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33603 | Facebook will donate money to help a child with cancer every time an appeal for help is liked or shared. | Long-running hoax falsely claims Facebook will donate money to help a child with cancer every time an appeal for help is liked or shared. | false | Inboxer Rebellion, ASP Article, Medical Appeals | This appeal to help a child with cancer is merely yet another reiteration of a long-running class of hoax (often built around like farming), one which lures the gullible into spreading such messages by promising that some entity (such as Facebook) will donate money towards the medical treatment of a child with cancer (... |
10602 | Walk on: New device helps paraplegics walk again | "This CBS Early Show segment on the three-year-old WalkAide medical device manages to put a check next to nearly every item on a list of Health Journalism Worst Practices. 1. It is full of loaded, technically incorrect language: new, revolutionary, miracle. The device is none of these. Twice the segment refers to the d... | false | "The correspondent does an excellent job citing the patient cost [$5,000] and noting that Medicare pays for the device under some conditions, and that some private insurance companies cover it on a case-by-case basis. The story cites no data to verify the treatment’s effectiveness. The segment mentions none of the pote... | |
7493 | Liberian girl’s song about COVID-19 being played on radio. | The voice is strong, and the words are resolute: “Let’s protect ourselves to save our family and our country; let’s stop the public gatherings.” | true | Liberia, AP Top News, Religion, Health, Ebola virus, Epidemics, One Good Thing, Africa, International News, West Africa, General News, Virus Outbreak, Public health, Lifestyle | The singer? She’s 9 years old. Joselia Kollie’s song has been getting airplay on Liberian radio, and praise from health officials. She said she wanted to do her part to stop the spread of COVID-19 because “whenever bad things happen, we, the children, will always suffer.” At least 16 people have died since Liberia’s fi... |
16561 | I was able to go and buy an automatic weapon … Most people can go out and buy an automatic weapon. | CNN’s Lemon said that many people can go out and buy an automatic weapon. Lemon spoke as though the gun he had purchased was an automatic. It was not. It was a semi-automatic, meaning each shot requires a separate pull of the trigger. The ease of purchase that Lemon described applies to semi-automatic guns. The legal s... | false | PunditFact, Guns, Don Lemon, | "Fans of the Second Amendment have been chiding CNN’s Don Lemon for his comments about the sorts of guns you can legally buy in this country. They’ve said Lemon was confused, and his exchange with conservative radio host Ben Ferguson on Aug. 20, 2014, was embarrassing. It began when Lemon, broadcasting live from Fergus... |
10971 | Screening Prostates at Any Age | This was a well-written, informative story that identifies the challenges to implementing a rational approach to prostate cancer screening. But we thought the two closing patient profiles – the only patients profiled in the piece – wrapped up the story in an imbalanced way. This is a useful piece to help readers unders... | true | New York Times,Screening | There was no discussion of costs, either in terms of the actual dollar value involved in routine PSA testing or for follow-up biopsy and treatment. The story did mention a “National Cancer Institute study of 76,000 men that failed to find a screening benefit after 10 years” The article does address the harms of overdia... |
29207 | In August 2018, French politicians passed a law which stated that a child is capable of consenting to having sex with an adult. | "What's true: In 2018, the French government introduced a law on sexual violence that did not introduce a minimum age of sexual consent, despite earlier assurances that the legislation would do so. What's false: The 2018 law did not ""say children can consent to sex with adults,"" and did not repeal an existing age of ... | false | Politics, your news wire | France’s somewhat complicated laws involving sexual abuse and violence came under scrutiny in 2018, when the government of President Emmanuel Macron drafted proposals to enhance protections for children against sexual assault. The “Loi Schiappa,” named after Marlène Schiappa, the country’s Minister for Equality, was do... |
10498 | The Benefits of Intensive Cardiac Rehabilitation Over Ordinary Cardiac Rehabilitation | This is a cardiologist-penned article on the benefits of intensive cardiac rehabilitation (ICR) versus “ordinary” cardiac rehabilitation (CR). While it doesn’t seem to be a standard reported news story, it was published in the health section of U.S. News & World Report, placing it within our purview. At first glance, t... | mixture | U.S. News & World Report | Costs were not included, even though the price tag for this type of care is likely quite high–regardless of whether the bill is paid by patients, insurers or Medicare. Some explanation of costs was warranted. The story relies on relative terms to quantify the benefits of the treatment and provides no absolute numbers. ... |
29057 | An eighth book in the enormously Harry Potter series is forthcoming. | Has author J.K. Rowling announced plans to pen a new book in the 'Harry Potter' series? | mixture | Inboxer Rebellion, ASP Article, harry potter, hoaxes | Ever since the 2007 publication of the seventh and final Harry Potter novel, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, many fans of the fantasy series have been hoping author J.K. Rowling might change her mind and pen additional volumes featuring the adventures of Harry, his friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger, and... |
14766 | Everywhere that we have more citizens carrying guns, crime is less. There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent. | "Patrick said, ""There's a study showing that where states have open carry or concealed carry, but particularly open carry, the crime is down 25 percent."" It’s possible that Patrick is referencing a disputed study by gun rights advocate John Lott and getting some details wrong. Lott’s study shows a 25 percent decrease... | false | National, Crime, Guns, Dan Patrick, | "President Barack Obama may be considering executive action on gun sales in his final year in the White House, but Texas’ lieutenant governor says his state shows why the country needs less gun control, not more. Texas became the 45th state to allow concealed-carry permit holders to openly tote their firearms on Jan. 1... |
10314 | Bitter Melon Extract May Slow, Stop Breast Cancer | "Back and forth this story goes: From ""bitter melon extract may slow, stop breast cancer"" To ""But lab results must be repeated in animals and humans"" From ""It kills the breast cancer cells"" To ""But their work was done in a laboratory, not humans"" From ""I don’t believe it will cure cancer"" (researcher quote)... | mixture | Costs weren’t mentioned. It took us only a few seconds to find out how much this stuff is sold for online. Potential benefits were exaggerated far beyond what this laboratory-only research showed. Again, the story stated: Also? No human benefit was proven in this story! Not applicable. You can’t talk about harms from a... | |
33431 | Medical research has established a causative link between root canals and cancer mortality. | In fact, the AAE noted that research published in 2013 concluded that individuals who underwent multiple endodontic treatments actually experienced a 45 percent reduced risk of cancer. | false | Medical, Toxin Du Jour | Fear of root canal dental procedures (extending past the discomfort of the procedure itself to long-term health effects) is far older than the internet. The fairly recent belief that root canals are specifically linked to cancer has circulated periodically online, typically in the form of a rumor that 97 percent of “te... |
7578 | They already had an anxiety disorder. Now comes a pandemic. | At first, Jonathon Seidl wasn’t worried about the coronavirus despite his anxiety disorder. But that changed. | true | Anxiety, Understanding the Outbreak, Health, General News, AP Top News, Pandemics, Virus Outbreak, U.S. News | The 33-year-old digital media strategist from Dallas, who takes medication, said his concern was less about getting sick than about the battering the economy could sustain. Would he be able to feed his family? Would there be a run on food stores? He could not shake his worries. So he paced. His heart raced. He wanted t... |
