MediaWise is seeking more college students to lead fact-checking workshops virtually across the country Apply to be a MediaWise Campus Correspondent and earn money to help teach your peers fact from fiction online October 15, 2021 Barbara Allen
Fauci and HHS officials are not ‘plotting’ for a new flu virus to force vaccinations Fauci’s comments about the pursuit of a new type of flu vaccine were about one that could give long-lasting protection against multiple strains. October 15, 2021 Tom Kertscher
An image of a map doesn’t show hundreds of ‘sitting’ ships waiting to dock at US ports The map, from MarineTraffic’s website, shows all the vessels transmitting their position. While some are sitting, the vast majority are in transit. October 14, 2021 Samantha Putterman
Bill Gates didn’t say he wanted to use vaccines to reduce the population Over the years, many claims have misrepresented Bill Gates’ views on how expanding access to health care will lead people to have smaller families. October 13, 2021 Gabrielle Settles
Donald Trump’s Save America Rally in Iowa, fact-checked Trump made several familiar claims in the state he won in the 2020 election — some were true, and others were either exaggerated or outright false. October 12, 2021 Caleb McCullough
There’s no evidence whistleblower Frances Haugen was planted by Facebook Facebook denied an unsubstantiated rumor circulating on social media that said the company is using Haugen as a 'plant.' October 11, 2021 Bill McCarthy
Louisiana lawmakers wrongly say a name change for Pfizer’s vaccine scuttles the FDA’s approval The FDA approved Pfizer's vaccine on Aug. 23, under the brand name Comirnaty. There's no physical difference between the Pfizer vaccine and Comirnaty. October 8, 2021 Jon Greenberg
Sen. Ron Johnson incorrectly claimed there are no approved COVID-19 vaccines in the US The Food and Drug Administration approved the Pfizer-BioNTech shots for full use on Aug. 23, 2021. October 7, 2021 Allison Garfield
Vaccines keep people out of the hospital. A viral image of Israeli COVID-19 cases ignores that. A data table shared on social media seems to show vaccinated Israelis are much more likely to catch the virus than unvaccinated people. That's false. October 6, 2021 Jon Greenberg
Claims that millions of people have died from the COVID-19 vaccine are unfounded The claim is based on a misreading of sources that include the U.S.'s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System and Europe’s EudraVigilance databases. October 5, 2021 Gabrielle Settles
