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Fact Check: San Diego Lab Says It Has Created Coronavirus Vaccine In Three Hours

Did a San Diego laboratory create a novel coronavirus vaccine in three hours? Yes, it says it did just that, and here is some context: Vaccines at Inovio Pharmaceuticals do... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Eight Largest Dow Jones Drops In Absolute Numbers Did Happen Under Trump; But They Were NOT Largest By Percentage

Did the eight largest Dow Industrial Average drops all occur under President Trump's watch, with the historic slides happening since early 2018? No, that is a misleading claim that doesn't... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Colin Kaepernick Did NOT Lobby To Remove The National Anthem From Football

Did former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick lobby to remove the National Anthem from football? No, that's not true: This story was published on a satirical site called Be... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Florida Man NOT Arrested For Robbery Using Cough As A Weapon

In a story related to the novel coronavirus, was a Florida man arrested for robbery after using his cough as a weapon? No, that's not true: The story originated on... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Despite Sign, NASA Says VP Pence Did NOT Defy Agency By Touching Piece Of Orion Spacecraft

Did Vice President Mike Pence defy a sign at NASA warning people not to touch a piece of "Critical Space Flight Hardware?" No, that's not true: NASA says Pence had... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: The United States Does NOT Spend $900 Billion On Welfare For "Illegals"

Does the United States spend $900 billion on welfare for undocumented immigrants - money that could go toward funding veteran programs? No, that's not true. The suggestion has been making... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Report of Rush Limbaugh's Cancer Shrinking is NOT Real

Did doctors call it a "miracle" that Rush Limbaugh's cancer is shrinking? No, that's not true: This story was originally a work of satire published here by the satirical network... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Lysol Products Can Kill Older Strains Of Coronavirus, But Tests Have NOT Scientifically Proven They Kill Novel Coronavirus

Do Lysol sprays and wipes kill the novel coronavirus - and, if there is no cure, why do the products' labels tout that they can kill the coronavirus? The claim... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: International Space Station Camera Did NOT Capture New UFO Footage

Did a camera aboard the International Space Station capture new footage of a UFO? No, that's not true: Several Internet hoaxers have shared the video to suggest that NASA was... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: A Montana Man Did NOT Sell Jerky Made Of Human Meat

Did a Montana man get arrested after his best-selling jerky was found to be made of human meat? No, that's not true: This story was published on a satirical site... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Hair Weaves And Lace Front Wigs Made In China NOT Likely To Contain Coronavirus

Do hair weaves and lace front wigs that were made in China contain the novel coronavirus? No, that is not likely: There is very little chance that the coronavirus could... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Scientists Did NOT Discover That Cocaine Kills Coronavirus

Did scientists figure out that cocaine kills coronavirus, thereby disovering an unexpected cure to the latest viral outbreak? No, that's not true: This fake story was generated on Break Your... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Man Pictured In Meme Did NOT Say That "Jihad Will Continue"

Did a Muslim man whose picture is being widely shared in a meme say that "Jihad will continue until all the Hindus, Christians, Buddhists, Atheists are killed"? No, that's not... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Birds Did NOT Fall Dead From The Sky Due To 5G

Did a large number of birds fall dead from the sky due to 5G wireless technology? No, that's not true: The videos being shared do not offer any evidence that... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Mike Bloomberg Did NOT Say He Pimped His Teenage Daughter To Chinese Businessmen

Did Mike Bloomberg once boast that he pimped his teenage daughter to Chinese businessmen during a business trip to China? No, that's not true: The claim is based on a... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: NO Evidence Coronavirus Is Bioweapon Leaked From Wuhan Lab

Is the novel coronavirus a bioweapon that leaked from a Wuhan laboratory? No, there is no evidence to suggest that's true: Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology have insisted... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Bernie Sanders Did NOT Support Ayatollah Khomeini During The Iran Hostage Crisis

Did Sen. Bernie Sanders support Ayatollah Khomeini during the Iran hostage crisis? No, that's not true: Sanders, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for president, did not support Ayatollah Kohmeini... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: You Are NOT A Corporation Owned By The Government That Can Be Sold

Is there language, only visible with a magnifying glass, beneath your social security card signature that amounts to a contract with the government? And does the number on the back... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Wrapping Eggs In Aluminum Foil And Microwaving For Two Minutes Does NOT Result In Perfect Boiled Eggs

Does wrapping eggs in aluminum foil and microwaving them for two minutes result in perfect boiled eggs? No, that's not true: The post is a hoax. Microwaving aluminum foil can... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Fish Antibiotics Are NOT A Safe Substitute For Human Antibiotics

