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COVID & HEALTH
VAERS isn't proof of COVID-19 vaccine deaths (USA Today)
Social media posts falsely link British Airways pilot deaths to vaccine (PolitiFact)
Essay Offers NO Verified Proof Vaccines Cause Two Deaths For Every Three Covid Cases Prevented (Lead Stories)
Doctors Are NOT Giving Men Estrogen Patches To Treat COVID-19 Because Women Fight The Virus Better (Lead Stories)
Website makes false claims about vaccines and miscarriages (FullFact)
FALSE: The Indian government is not monitoring adverse events from COVID-19 vaccines (Logically AI)
SCIENCE
No, southern Illinois’ Prairie State is not the nation’s ‘cleanest’ coal plant (PolitiFact)
POLITICS
Biden’s false claim that the 2nd Amendment bans cannon ownership (Washington Post)
Did Biden Say ‘Goats Are Like Mushrooms?’ (Snopes)
White House national security adviser misleadingly describes pipeline company as 'not Russian' (CNN)
Kamala Harris Did NOT Serve Tacos That Featured Her Likeness To Journalists Aboard Air Force Two (Lead Stories)
Kamala Harris Did NOT Deport Reporter Who Ambushed Her With Tough Question At The Border (Lead Stories)
List Does NOT Show Border Agents Who Died During '90+ Days Kamala Harris Refused To Visit Border Communities' -- Many Of The Agents Listed Died Decades Ago (Lead Stories)
Olympics ban athletes from all forms of political expression, not just Black Lives Matter support (PolitiFact)
Did George Clooney Wear A 'Convict Trump' T-Shirt? (Check Your Fact)
No, Bill Clinton Was Not Convicted Of Treason By A Military Tribunal (Check Your Fact)
OTHER
Made-up story about bear riding ski lift goes viral (USA Today)
Photos show chickadee figurine, not world's smallest bird (USA Today)
Claims falsely link John McAfee's death to collapsed Florida condo (USA Today)
Facebook photo of South Carolina church sign is altered (USA Today)
Do These Photos Show the Effects of Extreme Hot Weather? (Snopes)
Is the ‘Picajopo Sting’ Scorpion Real? (Snopes)
Did Derek Chauvin ‘Under-Report Half a Million Dollars in Income’? (Snopes)
Do Wimbledon Umpires Learn Curse Words in Multiple Languages? (Snopes)
Image suggesting John McAfee stored files at collapsed Fla. condo tower is fake (PolitiFact)
NO Evidence John McAfee Owned Property In Collapsed Miami Building (Lead Stories)
Did John McAfee Send This Tweet About Files He Has In His Condo Near Miami Beach? (Check Your Fact)
Claims About CEOs Who Don't Use Their Company's Products Are NOT All True (Lead Stories)
Does This Video Show Pope Francis Saying, 'I Have A Secret Agenda To Deceive You'? (Check Your Fact)
Did BBC News Publish A Story About Tom Hanks Being Arrested For Child Pornography Possession? (Check Your Fact)
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