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February 20, 2021
** SciCheck
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Instagram Post Makes Invalid Comparison Between COVID-19 and Flu Vaccines ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, February 19th, 2021
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A tweet shared on Instagram baselessly claims that a person is 300 to 900 times more likely to die “after getting the #Covid vaccine than the flu vaccine.” But the comparison is faulty — and there is no proof that people are dying from COVID-19 vaccines.
Video Airs False, Misleading Claims About Face Masks ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
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Evidence of the efficacy of face masks to help control the spread of the novel coronavirus has grown since the start of the pandemic. But a Facebook video uses false and misleading claims to tell viewers that masks are “unsafe” and “ineffective.”
SciCheck Video: The Facts About Fauci and Masks ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
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In this video, we explain how accumulating scientific evidence ultimately led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to change its guidance on the wearing of face coverings to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
** FactCheck Posts
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Wind Turbines Didn’t Cause Texas Energy Crisis ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, February 19th, 2021
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Several high-profile conservative figures — including the Texas governor — have wrongly placed the blame for power outages in Texas on wind turbines.
FactChecking Biden’s Vaccination Goal ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, February 19th, 2021
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President Biden this week boasted on Twitter about his promise to administer 100 million vaccine doses in his first 100 days in office, “With the progress we’re making I believe we’ll not only reach that, we’ll break it.” But as some critics have noted, it was a pretty low bar to begin with.
FactChecking Biden’s Town Hall ([link removed]) Posted on Wednesday, February 17th, 2021
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President Joe Biden got some facts wrong and spun others in a Feb. 16 town hall that aired on CNN.
Graham Twists Facts on Harris Support for Protesters ([link removed]) Posted on Tuesday, February 16th, 2021
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Sen. Lindsey Graham twisted the facts about then-Sen. Kamala Harris encouraging donations to pay bail for protesters to claim “she actually bailed out rioters,” including one who “went back to the streets and broke somebody’s head open.”
** Debunking False Stories
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Viral Posts Attribute Fake Tweet to Cruz ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, February 19th, 2021
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A screenshot purports to show a 2016 tweet from Texas Sen. Ted Cruz concerning climate change. Cruz’s office said the tweet was fake, and there is no record of Cruz ever posting it. The phony screenshot went viral anyway.
Posts Mislead on Biden’s Response to Texas Emergency ([link removed]) Posted on Friday, February 19th, 2021
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President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Texas after a winter storm began wreaking havoc, and held a call with its governor as the state experienced power outages. But Facebook posts misleadingly claim there has not been “one word” on the emergency from Biden.
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