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COVID & HEALTH
MERS and COVID-19 are related but not the same (USA Today)
Make-A-Wish vaccine requirement applies to travel, large gatherings (USA Today)
Online posts falsely claim Covid-19 shots damage blood cells (Agence France Presse)
No evidence for post about funeral directors seeing deaths among vaccinated people (PolitiFact)
NO Evidence To Back Claim That 'Thousands Of Flights Canceled As Vaccinated Pilots Fall Ill Or Die' (Lead Stories)
Did Mike Tyson Wear A ‘Trust In God, Not In Vaccines’ Shirt? (Check Your Fact)
Ketchup, squash and fruit do not deliver positive Covid-19 results (FullFact)
FALSE: Former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, has died of COVID-19 (Logically AI)
FALSE: World Health Organization proposed a ban on women of childbearing age drinking alcohol in its global action plan (Logically AI)
SCIENCE
Photo Of Green Mississippi River Water Meeting The Gulf Is NOT A Good Sign (Lead Stories)
Is This ‘Dragon’ (Technically a Gliding Lizard) Real? (Snopes)
POLITICS
Biden distorts bipartisan infrastructure deal (Associated Press)
Biden Did NOT Threaten To 'Nuke Law-Abiding American Citizens' (Lead Stories)
Images show Kamala Harris at senators' dinner (USA Today)
Adam Schiff latest politician targeted in QAnon arrest hoax (USA Today)
The continuing GOP fiction that President Biden supports defunding police (Washington Post)
In attack on Bill Barr, Trump repeats falsehood about 2020 election (PolitiFact)
Military Did NOT Convict William Barr (Lead Stories)
Did The Military Convict William Barr Of Treason? (Check Your Fact(
Did Nancy Pelosi Say Trump Is The 'Best President Ever'? (Check Your Fact)
No evidence that military “ready to act” on Arizona ballot review (PolitiFact)
FALSE: The Maricopa County audit determined that Donald Trump won the 2020 election (Logically AI)
Did US Olympian Gwen Berry Turn Away from Anthem in Protest? (Snopes)
OTHER
Viral photo is stuffed toy, not newborn polar bear (USA Today)
Photo shows woman who is 6 feet, 5 inches tall, not 9 feet (USA Today)
'Mayoreo Sauce' is not a real Heinz product (USA Today)
Image of Australian welcome sign doctored (USA Today)
Is This Josephine Myrtle Corbin, ‘The 4-Legged Girl’? (Snopes)
Did the BBC Report There Was ‘No News’ on April 18, 1930? (Snopes)
Is the NFL Scrapping Its 1-Helmet Rule Starting in 2022? (Snopes)
Was a 1980s Meat Industry Ad Based on Nazi Propaganda? (Snopes)
Did Men’s Soccer Player Reveal Sports Bra After Game-Winning Goal? (Snopes)
Alabama Power Company Did NOT Issue a Press Release Advising People To Stay Out Of Lewis Smith Lake (Lead Stories)
Jeff Bezos Was NOT Flipping Burgers at 23 Years Old (Lead Stories)
No, Walmart Isn’t Writing Off Your Checkout Donations (Snopes)
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