35314 | "During the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump visited a manufacturing plant without wearing a face mask as Guns N' Roses' rendition of ""Live and Let Die"" played on loudspeakers during his visit." | After the appearance, a White house official told CNBC that Honeywell had said Trump and other visitors did not need to wear masks during the visit. | true | Politics, COVID-19 | On May 5, 2020, as the reported number of Americans killed by the COVID-19 coronavirus disease reached a record of more than 65,700 people, videos surfaced online showing U.S. President Donald Trump touring a facility that produces face masks to prevent the spread of the virus — though he was not wearing a mask himself... |
2480 | Insight: Science for hire - Trial over plastic exposes disclosure deficit. | By 2012, Eastman Chemical seemed to be perfectly positioned when it came to producing plastic for drinking bottles. Concerns about a widely used chemical called bisphenol A (BPA) had become so great that Walmart stopped selling plastic baby bottles and children’s sippy cups made with it and consumer groups were clamori... | true | Science News | Eastman, a specialty-chemicals company headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, had been selling Tritan, its trademarked hard, clear plastic, as an alternative to BPA for five years. It told prospective customers that Tritan was free of BPA and any other chemical that mimicked human hormones like estrogens. To support th... |
9796 | New Mammogram Benefits for Women in Their 40s | It’s difficult to understand how you can report on a study and never include any actual data from the study – especially on a topic as controversial as this one is. Many women are confused about whether or not they should start having mammograms in their 40s. Any new study on this topic deserves and demands more scruti... | false | breast cancer,mammography | No discussion of costs of mammograms. Stories should not assume that all insurance companies will cover costs of mammograms for women in their 40s. Cost is an issue and can be addressed in just one additional line in a story. Surprisingly, the story didn’t include a single statistic from the study it was reporting on. ... |
2543 | German Catholics allow morning-after pill in rape cases. | The Roman Catholic Church in Germany said on Thursday it would permit certain types of “morning-after pill” for raped women, after two hospitals provoked an outcry for refusing to treat a rape victim. | true | Health News | The German Bishops’ Conference said church-run hospitals would now ensure proper medical, psychological and emotional care for rape victims - including administering pills that prevent pregnancy without inducing an abortion. Archbishop Robert Zollitsch said a four-day meeting of German bishops in the western town of Tr... |
25654 | Viral image Says Kamala Harris and other Democratic senators “voted to let babies scream until they die if born alive.” | . A Senate bill proposes a uniform, nationwide obligation on health care practitioners to provide medical care to babies born after failed abortion attempts, with possible prison time for violators. The bill has not yet been brought to the Senate for a vote. Most Democratic senators oppose the bill, citing federal and... | false | Abortion, Congress, Facebook Fact-checks, Viral image, | "A viral image says that 41 senators voted "" to let babies scream until they die if born alive,"" paying special emphasis to Sen. Kamala Harris, now the Democratic vice presidential nominee. The image lists the names of 44 Democratic senators, with Harris’ name circled in red. A caption above the image reads: ""These... |
4226 | Apollo 11 astronaut returns to launch pad 50 years later. | Apollo 11 astronaut Michael Collins returned Tuesday to the exact spot where he flew to the moon 50 years ago with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin. | true | Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, AP Top News, Apollo 11 moon landing, General News, Moon, Michael Collins, Mars, U.S. News, Michael Pence, Science | Collins had the spotlight to himself this time — Armstrong has been gone for seven years and Aldrin canceled. Collins said he wished his two moonwalking colleagues could have shared the moment at Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A, the departure point for humanity’s first moon landing. “Wonderful feeling to be b... |
7742 | Congo records one-day record for confirmed Ebola cases. | Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday confirmed 14 new cases of Ebola virus in its eastern borderlands, the largest one-day increase since the current outbreak was declared in August. | true | Health News | The outbreak of the haemorrhagic fever in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri is already the second-largest in history with 713 confirmed and probable cases and 439 deaths. It is surpassed only by the 2013-2016 outbreak in West Africa, which involved over 28,000 cases and 11,000 deaths and led to substantial ... |
42142 | "Reddit postings show the shooter in Jacksonville, Florida, was part of the ""anti-Trump resistance." | Q: Did Reddit postings show the shooter in Jacksonville, Florida, was part of the “anti-Trump resistance”? A: No. The Reddit account in question did not belong to the shooter, David Katz, despite what viral stories said. | false | false stories, | Q: Did Reddit postings show the shooter in Jacksonville, Florida, was part of the “anti-Trump resistance”? A: No. The Reddit account in question did not belong to the shooter, David Katz, despite what viral stories said. It’s not clear what political leanings, if any, David Katz possessed before opening fire Aug. 26 at... |
22254 | The Republicans have demanded deep cuts in education. They've demanded cuts in cancer research and other research to find cures and treatments to diseases. | "Chris Van Hollen says GOP has ""demanded deep cuts"" in education, disease research" | true | National, Education, Federal Budget, Health Care, Science, This Week - ABC News, Chris Van Hollen, | "On the April 10, 2011, edition of ABC’s This Week with Christiane Amanpour, Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., faced off against Rep. Mike Pence, R-Ind., over the federal budget. At one point, Van Hollen -- the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee -- criticized Republican spending proposals, saying that the party has... |
36356 | Immigrants and refugees have caused the return of six eradicated diseases in the United States. | Are Eradicated Diseases Making a Comeback Because of Immigrants and Refugees? | false | Disinformation, Fact Checks | In April 2019, the Facebook page “Donald Plants” shared the following meme (archived here), which claimed that six “eradicated diseases” are in the process of “making a comeback” thanks to the presence of refugees and undocumented immigrants in the United States.In the meme, six “eradicated diseases” were named: tuberc... |
1673 | Bullied kids have higher risk of adult obesity and heart disease. | Victims of childhood bullying are more likely to be overweight or obese as adults and have a higher risk of developing heart disease, diabetes and other illnesses, according to a study by British psychiatrists. | true | Science News | Researchers found that just over a quarter of women who were occasionally or frequently bullied as children were obese at age 45, compared to 19 percent of those who had never been bullied. And both men and women who were bullied as children had higher levels of fat around their middle — a known risk factor for heart d... |
28621 | "The ""Fire Fairy Challenge"" has tricked multiple children into harming themselves." | The meme does contain a potentially deadly set of instructions, and since was modeled after a popular cartoon, there is legitimate concern that children may be fooled into harming themselves as they attempt to “become a fairy.” In fact, at least one child has already been severely burned. However, it is not accurate to... | mixture | Uncategorized, fairy, fire, russia | In March 2017, several English-language publications such as The Mirror and Daily Mail caught wind of an alleged Internet game that was tricking children in Russia into harming themselves by giving them “instructions” on how to become a fairy: Russian police are investigating a sinister new craze sweeping the internet ... |
9023 | Targeted immunotherapy treatment shows promise for treating advanced stage liver tumors | This news release responsibly describes a small safety trial for the use of image-guided injections of an immunotherapy approved for melanoma in advanced liver cancer. The study involving a genetically modified version of the herpes virus called talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC) was presented at the Society of Intervent... | true | immunotherapy,liver cancer,Society of Interventional Radiology | There was no discussion of how much this therapy might cost. The reported cost of T-VEC for a round of melanoma therapy has been $65,000. The trial was not designed to test the effectiveness of this therapy, so we don’t expect the news release to describe any benefits. The news release stated, “Researchers found the pa... |
