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3763 | Bill to raise tobacco age has unlikely allies: Altria, Juul. | Congress is moving to pass the biggest new sales restrictions on tobacco products in more than a decade, with support from two unlikely backers: Marlboro-cigarette maker Altria and vaping giant Juul Labs. | true | AP Top News, Health, General News, Legislation, Politics, Laws, Vaping, Bills, Tobacco industry regulation, U.S. News | The legislation would raise the minimum age to purchase all tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes, from 18 to 21 nationwide, a step long-sought by health advocates. But in the past year Juul and Altria have emerged as the biggest supporters of the measure, blanketing Capitol Hill with lobbyists and advertis... |
2919 | Roche 'brain shuttle' technology offers Alzheimer's hope. | Swiss drugmaker Roche has found an efficient way for complex antibody drugs to reach and penetrate the brain, raising the possibility of more effective treatments for diseases such as Alzheimer’s. | true | Health News | The innovative brain shuttle technology, which has so far been tested in mice, can cross the blood-brain barrier that has been a key obstacle for researchers working on neurological drugs because it acts as a seal against large molecules such as antibodies. Alzheimer’s is a fatal brain-wasting disease that affects 44 m... |
32195 | "Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has died of a ""violent heart attack." | Donald Trump is not dead, as a few seconds’ worth of perusing any U.S. news source quickly reveals. No one else is reporting his death, only his continuing efforts on the campaign trail. | false | Junk News, donald trump, election 2016 | The clickbait world of fake news is driven by the crafting of sensationalist and outrage-provoking headlines posted via social media to drive readers into clicking through on article links and generating advertising revenues for the sites that publish such fabrications. Fake news sites typically demonstrate few moral c... |
16040 | Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands. | "Coons said building ""Keystone means unlocking the Canadian tar sands."" Oil production has been steadily growing in the Canadian tar sands without the Keystone XL pipeline. Most experts expect that trend to continue despite current low oil prices. Coons would have been on safer ground if he said Keystone XL would unl... | false | Environment, National, Energy, Chris Coons, | "The proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline between Canada and the United States is the first big political battle of 2015. The House passed a bill Friday approving construction of the oil pipeline in spite of a veto threat from President Barack Obama, who has said he is waiting on input from the State Department before mak... |
7669 | Germany concerned about swine fever cases in nearby Poland. | Germany’s government said on Friday it is concerned about the spread of the pig disease African swine fever (ASF) in wild boars in Poland close to the German border. | true | Health News | Poland recorded 55 outbreaks of ASF in wild boars in December, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) said on Thursday. The disease was found only 30 kilometres (20 miles) from Germany, one of Europe’s major pork exporters. ASF is harmless to humans but often deadly in pigs. It originated in Africa before sprea... |
8572 | U.S. planning ways to 'ease' back to normal if virus efforts work: Fauci. | U.S. health officials are planning ways for the country to return to normal activities if distancing and other steps to mitigate COVID-19 this month prove successful in curbing the outbreak, the top U.S. infectious disease official said on Wednesday. | true | Health News | The Trump administration has called for 30 days of measures, including staying at least six feet away from other people, that have upended American life as most people stay isolated at home, shuttering schools and closing businesses through at least the end of April, with some states continuing certain closures through... |
10869 | Walking away from paralysis | This story reports on a method of rehabilitation after spinal cord injury called locomotor training. This method has been gaining in popularity after the much-publicized improvements in the condition of Christopher Reeve. This story accurately reports on the availability and novelty of the treament, but otherwise gives... | false | "The story does not mention costs. The story does not quantify the benefits of treatment. The story does not mention any possible harms of treatment. Specifically, it would be important to mention that in new spine injuries with fractures, there can be instability that needs to be treated first. Mobilization activities... | |
14233 | A simple review of the Backroom’s health code records will reveal that the restaurant already has a long-standing problem with rodent infestations. | "O’Connor said the Puritan Backroom restaurant has a ""long-standing problem with rodent infestations."" Inspection records from the last decade show officials have never noted rodents inside the restaurant. While more than five years ago inspectors noted gaps where pests could potentially enter the restaurant, none ha... | false | New Hampshire, Animals, Ethics, Food Safety, Shawn O'Connor, | "In a case of Democrat backbiting, congressional candidate Shawn O’Connor says a popular New Hampshire restaurant, known for its chicken tenders and visits from presidential candidates, is full of rodents. It’s one of the latest accusations to fly in the Democratic race for the New Hampshire’s first congressional distr... |
31645 | The spiral stairway at Santa Fe's Loretto Chapel miraculously stands despite having no discernable means of support. | Does a stairway at Santa Fe's Loretto Chapel miraculously stand despite having no discernable means of support? | false | Horrors, Supernatural Tales | Fans of made-for-TV movies might recall The Staircase, a film (aired by CBS in 1998) starring Barbara Hershey as Mother Madalyn, a nun whose dying wish to see the construction of her order’s chapel completed comes true through the efforts of a mysterious carpenter known only as “Joad.” The movie was based on the legen... |
34098 | List offers useful tips for avoiding contracting the swine flu. | List offers useful tips for avoiding contracting the swine flu? | mixture | Medical, Swine Flu | The recent swine flu outbreak has prompted a spate of Internet-circulated advice for avoiding the malady, ranging from basic medical advice to all sorts of folk remedies. The list of tips reproduced below has been attributed to a number of different names, primarily that of Dr. Vinay Goyal of the All India Institute of... |
14905 | "Baby Got PAC Says Hillary Clinton and the Democrats ""admitted there’s one candidate who scares Hillary Clinton, and that’s Sen. Marco Rubio." | "Baby Got PAC’s ad said Democrats ""admitted there’s one candidate who scares Hillary Clinton, and that’s Sen. Marco Rubio."" There’s no actual statement from Hillary Clinton saying as much, so that part of the commercial is a stretch. The commercial does share some sources that quote Democratic politicians and operati... | mixture | Candidate Biography, Florida, Baby Got PAC, | "A Republican millionaire with an apparent fondness for '90s rap has thrown his support behind U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio’s presidential campaign. California winery owner John Jordan’s new super PAC released a one-minute commercial before the Nov. 10, 2015, GOP primary debate. The political action committee is cheekily name... |
9900 | Gardasil Vaccine Guards Against HPV in Boys | The story is amazingly silent on the message that there is controversy about vaccinating young men. The story states that the FDA approved the vaccine, but the CDC does not routinely recommend it. That begs an explanation to readers of why. In contrast, the competing WebMD story pointed out that this study just adds to... | mixture | "Yes, the story provides the retail price of the vaccine. But we would have liked mention of the deeper economic questions. Are insurers covering it for young men? Does the overall economics of paying for young men to get it makes sense for society? Cost is part of the reason that only a minority of young women have ch... | |
