SciCheck Digest Vaccination and infection both provide protective immunity to COVID-19, particularly against severe disease. But gaining immunity through infection is far riskier than vaccination.… Read More »Posts Make False Comparisons Between COVID-19 Immunity From Infections and Vaccines – FactCheck.org
Trigger Warning: Descriptions of violence Two violent videos are circulating on social media as visuals from Sonipat, Haryana where individuals are mercilessly being attacked and… Read More »Videos of violence falsely viral as Bajrang Dal members attacking people on Sonipat-Panipat Highway – Alt News
President Joe Biden has repeatedly tried to flip the script about the GOP claiming to be the party of fiscal responsibility, saying Republicans’ plans would… Read More »Biden’s One-Sided Attack on Republican Budgeting – FactCheck.org
Quick Take Efforts to stop child sex trafficking in the U.S. have been underway for decades, led by presidents including Joe Biden. But an Instagram… Read More »Post Distorts History of Presidential Efforts to Fight Child Sex Trafficking – FactCheck.org
Quick Take The U.S. Constitution established Congress’ right to impose federal income taxes, and the Internal Revenue Service administers the laws that require payment of… Read More »Posts Mislead on Legal Basis for Paying Federal Income Taxes – FactCheck.org
Recently, a number of videos have been shared widely on social media as attacks on Bihari labourers in Tamil Nadu. Alt News has already fact-checked… Read More »Media falsely links deaths of two Bihari labourers to ‘attacks’ on migrant workers in Tamil Nadu – Alt News
Quick Take A Republican Study Committee task force released a budget last year proposing to raise the full retirement age to 70 for some future… Read More »Liberal Group’s Meme Mentions Nonexistent GOP Vote to Raise Social Security’s Retirement Age – FactCheck.org
On February 20, Alt News reported that Jagran Media’s Vishvas News, a signatory of the International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN), did not follow at least two… Read More »Violation of IFCN norms: Vishvas News response evades key charges brought by Alt News – Alt News
Quick Take Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted that if Russia’s invasion of his country is successful, it will invade nearby NATO countries, triggering a war… Read More »Social Media Posts Misrepresent Zelenskyy’s Remarks on U.S. Military Involvement – FactCheck.org
SciCheck Digest Members of the World Health Organization are in the process of developing a new agreement to prevent, prepare for and respond to pandemics.… Read More »WHO ‘Pandemic Treaty’ Draft Reaffirms Nations’ Sovereignty to Dictate Health Policy – FactCheck.org