25829 | “...Virginia, more than any other state, had the steepest drop in the number of abortions between 2011 and 2017.” | "The Family Foundation says ""Virginia, more than any other state, had the steepest drop in the number of abortions between 2011 and 2017."" It attributes its information to the Guttmacher Institute. According to Guttmacher, there were 27,110 abortions in Virginia in 2011, and 17,210 in 2017. That’s a huge 37 percent d... | true | Abortion, Virginia, The Family Foundation, | "The Family Foundation, an influential voice for socially-conservative policies, recently predicted that an era of declining abortions in Virginia will be halted by new Democratic majorities in the General Assembly. ""Frankly, an uptick is unavoidable,"" the group said in a blog posted July 9 - shortly after laws went ... |
15971 | In Iraq and Syria, American leadership, including our military power, is stopping (the Islamic State’s) advance. | "Obama said, ""In Iraq and Syria, American leadership, including our military power, is stopping (the Islamic State’s) advance."" Obama’s language is carefully worded not to oversell the United States’ progress or the Islamic State’s lackthereof. And U.S. airstrikes have had a qualitative, if not quantifiable, impact o... | mixture | National, Foreign Policy, Military, Terrorism, Barack Obama, | "President Barack Obama briefly updated Americans on the state of the Islamic State during his State of the Union address. ""In Iraq and Syria, American leadership, including our military power, is stopping (the Islamic State’s) advance,"" Obama said. ""Instead of getting dragged into another ground war in the Middle E... |
10158 | Prostate test could be more accurate | The article describes a potential new test for prostate cancer – still in the early stages of laboratory testing – that may more accurately identify those with cancer from those without cancer. However, while a more accurate test may tell who has prostate cancer better, it still does not tell which men need treatment i... | true | "The story does not mention costs. Any cost of a screening test must take into account downstream costs, such as follow-up testing and confirmatory testing. The article provides the number of true positives (the number of men who were identified by the test as having cancer and actually did have cancer) and false posit... | |
27964 | E-mail compares George W. Bush's eco-friendly ranch with Al Gore's energy-expending mansion. | (NOTE: The floor plans shown at the web site westernwhitehouse.org are not accurate reproductions of the size and layout Bush’s Prairie Chapel Ranch house. They are elements of a parody.) | true | Politics Politicians, Al Gore's house, environmentalist, george w bush | Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2007] LOOK OVER THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING TWO HOUSES AND SEE IF YOU CAN TELL WHICH BELONGS TO AN ENVIRONMENTALIST.HOUSE # 1: A 20-room mansion (not including 8 bathrooms) heated by natural gas. Add on a pool (and a pool house) and a separate guest house all heated by gas. In ON... |
9633 | Type 1 diabetes treatment could end need for insulin shots | This news story is about a new technology being developed in the UK that will grow pancreatic islet cells in a lab, as a possible treatment for type 1 diabetes patients. There is news here: A consortium of non-profit, university, government funding and private investment is moving forward to bring hope to potentially t... | false | diabetes,lab-grown islet cells,type 1 diabetes | Since the premise of the piece is about pre-clinical efforts, it’s too early to discuss specific costs, so we’ll rate this N/A. However, the article could have been enhanced by noting the cost of other cell-based therapies, islet cell transplants, insulin treatment and the amount of investment being sought. The article... |
10398 | Backing off chemo for breast cancer | "The story discusses a genetic test, Oncotype Dx, that may help some women with early-stage breast cancer determine their risk of recurrence, and thus help with decisions about chemotherapy. More tailored (often less) chemotherapy is a newer idea for women who may not benefit as much from this aggressive treatment with... | false | "The story does not mention the cost of this genetic test, or the issue of insurance coverage. Oncotype testing typically costs $3,600 without insurance. There may be a cost-savings to insurance companies if a woman avoids chemotherapy. There is no quantification of the sensitivity or specificity of the test. A favorab... | |
1735 | Rare white rhino treated for mystery illness in California. | An aging northern white rhinoceros, one of just five left in the world, appeared to be responding to treatment of an unidentified bacterial infection that has veterinarians worried for a subspecies limping toward extinction, a California zoo said on Tuesday. | true | Environment | Nola, age 40, was showing signs of improvement after San Diego Zoo Safari Park keepers gave her antibiotics to ward off an illness whose symptoms on Monday included a runny nose, decreased appetite and lethargy, a zoo spokeswoman said. “She seems to be feeling better today, she has been walking around and eating,” said... |
30508 | Marjory Stoneman Douglas student David Hogg was caught lying about being on campus during a February 2018 school shooting when he told CBS that he had to get on his bicycle and ride to school. | After reviewing all of this, it appears that the problem was that CBS included a very confusing quote without context. Hogg was on campus during the shooting and returned several hours later to interview people across the street. The original story remains below, in strikethrough. I am sorry for the error and have upda... | false | Politics, #neveragain, David Hogg, florida | In the days following massive 24 March 2018 demonstrations around the world advocating for more stringent gun laws in the United States sparked by survivors of a mass shooting in Florida the month before that left seventeen people dead, the conspiracy theorist world convulsed as it attempted to create and promulgate ru... |
14903 | Drinking champagne could help prevent Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. | Social media recently resurrected an old study Stories were posted suggesting that drinking champagne could help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. The study is from 2013, not new, as some posts suggested. It was based on testing in a small group of rats, which the National Health Se... | false | Georgia, Alcohol, Health Care, Medicare, Viral media reports, | "A story making the rounds on social media raises hopes about raising glasses. A ""new"" study, the headlines cheer, shows drinking champagne — three glasses every week or every day depending who is posting the story — could prevent Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. But before deciding to make three-hour brunche... |
41826 | "Clarke Tucker “attended an anti-ICE rally” and “refused to take a position” on calls to ""abolish ICE." | In the final days of the 2018 election, Republicans across the country are running TV ads about immigration that falsely accuse some Democrats of wanting “open borders,” plotting to “abolish ICE,” supporting “sanctuary cities” and more. | mixture | border security, Illegal immigration, immigration, refugees, | In the final days of the 2018 election, Republicans across the country are running TV ads about immigration that falsely accuse some Democrats of wanting “open borders,” plotting to “abolish ICE,” supporting “sanctuary cities” and more. The ads contain evocative images of tattooed gang members and “caravans” of Central... |
9803 | New treatment deep freezes ovarian tumors | This story reported on a procedure to freeze recurrent ovarian cancer tumors which showed improvements in survival rates. However, the story doesn’t say what the actual survival rate was. A similar story by Medscape did a much better job of describing cryoablation as a procedure which is currently being used in palliat... | false | ovarian cancer | There was no discussion of costs in this article. There was mention of the 5-year survival rate; however, the story did not specify what that survival rate was. This is extremely important since the 5-year survival rate for ovarian cancer differs widely by stage of the cancer. A bigger problem was the lack of a control... |
