Fact Check

    Did actress Michelle Trachtenberg "Die Suddenly" at the age of 39 because of the COVID-19 vaccine? No, that's not true: Social media posts spreading the speculation offered no supporting evidence. As of February 26, 2025, no investigating officers or credible media organization reported any connection between vaccination and Trachtenberg's death. "Died Suddenly," the name on an X account posting the…

    • Feb 27, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Michelle Trachtenberg 'Died Suddenly' Because Of COVID-19 Vaccination Unsupported
  • Fact Check: Rumors About Four-Star General Shredding Documents And Fleeing Country Originated In Anonymous TikTok Video -- No Proof Offered

    Fact Check

    Did a rumor about Kash Patel ordering a SWAT raid on three Pentagon officials, and the existence of surveillance footage capturing a four-star general shredding documents, originate with reliable news sources? No, that's not true: The story originated in a TikTok video that did not offer any sources or evidence. Neither Patel's X accounts nor news websites indexed by Google…

    • Feb 25, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Rumors About Four-Star General Shredding Documents And Fleeing Country Originated In Anonymous TikTok Video -- No Proof Offered No Evidence
  • Fact Check: Trump Administration Has NOT Proposed 2025 Stimulus Checks As Of February 18, 2025 -- 'Stimmy' Rumors Rampant But Unfounded

    Fact Check

    Has the Trump administration proposed payment of a 2025 economic stimulus check to Americans, as multiple social media posts claim? No, that's not true: Viral social media posts circulating in February 2025 built traffic by spreading the rumor that stimulus checks of up to $8,000 were soon to be distributed. But there is no public record of President Donald Trump…

    • Feb 18, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Trump Administration Has NOT Proposed 2025 Stimulus Checks As Of February 18, 2025 -- 'Stimmy' Rumors Rampant But Unfounded Stimmy Rumors
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