“Polio wasn’t eradicated in the United States by a vaccine.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
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“Sudden arrhythmic death syndrome and “stroke season” didn’t exist before the COVID-19 pandemic.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“The U.S. chicken and egg shortage is linked to Bill Gates.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: The chicken and egg shortages trace mainly to a nationwide bird flu outbreak that began in early 2022. Bill Gates' investments in plant-based meat and U.S. farmland are not connected to the shortages.
“Classified documents can never be taken out of a (sensitive compartmented information facility), ever.”
PolitiFact rated this: Half True
PolitiFact says: This is exaggerated. Classified documents sometimes can be removed from a SCIF, though specific security measures must be followed.
“Joe Biden le tocó el pecho a una joven.”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Falso
“New government-funded 'food pyramid' says Lucky Charms are healthier than steak.”
PolitiFact rated this: Mostly False
PolitiFact says: The image shared by Joe Rogan was created by private researchers to illustrate why they believe a food rating system developed at Tufts University should not be used by consumers or for food policy.
“A video shows wreckage of the recent plane crash in Nepal.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Anyone arrested for serious crimes in Illinois, including second-degree murder, “will be let out free.”
FactCheck.org rated this: Misleading
FactCheck.org says: Illinois’ new criminal justice law, known as the SAFE-T Act, would eliminate cash bail but allows a judge to detain anyone who is deemed a danger to others or a flight risk.
“El Foro Económico Mundial pidió que los participantes de la conferencia en Davos fueran transportados por pilotos no vacunados.”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Falso
“MRNA vaccines are being injected into our food supply.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
PolitiFact says: MRNA vaccines are not widely used on livestock in the United States, experts said. Even when given to livestock, mRNA vaccines cannot enter humans’ food supply. The vaccines rapidly disappear after injection.
“New York is bombed. At this moment, there are many injured.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: There is no evidence that a bomb attack happened in New York City on Jan. 22, 2023. The photo in this Instagram post was taken Dec. 11, 2017, after a failed suicide bombing attempt in Times Square.
“The Federal Aviation Administration widened its electrocardiogram parameters for pilots because “a substantial number of airline pilots have had serious heart damage” from COVID-19 vaccines.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video proves Greta Thunberg is a crisis actor.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“Video shows hidden theater “where elites sacrifice kids.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: This video shows Teatro Donnafugata, a hidden theater on the island of Sicily in Italy. Open to the public since being restored in 2004, the theater hosts plays, musical performances, art exhibits and children’s theater.
“Bill Gates tweeted that “vaccines in our food supply solves the problem of vaccine hesitancy.”
PolitiFact rated this: Pants on Fire
PolitiFact says: Bill Gates didn’t post a tweet in support of adding vaccines to the food supply to solve vaccine hesitancy. This fake tweet appears to come from a site called NewsPunch, which featured the image in a false story.
“Hunter Biden Said He Paid Nearly $50,000 A Month To Live At House Where Classified Docs Were Discovered, Document Shows.”
Washington Post rated this: False
Washington Post says: The document was misinterpreted
“In the past year, the men and women of the DEA have relentlessly worked to seize over 379 million deadly doses of fentanyl from communities across the country … enough deadly doses of fentanyl to kill every American.”
Washington Post rated this: Correct
Washington Post says: The math adds up
“La policía de New York capturó a un grupo de palomas con mochilas en las cuales transportaban drogas.”
El Detector / Univision Noticias rated this: Falso
“A video shows a real angel in the sky in Palestine.”
PolitiFact rated this: False
“A video shows the deadly Jan. 15 plane crash in Nepal.”
PolitiFact rated this: False