Blue and white McDonald’s food wrappers not connected to current Israel-Gaza conflict
A viral video shows a woman receiving her McDonald’s order in a wrapper she says shows support for Israel. Read
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United States
We fact check and explain claims in U.S. news and online, so you can understand what’s really going on.
Health
ONS data shows lower death rates in people vaccinated against Covid-19
A video from the US is circulating on social media again, claiming that mortality data in the UK shows Covid-19 vaccines to cause a large increase in deaths. This is not what the data shows. Read
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McDonald’s french fries are not made from potatoes treated with the pesticide Monitor
The claim comes from a speech given in 2013 by an author, who has since admitted Monitor is no longer in use in the US. Read
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Video showing President Biden distracted by ice-cream van has been edited
A modified video circulating on social media appears to show President Biden getting distracted by an ice-cream van during a speech by the first lady. Read
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Video doesn’t show Joe Biden falling down stairs of Air Force One in Poland
A White House spokesperson confirmed that the person filmed falling was not the US President. Read
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Immigration
Claims about 47,000 homeless veterans need context
The figure is the estimated number of homeless veterans in 2015 in the United States. We don’t know how many homeless veterans there are in the UK. Read
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Health
Comparisons between Japan and US infant vaccination programs are inaccurate
It is not true that Japan has the lowest infant mortality rate in the world while the US has the highest, or that Japan does not vaccinate children under two. Read
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Health
False US military health data misrepresented as NHS figures
A post on Instagram claims that infertility and neurological conditions have increased by more than 400%. Read
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This Boris Johnson quote has been edited and taken out of context
Two sentences from an article written by Mr Johnson in a 2013 article arguing for and against Brexit have been edited together. Read
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Autism prevalence is up but scientists have consistently found that vaccines don’t cause it
More diagnoses of autism disorders are being made but they are not associated with being vaccinated. Read
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