309 | AstraZeneca's blood cancer drug meets main goal in late-stage trial. | AstraZeneca Plc said on Thursday its blood cancer drug met the main goal of a final stage trial, taking the treatment one step closer to a marketing approval as the drugmaker seeks to bolster its oncology portfolio. | true | Health News | In its second late-stage trial success in a month, the drug showed meaningful improvement in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia when compared with a chemotherapy-based treatment, the company said. The drug, Calquence, is a cornerstone product for AstraZeneca in haematology and its accelerated U.S. approval in 2... |
36892 | Pope Francis has endorsed Donald Trump after the FBI declined to bring charges against Hillary Clinton because, the Pope said, a strong rule of law is the backbone of America’s government. | Pope Francis, who met victims of the Fukushima nuclear disaster while in Japan, said on Tuesday that nuclear energy should not be used until there are ironclad guarantees that it is safe for people and the environment. | false | Politics, Religious | Speaking to reporters aboard the plane returning to Rome from his trip to Asia, Francis renewed a call for a total ban on nuclear weapons, including their possession for the purpose of deterrence. Francis said declarations on the immorality of the use or possession of nuclear weapons would be incorporated in the Church... |
3713 | Florida’s attorney general launching vaping investigation. | Florida’s attorney general announced Wednesday that she will investigate more than 20 vaping companies that sell the products in the state, saying there’s a growing epidemic of teens using the e-cigarettes. | true | Health, General News, Florida, Epidemics, Tampa, Vaping | In a news conference at a Tampa high school, Moody said the investigation will center on whether the companies are targeting minors and if they’re running afoul of the state’s consumer protection laws. “Our investigation will focus on the marketing practices and online sales strategies of these companies to determine i... |
8364 | China reports big rise in coronavirus deaths, WHO sees no 'tip of iceberg'. | The Chinese province at the center of the coronavirus outbreak reported a record rise in deaths and thousands more infections using a broader definition on Thursday, while Japan became the third place outside mainland China to suffer a fatality. | true | Health News | The epidemic has given China’s ruling Communist Party one of its sternest challenges in years, constrained the world’s second largest economy and triggered a purge of provincial bureaucrats. With China’s streets, restaurants and flower markets bare, a miserable Valentine’s Day was expected on Friday. Japan confirmed it... |
11013 | FDA approves anti-nausea patch for chemo patients | This AP story about Sancuso, a transdermal patch that delivers anti-nausea medication to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, is seriously flawed. The story cites no independent sources. It quotes a consultant for the company, a spokesman for the company, and a participant in the clinical trials who is satisfied wi... | mixture | "The story says the company has not projected costs for the patch. It’s good that the reporter asked. But the news release issued by the drug’s maker predicts sales of $100 million each in the U.S. and Europe, so clearly someone at the company has an idea how much each patch will cost. A more diligent reporter would ha... | |
7981 | U.S. appeals court allows Texas abortion curbs amid pandemic. | A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday allowed Texas to enforce limits at least temporarily on the ability of women to obtain abortions as part of the state’s policy requiring the postponement of non-urgent medical procedures during the coronavirus pandemic. | true | Health News | A three-judge panel of the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 ruling, put on hold a federal judge’s order issued on Monday that had blocked the state’s action. The fast-moving litigation could reach the conservative-majority Supreme Court in short order. The 5th Circuit’s action allowed state... |
29160 | A comparison of four cases demonstrates a racial bias in tax-evasion prosecutions. | The conclusion here is a simple one: Cherry-picking four very disparate cases of financial wrongdoings spanning several decades, while ignoring the many other instances of tax evasion successfully prosecuted by the U.S. government, documents nothing about any purported racial bias in such prosecutions. | false | Politics | One of the more unusual political memes we’ve come across presented four different cases of tax-related financial improprieties to suggest that tax-evasion prosecutions were somehow influenced by racial bias against non-blacks: However, the “Tax Racism” meme offered examples — not all of which were actual cases of tax... |
41180 | Drinking a glass of water 30 minutes before a meal helps digestion. | Drinking water can help digestion, but we’ve not seen evidence that specifically drinking water 30 minutes before eating helps more than drinking water at other times. | unproven | online | Drinking a glass of water 30 minutes before a meal helps digestion. Drinking water can help digestion, but we’ve not seen evidence that specifically drinking water 30 minutes before eating helps more than drinking water at other times. Drinking a glass of water before taking a bath helps lower blood pressure. There is ... |
3105 | Kansas lawmakers to fight over taxes, abortion and maybe pot. | Kansas lawmakers expect a push to overturn a state Supreme Court decision protecting abortion rights, a contentious debate over income tax cuts and some bipartisan harmony on Medicaid expansion during this year’s annual session. | true | Legislature, Constitutions, Medical marijuana, Kansas, Abortion, Marijuana, Topeka, Court decisions, Medicaid, Gun politics, Laws | The GOP-controlled Legislature may also tackle medical marijuana after it convenes on Monday for 90 days of lawmaking. A look at some of the biggest issues: ABORTION Top Republicans and the influential anti-abortion group Kansans for Life plan to push for an amendment to the state constitution to declare that legislato... |
8859 | Cephalon wins U.S. approval for leukemia drug. | Cephalon Inc CEPH.O won U.S. approval to sell a chemotherapy drug to treat patients with a slow-growing type of leukemia, the company said on Thursday. | true | Health News | The Food and Drug Administration cleared the injectable drug, called Treanda, after a study showed it helped more patients than a common treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, or CLL. CLL most often hits older adults with an average age of 70 and is more common in men than women. About 15,000 new cases of CLL will... |
23606 | Eight of the nine justices in the Supreme Court decision (on campaign finance) said that not only is it constitutional for Congress to require disclosure of the special interest money, but they recommend we do it. | A European study of nearly 1,000 gay male couples who had sex without condoms – where one partner had HIV and was taking antiretroviral drugs to suppress it - has found the treatment can prevent sexual transmission of the virus. | true | National, Campaign Finance, Supreme Court, Charles Schumer, | After eight years of follow-up of the so-called serodifferent couples, the study found no cases at all of HIV transmission within couples. The study proves, the researchers said, that using antiretroviral therapy to suppress the AIDS virus to undetectable levels also means it cannot be passed on via sex, the researcher... |
41755 | “[T]here is overwhelming evidence” that former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton “actually obstructed justice.” | In an interview about the Mueller report, Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, distorted the facts in repeatedly making the case that there was “no obstruction” by Trump. | unproven | Mueller report, Obstruction of Justice, | In an interview about the Mueller report, Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, distorted the facts in repeatedly making the case that there was “no obstruction” by Trump.Giuliani made his claims in an April 21 interview on “Fox News Sunday” — three days after the special counsel issued a redacted ... |
6536 | Lilly lays out faster time frame for FDA drug resubmission. | Eli Lilly says it will resubmit its potential rheumatoid arthritis treatment to regulators several months faster than expected. | true | Indianapolis, Health, Arthritis, Indiana, Eli Lilly and Co, Rheumatoid arthritis | The drugmaker said Wednesday that it will give baricitinib back to the Food and Drug Administration for review by the end of January, and the agency will not require a new clinical study. Lilly had said in late July that the resubmission could take at least 18 months, and regulators indicated they wanted new research. ... |
