All The Fact Checks No. 12

All The Fact Checks No. 12

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COVID & HEALTH

Study Does NOT Prove That Face Masks Are Dangerous For Children (Lead Stories)

Video in a car shares misinformation about Covid-19 vaccines (FullFact)

Fauci’s ‘two Americas’ comment on COVID-19 vaccination rates taken out of context (PolitiFact)

TRUE: Bone death has been recorded in post-COVID-19 patients in India (Logically AI)

SCIENCE

No ET, No Answers: Intel Report Is Inconclusive About UFOs (Snopes)

POLITICS

Democrat Makes Misleading ‘Defund the Police’ Claim (FactCheck.org)

No, players on the US women’s soccer team didn’t disrespect flag, veteran during national anthem (PolitiFact)

The U.S. Women's National Soccer Team Did NOT Turn Their Backs On WWII Vet Playing National Anthem On His Harmonica (Lead Stories)

Did US Women’s Soccer Team Turn Backs on Vet Playing National Anthem? (Snopes)

US women's soccer team did not turn backs on veteran during national anthem (USA Today)

Did Facebook Remove a Pledge of Allegiance Meme? (Snopes)

Homeowner painted house as the U.S. flag to protest historic commission rules (USA Today)

No, Iowa’s ‘Back the Blue Act’ does not criminalize wearing the image of the U.S. flag (PolitiFact)

The Right To Vote Is NOT Exclusive To Men And Women Under The U.S. Constitution (Lead Stories)

Did Ron DeSantis Not Give A Press Conference About The Surfside Condo Collapse Before June 29? (Check Your Fact)

Was Adam Schiff Convicted Of Treason? (Check Your Fact)

OTHER

Rapper Lil Baby Was NOT Shot Dead (Lead Stories)

Was Rapper Lil Baby Fatally Shot In Late June 2021? (Check Your Fact)

False post about Sha’Carri Richardson’s replacement at Olympics came from joke account (PolitiFact)

Shelby Houlihan Did NOT Receive Better Treatment Than Sha'Carri Richardson (Lead Stories)

Olympic hopeful Shelby Houlihan tested positive for steroid, not marijuana (USA Today)

Did Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani Get Married? (Snopes)

Did Billy Dee Williams Prank Mark Hamill Before They Met British Royalty? (Snopes)

Did Paul Rudd Prank Seth Rogen With a Surprise Massage? (Snopes)

No, texting LOL doesn’t make you a Satanist (PolitiFact)

Did a Man Poop In a Mop Bucket in NYC’s Subway? (Snopes)

Does This Image Show A Sphinx Statue Found In The Colorado River? (Check Your Fact)

Did The World Economic Forum Tweet About Harvesting Children’s Blood? (Check Your Fact)