SciCheck Digest Government health agencies disclosed a potential safety concern for strokes in those 65 and older with one of the COVID-19 vaccines, but the… Read More »Social Media Posts Twist Meaning of CDC, FDA Disclosure on Bivalent Booster – FactCheck.org
SciCheck Digest Since his diagnosis in 1991, NBA player Magic Johnson has repeatedly said he contracted HIV through sexual transmission. But a viral social media… Read More »Magic Johnson Did Not Contract HIV from a Vaccine, Contrary to Online Claim – FactCheck.org
The image of a letter from a book has been widely circulating on social media and on Whatsapp with the claim that it is the… Read More »Who gave the title ‘Mahatma’ to MK Gandhi? Certainly not the British – Alt News
In questioning why the FBI “raid[ed] President Trump,” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy falsely claimed that government officials “could have come and taken” classified government documents… Read More »McCarthy Distorts Facts About DOJ Search of Mar-a-Lago – FactCheck.org
SciCheck Digest Sports medicine experts say there has been no increase in sudden death or cardiac injury among U.S. athletes since the COVID-19 vaccines became… Read More »No Surge in Athlete Deaths, Contrary to Widespread Anti-Vaccine Claims – FactCheck.org
SciCheck Digest Sports medicine experts say there has been no increase in sudden death or cardiac injury among U.S. athletes since the COVID-19 vaccines became… Read More »No Surge in Athlete Deaths, Contrary to Widespread Anti-Vaccine Claims – FactCheck.org
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) recently released a Reminder List of productions eligible for the 95th Academy Awards. The list consists… Read More »The Kashmir Files has not been shortlisted for Oscars 2023; claims by film crew, media false – Alt News
Looking through the prism of news headlines, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and elections in several Indian states were the two major events of 2022. These incidents… Read More »Roundup 2022: How parties, leaders, media & influencers amplified misinfo this year – Alt News
At 8.11 PM on January 3, Alt News published one of the first articles of 2022. It dealt with media misreports in a story involving… Read More »2022 roundup: How misinformation shaped narratives in India this year – Alt News
SciCheck Digest Several European countries have reported an early spike of group A strep infections, mostly among children, including cases of rare but deadly bacterial… Read More »No Evidence Flu Vaccine Increases Strep A Infections, Contrary to Online Claims – FactCheck.org