8587 | U.S. official urges China to allow direct work with Wuhan labs on coronavirus. | A senior Trump administration official urged China on Tuesday to allow the United States to work directly with laboratories in Wuhan on research into the novel coronavirus, saying this was critical to saving lives globally. | true | Health News | On Sunday, China’s ambassador to the United States, Cui Tiankai, said in a New York Times opinion piece there had been “unpleasant talk” between the two countries about the virus but that now was the time for “solidarity, collaboration and mutual support.” “If Ambassador Cui is saying that China is willing to cooperat... |
10639 | For Some Prostate Cancer Patients, Combo Treatment Improves Survival | This story details the outcomes of a recent study examining whether the addition of male hormone therapy to radiation therapy improves outcomes for men with prostate cancer, and that the risk level of the man’s prostate cancer determines whether short term male hormone therapy is of benefit. The clear discussion of th... | true | Cancer,HealthDay | There was no discussion of costs. Over and over again – more than 70& of >1,500 stories we’ve reviewed fail to adequately discuss costs. This has to change. The story provided a clear description of the potential benefit seen in the group of men with intermediate risk prostate cancer who were treatment with male hormon... |
9845 | The Healthy Skeptic: Promise of ChromaGen lenses for dyslexia a bit blurry | The column allows a manufacturer to make its claims but then turns to a literature search and four sources to examine the evidence. Reading is an essential tool in a child’s development. Given the economic, social, and and academic impact of poor reading skills, it is not surprising that parents will seek out opportuni... | true | Los Angeles Times | The story explains the cost of the glasses and lenses and that the lens costs could be recurring. It did not explain if insurance covers this approach. The story allows the manufacturer to state that the lenses can help about 50% of people with dyslexia but that “the true rate is probably much higher.” But then it adde... |
2880 | Fighting halts polio vaccination in northern Syria. | Heavy fighting has prevented health workers from getting polio vaccine to an estimated 100,000 Syrian children in the northeastern province of Raqqa, United Nations aid agencies said on Monday, appealing for access. | true | Health News | The crippling infectious disease was confirmed in 17 children in Syria in October, the first outbreak there since 1999. A nationwide campaign was launched in November to vaccinate some 2 million Syrian children under five each month until May. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.N. Children’s Fund (UNICEF) co... |
6361 | Denver resident’s death linked to outbreak of hepatitis A. | Officials say the death of a Denver resident from hepatitis A is the first reported fatality linked to an outbreak in the city. | true | Colorado, General News, Hepatitis, Denver, Public health | The Denver Post reports the death comes two months after Denver health officials announced the city was facing an outbreak of the contagious liver infection. No additional information was reported about the victim. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says the risk of contracting the disease in the ... |
34322 | Ronald Reagan, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease five years after he left the presidency, was actually suffering from the disease while he was in office. | While the language complexity declines we observed are consistent with what you may expect to see in individuals with early signs of dementia, it is impossible to make any conclusive diagnosis based on our study. It’s certainly possible that President Reagan deliberately simplified his language because he found it to b... | unproven | History, alzheimer's disease, ronald reagan | The publication in 2018 of a tell-all book about the Trump White House in which aides are reported to have questioned President Trump’s mental stability has revived longstanding rumors holding that Ronald Reagan suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease during his presidency. He was diagnosed with the condition, but not until ... |
39799 | Black mold has been found inside eos lip balm containers. | Customers Find Black Mold Inside Eos Lip Balm. | true | 9/11 Attack on America | It’s true that eos lip balm users have reported finding black mold inside the product. Reports of black mold found inside eos lip balm have sporadically appeared on social media for years. In February of 2015, one eos lip balm user’s account of finding black mold inside a container of half-used lip balm gained a lot o... |
11942 | "Edward Markey Says HIV and AIDS rates have spiked ""due to increased heroin and fentanyl use." | "Markey said, HIV and AIDS rates have spiked ""due to increased heroin and fentanyl use."" There are risks for HIV transmission among people who share needles and syringes to inject opioids. An Indiana county recently had an HIV outbreak linked to the injection of opioids, including heroin. At least 220 U.S. counties m... | false | National, Public Health, Edward Markey, | "Democratic Sen. Edward J. Markey said that the Trump administration’s plan to use funds from HIV and AIDS programs to fight the opioid addiction crisis is unsound. Specifically, the Massachusetts senator said that increased opioid abuse has led to an increase in HIV and AIDS. The administration’s Oct. 26 declaration o... |
14214 | "If Austin voters reject Proposition 1, a ""completely new City-run"" criminal background check ""process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff, and bureaucracy"" with taxpayers getting ""the bill." | "The Ridesharing Works group said that if voters reject Proposition 1, a ""completely new city-run"" criminal background check ""process will cost millions in processing fees, additional staff and bureaucracy"" with taxpayers getting ""the bill."" This claim isn’t backed up by Houston’s avowed experience or available f... | false | City Budget, City Government, Transportation, Taxes, Texas, Ridesharing Works for Austin, | "Austin taxpayers are in for millions of dollars in regulatory costs if voters decide not to change what the city requires in background checks of drivers for ride-hailing services, a pro-proposition group says. Ridesharing Works for Austin says in a mailer to voters: ""A completely new City-run"" criminal background c... |
10117 | Tonsil-Adenoid Surgery May Help Behavior, Too | In this story, we learn about a new study showing that a common surgery for sleep disturbance in children, adenotonsillectomy, may be effective for children with ADHD. Any new information on the treatment of ADHD is big news. According to the NIH: “between 3 and 5 percent of children have ADHD, or approximately 2 milli... | false | There is no mention of costs. The story does provide the reader with adequate quantification of the benefits of treatment. Specifically, the number of children with ADHD is provided in the control and surgery group at baseline and at one year follow-up. The story does not mention any harms associated with the surgery. ... | |
10771 | Drug for diabetes works, but it has serious side effects | The story reports findings from a trial comparing a newer diabetes medication, rosiglitazone, to older medications to treat newly diagnosed people with type 2 diabetes. Unfortunately, most of the reporting criteria were not met. The story does provide absolute rates for treatment effects, which is to be commended, but ... | false | "The story reports that the new drug, rosiglitizone, is more expensive than older diabetes drugs, yet does not provide any cost information or cost comparisons. The story does report absolute numbers of people who needed a second medication after five years for each of the three treatment groups. However, the study use... | |
11228 | Experimental shot shows promise against cancer | This story reports on a wide range of new cancer treatments that fall under the general category of immunotherapy. These therapies use the body’s own immune system to selectively attack cancer cells. The concept of immunotherapy is not a new one, but it is a growing research area that has yet to live up to its hype. Th... | mixture | The story does not mention costs, which are likely to be very high. The story does not quantify the benefits of immunotherapy. The story claims that “immunotherapy’s great appeal is its nontoxicity” and that a patient has had no side effects. This is not enough information on the harms of treatment. Although the story ... | |