3976 | Zebra dies on northern Indiana farm in extreme cold. | A sheriff says a zebra has died from the extreme cold at a northern Indiana farm. | true | Health, Indiana, Indianapolis, Animal health | Carroll County Sheriff Tobe Leazenby says the zebra was found dead Wednesday morning at a farm outside Delphi, about 65 miles northwest of Indianapolis. He tells WLFI-TV that after consulting with a veterinarian from the State Board of Animal Health, investigators concluded the zebra’s back hooves became stuck in fenci... |
8445 | Mourning a 'supermom': U.S. health worker casualties mount in virus fight. | “Home soon,” Madhvi Aya texted from her hospital bed. “Love you.” | true | Health News | It was the last exchange she had with her only daughter, 18-year-old Minnoli. Three days later, Madhvi Aya died of COVID-19. Aya, 61, was a physician assistant who had treated patients with the coronavirus. Then she became a patient herself. She was admitted to the Long Island Jewish Medical Center on March 18 after be... |
4059 | Vermonter dies of rare complication of Lyme disease. | The Vermont Health Department says tests have confirmed that a resident has died of a rare complication of Lyme disease. | true | Health, Vermont, Burlington, Lyme disease | The state says it’s the first reported death from Lyme carditis in Vermont. Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine says while Lyme disease is increasingly common in Vermont, Lyme carditis is very rare. He says about 1 percent of all Lyme disease cases reported nationally to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention e... |
12225 | The new tax will make soda sold in Chicago among the most expensive in the country. | "The Illinois Policy Institute cites Cook County’s new sweetened drink tax as making soda sold in the city of Chicago ""among the most expensive in the country."" With Chicago already charging the nation’s highest sales tax of any major city plus a 3-percent soft drink tax, it’s almost certain that consumers in the cit... | true | Taxes, Illinois, Illinois Policy Institute, | "On Aug. 2, Cook County became the largest government in the United States to charge a tax on sweetened drinks. The debut of the penny-an-ounce charge for drinks sweetened with sugar or non-caloric sweeteners wasn’t exactly smooth, nor was it particularly well received with the soft drink-consuming public. Customers wh... |
10036 | Breakthrough Cancer Study: Change Lifestyle, Change Risk | "Prostate cancer testing and treatment are controversial isses that are receiving increasing attention by the media. Surgery and radiation are the conventional treatments. While potentially life-saving in some cases they often have devastating effects on quality of life, leaving many men incontinent or impotent. Preven... | true | "It was not necessary for the story to itemize the costs of the lifestyle intervention. The major benefit of the research study being covered was the suggestion that hundreds of genes involved in prostate cancer can be changed by diet and lifestyle in a potentially beneficial way. This positive outcome was indicated in... | |
38613 | An open letter to Oxford students demanding that a statute of Oxford benefactor Cecil Rhodes be removed from campus has gone viral. | Oxford Pushes Back Letter About Cecil Rhodes Statute | unproven | Education | No author is listed for this open letter to Oxford University students demanding the removal of a Cecil Rhodes statute, and we haven’t been able to verify where it came from. The “Rhodes Must Fall” movement gained widespread publicity in early 2016. The Cecil Rhodes statute, which has sat outside a building at Oriel Co... |
9639 | Facelift in a Bottle? 'Second Skin' Tightens Baggy Eyes, Protects Dry Skin | Credit: Olivo Labs, LLC. NBC offers a story about a new product, developed in MIT labs, that can function as a “second skin.” The story touts the cream’s usefulness in addressing cosmetic problems like undereye bags and mentions other supposed attributes, including moisture retention, elasticity and esthetic appeal. Th... | false | cosmetics,dermatology,marketing,second skin,xpl | The story offers no information on the cost of the would-be product, nor of how expensive the components of this new material is, even though the story emphasizes that the technology is being licensed for commercial applications. Even if it’s too soon to know the precise cost, a ballpark figure is useful. The story out... |
37409 | A study determined that Americans pay four times as much for health care as Canadians under the latter population's single-payer healthcare coverage. | Did a Study Find U.S. Healthcare Costs More Than Four Times as Much as Canadian Single-Payer? | true | Fact Checks, Viral Content | "On January 8 2020, MSN.com aggregated a Los Angeles Times article, which reported that Americans pay four times as much per capita for health care than Canadians did under their country’s single-payer healthcare program:In the United States, a legion of administrative health care workers and health insurance employees... |
3102 | Mississippi 15-week abortion ban is blocked by appeals court. | A federal appeals court declared Friday that Mississippi’s ban on abortion at 15 weeks is unconstitutional, dealing a blow to those seeking to overturn the landmark Supreme Courtruling that legalized abortion nationwide. | true | Mississippi, Health, General News, Abortion, U.S. Supreme Court, Courts, U.S. News | The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves ruled correctly when he blocked the Mississippi law from taking effect in 2018. With the addition of conservative justices to the U.S. Supreme Court in recent years, several states have been enacting laws aimed at spurring court challenges th... |
10359 | Drug doubles endurance, study says | On the surface, this story appears to be reporting some medical research news. However, it does so in a manner that is not critical about the information being presented nor mindful about balance. There is an important difference between the results from a few research studies in animals and and demonstration of effica... | false | "There was no estimate of costs for any reservatrol product – real or imagined. However, the web site of the company mentioned as selling reservatrol, states that a 30 day supply (which is actually much less reservatrol than was fed to the mice in the study) is $34.95. The opening statement of the story, discussing 100... | |
3540 | Connecticut reports 1st death from vaping-related illness. | Connecticut health officials are reporting the state’s first death associated with lung injuries related to vaping. | true | Ned Lamont, General News, Injuries, Connecticut, Vaping, Public health | The state Department of Public Health said Thursday that the patient in their 30s died last week while hospitalized for multiple medical conditions. Commissioner Renee Coleman-Mitchell said she is asking Connecticut residents not to use e-cigarettes or vaping products. Nationwide there have been 1,080 confirmed and pro... |
23211 | One man (New Castle, Del., County Executive, Chris Coons) thought property taxes should be hiked almost 50 percent. | Christine O'Donnell ad accuses Chris Coons of proposing property tax hikes totaling 50 percent | true | National, Message Machine 2010, Taxes, Christine O'Donnell, | "The latest ad from Republican Christine O'Donnell is set up like a trailer for a horror or an action movie, complete with a deep-throated voice-over heightening the suspense. The bad guy of this ""movie""? ""The Taxman,"" aka O'Donnell's opponent in the Delaware Senate race, Democrat Chris Coons. ""In America ... "" t... |
28634 | HR 1313 would allow employers to force workers to disclose their genetic information | "What's true: H.R. 1313 would allow employers to offer substantial health insurance premium rebates to workers who take part in company wellness programs that may include submitting to ""health risk assessments"" including genetic screening (and thus charge more for insurance to employees who decline to take part). Wha... | mixture | Uncategorized, American Society of Human Genetics, Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act, House Committee on Education and and the Workforce | On 8 March 2017, the House Committee on Education and and the Workforce moved forward with a bill that has been criticized by both geneticists and disability advocates for allegedly placing the privacy of workers’ genetic records at risk. H.R. 1313 states that employers may provide additional insurance premium discount... |
