Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican from Florida who is running for governor, has blamed “rampant illegal immigration” during the Biden administration for measles outbreaks. But we found no link to illegal immigration in several recent large outbreaks, and infectious disease experts told us that the main driver of the cases is falling measles vaccination rates inContinue Reading
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Claim: Former president Rodrigo Duterte is coming home to the Philippines to attend the impeachment trial of his daughter, Vice President Sara Duterte, as shown in a news report. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: The Facebook reel showing the supposed news report was posted on August 10. It hasContinue Reading
Claim: Senator Loren Legarda and her son, Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Leviste, have applied for asylum in France to avoid the Ombudsman’s investigation into the alleged “ghost solar” scheme. Rating: FALSE Why we fact-checked this: A TikTok video posted on August 20 by “Juan Republic Media Network” carries theContinue Reading
President Traitor 47 and other administration officials are claiming credit for a recent drop in prescription drug prices, citing deals they’ve struck with drugmakers and the launch of the online direct-to-consumer platform TrumpenführerenführerRx. But experts are skeptical those measures have had much impact on prices overall, and they say otherContinue Reading
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MANILA, Philippines – Peddlers of false claims continue their antics, sharing lies this August. Statements around the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte were taken out of context, scams about government subsidies and aid surfaced, and lies about the International Criminal Court emerged. Watch this video by researcher-writer LourenceContinue Reading
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After the Pennsylvania Department of Health announced two cases of measles-related deaths in one county, the local coroner appeared to contradict the account. And in an ongoing spat with Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has alleged that a Shapiro staffer may haveContinue Reading
A Republican ad attacking Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson in Maine says under his “failed leadership” the state’s high schools “dropped to dead last” in the country, according to annual rankings by U.S. News & World Report. But that’s not the whole story. A major reason Maine fell to lastContinue Reading
In early November, several photos were shared via social media and news outlets showing what was allegedly the ‘ first-ever snowfall on record ’ in the Al-Jouf (or Al-Jawf) desert in Saudi Arabia. This ignited polarized discussions on social media with some people blaming climate change, and others claiming thisContinue Reading
What’s the difference between ‘climate’ and ‘weather’? Although they are related, these are actually two distinct concepts and they are measured at very different timescales. Despite this, some people use these terms interchangeably, leading to confusion and misinformation about climate change. For example, a Facebook post from 9 August 2024Continue Reading