11968 | Opioid crisis (is) the worst in ObamaCare expansion states! | "Gaetz said the ""opioid crisis (is) the worst in ObamaCare expansion states."" Gaetz is isolating on one year’s worth of data that, by itself, is flawed. The CDC data at the heart of this claim includes drug overdoses from illicit drugs that are not prescription opioids. And by ignoring a larger window, Gaetz misses t... | false | Medicaid, Florida, Matt Gaetz, | "As Florida’s lawmakers grapple with the opioid crisis, one U.S. representative says there’s a correlation between states that expanded Medicaid through Obamacare and states affected the worst by the epidemic. Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz shared this factoid on Twitter on Oct. 17: ""Opioid crisis the worst in ObamaC... |
17134 | Georgia has the nation's fifth largest Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Supplemental Nutrition program, serving more than 270,000 mothers, babies and children every day. | Georgia's WIC program ranked 7th largest | true | Georgia, Welfare, Georgia Department of Public Health, | "One government program putting food on the table for the needy is the Women, Infants and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program, most often known by the acronym WIC. The program targets low-income, nutritionally at-risk groups -- mostly pregnant women, new moms, babies and children up to age 5. Participants receive v... |
35516 | Former U.S. Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden called for an end to shareholder capitalism in July 2020. | "What's true: In a speech on July 9, Biden proposed to ""put an end to the era of shareholder capitalism — the idea [that] the only responsibility a corporation has is to its shareholders."" What's false: Biden did not propose abolishing the stock market nor barring individuals from buying and selling shares. Rather, B... | false | Politics | In the summer of 2020, multiple readers asked Snopes to investigate claims that former U.S. Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden had called for an end to “shareholder capitalism.” In July and August, Facebook users shared posts that contained the following text: “Biden wants to end S... |
36333 | "It's better to find a ""flat"" bag of salad or lettuce at the supermarket, because the ""puffy"" ones contain older produce." | Should You Avoid Puffy Bags of Salad or Lettuce in Favor of Flat Ones? | false | Fact Checks, Viral Content | On June 13 2019, the Facebook page “Crafty Morning” shared the following meme (archived here), featuring an image of salad and lettuce in bags at a supermarket along with purported tips for selecting the freshest produce:Above an image of Fresh Express bagged lettuce varieties such as “Veggie Lover’s” and “Field Greens... |
6984 | Global summit rebukes Trump, cheers on work to aid climate. | Thousands of mayors, climate activists and business leaders from around the world descended Thursday on San Francisco to cheer on efforts to reduce global warming, even after U.S. President Donald J. Trump signaled his disdain for the issue. | true | Harrison Ford, Climate, San Francisco, Paris, Summits, North America, New York, Business, California, Science, Jerry Brown, U.S. News, Barack Obama | The Global Climate Action Summit, organized by California Gov. Jerry Brown, included a report that 27 major cities around the world have seen emissions decrease over a five-year period and are now at least 10 percent lower than their peak. The cities include Berlin, London, Los Angeles, New York, Paris and San Francisc... |
10336 | CD34+ cell treatment reduced angina frequency for 'no option' patients | The release focuses on a recent paper published online in Cell Transplantation. According to the release, the paper reports that a clinical study found the use of CD34+ cells reduced the frequency of “refractory angina” — chronic chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart. However, the release does not quanti... | false | Academic medical center news release,cardiovascular disease | The release does not discuss costs at all. Given that this was a phase II study, meaning it is still at least one step removed from clinical use, we don’t necessarily expect a release to give a precise cost to the treatment. However, we do expect cost to be addressed in at least some capacity. For example, is there an ... |
29775 | An Indianapolis woman give birth to 17 children at once. | The record for most surviving children produced in a single pregnancy remains eight, a feat accomplished in 2009 by Nadya Suleman, more commonly known as “Octomom.” (A few instances of the live birth of nine children stemming from a single pregnancy have been recorded, but those children all died shortly afterwards.) | false | Junk News, world news daily report | The tale of a woman named Catherine Bridge, who supposedly “holds the World Record for the most babies in a lone pregnancy by giving birth to 17 babies,” has been making the rounds of social media since 2014: Of course, this account did not originate with any real incident or news report, but with a 20 January 2014 ar... |
8209 | Mexico government urges public to keep distance over coronavirus; president embraces crowds. | Mexico’s health ministry reported more coronavirus cases on Sunday, urging people to maintain a “healthy distance” to avoid infection, even as the president held rallies in the country, shaking hands with and hugging dozens of people. | true | Health News | In contrast to the United States and much of Central America, Mexico has not imposed significant travel curbs to fight coronavirus, opting for a less intrusive approach. Still, on Saturday, officials at the health ministry began ramping up measures aimed at containment, setting out an initiative known as “Sana Distanci... |
8747 | Pelvic disorders common among women: study. | Nearly one quarter of all U.S. women have some sort of pelvic floor disorder such as urinary or fecal incontinence, and more cases are likely as the population ages, researchers said on Tuesday. | true | Health News | Urinary incontinence or loss of bladder control is by far the most common problem, and childbirth, which can weaken pelvic floor muscles, is the most frequent cause. “What stands out is such a large number of women had symptoms of a moderate-to-severe pelvic floor disorder,” said Dr. Ingrid Nygaard of the Universit... |
36334 | "The word ""homosexual"" was only added to the Bible in 1983, and Leviticus 18:22 originally condemned pederasty (not homosexuality.)" | Was the Word ‘Homosexual’ Only Added to Leviticus 18:22 in 1983? | unproven | Fact Checks, Viral Content | On June 11 2019 Twitter user @n_robe shared the following tweet, claiming that the word “homosexual” was only added to the Bible in 1983 as a pretext for codifying anti-gay sentiments in Christianity:happy pride month everyone. the word “homosexual” didn’t appear in the Bible until 1983 & the original Leviticus 18:22 v... |
41714 | There will be 50,000 more nurses going into the NHS. | The government has committed to do this by 2024/25. Not all of these nurses will be ‘new’. | true | health | There will be 50,000 more nurses going into the NHS. The government has committed to do this by 2024/25. Not all of these nurses will be ‘new’. The government have announced the end of hospital parking charges for patients. In December it was announced that hospitals in England will have to provide free car parking to ... |
3394 | Massachusetts high court delays hearing on vaping ban suit. | Massachusetts’ highest court is holding off hearing arguments in the vaping industry’s challenge of the state’s temporary ban on vapor products. | true | Health, Charlie Baker, Massachusetts, Vaping, Public health | The state Supreme Judicial Court said in an order released Friday that Monday’s planned court hearing in an appeal brought by the Vapor Technology Association will be postponed until further notice. The court is awaiting the results of new vaping regulations the state plans to issue next week before making a decision o... |
35093 | Jared Kushner’s brother, Joshua Kushner, owns a company involved in COVID-19 testing. | What's true: Jared Kushner’s brother, Joshua, is co-founder of the health insurance start-up Oscar, which recently released an online tool to locate COVID-19 testing centers in some areas. At least in the past, Jared Kushner has had a financial interest in Oscar. What's false: Oscar is not involved in the actual proces... | mixture | Medical, COVID-19 | Compared to the output of most other developed countries, the United States’ ability to test for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has been extremely limited. This reality has led to rumors that President Donald Trump’s administration, or some of its members, have a financial interest in promoting ... |
