“Fox News touted a new sandwich from Popeyes rather than cover a mass shooting in Louisville, Kentucky”
The Dispatch Fact Check rated this: False
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“Se puede “curar la artritis con la guayaba”.”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Falso
“The "[e]stimated human cost" of the COVID-19 vaccines is 26.6 million injuries, 1.36 million disabilities and "300k excess deaths.”
FactCheck.org rated this: No Evidence
FactCheck.org says: Excess deaths associated with the pandemic continued in 2021 and 2022, but there is no evidence COVID-19 vaccines caused this phenomenon. COVID-19 continued to kill hundreds of thousands of Americans in those two years.
“The U.S. Department of Defense awarded a contract for COVID-19 research in Ukraine months before the virus was known.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The Department of Defense didn't award a COVID-19 contract in 2019. The description in the contract was modified in June 2020 to address the pandemic.
“Banda militar norcoreana interpretó la canción "I Want To Break Free" (Quiero ser libre), de Queen, frente a Kim Jong Un.”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Falso / Manipulado
“Fewer people get hurt playing rugby” than American football.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: Much of the relevant academic research suggests that rugby results in higher rates of overall injuries and concussions than American football does — often two to three times higher.
“A photo shows Jeffrey Epstein with four boys on a beach.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“A video shows a steamroller destroying Bud Light cases in relation to Anheuser-Busch’s partnership with a trans person.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: This video was shot in February in Mexico. It shows the destruction of beer confiscated during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Mexican government at the U.S. border.
“A video shows President Joe Biden “getting off plane with little boy dressed like girl.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Cash App founder Bob Lee’s death is connected to FedNow.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Congress, White House, IRS, Feds, Federal Reserve are shut down.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Elon Musk is offering people the opportunity to make $1 million “in 90 days while sleeping in.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“FEMA camps are open for the upcoming arrests for crimes against humanity.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Hillary Clinton indicted.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“In America our own (central bank digital currency) system is going to be launching July 1. It’s called the FedNow payment system.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: A central bank digital currency system is not launching in July, nor has one been proposed by The Federal Reserve System. The FedNow Service is a separate initiative that is an instant payment infrastructure.
“Lead paint was not banned to protect children’s health, but because it would protect people from radiation.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: Lead paint was banned for use in residential homes in 1978 because exposure to the toxic substance causes severe health problems in children. There is not enough lead in lead paint to offer protection against radiation.
“Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has been arrested.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
“Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s pro-crime, anti-victim policies have led to an increase in violent crime and a dangerous community for New York City residents.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Distorts the Facts
FactCheck.org says: Experts told us it was unlikely Bragg had or could have an impact on crime trends, and crime data for Manhattan don’t match the GOP narrative.
“Nike lost a lawsuit against antisemitism and has to give away gift cards to its customers.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“One of the greatest mysteries of COVID-19: Where did the flu go in 2020 and 2021?”
FactCheck.org rated this: Reduced by pandemic measures
FactCheck.org says: Flu cases were fewer in 2020-21 because of measures adopted to slow the spread of the virus that causes COVID-19, like handwashing. But online posts spread the false claim that the dip in cases means COVID-19 was a hoax.