Are fish antibiotics the same as human antibiotics and, therefore, perfectly safe for human consumption? No, that's not true: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warns that drugs shouldn't be... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Chuck Schumer Did NOT Say, "It's Racist To Only Allow Citizens To Vote"

Did U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer say, "It's racist to only allow citizens to vote"? No, that's not true: Schumer never said that. Several sites are wrongly attributing this... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Two Black Teens Did NOT Shoot A White Baby In The Face 'For The Fun Of It'

Did two black teens in Brunswick, Georgia, shoot a baby in the face "for the fun of it?" No, that's not true: A white supremacist website recycled a crime story... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Bernie Sanders Did NOT Say He Thinks 'Black People Smell'

Did Bernie Sanders tell an audience that he thinks "black people smell"? No, that's not true: A video of Sanders on a local cable access show when he was mayor... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Vitamin D Is NOT Better Than Any Vaccine Against H4N1 (Bird Flu) Virus

Is Vitamin D better than any vaccine at warding off the bird flu virus, or does it make the immune system three to five times stronger? No, that's not true:... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Lifestyle Change Study Did NOT Focus On Vegan Diet

Did a study endorsed by a Nobel Prize winner claim that the vegan diet can cause a variety of health benefits? No, that's not entirely true: The research did not... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Priest Did Give Congregation Rat Poison To Prove They're Above Death; Fortunately Nobody Died

Did a priest in South Africa kill members of his congregation when he fed them rat poison? No, that's not true: A man known as Prophet (not Priest) Light Monyeki... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Bernie Sanders Did NOT Say Undocumented 'Entitled' to Same Government Benefits As U.S. Citizens

Did Bernie Sanders say undocumented immigrants are "entitled" to government benefits during a campaign rally in Texas? No, that's not true: The candidate for the Democratic nomination for president said... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: NO Evidence That M&M's Candies Are Linked To Cancer, Migraines, Hyperactivity

Are M&M's candies linked to cancer and a host of other health issues? No, that's not true: An article warning about the dangers of consuming the popular chocolate candies appears... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Government Did NOT Finally Admit Chemical Geoengineering Via Chemtrail Operations

Did the U.S. government finally admit to conducting chemical geoengineering using chemtrail operations? No, that's not true: An article claimed that a study on the possible health impacts of proposed... [Read the full story]
Fact Check: Illegal Immigrants Do NOT Always Get More Welfare Than American Families

Does a study confirm that illegal immigrants collect more welfare benefits than American families? No, that's not always true: A 2016 study that is still being shared online has already... [Read the full story]

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Fact Check: Eight Largest Dow Jones Drops In Absolute Numbers Did Happen Under Trump; But They Were NOT Largest By Percentage

Fact Check: Lysol Products Can Kill Older Strains Of Coronavirus, But Tests Have NOT Scientifically Proven They Kill Novel Coronavirus

Fake News: Pedophilia NOT Being Taught As 'Sexual Orientation' In California Schools

Fact Check: Bernie Sanders Did NOT Say Undocumented 'Entitled' to Same Government Benefits As U.S. Citizens

Fake News: Bernie Sanders Did NOT Say He Wants To Raise Taxes To 52% On Anybody Making Over $29,000

Fake News: Women Do NOT Need To Go Out With Friends Twice A Week To Stay Healthy

Fake News: New York Democrats Did NOT Move To Register Illegal Aliens, Noncitizens To Vote

Fake News: H-E-B Is NOT Giving Free $80 Coupon Per family To Celebrate Its 50th Anniversary

Fact Check: International Space Station Camera Did NOT Capture New UFO Footage

Fake News: Texas School District Does NOT Mandate Teaching Kids How To Have Anal Sex

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Fact Check: San Diego Lab Says It Has Created Coronavirus Vaccine In Three Hours

Fact Check: Eight Largest Dow Jones Drops In Absolute Numbers Did Happen Under Trump; But They Were NOT Largest By Percentage

Fact Check: Colin Kaepernick Did NOT Lobby To Remove The National Anthem From Football

Fact Check: Florida Man NOT Arrested For Robbery Using Cough As A Weapon

Fact Check: Despite Sign, NASA Says VP Pence Did NOT Defy Agency By Touching Piece Of Orion Spacecraft

Fact Check: The United States Does NOT Spend $900 Billion On Welfare For "Illegals"

Fact Check: Report of Rush Limbaugh's Cancer Shrinking is NOT Real

Fact Check: Lysol Products Can Kill Older Strains Of Coronavirus, But Tests Have NOT Scientifically Proven They Kill Novel Coronavirus

Fact Check: International Space Station Camera Did NOT Capture New UFO Footage

Fact Check: A Montana Man Did NOT Sell Jerky Made Of Human Meat

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