35482 | "Carsyn Leigh Davis died of COVID-19 shortly after attending a ""COVID party"" at her youth church. " | "What's true: Carsyn Leigh Davis did die of complications from COVID-19 and did, 13 days earlier, attend a large party at her youth church, during which social distancing appears to have been relaxed. What's false: However, it cannot be assumed that Davis contracted COVID-19 at the June 10 church event, which the organ... | mixture | Medical, COVID-19 | "In July 2020, readers asked us about the circumstances surrounding the passing of Carsyn Leigh Davis, a 17-year-old from Fort Myers, Florida, who died after contracting the COVID-19 coronavirus disease weeks earlier. In particular, readers asked us to examine the accuracy of news reports and online posts that claimed ... |
36471 | Luke Perry died of a stroke after receiving a pneumonia vaccine. | Did Luke Perry Die After a Pneumonia Vaccine? | false | Disinformation, Fact Checks | Actor Luke Perry died following a stroke on March 4 2019. That same day, a screenshot (archived here) suggesting Perry had received a pneumonia vaccine just before his stroke appeared and quickly began circulating:The post, captioned “In case someone was wondering!”, displayed what appeared at first glance to be an art... |
10291 | Melatonin reduces blood pressure and tunes up disrupted circadian rhythms in the elderly | In a small study of nearly 100 residents of a facility for the elderly, Russian researchers found that low doses of melatonin every night for two weeks reduced participants’ blood pressure levels and rendered circadian rhythms “less irregular.” While the study, albeit modest in size, has both strengths and weaknesses ... | false | Academic medical center news release,cardiovascular disease | The release doesn’t mention cost. Melatonin is widely available over-the-counter and a range of costs should be reported. According to GoodRX, a bottle of 100 1mg melatonin tablets cost around $7. (We acknowledge that the study was conducted in a country that has a different health system including different price supp... |
24814 | "The Rev. Rick Warren ""has called Christians who advance a social gospel Marxists." | Group says Warren called some Christians Marxist | false | National, Religion, People for the American Way, | "President-elect Obama's selection of evangelical Rev. Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration drew sharp rebuke from some of Obama's liberal supporters due to Warren's hard line against abortion and gay marriage. Warren, senior pastor of the evangelical Saddleback Church in Southern California and au... |
4786 | Child advocate sees lack of oversight at youth treatment hub. | New Hampshire’s only residential treatment center for teens struggling with addiction operated with an apparent lack of oversight before it was shutdown earlier this month, the director of a state watchdog office said Tuesday. | true | Health, New Hampshire, General News, Child welfare | Moira O’Neill, director of the Office of the Child Advocate, said the center operated by Granite Pathways was unusual in that it was licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services but was not certified by the division that oversees child welfare. While that’s not a requirement because the Division for Children... |
9588 | You Could Skip Your Colonoscopy If You’re Willing To Collect Your Poop | This story points out that, based on available data, two at-home screening tests appear to be equally effective compared to the more traditional, and more invasive, sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy. We have only minor quibbles with the story–overall, it provided an excellent assessment of the at-home test options, particu... | true | colon cancer,uspstf | We’ll give this story a Satisfactory rating in this category since it does mention the $1,000 cost of a colonoscopy and that one of the two at-home screening tests costs about $25. But readers would benefit more by knowing the average costs of the two alternatives, rather than just the cost of one. This story focuses o... |
11384 | Report Questions Need for 2 Diet Supplements | In one particularly effective passage, the story quoted a representative of a supplement industry group who disagreed with the report, saying that higher levels of vitamin D could be beneficial. But it then segued immediately into an explanation of why claims from supplementation advocates “are not supported by the ava... | true | New York Times,Supplements | Most people know roughly what a bottle of vitamin D supplements might cost them, so the lack of information on cost is not a significant gap. We appreciate that the story provided data showing the large and growing amount our society is spending on vitamin D supplements ($430 million in 2009), with apparently little he... |
10321 | Chicken Collagen Tested As Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment | This is a story reporting on a study comparing oral dosing with chicken collagen (daily) to methotrexate (weekly) for symptom relief for people with rheumatoid arthritis. While doing a good job reporting about the study, the story did not clearly explain the nature (beyond mentioned that they were ‘standard measures’) ... | mixture | "The story provided information about the costs of both methotrexate and chicken collagen. Although the story presented quantitative information about the benefit observed for the chicken collagen and methotrexate groups, it didn’t fully explain the nature of the ‘benefit’ it was reporting on. In this case, it was the ... | |
40945 | Italy has become the first country in the world to conduct a post-mortem on a Covid-19 patient. | Incorrect. China performed autopsies on Covid-19 patients before Italy had its first Covid-19 death. | false | online | Italy has concluded Covid-19 is not a virus, and people are actually dying of amplified global 5G electromagnetic radiation poisoning. Italy disobeyed world health law from the WHO saying not to carry out autopsies on Covid-19 patients. The WHO never said autopsies couldn’t take place. Italy has found that Covid-19 is ... |
16898 | Congressman Duffy has long record of voting against VA backlog fixes. | "The DCCC said ""Congressman Duffy has long record of voting against VA backlog fixes."" The DCCC points to some votes that went against funding certain veterans’ services or addressing the backlog. However, the DCCC ignores that Duffy took other votes in favor of increasing funding for veterans’ services -- just not a... | false | Veterans, Wisconsin, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, | "As President Barack Obama faced attacks over long waits for appointments at Veterans Administration health centers, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee -- the House Democrats’ campaign arm -- engaged in some finger-pointing. The DCCC sent out a news release claiming that U.S. Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.) -- a... |
11026 | Women taking antidepressants may see some sexual benefit from Viagra | In the space of less than 600 words, this story meets most of the criteria for a well constructed and objective report. With some minor exceptions, the story provides readers with the results of a published research study in a balanced way and, importantly, places the new findings into context with previous research an... | true | There is no discussion of costs of treatment. The story provided data on the percentage of women who reported improvement. Also – the story was very clear about the scope of the benefit. The story provided data on the side effects of the treatment. The story presented sufficient information about the size of the study ... | |
25664 | The CDC “adjusted the US Covid deaths from 153,504 to 9,210.” | President Donald Trump retweeted multiple posts that falsely claimed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decreased the number of U.S. coronavirus deaths to 9,210. Those posts misconstrue data from the CDC, which shows that the vast majority of coronavirus-related deaths occur in patients who have comorbiditi... | false | Facebook Fact-checks, Coronavirus, Facebook posts, | "Over the weekend, President Donald Trump shared two posts that falsely claimed COVID-19 deaths are not as high as previously thought. The posts claimed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 death numbers to show that only 9,210 Americans have died from the virus. Twitter removed the ... |
28744 | The modern policing system in the United States originated from patrols intended to corral escaped slaves. | However, it is important to note that “the police” do not consist of a homogenous block of the American population, and while the early days of modern-day police forces are undeniable and under-covered facets of its history, the focus and perspective of policing is a complicated and fraught subject. It would be a mista... | mixture | Crime, history, labor, police | As controversy raged over racially motivated violence and law enforcement policies in the United States, a persistent rumor regarding the origins of 21st-century policing appeared online. It showed up, as such things tend to do, in meme form: But how accurate is this? And where did the concept of police as de facto ex... |