8851 | Mutant gene linked to most severe type of TB. | People who carry a mutant gene can develop potentially fatal meningitis if they get infected with the drug resistant Beijing strain of tuberculosis, a study in Vietnam has found. | true | Science News | File photo shows a doctor examining an x-ray of a tuberculosis patient at the Beijing Tuberculosis Hospital March 18, 1999. REUTERS/Andrew Wong Tuberculous meningitis is the most severe form of the disease in which the infection spreads to membranes enveloping the brain and the spinal cord. One in three people who deve... |
10223 | China: Tests Find Bird Flu Vaccine Safe | While this article did contain a cautionary note that the vaccine reported upon would ‘face more tests before it could be approved for human use’ the focus of the article is that the Chinese have developed a vaccine to protect individuals at high risk of contracting H5N1. It is not clear why the Chinese announcement ha... | false | There was no cost estimate mentioned in the article for the vaccine, the number of doses that would be needed to establish immunity, nor the length of time from vaccination that an individual would be expected to be protected. The article mentioned that “any vaccine would face more tests before it could be approved for... | |
4531 | Changes expected for Tennessee Medicaid block grant proposal. | Changes are coming to Tennessee’s proposal to become the first state to receive funding in a lump sum for its Medicaid program, TennCare, health officials said Thursday. | true | Health care reform, General News, Tennessee, Medicaid | TennCare Director Gabe Roberts told state lawmakers that the proposal will be amended to say changes won’t be made to the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment benefit for children under 21. He said another change will say the plan won’t limit off-label drugs for pediatric patients. Roberts said TennCa... |
26914 | "NaturalNews.com Says ""the coronavirus was engineered by scientists in a lab." | There is no evidence that the coronavirus was created in a lab. Scientists who have isolated the genetic makeup of the 2019 coronavirus say its likely source is bats. Natural News has published health misinformation in the past. | false | Public Health, Facebook Fact-checks, Coronavirus, NaturalNews.com, | "As the 2019 coronavirus continues to spread around the world, an anti-vaccine website has concocted a conspiracy theory about its source. In a blog post published Feb. 3, Natural News, a website known to promote health misinformation, lays out an ""irrefutable"" conspiracy that the coronavirus is man-made. ""The tools... |
12668 | Doctors who discovered cancer enzymes in vaccines all found murdered. | The article puts forward a conspiracy theory that is based on the actual deaths of American doctors, but there is no information that they worked together on vaccine discoveries, nor were their deaths connected. The conclusions in the article are pure speculation. | false | Fake news, PunditFact, Bloggers, | "A fake news story tried to connect the random deaths of doctors with conspiracy theories around vaccination. Neonnettle.com posted a story headlined,""Doctors who discovered cancer enzymes in vaccines found murdered,"" on March 2, 2017. Facebook users flagged the story as potentially being fabricated, as part of the s... |
21638 | One of the biggest polluters in our country is the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. | Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner says the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is one of the worst polluters in the country | false | Environment, Wisconsin, Jim Sensenbrenner, | "As a handler of human waste -- which it periodically dumps into Lake Michigan untreated -- the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District is less popular among some people than mosquitoes. But is the taxpayer-funded agency one of the nation’s largest polluters? On July 24, 2011, U.S. Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., held... |
31240 | Cancer is caused by a deficiency of vitamin “B17,” a condition that can be remedied with nutritional supplements. | All prior forms of cancer quackery […] pale in comparison with the laetrile crusade, unquestionably the slickest, most sophisticated, and certainly the most remunerative cancer quack promotion in medical history. | false | Medical, cancer, quackery, vitamin b12 | Discussion of the cancer-fighting properties of a chemical (variously referred to as amygdalin, laetrile, or “vitamin B17”) has been a fixture of the so-called alternative medicine movement for decades. Despite an exhaustive body of research demonstrating that its use is both ineffective and potentially dangerous, thes... |
4987 | Rep. Welch demands EPA to release results of chemical study. | Vermont Democratic Rep. Peter Welch has joined 12 other members of Congress in demanding the Environmental Protection Agency release a study on the health effects of chemical contaminants. | true | Vermont, Health, Scott Pruitt, Environment, Peter Welch | Vermont Public Radio reports Welch signed the bipartisan letter sent to EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt last week asking him to release the results of the study on PFOA and PFOS and explain why it was withheld in the first place. Politico first reported that the agency was withholding the report, saying an aide with the... |
27240 | Six of Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar's siblings appeared in a political commercial endorsing his opponent, David Brill. | According to the New York Times, the Arizona legislator has a total of nine siblings, and the 85-year-old Gosar family matriarch was none too pleased with her children’s public condemnation of their brother’s political performance. Bernadette Gosar said she was “shocked” by the commercial and added, “I share the same p... | true | Politics, arizona | On 21 September 2018, Dr. David Brill (an MD) released a campaign advertisement that took aim at Republican Dr. Paul Gosar (a dentist), the incumbent Republican representative whom Brill was challenging for a U.S. House seat representing Arizona’s 4th congressional district. The advertisement, titled “Paul Gosar Is Not... |
14011 | Of all the people in federal prison for possession of illegal substances, 77 percent of them are not citizens of the United States. | "Gohmert said that of ""all the people in federal prison for possession of illegal substances, 77 percent of them are not citizens of the United States."" In fact, nearly all the 514 inmates in federal prison for simple possession of illegal drugs aren’t citizens. But this claim lacks context. The clutch of inmates who... | mixture | Criminal Justice, Drugs, Crime, Texas, Louie Gohmert, | "A Texas Republican, maintaining that proposed sentencing reforms won’t benefit Americans, told U.S. House colleagues that the vast majority of federal prisoners convicted of possessing illegal drugs aren’t even U.S. citizens. U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert of Tyler opened his May 10, 2016, floor remarks by mentioning concern... |
28269 | "An ""elderly man"" was beaten while trying to protect a sundress-wearing man from being attacked." | What's true: An older man identified as John Blum was hit in the head, causing him to bleed, during a street brawl at a rally in Portland. What's false: Blum was not simply trying to help someone — video shows he was charging at people with a baton and fighting with anti-fascist demonstrators. | mixture | Viral Phenomena | Misinformation spread on the internet in the wake of a rally in Portland, Oregon, where far-right protesters clashed with counter-demonstrators — violence that has become a reoccurring feature of the political landscape in the Pacific Northwest. The far-right groups, Patriot Prayer and “Him Too,” held demonstrations on... |
3887 | New task force to recommend college mental health policies. | A Connecticut task force has been charged with recommending a statewide policy for mental health services offered for college students across the state. | true | Health, Connecticut, Legislature, Mental health | The group was created by the General Assembly during the 2019 legislative session. Task force members, who include mental health experts, college mental health counselors and others, are expected to issue a report before the legislature convenes in February. Courtney Cullinan, deputy chief of staff and director of poli... |
1838 | Patients recruited for vital studies on Saudi MERS virus. | Saudi Arabia says it has recruited patients for a crucial study on the source of the deadly MERS virus, acknowledging it is late but pledging more work on the epidemic after international criticism of its slow response. | true | Health News | Scientists and global public health experts have faulted Saudi Arabia’s response for allowing the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus, which has now killed nearly 300 people inside the kingdom. Among Riyadh’s failings has been the lack of a type of research known as a “case-control” study, which... |