34482 | A baby was eaten by giant rats in South Africa. | What's true: A local newspaper in South Africa cited a police report that a baby died when her mother left her alone overnight. What's false: Neighbors told the reporter that the child was devoured by rats, but this aspect was not confirmed by police. | unproven | Crime, child abuse | On 19 December 2016, the South African local newspaper Kathorus Mail posted a report about a baby who died when her mother left her alone overnight while she was at a tavern: The police have since arrested a 26-year-old woman for child neglect. Communications officer at Katlehong Police Station, Capt Mega Ndobe said: “... |
41015 | All seven patients who were getting treated for Covid-19 at Safdarjung hospital in New Delhi have recovered. | There is a news story reporting that seven patients in this hospital in New Delhi had recovered. However, these were not the only Covid-19 patients in the city. | true | online | Doctors in India have been successful in treating coronavirus with a combination of drugs (Lopinavir, Retonovir, Oseltamivir along with Chlorphenamine) and are going to suggest the same medicine globally. India’s ministry of health has advised that the anti-HIV drugs, Lopinavir and Retonovir, are used in some groups of... |
26461 | “Obesity is, like, the No. 1 factor in whether you really get hit hard by COVID-19.” | Research shows that obesity is a risk factor for COVID-19 hospitalizations. The research comes with caveats including that the studies are limited in scope and it’s early in the pandemic. Early research showed that age is the top risk factor. | mixture | Florida, Coronavirus, Ron DeSantis, | "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to form a task force to look at reopening schools and businesses including gyms. DeSantis said he understands why there were recommendations to close gyms due to the spread of germs. But he expressed concern that people may not be getting enough physical activity amid the shutdowns. ""T... |
30918 | "Mandalay Bay security guard Jesus Campos is ""missing." | This is not the first time a person’s lack of desire to speak to the media has been misconstrued as that person being “missing.” For months in late 2016, online conspiracy theorists set about searching for signs of Eric Braverman, a former Clinton Foundation executive officer they believed had disappeared due to nefar... | false | Uncategorized, 1 October shooting, las vegas, las vegas conspiracy theories | In the days following the 1 October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas, various conspiratorial web sites and Internet personalities began casting aspersions on a wounded Mandalay Bay security guard, falsely claiming he was an “accomplice” to gunman Stephen Paddock, 64, who killed 58 people and injured hundreds more in the... |
26345 | "North Carolina’s health department is ""telling hospitals that if they decide to do elective surgeries, they won’t be eligible to receive (protective equipment) from the state.”" | The legislator says he got his information from a representative for the NC Healthcare Association. The NCHA rep says she heard about the potential ultimatum from a health department staffer, who she declined to identify. The health department denies Daniel's claim and says the NCHA's rep likely misunderstood their sta... | false | North Carolina, Coronavirus, Warren Daniel, | "A North Carolina legislator claims that the state health department threatened to withhold equipment from hospitals if they resumed elective procedures. But the health department has denied the claim, and PolitiFact could not confirm that the ultimatum was ever seriously considered or even communicated to hospitals. M... |
1920 | Soft drink makers target U.S. youth online: study. | U.S. children and teenagers are seeing far more soda advertising than before, with blacks and Hispanics the major targets, as marketers have expanded online, according to a study released on Monday. | true | Health News | The report from the Yale University Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity also said many fruit and energy drinks, which are popular with teenagers, have as much added sugar and as many calories as regular soda. “Our children are being assaulted by these drinks that are high in sugar and low in nutrition,” said Yale’s K... |
10444 | 5-minute colon cancer test could save thousands | "Don’t get us wrong: this study is a BIG deal. But this story didn’t serve a US audience well at all. Costs not mentioned, even though that could be an important issue in colon cancer screening and even though the researchers made a case for potential cost benefits of their findings. Why would that be left out? And wh... | false | "Costs of this once-only technique (combined with periodic fecal blood tests) are not discussed. The study authors themselves argue in the paper for the potential cost benefits of their approach. Why would the story leave this out? The per-protocol benefits in the study are quantified, but — see above — we have to give... | |
10955 | Tamiflu’s Widespread Use, Effectiveness Is Questioned | This story discusses findings of a meta-analysis, or review of many studies, of anti-viral medications conducted by European researchers and published in the Lancet. According to this review of 51 randomized controlled trials, antiviral drugs such as Tamiflu are only effective in reducing symptoms of influenza type A a... | mixture | No information on the cost of anti-viral drugs for treating non A or B strain viruses. No information on global cost for preventative use. No quantitative estimates of benefits provided in this news story, though they are available in the journal article upon which the story is based. No mention of the incidence or sev... | |
18535 | Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all of Florida. | "A homeless advocate named Brian Anderson came to Tallahassee to support a bill that would allow people at the DMV to check a box indicating they wanted to donate $1 to homeless programs. Anderson, of Hudson, evoked his home county in his plea, saying ""Pasco County has the second highest population of homeless in all ... | true | Housing, Florida, Brian Anderson, | "For Tampa Bay residents, the state’s homeless crisis hits home harder than you may think. Discussion of a measure that would allow people applying for or renewing driver’s licenses or motor vehicle registrations to make $1 donations to homeless outreach programs sparked an interesting claim from a Pasco County residen... |
9282 | Sibley Memorial Hospital Selects Hitachi for Their Proton Beam Therapy System in Washington D.C. | This news release from Hitachi Ltd. describes the company’s sale of a proton beam therapy (PBT) system to Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, DC, a Johns Hopkins affiliate. PBT is a radiation treatment that uses protons instead of x-rays to treat cancer. At high energy, protons can destroy cancer cells. Hitachi’s c... | false | Johns Hopkins,proton therapy,Sibley Memorial Hospital,University of Maryland | There is no discussion of costs. PBT typically costs twice as much as traditional radiotherapy so it’s definitely relevant to any announcement of a new facility. Several large insurance companies have ruled out coverage of PBT for prostate cancers. Any reliable reporter covering the business, healthcare or technology b... |
33389 | A strange skeleton found in the Atacama desert has baffled scientists and is an a human-alien hybrid. | A strange skeleton found in the Atacama desert has supposedly baffled scientists, leading to claims that it's a human-alien hybrid. | false | Fauxtography, aliens, supernatural | "The article, referring to partially mummified body found in the Atacama Desert states that ‘The astonishing thing is that 9% of its DNA is unmatched…’ Is that really true and, if so, does it actually mean anything? Interest in the “Atacama entity” (or just “Ata”) is cyclical, the most recent spike coming in the Fall o... |
10478 | Studies Find Withdrawn MS Drug Effective | This article discusses the results of three studies which led to the re-introduction of the multiple sclerosis drug, Tysabri, withdrawn last spring due to the occurrence of serious adverse events. The story provides no meaningful context such as the variable progression of the disease or the size of the chance it will ... | false | Failed to mention costs. Although researchers are quoted as saying they would ‘give it to the neediest patient if it went back on the market’ it is unclear whether this means that they would give it to the poorest patients or whether they would prescribe it to those most at risk of MS relapse. Baseline rates of relapse... | |
4356 | Health officials testing patrons as TB cases linked to bars. | Officials are offering $20 gift cards to bar patrons who will come in for testing after health screenings linked tuberculosis to five nightclubs in the southeastern Alabama city of Dothan. | true | Health, Alabama, Dothan, Tuberculosis | The Alabama Department of Public Health says the tests are free and begin Tuesday, with the first 300 participants to get Walmart gift cards. Officials say multiple cases of pulmonary tuberculosis have been reported in Dothan over the past two years. The department says workers have screened hundreds of people, and the... |
6055 | Nonprofit group commits $30M for new Omaha VA facility. | A nonprofit corporation announced Wednesday that it’s signed an agreement with federal officials to raise $30 million for a new veterans outpatient clinic in Omaha. Officials said it’s the first of five public-private pilot projects nationwide for the Department of Veterans Affairs. | true | Public-private partnerships, Omaha, Health, Nebraska, David Shulkin, Veterans, Veterans affairs, Barack Obama | The local money will be added to $56 million already appropriated for the new clinic, which will be part of the VA’s Nebraska/Western Iowa Health Care System. The $86 million facility will be built on the campus of the current VA hospital in Omaha. “This project will lay the groundwork for future public-private partner... |
8447 | 'Don't go to the ER': how a New York pediatrician is dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. | When a 3-year-old patient of New York pediatrician Dr. Greg Gulbransen dislocated her arm, he told her parents not to take her to the emergency care center, fearing that could put the family at risk of contracting COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. | true | Health News | Instead, he said, he met them on their front lawn, where he popped the girl’s joint back in. “It is a very easy thing to do, but it made a huge difference for them,” he said. Gulbransen has had to rethink how he runs his pediatric practice on Long Island since the coronavirus crisis started. “We’re in the heart of the ... |
15261 | "George Will Says Bernie Sanders chose ""to spend his honeymoon in the Soviet Union in 1988." | "Will wrote that Sanders chose ""to spend his honeymoon in the Soviet Union in 1988."" Sanders and his wife did travel to Yaroslavl, a city in the Soviet Union, after their wedding in 1988. In the sense that the trip came after the couple were married, the trip was a honeymoon. The two have also referred to the trip th... | true | History, PunditFact, George Will, | "For most couples, the ideal honeymoon getaway might entail a week of unwinding at a beach resort or a stay in a secluded mountainside cabin. Not Bernie Sanders. He chose a colder route. Sanders and his wife, Jane Sanders, spent their first days as newlyweds in the Soviet Union, claims George Will in a recent Washingto... |
35774 | U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris has said she believes women who have accused former Vice President Joe Biden of various offenses, ranging from inappropriate touching to rape. | "What's true: On April 2, 2019, Harris said ""I believe them,"" in reference to four women who had by then accused Biden of inappropriate touching. What's false: Harris has not said that she believes all of Biden's accusers, in particular Tara Reade, who, almost one year after Harris' remarks, accused Biden of raping h... | mixture | Politics, 2020 election | In August 2020, readers asked Snopes to examine the accuracy of news articles that claimed that U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., had once said she “believed” women who accused former Vice President Joe Biden of offenses ranging from inappropriate touching to rape. Biden named Harris his pick for vice presidential run... |
34548 | Placing a bar of soap between your bedsheets will help prevent leg cramps. | Regarding what to do about an existing leg cramp, folk wisdom once again offers a variety of potential answers: | unproven | Medical, cramps, Home Cures | Many people are plagued by nocturnal leg cramps, those involuntary and agonizing muscle contractions that strike in the depths of the night, waking sleepers with jolts of pain that leave them awash in waves of suffering until the kinks finally relax. While many possible causes have been posited for these contractions, ... |
28258 | In the summer of 2019, the Land of Lincoln Goodwill organization ended the paid employment of disabled workers. | What's true: In July 2019, Land of Lincoln Goodwill organization did briefly end the paid employment of around a dozen disabled workers. What's false: The decision was reversed within 16 days, back pay was provided, and the CEO behind the plan resigned. | mixture | Politics | In the summer of 2019, concerned readers sent Snopes multiple inquiries about the accuracy of reports claiming that a Goodwill organization in Illinois had announced its intention to terminate the paid employment of its disabled employees. On July 16, WCIA reported that the Land of Lincoln Goodwill, headquartered in Sp... |
28728 | A team of four Nigerian girls has created a generator that produces six hours of electricity using only a single liter of urine as fuel. | What's true: A device built by a team of high school girls in Nigeria generates electricity from urine. What's false: The urine alone is not generating the electricity, and the device uses more energy than it produces. | mixture | Science, alternative energy | On 6 November 6 2012, Maker Faire Africa, a science fair and festival, posted a story about one of the projects featured in that year’s festival, a urine-powered generator created by four 14- and 15-year-old students: Possibly one of the more unexpected products at Maker Faire Africa this year in Lagos is a urine powe... |
30145 | Dr. Christine Blasey Ford made a sexual assault accusation against Justice Neil Gorsuch during his Supreme Court nomination process. | As the New York Times reported, Cornett “appears to have a history of amplifying right-wing misinformation,” and “there is no known letter sent by Dr. Blasey about Justice Gorsuch, or any other Supreme Court justice.” There have, however, been additional accusations against Kavanaugh since Cornett’s tweets were posted. | false | Politics, blasey ford, brett kavanaugh, neil gorsuch | On 16 September 2018, Christine Blasey Ford identified herself publicly as the woman who wrote a confidential letter to Senator Dianne Feinstein alleging that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had sexually assaulted her in the 1980s when he was a student at Georgetown Prep. The news immediately inspired a series of... |
29970 | Billionaire Steve Gouves delivered an inspirational speech on his death bed. | In short: Steve Guoves did not make this speech on his death bed because Steve Guoves does not exist. Much of this text was previously attributed to Steve Jobs, but the Apple co-founder did not utter those words on his death bed either. | false | Viral Phenomena | In December 2015, we looked into a bit of text being shared on social media which was said to represent the final words of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. We hoped our article helped to put the kibosh on that false rumor, but in January 2019 a nearly identical speech was circulated anew, only this time attributed to a dif... |
2526 | "Swiss court jails ""healer"" for infecting 16 with HIV." | A self-styled healer was sentenced to 12 years and nine months in jail on Friday after a Swiss court found the acupuncturist guilty of infecting 16 people with HIV. | true | Health News | A Berne court found the man guilty of causing bodily harm and spreading the virus which can cause Aids, court secretary Rene Graf told Reuters. He did not give any further details. Prosecutors had sought a sentence of 15 years in jail, according to media reports. “The accused and nobody else is responsible for infectin... |