30530 | Pamela Anderson passed away in March 2018. | The actress has not yet commented on this specific death hoax, but her social media profiles have been active in the days following this story’s publication. | false | Junk News, abcnews-us.com, death hoax, pamela anderson | On 15 March 2018, a hoax story appearing to report that former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson had just died was published on the web site ABCNews-us.com (no affiliation with the genuine ABC News): At 8:00 am on March 12, the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to “a medical request” at the Los Angeles home of Anderso... |
8563 | Speed of coronavirus deaths shock doctors as New York toll hits new high. | New York state, epicenter of America’s coronavirus crisis, set another single-day record of COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, as veteran doctors and nurses voiced astonishment at the speed with which patients were deteriorating and dying. | true | Health News | The number of known coronavirus infections in New York state alone approached 150,000 on Wednesday, even as authorities warned that the official death tally may understate the true number because it omits those who have perished at home. “Every number is a face, “ said New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who ordered flags ... |
860 | Bulgaria to compensate owners who cull pigs to help stamp out swine fever. | Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said the Balkan state’s government will compensate owners who voluntarily cull their domestic pigs, as the country works to stamp out an outbreak of the highly contagious African swine fever. | true | Health News | Almost 130,000 pigs have been killed on six breeding farms in the Black Sea country in the past two weeks. Authorities have so far detected 30 incidents of the incurable disease, which is deadly to pigs but harmless to humans, at industrial or backyard farms. In an attempt to stop it spreading, the Agriculture Ministry... |
26765 | Viral image Says a photo shows a man wearing a “government issue Saint Laurent hazardous materials suit.” | The image was posted by a self-described parody account. | false | Florida, Facebook Fact-checks, Coronavirus, Viral image, | "The photo in a Facebook post shows someone wearing what looks like a poor-man’s Walter White Halloween costume. Between the mitts, hood jumpsuit and face mask, no bare skin is visible. ""Doctor’s Hospital of Sarasota has been notified by the National Center for DIsease Control & Public Health, Georgia (NCDC & PH) that... |
21911 | Obamacare takes $500 billion out of Medicare and funds Obamacare. | $500 billion from Medicare for Obamacare, Mitt Romney says | mixture | National, Health Care, Medicare, Mitt Romney, | "Mitt Romney keeps making the case that the health care plan he put into place in Massachusetts is substantially different from the health care law signed by President Barack Obama. At a debate in New Hampshire on Monday June 13, 2011, Romney continued that theme. One difference was, he said, that his state plan didn't... |
6483 | California Assembly OKs medical cannabis on K-12 campuses. | California schools may soon allow parents to administer medical marijuana to their children on K-12 campuses. | true | Medication, Medical marijuana, General News, Marijuana, California, Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom | The California Assembly approved a bill Monday that lets school boards decide whether parents can administer medical marijuana on school campuses. It would allow the use of marijuana in non-smoking form. Current law prevents marijuana on school campuses, meaning children who use medical cannabis to treat seizures have ... |
11517 | 3-D breast scan seen as breakthrough | We are pleased when we see a major newspaper willing to devote 1300 words to an important story about breast cancer screening. This in-depth Philadelphia Enquirer piece about a new 3-D mammogram puts the extra column space to reasonably good use, but it could have done better. Importantly, it zeroes in on the likely be... | true | Imaging studies,Philadelphia Inquirer,Screening,women's health | The article says that upgrading an existing 2-D system made by Hologics to 3-D can be accomplished with the purchase of $150,000 worth of software. It also quotes a company official who says the upgrade would cost about $4 more per patient compared with the existing test over 5 years. While we applaud the story’s attem... |
4804 | Illinois, Chicago receive $38M to fight opioid epidemic. | Illinois and the city of Chicago are receiving nearly $38 million in federal grants to fight the opioid epidemic. | true | Opioids, Chicago, Epidemics, General News, Illinois, Health, Public health, Tammy Duckworth | Sen. Dick Durbin says the money will address “one of the worst drug epidemics in our history.” He says the money will help those on the front lines of battling addiction and overdose in Illinois communities. Durbin and Sen. Tammy Duckworth say the Health and Human Services Department is providing the state $29 million.... |
3121 | Prince William starts mental-health campaign for soccer fans. | Prince William has launched a campaign to get more soccer fans, particularly male, talking about mental health. | true | Mental health, Soccer, Health, Sports - Europe, Sports, Prince William | The “Heads Up” initiative is a partnership between the English Football Association and Heads Together, the campaign spearheaded by William’s Royal Foundation. Speaking at Wembley Stadium, William says men find it difficult to talk about their mental fitness because “emotions, feelings, are kind of like a bit alien ove... |
35487 | Dawn dish soap contains ammonia even though it's not listed as an ingredient, and when mixed with Clorox bleach products, the results could be lethal. | What's true: When bleach and ammonia mix, a toxic gas called chloramine is released into the air and can cause potentially fatal issues. What's false: However, Dawn dish soap products do not contain ammonia. | mixture | Science | In June 2020, Snopes received numerous inquires from readers wondering if mixing Dawn dish soap with Clorox bleach products during household cleaning sprees could emit a toxic gas that would kill them. The question largely seemed to stem from social media posts and blog entries suggesting that that brand of dish soap c... |
1426 | Zika alarm sparks run on supply of scientific virus samples. | Porton Down, the British government center famous for its Cold War germ warfare research, said on Wednesday it was working hard to keep up with demand for Zika virus samples as scientists around the world scramble for them. | true | Health News | The National Collection of Pathogenic Viruses (NCPV) is one of a handful of centers worldwide that make viruses available to authorized scientists - and not all of them have managed to satisfy their customers. The non-profit ATCC in Virginia, for example, says on its website that Zika virus is currently on backorder pe... |
28512 | We investigate an assortment of claims about the 2017 tax bill and its provisions. | According to projections by Congress’s own Joint Committee on Taxation, the Tax Cut and Jobs Act (specifically, the Senate version) would indeed add more than $1 trillion in deficits over the next 10 years — even after economic growth is taken into account. This would mean, among other things, that substantial spending... | mixture | Politics Legal, 2017 tax bill, tax bill, topic roundup | This is a developing story. In the early morning hours of 2 December 2017, the Senate passed a sweeping tax bill that had been edited in private by Republican legislators and included hand-written notes in the margins. The secretive and controversial nature of the bill generated a significant amount of questions and co... |
8585 | Ireland likely to extend shutdown as coronavirus toll rises. | Ireland’s chief medical officer said on Tuesday he did not expect to be able to recommend a lifting of severe restrictions on economic activity and the movement of people by April 12 amid a spike in the death toll from COVID-19. | true | Health News | “At this moment in time, we are not anticipating a recommendation later in the week that we should lift the measures that are in place,” Dr Tony Holohan of the Department of Health told a news briefing on Tuesday. On March 28, Ireland’s prime minister ordered citizens to stay home until April 12 to help slow the spread... |
11530 | Surgery improves survival rates for men with prostate cancer if radiation treatments fail | This news release from the University of Missouri Medical School summarizes an observational study of 364 men with re-occurring prostate cancer after radiation who had a complex surgery involving complete removal of their prostate and surrounding tissue. The news release noted that the majority of men were still alive ... | false | Academic medical center news release,Prostate cancer,University news release | The news release does not mention costs. The news release adequately quantifies the benefits with this statement: “Using the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) program database, Pokala and his research team studied 364 patients who underwent a salvage radical prostatectomy surgery after unsuccessful radi... |
27059 | Properties owned by Jared Kushner in the Baltimore area have accrued multiple building code violations for rodent infestation. | “We pride ourselves on our level of customer service to our residents and take any violation seriously, as evidenced by our very low number of violations today. As it relates to the allegations of withholding rent payments, we have no knowledge of any such actions taken by HUD or other any other governmental agencies.” | true | Politics | U.S. President Donald Trump prompted an outraged response in July 2019 when he launched an attack on the congressional district of Baltimore-based Democratic U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings. The latter is a political opponent of Trump who, in his role as chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, has endeavored... |
7910 | Amazon teams up with Bill Gates-backed group to deliver coronavirus test kits. | Amazon.com Inc is teaming up with a research program funded by Bill Gates to pick up and deliver coronavirus test kits in Seattle, the e-commerce giant said on Monday. | true | Health News | The Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network, a group of medical, public health and research organizations, is collecting nasal swabs from a sample of people across King County and Seattle to learn how the infection is spreading in the areas. King County, part of Washington state, is one of the worst hit places by the ou... |
16114 | Fluoride in the water, that was originally done by the Nazis! | "Ventura said, ""Fluoride in the water, that was originally done by the Nazis!"" Two book authors who researched the topic, one a journalist, the other a hydrologist, found no credible evidence of such a connection. A leading anti-fluoridation activist repudiates the story. The most commonly cited Web source for the st... | false | Corrections and Updates, History, Public Health, Science, Water, PunditFact, Jesse Ventura, | "Were Nazis the first to put fluoride in the water? In a recent interview with Salon.com, Jesse Ventura -- whose varied career has included stints as a professional wrestler, governor of Minnesota, and talk show host -- brought up a topic that’s often been raised by conspiracy theorists. At one point during the intervi... |
11612 | Statins May Guard Against Rheumatoid Arthritis | "This story about an association between long-term statin use and a lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis covers many of the bases, but it doesn’t do as good a job as the other story we reviewed at giving readers a sense of the preliminary nature of the research. While we applaud stories that include specific numbers, thi... | mixture | There is no mention of costs in this story, either the direct costs of the drugs or the associated costs of testing and monitoring. Although the story includes cautionary comments warning that this study does not prove that statins can prevent rheumatoid arthritis, throughout the story were comments about the “effect” ... | |
40407 | This forwarded email ask for payers for an 8 year old boy by the name of Sam Bish of Reynoldsburg , Ohio. It says Bish was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer and is undergoing treatment. | Prayer Request for an 8 Year Old Cancer Patient Named Sam Bish | true | Prayers | According to the Westerville Church in Westerville, Ohio, about 6 miles Northeast of Columbus, the 8 year old boy was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer and is undergoing treatment at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus. The church’s web site has photos of Sam and his family with a list of needs ... |
41661 | 54% of hospital trusts are good or outstanding. | By the time David Kaisel got back from selling his flour at a farmers’ market, a wildfire in California’s Capay Valley had burned both his tractor and the shipping container where he kept some tools. His insurer is set to pay out a sixth of his losses. | true | health | He is now considering widening his coverage in the future to include fire insurance for his business. Kaisel is the kind of customer making insurers rethink their approach to climate change so they can sell policies without incurring too much risk. “I’m already accustomed to drought, but in the past year I learned firs... |
15732 | You know how many children in the history of the United States have died in a fire (at school)? Zero. | "When talking about a bill to designate certain people in K-12 schools to carry firearms, Steube said ""You know how many children in the history of the United States have died in a fire (at school)? Zero."" There have been at least eight school fires with 10 or more deaths in the United States, though the most recent ... | false | Education, Public Safety, Florida, Guns, Greg Steube, | "By next school year, some school workers may be allowed to pack heat. A bill that has received approval by some legislative panels would allow superintendents to designate certain K-12 employees to carry concealed firearms. State Rep. Greg Steube, R-Sarasota, a sponsor of the bill, said the measure makes a lot of sens... |
35155 | "A major disease outbreak occurred in ""every election year"" since 2004." | The meme is also misleading for a reason made obvious by the name of the coronavirus-caused disease, COVID-19: the number 19 signifies the year 2019, when that virus was first detected, not 2020 as the meme implies. | false | Politics, coronavirus, COVID-19 | In late February and early March 2020, social media users shared a meme containing the conspiratorial claim that a disease outbreak had coincided with “every election year” since 2004. Readers asked Snopes to verify the claims made in the meme below, which circulated amid fears over a new coronavirus that causes the di... |
5516 | Prince charming: Kate gives birth to boy, home by suppertime. | Third time’s a charm. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday morning to a new prince who is fifth in line to the British throne — and she was home by suppertime. | true | AP Top News, International News, Entertainment, Prince George, Health, London, Travel, Celebrities, Prince William, Europe, Princess Charlotte | The duchess and husband Prince William drove to St. Mary’s Hospital in London early in the morning, and Kate’s 8 pound, 7 ounce (3.8 kilogram) boy was born at 11:01 a.m., with royal officials announcing the birth about two hours later. There followed a smoothly choreographed operation perfected after the births of the ... |
11479 | Experimental flu treatment may help related virus | The study under consideration is a very early one in the potential life of a new drug and the results, while impressive to those in the field, do not warrant the enthusiasm of the story. The story fails to note that parainfluenza virus infections do not cause serious disease in the majority of people. The story does no... | mixture | "Since this drug is not on the market, a discussion of cost is not warranted. The story did not provide any data and did not tell us anything about the cells used or the number of rats included in the study. The story suggests that the test drug, “…could stop the virus from replicating….” In actuality, the study drug ... | |
6274 | Dow agrees to $77M environmental settlement in Michigan. | Dow Chemical Co. has agreed to fund environmental restoration projects worth an estimated $77 million to compensate for decades of pollution by its plant in Midland, Michigan, officials said Friday. | true | Wildlife, U.S. News, Michigan, Fish, Environment, Traverse City, U.S. News, General News, Pollution | A deal between the company and government agencies calls for improvements to fish and wildlife habitats tainted by dioxins and other hazardous substances from Dow’s manufacturing complex in its headquarters city of Midland. The chemical giant also will pay for new public recreation areas with trails, fishing platforms ... |
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