8328 | Ukrainian doctors fly to Italy to help combat coronavirus. | Ukraine, which expects a sharp rise of coronavirus cases in the coming weeks, sent doctors to disease-hit Italy on Saturday to assist their Italian colleagues and to gain field experience. | true | Health News | A team of 20 doctors, including surgeons, neurosurgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses, will be deployed to the region of Marche in central Italy for two weeks, Italian ambassador to Ukraine, Davide La Cecilia told Reuters. “The national health service in our country is very stressed. So we badly need medical personnel ... |
17465 | "For ""the past year, I was censored"" and muzzled." | Reuters asked a U.S. judge on Thursday to unseal documents filed in court regarding potential risks associated with Propecia, Merck & Co’s popular baldness drug. | false | Congress, Ethics, Texas, Ron Paul, | "The motion was filed in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, after a Reuters article on Wednesday revealed accusations that Merck did not fully disclose on Propecia’s label the incidence and duration of sexual dysfunction in men who took Propecia in clinical trials. Those allegations are contained in court filings tha... |
16171 | Georgia ranks No. 9 in the rate of women murdered by men. | Study correct on Georgia's gender-based murder rate | true | Georgia, Crime, Women, Guns, Violence Policy Center, | "Anyone who follows the constant drum beat of crime news in metro Atlanta might not be surprised by a new study that puts Georgia among the most dangerous states for a very specific crime: women who are murdered by men. A Violence Policy Center report released in September shows Georgia ranks ninth among all states, wi... |
8444 | Spain's daily coronavirus deaths decline as testing increases. | Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Wednesday promised more coronavirus testing to try to build on a decline in daily COVID-19 deaths that has allowed Spain to start tentatively reopening its locked-down economy. | true | Health News | Officials hope more testing will give a better indication of the areas where lockdowns can be eased further. “Spain is already one of the countries making the most daily tests. More than 20,000, and we are increasing the number,” Sanchez told a near-empty parliament. Spain’s daily number of deaths from the coronavirus ... |
11528 | HPV test beats Pap for cervical cancer screening | Polish energy group PGE is close to signing a deal to sell 50% stakes in two planned offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea to Denmark’s Orsted, the companies said on Tuesday. | true | Associated Press,Cancer,Screening | PGE and Orsted, the world’s biggest developer of offshore wind, said last month they had started discussions over the sale. “We are hoping to finalize the negotiations - meaning signing the basic terms - by the end of this year,” the chief executive of state-run PGE’s offshore wind subsidiary Monika Morawiecka told Reu... |
37863 | Hydroxychloroquine fell out of favor because Remdesivir is costlier. | A Facebook post claimed that remdesivir overtook hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine because the latter therapy cost $0.60 a pill and the former was $1,000 a dose:Hydroxychloroquine 60¢ a pill, Remdesvir $1000 a dose. Now do you see why they are pushing the New Drug and not the old one?However, remdesivir was very new a... | false | Disinformation, Fact Checks | On May 1 2020, a Facebook user shared the following post, which contained the claim that antiviral medication remdesivir had replaced hydroxychloroquine as a favored hopeful treatment for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 because the former medication was less expensive than the latter:As of May 7 2020, the post had... |
260 | Opioid 'kingpin' J&J fueled epidemic, Oklahoma argues at trial's end. | Lawyers for the state of Oklahoma on Monday compared Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) to a drug cartel leader as they sought to hold the drugmaker responsible for fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic in the first trial to result from lawsuits over the crisis. | true | Health News | Lawyers for the state, including Attorney General Mike Hunter, told a judge in Norman, Oklahoma that J&J’s “greed” led the drugmaker to carry out a years-long marketing effort that caused “utter confusion” about the addictive painkillers’ risks. Brad Beckworth, a lawyer for the state, said J&J knew opioids were harmful... |
8805 | U.S. clears new version of Novo Nordisk clot therapy. | Denmark’s Novo Nordisk won U.S. approval to sell a new formulation of a genetically engineered protein therapy that helps the blood clot, regulators said on Friday. | true | Health News | The product, NovoSeven RT, can be stored at room temperature for up to two years, the Food and Drug Administration said. An older formulation had to be refrigerated. NovoSeven RT is a genetically engineered version of Factor VIIa, a protein found in plasma that is essential for the clotting of blood. Approved uses... |
37501 | "New York City is planning mass graves (or ""temporary mass graves"") for COVID-19 victims in Central Park (and other public parks.)" | Is New York City Planning ‘Temporary Mass Graves’ in Central Park? | true | Fact Checks, Viral Content | "On April 6 2020, the New York Post claimed that New York City was considering “temporary mass graves” in public parks such as Central Park in an article bearing the headline, “NYC may temporarily bury coronavirus victims in parks: lawmaker.”The New York Post cited a multi-tweet thread published by New York City counci... |
13923 | 40% of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun. | "Wasserman Schultz said, ""40 percent of Americans know someone who has been killed by a gun ."" Wasserman Schultz is right about the 40 percent figure if you consider the YouGov poll findings. It’s important to note that a majority of the 40 percent figure comes from suicide deaths, not homicides. And there is limited... | true | Public Safety, Regulation, Florida, Guns, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, | "In the wake of the Orlando shootings and lacking congressional action regarding gun reform legislation, many are calling attention to the the devastating truths about gun violence in the United States. One of the vocal supporters advocating for tighter gun restrictions is Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla. Wasserma... |
4326 | New Mexico releases methane emissions report. | An advisory panel has released a technical report that covers how emissions are produced by oil and natural gas development and how New Mexico might be able to curb pollution from the industry. | true | Environment, General News, New Mexico, Pollution | Rather than outline specific recommendations, the 300-page document is meant to be a resource for state regulators as they begin the process in 2020 of drafting formal rules aimed at reducing methane emissions. Despite industry claims that companies have been able to reduce emissions while still setting production reco... |
35294 | A photograph shows protest signs carried by demonstrators calling for the loosening of COVID-19 social-distancing restrictions. | “It is dangerous because it can inspire people to ignore things that actually can save their lives,” Inslee said. | false | Fauxtography, COVID-19 | Over the weekend of April 17-19, 2020, protesters in cities across the U.S. turned out to demonstrate for the loosening of social-distancing restrictions enacted to deal with the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic, holding that that restrictions were unnecessary or had continued for too long. Many critics of the pro... |
3201 | 18 sickened at popular New Hampshire primary campaign stop. | A norovirus sickened 18 people after a private function last month at a restaurant co-owned by a Democratic congressman that is popular with presidential candidates campaigning in the New Hampshire primary, state health officials said. | true | Health, Campaigns, General News, Manchester, New Hampshire | People who became ill attended the private function Nov. 24 at the Puritan Backroom conference center in Manchester, the state Department of Health and Human Services said Friday. One person later died, but it was unclear if the death was related to the norovirus outbreak, the department said. The restaurant is co-owne... |
23324 | "A defense bill ""includes language that would require military hospitals to provide abortions on demand." | "Sen. John Cornyn says that the annual defense authorization bill includes language that would require military hospitals to provide abortions ""on demand""" | false | Abortion, Texas, John Cornyn, | "Republican senators, including John Cornyn of Texas, last week charged Democrats with tacking politically-loaded amendments onto a defense bill. In a Sept. 21 press release announcing his decision to vote against a motion to take up the bill, Cornyn accused the body's majority party of attaching ""language to the bill... |
8305 | New York hospitalizations fall for first time in coronavirus pandemic: governor. | The total number of people hospitalized in New York fell for the first time since the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, a further sign the state at the epicenter may be at the peak of its crisis, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday. | true | Health News | He told a daily briefing that President Donald Trump had inaccurately asserted the president had total authority over when states reopen schools and businesses but added that he did not want, or have the time, to fight with Trump. Cuomo said that a total of 18,697 people were hospitalized across New York, down from 18,... |
13345 | Marco Rubio Says Patrick Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika. | Rubio said Murphy wrongly conveyed Rubio's stance on abortion for women infected by Zika. In a Spanish-language ad, Rubio disputed the notion that he does not believe in allowing pregnant women to get an abortion if they suspect their baby may suffer from Zika-related birth defects. Rubio confirmed that stance in an Au... | false | Abortion, Candidate Biography, Corrections and Updates, Florida, Marco Rubio, | "U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio misrepresented his stance on abortion for pregnant women with Zika in a new Spanish-language campaign ad trying to discredit his Democratic challenger. In the ad, released Oct. 4, 2016, a speaker says U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy ""lies about Marco Rubio, when Marco has been there for us."" The scree... |
33718 | 'The Amityville Horror' is based on a true story. | """I remember going by that house and how scary it was.""" | false | Horrors, horror movies, Supernatural Tales | Some horrors just won’t die, and The Amityville Horror is a case in point. The tale of a reportedly demon-infested house in Amityville, New York, became a best-selling novel in 1977 and a hit horror film starring James Brolin and Margot Kidder in 1979. Several inferior movie sequels followed in its wake (including a 3-... |
19092 | "Democratic Party of Oregon Says Matt Wand has sided with anti-choice activists ""to restrict access to reproductive health care services." | Did Matt Wand side with activists to limit access to abortions? | mixture | Abortion, Oregon, Message Machine 2012, Women, Democratic Party of Oregon, | "The Democratic Party of Oregon has sent a mailer in a heated east Multnomah County legislative race, criticizing incumbent Rep. Matt Wand, R-Troutdale, as a know-it-all who doesn’t trust women to make their own medical decisions. ""Wand wants to take away a woman’s right to make her own personal medical decisions,"" t... |
8504 | Iran records 4,585 coronavirus deaths as restrictions eased. | Iran’s death toll from the coronavirus outbreak has risen to 4,585, with 111 more overnight, a health ministry official said on Monday, adding the total number of infected cases had reached 73,303 in the most-affected Middle Eastern country | true | Health News | On Sunday, the government lifted a ban on travel between cities within Iranian provinces, while restrictions on trips between provinces will end on April 20, state media reported. “45,983 of those infected with the virus have recovered ... There were 1,617 new infected cases in the past 24 hours,” Alireza Vahabzadeh, a... |
7055 | Purdue Fort Wayne to lead new suicide prevention efforts. | Purdue University Fort Wayne has won a $130,000 state contract to boost Indiana’s suicide prevention and intervention initiatives. | true | Mental health, Fort Wayne, Health, Suicide prevention, Purdue University, Indiana | The university’s Behavioral Health and Family Studies Institute will oversee work to develop training, presentations and events to boost mental health awareness in a partnership with the Indiana Suicide Prevention Coalition. The new programming funded by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction will then be ... |
10333 | Early screening for lung cancer gets mixed reviews | "The story does a nice job of reporting on a new study of CT scan screening for lung cancer, including mentioning availability, novelty, the strength of the evidence, quantitative benefits, potential harms, costs, and independent sources. One cautionary note: Although not technically part of our review criteria, the st... | true | "The story tells readers the scans cost about $200-$400 and are generally not covered by insurance. The benefits in this case are estimates of 10-year survival in those found to have lung cancer through screening, which is provided. Since there is no control group, there would be no way to provide an absolute risk redu... | |
1632 | Afghan surgeon earns from rich to help pay for treating poor. | Plastic surgeon Abdul Ghafar Ghayur is practicing his own brand of welfare in Afghanistan, where access to healthcare is limited and many cannot afford private treatment. | true | Health News | The money he makes from the hundreds of nose jobs and Botox injections he performs on wealthy Afghans allows him to perform life-changing surgery on low-income patients at a discount or sometimes for free. Ghayur’s practice in the capital Kabul offers a microcosm of Afghan medicine, where doctors, driven by a sense of ... |
19858 | Fireworks have never been safer, and their use continues to increase each year. | Fireworks executive says they've never been safer and use is on the rise | true | Ohio, Economy, Financial Regulation, Patriotism, Regulation, Bill Weimer, | "Picking a favorite holiday is almost like picking a favorite child, but PolitiFact Ohio admits to particular fondness for the Fourth of July. We enjoy the invocations of history, especially when they're factually accurate. We like the annual cookout with old friends. And we love fireworks. So we were especially intere... |
23477 | Florida is 49th in per capita spending on mental health care. | Chiles says Florida ranks 49th in per capita mental health spending | true | Health Care, Florida, Bud Chiles, | "Florida has long had a poor reputation for spending on social services. Bud Chiles, running as an independent for governor, criticizes the state's spending on mental health care. On his website Chiles said: ""Nearly $3 billion dollars -- 10 percent of our state’s general fund -- is going to pay for Florida’s prisons. ... |
25860 | "Say Wisconsin Republican lawmakers have done nothing ""while neighboring states like Minnesota, Illinois and Michigan have already implemented safety precautions like requiring individuals to wear masks." | Lawmakers in Minnesota, Michigan and Illinois have passed more COVID-19 legislation than Wisconsin’s GOP-controlled legislature. That said, some safety precautions in those states came about through executive orders by the governors. | true | Public Health, States, Wisconsin, Coronavirus, Wisconsin state Senate Democrats, | "Wisconsin’s response to the coronavirus outbreak is under a microscope as cases surge and Republicans and Democrats continue to clash over what -- if anything -- to do about the increase. Tensions boiled over July 30, 2020 after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers issued a statewide face mask mandate, despite opposition from R... |
7997 | Taiwan to push social distancing in coronavirus fight, but no fines yet. | Taiwan will introduce social distancing measures to help control the coronavirus but will not yet punish people who fail to comply, the health minister said on Tuesday. | true | Health News | Taiwan has been successful at limiting its number of cases thanks to early prevention and a good public health system but it has faced a large rise in recent weeks as people who were infected overseas come to the island. Health Minister Chen Shih-chung said the social distancing steps would require people in public spa... |
37187 | An insider’s view from the Secret Service agents who were assigned to protect the President and their families. The rumor reveals things that most people would not know about the character and personalities of Presidents, First Ladies and Vice Presidents who served in office since 1960’s. | Secret Service Agents Perspective of U.S. Presidents | mixture | Politics | This rumor appears to have been generated from excerpts of a book by Ronald Kessler called In The President’s Secret Service, which was published in 2009. In it, Kessler interviews retired or former Secret Service agents who protected various U.S. Presidents. Kessler also interviewed White House staff members. ... |
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